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Evening star., 1928-03-29
PASSING INCREASES
ACCIDENT CHANCES
Pulling Out of Line Danger
Gus, Insurance Company
Head Says.

In driving YOU increase your chances
Of All accident SO to ! when YOU pull
ycur automobile out Of line
Forty per cent of the automobile ac-
cidcnts fatal 10 children occur when
child runs out from behind parked
car.
These are among The conclusions of
James s. Kemper, president Of the Lum-
hcrmen'S Mutual Casualty Co, Of Chi
cage His Judgment lis based on intcn-
Sive study az more than 10000 autOmo-
bic accidents III the past 10 years.
7 don't mean that a driver should
never cut his car out Of line" says Mr..
Kcmpcr THAT would be ridiculous ad-
vice. II is constantly necessary TO pull
A car out az line The purpose may be
70 turn or "a pass another car. Circum-
stances make 1t right and proper TO
90 SO.
Should Use Foresight.
What I do mean is precisely what
! say. that YOU increase your chances
~ an accident so to l when you cut
out Of line. Therefore you should do
50 only when absolutely necessary and
with the greatest foresight and care.
on q pedestrian vacation trip in the
mountains you might have occasion 10
walk for a short distance along a mar
row ledge with a sheer drop OF
thousand feet How foolish YOU would
he 70 retrace your steps and do il over
and over again II you did, sooner or
later YOU would probably Slip or get
dizzy and fall.
That IS what happens 10 the motor
ist who habitually pulls out OF line. /
Sooner or later the accident probability
catches up with him. BY accident !
probability. NC mean the likelihood that !
an accident will happen under given |
set Of circumstances. That likelihood /
Is so times greater when driver is /
out Of his place III the line Of traffic /
than when he is in place His cX- /
posuTe as We call it, 10 An accident is !
increased so TO J."
Seeks Child Safety.
Referring TO an illustrated book on .
"Preventable Accidents published by /
the automobile safety committee Of the /
Lumbermsn's Mutual Casualty Co. Mr.. /
Kemper pointed out some road rules /
that bear on the dangers Of pulling out /
OF line:
Keep your position on hill: il you .
want TO pass a car. do it on the level"
Z Keep your place on a curve and do
your passing on the straight-of-way'
Let approaching car go by before
passing car ahead"
Follow line Of traffic. Move straight
ahead. not in and out"
The Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty A
Co. deyotes q large part Of its extensive II
public safety work 10 the safety Of chill 4
oren. Because SO large a percentage il
Of the fatal accidents to children occur !
when child runs out from behind a
parked car" says Mr.. Kemper. parents
and teachers should not stop with the
tirne-Worn adage Of. Look both ways
before sou cross the streets They
should add, And never run out from
behind parked carl"
Evening star., 1928-03-29

Col T. H. Burton Transferred.
Col Frank H. Burton. Quarternaster
Corps mas been transferred from this
city 70 Fort MCPHERSON. Ga: Lieut.. Col
Matt G. Bristol. finance department.
from Fort Omaha Heby. 70 this city.
and Capt Norris " Osborn. ordnance
cepaEtmcnt. from tliS city 70 Boston.
Evening star., 1928-03-29

II you arc the tailored type You'll like
these for outdoor wear all during the
Spring aud Summcr-ior they NAV he
worn with suits or sport skirts, Made
ot madras linene crash. pongette and
rayon in white and colorS Sizes 10 -,
Downstairs Store
Evening star., 1928-03-29

Lovely dresses for girIs and misses Of
TO IA years-hand smoked, embroid-
cred and tailored style. Casters just
around the corner and these are just
the styes-just the colors-and Just
the fabrics wanted for new frocks. And
the prices will be good news to
mothers!
Downstairs Store
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
"PETE, CHARLIE AND JACK"

The of the "Albatross' is more disap-
pointed in the failure to break the worlds endurance
record than THEN hundreds of well-wshers in I'M
peria Valley.
If ever any men deserved success Charlie Roche
vile, pete" Peterson and Jack Reed deserve it. They
are hard workers and what men term dead game
sports" They took the three heart-breakng setbacks
without whmpering. Yesterday afternoon when they
confidently in the morning, they declared We'll
make it yet Spirit like that is hard to lick.
Three fine personalities, these fellows. Those who
have met them during their stay here have to
look upon them as good friends and they, with the
entire crew who have been here with them, firm
boosters for Imperial Valley They have word that
lays blame for their failure upon the valley.
Yesterday they said they hope to return here for
another attempt at the record after their plane has
been reconditioned at the factory in Santa Ana. This
hope will be echoed by all who have been interested in
the "Albatross and that includes the greater part of
Imperial Valleys population.
AS this is written, several hours after the forced
landing, the telephone rings internationally with in
qurers anxious to know how it goes with the Alba
tross. In each case when the news has been given,
it is greeted with expression of regret.
The old maxim says there is one thing better than
and that is to deserve Pete, Charlie
and Jack have therefore succeeded. We hope that in
short time the that is figuravey theirs
will be turned into actuality.
They have turned the eyes of the country upon
Imperial Valley aviation center and if we do not
avail ourselves of the advantages which they and other
well-informed airmen have pointed out to US, will
have none but ourselves to blame
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

