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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-28

The morning sermon of the Rev.
G. L. Farrow will be 'Pesonal Evan
gelism." In the evening the sermon
will be "See the Unseen.2 At the
Victory Memorial Methodist Protes-
tant Church.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
STILL IN THE WHITE

Despite the grumbes of that business here
is not what might be- the fact remains that Imperial
Valley continues in the white spot the map issued
monthly by the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States showing business conditions for September
throughout the nation.
This map is based upon information carefully COM
piled by statistcians and be taken as authentic
In addition to Imperial Valley, only the area around
San Francisco and Los Angeles is shown to be IN the
white Other sections of the state in gray, lndca
ing fair business conditions.
There is no denying that business here IS not at
the top peak experienced in 1918 and early 1919 when
war conditions created boom here. Like all booms
this not founded upon sound basis, and When II
collapsed, many were hurt.
Business has been quiet here for many months
but valley residents who have gone to the coast and to
the north during the summer months, and who took
note of business conditions there, noticed that they
were equally as quiet as in the valley if not
despite the advantage of many summer visitors.
Businessmen here have stated within the past few
weeks that they have less unpaid bills at present than
in long time, and that their collections have not
shown any noticeable depreciation.
The statement issued Saturday by the Imperial
Irrigation district to the effect that very little land
in Imperial Valley is being taken up for non-payment
of taxes is possibly the best indication that conditions
here are good and that the financial standing of the
valley is sound.
There is no flood of easy money here but it is not
wanted. Such condition is not good for any COM
munty Ability to pay debts and keep little surplus
ahead, is much more desirable than easy money. I'M
peria Valley is paying its debts.
Incidently, it might be remarked for the benefit
of the pessmiss that Imperial Valley has been the
u S. chamber of commerce white spot consistent
y and often in the past five years than any other
section of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY' S BAD
BUNNY

Unelc Wiggily had forty 1eVen
little bunny boys and girls; or
forty twelve if you count Baby
Buntv, and she always wanted to
be counted And one of these forty
twelve was bad.
The name of the bad little
bunny was Bumble, and sometimes
his mother, or Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzv, said the reason BUmble was
bad was because he was named
after a bee which stings. Uncle
Wiggi,y WASH t So sure of this.
II think the reason Bumhie is
had, said Mr.. Longears, lis be-
cause he forgets.'
And it was on account of Bum
BILE forgetting, especially, to set his
shoes neatly back against the wall
when he went to bed at night, 1t
was mostly, as l say, on account of
Rumble 5 shoes that the little
bunny hoy was called bad.
Dear me. What bad child!'
Mrs. Longears would say when,
some nights. she would go in the
ehildrcn's room to see if they were
all asleep and she would trip over
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
HOltVille Team
Loses Two Men

Ecating a picked up alumni team
9 too Friday was costly per
Torrance for HOitvillc High school 5
eleven, two star men being badly
injured.
Pablo Casarcs, right half back.
sustained a broken collar bone and
will be out of the game for the sea
son. Brodie, right end, broke a small
bone in his arm, and will DC out for
several weeks.
Despite these setbacks Coach
Peet was pleased on the whole with
the work of his men. In the early
period Of the game their work was
ragged, the line frequently missing
signals. Toward the end this was
remedied and something like team
work began to show up. Most of the
boys are green at the game, there
being only few veterans left from
last year.
Coach Peet is building his team
around Captain Joe Kccble who is
holding down the fullback position
Keeble is one of the fastest back
field men the valley has seen in
several seasons and is smart lead
er.
Holtville will start the league sea-
son here in two weeks, meeting
Coach Armstrong; Central Union
eleven.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
Says Ex-Convicts
Discourage Men
From Reforming

