davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
ND. BRIDGE To
START SOON

Construction of the bridge over
the railroad tracks at HyattsVille'
which will eliminate the dangerous
grade crossing at that point on the
Baltimore Washington Boulevard,
will be started in 10 days, following
the granting yesterday of contracts
for the work.
The contract was awarded to the
G. B. Mullen Company, Inc, by the
Maryland State Roads Commission
The estimated cost of the construc-
ton is $175,O00, exclusive of the
rights of way. Half OF this cost
will be paid by the State and half
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The bridge and its approaches will
be 1,125 feet long, and will consist
of Is 40.ft. spans of REINFORCED
concrete and a central span directly
over the tracks which will be 90
feet long. The bridge will be sur
faced with a 30.ft. roaday and two
sidewalks.
Under the terms of the contract
work must be started within 10
days. 1t is expected that almost
year will be required to complete
the project
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
ROVER NAMES 4
LEGAL AIDES

The appointment of four assistant
United States attorneys to fill exist
ing vacancies was announced by
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover at the Court House today.
Those appointed are Arthur G.
Lambert. Irwin Goldstein. James
f. Hughes and James r. kirkland.
They will enter upon their duties
Immediately.
Lamber is expected to be assigned
to take charge of condemnation
cases previously handled by James
J. o'Leary, who has resigned.
Goldstein has been connected with
the United States Attorneys office
for three years, having been secre-
tary to both Rover and his pred.
ecessor, Justice Peyton Gordon. At
the time of his appointment he was
chief clerk i'm the United States At
torneys office. He is a native of
Washington and was educated in
local high schools and colleges,
having graduated from Georgetown
Law School.
Hughes was born in Bristol, r. l..
and received his law training at
Catholic University and has been
I'm active law practice since he
was admitted to the bar in October,
1922.
kirkland, native of Delaware
has lived most of his life in Wash
ington. He is graduate of George
Washington University and was ad-
nitted to the bar last October. He
was prominent as debater in high
school and college contests and was
member Of the speakers commit.
tee of the Hoover-Curtis Club of
the District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
men FIND
TIME To AID
CHARITY
BY B. G. FORBES

Walter s. Clifford, president of
the largest business organiza ton
in the world, has just consented
to direct the activities of the
Charity Organization of New
York, and intends to devote pains
taking labor to put different New
York charities on thoroughly
efficient basis. What does this
suggest?
1t illustrates truth not widely
enough recognized: That our
business leaders, many of them.
are very far from being en-.
crossed and obsessed only by their
own money.making activities.
Pay for Professors
Last week President James r.
Angel, Of Yale. announced that
thanks TO the millions recently
added to the endowment fund, the
salaries of all the lowest. paid
members of the teaching staff
had been increased. A very large
sum also has been raised for slmi.
lar purposes at Harvard. Other
universities have done the same
thing.
All these money-raising cam.
paigns have been managed by
financial or busint 3 men. Almost
always the main worker has been
tremendously busy man of af.
Ialrs. a man, laden with many
heavy responsibilities
:ffllions are raised every year
for Jewish charities. New FORK
has an extraordinarily worthy rec
ord. For years the handspring of
this unseliish work has been what
the public would call a wall
Street banker" Felix M. Warburg,
member of the internat tional bank:
ing firm of Kuhn. Loeb and Com
pany.
Copyright 1929, by b c. Forbes)
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Motor Coach Schedules

WINCHESTER. via Alex. Middleburg and
UDperville Valley line connections, leave
: 80 a. m. . nooU, 30 .. m. 9th 4 Pa.
Ave N W M 9493 Met 53I4.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 81 G.N.S1.-
Cattle - Receipts 1000; market
steady. steers. $13.5O@14.25: COWS
and heifers, $5.50@12.50; stockers
and feeders. $8.5O912.75; calves, $90
Is.
Hogs-Recelpts 10000: market 10c
higher. Bulk, $10.60010.S0a top
1895: heavies, $10.5O@1O.75: lights,
$10.2O@1O.75; mediums, $1O.65@
1885.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: market
strong. Lambs. $15.5O016,65: weth.
ers. $9.50@1O.50; ewes. $S@9.25.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
FOREIGN BONDS
DR.. JOHNSON TALKS

World Unity-the Strategic Op-
portunity of the United States -
will he subject of an address by
DR.. Mordecai Johnson, president OF
Howard University, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock, at the First Congre-
gational Church. The public is
invited
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
FIRST U. S. AtRMAIL

