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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24
Automobile Supplies
Situations Wanted

or ranch ON shares
by experienced rancher, 5 years in
valley Address Box 5SI, Fl Con
tro, Calf. 2lt5
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SLEEPING ROOMS-G27 Orange
Cool. Summer rates. Plenty pack
ing space. 5tf
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For Sale, Real Estate

GOOD LIVE, honest service station
partner wanted. Small ipvest-
mont required. Tenth and Impc-
rial Ave, Imperial. Phone 296.
23t3
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FOR RENT-Sleeping rooms and
apartment. 6i3 Olive. 5tf
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24

FOR SALE Good, comfortable
cabin, at beautiful Laguna Noun
tain Resort. Conveniently arrang-
ed, scenic location, ideal summer
home, for cost price. Very at
tractiye. See owner. J. Harlan
Butler. l mile east Of Mesquite
Lake school, or telephone, Impe
rial 1875. lilo
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24


Notice Is Hereby Given, That
the Inland Empire Gas Company. a
corporation, has made application
to the Board of Trustees Of the city
Of FL Ccuiro, for u certain fran
elise granting the right to construct
and for a period of forty years,
maintain and operate gas pipe lines
fer the purpose of transmitting and
distributing manufactured and ma
tural gas, under, along and across,
and in and to the streets, alleys and
public places within the city of FL
Centre, county of Imperial, State
Of California, and within any addi-
tions or anneXations thereto, except
ing thcrcfrom the original townsitc
Of FL Centre, which is bounded on
the North by Park Street; on the
East by First Street; on the South
by Orange Street; and on the West
by Eighth Street Said Board Of
Trustees of said city of FL Centre,
propose to grant said application.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That
bids will be received for said fran
chies, and the same will he awarded
TO the highest bidder for cash: that
said bids will be received up to the
9TH day Of September, 1928, to tho
hour Of 80 p. M; and the success
full bidder and his assigns must
during the term OF said franchise
to be granted, pay to the said city
Of FL Ccntro. two per cent, of the
annual receipts Of such person,
partnership or corporation to whom
the franchise is awarded, or assigns
from its use, operation or posses
sion, in the manner provided by
law; no percentage shall be paid for
the first five years succeeding the
date of the franchise, but, thereaf-
ter, such percentage shall be pay
able annually; and in the event said
payment shall not be made, said
franchise shall be forfeited.
Each scaled bid shall be accom-
panied by the full amount of the
cash bid, or by a certified check
payable to the Treasurer of the
City of I'll Centre.
BY order of said City Council,
lated this 18th day of August 1928
j. c. NEALE.
City Clerk of the City of Ell Cen,
tro, California. l7tl0
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Here and There
In Sport World
liled Press Leased wire

hleh ireSS hths"n "he
tLTO. -Frask Lombardi,
ST Angeles high school sprint.
cr,( ~ has equaIlcd tie world $ re-
col - the l00.yard aash. WI en-
teri y nf0rd University this fail ii
waa \mnounccd last fnight. Lom-
bare BIAS beaten Frank Wykoff,
the star Glendale high runner, or
occasions.
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FOR RENT-Office, ground floor
Annly Press office. 21dh
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24
Lenn0x Home Laundry

QUICK SERVICE
SPECIAL ON MEN $ BUNDLES
226 No. Fifth. Phone IlGS
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24

NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR
FRANCHISE GRANTING THE
RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT, AND,
FOR A PERIOD OF FORTY
YEARS, TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A GAS LINE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF TRANSMIT
TING, MANUFACTURE AND
DISTRIBUTING OF NATURAL
GAS WITHIN THE CONFINES
OF THE CITY OF Ell CENTRIC,
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA.
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Poultry

FOR SALE-3o0 White LcgLorn
hens Address =. Q. Box 81. FL
Ccntro. 23tf
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For Rent, Rooms

FOR RENT large and l small
screened bedroom. Hot water and
shower. 164 Olive. ltf
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24

HARTZELL-The Roofer, takes the
guess work out of roofing Phont
25lW. 14tt
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81 81 FRANCISCO. - Mic key
Wal er, the middle weight cham
NON And Armand Emanuel, San
u an 60 light heavyweight ar
quot + at even money and bets are
numi N,s, according to word in
sport circles here. The Fighter
meet Wor - rouuGs her, Monday
nipht ~
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d acial will bring togcthcl

me show will start promptly at
S:4j o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24
Teat SteP
A AAAA

