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The Washington times., 1927-03-03

ly as a baby learning its A. b
c. Pretty funny to see Fred act
ing meek. Fred's usually about
as meek az q nice, lively depth
bomb. And impatient - zoWie.
But he listened to every word the
auto salesman said and he surely
has coddled that car.
What's more he lectures every
other man IN the office about the
care Of cars. To hear Fred,
you'd think he was the original
authority on automechanics. II
one Of the boys dares step on a
new roadster and show a little
speed Fred goes up in the afr.
Tells him he isn't fit to handle
fine piece Of machinery-that
he ought to be rustling steers
instead
Yes, Fred isscertainly the Wise
Boy when It comes to handling
q new car. And yet
There's that seventeen-year-old
boy Of Fred's
Nice kid, but awkward az q
yearling calf All arms and legs
and floppy ears. Lazy too-yOu
know how kids are at that age.
Always sprawiing around under
foot. Drops everything In rs
tracks. Can't even get him to
wash hts own ears without a
The Washington times., 1927-03-03

A NEW ORLEANS reader asks
"A II II has ever been definitely
determined whether the gifted
linguist thinks in the language
in which he Is conversing, or
whether his thoughts occur in his
native language and are readily
translated into the particular
tongue he is immediately using.
He adds that upon submitting
this question to many persons,
including even those who speak
several languages fluently, he has
failed to receive satisfactory
answer.
The subject is certainly an in
teresting one on account Of its
manifest bearing on the relation
Of language to the origin Of
thought. Much depends upon the
manner in which a foreign Ian
guage is learned. Those who
learned in the old way. i. e., by
study Of comparative grammar,
by translation, etc, unavoidably
retained the habit OF thinking in
their native tongue while en-
deavoring to speak in another.
Their, speech was an awkward
translation. It was thus found
that the only way to get the
ability to think In a foreign lam
guage was to learn it directly by
the things and ideas talked about.
and the earlier In life the process
was begun and the more COM
pletely the native tongue was
excluded from the mind while
the language to be learned was
under consideration, the better
and the more quickly the desired
result was obtained.
1t Is upon these principles that
the modern method Of language
teaching has been formed. Those
who have thoroughly followed that
method will, believe, generally
be found thinking in the LAM
guage that they happen to be
speaking. / myself began early
in life to study foreign languages
in books, and this was continued
in college days. The consequence
IS that now. with one partial ex-
eeption, / am unable to think ex-
cept in English. In one foreign
language, owing to personal con-
facts. can speak, to certain
extent, without referring the
thought to an English pattern.
consider that one is thinking
in a language when its words
and phrases come to his tongue
without in any way recalling his
native language.
The mere fact that a perfect
translation OF language is impos-
sible is enough to prove that no
one Is a real master Of foreign
tongue unless he is able to think
in it. Nouns, it is true, may be
exactly transposed, as the word
for tree-.'rbre in French, baum"
in German, ETC.; but expressions
for idea, symbols of abstract
thought. words expressing seusa-
lions and sentiments, almost
always have shades and turns of
meaning peculiar to the thought
of the people by whom they have
been invented. Such things can.
not be learned through transla-
ton, for they have no true
equivalents in other languages.
Read, for instance, some of the
French TRANSACTIONS Of Shakes
peare; they lose all Of the poetry
and most of the grandeur. They
make the most splendid passages
sound commonplace and unpoeti-
cal
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
BRUSHES IN
HOME

WHATS become OF the old-fash-
w toned feather buster? You
remember the one that used 20 Be-
used for everything from chasing
the crumbs off the kitchen tahls
to cleaning the barlow bric-a-brac
That was about the time that TIE
doctor logged up in a top-buEgy.
hitched his mare at the curb and
prescribed quinine for everythlnE
from sore throat to Rheumatism.
The doctor has been succee1sd
by an imposing array Of special
lists In this and that-and 80 has
the feather buster. Accordinr q
an article in Good Housekeer1nr
Magazine for March. no hone =
complete IN this highly specsa1lzss
and efficient age without an arrnv
Of q dozen brushes-each WIN -
special purposs-and ths Esf O.
the more highly orEanirad No.
ages might - eEtEnfed g. -
score without eEhaunllrT ~ -
ufactWers vartetg-
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
IN ARCTIC LAPLAM

va the custom some years
agO 70 speak Of the Laps an
dwarfs. tbs e not quite the case.
though they are certainly m.
shortest people il Eurons. a
striking feature anlong the I.aDn-
Is the shortness Of their lssu ana
arms. Small feet are universal
The shape Of their face reveals
certain Mongol characteristics. fer
they have round. low skulls, prom
inent cheekbones and somewhat
flat features. Yellow and reddish
tints are noted IN the color Of the
skin. No other eolored race con-
tains so many men Of very light
hue as the Laps.
The different tribes are b0and
together by hardships which are
the common lot. Some are
hunters. some fishermen; others
are herdsmen Of deer. Although
they have to struggle hard for
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
WISESAYINGS

