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PIONEER ROnF GARDEN

Judging from the personnel of the committees appointed this year the Roof Garden is to be hum mer. all of the following commit tees are requested to meet at the Pioneer Igloo, Sunday. Dec. S. 1929, when full attendance is desired
 Committees: Executive chair man, A. Polet.
 Finance: Nels Swanberg. D. J. Lyle, Chas. Mason. Mrs. Gust AL exson, Mrs. Harvey Grant Mrs. L. Kurth
 Hall and Decorations: Dave Gray, Jack Starr. F. O. Peterson, Mrs, Geo, Marshall. Mrs. Nels Swanberg.
 Entertainment and Music: Chas. D. Jones, Mrs. T. Jensen, Miss Emily Polet.
 Reception and Flcor: Pres. T. Jensen, Judge G. J. Lomen. L. Stephansen, MT. and Mrs. T. Ross, MT. and Mrs. T. Lanmann. A. F. Wright. E. p. Adams, MT. and Mrs. Alfred J. Lomen, MT. and Mrs. Vim. Arthurs
 Refreshments: Nick Nicon, A. Bahlke, J. c. Cornell. Tom Och
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man. Harry Hepworth. Mrs. A. Bahlke. Mrs. J. O'Leary, Mrs. A. l.. Hermansen, Mrs J. White, Mrs. T. Williams. Mrs. Peter Sather.
 Punch Bowl: Mrs. A. Polet, Mrs. Leo Seidenvers. Mrs. A. T. McLain.
 Publicity and Printing: J. White Tom Gaffney, L. Nashenweng. Mrs. Harry Hagen, Mrs. T. Lyle.
 Amusements: F. F. Bauer, Rube Cremer, H. Gumm. Fred Mebes, Mrs. Hewitt. Mrs. c. Alexson, Mrs Harvey Grant
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NOTICE

All persons interested in the annual Community Christmas Tree are invited to attend the meeting to be held Sunday afternoon 3 P. M, at the Court House.
 The purpose of the meeting is to organize. elect officers, appoint committees for the Fourth An nual Christmas Community Tree and to take what ever steps are necessary.
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of the Arctic Bro Gherhood several new members were initiated into the mysteries of the order It was dcided to give Barn Dance New Years Eve and the Arctic Chief appointed the following chairmen of committees to make the neces- sary arrangements: Fred Glib son on finance; Russ Maynard, Music Thos. A. Ross decorations; J. H. Hart, Adyertsing; Fred Mebes refreshments; and Doc Kemp and W E. Bartholomew, Floor
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COMFY SLIPPERS for wo- men are always a desireable gift. Priced at S1.O0 this week.
 BRIDGE COVERS for the housekeeper who entertains, makes delightful gifts. Pric- ed at $1.50
 WAVED FLOWERS lend the most cheerful atmosphere to any room and felp brighten up the dark days.
 HANDKERCHIEFS for moth CT, dad and the children are never to be sneezed at and are priced very reasonably for 50 cts. to S2.5G box.
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The following members were placed in nomination for the of fees set opposite their names at last Wednesdays meeting of the Pioneers of Alaska: Election of gular meeting December 18th and installation will be announced lat
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A. Bahlke, President
 L. Stephansen, 1st V. P.
 Nels Swanberg 2nd V. P. J. c. Cornell, Secretary, A. Polet Treasurer John Starr, Chaplain Wm. Arthurs Historian Howard Shade Sgt.-at-arms Thomas Ochman Doorkeeper Dave Gray Trustee
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Sun Shows Relapse
Of Sunspot Fever
BY E. E. FREE, PHI. d.

