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Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
You re Telling Ne -
BY WILLIAM RIFT

LONDON ZOO experts are wor-
ried over the problem of how to
protect the animals in case of air
raid. 1t seems even the tiger, most
ferocious of jungle beasts, doesn't
realize he must wear gas mask
if he's going TO live amid civiliza-
tion.
So far, Adolf Hitler has follow
ed faithfully the program he out
lined in his book, 'Mein Kampf''
written many years ago. From all
appearances the program must
have included retention of the
worlds funniest mustache.
The Duchy of Luxemberg. with
a population of 2640O0, reports it
has but one citizen unemployed
Probably it's the duke.
English may succeed French as
the language of diplomacy. The
diplomats must have discovered
there are lot more cuss words in
our language.
New York City's new police cars
are painted green and white. 1t
won't be long until we read of
an arrested speeder whose alibi will
be he thought he was just racing
a taxicab.
Italy has just sent group of
good will ambassadors" to the
Orient. What's the matter with
MuSsolini-doesn't he know that
that sort of stuff is out of date?
The man at the next desk says
he knows a girl who thinks no
man is good enough for her. He
guesses she may be right, but he's
certain she'll be left.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

Owen d. Young
gave him a gen.
erous tip and re.
marked: Il wisl
l could always b.
sure of doing m,
job as perfect,
as you do yours.
Did he neaI
it? OF course. IN
meant it. No MAJ
h a II dim g I h
complex and con
founding pro-
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One Minute Test Answers

l. General Lazaro Cardenas.
,. 1t is large area of the North
Atlantic containing floating sea-
weed
3. Easter is the first Sunday af-
ter the fun moon on or next after
March 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

A Skidmore college student says
in test that the North Pole was
named after its discoverer, Marco
Polo. Mussolini may seize upon this
as grounds for a claim to the ter
ritory.
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- Route

StartngFs and Orange ST. North to Main ST. West to Sew
South Sandalwood Drive North to
Leneey Ave- West to Fifth St. North to Main ST. West to Twelfth
South Brighton North Adams
Ave- Tenth St. North Euclid East Sixth St.;
Fifth LenRey
Fourth St. South andawood West Seventh ST. North
to Main St. Third South Ave. East First
Termnas-1st 9th & Main; & Adams
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DALE
l. AA
CARNEGIE
Author of How 10 Win
Friends and Influence
People

Owen d. Young was getting off
Pullman car in Florida. He had
had an enjoyable and reStful trip
from New York. The porter had
been courteous and attentive.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
TOday's Horoscope

Love of simple pleasures is a
characteristic of many persons
whose birthday occurs today Shun-
ming grandeur, they find happiness
in the little things of life.
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Words of Wisdom

Despotism can no more exist in
a nation until freedom of the press
be destroyed than night can hap
pen before the sun is set.-Colton.
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Hints on Etiuuette

Road courtesy may mean more
than comfort-it may actually re-
suit in preventing serious accidents.
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Please pay fare on entering bus. Bus stops
at all corners on approach side of inter
section except 9th and Main on East bound;
then all buses stop on Clements Drug Store
corner and at Fifth and Main; all west
bound busses stop at Harners Pharmacy
corner.
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On the road to IVA.
Where the power projects lay,
The dawn came up like thunder
From the White House far away.
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Thoughts for the Day

And We snail be hated of al men Tor my names
sake but he that endureth TO the end shall be saved
Matthew 1922.
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Although London England,
claims to be the worlds largest
city, her tallest office buildings
don't exceed IL stories in height.
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SIS Reward

viii be paid by the manufacturer
for any Corn GREAT CHRISTIE.
Pier POSITIVE Corn Cure can.
not remove. Also removes Wartu
and Callouses. 35c at Clements
Drug Store. (Ady)
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lam
dis, baseball dictator, and the au-
thor, Irwin S. Cobb, are expert
shorthand writer's.
For the safety of color-blind
motorists. all traffic lights in the
United States flash red from the
top position.
If the 1911 death rate had pre-
vailed in 1887, a total of 237 7,693
deaths would have occurred among
policy holders of large New York
life insurance company instead of
the 1896 deaths actually record
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31
Grab Bag
One-Minutc TeSt

