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Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
State Suspends
Three Boxers
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, June 4.-Threc
suspensions and four reinstatements
Of boxers We're ordered Saturday by
the state athletic commission, ae-
cording to announcement Of Saere-
tary Walter A, hardwood. The sus.
pensions were:
Theodore j. Hill, Ray Marcus,
beth of Fresno and Rosalio Cabal-
lero of Dinuba, each two months,
for non appearance.
Reinstatements were Tore Berg
vail, San Francisco; Doe Limas, ~
Cerritos; Joe Tayis, Sacramento,
and Leo Mitchell, Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
BOOtlegger Gets
Term In Jail

+. +. Lewiston, 50, of Holtville
district was arrested this morning
by Deputy Sheriffs Sharp and
Christian following a visit paid to
the Grove Park Auto Camp which
he conducts. The deputies found a
quantity of home brew beer in his
possession.
Arraigned before Judge Smyser
this morning Lewiston entered a
plea of guilty to charge of unlaw-
full possession of intoxicating liquor.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of
5000 or spend $50 days in the county
Jail. Failing to furnish the neces-
sary cash, the defendant was com
mitted to the custody of the sheriff,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
No Speed Limit
Highway Urged
by United Press Leased Wire


FRESNO, Calf, June 4-Leaders
in highway development from all
parts of the state will meet in
Fresno on June 9 to discuss a pro-
posal to build a 60 foot "no speed
limit - highway from Los Angeles
to San Francisco .along the west
side of the San Joaquin valley.
The conference is being arranged
by Edward Brown of the California
fast highways association.
The proposed road would be ap-
proximately 400 miles in length and
the cost is placed in the neighbor
hood of $40,000,0O0, funds for its
construction to be sought by a bond
proposal II the November election
ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Beery Amuses
Jacumba Folks

Wallace Beery, movie star, who
with Louise Brookes is enacting the
star roles of the picture now being
filmed at Carriso Gorge, "Beggars
of Life gave Jacumba visitors II
thrill yesterday afternoon.
Beery has brought along his biz
Ilane in his trip to the valley and
yesterday afternoon he scared over
Jacumba. He did several loop-the-
loops over the swimming pool, just
missing the tree-tops ON some of
the twiSters.
The picture company will prob
ably be at Jacumba for two more
weeks, it was said yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Fear of Arrest
Causes Suicide
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 4.-Fear
that he was to be arrested as Il
hit-and-rm driver caused Andrew
Lubin, 35, to commit suicide today
Ly slashing his throat, police re
ported.
Lubin, according to authorities,
struck down two pedestrians while
motoring Saturday Neither was
seriously injured but Lubin ended
his life few moments after he
lea tned that police Were seeking
him for questioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Convict Claims
He Aided Murder
Nv United Press Lensed Wire

san QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
June 4.-Prison officials today were
awaiting word from Illinois before
acting further on the confession OF
Mallard *. Mcclellan, alias Jack
Wade, San Quentin convict, who
claims to have first hand knowledge
of the killing of two men in rum
row near Edwardsville, i'll.
Wade, who was sent to San Quen-
tin to serve a five year to life term
for burglary told in detail how
Homer Hockett and John Bake
were murdered by him and n man
named Smith and their bodies bur
led near their burned automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
boy Scout Gives
Life for Brother
~ United Press Lensed Wire


WALNUT PARK, Calf, June
4.-The bodies of two young
brothers, one CT whom gave hisi
life in a vain attempt to save'
the other from drowning in Fish
/ Canyon near Monrovia yester-
day, were brought to their home
here today.
They were Charles McKnet.
a, and Robert. 8. 1t was Charles
who, clothed fully in his Boy
Scout uniform, dived into deep
/ water to try to save Robert, who
was seized by a cramp.
A third brother, Frances, re-
ported that Charles last words
were: eff I don't come out tell
mother I died right.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Shoots
His Bishop and
Commits Suicide
BY United Press Leased Wire

