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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Celluloid Kings Fall
Under Talkie Regime

From the San Francisco Chronicle
Every change in whim and fashion
brings revolutionary changes far down
the line. Bobbed hair put hairpin kings
on the rack. 1t put hair buyers In
China and elsewhere out of business,
for 1t took away the customers who
used to buy transformations and wigs
and sent them to the barber instead.
Short skirts gave solemn boards of di-
rectors in textile mills something to lose
sleep and have headaches about. 1t
gave lots Of little woolly lambs an ex-
cuse to keep their overcoats. And it
made silk stocking manufacturers rich.
Now from Hollywood come signs
that with the advent of the talkies
history is repeating itself once more.
The talkies are putting down the high
and mighty stars and continuity experts
from their seats and eXalting drama
lists and actors from their present low
degree. And if this be true it is no
more than poetic justice. For the
actors and dramatists have been poor
relations. shivering in the cold. while
a golden stream has poured into the
box Offices of the cinema palaces.
Some actors, 1t is true, have broken
into the films. And authors and
dramatists, who have made regulations,
have been taken to Hollywood on fabu-
IUuS DuJ IL We are 10 De-
lieve our pet fictioniStS-and who can
doubt them?-the authors and drama
lists have achieved little beyond draw
ing their pay, getting elbowed out of
the way in the studios and being toler-
ated as the mereSt sort of amateurs
by those who knew their movies.
Now this Is changing, slowly, but
changing Just the same. A pretty face,
a facility in wearing glycerin tears Is
Offset by voice that sounds like buzz
saw striking nail in log. The pref
ties can stay in the silent movies, of
course, for old favorites are not going
to be displaced all in minute. And
there are many patrons of the films
who prefer the silent to the audible
drama. But 1t is obvious that every
talkie displaces mute. And the talkie
calls for the dramatiSt and the thespian
the lads who can patronize the erst-
while dictators and tell them that they
may be very good at their own stuff.
but they do not understand the great
American public.
Many of the stars are going in for
elocution and scenaristS are taking up
playwriting. Some are getting by, just
as some old-line actors and dramatistS
qualified in the early days of the films.
But this is only Skirmish. The real
battle goes on behind the scenes and
the prize of war is the box Office where
YOU pays your money and takes your
choice" as they say in the silent but
must not say in the spoken drama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Lindbergh on his epochal and soul
stirring trip to Paris missed injury or
death by the merest fraction as his ship
wobbled uncertainty as it took the air.
The world wishes the best of luck to
the crew of the Yellow Bird and the
Green Flash. 1t hopes that their
respective destinations will be reached
without trouble of any kind. But realiz-
ing that the pioneering work of crossing
bodies Of water in land planes has been
done and regretting the sacrifice of the
many fine flyers who have met their
death in attempts to do it again. the
world hopes that the year 1929 will not
bring with it fresh series of tragedies
resulting from the ill-advised counting
Of that elusive and mythical person
known as Lady Luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

