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Evening star., 1929-01-01
Praiseworthy Philanthropies.

The United States of America. in
1928, seems to have played the role of
Santa Claus not only TO itself, but to
various parts of the civilized world, &C
cording to estimates emanating from
New York. These are to the effect that
this nations contributions to the Golfers
of philanthropy reached the astounding
total of $2,3SO, 100000, millions of which
were destined to be used outside our
boundaries. This vast sum, which may
be taken as barometer of America S
steadily increasing prosperity, exceeded
the record Of the previous year by
$110,9O0000.
philanthropy" as used in this case,
is a broader term than just charity
but embraces the latter. 1t includes
contributions to ths causes OF educa.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Are you one of those who find 1t
expedient to crook the knee when ali
elevator makes an abrupt stop?
Some elevators specialize in making
! passengers seaSick.
Most people who indulge in this in
voluntary knee-bending imagine it to
be a special invention of their own.
They take childish pride in having
evolved solution Of common diff
flculty which actually works.
AS a matter of fact, this tribute to
the powers of the up-and-down comes
natural with ninety-nine out of every
one hundred persons.
1t is reflex action whereby the
human being attempts to compensate
for sudden disturbances of his sense
of equilibrium.
On very small and limited scale
it involves exactly the same principles
which are met in the gigantic art and
science of flying.
The Eustachian tubes in the ears
have something to do with it, but just
exactly what may well be left to the
specialists; what interests the average
person taking an elevator is that the
sudden stop causes a disturbance Of
the individual system.
IL lIltlSG DC SlulltACNCNt blIuG W tAlAo
same average person the inquietude
caused seems localized suddenly in
the stomach rather than in the ears.
That precipitate distress at the pit
of the stomach, amounting in some
cases almost to acute nausea-who that
rides on elevators has not felt it?
1t begins with jerk and ends with
a quirk. 1t comes in the most unex-
pected fashion, bringing with it vague
recollection of childhood days, when
green apples on the bough looked as
tasty as ever the finest OF r1pened
apples would look in manhood's prime.
Yet the uneasineSs passes as quickly
as the proverbial April shower, and that
is one large fault which most people
find with it. After giving one such
wrench, it should stay bit longer.
What right has any sensation to come
and go so quickly as all that?
Ungrateful sensation, linger awhile, If
for no other reason than to permit us
to revel IN our momentary misery!
Some systems are more capable of this
pretty perturbation than others, where
fore these self-Same others are wont to
poke fun at all of us who bend slightly
at the knee when the elevator in which
we are all riding comes to one of those
hesitating. disturbing stops
1t is the same in all walks of life.
Those with unusually sensitive nervous
make-ups find themselves misunderstood
by those whose natures are tougher in
this respect. Whence it follows that the
person suffering from what is called,
vaguely enough, a nervous breakdown
gets little, if any, sympathy, even from
the members of his own family. He
looks well-why, we don't believe there
is anything the matter with him! Let
us drag him out to a am. party" and
no doubt he will forget about his
imaginary ills.
In the matter of our little elevator
unpleasantry there is no doubt in the
world about its effect upon most people.
When the car comes to a floor, then
rises few inches past it, then stops
with jerk and comes down to the
proper point, the resulting sensation in
the interior of the sensitive rider is
beyond dispute It is positive. It snaps
Evening star., 1929-01-01