CHARLESTON, s. c., June A.
Bishop William A. Guerry of the
Episcopal Church South, was shot
and seriously wounded during an
argument in the diocese office with
the Rev. James A. Woodward here
today.
Woodward committed suicide q
short time later
Bishop Query was unconscious at
hospital here and details of the
incident could not be obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
By HAROLD P. MILLS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SHANGHAI, June 4.-Sun Chuan-
Fang, Chang TsO-Lin's principal
ally in the civil war, followed the
example of his chief today and re-
signed command of the Shantung
and Chilli armies.
Suns decision to decamp in face
of the Nationalist advance left
only Chang Chung Chang remaining
of the three principal northern
leaders, and Chang's army had been
reported previously as routed and
fleeing to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA MONICA, Calf, June /.
Having failed several weeks ago
IN an attempt to end his life by
slashing his throat Sam X. Watkor
committed suicide here last night
when he leaped through third
floor window of the Santa Monica
hospital, He was in the hospital re-
covering from wounds of his first
suicide attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Deficit
In West Virginia
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June A. The
unsuccessful Hoover campaign in
West Virginia cost $22 $50, Harry
woodward, West Virginia manager
for Secretary Hoover, told the SEN
ate campaign committee today.
woodward said $lS,7Ol had been
raised both in and out of the state.
In addition, his personal expendi-
lures amounted to 1881.
All the money has been spent and
outstanding bills will amount to
$1,000 more, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
SOUTHERN CROSS" NEARING FIJI island
ATTEMPT Made to Assassnate Retiring Chinese Leade,
COOLIDGE AT GETTYSBURG

Speaking where Abraham Lincoln
President Coolidge
Memorial speech throngng
the president
nation help establishment The
Coolidge among
cemetery
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Two Killed As
Flyer Crashes
BY United Press Leased Wire

CULVER CITY, Calf, June T.
Little hope was held today for the
recovery of Harry Carley, veteran
air pilot, probably fatally injured
Yesterday when his plane crashed
and instantly killed two student
aviators.
Cecil Wehrman and Irving Stan
les, the students, were dead when
they were dragged from beneath
the demolished craft while Carley
received internal injuries and a pos
sible concussion of the spinal cord.
The plane had just taken off and
had reached an altitude of only
800 feet when it nose.divcd and
crashed to earth.
CULVER CITY, Calf, June Il
Harry Carley, air pilot injured yes
terday in 4 plane crash that killed
two student aviators, died today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
MESSAGE
DECLARES
ALL We'll
Daring AviatOrs Certain
to Succeed in Long Hop
Over Pacific Ocean.
FUEL HOLDING OUT
Radio Keeps Airplane in
Constant Touch With
Two Continents.

SYDNEY, Australia, June S.
-(7:15 a. m, Tuesday)-Radio
messages received from the
Southern Cross at 7:15 a. m. to-
day said the craft had fuel
enough for approximately seven
hours in the air.
Previously, Captain Charles
Kingsford- Smith had estimated
there was gasoliI!s left for but
five hours flying.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
By United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, June 1.-THE South
ern Cross was approximately 800
miles from Suva at 6:20 a. m. Homo
lulu time today, according to n
message at that hour from the gian-
plane.
A message timed at 6:20 a. m.
Honolulu time $3.50 a. IN. Pacific
roast standard time) gave the posi-
iion of the Southern Cross at lati-
ludc 7:06 south; longitude Ia west.
I've estimate we are about 500
miles from Suva," the' message
said. 1--WE are running into bad
weather again"
The message was picked up by
,le local station of the Radio Cor
.oration of America.
1t indicated the plane had travel
led more than 2300 miles in a little
more than % hours in the air.
The distance from Barking Sands,
Island of Kauai, where the South
ern Cross took off at $500 a. III.
Yesterday, to Suva, i'll the F1Jt
Islands is 313S miles.
HONOLULU, June "A faint
message saying 'all is well was
licked up from the trans-Paciflc
plane Southern Cross at $3.50 a. m'
today Honolulu time Is II. m.
/ acific Coast Standard Time).
The message was reported by the
Mutual Wireless Company, which
Lad followed the plane from it's
take.off from Barking Sands sun
day morning.
Other words were sent i'll the
messages, but the signals were weak
aud could not be copied here.
The Southern Cross was 50 far
from Honolulu that communication
was becoming exceedingly difficult
Further messages from Captain
Charles Kingsford Smith and his
companions on the flight to Suya
were expected to be relayed from
radio stations in the South Sea
Islands. The estimated distance of
the Southern Cross from Honolulu
at $50 was approximately 22OO
miles. An untimcd message nearly
AN hour before had placed the
Southern Cross at five degrees
south latitude, l72 degrees 30 min
utes west longitude.
This position was roughly 2l25
miles on direct line from Barking
Sands, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, the
starting point of the flight, to
Suva, in the FIJI Islands, its des
t.nation.
At $3.50 n. m. the Southern Cross
had been in the air slightly more
than "a hours, the takeoff from
Barking Sands being at 5;20 a, m
Sunday.
The plane was considerably more
than two thirds of the distance
along the 3l3S mile airline from
barking Sands to Suva at that
hour If the plane maintains the
speed it was making at that hour
it was believed it would reach Suva
between 2:30 and $3.50 p. III. Homo
lulu time g and 8 p. m. Pacific
Coast Standard Time) today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
SANTA ANAN KILLED
by United Press L-asea wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, June 4. -
w. c. Blackburn, of this city, was
killed Yesterday in an automobile
collision five miles south of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
By II. r. EKINS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

