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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
TROOP FORTY-SEVEN LEADS ALL SCOUTS.
Trainlers A Year Ago, Hardenbergh
 Takes Them To Top

Fighting tooth and nail and run ming neck and neck Boy Scout Troop AZ won tho efficiency contest for the Thornton Estes loving cup leading the other troops by a very narrow margin. The contest started in Oc- tober and ended Friday noon, De- cember A.
 Never was there such a close and hard contested rivalry in the annals of the Boy Scouts, according to Ko- land l.. Shine, scout executive. Until the points had been counted up and the last troop checked in no one could prophisy who had won.
 Points were counted on such things as new members, tests passed, att tendance at meetings and camps, re- ports to headquarters, daily good turn, attendance at Sunday school and church, and so on. Even the scout masters participated in the count
 Trop AZ, w. A. Hardenburk, scout master, won with a score of 130,405, beating Troop 12 who came next with a score of 122,885 Here follows the score of the rest:
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RIA l N INSURANCE |S NUT PR0F TABLE
Companies Record A Loss And Insured Picks Wrong
 Hours

Birmingham insuranc agencies paid thousands of dollars to merchants Saturday due them because rain took countless Christmas purchasers from their stores.
 One firm alone the Jemison-Seibels Real Estate and Insurance company made out checks for thousands to a score of the leading department and other stores whose business was III = sured against rain.
 The insurance covered periods of from four to six hours during the day, designated five days ago by the customer. It covered, in stages Of s1Oo, losses which merchants pre- dicted would occur if certain hypo- thetical portion of their clientele was kept at home by the indictment weather.
 Many more thousands of dollars already have been paid the same mer- chants for losses by rain dating from last Monday. The Christmas rain in surance will be carried in varying degrees from Monday to Monday, 1t was announced by F. K. Byrne of the Jemison-Seibels company.
 A number of firms lost their in surance by designating hours too early in the morning, MT. Byrne de- ClaIcu. l no li6H SOot oi vol AhS SNNAi an insurance for the entire day com pelled them to take a chance.
 Insuring their losses by rain Is comparatively new among merchants, Mir. Byrne pointed out. The practice has been in vogue with race track operators and managers of outdoor attractions or events, but it's popu- larity in the merchandise business is of only a few years standing.
 Rain insurance has been decidedly unprofitable during the last year so far as the insuring company was con cerned, MT. Byrne said. The Home Insurance company of New York city represented here by the Jemison- Sei- bels company, has paid Sl.95 for eVeny ( ,ar.a,,, inn cnllecEed he st at al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
DENTrER RETURNS
Real Estate Man Was III In Bcssemer
 And Remained With Friends

Ernest Dentler, 520 Second avenue, north a collector employed by Mc Cornell, White and Terry. realtors, who was reported missing several days ago. has returned home, 1t was said at his residence.
 MT. Dentler was taken i'll while in Bessemer and stopped with friends until hisg recovery. He reported to work Saturday morning.
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Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

Mfr. and Mrs. John E. Ling, Birmingh am General hospital, September 24, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Luther A. Davis. Brming- ham General hospital, October S. girl
 Mir and Mrs. II. R. Patterson, Brming- ham General hospital, October 24 girl. a
 MT and Mrs. D. Hairston, saddlers Gap, November g. girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. J Helm, CrestIine Heights, December II. girl.
 Mir and Mrs. George Riley Wells, io2 Thomas Station, December 10, boy.
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BANQUET PROGRAM


