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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
D. C. PATRIOTIC GROUPS
WILL HONOR LINCOLN
Senator Shortridge Will Be Speaker
at Memorial Ceremony ~.
Next Week.

Patriotic organizations of the city
will unite in paying tribute to Abraham
Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial at
noon February IL, the Civil War Presi-
dents birthday anniversary. Senator
Shortridge of California will be the
principal speaker at the exercises, which
will be held under the sponsorship of
the District Chapter Of the Order of the
Loyal Legion.
The celebration will be held on the
south side of the Memorial, on the
fourth terrace, with the Loyal Legion
committee, the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the color
guard. composed of two soldiers, two
sailors, two Marines and two Coast
Guards, will take their posts on the
portico.
Charles Mason Remey will be master
OF ceremonies ~ ."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
Mother of Seven Slain by Gunman.

NEW YORK, February 4 CP).-Mrs.
Susie Petrillo. 80, mother OF seven chill
dren, was killed early today by one OF
two gunner who fired through glass
panel in the door after being refused
admission to the apartment. Her hus-
band, Adolph. who solicits business for
a wet wash laundry, said rival lsundry-
men had threatened him recently when
he went out of his territory TO get back
an old customer who had moved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
Air Pilot ON Horse
Rides Through Snow
To Report Mishap

BY The ASSOclateu FTtSS.
KELTON, Utah, February A.
Paul Andert, air mail pilot flying
between Boise, Idaho. and Salt
Lake City. rode borrowed horse
through several miles of deep
snow to Kelton last night to re-
port to his company in Salt Lake
by telephone that engine trouble
had forced him down.
Andert's report that he landed
in a snow-covered field near here
without damaging his plane ended
a search started when he failed
to arrive in Salt Lake City on
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04

COLUMBUS, Miss, February 4 LP.-
The engineer was killed and the fireman
seriously injured when the Sunnyland,
Frisco passenger train, was derailed
this morning at Mergarel Spur, Ala. The
engine overturned when It went over
the spur switch. which was reported to
have been tempered with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
HELD IN 1920 MURDER.
Two in Jail as Victims Brother,
Magician, Reaches City.

Columbus, Ohio, February 4. lP1.-
Two men were held In Jail here To-day
for questioning in connection with the
murder nine year ago of Charles S.
Thurston as the slain mans brother.
Howard Thurston. the magician, opened
a weeks engagement at local theater.
Last Saturday Noah Burns, 40. con-
feSsed his part In the fatal shooting
and implicated Robert Stone. 48, Of
ficers said. They arrested Stone.
Burns said his conscience had trou-
bled him for nine years and that he
could stand the strain no longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
TWO FLYERS KILLED.

PENSACOLA, Fla. February R).--
Barnwell p. Howell and Andrew Brink,
attached to the naval flying squadron
here, we're killed here today when their
airplanes. crashed in midair during a
formatAp fight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Small Boy Had Found
Perfectly Safe Place

1t was the evening rush hour. An
intensive thrOng, regardless of every
thing but their desire to get home as
soon and as best they could, stOrmed
the various entrances to the subway
elevated trains as they pulled into the
central city stations.
The stroller was standing In the
vestibule of the last car of the train.
All seats, aisles and corners were
crammed with humanity, seething
mass. At Eighth street the door
opened to permit few more to crowd
In. A transit employee helped by
shoveling them along.
"Cut that pushingl There's little
boy here. Amt you got any better
sense?" This from an irate father,
who was trying to shield his boy from
the struggling mass.
The child, undismayed by all this
anxiety and turbulence, smiled at his
parent.
Don't worry. daddy; they can't hurt
me-"
He had crawled under the overflow
of his fathers stomach.-Philadelp
Public Ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Many Strong Tributes
to Virtues of Garlic