One-MinuIc Test
l. Who is president of Mexico
,. What is the Sargasso sea?
8. How is the date of Easter de-
termined?
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Peoria, H., police horses will be
wired for radio Pegasus Is not to
go down in history as the only
horse OH the air waves.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

A Massachusetts professor says
pigs roll in mud TO keep warm.
Politicians, on the Other hand, re-
sort TO mud only i'll The heat of
anger.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

With European dictatOrs, the uI-
innate objective is usually not the
uItimatum objective.
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Barbs ---

An automobile crash restored a
boys memory. Often the memory
is all that's left after a traffic
accident
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-31

ADULTS - SC cash or ticket (25 tickets
for SD
School Children - Half Fare or 25 rides
for SOC Good on school days only
All Children to 12 years OF age pay
Half Fare.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Harridge Doubts

Mr.. Will Harridge, president OF
the American league, has some hon
est doubts about what happens
when you begin tinkering with base
balls.
''When you change the ball it's
hard to tell what results you'll get"
he says. "For instance, we had
three experts appear at meeting
of the board of directors of the
league to explain how they might
deaden the ball trife. One said
the only way to do it was to cut
down the size of the cork center. The
second said it would have to be done
with the wool, the yarn winding.
The third said the only way to get
any change was to use a different
cover.
eff the experts who make the
ball differ like that, how could we
know what the results of changing
the ball would be? It's an expert
ment and there won't be an answer
until full seasons trial has been
made"
The consensus of opinion among
baseball men is that if there is any
vast amount of difference between
the dead and lively ball, the former
won't bother the players who have
the eyes and the power to knock
one over the wall.
If the dead ball assists the pitch
ers in improving their perform
ances, the only fellows who will
really be hurt are those who really
aren't first class batsmen. The bar
gain home run is something that
should not belong in major league
baseball.
The difficulty in distinguishing the
difference between the dead and
lively ball was illustrated by what
happened at the Chicago Cubs train
ing camp this spring. In the early
days of the camp, leftover balls of
the 1887 vintage were used first.
Then the 1888 models were brought
out. Somehow the two vintages be-
came mixed. All the oldtime play
ers, coaches and newspaper men
went into a huddle. But they
couldn't tell one ball from the other
eitherrby sight or touch.8a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
What Is the Cause Of
"Spider-Web Check?

# not properly "fed" with a
good oil polish, furniture in time
develops what is known as 'tspi-
derived check" This appears on
the finish, like wrinkles on the
human face-fne lines, spreading
here and there in a spider-web
pattern. This Grazing, this light
cracking, is known in furniture
language as Checking" and ''spi-
derived checking" better de-
scribes the condition This is the
danger-signal, on finish! It's the
indication of starving" wood! A
warning to the housewife, that il
the finish is not cared for inhme-
diately and properly, the furniture
will develop cracks, ridges and
splits. "Spider-web check" is gen.
orally the result of either one Of
these two causes: Polish-neglect
or the use of poor, cheap pol
ish-without the essential fine,
light-oil base. When the furniture
is periodically ''massaged" with a
reputable oil polish (the best is
non-greasy), the pores of the wood
are "fed'' and the piece is pre-
served. Then "spider-web check"
will not appear! The use Of q
quality oil polish is the best pre-
ventive formula for this ugly,
detrimental check!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Speaking of Sports
Lively VS.. Dead
Ball Is Riddle
of 1888 Season
By GEORGE A. BARCLAY

