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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 2, 1912

Registrations in the city of I'M
pcrial will be investigated, rs the
result of report that Il number OF
transient men have been induced to
register, so that they may join III
voting "wet' ut the coming elce-
ton.
George A. Carter who has been
spending some time looking after
his Imperial Valley interests left
for Simmons. Arii., where lie wilt
remain for a time on his ranch
there.
Dr. w. J, Oakley of Los Angeles,
who has extensive holdings in the
valley. is spending a few days IN
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02
THE WEATHER

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Sunday with
mild temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Sun
J.N-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02

'To the pure all things pure is old stuff Now
to the pure all things impure.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02
TEN YEARS AGO
April 2, 1917

Better baby week is on the wa
to success. The Imperial Valley
Hardware Co. has offered a tennis
racquet to the hoy or girl in the
sixth. seventh or eighth grades writ
ing the best essay on baby weeE.
Savings accounts of 50 each have
been offered by the FL Centre Na-
tional Bank and the Metropolitan
Insurance company to each of the
contestants scoring first in the
three divisions of the baby confess
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02

August, 1925 n:~ s"o9vnise of vsss
motor-driven Klaxon horn, improved sheet metal
construction in the bodies, corrugated steering
wheel with walnut fnish new headlamp rim con-
struction and more conven-
lent gear.shift lever. Yet, des- $/Or fob.
ess 4 III: Il: ;:SsssS ssS!sr: :. O95asss s
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-02

January, 1925 Ss,s cs:S!ss, Ss, ,G;,9SsssS sSsS
Foat res were: a new and rugged rear axle, an i'm.
pro.ed unit power plant. new singleplate disc
rirtch much stronger frame, semi.elliptic chrome
F-'ladium steel springs. cowl
, ld,sh,IamPs. and new new Fish $71Es lob.
Andthep price Of the Coachwas ~0Aiich.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
SMART PIECE OF ADVERTISING
Excursions Inaugurated by st. Paul
Real Estate Man Got Result
He Had Hoped For.

One Of the most daring schemes In
real estate advertising, and perhaps
the first, In the United States, was the
series Of December excursions on the
Mississippi between 1895 and 1879. con-
Quoted by Col. Girard Hewitt of St
Paul. Colonel Hewitt opened real
estate office in st Paul In 1865. Bust
ness did not go well. Immigrants
from the old countries heard Of the
"hyperborean climate" Of Minnesota
and preferred to stay away from 1t.
In December, 1895, shortly before
Christmas, Colonel Hewitt organized a
steamship excursion on the Mississippi.
Guests we're invited with the under
standing that every one was to wear
a linen "duster" and be equipped with
a fan. A section Of the Mississippi
that was not covered with ice was
chosen for the excursion and a spot
not far from St. Paul as the picnic
ground.
On the appointed day the guests ar
rived, all protected with heavy wooden
sweaters and fur coats underneath the
linen busters, and each armed with a
fan In his gloved hands.
Colonel Hewit's trick worked. News
Of the St Paul excursion was spread
far and wide throughout the East.
Colonel Hewits December excursions
on the Mississippi were kept up till
1879, the year Of his death.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25

A health course graduate going
through an exercise.
$50 young women in Maryland, Vir.
ginia, West Virginia and the District
of Columbia have Just received certin.
Gates as graduates.
There were 1873 graduates of the
health course at baltimore: 1913 at
Richmond; SO at Charleston; SO al
Wheeling, and PIT at Washington.
Health instruction is now a system
wide policy of telephone companies
Its practices and interests are alike
the country over The instructions are
conducted along lines laid down by
officials who attended a conference
held under the auspices of the Amer.
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com,
pany, where the aim OF the health
course was outlined as primarily to
prevent accidents and illness.
Health course instructors are care
fully selected and trained. These In
structors then take classes ranging
from 10 to Is young women each, who
are put through courses covering a
period of twelve weeks with one les
son each week The subjects taught
In the health course concern the body
its nourishment, habits of good living
the care Of the sick and first aid II
both accidents ana illness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
AMERICA-EN
SERVICE EXTENDED

