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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Local a9a Personal

Art Lewis and his helpers, are in
gagged in hauling gravel and resurfac-
ing the streets.
C. H. Walker came in from Chelan,
Sunday, and will visit his family for a
short time.
N. d. Swank has been acting as sec
| tion foreman for the N. P. Railway,
during the absence of Rude Wanamak-
err.
Mr.. und Mrs. Peter Wanamaker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rude Wanamaker were
called to Occur d Alene last Saturday,
on account of the death of Gephart
Gminer. Mr.. Gminer was a former
resident of Coulee, and is brother
in-law Of Mr.. Wanamaker, Sr.
/ c. II. Aldrich and family visited at
Elk the past week. They all went but
Donna, who did not want to break her
perfect sdhool record and stayed with
Mr.. and Mrs. O. o. Stoner while the
family was away.
Grandma Rice of St. Andrews, spent
| last week with Mrs. Emma Cook.
Mrs. L. l.. Van Dusen of Spokane,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
C, II. Walker, this week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Art Lewis will soon
occupy the W. j. Smith residence.
Mrs. Joplin was taken to Spokane
last Saturday, to be operated for the
removal of gall stones. Reports are
that she stood the operation well and
that everything is favnrable for a
speedy recovery.
| The auction sale of the W. j. Smith
household goods Tuesday afternoon,
was attended by a good sized crowd.
and everything sold, bringing good
prices.
| Manager Mitchell of Gregg The atre,
announces the picture Theodore" as
the feature for Saturday evening.
All arrangements have been made and
it will b. here, sure, also two comedies.
Theodore as the Roman Empress was q
very beautiful and very wicked woman,
bhside her Cleopatra was baby. 1t
Is wonderful picture. Don't miss it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Green made
business trip to Spokane Monday.
Mrs. P. E. Coley is here from Hart
line caring for her mother, Mrs. John
S. Jenkln. who ia i'll. -
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04

Tuesday evenings dance at Gregg
hall was the biggest affair of its kind
in the city for some time. 125 Numb
ers were sold.
w. T. Jenkin, on the hill while har-
rowing, Thursday received a very bad
injury in the eye. 1t seems as if the
lever on the harrow became unfastened
an flew up, striking him in the eye.
He was brought here to the doctor, but
at this time it had not been determain-
ed whether the eyesight has been de-
fected.
A. D. Pugh went to Spokane Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. e.
j. Gunther accompanied him.
T. r. Higgintham from Hartland
was at the Mccain home Sunday.
A hen-pecked husband never crows
about it.
DR.. Gookin is back at his office and
able to care for his dental practice.
Hiram Chappell has returned to his
home at Pasco, after visit with his
father, Chas. M. Chappell.
Write or bring in news of interest
or any local matter you may have. II
will help us help you.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
SCHOOL NOTES

Are sorry to have to omit some OIL
the school notes for lack of room.
The date of the grade track meet
was changed at a meeting of the prir-
cipals Association at Ephrata Saturday.
1t will be held here April 26th. Mr..
Murray attended the meeting.
Some of us didn't think about it he
ing the first Of April, until jokds were
being played on as.
Senior Notes
We will be very glad when our play
is over. Play means a great deal OF
hard work but afro many good times.
In civics we are studying State Con-
stitutions. This is one of the things
high sceooi students know very little
nbout and should know more.
Junior Notes
In Biology we have been studying
stems and find them interesting.
English III is now studying "The
Virginian" by Owen Wister.
A number of our class have been on
he sick list.
Sophomore Notes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Business Locals

Conlee Warehouse Co., handles
coal and wood.
Coalee Warehouse Co. will roll
your feed at $500 a ton.
Delicious apples wrapped extra
fancy, $500 per box, also apples
by the box or sack. A. L. Tuck
err, at Coulee Warehouse.
A new lire of 10, Is and 25c
goods at Lindley's Variety Store.
Coulee Warehouse Co., has
rolled oats and harley, mill feed
and middlings for sale.
Apples, extra fancy Winesap,
Sl.5O a box. Fancy Winter Ban
anas, box $1.00. Jonathans or
chard run. $1.00 a sack. JOHN
ELAEsoN, Coulee, Wash.
| have IA cows and springers
for sale. All from good milking
strain. w. l.. COX, Coulee, Wn.
Coulee Warehouse Co., has a
few sections of new flexible and
Spring tooth harrows for sale at
attractive prices and also Thomas
Drills. Advertisement.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
For Sale

