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Evening star., 1938-04-30
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j. Clark Waldron (center), 1890 Seventeenth street
NW Dho first prize for the best iproptu speech
talk in ,ohich he contrasted magnificent temples Of
persons participated in the impromptu speechmaking,
Dhich both preceded and too,Ued the broadcastng OF
DreDared addresses
Evening star., 1938-04-30
Inside China

What's going on behind the
lines in war-torn China? Why
are Russian and German officers
Evening star., 1938-04-30
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month TO date):
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-11-16

!! FOILED AGAIN. First it was Laurel and Hardy
who unnasked together wit Chaplin,
the ultimate in insidtous propaganda by
the shrewd minds in Germany. Nov, at
last last resorts, Popeye, and Mic key
Mouse unmas!led in their true colors
by Italy.
Alas, never again expect to
cause a smoker in Ell Their Of these lands
again. And justly, too, for suppose the
OF the ri culous were extended to
the rll ers of these lands. They might be
blown out Of existence in gust of good,
honest laugh Ter at the figures they cut.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-11-16

" la4/A4d
BEEF A LA LODE - It's kids. kids all the time.
And the fault lies wi tn the parents who
want them to grow up like Topsy, and still
emerge good citizens. Well, the only
thing that ever grew wi thout attention is
a weed. Take a slant at the XII swarm ng
the roof of the structures of the new
swimming pool few damages, pro-
spective injuries, and what have WEI
Is it too much trouble for kids to be
raised inst cad Of dragged up7
NATURE NOTE The hoar-frost bedecked expanse of
lawn in town the other morning. white and
sparkling, fit spread for Mother NATURES
grassy bed. Jack Frost's wintry lips have
sealed the streams of sap with their fri
gid kiss. pre-view Of the coming attrac-
tion: Winter Wonderland in 3 shivering
acts, Dec, JAM, and Feb.
ON, WISCONSIN, - A progressive state takes a goose
step in the fright" direction. tran
sition has its unpleasant impli ceti ons:
"from La Toilette to He'll"
Vox HrINA - heart - stirring sight: year old
bruvver perched the knees of year old
sister, his little close about her
neck she rocks and mothers him.
This is the mutual love and care on
which is founded the endurance of free
and untramme1ed society united by the
strongest bond in the world: trust.
AFTER BENNY, ROOSEVELT! Did you hear our "fireside
commentator" take the lads over the jumps
last week? It puts him in line for net
work job of the major comics of the
day.
Remember: "we believe in social Sc
curity; we believe in work relief programs
...we believe in all these things. We will
do of them; will do them bet ter: and
what is more, they will cost anyone
anything."
Unfortunately, hearing it from the most
unimpeachable source in America, the elec-
torate took it seriously and returned to
Congress, every last Republi can who did
not go down on the S. S. Alfred N. Lahdon
in 1886.
AH10DOIA'S IL some OF our squibs sound vaguely
mln1scent. please remember Oscar Wilde's
epigram. Said Whistler the painter. after
hearing real nifty: NJ wish I had said
that" Cracked Oscar: "You will. Whistler,
you will"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
Streamlined Hogs Are
New Farm Development

Washington.-United States De.
partment of Agriculture scientists
now are trying to breed special
streamlined variety of hog which
will give only medium cuts of pork.
A few years ago, the short, dummy
variety was most favored, but to.
day, when relatively small hams
and much bacon are wanted, me-
diminished hog is most economical
to raise.
Starting with Danish Landrace
hogs imported recently for the pur.
pose, it is hoped to develop hog
strains that will give lean hams
and loins, with a good proportion
Of bacon also.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
Alcohol Obtained From
Jerusalem Artichoke

Washington.:- High yields of alco-
hol, fuel already widely used and
expected to be even more widely
used in the future, can be readily
secured from the Jerusalem arti.
choke, tuberous plant related to
the sunflower, three Iowa State col
lege scientists report in Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry.
Figures gathered by Prof. Ellis l.
Fulmer, w. K. Mcpherson and l..
A. Uderkofler indicate that the
Jerusalem artichokes grown on a
single acre of ground will produce
more alcohol than two or more
acres Of corn.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
Mistake O-Graph Answers