 Invocation. pr. John R. Sampey (Howard). Louisville. Ky
 Presentation of toastmaster, by Alex c. Birch University of Ala bama and Washington and Lee), Birmingham Ala, chairman of ban Quet committee.
 Borden Burr. past regent (Uni- versity of Alabama and Washington and Lee), toastmaster Birmingham, Ala.
 Alabama" William W. Brandon, governor of Alabama. past eminent supreme archon of Sigma Alpha Ep- silon fraternity.
 Memories of the First Grand Chapter of Sigma Nu." Judge Henry D. Clayton University of Alabama), Montgomery, Ala.
 @The Duty of Sigma Nu to Our Country" Hon. Robert c. Alston l University of Alabama). Atlanta, Ga.
 "Fraternalism," Gen. Harvey H. Hannah, (North Georgia Agricul- tural College). Nashville, Tenn.
 The Sigma Nu Fraternity" Gen eral Secretary Ernest l.. Williams University of Colorado). Indian apolis, Ind.
 "The Ideal Chapter" Herman B. Wells, delegate. University of In | diana)
 Informal Talks: Regent George A. Smith. ,Purdue). New York; Past Regent William H. Wade (Virginia Military institute), Savannah, Ga; Past Regent Wade H. Ellis (Wash- ington and Lee), Washington, D. C.; Past Regent Walter J. Sears (Unl- versity of Kansas). Chillicothe, o. Past Regent George M. Cook On- diana university. Chicago, H.: Past Regent Albert H. Wilson (Mount Union). New York; Past Regent Wal ter E. Myers (Mount Union), Cleve- land, O.; Past Grand Recorder Clar- ence E. Woods Central of Ken tucky), Florida; Past General Secre- tary Edwin W. Dunlavy (DePauw), Denver, Colo; Past Grand Treasurer Carl Lane Clemans (CornelD, Alpine. Wash; General Robert E. steiner l University of Alabama), Montgom- cry, Ala. Hon. A. H. Carmichael l University of Alabama). Tuscum- bia, Ala; Dr. Henry J. Willingham | (Howard) Florence. Ala; Judge Lt- | cien D. Gardner University of Ala bama), Montgomery, Ala; Judge H. B. Foster University of Alabama)' | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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many other relatives throughout the south.
 Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock 1t the residence. 1514 South Nineteenth th street. Interment will be at Elm wood cemetery, with Vice in charge.
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LAST HOUR shoppers will find scores of splendid suggestions in the classified section of The Age-Herald today, listed under Christmas Gift suggestions.
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sI,NDAY. DECEMBER 30

Convention services, First Presby- terian church, corner Fourth avenue and Twenty street, Capt. Harry c. Frazer. grand chaplain. Columbia university, presiding; convention sermon Dr. John R. Sampey, Louls- vile. Ky.
 800 D. m. Automobile ride.
 5:00 p. m. Teat at Birmihgna" Country club.
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SIGMA NU READY FOR GRAND BODY
{Continued from Preceding Pasc)

Scruggs, 2S03 Highland avenue.
 Divisions 15 16 and 17,-Mrs. El- liott T. Williams, 9o1 Essex Road.
 1o:00 D. m. Ball at Country club.
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LAST HOUR shoppers will find scores of splendid suggestions In the classified section of Tie Age-Herald today, listed under Christmas Gift Suggestions.
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sATuRnAY. nECEMRER ca

500 a. m. Recovering of grand chapter.
 12:30 D. m. Luncheon, 201S Third avenue, ladies of Independent Pres byterian church.
 200 D. m. Reconvening of grand chapter.
 zoo p. m. Banquet. ball room of Tutwiler hotel.
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 31

MONDAY, DECEMBER oI go a. m. Reconvenlng Of grand chapter.
 12:OO Noon. Final adjournment.
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BLIND STUDENTS OF HIGH STANDING
Two Young Women And Youth Working Their Way
 Through Howard

Blind, two girls and 8 boy are taking the lead in many of their classes at Howard college.
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Daddy Armstrong doesn't like re-
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the gang found Robertson comic
and enjoyed having him around
to laugh at. as many people en-
enjoy a visit to the monkey
house In q zoo, and see nothing
but the comic IN the humannesB
Of sirnian antics. But he dis
quieted Neale to his very soul.
as another set OF people are dis
quoted and trouble by a visit 70
the monkey house and see moth
ing to laugh at in siKnian antics.
One evening Of little Robertson
and his loud-proclaimed dis-il-
fusion with the world and the
human race moved the rest Of the
gang, to delighted howls Of
laughter for days afterwards;
but though NeaIe laughed with
the rest nobody could help
laughing at Robertson. he was
such an owlD. 1t rather took the
shine off Schopenhauer and pes
siInism, and that was a real pri-
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Why the Marriage Of the Principal Characters Of This Novel
Was Able to Stand the Test Is Related in
Captivating Manner

