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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-04-12

role of the balloon girl, a parachute
artist with Il small caibre circus,
playing the middle western towns.
Miss Miller's part is the first Of her
long appearance in Spokane in dual
role. She will also appear as her
twin sister, residing in small town
where the company is appearing dur
ing the time of the play. Sylvia and
Maize Brown are the roles, extremely
opposite in theme and characteriZa-
ton, giving the popular leading wom-
an a splendid opportunity to broaden
her reputation here
Harry Jordan has been cast as a
minister, who finds il advantageous
to live his life according to small
town standards. One of the most hui
morous character parts that J. Barrie
Norton has ever played is promised
ia the role Of Zeke Clanton. the vii
lage constable. All the Maylon east
will appear. and in addition VIII
Maylon will do series of readings
us the specially of the week.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-04-12
Maylons Bring
Balloon Girl"

Another comedy by Robert j. Sher-
man, who shares popularity honors of
Spokane play-gOers with Avery Hop
wood. will be the entertainment fare
al the Hipp0drome Theatre next week
when The Balloon Girl is produced
by the Maylon players.
This comedy will replace alias the
Deacon" current Offering which took
more than 1900 admissions to feature
during Easter week, according to viii
Maylon. who aims to offer the Spo-
kane public the best current successes.
The Balloon Girl' is rural com
edy drama, described as the kind that
j. foremost in business for drama
ijc Stock company. The bill will be
the l6lst for the local company.
Louise sunny" Miller has the title
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Ruth Elder Says
Charges Gossip

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. o. Ruth
Elder. the slim, blue-eyed Florida
u:rl who was lifted from obscurity
hv her attempt to fly across the At
lantic blasned 'small town gossips
today for her arrest recently at At
lanta. Ca. on charges of misconduct
with a minister at Clayton, Ga, four
Years ago.
cit 5 the most terrible thing that
ever happened to me- Miss Elder
W ho is here on a vaudeville tour,
told the United Press. cts a
dreadful lie and if ! were free |
would go and fight the whole thing
out. -
The warrant, charging Miss Elder
with "unduc conduct with the Rev.
Hubert Jenkins a young cvange-
list, was served on the girl FLYER
iaSt month and she is now under
500 bond pending hearing.
Miss Elder wasn't angry today.
Rather, she impressed one as being
too overcome with what she termed
"'the preposterousness of it all, - to
be angry.
Nothing in my life has ever
hurt so much Miss Elder declar-
I'd, land if | were guilty couldn t
look anvone in the eyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Press Policy Paid
Stewart Estate

Raymond Lee Stewart, who was
killed during the fall in an automo
hlle accident at the bridge over the
Alamo river, near Holtville, carried
IN accident insurance policy in tn"
National Casualty Company through
the Imperial Valley Press.
Today the Press received from
tie company a draft for $1,000, the
face value of the policy, to be turn
ed over to the Stewart estate. This
- the first death claim paid on a
Press policy, though numerous smai-
Ter claims have been paid since the
first policies were issued by the
i :ess few years ago.
These. policies are available to ev-
cry subscriber of the Press and
their families. They cost but one
dollar a year and subscribers who
are not taking advantage of them
are neglecting splendid protection
Tor themselves.
Full information ON the policies
can be obtained at the Press office
at any time.
Attorney d. b. Roberts, counsel
for the Stewart estate, today com
plimented the Press on the prompt
manner in which the National Cas-
ualty Company paid the claim.
"There was no delay once the nee
essary papers had been forwarded to
.ae company's headquarters in De
troit,' Attorney Roberts said, land
am greatly pleased with the
promptness shown by the com
pany.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
ACTION SEEKS
TO HALT LOW
SAN CABRlELD
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 5.-ApDear-
ing in support of an application for
Il court Injunction against the cree
ton of Glow dam in the San
Gabriel canyon, counsel for property
owners charged in superior court to-
dav that the board of supervisors
we're not justified in their decision.
IN addition to opposing the 'low
lam ordered by the board in May,
1897, attorney James Anderson and
Waiter Haas sought the approval of
the court on an application for a
contrary injunction directing the
supervisors to build "high dam. y
According to the attorneys rep
reSenting the San Gabriel Valley
property owners i:ie board of super
Visors had before it no evidence of
y change of position which would
justify them in going against the
wishes of the taxpayers as express
I'd in the $50 100000 bond election
in May, 1924.
The proposition then advanced
'y the people according to the at
tornevs, called for a high dam, A.
feet in height with storage eapac-
i.y of 100000 acre feet.
The case for the low dam was to
he presented in court later in the
day by the California Taxpayers
Association, which has asked for an
Injunction against the high dam.
The association contends that tn"
supervisors had ample iustificatior
for deciding to build the low dam in
the report submitted TO them by Il
consulting board of engineers.
As the supervisors stand at pres,
"ht they are committed to nigh
dam. having voted in August 10
build the larger structure by vote
of to ,.
Supervisors Sidney T. Graves and
Jack Bean contend, however, that
any storage behind a dam higher
inan $50 feet would be uneconomi-
7 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
for the latest Hickman "break

