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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

pass both houses Of Congress?-w. e. q.
A. There is no stipulated time re-
quired for the passage of any particu-
lar bill after its introduction in the
House of Representatives or the Senate.
Sometimes a bill Is passed In q rela"
lively short time.
O. What is the name Of the woman
who Is called Lady Edison?--T. OBJ
A. Beulah Louise Henry Is some
times given this title. She has az
inventions to her credit.
@. Who was the first American
killed in the Revolutionary WARM. E.
A. The History of the Fight at
Concord" by Ezra Ripley. published
at Concord in 1927. says: In minute
or two the Americans, being in quick
action and within 10 or is rods OF
the bridge, single gun was fired by
British soldier. which marked its way.
passing under Col. Robinson's arm,
slightly wounding the side of Luther
Blanchard, a fifer in the Action Com
pany. This gun was instantly followed
by a yolley, which killed Capt. Davis
and Mr.. Hosnler. both Of the same
company"
@. For whom was Mount Everest
named?-W. E. E.
A. Mount Everest was named for Sir
George Everest, famous British surveyor
general Of India.
@. Is there homestead land available
in Alaska?-E. z. b.
A. There is.
O. Is the sun nearer the United
States in Winter than it Is m Sum-
mer Wv N. B.
A. II is nearer the entire world. On
- 80 De al OF ann
600 miles, while on July l, Is Is 94.40Os
600 miles. In January, the earth is so
inclined to the plane of its ecliptic
that the Northern Hemisphere, which
includes the United States, receives the
slanting rays of the sun, This causes
the cold weather In July the Northern
Hemisphere receives the direct rays OF
the Sun.
O. OF what material Is the Lincoln
Memorial IN Hodgenville, KY, buiit2
A. It is built Of stony Greek. conns
granite,
| @ Was the Boxer uprising IN 1900
a protest against foreign religions and
| the nnissionaries?--N. p.
A. Not particularly. It was an ante
| foreign. demonstration directed against
merchants, engineers and missionaries
alike.
@. What building Is considered the
most perfect specimen OF pure Gothic
architecture Pr N. T.
A. The st. Chapelle In Paris. IL
was built by Louis TX in 1245.
@. What Is the highest mountain
| situated upon an island?-G. v. o.
| A. The highest island mountain In
| the world is Mauna Kea IN the Hawai-
| ian Islands, with an altitude Of l3,S25
feet above sea level.
c. What psehdonyrns did Hawthorne
/ use?-C. S. Ass
A. Oberon, Ashley Allen Royce or
| Rev. A. A. Royce, Aubepine, Joseph
| Nicholson. and various initials were
used by Hawthorne.
@. What kind of q violin did Ole
| Bull use?-P. D.
A. The violin with which he achieved
fame was made by Gaspard di Salo
| Q532) with elegant carvings by Ben
venuto Cellini. It is now in the museum
! at Bergen, Norway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

