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Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
DRUNKEN DRIVERS INCREASE
Officials Say That Drunken Drivers
Fluctuate At Regular Intervals

With four drunken drivers having
their licenses revoked in the latter
part Of the past week it would seem
as though another epidemic of this
class of offenders is about due, ac-
cording to officials of the Secretary
of States office. After several such
offenders during Christmas, the num-
Der of drunks who attempted to men
ace the lives and property of others
by driving cars while intoxicated, fell
off a bit. Records show that the
drunken driver menace runs in epi-
denies or periods. There will be
periods when the number of COM
plants will leap forward for few
weeks and then they will fall off.
William Ball, in charge of the tit
ling department has arranged with
the motor vehicle commissioners of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey to. frus-
trate the efforts of Delaware drivers
convicted of operating a machine
while drunk, to obtain license in
those States. Various instances have
been ferreted out, in which a driver
refused a license in Delaware has
gone to Chester and obtained a resi-
dence for a long enough time to OBJ
tain a PENNSYLVANIA license. He would
return to Delaware and drive his car
under the Pennsylvania privilege. The
Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
KENT FARMER is HONORED
Frank c. Bancroft Selected as One fo
II Master Farmers of Four States

Signal honor has come to the Del
Mar-Va Peninsula in the selection of
Frank @. Bancroft of Wyoming, Del,
as one of twelve Master Farmers Sc
lected for the year 1927, in Pennsyl-
vania, New. Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland. The selection was announc-
ed at the. colse Of the meetings con
nected with the Farm Products Show,
which was recently held at Harris
burg, Pa, and was made under the
sponsorship of the Pennsylvania
Farmer, one of the influential Capper
agricultural publications.
Mr.. Bancroft is prominent as a fruit
grower, dairyman, and was former
Master Of the Delaware State Grange.
He is on the Advisory Council of the
Marketing Bureau Of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association.
As a word of explanation, Master
Farmers are the outstanding figures
in their own line and in their own
day and generation. Each must stand
comparison with his contemporaries
not with the laeding agriculturists of
his fathers or grandfather's day
but of his own period. 1t is a move
ment established in 1925 in Illinois,
for the purpose of bringing recogni-
ton by the public to the farm lead
ers. Clifford B. Gregory, Editor Of
the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago, who
inaugurated the first movement for
this purpose said:
"The purpose of the Master Farm
ers movement is to recognize out
standing success in farming and rural
citizenship. The Nation should honor
its leading farmers as it does its
scientists and its soldiers and its cap
tains of industry. 1t is an, inspiration
to the boys and girls who are grow
ing up in the country to know that
success will be the reward of effort on
the farm as it is in the city-not only
success that is measured in money
but what is more important, the sue
cess that comes from an upright and
useful life in family and community"
The Master Farmers selected for
this district were presented with gold
medals by G. L. White, Managing
EulLOE Oh LuG SlA1lS ylNdIl4d IL dIluCI.
Each Of the men .honored had been
suggested either by agricultural auth
critics, neighbors or friends. Several
hundred nominations were made and
in each instance every phase Of the
nominees life was carefully investi-
gated before selections were made.
The Board of Judges which passed
final judgment on data and informa-
ton collected from and about each
candidate was composed Of DR.. Char
les G. Jordan, Secretary of Agricul-
ture; John H. Light, Secretary Of
Pennsylvania State Grange, and R. G.
Bressler, Deputy Secretary of Agri-
culture.
Since the movement to seek out and
recognize the Master Farmers Of the
Nation was started three years ago,
twenty-one estates have taken up the
work and the honor has been confer
red upon about two hundred and thir-
ty farmers. Plans are being made to
extend it in other states as well as to
Smyrna times., 1928-02-15

same is true of certain sections in
New Jersey, it is stated and it is to
prevent such tactics that the motor
vehicle commissioners of the two
neighboring states have been confer
red with.
They have both promised Mr.. Ball
that whenever notified of Delaware
offender being refused a license in his
home state, and granted one in Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, that the Ii
cense will be Immediately revoked
upon information from Mr.. Ball.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
UPHOLD COL. MILLER VERDICT
Federal Court Sustains Conspiracy
Verdict Against Delaware Man

