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Evening star., 1924-12-07
England's Fish Rain,
From the Science and Invention Magazine

From the Science and Invention Magazine.
In August, 1918, a small territory
in Northern England enjoyed what
was possibly the most novel of all
showers.
The precipitation in large part con-
sisted of fish. The explanation which
has been made, and which is seem
ingly a logical one, is that a water
spout offshore lifted the fish by its
power, carried them a short distance
inland, and with the dispersion of
the waterspout and its power dropped
the fish on the land,
Evening star., 1924-12-07
She Was a Thrifty Lass.
n the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
The Scotsman, away on his annual
vacation, was head over heels in love
with a certain young girl he left be-
hind him" At last he could stand
the suspense no longer, and, going
TO the telegraph offics, he at once sent
off a telegram asking her if she
would marry him. That happened in
the morning and he spent the entire
day in the Office waiting for a reply.
That night a call came through ac-
cepting him.
IF l were you,'' said the operator,
when at last he was leaving, 81
should think twice before I'd marry
a girl who kept me waiting all day
long for an answer"
ma, na," retorted the Scot. THE
sirl who waits for the reduced night
rates is the lass for me-"
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Why He Refused.
From the American Legion Weekly.

From the American Legion Weekly.
Roommate-So your father refused
to send you money for Christmas. /
suppose he's forgotten that he spent
money when he went to college?
Blinks, jr.-Not a bit of 1t. And
he hasn't forgotten what he spent it
for, either.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
GERMANS TO PASS
ON DAWES PLAN IN
TODAY'S ELECTION
Continued from First Page.)

speakers of all parties indicate {
laxity of popular interest in tomor.
rows election. This apathetfc con,
dition has brought the prediction
that there will be falling off of a
least 100000 votes as compared Il
the official returns OF the last cleo
ton. On this basis the new Reich
stag would comprise about 430 depu
ties.
On the eve of election the estimate:
of astute observers concede the So
cialists a gain of 80 seats, while the
Democrats are expected to return AZ
deputies as against their former con
tingent of 81 If tomorrows vote
fulfills the sanguine hopes of th'
managers of the liberal parties. it i:
Socialists, Clericals and Democrats
will be in a position to command {
decisive Parliament majority, al
though discussion of the future
composition of the cabinet to sue
ceed the present Marx-Stresemanr
ministry is studiously avoided in al
party headquarters.
Red Flag Trucks.
The Communists today gave real
istic touch to their campaign in Ber'
out the city flying red flags and bear
ing miniature prisons, in which were
men and women looking out through
barred windows. The prisons bore
slogans urging working men to Vol'
to free their brothers and insure
freedom of speech.
Handbills also were scattered p1
these campaigning motors and auto
mobiles in the service or other par
ties. with the result that the Bernr
streets were Uttered with paper. Inl'
paper, the rain converted into a mass
Of muddy pulp to the great disgus
of old-time Germans who recalled
the days when the police would have
prevented campaigning of this sort
The dirigible. Los Angeles has hg'
ured extensively in the campaign, il
consequence of the efforts of the va
rious parties to obtain the allegiance
of DR.. Hugo Eckener, the Zeppelin
director, who had charge of the con
struction of the American airshiI
which crossed the Atlantic. DR.. Eek
ener, however, has announced that ht
would keep aloof.
Use Model of Airship.
The Democratic party used a 1o-
tilla of motor cars in parading about
Berlin. Transparent models of the
Los Angeles, bearing the name of the
party, were mounted over three cars
The German Nationalists and the
Democrats have been in bitter con
troversy through the newspapers IT
an effort to prove that DR.. Eckenel
adheres to their principles. There has
also been heated argument as tt
what flag the airship carried wher
she sailed over New York, but this
was finally settled by a statement OF
DR.. Eckener that he carried Ger
many's official commercial flag, the
same as the German ships fly, which
is composed of red, white and black
stripes, with a white, red and black
square in the corner.
Announcements were printed that
DR. Eckener would address a Demo
cratic party meeting, but he did moi
appear. He has thus far refrained
from speaking either for the parties
favoring monarchy or for those ad-
herring to republican principles.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
His First Qualification.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
What are your qualifications for
the post of night watchman?" the
manager asked.
We'll, sir, for one thing" replied
the applicant, confidently, "the least
noise wakes me up"
Evening star., 1924-12-07
CAPITAL MAY VIEW
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
Total Observation January
Partly Visible Here if
Weather Permits

