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are either too young to remember their
ancient tribal customs or too old to give
any information about them.
He found one old man who is the last
direct full-blooded descendant of the
ruling family, still maintaining au-
therity over his fellow tribesmen as
Chief Yoka. To the American farmers
he is merely Jim Dick, fruit picker
and hay cutter, whose assistance Is val
The old tribesman explained to Beals
that the way to their happy hunting
ground, or land toward the West, as
they call 1t, is across a great river which
has to be swum after death. If one
died and could not swim. reincarnation
in the form of some animal would take
place. One might have to come back
into the world as coyote, deer, or
perhaps a skunk,
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MAIDU DEAD MUST SWIM
TO REACH INDIAN HEAVEN
Tribe Believes Members Failure to
Cross River Results in Their
Reincarnation.

The white man cannot tell the Indian
anything about the importance of SWIM
ming, at least not those Indians who
lend credence to the old beliefs of the
Southern Maidu. The white man
stresses the Importance of swimming as
a means of saving ones life, but the
Southern Maidu believes that one could
not get to Indian heaven without know
ing how to swim. This fact has just
been learned by the University of Cali
fornia department of anthropology
through the work of Ralph Beals. grad
uate student, in gathering up the cul-
tural story of the fast-disappearing
Southern Maidu tribe, says the San
Francisco Chronicle.
BealS passed three months among the
Maidu. whose old hunting grounds eX-
tended generally from Sacramento to
the Sierra Nevadas and from lone to
Nevada City. He found that. although
there are about 1000 people with Maidu
blood in their veins, only about 35 full
blooded remain and of these two-thirds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Drive Against Mascots.

Mascots have stirred many grave
persons Of England to voice or pen
their protests since the recent motor
show in London. At the show appeared
a varied assortment OF mascotS sup
posed to bring good luck. And, of
course, people began writing to the
newspapers about the new vogue of
superstition. Strange to say, some were
found to defend mascots, their argu-
ment being that mascots reminded
drivers to be careful or stimulated ri
valry in contests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Death Unmasks Hunchback.

All his life George Bernstein Of Pal
ma, Majorica, in the Balearic Isles,
was believed to be a hunchback. When
he died it was discovered that his de-
formity had been assumed. In his
artificial hump he carried more than
$4,000 In notes and valuables said to
be worth nearly $4,000. Living like a
miser and eating little but bread and
marmalade, he died Of starvation, the
authorities state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

Bigger buildings viii, Of course. house
many more who must be transported to
new heights as expeditiously as possible.
Another limiting factor is the capac-
ity'of the average human ear to with
stand vibration in an elevator cab trav-
cling at speed of more than 1900 feet
a minute. Whether people can become
accustomed to the sensation of faster
service remains to be determined.
Less than a century ago, engineers
recall, doctors Of German city pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Air Iced for Passengers.

Passengers on some Of the trains In
France are now taking their air right
off the ice. Tests have shown that
railroad passenger cars can be cooled
by means of an electric fan which
blows the air through a chamber filed
with about a ton ice. The draft can
be controlled at will to filter and cool
the air. When Temperatures outside
were 80 or 95 the passengers were
comfortable cool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
Scotch Drop Piano-Playing.

Music teachers and piano dealers Of
Scotland complain that they are being
hard hit by the radio and the phono-
graph. At recent music conference at
Greenock 1t was stated that the present
tendency to sit down and listen rather
than sit down and learn Is reducing
the number Of piano pupils by 80 per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
ELEVATOR is PROBLEM
IN SKYSCRAPER RACE
Capacity of Human Ear to With
stand Vibration in 1O0-story
Shaft Being Considered.

NEW YORK (R.-The race to put up
the tallest Office building having been
projected, on paper, to the 100-story
stage, architects are frowning over the
elevator problem.
The shaft space, cable weight and
speed have to be considered, and prob
ably such ingenious arrangements as
double-deck cabs. The population of
the Woolworth Building as about 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

pared q weighty professional protest
against the proposal to bring a rail-
road to their city. They feared for those
they raced through the countryside at
the fantastic speed Of 20 miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

California fruit growers are consid-
ering a proposal to establish a system
of chain stores In South America to
handle North American grown fruit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20

Ii you cannot come
downtown Jane Stuart will
shop for you phone
Franklin 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20

Wool wall busters, Wizard
mops, floor brushes, Androck
ovens, flower baskets, sewing
baskets, mail boxes, cash
boxes. saueepans, cake pans
and knife boxes.
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Chain Store Founder Expires.