what she may be thinking.
wouldn't it b tbs decent thing 70
let her know how he teels9 Of
course he ought toI what's the
answer. then2 There isn't any
answer"
"A penny for Your Thoughts.
Mr.. Crittenden.'
II was wondering" Neale Lied
glfbly. whether you didn't know
me wen enough 70 stop calling
me, Mr.. Crdttenden.' =
She met his eyes square1H All
right. III call You Meals, Il your
cali me Martha. / hate formal
ity between friends"
He weighed her information care
fully. Had she accented tiis
word. ''friends'? Did sna Saan
ii as warning7 Wei, whether
or not she meant It. that was
the only line he could dscently
take.
AS they started on the five-nile
walk back to the ferry. their
talk lodged personalities, Tneg
talked about the trees ana rocks
.and Wild flowers and books and
music the music to which Mar
tina had been introducing Neate
that winter, the music which, 10
tie by little, was beginning 70
speak to his heart more power
fully, more directly even than
poetry, Then. gradually. with 4
deep sense Of tranquil conrade-
ship. they stopped lodging per
sonalities, no longer felt any need
to talk. strobe forward side ~
side. silent, each such or the.
other. Neale felt quiet and happy
and at the same time miserable
and uncertain. Could he find
words TO tell her? Must he in
honor wait TIL he had q place ii
the world to, offer?
At the end Of their long march.
they came to the edge Of the cliff
and stood for 4 long time star-
ing down at the great river.
shimmerdng and Siridescsnt far
below them in the spring haze.
Only q few miles farther south
along these cliffs only fey
years ago. the little NeaIe had 81
alone and swung his feet ana
dreamed. How simple life had
been for him then:
CTo Be Continued MOnday.)
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enough sight better than you
do
At the sight OF Robertson'5
round eyes goggiing at him I'M
der his bulging forehead. he was
amused at his own annoyance,
and taking another drink went
on indifferentfy. ''All I'm saying
IL. maybe prostitution was 3
dainty art in Ancient Greece, or
maybe SWinburie knew some
high class practitioners, but here
In New York, on the heights
maybe the thought. Of Blumenthal
without her sllinny gives you an
aesthetic thrill, but IL II does,
you've got . stronger stomach
than have. Take it from me,
kid, il you want poetry out OF
all that, you'd better stick to
Swinburne."
Yep, agreed Gregg, ''I'm
with you, Crit. I don't like the
professionals. They're q mercen-
airy crew. They're out for the
stuff. ana IL you amt got enough.
biff, kerslap. out You gol' Why
doesn't some gay little lady JUST
looking for 4 good time give us
the high sign, the way they do.
n books. Does she? She eftes
noti''
The subject Of the discussion
pleased Robertson Immensely. Of
course, but he was outraged at
the n1iddle-class narrowness Of
his elders views. He got up
languidly, put on his cap, and
standing by the door, pronounced
Judgment.
"AII women" said little Robert
son the Soph, belong to the
Trade, more or less. in one wa.y
or the other. won't go so far
as to say that every woman has
her price. only I have never met
one who hadn'tg' !
Neale and Gregg gazed at him
spell-bound. He turned away,
calling airiiy over his shoulder,
wen. tai II! A May nights no
time Tor debates. nm going out
for . stroll on Morningside to.
prove my theory"
After they had had their laugh
out. Gregg said. Doesn't he think
he's heller?"
Wants US to think So" grurt-
ed Neale. Where's all tho
Gang?"
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walton for . senior.
As he came in, Gregg was quot
ing,
"But sweet as the rind was, the
core IL:
we ere >faIn Of thee stiiI, We
We are fain,
o sanguine ana subtle Dolores.
Our Lady Of Pain"
Neale lined = stein from its
hook. poured It fun from the
pitcher and took q long drink.
go ahead, Johnny" he said,
sounds lovely-ailse any other
fairy tale
Amused Annoyance.
Fairy taller cried little Robert
son. FAIRY tale, you blue-nosed
Puritanl That's all ''you know.
You've been neglecting your OPP
portunities."
Neale answered sharply, ''Pur-
itan be damned I'm no Earl
Hall Christer! know Swinburne
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what's that but the anthropology
course? Have a mind of your
own
As a matter of fact, pleasures
the only motive Elliott laid
down the final dictum. Every
time you do something you do it
because you'd rather. II you
didn't you'd do something else"
Some one brought out another
profundity deep enough to match
this affirming, ''Oh, of course,
everything's relativel''
And this was still 50 new an
aphorism to them, that they let
it alone, the party breaking up
over q last round OF. weak rickeys
squeezed from the bottle.
NeaIe waited till he saw Gregg
deep in Venice Preserved" then
he opened a small volume. and
shielding it from any random
glances of his roommate, began
reading, 1.-THE Last Ride To-
gether."
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$50 would T." echoed Bobby.
1.-THE fishing has not been very
good this Summer. has it, Bobby"
I asked.
mo. Foxy Grandpa, it hasn't.
do believe that big fish we saw
today has frightened the rest
away" Bobby said seriously.
The next day we thought we
would try our luck. But, as usual,
we came home with only q couple
of cells.
When we walked up to the
house, there on the doorstep Law
q beautiful big lake trout, fresh
and glistening from the water
which trickled down its sides.
"Who left this?" 1 asked at
once.
II can't imagine" said Bobby.
A few days passed. Then, one
evening another fish was left on
our door.
I'VE don't have to go fishing
any more,' chuckled, but I
would like to know who delivers
these fresh fish to us without any
charge. Perhaps we'll get a bill
at the end OF the month"
Don't worry about that, Foxy
Grandpa" Bunny laughed. 'I saw
the fish delivered myself this even
ing. And this fish dealer doesn't
even keep accounts"
what are you talking about.
Bunny" I asked. what kind of
fish dealer is this?"
He comes by air." Bunny said,
teasingly.
"In an airplane?" Bobby was
thrilled.
well, not exactly" drawled
Bunny. His airplane has no en-
CINE. He furnishes his own
power. It's the big osprey who is
keeping you in fish.
Copyright, 1923, by International
Feature Service. InC.1
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CHAPTER xxx.