Claiming that "once thief, Fal-
ways thief was an adage that
would be unbroken for many years
because of the stolidity of an or
ganization formed by ex-convicts in
the United States, John Hawkins,
"a, of Cleveland, o., admitted that
he had been a "crook' all his life,
during an interview with Edward
H. Law of the district attorneys
office today.
Hawkins was arrested about 10
days ago in Holtville after he had
stolen an automobile in El Centre.
He pleaded guilty to charge of
grand theft in superior court and
was sentenced to the term prescribed
by law, one to IA years, by Judge
A. C. Finney Saturday morning.
Commitment was withheld pending
the filing of supplemental com
plant by the district attorneys Of
flee.
According to Deputy District At
torney Law, Hawkins said that he
had been brought up in crime in the
middle west. Hawkins told Law,
the latter declared, that he had
served two terms in the reformatory
school at Bonneville, Mo-, during his
minority and had been convicted
twice previously on charges of grand
theft, serving terms in the New
Mexico and Montana state peniten-
tiaries.
1t has also been intimated that
under the name of Jack Mcdonald,
he served a term in Texas pcni-
tentiary.
81 could have gotten away from
that cop in Holtvillc if / wanted
to,' Hawkins is said to have told
Law. 81 had gun in my pocket
and it would have been easy to
shoot him down. But it would only
be matter of time until | did get
caught and by taking another
hitch in the stata pen / still have
one more chance for freedom.
Hawkins then told Law that he
had tried time after time to ego
straight. He declared, however,
that the ex.convicts are so strong
~ organized that man who goes
straight is subject to their black.
mail. If he fails to cash in, the or
ganization reverts to means of get.
ting the money and incidentally get.
ting the job along with it. The
result is that it is safer to be a
"crook" than to go straight, Haw-
,, kins told Law.
Il could have n lawyer furnished
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

twelve bunnies had taken their
lollypops and eaten them.
"Whcrc s minc9'' asked Bundle,
tears coming into his eyes,
"Why, l thought you didn't want
one" said Uncle Wiggily.
"Of course l wanted lolly-
popl" said Bumble.
''WcH, why didn t you hurry
down, as your brothers and sisters
did. when / callcd?" asked his
daddy.
"I-now-I couldn t find my
shoes,' said Bumble.
"Ah hal" murmured Uncle Wig
gily. And he hoped this would teach
Bumble a lesson so he would re-
member to put his shoes neatly
back against the wall and not toss
'them under the bed or into cor
HUr.
Wei, for 4 few days after that
Bumble was pretty good. He set
back his shoes and then, all of a
sudden, he forgot and left them in
the middle of the room where his
mother tripped over them once
more.
Bundle is bad again. said
Mrs. Longears to her husband
81 must think up some other
tick to play on him. spoke Mr..
Longears.
SO a few mornings after that,
very early, Uncle Wiggily again
called to his little rabbits:
"Hurry down and see what S here
for you!" Come to the back
porch!'
AS before, they all dressed
quickly except Bundle, who couldn t
find his shoes because he had kicked
them far down to the end of the
Lall that night when he was un-
dressing to hop into bed. And when
at last the bad bunny found some
thing to put on his feet and reach
cd the back porch there was no
more carrot icc-crcam left, for that
was what MIR. Longcars had called
to the others to come and eat
"Why didn't YOU come fastcr?'
asked Nurse Jane.
I-now-l couldn' t find my
Shoes said Bumble, sorrowful
like and unhappily.
- think tonight our bad bunny
will set his shoes neatly back by his
clothes chair said Mr.. Longears
to his wife when the children went
to bed.
"After he's asleep | II go in and
look, +" said the rabbit lady.
But she forgot about it and fell
asleep herself. SO did Uncle Wig
gily and very early next morning,
when it was hardly daylight, some
thing very strange happened. II
tell you about it in the next story
which will be about Uncle Wig
gily's lucky shot. And if will be
fine if you can stop the wind from
whistling through the kcyhole of
the doll 5 house to make her
laugh.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