/. There are no letters on the 6esk, con-
trary to the mans statement.
2. One of his coat lapels is turned the
wrong way.
g. Phone is not connected.
4. Pencil sharpener has no handle.
S. No hands on desk clock
6. Lamp is lit, but not connected.
Z. Calendar on wall is out of date and
numbers are in incorrect order.
8. Bookkeeper's stool does not reach
floor
9. Tacks on seat of chair.
10. Penholder lacks point
IL. Dollar bills in waste basket.
IL. Desk faces wrong way.
10. Handles on drawers are unlike.
IA. Desk legs are different.
Is. Statue labeled Lincoln" is not Lin
coin
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
Keeping Up
Wxj&!l!68ss3;ssn{Ess
xl # -
q Science Service. -WNU Service.
Foe of Cane Borer
Is Being Imported
From New Guinea

Honolulu. - Deep in the
wilds of New Guinea turks a
killer insect without a name.
Aparty from Hawaii is slash
ing its way through the
jungle, risking death from
disease and possibly UNI
friendly natives, determined
to "get their bug"
Not that they intend to drag their
six-legged quarry back to the bar of
civilized justice. Quite the con-
trary; they approve the creatures
lethal activities, for it is one of
the insects that unconsciously fights
mans battles by killing other in
sects that are harmful to his crops.
This particular insect is an enemy
of the sugar cane borer, one Of the
most destructive pests both in Ha-
wall and in the sugar area Of the
mainland United States.
Found Accidentally.
The new insect ally of sugar cane
planters was. discovered quite by
accident. A scientific exploring
party was sent out by the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters association, under
the leadership of Cyril E. Pember-
ton, to seek new types of wild cane.
Their boat was shipWrecked on the
New Guinea coast.
Thrown onto forbidding and pos
sibly hostile shore, the party occu.
pied itself with forays into the jun
giles while they waited for help
They discovered a patch of cane,
close to a swamp. Some of the
stalks were afflicted with borers
They opened these up-and found
the long-sought enemy of the pest.
Marking the place of discovery,
and trusting the insects descend
ants would still be there when they
returned, Mr.. Pemberton and his
party journeyed on to Honolulu.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the insects importation.
With acclimatizing stations estab.
lished possibly in Samoa, Fiji and
New Caledonia, the attempt will be
made to transplant it to Hawaii.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18

band of red. The pairs of scrolls
alternated red and blue.
Full instructions for making the
chair seat covers shown in this
sketch are in the book offered
herewith.
Every homemaker should have
a copy of Mrs. Spears new book
SEWING. Forty-eight pages of
step-by-step directions for making
slipcovers and dressing tables;
curtains for every type of room;
lampshades, rugs, ottomans and
other useful articles for the home.
Readers wishing a copy should
send name and address, enclosing
Is cents (coins preferred) to Mrs.
Spears, 210 South Desplaines St.,
Chicago.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18

The center oval part of this serv-
iceable braided rag rug is 80 inches
long and 16 inches wide with
6-inch scroll border all around.
The scrolls are made in pairs
from braided strips ga yards
long. These strips are braided
tight so they are not more than
IS inch wide. The center of each
strip is marked as shown here at
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18

A and the ends are then sewn
around and around, working to-
ward the center as at B. The
pairs of scrolls are sewn together
and also to the edge of the rug as
indicated here at the lower right.
This kind of rug has infinite pos
sibilities for color schemes. One
seen had a blue center, a band
of mixed color and then wide
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
An Honest Man

I hope I shall always possess
frmness and virtue enough to
maintain what I consider the most
enviable of all titles, the charac-
ter of an "honest man" -George
Washington.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18

ton of undermined Pepsodent contain-
ing 1rium! This accomplished, your
teeth then glisten and CLEAN with all
their glorious natural luster!
And Pepsodent containing Irium works
SAFELY-because it contains NO
BLEACH, NO GRIT, NO PuMIcE. Try it!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
Men LOVE GIRLS
WITH PEP

If you are poppy and full of fun, men will in
vite you to dances and parties. BUT, if you
interested. Men don'tlike ''quiet" girls.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to go "smiling through" with
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
ing the discomforts from s The functional dis
orders which women must endure
Make note NOW to get bottle of world
famous Pinkham's Compound today WITH
OUT FAIL from your druggist than a
million women have written in letters re-
porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUNDS?
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1938-02-18
}!I !!I! teeth!
Pc p sod !3'|| with ||a(!|I|
Lriun contained in BOTH Pepsodent Tooth POWDER
and Pepsodent Tooth Paste

. Very often the natural radiance and
luster Of your teeth become hidden by
masking surface stains -. just as the
sun is often hidden behind clouds.
These unsightly, masking surface
stains can NOW be brushed away -
thanks to the remarkably thorough ac-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
L. A. PRODUCE

