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Questions and
Answers

What do the initials U. 8. s. r.
stand for?
Union Of Socialist Soviet Repub-
lies (RuSsia).
How many colleges and universe
ties are there In the United States?
The American Educational Direc-
tory lists 913 accredited colleges and
universities.
Can an alien seaman who de-
serted his ship in the United States
in October, 1924, obtain American
citizenship?
He can not become an American
citizen unless he leaves the country
sand re-enters legally as an immi-
grant.
Is the Stars and Stripes stiII pub
Iished?
It has been succeeded by the
American Legion Monthly.
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FIRST TELEPHONE SPEECH

March 10
0N March 10, 1876, Alexander
~ Bell, inventor of the telephone.
sent the first complete sentence over
the telephone. It was an order
summoning an assistant in another
room: "Mr. Watson, come here;
I want you
Bells earliest efforts we're de-
voted to the perfection Of 'har-
monte telegraph" with which he
hoped to send several Geographic
messages simultaneously over g
single wire.
At the same time he also tried to
transmit speech electrically Or
June 2, 1875, he succeeded in trans
hitting by wire the sound of q
twanging clock spring.
Others had predicted the posi-
bility of transmitting speech by wire
but had not hit upon the only
practicable method.
Bells original system used Z
device similar to the modern re-
ceiver, both for sending and re-
ceiving.
The transmitter Of today, which
has been developed by many sci.
entists. is much more delicate anc
satisfactory.
At present the telephone consists
essentially Of transmitter. an In
duction coil, and receiver, con-
nected by copper wires and supplied
with . source OF direct current
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Editor Tines-As an ex-service
man and Legion member for years
and as steady reader of your In
dependent newspaper, admire your
stand in regard to the adjusted COM
pensation bill that has passed both
house and senate because you have
spoken frankly in regard to the
same. I admire your independent
stand on all subjects.
But in The Times Of Saturday.
Feb. 81, on editorial page, subject,
"Unwise Veto," see that you think
the adjusted compensation bill has
flaw in it, because it covers all
veterans in regard to its loan
values. It is at this point that ]
can not agree with you. would like
for you to advance some idea Of how
to select the veterans who are in
real need out of the millions who
served their country.
Some plan is needed that would
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Too Many Laws

1T can not be reduced by mere
4 preachment. Something definite
has caused it, and until we discover
what that something is and deal
with it directly, we shall make lit
tie Roadway.
We are not anarchists by nature
If we were, such institutions as the
Pennsylvania railroad, Standard
Oil or the Bell Telephone Company
would be impossible.
No one can watch the American
people at work and believe them in
stinctively opposed to system and
discipline.
No other people has shown
greater ability to cooperate with
precision in commerce and indus
try.
Some have tried to persuade
themselves that prohibition was the
cause of lawleSSness in the United
States, but we had the murder rec
ord, the forgery record, the arson
record and the thief record long
before the eighteenth amendment
was adopted.
There is only one thing that has
Synchronized with the volume Of
crime in this country through al
the years, and that is the volume Of
its laws.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Outdoor Air Is Vital for Baby

It merely indicates that the babies
were able to stand the rigors of
climate to which other babies
easily might SuccuInb.
DR.. Tisdall makes the practical
suggestion that cold cream BIZ
rubbed on the face of the baby be-
fore it is put outside in cold
weather, to prevent chapping.
There is little to be gained if the
baby is placed outdoors with its en-
tire body swaddled in heavy cloth
ing and it's face covered with a
veil.
A covering over the face keeps
out the beneficial light rays and it
keeps the moisture in so that the
child soon becomes damp and I'M
comfortable.
The entire purpose of the outdoor
air is thus destroyed.
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DR.. Frederick F. Tisdall suggests
that the baby ought to be put out
doors to sleep as early as two weeks
of age, if born in the summer
months; if born in the winter
months, it should be outside at
weeks of age.
Since it is difficult under modern
apartment conditions to put the
baby outside, the best substitute is
to put him, dressed up as if he were
going outdoors, in his carriage in
front of an open window and close
the door Of the room to prevent a
direct breeze over the baby's head.
The mere fact that some babies
have been placed outdoors in severe
weather without harmful results
does not indicate that this is the
best procedure.
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Sound Authority

