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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Public Seems Clad to Avoid
Dry Poll i'm Ranks of Legion

matter is $50 controversial as to cause
Misunderstanding among our own
members" says: "Mr. Spaford is wise
in his generation. Prohibition is a
delicate subject, If not, indeed, sore
subject, just now"
can expression on prohibition can
hardly be regarded as partisan mat
ter at the present time" replies the
Charleston Evening Post, which thinks
in relation to the overseas soldiers
that cit might put an end to an argu'
ment of long standing" The Colum-
bus, Ohio. State Journal suspects tne
poll was called off because the poll
itcians feared that the result might
be so decisive as to make it nard 10
dodge the question in the party piaI'
forms and that thus some votes which
may be held in line by trimming might
be alienated by plain speech" The
Hartford Times finds evidence in the
proposal itself that sit is going to be
virtually impossible to keep the pro-
hibition question out of politics dur
ing the next campaign"
"The defunct Spafford referendum,
according to the Grand Rapids Press
reduces itself to vote urged on tne
ground that the whole system OF re-
publican, representative government
provided by the Constitution Is wrong,
and decisions should be made by mob
vote, without the elaboration Con'
gress now provides. From dry
standpoint, it is hard to see why a
Legion referendum should be feared;
in fact, there are sound reasons for
such referendums in crystallizing
opinion. But they are net the reasons
offered by Comdr. Spafford."
Contending that dry protest "killed
Comdr. Spafford's PLAN" the New
York Evening Post asks: "Why Is it
that the drys are obscurantists? Why
do they so firmly oppose any inquiry
into the state of public opinion as to
If American SEN
timent stood as strongly for prohibit
ton as the Anti-Saloon League says,
the league itself would be out organ
izing referenda wherewith to crush
its foes" The Port Arthur News con-
cludes: eff there are Legionnaires who
are opposed to the Spafford suggestion,
it is their American privilege to club
It to death. If there are Legionnaires
who favor the suggestion, it is their
American privilege to go ahead with
the balloting."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Plan Suggested for
Raising Submarines
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
After reading an account in The
Evening Star to the effect that all
means had been exhausted and that
there was only faint hope of raising
the sunken submarine 81, I feel it
should be called to the attention of
Congress to, provide some adequate
means of raising these vessels imme-
diately after such accidents occur.
This could be done if the Congress
would vote a sum to build two vessels
equipped with folding extension
bridges on turrets, so as to be operated
from either side Of a sunken vessel,
and by so maneuvering the submarine
could be brought to the surface with.
IN IL hours after arriving upon the
scene Of disaster. I cannot go into
details as to the building of these
vessels at this time. I might say.
however, that they could be used as
supply ships and for other purposes
which would make them self.sustain-
ing. There would be no need of men
perishing submerged as they are now
on the S.4. w. A. ECHO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Tube Ladder Proposed
To Save Submarine Crews
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
was much interested on reading
the suggestions in The Star, re:
Lifting Submarines"
Now, sir, have an idea here which
] believe would help the boys on the
S.4 to escape, and If you think the
same would be glad If you showed
1t to some Of the Navy folks for
their opinion.
My idea is to have a large hose
about 20 inches wide, made of the
same canvas as a firehose. You
would lower this hose down and
make it fast to the outlet of the tor
pedo tube; the other end. of course.
would be kept aboard ship on the
surface. The hose would be fitted
with rope handles inside so that the
men could crawl up, after the hose
had been filled with compressed air
to make 1t swell out, which could be
regulated from the surface ship.
HUGH YOUNG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

