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Evening star., 1939-04-08

nary doorbell usually occupies. The
other is hand phone which hangs
on a flush brass plate with neatly
beveled edges by means of bake
lite cup. A concealed buzZer on the
house phone is operated from the
button on the door phone. If you
prefer a loud-ringing doo,rbel or
chime, either may be installed sepa-
rately from the phone and connect
ed to terminals which are provided
in the instrument. But the buzzing
sound is usually preferred, we find.
This complete door to house
phone kit, consisting of the two in
struments and a conductor braided
cable, costs s29 80. The total weight
of the kit ito reckon shipping
charges) is pounds 6 ounces. 1t
must be installed by an electrical
contractor, of course
The other type of installation, Of
fered by a different manufacturer, is
really one of those desk-to-desk
speaking sets used by busy execu-
tives and their assistants, but it is
easily installed in the home. Usual
ly offered at a much higher price
than the telephone arrangement, the
sets, which look like radio boxes,
now are available at a special price
OF S2995 for three units. meaning
you can have a connection with the
master station from two points in
stead of one within your house. You
might put one of the remote stations
at the front door, another in the
nursery and the master station in
your kitchen, so that you can pick
any sound at the front doorway or
in your child's room upstairs, when
he is left alone while you go about
your work. TWo-way communica-
ton between the master station and
either of the individual remote sta
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Cane Comes From Vines

Cane used for the construction
of porch furniture grows in the
form of vine in Malayan jungles.
1t is employed by the natives for
the building of huts and bridges,
and when baked by the tropical sun
1t becomes extremely durable.
Gathered by the natives this cane
is shipped to Singapore, from which
port it is sent to our large furni-
ture manufacturing concerns. Al
though it is often preferred in nat
ural finish, cane furniture, deco
rated in attractive colors. is some
times featured in the furniture mar
ketS.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
By DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Somebody's at the front door. Do
you go flying for a dressing gown?
Or turn out the flame under your
just -about-to-boil custard? Is the
front door bells ring an intrusion
or interruption which irks you no
end when you rush to answer it,
only to find a salesman trying to
sell you something you don't need.
Here's a solution. Install a spe-
cial kind of telephone at your front
door, which connects with one in
your kitchen or any other room in
which you spend good part of your
time. Then when somebody comes
to your front door you can just pick
up the phone, or turn switch in
what looks like small radio box
(there are two types and say:
Evening star., 1939-04-08
Frame Field Office
Transformed Info
Nucleus Of Home
Insurance Executive
Occupies Dwelling
In Woodmoor

How well-built frame field Of
fice of the Moss Realty Co., doomed
to destruction because it stood in
the way of mammoth shopping
center became the nucleus of a
charming six-room dwelling in
Woodmoor, Md, is revealed in COM
pletion of the project and its occu-
pancy by new owners this week.
What once was trim, red cedar
shingled structure at the corner of
Colesville and Bladensburg roads,
with pine-paneled interior and a
massive stone fireplace, now is the
living room of the home at ia
Pierce drive, in Woodmoor. 1t has
been retained virtually intact, in
cluding the shingle interior, the
pine paneling and even the fireplace,
not fragment of which was
cracked in moving the building sew
eral blocks.
The home is now occupied by
Covert F. Crowder, insurance COM
pany executive. and his family
Transformation of the field Office
into livable Colonial style home
that blends into the architectural
scheme of the development was the
result of the new owners vision
coupled with the ingenuity of firm
of Washington architects-Schrier
Patterson. The entire plan con-
templated not only utilizing the field
Office as the main element of the
new house, but also took into con-
sideration the placement of the
Crowders' furniture, which was to
be. transferred from much larger
home in another suburb.
The house now contains, in addi-
ton to living room 20 by "a feet,
a dining room, kitchen and break
fast nook on the first floor. with
three bedrooms and two baths on
the second floor. The basement
plan provides clubroom and lava
tory. Automobile accommodations
include a two-car built-in garage.
The Crowder family ardent hunt
ing folk, selected Woodmoor for
their home to be near their thor
oughbreds stabbed not far from the
suburb, and also to have access to
nearby Maryland's abounding bride
paths. while at the same time live
not too far from the center of things.
The original plan of the Moss
Realty Co. was to transfer the field
Office to another section of lower
cost dwellings and transform it into
a small bungalow. Failure to OBJ
tain permit to move it over State
roads blocked this plan. however.
Evening star., 1939-04-08