ME reader who wishes cound All
Athority combined with literary
style will find it in THE Science of
Life" The reputation of Wells is
already established as a popularizer
huxley is the grandson of the great
Thomas Huxley, the scientist who
popularized Darwin's theory Of evo-
luton.
1t is not surprising, therefore
tnat he should bring sympathetic
viewpoint to an attempt at pouu-
larlNng modern biography.
In the arrangement of their ma
terial, the authors have seen fit 10
depart widely from the CUSTOMARY
fashion OF presenting biology.
In volume one, after a prelirni-
nary discussion of the nature of life
the authors launch into a discussion
OF human physiology.
This section consists OF four chap
tiers, 1.-THE Body Is Machine" ''TThe
Complex Body-Machine and How Il
Works, The Harmony and Direc-
ton Of the Body Machine and
The Wearing Out of the Machine
and its Reproduction.
This section is followed by one
titled THE Chief Patterns Of Life, .
which is discussion Of the various
species which go to make UP the
plant and animal kingdoms.
Here again, the authors have re-
versed the usual method Of presen-
tation. Instead Of beginning with
the unicellular forms Of life, the
bacteria, the amoeba, the parame-
CUM, and so on, and leading up to
the more complex forms, they begin
with the vertebrates, the most high
ly developed forms of animal life.
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M. E. Tracy
1t Is No Accident That LsGaC-
IessneSs and the Number of
Laws G 10 Proportion
GteIy.

LeSS1teSS ana the Number OF
Laws Grow Proportion
GteIy.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March TO-
IYl Lea and Caldwell indicted. /"
reads headline in the Memphis
Press Scimitar.
A newsboy takes it for the drst
part of his selling cry and then
adds, ''but they'll never go to jail"
Who could ask for a better
illustration Of the prevailing at
titude toward such cases, not only
in Tennessee, but throughout the
country?
we Americans have become
skeptical of the law when it comes
to handling big fish. That is one
reason why the law fails so fire.
quently to handle them.
Sentiment, whether pro or con.
has a profound bearing on all &C.
tivities.
Let a large number of people get
it into their heads that justice Is
powerlesS under certain circum-
stances and the chances are that
justice will be.
Nothing has done so much to
help the racket as a widespread be-
lief that it was beyond the reach
OF police and courts. Nothing has
done so much to portect corrupt
politicians, or save guilty men who
possessed good social or financial
connections. -
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Getting Started
"X|OU know. M. Broun. q

VOU know, Mr.. Broun, as well
4 as do I that most people are
afraid to start something-that they
must be prodded into it. What they
need Is a powerful leader-a leader
in whom they have confidence.
Let some sincere person who has
the faith Of the public start the
ball rolling and you will see how
quickly the same public viii get be-
hind him.
Let this pubhc-spirited citizen
draft a petition to the proper off,
Gals and publish it in widely read
newspaper, such as the World
Telegram, and see what response he
will get.
Let a group Of prominent cit
liens call a mass meeting for the
purpose of discussing ways and
means Of remedYinG the present de-
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in both parties are symptoms of courage,
greater in organized Democracy than in re-
belling Republicanism. Thus far, party labels
have been more powerful than principles.
The farmer, the jobless artisan, is exactly
where he was before the legislature began
its session.
Privilege, represented by a Shylock, a
holding company, a fat comfortable recipient
of dividends, a member of commission who
lives from crumbs tossed from the tables of
the rich, smiles.
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plorable conditions in city and
state governments and I warrant
Madison Square Garden wouldn't
be large enough to house the num-
Der of. indignant citizens who would
turn out.
"Let this same group of promi-
nent citizens organize committees,
and these committees organize a
militant campaign for reform, and
you will see that the citizens of New
York will get right behind them.
There are very few Norman
Thomases and Rabbi WiseS in New
York, and until those citizens who
have influence enough start the ball
rolling nothing will be done.
"You accomplished something
when you started your campaign to
relieve unemployment. Why don't
you start something now about these
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On Evolution