Well acclimated white dent and
yellow dent corn, SC the pound.
Early Ohio potatoes, &c the
pound.
Rhode Island Red baby chicks,
15c each, local sale only.
About six hundred acres bunch
grass pasture. good fence, plenty
water. ALBION G. WILSON
Reach Athletic Goods. Base
balls, bats, tennis balls, fishing
tackle, Etc, at Lindley's Variety
Store.
Delicious apple trees for sale.
A. l.. Tucker
Exclusive spring pattern hats,
for ladies and girls, priced reas-
onably; are being shown by Mrs.
B. R. Lindley at Lindley's Va
riety Store. Advertisement.
Sign painting by experienced
workman. See Spurbeck, at
Coulee Warehouse. Advertisemt.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Sophomore Notes.

We have finished, GAS You Like It"
and will study another classic soon.
Lloyd Mitchell who went on the Jun
ior play cast hike reports had it not
been for him we might not have had
three Juniors to bring back. However
by scouting around and building fires
he managed TO get them back with the
rest and into town safely.
Don't forget the Senior play. There
ase two Sophomores in it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Grammar Grades

The 9Th grade is studying civics.
Rev. Pringle who has charge OF Near
East Relief work gave an interesting
talk at assembly Wednesday morning.
Count Agent Chase visited our room
short time Monday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Freshman Notes

We are working on our declamatory
ieces. We hope the winner is from
our room. Mildred Tucker and Clyde
Rigney are exempt because they are in
the Senior play.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04

Mr.. and Mis-. w. j. Smith and son
Roy, departed Wednesday, in their
car. for their new home in Spokane
Miss Pearl Smith will remain here fo,
the summer and will again be eny
ployed at Neihart's Drug Store. She
will make her home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Art Lewis.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Sundays Ball Game

Tie Sam ball team gave our boys q
good game here Sunday, when the
score was to in the Eighth inning,
then Coulee chased across 10 scores.
Only four of the Sam players reached.
lst Base.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
Fuel

When in n eed of Coal, Wood
Hay, Mill Feed, or Chicken Feed,
Phone the Mcdonald Lumber Co.
They deliver promptl,'.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04

Struck out by Rinker, 10; Burton, s:
Pendall, 9; Harper, &.
Our home team bids to be the best
Coulee has had for years. What it
means to a town to have good ball
team ably represented in the box and
always rar n to go, will be more APP
parent as the days go by, and Conlee
base ball fans can be assured Of many
good games WITH their home team
always (?) in the lead.
This is humane week, and we have
placed special emphasis on kindness to
animals.
Our slogan of 100 percent is realized,
for all the pupils in these grades are
preparing recitations to be delivered the
latter part OF the month.
3rd and 18th Grades
Norman Rigney e :, ered the 3rd grade
Wednesday. We are glad to have him
in our room again.
Our multiplication table race ended
Friday. Victaria Steinmetz won the
prize. This is the second time Vic
toria has won. She,received first prize
last year.
Those who have been absent from
our room during the past week are;
Polly Aldrich, Vern Carver, Ruth Brim-
BILE, Verna and Victoria Steinmetz,
Josephine Gordon, Jack Tucker ana
Mary Hamilton.
Ths 3rd grade received the attend
ance pennent in our room for last
month. The 9Th grade are workin
for it this month.
Evening star., 1924-12-31

