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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
OTHER STARS
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BY BABE RUTH
BY HARRY FERGUSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


just after New York had finished
taking four straight games from the
Pittsburgh Pirates last fall in the
world series, typewritcrs all over the
nation began clicking out tales that
dubbed the Yankees the greatest
ban team OF our time.
Literary bouquets showered at
the feet of Babe Ruth and Miller
liuggins and all members of the
team came in for 4 share of ehc
praise. But ii was the Babe who
roapcd the lion 5 share Of the glory.
1t probably will be that way so
long as Ruth patrols right field ana
keeps siamming his homerS. His re-
markablc baseball feats are over
shadowimg some Of the greatest base
hall players who ever stepped on the
diamond
Bob Meusel is star and has
been for years, but because his lus'
tire is a trif,e less than that of Ruth,
he gets seant attention when base
ball fans gather to win and lose
pennants in the Hot Stove League.
Meusel Is a Star
McuScl has one of the most ac-
curatc and powerful throwing arms
IN the game, he covers the uutfield
like n blanket and can hit with the
best of them. On any other team eX-
ccpt the Yankees, he would be tn"
idol Of the base bah public.
Then there is the ease Of Lou
Gehrig; the slugging first baScman,
who stepped from the Columbia
University diamond to Yankee Sta
dium and has been there ever since.
Gehrig hit bit above his head last
year and for time threatened
Ruth ; supremacy as King cf Clout.
He had his furry Of nationwide
publicity then and got fat con,
tract for this year. But now that
Lou has settled down to his nor
nal pace, Ruth again reigns su-
premc
His injuries this year have not
prevented Tony Lazzeri from being
Il bulkwark for the Yankees on both
defense and attack. The second
baseman is hitting at 800 clip ana
soon will be fielding his position
with all the old wizardry. LaZzeri
is the spark plug of the lankee
iHfield; he provides the dash and
fire that makes it one of the strong
est inner defcnscs in the American
League.
Combs Also Shines
Earl Combs, the silent center.
fielder, ranks among the great, lead
off men in the game. Iall players
swear that Combs is the hardest man
in the game to pitch to. He has \
peculiar crouch at the plate that
makes it impossible for the opposi-
tion to play for him Combs is liza
Bile to hit to right, left or center
field or even clear ont of the lot.
His batting average is .324 and he
is as fast as a deer.
The list could 60 on. Koenig isl
a brilliant shortstop when Lazzeri
is at second to bolster his game
joe Dugan can still play ban with
the best of them; Pennock, Hoyt
and PiPgras would look good OH any
team
But 70 matter how sparkling a
game the boys play, they still find
themselves III the shadow of the
mighty Ruth. The Babe 5 popular
ity is even greater than that of Ty
Cobb in the days when the Geor
gian was burning up the base paths
and causing gray streaks to creep
into the hair of the managers of
the seven other teams in the Ameri-
can League The secret of Ruth :
popularity can be explained by quot
ing a prominent fan who said:
Il would rather see that guy
strike out than watch Gehrig hit a
homer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25

Wherever hills are steepest. the fame Of
the Chevrolet motor ssseatest because
It u built on the valve-in head principle
which provides all the power advantages
of overhead direct firing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25

