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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of In
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 7, 1908

Mr.. Cooper of the Franklin Hotel,
FL Centre, is serving meals for %
cents.
Dan V. holland of the People S
Abstract Company, was in Imperial
today.
The familiar figure of Phil
Stricklcr, proprietor of the Ameri-
can Barber Shop, is seen once more
at his place of business after few
weeks vacation in Long Beach.
Mrs. A. II. Heber, who has been
at her ranch near IIoltvilIc since
Monday, arrived in Imperial this
afternoon and will leave for Los
Angeles in the morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
clo.lnnie sat down on
q log.

were hidden in an outer green shell
Of bark which, later, would harden
and crack open, so the nut inside
would drop out,
But now the squirrel boys We're
50 hungry for early nuts that, after
gnawing open one Of the soft shells
and finding that the meat inside,
though soft had a good taste, they
began TO fiji their pockets with the
unripe black walnuts.
oh, what . lot Of nut chat.
rered Billie.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 7. 1913

The body of Rev. II. II. Wittcr,
who started from FL Centre to
drive to his home near Escondido
July -, was found ON the desert
yesterday by his son who had hunt
ed faithfully since his disappear,
anec.
Born--ln San Diego, August 6,
to Mr.. and Ms. Joseph Hamilton
of FL Centre. daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
ARIZONA ENGINEER DIES

PRESCOTT, Ariz.. Aug. Flu
neral services will be held here
probably tomorrow for Alfred Bun,
dv Colwell, noted mining engineer
who died of peritonitiS. Colwell
was a graduate of the Michigan col
lege of mines and was prominent in
mining operations in Colorado. Ne
Naha and AriZOnA.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

ing. A
To The Editor:-
Doubtless you have noticed the
rapid increase in unsightly and de-
pressing blcmishes lining our prin-
cipal highways in California. These
roads cost millions of dollars and
unfold scenic vistas that the tour
lists cross the entire country to see.
Thpse tourists are n source of i'm.
mcnse revenue and II would appear
that we should set our house in or.
der if we are To continue to attract
them.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are spent annually in telling of the
glories of Sout hern California for
the motorist, and then when they
get here they find our leading
boulcvards walked in with bill.
boards, deserted hot dog shacks,
dumping places and similar scenery
obScuring objects, making a trip
over some of the roads of southern
California resemble II tour through
Il back alley or railroad yard,
rather than a trip through our far
famed and beloved California.
In various sections of the east
well organized campaigns are de-
voted to preventing this sort of
thing in the future and cleaning up
the roadside in the present.
While the Automobile Club Of
southern California is striving
through every means in its power
to keep our roadsides wholesome
and beautiful, and TO prevent mar
ring or obscuring the scenery, it
would appear that the cleanup job
can best be done by localizing il
and each community doing its part,
AS YOU know, the time tried and
best method of arousing commun
ity To its duty is through its news
papers. 1t is with this thought in
| mind that am suggesting that you
take the initiative in your localitt
in putting this situation before your
readers through editorial utteranccs,
and inspire your chamber of com
mcrcc and other civic organizations
TO get busy on "clcan up the
roads campaign.
This is not an attempt to pass
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

if the puppy dog docsn / bit" the
point off the lee cream cone 50 1t
can T tickle the lollyPop, III tell
vou next about Uncle WigglY and
the bad eat
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
HIGHWAY SIGNS
ARE CONDEMNED
BY AUTO CLUB

Editor s Note-The following
communication, received from
the Automobile Club of Cali
fornia, contains suggestion
that the Press believes is worth
the consideration of every pub
hc-spirited citizen. Although
not so badly disfigured as roads
in other parts of the state, I'm
perial Valley has a problem in
this line and indications are
that it will grow worse rather
than better, unless steps are
taken to prevent it from spread
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
n Back she came -.
IN mi2HonalreS zV1fe
BROKEN-HEARTED

she came. With bleeding heart
she saw snatched from her all
the love, comfort and happiness
she had fought for SO brayely and
so long.
What strange circumstances con.
sPlred TO crush her under this fright
tul load of misery? Why must she
exchange an honored name for the
bitterness of shame and degradation'
You will want 70 read the whol.
heart breaking story, exactly as Cherry
tells II. Il is entltlcd Shattered
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