FORGIVENESS is better than
i revenge. -Pittacus.
Men fear death as children fear
to go In the dark. Bacon.
The most profound joy has more
OF gravity than gaiety in It.
-Montaigne.
The long days are no happier
than the short ones. Bailey.
Be ignorance thy choice. where
knowledge leads to woe.
-Beattie.
Those that think must govern
those that toll. Goldsmith.
am a part Of all I have met.
-ronnysOn.
Conversation II a game Of cir.
cles. Emerson.
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
MIS-. Cornelius Beeckman-
Essential Napkins

nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
~ I am q recent bride, and,
since was married rather sud
denly. I did not have time to
provide much OF my linen. see
so many different sizes of nap
kins, or ''serviettes," as / was
always taught to call them.
What sizes do I really need?
Thank you for telling me.
A BRIDGE.
Three sizes Of napkins fill an
general needs of the average
household. One Ii the small
square. usually folded in
triangle, and usually called a "tea
Napkin These are convenient
to use for tea, and for light re-
freshments served in the evening
lemonade and cake, for instance.
Often, too, they are used by the
family FOR luncheon.
The nledium-size white linen
4 nGRHAA I4AC6 VII Win liz liz 4.
creased size, an increased form
atty, but still Is not In the group
with the largest napkin. It Is
used for the family luncheon or
family dinner. and oftentimes too
for breakfast. Like the luncheon
knife and fork, It Is for sneral
use.
The dinner papkin Is the "for.
mali napkin and Is always large.
varying, however. In its large
ness. It is at least eighteen
inches square.
/ am delighted that you were
taught to call a napkin a ''serv.
iette. This Is always done In
England, Of course, and by
English-speaking people on the
Continent. s.Servietten Is so
much misunderstanding word.
An Old Custom
MY DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
lM ] have always considered
that I was very well brought up.
especially as to table manners.
But-well. / have had the expert
ence Of suddenly waking up to
the fact that well-bred people
habitually do something that has
never even entered my conscious
ness before. This Is tt: / sud.
denly began TO realize lately that
punctilious people wipe their lips
with. their napkin before they
drink from a glass. Is this cor
rect? Is it q new custom?
A READER
Yes, it is correct to wipe your
lips with your napkin before you
drink from a glass. And TIL
have to admit, dear friend, that
it has long been the custom ever
since we began to pay attention
to table manners. You see, 1t is
a pleasant and necessary custom,
since. when we wipe our lips, we
leave no untidy smear on the side
of the glass.
realize what you mean by
suddenly observing a fact Of this
kind. One wonders why one has
never before observed It, and
usually and unfortunately, tenn.
porarily we lose faith in our
selves. But don't do this-it's
only a detail. and I'm sure that
the rest Of your table manners
are so careful and punctilious
that one would not notice this
tiny omission.
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

German truck designers have
gone to the railroads for one Of
their latest attachments, a sander
which distributes a supply Of dry
dust in front Of the rear wheels
to prevent skidding on slippery
surfaces. The arrangement Is
similar to the sanding equipment
on railroad locomotive. The
box holds a generous supply and
Is easily refilled
Increasing the usefulness Of the
portable typewriter, a carrying
case, devised by a Southern
school teacher, is converted into
a serviceable table when unfolded.
Besides the typewriter, which is
taken without its own case. the
container has room for writing
materials and small dictionary,
Extended. it provides a spread Of
30 by 26ih inches, and folded, oc-
cupies space Of Z by 12ls by is
inches.
Based on the fact that a softly
humming, monotonous sound often
serves to induce sleep, clock.
work apparatus patented by
German doctor produces the de-
Sired noise for about 40 minutes
after winding. In order not to
awaken the person using it by an
abrupt cessation Of the sound, this
gradually becomes weaker until it
finally dies away.
Run by oil-burning motors,
ferryboat operating between Ger.
many and Denmark. can carry
1000 passengers. A special fea.
ture is the construction Of the
bow. which tits up Tor loading
and unloading cargo from the end.
The Washington times., 1927-03-03


