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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16

Simmons, speaking yesterday of
the program announced recently by
Harland for traffic lights, said the
traffic director is obviously placing
the lights where they will apply
only to automobiles and pedestrians
and not to streets cars.
Harland's program, Simmons de-
clared, includes no streets on which
there are two car tracks. except
for two blocks on e Street. This
rector to control street cars by
rector to control street cars by
lights, he said.
Harland is breaking faith with
Congress and trying to repudiate an
agreement made by his predeces-
sors, Simmons charged, by placing
the fights outside Of the so-called
contested area between Sixth and
Seventeenth Streets, X Street and
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue northwest.
When Congress agreed to give
$3.50 900 for traffic lights two years
ago, Simmons said, it was with the
clear understanding that the lights
were to be used in this congested
section.
At that time M. o. Eldridge. then
traffic director, promised that the
lights would release 81 policemen
during the day and Al more during
rush hours for other duties. Sim
mons pointed out that it costs less
than $50 a year to control traffic
at an intersection by lights and
$4,000 by policemen.
Simmons pointed out that the
plan which Harland has just made
public proposes to light only K. E,
Sixth, Tenth and Thirteenth Streets
within the congested area and none
of the streets within that area on
which street cars are operated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Wheat-Firmer. No 2, red winter
export. $1.63; No. 2. red winter,
garlicky. domestic, $1.64; receipts
62,617 bushels; shipments, $685.
bushels.
Confirm. No. 2, yellow, do
mestic, $1.0901.10 bushels: receipts,
3,O55 bushels; shipments, 1899
bushels.
Oats-Firmer. No. 2, white, do.
nestle. 66h 067c bushel; No. 8,
white, 65 " @66c bushel: receipts,
none; shipments. 3,095 bushels
Rye-Nominal. Receipts, none;
shipments. ,63S bushels.
Hay-Dull. unchanged.
Flour-Firm,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
NAME N. ]. DRY HEAD

Arthur j. Hanlon. prohibition ad.
ministrator at Newark, N. J., has
qualified for permanent appointment
under civil service regulations, and
his appointment was announced 20:
day by the Treasury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, March 16.-Clearing
house statement:
Exchanges. $1,000, 900 900: balances
1922 900 900; Federal reserve banks
credit balance, $199 900 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
BETA CHI SORORITY

TIE Beta Chi Sorority will give
dance at the L'Aiglon Club. Eight
zenith Street and Columbia Road
Northwest, at 8 o'clock tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
HarLand Attacked on.
Traffic Light Plan

Traffic Director William Harand is favoring the street
car companies motorists and pedestrians and breaking
faith with Congress- in placing the traffic control lights
according Representative Robert G. Simmons chairman
District subcommittee of the House Appropriations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16
LIBERTY BONDS

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Liberty Third MISC. .S100.13
U, S. Treas. AXIS. 1880
u. s. Treas. 4s................ 1920
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-16

ra,re homes. ~ well IS the smaller
Eawses. ean be puFchaaed through
t"oJay,a Tinee Rnd Herald elaesl1len
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
THE WEATHER

For Los Angeles and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Saturday with
moderate temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
GAMBLING AT MEXICALI

