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The Nome nugget., 1925-07-25

$ on the increase and promises to become most important indu.tr#5 The evidence in hand tai- cares this section of Alaska will eoataue weld a valuable annual fur product
 Nome is the distributng point for trade with those engaged in fur business in Northwest AL a5ka and siberia. and many thorsands of dolllrs worth ot fur pelts handed annually tii= Port
 Fox Farming
 Foy farming is coming mo tla iameltzH ts stable tadasrrs n ta- 5-&ard P-afn=f.sa dl4- .a aa5 eres- many have taken ou- peral.-- to- tss~ ats+.rg durnz the fts ear h ms-t el5es tae fo>s. for breeding ase captured bs- n ea-ss .ae animal have ben imported rom solsh- eastern Alaska Tae greatest feature as fix tsrsn- ii. ta tai= section the fact rH,r .&e which borne i, of verv hssa 4ua!.y oai the aa.nal, thtv4 n this climate
 bur.ag the decade lss2-lea- the Federal Government imported 2.o reindeer from siberia to Alaska the purpose which to make tae Aaska Fskmos self-supporting people B. 1905 there were 1oo0o reindeer tu the territory aad during the succeeding twenty increased fifty fold more than 4oo,ooo animals h aidition to this number more than l5o ooo have baea but chered for food and clothing Shipments of rein
  age capacity Of the steamers running to Nome-in 1s2i being about 375o00 pounds and viii exceed 000 pounds in 1925
 Alaska contains some one Hundred aat thirty million of reindeer pasturage sufficient to support permanently about four million reindeer. This number should be reached in less than eraion and when fully stocked, Alaska will an nually produce approximately million carcasses or 75.oo0 tons.
 Fisheries
 Salmon fishing in the Nome District oversaaiows the of the fishing industry. Canner!As losatat at the mouth of the Yukon Rive- operate each yaar and yield a large annually The veart? of herring at Golovn Bay. offers opportunity for Jorge investment Beuga-whte whaIe-frequent the fate of the Yukon River but yer. effort has been made 10 catch and market this valuable mammal. despite large commercial possibilities Warus anl hair seal numerous and present strong pos3,.ilttie, eoiher elrces, welt uaique f1r th sportsman and hunter
The Nome nugget., 1925-07-25

Since lss7. Alaska has produced farz to the value of about s1oo,5oO,ooo. of which about s7S.- oOOo represents the value of the fur seal skins. The raising of and other fur bearing animals
Evening star., 1925-09-12
The Passing of George

No longer will the railroad traveller
who blithely assumes personal ac-
quaintance with the dining car walters
be able to get by with their tradi-
tional George" greeting, with which
they have sought to impress more con-
servatiVe or timid tourists. The wait
ers themselves have not struck on be-
ing Jumped collectively with all the
Georges Of America. They have con-
tinued to smile and serve. But the
dining car managers have come to the
conclusion that as long as certain of
their patrons are disposed to use first
names they might as well use the
right first names, and so hereafter on
at least one of the large roads in this
country the names Of the walters at
particular tables will be printed on
the menu cards. 1t will probably be a
shock to most Of the first.name callers
to find out how few Georges there
really are in the service.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
The Connecting Parkway.

Work has finally been started on the
driveway that is to cut through Rock
Creek Valley and the Geological Park
to Massachusetts avenue. This is a
unit in the ong-contemplated and as
ong-delayel connecting parkway TO
unite Potomac and Rock Creek Parks.
When the Potomac Park was Gre
ated by the dredging of the river chan
nels and Rock Creek Park was estab-
lished it was proposed to link them to-
gether. A natural course for such a
connection lay along the Potomac shore
north of Potomac Park and through
the lower Rock Creek Valley, includ-
ing both banks of that stream. Some
Of this land was occupied by buildings,
in the lower part by large business
establishments. Congress adopted a
project for the condemnation or direct
purchase of these lands, and from
time to time has appropriated funds
for this purpose. The procedure, how
ever, has been slow, and being slow
the cost has been increased beyond
"Hdl II "Ouiu nav . Dttl Ildu lHS ell
tire area been taken at once upon
the definite adoption Of the plan.
Enough land has been now acquired
by purchase and condemnation to
open up the connecting parkway as
far south as Massachusetts, avenue.
Various tracts below that point have
also been obtained. The work just to
be started will carry the improvement
to Massachusetts avenue, leaving for
future operations the establishment of
a parkway to the creek mouth and
thence to Potomac Park.
Completion Of this link in the chain
OF the Capitals great park system
should be one Of the first items of de-
velopment in the future 1t is anon
alous that the remaining stretch be-
tween Potomac Park and the point
now reached in the development should
remain in private possession and mis-
cellaneous and unsightly use indefi-
nitely. When this parkway is COM
pleted it will be possible to pass unin-
terruptedly through an attractive set
ting from Hams Point, the extreme
end Of Potomac Park, to the most
northerly limit of Rock Creek Park, a
stretch unapproached anywhere in the
world in point of beauty.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Brain Power and Motoring.

