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The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
SCHOOL SPIRIT

Let's all exhibit little pep and
talk FOR our school and not
against her. She is doing much
for us, even though we fail to ap-
preeiate her strenuous efforts,
school spirit consists not of knocks
against your school, but of praise
and yells for it. Let us praise
Pleasantville High and make it the
biggest school in the State. Come
on, everybody, support your school.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
LEEDS AVENUE P. 7. A. TO
HAVE FINE MEETING
Session To Be Held Next Wed
nesday Night at $50

A ParentTeachers meeting will
5e held in the Leeds avenue
school, next Wednesday night at
$50 in the evening Many people
are expected 10 be present
Last week the Leeds avenue
school received one hundred and
eighty books from the County
Library. They have quite a collect
ion from which the pupils can
choose books which Will be Of
value to them
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

A BUCKSKIN cayuse scuttles
- swiftly across the South Da-
kota plains. He travels in an
syer-narrowing circle
All the while the rider, a
woman, gives vent to whuops thai
would pale an Indians swarthy
face
Then, suddenly
Bangl Bang
And two more bite the dust
What? redskins? bandits?
No. Rabbits!
The rider is Mrs Q J Sammeii.
With. gun that her husband
threw away as worthless, she has
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

Wouldn't it be a great thing ii
the rubber payements, now re-
ported success, would only
strech little to allow more
parking space.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
GLEE CLUB

There is a growing hope in the
hearts Of music lovers in the High
School that in the near future we
may have a Glee Club chorus to
represent our Music department.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

to be practiced, it should be the
natural thing to do.
Also in classrooms it is a
thoughtless act of discourtesy to
make unnecessary noises, yet it is
inexcusable.
Courtesy begins at home, but re-
member not to leave it there.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

Experts in. insect lore say that
tho houseny in flight sounds the
note F. 1t doesn't take an expert
to lind out that the bumblcbce
sounds the tone BIZ.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

question for Princeton University
of whether or not chess is sport
he might at the same time decide
whether man who plants oyster
bedv is a farmer or fisherman
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
AN OLD DISEASE
STILL PREVALENT

The following is diagnosis
Of the case:
Name Of disease-Chewingi
gumitis
2. Cause-A nickel threatens
to bum hole in owners pocket
3. symptoms-Student's jaws
in constant motion.
4. Species Of germ-Chcwing.
gum.
5. Remedy Removal Of germ.
6. Best Preyentative-Deposit
your extra nickels in school
bank
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

Professor Ellsworth Huntington
This year cost the world $500 100000.
No wonder it seems to be big
tonic for conversation.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

Be circumspect with the person
too free with his offers to give
you a pointer" on this or that.
Likely it will prove a disappointer
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

There's one thing oure. Either
the winter is ever, or it isn't.
The people who cut off noses
to spite their faces haven't any
scents.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01

Sing Ne to Sleep" tb) Because
! Love You. Lillian. Hollings;
Origin Of Good Enslish-Thelma
Erickson; Playlet-"The Bank Of
Engligh, Eighth Grade Pupils;
Popular Musical Selections
String Orchestra; Debate-Eighth
Grade Boys; Song" America, -
Both grades.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
THE BREEZE
EDITORIAL STAFF

Senior Reporter-Cornclia Van
derwiele.
Junior Reporter Aimcda Martin
Sophomore Reportcr-Frcd Es-
sington..
Freshman Reporter
Ruth Thompson
Social Reportcr-Almeda Martin
Athletic Reporters Richard
Keller. Thelma Lake,
Office News-EstIer Essington.
For the Grade Schools
S'rllooi No. HAIRY Meyer.
School No. betty Bradley
School No. 3-Elsie Lloyd
School No. dorothy Glenden-
ming.
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
SHE IS LONE WOLF
OF RABBIT RANGES