Bumble's shoes. "Oh, dear. What
= bad hunny!' For Bumble' s shoes
would be out in the middle of the
room and the rabbit mother wouldn t
see them in the dark.
u must do something about my
lad bunny said Uncle Wigglly.
eff he grows up to be a big rab-
lit and always leaves his shoes un-
tidilv in the middle OF the room,
something may happen. So the
rabbit gentleman gave up looking
for adventures for. nearly a whole
week to think of a way to change
Bad Bumblc into Good Bundle.
One morning, quite early, before
it was time for the forty twelve
little rabbits to start fer school,
Uncle Wiggily put out on the front
steps lot of lollypops. Then all
OF a sudden lie called:
"Ho. boys and girls. Come down
quickly! Dress and hurry down to
see what is here A grand surprise,' y
So Jingle and Jangle, Stumble
and Tumble, Custer and Buster and
I2bv Bunty and all the little bunny
boys and girls hurried to dress and
side down the stair banister rail
ing to see what the surprise was.
But Bumblc couldn't find his
shoes, because, the night before, he
had thrown them under the bed in
stead Of setting them neatly back
against the wall near the chair on
which he tossed his clothes. And it
was against the rule for any bun
mics to come downstairs bare-fOOted
in winter, so Bundle was quite a
time sliding down the rail. He had
to hunt for his shoes.
And when he got there, the cup
board was bare, as you might say,
for all the lollypops were gone. Not
one was left! All the other forty
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
CHAMBER SEEKS
INFORMATION ON
MEXICAN PEAS

The chamber of commerce is in
vestigating the imports of peas
from Mexico, with the idea of as
certaining just how much these
foreign shipments interfere with
the consumption of California grown
peas. Here in Imperial Valley it is
not difficult to grow peas. The val
ley has early peas on the market
near the first of November, and
again in the spring, but often, due
to the competition of the Sinaloa
article, local markets are poor, and
sometimes it becomes impossible to
ship and sell at all in competition
with the peas from Mexico.
The tomato growers, Secretary
Hays advises, faced the same situa-
tion some years ago. This was met
10y placing an import duty on
tomatoes grown in Sinaloa and ship
ped during the period when Ameri-
can tomatoes could be grown. At
ether seasons, when no native
tomatoes were in the market the
Mexican tomatoes entered duty
1
rectors believe that some similar
duty may be imposed to protect
home grown peas during the season
when they met competition from
the southern republic. Sinaloa, be
cause of its closer proximity to the
eastern markets, and its location
further south, has some natural ad-
vantages, which California pro-
duccrs must overcome. When there
are no American peas obtainable, it
is desirable that the Mexican vcge-
table come in duty free, but when
American production begins, Cali
fornia producers and shippers feel
that local products must be pro-
tcctcd. 1t is to obtain data on
which to base its demands that the
chamber of commerce is seeking in
formation from the department of
commerce and the treasury depart
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
COMPANY INCORPORATED

Articles of incorporation were fill,
ed at the county clerks office this
morning by the Mccall Income Pro-
pcrties, Inc, a real estate organiza,
tion. The principal place of bust
ness will be located in Los Ange.
les. w. a. Mccall, 7. f. Brew, NJ.
e. Mccall, r. ID. Mccall and r. X.
Mccall are named as directors for
the first year. They together with
+. NJ. Mccall have subscribed for all
of the capital stock, amounting to
$25 600 worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October Is, 1918

The contract has been let to n.
p. Corlei for building the one-story
brick building on Luis Leakage s lot
where the old Airdome stands on
Main street. The new building is
to be occupied by two live real
estate agencies, True Vencill and
Allen & Allen.
Mrs. F. II. McIver has arrived
from Denver to spend the winter
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs: Ber-
ry and her sister, Mrs. Clark Boob
er. Mr.. McIver will arrive later.
For the first time in Ell Centre
this morning were heard the notes
of the new bell ON the Catholic
church. 1t was put in place this
morning by Ed Royce. The bell
weighs 1900 pounds and was a gift
to the church from Don Baron.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
TEN YEARS AGO
October Is, 1918

As forecast exclusively in the
district, may never take his seat
Press, FL Centre and the valley fs
to have a new bank, "A branch or
the San Diego Southern Trust and
Commerce bank, of which u. A.
Davidson is president.
George L. Pulliam, who was elect
ed supervisor from the Calexico dis
triet. may never take his seat on the
board of commissioners, as he IS
planning to answer the call to the
colors.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
MAY GET MORE
FUNDS FOR WORK
AT MELOLAND