A speaker at the National Confer
ence on the Science of Politics in New
York has declared that persons Of
high intelligence are more dangerous
as automobile drivers than those of
low intelligence. Absent. .mindedness
due to mental preoccupation with
other matters is attributed as the
main reason why people Of higher
brain power are involved in the largest
percentage of traffic accidents. Statis-
tics, he says, show a greater proper
ton Of mishaps among professional
men and business men than among de-
livery boys. truckmen, taxi drivers
and laborers.
1t has been observed, on the con-
trary, in this city that the reverse is
true, that most Of the accidents in
Washington = are caused by incom-
petence rather than by absent.minded.
ness or preoccupation. Truck drivers
have been especially guilty of col
lisions with other vehicles and with
pedestrians. The average driver, what
ever his status outside Of his machine,
has little chance to be wool.gathering.
He must keep his eye on the road and
on the traffic constantly to save him
self from disaster. The chief danger
comes from those who regard them
selves as skilled drivers, and relying
upon their supposed expertness OF
motor management take chances with
speed and sharp turns and in narrow
passages.
Even if 1t were true, as the New
Evening star., 1925-09-12

York speaker contends. that persons
of higher intelligence are less com.
petent than others, no rule could pos
sibly be framed and carried into effect
to exclude them from motor driving.
In some States 1t is the practice to
revoke the licenses Of those who are
guilty OF repeated infractions Of traffic
rules, sometimes permanently, some
times only for q period. That is a
safer course than any attempt to bar
the unfit before licensing. 1t is, of
course, somewhat like locking the door
after the theft of the horse, but GER
tainly no rule could ever be sustained
in law that would bar a man from the
privilege OF driving his own car be-
cause he is gifted with reasoning
powers and a high grade Of mental
capacity.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

statement that he lost contact with
the Aroostock& which was stationed
second in line from the Hawaiian
coast. The adverse winds which ex-
hausted his fuel had carried him off
course. Had he been in sight of the
Aroostock there would have been no
trouble. She could have gone to his
rescue as soon as he descended, and,
refueling him, enabled him to proceed
to Hawaii. Had his fuel not been
municated. But the moment his gaso-
line gave out his radio-sending power
ceased.
Thus it would seem that save on
ships to start moving westward in
succession there was no difference be-
tween the procedure as ordered and as
advised after the event by the critic
Of the Navy's aviation policy and
practice. Had not the adverse winds
carried Comdr. Rodgers off his course
and exhausted his fuel the flight
would have been successful. A mis-
calculation was made as to the amount
of fuel necessary for the flight. APP
parently the chance of encountering
adverse winds was not adequately
taken into account. Perhaps the plane
was overloaded. Those are matters
for technical consideration. 1t is. how
ever, only fair to the Navy Depart
ment to note that full precaution was
taken to afford protection to the planes
in flight.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