THERE are 773 pages in Volume
Il One. OF this number 459 are
devoted to a discussion Of evolu-
ton. Every possible angle Of the
subject is discussed.
There are chapters on the evidence
of plant and animal structure, the
evolution of man, "the essence of
the controversies about evolution, -
'the origin Of individuals" "the
mechanism Of inheritance "the
ABC of genetics," sex determination
and other subjects.
In the opening pages Of the book,
there is an interesting statement
about the collaboration which gave
rise to the book The paragraph
says:
Three writer's have joined forces
in this compilation. They are all
very much of the same mind about
the story they have to tell, they
have all read and worked upon each
others contributions, and they are
jointly and severally responsible for
the entire arrangement and text.
"The senior member Of the Arm.
so to speak, Is Mr.. Wells, who wrote
The Outline Of History but equally
responsible with him are Professor
Julian Huxley, the grandson Of Mr.,
Wells own inspiring teacher, Pro-
lessor T. H. Huxley, the great asso-
ciate Of Darwin, and George Philip
Wells, the senior partners son.
THE latter Is q scholar Of Trinity
college, Cambridge, who refreshes
the detailed research he has been
doing at Plymouth and London with
this excursion into general state
ment.
1.-THE senior partner is the least
well equipped scientifically. His
share has been mainly literary and
editorial, and he is responsible for
the initiation and organization Of
the whole scheme"
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SCIENCE
-BY DAVID DIETZ

Science Of Life" By the T,0o
Wells and HUXLEY, Is
Amazingly Comprehensive
and Readable.
II. G.. WELLS. novelist, critic and
Il 4 one of England's foremost
men Of letters; Julian S. Huxley
one Of England's most famous BIZ
ologists, and G. P. Wells Of Uniyer-
sity College, London, son OF H. @.
Wells, combined forces to write
The Science Of Life"
After some three years, during
which 1t appears in daily INSTALL
ments in number Of American
newspapers the work is issued in
TWO volumes by Doubleday. Doran
d Co. (The price of the two VOL
umes is $10.)
In The Science of Life" Wells
has repeated the performance Of his
Outline Of History"
II. L. .Mencken, who combines q
sound scientific knowledge with his
literary abilities, praises The Sci
ence of Life" in a recent review b,,t
finds it long.
He says that he suspects that
each OF the three contributors
brought material to conferences
and that the desire of each to in
clude certain favorite mater,aI
caused the book to grow in bulk.
On the other hand, the bulk may
have been the result of a genuine
oeSlre upon the part of the authors
10 make their work as comprehen-
Sive as possible. In this, they Ger
tainly succeeded.
While eminently easy to read. the
work is nevertheless encyclopaedia in
its incluSiveness.
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Editor Journal OF the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine.
A LMOST all mothers now know
4 n that the baby ought to have
fresh air, but few mothers have
any definite idea OF just what con-
stitutes fresh air or exactly how
much the baby ought to be in a
fresh air atmosphere.
Actually baby ought to be in
fresh air all the time, with the
understanding that fresh air means
air that is not stagnant, that is
changed by proper ventilation, and
of a temperature suitable to the
condition of the baby'S tissues.
Outdoor air is freSher for these
reasons than indoor air.
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Wanted-A Moses