Garlic is one of the most highly es-
teemed and heartily despised Of veg
etables. The ancients praised 1t with
enthusiasm, as cure for all sorts of
bodily ills-among them indigestion,
sunstroke, tuberculosis, bronchitis and
smallpox. 1t figures In the Bible:
1--WE remember" the rebellious chill
dren of Israel told Moses, ''the fish
which we did eat in Egypt freely; the
cucumbers, and the melons, and the
leeks, and the onions, and the garlic"
Historians say that the Pyramids
could not have been built but for the
garlic fed to the slaves and captives.
Pliny says: II cannot overpass the
foolish superstition OF the Egyptians
who use to swear By Garlick and
Onions, calling them to witness in TAX
ing their oaths." Garlic a godi The
French do not deny It, but as a con-
diment they seem almost to reverence
it. So also, assuredly, do the Italians,
to whom It is necessary of life
Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Good of Plants On House

The presence of plants in the house
often proves a guide to the sanitary
conditions existing within the domi-
Gle. If room Is so badly ventilated
or dark that plants will not thrive In
it, 1t is certainly not healthy room
for human beings. Plants are very
sensitive and react quickly to any
poisonous gases that might be in the
air. The begonia Is regarded as a
guide to health. It was recently DEM
Onstrated when a begonia doing deco
rative service in q dining room was
found to wilt In a few days. Being
replaced by second one, the same
thing resulted, and It was suggested
that there must be something wrong,
a leakage of gas perhaps. An investi-
cation being made, q tiny gas leak
was discovered under the floor. The
volume of gas was not sufficient to
be detected by smell, and yet it was
great enough to have an immediate
action upon the plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Commuter Would Like
Help in His Dilemma

His breakfast hadn't agreed with
him, he had lost at bridge the night
before and he had to run for the 8 :O5.
As ne hadn't finished his usual ciga-
rette on the way to the station, he
stood on the platform to finish 1t. The
train started and just as 1t was gain
Ing speed. a girl tried to hop to the
last step. She missed the step and
was hanging on, when the commuter
grabbed her and pulled her up to the
step.
He expected, after the girl COM
posed herself, smile of gratitude or
at least few words Of thanks. He
did not expect the torrent of abuse
which she hurled at his head.
IF 1t hadn't been for you," she
raved, II would have pulled myself
up and wouldn't have lost my new
opera pump"
The commuter, stunned, found his
way to seat and hasn't made up
his mind yet whether to help women
In distress or let them-help them
selves.-New York Sun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Samoan Tattooing

The art of tattooing still fOurishes
In the Samoan islands where the ma
tives tattoo their bodies from the hips
to the knees. A tattooer's profession
is very lucrative. His instruments re-
semble combs, and are made of human
bones of different sizes. The opera
ton takes from two to three months,
during which time a patient remains
in the same retired place. All this
time the relatives of the young person
bring mats, money and food, but If
the quantity does not suit the tat
tooer, he "goes on strike" refusing to
proceed until sufficient liberality is dis
played The requisite gifts are sure
to be brought, for no Samoan could
endure going half tattooed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Morse Names Common
in Parts of Scotland

Professor Brogger, Of Oslo univer-
sity, in a lecture at Edinburgh univer-
sity, commented on the striking fact
that the majority of the place names
In the Shetlands and Orkneys were Of
Morse character A scrutiny of the
old Morse farm names revealed GER
tain types of names which had been
most used in the Shetlands, Orkneys,
Caithness and the Hebrides. Names
in Norway were not only chronology
ical, but also indicative of the social
position held by the families in Nor
way. Further, their geographical
limit was sharply defined and for that
reason it was possible to conclude
from which parts of Norway the emf
grafton was greatest.
This proved to have been the south
western coasts of Norway (Agder,
ROgaland, and the northwestern
(More). In the Agder coast districts
in recent years a number of farm sites
which had been examined proved to
have belonged to an older Iron age,
and seemed to have been deserted In
the Seventy-eighth centuries. They
were usually situated in districts
which were no longer cultivated. In
all probability a number of these re-
mains were relics of the emigrants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Oldest Christian Symbol

The fish Is considered the oldest
symbol of Christianity. When the
pagans became Christians they were
afraid of being prosecuted and put
to death by those who still believed
in pagan gods; so they invented q
secret sign, giving 1t the form of a
fish. When they wanted to make their
new belief known to each other and
wanted to find out whether the man
with whom they associated was pagan
or Christian, they drew the sign of
the fish in the sand, and If the person
responded in the same way, they felt
secure to speak of their new faith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Oldest Dated Statuette