BY GEORGE A. BARCLAY
IND the National league put
~ itself out on a limb when
it adopted the deader ball for
the 1888 season = while the
American league voted to con-
tinue the lively one?
That question will come in for
plenty of attention from now until
the end of the world series next Oc-
tober. II has already had a good
deal of newspaper space. But no
one is really certain there is rad
ical difference between the dead and
so-called lively ball.
Government scientists have taken
samples of each, shot them out Of
catapult-like machines and record
ed their findings. Sluggers from
both major leagues have tried their
bats on both dead and lively balls.
The results are still question
mark.
The real answer should be writ
ten in the world series. If the Ma
tional league wins the event and re-
verses the trend that has given it
only three worlds championships in
the past ten years, credit will be
given to President Ford Frick for
his owl-like wisdom. If the Amer
lean league wins, there can't be
much said in the way of alibis and
most people will then concede that it
is the league and not the ball that is
responsible.
Some critics have insisted that in
voting for a change last December,
the National league clubs had come
to the conclusion that the ball the
Yankees were pounding was too
dangerous to continue in use. In
fairness to Mr.. Prick it should be
assumed that the National league
was trying to improve the game.
If you are a devotee of strategic
baseball, there isn't much argu-
ment about the ball being too live
ly. Strategic baseball-the sacrifice,
base stealing, moving the infield in
to cut off a run at the plate, the
squeeze play, etc.-hasn't been
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

"Kuhel will bat better than 300
for the Sox. He should drive in a
lot of runs and be the best fielding
first baseman seen around COmiskey
park for a decade. Here's why.
Kuhel will escape from many Of the
left-handed pitchers who have been
Handwriting him at the plate.
"He is left-handed hitter, like
five other Washington regulars, who
has had to face as many south
paws as the opposition could mus
ter. With the White Sox, Kuhel
joins team that has six right-hand-
ed hitters. So he will do most of
his hitting against right-handed
pitchers.
"Bonura's case is exactly oppo-
site. Zeke, a power-house right
handler, will be among a flock of
left-handed hitters with Washing
ton. He'll go to bat frequently
against southpaw pitchers, which
should help him, too. All things
considered, it's one of the smartest
inside baseball deals in years."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Olympic Problems

T 1NCLE SANS monopoly of lead
" ership in the track and field
events of the Olympic games seems
definitely menaced So far as the
1910 Olympiad is concerned. By
booking the games in far-off Japan
and on dates when our best ath-
letes will be unable to compete, the
rest of the world has found way
to beat us.
Not since the games were revived
many years ago has the United
States been defeated in track and
field sections. But by scheduling
such events in October, when col
lege athletes obviously should be
attending classes, the Olympic man.
aging committee is in effect offer
ing the track and field champion
ships to some other country.
The United States has two alter
natives-irst, not to send team
to the 1910 Olympics; second to in
duce the universities of this country
to release star athletes long enough
for them to compete in Japan and
let them make up their lost studies
later. Since Britain and several 9TH
er countries have stated they will
not send teams to Japan, the first
alternative would be relatively
easy. Fulfllment of the second
would be tougher. Academic sched-
ules are sacred cows in American
universities. They could not easily
be disturbed in order to head Ger
many, Italy and Japan off from
winning track and field events.
Moreover, many of the crack col
lege athletes are wanted for foot
ball service by coaches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
WHAT to EAT and WHY
Building, Maintaining
Family Health
I'm THE C. Houston Goudiss

TN THE c. Houston Goudiss
I articles that have appeared
weekly in this newspaper pre-
vious to this one, the nationally
known food authority has de-
scribed FOOD, as it provides
the key to mental and physical
power; PROTEINS, the foods
you cannot live without; CAR
BOHYDRATES and FATS,
foods that provide motive pow
er for the body machinery; and
MINERAL SALTS, that you
must have in order to build
strong bones, healthy nerves
and rich, red blood ~, ay
These subjects have been
treated in an interesting and
understandable manner, free of
scientific terms, principally Of
fering advice to the housewife
that will aid her in the problem
Of feeding the members of her
family such foods as will build
and maintain their health.
Every one of these articles
has a definite place in your
scrapbook for future reference.
If you have missed any Of these
discussions, the publisher of
this newspaper will supply
them upon your request. If you
have not already done so, start
department of these informa-
tive articles in your scrapbook
at oncei
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
SPANS Romeo and Inlet

The Lovers of Teruel," Spain's
Romeo and Juliet, form one of the
most ancient legends of Spain. They
were Diego de Marcilla and Isabel
de Segura and lived in Teruel dur
ing the Thirteenth century under
the reign of King James of Aragon.
They parted because of family dis
approval and languished and died.
Their bodies were mummified and
they were buried in the chapel of
the Church Of San Pedro.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
vITAMIN ID AND ricketts,