As far back as Cherry coulI re,
"A member, poverty and squalor
were the only life she had ever
known. Many lonely, aching night,
through hot tears of self-pity, she had
gazed with wlstfuI, longing eyes into
a dream-world of love, tenderness,
compassion, beauty a world chat
seemed forever beyond her reach.
But as Cherry yblossomed into young
womanhood, her determination TO
conquer life brought freedom,
friends, success.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07


Dreams, and appear
complete in the Sep
tember issue of True
Story Magazine.
Tune in on the Tra,
Story Hour broadca;,
every Friday night o,sr
WOR and the Colum-
bid chain. Consul.
Your Paper for Exao.
p
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

Then romance came.
As the wife of Dick
Berringer-young,
rich, boyishly hand
S o m c - c h erry S
measure of happiness
Sc EN- ed com plete.
/ hen - catastrophe !
A merciless fate de-
creed that she go back
to the gutter whence
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-27
In the Stock Market
-By Thomson 81 McKinnon)

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-It would
not be surprising if today's general
stock market took its cue from gen.
eral business and presented series
of cross currents. Markets of this
character are apt to change quickly
from an apparently sustained rally
ing period to a sharp liquidating
movement. Individual stocks, in
Guiding rails, could make another
attempt to complete some sort of a
normal recovery.
Because of the Interstate Com
merce Commissions order to show
cause why Kansas City Southern
should not give up control Of rival
lines, coming developments in con-
nection with plans reported as
formed by Mr.. Loree for a great
railroad merger in the Southwest
may have an important effect on
the future course taken by other
roads, in regard to consolidation. AS
for the general market, and with all
due respect to attempts driving in
the shorts, the main consideration it
seems to me, is the trend-irregu-
larly downward, subject to such &C
casional rallies which usually &C
company periods of adjustment: Re
dI1cti0n of commitments on bulpeS
appears advisable.
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Crazy Invention Contest
Started; Chief WorIey
to Spring His.

Everybody is just little crazy"
says some well-known philosopher.
But the degree Of craziness va
ries. Some are worse than others"
And everybody at some time or
other has had an idea for an in
vention," says Thomas Edison.
Bearing these two statements in
mind, The Indianapolis Times offers
its readers a chance to win cash
awards with a Loose Nut" idea.
Here is the dope. Just send to the
Loose Nut Editor" your idea for a
crazy invention. An idea that can
be illustrated by our cartoonist, Lee
Williams.
The Times will pay 50 for every
Loose Nut" idea illustrated and
published. And in addition the win
ner will be given the original draw
ing by Williams in a suitable frame
The first two prize winners will
be given Williams drawings framed
by H. E. Gray, So S. Pennsylvania
St., and F. M. Kirkpatrick, 619 w.
Washington st.
Williams favorite Loose Nut" is
illustrated here. The drawing speaks
for itself. 1t is the vagrant idea
that has been bouncing around in
the cartoonists' head for years-and
now it's out.
Just write out your own idea for
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Deaths

James E. Warner, 1, Riley Hospital,
strpetoccic infection.
Alice Harriet White, SO. 1885 N. New
Jersey, acute dilatation of heart.
Elizabeth Mitchell, So, 20312 Davidson,
cerebral hemorrhage.
Hulda Louise Jones, Al. 5000 s. Meridian,
acute cardiac dilatation.
Elizabeth Jane Nelson, 81, 1918 N. Ire
mont, carcinoma
Laura B. Qualls, Sc, 433 N. Alabama,
chronic myocarditis.
Pearl Blanche Grain, 43, city hospital,
cerebral hemorrhage.
Frank Spier, 81, 1856 N. Warman. ny
postatic pneumonia.
Charles E. Cozatt, So, 939 Parker, acute
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Granville Hastings Hull, SO, 1857 Ruckle,
broncho pneumonia.
Paul Massa. So. New Jersey and Yer
mont, lobar pneumonia.
Thomas Riley, rs, SOB Stevens, cerebral
Isaac Patterson. IS. Long Hospital,
chronic myocarditis.
James NJ. Okey. 76, city hospital. chronic
oscar Barger. ~. city hospital. acct
dental.
Myri Elizabeth Huffman, %. $50 N. Sen
ate, acute military tuberculosis.
Ruth Walker, 81, Christian Hospital.
acute dilatation of heart.
Charles A. Beard, 81. 1857 w. Ray.
chronic myOcarditiS
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TENSE
over RUPTURE
WITH AUSTRIA
Minister to Vienna Recalled
After Fascist Policies
Are Criticised.
By United Press