It must be a great deal Of fun to be
q high school boy these days.
One can be so absurd, without dis
favor.
In the old days boys were supposed
to be more or less sedate, by the time
they got to high school.
But today the boys act sillier and
sillier, it seems to us.
Maybe we are getting older and
older?
Righto, as the English are supposed
to say!
Growing older-one never says old
any more, of course-is an unfortunate
fact of Nature, which nevertheless has
its good points.
Age seems to whet memory.
Perhaps time Whetted memory Is not
always accurate, but we will wager on
this one:
That the high school kids of today
especially the boys, are vastly more
foolish in their public conduct, than
the youngsters Of yester-year.
What makes us think this was the
conduct of 10 boys and girls on pub
lie vehicle the other afternoon.
Now 1t always was true, as We recall
that an entire street car full OF school
children would create quite an uproar
Yes, we did it, too.
One of the favorite stunts in the old
days was to rock the car.
This was achieved by platform full
of boys all rocking up and down on
their toes in unison.
The first thing the motorman and
conductor knew, the car was on the
rails.
It was a simple and convincing dem
onstration of the old theorem that In
unity there is strength
It made one believe the statement
contained in many works of physics
that 1t is possible to tear bridge down
by finding the keynote OF the Struc-
ture and playing it yehemently on q
violin.
It took a car load, however, to de-
stroy the peace and quiet of q public
vehicle full of ordinary home-goine
people.
adays.
achieve some 20 years or so ago.
Maybe that's what Is called progress
There were boys and 4 girls. A:
lar as we COulQ OlcIONCIB IAlC bOyo Wv
not know the girls.
The former took possession of the
sideway seat at the front of the cal
and of the first seat behind 1t.
The girls sat across the aisle and fur
nished a sort Of smiling accompant'
ment for the boys, who appeared Il
bask under the rays, although pretend
| ing not to notice them.
It seemed impossible for the girls moi
| to grin whenever any one or more o.
the boys said anything or did anything
And they were saying and doing
a-plenty, of course.
\ =
Each boy had handful Of sods
| fountain straws.
Some drug store lost money on those
boys
These straws were being used In plac,
| of that ancient funmaker, blade o.
grass.
In the old days some boys in every
school were renowned for their ability
to make squawking noises with a simple
blade of grass.
The blade was held mysteriously II
the hollow of the hand, the fis
clenched, and then the breath blown
into the hollow in a certain way.
Just how it was done we are unable
to explain at this late date, for we were
among the unhappy majority who never
quite got the knack of it.
We could spin tops excellently anc
shoot marbles preferably alleys, al
they were called tolerably, but when i
| came to Squawking with a blade o,
grass we failed miserably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Gandhi and Charley Chaplin met and
conversed on machinery as successor
to manual,labor. Ridicule is a powerful
weapon, the more powerful when en-
ployed with subtlety. There may have
bsen a good deal of political art in the
association of the quantity CARRIED ma
hatma With the idea of sheer comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Mental Immunity.

Before that colleague of yours gets
through he'll say something he'll be
sorry for"
IT have my doubts" said Senator
Sorghum. "It takes a considerable de-
gree of intellectual perception to enable
a man to know when it's time to be
sorry,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Veterans, aside from patriotic feeling,
may regard a bonus certificate in the
hand as worth one or two checks in full
settlement, under circumstances that
may easily lead to light-hearted squan-
dering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

No hesitation is shown by President
Hoover in applying the experience he
gained as Secretary of Commerce to an
authoritative analysis of a new situa-
ton in business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Weather conditions have prompted
frequent suggestions for change of
the Inauguration date. September heat
might cause a reasonable demand for
heightened vacations by moving Labor
day into early October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

An elaborate funeral for deceased
gangster may mean less as a tribute to
the departed than as a magnificent
floral demonstration in honor Of the
successor who had him put on the spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Farmers in Iowa do not want their
cows tested for tuberculosis. So much
has happened to shake the faith of the
farmer that he has become suspicious
even of demonstrated scientific facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Discipline.

why don't you send your boy Josh
to college2"
I'm goin' TO-" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. Not that think college edu-
cation is necessary for success In life,
but want to get Josh cornered some
place where he'll be compelled to ad-
nit there are few things he doesn't
know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Merriment.

"Bliggins always laughs heartily when
he tries to tell funny story"
He is quite right" declared Miss
Cayenne. When he tells funny story
IT'S a great practical joke on the person
who has TO listen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Dry sentiment now frankly admits
fear that new kind of food sufferers
will be in evidence if torrent Of alco-
hol breaks through the prohibition dam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

No housing problem is of greater
Importance than that which arises when
there are not enough school rooms to
take care of the pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
A Boob's Misfortune.