According to records Of the Post
office Department. the first aerial
mail delivery In the United States
took place in September, 1911. WheE
a bag of mail was delivered TO the
Mineola postoffice. Postmaster Gen.
eral F. H. Hitchcock sent the r,ail
from Washington, and f. l., Owing.
ton. pilot, delivered 1t.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
SHORT TERM SECURITIES

FURNISHED by W. B. Hbbs s. Coz
hid ASK
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
PITTSBURGH PRODUCE

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 49, Butter
Prints. 57@57lac: tubs, 5s@56izc
local tubs, 51@52c.
Eggs-White, 42@44c; current
receipts, 38@40c.
Live PouItry-Hens Cheavy), 500
32c; hens QighD 25@27e; roostersi
1Sa2oc: springers. sO@32c: broilers,
43@45c; ducks. 26@30c: geese, 22G
CSC: turkeys, 35@45c.
Observation-Disclosures. $2.00@2.5 so
(crate); potatoes. $1.65@1.S5 u5O
lbs,); cabbage, $1,00@f.10 tbusheD.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Feb. q u.N.SO-
Cotton-Spots were in good de-
mand, prices steady; sales, 5000
sales: receipts, $4,000 bales.
Middling fair, 1l.95d:. strictly good
mids, 11.51d: good mids, 11.11di
strictly mids, 1O.9ld; mids. 1O.71d
strictly low mlds, 1046d; low mids
1O.21d: strictly good ordinary, s.Sld
and good ordinary, SAID.
Futures opened steady with
March at 10.42d: May, lO.55d; July,
10 SID; October, 10.41d.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
WINnOW SHAnES

AUTO DRIVING taught quickly. old reIi.
able white driver. 81 per hour: pernite
secured at any time. Call North 7440.
CAPITAL CITY COMMERCIAL. COLLEGE
Shorthand. bkp Civil Serv. course. 1910
n. Y. Ave. FIR. I646. Day and evening.
EXCEPTIONAL Short Courses. inquire to.
day Boyd's School 1893 g NV n 1888
GET Our SecretariaI Bulletin. interesting
informative free New CiviI Service
Course. Poteet's Bus. College Main 4717
YOUR opportunity to get into aviation:
tuition rates within the reach of all ID.
c. Air Legion. 9TH floor. 1919 + st. n. w.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Help Wanted

STANDARD EMP AGENCY 1895 9th N
W-PositiOns open daily II you need
helm or looking for position. call N. S2b3
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

ton. ana to the Imperial Valley
Bankers Association which donated
the revolving sow.
Representing the local association,
O G Horne presented the award to
Warren Schoneman, the 10 year old
winner, and praised the work of the
organization, saying that the youths
were learning what the grown farm
ers Of today should have learned 40
year ago, that it is only through
organization that the farming indus
try can come into its own. He also
spoke on the value of cost accounts,
and the training in economy of pro
duction which the club members had
received through their work.
1t was then announced that the
Pacific Land and Cattle company
had offered - cents per pound for
all hogs and lambs exhibited AM
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
MISSIONS HOLD
NICE LEAD IN
COAST LEAGUE

Winning four games out of seven
from Los Angeles, the Mission Reds
today held a comfortable lead in the
Pacific Coast League. Fms week
the Reds meet Portland.
The Reds split with the Angels
Sunday, losing the first game, to
, and winning the nightcap, 10 to 3.
Oakland also split the days bill
with Sacramento to take five out Of
the seven games. The Oaks won thc
morning game. to :, and dropped
the afternoon. : to ). The Oaks are
now in third position and the Solons
in sixth.
Hollywood took both games from
san Francisco, to / and / to >
thereby winning five of the seven
games played during the week. The
stars hold fourth place and the
Seals fifth.
Portland lost a five inning gam"
to Seattle ! to /. 1t was the In
dians' second victory of the series
which Portland won to >.
The game was called at the end
Of the fifth on account of rain and
the second game of the scheduled
double header was postponed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
CENTRAL UNION
TAKES CONTEST
AT CALLPATRIA