BY Z. Il. FREE, Phi. ID.
North America has been treated this
Spring, even as far South as New
Orleans, to unusual displays of the
Northern Lights, of luminous clouds high
In. the air and even of rosy CLOVIS"
at midnight. as though a mysterious
dawn were breaking in the north. That
these appearances have been connected
with the unexpected relapse Of the sun
into the periodic fever from which the
astronomical doctors believed that 1t
had recovered, is suggested by reports
from Mr.. Harry Lawton, Mr.. William
Henry and Mr.. c. w. Elmer OF the
Amateur Astronomers Association OF
New York City, noted in the current
edition of the amateur star finders aid,
the Monthly Star Map, issued by Mr.
Leon Barritt of Brooklyn. N Y. Mr.
LaWton reports the unusual sky CLOVIS
at New Orleans. Mr.. Henry and Mr.
Elmer have observed similar spectacleS
near New York City. in spite of the
continual artificial glow of that metrop-
oils. Mr.. Henry, who keeps continual
watch of the suns condition through
his private telescope, notes that these
appearances in the night sky have ac-
companied, as usual. the passage OF
groups of sun spots across that bodys
visible side. A large group of these
blemishes has just passed the center
of the disk and Is about to vanish
around the edge as the sun revolves.
The maximum of the 11-year sun spot
cycle is supposed to have passed over
a year ago, SO that the recent increase
In the number of spots is a relapse of
activity, presumably temporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
A Leviathan of the Sky.

Published details of the mammoth
flying boat built by Germany on the
shores of Lake Constance have created
exceptional interest in this country,
particularly in view of the recent ex-
ploits of the Graf Zeppelin and the
ocean greyhound. the Bremen. Powered
by twelve five-hundred-horsepo
motors and with luxurious accommoda-
tions for one hundred and twenty pas
sengers the new leviathan Of the air
has exceeded In test flights even her
builders estimates of her capabilities.
With wing spread OF one hundred and
fifty-seven feet and a length of one
hundred and forty-nine feet and weigh
ing somewhere in the neighborhood OF
fifty tons, this gigantic Dornier plane
on Its first trial flight took the air in
twenty eight seconds under the i'm
pulses of six thousand man-made horse
power According to all reports reach
ing this country other tests have been
equally successful and 1t appears that
actuality has taken the place of inn
agination in regard to one hundred
passenger planes.
During the little more than ten years
since the devastating war was brought
to a close Germany has taken prodi-
gious steps along the path of scientific
progress. Always the leader in lighter
than-air craft she is now making bid
for supremacy in the heavier-than-air
field. And coupled with these two out
standing accomplishments she recently
sent the beautiful new ship Bremen
racing across the ocean to break speed
marks that have stood for more than
twenty years. It is distinctly up to
other nations to look to their laurels
If they would compete with the zep-
pelin, the Dornier and the Bremen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

is certain to gain the commentator OF
the Nation in whose Capital he is now
a resident, particularly during the police
drive to cut down speeding drive
in which favoritism on the part of the
police and courts in handling the Of
tenders has been entirely absent. Min
lister Meftah is so insistent that the
employees of his legation obey the laws
Of the United States that he has de-
clared that. If the circumstances war
rant, the offender not only shall be
punished by the American law, but also
by himself.
II feel that the laws and regulations
are made for the benefit Of all, and
shall cooperate fully with the author
tiles in their enforcement" he declared.
while cannot say never will claim
the privilege of immunity. do wish
to make it clear that attaches of this
legation will not be permitted to violate
at will. the trafiic regulations here and
then escape punishment under the cloak
of this international courtesy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

the Others defense In the event OF at
tack. In particulars the treaty recites,
"tne King of Egypt will. In case Of war,
or the menace of war. furnish to his
Britannia Majesty on Egyptian territory
all the facilities and assistance in his
power, including the use of his ports.
aerodromes and means of communica-
ton" In this regard Egypt hencefor-
ward will occupy some such relation to
Great Britain as Cuba occupies toward
tNp United States. In still other re-
spccts, the British are pledged q potent
and preferential position in Cairo.
Their Ambassador there, for instance, IL,
by the terms of the treaty, to remain
the ex-officio head Of the foreign dip!o-
matte corps. Perhaps the signal aspect
of this liberation of Egypt is Britain's
pledge to propose her as a sovereign
of the League Of Nations
though Canada and other daughter
nations" are also independent" adher-
ents of the League within the frame
work of its empire. All in all. the Anglo
Egyptian pact is a milestone which
marks a new triumph for British d.
plomacy, while gratifying Egypt's long
ing for mastery in her own house.
Britain goes far toward conciliating
Egyptian nationalism. but not so far
that any of her imperial necessities are
or SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED,
1t has been said that the greatest as
set of British craftsmanship is its genius
for compromise. The Egyptian treaty
justifies that assertion, to the hilt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
A Commendable Action.