From the Sioux City Journal.
Gypsies gypped a millionaire out of
5000 when he asked them to tell his
fortune, but somehow, or other SYM
pathy for him does not well up and
overflow. He should have known better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Stock tickers are expected to be busy
as usual. There can be no phase of the
market which does not provide the
habitual Spectator with material for
guesSwork.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Newton, and Emmanuel de Coulanges,
cousin of Madame de Sevigne, These
names do not arouse in us any great
response. None of them Is associated
with important events or achievements.
But in the last section of the book
Mr.. Strachey does turn to names bet
ter known-Carlyle, Froude, Macaulays
Hume, Gibbon and Creighton. And,
Of c0zrse. stzachex's style Is delightfRl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Cares Of citizenship find at least one
mild relief when it is no longer neces-
sary to figure train time in terms Of
daylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands
America No Longer

America No Longer
Ell Dorado for Irishmen.
Irish Independent, Dublin Probably
for the first time on record irnfnigra-
ton into the Irish Free State exceeds
emigration from this country. This Is
accounted for by the fact that emigra-
ton to the United States has almost
ceased and many young Irish men
and women who went to America
during the past few years are returning
to the land of their birth The economic
depression in the United States is
mainly responsible for this complete
change in the flow of emigration.
The warnings of the Irish Independ-
entS to intending emigrantS have been
fully justified. There is no employment,
and no prospect of employment for
new arrivals in America. Most of the
Irish emigrants who went out there
during the past two years would be
glad to be home again. Those who can
scrape up the fare or are fortunate
enough to have friends in iceland able
TO assist them are coming back, hence
the big increase in the immigration
figures. Many more would return II
they had the price of their tickets
America is no longer the FL Dorado
be. The. Irish Free State may not be
as prosperous as we would wish, but
economic conditions are not as bad
here as they are in most other coIin-
tries. Irish boys and girls will ind
that East, West homes best"
Would Name Berlin
Street After Hoover.
: Neues Wiener Tagblatt vienna-The
Berlin Boersencourier suggests that by
way of honoring the service and interest
of Hoover one of the principal streets
or squares of Berlin be named after
him, The mayor of Berlin Is heartily
in favor of rendering this token of
esteem and recommends that Vienna,
whose people are equally grateful, take
similar action IN perpetuating the
name OF Hoover.
Tourists to Mexico
Miss Historic Building.
FL Universal. Mexico City-Most of
the tourists coming to Mexico see the
most famous and obvious buildings in
the country. but often fail to visit other
structures less celebrated, but perhaps
even more surrounded with picturesque
and historic interest In this latter
category Is the old Monastery of San
AguStin de Acolman. It is about 80
miles from the capital and was built by
Augustine friars about 1880 Parts of
the church and of the adjacent struc-
lures, including the granary, refectory
and kitchen, are still in an excellent
state of preservation. Until recently the
mud and. dust deposits of the centuries
covered almost to the upper strata 5of
the building, the fine carvings, mold
lngs and frescoes now restored to light
by excavations. There have also been
restored to the library of the institution
numerous old volumes bound in sheep
skin and containing, in the Latin
tongue, complete record of the build
ing and other annals In the life of this
interesting institution, written in clear
characters by these monastic pioneers.
These vaults and halls, silent for cen
turtles, are awakening again to the
sound of human voices and footsteps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
: IlLteracy and Salesmanship.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Considering the slight attention paid
to mo Agents" signs, we suppose one
of the prerequisites to becoming a
toulouse salesman is the inability
to read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Swapping.

From the Bloomington Paragraph
Now that Uncle Sam has traded
wheat to Brazil for coffee, we are ex-
pecting the militant vets to come for
ward with proposition to trade cotton
to Germany for beer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

AS fashion plate, Jimmy Walker viii
hardly succeed in remodeling Tammany
headdress to the extent of making the
beret replace the old war bonnet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
The Mild Heather.

why do the heather rage?" said we.
A heather said, Il do not see
Why people fiercely civilized
At our slight rage should be surprised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Posers.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
We are beginning to ind out that
some problems can't be solved by pass
ton meeting.
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Not Easy Here Either WAY.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
These days it is a matter Of grave
doubt whether taxation with representa-
representation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Needed There.