the makers ask, naively, why
wasn't this thought of before?"
The device costs so cents a pair,
and you need only one in each
sash: therefore a pair will do for
top and bottom of one window. You
don't need to use them on both
sides of the sash. The steel device
is installed with its open end down,
so that the tension will release as
the sash is raised. allowing it to go
up and down easily.
Intended for new or old windows
wood, OF course-it also provides
for a tight fit between window and
panes and no air lines around the
frame, which means no rattling Of
window for the admission OF drafts.
Evening star., 1939-04-08
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Hello who is it?' before you go
near the front door.
This convenience, invaluable in
the country or in sparsely settled
suburban areas where tramps oc-
casionally appear, is a safety device
and step-saver which many wife
would welcome as a gift for her next
wedding anniversary or birthday. 1t
gives a house, old or new, that up
to-the-minute in modern comfort
feeling which any housewife cher
ishes.
The phone type installation is
made up of two simple instruments.
One is of the speaker type which
looks like a bronze plate installed in
a door frame in the place the ordi-
Evening star., 1939-04-08
81 Homes to Be Built

Ground will be broken Monday
for a group Of 81 detached homes
OF Colonial design to be erected
adjacent to the Brentwood Village
apartment project in Northeast
Washington, it was announced to-
day. The houses are to be built by
Matthew K. Stevens. who developed
the apartment project. The houses
will contain six rooms and recrea-
ton room, and will sell for low
prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
AUTO CRASH
FATAL TO NOTED
RACE DRIVER

INDIANAPO OILS. Ind, Feb. 8.
(UP)-William wild Bib Cum
mings. who risked his life time and
again as an automobile racing
driver, died today from injuries
suffered when he lost control of
MS car While driving home Monday
night. He never recovered con-
sciousness after the accident.
Cummings was returning to his
home at Five Points, Indianapolis
suburb, when his automobile struck
a soft shoulder on the highway.
The machine crashed through a
wooden railing guarding Bean
Creek and turned over in the water.
Cummings, native of Indianap-
oils, drove his first race on the
speedway in 1881 after career
on the dirt tracks He won the
annual classic in 1884 with a speed
Of 104 miles an hour, new record.
Bad luck dogged his footsteps af-
terWard and last year he was forced
from the race after only a few
laps. He attempted also last year
TO set a new motorcycle speed
record in Florida but that like
wise failed.
He had been associated in var
ious automobile enterprises here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb. s. (UP)-Im-
provement in the European situa-
ton and excellent domestic business
news lifted stocks fractions to more
than a point in a quiet session to-
day.
Bonds moved irregularly higher.
Commodities were mixed. Maj jor
grains moved up small fractions.
cotton was mixed and rubber flu
lures were soft.
Strength in motors, steels and sell
ected aircraft shares featured deal
lngs in securities. Utilities and rails
recovered part of losses suffered
Yesterday.
Buying Of motor shares was slim
ulated by a report that Bucks Jan
uary sales were the largest for that
month on record and by the Cen
eral Motors report showing January
sales some 60 per cent ahead of a
year ago.
Steel shares were aided by placing
IF heavy orders by railroads, Iron
Age said other orders were taper
ing off, but added. that the outlook
was for Improvement.
Merchandising shares were help
ed by the Montgomery Ward report
showing January sales and business
for the fiscal year ended that month
at new record highs.
Bethlehem steel firmed almost
points and u. S. Steel more than a
point. Chrysler ran up almost
points and General Motors almost
! y. WHY'S Overland issues were
among the most active. the common
and preferred reaching new highs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
BurIeish Crimes
Granted Divorce,
But Wife to Fight

UNION. Mo Feb. 8. UP)-Mrs.
Virginia Grimes will fight divorce
granted yesterday in circuit court
10 her husband. Burleigh Grimes,
ex-b!g league pitcher and former
manager Of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Judge R. A. Rreuer granted the
divorce but ordered Grimes to pay
all Costs of the action and to turn
over a half interest Of all his real
estate holdings 10 Mrs. Grimes.
Grimes had filed his suit on the
grounds of general indignities and
his wife had filed a cross bill con-
tanning the same charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08

geles, and Mike Jacobs of the 20thi
Century club in New York con-
firmed the news. Gallery said 1t
will be held April "a but Jacobs
said no date has been definitely
set and that it might be held
few weeks earlier. Gallery, who
will be a co-promoter with Jacobs.
will come to New York next week
to make final arrangements.
Louis has been clamoring for
action and the Pacific coast has
been wanting to see the Brown
Bomber-even if for few fleeting
minutes-ever since he won the
title from Jimmy Braddock in June,
1887 So Jacobs decided to let Joe
risk" the title on the west coast
before an important defense here in
June.
Roper, according to Los Angeles
dispatches, has been a trial horse
out there for several years. In his
last start he knocked out Bob Mes
tell. one-time California white hope.
Roper has no national ranking. He
is supposed to be tough customer
with a vicious left hook although
he has been kayoed more than
once.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
National League Passes Resolution TO
Halt DEALINGS with Players NOT
Siqned on Season Contracts