Rabbits are swift. but Mrs.
Sammeli and her cayuSe and gun
are swifter. Mrs. Sammeli is pic
tured TO the left in her hunting
costume.
slain more than 500 jackrabbits
since last fall -,
The farmers of the neighbor-
hood OF Belle Fourche. putting in
orchards, found rabbits bane to
their irrigation projects. So Mrs.
Sammeli enlisted in the campaign.
and now any fine day she may be
seen as she goes on her shop
ping tour in the Black Hllls
country
Mrs Sammeli does ii up IN the
old picturesque western style,
shooting the rabbits from the sad
die while her mount is at full
gallop Neighbors cali her the
Annie Oakley of the Black Hills
She usually rides in a circle,
soaring up the rabbits with her
wells On a clear afternoon she
brings down so or 60 of the furry
flierS ~
Thousands of rabbits in the
Black Hills country have given
the farmers no end OF worry The
farmers often so out in oands
and kill hundreds i'll a day OF
hunting. But there is other work
lobe done and the men can't hunt
every day. ~
Mrs. Sammcli is doing her part
As the Lone Wolf OF the Rabbit
Ranges" she is helping TO solve
a problem that stands IN the way
80 f,rD, advaurpmput
The Pleasantville press., 1927-03-01
soPHoMoREs PRACTICE.

The Sophomore Orchestra is also
practicing, keeping in trim for their
next program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Efficient Fire Drills.

An excellent example of school dis
cipline was afforded yesterday when
a blaze occurred in one Of the local
schoolhouses and the $50 children In
response to the fire drill signal
marched in orderly and quiet manner
ont of doors, unaware that the alarm
was a real one until they saw the
engines arrive and prepare for action.
The fire itself was of no moment, be-
ing quickly extinguished, but it might
have been Of serious nature and in
any case the children might have been
thrown into a panic with grave con-
sequences
Fire drills are held in the public
schools frequently enough to habitu-
ate the children to quick and orderly
response. AS on board ship passengers
are summoned to their boat stations
by a whistle signal. at least once on
every voyage, so the pupils are regu-
larly put through the motions OF dis
ciplined escape from the building.
OIlLOTlulldtClyp NV eAAA VI SA'S D~AANNA
houses of Washington are safe in
respect to fire, or, in fact, with regard
to exit facilities. Some of the older
ones were built when there was no
adequate conception Of the need of
easy egress.
BY means Of these fire drills the
children are made to realize that by
falling quietly into line and marching
out in orderly ranks they can leave
the building In very short space of
time This teaches them the value of
prompt and quiet obedience to order.
Even the littlest ones are thus man
aged efficiently. They rather relish
the occasional signals and the exer-
else of marching out, only to march
back again. for these movements eff
feet a change in their routine. In yes
terday's case there would have been
no danger had they kept their seats,
but the course Of safety calls for the
immediate emptying of the building
in which there Is any fire whatsoever
and the school principal in charge
of this particular building wins com.
mendation for her promptness and for
the efficiency with which the drill
was executed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

serene now in the relations between
the city hall and the statehouse.
This, in itself. is a matter Of no
moment to the people of the country
outside Of New York. But 1t has its
significance in national politics, es-
pecially in view Of the governors
statement in the course of his in.
augural address that he is in a recep-
tive attitude toward a presidential
nomination. The Smith for President"
boom is not to be weakened by a
family quarrel. Whether the governor
has changed his position through per-
suasion that he was wrong in his first
proposal from the point of view Of the
welfare of the people of Greater New
York, or by other arguments connect
ed with the drive for delegates for
1928, which is now getting under head
way, is undetermined. But the fact
remains that an incipient breach has
been closed, and all is now serene at
Tammany Hall and the delegate hunt
proceeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

Recently Gov. Smith of New York
proposed plan for the regulation of
rapid transit matters within the State
under which the jurisdiction over the
New York City transportation prob
lens would be vested in a State com.
mission. Opposition to this proposal
was Immediately expressed by the
mayor of Greater New York, and his
views were supported by leading mem
bers of Tammany Hall. A conflict
between the governor and the mayor
was in prospect The mayor made a
trip to Albany a week ago and had a
heart-to-heart talk with the governor
Yesterday 1t was announced that the
governor had changed his views. and
would not urge a State-commission
Jurisdiction over city transit. Thus a
Was cloud was dissipated. AL Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