had given him for Christmas. The
knife was gonc
Pear me-" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggilv. :" must have left it wher'
| Whitfield sticks to make a fire to
melt snow water for the CROW. | al
hop back and look for it, though it
will be hard to find, for the knife
n ay have FALLEN down a hole in th1
snow. Dear me! m afraid ! shall
never see il again. -
But Uncle Wigg.ly was no more
than half way back to the place
where he had made the fire before,
all of Sudden, he heard a loud
cawing noise in the air over head.
Then something dropped at his feet.
1t was his knife.
~ saw where you left it ON the
drinking stone, cawed the crow,
as he flew on, $50 picked II up
in my bcak and brought II to YOU.
Now We are even for | have done
YOU a favor.
Uncle Wiggily laughed and thank
ID the black bird who flew IN to
Lis nest. And if the sugar bowl
will spill little molasscs on the
cocoanut cake to make it look Ike
chocolate IN tell YOU next about
Unclc Wiggily and Nallie 5 snow
balls.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
BROUGHT INTO THE OPEN

Apparently the perpetrators of outrages in Inyo
county last year when the Los Angeles aqueduct was
dynamited several occasions to be brought into
court and prosecuted for their actions months of in
vestigaon having resulted in revealing the identity of
those responsible.
Prior to the outrages throughout the state there
was considerable sympathy for the people of 1nyo
county who claimed they had been ill-used when it be-
necessary for the city of Los Angeles to provide
itself with adequate water supply and in doing
made considerable section of that county practically
worthless to the owners.
Much of that sympathy, however disspated,
when few hotheads among those who believed they
had been vctimzed. took matters into their hands
and by force and stealth jeopardized the lives of thou
sands of innocent people
boomerang effect those responsible for them.
There was an insistent demand that those who had
taken the law into their hands should be made to
answer for it.
The district attorney of Inyo county, after months
of investigation declares that he knows the guilty par
ties who include of his best friends, men who
considered respectable citizens in their
ties He has made known his intention to bring them
into court to the charges made against them
If innocent they need not fear the outcome If guilty
they should be punished to the full extent of the law
The controversy between the city of Los Angeles
and the people of nyo county aside from the present
matter That be settled the counsel table
or in the courts Whatever action District Attorney
Hession takes in the of all the people of Cali
fornia, against group of lawbreakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGJLY AND THE
THIRSTY CROW

"Caw. Cav. Caw cried black
crow sitting on the bare branch OF
tree in the woods through which
Uncle Wiggily was hopping one
dav. And to the rabbit gentleman
it sounded as though the crow were
laughing: "Haw, Haw! Haw.
"What is the joke, Mr.. Crow y
asked the bunny, stopping under
the branch ana looking up at tn"
black bird. 81 wish YOU would tell
ne because I. also, like to laugh.
What is so funny? Or are you just
happy because in another month or
so it will be spring and YOU can be
gin to pull NJ the tender green
oorn?'
There is nothing funny that
know of, croaked the crow. = As
for laughing, YOU are mistaken. l
WASH I laughing
cit sounded so, replied the rab-
bit.
Far from feeling like laugh
ing went on the crow. Il am
very sad. I was croaking that dis
nal way and cawing because | am
80 sad. -
And why are you sad' asked
the rabbit, who was always glad to
help those in trouble. What is the
matter''
II can find no water 70 drink,
cawcd the crow, land ! am very
thirsty. Oh. dear - and he croaE
Cd most sadly aad rufflcd his black
shiny feathers.
80 water to drink, asked
Uncle Wiggily.
:" Not drop, anywhere, croak-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

"No wonder at all answered
Uncle Wiggily .! am sorry for
you. but think can get you Il
drink
"Oh, can you?' asked the crow.
But how are you going to de- it
with everything frozen''
''In this wav,r answered tn"
rabbit. "You know that snow IS
only frozen rain-rain that has
turned into white crystals by the
flost. If you bring snow into Tn"
warm sun, or near fire, the snow
will melt back into water.
eyes. know that eroaked
the crow. And often, when the
warm sun melts little Puddles OF
water in a snow bank,I get drink
there. But now il is 50 cold that
the sun cannot melt the snow. y
"Ah, but / can melt it with =
firc!' said Mr.. Longears. just
wait. if YOU please. .
Cutting some pieces OF sticks with
lis knife, Uncle Wiggily made a
little pile of them on a flat stone
near 4 snow bank. When the wood
lad been set on fire the heat melt
ed the snow and the wafer from
il ran down and formed a little pud
die ON a hollow in the stone. AS
soon az there was water enough, and
the fire had gone out, the crow flew
down and drank.
"Oh, this so good" croakcd the
black bird. II am sad no longer!
Thank you. Uncit WiEgily. Ism t
there something | can do for YOU
Uncle Wiggily thought for a
moment, and shook his head. He
said he needed nothin gjust then,
and he thanked the crow. Then,
after taking a drink for himself Of
the melted snow water, tncle Wig
gily hoped ON. -,
But he had not gone far before, all
of n sudden, he put his paw in his
pocket to see if he had his knife,
which Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