A recent interesting news note from
New York was to the effect that a
first edition of Charles Dickens Post.
humous Papers of the Pickwick Club"
had sold for $4,000, more than twice
the price paid for a similar item at
sale in England.
1t is particularly enheartening at
this season Of the year for Dickens
lovers to know that their favorite
author is being read more than ever
and that his first editions are bring
ing higher prices.
No one ever, surely, wrote better
Christmas stories than Charles Dick
ems. His Christmas Carol stands
today as not only the best Yuletide
tale ever written but also as the best
that ever shall be written, for the
conditions that gave 1t birth are pass
ing away.
1t enshrines, with that generous ex-
aggeration of which Dickens was the
supreme master, the whole spirit of
Christmas, of Christmas in a day and
country when relatives and friends
| were not Jumped off into price classes.
as 1t were, but where and when the
accent was placed on the festival
itself.
The Christmas Of Dickens various
Christmas stories, which reach their
zenith in "A Christmas Carol" is a
different sort of Christmas from the
| one that you and I, dear reader, will
know in few days.
If Christmas is to mean anything
to us this year, we must somehow get
| back. by Sunday, to the genuine at
| mosphere Dickens gives US in his
"a ~ \, Il
| Of the old.time Christmas.
We must have wiped out the cross
balancing of the past few weeks, with
| its We'll, l gave Aunt So.and-So a
gift at such-and.such a price, and now
must give Uncle John no less one,
| but, of course, not any more!' The
| cool calculation of whether to send a
| gift or a card to an acquaintance, and,
| If the former, how much-this must
be forgotten.
Sometimes there is disposition to
| feel that Christmas is, after all, a
| children's proposition, and should be
| confined solely to them. Yet a second
| thought shows that this is a shrink.
| ing of the real issue.
Christmas always has been a chill
dren's festival, in essence. during
| modern times, but the growth of
wealth and taste has led US far astray
in the search for Yuletide happiness.
The gift Of a Saviour to the world
has been symbolized by the little gifts
Of parents to child, of friend to
friend. Human nature, although
knowing the impossibility Of parallel.
ing the supreme gift. has nevertheless
allowed itself to fool itself in multiply
| ing gift upon gift.
This Is not and never will be the
essence of Christmas. The spirit is
the thing, and he who lacks it, or
feels in his heart that Christmas Is a
bore. may suddenly work a miracle
with himself If he win read his Dick.
ems.
We know not how the great English
story-teller was able to weave such q
wealth of Christmas spirit with words,
but the fact remains that he did so.
{, The magic Of his pen has not passed
| with the onrush of relentless time, hut
still possesses the power to move and
thrill.
Is not this the greatest magic of
books? A book on a shelf, unopened,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What is the best method Of de-
stroying bacteria In milk?-M. p.
A. Pasteurizing milk, or holding It
at temperature of las degrees f. for
80 minutes, is the best practical meth
cd of destroying disease-producing
bacteria without causing undesirable
changes in the milk. Milk for general
use or for infant feeding can be pas
teuriZed at home, and this should be
done if there is any question about its
purity.
@. What salaries do such profess
sional men as engineers get?-E. C. d.
A. 1t has been estimated that engi-
neers make from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year after being out Of school five
years, between $4,000 and $4,000 after
10 years, between $4,000 and $500
after Is years and between $4,000 and
$500 after 20 years.
O. What kind of material did the
Egyptians use for wrapping their
mummies? Pc. p.
A. They used linen bandages about
inches wide.
@. Please name two Polish men who
fought in our Revolutionary war.
j. Z. G.
A. Tadeuz Kosciuszko and Cast
mir Pulaski are two distinguished
Poles who fought in the Revolution.
@. Where did the hard sound Of ''h"
originate?--P. G..
A. 1t was used by the Phoenicians.
The letter is derived from their alpha
bet.
@. Was there a fish in New Zealand
that was used for plotting ships up
the channel?-J. d.
A. 1t is a matter of common report
that certain cetacean, probably
grampuS, lived for years in PeloruS
Sound, New Zealand, and had the
habit of accompanying vessels
through the sound. This animal was
so regular in it's appearance and so
we'll known that it had received the
name of "Pelorus Jack" There seems
to be no doubt as to the existence OF
this animal, and of the fact that 1T
was recognized by the New Zealand
government. 1t appears to have been
large porpoise, or grampus, ana was
certainly not a fish.
O. How many men are stenogra-
pliers, and how many women?-J. ID.
A. In 1920, there were 50.41 men
giving their occupation as stenogra-
pher and 564.744 women.
@. When and where was John
Erskine, author Of THE Private Lire
of Helen Of Troy" born?-T. V. M.
A. He was born in New York, &C.
tober S, 1879.
O. Are artichokes eaten with the
fingers?-A. r. L.
IA A. Artichokes are always eaten
with the fingers; a leaf at a time IS
pulled off and the edible end dipped in
the sauce, and then bitten on.
@. When were Christmas cards first
made?-W. w.
A. The earliest example Of the art
of making Christmas cards is attrlo-
uted to ]. C. Horsley, r. A, who IN
1886 made designs of this character.
Subsequently the demand for these
tokens became enormous, and at
present Christmas cards are often of
much artistic merit in both design and
coloring.
@. What States do not have tax on
gasoline?-C. L. D.
A. Massachusetts, and New York are
the only States that do not have a
gasoline tax. Over $100,000,000 was
collected by this method of taxation
during the first six months of this
year. At that time New Jersey and
Illinois had no gasoline tax.
O. How many buffalo are there in
this country now?-F. c.
A. They are in the Wichita National
Forest, in Oklahoma; the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Efforts to entertain the Prince Of
Wales should be moderated so as not
to make him think of something ir-
resistibly funny just when he is about
to take a difficult jump on horse
back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Whether Lindbergh admires bull.
ton. He is present at the merry
sports" purely as a guest and in no
sense as a critic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

