davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Athletic Situation at Iowa
Still Disturbs Middle West

alumni" although that paper quotes DR..
George E. Carrothers of the University
OF Michigan as saying that "a good
foot ball player is worth $4,000 or
5000 season." that "he earns it and
he ought to get it,
X ** X
at isn't as if all members of the Big
Ten came with clean Skirts" complains
| the Waterloo Tribune, with the asser-
ton that "only two of them have been
given clean bill of health by an Ir-
ganlzation that made an impartial in
vestlgatlon. The Tribune argues fur
ther: 1T is plain that Iowa is ousted,
SO lar as schedule of games in this
ind the gate receipts of Iowa City sonle-
what below what they would like to
have them. Iowa can stand the
custer. There are plenty of colleges not
members OF the conference which will
be glad to arrange games with Iowa"
AS free lance, the school may be
more prominent in the college athletic
world" thinks the South Bend Tribune.
Membership in the Big Ten does not
leave many dates open for competition
With non-conference schools, Notre
Danes freedom to book intersectional
games has been an important factor In
tnat unlVerSity'S athletic growth" The
Bay City Times also maintains that sit
appears that the University of Iowa is
the gamer. Certainly, in view of the
Carnegie report. if nothing else, it cam
not consider itself much worse than
those who showed it the conference
door. Iowa is now in a position
to go out into the lucrative highways
and bywayS and prepare a much more
colorful and successful foot ball
schedule"
The Ann Arbor Daily News protests
against the charge that 1.-THE question
OF gate receipts was partly RESPONSE
BILE" and replies that Iowa was ex-
PEELED, after all, not by the professional
coaches nor by the conference business
managers, but by the faculty men who
are py nature opposed to commercial
yea athIetics.' The st. Paul Pioneer
Press states: Justice does not lie IN
excusing guilt, because guilt suspected
IN others has not yet been proved
The conference method may be
questioned. Its purpose must rSFebn-
mended." The Springfield Ill) State
Journal says that hiring or subsidizinp
OF players must be eliminated. and az
Whatever cost in pride or prestige"
The Spokane Spokesman Review recoc-
n1zeS that the explosions at Iowa in
volve "a sacrifice" but emphasizes the
Thought that the men who "have SUI
Tered the pangs of ineligibility will be
able to feel that they were instruments
OF a great reform"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

@. What is "pemmican"?4E L.
A. Pemmican Is compressed food
made from dried beef, fat, sugar and
dried currants. 1t is used extensively
by Arctic explorers.
@. What is the cause of electric light
bulbs burning out?-W. c.
A. The Bureau of Standards says II
lamp bulb cracks or If the bulb has
been improperly exhausted and ar
comes into contact with the heated
tungsten f1lament, the filament actu-
ally burns, producing the oxide of
tungsten, WOs, which is a yellowish
powder. II bulb becomes white. it
indicates that.the bulb leaks where the
lcad-in wires enter the bulb, or a small
crac.; in the glass somewhere allows air
to enter the bulb and the filament
burns up.
@. What did the Forbes Wood report
on the Philippines recommend as to
giving them their independence?-F.M M.
A. 1t recommended, among other
things, that the present general status
of the Philippine Islands continue until
the people have had time to absorb and
thoroughly master the powers already
in their hands, and that under no
circumstances should the American
Government permit to be established in
the Philippine Islands a situation which
would leave the United States in a
position. Of responsibility without au-
thority."
9. Where is the Santa Fe Trail?--
A. The Santa Fe Trail Is known as
the National Old Trails road, National
pike and Cumberland road. 1t goes
from Washington, D. c., to Los Angeles,
Calf, distance of 1906 miles. 1t is
the most northerly road that is open all
the year around from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific. 1t was conceived by George
Washington in colonial days, fin" ICED
by Congress on the admittance =. Ohio
INTO the Union in 1902, extended to
Santa Fe by Congress in 1925. and
passed to State control in 1887.
Q. When was a clock with brass
works first manufactured in the United
States?-T. S. L.
A. So far as we can determine, brass
United States until 1887. Wooden works
we're developed by the early clock max
ers about 1920, but clocks with hand
cut brass works usually antedate those.
The machtne-cut brass movements
eventually superseded both the above
styles.
N' AAOW dOCo Vic 1eLlBJn OF the New
E. C.
A. There are 1928 words in one
version of the New Testament and 593,-
1913 words in the Old. The New Testa-
ment contains 1859 verses; the Old,
1924. N'
@. Is it true that birds can see OBJ
Jects behind them?-M. r.
A. 1t is believed that the eyes of
ground birds have tiny periscopes or
refiectors which enable them to observe
the approach of enemies from behind.
@. What is meant by a compound"
fracture?-E. B. G.
A. A compound fracture is a frac-
ture Of bone so that the skin is
broken. This is often confused with a
multiple fracture, the proper name when
more than one break exists.
@. Is Newfoundland a part Of Can
ADAM. OBJ.
A. Newfoundland is a separate en-
tlty OF the British Empire and bears the
same relationship to the empire that
Canada does. It has its own parlia-
ment, premier, ministry, and issues its
own money and bonds without regard
to Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Alaska Rail Critics
Overlook Benefits
From the Seattle Daily Times