A jade figure in the Smithsonian in
stitution is said to be the Oldest object
found In America. 1t is known as the
Tuxtla statuette. This object was
found in the state of Vera Cruz, Mex
leo. It is carved from jadeite, and
represents a birdlike deity with hu-
man head. On the front and sides are
Maya hieroglyphics, including one cor
responding to the date SO B. c., which
makes the Tuxtla statuette the old
est dated monument thus far found in
America. The institution has thou
sands without date which are much
older.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Odd Methods of EshinR

There are many ways of catching
fish, but one of the quaintest methods
is that revealed by natives to the ad-
ministrator of New Guinea, on tour
of the territory. At Hetan the ma
tives gave an exhibition Of kite fishing
for CARS. The kites, constructed of
pandanus leaf, and shaped like huge
birds, are flown from canoes, the mo-
ton of which makes the kites tails
skip along the surface of the water. A
spiders" web is attached In which
the fish become entangled. Often 30
fish are caught with one kite in day.
The natives also stupefy fish with
drugs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Forests Are Depleted

Cuba has turned much of its former
forest land over to the growing Of
sugarcane, says the American Tree as.
sociation. The coast line of Santo Do
mingo, and the lOwlands of Porto
Rico, are dotted with plantations of
cocoa, coconut and cane. But a great
deal more land has been cleared of
tree growth than Is ever going to be
used for agriculture in the islands of
the West Indies. Much of 1t is a vast
ing asset today. Porto Rico and Trim
idad have depleted their once wide
spread forest to a pitiful fraction.
The republic Of Haiti mas hardly a
stick of accessible commercial timber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
More Useful

Brown was called to the police court
TO receive reward for rescuing a
drowning woman. II am pleased to
pin this medal to your breast" said
the magistrate, "and also to lodge S25
to your credit In the bank as an ac-
knowledgement of your great bravery"
Brown showed some little embar-
rassment, and then said, IF it's all
the same to you, sir, I'd rather you'd
pin the $25 to my breast and lodge the
medal in the bank."-Weekly Scots
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Shoppers Faces Snapped

To obtain natural expressions of
shoppers Berlin merchant has in his
store window a camera which, with
its operator, is invisible to the gazers.
One picture of a girl looking longing
iy at a string of pearls bore the title
"COvetous." Another showing a young
man surreptitiously looking at a pair
of silk stockings, and evidently max
ing up his mind to go In and buy, was
unlabeled. Two small boys gazing at
a mechanical train was charming, and
equally so was that of group of chill
dren watching q butterfly crawl up
the window pane.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Txndala,s 0raa. Work

william Tyndale,t while transIating
into English the New Testament and
the Pentateuch, found publication i'm
possible In England, owing to the OBJ
position. Accordingly he went to Ger
many In 1924, and after visiting Lu-
Their at Wittenberg, settled with his
amanuensis In Cologne where the
printing of his work was being under
taken. he was forced to leave there,
however, and take refuge at Worms,
where his book eventually saw the
HIGHT.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Ideal Sense of Humor

Cultivate a sense of humor-not
the harmful humor that only takes de-
light In the confusion or humiliation
of others-but that humor which en-
abIes man to laugh at himself and
hold himself in proper proportion, a
man who sees the bright side and
communicates the brightness to 9TH
ers.-E W. Beatty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Nav Abrasive

30 hard that 1t will bore smooth
holes in concrete, or cut screw threads
In glass rod, new m | known as
carboloy has been introduced. 1t 10
near the diamond In hardness, and is
compound of tungsten. carbon and
cobalt. 1t will cut glass like dia-
mond and win scratch sapphires.-
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
IL. All Wrong to Him

A modern intellectual Is somebod,
who agrees with nobody on anything
even II he can't explain why.-New
Castle News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Costly French Failure

II Is recorded thai the French losI
altogether 22.l69 men during the nine
gears work on The Panama canal.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27