A presidential candidate il COM
PEELED to be cautious in deciding
whether his candidacy Ii a public
demand or only a personal state Of
mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Old-fashioned oratory retains lit
tie appeal. And yet there are mo-
ments when It would be q relief to
hear more poetry quoted and less en-
deavor for original eloquence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

There are statesmen sufficiently
cynical to interpret some alleged
specimens of correspondence between
Mexico and the u. 8. A. as mere let
ters to Santa Claus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Interoceanic canals are important,
but in world relationships the little
old airplane still remains the big
idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

leave to print" may be relied on
to keep the Congressional Record
from being compressed into so-called
tabloid proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

The holiday shopper 10 again In
evidence to lend "corroborative de-
tail' to the Wall Street statements
that the country is prosperous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Christmas Card.

Christmas Gard.
A bit Of pasteboard. very gay;
Some printers ink In bright array;
A picture quaint, or else sublime,
That whispers of an olden time;
A sentiment in rhyme or prose
Which art has labored to disclose
And, best of all, in Christmas glee
Affections thought by you for me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

A submarine boat is pitiful Of
fensive mechanism when 1t kills only
its own crew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Popular Impression.

''They want you to come back to
the old schoolhouse and play Santa
Claus"
mo, sir" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. II get too many letters now
demanding favors. II they ever see
me dressed up as Sanity. there'll be no
limit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

"Yoh can't believe all you hear"
said Uncle Eben. mot even when you
gifts Axcited an says It yohself."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Clothes,

/ often hear Of other days
When girls wore ruffies, hoops and
stays.
They were demure and sweet Of yore--
But oh, what funny clothes they wore!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

Jud Tunkins says a child who is
amused by molasses and a feather
grows up to be the man who can en-.
terrain himself for hours with q
patent cigar lighter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Caution.

Would you marry a millionaire
mot unless knew him very well
indeed" answered Miss Cayenne. He
might be O bootlegger."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

American leaders In 1917 an effort,
backed by Carnegie funds. was made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

By the Chimney Place.
Said Henry Ford, ''The case is tough.
Said Santa Claus. tits shocking.
This new car isn't small enough
To 60 in Susie's stocking!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22

HE who says he has nothing to
regret" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, has lived but tamely."
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
FUR PRICES GO UP

The monthly fur sales held in Ia soma brought out a large number of buyers making spirited compe- tition to the benefit of those who made late shipment of furs
 Top prices for the different ar ticles were as follows:
 Red fox, $43, lynx $45, and mink $25. Fox advanced ten per cent Ninety-fve percent of the offerings were sold.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
FORMER, ALASKA INVESTIGATOR
 PROMOTED IN SOUTH