From the Seattle Daily Times,
Eastern newspapers have shown some
concern over the moderate increase in
the annual deficit of the Alaska Rail-
road. The operating loss for the fiscal
year OF 1929 was $958,414, an increase
Oh $iii wa, or 13.1 per cent over the
preceding year. Considered in relation
TO Alaska'S vast contribution to the
wealth of the Nation, the deficit is I'M
important. There was a substantial in
crease in the number of rail line pas
Sengers during the year, but freight rev.
enueS decreased. That important econ
omleS In operation were inaugurated is
SHOWN by the decrease in expenses.
The construction of the Alaska Rail-
road was undertaken Is years ago, not
with the thought of making money in
the transportation business. but with
the expectation that it would lead to
the development of the Territory's vast
natural wealth. Until the Government
has established feeder lines, fostered in
duStr1eS and encouraged the develop
ment OF resources the railroad cannot be
expected to pay. The adoption of a
more liberal policy toward potential in
vestors In Alaska eventually would put
the 800 miles OF line on paying basis.
Since Congress first authorized the
construction OF the road, $66, 581 1899 has
been invested. OF the total amount, $54,-
397,995 represents the capital cost of
the railroads, while the operating def
cts have aggregated $12,183,sS4. On
the whole, the money has been well
spent.
1t is the proud boast of the Fairbanks
Commercial Club that the undeveloped
natural resources of the Territory would
pay the National debt. We paid $780,
600 for Alaska, and since 1880 approx
mately $600,000,000 has come from
Alaska's mines. The yield from the
Northland's fisheries has been enormous.
Last years shipments into Alaska were
valued at $31 1928. The balance of
trade In Alaska's favor was $44,245,239.
The Territory is storehouse of
wealth ineXhaustible. The railroad
must be regarded as an investment
which in time will yield rich returns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