Rumors emanating from the border country south
of us assert that public gambling in MeXca is 10 be
discontinued December l. Such rumorS have been
heard in the past without materializing into fact The
present report seems to have some background as
is known that the incoming provisional president of
Mexico, Portes Gill is opposed to gambling. MeXical
being located in federal district, the president would
have power to order gambling stopped.
Whatever difference Of opinion there may be
among Imperial Valley residents about the propriety
of visiting Mexcal there few indeed who will
lament the cessation of gambling.
That it is decided detriment to the valley none
can truthfully deny. Aside from matter of morality,
it is decided economic disadvantage. Any valley
banker astonsh the layman by making report on
the number of checks drawn on Imperial Valley banks
and cashed in Mexicali They reach total each
month which represents tremendous financial drain
on the valley.
Not all of these checks go for gambling. Those
that do not however than offset by the cash
that filters from the pockets Of valley wage earners
and businessmen, across the green baze tables into
the Golfers of the gamblers.
No valley resident ever became rich money won
at Mexicali. For every who may come away from
there ahead of the game, there dozen who are
doing time in the state prison for passing bad chacks
other crimes, result of gambling IN the border
city. And even the individual who wins once, has
undoubtedly lost dozen times previously or will lose
what he haS-Won and more
Dealers at Mexicali will frankly laugh. when one
asks them about the games being ION the square.
They know that they do need to have crooked games
to WIN The percentage IN every case is overWheIm-
ngly against the player and in favor Of the house
Though the player may have short winning streak,
inevitably he loses all he has and more as we'll.
Whether or not gambling is to continue in Mex-
cali is something for the Mexican government to de-
eide, and is really of our business. However,
the movement to suppress it is entitled to our moral
support. Criticizing the Mexcans for permitting 1t
is rank hypocrisy inasmuch the gambling is con
Quoted by Americans largely for the enjoyment %
of Americans.
If the runor proves true and gambling is stopped
it should do much to help Imperial Valley morally and
financially, by reducing crime and preventing those
who least afford it from throwing away their
money.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
THE NEW AIRLINE

Establishment of direct air line communication
with the coast is important Step in Imperial Valley
nsporaton circles, and @one which it is earnestly
hoped will proved successful.
The Maddux Lines, which operate the new line is
an established California and has for it
self high standing in aeronautical circles, by its
splendid records in the transportation Of passengers
and merchandise.
The element of time is important to Imperial
Valley businessmen it is to their bretheren elsewhere
and many times the occasion will arise demanding
hurried trip to the coast While it may seem little
strange first there is every reason to believe that
air travel will prove popular among valley residents
1t has achieved this popularity in other parts of the
country where it has been established.
Expansion Of the government air mail lines is
continual and important changes effecting the South
west scheduled to be made in the near future.
This will have tendency to stimulate air travel and
encourage the establishment Of adequate airpOrts.
Present plans Of the. MadduX Company call for
merging the Los Angeles-Inperial Valley line with
direct Los Angees-E Paso line in the future.
start has been made toward removing Imperial Val
eys isolation from the rest Of the world, and it will
be interesting to watch the local development of the
most modern method of travel
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
COLD ACORN

You aren't going out today, are
You asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy of Mr.. Longears as she saw
the rabbit gentleman looking in
the glass to see if his pink nose wa
on straight. He always did this be
fore he set out for adventures.
Why shouldn't l 90 out ask
Cd the bunny uncle in surprise.
1t is SO very cold,' answered
the muskrat lady housekeeper. :. | IN
afraid YOU II freeze.
ella, Hal laughed the rabbit.
y m not at all afraid of that. |
have on my warm fur coat and,
besides, l shall hop so fast that even
Jack Frost cant catch me.
"Well, please be careful, that )
all l ask of you,' squeaked Nurse
Jane as Uncle Wiggily hoped away
and he promised that he would.
Over the fields and through the
woods went the bunny uncle, look
ing first on one side and then on
the other for an adventure. But he
could not seem to find any, and
then he began to notice that it was
very cold; much more frosty than
he had thought.
"But if l hop fast I'll keep
warm,' said Mr.. Longcars to him
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

For Southern Calfiornia.-Fair
and mild tonight and Saturday; light
variable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 16, 1918

The frame work to form the con,
crete foundation for the Barbara
Worth hotel is today being erected
and the materials for the concrete
foundation are being placed on the
ground. The ground plan of the
basement is now taking shape.
The Woman Ten Thousand club
will be we'll represented at the
Southern District convention, which
conyencs at the Hotel Grant in San
Diego, November 1S20 inclusive.
Representing the local club will be
Mrs. w. S. Fawcett, Mrs. Dan V.
Noland, Mrs. G. E, Sprouse, Mrs.
w. w. Apple and Mrs. A. Ander-
son. Mrs. \. II. GriSwold is chair
man of the department of Peace,
c. f. w. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

the eight counties of Southern Cali
fornia adjacent to and including Los
Angeles county, namely, Los An
geles, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura and
Santa Barbara, show total films
of 70,740 instruments for October.
or more than two and one half
times as many as the northern
counties.
During the month Just past, ac-
cording to this report, San Diego
county, with a total of 9,946 was
second to Los Angeles county which
registered 47,727 accorded instru,
ments. Alameda and San Francisco
counties followed in the order nam
ed with 1893 and 1866 filings re.
spectively.
The state wide survey also shows
material increase, amounting to
more than 100000 instruments, in
the total number filed by all coun
ties during the first ten months of
1923 over the corresponding period
of 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
RECORDS SHOW
PROSPERITY OF
SO. CALIFORNIA