NEW YORK, Feb. 9. cUP) - A
resolution was on the books of the
National league today reminding
each club owner of the rule
against negotiations for or with
rival club players not under con-
tract. and discussions with any
player under contract to another
organization.
The subject came Up at the
leagues meeting yesterday when
one of the magnates thought it was
high time the managers or club Of
ficials stopped tampering with
holdcuts. A specific case was that
Of Bill Terry, Giant manager, who
had been quoted last Saturday that
ne was interested in giving cash
and players for Van Lingle Mungo,
Brooklyn pitcher who has not yet
signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Feb. 8. UP)-
Trading continued slow with cool
rainy weather during the early
morning; lettuce continued weak.
Tomatoes We're in light supply and
firm. Other comm odities were most
ly dull to steady.
Lettuce: dry pack Imperial Valley
1 doz. mostly $1.35; 5s $1.15-1.2 .25.
Local loose 3O-35c.
Peas: Imperial Valley bush best
l-Sc. 45-lb. crates mostly $4; local
rosted 4-5c. Bu. hampers $1.1O-1 %;
San Diego co. pole 7-9c. Bush SIC.
santa Barbara co. pole few 1Oc lb;
Coachella few ordinary sc. China
peas Coachella Valley 1O-12c lb
Squash: white summer Imp al
Valley crates $250-2.75; flats So 25-
30; San Diego co. lugs few fair
$2-2.25; local fair $1.75-2; Italian
Imperial Valley crates $2.5O-3; flats
S2.252,75; San Diego CO. iugs So. 26-
$50; Coachella Valley crates $2.6
27o; yellow crookneck Imperial VAL
iey flats few $1.S5-2; per ton:
banana $20-25 hubbard 5000
Tomatoes: INLAND crates Stops
81. rs; 12s $1.40-1.65; los ST. 10
1.25; 20s 75c-$1; loose iugs 56-75c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

year. Northwestern was Big Ten
champion. Georgia Tech. kings OF
the South were routed by the Irish
and Nebraska. Big Six winner. was
thumped. SAC.
Superior Balance
In each case" MCMILLAN said.
1T was the superior balance CT the
Notre Dame team that brought VIC
tory. The -Four Horsemen present
ed an offense that was tough 10
stop because every backfieldman
could run. punt and pass.
The Notre Dame team followed
up its regular season victories over
the sectional champions with a 81
10 victory over Pop Warmers Stan
ford team" Mcmillan recalled.
That was Mike Layden's great
est game. He gave a punting eX-
hibition before the game started
with kicks that carried from go TO
80 yards.
He followed the exhibition with
q punting performance in the game
that sports writer's are still talking
about He intercepted two passes
and ran to touchdoWns
NeverS a PowerhouSe
Ernie Neyers. MCMILLAN declar-
ed. was one of the finest football
players We played against all sea-
son. He smashed with a power that
made you think of a ten-ton truck.
can still feel the jar every time
I think of our meeting on the one
yard line TWO of the other Seven
Mules helped me in that tackle and
we were lucky TO stop him yard
short of q touchdown and possible
victory.
"Layden came up with one Of his
long punts right after We stopped
Neyers and Stanford was through
for the day.
Other Notre Dame teams under
Rockne and later under L2yder
have probably been just as tough
/ as the -Four HorSemen team" Nc
Mullan said. but there are few who
would bet against 1924 Metre DAME
/ team in any competition"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
l.. A. STOCKS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. s. CUP)-
seven issues gained, three lost and
ing today on the Los Angeles stock
exchange. Volume approximated T.
90 shares.
Pacific Indemnity was unchanged
at 20; Roberts Public Markets up
4 at 81 for a new high; Trans
america unchanged at 69s Bandini
Pet. down B at Az; B51sa Chica
Oil A unchanged at 2h.
Hancock Oil was up a at 40A :;
Richfield Pet. up u at 9h; Union
Dil up is at 1885, Menasco Mfg. up
= at 4; Ryan Aeronautical up Il at
5h.
Southern California Edison com
mon was down u at 241z; Edison
southern Pacific up a at II.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Bv HENRY McLEMORE