The Christmas season Is notable MOI
only because 1t brings love and gentle.
ness to the fore, but also because Il
makes the average person think Of
gratitude.
1t is impossible even for a covetous
grasping person to receive Christmas
presents without feeling some glow OF
gratitude toward the givers
Sometimes it seems as If the true
spirit of the season is being lost in the
commercial aspects which clutter II
around, yet these very aspects are a part
Of life, too, and for that very reason
are dear to us.
Even the most careful balancing of
presents against presents will not cause
one to entirely forget the underlying
meaning of Christmas. in which the
human virtue of gratitude plays such a
| large part.
The festival of Thanksgiving is for
gratitude to God.
The gratitude of Christmas is from
one human being to another, an earthly.
temporal thing, yet none the less good
for all that.
Thanks are justly the due for things
| got without purchase" said the pagan
| poet Ovid.
If Ovid had known all about our
modern Christmas, he could have hit it
| no better.
Each one of us, knowing the cost of
| articles, feels sense of gratitude for
| the article in itself, and also to the
g1ver for the thought which prompted
him to expend the money to purchase
the gift.
So much for the money aspects.
There are others, of course, chief of
which is the gratitude which comes to
one who is grateful that others have
thought of him at all.
X x i X
II one stops to consider, even at
Christmas time, the large number of
people in the world who do not care a
1ot whether one exists or not, he must
be grateful to the few who do.
Egotism, father of SO many faults,
also is the mainStay of ingratitude.
which. as Nine. De Sevigne said in one
OF her letters, calls forth reproaches as
gratitude brings renewed kindness.
The egotistical person may make a
great personal success out of his life as
such things are measured by ordinary
standards, but unless he is extremely
careful he will fail lamentably in exer-
ciS1ng that gracious gratitude which is
to human beings what perfume is to
flowers.
"A typical egot1St often possesses the
ability OF thanking one in such a man
ner that the donor is offended instead
OF pleased. Some women possess the
faculty of being so grateful that it
CRATES.
X X X
A play popular many years ago car
rled the line Praise the bridge that
carried you over"
This Is form Of gratitude in which
egotistic persons commonly fail. They
like to kick the ladder by which they
mounted out from under them; then to
pretend that they never used any steps
at all.
It was to this type of man that the
cynical French writer of maxims. La
Rochefoucauld, referred when he penned
the following:
1.-The gratitude of most men is but a
secret desire Of receiving greater bene-
fits"
The dukes most men" was a rather
exaggerated phrasing. What he meant
was that most Of the men he knew were
that way.
No one would say today that normal.
ordinary gratitude for Christmas pres
ent, and the thought behind the present,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Dogdom's CurfeW.

Curfew is to be rung for all dogs In
| Mount Pleasant, Utah, to save sheep.
At the suggestion of herders, the city
commission has decreed that all dogs
are to be indoors by pm.
Large cities ought to have dog cur
| Jews in order to save, not sheep, but
sleep. If there is anything in the world
more annoying to many persons than a
barking dog, it is difficult to name it.
The sad part of this urban nuisance
is that the dog is so utterly unconscious
of himself, He bays merrily at the
moon, barks Justify at the slightest piece
of paper that blows down the alley,
growls deeply and menacingly at the
stray pedestrian.
The city dog, alas, does not know that
his immemorial Job as Waterman has
been taken away from him-more or
less-by the police department! AS he
stands there in the back yard, alone in
the night, he honestly feels that he is
doing his duty.
A sensible dog curfew for city would
be enacted in the mind of every dog
owner who really loves dogs. There are,
of course, two sorts of dog keepers,
those who love them and those who for
one reason or another think they love
them. Those who do love the dog are
the first to care for them and to want
to- save them from the recriminations
of others. A sensible dog curfew need
not be rung with bells, but by the in
dividual dog owner, who, If he owns
dog which banks, should keep it in at
night. The nuisance of dogs Is more
truly the nuisance of those who own
them but are unwilling to think of the
other fellow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

fiicted upon those nearby, perhaps fatal
injuries.
The electric equipment for tree is
not expensive and is safe. Carelessness
or incompetence in handling the wires
of such rigging may cause trouble.
But the materials now available for tree
illumination are virtually fool proof"
1t is to be hoped that there are no
Undertook trees In Washington tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

The Weather Bureau, once the SUBJ
ject of much satire, has become highly
responsible feature Of Government serv-
ice. These who walk or ride on the
earth's surface can make the best of
weather conditions, but the art Of flying
demands the most accurate information
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Memory Gifts.
A silent recollection here amid the
joyous throng-
A fieeting glimpse Of rainbow and the
echo of a song
The baubles of the present seem 50
merry, yet SO small.
The gifts that memory brings are far
the fairest of them all.
Beyond the lights that glimmer and
beyond the starry glow
Are faces brightly smiling of the friends
we used to know.
More vivid than the present is the past
that we recall,
And memory is the Saint whose gifts
arc fairest of them all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Fame is compelling influence. Helen
Wills could not have had quiet we'd
ding If she had desired one. No
domestic career can obviate the fact
that star in the armament of sport
still belongs to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