That Southern California is the
"whte spot' Of California real
estate activity is again proved by It
compilation of the number of in.
strumcnts filed in the offices OF
county recorders in the 5S counties
of the state recently made by the
statistical section of the Title In
surance and Trust Company.
This report shows that. during the
month of October of this year there
were filed in the offices of the re
corders of the II counties in and
adjacent to the San Francisco bay
region, including San Francisco,
San Matco, Alameda, Contra Costa.
Marin. Sacramento. Santa Clara.
Napa, Solano, San Benito and Mon.
tercy counties, 25,942 instruments
approximately $50 of which pertain
to real property. As against this
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 16, 1908

Mrs. Marion Bird Barbour last
evening under the auspices of the
Imperial Eastern star gave a musi-
Gale at Masonic hall. Taking part
in the program were Elsa Flemming,
Mrs. Carmichael, Kate Wander
poel. Charlotte Barnard and Mar
garct Lang.
p. }. storms was in town today
and states that party of officials
of the San Diego and Arizona rail
road came through from the survey
camp in an automobile and he as
sisted them across New River at his
crossing.
Dr. \. G. Topranhanian has Sue
cccdcd in raising some unusually
fine chrysanthemums at his home
in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

self. "Though if hep too fast !
may miss an adventure.
However, he hoped Il little faster
and he began TO feel little warm
or, but still it was quite cold and
seemed as if it might snow even
before Thanksgiving, which was
/ about two weeks ahead.
Now about this same time th@
Boz Cat slunk out Of the den whcrr
he was paving a visit to the Fuzzy
Fox. The Bob Cat y6wled and
stretched, sticking out his claws,
showing his teeth and trying 70
waggle his silly little tail.
"Wcil, ] III on my way he
said ''Ta-ta, old dear. d,
! Where are you going ?" asked
Ithr Fox.
! "To catch Uncle Wiggily,
suarlcd the Bob cat.
You can't catch that rabbit to-
/ day, barkcd the Fox. "It's too
cold. -
''It's just the best kind of u
day, answered the Bob Cat. "The
cold viii make Uncle Wiggily 50
stiff that he can't hop fast and /
can easily catch him. II bring you
. On" of his ears if | do.
''Thc cold viii make you as stiff
IS ii win make Uncle Wiggily,
said the Fox $50 ] don I believe
yoHll have any luck.
"JHe; you wait" the Bob Cat
sHarlcd.
So hc started out to find Cnclc
Wi9gily and by this time the rab-
bit gentleman was part way through
the woods where the Pad Chaps
lived. 1t was getting colder and
colder and at last Mr.. Longears
said:
." am going to stop and build "A
fire to warm me. After that III hop
along some more and look for an
adventure" 50 hc gathered some
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

bursting acorn flew all over aud hit
the Beb Cat on his nose aud III his
eyes.
.sWow.' : howlcd the Fad Chap.
IL m shot! Uncle Wiggily has shot
re.' and bacl; to the den Of the
Fox he ran without amy RABBIT
ears.
Poor, cold acorn!' said tncie
Wiggily when he saw what had
hapj ened Gle let himself b
roasted until he burst to save me.
Poor acorn,'
But sometimes things haPper that
way. And ii the tea kettle doeSn t
puff steam in the face Of the clock
sg the gas stove cannot see the time.
III tell YOU aboat Uncle Wiggily 5
funny sled.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

