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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
PRACTICE SHOWS
YANKEE TEAM in
SPLENDID SHAPE
By FRANK GETTY
United PlGss Sports Editor)

AMSTERDAM, July pa conf
dcnce born Of the imposing times
made in practice is sweeping the
American Olympic team as the open
ing of the ninth Olympiad approach
Is.
The American athletes today were
almost at the peak Of condition for
the opening of the games Sunday.
Leighton Dyes performance in
the 20 yard high hurdles, which he
negotiated in ) 10 seconds, was one
of the incentives to the confidence.
All the hurdlcrs made nine seconds
and better.
Joseph Ticrney and Ray Barbuti
had Il first trial run in the 400 met
crs. Ticrney won by foot, His
time was - 10.
Satisfied as to his condition,
Lloyd Hahn, mainstay of the Ameri-
can team in the 500 and 1900 meters
has wound up his heavy training.
William Agce and Harvey Frick,
Marathon runners, covered % miles
in fast time, but Joic Ray seemed
content to jog over three miles of
the course.
Paddock Safe
Tension increased hy report
that General Reginald Kcntish, Brit
ish Olympic delegate, would make
an effort to have Charley Paddock
American sprinj,r disqualified be
eause of Il radio talk alleged to have
been made by Paddock in the Unit
! ed States was relieved when Kentisb
announced he would make no effort
to force disqualification
Despite opposition from continen
,al countries, British and American
delegates today succeeded in fore
ing a vote by, the intcrnationa
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
OWNER OF AN OCEAN

Everyone has heard of New York sharpers selling
credulous visitors the WoowOrth Building or City Hall
or Brooklyn Bridge. But far is known, no New
Yorker succeeded in selling anybody the Atlantic
Ocean The credit for that feat goes to couple of
geniuses VINO persuaded PasQua Iaqunto of Stowe,
Pa. to invest his savings of 1884 in the aforesaid
ocean, granting him absolute rights in particular to
that part OF the bordering Wildwood, n. J.
visions of wealth acquired from his control of all
the fish in his water and by tribute levied on bathers
swimming in it and aviatOrs flying it But he got
into trouble when he tried collect so cents from
every bather. The mpudent bathers simply wouldn't
pay And if he couldn't collect from them, how could
he collect from avators overhead? The police solved
his problem by shipping Pasquale back home.
1t wasn't so very different, at that from what var
ious individuals and nations, at various tlmes-Ger-
many being the ast-have tried to do with the Attain
tic
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY's JAM TARTs

Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, with
Mrs. Longears and all the little
bunny children, including Baby
Buntv. had gone on a picnic to the
woods. They had asked Uncle Wig
gily to 60 along, but the rabbit
gentleman said:
"'Thank you, kindly, but | am 90.
ing to make book with lot O.
puzzles in it and I haven t time 10
90 on a picnic,
- Are you going 10 put in your
puzzle book the answer to the wrong
picture you made at the party last
1ight?" asked TingIe.
''Of course. | am, answered Mr..
Longears. The mistake in the pic
ture I made last night was that
there was no reflection Of the ami
nal lady's face in the looking glass
in front Of which She stood. There
should have been an image seen in
the glass.
'.Oh. why didn't ! guess that?' -
said Tangle. who loved to do puz-
Zlcs.
So then all the family, except
Uncle Wiggily, hoped off to tn"
picnic in the woods, leaving the
rabbit gentleman behind. Not that
he minded.
For, he said, ''when get
hungry | shall eat some jam tarts.
He had seen his wife making jam
tarts to take along on the picnic.
And somo Of the tarts must be left
over, Mr.. Longears thought. They
would be in the pantry, he was
sure.
So he worked on his new puzzl .
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
TEN YEARS AGO
Tnlv 2G- 1918

Miss clara FcustaI of the district
attorney 5 office has returned from
q vacation in san Diego.
Phil y. Swing and family left to
day for week $ vacation ON the
coast.
l. \. Thomas of 5&2 Main street
announces that he has completed a
tcur Of Southern California look
ing after the different siIos and
las selected 4 make which he will
handle for Imperial Valley. Mr.
Thomas has resided here for three
years and is Il contractor of -
wears experience.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
,Ju'y 26. 1913