ton, religion, conservation, science and
health advancement Religion, as Is
usual, led. Some of the. greater gifts
were for specific purposes; others left
a great deal to the discretion of the
trustees or other agencies which shall
handle them. For example, one special
trust fund of $4,000, 900, set aside by
the late Payne Whitney, who, by the
way, led all his fellow citizens in the
amount he gave-in his case the gifts
were bequests-is to be used principal
or income, as the trustees see fit, for
| charitable and educational uses and
! scientific investigations"
Among some of the noteworthy gifts
and bequestS from the Rockefeller family
| and interests alone to places and to in
stitutions which lie outside the country
but in which Americans take a keen and
friendly interest, are: twelve millions to
the China Medical Board, Incorporated,
which holds the funds for the Peking
Union Medical College; $1,400,000 to
the medical school of the University of
Brussels; like amount to be used in
stamping out hookworm. malaria and
yellow fever throughout the world;
$2,000,000, personal gift of John D.
Rockefeller, jr. to the quarter which
houses students in Paris, and $500,000
personal gift of the same man, for the
Development of Jewish farm settle
ments in Russia.
One of the outstanding gifts to the
cause of education was the $3,0O0,0OO
contribution to the purse of Harvard
University by Edward S. Harkness of
New York. With this sum the institu-
ton is to be reorganized somewhat along
lines that were once advocated by the
late Woodrow Wilson at Princeton.
Other causes and institutions which re-
ceived vast sums from various public
spirited men and women were the Cor
nell Medical School, the Great Smoky
Mountain National Park. the historic
town Of Williamsburg, Va; Yale Uni
versity. the Cornell Law School, the
divinity school of Chicago University
and public libraries, hospitals and or
phanages all over the country.
1t all makes stirring and a gratifying
record-one in which every man and
woman in the land may well take pride.
Let no one of them, however, on that
account sit back in 1929 or do any
thing less than his utmost possible.
And there came certain poor widow,
and she threw in two mites, which make
one farthing. = Verify say unto
you that this poor widow hath cast
more in than all they which have cast
into the treasury. For they did cast of
their abundance, but she of her want
did cast in all that she had, even all
her living" To cast in all Of. ones
earthly possessions in these times, so
that perhaps later the caster becomes
herself a public charge, may be poor
economy and even poor charity. But
in casting up the roll of the years gifts
many an unheralded mite" holds
very high rank indeed.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
ANSWERS. TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,

The answers to questions printed
here each day are specimens picked
from the mass of inquiries handled by
our great Information Bureau main
tanned in Washington, D. G. This val
liable service is for the free use OF the
public. Ask any question of fact you
may want to know and you Will get
an immediate reply. Write plainly, in
close cents in coin or stamps for re-
turn postage, and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j..
Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.
@. Is it possible TO light cigarette
with steam?-D. S.
A. It is possible. This was demon
strated by DR.. Andrade of the Royal
Institution of London, who produced
high pressure steam hot enough to set
fire to a match or a cigarette. The
steam which escapes from a teakettle
is not really steam. 1t has ceased to be
steam since it has condensed to tiny
drops of liquid water. Water steam Is
invisible gas.
O. What kind of uniforms do the
college students of South China wear?-
T. b
A. The Canton government has re-
Gently abolished the imported Western
STYLED clothing which had been so
popular and substituted sen1i-military
cotton uniform for the boys and black
cotton skirts. white blouses, and cotton
stockings for the girls.
@. How long does the French re-
public demand of male nationals in
military training, and what is the pay?
r. F.
A. The military training in France is
Is months. After 1880 it will be II
months. The pay is 25 centimes, or /
American cent day.
@. Did George Washington, when
first inaugurated President, make his
address from the balcony of Federal
Hall, where he took the oath OF office?
m. r.
A. He took the oath of office April
30, 1889, upon the balcony of Federal
Hall in New York City, was proclaimed
President of the United States. and
was given a salute of 13 guns. He then
retired to the Senate chamber and gave
his address before members OF the
House and Senate.
@. How much does one thousand dol
lars in gold weigh?-T. C.
A. It weighs 5375 troy ounces
which is the equivalent of 1853 pounds
avoirdupois.
@. What species of rubber tree are
the ones grown in tubs for decorative
purposes?-T. 8. S.
A. They are variety of the Ficus
elastica, or India rubber tree.
@. How much does the world birth
rate exceed the death rate?-H. A. w.
A. Both are merely estimated. Ac-
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cording to statistics gathered by Prof.
E. M. East of Harvard University
10000 persons are born every day and
100000 die.
@. Who was the first woman In
America to receive the degree Of civil
engineer?-KA r.
A. Nora Stanton Blatch.
Q. Were there regiments Of negroes
in the Civil War?-A. Z.
A. There were 1873 colored regiments
in the Civil War. Most of these were
made up of Southern negroes. They
served in the Infantry, Artillery and
Cavalry. There we're also miscellaneous
organizations of various kinds from the
different States. The 54th Colored In
fantry was from Massachusetts,.
Q. Please describe the statue COM
memorating peace between Argentina
and Chile. o.
A. The Christ of the Andes Is
colossal statue on the Andean border
between Chile and Argentina. The base
OF the statue is of granite and on this
granite sphere weighing IA tons on
Whlcn the outlines of the world are
Sketcked. The figure of Christ is of
bronze, 26 feet high, resting on a granite
column % feet high. The cross slIp-
ported in the left hand is feet. The
work of building the statue was in
trusted to young Argentine sculptor.
Mateo Alfonso. and the statue was cast
at the arsenal of Buenos Aires from an
old cannon taken from the ancient
fortress outside of the city. 1t was
dedicated on March 13, 1904.
@. How deep has drilling been ac-
complished with a diamond drill?-
II. A. S.
A. According to the Sullivan Ma
| Africa. diamond drill bored to the
depth of 6,7O0 feet.
@. What fair is to be held in BARGE
| Iona this year?-W. G. A.
| A. An international exhibition of
| fine arts, industry, agriculture and
| sports is to be held in Barcelona, Spain.
| in 1929. This city now has an area
| of 1900 hectares and population of
about a million.
@. How hard is duraluminum?---
M. S. M.
A. Duraluminum is comparable in
| strength and hardness to soft steel 1t
consists of 95.5 parts of aluminium to
8 parts copper, l part manganese and
| 5 parts magnesium. Duraluminum is
| a trade mark name.
Q. Is Canada larger than continental
| United States?-T. G. S.
/ A. 1t is larger by about 100000
square miles. The land area of the
Dominion of Canada is 3,547,230 square
miles. and of continental United States
! n26 78Q Snilare miles
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Fellowships for Women,