Residents of the National Capital
will be able to see a part of the total
eclipse of the sun which occurs Sat
urday, January "a. 1925, If the weather
is favorable, according to Naval OBJ
ible here as partial eclipse begin
ming that day at 1858 am. and con-
tinue until 10:08 am.
The total eclipse will be visible in
shadow path stretching from Min
nesota, just east of Red Lake, eX-
tending over Michigan, parts of Can
ada, New York, Pennsylvania, to New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Central Path Designated.
The central path of the eclipse will
run very nearly through such centers
of population as Buffalo, n. Y, and
New Haven, Conn. The eclipse will
terminate in the Atlantic Ocean north
of the British Isles. Communities
the eclipse as partial.
In the Hudson River area the shad-
ow path will be about 10 miles
broad, the Naval Observatory believes
while in Minnesota it will be about
So miles.
The Nautical Almanac office of the
observatory has compiled figures
showing, in Eastern standard time,
the time of beginning. middle and
ending of the eclipse for a number OF
cities. These figures follow:
HOurS for OhSeryatInn
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Almost Universal.

From the Boston Transcript.
What church does your new
neighbor belong to?" the calleN ask ed.
She's a utilitarian, / understood"
responded old Mrs. Blunderby.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
ROCKEFELLER AIDS
GARDEN TENEMENT
Experiments in Better Living
Quarters for Workers in
New York.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK. December 6-John d.
Rockefeller, jr.. it was announced
today. is backing a movement by the
Empire Mortgage Co. to erect the
first garden tenement" in Manhat-
tara block of ideal homes for east
side wage earners on avenue A, be-
tween Sixty-ffth and Sixty-six
streets. The building will be six
stories high and supply SO families
with four, five and six room homes.
Every apartment will have one or
two baths, be provided with heat and
hot water and face on a spacious
garden and playground for chill
dren. All the rooms will get fresh
air and sunlight and the rent may
most crowded slums
Trial as Experiment..
The project is frankly an expert
ment by Mr.. Rockefeller in better
housing for workers In Manhattan
where hardly building has been
erected in the last decade to rent
at price within the reach of the
average wage Garner.
A similar experiment has proved
successful on lower-priced land in
Long Island City. where the Metro
polttan Life Insurance Co. erected 54
buildings containing 2125 apartments
d Il
heat and hot water free. 1t has also
worked out in Bayonne, n. J.. where
the Associated Industries built still
better tenements for 149 families and
is preparing to rent at SO, $40 and
$l0.25 a room, with bath, heat and
hot water free.
Mr.. Rockefeller participated in the
Bayonne project and engaged Andrew
j. Thomas, architect of that and the
Mnfr I,
plans for the Avenue A garden tene-
ment. 1t is expected the predicted
success of his undertaking will re-
suit in the construction of similar
buildings by other agencies in which
the prospective tenants may take
part as cooperative home owners.
Playground Provided.
The new tenement will be on the
west side of avenue A. covering only
Sc per cent of a site 200 by 100 feet.
The rest of the space will be devoted
to an inner court 10 by 81 feet, ex-
tending into a rear yard with
sunken playground for small chill
dren.
There will also be a forecourt at
either side street end of the build
ing 81 by 20 feet for lawns and other
planting.
This will leave the building free on
all sides and result in thorough air
circulation and cross ventilation for
every room. All apartments will
have two and some three exposures
Fire escapes will lead to the court
leaving the front of the building an
attractive unbroken expanse of Hol-
land brick in orange and buff tones.
Rental will be based on 6 per
cent investment return and a / or
, per cent amortization
Evening star., 1924-12-07
The Lesser Evil.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
Wife-Shall I charge the things
/ buy, or will you just sign a blank
check for me.
Husband-Iil sign the check The
bank at least won't give you any
more than / have.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

Mrs. E. F. Flint of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who is claimed to be the only whole
sale woman watch buyer in the coun-
try, was able to repair watches at
the age Of II, and make them at the
Evening star., 1924-12-07

One-wire antenna for commercial
aadio has been found practical.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
THE ANNOYES YOU AT MOVIES
BY Albert Apple

