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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
So, $50, 900 Z ech High
To Open Sept. n

What Il believed Of the finest high schools
the United States will open here September III when the
doors new Mckinley High School thrown to
students
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
PLEA
ARRIVED
LATE

+. - -
IL d Government employe 3
superiors fail to certify to de-
partmental heads that he Is
valuable to the Government By
the date he reaches the retire
ment age, he must be auto
matically dropped and cannot
be reinstated even though he
may be invaluable. Comptroller
General ]. r. Mel Carl ruled to-
day.
incidentally, McCarI decision r..
suits III the permanent loss to the
Government Of an empioye whose
superiors claim IS vital to The Cow
eminent service.
James d. Woods, deputy CO..
lector Or customs IN Porto Rico
reached the retirement ace 81 81
years June g. Ten days before
IHaL MS GmlCls lHG AOttENLDA -
san Juan reported to the Treasury
Department that he was on leave
in this country and could not bt
located.
The collector asked that the ques.
ton 81 retirement be held III abey-
aree Tor few days until Woods
returned, but failed 70 certify that
ii was III the public interest TO
keep him in the service
Later, the necessary recommends
lions and data were received at the
department. but Woods had already
been retired In accordance with the
provisions OF the retirement law.
Woods superior recommended to
the department that he be rein
stated, declaring that he was in
good health and valuable TO the
Government, particularly in view Of
the difficulty Of keeping good EN-.
plOyes in the tropics.
McCarl notified the department
today. however, that he cannot be
reinstated and is permanently re-
tired
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
/ ear Old Aviatrix
Sets Altitude Record

After making q caiibrati lon sot r21e
har0sraph of the plane. the Bureau
81 Standards announced yesterday
that Elinor Smith, 17-year-old avi-
afrix. scared to height OF Al SOS
FEET III her flight over Long Isl1Ld
last month.
while Miss Smith failed 10 Equal
J tfse mark OF 10, 900 feet. set by Lady
Heath In England, she did establish
new unofficial American altitude
record for women, although neither
the National Aeronautic Association
nor the international Aviation Sc
ciety recognize a distinction In rec
otds made by women and men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
Man Gets s Months
On Statutory Charge

Charged with statutory offenses
involving Mrs. Robert e. Taylor, Of
Portsmouth, Va, 32-year-old mother
OF three children, William III. Nor
and. Of Norfolk. Va, was found
guilty and sentenced to serve six
months In Jail BY Judge r.. r. Mat
tingIy in Police Court today.
The couple were returned here
from Baltimore to face charges OF
bigamy. They were charged with
having married there on June 3,
without having obtained divorces
from their mates. When they de-
MED having been married, the stat
utory charge was substituted for
the bigamy charge.
Mrs. Taylor was found guilty OF
the same charge and given the
same sentence. but execution was
suspended in her case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
Washington Monument
Open to Visitors at Night

Heretofore, the washington Mon.
ument open only during the day,
was thrown open last night for the
first time, brightly Illuminated and
crowds OF local residents and wish
tors ayailed themselves Of the op.
portunity to get a birds-eye view
of washington at night.
1t is planned to keep the Monu-
ment oTen from 10 o'clock in the
morning until 10 o'clock at night
for two-week period, according to
Col II. s. Grant III, superintendent
OF Public Buildings and Parks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05

will attend the new Mckinley High
school the Capital Traction Com
pany today asked the Public It'll
Ties Commission for permission to
issue free second. transfer on
their lines at lexington Place
Northeast.
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company win be asked
BY the commission to concur in the
petition before action is finally
taken.
Under the present arrangement
passengers transferring from the
two street car companies at EcA-
ington Place are required to PAL
full fare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
NEE
TONIGHT
70 MAE
FIGHT