within the reservation dedicated tc
Americans who have given their lives
for their country. The physical struc
ture Of union becomes more than a
symbol, it is an actual link of com.
munication.
Plans for the development Of Wash
ington as a National Capital worthy
OF the country have advanced far since
the Memorial Bridge. was proposed
The Potomac Park has been created
out of the reclaimed river marshes
The old Long Bridge has been re.
placed by two structures. for railway
and for highway purposes. The Aque.
duct Bridge has been replaced by the
Key Bridge of graceful design and
massive construction. Still remains
a link in the highway system between
the North and the South, a means OF
accommodating the great throngs that
on ceremonial occasions visit the ma.
tional cemetery, and a fitting accom-,
paniment of. the Lincoln Memorial
which now rises on the bank OF the
Potomac across the river from the
field Of the dead, first peopled by those
who fell in the war for the preserva
ton Of the Union.
This measure should appeal to the
House of Representatives. as worthy
Of action at this session. Its ultimate
enactment Is assured. Postponement
merely means increase in cost and ad
dition to the reason for action.
Evening star., 1924-12-31
A Good Year Ends.

AS the year wanes thoughts revert
to the past IL months, to the events of
1924. 1t has been a year of progress,
q year of disappointments to some
and rewards for others. 1t has been a
notable year politically, witnessing the
renewed proof of the capacity of the
people to judge clearly in their own
interest and to manifest their will
positively and Enthusiastically.
No great disasters Of a nation wide
scope have befallen. Misfortunes have
been suffered here and there. Some
waste of life has been caused by neg
lect of precautions. The public health,
however, has been good, with no
epidemics and with an advance in the
warfare against disease.
Material prosperity has been en-
joyed in great measure. The farmers
Of the country have been relieved of a
burden Of anxiety and loss and are in
better condition now than for many
years. Business has developed. Indus
tries have quickened and unemploy-
lIlCitl IlaS DCCii cuuISu W d ~" lOAlll'
The country has in fact, recovered
from the results of the great war.
Whatever standard is applied, how
ever, the record Of year is always
good in the net summary of happen
ings. There is a steady advance in
civilization, despite setbacks and re-
current brutalities and lawlessness.
The moral forces are gaining con-
stantly in strength. Philanthropy is
manifesting increasingly in wise bene-
factions for the good of mankind.
Notably helpful gifts have been
made during the year by men Of great
wealth for the betterment of social
conditions, for education, for the cure
of disease and for participation by
workers In the profits of business. In
deed. 1924 will in this respect score
high in the records of American benev-
olence and constructive generosity.
So it has been a good year, as all
years are. The new year will dawn
upon a happy, busy, advancing people,
with no menace overhanging them,
with a prospect of continued peace
and prosperity.
Evening star., 1924-12-31

reduced by Congress to a minimum,
only those that are absolutely essen
tial being demanded.
In its present form the bill demands
sacrifices and imposes humiliations
far greater than are necessary to at
tain the corrective end that is sought.
Shall we use a sledge hammer to
swat a mosquito, with the result of
fatally smashing the mosquito-bitten
as well as the offending mosquito?
There are many Washingtonians
who are tenants who will not in the
hope of securing relief from tempo.
rary excessive rents consent to the
permanent debasement Of their status
and constitutional rights as American
citizens.
Evening star., 1924-12-31

