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Evening star., 1923-08-16

or you hare a question you wGnt
ansuered, send IL TO The Star Informd-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Hdsktn, dtrcc-
tor, 1890 North Capitol street. Write
your name and address plainly ard IN
close cents in stamps for return
DoStdQe.)
Evening star., 1923-08-16

O. When did julius Caesar die?-
c. D. II.
A. On March IS. "A BIC, at meet
ing in a hall attached to Pompey's
Theater, Rome, Caesar fey, pierced
by twenty three wounds.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Q. Is a sea lion or walrus largeri
M. G. r.
A A fuil-grown male walrus e
slightly larger and weighs considerably
more.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

"a hoss," said Unel3 en-; ''ts
mans true an faithful rpi
when you goes an bets b kes
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Q. Who selected the seven wonders
of the world?-F. C. S.
A. Antipater of Palestine is thought
to have made the selections about
200 BIC. Only one. the Pyramid Q!
chedps, is still in existence.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

But it is not the best art, nor is
it art of a sort which proves in
definitely companionable. Even a
brilliant taiker can talk too much;
as the old adage says. certain
amount of silence is golden" To
again quote the London writer, when
q man leaves a bridge party or a
circle of gay talk before the fire and,
walking o1t into the pisht, sees the
stars in their eternal watch. alien
and immutable. he experiences
sense of suspended life, of annihila-
tion in awe before their remoteness:
the heart stops heating, the breath
catches, the whole being readjusts
itself; how utterly insignificant. after
all. are its transitory interests and
choices" Fhis in truth Is the effect
that q great work of art. reticent
yet beautiful. has upon one whose
leyes are open and whose perception
II keen. But, like nature, such works
must be discovered; their best Is held
| In reserve.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

O. Was the District of Columbia
ever the site of an Indian village?
IL c.
A. That part of the District which
Is now Anacostia was probably the
site Of the famous Indian village OF
Anacostan, Powhatan or NacochtanE
visited by Capt. Smith in 1903 In
1863 an Englishman started planta-
tion upon the site of the present cil>
of Washington.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Q. What was the original woman's
magazine?-C, II. c.
A. Godey's Lady's Book was the
first women's periodical in the United
states, having been established in
1890 at Philadelphia by Louis a.
Godey
Evening star., 1923-08-16

@. How did the ampere get its
name?-k, l..
A. 1t was named for Andre Marie
Ampere, noted French physicist
who made many contributions to
science in the way of invention anG
deduction.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

O. What is il called when one
writes shorthand on a typewEiter?-
d. r. F.
A. 1t is called phonotypy.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

Q. How is the air kept fresh IN.
side of beehives?-M. L. c.
A. The bees provide for this. Some
of them are employed constantly In
! tanning the air near the mouth Of the
hive with their wings. thus keepine
a circulation of air sufficient for theu
needs.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

@. Did Abecedarians believe par.
ticularly In education?-L. l.
A. On the contrary. these sixteenth
century followers of Nikolaus Storct
believed it was best not to know how
to read, since the Holy Spirit would
convey KNOWLEDGE of the Scriptures
directly to the Understanding, and as
education might be a hindrance tc
salvation, they encouraged children
to leave school early and learn trades.
Evening star., 1923-08-16

G. What do daddy-long legs
eat?-L. II.
A. The name is usually applied to
so-called harvest spiders, which feed
on tender rootlets or grasses and
grains
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
THE PICK AND-sHovEL MAN.
(The Nations Business)

Henry s. Pritchett. formerly presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. speaking in the annual
report of the Carnegie corporation, of
which he is the acting president,
says:
I'VE have today an army of youth
pressing into the colleges so great that
I the colleges can not deal with them
efficiently. Many of these young men
and young women would find their
greatest usefulness and their greatest
happiness in other vocations than
those to be sought through college at
tendance. and there is more need to-
day to make clear what these oppor-
tunities are and to whom they are
especially fitting. than to urge upon
all the youth of the country the ad-
vantage of college attendance"
Too much pressure to go to college,
too many men struggling into the pro-
fessions and into lines of business
which seem fitting for the college
graduate to enter. Too many who are
striving for the black coats of law or
medicine. Too many white collar men.
SO it would seem if we read Mr.
Pritchett fairly but where have we
been hearing that there are too many
retailers, too many grocery store
keepers. too many dealers in shoes2
We know. of course. that there are too
many wholesalers. too many middle
men We have long been told that
even one middleman is too many
In fact. there are too many Of us all
except the pick land shovel man. Him
the United States cries out for.
But also-and alas no one wants
to be a pick shovel man. Who /
would act as chauffeur of a wheel I
barrow when he could drive lotion
truck? And who would drive a lotion
truck if he could boss a gang of men?
The son Of today's pick shovel
man is the engineer of tomorrow
And il the man of the day after to-
the engineers son. is neither
engineer nor engineers equal. ne at
east does not go back 10 the pick and
shovel.
No one wants to be at the bottom.
strange as it may seem; and If we i'm {
'ort muscle TODAY. il tries to he brain /
omorrow.
Perhaps a better arranged world J
viii get along without piclk-and- shovel q
nen. It needs no long memory to see S
he building excavation Of ou- youth, 7
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
SECRETARY WORK AND THE RE
CLAMATION SERVICE.