Commercial telephone service to
Great Britain is now available from all
points in Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, and the District Of Columbia
from stations served by the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany and connecting companies.
The rates from the District Of
Columbia and Maryland points are SIS
for three minutes and SIS for each
additional minute. From Virginia and
West Virginia points the rates are f7S
for the first three minutes and t26 for
each additional minute.
Conversations may be carried on
over regular telephone equipment and
lines to the New York transatlantic
ONCE where they are routed through
special equipment over wire and air
lines to England.
This service is available from $3.50
A. M to / P. NJ, eastern standard
time. which Is 1880 P. M. to 9 P. M.
Great Britain time.
The District Of ColumbierMaryland
service was inaugQrated February s,
and the Virginia West Virginia ssrv-
ice February 1s This service has
row been extended to the entife
United States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
ROMANCE IN ARTISTS LIFE
Friendship Between Chopin and George
Sand That Had Ending In
Lovers Quarrel.

In 1885 Chopin, the famous COM
poser, whose appearance was lone Of
the most mysterious and poetic In the
history Of music"-was introduced to
the novelist George Sand. She was
theorist and romantic writer who rode
horseback astride, at times wore
trousers, and even smoked cigars,
which used to disgust Chopin to the
bottom of his soul. She was not ac-
counted an exceptionally beautiful
woman, but she had an arresting per-
sonality and almost masculine asser-
tiveness.
Chopin was fascinated" says Olin
Downes, in his "The Lure of Music"
There were times when he turned
away In despair; but back he came.
In the summer of 1888 he was Ill, and
George Sand, who was going with her
family to the island Of MaJorca, In
duced Chopin to accompany them"
While there the weather became I'M
usually cold for the island. ut was
Chopin who shivered and complained,
and George Sand and her son who
built the fires, which smoked. In this
place he wrote some Of his most dra-
matte and imaginative compositions"
The friendship Of Chopin and George
Sand ended in lovers quarrel in 1874,
and they were bitter enemies to the
time Of his death In 1940. She wrote
up" Chopin as the Prince Karol In her
novel, "tucrezia Floriana."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
Tho PadIooked Pace.

Fixing the paddock to a human be-
ing's mouth was at one time the &c
clesiastical punishment for b1asphemy
In Hungary. In Spain the same Of
Tense was punished by tearing out the
culprit's tongue. In France the tongue
Of the blasphemer was branded, in
Holland 1t was pierced by nails. In
the museum at Budapest is the relic,
taken from an ancient grave, Of a pad
locked human face. The staples are
driven through the bones Of the face
at both sides Of the mouth. A visit to
some Of the many dungeons Of Eu-
rope and study Of the many instru-
ments Of torture once used upon the
prlsopers is a convincing proof of the
cruelties Of past ages.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
Arizona Desert.

A vast stretch Of clean-swept sand
to distant mountains; sand not solely
gray, but garnet red and rich black
brown. Stately columns Of cactus
twenty, thirty, forty feet high-softly
green with a faint pink bloom. Curv-
Ing, fngerlike cactus with crimson
blossoms, like gorgeous jewels, at the
tips Of graceful stems. Shorter cactus,
a fun of white. Close to the ground,
little cactus heads, delicately pinkish
green. Sage bush, gray-green in leaf,
gold in blossom. Palo verde trees, a
tangle of slender green stems. Every
where graceful mesquite bushes like
rich dark evergreens Over all, tur-
quoise sky. Flooding all, sunshine like
molten gold. Far away, purple, rose,
amethyst and lavender Of silent hills.
That is the desert-a silent, slum-
bering land Of exquisite color; a vast,
souhdless place Of peace.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
FARM FOR SALE.