A Kid by the name of Rogers
hurting his first championship fray,
nervous but game, almost made a
niche for himself in valley scholastic
baseball fame Saturday afternoon
at Calipatria when he held the high
school team of that town to one
scratch hit and no runs for five in
nings.
The TT Centro youth, having 4
field day by himself socked out
three hits that brought in a quintet
Of runs and scored trio Of markers
himself.
But in the sixth the pressure was
TOO great and the Rogers kid, un-
able to find the plate, was finally
yanked after he had allowed five
walks and double which nettcd
the Calipatrians four markers. Ted
Ehmke, the locals premier mounds
man went in and although allowing
single counters in the seventh and
eighth frames finished the game in
excellent style.
The final score was II to 6 in
favor of the Fl Centre outfit which
places Coach Armstrong IN third
place in the valley scholastic stand
ing with an even break in cigh-
games. Two more battles are sched-
uled before the windup Of the sea
son, the locals playing Calexico, the
league leaders, this Friday after
noon. and Holtville in the final.
The Holtville fray is expected toI
decide which team cops third place
in the league.
But getting back to the Rogers
kid. Armstrong started him with
pat on the back and the youngster
set the Calipatrians down one, two, /
three in the first frame. In the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

Awards, long awaited were made
Saturday afternoon at the All club
Achievement Day for the best live
stock exhibits entered by the club
members.
The famous revolving sow, the
prize for the owner of the best hog
exhibit, went to Warren Schoneman
of the Mulberry center, while Ernest
Mathis received second; Carroll Nil
son. third; Louis Gunderson, fourth;
and Rollic Clark, fifth.
FRIES for the calf exhibit went
to Richard Wilkerson, first; and
Spencer McElvaney, second; first
for lambs, to Merle Wilson, and sec
ond, to Edna Guynes; first for rab-
bits, to Tom Mccullough, and sec
ond, to Odell Farmer; first for poul-
try to Otis Briggs, and second, to
Orlando Courtney.
The day began at 10 Q clock with
the placing and displaying of the
exhibits, after which lunch was
served in the high school cafeteria,
ice water being furnished by the
Imperial Ice and Development com
pany, and milk by the Milk Pro
ducer 5 association.
An excellent program followed, be
ginning with music by Chester Gar
ner of the high school faculty, and
followed by community singing.
Original stunts We're put on by
clubs from various farm centers,
Mulberry center putting on Il splen-
did demonstration Of songs and
yells; McCabe. a little sketch writ
ten by the children themselves show
ing the right and wrong way to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
SPORT i NEWS
Strong Card At
CaleXicO Arena

An all star card especially ar
ranged for the Forty and Eight, the
American Legion fun organization,
will be shown at the CaleXicO box
ing arena Friday night, according
to Jack Masinter who promotes
matches for the border stadium.
The Forty and Eight will attend
the show in 4 body after holding
their regular monthly meeting at
CaleXico.
Masinter has signed Mexican
Jimmy Rivers, cousin ot Bert
Colima. and Bubber johnson con-
siderod one Of the best wclter-
weights on the coast for the main
event. Johnson, 4 colorcd boy, has
boxed Young Jack Thompson and
beaten johnny Adams, Charlie
Long, Joe CORDOBA and others.
Rivers has an equally as good
record having defeated such high
class boys as Bobby La Sallr, Ariz-
ona Joe Rivers. Young Dempsey
and several other topnotchers. The
Mexican is considered the cham
pion in his class in Mexico.
\ couple Of small club main
cventers clash in tie six round
>emi-windup, frankie Leonard Of
Los Angeles meeting Eddie Domin,
gucz ut 80 pounds.
The special event shapes up as
4 m-bang affair with Ray Alvar-
ado and Eddie LoZano throwing
leather at l5s pounds.
In the opener Herman Platcncia
and Francisco Sanchez fight it out
at l2s pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
Monday, April 20, 1929

that those wiehins to sell could do
so that afternoon.
The day then was brought to a
close with the singing of Till We
Meet Again" led by Mrs. /, {,
Thomas Of the home demonstration
department.
The All clubs are nation wide
organization, their leader being
President Hoover, and the purpose
Of the organization is the training
of young boys in agricultural and
inspirational lines. The work is
part of the service offered by the
agricultural extension department of
the University of California and is
highly praised by those interested
in the states agricultural develop,
ment.
The annual flower show will be
held at Colusa April 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
Falling Gun
Shoots Warden

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, April %.
U.P)-Lee G. Straight, %, a volur-
teer game warden, was in serious
condition today from an accidentally
inflicted bullet wound.
While attempting to start 4
motorboat engine, Straight's revol-
yer fell from his holster and the
gun discharged. The bullet struck
the warden under the heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
So. California
Sport Briefs