Charles l.. ChildcrS has returned
from Los Angels where he has
been for the last three weeks ON
business.
{. Il. Eckcrt of Holtville is tgm,
porarily at Ncstor, Calf.
Lat, adyiccs Indicate that Presi-
dent Wilson viii seek to secure from
the IIuerta and Constitutionalist
factions in McNico an agreement to
Fold a general election, each pledg-
ing Itself TO abide 10y. the result.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
,lhat ,s the str992&est
dol the seven &17
6ues. tins r,a1le-
( CAs,S

Longears "Well, - he said, with
another laugh. "IIl have to make .
some Jam tarts Of my own
1t was well that Uncle Wiggily .
could laugh, and it was we'll he was /
Jolly enough to make his own tarts. !,
Some rabbits would just have sat
down and cried if they found all /
the jam tarts gone, wouldn t they I
Uncle Wiggiy had often watch
ed Nurse Jane and his wife bake, so
hc knew something about it, lie
now began to mix up some flour
lard cranberries and lollYpops
YOU know, whatever goes into thei
dough OF jam tarts. And when the
dough was rolled out flat Uncle
Wiggily began TO look for some
thing with which to cut out the
round bottom pieces Of the Jars
TO bake in the oven before spread
ing jam between the upper and
lower crusts.
With the metal rim of "a g'a,,
preserve jar top Uncle Wiglilr
cut out the round bottom pir"r,
Tor his tarts s-thc pant THAI hola.
the Jam, you know.
Eut when he started 10 cut t.r.e
ho,e5 in the pieces of top crust ".F,
that wa.n't So easy. There was no'h-
iag small enough to out thetjree
Little holes Nurse Jane or MIS-.
Longears would have used thimh.,
bat Uncle Wiggilr had uo thiml.-.
lie di1n know what to do ugtiI
al IF Sudden me heard - uooE-
ing at the bungalow door
Maybe that is somebody vita
thim bic, thought Mr.. Lougoars.
I}ut lt was the wookpockcr bird
with his big bcak, knocking hles
in an old tree outside to Ct grahs
and worms
"Why do you look So sad, Uncle
Wiggily?' asked the woodr'csor.
Because can't make 4olas in
the top crust Of my jam tart., au-
swrred the rabbit, ~ have no
thimbio.
''I'H drill the holes in tho dough
for yea with my brak, said the
roodpecker, and b., did $50. soon
the crust had been baked i'm the oven
ard jam spread between the 'vo
parts, OH! how good they were NJ.
LoHgaars gaze the woodpecker
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

book for while after all the others
had horped away and then, feeling
hungry, he went into the kitchen
Of the hollow stump bungalow.
Uncle Wiggily looked in the ice
box. in the bread box, in the cake
pantry and behind the piano for
Jam tartS, but found none.
Those hungry bunnies must
have taken to the picnic every jam
tart my wife baked, - chucklcd M.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
Fails to
Obtain License
~ United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July % Jack
Dempsey did not appear before tine
New York state athletic commission
at its meeting this morning to ap-
ply for Il second 5 license and it
was doubtful if he would appear in
Tom Heeney 5 corner tonight rs pre-
viously reported.
Tex Rickard, however, announced
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

some Not only that, but the bunny
made a black twin riddle picture for
the bird. So here are the imkblot
brothers asking Il question.
The answer you shall hear tomor-
row. Then if the licorice drop
doesn t rub against the marshmaI-
low candy and get it all black | Il
tell YOU next about Uncle Wiggily :
rag bag.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

committee on a resolution to abollsh
soccer football and tennis from fu-
ture Clympies until the rules or the
football and tennis federations re-
garding amateurism are acceptable
to Olympic authorities.
The International Olympic com
mittee decided to award gold medals
and diplomas of the international
Y. NJ. c. A. to Charles A. Lindbergh
for his flying and to Harry PiSeoh
of Los Angeles and Alain GerbauiI
of France, for their separate lone
sailing voyages around the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Data
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 26, 1908

The meeting held by the Bryan
club attracted large number of
Imperial voters. w, b. Patterson,
president, presided.
Senator George =. Blair has re
turned after a short sojourn on the
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Kendle have
gone to Redlaud~ and Los Angeles.
Mrs. kcndlo viii probably remain
cut Of the valley for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;
lair tonight and Friday; cloudy to-
night ON coast; ma change in tenn
peraturc; moderate winds, mostly
north and northwest on coast. flt'
weather forecast: Fog on coast
cloudy over high mountains, other
wise fair weather with normal tenn
pcrature and normal humidity, gen
tie variable winds and normal fire
haZard
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
THE WEATHER
RvJnited Press Eeused Wire