Hope of an increased appropria-
tion for the Meloland Experiment
station is seen by 8. E. obinson,
who with M. d. Witter of Brawley
attended meeting held recently in
Riverside by the Agriculture Legis-
lative Committee. This committee,
composed of members of the valleys
requests for the station.
According to Robinson, the ap-
proval of this committee carries de-
cided weight in the final decision
rendered by the state legislature,
as the group is representative of SO
many lines of activity in the state.
Other requests which the commit
tee heard were made by G. II. Hecke,
head of the state department of ag-
riculture; DR.. II. Webber, Riverside
Citrus experiment station; Dean
Merrill Of the College of Agriculture
and B. Fl. Crocheron, extension SER
vice head.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
Martin Had Best
Stay At Home

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.-IIis
disguise was SO perfect that Martin
Julius was picked up on a bandit
suspect charge when he vcntured out
in what he considered a gangstcr
makeup to view the underworld.
After Julius explained that he
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October Is, 1908

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Merserves of
are guests of their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harts-
horn, and are much interested in the
valley.
Fred Fuller of Ell Centre was in
Imperial today in his automobile
with a party of friends.
The artesian well being drilled in
Ell Centre is now down 200 feet.
j. M. Warden, father of Mrs. r.
d. McPherrin, has joined Mrs. War
den and daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

Just wanted first hand look at the
gang land he read about, he was
dismissed with warning by Judge
Leonard Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

Oceanside, San Diego county, Not-
ed and sold a bond issue of $llO,000
with which to improve the city wa
ter system.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15
VOICES AT HOLLYWOOD

The talking movies evidently are here to stay
1t is only question of improvements now 1here are
notable results at Hollywood
Producers, eager to cash in on the new form OF
mechanical drama rushing after stage celebrities.
Legitimate" actors by scores have gone from New
York to Hollywood, with without invitations. The
legitimate stage, temporarily at least may be drained
of its talent.
Meanwhile all the Hollywood studios have started
in franticaly testing the voices of established movie
actors whether they suited for the speaking
films Players without stage experience have taken
alarm and joined vocal instruction classes
So we have to a stage in film drama where
the beautiful but dumb actress destined to lose OUT
Likewise the handsome but dumb hero.
The twofod art of acting, which has been losing
one of its greatest assesthe speaking volce-comeS
into its own again Intelligence and culture will be
welcomed at last in the film studios as they always
have been on the speaking stage
Fall is that drab period of the year when one pays
for vacation and wishes Christmas not so near.
Byrd lives up to his name. They usually go south
for the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

me right here without it costing me
cent" Hawkins said, "But what's
the use. l was caught dead to rights
and that's that
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

Fall is that drab period Of the year when one pays
or vacation and wishes Christmas was not so
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-15

Byrd lives up to his name. They usually go south
for the winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
WATER EVENTS
WILL FEATURE
CELEBRATION
Over $500 Hung Up in
Prizes For Aquatic
Sports; Fast Races
Anticipated

Several additional entries in the
outhoard boat division Of the water
events to be stagei on the Fort
Brown resaca on the morning Of the
Fourth Of July have hecn announced
BY the committee in charge.
There are to Re four racing events
for cups valued at 5000 in this group.
class r.. class n. surf board and 4
free-for-aiI. The swimming events
include 100 wards, mo yards ma. n
mile swim for men. II sufficient
hoys sign w befo-e the Fourth. "a
boys meet also vill re conducted.
The swims are 10 reyin at 2 a.. m.
and medals in these events will Ne
presented by the chamber Of COM
mcrce.
Another UNIQUE feature is the wa
ter baseball game. This Will he the
first held here. IL IS believeI. and
much interest rs expected .u b-
shown.
A model sail boat race viii be run.
Several models have been entered
and more are expected before the
entry lists are closed. One ~ the
models entered is on display IN l..
Dorfman's show window. The event
viii be conducted under Ner York
Yacht club rules.
The outboard races will he: Glass
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24

Thirty additional large motor
husses will be placed in operation
u Houston during the time of the
democratic national convention. Many
extra transit ear also will help
meve convention crowds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
Convention Notes