The two had passed a long
evening together. Miss Went
worth's father was attending the
annual banquet Of the. American
Pathological Association and the
young people, left to themselves,
had dined downtown at the La
fayette. It was their first meal
alone together, ali the more In
tinlately alone because OF the
shifting crowd OF strangers about
them. How natural It had seemed
to look across the table and see
Miss Wentworth there! AS natural
az though he could look forward
to an endless succession or days
together; yet 30 tinged with ro-
nance that even the bana1ities
of their s1naIl-talk had vibrated
with emotional significance.
When dessert and coffee and
Meals cigar could be dragged out
no longer, they had strolled side
by side UP deserted lower Fifth
avenue.
Now they were standing silent.
watching the periodical rise and
faIl Of the gushing fountain in
Madison Square. At first the
pool lay quiet; then the surface
was. tro1bled; then swelling,
mounting, the Jet Of water burst
through and shot upward. to sink
again. leaving only waning rip
pies behind it. It made the
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The Story of Two Young People Who We're Destined for
Each Other, Though Every Influence Seemed
To Keep Them Apart

young man think of a great
many things, which were mono
the less moving and poignant to
him because they have moved
every thoughtful human Nbeing
since the beginning of time. AS
he looked gravely down on the
pulsations Of the cleaning water.
it synbolized to him the rhythm
Of the universe; the -recurrent
rhythm OF the generations-hu-
man life with its one little squirt
of youth and glory sinking SO
soon. 30 fatally soon to the sterile.
routine movements Of age. But
when he spoke, his voice was
casually off-hand as ever.
There's fountain in Rome"
he said. where. If you throw
a coin In, you're sure to come
back to it. wonder IL 1t would
work with this one!''
II didn't know you'd ever been
in Rome"
81 haven't. I got that out of
Crawford's Ave Roman
What makes you so anxious to
come back to Madison Square,"
I'm not. I'd rather find
fountain that would send me
round the world. But there isn't
much chance Of that, and /
thought il you'd throw one IN
too--both at the same time. You
know--it might fix things so that
we'd come back together"
She gave him q steady, thought
full look, took q penny out of
her purse. "All ready. GO
The two coins splashed into the
pool. IT hope there win be as
lovely moon then as there il
tonight she said.
81 wonder" thought Neale
"just how much she meant by
that
Robertson.
When Neale got back to his
room, the gang was not there
in full force. only Robertson. the
knowing little Soph, and Gregg,
drinking beer and smoking their
pipes. Neale kept back a grim
ace OF distaste at seeing Robert
son. his broad boys face set In
its usual expression Of solemn,
self-conscious wiseness in the
ways Of the world. The rest of
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"Oh. some or them are boning
for the exams. and some are
chasing chippies. and Billy Pet
ers is off on some Of his usual
footless fussing. Been calling
on q girl All winter and don't
believe he's even had his arm
around her vet. except at dancss.
The kidF'
Neale filled his pipe. held the
match over It and puffed gently
until the tobacco glowed an even
red all over tho top. What would
Gregg say, he wondered. TO MS
attitude toward Mss Wentworth?
And Gregg himself! Nea1e knew
perfectly wen Gregg wrote long.
weekly letters to that Innocent
faced upstate girl whose picture
stood on the dresser over there.
He also knew perfectly well that
Gregg was q regular Sir Galaaad
when It came to her. oh, Lordl
How like that blatant idiot RIB
ertson, they were! It made him
feel like q fool Kid himself. the
bluff they always kept up.
Weren't they getting grown-up
enough to drop this inside-out
hypocrisy?
He kept Ill this to himself,
smoking in thoughtful silence.
When the pipe was finished. he
yawned and stretched. "Guesa
I'll turn ii. Going TO read an
night?'
Gregg looked up from his bO1lE,
'Pn put the shade over the Hight
so you can get to sleep. wanr
to finish this Philosophy a stuff,
Plato's Republic. HAVE You read
the last book yet? It's great
dope!''
BY the Fire.
The next day Neale and Miss
Wentworth were sitting by their
little gypsy fire IN . nook among
the Palisades. overlooking the
river. Luncheon had long been
finished. the dishes packed away,
and they continued to sit still,
Miss Wentworth looking ut the
view. Neale looking at her ana
turning over in his mind the
problem. "How can q man with
no money, and no prospects Of
ever earning any. ask a girl to
marry him? He can't. But sup
pose there's a chance that the
girl !. well, no matter
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<<HHoVE her off, Bobby" I
shouted, as I thrust the
~ oars into the oar-lccks.
Bobby gave the boat a push and
jumped lightly on the bow like a
regular able-bodied seaman and
then he hurried to the stern and
took the tiller to steer me to the
poor bird, which was struggling In
the water.
Faster! Faster! Bobby
shouted.
glanced over my shoulder and
there was that beautiful big osprey
"a huge bird very much like an
eagie-struggling in the water.
His foot is caught in some.
thing, Foxy Grandpa. and he's
getting weaker ah d weaker"
I put on all the steam I had and
with a final pull on the oars
reached the terrified bird.
let go the oars, grasped the
osprey, lifted him high in the air.
his wings caught the breeze and
off he scared.
"Good!' shouted Bobby with de-
light to think that we had freed
the bird and saved him from
drowning.
Just then there was a great
swirling of the water and a power
ful fish darted by the boat.
That's what had the ospreyr' I
exclaimed. 1.-THE bird tackled O.
fish that he couldn't manage. The
big fish almost caught the osprey"
THAT bird won't try fishing for
such big fish the next time"
said Bobby, as we rowed to the
landing in front Of our camp where
we were spending the Summer in
Scotland.
I'D like to have a big fish like
that to bake" I said when we
were sitting on the porch, talking
over our life-saving adventure.
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down that and on and so forth. The more man
loses the he plunges. -. !.
MR. GEORGE: know. There IS that risk The dfticuty
is, what Is anybody to invest IN
MRS. GEORGE (obstinatel Of course don't UNDERSTAND
money IN such way they have to look ct the stock list in the
morning naner before they their breakfast in
Mr. GEORGE (sarcasticl: And I'm not sure that Ike the
at the fashion articles before ncy eat
their breakfast In peace. .s. ]
In other WORDS you exaggerae: eny are also
comes hats loss is certainty
conNrirht. by Featurea syndicate. Incl
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By Dorothy Garfield.
whose Novel, 'The Brimming Cup"
Achieved Popularity Through
out the Country.