HONOLULU, June 1.-Two
thousand miles of water never be-
fore flown over by an airplane lay
behind the Southern Cross early to-
day on its hop from Honolulu to
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04

CONTINUED on page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

Although the actual value OF g0od
road cannot be accurately judged. Erie
County NJ Y, has some figures tnat
definitely indicate that road improve
ments are worth more To the commu-
nifty than the original investment. ac~
cording TO K. r. Duffy, highway educa-
tional writer.
When the towns OF TonaWanda ana
Amherst permanently paved SHERIDAN
Drive, the north side OF the Inner Loop
encirclmg Buffalo, property values went
up In some cases from 5000 an acre 10
$50 10 5000 a front foot. according 10
recent statement Of the Automobiie Ciup
OF Buffalo. Other wide bouleyards Lead
ing from Buffalo 10 Sheridan Drive nave
together formed a system OF sun1rnah-
developing thoroughfares
Increase Declared Rsst
The incr""~~ ..lles Is real and
,4~+ .eciares the Auto
~ points out that Few
oren resold Purchasers are
.-.. lady building homes ranging In cost
from $4,000 to $4,000 and business
blocks are being erected.
For some years past George g, DIEM,
county engineer Of Erie County. mas
been conducting a traffic census 10 de-
termine the economy Of road improve
ment Records kept on more than 100
roads near Buffalo show q reduced road
cost In 1923 the maintenance cost per
on-mile OF traffic carried was | 40 cents,
and " le26 this figure had dropped 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Roads Found to Serve as Investment,
Increasing Values of Real Estate

OH cents more than 30 per cent re-
duction. In 1923 the combined con-
struction and maintenance cost per ton
mile of traffic was 3.07 cents. while in
1925 this cost was but l.45 cents. Tne
county authorities explain that the saw
ings have been due TO the increasing
mileage OF permanent type roads,
Different Costs.
This Is made even clearer by the
following carefully determined data:
The cost of water hound macadam per
ton-mile of traffic carried In 1898 was
3,47 cents; OF bituminous nacadam. l.82
cents: sheet asphalt, 232 cents, and con-
crete, | .48 cents.
In 1928 the cost OF travel over water
bound macadam per ton-mile was ID
cents; OF bituminous macadam. 0'65
cents; OF sheet asphalt. 039 cents, ana
OF concrete, 0,3l cents.
These small figures when applied to
the vast volume OF traffic that fows
through the region OF Greater Buffalo
amount TO considerable sums Consid-
ering the difference In road cost be-
tween concrete and water~bound mac
adam, for instance, 1t Is found that
when the traffic Is 1000 cars daily.
$4,000 may be saved over a l0-miie
stretch In the course OF a year.
The Buffalo building public Is
taking the attitude that the proof OF
the pudding Is In the eating, This epi-
curean curiosity will doubtless cut ~.
ture road costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
ANNUAL SAFETY ESSAY
CONTEST is ANNOUNCED
School Children Invited to Take
Part in Auto Chamber
Event.