"A second indignation meet
NO to protest location Of the
House Of Detention in an
apartment building at 90S 81
ST. s. W., will be held tonight
ia the Marvin Methodist
Church.
Southwest citizens whose homes
are iii the vicinity Of the proposed
new women,s police station. yester
fsv carried their fight to the courts
ana asked for an injunction.
More Suits Planned
Ii was revealed today that 4 large
nlhnber 81 individuals in the Vi
entity of the bidding planned in-
dIviduaI court action against the
district government.
William X. Wimsatt, whose resi-
Asnce Is next door TO the proposed
female lookup, will preside At the
mass meeting tonight and an over
low attendance Is expected. Many
additional seats have been. Installed
ii the church and Wimsatt said to-
dsy that the protestants have added
many recruits to their forces.
No Permit Issued
THE Districts efforts to convert
the apartment building into q de-
fention house may be further com
nlioaked it was learned today. BY
the fact that no building permit
Tor extensive alterations on the
hfiIdfnr has been issued from the
holding inspector.
The repairs to cost $1,000 are
being done by private corpora
ton and Municipal Architect Harris
pleaded ignorance of what was
bSlr~ done ard under what au-
thority the alterations ere being
made.
Tonightss meeting will hear re-
rofts from attorneys for the cttl.
zsIls. several new elements VIII
ne explained to them and q future
course of action WIN be decided
up0i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
Wife, 81, Takes Poison
After Row With Mate

Mrs. Ellen Fine, 81. the TOO
block First st. N. W., was re.
covering today from poison whic1
she took last night following an
argument with her husband, ac-
!, cording to authorities at Emerg.
tency Hospital.
~ Mrs. Fine was taken to the hos
pftal. after DIR. Leon Gordon re-
sp0nded to a call the husband
made from their home. She was
treated for the effects OF poison
tablets and returned home later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-05
CITIZENS TO MEET

American University Park Citi-
zels Association will meet in Hurst
Hall, on the grounds OF the Ameri-
can University, Massachusetts, and
Nebraska Avenues Northwest, next
Tuesday night,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

the various irrigation districts, and
all have shown a remarkable in
crease in efficiency and a consequent
reduction in operation costs during
the year. Four new districts have
been organized, Including the Good
win tract west of Mission, the Mer-
eedes district, which comprises sac
major part of the acreage under the
Mercedes system. Cameron county
No. 10, comprising $500 acres east
OF the Fresnos tract, and the Bar
reda district between Brownsville
ard San Benito. New acreage to be
brought under development by these
districts is approximately 10000.
AT least two other districts are be-
ing considered. the proposed district
In Wlllacy county, which will COM
prise $4,000 acres. and the Jackson
tract district west Of Edinburg
which will bring 10000 additional
acres under irrigation. Plans are al
so being made to carry irrigation
water to the coastal areas in Cam
eron county.
Many improvements have been
made by all the old districts. The
FL Jardin district now has a $780,
900 drainage problem we'll under
way, and the Donna district is ex-
pending half a million on drainage
and improvement Of its irrigation
system, which will make it one Of
the most efficient in the South.
Harlingen district has nearly com
pleted an extensive drainage pro
gram, and San Benito district also
has drainage projects under way.
The Pharr-San Juan district, rated
as one of the most efficient in the
United States, has installed new
gates throughout its system, the Sec
ond largest in the Valley, and the
Los Fresnos district has a drainage
problem we'll under way which will
effectually drain practically every
acre under its canals. The West
Brownsville system is being improved
and extended to include additional
acreage. ard the La Feria district
has undertaken drainage tests which
will probably result in an extensive
drainage program in 1929. McAllen
district has taken the leadership in
lining canals, having concerted ap-
proximately 12 miles and has also
erected a new pumping plant at the
river and installed electric motors.
Both the Mission and Mercedes irri-
cation companies have made extern
sIve improvements on their plants.
including the draining If large areas.
and installation Of additional equip
ment.
Water Transportation
Valley-wide interest in water
transportation has been augmented
by the campaign inaugurated to Sc
cure a 30-foot channel and harbor at
Point Isabel, the organization of the
Arroyo Navigation District and the
voting of a $500,000 bond issue to
improve the Arroyo Colorado as a
waterway The naturalization of
these projects is expected during
1928.
The Arroyo waterway Is proposed
as part of the intracoastal canal ex-
tension from Corpus Christi to Point
Isabel, on which surveys are now
under way. and officials of the
navigation district are confident that
work on the waterway project will
start early in the year. The bond
issue has been sold and funds are
available to start work as soon as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