The American Association of Uni
versity Women is raising among its own
members a million-dollar fellowship
fund for the promotion Of research
work by woman scientists.
Even now, despite her magnificent
contributions to knowledge spread over
the last half century, the woman scholar
still is struggling to come into her own.
She is not on parity with men in the
manner Of securing financial support
for her work She still must take time
to answer now and then the often dis
proved statement that there is some
Sshsyeutlg less able To cope with xss
Evening star., 1929-01-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON:
The Years Journey.

The Years Journey.
We've given New Year greeting fair
With feasting and with song.
The Journey 'mongst the stars out there
Proved not so very long.
And once again the zodiac's round
We start with happy zest,
In faith so reverent and profound
That all is for the best.
A smile will conquer every tear.
Well journey on our way,
With hope unconquered by fear,
Anew, toward New Year day.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
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published herein All rights of publication of
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Evening star., 1929-01-01

Plans for private employment" may
not be realized by Alfred Smith in the
strict sense of the term. A man of his
conspicuous personality will find it diff
fcult to efface himself from public at
tention.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

When Henry Ford sold shares for a
motor factory in England they went up
swiftly in value and the purchasers
promptly took their profits. Financial
impulse is the same whether dealing in
dollars and cents or pounds, shillings
and pence,
Evening star., 1929-01-01
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Evening star., 1929-01-01

Farmers may not be expert in guess
ing the market" but they are managing
to compel astute statesmen to do some
guessing on their own account.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Beyond a Doubt.

From the Fort Worth Record-Telegram.
The nose elevation on the back seat
of a limousine is not bounded by race,
color or previous condition of servi-
tude, either, and therefore is entirely
aonstitptiQpal
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Who Is the Sape2

From the Ottawa Journal
1t has been very Sagely observed that
for every woman who makes fool out
of man there is another who makes
a man out a fool.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Generosity Of Santa Claus is shown
by the fact that after the Christmas
tree he leaves so many with enough
to pay the cover charges at New Year
eve dinner.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
It's Not Customary.