When Mira Davoud Khan Meftah,
Minister to Washington from Persia,
sent the legation counselor down to
Traffic Court yesterday with his chauf-
feur with instructions to see that he
paid a $40 fine for speeding, he set an
example for obedience of the traffic
laws, from which he legally could claim
immunity, which showed far greater
respect for the regulations than shown
by many of the motorists Of Washing
ton who have gone trooping into court
at the rate Of some 200, day since the
drive for enforcement started a month
ago.
Furthermore, Minister Meftah estab-
lished what might well become a
precedent for all diplomats in Wash
ington when he declared that he
did not intend that any one attached
to the legation should violate the laws
of the District of Columbia and then
escape punishment under claim of dip.
lomatic immunity"
While the recent report made to the
Senate by Maj. Henry G. Pratt. super
intendent of police. at the request o.
Senator Caraway, showed that only 81
diplomats had been halted by the polic'
for traffic violations over period o.
| 10 years, ridiculously small number
compared to the 100000 drivers on tn
streets of washington, there is M
doubt that the cloak of diplomatic
immunity has in the past shielded man!
minor diplomatic officials.
The expression of the Persian Min
:ster is a fair-spoken and far-reachinl
declaration In q democratic vein, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
u. S. Lines to'Compete
For Atlantic HOnOrs

From the Detroit News.
The United States will be a COM
petitor in the international race for
speed and traffic on the Atlantic. &C
cording to the announcement of the
company which has taken over the
Leviathan. 1t plans to build ship a
year, beginning next year with So
000-ton giant, 48 feet longer than the
Leviathan, and following with another
vessel of the same size.
The ship to be surpassed is now the
Bremen, which has just broken the
speed record for a westerly voyage
across the Atlantic. She will soon be
followed by the Europa, which was
not so badly damaged by fire as was at
first reported. In England both the
Cunard and the White Star lines are
building and planning new vessels to
be distinguished for both size and
speed.
And this in world impoverished by
war! 1t seems a contradiction. But the
fact is that while the war impoverished
nations, it made great quantities OF
money for large numbers Of people.
America, for example, ran up debt
of 26 billions, but nevertheless saw the
creation of thousands of millionaires.
Even in Germany, where millions suf-
fered severely, the wealth of thousands
was largely increased. There has been,
since the war, a greater demand for
luxury travel than ever before; it is in
creaSing, and these new ships are being
constructed to meet it. The officials
of the great companies are not crazy;
they are not putting 20 to IS millions
into a boat merely to gain a record
They expect to make money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