OUR FIRST NAVY

Today is the birthday OF the Ameri.
can Navy. On this date in 1894,
President Washington signed an act
providing for the construction Of six
frigates, four of A guns and two of
36.
Although the act specifically pro-
vided that the ships were to be used
only to protect American commerce
from Algerian piracy, and that "if
peace should take place between the
United States and the regency of Al
giers. no further proceedings sha.;
be TAKEN" the fact remains that this
law marks the beginning of a per-
manent American Navy.
Work on the frigates was promptly
begun and the design of the new ves-
sells was In charge of the finest Amer
lean shipbuilder of the times, Joshua
Humphreys. It is a significant trib-
ute to his skill that toward the end
Of the War Of 1912 England built
number Of frigates, according to the
London Times. exactly upon the plan
Of the large American frigates."
The Constitution, "Old Ironsides," !"
became the most famed Of the six
ships. Their total cost was about
81 900. The Colorado, one of the
latest U. 8. warships, cost sos 5,030,3l1
alone.
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27
FISH STORIES

From time mmemoral fish stories have been the butt
fr ncreduty and eers the part Of the mocker and
the scoffer avaeth their naugt to inpart
IN ar OF yerAcity TO his tales bring forward
contesabe proof OF his wondrous experiences: he Is
sttl unhesitatinsly condemned membership OF the
Ananias club
Yet here In midst scientist who. taking nothing
for granted and making Il his business TO trace effects
to their ultimate cause springs facts regard
Ing fish which throw into the shade the reports OF any
angler. however imaginative, And remind by means
remotely OF the arvels chYonclcd In the Travels Of
Dir Jehn M4ndevile. It becomes easy believe that
light hearing denzens OF the deep living three
miles below the surface Of the water carry their II.
Illuminating apparatus In little electric bulbs scattered
over their bodies. II We first accept proved that
there exist fish which knock down by wireless It
appears. however. that this extraordinary phenomenon
Is occurrence In southern The aborignes
Of Brazil. who know nothing OF radioactvity In theory
have brought to fine point in practice for they drive
cattle into the water and when the bovnes bowled
over BY electrical discharges At long range from the
the fish themselves with their powers ol olfense and
defense removed by the exhaustion OF their electric sup
ply, become 4 fAcic prey to the humans.
After that one Is willing to take It the word OF the
said scientist that there species OF fish which
meal three times It's size and another that climbs
trees and rcbs birds ncsts Neither will anyone be dis
posed to cav 1t what he says about eels for
50 naturally depravcd customer that you never know
what he will be up to next.
Great Is Diana Of tho EphesiAns and great too are
the wonders OF science
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27

MORGAN NOT COLD
(TorbeS Magaxine)

J. p Morgan Is 4 dcvotcc Of art. II he forced
choose between wealth and his books and art treas
he probably would choose the latter This became
evident to Wall Street newspapesmen few years ago
when they inspected the J. p. Morgan library the
guests Of Mr. Morgan himself The financier. usually
cold in manner. threw off his diffidencc like cloak
when he began to exhibit first editions and orgisal
manuscripts gathered from the ends Of the earth.
He was enthusiastic 4 boy and when he displayed
the original manuscript OF Mtton Paradise Lost his
naturally sunny disposition came to the fore Then
that the newspapermcn realized that they had not
known the real J. p. Morgan at ALL They chatted with
him like schoo6oys and finally went home feeling that
he was - jolly good fellow"
50 It OF many Of the big men, Of Wall Street. Their
position In life forces them to don an armor Of cold
ness where. matter Of fact. they friendly
beneath the grocer the door ncigbor
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27

because. Of youth and educational
opportunities. to the modern world
of the present-the world which chill
dren are meeting rather than the
world which their parents met.
In the second place, parents have
the well-developed genius of making
teachers responsible for all the things
they themselves wish to cvade, be-
cause they don't know how to handle
the situation.
The complaint that Miss Timmons
neglected to keep proper oversight
of her pupils outside the school room"
is one of the most ridiculous charges
ever made. This idea that teacher
vino puts in her good eight hours
work should in turn be responsible
for her pupils after school hours is
as archaic as The Hoosier School,
MASTER
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27
GROWING UP WITHOUT FEAR