A campaign to curb the reckless
driving of light commercial vehicles
is under way in Washington. OBJ
servation of the handling Of these
vehicles covering a period of several
weeks has shown that no single class
Of street user contributes more to
traffic hazards than the carelessly op-
Grating delivery wagon. Pedestrians
must run for their lives, passenger
automobile traffic is brought to
virtual standstill, and signals are vio-
lated while these rushing, darting
cars, the drivers Of which are seem
ingly needless Of all responsibility,
ply the streets of Washington.
Through the campaign of The Star,
to which business leaders, the police
and authorities heartily subscribe, ef
fective results are confidently ex-
pected. No firm, if it was apprised
Of the fact, would tolerate reckless
ness and boorishness on the part Of
it's employees. The same principle
holds true of the drivers of the firms
automobiles, who are in a position
not only to cause serious injuries to
the public, but to heap indignities on
the other users of the streets.
In order to bring about an elimina-
ton Of the traffic hazard created by
these vehicles it will be necessary for
the public to cooperate. Business
houses have no way Of ascertaining
the conduct of their drivers after
they start on a run, except for an in
efficient system Of supervision or an
accident which will bring the driver
into court. Hundreds Of cases Of
recklessness and bullishness are never
brought to the attention of the firm
which employs these drivers.
1t is for the purpose of securing an
immediate and effective check-up that
merchants with large or small fleets
Of trucks ask that any person wit
Messing carelessness on the part of
their drivers report the fact immedi-
ately to them. In this way 1t is be-
lieved that the situation can soon be
controlled.
OF course, this appeal to the public
for aid in Kidding the city of a traffic
evil which has assumed large pro-
portions is not to be construed as an
invitation to amateur traffic wizards
to imagine that they observe all kinds
of violations by light commercial We
hicles when a reasonable viewpoint
would disclose no violation whatever.
Only reports OF bona fide cases of
recklessness and heedlessness are
solicited and there are enough of this
kind to keep merchants busy with the
problem until Washington once more
resumes its normal aspect of well
regulated traffic city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

science is not limited to men whose
vocation 1t Is. 1t is the avocation Of
a considerable number of men rich
and not rich. At the instant one re-
calls the London hat merchant who
made a magnificent discovery in
microscopy by which magnifcation
was very much increased. A scien-
tific or other intellectual hobby gives
a man some sort of inner-man or
spiritual growth, which is satisfying
in itself, inspires study on direct and
collateral lines and helps the man
who is making himself wiser, to take
a clearer and fairer view Of all the
things of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Radio for Police Work.

If present plans mature the Wash
ington police will soon have a radio
broadcasting equipment that will en-.
able it to give warning promptly to
other cities that criminals have
escaped from this District and are
wanted" here. The radio has hereto
fore been used in New York and De-
troit for this purpose and has proved
effective in helping to round up fugi-
tives. Communication Is to be had
with the police authorities of those
cities for detailed information as to
the radio practice.
Heretofore the wires have been
used for sounding an alarm that a
But the wire, swift as 1t is, has it's
limitations. It reaches only the police
authorities to whom a message Is ad-
dressed. The radio reaches every
body. It. Of course. may reach the
fugitive himself and give him warn
ing. But it is to be assumed that he
knows the police are searching for
him and that every effort is being
made to catch him. Thus the radio
only adds to his fear Of capture. 1t
may perhaps shake his nerve to real
ize that hundreds of thousands Of peo-
pie are aware of his flight and in
formed Of his appearance.
This equipment, it Is estimated. will
cost about $4,000. An appropriation
for that purpose should be made to
enable the Washington police to be
in a position to broadcast their needs
and thus enlist the services Of all the
police forces in the country in the
search for fugitives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Gifts to the Smithsonian,

The riches of the Smithsonian
Institution have lately been augment.
ed by two notable private collections.
The latest of these is the mineral col.
lection of Col. Washington A. Roeb-
ling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge,
which has been given to the Smith
sonian by Col. Roebling's son, John
A. Roebling. It consists of about
$500 mineral species, nearly all that
are so far known, and was accom-
panied by an endowment of $4,000
for it's maintenance. A few days
prior to the Roebling gift the Smith
Bonian received from Capt. John Don.
nell Smith of Baltimore a botanic H.
brary OF 1900 volumes, many of them
rare and all of them splendidly bound.
with these books Capt. Smith gave
TO the Smithsonian his collection of
more than 100000 plant specimens,
many of which were not in the Ma
tional Herbarium. The library and
herbarium were accompanied with
an endowment for their upkeep.
The collections of Col. Roebling and
Capt. Smith are valuable aids in the
scientific study of mineralogy and
botany. They are desirable additions
10 the Smithsonian's collections and
the fund for their maintenance is
also a help to the institution. 1t is
likely that few persons beyond the
friend-circles of Col. Roebling and
Capt. Smith knew that they rode the
edent10o hobbies revealed by their
hdSpa 4Mlhe NmAthasniAn, xnAeEAst= In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Cyrus E. Woods Appointment
Develops Varying Criticism