</~HE moral is, that morals
are q sham. Man obeys
the law only because
he is afraid Of the herd
majority. But q free spirit doesn't
mind the criticism Of mediocrities,
he glories In IT,
$50 he feels all right, does he?"
asked Gregg, "when he clears out
TO Canada with the contents Of the
safe, or his best friends wife. AZ
. matter of fact, he feels like .
dirty dog"
ooh, but that is just force of
habit, race-superstition. cowardice
before convention"
''Shucks! You fellows are on the
wrong track" broke In Brown, "all'
man really cares about is his three
meals q day. That's what makes
the world go round! When the cave
mans wife was stolen, he went
on the warpath for the same
reason q cowboy lynehes a horse
thief, because he can't afford to
lose valuable property. Now the
medern woman Is no longer an
asset, but q liability. - He
paused, 50 filled with admiration
for his own metaphor stuck out
In the heat of discussion, that he
could not go on. Great Caesars
ghost! That wasn't 50 bad! He'd
have to remember that In the
next theme he wrote.
Gregg was disposing Of him sar-
ocnically. 'Oh. yes. we know
Browns soaking up the economic
interpretation OF history like a
sponge. Have q mind Of your
own. Brown. You don't have to
believe an your Prof. tells you.
What do you think. Chit?"
Ne6lo sailed cautiously q little
nearer his real thought than he
usually ventured, with the cas-
nal comment, ssWe1l, there do
seem to BE- SONS things o man
can't bring himself TO do, no
matter how much he wants to.
I wonder II maybe It isn't -5ust
Inherited race-experience warning
~ or from what's bad for man
IN the long run"
Brown came back for revenge,
-oh. yes, We know the rest.
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WHEN DID TT
HAPPEN?

when was the Grand Duke
Michael. brother Of the czar
aasassinated by the bolshe.
visits?
when was Attorney-Gen
Palmer's house bombed by an
archists?
SWhen was the opera "Salome. {"
by Richard Strauss, first pro-
duced?
when did Russell Sage, the
American flnancier, die?
S-When was st. Louis Univer-
sity, in st. Louis, Mo-, incor.
porated?
ANSWERS to these queries will
b printed Monday.