sticks and dried leaves and started
Il fire.
Just at this time the Bob Cat
saw the rabbit and said to himself
'Oh, ho! | knew the cold would
make him stiff. He has had to stop
and make a fire to warm himself.
Well, l must sneak up and get him
before he gets warm and Timber 81
he can hop away.
So the Bob Cat began sinking up
and Uncle Wiggily was holding his
paws out to the blazing fire when,
all of sudden, he heard little
voice saying:
May | get warm at your fir
Why, of course You may, an
swered the rabbit, looking down
and seeing a brown acorn Oft an eaS
trtc.
"'Thank you,' said the acorn.
"Oh, l was So cold!' And ne rolled
closer to the blaze.
Don t 90 too near.' warned
Uncle Wiggily. "You may roast
yourself or pop open and bust il
! you get TOO close to the hot fire. .
/ an be caroful,' said the cold
acorn. But the fire felt 50 warm and
coy that he rolled nearer ard noar-
er, though Uncle Wiggily told him
to stay back. And what with talk
ing to the acorn the rabbit did not
see the Bob Cat saeaking nearer
and nearer.
Then, all of sudden, when the
Bad Chap was ready to jump on
Uncle Wiggily's back the acorn saw
! the Bad Chap, though the rabbit
didn' t, and the brave little acorn
cried:
"Good-bye. Uncle Wigeily,
/ With that the acorn rolled right
into the hot cmbcrs and, as Mr..
Longcars had said, he burst like 4
popping chestnut. Pieces Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
Complaint Filed
Against Delgadc

Alfredo Mendoza, who is ronval-
escing at the county hospital from
three gunshot wounds inflicted upon
him last Sunday was able yester-
day afternoon to file complaint
against his alleged assaiiant, Boni-
tacio Dclgado.
DcIgado and Mendoza engaged
in combat at an east side dance hall
Saturday night, Mendoza allcgedly
cutting his opponent with 4 bowie
knife. The following morning Del
gado retaliated with a gun and
Mendoza was taken to the county
hospital. Dcluadn is in iail.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16

Life is iust one darn tning after another With
the election lust out Of the way it is only few weeks
until we have congress with Us again.
Many a June bride is already beginning to get
ssed uD over the idea Of having his folks to the
house for Thanksgiving.
Governor Smith is going to visit the South = = to
play golf and forget politics. That's Ike spending
time in a hospital 70 forget an operation
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
HEAVY VOTE CAST
rs United Press Leased Wire

Les ANGELES, Nov. l6.=fae
largest vo-e .v"r cast in this city
was reaa. .ng The recent clee-
tjon, acco. City Clerk po:hin-
gnes. Ih, vote was approx
mately 1&,-l1 This was ~ per
cert Of the 512.6i7 registered votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
TEN YEARS AGO
November l6. 1918

Imperial members of the College
Women 5 club will be hostcsseS to
morrow to other valley sections at
the home of Mrs. +. +. Stuart Mrs.
W. $. Cummings will have charge
Of the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-16
ENCOURAGE BUYING AT HONE

The idea has been suggested that the chamber of
commerce can do much to discourage local residents
buying from itnerant peddlers mail order houses,
and encourage Ell Centrans to patronize FL Centre
stores exclusively.
1t has been urged that the chamber have small
cards printed announcing that members Of the firm
and employees do all their buying at home. These
could be distributed among business houses and placed
in a conspicuous position where they be by all
In this way patrons would have constant re-
minder that they should trade at home which might
cause them to hesitate before buying elseWere. 1t
might even be well to extend the field and distribute
such cards among houses in The residential sections
The housewife when solicited By itnerant agents, or
representatives Of ly by night concerns could point
to the card as her answer.
Encouraging the buy at hone" idea requires con-
tinued Stimulation There is no sound reason why FL
Centrans should spend their money away from the
city, local business houses being in position to fill
il special.
The Washington times., 1928-09-21
Girls Gabardine Dresses
Smart Fabrics
Yet So Inexpensive!