Neville H. Castle, formerly assist ant United States District Attorney at Nome in the early days of taat camp, and who has been a legal ad- visor and investigator of antitrust law violations for the Department ol Justaice has been promoted recently to the position of chief advisor fol the prohibition forces of northern California.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
Information Wanted

 Information is desired regarding seaborn Wesley Barnhart fifty years of age. The last heard from him was by letter from Bakersfield, Cal ifornia, advising his brother that he intended leaving there April 10, 1912 for Alaska where he had pur- chased an interest in gold mine. Any information regarding Mir. Barnhart should be sent to the Gov ernor's Office, Juneau.
 Governors Office
 Juneau, Alaska, May 13, 1927
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
Trapper Blinded By Fire,
 Walks 5 Miles for Help

Dan Keeler, trapper on the Cinema River about 12 miles above Fair banks, was badly burned about the face and hands when his cabin caught fire. Starting out for aid Keeler was three days in making five miles to Harry Badgers cabin. His eyelids and the surrounding flesh were so swollen that he could not hold the lids open voluntarily and while walking he held them open with his hands. He was brought to town by MT. Badger Fairbanks-News Miner.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
Fairbanks Ayiators to
 Make Another Attempt

Capt. George H. Wilkins is re. turning to Point Barrow this week from Fairbanks this week and will make another attempt to explore the Arctic blind spot.
 The plane Alaskan will replace the plane Detroit News No. which was abandoned in the ice. fields during the first attempt te cover that section.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20
MEDDLING WITH NICARAGUA

Eight hundred marines were or dered to reinforce the command oi Admiral Latimer's force in Nicara- qua this week. It is understood
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20

that this reinforcemtnt is going south to reinforce President Cool. idge's decision that the warning factions must disarm and surrender all war material.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20

The Sons and Daughters of Nor way celebrated Norway's Independ- ence day, May IF, with program and dance in their hall.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-20

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
School Garden Spot

A few trees. a bit of grass and a
rose bush for every home is the for
mula by which Paul r. Young. super
visor of school gardens. expects this
summer to turn the old Brooklyn dis
trict into a garden spot.
On the five-acre garden tract at
Benjamin Franklin school several hun
bred children will set an example for
their parents. They will stake out u
tract the size Of the ordinary home
lot and show how to beautify it.
The children are to be encouraged
to take a hand in the home beautifi-
cation as well as in the school project
and they will receive seeds and in
structions. A garden class for adults
Is projected. Prizes probably will be
awarded for the most beautiful home
Observation-Disclosures Plain Dealer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
orurul1rlitll
' y Building
School System Calls
for Wise Foresight

What are the right school condi-
lions and how shall they be brought
about?
1t will not be long now before every
city has its planning commission. q
part Of whose job is the study of
schools. A school distribution survey
should be made as part Of the gen.
eral city plan.
Nor should schools be located near
hospitals, for the sake both of the
sick and of the children themselves.
1t should not be necessary for chill
dren to 60 through heavy or dangerous
traffic.
In the development of school sys-
tenn. the plan should look ahead for
twenty-five years at least and school
buildings should be located where
permanent residence districts will be
built up. If there are good schools
in locality. there people will come
to live.
School Fairgrounds should be large
enough for all kinds of activity and
for every class of child. The small
children should be able to conduct
their play without being disturbed
or overrun by the Older children.
Every kind of game should be possible
which Is suited to the age of the
children who use the ground. A physi-
cal education system which develops
eleven players and 1000 spectators
will never go far in raising the physi-
cal efficiency Of America.-Marcia
Mead and George B. Ford in McCall's
Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Careless Americans