The removal of Arthur r. Davis,
former chief of the reclamation SER
vice, and the appointment of ex-Gov-
ernor ID. w. Davis chief of what is
now called the bureau of reclamation.
has brought about widespread criti-
cism of Secretary of the Interior
Work. Naturally the people of Idaho
are pleased to have Ex-Governor Da-
Wis at the head of a service that is OF
such vital Importance to them. and it
is assumed that his intimate knowl-
edge of irrigation and the problems
confronting the farmers on govern
ment reclamation projects. gained
through many years of close study
and experience. amply qualify him for
the important post. But it is not the
appointment Of the ex-governor to
which the critics OF the secretary di-
rect their attack; it is the summary
dismissal of Arthur p. Davis without
warning or explanation. after forty
years of continuous government SER
vice. At the age of % Mr. Davis en-
tered the service of the government as
in the United States geo.
logical survey. He made surveys of
canal routes at Nicaragua and Pam
anna, and in 1909 he was consulting /
engineer of the Panama canal In
1914 he was appointed director of the /
reclamation service by Secretary .
Lane In that capacity he directed the
OF some Of the greatest
irrigation projects in the west TO re-
quest the resignation of such a man
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
ing the duties of his office
Asks Support of Stockholders.

ing the duties of his office.
Asks Support of Stockholders.
'Tf the majority of the stockholders
stockholders meeting for the election
of a new board of directors. l will as
sure you that a satisfactory deal for
the treasury stock can be made with
in thirty days without the payment of
any commission to any officer or di-
rector of the company or to any 9TH
er person; and in the event such a
deal is made I am confident that your
stock will be selling for 15c or zoe on
the market within so days. instead of
around 315c. as at present.
For the benefit of resident
stockholders. l will state that have
been stakeholder of the Black Bear
Mines company for several years and
member of the board of directors
for more thar three years At the
present time I am sheriff of Shoshone
county. Idaho.
During the whole time that I have
been connected with the Black Bear
Mines company nave never DeeH
satisfied with the way the affairs of
the company have been handled, and
I am writing this letter to the stock
holders of the company for the sole
purpose of bringing the majority of
them together in order to promote our
mutual interests and TO see that all
of the stockholders get a square deal
for their money.
I'm the event you are interested and
desire to promote the interests of the
company. you are requested to sign.
date and have witnessed the enclosed
petition and proxy and promptly mail
in the enclosed envelope to r. f. Wen
iger. sheriff of Shoshone county. Wal
lace. Idaho"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05

without giving a reason either to the
victim or the public is unusual to say
the least. and it is not surprising that
Secretary Work is being severely
criticised Asked for an explanation
at Helena the other day, Secretary
Work said:
I'VE don't need two engineers in
charge of the reclamation SER
vice. In the future the service
head will be known as the chief of
the bureau of reclamation and
will be qualified first to aid the
farmers rather than supervise en-
gineering works on the projects.
ID. W. Davis. former governor Of
Idaho, is such a man and / have
appointed him as the bureau chief,
have abolished the Office of direct
or and placed +. e. Weymouth.
former assistant chief of the SER
vice in the position of chief engi-
neer of the bureau"
Referring to the protests filed by
engineering organizations and other
interests from various parts of the
country, Secretary Work said he
would not give any attention to them
until his return from Alaska, and add
ed:
"At that time l will balance
them in one hand against the
concentrations received from
those who regard the reorganiza-
ton of the reclamation service as
a step in advance of the old sys-
tenn"
The secretary seems to have missed
the point of the protests. The reor-
ganization of the reclamation service
may and probably will result in great
y increasing its efficiency, but that
can hardly justify what appears to be
most unjust treatment of a man who
has rendered high and even distin-
suished service to the government,
and who has devoted the best years
If his life to public work.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
Thursday. July 8. 1928.
DROP IN THE PRICE OF LEAD is
DIsCONCERTlNG.