We wish advocates of intensive wa
tering of rosebushes could see our two
fine specimens of Radiance and Red
Radiance which never get any water
at all.
Drawing of conclusions from a few
examples is always hazardous, but II we
we're inclined to do it we would say
unhesitatingly that the less water roses
| have the better they do.
These two bushes are planted within
foot of the south wall Of the house,
beneath an overhang about feet wide,
made by the projections Of the second
| floor.
In this situation only rains from the
south hit them. and only then when the
doWnpour is of the slanting variety.
Even rains which cut in from the
east and west seldom do more than wet
the foliage, since protecting bushes Of
Spirea van Houtte and privet flank
them.
Despite the incessant raining this
Spring, the ground around these bushes
has never been wet.
These two bushes take on aspects Of
mystery-they are SO thrifty and hardy,
so floriferous and so free from disease,
and all this without any water at all.
Water is a necessity to plant life
there can be no doubt of 1t. Plenty Of
sunshine, plenty of water-these enable
the leaves above ground and the roots
beneath to do their work.
RosebuSheS are no exception. They
must have water-but how much? Evil
IDENTIFY not one-tenth as much as most
plants, if we may judge from the be-
havior of this Radiance and this Red
Radiance.
Until about two years ago there was
thorities to preach copious watering for
the queen Of flowers.
In fact. quite the opposite was
stressed. Rosebushes should be planted
in well drained SOIL" and the moisture
kept in the ground through mulching
rather than sprnkling.
Such was the universal advice TO
amateur and would-be rose growers.
Elaborate instructions were given for
digging the rosebeds and for digging
them up, If this became necessary, in
order to install drains to carry off
surplus moisture.
About two seasons ago reaction
seemed to set in. Not only did the
tune of professional advice change in
regard to the necessity for deep-worked
beds and special earths, etc. but a
propaganda was spread for much wa
tering of rosebushes, especially during
GlIc
1t seemed that most roses would take
care of themselves pretty well in Winter
and Spring, in regard to water, but
Nature was inclined to forget them in
the Summer. so that it was necessary
that mankind should come to their aid.
All this is interesting. If true. but we
are coming to doubt its authenticity,
despite the high rosarian names behind
it all.
Every time We look at our two finest
rosebushes-the Radiance and Red Ra-
dance, which never get water-and
contrast them with several dozen in-the
back yard, where they get all the rain
that falls, we are deeply inclined to
look upon rosebushes as the camels of
the horticultural kingdoms.
camel, it has been said, can 60
week after week without drinking. 1t
is a childhood legend. No doubt any
boy can tell you how long a camel can
60 without a drop of water.
We have forgotten. but it makes no
difference. We have no camels. but
we have rosebushes. We imagine few
city people possess camels. but thou
sands Of them own rosebushes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Take advantage of this free service.
If you are one of the thousands who
have patronized the bureau, write us
again. If you have never used the
service, begin now. It Is maintained
for your benefit. Be sure to send your
name and address with your question,
and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. G.
q. What family is called the royal
family of the United States"?-A. G.
A. On account of their great wealth
and their generous benefactions, this
pleasantly has been used in referring
to the du Points. There are "a individ-
uals of this name in Wilmington, Del,
all Of whom, either by their present
holdings or expectations, are million
aires.
@. What causes the day to day
change in the weather-one cold, next
warm, then perhaps cold again?-
T. G.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
this is mainly due to changes in the
direction of the wind. and that in turn
to changes in the distribution OF air
causes operating and their effects are
rather complicated, but go back mainly
to circulation between the equatorial
ant. polar regions Caused by the heat
ing of the tropical regions and the
cooling of the polar regions) as modi-
fed by the effects of the daily rotation
of the earth.
Q. How long have photographs been
klNT NHVNTs va T
A. In 1924 the American Telephone
a. Telegraph Co. gave the first public
demonstration Of sending photographs
by wire between Cleveland and New
York.
@. Did any soldiers who left the
Federal Army to join the Confederacy
get their former positions back again?
C. r.
A. We know of no instance where an
officer of the Confederacy was restored
to a rank previously held by him in the
United States Army after the War OF
the Rebellion. Lieut.. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler and Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
both of whom we're officers Of high rank
in the Confederate army, were commits
stoned as officers during the war with
Spain, both with rank OF major gen.
eral.
@. Can silk be reduced to pulp
and reWoven into silk?-M. w.
A. 1t is reported that process has
been perfected in the Imperial Re
search Institute, Osaka, Japan. where
by discarded silk may be put through
a chemical process that changes 1t to
a LIQUID form, then to jelly, then to
a plastic substance that can be made
into threads for weaving.
O. How should the zinc covers Of
fruit Jars be cleaned?--F. S.
A. They should be washed, then
dipped in a solution Of soda. dried and
allowed to sun for several hours.
@. Why is a horse shot when its leg
Is broken?-J. M.
A. No attempt is made usually to
cure the broken legs Of horses because
il is expensive and the value OF the
horse does not warrant this handling.
II horse is very valuable the leg can
be cured by the use Of sings, splints,
etc, by a veterinarian.
@. What is the superstition concern
ing the planting of an apple tree in
dooryard?-E. G. r.
A. The superstition Of planting an
apple tree in front Of house originate
ed with the Orientals, who believed that
it would bring many male children to
1.-The family living in the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Seth Lows Prophecy
On Values Coming True