for the latest Hickman break F"
would.
After meeting with Jasper we did
= neat little sem-circle to avoid 4
hydrant which sprung up where no
aydrant should have been, and
rarked very carefully on the east
Size of sixth street. Meantime JAS
ocr was still going south, haltins
81 ; progress by slamming on his
brakes. When We had debarked
from our "coor," Jasper had exc
uted a neat ''about face and was
heading north, bat the sudden twist
was too much for the big Studio
r-lich rolled over on It's side when
Jasper brought it 20 Il step.
1t appears funny now but it was
aot funny then - see one of Ell
Centro'S prominent citizens stick
nag his head up through The side OF
tie car. like a sailor coming out of
the coming tower Of sub, his neck
,,',ircled with wreath OF cut
glass that could have been very
5u;ting but was rot.
After mutual greetings and con
..rqtuiatjons that ST. Peter had miss
II both Of US, inspection was in or
14r. The coop had a wing clip
ped off. enc bumper viii bump no
more, the trent wheels reSembled
Hlns Wagner 5 legs, and undoubted-
" the old bus suffered what is
termed in reports OF this kind, = in
tcrnal injuries
Jasper 5 Studie had distributed all
is glass around the landscape, it
WAS bleeding gasoline in various di-
rcctions. and its roof WAS i'll need
Of a surgeon 5 attention.
Our physical injuries were nein:
OR mental were million. Jasper
is full blooded. No doubt of thai
AFTER the way quarter inch scratch
Gu his nose bled. He had "skun >
elbow. as the boys say, and some
thing had swatted him in the leg,
he knew net what.
Then Captain Oswalt came along
t. Join the throng that gathered "a
round. He heard our story and de-
Gliding that he could take a chance
on us. allowed us to proceed. The
coop steamed off under its own
power. Jasper 5 Studio was toted
away in an ambulance. Both OF
Us are walking today.
Captain Oswalt owes us a cigar
taad Jasper one too) for he said
yesterday he supposed this would be
o.te accident that would not be writ
ten up in the paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Glandular Extracts
Concentrated In
New Tonic Tablets

Now modern science has develop
ed new kind of tonic which effec-
lively combines in tablet form
highly concentrated glandular ex-
tracts with certain well-known ton
ic agents. This modern tonic,
known as Morcx formerly called
Glandogen,) is used by thousands
and is recommended by leading
druggists throughout America. Re
gardless of what type of medicine
you have tried, you owe it to your
self to test the virtue of this modern
preparation. Make this ten-day
test, and see if you are not surpris-
ed at the results: Obtain an original
and genuine package Of Morex
formerly called Glandogen) and
take two tablets three times daily
for ten days. Clement s Drug Store
will supply you. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Pioneer Woman
Called By Death
By United Press Leased Wire

BERKELEY, Cal. Jan. 8 Mrs.
Helen Evelyn Partridge, u, Cali
fornia pioneer and mother of the
late federal judge John S. Part
ridge, was dead at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Wilmans,
here today.
She came to California with her
parents in 1857. The journey from
Batesville Ark, was made by OK
team across the plains. Her hus-
band, John c. Partridge, who died
four years ego, was one of the orr
ginal founders of the Masonic lodge
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
JASPER TRAVERS
AND EDITOR FOOL
BROTHER LEMONS.