By United Press
ROME, Feb. 27.-A tense feeling
continued in political circles today
as result of the Austrian incident
whereby Chancellor Seipel criticised
Fascist policies in the Upper Adige,
once Austrian South Tyrol, thereby
bringing a summoning of the
Italian minister to Austria, to
Rome
Editorials today emphasized that
Italy has recognized no such thing
as a Tyrol question.
Recall Approved
The keenest suspense was felt as
the nation awaited Premier Mus
solini's presentation of the national
course, to the Chamber today.
The calling Of the Italian
minister, Giacinto Auriti, to Rome
met general approval here and was
considered a recall. 1t was believed
that the calling of Auriti to Rome
was taken by Premier Mussolini to
show a general disapproval Of
Chancellor Seipers remarks. The
dJOlGuQ6 Oh JIlt AuSlIldl ClldIlCSAlOI
is catalogued here as "a grave
error"
Premier Mussolini conferred
lengthily during the morning with
Signor Auriti, the italian minister
to Austria, whose departure from
Vienna was reported to have fol-
lowed recall orders.
Vienna Criticised
All tickets for the chamber
galleries were taken early in the
day in the hope that the Premier
would make an important pro-
nouncement.
1t seemed likely today that Auriti
would remain in Italy, creating a
suspension of diplomatic relations
until Mussolini was fully satisfied.
Many here criticise the Vienna
policy as "Lilliputian, Byzantine
and Sophist." 1t was stressed that
Italy had shown the most friendly
attitude toward Austria, especially
in assisting that nation toward
rehabilitation of the country's
economic and financial situation.
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, country and even spend a night in
San Antonio
Our examinations were purposely
given on Saturday morning so that
we would not spend the week end
studying. 1t was we'll known that
too much studying affected a cadets
flying and the school schedule was
arranged with that in mind.
Our day began with first call at
5:55 and flying started about z. At
II we returned to the barracks and
from 1 to o'clock was devoted to
ground school.
After supper we could study until
bed check at 10 o'clock. Plenty of
sleep is a necessity for the student
pilot, and that fact is recognized no
where more than in the army
schools.
Every week night at 10 o'clock the
cadet officer of the day checks each
bunk and turns in the names of any
vacant ones.
Some of the academic subjects
such as aerodynamics and machine
guns, required nearly all of our
time after school because of ap-
preaching examinations, whereas
others were comparatively easy and
the classroom instruction was Suf-
f1cient in itself.
When we were not studying there
were always plenty of other things
to attract our attention. If one Of
the boys left the post, as sometimes
happened, he often returned to find
his belonging heaped together in the
middle of the floor, with the Army
cots piled on top.
Several times some cadet returned
at midnight to find his equipment
carefully transferred and set up on
the roof or in the mess hall. An
other one of the favorite sports was
to put hose in the bed of a sound
sleeper at a. m, or, if he slept with
his mouth open, to fill it from tube
of shaving cream or hair grease.
One of the fellows found scor-
pion in his bed and each night for
a week thereafter looked through
the bedding for another, but finally
became careless and forgot to look.
His nearest neighbor promptly
placed a number of grasshoppers be-
tween the sheets near the foot of
the bed.
Another evening it was reported
that three polecats had crawled into
culvert in front of the barracks.
For an hour we attempted to
smoke them out. When that failed
the fire department was called and
we washed them out. The smoke
had evidently taken effect, however,
and soon three dead pole cats came
floating out frora the culvert. The
next problem was how to make use
Of such possibilities.
That question was worthy of most
careful consideration. After a sur
vey of the barracks we found that
our cadet first sergeant was in San
Antonio.
There was scarcely one Of us who
did not have some small score to
settle with him so we took one of
the pillows from his bed and after
removing the pillow case, placed it
behind one OF the polecatS.
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WHEAT FIRMS;
HIGH RECEIPTS
DEPRESS CORN
Major Grain Strengthens
After Early Slump;
Oats Follows.
Bu United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 27-Heavy re-
ceiptS at principal markets de-
pressed corn prices on the Chicago
Board of Trade today. Wheat f1rmed
after an early slump and worked
slightly higher. Oats followed. Pro-
visions worked higher.
Receipts of 734 cars of corn start
ed a rapid decline. Many traders
bore in mind the fundamentally
bullish corn situation and gains 1c
to &c prevented any rally, however.
Wheat was under considerable
pressure early. Liverpool was lower,
but. American winter wheat reports
were favorable. There was good
buying on the dip, and when mod
crate export business was reported,
the trend turned upward. Receipts
we're twenty-seven cars The cash
market held unchanged.
Possibility of a sharp decrease in
the visible supply brought fair inter-
est into the oats pit. There was
good buying by industrial ~com-
panies. but prices failed to advance
more than a minor fraction.
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ARRANGE FINAL RITES
FOR J. A. THOMPSON, 62
AbattOir Corporation Official to Be
Buried Tuesday.