81 IA" -'Vo he students cN-
ccutl comip the University
of Ca fornia voer to award medals
to m NIbcrs Of Ii university crew
for 9enning world honors at the
Olyn ic games. Coach Ky kb
right was voted $500 and Russ
Nagln, freshman coach, $3.50.
SA'@ MATEO-After faw
sccon eE of fighting here last night
Katoi ,akamura japanese feather
weigh connected to the chin Of
Nietd1aMolcnas of Manila and the
Filipbr, took the count.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-24
Coast Property to Trade
for Imperial Valley Land
Sylvia lie Fevre

NO. 5 Fifth Ave. Court. Phone 252-5G
san Bcrnardino, Calf. 15tt
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COIored Bathing Pool
DISPUTE Is Settled

Opposition on the part of colored
organizations to the management
of the Francis swimming pool by a
white man has been smoothed out
by the appointment of Montague
Cobb, a graduate of Dunbar High
School and Amherst College. as
general manager. The pool, which
IS located at Twenty-fifth and n
Streets Northwest, was opened to
the public today and will be open
daily from z to II in the morning
and from 2:3o to $50 afternoons.
Cobb had been appointed previ.
ously by s. T. Kimball as life
guard at the pool and it is under
stood that Kimball will work in
conjunction with Cobb until other
pools are opened, when Kimball
will be made general manager of
an bathing facilities under the
office Of Public Buildings and
Parks
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Births, Marriages, Deaths
phanA Nntinas IL Main $3.50 Obituary Desk
Phone Notices to Main !
JACOB BENNETT DERRICK

JACOB BENNETT OEkeKsANA
Funeral services for Jacob Ben.
nett Derrick, long active in Takoma
park affairs, will be be held today
~ q o'clock at the Takoma Pres
byterian Church. where he was
deacon and treasurer. The Rev.
Thomas C. Clark will officiate and
Takoma Lodge. No. 20, +. A. A.
NJ. of which he was a member
and past worshipful master, will
conduct Masonic services at the
burial in Congressional Cemetery.
Mr.. Derrick died Thursday after
noon at Garfield Hospital. he
was born in South CaroliI1a, IN
1866; came to Washington when ne
was % years old and went to
work in the Dead Letter Olfice'
where he worked for ten years.
He was retired from his position
as chief Of the foreign postal SER
vice Of the money order division
OF the Postoffice Department two
months ago.
Mr.. Derrick was active in church
and political circles IN Iakoma
Park. He served on the city
COUNCIL SeVeEa1 4Lt1u0Sp anu na0 AAbSei
IN the suburban city for SS years.
he is survived by his wife, Mrs
Burnetta Derrick, a daughter, Miss
Bairnetta Derrick: three sons, j.
Milton, Horace and Howard Der
rick; two sisters, Mrs. Eleanora
Winsted, OF washington, and Mrs,
Mabel Hurley, of Bethesda, Nd
and four brothers. Arthur, Rufus
K. George T., and Luther L. Der
rick.
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used Tire" Swindle
Ring Discovered in n. Y

NEW YORK. July IA wide
spread swindle whereby motorists
have been deceived into buying tires
represented as products Of nation
ally known companies. but which
were only discarded tires vulcan
lied, has been revealed. In this
connection police had under arrest
Joseph Remere, "a.
Remere was arrested when ne is
said to nave tried to induce a
nlotorist 10 buv some tires. He
was charged with representing mer-
chdndis falsely and held in $500
baIl TO. hearing Monday.
Police said the swindlers, in a
truck. would draw along side an.
other ca: and the men would offer
two tires for sale at SIS a pail. The
tires were invariably wrapped in
regulation tire paper.
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RAFT USED
IN ESCAPE