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Friday wit
moderate temperature. Probably
cloudy or foggy in the morning
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

The Chinese now entreat the honorable permission
of the western powers to reform their finances
And the powers, as usual will probably insist on doing
it for them, after fashion.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

Nature always provides. The more insecticides
there are The more insects to use em on:
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
WY yow can pick then,

Three types OF leaves grow on the tobacco
plant coarse fob-ieaves, irritating to the
throat withered eroRnd-ieGveg. without
taste or aroma . . and the keart-i -ieaveS, rich
in cool and fragrant smoking qualities. Only
the hearf.ieaves are used in OLD COLDS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

Ruth Elder unusually frank says she'd like to fly
across the Atlantic with Lindbergh No danger Lindy
ALWAYS sees 'en first
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26

Maybe the reason some Boy Scouts want to stop
women from smoking is that they don't like the smell
of tobacco around the house all the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
Sought Reward
For Passport

Julio Pine, n. of Los Angeles,
was picked up by city police last
night fer investigation
Police were called to the Japanese
section when a report was received
10 the effect that man was at
tempting to collect reward for the
return Of passport, reported stol-
en- from hotel ON Broadway a faw
days ago.
Pino claimed that he had found
the passport but he was locked up
at the county Jail while invcstiga
ton is being made. \ quantity of
cash was taken along with the pass.
port and another room in the same
hotel WAS looted at the same time.
Tie matter wS turned over to
county authorities this morning for
investigation.
Craig. Colorado. las, week shipped
It's last wool 81 ears, Of q crop that
brought @560OO0.
that there had been no change in
the plan 80 have Dempsey act in tha
f.lrtr.r'. .trutr
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
NEW CALENDAR IN FIVE YEARS

# will take five years to get the new, thirteen
month calendar into operation, says George Eas It'
chairman of the National Committee on Calendar SIM
plifcation. So the committee is going to recommeho
its adoption in 1888 From present mdlcatonS' thls
remarkable project may 60 through.
No objections have been registered against it, the
chairman saws There have been 10 subcommittee
Investigating the attitude of industry, commerce. II
nance, science, labor agriculture Journallsm ana So
cia and educational institutions; and any groups not
actively favor of the reform are at least not express
sing any serious objections it. The calendar seems
to be steadily winning favor almost everywhere
1t would make 13 uniform, four-week months,
every month ending evenly with the week. ana every
holiday coming on Monday, thus giving an eXtra-long
weekend The odd 365th day would follow DEC 20;
without being counted, and be known as ear DSS. s
Likewise the odd day accumulated once every lour our
wears would follow June 2Sth, and be known as Leap
Oay" Financial operations and payrolls would De
simplified There would be a more rapid money turn
over with probable speeding up of business. II
wouldn't be necessary consult the calendar so ote
The procedure in seeking this reform is as modern
as the reform itself. The committee was appointed by
Secretary of State Kellogg in response to an invitation
from the League of Nations. If its recommendations
are agreed to- the calendar will be put in the form of
treaty and submitted to the various power for ratl-
The last two calendars, the Julian and Gregorian,
were imposed on the world by political and ecc lesas
tcal authority. The calendar would be adopted
by democratic concerted action of all the nations.
Maybe the reason some Boy Scouts want to stop
women from smoking is that they don't like the smell
of tobacco around the house all the time
Ruth Elder. unusually frank, says she'd like to fly
across the Atlantic with Lindbergh, No danger Indy
always sees EN- first.
The Chinese now entreat the honorable permission
of the western powers to reform their finances
And he powers usual will probably insist on dong
it for them, after a fashion.
Nature always provides. The more insecticides
there are, the more insects to use EN-
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
800 new ELECTORS
TAKE VOTERS OATH
100 Admitted to Franchise
Within 40 Minutes Today