Funeral services for J. Alfred
Thompson, 62, Indianapolis Abattoir
Corporation secretary treasurer,
who died Saturday night at his
home, 1904 Central Ave-, from
pneumonia, will be held Tuesday
morning. Burial will be in Holy
Cross cemetery.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y, Mr..
Thompson moved to Indianapolis in
1909.
Surviving relatives include the
widow, three sons, j. Alfred Thomp-
son Jr., Ralph F. and Louis F.
Thompson, all of Indianapolis; two
daughters, Sister Theresa Gertrude,
st. Mary-of the Woods, and Mrs.
Edwin M. Ferris, 209 E. Thirty First
ST.; five brothers, one sister and
seven grandchildren.
Mr.. Thompson was a member OF
the Catholic Church and charter
member of the Indianapolis AsSoci-
alton of Credit Men.
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CHAPTER XIII

WHEN, the solo flights were
Whore or less successfully COM
pleted the flying instruction was di-
vided into two periods Of forty-five
minutes each. One of these was
used for dual and the other for solo
practice.
An instructor would attempt to
smooth out the rough points in his
students flying and demonstrate
the method of going through new
maneuvers so that the cadet could
be given the opportunity to go up
alone and try out the maneuvers
for himself.
One of the first lessons was the
three sixty"-so named because
it's completion required total
change in direction of three hun
bred and sixty degrees.
The cadet would take off and
climb to eight hundred or a thous-
and feet. The higher he went the
less difficulty he had in properly
completing the maneuver.
Then he would fly into the wind
directly over a landing CIV in the
center of the field. AS the plane
passed over the 'T" he throttled his
motor and made a quick bank either
to the right or left depending upon
his preliminary instructions,
The object was to make complete
circle and land without using the
motor, bringing the plane to a stop
beside the ct"
zone eightys" were the next re-
quirement and they were probably
the cause Of more crashes than any
other maneuver.
They were started in the same
manner as the "three sixty" but
with the plane heading down wind
and at only five hundred feet alti-
tude. They required quick manipu-
lation of controls and steep bank
into the field just before landing.
Next came acrobatics. Loops,
spins, barrel rolls, Jenny Immel-
mans, f1gpre Fights, wing overs, and
reversements, every one of which
each cadet had to master thoroughly
during his course at Brooks.
After the first few weeks had
passed we became more Oh less &C
customed to life in the cadet de-
tachment, and found little time
now and then to look around the
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COL. CHAS.A uNDBERGH'S OWN LIFE STORY eA:1ao$~

I The desired results were then OBJ
tanned by stepping on the back end
of the cat, and after cautiously in
serting the pillow back in its case,
we replaced it on the first sergeants
bunk. The results were far above
expectations.
One by one the occupants of that
bay arose and carried their cots
outside, until midnight, when our
sergeant returned, there were only
a half dozen hunks left, including
his own.
BY that time the odor had per-
meated through the other bedding,
and he was unable to locate the pill
low as being the primary cause Of
the ofTense.
Any night for nearly two weeks
thereafter our first sergeant and his
cot might be located out behind the
barracks, and the inspection Of
quarters, which was to have been
held the following morning, was
postponed indefinitely.
During the last weeks at Brooks
life became much less difficult.
Most of us who had survived the
check pilots and "Benzine Board"
were reasonably sure of graduating,
and, although our studies were just
as exacting as ever, we we're able to
absorb them much more easily.
Also, we had passed our primary
flying tests and we're making cross
country flights in T. w. IS, and
learning formation flying in Voughts.
And finally, we were given a few
hours in De Havilands in prepara-
ton for the advanced training at
Kelly.
We were paired up for the cross
country flights. One Of us flew on
the way out, while the second acted
as observer. On the return flight
we traded about, so that each
achieved an equal amount of ex-
perience, both as an observer and as
pilot.
These trips were usually laid out
in triangular course, and included
landing at each corner Of the tri-
angle.
While on one Of our first trips
from the home airdome, we landCs
in the designated field alongside Of
a road just as load of watermelons
was passing by, so we carried several
of them back to the detachment in
our plane.
Always there was some new ex-
perience, always something inter-
esting going on to. make the time
spent in Brooks and Kelly one "
the banner years in a pilots life.
The training is rigid and difficult,
but there is none better. A cadet
must be willing to forget all other
interests in life when he enters the
Texas flying schools, and he must
enter with the intention of devot-
ing every effort and all of the en-
ergy during the next twelve months
toward a single goal.
But when he reaches the wings az
Kelly a year later he has the salts
faction Of knowing that he has grad
uated from one of the worlds finest
flying schools. "ss
Go Be COntinued)
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Births