LOS ANGELES. Dec. y. UPp-
Trading was fair. Cauliflowcr wa
lower. squash weakened. Lettuce
was slightly easier. Other cOmmOd
tiles were generally about steady.
Cucumbers: Steady; l. V. flats
S1.75-2.
Lettuce: Easier; Yuma d. dry
pack S3-3.25; 5s S2.652.75 crate;
Guadalupe a Santa Maria Is $3.50
2.75. 5s S1.5O-2; 6s S5-1.15; san Di-
ego @ A. S2.25; San Fernando Wy
peas. Steady: san Diego Co 10
lie. OXuard 9-10c l. V. bush $50
Coachclla Vlv China peac 13-15c lb
squash: White summer l. V
crates Sl.75: flats S1.50-l65; san
Diego co luEs 81 50-1.75: local $50
IT5. Italian !. V. crates S1.50-1.75
flats Sl.25-l. 40; local lugs S1.25-
so: san Diego Co. lugs 81, 1,25-l5O
yellow crookneCk local lugs S2-2.26
T. y. flats $3.50; Table Queen soc
Banana SlS.0O-22.5 so: hubbard $500
So 90.
Tomatoes: Easier; San Diego co
Globes lugs 4N5s S1.25-1.50: 5X5s &
hN6s Sl.j0-1.75: 6N6s S11.25: pole
4N5s 81 rs; 5N5s d 5x6s S2.25: 6X6'
$3.50: Orange co. 4x5s S1-1.25; 5X5,
8 bN6s Si.25.I5o; local 5X5s q
5A6s $500. 6X6s 5O-75c. stems
san Diego CO 2-tier 4N5s Sl.35-1. So
aNhs a 5N6s 1.5O-2. 6x6s S1.25-lO
sN7s 81 IS: INLAND crates 9-top'
81 80: rs 81 .25-1.50. les Sl-l.25, 2O'
7b-soc
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Armstrong Voted
Years Greatest
Athlete

NEW YORK, Dec u, up
Henry Armstrong. only man who
ever held three world boxing cham
pionshipS at the same time, was
crowned today as the greatest ath-
Ictc CT 1888 in the United Press
annual poll of sports writer's rep
rcsenting every section Of The ma
ton.
The honor came to the kinky-
haired little Negro as sort OF
birthday present. !or he was born
26 years ago TODAY in st. Louis
Youngest Of family Of l3 children.
Eight years ago he was driving
around the country in a decrepi.
flivver. fighting for dimes and
quarters: today he is recognized as
man who may be the greatest
fighter. pound for pound that ever
lived.
Armstrong was as closely pressed
i in this poll as he ever was in the
ring against Ross. an Ambers OF
a Garcia. He barely beat out Don
/ Bulge. the great tennis player who
turned professional near the end OF
the year
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

First round matches were played
Sunday at the Barbara Worth cOun-
try club in the anual club cham
pionship tournament. Matches
which have not yet been decided
will be PLAYED before Thursday
night. so that new pairings will be
available by Friday
In the championship flight. John
DePaon took the measure Of Med
alist Forrest ManleY 2 up; Tom
Crosbie eliminated Eldered Ferguson
4 and 3, jersey Birchfie.d defeated
Paul Pace 3 and .; Logan Jenkins
eliminated Lud Ssroupe 4 and 3;
Bob Rayburn defeated w. J. Burke
! up. Two matches are yet to De
played. jenkins 60 was the low
round of the day.
In the FIRST flight, r. D. Nc
Pherrin df. Max Scnes , up; George
Daugherty df. Les Rogers 4 and 3;
w. E. Beale df John Kepley l up
20 hole; Duff Dinsmore Of. Bill
Apple up: w. w. McEuen df.
Wade Ramsey l up.
In the second flight: Bill Hughes
df. Noval Walker 4 and 3; w. G.
Foss of. Ronald Layton l up; Bar
ney Holbert df. A. Freeman and
g. Jack Davis df. Ed Schiller l up;
Ben Fite Of. Louis De Vita 3 and 2
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