The conviction of Colonel Thomas
w. Miller, former Alien Property Gus
todian, for conspiring to defraud the
Government, was upheld by the United
by the United State Circuit Court of
Appeals at New York on Monday Of
last week. Miller was tried jointly
with Harry Daugherty, former Attor-
ney General, but the indictment
against Daugherty was quashed after
two juries had disagreed as to his in
nocense or guilt. There were two
Daugherty- Miller trials, the first jury
disagreeing as to both defendants and
the second convicting Miller.
Miller, a resident of Wilmington,
was sentenced to eighteen months in
the Federal penitentiary and to pay a
fine of $4,000. The appeal on which
decision was rendered was argued
January 16. The only way Miller can
now escape Imprisonment is by secur-
ing a writ Of certiorari from the Unit
ed States Supreme Court or parole
from Federal Judge John Knox who
sentenced him.
Miller is former Secretary Of State
of Delaware, and served in Congress
as Delaware's representative.
Daugherty and Miller went on trial
February 7, 1927, for the second time.
charged with conspiracy to deprive
the nation of their unbiased services
as Government officials.
The time of the alleged offense was
1921, during the Administration Of
President Harding, when Daugherty
was Attorney General and Miller was
Alien Property Custodian.
United States Attorney Emory r.
Buckner attempted to convince a jury
that Miller, with the approval of
Daugherty, awarded S7,000,000 Of inn
pounded assets of the American Met
ais Company to Richard Merton, a
wealthy German citizen, in return for
bribe of 1891, 900 in Liberty Bonds
and $4,000 in cash.
Merton said he acted as a represen-
tative of the Society Suisse Pour
Valeurs de Metaux, of Switzerland.
Counsel for the defense endeavored
to justify the transaction on the
ground the assets, taken over in war
time as enemy property did not be-
long to Gerkman interest but to the
neutral Swiss corporation.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
III BONDS TO BUILD SPANS ms,
n \ 'aIIjJl I|II AND At RISING SUN
a,,Ur AUTHORIZES SALE
lgEY COo% ~ WORTH OF BONDS
OF sl5O'UOO
pr;d0e Over AppOpuin-
he Odessa ~ RebuiIt at Cost OF
lH;iia Hs;i;iaaOOO-Rising sun S'''OVO

ln,. sna 0OO-Rising sun Sio'OOo
!. bridge and state-aid high
Sale q lo,ep5ent O, bonds, totalling
~ W ,pos authorized by the Levy
|li0,vyO' N w week. The bonds 70 be
F@rt a. ne e last Of the bridge and
|lh are II is.ues authorized by the
| ighF1y 1Ty.,isIature. listu1 The county body
Eats a..sg Isgii It's finance committee to
str1c'ea Sonds. III The bridge bonds,
\ ntinS lns Dy 70 $4,000, are to be sold
|roau'9 The building Of the proposed
HnD1ST Disinc Sun bridge across the
N irTire h creek, replacing the old
|anu! my " bridge and the proposed new
'slsu oeross @ the APPOINTMENTS
|plgs ! odessa.on the Odessa-Fields-
r., ,osd, ! # Is estimated that the
! tV building the Odessa bridge Will
/ ,bout $4,000 and the cost Of p build
| l u Rising Sun bridge will be
N u $4,000, 500 total Of $4,000. The
-',t borrowed on the bonds, how
w !. 4 BE- augmented by about
|a6OO that the county has IN reserve
|. N, Sridgp work. The amount of IS
"A bridge bonds authorized by the
Stature was 100000, but S15O,OOO
y bonds had been sold heretofore.
E.as ~ county is selling bonds to
|iR he Odessa and Rising Sun
F5ges. the proposed new Market
IA bridge is to be erected without
ErroWiing any money, saving the tax
IN, from the extra burden of in
In In the bonds and other accruing
|ssnses. Interest and other charges
1 also to be saved on about $4,000
NJ estimated cost of building the
H. two spans, under the arrange
n made BY the Levy Court. The
|0OOO State-aid improvement bonds
Ebarized TO be sold exhausts the
|0OO issue authorized BY the Leg
Itme the other 100000 having
II sid previously. The proceeds
te sale of State-aid bonds is used
Vsvment of one-half the cost Of
III built in this county by the State
Ehvay Department, the other half
be paid by the State.
Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
FURS WANTED

|llskrat, Coons, fOpossum, and es-
tsly brown weasels. We pay
best cash prices. Let us have
h OF we will call for them.
J. E. LOVEGROVE & CO.,
residence near Bayview
Ens 154 R 80 P. o. Smyrna, Del.
b 13t
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
THE MARRLAGE DECREASE