mo the Valley. The biz events
scheduled for the coming year.
such as the establishment here OF
an airport and the definite settling
OF the deep water port at Point
Isabel question, preceded as they
have been by the enormous amount
of publicity sgotten by the Valley
in recent months and the recogni-
Tion Of Brow nsville by Washing
ton a the loriral border port for
an International air mail service,
are bound TO make the year a big
n for the Valley. The Valley
IL just beginning to get some ma
tioRal publicity. and should get
more in the next year.
w. Ii. Sellers: I think the Val
ley and Brownsville. especially. Is
unquestionably in for the biggest
year in history. Prospects are eX-
cellent for a II potato crop and
there is no reason apparent at this
time for a cotton failure. | be-
lieve the farmers learned a lesson
from last year and will profit by
IL. On top Of that the amount Of
public none" TO be expended dur
ing the next ear on improvements
OF various kinds il sure TO increase
the spending power Of the resi-
dents of this section. We are get
ting the attention of the eastern
capitalists and outside money Is
coming into the Valley every
month in increasing quantities.
Next year is bound to be a big
one for this section.
John A. Lomax, San Benito:
Everything in the Valley appears
in good shape; | am looking for q
very prosperous year."
James A. Bowie, San Benito:
"Sen BeHito and all the Valley is
in splendid shape for the new
year. Agriculture is getting on a
solid basis; crop prospects are
very bright. Large areas are com
ing under development. and the
karbor and coastal developments
are g-ing 10 prove IMPORTANT fac
tors IN promoi Hg Valley growth
ard prosperity"
Frank Ludden. San Egnsto: The
outlook over the entire Valley il
: mere encouraging than for several
years. The Valley has passed
the speculative stage and is now
On a sold bass. which means sub
stsntial growth in the future
Blake Seay. Mercedes: "Condi-
tions in the Mercedes section end
Throughout the Valley in general
are far better than during the
early fall. Everybody in this part
Of the Valley II very optimistic.
In my opinion, cooperative market
ing should be the principal aim Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

the Valley In 1925, and every Sec
ton in the Valley should be thor
oughly organized before the end OF
the year
Walter Mcneil, Mercedes: OPP
timism prevails throughout this
section of the Valley. We arc
LOOKING forward to big vegetable
and cotton crops and good mar
kets. Conditions have never been
more prepitious for a profitable
year for the entire Valley"
o. r. Archer. McAllen: "The
Lower Rio Grande Valley and Me-
Allen in particular. IN looking for
ward 10 a prosperous year. Meal
len district will soOn launch her
road improvement program. and ]
am confident il will be followed
with an era Of unprecedented de-
velopment and prosperity"
Lloyd Thompson. Harrington: Il
look for O rural development
during 1928 than any preceding
year. The crop outlook Il good.
and indications are that both yege-
tables and cotton will have n
profitable market. believe the
Valley should strive toward extern
sion of the cooperative marketing
in order that there may be a more
equitable distribution To the farm
ers Of the proceeds from their
crops"
w. A.. Harding. Raymondville:
"NilIacy county, with thousands of
additional acres brought under Gull
tivation. In looking forward to a
very prosperous year. The growth
OF the Valley this year will break
all records
Leslie Neal. Edinburg: "Our
highway program will be a big fac
tor in development In 1925. Thou
sands OF acres in both the irrigated
end unirrigated areas will be
brought under cultivation. II looks
like real prosperity 10 me-"
Al Parker, Ia Fcria: II consider
the outlook for 1928 very bright.
] do not expect a boom, but a
steady growth throughout the year.
Business the past two months has
shown a steady increase. which |
believe viii be maintained through
out 1925"
Thos. j. Voc. superintendent of
schoo's. Brownsville: prospects
for 1928 are very flattering so
far az the schools Of Brownsville
ere concerned. The enrichment ~
the greatest in the history Of the
schools and IL increasing weekly.
Our new building will be COM
p'etcd and ready for the opening Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
1923 to
Be Era Of Huge
Forward Strides