the boards in Ell CentroS stadium
and all but blasted Ell CentroS play
ers from the field as the score
mounted to 7-2 with the San Die
gans in front.
Then. striking as suddenly as a
tropical storm, the Ell Centrans
found the range and did bit of
blasting on their own hook. Be-
fore the smoke had cleared Jack
Stark's sluggers we're out in front
and it was all over but the signing
of a tougher opponent for next
Sunday afternoon.
After the Ell CentranS picked up
one tally in the seventh inning,
Bus Adams took things into his
own hands in the eighth. Crabbe
and Andrade singled and Adams
drove his third blow of the after
noon out of the park to raise the
score to 81.
Farley's players are still Won
derinG what happened in the ninth
inning. Crabbe started the inning
With a walk. Then in the time it
takes to tell the story, Andrade,
Adams and Jeffries clouted singles
to win the ball game. None were
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Dee. i. CrPJ Wheat
bricos ruled firm 3u the Chicago
board of trade TODAY until late in
he session.
At the close wheat was off j. TO
q. cent corn Off N to y cent.
and oats J. cent higher.
Good foreign demand for North
American wheat and higher Liver
pool and Winnipeg markets had
constructive Influence early in
wheat trading. Opening prices were
fractionallv higher. and the ad
vance carried TO net gains of "a
sent. before the demand dried up
and increased offerings turned
prices downward.
Winnipeg wheat was firm under
buying by overseas and seabOard
houses. Export sales Of Manitoba
over the weekend were estim a ed
as high az 100000 bushels. Sales
Of 100000 bushels Of L. :. wheat 10
the United Kingdom were said to
5e a part Of the purchase Of 20 mil
lion bushels by British millCrs ar
ranged two weeks ago.
Liverpool wheat closed = 70 =
cent higher.
The weather map showed no i'm
uOrtant moisture in dry sections pf
! the southwest. but snow was re
Dorted i'm western Nebraska.
Corn prices Jagged behind Wheai
/ after opening firm. Selling by elc-
| vator interests and some hedge sell
/ ing depressed the market in the
] absence Of anv sustained demand
! No export business in l.. $. corn
! was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Football Much Too
Brutal for French

PARIS. Dec. 12 CUP)-It is.
Parisians agreed today, a combin-
alton OF rugby, soccer, wrestling
and bull fighting and very much
like a collision between an auto
mobile and bus-much too brutal
for the Fr-lCn taste.
They were talking, and with
gestures, about the first real Amer
lean football game ever played in
Paris. The game was played BY
Two teams brought over by Jimmy
Crowley. the F'ordham university
coach His All-Stars beat his New
Workers 25-14 Saturday and the
New Workers turned the tables yes
terday to the tune of 1926.
The 2000 fans who got their first
taste of football decided it was no
game for the French. They con-
sidercd the huddlc the best part OF
The game.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

game. The process was SLOW out
today football has become the most
popular sport in the nation
During tnc development of the
game signal calling was used. then
The huddle Tor direction of plays.
But before the numerical signal
calling came into effect the quar-
terbacks Used something like this.
"Hawky. mind. get eyes. rub
stockings. lively. Then the quar-
terback placed his hand on one OF
his hips as a signal 10 the back
field.
Interpreted by one Of the Wes-
leyan university players the signals
meant:
"Hawkey" and mind were tip
off tc the rusherS on the right
side Of the line to separate. Get
and eyes" told the quarterback the
ball was going either the right half
or the left half. rub stockings"
meant a center rush. lively that
the ball carrier would be sent
around the end.
Placing the hands on The hips
warned the backs what was coming.
The quarterbacks OF old also
mixed in a few meaningless words
to cross up the opposition.
So while the game is more COM
picated today. at least the huddle
has eliminated a share Of compll-
Gated signals for the backs and
linenen 20 remember.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK Dec. l.. UPJ \
rise to above 1ou per cent of tho
192&-25 advance in Industrial pro-
ductiOn. cessation of tax selling.
and resumption Of investment buy
ing combined to aid the stock
market today in staging rise Of
fractions to more than a point in
moderately acti"e turnover
The feGeral reserve reported to-
daN that November business activ-
itv carried the reserve production
index To slightly more than 100
and in official quarters 1t wIs be-
lieved that current production Is at
a rate definitely abOTe the 100
mark.
The rise in production from - in
the inde& in Nav to above loo in
November or about 80 per cent was
the most DreciDitate i'm the history
Of the index. The increase was at
tributed to substantial gains in
steel. automobile and textile pro-
duction.
Major industries were reported
holding at high levels. steel oper-
atiOns resisted normal seasonal re-
cessiOu and demand for new auto
mobile was reported at d high rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Cleveland Plans 7 Niqht
Ball Games In Junior Loop
GIANTS CLOSE
DEAL FOR
zEKE B0NURA