Prom the San Antonio Evening News.
The bull that invaded a Pittsburgh
railroad station should have been d.
rected to the stock exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
The Leader.

From the Butte Montana Standard.
Not as long as AL Capone Is up and
doing will government Of racketeers, by
racketeers and for racketeers perish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Forecast.

From tn. Ashland (Ky.) Daily Independent.
Horoscope: Children born this day
may never see all the war debts paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
A Field Of Study.

From the Ashland (Ky) Daily Independent
The best way to study the American
language is to drive past a trafflc cop
when the sign says stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

The Government is machine,
An intricate affair;
Sometimes it rides along serene,
Sometimes it calls for care.
A few skilled workmen must be found
To tend the running gear,
While thoughtless people stand around
And try to interfere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

DE man dat don't earn his salt" said
Uncle Eben, lis very often de one OATS
mos particular bout havin' beefsteak
an pie"
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naenher Of the Associated Pres.

Ao the nse for republication of all news dis
patches credited to It or not 9ther;%ise Gr sIs
tied in this paper and also me ,HSat AZ
specisl dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Extremes meet when conflict arises
between three per cent beer stein and
the fiery half jar Of bootleg alcohol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Next Years Cotton.

From the Florence (AIa.) Herald.
1t looks like economy for Southern
farmers to buy their cotton next year
instead of raising it.
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Rate by Mafl-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. For whom was Mount Everest
named?-W. E. e.
A, Mount Everest was named for Sir
George Everest, famous British surveyor
general of India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. Is there homestead land available
in AlaSka?-E. E. B.
A. There is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. Has a change been made so that
minor children of aliens are not nat
uralized by their fathers naturaliza-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. Please give the notices Of the
City of London and of oxford Uni
versity.-G. L.
A. The motto of the City Of London
is Domino dirige nos" (Lord, direct
u.s.. The motto of oxford is 'Dominus
illuminate mea" (the Lord is my
Light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. What building Is considered the
most perfect specimen Of pure Gothic
architecture? Pr. N. T.
A. The st. Chapelle In Paris. IL
was built by Louis TX in 1245.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

i become an actual fact, instead of a
pious hope, the industries which engage
| in the manufacture of arms should be
fairly dealt with says Victor Lefebure
| in his book, Scientific Disarmament"
1T would be absurd" he argues, Ito
color any policy of compensation or
adjustment by the suggestion of the
supposed reprehenSible characteristics
of the armament industry These firms
| have operated in legitimate manner
and have given their nations and the
world the services required of them
with great zeal and efficiency. The
situation is simply that an industry
with important vested and widespread
| interests finds itself threatened by new
| forms of international policy and organ
| ization" Exactly this same argument
might and probably should, have been
used with regard to the slavery ques-
ton in our country.
X n \
A "fake" diary which still has much
of authenticity has been prepared by
mr. G. B. Harrison from source ma
terial of the Elizabethan age. His
first volume appeared some time ago
and now the second, "a Second Eliza
bethan Journal has been published.
II is a record "of those things most
talked of during the years 1595-1598."
In the diary appear anxiety about the
Succession to the throne, rumors Of
another spanish Armada attack ;,s stories IS
ireland narrowing tales Of highwaymen
and marauding bands, fears Of the
Jesuits, notes on executions at Tyburn:
reports of the arrival IN LONDON M Of
prizes of the sea captured by Enghsh
priyateers. There is also plenty OF Cos
sin about the relation Of Essex to the
Queen. the doings of village witches,
dramatic censorship and court ana
private scandals.
Lytton Strachey, biographer OF Queen
Elizabeth and Queen Victoria, mas
turned TO smaller game In MS For,
traits in Miniature and other ESSAYS
Some of his portraits are of Sir John
Harrington, Elizabethan, the Puritan
Muggleton, the Able Morellet Qrlend
OF Dideros), Mary Berry. with whom
Horace Walpole was infatuated In his
OLD age; John AuhEeE, Predecessor o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