Criticism of the appointment by
President Coolidge Of Cyrus E. Woods
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion comes from many quarters and
develops varying points of view. Other
coal-producing sections object to the
selection of a member of the commits
sion at the instance of pennsylvania;
many of those who comment condemn
the whole idea of applying what the
Milwaukee Journal calls regional de-
sires and political expediencies" to the
rate-making commission, and the part
PLAYED by Mr.. Woods in the Pennsyl-
vania primaries of last Summer is not
overlooked by his opponents.
1.-THE selection of Mr.. Woods for this
responsible post" the Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph frankly states, lis
the result of the concerted movement.
originating in Pittsburgh. to secure
representation for this State in the
railroad rate-making body. Mr.. Woods
is admirably equipped by natural abil-
ity and training for the position of In
terstate Commerce Commissioner. His
distinguished diplomatic career was
preceded by. years of service in the
State Legislature. AS lawyer and bust
ness man he has achieved success. 1t
is good to know that his talents
and experience are to be enlisted to
the further advantage of the public
service"
The Harrisburg Telegraph is con-
WINGED that Opposition to the confir-
nation of Mr.. Woods is not unselfish
at any point. 1t is all very well for
those who keep in the background"
continues that paper, ito talk about
factionalism and politics and all that
sort of thing, but these same interests
forget that they draw attention to
their own selfish interests when they
point out these objections to Mr..
Woods"
In the Nashville Banner, the Presi-
dents choice has a champion outside
his home territory. ''Mr. Woods seems
to be a man of ability" says the Ban
ner. HE undoubtedly has had ex-
perience in public affairs and enjoys
much prestige. His political career
has been mostly or entirely in the dip
lomatic service. He was Minister to
Portugal and later Ambassador, first
to Spain and later to Japan. Presi-
dent Coolidge evidently holds him in
high esteem. Pennsylvania has felt
herself long sighted in not having a
member of the commission. The de-
velopment of opposition by friends of
the retiring commissioner makes 1t
certain that whether Woods is con-
firmed or not, Cox will never be reap
pointed"
X X X X
|Sectionalism should not be consid-
cred in appointing members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission" in
sists the New Bedford Evening Stand
ard. IF this wholesome rule has been
broken in the choice of Woods 1t has
been broken, too, If reports are cor
rect. by Senators who are expected to
oppose him on the ground that a COM
missioner should have been chosen
from the Southwest, to look out for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