prisoners. without, at the same time,
providing stronger bonds by which they
can be held in their dens of despera-
ton. These New York outbreaks should
make us look at the simple realities OF
the situation. Lawmakers and theorists
cannot have their way unless they
provide the material means with which
prison executives can make them enec-
tive
IF it is really salutary. then the
States should build more prisons which
convicted men must enter with the GER
tainty that they will never go out
alive" concludes the Hartford Courant.
Still further action is suggested by the
Clean Herald, with the statement that
IF the protection of society requires
life-term segregation OF habltual cr1ml-
mails, as the Baumes law assumes. 1t
seems probable that some provision
must be made for keeping such men
separate from other offenders. a course
which the present overcrowded condl-
ton evidently does not permit"
1--WE ought to build bigger prisons,
but we ought not to fool ourselves with
the idea that bigger prisons are going
to solve our crime problem" CONTENDS
the Worcester Evening Gazette, and
that paper discusses the Federal situa-
ton as well as that in the States: Con-
greSS for some time mas nad the PROD
lem of the Federal penal institutions
under consideration. The Attorney
General is now having prepared q re-
port for presentation at the regular
session in December embodying recon-
mendations for the establishment OF
an adequate penal system. The popu-
lation Of our Federal prisons has dou-
bled in 10 years. Congress. OF course,
with time and money enough, can
double the capacity of the prisons. But
neither Congress nor the country can
afford to ignore the fact that the num-
Der of Federal convicts has been In
creasing five times as fast as the pop
ulation."
at may be that the reflection on the
fourth-offender law Is exaggerated.
thinks the Milwaukee Journal. adding !:
"It is quite possible that a number OF
other conditions by themselves would
have been enough to bring about the
disorders in New York. But there Is
food for thought in what the state S
high officials think" The Chicago Trio-
une says 1.-The prisoners have a case
and the citizens on the outside should
not observe it unsympathetically." The
Topeka Capital argues that some OF
the most desperate mutiny leaders were
not lifers and could not have. been
driven to desperation by lack OF hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Wilbur ''Public Domain
Plan "Starts Something''

From the Spokane. wash. Spokesman Review.
When Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur said at Boise the other day
that he would propose to Congress a
new policy of turning over the surface
rights of the public domain to the indi-
vidual States in which they are located
he started something" the outcome
of which no one can foresee. The term
public domain" is generally held to
mean those scattered public lands still
owned by the United States Government
that are outside the bounds of national
parks, national monuments and ma
tional forests. At Boise the Secretary
spoke guardedly Of reserving to the Fed
eral Government and mineral and water
power rights in such lands if they
should be turned over to the individual
States. If the new policy should stop
at that, there would not be great deal
to become excited over, for these scat
tered remaining lands have little home
stead value. Their prospective value is
in their mineral and power wealth.
But Secretary Wilbur went farther
at Boise and intimated that this might
be the first step in movement that
eventually would lead to the surrender
of the national forests to the individual
States. That is another horse. II the
Secretary believes that such public
lands would be better cared for and
more efficiently employed under local
conditions than under the direction of
a distant Government department" as
he is quoted from Washington, his hope
is based upon expectations and not
upon the records of the individual
States in handling their public lands.
Such conservation as we have in the
national forests we owe entirely to the
Federal Government. The record OF
State ownership and disposal is largely
record Of waste and easy-going sale
to logging and numbering interests
which TOO often have left broad trail
of desolation where once were beauty
and delight.
However, the power of the Interior
Department in this matter is only
advisory. Not an acre OF this public
domain, not an acre of the national
forests. can be granted without act OF
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
Britain Liberates Egypt.

For a regime which has held office
barely two and half months, the Mac
Donald government is certainly making
prodigious Roadway in the realm of for
eign affairs. In the midst of mo-
mentous naval negotiations with the
United States and vital diplomatic dis
cussions Of the Young plan. the new
Labor cabinet has come effectively to
grips with one of the empires most
critical issues-its relations with Egypt.
On the face of the treaty just con-
Cluded in London between Foreign
Secretary Henderson and Prime Minis
ter Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha. Great
Britain relinquishes the kingdom of
Egypt from the British yoke. Military
occupation of Egypt by the forces of
his Britannia Majesty is terminated"
says the historically succinct Article I
Of the proposed pact. There is sue
ceeding article which considerably
modifies the military evacuation of the
country, because it permits such forces
as his Britannia Majesty deems neces-
sary' in territory adjacent to the Suez
Canal. The treaty, at this point. sets
forth in plain terms the paramount
stress which John Bull lays on pro-
tecting "the communications between
different parts of the British Empire
The Egyptian Nationalist, If they
could, would kick the British out OF
the country, Suez or no Suez. but
Premier Mohamed Mahmoud found
the Laborites at No. 10 Downing street
as adamant on this score as any Tory
or Liberal government could possibly be-
It may be the rock on which the treaty
will 60 to smash in the Egyptian Par
liament, although the premier is con-
ndent that the coming general election
IN the Nile country will return ratify-
ing majority to power.
what has now been negotiated ].
practically an Anglo Egyptian alliance
With each country agreeing TO come e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
ssLight-Headed'' Marital
Attitude Is Assailed