1t is wisely assumed that the ancient
battle scene, the Mediterranean Sea,
can make a good start toward world
understanding by reaching an agree
ment on its own account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Santa Claus limits himself to simple
benevolences. He cannot be expected
to make an especial favorite Of the
police and provide solutions for all the
mysteries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

References to the present as a
severely mechanistic era are numerous.
Yet the books of adventure and. the
fairy tales are as welcome to the Christ
mas tree as ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Snow is welcome at Christmas time.
1t is one Of the embellishments, how
ever, that are at their best when en-
ployed in moderation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Another debt the world owes Edison
is the dininution Of fire risk by the
use of electric lights on the Christmas
tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

1t is long way from the North Pole
to the South Pole, but old friend Santa
will make the trip easily with promo
ton by way Of Christmas greeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

It is not always easy to forsee just
when and how the proceedings of a
grand jury may develop unexpected
prospects of punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
The Human Element.

Inc human Element.
There has to be human voice
Behind the radio.
The films that call us to rejoice
Some human art must know.
In spite of mechanistic skill
Prevailing in the land,
The plain, old human being will
Continue in demand.
eff you can't give nufin' mo-" said
Uncle Eben, give kind word an say
Merry Christmas!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Santy's New Tt;ner.rv

SohtJ 4NC" AtAHcTdTys
Old Sanity from the North Pole went
or so we all have heard,
To visit his Aunt Arctic" and to see
friend Admiral Byrd.
So IN his line of travel he will face
both cold and drouth.
So cheer up, Children! Santy's comm
from the South.
He'll gather tropic fruits, while he 1.
coming on this way,
And birds of splendid plumage, and
he'll pile 'em in his sleigh.
So, don't get wrinkles on your brow nor
quicker up your mouth.
Cheer up, Children! Santy's comm
from the South!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

In lobby circles, a man is known by
the company he pretends to keep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
All Other States ana Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use tor republication of all news els
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also The local Lews
published herein. All rights of pubucation OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Delicate Suggestion.

Does your wife tell you what she
wants for Christmas?"
mo-" answered Mr.. Meekton. "she
takes me walking through the shops
and I am supposed to be very tactful
In observing what she especially ad-
mires."
"Merry-making," said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "is often but a toilsome
struggle to lift up a heavy heart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Rate BY Carrier Within the CITY.

Kate Dy CaFfIef Within the CITY.
Inc Evening star ........,4 5c er month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when SundaysI .,....... soc per month
The Eveninb ana Sunday Star
(when S Sundays ......... CSC per month
The sunday Star .............. &C per copy
Collection made at the end Of each month
Orders may be sent in BY mail or telephone
National 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

Jud Tunkins says boy with Christ
mas horn and another with a drum
can make a jazz orchestra sound mu-
steal by comparison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

18th st. and PennSyivania Ave
New York once. Ito East END 81,
CHICAGO once: Lake Michigan BUILDING
European once: IA Resent st.. London,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Disappointments Inevitable.

DiSappOintmentS Inevitable.
OF course, some holiday wishes must
be disappointed"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
1T is beyond the power of human be-
nevolence to give everybody precisely
the kind Of tariff he desires"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

@: Is Newfoundland a part Of Can
ADAM. OBJ. -
A. Newfoundland is a separate en-
tlty OF the British Empire and bears the
same relationship to the empire that
Canada does. It has its own parlia-
ment, premier, ministry, and issues its
own money and bonds without regard
to Canada
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-20
Cold Weather Delays Train and
Army Eleven Cant Work
Out at Calesburq
STOPPING At KANSAS FIELD
Notrs Dame, important Rival
and 1929 conqusror. Gives
Great Sendoff