Figures on marriage licenses, released bv the
county clerk SHOW that in the year the law passed
by the 1927 legislature has been in effect the number
OF llcenSes IN Imperial county 246 compared with
900 IN the preceding year and average of SAL over
period of years
The law requires that persons desiring to wed
shall make APPLICATION for license, and must wait
three full days before it is issued to them total of
ZS persons applied for licenses in the fiscal wear lust
closed. Of TINS number 81 applications were cancelled
chiefly because the applicants failed to return to OBJ
tain the license.
This does not mean that the "a couples did not
marry. Unquestionably when they learned they must
wait three days. they simply took side to Yuma and
were married there.
The decrease in the number of licenses issued does
not mean that there are fewer marriages. 1t does
mean however, that Yuma, and Mexico are beneftting
married III Mexico, who would otherwise marry in In
perla county, is negligible This is not true however
OF Yuma Figures showing the number of Californans
married the state boundary are not available
but II they were it would be startling to many
How many so called gin marriages. the new law
mas prevented IN this county, is another matter that
can be considered open for discussion. However, we
nave the county clerks word for it. that the number
another negligible quantity I'VE never issued licens-
es to doubtful parties before the new law went
into effect he says. There was nothing in the law
to compel US to issue marriage license, and we used
common sense IN issuing them If the couple seeking
them appeared to be fbbing about their ages,
under the influence of liquor did not need law to
prevent US issuing license to them
1t is estimated that this county lost 5000 during
the last through the decrease in marriage licenses
This represents only fees to the county. The loss to
Minister'S justices of the peace jewelers. florists, and
the many other businesses which profit by Weddings
cannot be estimated
AS far as this county is concerned, the new law
has not served its purpose Perhaps it is eXpedient
that Imperial county should suffer in order that the
other SO counties in the state shall be saved but that
hard to make believe that the law has served its
purpose in the remainder Of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
TEMPERAMENT

The temperament of artists and those of the the
ater has strong rival for hOnors in the brand that
be displayed by athletes, particularly those ath
letes who to participate in the Olympic Games
At the formal opening Saturday there
era displays Of temperament which makes one recall
the peevishness Of small boys playing game, with
each wanting to have the spotlight for himself
Athletes from several European and South Amer
can countries refused to render the Olympic salute to
the Prince Consort Of The Netherlands, and officials
of the Games because the salute is like that used by
the Italian Fascist.
A minor gatekeeper, mistaking a French secre-
tary for some individual attempting to crash the
gate soaked the secretary in the eye and nearly pre-
cipitated storm as serious as the started when
has not fully been smoothed at the time this is
written. ~ ,
The Canadians accuse the Yankee team of steal
ing" the grounds allotted to the former for practce
and serve notice that Yankee gold and Yankee gall
is not going to bluff the Canadians during the course
of the games. -.
These outburstS Of course be charged TO taui-
ened nerves preceding the strenuous contests that VIII
be developed during the Games They also SHOW now
ever that the brotherhood of man" is long ways on
Different nationalities possessing various beleS as 70
what constitutes their honor, quite often succeed III
making themselves ridiculous in seeing that the non
orr is not besmrched. ~.
1t will not do to become annoyed over the lGlo-
svrcrasies displayed by the Olympic athletes; Inc
folks at home in all the countries represented can
well afford to pass up the outbursts at Amsterdam as
triaes too small to affect the fine spirit OIL Sports
manghip that is behind the Olympcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
NOTICE OF FILING OF UNPAID
ASSESSMENT LIST AND OF
THE TIME FIXED FOR
HEARING

Notice Is hereby given that on
the oath day Of July, 1929, Philip
w. Knights, Street superintendent
Of the City of FL Ccntro, Califor-
mia, filed with the undersigned
City Clerk, complete list of all
assessments unpaid on account of
the work performed and improve
ment made on that certain portion
of Olive Avenue described in Rcso-
luton of Intention numbered 313
(passed and adopted by the City
Council of said City of FL Centre
on the 9TH day of October, 1920
under and pursuant to the provi-
sions Of the Improvement Act of
l911,' and to said Resolution of
Intention numbered 313 and other
resolutions, notices and proceedings
Of said City Council adopted and
taken under said act, reference to
said Resolution of Intention mum
bered BIB (passed and adopted on
the 9th day of October, 1927, as
aforesaid) being hereby expressly
made for further particulars and
for a description Of the work and
the district therein mentioned,
which Resolution Of Intention and
the assessment issued by the Street
superintendent contained declara-
tion substantially in .re following
form: "Notice is hereby given that
serial bonds to represent unpaid as
sessmcnts and bear interest at the
rate Of seven per cent per annum
viii be issued hereunder in the man
ner provided in the Improvement
Bond Act Of 1879 the last install
ment Of which bonds shall mature
fourteen years from the End day OF
July next succeeding ten months
from their date"
Notice is also hereby given that
Wednesday, the first day Of August,
1923, at the hour Of 1880 o clock,
p. NJ, of said day is the time fixed
by the undersigned City Clerk
when persons interested (includinG
the owners Of property assessed, the
contractor, or his assigns) may ap
pear before the City Council of said
City at its council chamber in the
City Hall of said City, and show
cause why bonds should not be is
sued upon the securitv of the un-
paid assessments shown on said list.
Dated this 25th day of July, 1928.
j. &. NEALE,
City Clerk of the City of El Centre,
California. 25t5
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
MONIES
AkRk1ss. Observation-Disclosures