1t might seem q far cry from q re
cent talk given over radio broadcast
Ing station WRC to the novel, FRAN
ley parsonage" by Anthony Trollope
published in 1861.
The inability Of the average man tc
say NO" however, is what bridged
the gap. Men We're just as easy
then as they are now when it comes
to signing papers.
"Oh, it doesn't mean anythingi" wa g
what they were told then-just as 1t
Is what they are told now. The sigma,
ture on the dotted line" which is
wanted so much, never means any.
tn1ng-until settlement time.
Then 1t means a whole lot.
Rev. Mark Robarts, in "F'ramley
Parsonage" discovered this for him.
SELF, just as many a man finds 1t out
today after he has weakly signed his
name, not because he wanted to, but
because he hesitated to offend some
one he never cared whoop for in the
first place.
The gentleman who gave the recent
radio talk used the slogan Read Be.
fore You Sign" And there is only
one better, and that one is:
Never sign at all!
Mark Robarts was an ambitious
young man who undoubtedly aspired
to be bishop, although he never ad-
mits as much. even to himself.
- When he got an invitation to a
house party at Chaldcotes, the an
Gent family seat of Mr. Sowerby, he
must go, forsooth, for no better rea-
son than that Harold Smith would be
there.
! Al, \
be in the next ministry, and could give
his friend, Mark Robarts, some pre-
ferred position in the church.
Undoubtedly!
So the ambitious Mr. Robarts hot.
footed 1t to Chaldicotes, despite the
wishes of Lady Luton, his patroness,
and his dear wife, Fanny Robarts.
Lady Luton, a wise old lady, had
no use for Mr.. Sowerby, for that gen
tleman had inveigled her son, the
young Lord Luton, into signing vari.
GUS and sundry bills" which, falling
due, left the lord holding the bag"
as the saying is.
Sowerby was not a bad fellow in his
way. His way was simply an expen-
sive one, and he found it necessary to
get loans from his friends.
After he had mulcted Lord Luton
IOr a dig sum ne ndQ 10 nunC up an
other victim.
On looking over his acquaintances
he saw that Rev. Mark Robarts would
Just about do. Mr.. Sowerby was a
shrewd judge of human nature-one
Of those clever men who are too clever
for their own good in the long run.
But, it must be confessed, he held
on a long time, thanks to easy
marks" such as Robarts.
Little did the clergyman suspect
when he was invited to the party
that the only reason he was asked was
to be chit for loan"
"Oh, Lord, what fools these mortals
bew
X n r @*
There is a lesson here for every
man. Since 1t is easier to learn it in a
story than in some bitter experience
of real life, we reprint here for the
remainder Of this space the story as
told by Anthony Trollope:
On that evening before Robarts
went away Sowerby asked him to
come up to his bedroom when the
whole party was breaking up, and
there got him into an easy chair
while he (Sowerby) walked up and
down the room.
You can hardly tell, my dear fel.
low" said he referring to his court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What material Is used to make
cane seats1-R. J. b.
A. The outer hard part Of rattan
is used.
@. When was 1.-THE Milxado" first
produced?-R. 8. F.
A. The first production of 1.-THE
Mikado" occurred in London, March
IA, 1885. 1t was shown at the Savoy
Theater. Gilbert and Sullivan wrote
the opera.
Q. What kinds of fur are imported
from China?-E. NJ. Il.
A. According to the Fur Trade Re
view for November, 1928, over 49,
100000 pieces of fur were imported
into the United States from China
during the first half of 1926. OF this
total 100000 were goat and kid
skins; squirrel. 100000 odd, and
weasel over 100000.
Q. How old was John Singer
sargent g at the time of his death?--
A. The artist was 60 years of age.
q. How long will an ordinary mail
sack 1ast?-C. S. G..
A. The average life of an ordinary
mail sack Is between five and seven
years.
Q. In colonial days did women ride
cross-saddle?-O. NJ d.
A. Nine. de Reidesel, wife OF Gen.
de Reidesel, was an exception to rule.
in that she rode horseback like a
man."
@. Where is Pawnee Rock?--
B. r. B.
A. One of the early landmarks was
Pawnee Rock on the old Santa Fe
Trail, in what is now Barton County.
Kans. This giant rock standing on
the level plain was a noted spot, foe
the trail ran near it's base. 1t pro.
vided a place of rest and safety fog
many traveller. In later years thG
landmark was disappearing. The
Woman's Kansas Day Club resolve&
to save the historic spot and secured
a deed for the Rock and five acres
surrounding it. On Kansas day, 1909.
the women presented this deed to the
State. This was done with the condi.
ton that the State spend $4,000 for
| improvements.
Q. How long would it take to travel
to the sun by train?-B. r. K.
A. DR.. Paul w. Merrill, astrono-
| mer at the Mount Wilson Laboratory.
Pasadena, computed that an express
train would take 200 years to reach
| the sun from our earth.
@. Is there an original of my Old
| Kentucky HOme"?-C. S. S.
A. The home described in Stephen
| Fosters song is Federal Hill, a man
| sion near Bardstown, Ky.
@. How may skyscrapers has
New York City?-S. D. r.
A. The term is a flexible one, but
there are more than 1000 buildings in
New York which might well be
termed "skyscrapers."
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| loses out is the one tCho Ouesses. The
person 10ho gets on Is GIIcGys the one
1Vh0 acts upon reliable Information.
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Kin to conduct an information bureau
in Washington for the free use Of the
| public. There Is no charge, except 2
cents In stamps for return postage.
| Write to him today for eny facts you
desire Address The Evening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
Kin, director, Washington. d. @.