SMOOTHNESS
Chevroiet's delig htful smoo thness 10
achieved by the use of alloy invar- strut
pistons. and by the accurate counter bal
sncins Of freciproca ating parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
EXPERT INSISTS
j. s. CAN GROW
ITS OWN RUBBER
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Aug. o5.-O. F.
Cook, rubber expert of the Agrieul-
ture Department, believes rubber
can be successfully grown in the
United States.
The American rubber deficiency
need not be permanent, since rub
Der is a plant product. and many
plants that produce rubber can be
grown in the United States, Cook
said.
Mechanical and chemical meth
ods of extracting the rubber prob
ably must be used if the production
of rubber is to become a practical
possibility in the United States.
Tree Survives 20 Years
Cook said one small Hevea rub
Der tree has survived for more than
20 years in an unfavOrable location
in southern Florida, but even with
this success, rubber plantations
similar to those in the east would
not be practical in the United
States since the tapping operation,
for drawing rubber milk from the
bark, would be too expensive when
performed by high-price labor.
''Shrubs or smaller plants may be
better than trees for extracting
rubber in other ways than by tap
ping. \ mechanical process has
been developed and applied success
fully to the extraction of rubber
from the guayule shrub, desert
plant which grows wild in northern
Mexico.
I'm addition to guayule, there are
hundreds of other species of trees,
shrubs, vines and smaller herbac-
pous plants which contain rubber,
many of which are known already
to grow under our condition,
though only small proportion of
the eligible species have been
tested. Some are tropical plants
that probably would be confined to
southern Florida, while others are
natives of dry regions like the
southwestern states. y
Cook pointed out that the Assam
rubber tree, a native of northern
India, is well known in household
cultivation in the form of cuttings
known as rubber plants. Two
species of rubber vines from NADIA
gascar are being planted in many
localities as ornamentals because
of their handsome foliage and
flowers.
Experiments Under Way
Experiments are also being
made with native rubber bearing
plants of the hot desert districts
Of southern California and Arizona.
The most promising species is one
70 the desert milkweeds with tap.
cring, slender stems, growing in
clumps like large bunch grass
Methods Of cultivating this plant
are being worked out, and it could
be grown in large quantities in the
desert districts if the processes of |
extracting and utilizing the rubber !
were developed.
Many hardy temperate region
plants also contain rubber and |
might be grown over large part
of the United States if the quantity |
and quality Of rubber were suffi. ,
cient and practicable methods of
extraction were developed.
One of the hardy forms is a tree |
from the northwestern Provinces Of
China that ripens seeds at Washing
ton and grows as far north as
Massachusetts,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
Bones of Ancient
Animals Found
by United Press Leased Wire

ALAMEDA, Calf, Aug. %
Bones Of the prehistoric ancestor Of
the modern horse and what was be-
lieved to have been a tiger s tooth
were found by workmen eXcavating
in a tunnel near here.
About 1000 feet from the mouth
of the tunnel 4 bone identified by
paleOntohgists as the shinbone Of
Eehippus, ancestor of the horse, was
found. The fossilized tooth of the
tiger was located nearby.
Much gas, oil and water was found
in the tunnel, workmen said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
Collections Everywhere. Imperial
Valley Credit Ass n. 113 No. Fifth,
adv

SoaSSt4ohs 6NeIyNueIS. lm peIldI
Valley Credit Ass N. 113 No. Fifth,
adv
We Loan to Build, buy or refin.
snce. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
Romo Pleads Not Guilty-Vincen-
ie Romo entered a plea of not gull
~ to a charge of assault with y
deadly weapon when arragned be
fore Judge Thompson in superior
court yesterday afternoon. The
case was continued until September
l for trial
Or. A. B. Hanson, Dentis., Davies
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
Free Ice Water, bring your
lhermos hottie. Special hot wealth
pr lunch, 35c. New Oregon Hotel
Coffee Shop. adv
Barbara Worth Hotel Club
Breakfast, 25c up. Merchants lunch,
60e; Table d. hote dinner, $l.00
Air Cooled. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
0UNIYBRIEFS %

Dine In Comfort. New Oregon
Hotel Coffee Shop. Air Cooled. adv
For a Glass OF rure ice cold Lem
onade or bag of fresh pop corn every
evening, drive to the New Air,
dome, Seventh & State. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-25
COLORADO RIVER

ter maneuvers in 1920. The crew
Of % men were rescued.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

PURE IMPROVED PORTO RICO POTATO 1
Plants from selected seed. Gov. inspected. 81;
1000 Egg plants. Redfeld beauty tomatoes; ,
Ruby King sPimento peppers. $780, 1000:
cabbage 81 1000. Special price on large
orders J. NJ. Chambers. ouitman. Ga.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
Magical PolOer Failed
Wizard in Enaergenc

Howard Thurston, the magician, has
astonished thousands while in Pitts
burgh by extracting rabbits and Amer
lean flags from the most unlikely
places. 1t is even said that recently
while paying a visit of charity at
the home of destitute miner he
awed and overjoyed the miners wife
by extracting 81 bills from her hair
and presenting them to her with his
compliments.
y But while on a visit to our office
the other day. his magical gifts evil
IDENTITY deserted him temporarily.
Wishing to write a note to the dra-
matte critic, who happened to be out,
he searched in vain through his cloths
ing for a pencil. turning his pockets
inside out, with no end of trouble
Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