The psychology of love has been
SO cIeverIv worked out in "The
Secret Hour that it becomes an
unusual picture.
The love psychology itself, is com
paratively simple. but it is handled
in human, understanding way by
Pola Negri, the star; Jean lIcrsho,t
and Kenneth Thompson, the mas
culine leads; and Rowland '. Lee.
the director.
In certain respects the treatment
is little daring, yet the story IS
one Of tremendous heart interest
that comes home to every girl who
longs fer romance and every man
who dreams Of having a wonderful
wife.
Miss Neari portrays girl who
takes i9ng chance in the lottery ~
love. With her it is anything to
escape from life of d,udgrry. Her
sholt is middle-%grd man who
wants a Young wife as mother for
lis children. Kenneth Thomson *
q rural gallant, impurious in lis
love affairs with girls,
tn. manner in which the girl in.
stictively gives herself to Thomson,
their midnight marriage, AMI the
fear that HcrshoIt win discover
their deceit, develops strong emo
tionaI climax.
Ii is Il threc-corucrcd love affair
in which human emotions reveal
themselves to primitive extent.
The picture will open tonight at
the New Airdoufc Thcatcr where It
win remain for one day, Ii is one of
Miss Ncgri 5 best Of the season for
Paramount.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30

bunny and she did, coming back
to Mr.. Longears her paws were
filled with sweets. Among them wer1
gum drops, chocolate drops, cocoanut
candy and peppermints. SO with the
candy, some of which was in Uncle
Wiggily 5 pocket, some of which was
i'll Bunty 5 paws and some of which
was in the little orphan 5 mouth,
the two hoped along again.
Pretty soon, all of sudden, out
of the bushes popped the Fob Cat.
"I want ears" howlcd the Bob
Cat
Have piece of candy insteadN'
said Uncle Wiggily and he held
out q red stick, at the sight of which
the Bob Cat howled:
" Oh, not that. Not that, No, in
deed, Not that! and away he ran.
q wonder why he djdn t like
my candy said Enclc Wiggily,
but he had no time to say more for,
all of a oneness out from behind
another bush popped the Fox.
~ want cars - howlcd the Fox.
"Have some candy cried the
unny uncle. But when he held out
the same red stick the Fox howlcd
"Oh, not that. Nat that. Any
thing bur that away he ran.
My. Your trick is working very
wen, Bunty,' said Uncle Wiggily.
but why are they all so afraid of
this red candy ?'
"Lct ne see it, said Eunty.
And when she looked at it shl
laughed and cried: "IIa, Ha! Why,
that ism t red candy at all! 1t was
a red fire cracker you must have
lad in your pocket since the Fourth
OF July. No wonder the bad chaps
were afraid to take it! IIa, Han'
cha, Ha.' laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "WelI, I'm glad they were.
Anyhow the bad chaps ran away and
TOW we can eat our candy in
peace, which he aud Bunty did.
And if the pillow doesn't t tie itself
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30

along behind her and, all Of sud
Gcn. Mr.. Longears called;
con. Burty!
Yes. what is it, she asked,
turning around. "Oh, hope he ism t
going to take back this candy ten
cents, thought the little orphan
rabbit
But Uncle WiggiIy wouldn't do
such a thing as that. He Just said;
Get some candy for Yourself as
wcll as to drive away the bad chaps,
Hunty,"
~ will,' laughed the little girl
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO


Once more there is revival OF
the question of the route which is to
be followed by the San Diego and
Arizona railroad in crossing the
valley. That the San Diego and
Arizona is proceeding in good faith
to get road and that it is backed
by ample resources can no longer
be questioned and it is simply II
matter of time, when it will be com
pletcd and that should be within
the next two years.
The fourth call for subscriptions
to the Auditorium fund will be mad"
soon by Secretary Cutting. The
Auditorium 5 ball room when com
pleted will be without exception
the finest of its kind in southern
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by McClurs
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY's RED CANDY