@. What Is the highest mountain
situated upon an island?-G. v. o.
A. The highest island mountain In
the world is Maura Kea In the Hawai-
ian Islands, with an altitude Of i3,s25
feet above sea level
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

g. What kind of a violin did Ole
Bull use?-P. D.
A. The violin with which he achieved
fame was made by Gaspard di Salo
Q532) with elegant carvings by Ben
venuto Cellini. 1t is now in the museum
at Bergen, Norway.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS

Arrivals at the Wrangell Hotel during the past week are as fol- lows:
 William M. Fraser, Lake Bay; Alex Fraser, Lake Bay; Dr. and Mrs. William P. Kirby, Nome; w. R. 0verend, Boundary; E. L. Tait, Victoria; R. H. Stock and family, Juneau; Joseph P. Donovan, Seattle; Wm. J. Smith. Chicago; N. H. Lester, Chicago; Miss Florence To- bin, Ketchikan; Mir. and Mrs. M. c. Shain and daughter, Lake Bay; E. Reid, Wrangell; Chas Callbreath, Telegraph Creek; Anscel Eckmann, seaplane Wrangell; G. Graham; R.. Hassan; Hassan; Chas. I. Carpenter, Spokane; R. D. Carrigan, Juneau; Carl Tolbeck; c. Tolbeck; L. Tol- beck; A. YanMavern, Juneau; T. F. Brennan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-04
Notice To Parents

All school children, before en- tering upon the school term shall be required to furnish a certificate of vaccination from the City Health Officer. There will be no charge for such vaccination or certificate
 Parents or guardians who object thereto for religious or other reasons are required to file their objections in writing; Providing however, that exemption from physical examination or vaccination shall not be granted when in the judgment of the teacher, principal, superintendent. board of education or physician the child shows symp- toms of physical defects or shows symptoms of or has been exposed to any contagious, infectious, ob- noxiOus or communicable disease.
 Any child who has been ex- cluded from the schools by reason of failing to comply with the above requirements shall not be per mitted to again attend any other school without a certi icate in writing from a duly licensed prac- ticing physician as provided in Chapter 86, Session Laws of Alas ka, 1929.
 Health and Police Committee,
 Wrangell City Council.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-04
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Russell F. Pederson, Pastor

The Sunday services are conduct ed in the Grade School building.
 The Mid-week prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. n. will be in the Manse.
 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship: '"The Life Everlasting"
 12 noon: Bible School: Turning to the Gentiles."
 7:30 p. m. Evening Worship: ''Labourers Together"
 This is Labor Day Sunday" What has Labor a right to expect from the Church?
 The morning prayer:
 Now I get me up to work,
 I pray the Lord I may not shirk If 1 should die before the night, I pray the Lord my works all
 right"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-04
Admiral Rogers

The Admiral Rogers arrived from the south Sunday morning with the following passengers for Wrangell; From Seattle--Homer Worden, w. I. Risk. From Ketchikan-A. Ras- munssen, Mrs. Lyle Hibner, Miss Nellie Prescott, MissCherry Sorset, Alonzo Powers, G. Sannon, E. Ali sano, w. Elizman.
 Passengers leaving Wrangell were as fallows: To Petersburg-Walter Johnson; To Juneau-Dr. and Mrs. William P. Kirby, A. Partas; To ioitka-Lawrence Behovic.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-09-04
TEXAS WILL PURCHASE
 G00DNIGH BUFFALO HERD

Austin, Texas.-The House re- gently passed a bill to authorize the State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to condemn the Good night herd of buffaloes.
 An amendment was adopted re- quiring the land on which the herd will be kept to be donated to the State.
 The herd is on the Goodnight Ranch, in the Panhandle. and prob ably would have been the object of the last Texas buffalo hunt had not the Legislature interceded.
 The Senate shortly afterward adopted the House amendment, and the bill went to the Governor. Git izens of the Panhandle have prom ised to donate 11.000 acres of land as a game preserve where the buff faloes may be kept.