From the Muncie Sunday Star
Mr.. Hoover wants plain Inaugural
ton. but If he attempts to walk UP to
the Capitol to take the oath, he may
find the streets slightly crowded.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Medical conference on the influenza
will require those present to face the
insidious germ in one of the crowds
supposed to be especially favorable to it..
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Some of the fireworks in celebration
of the New Year are slightly delayed.
Those, to be provided by Senators Reed
and Borah are awaited with interest.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
The Duke Tells Us.
rom the Nashville Banner

From the Nashville Banner.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch says prohibition is all right If
it doesn't come too suddenly. Our
American brand is just perfectly
splendid. .sthene@a
Evening star., 1929-01-01

The old poet who wrote Little drops
of water" failed to grasp the magnitude
of his subject as it now appears in con-
nection with Boulder Dam.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

A supertelescope will bring new
worlds to view-with little hope, how
ever, that any of them will be able to
convey information as to how to manage
this one.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Details of preparedness" cause diff
ferences of opinion. No one goes quite
SO far as to advocate absolute unpre-
paredness.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

When an Italian volcano erupts and
destroys vast vineyard areas, the prob
lem of farm relief becomes genuinely
acute.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Time Flies.

Good Father Time, in pictures met
Among our winged friskers-
We've seen no aviator yet
With such abundant whiskers!
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Service.

"Have you ever regretted entering
public life?"
Never" answered Senator Sorghum,
IT have served my country and it has
proved reasonably liberal in tipping the
waiter"
Jud Tunkins says many a man Is
tempted to love dumb animals simply
because they can't talk back.
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Peace Paradox.

The Congress will ere long release
An eloquent delight,
For ax,arx, fiy,,o x,o;, yY1aofioyo "poo naf,
Evening star., 1929-01-01

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Tower Building.
European ONCE: IA Regent St.. London.
England.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Happy New Year!" said Uncle Eben.
IAN try to go ahead foh de next 365
days Witout spoilin lkR
Evening star., 1929-01-01
Progressive Ideal.

Would you wed millionaire?"
"I might have done so a few years
ago." said Miss Cayenne. "But as times
go forward a man for me must have a
billion at least"
Evening star., 1929-01-01

Disappointed hopes said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, "often avert an
unsupported danger. In every sorrow
there may be latent JOY"
Evening star., 1929-01-01

FUr. every ClIne you IHtIlIIUN peace
You start a verbal fight.
Evening star., 1929-01-01

VASE NG TON, D. C.
TUESDAY. 500. January 1, 1929
Evening star., 1929-01-01

THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25

Mason county ranchers are buy
ing an unprecedented number of
blooded Rambouillet sheep to stock
their ranges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25

plishments in the air. At one time
she was the only woman air pilot
in England Licensed to carry pas
SengerS for fares. She gained the
WcRlen's altitude record for planes
under 800 pounds in a Moth plane,
and flew from London to Africa.
Mrs. Noyes is a Cleveland wo1-
an, who has just recently been
granted her pilots license. Her hus-
band is also an cviator. Mrs. Thad-
ems home is in California. In De-
cember, 1928, she made a flight
over the Oakland airport, in which
she claimed to have attained a
height Of 25,4O0 feet, nearly five
miles in the air.
Ruth Elder came to grief in her
plane, American Girl, on an at
tempted flight to Paris in 1927. She
and her co-pilot, George Haldeman,
were rescued from the ocean by
the Dutch tanker, Barendrecht, and
taken to the American consulate
at Ponta Delgada, the Azores.
Elinor Smith is only Is years old,
DQb IldS u IECOIO do a OIu4lO 4-yC1.
Last year che flew under four sus-
pension bridges over the East river,
New York.
Mrs. Phoebe Omilie of Memphis,
Tenn, was the first woman to OBJ
tain an aerial transport license. She
is an officer in an incorporated
airway and holds the altitude rec
ord for women flyers.
Said to be the first woman test
pilot in the world, and the first Of
the California a~viatrices to obtain
a transport pilots lice Sc, the high
est flying rating bestowed By the
government, Miss Bobbie Trout
holds the position Of chief test pi-
lot with an airplane company. I'm
til recently she neld the Women's
solo endurance flight record, broken
by Mrs. Omilie.
"A 50-mile race exclusively for
women will be another feature Of
e exposition, and women will be
eligible to compete N other races at
the Cleveland airport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
Speedboat Reaches
St. Louis, Clipping
Hours OFF Record