beating, may be made antiseptio bv
the addition of a small quantity az
camphor, thynol or some essential oil
Vaseline IS also satisfactory in soma
cases as preservatiye for leather
book binding.
Q. What is the horsepower OF
Niagara Falls furnishing?-C. F.
A. On the Canadian side $4,000
horsepower and on the American side
100000 horsepower.
Q. What is the difference between
couch and lounge?-J. r.
A. Often in the furniture trade a
| couch is distinguished as having one
arm, or raised end, and no back; q
lounge as having one arm and a
back; sofa, as having two arms and
a back.
Q. Why is the Adams apple 50
called?-T. Z. A.
A. This projection in the neck is
formed by the thyroid cartilege. In
the male it is particularly prominent
and is SO called from the fancy that
it was caused by the forbidden fruit
of the Tree of knowledge sticking
in the throat of Adam.
Q. What is meant by auto-de-fe?
N. T. w.
A. This is the name Of the cere-
mony that accompanied the pro-
nouncement of judgment by the In
quisition; and was followed by exc
cution. Hence, auto-da-fe came TO
mean the burning of hereto.
Q. What is meant by the express
sion found on the financial page of pa
no cily ha sill
yer (domestic), 995s &C. c. 3.
A. The bar silver (foreign) is the
price quoted in New York on all sill
yer other than that which has been
produced and refined entirely in the
United States and has never entered
any foreign market. The two quota
tions were made necessary because of
the operation Of the special act of
Congress known as the Pittman act.
Under authority of this act large
amount of silver was sold during the
war to Great Britain TO be shipped to
India. This silver is now being re-
placed by purchases by the United
States Government, of purely domes-
tic silver; that is, American produced
and refined. The same act makes IL
mandatory upon the United States
Government to pay one dollar per
ounce for all such silver offered at
IHt L HlL6u oIdtcS iIililI up LO d bOIh4
of the amount Of silver sold during
the war. This figure has nearly been
reached, and when such purchases Of
the United States have been com
pleted the special domestic silver
quotation will no doubt b. discon-
tinued.
@. Is it true that two thin gar
ments are warmer than one thick
one?-G. r.
A. Government experts say that
two thin garments are warmer be
cause the layer of air between them
is a poor conductor of heat.
Q. Who was the professor Of
Things in General in the University l
Know-Not-W -Where"?-A. V. n.
A. Carlyle's "Sartar Resartus" has
such a character-Herr Teufuls-
drockh (Mr. Devils Dirt).
(RedderS of The Evening Star should
send their questions to The Stdr In
formation Bureau. Frederic J. HdSk%H.
director. TtCenty-t5rst and streets
northwest. The only charge for this
service is 2 cents for return postGoe.)
Evening star., 1924-12-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

O. How many Fairgrounds are there
in the Districts. r. r
A. Last Summer go were used.
Forty of them were school play
grounds and 20 were municipal.
Are the chimney-like projections on
the Pellatt Castle. in Toronto, really
chimneys or simply ornaments?-
r. L. F.
A. The architect of Pellatt Castle,
z. J. Lennox, says that all the
chimneys on the Peilatt Castle are
regular chimneys connecting with
fireplaces in the different rooms in
the castle. There are no false Chin
neys., This castle is built much after
the castles Of the olden times. when
all rooms depended on fireplaces for
their heating, although there is a
very extensive heating plant for the
castle.
@. Are diamonds infammable?-
M J. S.
A The Geological Survey says that
the infammability of diamond
would depend on what an individual
means by inflammable." Diamonds
are not infammable in air; however,
IL put in a pure solution Of oxygen
and temperatured at a certain point
the diamond will burn.
@. How long must a West Point
man stay in the service?-W. A.
A A graduate OF West Point can
not resign from the Army until he
has served four years as graduate,
making total Of eight years, includ-
ing the four years at the Military
Academy. However, cases of extreme
necessity are considered.
Q. Do the roots Of trees continue
to grow after the trees are cut down?
M. W.
A. The roots do continue to grow.
q. What is the origin of the ex-
preston, He stood like a Stoughton
bottle"?-A. H. G.
A. A Stoughton bottle is dark
green or black bottle formerly used
for DIR. Stoughton's bitters. The bot
tie was shaped like a log cabin and
used in the presidential campaign of
1S40. The term from it's association
has come to imply a stupid person or
flgurehead.
@. Where was Frederic Martins
plane found?-R. H. G.
A. The plane lost by Commander
Martin in the round-the-world flight
was found by Mr.. Sullivan, represent
ative of the Bureau of Fisheries, in
the first part of September on the
Alaskan peninsula near Port Moeller.
Q. Is there a right" and a wrong"
way TO offer a tip to a hotel cham
bermaid?-H. c. r.
A. A recent article on hotel eti-
quette says that the most tactful way
is to offer the money in an envelope.
q. Can steam be seen--C. A.
A. Steam is water in a gaseous con-
dition. 1t Is invisible. The white
cloud of vapor commonly called steam
is yapor composed of minute parti-
cles of water suspended in the air and
formed by the condensation of the
true steam gas coming in contact with
the cool air.
Q. What will prevent the decay of
leather in book bindings?-W. H. S.
A. The Bureau of Standards sug-
gests that you apply a thin coating
of egg albumen TO the leather binding
of the books to prevent decay. The
use of ammonia for diluting and pre-
serving the solution should be avoid
ed, but the whites, after thorough
Evening star., 1924-12-31
Memorial Bridge.