Just when we We're congratulating
ourselves that the price of lead had
reached a level at which foreign lead
could not compete in the American
market at the same time insuring a
good profit to domestic producers, the
price began to decline first to &C. then
to 6.S5c and now 6.G5c. In view of the
fact that domestic consumption of
lead keeps just a little ahead Of pro-
ducuon. that lead mines are general
ly operating at capacity, that there
are no new sources of lead supply and
therefore no prospect of an over-pro-
ducton. this unexpected downward
movement i'm the price of the metal is
rather disconcerting to the layman.
According to those best informed on
the situation. the slump i'm the price
of lead is due to the decline in the
London price of the metal, making it
possible to ship foreign lead to the
United states more prohtably than TO
Europe, in spite of American tariff and
other barriers. The drop in the price
was therefore necessary to check the
movement OF foreign lead to the Ann
crioan market. From this it appears
that the future price viii depend upon
the condition of the foreign market,
advancing on declining in accordance
with the London price.
Considering the continued high cost
of producing lead, &c or little above
is not regarded an excessive price. In
fact. we have been led to believe that
profitable production could not be
maintained except under the most
favorable conditions if the price drop
ped much below that figure unless
very substantial reductions could be
secured in mining, freight and treat
ment costs. 1t is true that mines in
this district operated up to about this
time last year when the price of lead
was as low as l7oc, but it must be
remembered that at that time lead
producers had the very decided ad
vantage or 81 an ounce for their sill
Yer, while now they are receiving more
than third less, the price of silver
being around Csc an ounce. This
means that mine which produces
100 600 ounces of silver a month has
suffered direct loss of $4,000 a
month as compared with its profits a
year ago. This explains to some eN-
tent why the decline in the price Of
lead is viewed with considerable APP
prehension in this district
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05

smelling concerns, +. w. BrOwnell, of
the American Smelling & Refining
company. and C. f. Kelley Of the An
aconda Copper Mining company, are
now reported favorable to the con-
ference In addition to taking steps
TO maintain the price Of silver, the
conference is also expected to take
action looking to a wider use of silver
as money metal The adoption Of
these plans and the favorable attitude
of silver men in all silver-p producing
countries of the western world toward
carrying them out, give a very hope
ful aspect to the silver situation.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
JUNK THE CONSTITUTION.
diminishing Telegraph


The group of newspapers which has
set out to junk the constitution of the
United States by the adoption of a
constitutional amendment giving con-
gress the power by a thirds vote
to override the supreme court doubt
less will achieve no little publicity for
the syndicate which fathers it, but it
can not hope for success. In effect
such an amendment would give pow
er to any congress at any time with
out previous warning of its intention
to scrap the whole United States gov
eminent and give us something en-
tirely different. With this proposed
amendment in force congress might
pass a law to abolish the constitution
and by a two thirds vote override the
supreme courts decision against the
legality of such an act. In short the
country would be forever at the mer-
cy of a two-thirds vote of any con-
gress, the supreme court would be-
come the mere plaything of politics.
our freedom and our institutions
would be jeopardized and the will of
the country likely to be overruled by
some election freak that would give
us a congress not representative of
public opinion. The end of free, pop
ular government in America would be
in sight the moment such "a fool
amendment were made TO the consti-
tuition of the United States.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
OIL IN ALASKA.
anaconda Standard

Preceding President Harding by a
month"; without a single beat of drum
or flourish of trumpets, in fact al
most with an air of stealth and mys-
terry. a party of is men from the
United States geological survey has
landed in Alaska on scientific eXplora
ton bent. They are oil prospectors
and their proceedings may furnish one
of the most thrilling chapters in the
entire romance of oil They will sur
vey a matter of $4,000 acres of swamp
along the northern coast of the terri
tory.
There is oil there-that is definitely
known. The Eskimo have been skim
ming it off the surface of the swamp
and using it for fuel for years. The
questions the biologists are there to
determine are how much oil there is
and how to get at it. BY studying the
contour of the ground the formation
of the rock and the oil scum deposit
ed on the surface they can estimate
pretty closely the amount that can be
drawn from these fields The visible
oil is just seepage that has oozed up
through the frozen mass beneath. In
midsummer ground does not thaw out
below a depth of Is inches Below
that is a frozen mass of earth and
rock running down, it is estimated,
to depth of 200 feet To draw oil
this layer of ice will have to be pierre
ed. Engineers are already anticipat-
ing difficulty in sinking their wells in
this frigid climate and in keeping the
oil from congealing during the bitter
cold winters.
It's the United States navy that
wants this oil and is grubstaking the
scientific prospectors in their efforts
to get at it. The navy needs millions
and millions of barrels of oil in its
business. The Standard Oil company
it is said, was about to stake out a
huge claim in this oil region several /
months ago, when Secretary of the /
Navy DENLY persuaded Secretary of /
the Interior FAN to withdraw it from
public entry. Even if the oil is as
plentiful as there is reason to believe
it to be, the difficulties in the way of
getting it to Nome are almost insur
mountable-indeed they would be con- I
totally insurmountable We're I
not American biologists and American
putting their heads together /
and combining their resources.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
PREPARED FOR WAR.
Chicago News)