Chicago, Dec. 20.-tREArmy'S foot
ball squad today was on it, way to-
ward CALIFORNIA; balmy winter wealth.
er-but still behind schedule.
It's special train three hours late In
Chicago. the army corps failed to stop
ct oalesburg, ILL.,, when 1t finally re-
sumed Its march on Stanford uniyer-
sity, and was cheated out Of one of
It's stop-off workouts. The failure to
stop ct Galesburg also disappointed
townspeople and Knox college stu
dents. who had prepared q huge greet
ing for the army squad.
Coach Eff Jones hopes TO be able
TO sidetrack the train for = while to-
day 1t Syracuse. KAN. to send the
men through . signal drill.
A stop was made 1t South Bend.
Ind, late yesterday. but not for the
purpose Of taking practice. The ca
diets listened to cheers and wishes Of
good luck In their game on the coast
from their important rival and lo2o
conqueror, Notre Dame. The players
were train.tired, following the slow
journey from the east, but were look
ing forward to weather into which
they could venture forth comfortably.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-20

he was playing an exhibition game
with hts famous partner. Walter Ha.
gen. Chatting with Smith ! explain
ed to him that I was taking . whirl
At golf and asked him for . message
to the buffers. ! being In that class.
His reply was as stated above and
then he proceeded to elaborate on It
BY saying:
THE beginner should take three
lessons . week for Z period OF at least
six weeks. He should also practice
two other afternoons each week. It
Is best that he shouldn't try to play
for the first two weeks but rather
work for Q good foundation for his
game. Nothing helps quite as much
as practice. True. It isn't very in
teresting. but the real time for prac.
tice for the beginner IS during the
early stages Of hts golf education.
Once he learns to do q thing proper.
" it viii stay with him.
"A fatal mistake made BY most be-
ginners is to seek competitive play
before they really know what 1t Is al
about. It Is only natural that one
should press his game In competition
and usually In 30 doing, he forgets
about the fundamentals and q . re.
suit his game goes 'booey.'
Il have played various sports and
I am positive that no. game requires
the same concentration. effort and
practice Is does golf. Every day In
80 1A,tO Axhihffinn tour I have taken
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-20
SQUAD LOOKS
FORWARD TO BALMY WEATHER
bettorsb Believe
TodMorgan Title
viii Change Home
Benny Bass Favored to Win
Junior Lightweight Crown
Because Of Sock

New York, Dec. 20.-R-The bet
ting fraternity Is willing to give odds
that the junior lightweight champion
ship viii transfer its headquarters
from Seattle to Philadelphia tonight
when Tod Morgan defends his some
what synthetic title against Benny
Bass in Madison Square Garden.
Overnight odds made the deadly
punching Bass an 3 to S fav0rite. but
these were expected to narrow to
around 6 to S at ring time. The fight
Is for IS rounds.
Morgan will have an advantage in
weight, height and reach. but the
stockily built Bass Is much the harder
puncher. Bass last major engagement
here was against Tony Canzoneri for
the f~eatherveight championship.
On that occasion Bass suffered q
broken bone In his shoulder early In
the fight, but fought 50 savagely that
he barely dropped the decision to the
great little New York Italian. Morgan
Is . frail- looking fighter who can box
with any Of them. but whether he can
stand up under Bass Furnishing blows
the experts are inclined to doubt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-12-20
Trojan Eleven
Resumes Grind
University Of Southern califor-
mia cridders Have Had
Five Days Rest

Los Angeles. Dec. 20.-R- With
i've days Of complete rest behind
them following their victory over
Carnegie Tech. the Trojans Of the
University OF Southern California TO.
day ore ready to climb into their gTid
armor, prepared to face the football
practice grind In anticipation Of their
TouSuament Of Roses struggle With
tho Partners Of pittsburgh.
Coach Howard Jones has mapped
out IN intensive drill On plesldn fun.
damentals. delense against the great
driving attack Of thu eastern aGgre-
cation. and basic principles q his
own offensive tactics.
The program calls for intense pgac-
tice unttl Christmas. when The men
Of Troy viii take up their abode n
Pasadena, uGing the Roee bowl. scene
q the impending east.west struggle.
6 thelr sfamptng ground for tn -.
maindes q tho training schodule.
0ooEh Jones = expeeted % oise
much attention 70 tn center q his
nno n hopss Of bolstesing II against
tn onelaught q Coach Jock" nth.
eslnndis aM.Amogjcan bockfl1l6 aoog.
octayins Uan1a md Tom p1skin0cn.