now consists mostly of landed prop
erty or productive institutions such
as electric railways or gas factories
etc. These institutions do not Weld
much profit at the present time.
Landed property is not productive at
all In many cases, and on the con
trary requires money to keep Il I'm
order, so the only property which is
really Of financial advantage for d.
municipality is agricultural land, such
as forests or farms. Certain munich
palities hold rather large forest prop
erty. Sometimes they are very small.
having only few hundred in
habitants, therefore 1t would probably
be one of these villages in which the
highest value Of municipal property
would fall to each citizen If one were
| to divide the value Of its wealth bv
the number Of its citizens.
Q. Is it possible to decide Just who
are the richest men in the country?
-R. r.
A. There is no official information
which can be obtained regarding in
dividual wealth. The difficulty of
estimating ones wealth by income tax
returns is shown by the fact that In
1913 141 persons reported an income
of $l,000,000 or more, while in 1921
the number was reduced TO 81 persons.
This great change was probably
| caused by investments in non-taxabie
securities.
Q. When were high schools drst
known?-H. L. p
A. In connection with school one
OF the earliest uses of the word
high" was in 1873. Perhaps the
first high school was in Winchester.
England, in 1877. The first high
school in the United States was es-
tablished in Boston in May, 1921, as
the Boys Classical School, compIi-
mentary to the Boys Latin School
Q. Where is the Villa Madama in
Rome?-A. NJ NJ
A. The Villa Madama is on the
Via Triumphals under Monte Mario.
It was built by Guilio Romano and
the frescoes are famous.
Q. Which fruits contain a great
deal Of acid?-H. N.
A. Fruits which contain a large
amount of acid are oranges, lemons.
grapefruit, peaches, plums and
grapes.
@. Were the ruling class of Egyp
tians in Moses day white or colored?
E. G. B.
A. They were white. Then, as
now, they were dark-complexioned
Aryans.
george Washington said "Kno1rl-
edge IS in eUery country the surest
basis OF public happiness. 1t is true.
that any people tCho are informed are
supertor~tO those 1Oho remain in i0no-
rance. This Is 1Chy IRE are placing at
the disposal Of our readers the great
est free Information bureau In er-
istence. This paper Is supporting in
Washington q highly trained organ
tzdtton of experts in the gathering and
compiling Of educational data. BIZ
beepin0 in constant touch tcith Fed
erdl bureaus and educational enter
prtSeS tt IS able to pass on to you an
thorttotiUe Information Of the highest
order. II gOu hare q question You
tcdnt apstCered submit 1t to our bu-
reuu. There Is no charge ercept 2
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postage. Address The Star Inforr1d-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. RGskin, di-
rector, T10enty-frst and O streets
northwest, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
The Returned Metropolitan.

The Returned Metropolitan.
Back to de fiat compartment, six by
eight!
Back to de oil stove an de foldin'
bed.
Back to de nights where nine o'clock
amt late!
Dat rural games a bunco on de
dead!
fell fur 1t jes' like de other guys.
1t looked to me like such an easy
hunch.
To roam de garden pickin' apple pies
An milk de cow fur cream puffs fer
me lunch!
Tack up dat Home, Sweet Home"
card on de wall
And greet de landlord wit lovin'
smile,
Where gnats don't bite ner caterpil-
lars crawl,
An where you needn't beat 1t fur
a mile
To git drink o. water at de pump,
Nor stay awake until de night is
DER
Cause de mosquitoes crawls around
to bump
De bumps dey built on you de night
before.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Regulation of Dentistry.

Operation Of the new law regulating
the practice Of dentistry in this city
has, according to the annual report
of the chairman of the board Of
dental examiners, worked salts
factorily to the end Of eliminating mis-
leading signs and deceptive profes-
sional promises and the concealment
of individual responsibility under the
use Of company and trade names.
Dentistry has advanced in recent years
to a high point Of proficiency. Public
education in oral sanitation has been
carried to the point Of an almost uni
versal appreciation of the necessity of
care and attention. Much harm, how
ever, has been done in the past by in
competent practitioners. The District
was for years unprotected in this re-
spect. Now a law is in operation which
affords that protection, and it is
gratifying to note from this report
that it is working out to the end
sought-of eliminating quacks and re-
pressing deception.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
An Epic of the Sea.