Writing up the other fellows auto
accident is not fun. Writing up your
own is not funny either Looking
back at it now it would appear that
Jasper l.. Travers, pioneer Ell Cen
fro contractor, and the editor of the
Press, are fortunate that today they
are not in Eddie Mulligan's estao-
lisliment or Burt Lemons emporium
fcr permanent sleepers.
Jasper was driving south on sixth
street Yesterday afternoon. The edi-
tor was going west on Hamilton
sfreet, carrying out Horace Gree
i'y's injunction to Ego west The
sun was strictly on the job as il
should be in Imperial Valley at that
time Of day and it blinded out all
scenes, sounds and thoughts.
The path of two objects moving
at right angles, is bound to cross
somewhere. Ours and Jasper 5 cross
ed right at the intersection of Sixth
and Hamilton. What happsnd then
happened so quickly that i3Aeft u
ap in the air higher than waiting
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
San Diego viii
Send Marines
Ry United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. 5.-Or-
ganization of n force of 800 marines
for duty in Nicaragua was being
rushed at the marine base here to-
day.
Because of the urgent call for re-
inforcemcnts for troops fighting
General Sandino's bandit army in
Nicaragua, the draft of 400 marines
scheduled for China has been cut
to 800, it was announced today.
The two drafts, leaving within
two days of each other, will drain
the base.
The transport Henderson with 300
marines for Shanghai will sail from
here Saturday. The submarine ten
der Argonnc then will be pressed
into service as transport and de
part Monday with the Nicaraguan
draft.
The Niearaguan contingent. com
posed of five companies, will be
commanded by Major Harold G..
Pierce. due to arrive here this week,
from San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
1927 Peach Crop
Shows Big Loss
Ey United Press Leased wire

SACRAMENTO, Jan. o'--o"ihs
to the dispute between growers anu
canncrs over prices, the l92' state
peach crop was worth only Slo,-
075,O0O for $4,000 tons produceu'
as compared with 2l,0OO,ooo, IN
1926. when j41, 900 tons were pro
duced. The total value of all run
and field crops in the state was
1886, 6,JG2 900. - y
The figures, according to f.. H.
Kaufman, federal-statc statistlcian'
were peculiar in many respects
While the fruit growers had dis-
asfrous wear, it was a fortunate one
for growers Of field crops.
Grapes, despite the wastagG, OF
142,500 tons, proved a profitable III
vcstment, as did apples, pears,
plums and raisins, grapefruit, oiiVes
and walnuts.
Apricots, pruncs, cherries, oranges,
lemons. figs and almonds showed
decrease last year over the l'Zo
crops. Kaufman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Coast Commerce
Shows Increase
Rv United Pre~. Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a net
increase in commerce of $5.172.69l
was credited to the Pacific coast
for the first nine months of 1927
over the same period of 1926, in the
December issue of The Pacific, is
sued today by the American Trust
Company.
The Pacific coast s share in for
eign trade was $76O,64S 335, or 9.92
percent of America S total.
The increase, however, was all on
the import side. The export trade,
totaling ,27O,201 fell off $77l.-
656. The imports of s399.31s,13
were $5,944 $40 higher.
Only Los Angeles and Hawaii
made export gains, while Washing
ton, Oregon and San Francisco, dis
tricts were responsible for export
decreases.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Rub RHEUMATIC,
ACHING JOINTS,
AND STOP PAIN

st. Jacobs Oil stops any pain, and
rheumatism is pain only.
Not one ease in fifty requires IN,
ternal treatment. Stop drugglngi
Rub soothing, penetrating ~.
Jacobs Oil right into your sore, stiff
aching joints, and relief comes In
stantiy. St. Jacobs Oil is harmless
rheumatism hniment which never
disarpoints, and cannot burn the
skinl
Timber mp, Quit complaining!
Get A small trial bottle of old, hon
est. ST. Jacobs Oil at any drug store,
and in just a moment You Il be free
from rheumatic pain, soreness and
stiffness. DON'T suffer! Reliet
awaits you. st. Jacobs Oil IS Just
as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lum"
bago, backache ,sprains. adV
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05

lie bottom of an elevator shaft il.
Il downtown department store where
lie was employed.
The accident occurred when Ben
liam ran the elevator to The top of
tl;c shaft and opened the door to re-
move a chair. The chair topplcd
over backward, plunging Benhan
through the shaft. He sustained a
crushed chest. compound fracture
Of the left ankle and possible inter
nal iniuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Squad
Ordered South
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Twenty
FIVE marines today were ordered
from the Prooklyn navy yard to
board the liner jefferson and sail
Tor Nicaragua.
The order was issued by Colonel
y. a. Hall, commandant of marines
at the ward, acting on a message re-
-cived from Washington.
The jefferson will take the mar
ines to Norfolk, Va. where they
viii embark on a navy vessel for the
tr,p to Central America.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05