NEW YORK, May 20 Op).-Samuel
Askin, founder and president Of Askin
d Marine. retail chain clothing stores,
died Saturday at his home here after a
brief illness. Mr.. Askin started his busi-
ness 35 years ago in Utica, N. Y, with
States.
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Are you in a hurry2
You can read this entire
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a picnic supper will feature the an
nuales meeting of the Monday Evening
ClNb' at the Red Cross Hut, st. Eliza
bethis Hospital. $50 pm. For sup
per arrangements, telephone Mrs. Edna
Johnston, Potomac 1922. Election of
officers and executive committee will be
announced
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a 500 card party will be given for the
bebefit of the Walther's Junior base
BAH team In the conference room Of st.
Tefesas, Church, Thirteenth and v
STREETS southeast, at $50 o'clock. Tick
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Comfort and Smartness Are Yours in
Grip lite Footwear

In Grip lite footwear you have both fashion
and comfort-made on the combination last
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Prof Seldom M Ely, supervising prin-
cipar of the NTH district, public schools
of the District of Columbia, will deliver
an address on the Aims and Principles
Of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton" over radio station WJSV at 8
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20

A card party will be given by the
Washington Review, No. 4, W. B. A.,
at 1850 Massachusetts, avenue north
west, at o'clock. Public invited.
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Dusters, Wizard polish,
Wizard mops, oil cans, waste
baskets, cookie cutters, egg
poachers, cake pans, dust
pans, broilers, trays, ice cream
spoons, towel racks, locks,
nail brushes, canisters, roll
ing pins, shoe racks, meat
juice press, ice cream moulds,
cereal jars, cake cutter sets,
sewing baskets, mail boxes,
fruit jar racks. colanders,
cork screws, can openers,
cream whips, butter moulds,
corner shelves, door chains,
door bolts, seoops, flour sift-
ers, ice shavers and egg beat.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20
Tailored or Lace Trimmed
Silk Lin gerie, 81. 95
For The Feminine
Graduate OF Yourself

Such adorable undies. made just the
way young moderns want them. namely.
brief! Crepe de chine dance set. and
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of red or green checked silk: bloomer
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peach, flesh. pink and ~.
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gift that will surely delight the girl
graduate for 1t is complete and beautiful set that
she can for the rest Of her life The pieces are
a graceful mirror, brush and comb nail Ale, shoe
horn, nail buffer covered powder jar and hair re-
cever Lovely pearlized rose, mase green or white.
on amber. Manufactured.
Toilet Goods-great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20

Regular monthly meeting of the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association will be
held in the auditorium of Bryan School,
B street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets southeast, at pm. Rep
resentative Mccormack Of MaSSachu-
sets will be the speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-20

$3.50 Cage and stand. :. .$6.75
$3.50 Cage and stand. $3.50
SIS Bird cage and stand, $S.7S
$3.50 Cage and stand. .$10.S0
$3.50 Cage and stand. SLOTS
$1.95 Cage stand 81
$3.50 Cage stand. 1895
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popular with the men that we're his
former comrades One officer ] remem-
Der. being assigned to the bridge for the
first time, would stand beside the quar-
termaster for several minutes. then
walk away some 10 or Is feet and call
the quartermaster aside to issue some
kind of an order. The man would carry
out his instructions, returning to his
post, and the officer would again join
him and few minutes later would walk
away and call him to his side to issue
another order.
Officer DisIiked.
This became very irksome to the
ouartermaster. and word soon spread
around in the forecastle that the off,
Ger was getting big head The other
officers on the bridge were unaware OF
the situation. III short time dislike
for him became evident among the
crew. He realized his mistake. but it
was too late. Orders were not being
carried out. and finally the man fell by
the wayside.
Another instance was that of a junior
officer who would give instructions to
boatswain and have the latter convey
them to the quartermaster. Repeatedly
he would call some one to give an order
TO announcer man. WIlen Lne men we're
not receiving their orders direct from
the officer in charge. they did not feel
particularly gracious about it. The
man who had to carry the order was
disgruntled because he was taken away
from routine tasks and was compelled
to act as messenger. This officer,
like the other. soon became unpopular
and was transferred.
On the other hand, have seen junior
officers who have been courteous and
polite to their superiors and others. BY
the crews they were regarded as good
fellows" BY superior officers they were
considered able, so, together with study,
they soon advanced.
Manning Only 80.
There are many young officers who
have shown unusual qualifications.
Harry Manning, chief officer of the
America. who was in charge OF the boat
that saved the crew of the Florida, is
only 80 years of age. He had been cap
tam for four trips aboard the President
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Everyday Law Cases
Can Bank Limit Its Liability In
Paying Stopped Check?
ny THE COUNSELLOR.