NEW YORK, July 14.-Embarking
on 4 fraiI log raft, three military pris-
oners made perilous crossing from
Governors Island to Brooklyn and
escaped, it was learned today as
Army officials began an investiga-
ton.
The trio were included in a group
of as prisoners doing odd jobs about
the island. After they were, missed,
children told of seeing them crossing
Buttermilk Channel.
Those sought we're Fred Il. Evans,
%, OF Winonah, w. Va, serving three
years for desertion and fraudulent
enlistment; Claude Stevenson, %, OF
Florence, Ala, serving five years for
the same charges and a previous es.
cape, and Buck Remkess, 80, or
Pikesville, Tenn. an alleged deserter
and automobile thief.
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LIQUOR
HELD POISON

PHILADELPHIA, July 14.--Act-
ing on the plea of q woman who
said her husband was dying in a
downtown hospital because of
poison liquor sold in the neighbor.
hood, prohibition agents raided
house and seized more than 100
gallons of colored whisky.
Besides 300 bottles Of different
sizes containing red and white
whisky. Assistant Administrator
Macphee said the agents seized 81
gallons of redistilled alcohol in
cans, 1000 empty bottles and sew
eraI gallons Of coloring fluid.
cit is about the worst assort'
ment of so-called whisky / have
ever seized" Macphee said after a
chemist in the prohibition head
quarters told him the stuff was
poisonous and that it would re-
ouire additional tests to determine
all the elements it contained.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Flight CONTEMPLATED

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July r.
a. giant 16.passenger airplane,
pewered by three Wright Whirlwind
motors and with normal cruis.
ing radius of 5000 miles, will leave
Bridgeport Airport for a nonstop
flight to- Ruenos Aires late this
Summer, according to plans Of
aircraft manufacturing companies
here. Four persons will be taken.
The sponsors of the flight are:
Edward H. Fallows, corporation
attorney, New York; Howard Hunt
ingtcn. former secretary of The
AERO Club of America: Frank Bel
Ja1lca. brother OF G.. NJ BelIanca,
a4rplsne designer, and State Sena-
tor Joseph cubelli.
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Three Army Officers
Assigned to New Posts

Lieut.. Col. Louis Milton Evans a.
reserve officer of the Army Signal
Corps of Alexandra, Va, was or.
dered yesterday to report to Fort
Monmouth, N. J. on August IL for
training.
Major Harold z. Albaugh, of the
Dental Corps, was ordered relieved
from duty at Walter Reed Hospital
and was assigned to duty at Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
Major Charles w. Lewis, of the
Dental Corps, was ordered to duty
at Fort Myer. Va, upon the com.
pletton of a tour of foreign service.
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Pool and Fountains
To Run for Wadcrs

Instructions were issued yester-
day by Col. u. S. Grant, Super
lntendent of Public Buildings and
Parks that the rejecting pool in
West Potomac Park and four foun-
tains IN sections of the city not yet
designated be prepared for use this
summer for bathing and wading for
small children.
Two large jets will be turned on
each morning at 10 o'clock at the
reflecting pool, and the sprays will
be run daily from 3 to o'clock.
The pool will not be in use for an
other week because of a poison
solution being used to kill the
growth on. the sides and bottom.
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Auction Sales
RUSTEE'S SALE OF VATITAET.F
Personal. PROPERTY 49,

On July IL. 1928, at p NJ.
chattel: duly recorded among the land rec.
ords OF the District of Columbia, and at
the request OF the party secured thereby.
by public auction at i p: m. or shortly
thereafter. in front OF premises, ~
all and singular the furniture. p1ate n1.taa
articles, linen; glass, china. books, WORKS
of art household effects and articles s' II
use ana nl orllamsnts ~ and upon the prem
deed of trust chattel Ae sAiu
Terms Of sale: Cash Removal a cr.,
of purchaser. ~ ""9'
SAMUEL {. TAYLOR.
!" - Trustee,
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Page EtchisOn to Preach
At Cleveland Park Church

Page NICK. Etchison, director of
religious work at the 7. M. c. A.,
will preach at the morning service
tomorrow at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church. He will also
preach Sunday, July %. The
church is located at Thirty-fourth
and Lowell Streets Northwest.
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Joshua Evans, Jr., Again
Heads Business Bureau

Joshua Evans, jr., Of the District
National Bank, yesterday was re.
elected chairman of the board of
trustees of the Better Business
Bureau. All other officers were
reelected
L. Louis Rothschild Is director of
the bureau, with offices In the
Star Building.
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.JOHN r. WHITING