AbN the Associated PreSs)
The appointment Of delegates 10
the democratic national convention
and each states electoral vote for
president are as follows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
BROWNSVILLE
CELEBRATION
FUND RAISED
Practically All Bust
ness Int In
City Represented on
Donor List

Brownsville will have ample funds
to finance the biggest celebration
ever held on the lower border, was
the report rendered Saturday by
John Tanning, chairman of the H.
nance committee for the celebration
Over $4,000 had been raised up 20
Friday night, and funds were still
coming in.
The three-day drive inaugurated by
a committee composed Of eighteen
business men was rhe most success
full ever conducted in Brownsville.
The committee divided into six teams
of three men each, each team taking
n certain specified section of the
city TO work" The response was
generous. and when the drive was
completed virtually every business
house in the city was represented on
the subscription list.
I'VE greatly appreciate the gener-
Gus manner in which the business in
terests Of the city have responded ia
the appeal for funds" Mr.. Tanning
said. I'VE propose TO reciprocate BY
staging the biggest celebration the
lower border has eve witnessed, q
celebration that should attract
thousands to Brownsville and set a
new record for the Lower Rio Grands
Valley"
Following is tie list Of contrib
utors to the celebration fund:
j. T. Canales. attorney. Graham a
Graham, attorneys, United Land & Ir.
rigation company, Davenport. West
g. Ransome. attorneys, n. B. Gal.
braith, attorney, r. Q. Sizelan. Dr.. y
s. Ford. SHELTON Abstract Co. Clar-
ence Owen. II. NJ. Morrow. r. w.
Woolworth Co. G. W. bennett, Bor-
derland Harware company, G.. c,
Continued on psge two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-24
LOPEZ TRACT
lO,4l4 ACRES
EPURCHASED
Huge Devel
Projects Eastern
Part Gamer IN Cc-n-
ty Are Planned

Closing If a deal ~ the Port Isa-
bel Irrigation Co, a subsidiary Of
the Point Isabel company, for l0,4li
acres comprising the Fulgencio
Lopez tract. share 81, and commence
ment Of work on the irrigation sys-
TEN which Will water the Ruther-
ford-Harding tract and the lands az
the Port Isabel Irrigation Co.. were
outstanding development activities
IN eastern Cameron county the past
week.
The lands acquired BY the Port
Isabel company comprise a strip over
a mile wide extending from the Ar
royo Colorado south to a point about
three miles south NJ the Barreda-
Point Isabel road. The lands adjoin
the Boory tract. which the company
Is now developing. and lies about a
mile west Of the Box ranch. the orig
inal development Of the company.
Negotiations are also under way
BY the company for additional lands
in that section. including the Singer
and Rabb holdings. and the total
purchases are expected to run close
TO 10000 acres, all Of which they
propose to bring under development
at an early date.
Start Irrigation System
Construction of the canal which
will supply Cameron county water
improvement districts Nos. 10 and II
is now under way, the districts have
entered into a contract with the Los
Fresnos system to supply the water.
District No. 10 comprises approx
imately 1000 acres. owned by Ruther-
ford & Harding. lying a mile and a
quarter east of the east line Of the
Los Fresnos irrigation district. and
extending north from the Barreda-
Point Isabel highway approximately
five miles. The lands were acquired
by Rutherford & Harding several
months ago.
District No. II, as now constitut-
ed, comprises approximately 1900
acres, including the northern part Of
the Boory tract. recently acquired hy
the Port Isabel Irrigation Co. II is
understood the Box ranch lands. de-
veloped by the company the past
year, the major part Of which has
been set "a citrus fruit. will he in-
cluded in the district. as we'll as the
major part of the Lopez tract or
Share 81, and probably the lands for
which the company is negotiating.
Other land owners adjoining the
new districts are considering enter
ing their lands. ii IA stated. and II IVY
probable that the two districts Ill
timately viii water between $4,000
and 5000 acres.
The districts we're originally orr
gained under the water control pro
vision Of the state laws. but follow
ing the recent decision III the SUI
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