LOS ANGELES, April a9.UP)-
Having overcome sturdy resistance
on the part of the Hollywood mil
lionaires in three straight games,
the Vancouver Lions, premier Cana
dian hockey club, was to meet an all
star team here tonight.
The Lions took , to l decision
from the Hollywood Skaters before
a large crowd at Winter Palace Sat
urday night to cinch what was
scheduled as a out of ) games
series.
LOS ANGELES, April %. U.P)-
Russell "Bud" Thompson, retain
ed his title of Southern California
golf champion by defeatin, Webb
Hanson of the University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles 4 and 3 III
a SO hole match on the Fox Hill
Country Club course here Sunday.
The University of Southern
California winner had downed Glib
son Dunlap, last years runnerup in
a 20 hole match TO enter the finals
and displayed the same brilliancc
of earlier matches to beat Hanson.
Thompson made %, one under
par on the first nine holes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
Local Team Wins
In Border Game

Scoring in lunches of fives in the
first, fourth and fifth innings, the
Maggie Fat Boys baseball team yes
tcrday afternoon accumulated suf
ficient runs to win from the BNwley
Stars despite the latter's late in
ming rallies, by the score of 10 to IL.
The game, played at Calexico. was
a free hitting affair with Kuble
just a little bit better hurler than
Medivil.
Next Sunday the Maggie club plays
the Mack and Mack team on the
East Side diamond here
The final score follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

second the hosts made scratch h:t
off the hurler 5 glove.
In the third two walks and ii
double steal placed two Of the
enemy On second and third with
none out but the kid came through
with a force out, strike out and 4
fly which left the base runners
stranded. The fourth and fifth were
easy frames but the pressure was
too great and the Rogers kid went
wild.
No Homers Made
For the first time this season
neither team made a home run. The
locals soeked plenty Of solid base
hits and made them count for runs,
but the best were doubles by Wynn
and Maggie. The latter, by the way,
suddenly found his batting and
fielding eve getting three of his
team 5 i hits and made some
pretty plays around second base.
Late in the game Maggie grew over
anxious and fumbled two ground
crs, which, however, were not fac
tors in the run scoring.
Following is the score by in
nings:
Fl Centre oil 332 1O0-11 i )
Calipatria 600 004 10 s 4
ualla,y C+apdinCc
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
FINE PROGRAM PRESENTED
AT 4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY

dress, emphasizing in particular sim
plicity in dress and shoes; Magnolia.
original songs and yells by group
of girls dressed in the costumes
made by themselves, white, with
green trimmings, those being the
club colors, and having the club
emblem, a four leaf clover with an
II on each leaf, on the shoulder.
Fine Program Made
Speeches were made by Orlando
Courtney, last years winner of the
revolving SOW, who announced that
he had raised eight pigs from the
first litter which are ready for the
market, and that he has 10 from the
second litter, born 4 few weeks
ago. The first litter alone will sell
for about 5000 thereby illustrating
the value of the award to the boy
receiving it.
Vincent Chalupnicl, first owner
of the SOW, spoke Of the animals he
had secured from her and the profits
he had received, and Richard Wilker-
animals. Baxter boveland, of the
Loveland High Ranch made a brief
talk, stating that the winner Of the
hog exhibit for three years had been
an animal from the Loveland ranch,
rs well as the revolving SOW herself.
Warren SchOueman read his cs-
say on what he had learned from
raising his prize winning hog, the
essay counting 10 points out of a
possible 100.
u. f. Creighton Of the agricultural
extension service and county leader
Of the I II clubs, made the awards
for the lambs, rabbits, poultry, and
calf exhibits, and then turned the
meeting over to X. Ralston, state
specialist for the Al clubs upon
whom had devolvcd the duty Of
Judging the various exhibits.
Ralston complimented the ex-
hibits, saying they were the best he
had seen in the county, and spoke
briefly on the ideals of good sports
manship that might be obtained from
contest of this type. He then eX-
planned the basis upon which the
hog exhibits were graded: so points
out of 100 being awarded for econ
omy of production, 80 for the value
of the stock from the standpoint of
the butcher and 10 each for the rec
ord book and the essay written by
the owner.
rro,,,o o,oea,t, D,.;zo,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

LOS ANGELES, April 90 U.P)-
Harry \. Williams, president of the
Pacific Coast League, announced
that a special meeting of club diree-
tors scheduled for tonight in San
Francisco to talk over the Ladies
Day Controversy, had been post
poned due to the death of Charles
Moreing, part owner of the Sacra-
mento Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

LOS ANGELES, April %. U.p-
The Upbuilder's S Club, led by Hal
Roach, scored 10 to ) polo victory
over the Santa Monica Pirates at
Rustic Canyon field Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

ASCOT SPEEDWAY, Los Ange-
les, April 29U.H-Five thousand
persons saw Bill Heislcr, in From
" Ford, win Sundays feature race
of 30 miles here yesterday in 81
minutes 50 $40 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