While there seems TO be not the re-
hottest chance that the United States
will be called upon soon to defend it.
self against attack by any other ma
ton. it can not be otherwise than
gratifying to the country to know that
the army general stan has prepared
plans for putting the country's fight
ing forces in the field at once in the
event OF such an emergency. The
present army of course. is small but
the general Stairs plan goes far be
yond the disposition of that diminu-
tive force II concerns as well the
of the national guard.
which is to include S75, 600 men. and
provides for the quick mobilization
and training Of the great civilian re-
serve army the country's chief de-
Dendence in any prolonged struggle
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
y =
Birthday of the Nation

(From Daniel Webster the layin
the national capitol Jul
1S51).
TT of which announced to mankind
the great independence This fresh and
blesses vision with another be-
holding birthday nation of recent origin,
consderab BILE and powerful and spreading
from 0 sea the continent
ON the day July the representatives of
America assembled declared
ought be- free and independent
patriotic and resolue
heaven-and yet socude anxietyhas
has dangers detractors
nemies and conquered them It
has doubling all doubts
today higher than the clouds
twenty contemplate it with halowed love
the consequences that have fol-
ed rom admiration
This anniversary anmates and gaddens all American
hearts On other days of year party
dugng the public
good. likes dislkes, and maintain
political sometimes
feelings today nothing but
AS great heads, dissipating fogs
whole atmosphere. the assoca
sperse sullen cloudy
minds feein Americans Every
mans and bearing
that
years that the inherit
his-his mdiminshed unimpared;
all hi his protect his to
generations
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
PRINCIPLES; NOT MEN.
lNational RepubIIcanl

lNatlOnaI KepuDlcanJ
There are some elements of wis
dom in Premier Mussolini's latest pro-
posal to have the people vote upon
party platforms rather than upon
candidate and permit the parties
thereafter to choose their representa-
tives to carry out these pledges, each
party being represented in proportion
to it's total vote. In the life of ma
ton men are important only in so far
as they represent issues; yet our sys-
TEN of putting men rather than meas
ures to the fore in campaigns leads to
the subordination Of principles to per-
sonalities with consequent weakening
of responsible government
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
MULTIPLICATION IN NEW YORK
National Republican,

National Republican,
The sober minded people of New
York who have something at stake in
the maintenance of existing institu-
tons should be the last to support or
condone the policy of notification of
federal law. New York has a huge
and restless population which may at
some time be moved, under the sway
of demagogues, to extreme measures
of appropriation against which only
constitutional guarantees may be in
voked The precedent of state multi
ficatiOn set today may at some time
Justify some spies or Trotzky in tram
ping upon the federal constitutions
guarantees to each state of a repub
lican form of government and against
the seizure of property or taking of
life without due process of law. For
tunate then if we have in the White
House a Cleveland or a Harding, rath-
er than an Altgeld or an Al Smith,
If the prohibition provision of the
it, If the Volstead act providing for
it's enforcement is wrong. repeal that
But let all this be done in the regular
orderly, American way Defiance of
existing laws by state officials is null
secession, anarchy. 1t is
Such lawlessness no
citizen who values the security of life
and property in this republic can af-
ford to endorse or support.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-07-05
MINING IN OREGON.
Lancaster Operating Copper Mine
Near Grants Pass.

Near Grants Pass.
Henry NJ. Lancaster arrived in Wal
lace from the east last Monday after
noon and left Tuesday afternoon for
Grants Pass. Ore, where he will give
his attention to the development and
operation of a copper gold mine sit
uated about IS miles from Grants
Pass. He secured the property some
two years ago from which he has
since made shipments of crude ore.
He states that he has crosscut the ore
body for a width of $50 feet which av-
erages 4 or 5 per cent copper and from
50 to SO in gold The ore is associated
with masses of iron pyrite and he has
found that the values can be recover
ed by pyritic smelling. the fusion Of
the metals being accomplished by the
heat generated by the oxidation of the
sulphide ores without the use of coke
or other heat-producing agency. Mr..
Lancaster stated that he expected to
install a smelling plant of this de-
scription and was confident that it
would prove successful.