From the Birmingham Press.
Nineteen East Side blocks in what is
now a tenement area Of New York City
figure in a real estate deal Of $25 ,000,-
600. In Chicago a row Of unsightly
buildings back Of the famous God
Coast area recently changed hands In
another deal that ran into the millions.
The New York transaction, 1t Is under
stood. contemplates the establishment
Of one Of the most exclusive residential
sections in the city on the site Of pow
erty. squalor and degradation Of other
years.
Back in the nineties, Seth Low pre-
dicted that the tenement eventually
would disappear. not because of the ef-
forts of reform workers, but as the re-
suit Of natural economic pressures. That
prediction seems to oe coming true.
The long and the short of 1t is that
land now occupied by tenement areas
in the downtown sections OF large cities
Is entirely too valuable TO permit OF
such use. Good business sense demands
that property earn so much per square
foot. 1t is now recognized that there
Is no longer q real profit in low rentals
on property that is OF naturally hlgh
UCNattSC Vi oCGtAOhAeSA AOS@SANAH'
It makes no difference whether the
repair charge on the property Is low or
not. Modern business automatically
charges of so much each year to depre-
citation and recognizes no other stand
ard Men used TO get rich from rent
ing tenements and collecting rents with
out making necessary repairs. Q.
Henry's Brick Dust Row" tells that
story. Nowadays the practice Is recog-
nized not only as poor morals, but poor
business Banks have no confidence in
tenement owners of that nature. Real
estate boards have little respect for
property owners who are so short-sight-
ed as to permit MISUNDERSTANDING
structures to occupy high-prtced 'front.'
age.
Seth Lows prophecy has come true,
and hard-boiled economic pressures ere
doing what maudlin sympathy and up-
Mt work did not de.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

@. Are sheep branded in the same
way that cattle are?-M. F. p.
A. Sheep are branded with paint and
not with hot irons as cattle are. The
fleece grows out so that hot-iron brand
ings would be covered up. Sheep must
be branded every time they are fieeced.
The branding of sheep Is more COM
mon in the range countries than In the
farm States. as sheep are usually KEY
under fence on farms. and there is noe
much need of branding. Special
branding paint should be used instead
of just any kind Of tar or barn pains
so as to reduce to a minimum tbs
trouble Of securing the wool. Manu-
facturers prefer that the brand be-
placed on sheep where the wool Is Of
the least value, such as on top Of the
rump.
Q. Why is Maine called Way Down
East"?-M. H.
A. In the term way down east"
there is peculiar usage Of the word
down." which prevails in New Eng
land and which has been used from
early times. The expression refers not
only to Maine, but often to New Eng
land as q whole. There is no particu-
lar reason for this expression. It is
merely o custom Of considerable an
tiquity.
@. Why are some words spelled diff
ferentlJ in the Old and New Tesla
ments?-E. Mel.
A. The Old Testament was written
in the Aramaic and Older Hebrew, the
New Testament in the later Hebrew
and possibly to some extent In Greek.
This accounts for the difference in
spelling in the translations.
cola
FISH so that they have protrud1ng eyes?
e. c. H.
A. The japanese goldfish with pro
truding eyes have been developed, as all
the different varieties have been,
through selective breeding.
q. Please give the correct pronuncia-
ton Of "Staunton," city in Virginia
M. P. N.
A. "Staunton" is pronounced as If it
were Stanton" While it Is customary
throughout Virginia usually to use the
broad "a" IN this instance the "a" Is
comparatively nat
O. Why do both the American Legion
and the Veterans 1sr Of rorelsn wars use
A, There is some confusion and mis-
understanding In regard to the matter.
The poppy was first sold in this country
for war relief before the armistice. when
Mnne. Guerin disposed Of millions OF
them which had been made by French
orphans. The Veterans of Foreign
Wars bought the last of her stock. In
1920 the American Legion had ma
tional POPPY sale, but in 1921 had
daisy sale. The. Veterans OF Foreign
Wars then had a poppy drive. Later
the Legion used the poppy. Both
organizations now sell peoples near
Decoration day for raising funds for
needy veterans, and it seems that this
flower has found place in the Ameri-
can heart along with the red cross upon
white field.
@. What is dolly in construction
trades?-N. S.
A. It is a tool with an indented head
| for holding the head of rivet and alb
sorbing impact while the other head Is
being driven.
g. r 20 English people eat mu'n ilui'l
A. Great Britain spends $250,o0o, 900
for fruit annually.
| @. How many organizations are work.
ing to prevent blindness?-F. T.
| A. The National Society for the Pre-
| vention of Blindness says that 400
[ agencies cooperate with the society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Executive Session.