Funeral services for John r.
Whiting. %. typographical engi-
neer Of the United States Geological
Survey. who was drowned Wednes-
day night while swimming in a
pool near Ivy, Va.ywill be held Mon
day morning at 1880 O'Clock ct the
home of his grandfather. Dorsey NJ.
Mcpherson, 5816 Chevy Chase Park
way.
Mr.. whiting is survived by his
grandfather, his mother. Mrs. Verda
Mcpherson Herring, of Brooklyn,
and two brothers, DeLand. of Brook
1yn. and Donald of Providence, r. !.
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MRS. LAURA FLAHERTY

Funeral services for Mra. Laura
E4ahSrty, So, who died at her home
Thursday. were held today az her
late residence, 1851 North Capital
St.
three daughters. Mrs. NJ E. Tai
bert. Mrs. Hattie Maloney and Mrs.
Laura Phelps. Mrs. Flaherty was
the widow Of Thomas Flaherty. Of
oxon Hill. Nd.
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IIEUT. cor. q. G. PARKER

Lieut.. Col. Leopold G. Parker,
u. s. A., retired, died Thursday in
Emithfield, Va, according to adj
vices reaching the War Depart
raent. Mrs. Mary III. Chalmers
Parker, his widow, resides in
Emithfield.
Funeral arrangements for the
Army officer have not yet been
completed, it was said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-14
HALFWAY POINT
PASSED FOR
OUR GANG

''our Gang contest has passed
the halfway point!
You children between the ages OF
and IL who want to get into this
big movie contest had better send
In your pictures before the deadline
arrives on July IS!
The winner in the national contest
in which children OF rs cities are
competing, will get three months
contract with Hal Roach, producer
Of the famous Our Cans" comedies,
at 500 a week. The winners fare
and his parents will be paid by
Mr.. Roach on the trips to and from
Hollywood.
The Washington Times IL con-
Quoting the local contest. assisted
by Loew's Palace and Columbia
Theaters. But we know there are
many more who want to get in be-
fore it's too late.
Six TO be Chosen
Through the local contest, six
washington children will be selected
as those most closely resembling
the real "Our Gang" actors whose
pictures appear on the coupon in
today's Times.
They will be selected by olinlina-
ton matches, to be held in the Pal
ice and Columbia Theaters. After
the six are chosen, they will be
given leading parts in q movie to
be made and shown in washington.
This movie and similar films in the
"a other cities entered In the ma.
tional contest will be sent to Mr..
Roach for final decision. He will
choose one boy or girl to be the
new member OF Our Gang.
lie you haven't entered In the con-
test yet, be sure to read the rules
before doing so. "A slight f1fraction
OF the rules may mean the cancel
Iation Of your entry.
Applicants must be between the
ages Of 3 and IL.
Send Photograph
Clip the coupon appearing in The
Times and fill it in fully and care.
fully, being sure to indicate the.
Our Gang character whom you
look like. If you don't, the entry
will be made void.
Paste the coupon on the back OF
a photograph OF yourselfa good,
clear picture. at least as large as
the whole coupon. Mail the photo
ana coupon to Our Gang Editor,
The Times. Don't fold or crease
the photo.
No photos can be returned.
Don't visit or telephone Our Gang
Editor. Despite his daily statements
forbidding this. several parents Of
prospective entries insist on COM
municating with him in person or
by telephone. That isn't necessary.
81 all. All the rules are carried in
daily stories in The Times.
The Times also publishes daily
the selections OF children made by
the Judges for the elimination
matches. watch The Times every
day. Your picture may be in to-
morrow!
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MRS. ROSE LYNCH WRIGHT

Funeral services for Mrs. Rose
Lynch Wright, 81. who died at her
home, 1908 Fourteenth ST. ~. w.
Thursday, were held at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church this morn
ing at 8 o'clock. Burial was in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright. widow of John 7.
Wright, was the daughter of the
late Patrick Lynch. She is sur
vived by three daughters, Miss
Clarita Wright, Miss Rose Wright
and Mrs. Mary Lennon. and two
sons, John and William Wright.
She was a member of the Third
Order Of st. Dominic's.
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Bids and Proposals