~ ! will sell at private sale my farm, con.
tanning 80 acres, improved by a good
dwelling house of seven rooms and all
necessary outbuildings. Lot of nice fruit
on the place. Situated about three miles
from Rockville and a short distance from
Derwood.
&c. LoUTHAN,
Route 1,
sep 5-3m Derwood. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
HEALTH COURSE
is BENEFICIAL

One of the chief concerns Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company is the health Of its employees.
Realizing that It Is easier to stay well
than to get well the officials have In
augurated health course for women
which has proved most successful.
The first series Of lectures Of this
course were hold in the spring Of 1895,
and they were SO well received and
attended, and the subsequent com
ments on the value of the instructions
were so many that wider and more
comprehensive campaign was started
during the winter of this year. ~ q
result of the health course more than
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
NoRaEcK cRc z.

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts.
automobile repairing. tires, tubes and
accessories.
Auto and stationary electric plants service.
Postoffice address Rockville, Md. R. F.
D. 4.
Phone. Sandy Spring ll6 F IA; resi-
dence. Sandy Spring il6 F Fl.
c. Z. FORD. Proprietor,
Successor to Donald Bowie.
jan left
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
Revival Of Wood Engraving.

The art of wood engraving is very
old. When It was rare TO find prince
who could write, little woodcuts for at
testing documents were in use In Eu-
rope. But before that the Chinese had
invented the art. In modern times the
woodcut has been submerged beneath
other methods of reproducing draw ings
and photographs, but the art is now be.
ing kept delightfully."- alive by the So
ciety of Wood Engravers of London.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25

The place to shop for the entire family
W. HICKS & SON.
Rockville Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
MIscHIEVoUs BEAR
RUINS COLL OF WIRE

In aging out telephone lines in our
National Forests, aside from the diff.
culties involved IN transporting ma.
terials by pack mites into the noun
tains some amusing incidents Otter
occur
For example, when the telephone
lines were placed in the Shenandoah
National Forest the largest forest Il
the southern Appalachian Mountains
lying in the states of Virginia an,
Wcs' virginia, the workmen. on lea,
ing the job one night, left a coil o
wire tied loosely on the ground Will
they went to camp nearby Durin.
the night bear evidently in playfu
moo! got mixed ~ in the coil OF wr
and, when the M returned to IN
job next morning, they found the wire
scattered all over the mountain anf
so badly E'nk-d and damaged that It
was unit for use.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25
Making LAR.

A contributor says that woman is
the creator Of the liar:
When she asks him If she is the
only girl he ever loved.
When she asks him where he has
been, with whom, and doing what.
When she insists upon knowing
what he did with that $40 he had
last week.
When she inquiries into any phase
Of his personal buslness.-Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25

The New York World last year con
tanned S4S16S classified advertise
ments, OF which 577,259 were receive,
over the telephone. or an average o
nearly 1000 every working day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-03-25

More than 500 400 people have II
vested their money in the $500 tel,
phone companies that serve the Peep,
of the United states.
Evening star., 1927-03-09
HAGENLACHER SHOWS
SKILL TWICE TODAY

Erich Hagenlacher, German cham
pion, and for a decade prominent
contender for the world 1872 balk line
billiard crown, is listed for two games
today in the world title matches under
way at the Arcadia. Hagenlacher
was to play Felix Grange Of France,
European champion, this afternoon
and will meet Edouard Horemans of
Belgium tonight.
Schaefer last night by the over
whelming margin of 400 to 30, the
third defeat of the tourney for the de-
Tending champion. interest now turns
to the coming contests involving
Horemans, Schaefer and Welker Coch-
ran. none OF whom has lost a match.
Hoppe was outclassed by the son of
the cue wizard last night. faltering at
crucial stages of the match, while the
superiority of Schaefer shone all
through the contest. Schaefer had a
run of 211. while the best the title
holder could cluster was 10 in his
sixth inning. Schaefer had an average
of 81 II, while Hopes average was
u 6-7.
In the afternoon contest yesterday
Cochran maintained his winning
streak. downing Grange 400 to 273.
Cochran was pushed to the limit to
win from the Frenchman. Cochran
got away to a good start and at the
end of three innings was in front, 234
to I. But here Grange collected
groups of So. 129, a. and 40, and en-.
tering the seventh frame the Cali
fornian led by but two points A miss
by Grange enabled Cochran to run
into a commanding lead and he ran
out his string with cluster of So.
Horemans, Schaefer and Cochran
were leading in the percentages as
the tournament swung into it's eighth
day.
Evening star., 1927-03-09
THREE-DAY JAUNT LOOMS
] FOR THEM THIS WEEK END
PLAY Phillies at Bradenton Tomorrow and Meet
Giants at Sarasota Friday and Saturday-Cet
Revenge by Beating Braves, 8 to 4.