The pest who reads the captions sub-titles the
movies is not easy to explain He is intricate study
in psychology the science of why do they do is this
annoyer of his neighbors.
Always there is with them In fact he wouldn't
think of reading the titles aloud if he alone
So then, his motive is most apt to be to create favor
able impression his companion He vain feels
or fears that the party he is with not quick and alert
as ne sthat the printed words will vanish from the silver
screen before his companion read and grasp them
Hence in his vanity he calls the neghbors attention to
his companions dull wits by reading titles aloud for him.
Quite unconscousy, though Does by instinct often
without realizing But it is by such acts that men beray
their real sevesther repressed emotions and opinions Of
themselves.
Again, there may be another motive When men are
alone as in the woods, for any length of time
alone lot doing houseworkhey apt to form the habit
of speaking to themselves. Even carrying
tion with invisible sort of twin second
self.
the grows when he feels his through the dark seat
stepping others feet tripping sprawedout legs
sagging onto hats.
But the movie may interest and fascinate him that all
else vanishes except the plot unfolding the
His mental attitude is that he is alone in the universe.
watching drama comedy staged for his special benefit
He forgets that he has neghbors And like the act
ualy alone in the Wilderness he talks to hmse-occasion
ally comment to the players, but more often
peating of subtes.
Behold him, temporarily hypnotized.
third explanation is that he repeats aloud he reads
unconsclousy expressing his approval pleasure His is
the attitude of the who hearing wise saying turns
and repeats it, giving it his endorsement pleased that he
has had identical thought playing tag the back Of
his head and now recognizes it.
Or it may be- Rodger Dolan claims, that he's merely
proudly exhibiting his ability to read
Complicated motives behind of simplest
acts, just simple motives behind many complicated
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28

faster and faster until it filled the
kitchen and began to poke out of the
windows.
"The next thing it did was to
raise the little house up in the air
and float away completely"
eyes, sir! That's right" said the
Green Wizard. "And there it is, up
there in the sky with no more in
tention of coming back than last
Christmas"
"Oh. dear!' said Nancy. "Thcn
what will poor Jack do?'
"Therc is only one way l know Of"
said the Green Wizard.
"What is that ?" asked Nick quick
ly.
ITO get the magic fork" nodded
the Wizard wisely.
1.-The magic fork" cried everybody
in surprise.
"Ycs-the magic fork" said the
Green Wizard. "lf you find it you
can poke it into the bread sponge.
and let the air out. Then when the
air gets out of the bread sponge, it
will do like balloon, the house
will. 1t will settle right down to
tn" ground again"
"How can We get the magic fork?"
CRIED the Twins quickly.
"There's the rub" said the Green
Wizard. "I'm not sure just where
it is. But it is usually to be found
with the magic teapot.
81 see you don't seem to know any
more about the magic teapot than
you do about the magic fork. So I'll
tell you about it. Whoever has the
magic teapot has only to say:
"Go do your best,
Go do your worst.
Or teapot, dear, ri die of thirst"
"And instantly the teapot returns
with any kind Of refreshment one
needs. Milk or water or lemonade
or even ice cream soda. Anything at
all. 1t is the same with the fork.
Whoever possesses it says:
"Oh, magic fork, I'd like treat,
Please see what you can find to eat
"Instantly the fork goes on a
hunting trip. Whatever it touches
sticks to its sharp points and it has
been known to bring home whole
course dinner"
"Well, we'll, wcll!" said Daddy
Gander. "There are more reasons
than one why l should like to find
the magic fork and the magic tea
pot, Twins. Let's be off at once"
(TO Be COntinued)
(Copyright. 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO RUTH BURKE

Well, it's all over, dear Ruth.
With all the barbarous ceremony
! with which we surround our dead
when we put them away from our
sight forever, dear old dad, who
loved and lived life so fully, has
been laid to rest.
The pussy-footed men from the
| uEdertaker's shop, with their mad
dening ails of sympathy; the over
! powerful scent of tuberoses and
lilies of the valley; the stifling pail
of crepe wells; the narrowing notes
Of music, and the long sermon
wherein the minister drew u moral
for the unregenerate from the
blamcless life of my father, have
gone into oblivion.
Poor, dear mother! Never before
| did realize how terrible are our
| funeral ceremonies. l sat beside her
/ with her trembling hand in mine
| and felt her snrink and shuddel
! when the hymn began. heard hel
suppressed sobs as the minister re.
, ferred to her as "the widowed and
! fCrlorn."
1t seemed to me that all this was
like sticking knife into gaping
| wound and turning it around.
Then the great line of motors
filled with business friends and
aoquaintances of my father, the
! marching men of the different So
cieties Of which he was member
and the automobiles filled with flow
ers. Perhaps it all was necessary
Perhaps all this was paying respect
to my fathers good deeds but to
me it was ostentatious and unneces-
sary.
AS we left the house, mother
whispered to me: "Have all the
flowers possible sent to the hospital,
dear, so at least some poor, tortured
living being will be gladdened by
the sight and odor Of blossoms that
were given to honor lifeiess clay"
As we entered the cemetery, we
met another procession headed by a
band playing funeral dirge. Fol
lowing we're vehicles with flowers,
then innumerable motors filled with
men, women and children. All these
were poorly dressed, and John re-
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