Easter is now generally looked upon
as EAture's spring-opening dayi Fresh
I'D new hats, light clothing are
Observation-Disclosures permit
ting. There is an old custom Of al
ways wearing something new. which
IS responsible, L suppose, fol the
householder's principal expense, the
Easter hat for the lady who makes a
home Of the house And If something
new, which will add to the charm of
the day, really has to be worn. where
could Il be set to better advantage
than above milady's fair face?
Once New Years Day.
Il Is right enough this inclination
toward newness on Easter day. Be
cause Easter so often came about
March 25, just the vernal equinox.
England made that her New Years
day down to 1851. william the Con.
queror made II a law that January l,
his coronation day. should begin the
year. But even that doughty warrior
could not make English people change
their custom. The Observer" writes
In the Montreal Family Herald. 1t
seemed so natural to follow natures
clock. and begin the year with her.
when spring went round with her res
direction touch and told flowers and
heritage in their winter stiffness that
1t was time to get up. and begin an.
other seasons blooming. In fact 1t
was a distinct sign of the growth Of
science-true science that takes no
account of sentiment or pious imagi.
nation. but aims only to unfold truth
when Christianity gave heed to the
astronomers and agreed upon Janu.
airy as the nearest approach to an ac-
tual New Years day. as had Julius
Caesar centuries before. England
was, think. the last of all the coun-
tries, to agree to that change.
Promise Of Eternal Life.
Perhaps 1t is very human, but It
may mark considerable change In
public opinion and appreciation. that
Christmas is made of much more I'M
pOrtance, as holiday. than Easter.
1t was not so at first. you remember
The fact that One had risen from the
dead as He had promised. thereby
proving Himself to be as He had
claimed. God the Son, was the main
feature Of the teaching of the church
III its earliest. most successful days.
death b such en- appalling fact HUI
man nature instinctively breads and
Gainst it. It is, something i'm
Alto humanity. which after all
Years still comes as a shock to
It .e were NOT intended. not designed
10 meetk that shock None can escape
It. Death comes to every one as q
etop to dll worldly activities. That
One had Actually overcome death. and
proved that It was for the future to
Be site to another, larger, cotnpen-
satine life, and 90 longer : prison
gate swinging open only one w.. In
UafdA. because Of sin. was amazl.S
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
Wide Popularity Of
Easter Egg-RolIinp


An Easter sport which is still pop.
ular in the north of England is the
egg-rolling competition. On Easter
Monday, particularly in Preston.
where there are many enthusiastic
players. the people turn out to the
Till where hard boiled eggs, dyed in
every hue, are rolled down the slopes.
The game consists in each competitor
trying to break as many of his rivals
eggs as possible as they roll down the
incline. The winner is he whose egg
remains unbroken to the last. The
custom has spread to the United
States.
Another curious custom Of unknown
origin is observed in some parts of
Switzerland. A hundred eggs are dis
tributed over level plot of ground.
and so covered with sand that their
whereabouts cannot be detected. Then
the young men and women of the dis
trict dance over the spot. If any
couple are lucky enough to get
through the dance without treading
ON any Of the eggs. they consider it
Il sign Of betrothal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

In Europe one of the most popular
features Of Easter was the Pasch or
Easter egg, an old emblem of the
Resurrection. In Germany, instead
of the Easter egg, is presented an
emblematical print, in which three
hens are holding basket in which
are three eggs; whereas in Vienna the
Easter egg is composed of silver,
mother-of-pearl or bronze. and filed
with knichknacks of some kind. For
merly In England the Easter egg was
blessed by the priest. and being elab-,
orately colored. was often ept as an
amulet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
Valued SOUVENIR

Mrs. Mary Sylvester of Middleboro,
Mass, has a widely priced souvenir.
1t is a piece of the telephone wire
over which the first message between
Boston and New York was sent 80
years ago. She was in a Brooklyn
audience that heard the singing of
'America" over the new device.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
Mothers, Do This :