He's mighty
proud OF 1t.
Pets 1t along
as IL it was
made Of solid
platinum.
The de Ter
told him he
mustn't run IL
o err twenty
five miles an
hour for the
first five hun
urea miles, Elk
planned to him
how a car need
ed to 'sget
acquainted with
itself" and how
he'd wreck It IL
he drove It too
hard at first.
Fred took Il
an in az reQl<.
The Washington times., 1927-03-03

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The Washington times., 1927-03-03

HIRAM MGOOFUS was always known at home as
the town half wit but at the tender age Of 40 became
the heir to his unces millions Hiram is now one Of
the countrys outstanding political pillars and has been
The Washington times., 1927-03-03
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

rs Breaking Ia Ii. Men Msuh.s 20 -
The Washington times., 1927-03-03

mentioned several times as future Cabinet member.
Although he now high hats his former chums back in
the home town. he has many wel-todo friends in
Of the big business concerns.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
PLANES WILL
SEEK MISSING
NAVY OFFICER

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June % Six
naval planes were to set ut this
morning as soon as heavy fog lift
cd to resume the search for Lieu
tenant Commander William Hac-
tor, believed drowned Tuesday
night when a seaplaae piloted by
Lieutenant Thomas e. Fishar crash
ed into the ocean near Laguna
Beach.
Naval officials here expressed
hope that Hactor might YET be a.
live. Hactor equipped himself with
a life belt before he left the wreck
age of the plane.
The body of Charles Robbins,
machinist $ mate, which washed
ashore yesterday afternoon near the
Newport pier, is in the Santa Ana
morgue. 1t will be brought here
after en- inquest this afternoon.
Lieutenant Fisher, who survived
the accident by swimming ashore
near Laguna Beach after more than
nine hours in the water, said he be-
lieved he was 400 feet in the air
when the plane struck the water.
He viii tell his story in detail
to a board of inquiry to be ap-
pointed by Captain S. II. Il. Dovle,
commander OF tho naval air station.
Ihree Officers named by Doyle will
constitute the b0ard.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
Brazil Shows
Not able Gain
In Population

RIO DE JANEFRO, June 21.-
The growth of the brazilian Repub-
lie in the thirty-eight years slnce
The end Of the monarchy was ON
lined by President Washington Luls
in his message to the Twelfth Con
gress, showing that the country has
made remarkable progress IN the
short time that democratic govern
mont has been in power.
In 1888, the last year of the
monarchy, Brazil S population was
les and $40 municipalities. Today
the population is 36,S70,972, cities
number $50, and municipalities
l4O7. There were S157 schools in
1888, compared with $4,000 today,
with 258,GJ0 students compared
TO the present enrolment Of /, loo
900. Newspapers numbered 533
then, and 2316 now.
The contract for the construction
# the PoIt OF Santos had Just been
let when the monarchial regime
ended.
Brazil now has eight modcrnly
equipped ports. Exports during
lSsS totalicd 591562 tons, valued
at 2l,7l4,000 pounds sterling. Last
year 5 exports aggregated 1852
o42 tons, valued at 93,794.0O0
pounds sterling. The value of i'm.
ports nGcaaed from l9,144,0O0 to
'9,2f2,OCO pounds.
Increases in the dcvclopmcnt Of
public works follow: HIGHWAYS.
from 800 kilomcters to 53,24S kilom.
oters; railroads, from 1922 kilom.
"tcrs to $1,000 kilomatcrs; teIe-
graph lines, from 1S,022 kilomcter5
20 S2,2I3 kilomcters; telegraph
stations, from us TO 1922; tcie,
grams handled annually from 567,-
J35 to 15,lG2,739.
Yellow fever, a menace in the
early days of the republic, has been
completely stamped out. Tho death
rate in Brazil has been lowered
from between - and % per thou.
sand in 1908 to between 1896 and
100 in 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
San DIEGO SEEKS
ENCIN EER FOR
WATER SYSTEM