Wanted-A Moses
NTELL, am no Moses myself,
w but I think I might serve on
the publicity staff Of a Moses and
enlist here and now.
First of all, about the mass meet
ing. I will arrange and fir nee the
use Of hall at some date within
the next three weeks. But I've got
to know how many people are likely
to come.
At that meeting I plan to have
such speakers as Rabbi Wise, Nor
man Thomas, Louis Waldman, La
Guardia, Charles futile, Ruth Pratt
and several others.
Copyright. 1881. by The Tines
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a FEW days ago wrote a col
"A unn in which I drew up an
indictment against the citizens of
New York. I said then, and !
say now, that they can not throw
off the responsibility for conditions
which exist in their government.
We New York citizens are an
actual and tangible part of the
crime and the corruption.
But today have letter-one of
number-which states the defense
of the average citizen. He may be
willing to take action. He may
even be excited and enthusiastic.
But he does not know in quite what
way to move.
I might remark at this point that
one of the simplest things for him
to do is to refrain from voting In
a Sheeplike manner for organiza-
tons and men who have never
served him well. But we will not
elect a mayor until 1898. Some
thing of a start can be made this
autumn.
If New Workers are really aroused
they can get together and elect
honest, independent and capable
aldermen at that time.
Even SO, conditions are so bad
that action more immediate than
that is necessary. I submit the
letter from the Average Citizen"
in full because it seems to me to
embody the puzzlement which i'm
pairs the authority of us all.
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Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Of
one Of Americas most inter-
estinR writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
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From an Average Citizen

TIME average citizen" writes
l. Max T. Gerstman," wants
very much to do something about
the outrageous conditions in the
magistrates courts, the revelation
of the atrocities perpetrated by
certain members of the police vice
squad, the passive meandering and
hindering methods of District At-
torney Grain in his various in
vestigations, as well as all the
other breaches of the public faith
being revealed by the investiga-
ton now in process.
"You say in your column Of March
3 that all the average citizen does
about these scandals is say, in
passing, to some friend, that its
too bad there are so many crooks
On the bench
you are wrong, Mr.. Broun. The
average citizen-my neighbors, my
friends, 1.-The average citizen wants
very much to do something about
1t!
"'Sign petitions, attend meetings,
become militant you say? To what
trustworthy and powerful person
shall the individual citizen address
his petition?
What is the value Of the petition
OF an individual? What meetings
shall civically conscious persons at
tend? What do you mean, be-
come militant?'
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TIT CEENTO I'M MT nv HAYWOOD
i OLL1V1O ~ 1V1L bt BROUN

scandals, Mr.. Broun2 While there
are many 'Aarons' willing to help,
what New York needs is a Moses"
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Can worn and Clipped enamel be
removed from a pan?
Lay the pan horizontally In a yes
sci containing a concentrated Solu-
ton Of alum and boil it. The So
luton should just be sufficient to
cover the pieces. This should re-
move the enamel entirely.
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Daily Thought

My punishment Is greater than
I can bear.-Genesis 4:15.
If Jupiter hurled his thunder
bolt as often as men sinned, he
would soon be out Of thunderboIts
Ovid,
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BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHREIr

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeis, the Health
MaOa1iuA
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mems clubs, d. A. r. meetings, golf
luncheons, and what-nots that keep a
poor working girl from getting her
column written. This is the busiest
island! When am 1 going to get that
three act play done that's been rant
ing around in my brain ever since I
got home? Excuse me until / answer
the phone. Next Friday? Sure,
tickled to DEATH" Oh well, one
wouldn't want to miss the Orthopedic
meeting
And providence takes care Of
columnists. was just wondering what
to offer you today when in came two
new copies of my Home Magazine.
Let's have look Humn not a
thing in either one of them. Guess
I'll have to use my head after all.
Some one asked me the other day
the difference between cornices, lam
brequins, and valances, and when to
use them. All right, that's easy.
Cornices are of wood. For an In
formal room very plain, simple ones,
painted to match the furniture, or to
emphasize some note of color in the
hangings, are effective. They should
be used with figured hangings of
glazed chintz, cretonne, or linen. The
more formal carved, or compo ones,
finished in gold leaf, are of course
only used in large rooms, with very
fine brocade or damask hangings.
Some cornices for formal use are made
of pressed metal.
Lambrequins are also rather formal.
They are made of the material of the
hangings, shaped, and stretched over
buckram or any other stiff foundation.
Valances are very informal-you
don't have to be dressed up to live
with valance. They are made of
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Dockton Community Hall.
Services every Sunday 7;3O p. m.
Everybody welcome.
| o. E. Sandness
Full Gospel Mission
Full Gospel Services are being held
on Sunday evenings, and Bible study
and prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at 8 p. M, Vashon Community
Hall. T. G. Evetts in charge.
Colvos Lutheran Free Church.
Sunday school and Bible class every
Sunday at GAS a. M
Services Sunday, May 8, at II a. m.
and Mission meeting at 8 p. m.
o. I. Raaum, Pastor.
Island Club.
Every Wednesday evening at 1880
Norwegian preaching.
Maury Church Services.
M. E. Meyer.
Let every one interested in His work
attend one or all of our Sunday SER
vices.
Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Church services at p. m.
Rev. E. G. Randall breaches the
first Sunday in each month. Rev. E.
E. Duley, will preach the remaining
Sundays.
st. Patrick's Catholic Church.
There will be mass at st. Patrick's
Church at Dockton, every Bird Sunday
of the month at 1880 a. m.
Rev. Father Robert Kreutz.
Vashon Lutheran Church.
Rev. H. H. Holte, pastor.
Services in the Norwegian language
Sunday, May 18th at p. m.
Christian Science Society
Branch of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, of
Boston, Mass. Services at Center, II
a. M; Sunday School, GAS a. M; We'd
nesday evening meetings held second
week of each month at o'clock, in
cludes testimonies of healing.
The subject of the sermon lesson for
May 10, is Adam and Fallen Man"
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material, the same as the curtains OF
contrasting color, gathered, ruffled
or straight and lined Or unlined They
may be made with casing for rod,
or tackled to the edge of a flat board
about three inches wide, fastened at
right angles to the wall by angle irons,
or nailed to the top of the window
casing. This board is invisible and
need not be painted.
And now that I've told you all this
therell be no excuse for your saying
to Mrs. Jones next time you call: ooh
my dear, how perfectly sweet that
little ruffled cornice is. Did you really
make it yourself-you're so clever!"
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~
THE BOOTLEGGER's CORNER
intoxicating Facts About
Interior Decorating.
M. r. s.

1928.
Called Ed to help hang BIS house
today.
I'll meet you at Blaine street, he
announced.
"All right-watch for my car, said I.
Wont have to-" said he, IT can
hear 1t coming"
Met him finally, and we spent the
morning driving from place to place
trying to collect something to hang.
The draperies were finished, but the
poles, promised for sure Friday, need
ed one more coat of paint. Finally
got disguised and stopped for an ice
cream soda. Between glzzlements we
exchanged the gossip of the day. Eds
grand company-having a social"
mother he knows all the gossip. The
richest plum he had to offer today
was to the effect that many surmlses
are being made concerning me-the
most popular belief being that I am
the daughter of very well-to-do
people, working for the love of it!
you can tell that she comes of a
good family, and is accustomed to
every luxury" quoth he.
Since then I have gone about with
five o'clock tea expression. and my
little finger crooked n the approved
fashion.
1881.
And that's what the four hundred
think of people who come from
Vashon Island. That cultured look
comes from attending so many wo-
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Presbyterian Church.
Sunday School 1000 q. m.
Morning Worship Hoo a. m.
Endeavor meeting 6:l5 p. m.
Morning, 1.-THE Last Commission"
Tuesday evening, 1880 Young Peoples
Bible Glass.
Wednesday, 800, Prayer and Bible
study.
Evening, Some Great Fathers.
Special fathers night" service.
E. G. Randall, Minister.
Theosophical Society.
Theosophical public meeting, first
and third Sundays of each month, at
Burton public library, at 800 p. m.
Subject for May IT, THE Source of
Theosophy."
First Methodist Episcopal Church Of
Vashon.
Edwin M, Randall, pastor. Resi-
dence, Sylvan Beach. Phone, Red e24.
1000 a. M, Sunday school.
HOO q. M, Morning worship. Ser
mon by the pastor, "on the Jerusalem
Road"
800 p M, Evening worship. The
pastor will preach on 1.-The Greatest
Common Enemy"
The best of music.
A warm hearted welcome to all.