When the children cough, rub Mus
terole on their threats and chests. No
telling how soon the symptoms may de-
velop into Group, or worse. And then's
when you're glad you have a jar of
Musterole at hand to give prompt relief.
As first aid, Musterole is excellent.
Keep a jar ready for instant use.
It is the remedy for adults, too. Re
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheu-
matism, lumbago. pains and aches of
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
chilblains, frosted feet and colds of the
chest lit may prevent pneumonia)
TO Mothers: MusteroIe d also
made in milder form for
babies and ANAL children.
Ask for ChiIdren's Musterole.
~ Jars & Tubes A
||! j j ] ! q
Reftsy fhnm a e,,usenrd pIasfer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
Where 1t Is

Optimist-You know it is strange
we don't hear the peal of the we'd
ding bells any more.
CynicNo, you get the repeal in
the divorce courts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

A remarkable wig of hammered
gold has been found at Ur of the
Chaldees in royal grave. dating
hack TO $500 B. G.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

Never thrust your sickle into an
others corn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

graves viii open. Changed. as the
lily is changed from the dry bulb we
plant, into something so much more
beautiful. so wonderfully more en-
during than we are to be sown /
Changed, so that all tears. all sor,
row shall be done away. and all things.
mankind included. shall become
anew -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06

FLORESTON SHAMPOO-Tdea for. use In
connection with Parker's Hair Balsam. Makes the
hair soft and fluffy. 90 cents by mail or at drug
gists. Hiscox Chemical Works, Patchogue, N. Il
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

years old. has been in court aplenty because of husbands of her own. So when she was summoned to appear again in the frigid atmos- phere of q court room it was too much for the poor little rich girl. and she left Muskogee. In 1922 Exie Fife. a barefoot girl with braided pigtaila was standing on a stool in front of her parents' hut. reaching for . pail of milk gus pended from the roof, when federal officials brought her $3.0O0 auto mobile and informed her she had an income of $35,000 a week from oil pouring out of her land.
 She married a childhood sweet heart, Berlin Jackson. but soon atterward decided to divorce him. The divorce suit took her before judges. grand juries and congress sional Investigating committees. Eight lawyers were indicted and convicted following the attempt Of Exie to settle S50,000 on the dis
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
INDIAN WOMEN ARE
 SHOWING PROGRESS
Fh Sex in India Are x,kin6
 Wonderful Strides

London. Fob. 17.-lN-womsp in India have made marvellous strides an the last few years, Sir Atul Chat. terjee. high commissioner for India In the United Kingdom. told an edu- cauonal association here.
 'The women of India today exer- else a far greater influence in the home than in any country with which l am acquainted" Sir Atul asserted. land their influence in af. fairs outside the home. although not so obtrusive. Is still extremely pow. erful.
 "A politician. an administrator or . professional man. If. he neglects the influence of Indian women. can- not be but complete failure in his profession, and it is all the more important that attention should be given to the education of women, because at this moment India is passing through very important and remarkable changes.
 decades all that has been done in western Europe in two or three cen- turies. We are passing from the mediaeval state to the phase of modern civilization"
 The commissioner pointed out that in the last seven years nearly ali the legislatures in Indian had de- cided that women should have the franchise for the state and central legislatures on the same terms aa men and in some provinces women had been elected to the legislative council.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
PALM BEACH HAS
 BATHING ORDERS Strict Censorship on 0nePiece Bathing Suits

Palm Beach. Fla, Feb. l7.-N- The average two-piece bathing suit adornins . pretty girl. sufficiently modest to pass the regulations of virtually every resort in America, would never pass the rigid restric- tions of the fashionable Breakers Casino in Palm Beach.
 For the costume of every fair hather appearing on the beach passes under the eagle eye of Con. Lie Lewis. veteran baseball umpire, who for many winters has called the high and low on bathing suits here. Actresses and women whose names are imprinted in tho social register are under his censorship, but standing means nothing to Lewis when bathing suits fail to meet regulations.
 The Breakers management has always laid down strict regulations for him to enforce. and the require- ments this season are no more rigid than in the past. Briefly, women must wear two-piece bath ing suits. Low cut necks gro barred and the skirts must be reasonably long, which means they usually cover the suit trunks. Stockings must be worn, and what is mors they must meet the bottom of the suit. No rolling 'em" is permit ted.
 Nothing like the things you see on European beaches goes here" !" Lewis explains Ont piece suits are not allowed. Short skirts may get by. but positively there must be no low cut backs. Last year some girls
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

earded hosband- Ths eGsesUAoY tncluding T. A. chsa1lee. . 41elpo0 congressman. were feoal 0ullev see conspiracy in connection wttA ebe alleged appropriation es sss.see = the $50,e0O:.
 But the lawyers soccss1el . getting Eds divorced. anA theo she married . youth naAe1 Haoeo. son. who still ts her AHGAa1l.
 Exie's income from ell no 1oN0oe Is 5000 day. for the flsv q hla1k gold on her land Aas 1sePaaGo1, tut she still has that ei.eoo,e ,eoo tn Liberty bonds.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
Whdf to Do
 For Oily Hair