Certainly Remus is AT least he is not half
as crazy as the jury which said he is.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Tulane Theater
To Be Re0pened

The Tulane theatcr is to be re-
opened next week with the Brunk
Comedians to furnish the entertain
ment.
Application for alterations to the
thCatcr was filed at the building IN
spcctor' 5 office this morning and
permit granted to Frank Green,
owner of the building. 1t was in
timatcd that the theatcr will be
only temporarily fitted up at tins
time with plans for more altering
to be accomplished during the sum-
mer.
The permit calls for altering of
exits and repair work to the wiring,
to he done at a cost of approximate
ly $3.50. The theatcr has been va
cant for several years.
\ permi; for the erection Of Il
lunch stand at the corner Of Fifth
and Commercial streets WIS also
granted this morning. The building
viii be cf wooden construction and
erected at Il cost Of approximately
$500. The permit was granted to h.
Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Pupils Testify
How Teacher Was
Hurt By Bomb
BY United Press Leased Wire

OTTAWA, H., Feb. 24.-Littlc
Grace johnson, who saw her teacher,
lola Bradford, disfigurCd by the eX-
plosion of Il dynamite bomb in
Pleasant Valley school last Dccem-
her, was to testify for the state to,
day in the bombing trial Of Hiram
Reed.
The johnson girl, Q, was to be
followed on the stand by several
other pupils of Miss Bradford who
were outside the building when the
bomb, which had been placed in the
school room stove, exploded as the
teacher kindled fire.
The state charges Reed, -, son of
a wealthy farmer, attempted to Kill
Miss Bradford to avoid responsible
lity for their unborn child.
Two boys, pupils Of Miss bradford,
testified yesterday in the opening
of the state 5 ease.
Robert Lee, l3, testified he had
arrived at school carly on the morn
ing of December and was playing
ball with Harold Thorpe, Is when
the explosion occurred.
II was standing beside one win
dow when ii broke the boy said.
"Thc glasses of other windows
started falling. ran into the school
and saw Miss Bradford, her face
and clothing covered with blood.
Robert said he ran down the road
to get his sister, Mrs, Howard
Clegg, and as they returned they
net Miss Bradford.
She was kind of half walking
and half crawling along the road,
the boy testified.
The Thorpe boy corroborated his
cIur, = taSti,nnn,r
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

ed the crow. Il i were only sum-
mer, instead of winter, should
have no trouble. But everything is
frozen-all is ice and snow.
Truly enough, as Uncle Wiggilv
looked over the fields, he could see
no brooks sparkling in the sun as
he could see in summer. The brooks
were frozen over with ice.
MY beak isn't strong enough
to break through the ice of the
brook to get at the water beneath,
went on the crow, cor | would do
that. For the brook does not often
freeze solid. There is water beneath
TIE top ice but l cannot get at
it,
"And I suppose You can t drink
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February %. 1913

At last the city is about at the
point where work of laying pave
ment on the streets will begin with
vigor. Today the contract was n
warded for Approximately 100000
to pave the heart of the city. Not
only is this the first paving con
tract to be let in FL Centre. 1t is
the first in the valley.
Mrs. j. X. Fahring visited town
today.
True Nencill will build an arcade
in front of the store building that
is being remodcled from the court
house garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter X. Rowkcr
of the C-M ranch attended the per-
formancc of Frccklcs,' by Gene
Stratton-Porter at the opera house
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

Perhaps this automatic man" could unrayel the
Teapot Dome scandal. 1t seems beyond human accom-
plishment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
TEN YEARS AGO
February "a. 1918

c. Q. Bulls was today appointed
one of 16 members of the state
farm labor committee to cooperate
with the State Council of Defense
in handling crops and securing Ia
bor
r. +. Wills, representative to the
state legislature from this district,
was seriously hurt at Brawlcy yes
terday when his automobile ran
over him. Three ribs were fractur,
ed and hip dislocated. He is in
the Valley hospital, Physicians say
he will probably survive. The ac-
cidcnt happened when Wills, who
was visiting his ranch alone, got ont
TO open the gate, leaving the ear
in gear. He crankco The machine
which spurted forward, knocking
him down, running over him and
crashing through the yard into an
outbuildng. He was unconscious
when picked up.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February "a, 1908