"EAT plenty of vegetables,
L. doctors and dieticians ac>
wise. With pleasure-when
vegetables are served the tasty,
tempting Alpine way.
With cream sauce, for czi>
ample, smooth, rich, fine favored
as only Alpine can make it. n
savory, appetlzlng cream vcge>
table soups. And because Alpine
is SO creamy rich, you can dilute
It with the water II which the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Party MarOOned
In Mountains

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. "a res
cue party left Enumclaw on snow
shoes today to carry emergency sup
plies to more than 80 persons isolat-
ed by storms in hunting lodges in
the Natchez Pass country in the
Cascades.
Two youths reached Enumclaw
last night bringing word that food
supplies of the storm bound parties
were running dangerously low.
All telegrah and telehone wires
leading into the district were down
and roads and trails were impass-
able because of drifted snow and
fallen trees.
More than % persons were report
ed isolated in lodges at Silver
Springs alone.
peter Joens, Lodi, San Joaquin
county, has won the prize for the
best Tokay grapes for three sue
cpssiVp Vpars
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Here's FLAVOR for you .".>>
there's cream in every DROP

vegetables have been cooked and
not lose an atom of their health
fulgoodness. (See recipe at rlght.)
Keep plenty Of Alpine on your
pantry shelf enough for regular
Use and a can or two over fer
ca emergency. Delicious in cof
fee. Keeps lndefnitelyin in its stcr~
llized. alr>tight container. Costs
less than ordinary milk-has
crccn, il, cycry drop. Get Alpine
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
NIGHT Watchman
Is Recovering
BY United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 5.-Condition
Of Ira Benham, 80. night satehman,
was reported slightly improved at 4
local sanitarium today several hours
after he had fallen three stories 10
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05

We wish the Red Cross could dc
about that flood in Wash
mean those bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05

The world will be without royalty
in a hundred years, says an author.
Wao II fail off the horses then?
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-05
Alpine Cream
Vegetable Soups

> cups Alpine Milk, , tbsp.
-four, Z cups water (see below,
2 tbsp. butter, I tbsp. onion,
tsp. salt, dash Of pepper.
Melt butter, add -four, Alpine
Mix and water. Stir ard cook
until thickened, then add sea-
soning. Serves eight people.
The water from fresh aspar,
agus, spinach, peas. carrots, eel,
cry, etc, shoult always be
saved and used. Flavor is i'm,
proved if some Of the vegetable
is pressed through a fine sieve
and added with the water.
Evening star., 1928-04-20
Buying Meat Cuts for Two.

piece of the "eye" OF the round can be
bought This is a tender cut Of solid
meat and may be either roasted or
braised, Small chickens are, of course.
always available.
In the vegetable line. small-Sized cans
of almost all varieties can be bought
cans that hold just enough for two
servings. 1t is often much more
economical TO buy this size rather than
the larger quantity. unless YOU have
some method of making use Of the
extra the following day SO far as fresh
vegetables are concerned. 1t is often
difficult TO know just how much TO buy.
One pound OF string beans will give
enough for two large servings and some
left over for a salad the next dav. A
pound Of green peas In the shells usually
makes two good servings. One pound
of spinach. II IL is young. makes two
small servings. although pound and
half will allow for q spinach
soup at another meal There are three
70 four medium-Sized tomatoes to q
pound. A medium sized bunch Of car
rots makes two servings when diced and
boiled.
tCopyrkht 1921
Evening star., 1928-04-20