Shampoo it! If it is long-about' once every two weeks: if short-once, a week. Use an antiseptic soap to, 'banish germs with the dirt. Packers !. Tar Soap is usually prescribed by spe- cialists. Pine tar is antiscptc, tonic, stimulating. Use two latherings-hot water to rinse. Though at first the oilincss may seem worse. continue the treatment-you'll be amazed at the improvement! Get Packers at any drug or department store.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

had suits that had little back They said they wanted to get tan- ned. But that's no excuse this sea- con. There's . new ladies' sun room for tanning"
 When Ziegfeld's Follies came here last season the girls came near smashing traditions. It took strenuous work to convince them that Breakers Beach rules were meant for them. Not co long ago. the wife of . visiting German dra- matist appeared in . limited edi- tion of . jersey white suit. When she started into tho ocean. there was . noise all over the beach Someone picked her 'up and she was neatly dropped at the Casino entrance.
 Lewis. however he may deal with baseball players. is very much ot diplomat when girls costume is censured. If . male escort ii present, he approaches quietly and essigns to the escort the task oi
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
SKIRT LENGTHS IN
 PARIS UNCHANGED
Conventional Level Is Few Inches
 Below Knee

Paris. Feb. 17.-lR>-The fashion able silhouette remains the same for spring with skirts at the same level. | few inches below the knee for daytime and almost any length be- tween the knees and the ankles for evening.
 A few houses show slightly heightened day skirts but most of the longer skirts are on models with uneven hemlines for hemlines are now as capricious as waistlinea and are placed where they look best, everything considered. For sport clothes and informal morning cos- tunes the skirts are just long enough to cover the knees well.
 There arc many changes in the details of the new fashions and ac- cessories are more important than ever.
 The spring fashion collections H. lustrate more forcibly than for sev- eral seasons that the days of over night changes in the mode are gone Women obviously like the styles as they are. If they didn't the designers would have to change them. an im- portant couturter said.
 ''Only accessories and style de. tails change suddenly" he said. "The big changes like general outline, shifting of mass and thickening or elenderizing of the figure are Eradu- al and evolutionary. The entire beauty and balance of clothes de. bends on proportion. If skirts were to suddenly become longer-the, couldn't be much shorter the en. tire silhouette would have to be re.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

is 10 years old. was host, at the lAtese reunion here. The eldest brother, Joe Biedenharn of Monroe. La. | 6l. The other fvs aFs Ollis Bied- enharn of Shreveport. La: Law renee. Harry and Herman Bieden- harm of Vicksburg. Miss. and Will Biedenharn of Red. Miss Ollie has found time enough out side his business to become presi. dent of the Shreveport La.. base. ball club.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
Brothers, Scattered,
 All in Same Business

Wichita Falls, Tex. Feb. IT R- The seven Biedenharn brothers live in i've cities and towns in three states. but all are in the soft drink bottling business
 Twice . year they have reunions but not to talk over the soft drink business. Memories of boyhood are precious. the seven agreed several years ago, SO they decided to meet every summer and winter to talk over old times.
 Al Biedenharn. the youngest, who
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
JAPANESE SCOUTS REWARDED

JAPANESE SCOUTS REWARDED Tokyo, Feb. IT R-Charles Mac Veagh, American ambassador to Japan. aided the campaign against cruelty to animals by distributing to 300 Boy Scouts hero medals award ed by the Japan Humane society. The ambassador also gave each scout a gift from himself of handsomely
 engraved notebook and pencil. The Scouts were chosen from thousands
 of Japanese Scouts because of deeds
 of kindness to animals.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

getting the lady out of sight until the necessary ehanges are made.
 At the Bath and Tennis club here, bathing tog rules are left to each member. but tho extreme suit seldom appears. Silks and satins and other decorative material pre- vail. and most of the bathers use stockings.