GROWING UP WITHOUT FEAR
Parents take upon themselves q
grave responsibility when they bring
children into the world without them
selves having the proper knowledge Of
the newer science Of child psychology.
Children are more in need Of models
than teachers. and the education Of
the child must begin with the parents.
These parents who are not well
either mentally or physically can still
help themselves by studying and
applying the best methods for help
ing their children.
The habits of most children are
controlled principally through fear
Their little minds are constantly In
. muddle with the "don'ts" and do
nots" and the fear OF what will hap
pen II they do"
Children like to be active. This Is
the first point to remember in child
training. Let them be active at some
thing which is pleasing to them and
yet constructive at the same time.
II you, as a parent, think 1t wise for
your child to pay In his own yard,
see to 1t that he has interesting toys
to play with. II you want him to
read good books, buy them for him,
but don't make the mistake Of hav-
ing these books too 'highbrow.' -
Simple, wholesome stories can be se-
lected which teach admirable traits
and ideals and still without the re-
voting tales of murder and disaster.
Children love such toys as bicycles
and kiddy-kars, etc. The use OF these
helps in the development Of their
bodies. Children like to "go fast"
A bump or two will show them how
fast they should 60. Avoid soaring
them about the dangers of falling or
running into something. Probably
not one child in ten thousand is ever
seriously injured by falling from a
bicycle, but almost without exception
they are injured mentally from the
teaching Of what might happen but
seldom does except In the imagina-
ton.
Courage, fair play and pride Of
achievement are ideals which can be
inculcated In the young mind, where
there should be no place for imagin-
ary fears.
Most people are afraid of every
policeman they see. This is because
as children they were warned that II
they did certain things the policeman
would be called. Policemen are hired
and paid by the tax payers. to help
people and not to hurt them. Your
child should be taught to depend
upon police officers for help, and still
many children will scream at the
sight Of policeman. I hope this
illustration will shock many parents
The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-27
GOLD
(Omaha World-Heraltl

(OmAhA World -H0rAldl
Considering a the fuss that has been made gold
It Is reasonable to suppose that ought to bulk rather
magnccntly in any showing Of the mineral wealth Of
the nation Considering that Its presence Is limited to
very few select localities might expect 1t to shine
with dazzling 6rilliancc In It's homo areas
But Il doesn't. From the standpoint OF mineral value
gold Is rather small potatoes and few In hill
The department OF commerce the other day published
list Of the chief mineral products Of the United States
including Alaska and the District Of Columbia. Gold in
that list sill visible to the naked eye but only just
microscope would be distinct help In trying ia
locate It.
Wherever there the promise or the hint OF gold ad-
yenturos men flock with the hope Of making their
tune They started the California BOOM The bones OF
the argcnauts Of - were streyn al the way from the
Missouri river to the Golden Gate and marked trail
across the 1mus Of Panama Today. although Califor-
MA y one Of the chief gold producing states Of the
Union the comparative value OF this metal 50 small
that u y oufranked By such vulgar mineral elements
- petroleum. natural gAs. cement and clay products
than does gold. and the ooppor Of Alaska and Nevada
outSanks the eoad - those bonan1a regions.
PennsyvaniA must have contributed IL rhare to the
stampede of the forty -uneG1 seeking mineral wealth
What TREY lat behind n their chase after the WIN d
The Wb oold = disclosed n The commerce depaxtments
repo1 vn1oh aboWs IN annual production q mineral
W6alfh b thAs statb e (oo50oo0oo chiefly "a coel
oc1none e1oy pro6ue8 an4 natural nas And au the
eo1o topd ID IN the uniko4 o1ates amounted to only
utele ncGo than e16Ao0eoo oomn,on clay Yields ten
tuaeA ceent sx ttmea stone four tin>s and sand ana
travel three tim1s that value.
stan there are and probably always win bc men who
VII abandon sure thing Ease pt tunnel into the
rocx tof nugget which may y may not he there.