"Trclc Wiggily, Oh, Uncle Nc
gily," called Baby Iunty one day
as the rabbit gentleman was hopping
along on his pink, twinkling nose.
Oh, excuse me, if you please,
That : wrong. Mr.. Longears was
hopping along the ground, but his
link, twinkling nose was with him,
of course.
What i it, Bunty'" asked
Uncle WiggiIy, as he saw the little
orphan rabbit hopping after him.
q think You had better take ne
with YOU when YOU go adventuring
today said Bunty. being careful
to speak no baby talk. - as Uncle
Wiggily called it, for he did not
like that.
.'Why should take you,
Bunty?" asked Mr.. Longears, jus,
to tease her for he intended, all tn
while to let her come with him.
"Oh, if You take me | can tell
You a good way to drive away the
Fox or the Wolf if they should try
to nibble you, said Iunty.
50 You know good way 20
scare the bad chaps, do you?' asked
Uncle Wiggily - suppose You mean
that should give them a puzzle to
do. But YOU would be wrong, for
am not going to make any more
puzzles. ! have given them up. l
made enough OF them.
4" no, WASH t thinking of puz
zles, Bunty said. - But if YOU
would 20 to the store, and buy ten
cents worth Of candy. then, when
the Fox or Wolf came along YOU
would give them something sweet
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
TEN YEARS AGO
Julv 90 1918

Lester Eichold and party bumped
into a Ford near Jacumba Springs
Il few minutes after starting on the
return trip to the valley.
Senator Clifford Coggins and SON
{. Z. Coggins, have returned from
Long Eeach where their families
are located during the warm season
in thc valley.
Mont J. Reid arrived this morn
ing from the coast. Mont SAYS it
would be a lot more convenient if
the county would mail the pay
checks instead of having one come
after them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
july 80, 1918

Allen Nuffer is home by auto
from his vacation.
Fred NJ. Berry, son Of c. NJ. Berry
Of Ell Centre left for the northern
part of the state to look after his
father 5 interests and will probably
be gone two months.
Miss Hazel Fawcett of St Gather
Inc S school of Los Angeles is stay
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
VIII :. Fawcett on their ranch at
Ileber.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30

and they wouldn t nibble YOU
How 5 that?
THAT ; fine. " exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily with laugh. a very
good idea. Bunty. Wen do il, Here
is ten ccnts-Tou 60 buy the
candy
Iaaty was hoping Uncle Wiggilr
would say that
So off she hoped to the candy
store, with Uncle Wiggilv hopping
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
Special Legion
Train To Leave
From Los Angeles

\ special train for veterans plan.
ming to attend the state convention
Of the Americana Legion, Depart
ment of California, to be held at
Stockton, will leave Los Angeles ON
sunday, August -, at Cos p. m.
the Southern Pacific Company an
nounccd today.
II" train Is due to arrive AZ
Stockton Monday, August l3, at 6
a. m. 1t Will be ready for occu.
rancH at 10 p. m. the night of the
18th, and VIII leave at 1890 a. m,
arriving in Los Angeles at l2:30
p. m. August II.
Special rates. to be announced
later, Will be offered by the South
ern Pacific to members Of the lie
gion desiring to 20 to the conveu-
tion ON Che special.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30
Finds
Coast Conditions
In Fine Shape
n> United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 60
Railroad officials have faith in the
continued prosperity Of the Pacific
Coast, according to f. =. McGinnis,
passenger traffic manager for the
Southern Pacific.
Business on the whole is in good
shape. There has been somewhat Of
a revival in mining and the cattle
men are in considerably better shape
than they were few years ago, -
McGinnis said
In spite of the fact that this is Il
presidential year, The railroad Off
Gals do not anticipate any slump
in general business conditions,
MrGinnis said.
eth, outlook for 1925 continues
satisfactory and the general level
Of prosperity should not fall below
that of 1927. Railroad officials are
confident that the presidential cam
paign viii not this year manifest tn
harmful reactions against business
which hitherto have been thought
inscparablc from national clcc-
ti0ns, he commented
Through cooperative organizations
and other enterprises, new markets
are being developed for Pacifi,
coast products, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-30

up in the bcd-sprcad and make me
believe its a baby elephant, ~
tell You next about Uncle Wiggily
and the egg bcatcr.