Gabardine dresses in tai
Iored style, with long C13
sleeves. Sizes 7 to "a. "a {
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-07

practical raiIroadins skill was able
to bring the road to what u regard
ed AZ one Of Americas models of
railroading efficiency.
SaDld Low
The roads common stock having
sold as low as ss,62h on the New
York stock exchange In 1898. has
recently sold as high as SS0.25. A
dividend of 81 was paid on the stock
in April. another of 81 in October
and few days ago it was placed on
a 81 annual basis.
The roads financial difficulties be-
gan with an over ambitious policy of
acquiring trolley and steamship lines
and connecting railroads. These Diff
ficulties caused suspension Of divi-
dends in 1918. and complications
growing out OF the war and labor
difficulties had brought the road to
the lowest possible point of its earn
ing power when Mr.. Pearson took
it's helm.
His tireless efforts to revive what
has long been known as New Eng
lands Baby" ruined his health. and
on Nov. 81. when the directors
placed the stock on regular divi-
dend basis. they were forced to ac-
cept his resignation. His successor
has not been chosen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-07
City Will Raise $4,000
For Sewer Extensions

Within a few days. the city will
attempt to negotiate a $4,000 loan.
offering a bond issue of $4,000 as
security. the banks having declined
to accept approximately that amount
of unsolicited sewer assessments as
security. and when the money is
made available sewer construction
work will be re-opened.
Mayor Paonessa will confer with
Chairman Edward r. Hall of the
board Of finance and taxation. and
City Treasurer Curtis L. Sheldon
before the loan Is requested. 1t is
his desire to have the work started
as soon as possible to meet the re-
quests of outlying districts for
sewers and to relieve the unemploy-
ed who have besought him in great
numbers for aid.
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]. PEARSON
SUCCUMBS TODAY
Continued from First Page)

point where Howard Elliott. sue
cessor to Charles s. Mellen had laid
1t down. his work had been almost
entirely on engineering. construction
and maintenance. To the travelling
public Mr.. Pearson was less known
than to the railroadmen and execu-
tives. by whom he was regarded n
. master builder.
Every step In his career from hts
graduation at Cornell in 1883 ~ 4
civil engineer until he became the
New Ravens president his work was
on the physical side. A great many
projects of magnitude we're carried
through by him. His study Of docks
and wharves along the southern New
England coast formed the ground
work for his construction of similar
facilities at Duluth and Puget Sound
for the Northern Pacific.
Lived At Hotel
Mr.. Pearson had lived at a hotel
here during his presidency Of the
New Haven road. His local club was
the Quinnipiac, next door to the
hotel, and 1t was usually from the
hotel or the club that he walked to
his office in the administration
building in Meadow street. He took
very little other physical exercise
but did a great deal of automobiling
about the state, and it was his de-
light to have his chauffeur turn up
a road which he had never traversed
before just to find out where it went
and where 1t came out either in a
field or upon highway. Some Of
those who knew his liking for these
by-way rides said that Mr.. Pearson
probably knew more by actual use
about the backroads of Connecticut
than any other man in the state.
As q railroad president. Edward
]. Pearson thought more of blue
prints and maps than he did of
recreation.
There were associates who were
willing to wager that more maps
were In Pearson's office at New
Haven than In the offices of all
railroad presidents in the country
combined.
Was Engineer
Pearson's career prior to his
presidency OF the New York. New
Haven & Hartford railroad in 1917
had to do with construction of ter
minals and freight yards. A familiar
Office picture of him was that of
man at window watching the
yards opposite and rematking: I'D
hate to walk the track tonight" As
an engineer he had walked the New
Haven roadbed from New York to
Springfield. Mass, and the wharves
and docks OF the company from
New York to Boston, surveying
tracklayirg. switching facilities and
maintenance.
When he was less than ten years
old he used to ride on the wood
burning engines and stand in the
gangway when wood was being
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-07
Quit Recently

New York. Dec. I R-Death of f.
J. Pearson. one Of the old school
railroaders in Baltimore today, came
less than two weeks after he had
completed his outstanding achieve
ment the financial resurrection of
the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad. on Nov. 81. The
directors were able to place the
common stock on a permanent divi-
dend basis for the first time In is
years.
Mr.. Pearson became president OF
the New Haven in 1925. when it was
threatened with financial ruin and
powerful banking interests were en-
deavoring to force II into receiver
ship. Mr.. Pearson fought the re-
ceivership tooth and nail, and by his