Selection by the city council of a
hydraulic engineer to take complete
charge of San Diego's water devel-
opment activities is still up in the
air.
Further discussion yesterday of
applicants for the position found
the council divided three ways.
McMullen and Marie came out
emphatically for II. n. Savage, who
formerly held the place. Bruschi
and Dowell voiced their preference
for j. w. Williams, now consult
ing engineer in the city attorney s
office. Seifert supported George
Cromwell, former San Diego city
engineer, now engineer for the San
Diego Water company.
Seeing that there was little prob
ability of any candidate getting the
necessary three votes at yesterday $
meeting, Councilman Bruschl moved
that the entire matter go over until
next Monday. Seifcrt seconded
this motion, and it carried. Ihe
council before adjourning, however,
on suggestion of Mayor Clark, pass
ed a resolution instructing the city
attorney to draw up an ordinance
creating the office of water cx-
pert He will be officially desig,
mated as assistant city manager, "
for under the charter the manager
is in charge Of water Development
THE assistant manager would nave
tiIl charge of water development,
however, reporting direct to the
,onncil and the manager would be
relieved of amy responsibility. \
bond of $500 will be required of
the engineer named to the place.
Other applicants for the place in
addition to those mentioned were
Charles Hopes, local engineer, Guy
Sterling of Salt Lake City, and En-
gincer Archibald Of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
SAN DIEGO WELCOMES YOU = =

grown in number until the totai
amount submitted is certain to be
near the $2,500,000 mark.
More items were added by the
council yesterday, including $150,000
for the Balboa park golf course,
$250,000 for main line water mains,
100000 for paving Sixth street
along Balboa park.
Here are the items which the
electors will be asked to approve or
reject at the elections:
Municipal air pert, $650,000.
Harbor mprovcmcnts, $4l5,0
Golf course, $l50,000.
Completing Sutherland and pur-
chasing land in San Pasqual valley,
100000 or more.
Water mains, b250,000.
New police station, 100000.
Paving and widening Pershing
drive, 500 900.
Repairing Lake Hodges spillway,
100000.
The council Yesterday instructed
the city attorney to prepare the or
dinance :ilins the e,ectlon 1T the
earliest possible tire, which pro
badly will be tn, second Tuesday =
in August.
The councils idea in placing 50
many items on the balloe WAS to
please the supporters of the various
projects and to give the vtoers a
chance to indorse whatever thev ia
vor and to turn down what they arc
against.
The propose bond issue is one Of
the largest ever sulIrItte,, in the
city and covers more items than
ordinarilv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
Bay City Men to
See President
nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Possi-
bilitv Of presenting their problem
before President Coolidge in the
Black Hills was being discussed to-
day by members Of San Francisco
delegation here to seek war depart,
ment approval Of u $70,o00,00U
bridge across San Francisco bay.
The trip, if made, would follow
. conference with Secretary OF
War Davis tomorrow or Saturday
il was said, and would be undertak-
cn to give wide publicity to the
bridge proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23

7 Men arc less subtle liars than wo-
men, says psychologist. The
writer evidently AaSn t been around
golf club locker rooms much.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23

During May Is herds were tested
IN Glenn county, IS cows yielded
more than 40 pounds of butterfat.
One gave 74.1S pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
HOTELS
RESORTS
GARAGES
in Diego to Vote
Big Sum in Bonds

Ian Diego S proposed bond issues,
be voted on early in August, have
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
M-1- 4
= AbCtzN
|GA!!.EIfQRNIA !!
I N lwYIN E.NlsERo .
DISCOVERY Cr GOLD

DISCOVERY oF GOLD
The first recorded discovery of
gold, that by Francisco Lopez on
Piru Creek near San Fernando Mis-
sion in 1912, failed to arouse much
interest among the Spaniards.
Their predecessors had come to the
New World attracted by tales of
fabulous wealth such as mad drawn
Vasco de CANA to India, and, not
finding it, had settled into a peace
full. inactive life. Lopez, idly rest
ing one day, had pulled some wild
onions and, noticing some odd peb-
hles in the hole, investigated and
learned they were gold. During the
following year 1000 ounces of gold
were obtained in that section. 1t
is also said an English Captain
secured a specimen of gold quartz
here in 1920, which was exhibited
st the ROYAL Institute of 1850 by
Edward Ellicc. But it was the dis
covcry by John Marshall at Coloma,
Jan. "A, ls4s, that precipitated the
famous California gold rush.
How many valleys does one pass
y through between Los Angeles and
Oregon line?
On the interior route, San Fer
namdo Valley just out OF Los
Angeles is the first, then San
Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys,
and Shasta.
Can an cx-scrvicc man peddlc IN
any California incorporated town
without paying license
Yes, when he is a disabled vet
Gran.
How long is the State and how
wide?
775 miles from northwest to south
cast corner. with a maximum width
: of 235 miles and a minimum or
! l4S miles.
These Questions Will Be Answered
Tomorrow
| When and where was the largest
bass caught in California and by
| whom'
Are bananas raised in California
Who named Carquinez straits
and what is the meaning OF the
! name?
Is Guyana Valley desert or
| fertile valley?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
These Questions Will Be Answered
Tomorrow
MANY SWIMMERS LISTED
Nv Upt..I Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, June 23.-Just 3lJ
swimmers are eligible to compete in
the eighth annual Silver Gate
channel swim across the entrance
to San Diego harbor Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23