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 8. CUP) -
There was no way of knowing TO-
day what Sorteado thinks OF MS
racing chances in this country.
Sorteado in case you don't read
the racing form and prefer the
American Boy or st. Nicholas, IS
the South American champion
Charley Howard bought for S4O0Uo
a few months ago and who MADE
his American debut IN the Paciflc
Palisades at Santa Anita yesterday.
On the strength Of Sorteado's clean
sweep in the premier races OF the
Pampas. Howard brought hm 10
the United States in the hope that
he would take Seabiscuit's place
when that valiant fellow quits an
swering the bugle's call
A big week day crowd was out TO
see the Argintine ace make his de-
but Yesterday. and the boys and
girls had no trouble seeing hlm. He
was easily distinguishable at the
start because he left the gates five
lengths back of the back. There
was no trouble picking him out IN
the backstretch because he main
tanned his five lengths olSaoVan-
tage with a stout resolution. Ana
there was not difficulty IN spottms
him at the finish. He crossed the
line with no more company than
that afforded by his jockey, George
tIceman) Woolf
Before this article begins TO SOUND
like a condemnation CT Sorteado.
and a prediction that ne won't
amount to much in this country
let me make a case for the defense.
In the first place, SOrteado wasn't
given a soft touch in the Palisades
handicap. In there with him were
five of the finest sprinters in the
United States-Leading Article.
Who Won It. Speed 10 Spare. Air
flame, Honey Cloud, and High Lark
who finished in the order named.
Leading Article, co-holder OF the
track record for the distance. ran
the first qquarter in % the hall
in .46 and the six furlongs IN Ill.
He did this over a track that was
q second off, so you can see he
wasn't exactly loafing.
Sorteado carried top weight o.
l22 pounds, too, giving half stone
tPipl Pip CheerioD TO Leading
Article. This was not his only dis
advantage Not long off the boat
from South America. he probably
still was feeling the effects OF the
Mothersills pills he took TO ware
off NAL de mer VOLTA! Cherchez Ia
FemmeD He had never seen 9
starting gate before yesterday. II
south America. he was started by
barrier Of webbing springing up u
his face No webbing sprang yes
terday. there was just the tinkle Of
a bell. which was pure American
to Sorteado. who doesn't speak tht
language. He just stood still anc
waited for the net TO go up. 1t wa
net until the other horses wer'
leneths on the way toward homo
that Sorteado apparently decided
that there wasn't going TO be al!
webbing and that he had betteI
get N the race. BY that time 4
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Today's Sports Parade

was too late You don't spot the
likes Of the horses he was racir,7
against. no matter if you are
great champion.
The track must have bothered
him too In South America ne had
always raced on soft. green grass.
At Santa Anita, as at all North
American tracks. the racing strips
look like and feel like South
Georgia highway. meaning red
clay and hard clay. To fellow
who mas walked over those high
ways, they aren't easy on the feet.
Sorteado had still another handl-
cap yesterday Down below. the
race is run clock-wise. Up here
races are run -clock-Wlsc.
1 don't know how d horses mind
works, if at all. but it must have
been confusing to Sorteado, who is
used 10 running from II o'clock
toward 3 o'clock. to start at )
o'clock and run toward Il.
Speaking Of time. it's time
quit.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Spartan Cagers to Seek 18th Straight Win Friday Night
HoIfyiIIe Next
On Central List;
Hornets Bow 52.12

Seven straight victories in league
season play and seventeen success
sive wins in a tWo-year period was
the goal Ct e. Centro high schools
basketball team Wednesday as TIE
s0artanS looked forward TO Friday
nights game against the Holtvllle
hieh Vikings in El Centro GYM
nasium
The Fl Centrans made it l6 IN
a row in the two year victory
streak Tuesday afternoon when
varsity. second and third strin9erS
took turns piling up 52-l2 victorT
over Calipatria Hornets
Sam Fisher and Kenneth Edgar
paced the e Centro scorers with
IS points each Payne, Measures
and kirkpatrick played well at
guard ana forward positions.
In preliminary contest Ell Cen
tro Gees defeated Calipatria light
les. 1910. Nakamura with nine
points was the high scorere for El
Centro.
Meanwhile other league games
piled up in the postponed category.
At the present time there are seven
games on the list.
Prawley vs.. CaleXico, Calipatria
VS.. Holtville. El Centre VS.. I'M
perial. Holtville vs.. Calexico, Braw-
ley Us. Imperial. Imperial VS.. CAL
eixco and BraWley vs.. Calipatrla
are games that should have been
played and haven't been.
Brawley ana Imperial will play on
Monday afternoon in Brawley. II
present plans are not altered.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08