A depositor's passbook contained a
provision to the effect that the bank
shall not be liable for paying check
payment of which has been stopped by
the depositor.
John Lewis, depositor. mailed a
check to a commission house. in pay
ment of a shipment Of apples, and then,
on finding the apples spoiled, ordered
his bank to stop payment OF the check.
signing, at the time, proper blanks fur
nished him by the bank for such pro-
cedure.
The bank paid the check by mistake,
and. in spite of the depoSitors protest,
charged it against his account.
Lewis, the depositor. brought suit
against the bank. whose officials con-
tested the claim on the ground that the
depositor was bound by the provision in
the pass book.
In granting the depositor Judgment.
the court said
The bank could not release itself
from this form of negligence, as this is
against public policy, and further, there
is no consideration of such a release,
as a depostor always has the right to
stop payment on check which has not
been certified. A bank cannot exact a
release for itself from duty it was
already legally bound to perform"
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WINTERTIME
RY n. G. PEATTIE.

The magic of words cannot BE-
accounted for: there are some people
to whom the word "doubloon'' is fraught
with romance. To me the names OF
certain timbers are inevitably exciting
teak and rosewood, cedar and tOona
wood. And among birds some names
are for me the taste and smell. the sight
and sound of foreign and disturbing
places Among these are stoncchat and
chaff1nch. starting and auetzal, toucan
and wood-duck. vireo and ibis.
But lest you should think ] am trying
10 revive the crossword puzzle game
I will settle upon one-that bird, in
reality quite ordinary, that bears the
name of teal.
Those hunters who have banged away
across the Winter marshes, down the
Potomac. at every old tea! they have
seen. may wonder why l should derive
an inner secret thrill from such name.
After all. the bird had to have some
name, and the Latin name Of Anas
might reasonably give me the same de-
light. But it does not. and there IS no
accounting for these tastes.
Both the blue winged and green
winged teals are with us retty much all
Winter ard well into Spring. but with
or without a gun, the hunt for them
is elusive l have gone all day. in the
very region where l should expect TO
find them. and at the very season.
without seeing them rise from the reedy
shore in their characteristic startlinglv
sudden flight. Again I have seen more
teal than any other sort Of duck for
several hours.
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The Private Life
of
The Prince of Wales
(As Told by an Intimate)
(As Told BY an Intimate)

I I'D dances and concerts at the generals
quarters. There were plenty Of pretty,
! sunburned girls and plenty of Italian
vine drunk from immensely deep
tumblers.
But the Prince was not the type to
enjoy this life long when bigger events
we're occurring elsewhere. Once more
he applied to be sent back to France,
and was then recalled to London
Not long after he arrived at Bucking-
ham Palace he learned from his mother
that a plan was on foot to give him
a command at some training camp IN
England.
"A Job on the home 'front.'" exclaimed
the Prince. What on earth will they
say of me? The girls will give me the
white feather whenever they can get
near me-"
1t is probable that even the Queen
saw how impossible this plan would be
for her son, SO did not pursue it. In
due course the Prince reioined the
guards divisional headquarters In
France. From then TO the end of the
war he remained in France, coming
home to London for short leaves from
time to time.
1t should be mentioned that he had an
immense amount of work in connection
with his personal affairs that required
his attention Also many invitations
were coming to him to address public
meetings and gatherings of various
kinds.
The Princes Personality.
In spite of his nervousness as a
speaker. and all his hesitancy and oc-
casionally rather awkward msnnerisns
on the platform. his speeches were
markedly effective. II was becoming
evident that he had personality. Once
he made a speech in aid of war
charity H. was short speech and
delivered with many hesitations. But
it caught on in the most marvellous way.
Women took off their jewels and flung
them onto the platform, and checks
and notes fluttered at the Princes feet.
by CAD" said the music-hall i'm
presario, what big turn is lost for
the halls in that boy"
BY the chiefs in the army under
whom he served directly, the Prince
was regarded as Woodworking staff
officer. always ready to do bit more
than he was asked. and among his
brother officers he was popular.
But it is probable that he was even
more popular among non-coms Ind
men. This was not because he was
Prince of Wales. He met and yarned
with many non-coms and men who had
no idea of his rank and who spoke of
him afterward as that staff officer who
was bit of sport and always chummy
and friendly"
When the war was over 1t was sug-
gested in the sergeants' mess of the
Guards that they should present to
the Prince copies of the flies and
drums OF the regiment. The colonel
and other officers readily agreed, and
in due course the presentation was
made.
1t was one the Prince might well feel
proud Of. for unless he had been re-
garded not only As a good oficer but
also as good fellow and q good mixer.
the presentation would not have been
made The drums and flies are to be
seen in the entrance hall OF York
House today.
The next chapter: Post War Days
will appear in Mondays Star,
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Eat Too Much Salt.