Van Alstyne, who pitched the next
three innings, was as wild as a March
hare. He franked five batters to the
initial station and uncorked two hectic
pitches. At that. he checked the
Braves in the fourth, when they had
the sacks crowded with only one
down. while a double play got him
out of a tough place in the sixth. IN
the fifth, though, pass, followed by
a brace of singles and a fielder's
choice, netted the opposition two
markers. Mangum was in difficulty
in the seventh. his first round on the
slab. due to II fielding miscue by Bud
dy Myer. The ex-VVhite SoX pulled
through that frame, but was reached
for two-bagger at the outset of the
eighth. He tanned the second, batter
up. and the best the third could do
was loft to Goose Goslin. Then the
fourth batter up sent In a run with
q single to left. In the ninth round
Mangum issued pass with two gone
but Ham West made fine running
catch TO end the fray.
AnIass IL Safeties.
All of the Nationals In the lineup,
excepting Bucky Harris. Benny Tate
and the pitchers contributed to the
total of II safeties that were made
off Joe Gcnevich, Foster Edwards and
Larry Benton, Boston righthanders,
who toiled three innings each in the
order mentioned. Myer. Goslin and
Ossie Bluege headed the onslaught,
whacking two bingles each.
Genevich was the main sufferer
from the attack, being nicked for six
hits and four runs. Myers one-baser,
Rice's stroll and Goslin's grounder to
First Baseman Burrus after Iris
Speakers infeld erasure had ad-
vance the runners a base accounted
for one of the two tallies in the first
frame. Judge singled the other
home.
Doubles by Rice and Spoke and
single by Goslin were good for two
more runs in the third.
Berger's surprising triple to deep
left, Goslin's two bagger, Judges sac
rifice and Bluege's WALTON off Ed
wards registered a couple of markers
in the fifth. Triples by West and
Myer and Rice's retiring roller to
Burrus were good for the scores
CLEANED off Benton in the ninth.
Aside from scoring a run and driy-
ing three others across, Goslin had
big time in left field. He made nine
putouts, just two shy of the major
league record for an outfielder in a
game, and several of the chances
were extraordinarily difficult. Speak
er. in the field for the first time as a
National, in his three innings of toll
executed q deft running catch at Ban
crofts expense and Myer came
through with a sensational stop of
Burrus' sizzling grounder in the fifth.
Altogether, the Nationals seemed to
have the makings of real good ball
club in their second exhibition effort
of the year.
Evening star., 1927-03-09
ARMOUR -cRUICKSHANK
CONTESTING IN FINAL

Tom Armour. crack Congressional
Country Club pro. and his partner.
Bob Cruickshank of New York, were
playing Walter Hagen, king pin of
the professionals, and Jock Hutchison
of Chicago. in the final round of the
Miami four-ball championship today.
Armour and Cruickshank downed
AL Espinosa and Gene Sarazen yester-
day, 3 and 2, while Hagen and
Hutchison trounced Bill Mehlhorn and
William Burke, / up, in a sensational
match.
Again Armour's accurate iron shots
were the decisive factor in the COM
bat, the sharp shooting of the Con-
gressional pro winning several holes
for his side. A substantial money
prize will go to the victorious combi-
nation.
Evening star., 1927-03-09
CHICUBS WELL EQUIPPED
WITH YOUNG BATTERYMEN