Other players mentioned were
Harry Danning, Giant catcher who
sent in his signed contract yester-
day, Johnny Mize and Joe Medwick
of the Cardinals, and Harry Null
cahy and Claude Passeau of the
Phillies
Larry MacPhail, executive presi
dent Of the Dodgers. informed the
meeting he had said he would glad
ly talk trade for Mungo with the
Giants, provided that Danning was
included in the deal.
"As a matter of fact, however, .
MacPhail said, no major league
club has ever made me an offer. "
1t was then decided by the mag
mates that Ford Prick, president OF
the league, should notify all clubs
advising a more strict adverence to
the no-tampering rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08

Huh Fighting Irish. Well if you
blokes are the fighting Irish III
never coach another football team.
With that Knute Rockne, Notre
Danes famous football coach, turn
ed on his heel and stalked from
the dressing room. 1t was half
time al the Notre Dame-North-
western football game in mid-No-
vember. 1924. and the Irish were
trailing. 100.
But RCckne didn't have to quit
coaching at Notre Dame because
the Four Horsemen and the Seven
Mules lived up to their fighting
name in the second half and all
but pushed Northwestern out OF the
stadium. Two 10 yard drives netted
two touchdowns and the Irish rock
ed Oh their way to an undefeated
season and q national champion
ship.
Rock Was A Master
John Mcmillan. one of the seven
mules. who is in the valley for
few months, told the story and like
all Notre Dame players who played
under The Rock" he spoke almost
reverently Of the man who is cur
rently rated the greatest football
coach who ever lived.
He was a master" Mcmillan
said. He knew when to roast a
player. he knew when to pat him
on the back. He knew when and
how TO give pep talks, he knew
when TO sooth his teams. His death
was a severe blow 10 thousand
former Notre Dame gridders.
His between half talks are IA
nous ever the entire country and
after-dinner speakers still rely on
stories OF Rockne to make their
athletic discussions successful, Nc
Mullan said
Mac. who was mentioned on sew
eral all-America teams during his
three years of varsity play at left
tackle. recalled ether games IN the
historic 1924 season.
Princeton and Army. champions
of the East fell before the Irish that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Ruth Signs to
Head Doan School

JACKSON. Miss. Feb. 9. CUP)-
Babe Ruth has signed as an in
structor with Ray L. Doan School
Of Baseball, it was announced to-
day
Doan said other instructors in
the college" which he moved here
from Hot Springs, Ark, will include
Dizzy Dean, Burleigh Grimes, Cab
by Street, Dick Kerr. Johnny Mostil
and Red" Ormsby.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Feb. 8. UP)-Threat-
ened damage to winter wheat from
sub-zero temperature in the grain
belt gave wheat prices a firm un-
dert one today on the Chicago board
of trade.
At the close wheat was up "
cent, corn up u cent. and oats un-
changed.
Early buying pushed wheat pric eS
up Y cent.
Corn prices were also aided w
the prospect of severe cold in the
grain belt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
Two oPifchers to
Try0ut with Seals

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 8. up
The San Francisco baseball club
announced today that Elmer John
son and Everett Grossman, right
handed pitchers will report to the
Seals On trial this spring from the
St. Paul, MINI, club. The Seals
have an option 10 purchase the
players if they make good.
johnson and GrosSman will be
sent here in reimbursement for
$1,000 the Seals paid last year to
St Paul for Pitcher Johnnie Welch
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-08
CanzoneriW Wins
Nod Over Pacho

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 8. tUP) -
Tcny Canzoneri. a shadow of the
fighter who won and lost four
world titles IN the early 1905, add
ed a victory over Bobby Pacho OF
Les Angeles to his comeback record
today and said he would return TO
New York before scheduling addi-
r!onal bouts.
C0nzcneri won his ninth triumph
in 10 comeback starts by a close
margin after half hour of the
dullest milling Los Angeles has
watched in months. Devoid of his
old time skill the New York Italian
tired quickly and despite a last
round rally that Won him the 10
round decision. left the ring with
loud boos to hustle him along.