81. Why do you advise those of us
who are reducing TO eat very little salt?
2. Does 1t do any harm If one finds IL
easy to go without breakfast. to omit
that and to take the 1000 calories or
so in the other meals? 3. I have been
on your diet for three weeks. The first
week, l went on the semi-liquid diet for
three days, and lost but two pounds.
The second week / almost fell of the
scales when, although had eaten more.
l discovered had lost five pounds! This
week have lost but two pounds again.
for I had a cold. and. as you advise,
went back TO the maintenance diet.
b"
Answers. The majority OF us eat
too much salt anyway. We need 20 10
80 grains a day and we take four times
that amount. The reason / advise those
who are reducing to cut salt down is
that 1t causes the body tissues to hold
water. and this OF course. keeps the
weight higher; ana TO much salt is an
irritant to the kidfsy1 and blood vessels.
2. Yes. I think II is right to omit
breakfast if you find you do not care
for it. l myself haven't had anything
but cup of coffee or tea for breakfast
for years. "a cup of fruit juice would
be better) Many persons seem to be
benefited by the no-breakfast plan, espe-
cially If inclined TO overeating. How
ever. there is no need of going without
breakfast even IL you are overweight. if
you don't exceed your reducing number
of Galleries during the day. With some
it is more convenient to have a fair
sized breakfast and no lunch (or per-
haps a little fruit, and a good-sized
dinner in the evening.
3. The day before your official weigh
ing. 1t is necessary to have the same
number of Galleries and the same type
of food that you had the week previous
and to weigh at the same time of day.
Otherwise you cannot judge the rels-
tionship between your caloric intake
and what you have lost, due TO the
water balance factor.
Can you tell me what to do for a
sensitive nose? I sneeze and seem 70
have the worst head cold when riding
on trains and sometimes in autos from
the dust. also from anything frying on
the stove. I contract cold very easily
Can this be due to senSitiveness? Would
hay fever be a cause Of sensitive
nose? "A"
Yes, A. Those suffering from hay
fever are. for some reason. upset by
pollens or dust or different animal
emanations. or from foods that do not
cause any trouble in others. Just what
causes this sensitivenesS is not known
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an old colored fellow who claimed he
had known George Washington. The
governor was amused and asked the
man IL he was in the boat when Gen.
Washington crossed the Delaware. The
old man said, "Lor'. governor, it was
me dat steered dat boat" Not to be
outdone, the governor then asked, And
DO you remember when George took
o hack AZ the cherry tree?"
Por a moment the colored man was
last in thought and then. with a BEAM
ing smile, he said. Why sure. gov
ernor, done drove dat hack, myself"
And here is another one large
husky man and a small man were
saving a big piece OF timber with a
heavy crosscut saw. each in turn pull
ing 1t back and forth Another man
a few moments he strolled up 10 the
big man and struck him. saying: Give
the saw 10 the little fellow If he wants
IT,"
Two men were cortesting in court.
snd the case seemed 10 be going against
one He was considerably worried and
comforting with his lawyer said. Say,
Mr.. Smith, this case looks bad for me,
doesn't it?"
Yes" answered his attorney, I'm
afraid VIC are going to lose"
Then listen minute" replied the
client. suppose I get box of cigars
and send it 10 the Judge. Don't you
think II will help us with the Case?"
why what are you talking about?'
said the LAWYER, You must be crazy,
Shy man alive, you would fare even
worse"
"Oh. all right" said the client. at
was Just something / had in my mind"
I. The case came 10 trial and the pessi-
Nlistic gentleman won. His lawyer i'm
j~ediately took him by the hand and
congratulated him
There" said nc, you never can tell,
We won our ease
What do you mean We won it? You
mean T. won it
You won H." said the lawyer an
Grilv. Why ] won il"
Certainly ] won the case" replied
the client. Il sent the ludg. box OF
cigars and put the other mans name
on it,
In a long drsvn-out trial the defense
introduced a miner as a witness and
: went into detailed inquiry as to his
exact whereabouts for the past 10 years.
II was becoming very wearisome for
everybody. For a day and A half the
lawyers asked the man to tell his wan
behring's year by year. Finally they go,
down to 1922 and asked him. What
did you do on June IA. 1922
Il went To Arizona
"How long did you remain there"
81 have been there ever since
~ this point, juror number nina ros;