grocer should be able to supply you
with thlS) into glass of curTant Jelly.
and beat the mixture with q fork until
1t is slightly ''runny" A dash OF grated
orange rind may be added, If desired,
and does pep up the flavor a bit. II
Is usually better when serving cold
meat at this time Of year 10 precede
it with a hot soup.
Cream Of mushroom soup is especial
~ wholesome and usually very at
tractive in favor. Either canned or
fresh mushrooms are used in making
it. If mushroom favor is not liked.
try cream Of fresh vegetable soup.
using one-hah cupful each of diced
celery, young carrots, watercress.
together with a few green peas and
sliced onion. Boil the vegetables until
tender Then add them. together with
the water in which they were cooked
to quart Of thin white sauce.
Since science has proved the value
Of liver. people are overcoming their
prejudice TO 1t and are using IL more
and more 1t is to the advantage Of
every family 10 include ii at least once
in the weeks menus. There are
great many ways in which liver can be
cooked and served. and the recipe I
have given for liver en- casserole Is one
Of the best. Lamb and beef liver are
considerably less expensive than calves
liver, and I recommend their use when
ever they can be bought.
Evening star., 1928-04-20
Planning a Weeks Food

In planning this menu I have tried
to make use of as many Of the young
Spring vegetables as possible This is
partly because of their appetite appeal,
but mainly because science has shown
that in the young new vegetables there
Is higher vitamin content than in
the older ones Market stands have
good showing of crisp green things.
young carrots In punches, new beets
pale-green new cabbage, young spinach
as well as dandelion greens, field salad,
WatercreSs, etc. are all coming into
their own and are not expensive Arti-
chokeS, broccoli kohl-rabi, cucumbers,
hot-house tomatoes may be- had for
those who want them Radishes are
becoming increasingly abundant. as are
the Spring onions or scallions, which
should be freely used for salads
Lamb Is probably less expensive this
season of the year than some Of the
other meats so that / have chosen it
for the roast on Sunday If you are
planning meals for large family. 1t
Is better and more economical to buy
tn whole hind quarter rather than
the leg alone. There should be enough
lamb left over to serve cold for Mon
day night. and if a currant mint sauce
is used with this 1t will have quite a
new flavor. The sauce is best made by
adding two tablespoonfuls of chopped
fresh mint fyour butcher or green
Evening star., 1928-04-20

While we speak of the newer vege-
tables we really mean those that are
less commonly used. as we will prob
ably find that there are no really new
vegetables with the exception of the
ones produced by the experimental sta
tions and which have not yet been
raised In sufficient quantities for gem
eral distribution, Most people get into
the habit of using perhaps half
dozen vegetables, the old standbys be-
ing cabbage, beans, peas, tomatoes.
beets, carrots, onions, canned or fresh
corn.
We should remember that we have
in addition. and at various seasons OF
the wear. artichokes which formerly
were considered luxury vegetable, but
which now may be bought for as low
as s cents apiece broccoli, that less
known member of the caulifiower fam
ilv: kohl-rabi, celery knobs and Chi
nese cabbage
Broccoli. although 1t is considered
new" vegetable. is really one that has
been known and used for hundreds and
hundreds OF years 1t belongs to the
cabbage and caulifloWer family. In
fact. 1t is very much like caulifiower
except that the heads are smaller, the
fIowerettes coarser and different in
color, being usually Of somewhat pale
green that verges toward purple.
Broccoli has long stalks that are dark
green in color and dark green leaves.
1t is sold by the pound or by the bunch,
ranging anywhere from. 30 to so cents
a pound or from 25 to so cents bunch.
In flavor it is a little more delicate
than caulifiower, although 1t is very
much like it.
In preparing it, wash it thoroughly
In cold water Break off the leaves
along the stalk. leaving the stalk and
the head intact Cover with boiling
salted water and cook about 25 min
utes A pinch ot baking soda may be
added to the water to keep the good
green color. The leaves may be boiled
the same as spinach and chopped AMI
served with the cooked stalks. II
cooked too long the broccoli becomes
mushy. is much less attractive in color
and is sometimes strong in flavor
1t may be served with Hollandaise
sauce, or put into a baking dish. COW
cred with a cream sauce. sprinkled with
cheese and Drowned quickly in the
oven: served with melted butter and
lemon Juice or chilled and served as a
salad. Broccoli is perhaps most popu-
lar served with a Hollandaise sauce.
A simple and easily made sauce of
this type is that which is not a true
Hollandaise. but is made on white