Announcement of the ninth annual
safety essay and lesson contest for
school children and school teachers
was made today by Alvan Macauley.
president, National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce. The motor chamber
offers each year more than $500 In
prizes and medals for this event. The
competition will open in the Fall Of
1928 and complete dates and terms of
the event will be published at that time
by the Highway Education Board,
Architects Building, Washington d. c..
which is the administrator of the con-
test
These competitions were inaugurated
In 1920 under the presidency of the late
Col. Charles Clifton. More than
1000, 900 children have written safety
essays and approximately a quarter OF
million teachers have prepared acct
dent prevention lessons in competition
for these awards.
The capital prize In the children's
event is a gold watch and trip to
Washington and in the teachers event
$500 and trip to Washington. In
the essay contest are elso large num-
Der OF State prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
TIME PAYMENTS
AID AUTO SALES
InstalIment Buying Held Re-
sponSibIe for Half of Total
Car Purchases.

Were it not for TIE economically
sound basis attained BY installment
buying of automobiles and the increase,
year by year, in the number of pur-
chases on the payment plan. the
United States might boast Of scarcely
more than half of Its present gigantic
total of 25,00o,0o0 motor cars
In fact, the system of installment
buying, although condemned by few
as an unhealthy economic condition, is
now generally regarded as one OF the
underlying factors in the unprecedented
prosperity of America, 1t Is pointed out
BY r. H. Brooks general sales director
In the automotive field Millions of
sales OF automobiles on payments GER
tainly have played no small part in
the growth of motor car manufacture
TO first place in the industrial category.
Brooks added.
Advantage OF Credit.
In purchasing a car on deferred
payments" he continued. the Ameri-
can citizen merely is taking advantage
of the same credit privileges as are
enjoyed by the largest industries and
business houses. Credit, Of course, is
| the very essence of business, and there
is no reason why the opportunity to
exercise this fundamental institution
should not be extended to the indi-
vidual automobile buyer.
by simply dividing his sum OF in
debtedness into a ceftoin number OF
equal parts, the purchaser Is enabled
| to distribute the burden of the cost
| in proportion to the receipt of his
| inconvenience the term installment
| buying.
Purchasing of motor cars on the
| time payment plan was instituted some
| 10 years ago and has increased by
| leaps and bounds each year. Now, II
/ Is estimated that NOR than go pei
cent of the total automobile buyers
make their purchases on the Install
ment plan and. contrary tc the belief
Of some. approximately one.third o.
| the high-priced cars are sold by this
system. In the medium price field the
| percentage OF installment sales amounts
! to between SIS and 60 per cent OF the
total
Auto Now Necessity.
Students of economics and socia
life agree that the luxury OF one age
becomes the necessity OF tho next. The
automobile, decidedly. has become
necessity, and it is evident that tho
average American has learned to set
aside a specified portion Of his income
for the purchase and operation OF MI
motor car the same as for food. ciotn'
ing and other essentials
ut would be difficult tn overestimatt
the favorable effects CT quantity buy.
ing, made possible by the instailmen
privilege. on the automobile industry
Increased purchasing power has result
ed In Increased and stabilized produc
ton. Manufacturers have been able u
offer greater values each year because
they have been enabled to buy ma
terial In larger volume, to plan aneas
and TO widen the scope OF researcr
and experimentation.
Undoubtedly, there would be M
motor industry as We know 1t toda!
If it we're not for the millions OF COL
lars Of individual credit that has beer
made available through the installmen
plan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
PLEDGES TO SOLVE
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
President Seller Of Automotive
Commercial Transportation Co.
Inaugurates Campaign.