knees and for the first time in his
life Tolsen found out why knees are
hung on hinges. Now he is a first
baseman of parts and one of these
days the bleachers may be yelling at
him to bust the ball'' as they yelled
years ago at old Cap Anson.
Mccarthy has a leaning toward
Kelly in the outfield. Manhattanites
please note. That boy can hit be.
tween the seams of the ball." says
Joe. Should Kelly play it will be a
division between him and Webb. The
latter is downright good. Maybe Scott
will determine to be great. this year.
He always has been on the edge of be-
ing that. Hack Wilson will play ball
uptil the cows come home IL he can
show what he did in 1925. Chicago al
ways will have fondnes, for Hack,
for what he did last year, both in the
way of painfully removing surplus
flesh and playing base ball.
tCopyrighf. 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-09
TRIALS FOR PUPPIES
TO BE HELD APRIL ia

Spring puppy trials for pointers
and settlers born on or after January
|. 1926. will be held by the National
Capital Field Trial Club on April -
near the clubhouse at Bradley Hills.
Puppies entered must be owned and
handled by members of the club,
Entries will close April with
Matthew sTrimble. secretary of the
club. at Kensington, Nd.
An entrance fee of s. will be
charged and trophies will be awarded
the first. second and third winners.
with the first dog also getting leg
on the Kidwell Trophy.
Judges will be Maj II. s. Thomas
and Capt. III. NJ. Dickinson.
Drawings will take place at the
clubhouse on the day of the trials at
s am.
Arrangements for the trials were
made at a recent meeting OF the
board of governors of the club.
Evening star., 1927-03-09
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

A VALON, Catalina Island, Calf,
~ March 9.-Technically. the
II Chicago Cubs, in Spring
4 4 training here, are not quite
$50 far. ahead as the Pittss
burgh Pirates, who are taking the
Winter kinks out of their systems UP
at Paso Robles on the same SUM
basked Pacific shore. but both OF
these National League teams will
emerge from California ere long in
the best of condition. The Pirates
are little farther along. simply
because they had an earlier start
than the Cubs.
Last year when the Cubs trained
on this base ball paradise, there was
question in the mind of Joe Nc
Carthy, then in his first year as
boss of this Chicago club, as to
which would be worth retaining. Joe
admits that he was then about as
blue as he ever was in his life, and
that the first three or four weeks
of the Cubs work in 1925 was more
like a school course than work on
ball fields.
"This year says Joe, II don't
need to go through all that and /
am starting the players out under a
different system. / think they know
we will try to absorb little team
work"
No Regrets Over Alex.
Mccarthy has no regrets about
having left Grover Alexander go.
II know that what did brought no
harm to the Chicago club he says.
I'VE finished in the first division In
1926 and we will try hard In 1927 to
finish on top. If Alexander can do the
st. Louis club any good or can do
himself good, hope he does, bat he
didn't treat the Chicago base ball club
right. That's the Mccarthy slant
of that incident.
For batteries, Chicago is better
equipped than are tWo.thirds of the
teams of the National League. A
sterling young pitching stan is ably
supported by catchers who are better
than the backstops of some other
teams. The infleld will be made up of
Charlie Grimm, as much a rubber
man as ever, Sparky Adams, English
or Cooney, and Freigau.
Mccarthy Is non committal about
English. If that young man has as
much ambition as he has base ball
Skill Mccarthy viii have to put him
on the field. It's useles to waste time
arguing the point because there is no
doubt that English has enough in him
to make a major league team If his
mental force is on par with his
physical dexterity.
TOlsen is Much Improved.
Then there is Tolsen at first. if
Grimm happens to be temporarily in
capacited by some left handed pitcher.
The fans won't know Tolsen this
year He is different ball player
and he can hit as hard or harder than
he batted when he knew a lot less
about playing first. Last Spring all
he knew of first base was to stand
on the sawdust or near it and catch
the ball. Sometimes he didn't even
stoop quickly enough to grab the ball.
Mike Doolan began - throw at his