Shortly after 1880 o'clock this
morning. the 3ooth new voter was
admitted in the first of four sessions
which the board Of seletcmen will
hold this year to receive n many
OF the 1925 eligibles as appear for
the electors oath.
The selectmen will be In session
until 8 o'clock tonight. Meetings
will be held In the common council
chamber at city hall. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday OF next
week from a. m. to 8 p. m.
Darius Benjamin. democrat. who
displaced Lewis w. Lawyer, repub-
lican, as first selectman last spring.
Is presiding, but Mr.. Lawyer is also
on the board as third selectman.
Kasimir Majewicz, 4 democrat. Is
second selectman.
Both the democratic and the re-
publican campaign committees are
working to bring in the new voters.
but early morning registry showed
a marked preference for the repub-
lican column with three to- one
G.. o. P. registry being the rule.
Today's session started off with a
rush. 100 new voters being admit
ted In the first 10 minutes. There
w1s a gradual lessening OF activities
but 1t is expected that the select
mon will put in a busy afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
Great Chiefs of l. o. r. M.
Visit This CITY Monday

Mattabesett Tribe OF Red Men
will start its winter activities Mon
day evening. when they will enter
tain the great chiefs Of the Reser-
walton Of Connecticut on their an
nual visitation. Judge Frank A..
Sears of Naugatuck. great sachem,
and his associate great chiefs will
be the guests.
Refreshments will be served after
the meeting.
Plans for q Ladies' Night and 4
revival Of the old-time Red Mems
vaudeville show have been proposed
and these with other social activities
now being planned. will insure an in
teresting season.
1t il also rumored that several
palefaces have been captured in the
forest and November IS has been set
az the date for a class initiation. All
members of the degree team and
those wishing to join In the work.
should report to the degree master
Monday evening.
On November % members of the
tribe will trail to the hunting
grounds OF Wallingford to attend a
social session of the Central Con-
necticut Red Mems association OF
which Mattabesett Tribe Is Z men,
Der. There is great enthusiasm be-
Ing shown In this new organization
and a large delegation is expected
especially as one Of the evening 6
speakers is membr Of Malta
besett Tribe.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
TREASURY BALANCE
Treasury Balance. $101,996,335.
ASK HOOVER To
TALK ABOUT WOOL
Want to Hear His Position on
Tariff in Boston

Boston. Oct. - R-Berbert
Hoover has been asked by the
Carded Wooden Manufacturers as
ISOLATION to state his position on the
wool tariff question IN connection
with his visit to New England Mon
day. when he will speak in Boston
on the tariff.
In letter. signed by Edward Noir
president of the association, and
made public here today. the repub-
lican presidential nominee, was in
formed that 81 per cent of the
wooden and worsted manufacturing
industry was located in New Eng
land.
The Letter
For sixty-one years." the letter
said. every tariff THAT placed duty
on wool for clothing has made the
duty fixed amount per pound re-
gardless Of value. AS result the
tariff tax on wool has varied from
a reasonable percentage of the value
Of high priced wool to an indefensi-
BILE tax of several hundred per cent
Of the value of medium and low
priced wools" Under the Fordney
tariff Of 1912. still in effect, Mr..
Nofr said. the duty on clothing wool
Is II cents q pound.
After setting forth the effects
which the association held were pro.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
LIFE CRUSHED OUT
IN AUTO COLLISION
(continusd frstn First Pase)

the tank and put It into the vacuum
driven by Mataosian came up behind
and struck him. crushing his head
between the two cars. Every bone
In his head was broken and death
was instantaneous.
Mataos.an suffered three broken
ribs when thrown against the
steering wheel and also received
large decorations on the right arm
and hand. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
BaSoshian Of Mountain View, pas
senesrs in Mataosian's car, we're
both injured. the wife the more re-
rioualy. She sustained fracture Of
the left ankle and slight cuts- and
bruises. while her husband escaped
with decorations about the face.
Mrs Baycan Bagoshian. mother
Of Edward. suffered . fracture Of
the skull and was taken to the
Bristol hospital, where she II still
on the critical list today although
her condition 10 now considered
slightly more favorable. She IL con-
scious and resting comfortably. X
rays will be taken a. . precaution-
airy measure. but it IL not believed
she has any internal injuries.
The three occupants OF Burk-
hardt's car were uninjured. DR..
George r. Cook was summoned to
the scene. He found Burkhardt be-
yond AID and turned his attention to
the injured. rendering first aid and
having them removed to the Bristol
hospital for further treatment.
Constables George Schubert and
Thomas Royce OF Plainville and or
ficer Gustavs Dexter Of Southington
responded to calls for police. Schu-
bert placed Mataosian under arrest.
At flrst It was thought that q charge
OF mauslaughter would be pressed,
but this was changed to the techni-
cal one Of reckless driving and bonds
we're set at $1.50O instead OF $4,000.
Mata osian was unable to furnish the
money and he spent the night In the
town lookup. his broken ribs tightly
strapped.
DR.. Moody, after an examination
of the accident. stated today that
death was accidental and, that there
was no criminal negligence on the
part OF Mataosian involved. The
car had been stopped and pulled of
the highway near the town line. the
medical examiner stated, and its
lights were burning. A. Burkhardt
bent over to turn the petcock. how
ever. his body came between the tail
light and the approaching New Brit
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13