Nineteen twenty-seven has been a year of great
a~chlevements In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, marked by
greater development and building progress than any pre-
vious year in Valley history.
With the year will virtually close the pioneering epoch
Oh the valley, the final elimination of the efforts of those
who have erected the foundation upon which future
growth and prosperity will be established.
That the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley is now en-
terlng an era OF great expansion and that 1928 will wit
ness growth and development upon a scale heretofore I'M
precedented is generally conceded. The foundation for
TINS development has been laid by the Valley pioneers
those who had the vision to realize the possibilities of the
valley soil and who have devoted their efforts toward
making 1t productive and attracting to this section the
capital and citizenship essential to the Transformation of a
wilderness into one of the most productive regions of the
world.
Many OF the major problems with which the Valley
has been confronted from the days of earliest develop
ment are now nearing solution. Great strides have been
made the past year in connection with agricultural and
industrial development. Transportation, irrigation.
drainage, the three major problems of Valley agriculture,
nave been brought to higher efficiency; and the founda-
ton has been laid for industrial expansion and also the
establishment OF the Valley as a playground, both Of which
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
p FROM GRASS

HARACHI. India, GA new paper
mill which will use sabai or bhabbar
grass. as raw material In being built
rear S~aharanpur. on the banks Of
the Western Jumna Canal. Orders
already have been placed for paper.
initial production Of which IL ex-
pected to reach 1000 tons Of white
printing and writing paper and 500
tons of wrappers daily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
odst Year One OF Great Achievement For Vale,

year I'm Brownsville I'm 1928. We
have increased our orders for mer-
chandise. and that should denote
the confidence we have In the
maintenance of proper conditions"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

Sam Perl: II am very optimistic
in regard "a 1929 Everything In
on an upward trend. and | am con-
fident the year win he the most
p-osps rous the Valley ever ex-
pericuced."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

Joe Celaya: II believe 1928 will
be the best year Brownsville ever
experienced. IL we get n good
price for vegetables and cotton
the prosperity OF the entire VAL
ley will break all records"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

Robert Ernst: Il predict a big
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

school next September, assuring
ample facilities"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01

the Valley in 1928, and every sec
ton in the Valley should be thor
oughly organized before the end OF
the year"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-04-20
STATE IS NOW
in EXPANSION
OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF r. BUDD
PRESENTED TO STOCKMEN
AT HAVRE

HAVRE, April 14.-That Mon
tana is in an era of expansion and
that he expects to see a popula-
ton here of 1900, 900 was the OPP
timistic view expressed before the
convention of the Montana Stock
grawers' association Friday by
Ralph Budd, president of the Great
Northern.
1T is conservative to say that
Montana should have a population
equal to its cattle census" said
Mr.. Budd, in the course of his talk.
"a few years ago there was a IA
ton of seven or eight cattle to
every one person. Now there is
probably only double the number
of cattle tt that of people. The
cattle population has increased,
but the other population will soon
increase until we have more peo-
pie than cattle and that would
mean about 100000.
AT your convention three years
ago l said that livestock was Mon
tana's first industry. Subsequent
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-04-20
To Encourage
Tourist Trade