NEW YORK. Dec. 70. tUP)-Thc
important man in baseball today
was Zekc Bonura. hippopotamuS-
like first baSeman who'll wear the
SpaneleS of the New York Giants
next season
Bonura'S Importance isn't deriv-
ed from his size or the fact that
he'll play for the Giants in 1889
but the fact that he IS the key
man in deal which supposedly
swing the American league in favor
of night baseball
The best information in baseball
circles is that Cleveland. the last
club to withdraw waivers on Bon
ura. released its claim to the color
ful Italian-a man they couldn't
use anywav-in return for Wash
ingtons vote for night baseball The
indiana. who want to play seven
nocturnal games in Cleveland 5
municipal stadium with its seating
capacity of $4,000. had mustered
four votes for night baseball When
they waived on Bonura they OBJ
tanned the fifth vote necessary to
swing the deal
Other clubs voting for night ball
were the Browns. Ath-
letics and White Sox.
The Giants gave Pitcher Tom
Baker. last year with Jersey City.
Jim Carlin. who played
with tha Richmond Piedmont league
club. and an undisclosed sum Of
cash. believed to be $4,000, To the
Senator'S for BOnura.
MANAGER Bucky Harris of the
Senators announced that fancy
fielding Jim Wasdell will be WASH
ingtonS full-time' first baseman.
The Senators are still III a trading
mood and are said to have Short
stop Cecil Travis on the block. with
Detroit the principal bidder
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
Jones to Rely on
Power Football

los ANGELES. Dec. u. up
Power football, the kind that
crashed Notre Dame from the ranks
OF the unbeaten 10 days ago. will
be the keynote of Southern Cali
fornia when it faces Duke in the
Rose Bowl on January >.
Howard Jones. Trojan coach,
said so today as he started pre-
pairing his squad to meet the in
vasion OF the Blue Devils. South
ern California has appeared in fou"
Pasadena classics and hasn't lost
And Jones. one OF the shreWdest
coaches in the business. isn't leay-
ing stone unturned in his drive
for another triumph.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12

Football has made tremendous
strides forward since that after
noon 36 years ago when the first
forward pass in the history Of the
intercollegiate game was tossed.
That play started football on its
way to becoming the most popular
short-season sport in the nation.
Back in the early days when
muscle and Drawn were the chief
requirements of any team. there
was no such thing as huge stadi-
ums. snappy bands and a football
conscious public
Games were attended. for the
most part. by undergraduates and
friends OF the players. A player
either rushed or kicked and when
the forward pass was mentioned II
received a cold shoulder.
To discourage the use Of basket
ball maneuVers on the gridlron the
rule required that a pass be thrown
five yards behind the point where
it was received The penalty for
not completing a pass was a loss OF
K Yards
The first forward pass was
thrown in 1906 in a game between
Wesleyan and Yale Sammy Moore
Of Wesleyan tossed the pass to
Halfback Van TaSsell for a gain of
l8 yards Yale was unprepared for
the innovation and was caught
fiat footed. The ball scared over
the heads OF the secondary. Van
Tassell snagged the ball for a
gain.
Had th5 pass been unsuccessful
the development OF that weapon
would have been extremely slow
because coaches were trying to dis
courage the use of the pass.
Open Up Game
However. The completion of the
pass started a move to open up the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
CaIexiCo Tennis
Club Defeats
EI Cenfro Meters

CaleXico tennis club won its first
match of the season from Ell Centro
meters Sunday when the Border
City racketeers won six of eight
doubles matches.
Bill Maxwell and James Stocks
Ell Centre number one team, wal
loped White and Yourman, 6-1,
6-2, 1913 in the feature match of
the day and Hens and Jack of Ell
Centro turned in the other Ell Gen.
tro victory with a comparatively
easy win over Servin and Leidig.
BoWker and Bowker were most
impressive for Calexico. The BROTH
er meters walloped Judd and Ray
mond with the loss of only seven
games.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-12
PIatak Rated
HandbaII Champ

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. UP)-
Joseph Platak of Chicago today was
ranked the No. l singles handball
player in the United States, accord
ing to the annual rankings an
nounced by the National Handball
committee of the A. A. U.
Other singles rankings were: w.
Jack Clements, San Francisco; 3,
Jack Grenco, ST. Louis; 4, Sam
Atcheson, Memphis; 5, Joe Gordon,
Los Angeles.