Vitamin D is sometimes called
the sunshine vitamin because it
can be manufactured in the body
through the action of direct SUM-
light on the skin. This is the vita
min that is necessary for the
proper utilization of calcium and
phosphorus in building bones and
teeth. When it is lacking in the
diet of infants, there develops that
horrible disease known as ricketts,,
in which the bones become soft
and twisted, resulting in pitiful
defOrmities - knock knees, bow
legs, pigeon breast.
In foods, vitamin D is only
found in appreciable amounts in
fish-liver oils and egg yolk. That
is why every homemaker should
be so grateful to the scientists who
labored to discover how to con-
centrate this precious vitamin
from fish-liver oils and add it to
foods, or to increase the vitamin
D content of foods through irradi-
alton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Have You a Question?
Ask C.. Houston GOudiss

n HOUSTON GOUDISS has
~ placed at the disposal of
readers of this newspaper all
the facilities Of his famous Ex-
perimental Kitchen-Laboratory
in New York City. He will
gladly answer questions con-
corning foods, diet, nutrition,
and their relation to health.
You are also invited to consult
him in matters Of personal by
giene. It's not necessary to
write a letter unless you de-
sire, for postcard inquiries will
receive the same careful atten-
ton. Address G. Houston Gou-
diss, 6 East seth Street, New
York City, $50. ~.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
AROUND
THE HOUSE

Check Electrical Equipment
AS a safety measure in the use
of electrical equipment, frequent
ly look for. breaks on all cords
attached to appliances.
Preparing Cauliflower.-Always
soak cauliflower head down for an
hour in a quart of cold water to
which a teaspoon of salt and one
of vinegar has been added.
Variety in Sauces.-Don't get
into the habit of using too many
cream sauces. They are apt to
make vegetables taste more or
less alike and thus price monot-
onouS.
Cleaning Flower Vases.-A flow
er vase should be washed clean
with hot water and soap, lest
bacteria that decay the stems of
flowers should survive in the vase.
Freshening Raisins. - Raisins
used in cakes, cookies and pud-
dings should first be placed in hot
water and simmered for five min
utes to enlarge and soften them.
Another Use for Vinegar.-Vine-
gar added to washing-up water
removes grease, brightens china,
and acts as a disinfectant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

The scientist was my friend,
Casimir Funk, a brilliant Polish
bio-chemist. He had been work.
ing on the problem for many
years. At last, in the year 1912,
his experiments were positive and
conclusive. Then he announced
to the scientific world that he had
discovered a vital force. "This
force" said Funk, II have called
vitamine, because it is necessary
to life"
Thus, the word "vitamin" came
into being, along with the first
knowledge of these minute but
powerful factors which exert such
a tremendous influence on human
health and happiness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Baseball Miracle?

TAKE it from Joe Cronin who Is
4 something of baseball student
and in this instance sits in a neutral
corner, the Chicago White Sox and
the Washington Senators have ac-
tually accomplished a baseball mir
acle in their swap of first basemen
-Zeke Bonura for Joe Kuhe1. They
consummated trade in which both
sides win.
It might appear at first glance
that Clark Griffith, the "old fox"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

around MS laDOra-
tory, back a n d
forth = back a n d
forth. He was con-
Quoting a nutrition
experiment of vast
Importance. H e
didn't quite know
what he was going
to find, but he be-
lieved that he was
on the verge of a
revolutionary food
discovery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

of the Senators,
had handed Jim
my Dykes of the
Sox a cold deck,
when he lured him
into handing over
a .345 hitter for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

played seriously since Babe Ruth
made the fans home run conscious
some years ago. In the American
league, particularly, the game has
been hitter's market. Teams play
for the big inning and a rally that
will win. When a man gets on first
base he doesn't try to steal. He
waits for his mates to drive him
home with their bats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
SPARK PLUGS OF NUTRITION