Passage by the Senate yesterday Of
the bill authorizing the construction
of the Memorial Bridge across the
Potomac River between the Lincoln
Memorial and Arlington puts that
project once more in the way Of a def
mite start toward execution. If the
assent Of the House can be secured at
the present session work on this struc-
ture, so urgently needed and so long
pending, may be begun during the
coming fiscal year.
The Memorial Bridge plan has been
before Congress for more than a third
Of a century. When it was first pro-
posed the traffic requirements were
not nearly as heavy as they are today.
The plan itself was more sentimental
than utilitarian, and yet even then
there was need Of an additional bridge
across the river as a means of direct
communication.
November II, 1921, proved conclu-
sively that a bridge crossing the river
directly to Arlington was an absolute
iiSScSSlls. Sl lHdL OCCdSlOu du III
mense throng Of people visited the ma
tional cemetery to attend the inter-
ment of the Unknown Soldier. A traf-
fic jam occurred then that seriously
marred the ceremonies and created
dangerous conditions. 1t was thought
then that with such conclusive proof
of the necessity there would be no
further delay. A question which later
arose as to the exact location of
the bridge was answered in favor of
line running directly from the Lin
coin Memorial to the Virginia shore.
Two years have since elapsed with no
action toward construction.
The patriotic reasons for this great
structure synbolizing the reunion of
the sections have been intensified since
the first proposal Of the project. Two
wars have been fought, that with
Spain in 1898 and the great war In
191T-1S Soldiers from the South and
from the North lie together in the
cemetery at Arlington, which has be-
come the Valhalla Of America. An
amphitheater for great national cere-
monial assemblages has been erected
Evening star., 1924-12-31
School Attendance and Schools.

A bill was passed in the Senate yes-
terday extending the age limits with
In which children must attend school
III the District Of Columbia, and Is like.
ly to become law at this session, as
there is no objection to the measure
as framed or to its purpose. If this
law Is enacted the age limits will be
from to Is years instead Of from 8
to IA, an increase of three years in
the school span. Provisions are made
Tor permits to children to engage in
necessary work at Ia years of age IL
they have completed the eighth grade.
This rs designed to prevent hardship
in cases where the aid of children in
family support is necessary.
Such a law will increase materially
the school population Of the District,
already too large for the accommoda-
tions. The present facilities are made
quate to house all the children who
apply. Many of the buildings are too
old to be used longer for school pur-
poses. Glasses are too large, and in
loss of teaching time. In short, the
present conditions are totally unsuited
to the school needs of the Capital. Un-
less Congress makes provision by lib
eral appropriations for material addi-
tions to the school plant the enact
ment of an amendment to the COM
pulsory education law will create an
intolerable congestion.
Shift can be made now to care for
the surplus of school population
through the adoption of the platoon
system and the use OF portable build
ings. But the point of saturation has
been reached. The addition Of the
year-by-year increment of school con-
struction just about takes care Of the
natural growth Of the school popula-
ton. Extension of the age limits for
attendance makes the adoption of a
large-scale building program with
ample appropriations imperatively
necessary.
A bill for such a program of school
construction has been introduced, and
will be vigorously pushed at this ses-
sion. 1t should have the full assent of
the two District committees, and
should get before the two houses early
to insure action. Means are available
for carrying out such a program of
work in the accumulated tax surplus
belonging to the District and lying in
the Treasury through lack of prior
appropriations. 1t has been formally
declared by joint committee Of Con-
gress to be the Districts. A bill MAX
ing it available for appropriation has
passed the Senate, and is now on the
House calendar with committee ap-
proval. If enacted on the equitable
terms Of disbursement corresponding
to those of collection, that is to say
with an equivalent addition Of Federal
money, this bill will assure means for
carrying out. or at least very mate
rally beginning, the fve-year building
program proposed to give the Capital
for the first time in its history an ade-
quate school equipment.
Thus these three measures are
linked togther, amendment of the COM
puIsory education law, the f1ve-year
school building program and the Dis
trict surplus measure. They should
be regarded as a program of legisla-
ton to be carried out surely at the
present session.