Comdr. Rodgers plain statement Of
the adventure of PN-9 No. 1 tells a
stirring tale simply and without
heroics. Behind the modest text, how
ever, is an epic of the sea. This sailor
man, who in keeping with the chang
ing times has become an airman, re-
lates how his craft, buffeted by head
instead of favoring winds, ran out Of
fuel; how he tried to reach one of the
guard ships, from which he could re-
fuel, but missed her position; how he
made a safe landing" in rough water;
how he rugged a sail out of the fabric
of the wings and drifted 400 miles,
passing within sight of a steamer that
gave no heed to his signals, doubtless
because they were not seen; how he
and his crew subsisted on their meager
rations and their scanty water supply,
eked out by distillation and captured
rainfall; how finally they were rescued
by a submarine.
This all sounds very simple and
easy. Yet consider the circumstances.
There We're five men in a little flying
boat, adrift in the Pacific, with short
supplies of food and water, with the
possibility of a violent storm at any
time destroying them. Through their
radio receiver they could hear the re-
ports of those who were securing the
sea to find them. They learned that
hope was growing faint for their res
cue. There is an amusing touch to
the comment that these men, so help
less in midocean, at no time shared the
fear of which they heard the echo.
They were confident that they could
make land, a confidence that was in
splred, it Is plain from the statements
Of the men, by their faith in their
leader, who never faltered for a mo-
ment during the nine days Of trial.
Supreme courage and skill brought
the men Of PN9 No. 1--would that
craft with such an adventure had a
more individual name--through their
peril. In the tales they tell of their
experience there is not a word to show
that any man faltered Discipline pre-
vailed upon the little craft. Each one
took his share of the watch and duty,
their commander taking more than his
share Of that and less than his share
Of sustenance.
The people Of this country are proud
OF the men who went through that
experience so blithely and so capably.
They failed in the effort to fly across
the sea to Hawaii, but through no
fault of their own, or, in fact, it would
seem, Of their craft. They have, in
deed, won higher honor in their failure
than in any successful voyage.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

Newark News, that the President
considers his election a mandate to
get results, and that the way to get
them is to get the boards thinking
along his own lines. He seems to
have come to Gen. Goethals' conclu-
sion that boards are long, narrow
and wooden" The President "is the
supreme authority in the executive
branch of the Government" is the
way the matter is viewed by the
Bridgeport Post, while the Reno
Gazette upholds his power of removal
and remarks: "Haney's idea Is that
the board should cling to the ships
that are rotting at the docks and
should not sell them, even If they are
costing the taxpayers over a million
month. 1t is an idea that is far
behind the times"
Every one. knows" according to
the Hartford Times, that the record
of the Shipping Board will be hung
about the neck of the administration,
either as a medal or a milestone. and
the President is entitled to his oppor-
tunfty to make that record as COM
mendable as may be-" Against this
the Milwaukee Journal contends:
Most Of these boards and commits
sfons were set up by Congress to do
their own thinking and handle public
business on facts and without regard
to Presidents policies In other
circumstances apd on greater issue
Mr.. Haney might acquire heroic
stature, the Charleston Evening
Post suggests.
'"The official oath is not to supnort
presidential policies" AYERS the Cam
ton Daily News, but to serve the
people of the United States. and a
subordinate may we'll consider his
duty is to resist presidential de-
mands when he feels they are not
for the best interests of the people
or the department under his control"
General condemnation of the con-
troversies in the Shipping Board Ia
offered by the Bangor Commercial.
"The public" in the opinion of the
Commercial, "is about ready to de-
clare "a plague on both your Houses
1t may be that the difficult problem
of the Governments ships has been
handled as we'll as 1t could be, but
there is room for different opinion.
A main fact Is that the merchant
marine continues to suffer-"
Evening star., 1925-09-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What happens II two teams are
tied for the pennant at the close of
the season?-G. NJ.
A. IL two teams OF an organized
base ball league are tied for first
place at the end of the playing season,
the two teams must have play-off
Of three games and the winner of
two games out Of the three receives
the pennant.
@. What was the first movie in
which Ronald Coleman appeared
A. 1t was "The White Sister," in
which Lillian Gish starred.
Q. Do naturalists give any explana-
| ton for the brilliant colors of butter
| f1ies?-S. w.
A The colors Of a great many liv-
| ing things, including a considerable
percentage of American butterflies,
have been commonly explained by
theory of warning colors. According
to this theory animals which were for
any reason not edible by birds and
| mammals have developed striking
combinations of color such as black
and yellow, red and black, and black
| and white.
O.. How many units are there in a
great gross?-H. M. U.
A. There are IL gross or 1928 units
in a great gross.
Q. Was the Duke of WELLINGTON
created a duke or was he born to the
| title?-D. M.
A. The title Duke OF wellington
| was one granted by the British gov.
ernment to Arthur Wellesley, who
was born in Ireland, 1883. The duke
was one Of the greatest of British
soldiers, first becoming noted in In
dian service, later in the Peninsular
War. He achieved his greatest fame
| In the campaigns against Napoleon.
He was created Duke Of Wellington
| after the victory Of Vittoria and re-
ceived then a grant of 400, 900 pounds.
! After the Battle of Waterloo, he re-
ceived another grant of 200 900 pounds
and the title Prince of Waterloo He
also received large estates in Holland.
and an order of decoration from
Louis XVIII Of France. The title did
not carry landed estate.
@, When were fountain pens first
| used?-S. H. n.
A. A fountain pen was manufac-
tured In England as early as 1895, but
1t did not attain any great degree of
success, as 1t did not prove practicable
in the way it was constructed. In
1884 patent was granted for the au-
| tomato underfed pen. 1t is stated
that fountain pens are based on the
principle Of this model
Q. How old was George Matheson
when he lost his sight?-D. E. r.
A. The blindness of this Scotch
clergyman and author became almost
complete in his eighteenth or nine
teenth year
Q. Which of the German cities is
richest today?-J. w. McC.
A. The German embassy says that
1t Is difficult to say which is the
wealthiest and most prosperous
municipality in Germany at present
since no statistics are available con.
cerning property and activities of the
different German cities. Most of the
municipalities in Germany lost their
money, as, for instance, endowments
for certain purposes as far as they
consisted Of cash. or of state bonds,
just as German individuals therefore;
the wealth of German municipalities
Evening star., 1925-09-12
The Hawaiian Flight Guard Ships.