Glenn and Ruth Ellis. 1927 Caroline.
Homer and Maude Robbins. city hospital
Ernest and Helen Overman, city hospi-
James and Willie whitelowe. city hospi-
tai
Robert and Evelyn Edwards. city hos
Charles and Clara springman. % Iowa.
Clyde and Elizameth Harlow, 1884
Blaine.
Fred and Gertrude Meyer. 7e2 N. Ban
croft.
John and Olive Forney. 1897 Climber.
LYME and Opal Oakley, 1914 f. St. Clair.
Allen and Ida Milliuer. 1888 E. Ohio.
Butcher and Jesse Smiley, 1921 w
Eleventh.
Robert and Alice jackson, All W. Twen-
Enos and Mildred Stevens. Methodist
Herman and Marguerite Hess. Methodist
Hospital.
John and Harriet Penchoff. city hos
Alex and Vida Tolson. city hospital.
Joe and Jewel Hawkins. city hospital.
Julius and Gertrude Pinter, city hos
Dewey and Alma Pressed. city hospital.
James and Edna Johnson, city hospital.
Grover and Violet Dawson. city hospital,
Alfred and Bertha Kehlbeck, 80 E,
Finer and BeuIah Dicks. 2181 Eastern.
Ralph and Valera Day, 800 N. Roches-
John and Frances Menchhofer. s47
Somerset.
Ernest and ilEza McQuinn. 254 N. Belle
Gilbert and Lorena Earring. 2519 Jack
son.
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nae sTORY SO EAR

Lindbergh completed his education at
the University of Wisconsin where he
became interested in aviation. Later
he entered flying school and Few with
a transforming OUTFIT as a wing walker
and parachute jumper.
through Texas and the South. Indy
became interested in government avia-
ton and applied for enlistment as a
cadet in the Brooks Air School. He took
examinations in January, 1924, and en-
tered the school in March. Before en-
tering the school he went on a barn
stOrming and pleasure trip through the
south with Leon Klink.
Indy was just one of 1O4 cadets and
was awed by the adventures and trials
of the older cadets who were going to
Kelly Field. But he quickly took up the
disciplined life to learn the finer points
of flying.
Strict training methods threw fear into
the hearts of most cadets, but Lindbergh
passed initial tests because Of his preyi-
GUS experience. Only eighteen in the
class Of 10i got the wings"
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By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Irregularity
in price movements again character
lied trading on the stock exchange
as the new week got under way to-
day.
Trading continued at a moderate
pace without severe pressure on any
particular group. Mack Truck con-
tinued its downward movement, sell
ing off liz points to 93A; Interna-
tional Nickle dropped rs to 1875.
Vanadium point to 1914 and Gold
Dust a point to 92A.
Western Maryland was in good
demand, rising TWO points to 44%.
Wabash was active, but eaSed Il
point to 65. Other rails were
steady. Atlantic refining spurted
two points to 102, featuring the oil
issues. Montana Power led utili-
ties with a gain of IL points to
1884,.
United States Steel opened at a
loss and then moved up to a net
gain Of Il at 1401s, while General
Motors eaSed 1s net to 1856.
Describing the Market the Wall
Street Journals Financial Review
today said:
Encouragement over the imme-
diate speculative outlook caused an
accumulation of selling orders over
Saturday and prices worked gen.
orally lower in the early dealings"
Heaviness continued to character
ize the action Of the general list.
Offerings of principal industrials
were thrown on the market and
substantial losses we're forced in
stocks Of this class. Steel COM
mon broke IL points to 1884,,
which was the point of resistance
established on the reaction week
ago.
Bears made a determined drive
on Steel on the theory that the new
low in this issue would uncover
fresh liquidation throughout the
list.