$50 that's it," cried Daddy Gan
der as he and the Twins looked into
the Green Wizards gazing ball and
saw surprising sight.
What they saw was the House
That-Jack Built riding along on a
cloud up in the sky, with dough
sticking out of the windows. The
house had dough sticking out of the
windows. l mean, not the sky.
"What do you mean by saying. so
that's it," asked Nancy. Whats
it,"
The Green Wizard looked at Dad
dy Gander and Daddy Gander look
ed at the Green Wizard and they
both nodded wisely at each other
and then Daddy Gander said, "The
bread sponge. That's what's it. It's
all the fault of the bread sponge"
"We don't know what you mean
sir" said Nick in puzzled voice
I'VE don't know what you are talk.
ing about"
"Why," said Daddy, "don't you
see? When Mrs. John, Jacks moth.
er, went outside the house to hang
up her tea-towels to air on the
clothes line, she began to talk te
her neighbor, Mrs. Spratt, over the
back fence, about the best way te
make apple-butter, and she forgot
all about her bread sponge.
swell, it began to rise and it kept
: on rising until it raised the lid of
the pan. Then it kept on rising
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
HOW HALLOWEEN ORIGINATED

Memories of ancestors who believed gObins ban
sheeS ghouls and other evil spirits called up by the
modern celebration of Halloween.
In the early days of the Christian church. the first of
November set aside All Saints Day, because
impossible to observe separate day for each saint
The night before All Saints Day known "Holy
evenng'-then Halloween 1t fearful night, dur
ing which the evil spirits believed to burst from their
bonds and haunt the world having last fling prior the
sacred day.
There however, brighter side to Halloween. 1t
marked the end of harvest and the beginning of
of farm tenancy and landordshp.
Renewing his contracts with his tenants or making ar
rangements with it the Halloween custom
of landlords to bring forth the flowing bowl basket of
apples and sacks of nuts for great celebration.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
EVERYONE VOTE

Among the citizens entitled to vote for president No
vr,rbc" 100000 who ilerate unable read.
This figure is furnished by National Education Association
This enormous cannot read the printed campaigns
urging them to vote Patriotic citizens must help the ed
tors TO reach the 43OO0 by mouth is big ot
Help it, Start talking campaign. Urge all to vote with
out fail.
the worst form of poverty national and individual is g
Of the iterate citizens entitled to vote this autumn,
100000 born right here in America, the rest
from abroad. More millions of ileraes, unable to read
write among the unnaturaized Compulsory educa
ton of grownups is Just needed and sensible
pulsory school attendance by children If they do
to learn to read they be trusted handle the ballot
tcllgently?
vote by ignorance cancels vote by intelligence.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28

understand ?" or "You know what l
mean?" or "See?"
This habit prevails in both low and
high places. On the surface it seems
to spring from an exalted egotism,
an attitude on the part of the New
Yorker that he knows more than the
man he is talking to. The reverse is
probably nearer the truth.
In this polyglot city many tongues
are spoken. English-speaking chilA
dren are never sure whether their
Italian, Russian, French or German
parents fully understand. And the
same time they are never sure that
they can clearly express themselves
to the native-born American.
These New Workers are wise birds.
You'll never catch them falling for
the old shell game or short change
artists.
But the Saturday after the ZR-5
arrived two slickers reaped harvest
at Lakehurst, N. j., collecting ten
cents Admission" from New Workers.
who went there to see the great
dirigible in it's government hangar.
And they hoodwinked some auto
drivers into paying quarter for the
privilege of parking their cars on4
government land.
JAMES W. DEAN.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
=: The Tdnqle =:

marked: what Il pathetic thing!
Some poor woman is giving all the
insurance money to pay proper re-
spect to her man.
Mother looked up with the first
CLEAN Of interest she had shown In
anything outside Of her grief and
her own family since dads death,
and as we descended from the motor
she glanced toward the cheaper part
of the cemetery, where about an
open grave stood a group Of people,
evidently foreigners, while the band
still played dolefully.
Then her own grief overpowered
her, and Karl had to fairly carry
her to the place reserved for the
last rite of all.
When it was all over and we re-
turned TO the house from which all
signs of death and dissolution had
already been banished, mother went
Immediately to her room. knew
she wanted to be alone.
John began to plan about getting
back to his business, and how quick
lv he could move to take charge of
fathers. Just then mother came in
and said: Leslie, I've been thinking
of that other poor woman we saw
at the cemetery today, and want
someone to go imm ediately and find
out if it is true that she has paid
out all her little hoard to. give her
husband grand funeral. If that Is
so, have someone pay all those ex-
penses for her. cannot bear to
have her suffer more than is neces-
sary
took my dear mother in my arms
and kissed her. She may not be
scientifically philanthropic, Ruth,
but she's regular human being.
Copyright 1924, NEA Service, lnc.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28

New York, Oct. 28.-Cross- s-sectiOn
of monologue heard on Broadway:
II was !walkin' up the street, you
understand? And the first thing l
knew there she was, right in front
of me, you understand? She was
dressed like dog fight. You know
what l mean? And l says to her,
Where you goin'" Nothin' out of
the way the way l said it. You know
what l mean? But she flew off the
handle, you understand? And she
says to me. How'd you get that
way% Of course, it wasn't none of
my business, you understand? We
amt engaged, but I'd given her a
friendship ring. You know what I
mean. So says to her. 4 don't mean
nothin', see? But l thought l was
your best friend and I'd like to
know Maybe amt in love with
her, you understand? But she's on
my mind lot. You know what !
mean? Anyway. she wouldn't answer
me and walked on down the street,
sorta haughty-like, if you understand
what l mean."
Probably nothing about the New
Yorker is so irritating to the visitor
here as this habit of asking, "You
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
FABLES ON HEALTH
MORE HINTS

Some other handy hints for emer-
gency that Mrs. Jones of Anytown
always had at hand in case something
happened to the children were these
For colic-Colic may be caused by
upset stomach Or result from get
ting chilled. Put heat against the
pain and make the child vomit
through administration of mustard
in water or salt in glass of warm
water. A teaspoonful Of ginger in
glass of hot water is another re-
cognized home remedy.
Fnr frNstbite-Rub ,yigerously with
snow or very cold water. Cold and
rubbing are the best remedies-not
heat.
Burns or cuts-If the burn is large
or has formed a bad blister it is we'll
to have docton see it. 1t a minor
burn prepare paste Of wet baking
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-10-28
AS IT MAY BE YEARS
FROM NOW
detroit NewS)

(DetrOlt NeWS)
They are taking in the Wash in
England A mile Of this great
shallow bay of the North Sea is to
be surrounded by a dixie this win
ter: the land so recovered, sur
faced with three or four feet OF
fertile soil, is to be planted to
grass, and two years hence given
to the plow. The cost Of recover
ing nearly 100 acres is estimated
at about $4,000. or 500 an acre.
1t is believed that three years from
today it will be worth $3.50 an acre.
Thus d natural work will be ex-
pediteG The Wash was once 4
much larger bay which has been
gradually filled by deposits from
the sluggish streams that empty
into it, Tide-scouring has failed
to carry away this fertile soil, and
there it has lain, gradually bank
ing up and forcing the sea back
ward But natures operations are
too slow for man. especially when
his numbers are increasing and
pressing on the food supply. Eng
Iduu HcSuS Illole Sldlu. duu lIC
flat LANDS of Norfolk and Lincoln
make excellent wheat country.
Therefore the filling of the Wash
is to be hastened by the work of
man
The time may come when pres
sure of population may cause sim
lar reclamation of land along our
Great Lakes. Saginaw bay afore-
time was much larger than it is
today; it is being gradually filled
in by river deposits. The Maui
NEE has dragged Ohio soil into the
western end of Lake Erie. forming
wide expanses of shadows five or
six feet deep. Much of this land
can be taken from the lakes when
increasing values make the under
taking profitable. Even Lake st.
Clair may some day disappear
from the map through the opera
tiOn Of the same factors.