Groecrymen at Fresno are fight.
ing raise in the price of milk to
II cents Il quart, the highest price
over naid there.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

Yesterday s Hero:-Jess Petty,
Pittsburgh pitcher who held the St.
Louis Cardinals to four hits and en-
abled the Pirates to gain their
fourth victory of the season, to .
at St. Louis.
The Chicago Cubs dropped a hard
hitting game at Cincinnati, II to
II, both teams staging a parade of
pitchers in futile effort to check
the rain Of base hits. The Reds
made 81 hits to 16 for the Cubs.
Hack Wilson hit two home runs.
The New York Giants won what
was to have been the first game Of
q double header at New York, from
the Philadelphia Phillies, to .,
and rain forced the cancellation of
the second. Whitney hit n home run
in the ninth wit hone man on base to
save the Phils from q shutout.
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the
Boston Braves completed six innings
at the Brooklyn Park before rain
halted the game with Boston lead
ing. 5 to .. The victory enabled
Boston to gain a full game in mar
gin of league leadership.
The Boston Red Sox lost the first
professional baseball game ever
PLAYED on 4 Sunday in Boston. to
;. to the Philadelphia Athletics. The
victory enabled Philadelphia to gain
a tie with the st. Louis Browns for
the American league leadership.
Babe Ruth hit his second home
run Of the season at Washington
where the New York Yankees de-
fcatcd the Senators TO =. The
home run came in the seventh in
ming with none on base. Waite
Hoyt pitched for the YANKEES and
kept the Senators we'll under con-
troll.
Grady Adkins, pitching four hit
game for the Chicago White Sox.
enabled his teammates to defeat
Cleveland, . to l, at Chicago. The
Sox scored in the first and Cleveland
tied the count in the second. Will
lie Kamm scored the winning run
in the eighth on Hoffman 5 sim
gle.
Detroit took 4 two run lead in the
first inninp of the game with St
Louis at Detroit but the Browns
came back to win the decision 6 10
3. st. Louis scored four runs IN
the third inning and the final SiN
innings were scoreless.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
Horne Presents Prizes

Creighton then expressed his ap-
probation to the state banker 5
association which donates club but
tons to all members who have car
ricd project through To eomple-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29
WATCHING The
SC0REBOARD
(BY United Pressl

Yesterdays Hero:-Jess Petty,
Pittsburgh pitcher who held the St.
Louis Cardinals to four hits and en-
abled the Pirates to gain their
fourth victory of the season, 6 to .
at St. Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-29

The annual flower show will be
held at Colusa April 81.
The Washington times., 1929-10-25
Chicago Civic Opera to
Give 13 Air Programs

Thirteen operas Interpreted by llle
Chicago Civic Opera Company dur
ing the 1929,3O season will be made
available to listeners throughout the
United states beginning Saturday
night. November 3, at 10 o'clock.
The beauty and pageant or the
onera will be portrayed this year by
an announcer who is an eyewitness,
since tho new equipment will allow
full view of the stage from the an
nouncer's box, whereas before the
announcer was back stage and could
describe the scene only from script
Fiftv-three singers and conductors
are included in the roster OF artlsts
for the 1929.30 season who will be
heard in the broadcasts. WIZ Will
no the New York member of the net
work. Tho repertoire for the season
has not been announced.
What is said by engineers to be
"the most elaborate and compelete
radio pickup in the United states
il being installed in Chicago's new
500. OOO. 900 Civic Theater to be used
in making this series Of broadcasts
as mechanically perfect as engineers
can devise. More than $4,000 Will
be spent on the radio equipment. it
will include twelve Of the latest type
condenser microphones and complete
simplifying and control equipment in
duplicate, to insure the listener the
most faithful reproduction OF every
tonal varia ton without interruption.
The Washington times., 1929-10-25
German-U. S. Program
Exchange Predicted

In few months the United States
will be listening in on Germany's
broadcasting stations. it Is conf.
IDENTIFY predicted, while American
programs will be familiar in Central
Europe. Recent progress in trans.
mission shown at the Leipzig Fair,
just concluded, assures the trans
Atlantic exchange OF programs, ac-
cording to experts here.
The outstanding problems in radio
development are being studied inten-
sively in practically every German
laboratory. Progress made in devel-
opment has been shown in eliminat-
Ing static, sound absorption, dead
spots" and in improving selectiVity.
A feature OF the recent radio expo
sition were the small receiving sets,
many OF them portable. More than
900 radio firms exhibited at the
show. Television has also made re-
markable progress.