Executive Session.
Can women keep secrets? It used to be
said
That ladies were free In expression.
And never a tea-party hostess was led
To try an Executive Session.
The women keep silence and calmly
convey
A very well managed impression;
But the statesmen today give the whole
works away,
When they hold an Executive Session!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Motion pictorialists draw heavy
salaries, but in sSme cases not enough
to meet their income taxes. Even the
recipients of large revenues share the
common fate and find it hard TO
balance the household budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Newspaper ethics were mentioned
with touch of irony by Senator Reed
of Pennsylvania, in connection with
executive session disclosures. The ethics
of congressional secrecy are also chal-
lenged. 1t seems reasonable to infer
that there are ethics-and ethics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Smaller currency will facilitate busi-
ness. But the old slow process Of clip
ping coupons from bonds will continue
to consume the valuable time Of imam
cial oeniuseS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
approaching campaign.

A feminine protest against cigarettes
Is slightly weakened by a calculation of
the number of women who, in order to
make it effective. would have to quit
smoking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

The stock market exercises a strange
influence which leads many to. buy
something when it is dear and sell when,
1t becomes cheap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Yes, Who Does?

From the Toronto Daily Star.
In England they now have an aero
plane that sells for $1,750 and goes
eighty miles an hour. The price is low,
but who wants to loaf across the sky at
q mere eighty miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Only unlimited capital can afford to
gamble in Wall Street, and unlimited
capital misses the thrill because OF
wealth already superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

In the discussion Of crime, one point
is unanimously agreed upon, even by
warriors in the underworld. Nobody
loves a criminal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Home Anxiety.

Home Anxiety.
do you tell your mother your trou-
bles?"
Mother is most of them" answered
Miss Cayenne. "She is very impetuous
and sensitive and is thinking about get
ting divorced"
"A persistently silent man." said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, gets
an even chance in popular estimation,
as to whether he is very wise or very
dumb"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

Hints Of gas warfare imply an idea
of giving o public fascinated by novelty,
something that 1t emphatically does not,
u,aat
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Ehiciency's ImpersonaIity.

The Chain Store" causes me dismay,
With brand-new statesmen. every day,
Whom with little pleasure see,
And who appear quite bored by me.
II promised 'Rastus a fine watch"
said Uncle Eben, IF he would promise
not to use tobacco till he was twenty
one, but he says he has saved up enough
cigar store coupons to git one fob his
self"
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Elusive Boss.

Elusive Boss.
IT have some instructions for you"
said the henchman.
From whom?" asked Senator Sor-
ghum.
From our political boss"
"I1l have to use my Judgment. Con-
ditions change so fast you can't tell
from one day to the next who the real
boss Is going to be-"
Jud Tunkins says 1t may be some
comfort to be in Antarctic regions,
where you know the fur overcoat will
be needed and there's no use worrying
about a straw hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Market Formulas.