With reference to the failure of con-
tact between the guard ships and the
Hawaiian flight planes. one of which
has just been rescued after nearly
reaching the goal, criticism has been
directed against the Navy Department
for failure to provide a larger number
of vessels. Col. Mitchell, in his state
ment of general comment on the avia-
ton policies Of the Government, has
urged that the surface craft should
have been under orders to keep in
motion while the planes were in sight,
In the same direction with them, in
order to afford a maximum of protec-
ton.
1t is now developed that the guard
ships, stationed at intervals of 200
miles across the sea, were in fact un-
der orders to speed with the planes.
The instructions issued the command
ers of plane guard vessels, specified
that they should for one hour prior to
the expected passing of the planes
and for one hour after passing emit
dense smoke by day and at night
point searchlights in the direction Of
the planes. 1t was Furthermore re-
quired that each plane guard ship
should, after the last plane had passed,
follow on the base course at high
speed for two hours and then continue
at moderate speed until further orders.
Three planes were to have constitut-
ed the Pacific flight flotilla. One failed
tc start. Two took off at San Fran
cisco, one of them going down a short
distance from the coast. Thus for the
greater part of the flight there was
=,;r a single plane, the PN-9 No. l,
for the guard ships to note. They
could thus start west at high speed as
soon as it had passed. Col. Mitchell's
suggestion was that each guard ship
should have begun to speed westward
as soon as the plane was sighted ap-
preaching, thus giving longer period
OF contact. The only difference be-
tween the ordered procedure and that
suggested by Col Mitchell was that
the guard ships were to wait until the
plane was overhead before moving
west at high speed.
It Is evident from Comdr. Rodgers,
Evening star., 1925-09-12
A Traffic Suggestion.
To the Editor of The star:


AS to the congestion of traffic at
main street intersections, I offer the
following suggestion in the interest of
safety, time saving and simplicity of
operation: Take Seventh street at
Pennsylvania avenue. There isn't
room enough at the right places
Shove back the loading platform rs
feet west, toward the Treasury. 1t
would make no difference as to street
cars or passengers. Give that 25.-foot
wide path as new crossing for
pedestrians. Give the present crossing
to the left-hand-turn autos. In the
same way take 25 feet from each of
the remaining three streets (stops)
back Of the pedestrian crossings. Au-
toists do not care just where they
have to stop within few feet, so that
everything is simple at the 25-foot line
and street cars also. The traffic Of
ficer, with his whistle and signals,
still controls. Autoists who aim at
left.hand turning will avoid stopping
at the curb, will know where they are
at and still get out of the way Take
little more room out of the mag
nif1cent distances" and the rest is
mostly matter Of an order-and
some paint. 4 e. s. MAY.
Evening star., 1925-09-12

A barefoot election-bet hiker. just
paying off for his faith in last years
Democratic candidate. comes along
just In time to hear the echoes of the
Madison Square Garden party re-
sounding in the New York mayoralty
scrap.
Evening star., 1925-09-12
Improved.

You say the man you married
seems more kind and generous since
your divorce than he did before?'
Yes" answered Mrs. Flimmson.
He never says a word about econ
on1izing, but sends around his alimony
without a murmur"