A two-fold pledge to the people OF
America and to American business is
the substance OF q statement made
by Paul W. Seller, president of a
company In the automotive commercial
transportation field. concerning the
Better Delivery Campaign" which now
is being conducted by his company on
a nationwide scale.
with all the facilities at our COM
mand to back 1t" said Mr.. Seller, I'VE
are pledge to help solve this country
safety and traffic problems, and we are
pledged to our utmost efforts for still
greater betterment of commercial
ransportation-upon which, increas-
ingly. the prosperity of every family in
America depends.
For safer streets and roads, for less
traffic congestion everywhere, and for
greater economy in handling merchan-
disc by trucks. We entered upon the
Better Delivery Campaign which has
attracted the attention and interest OF
public men and officials throughout the
country.
II have before me letter from Gov
Fred w. Green of Michigan" Mr.. Seller
said. 1T is typical of hundreds OF
statements from State, city and other
officials-and men prominent In bust
ness from every section of the land.
Gov. Green's statement, to which Mr.
| Seller referred, said In part:
The Better Delivery Campaign
which is being instituted is mos'
interesting. believe great deal Of
good can be accomplished by cam
paign of the character you describe
| and / wish you the utmost success II
carrying it through to successful CON
| clusion."
Scores of letters are being received
Mr.. Seller declared. from officials o.
| trade associations, chambers OF com
merce, woman's clubs, civic organiza
| tons and similar groups, as well a!
prominent editors. enthusiastically in.
| dorsing the objects Of the campaign
and recognizing the great part tina
| must be played In such an accom-
piishment by commercial transporta
ton.
The great problem of American bust
| ness 10 or Is years ago, Mr.. Sellel
points out, was TO build up transporta
ton facilities to make it possible TO dis
tribute a rapidly increasing volume o
merchandise 10 an ever growing popu
Iation Our industry cut the knot
that were binding America and limit
ing our growth-by providing transpor
tation that wiped out distances, tina
made city and country one for the pur
poses of commerce." he said.
But In solving the problem OF de
livering merchandise other problem
have arisen" Today we have train
congestion. and the problem OF safety
Now the automotive industry mus
Solve these latter problems. And tina
part Of the industry represent~--com
merciaI vehicles-~-must contribute large
iy and in growing measure To the solu
! fipy1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

! creases the number of motor
vehicles on the highways,
Twenty per cent of the serious
injuries to children from auto
mobiles were cases of children
running out from behind parked
cars, according to survey just
completed by an automobile
safety committee" stated Mr..
Kemper. "Thirty-three per cent
happened to children walking.
running or playing in the street,
Twenty three per cent occurred to
children crossing the street, this
proportion probably including
practically all the cases wherein
the child was legitimately on the
road, crossing properly at an in
terSection.
Nearly 10 per cent were acct
dents to childr en- hitching on
vehicles or begging a ride. Seven
per cent we're to children on
bicycles and roller skates. Three
and one-half per cent were coast
ing accidents. About that same
percentage we're private driveway
accidents. these usually happen
ing to very small children and in
GLIDING cases where a parent was
at the wheel.
Accidents to children are al
ways heartrending. Twelve per
cent of those under consideration
were fatal.
The greater activity and ad-
venturesome spirit of boys is re-
f1ected in the fact that 70 per
cent of the serious and fatal acct
dents were to boys, 80 per cent to
girls"
To these words to motorists Mr..
Kemper adds a plea to parents to
keen their children off the streets.
And when they must cross. let it
be in obedience to that often said
but so little observed parting
word. Look both ways before you
cross the street,"
Left Turn Confusion.
Many motorists seem to confuse
the new left turn regulations.
The regulations do not apply to
intersections not controlled By
traffic lights or policemen.
At the controlled intersec-
tons the motorist should pull
over to the middle of the street,
hold out his hand and make the
left turn when he sees that the
way is clear.
At the meeting of the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association
the plan of iunking used cars was
held up pending the decision Of
an offer made by a local Junk
man to take over all old cars Of
the local dealers and Junk them.
with the guarantee not to sell
them as used cars.
All Summer meetings of the or
were Cancelled, the
next meeting to be held October
/. An outing will be held some
time this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

Rural stores are being forced into the
position of bringing their shelves up to
date or going out of business. according
to a bulletin of the University of Illi-
nois recently published. The presence
OF the automobile and the motor truck
makes it possible for the crossroads
store to get supplies for its customers
more quickly On the other hand, the
customer is able to go to large trading
centers. and accordingly the general
rura, store cannot hold its business un-
less 1t keeps abreast of the times. In
this study of Illinois merchants, IS per
cent were reported to have sales hold
ing steadily or increasing, while As per
cent had A decline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Rapid Transit Roadway Legislation
Held Need to Meet Increased Traffic

would save millions of dollars In wear
and tear on motor vehicles.
Highway building has not kept pace
with the development of the motor car
which under present conditions Is not
more than so per cent efficient. Aerial
passenger, mail and freight service viii
In time partly relieve the congestion,
but the automobile will for many years
continue to be our principal means of
transportation. Congressman Rath-
bones measure, therefore. holds great
possibilities and deserves the support
of every motorist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08

While there were l,l24,s49 automo-
biles added in the more stabilized do
mestic market during 1927. there we're
96a. al added in the foreign markets.