duced upon the industry. the letter
said that in other words the pres
ent specific tariff is IS per cent
higher than the SPECIFIC tariff Of
schedule K which President Taft
denounced as indefensible, while
variations from Is per cent to sew
eral hundred per cent, are unavoid-
able with either"
The letter declared the depress
sion in wool manufacturing, white
due to several causes. u chiefly the
result of the specific tariff on raw
material.
State Position
The letter concluded by asking
Mr.. Hoover to state his position ON
the question of ad valorem and spe.
cific duties on wool and whether IL
elAted president. you will use such
influence as you possess to secure
the enactment Of q tariff which Win
give necessary protection to wool
growers and wool manufacturer
and prevent a continuance Of the
burden and injustice Of SPECIFIC du-
ties on wool"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
Three Political Talks
In New Haven Tomorrow

New Haven. Oct. IL w - Three
sides Of the national political cam
paign will be publicly presented
here tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock.
Eugene A. Dunnigan, commander
Of conciliation Of the United States
department OF labor. will speak for
the republican party: Augustine
Louergan. of Hartford. for the
democratic party. and Norman
Thomas. nominee for president on
the socialist ticket. for the third
party.
The trades council forum Of the
city will sponsor the meeting and
the subject to which each Of these
mentioned will speak will be 1.-THE
basic issues Of the political cam
paign."
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
City Items

The Sunshine society will meet
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Methodist church.
A daughter was born this morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Javige Palardis OF
Eat Washington street.
Fireman Edward Carlson and Mrs.
Carlson. their daughter, Mrs. Louis
zebloski and Miss Emily Helm have
returned from . motor trip through
Pennsylvania and to Niagara Falls.
Past Grand knight Walter Kenney
was named chairman OF the board
Of directors Of the knights Of
Columbus Building association At an
organization meeting last night.
Ernest Millerick was named vice
chairman and John E. OLeary. Sec
rotary.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13

ain car. hiding the red glow from
the view of Nataosian. At the same
time another car came down the
highway from the north and its
lights completed the binding cf
Mataosian. The right front fender
of his car struck Burkhardt. Ma
taosian said he was driving ut less
than 20 miles an hour. and the au-
thorities said today that they believe
he was proceeding slowly.
Mataosian was visivly shaken by
the death Of the man he had struck.
In view OF the circumstances which
led to the accident. the authorities
are inclined to be lenient with him.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
Mrs. Clark Still In
Critical CondifSon

Bridgeport, Oct II M-NrA Raa-
trice Clark. 50. of this city. \. still
in critical condition at the Dr1ats-
port hospital today from injuries
received last night when she Vas
struck by = motor truck opesn&ed
by Stanley q. Sjovall. -. of lftleprd.
The accident occurred IN DrtAse-
port.
Hospital authorities M that
there was small hope for Mrs.
Clark's recovery.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13

1o:3e 4 m.-Sishted 80 miles west
Of Madeira
3p. Interpreted 27s miles west
Of south OF Horta, the Axores.
eaturdAy-Oct. l3<
$50 q. m.-l.00o miles west Of
Madeira, heading for Bermuda about
1000 miles distant.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-13
UsAyICH ARRESTED

Providence. r. l.. Oct. 13 R -
Joseph Usavich. 10, of Dedham.
Mass, was arrested here eArly to-
day after being sought since De-
cember 21, 1928. on an indictment
charging the larceny Of $2.797 from
Caesar Misch. Inc. Usavich, known
AZ Duggan. was employed as a mes
sepger boy by the corporation. The
money, In package. ready for
banking, disappeared from the cash
ier's desk when she went to q
locker to get her coat.