Americans are the greatest rubbish
scatterers in the world. Most of US
seem to think that it is one Of the
inalienable rights of man to deface
the streets and parks and roadsides
by throwing about any waste material
that happens to cucumber us. The
other day we read in an English news
paper that young man was fined five
shillings for leaving some chocolate
paper and tinfoil under q bench in a
London park. In New York or Boston
or Chicago, would anyone have so
much as shaken a finger at him?-
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Flats Arranged For
bv Roman Architects

About a quarter of the ancient city
of Ostia, founded at the mouth of the
Tiber river to form harbor for Rome,
has been unearthed, and the excava-
lions have reached such progress that
1t will soon be possible to trace the
methods adopted by the ancient Ro-
mans in planning the town, says the
Rome correspondent of the Christian
Science Monitor. Archeologists have,
however, already arrived at one very
Important conclusion, namely, that Of
ascertaining the type of Roman
house.
The houses unearthed at Pompeii
had hitherto been taken as the accept
ed model for Roman houses, but the
structures at Ostia show three and
sometimes four stories, and seem to
have been quite modern in character.
1t is conjectured that some houses
were let in flats, as complete sets Of
rooms were found on each floor, while
the ground floors, as are used now
adays, were transformed into shops.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Best Citizen Looks to
Good of NeighborhoQd

Theoretically a man who owns prop
erty ought to have the right to do
what he wants to with his own land.
Yet practically the man who does just
as he wishes with his own property
may create serious damage to his
neighbors. For instance. If a man who
owns home in a pretty residence
neighborhOod should put up an ugly
chicken coop in a conspicuous posi-
ton, the neighborhood is to some ex-
tent damaged. Real estate promoters
often establish restrictions on the use
Of land which those purchasing con-
sent to for the benefit of the neigh
borhood
Some people may object to certain
restrictions. on the ground that they
interfere too far with private rights.
Yet these conditions may make the
land more attractive to others be-
cause they seem to make the property
more secure against deterioration.
People ought to realize that IL they
make any addition that is inappropri-
ate or ugly, or If they put up struc-
lures unsuited to the location, a dam
age Is done not merely to their neigh
bors but to themselves as well. The
inexpensively built town may show
so much refinement in it's homes and
the care given to them. that 1t
looks more pleasing and livable than
one in which the average cost of the
dwellings was twice as much
Lebanon Reporter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Special Offer
TO Victims of
Indigestion
Your Druggist Says Pleasant to Take,
Elixir Must Help Poor Distressed
Stomachs or Money Gladly
Refunded.

You can be SO distressed with gas
and fullness from poor digestion or
dyspepsia that you think your heart
is going to stop beating.
Your stomach may be so distended
that your breathing is short and gaspy.
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief-what's to be done.
Just one tablespoonful Of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin and speedily the gas
disappears, the pressing on the heart
ceases and you can breathe deep and
naturally.
Oh! What blessed relief; but why
not get rid of such attacks altogether?
Why have them at all?
Especially when any druggist any
where guarantees Dare's Mentha Pep
sin, pleasant elixir, to help you or
money back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

and 60 out nursing besides. I have
also used the Sanative Wash and found
f. beneficial Mas. GERTRUDE L. STEW.
Act, 103 Davis St., Greenfield. Mass.
Valuable for Weakness
81 have found Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a valuable medi-
cine for weakness. Mas. j. A.
PIETscH, Box 397, Lancaster, Pa.
Hundreds Of letters like these are
received by the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. Grateful women from
Pennsylvania to Washington, from
Texas to Illinois and from Rhode Is
land to Nebraska say that their health
has improved since taking Lydia q.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27
Trees, Shrubbery Aid Looks

In the process of turning house
into home the planting Of trees and
shrubs plays a most important part.
What to plant and when and how to
plant 1t are questions not to be lightly
answered. BY all means confer with a
landscape architect or equip yourself
with literature published by tree and
shrub nurseries. Proper planting adds
beauty and value to any house.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-27

The intending home builder should
realize that permanent construction
is the only sensible type Of construc-
ton for him. This Is doubly true In
the case of the man of moderate
means, and that takes in most of as.
where the investment In a home Is q
big thing. probably the biggest single
investment he ever makes.