Word has been received from Los
Angeles that Mrs. II. l.. Peek who
has been quite sick for several days
is improving, and it is thought that
she will be home next week.
Born-Imperial today, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred V. Waters, a son.
NJ. V. Catcher today broke ground
on East Eighth street, Imperial, for
a livery stable. 1t will be occupied
by Banta and Graves.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
THE GIRL RESERVES

This is the season for drives, and many of US are
tempted to throw up hands and ask for deliver
ance yet few moments of reflection will convince
the fairminded that all of the asking for aid
are usually worthy.
Today the Y w. c. A. campaign for funds to
carry on its work in Imperial county, got under way.
The money obtained to be used in Girl Reserve work
Some there be possibly, who do not know just what
the Girl Reserves and what they do. To attempt
to set all their good works down here would require
too much space 1t is sufficient say that what the
Boy Scout movement is to the boys, the Girl Reserve
organization is to the girls
We all deplore the fresh flapper, the simpering,
namby- -pamby girl who is Just helpless dependent
under all circumstances and the girl who is not all
she should be We like to and know girls who
the sort we believe mothers and sisters to be.
sweet wholesome, self-reliant and able to look the
world in the face and stand upon their two feet
demanding by their characters the respect of all with
whom they in contact-and getting it their
due.
1t is this latter sort of girl that the Girl Reserves
turn out. Anything done to aid them is not only help
ing present worthy but is insuring the finest
kind of mothers for those who will be Ell Centrans
when the rest of us gone
Those Mexicans who really know the United States
much. Drives of this kind would not be a burden if
all of us gave little. The trouble is that the major
ity lay the burden the few. We can all manage to
squeeze out little and the old Scotch saying MANY
a mickle makes muckle," still holds good.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
| can tlIld no Water to
drink" caMAd the crOu:

snowy asked Jncle Wiggil", for
there was plenty Of snow covering
the fields.
Not being an Eskimo crow |
can t eat snow replied the black
bird. $50 what to do for a drink
don t know. Is il any wonder | am
croaking so sadly
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

The Stewart Truck, king of tran
sportation. J. B. Hart. 66l Main st
Ell Centre. Sixth & f SITS. Brawley.
adv
, 1928-02-23
Publication.

THE list Of Persons qualified to
I vote for members of the Coo
NAL Council will be exhibited for
inspection at the rooms of the Po-
lice Court in the Town of christian
sted from the 18th to the 18th day
Of February 1928, both days in
GUIDED, from 8 o'clock a, m. to 3
o'clock p. m.
Whoever has any objection TO
make against said list is hereby no
tilted in accordance with Sec. rs of
the Colonial Law to make such OBJ
lection in writing to the chairman
Of the Electoral Board giving the
reasons on which such objection or
objections r based, within 3 days
after the last mentioned date.
The Electoral Board for Chris
tiansted Town and Suburbs, st.
CroiX, the 8th day Of February
1928.
A. E. STAKEMANN.
Chairman.
, 1928-02-23
Publication.

THE list of Persons qualified to
I vote for members of the Colo
NAL CoatnciI will be exhibited for
inspection at the rooms of the Po-
lice Court in the Town of Christian
sted from the 18th to the 28th day
Of February 1923, both days in
Guided, from 9 o'clock a. m. to 8
O'Clock p. m.
Whoever has any objection to
make against said list is hereby no
titled in accordance with Sec. rs of
the Colonial Law to made such OBJ
lection in writing to the Chairman
of the Electoral Board giving the
reasons on which such objection or
objections are based, within 3 days
after the last mentioned date.
The Electoral Board for Chris
tiansted Country District, st. CrOiX,
the 8th day of February 1923.
A. E. STAKEMANN,
Chairman
, 1928-02-23
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Pathfinder Subscriptions.

| will place subscriptions to the Path
finder, new or renewal, at the old rate of
81 a year until further.
B. r. LARSEN.
, 1928-01-13

THE above mentioned taxes for
J. the first half year 1928 are now
due and payable at the Department
Of Finance, Government House,
Christiansted, for the Christiansted
District, and at the branch office
of the Department of Finance in
the Fort in Frederiksted for the
Frederiksted District.
These offices will be open to the
public from 900 a. m. until Il
o'clock noon, and from 1870 D. m.
until 800 p. m, each day, except
Saturday afternoons, Sundays and
holidays, from january /, 1928 to
january II, 1928 for the collection
of these taxes, after which latter
date the names of all those who
nave not paid will be turned over
to the Sheriff as delinQuents and
for ne essary legal auIOn to en-
force payment.
Government of the Virgin Islands
Municipality of Saint o1oiX,
January /, 1923.
FRANK 7. FOXWELL,
Despatching Secretary.