The favoritc old excuse about the
girls "rot having q thing to wear
is almost logitimatc those DAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23

The $4,000 acres in the Sutter
basin owned by j. Ogden Armour,
has been ordered placed on the mar,
ket in small parcels.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
Passenger Air
Line Planned
I's United Press Lecsrd wiz.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Passen
ger air service between New York
ana Chicago by autumn was vIrtu-
ally assured today by contract
signed by &. NJ Bellanca, designer
OF the transatlantic monoplane Col
nmbJa and \. r. Martin, president
OF the Banking Service Company.
The contract calls for delivery of
an unannounced number of Bellanca
planes, each triple motored and
large enough to carry II passen-
gers, Each plane viii most $2S,500.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-23
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, June 23.-
An inquest is scheduled to be held
here late today over the body of
ehief maehinjst 5 mate Charles Rob.
bins, Of San Diego, who was drown
ed off Newport yesterday il na-
val seaplane crash.
~o:-:ns was 1-enIifie< here last
night by Lieutenant Thomas Ct.
Fisher, L. S. \. pilot of the plane,
in which he was riding to San Di-
ego with Robbins and 1t. Com
mander William S. Uactor, U.S.N.
Search was continued today off
Newport for Hactor S body, which
is believed to have either been
caught in kelp beds or carried to
sea by the tide.
Evening star., 1927-06-17

service was spent on the Great lakes
was built in sections at PittsburRh
and assembled and launched at Erie
in 1912. Her name originally was the
Michigan.
On a number Of occasions she was
the subject of diplomatic exchanges be
tween the United States ana Great
Britain, arising from the agreement
limiting naval armament on the Great
Lakes, and for many years was q
training ship for naval reservists.
A year ago, when the Navy first
Evening star., 1927-06-17

people were standing in water feet
deep on the gallery Of an old house.
On an Indian mound were many
others. Just before the Schlemmer
boat reach this mound a negro boy
had fallen out of skiff and drowned.
The mother and other children were
brought away, but the father said:
No. boss. I'll stay here an bury
my chile"
The Schlemmer outfit alone, on its
return trip, boat and barge, brought
2SS negroes with so whites to Vicks-
burg. including the gallant Mrs. Oates.
This little lady had got the habit of
cooking and couldn't stop: continu-
ously she made sandwiches and coffee
for those on board.
Other boats were now in the river.
and never was the evacuation of a
country more swiftly made complete.
Organized and operating out of Vicks-
burg were Sc small motor boats. s
large gasoline crafts and IL steamers.
most of them towing huge barges. A
colossal job, marvelously well done,
violating every law of navigation, per-
haps, and yet without a casualty.
Copyright. 1927. in all countries by North
American Newspaper Alliance.)
Evening star., 1927-06-17
800 STUDY FARMING
AT All CLUB CAMP
Mrs. Willebrandt Addresses Boys
and Girls as Meetings Get
Into Full Swing.

With the National All Club camp in
the Department of Agriculture
grounds in full swing. the nearly 800
boy. and girls at the camp today set
tied down into an intensive study of
farming Visits to all the depart
ment's bureaus will be made during
the week of the encampment and the
work of the department is doing to
simplify agriculture will be studied.
Arrivals yesterday, the first day of
the camp, swelled the attendance be-
yond the 200 who were present at the
first assembly yesterday morning. Yes
terday afternoon Secretary Jardine of
Agriculture spent about an hour in
the camp. inspecting activities and
Evening star., 1927-06-17
Interview With Shah Denied.

The Persian legation has received
an official communication from the
foreign office in Teheran, stating that
the news which appeared as a cable
from Moscow to The Evening Star on
June ~ relative TO a certain alleged
interview Of the British Minister in
Teheran with his imperial majesty
the Shah of Persia, anl of the Min
ister's threats. are completely un-
founded
Evening star., 1927-06-17
Green Aids Training Camps.

William Green, president OF the
American Federation of Labor. has
consented to serve as civilian aid to
the Secretary of War, for the District
of Columbia. in the interest Of cit
izens' military training camps and has
just been appointed to that Office for
a period of four years.