Market Formulas.
In speculation We begin
Old formulas to use.
II you are fortunate, you win.
II you are not, you lose.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15
BONANZA STRIKE
 GOLD ORE MADE
 IN ARIZONA MINE

KINGMAN, Ariz., June IA, (P0- The Pilgrim mine has come to the front with one of the most import ant strikes that has been made in the country in recent years, four and one-half vein of ore having been cut thru on the 230 level that has six to eight-inch streak of ore that carries values from $5,000 to $20,000 in gold.
 The. other portion of the vein, as developed by the ore milled, has all average value of better than $50 A rais was carried up on this shoot and it is apparent that the ore is virgin to the surface Tn the light of the miners lamp the gold glls tens in the ore like a jeWelry shop, it is so rich.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15

High water 8:31 a. m. GA feet Low water 2:41 pm. 1.9 feet
 High water 8:43 D. m. 8.7 feet. Low water 2:10 a. m. 2.3 feet
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15
LEUAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT AT ANCHORAGE, f ALASKA. ~ s Tn the Matter of the Application of the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION. ;a cor poration, for Patent under Sections 2306 and 2so7 Revised Statutes to tract of land as Ia Soldiers Additional H0mestead embraced in U. s. Official Survey No. 1882.
 Serial No o641e. Notice of Application for Patent. - -al @1t@a NOTICE, IS. HEREBY, GIVEN That the ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION. cor poration organized under the laws of CaI- ifernia. whose principal office is at III Cali fornia Street. San Francisco, California. has filed application Serial No. 86410 for a pat ent under and by virtue of Sections num- bers 23os and; 2So7 Revised Statutes of the United States, as assignee of William D. Reynolds, for n tract of land embraced in U. s. Official Survey No. 1882. situate on the east shore of Kvichak Bay, Territory of Alaska. approximately l. S-4 miles nor therly from Cape Suwaroff in latitude 58 deg. 46 min. IS sec N.. and longitude 157 deg. min. % sec. w., and more partic- ularly described follows, to-wit:
 whence U. s. L. M. No. sl5 bears N 3 deg. "A min 52 sec. E.. 1s4.4s
 chains distant; thence by meanders <, along the shore of Kvichak Bay from Corner No. M. c. as follows: CD s. deg. % min. w. 100 chains
 (2) s. deg g min. ". l2.59 chains
 (s) S. deg. 30 min. E.. s.6o chains
 (4) S. S7 deg. 4s min. E.. 30 chains
 <5) s. deg B min. w., 2.10 chains
 (6) s. 2 deg 06 min. E., 2.9O chains
 to corner No. M C.: thence E. S8 co
 chains to corner No. 3; thence 23.1S
 chains to corner No. 4; thence W.
 38.79 chains to corner No. 1 M. C., the
 place of beginning, containing
 of S9.73 acres.'
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above described land should file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchor age. Alaska, within the period of publca- ton thirty days thereafter, they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 J. Lindley Green, Register
 First Publication May 20, 1929. Las Publication August II. 1929.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15
DIR. BAUGHMAN RETURNS

Seward is happy to welcome hcme today pr. J. A. Baughman, who, after spending the past sever al months in the states, returned last night on the steamer Alaska. AS stated prior to his departure at which time he disposed of his To cal practise to pr. H. w. Hyatt, he now intends to develop his mining property in Moose Pass
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15
ChNF|ELDS DEPARTING
 TONIGHT FOR SOUTH

With the departure this even ing of the Steaship Alaska two citizens of Seward for two years, Lieut.. Joseph B. Garfield, Ist. It., O. M. C., and Mrs. Garfield, will be passengers. Both will leave many good friends but duty calls; and Lieutenant Garfield having served his two years at this post, has been assigned to Philadelphia.
 At first the Canfields had de- cided to make the trip to the East coast via the Panama Canal, but now they will go to San Fran cisco for a while, then later, to the East.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-06-15

John c. Drury, formerly of 222nd coast artillery, located at Fort Bar ry, Calf After leaving the service he was for a while at Redwood, Calf Has not been heard of for the past five or six years. Was 34 years of age on February II, 1929. Light hair, bule eyes and weighs about 1855 pounds. R. c. Langrell, Commander, Baker Post No. Al, American Legion, Baker, Ore, de- sires information regarding this ex-service man.