ST. LOUIS, July 25.--(P-Dr
Louis Leroy's speedboat, the Bogie,
doCked at st. Louis at 6:35 a. m.
today, clipping 2 hours and 43 min
utes off the 59-year-old record Of
the Robert z. Lee. for a boat trip
from New Orleans to st. Louis.
The record 1854 mile trip over
the Mississippi river vas completed
in 81 hours and 81 minutes, while
the record of the packet Robert E.
Lee, made in 1870, was 80 hours
and Il minutes.
Dr.. Leroy ignored one scheduled
~refueling stop at Chester, Ill, in his
dash over the final so miles Of the
stretch to reach the city wharf To
set a new mark.
The Robert z. Lees record, which
had stoop despite many attempts
to better it, was made in a ace
with the Natchez, which ended
July 4, 1870.
The Bogie left New Orleans at
3:04 p. m. Sunday in a race Tor st.
Louis with the yacht Martha Jane.
q Cahib cruiser, but the latter craft
was forced to quit at Natchez,
Miss, because Of motor trouble. DR..
Leroy's boat was piloted by him
with Harvey Brown and Robert
Hunter aboard. The Boyle is a
small open runabout built Of ma
hogany.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
Nurse Gains 7 Lbs.
in z Weeks with
Yeast and Iron

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writes Miss Martha Burns, "and 1
want to let you know that l am glad
to recommend your Ironized Yeast.
1T gave me a good appetite. /
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weeks. I could write all day about
how much good Ironized Yeast did
me. You would be surprised at the
strength I gained in 3 or 4 days"
People everywhere are amazed at
the wonderful benefits of Ironized
Yeast. Many write they were doubt
full when they started. But after
taking it regularly for only 8 or 4
weeks they gained 5 to Is pounds.
Ugly hollows fill out. Skinny limbs
become gracefully rounded. Blem-
iShed skin gets clear and beautiful.
Only when Yeast is Ironized is 1t
more effective-for Iron is needed to
bring out the weight-building and
strengthening values of Yeast.
Pleasant tablets in a handy bottle.
Never cause gas or bloating. Safe
no haramful drugs.
Go to any druggist today and get
a full size treatment Of Ironized
Yeast. If after this generous trial
you are not delighted money back
From druggist o manufacturer
Adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
See
PONTIFF EMERGE
Pope Plus Leaves Self-Im-
posed imprisonment of
so Years

ROME, July 25.-PACrowds-
Romans. Italians, and Roman Cath
olics from all the world-flocked
today to the plaza before ST.
Peters cathedral to witness the
first emergence of a Roman Cath
olic pontiff fro mthe vatican since
destruction Of the papal state in
1870.
In difference to the wishes of Pope
Plus XII, the crowds were markedly
solemn and silent, taking vantage
pNces as they we're available, and
standing throughout the intense
heat to witness at dusk tonight one
of the greatest historical events in
the lifetime of the church and of
the United Kingdom of Italy.
Fifteen thousarn Italian soldiers,
several thousand black shirts and
city police took assigned placed in
the plaza as the day advanced, lined
some places eight deep, observing
the utmost precaution against vio-
lent outbreaks of enthusiasm which
might endanger the religious pro-
cession from the vatican to st.
Peters.
Marking the end Of 6~0-years' self
imposed imprisonment for rulers of
the church, Pope Plus planned to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25

The Brooklyn Dodgers have Of
fered $4,000 for Climax" Blethen.
who has won IA games for the At
lanta Crackers this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-25
Funeral Date Set
For Weslaco Girl
Who Died at Wink

WESLACO, July 25.-Funeral
services will be held Friday after
noon at the Methodist church for
Catherine Patty, 16, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Patty Of this
place, who died Monday afternoon
from typhoid fever at Wink. where
she was visiting. Rev. James w.
Allbritton will have charge of the
services and members Of the local
Girl Reserves will act as honorary
pallbearers. The deceased was a
member Of this organization.
Catherine Patty was born June
8, 1918. at Prague, Okla. She is
survived by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Patty, and brothers
and sisters, Richard, Frank, Violet
and Theresa. She was a much
loved member Of the younger group
of high school students, a leader in
many Of their activities, and would
have been a junior in the high
school this year.