From the Columbus. Ohio, Dispatch. e..
The light-headedness with which too
many young people of today enter into
the marriage relation is no doubt partly
responsible for the readiness of an in
creasing number of husbands and
fathers to run away from that relation
and leave wives and helpless children
without the protection and support tn
which they are legally and morally en-
titled
The Texas Legislature. at its last ses-
sion, took note of this tendency and
lifted such desertion from classification
as a mere misdemeanor to the status OF
serious felony, entailing. at the maxi
mum, penitentiary sentence OF two
years. This law has just gone into effect
and husbands and fathers are likely to
be little less ready hereafter to aban-
don their family post of duty.
Let us hope, still further. that the
new law will cause young people to con-
slider little more carefully. before
marrying. whether they are sufficiently
devoted to one another to make 1t prob
able that a permanent union win be
comfortable and happy. A marriage that
contemplates the possibility Of an easy
dissolution. by divorce or desertion,
gives no promise of happy life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

scientists say there are many lines OF
evidence showing that light is simply
electrical waves. The waves which are
called light because they happen to af-
feet our eyes are not essentially differ
ent from the longer and the shorter ones
which we make use of in other ways.
@. Should cherry stones be planted
as soon as they are removed from the
| cherries or can they be kept a while
without deteriorating?-F T. w.
A. The Department of. Agriculture
says that cherry seeds should be planted
| just as quickly as they are removed
from the fruit. In this connection
several years ago the Department of
Agriculture conducted experiments.
| planting some seeds immediately after
they were removed from the fruit and
others spaced about two weeks apart.
1t was found that termination was
more highly developed in the seeds that
were freshly removed and. therefore,
still moist, than those that had been
out for several weeks and had been al
lowed to become dry.
j. Mel.
A. There are many liquids which do
not contain water. For example. oils
and gasoline in their pure state
| @. Where is the expression "a
mans house is his castle" first found?
w. H.
A. 1t was first used by Sir Edward
| Coke. famous British iurist. 1552-l634
| in his Institutes. part III, Against 60
| ing or riding armed
O. What is the A. S. Al. H.
A. The American Standards Azso-
| citation is a national federation of
| technical societies. trade associations
and Government departments which
devotes itself to establishing that
Standardization of industrial products
and practices upon which the success
| and economies OF mass production de-
pend
O. What is the name Of the play
ter?-s. w.
A. The Life Line" by Gretchen
Damrosch Finletter will be produced
son. THE Runaway Road" by Mrs.
Finletter. was produced in Chicago
several seasons ago.
O. What is the armed force of Haiti
called?-A. P.
A. Until November I, 1923. II Was
known as the Gendarmerie d'Haiti. At
tIidU llIIlc IL NdS OlLCldlly "
the Garde. d'Haiti. It performs all po-
lice and military functions.
Q. Where does the edelweiss grow?
H. H.
A. This plant is native to the NOUN
tain slopes Of the Alps and does not
grow in any other part Of the world
except when transplanted.
O. What will remove oil stains from
concrete garage floor?-V. I.
A. The Office of public roads SAYS
that you should scrape as mitch OF the
grease away from the concrete surface
as possible Over the spot place about
| one -half inch of fuller's earth and sat
urate this with benzol. Keep the full
| ler's earth saturated with benzol. The
benzol will act as solvent for the
| grease and this will be absorbed by the
| fullers earth. After several hours
remove the. fuller's earth and scrub
with soap and hot water.
@. Is the Canadian National Exhibi-
ton an annual event?-W. P.
| A This year will mark the f1fty-firSt
| consecutive annual exposition. 1t will
| open August % and close September Z.