Other bio-chemists throughout
the Notwithstanding Sir Frederick
Gowland Hopkins in England, and
Hart, Humphrey, Babcock, Steen-
book and McCollum in the United
States-had been working on the
same problem that Funk had par
TALLY solved. They knew that the
first step was to find out how vita
minis affected the human body,
and that the second step was to
discover what foods contained
these vital substances.
And SO there began a long Sc
ries Of experiments in the labOra-
tories of great universities all
over the world, which demOnstrat-
ed what happens when a diet is
deficient in any of the vitamins,
and proved that if laboratory ami
mails are wholly deprived of vita
minis for short time they will
die.
These experiments are of the ut
most significance to every home
maker, because the same thing
happens to human beings as to
experimental animals. Today our
knowledge of vitamins has pro-
crossed to such a degree that it
Is possible to state the exact re-
quirement for most Of the vita
minis and to designate the foods
from which adequate quantities
can be obtained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08


one whose 1887
average was only
1888. But Cronin,
son-in-law of Crit
fifth and manager
of the Boston Red
Sox, says no.
Here's how he ex-
Mains If.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

cause the team sails so early a
number of the players, idle during
the winter months won't be at peak
form when they land at st. An
drews, Scotland. He isn't taking
any chances on too long a sea voy-
age to take the edge off. Instead
of taking a slow boat to Glasgow
and spending ten to twelve days on
the sea, the players have booked
passage on a four-day boat on May
10. 4t ~ a. :
Q Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
q Hou4ton ouAiss Noted Food
Relates the Miracle of TITAMINS and
Explains Why YOU MUST EAT
THEM or DIE . . ..
BY c. HOUSTON GOUDISS
8 East seth ST., New York.

w LIVE in the most inspiring age the world has
w known. Chemists grow plants without soil. Doctors
snatch from death with insuli Surgeons perform
credby delicate brain operations. And thanks the
ing discoveries of nuttional scientists children the World
% far better chances for long and happy ue ,oe and
OF active and useful than their grand
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
Tee and FairaUay-

FRANCIS OUIMET, veteran cap
L tain of the United States Walker
Cup team, is worried lest the men,
hers who will make the British trip
won't be in form. He fears that be-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08

parents tUeTe az TJIy.
Much of the hard won
knowledge of how to eat so
as to increase efficiency, curb
disease, and improve the
chances for longevity is due
to the discovery of vitamins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08


found especially in wheat germ
and lettuce.
VITAMIN G PROLONGS YOUTH
Vitamin C is necessary for
growth and for the maintenance
of health and vigor at all ages.
1t helps to ward off old age by
prolOnging the vigorous middle
years. 1t is essential to the health
of the skin, and recent expert
ments demonstrate that cataracts
in the eyes may be due to de-
ficiency of this vitamin, which is
found in yeast, and in liver. kid
neys, egg yolk, milk, cheese and
green leafy vegetables.
One authority claims tn t
chronic disorders of the throat,
stomach, lungs, colon, heart and
kidneys may be traced to vitamin
and mineral deficiencies.
Certainly enough has b en-
learned of vitamin chemistry to
make clear that the homemaker
fails in her duty who does not pro-
vide vitamins in abundance for
every member Of her family. Both
children and adults depend upon
you for their food supply. 1t lies
within your power to help them to
health and happiness or condemn
them to weakness, illness and sOr-
row. Do not fail them. See to it
that every member of your house
hold-your children, the wage
earners, the middle aged and the
elderly-get enough vitamins to
afford them the health that sci
ence has placed within their
grasp.
I g WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-1938.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
RESISTANCE AND vITAMIN A

To date, six vitamins have been
identified. Vitamin A promotes
growth and builds resistance to
disease. 1t is necessary for the
health Of the mucous membranes
Of the body and helps to guard
against infections of the respira-
tory and alimentary tracts. 1t in
fiuences the health of the hair and
skin, is necessary to prevent a
serious eye disorder known as
night blindness, and is essential
for the formation Of healthy teeth.
Vitamin A is found in milk, but
ter, margarine that has been re-
inforced with vitamin A concen-
trate, egg yolk, cod-liver oil, thin
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-08
vITAMINS DISCOVERED

Twenty-six years ago, a now
famous scientist walked nervously