The financial obligations OF
Washington, northern Idaho, Bri.
fish Columbia and Alberta have
been renewed to the Pacific
Northwest Scenic Highways Assoc
citation, according to word receiv-
ed by w. L. Young from President
A. H. Syverson and Secretary w.
G. Owes, both of Spokane. Three
additional Montana communities
are to be added to the 1923 pro-
gram according to Field Manager
A. j.. Brietenstein who is also sec
rotary of the Montana Automobile
association.
The three information booths
with competent men in charge are
to be continued at Yellowstone
Park the. same as last year accord
ing to Mr.. Breitenstein. 1t is es-
timated that last year information
distributed at the booths and from
personal interviews that $4,000
cars were influenced to continue
their trip in and through Montana
and to the Pacific Northwest or
Alberta which otherwise would
have gone some other route.
Last year 20 Montana towns
contributed financially to this
project and %cooperated in every
way to make the results of the
organization a success.
1t is conceded by all represen-
tatives of the association that au-
tomobile travel will increase 25
per cent this year, explains Mr..
Breitenstein. The increase in
1927 over 1926 was IS per cent.
This will be particularly agree
able to Montana, it is pointed out,
inasmuch as last year the three
cents a gallon tax on gasoline
brought S24O,O0O into the state to
be used on highway purposes
which matched federal aid is
equal to rs miles of gravel high
way. 1t is estimated that a tour
list car stays in the state five days.
On this basis 1O,OOO,O 900 gallons of
gasoline will be sold in the state
this year which will provide, when
matched with federal aid funds
s695,OOO for road building pur-
poses.
The Montana Automobile asso-
citation last year answered more
than 1000 inquiries about Mon
:aaa scenic attractions. A steady
etream Of inquiries is being re-
ceived this year, according to Mr..
Breitenstein, the majority from
eastern states. In each case liter
ature on Montana attractions and
roads is sent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-04-20
Sand Creek

y x 4 x Il = L u u u u q y u
c. w. Fletcher, B. H. Wilson, G.
Curtis, Guy Sickels and Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Wiers and son Walter
were among the Sand Creek peo-
pie shopping in Wolf Point Satur-
day.
Mrs. Cecil Curtis spent Satur-
day with Mrs. c. w. Fletcher.
Max Seminars and Everett Sick
els we're viewing the scenery
along the Divide and looking for
horses.
Rev. Sutherland of Rock Springs
came Saturday. He held services
Sunday morning and left an APP
pointment for the second Sunday
in May at 1920 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beck and
family spent Sunday with Mrs.
Beck's brother Pete Johnson and
family.
Mrs. C. w. Fletcher and Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Curtis drove to
Wolf Point Thursday.
r. T. %Steffensen was dragging
the roads last week.
The county grader passed along
this week. We hope it means the
grade on the Powder river trail
will be completed.
A Case tractor was delivered to
A. B. Hubbard last week.
The H. E. Seminars and family
attended the opening spring dance
at Vida last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Fletcher
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
and NJ. Kao were visiting Sunday
with Guy Sickels and family.
Ben Anderson, our mail carrier,
had bad luck last Friday, breaking
his truck in the Hamblin country.
He returned Sunday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-04-20
Hawaii, Magic Isle,
Scene Of Mystery

"The House Without a Key" is
the next Pathserial to play the
Liberty Theatre, Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t again features the
popular team of Allene Ray and
Walter Miller, with a big east of
popular Pathe players in support.
Mr.. Biggers the author tells
this story of mystery, intrigue and
romance against the background
of Honolulu. Hawaii is a magic
land. Mention of it conjures up a
picture of charming vistas, firing
ed with swaying palms-of lofty
mountains rearing their heads
from a purple sea. One pictures
great muscled brown men-sta-
tues in bronze-making South Sea
love to dusky beauties under the
tropical skies.
But Hawaii, formerly known as
the Sandwich Islands, is more
than a land of perpetual charm. In
it's garden spots white men and
women live and die, love and hate,
labor and play-and the quest for
gold goes on fiercely, even as in
the busiest marts of all the world.
"The House Without a Key" is
the story of a very rich man who
has many enemies. He wants a
certain locked chest in San Fran
cisco cast into the sea-until 1t IS
beyond the reach of man he will
know no peace. He commissions
his nephew to do the deed, but be-
fore the nephew reaches Honolulu.
the man is dead-murdered by an
unknown assailant.
The secret of the chest, the
mystery of the murder and the
enmity that existed between the
dead man and his brother furnish
a lively plot for "The House With
out a Key" The story is plenti-
fully supplied with romance,
One of the most beautiful
sets ever seen in a Patheserial,
which are noted for their lavish
productions, is the interior OF the
blouse Without a Key" Here
Dan Winterslip lived surrounded
by enemies, yet so courageous was
he that he refused to bolt or bar
his doors or windows. The story
being of Honolulu and Kaikiki,
there are naturally many water in
cidents and thrills in the picture,
which is said to be n of Pathe's
greatest serials.