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE opFTcrp
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission'
Navy Building. Washington. d. E.-Sealed
bids will be received in this office until III
then publicly opened in Room 1915. Nav
Building. FOL. the fabrication and erection,
q the BASQUE Draw snan OF the Arlington
Memorial Bridge. Further inform alton
uDOD apDlication ''SA'
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Cars--large or smaIl-open or cIosed--
can be selected and purchased for
Times and Herald classified uaed cs
columns. 49,
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RTRTHS

Mason r. and Ruth Z. Mullen. boy.
Archie S. and Alice L. WEIGH. girl.
Sumpter S. and Ida 3. Poston, girl.
Marco and Rosa Leonard. girl.
William z. and Mary z. Vogelson-
girl.
Harry L. and Carrie l.. ShackeBord
girl.
boy.
Ernest L. and Gladys J. Pope, IT..
boy.
Josephine and Letitia McNahon. boy.
James E. and Mary Reid. boy.
Charles B. and Miriam c. White. boy
Stanley D. and Mary L. Reed. girl
Andrew w. and Frances NJ. Wolter
girl
James D. and Rosa X. Read. girl.
RAYMOND and Violet J. Shaw. girl
Frances /. and Mabel w. Mullill. girl
Franklin and Celia Boushee. girl.
John z. and Eftzie N. Martin, girl
Charles w. and Edith NJ. Franen.
girl.
John E. and Mary f. Bailey. girl.
William d. and Lucille p. Boswell.
girl.
Lee Francis and Mary e. Janezecke.
girl.
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"A. HIGHNIAY To
GET PARK

ARLINGTON COUNTY. July IA.
Speaking at a meeting Of the
roads committee of the Arlington
district council Of citizens associa-
tions, last night at Clarendon, DR..
Samuel M. Johnson, president cf
the National Boulevard Association
declared that all the needed rights
of way for the new proposed Lee
Boulevard across Arlington county
promised the State Highway COM
mission will be delivered. in addi-
ton to the rights of way. Of a
43-acre tract of land for park pur-
poses will be included.
DIR. johnson appealed to the com.
mittee to use its influence to have
the county clean up the vacant
land and to cut the high weeds
along the county's highways,
Protesting the establishment cf
house mail delivery, through the
Clarendon postoffice, residents Of
Livingston Heights will today sub
nit a petition to the Fourth As
sistant Postmaster at Washington,
asking for the return of the rural
delivery.
There will be special meeting
of the Arlington County Ministerial
Unon at the Clarendon Baptist
church today at 2 O'Clock. The
purpose of the meeting is to con-
slider the proposed plan of week
day religious education for Airing
ton county.
-.
Miss Ethel Donaldson, of Ball.
ston has been selected as Miss
Ballston" and will enter the final
contest being sponsored by the
Arlington Post No. 1879, American
Legion and chamber of commerce
to he held July % when Miss Ar
lington will be chosen to represent
the, county at the annual State
convention of the legion to be held
early in August.
Suit for IA divorce was filed in
the county clerks office Yesterday
by Katherine Nostadt against
Valentine Nostadt.
The board Of supervisors will hold
semi-monthly business meeting
Monday at the county courthouse
In accordance with the new law
now effective the hoard Mill hoI5
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DEATHS

Laura Al Flaherty. S. years 1891
Perry Ellis. % years. 1T x St II.
w.
Thomas 4. King. q years. 4soi sew
sn Emma Nj. Le Fray. 10 years. 1890
Maple View PI s. =.
Annie u. Maisack. SIS years. Mt. Ver-
non Apartment. Ninth and New York
{ Emma 6. Jenkins g years. sOoi
Rose Z WriEht. 81 years. 4aos Four-
'sfHn Henry = Martin. 81 years PrOvidsnes
P Earnest I. Hawkins. IS years al
s'5 John Z Dressed. 50 years. Garfield
Robert n. wood. months 81
Anna Freeman, 50 years. 1885 Fifth
Catherine Edwards, = years. Homs
for Aged and Infirm.
Andrew ]. Kenney. - years CALM
waiter II. smith. II years. ia o st.
John simms. 81 years. walter Reed
General Hospital.
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The board Of supervisors will hold
semi-monthly business meeting
Monday at the county courthouse.
In accordance with the new law
now effective. the board will hold
two meetings each month.