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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

Monument. $50 feet above ground. A
shlfted by expansion OF the stone a
few looths Of an inch toward the
north.
g. Was Jack Dempsey's father ar
grandfather fighter &c. E. II.
=. His grandfather was q fighter
ana was known as Big Dempsey"
@, Isn't Madagascar the largest island
IN the WORLDS. d. E
A Madagascar ranks after New
Guinea and BoTneo.
Q. Who has charge of marking his
toric houses in Washington. D. p
A. The Permanent comrn,,ts. -
Marking Historic Sites in the District
Of Columbia. ~
Q. When are deer born In the Adj
rondacks ?--J. S.
A. Usually in sometimes in the
latter part of April or the early part Of
June. The young fawns are spotted
Wnen born and the spots remain until
about the age of months. Young
lawns, like good many other hoofed
animals, have rieiculously long legs and
very large ears. They are USUALLY
unoer the care of their mother until
the spots disappear
9; Why is common brick redP-
A. Because there is iron in the CLAW
Ordinary white bricks owe their colo-
10 lime. Lime and iron make a crearnA
colored brick. Brown bricks contain
magnesia and yellow bricks macnesia
and iron. -''''~
Q. What is the style called In which
Tzr{ L.
w c. C.
A. It is later Norman or Lombard
style Of architecture, in vogue during
the last half OF the twelfth century.
9. How much is spent by stamp
collectors annually?-E. p. p
A. 1t is thought that about 81 oo0 /.
goo is spent by stamp collectors in the
United States annually and $4,000
0OO Tor the entire world. However, il
mas been impossible to verify these
nsures with any degree Of accuracy.
g. When did wallace Reid and
Rudolph Valentino dep. A, B.
A. Wallace Reid died january IA
1923, and Rudolph Valentino died Au-
gust 20, 1926.
@. Please publish data concernsns
the liberty tree in Providence, n, T.
G. A. u.
A. The Providence Journal saws that
on July Is, 1869, the liberty tree on
providence was dedicated in front of
capt. James Olney's house. on Olney lane.
now Olney street, by the Sons of LIB
erty. Among the lower branches a
platform was built from which speeches
against England's rule OF the Colonies
We're made. The tree was cut down
about 1925.
@. What is the Academic des ,ye,rx
FloreauX?-C r.
A. The Academic ties Jelx F1oreaux
is at Toulouse, France The first floral
games were held at Toulouse In Nav
1873, at the summons of guild OF
Jrouoadours, who invited the lords and
tlelr friends to assemble in the garden
OF Gay Science" and recite their works
In 1894 the Academic des Jeux Floreaux
was constituted an academy by letters
patent. At present ii is especially
interested in Proyencal poetry.
@ Was Buffalo Bin of royal blood
b. +. c.
A. According to the biography of
Buffalo Bill compiled by his sister, Mrs
Helen Cody Wetmore. the family is
descended from Milesius, a King of
Spain, whose three sons founded the
first dynasty in Ireland. The Cody
Heremon. Several members of the fam
settled in Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia. Buffalo Bill was born In Scott
County Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

Havana is famed for diversions of an
exciting character. In promoting rough
play for high stakes the citizenship
should at least refrain from making
spectators nervous by a systematic pro-
gram Of instruction,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

A debt holiday has required q great
deal Of hard overtime work by eminent
statesmen to bring 1t to satisfactory
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A Honely Sitter.

'I don't know what to do about this
portrait" said the artist.
cant you get the hkeness?"
'oh, yes. But I'm doubtful about how
far to so. II don't make 1t look like
him the critics will roast 1t, and If
do he'll refuse to pay for it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

Never q thrower Of bouquets herself,
Mabel Willebrandt does not insist on
compliments. She does not dodge when
a grape concentrate brick is tossed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

Use Of wheat as fuel by discouraged
farmers will be deplored especially by
thrifty housewives, who will see no ex-
cuse for allowing the bread to be burned
before it even gets into the oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
The Real Friendship Test.

From the Gary Post-Tribune.
II isn't so much the duty OF having
IN listen to the returned vacationer's ex-
neriences; it's the SIS touch until pay
day
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Militant Oklahomans.

From the Charlotte News.
In some communities membership in
the National Guard requires only peri
odic and emergency service. In Okla
homa. however. 1t Is likely to become a
career.
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An Actuarv.

Prom the South Bend Tribune.
The fisherman who calculated that
the average FISH caught by the average
amateur fisherman costs about $4.l2 q
pound must have tried to raise his own
vegetables with the assistance Of q
gardener
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
Solace

S0lace.
Public questicns2 Tell ye what
Them Is puzzles sure,
Never could make up my mind
What nd kill er cure.
But Amt bit ashamed
Cause they bother me-
Smartest men the country's got
Seems slowest to agree.
II takes notice, said Uncle Eben,
dat de man who tells you how easy it
IL to be contented VIII salt po'k an beans
giner'ly has as fine appetite foh fried
chicken as anybody"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

A spirit of adventure naturally ami
mates the true aviator. II there were
no element Of difficulty in their pres
ent enterprise, Col and Mrs. Lind
bergh would not be likely to enjoy the
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

From the Sioux Fans Daily Arsus-Lesaer.
The urge for reductions in public ex-
penditures is unanimous--untn specific
Instances are cited.
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Overstoeked Now.

From the Oakland Tribune.
Bacterioloeists are happy over discov-
cry Of whole flock Of new germs. Mo-
BODY was complaining over any scarcity
ia the present supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
As Time Passes.

Each season has its special woe,
Time somehow always heals the smart
In boyhood man will stub his toe,
In later life he breaks his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

1t appears from distance as II Edi-
son has posted on his laboratory door q
notice to his physicians that the patient
Is not to be disturbed.
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I've Sumce.

From the Roanoke Tines.
''One OF the most common causes Of
deafness Is trouble in the middle ear .
says q doctor. Fortunately. we don't
nave 20 worry ever that hav1Ng only two
ears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
The Book Of the Year.

From the Lincoln State Journal.
The capone record Is TO be made pub
lie BY the Government. II ali heard
about it Is true, thai record ought 10
prove 70 be enc Of the best sellers.
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local new
published herein. All rights of publication 81
epeciai dispatches herein are also reserved.
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Rate BY Carrier within the City.

late by MaiI--Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
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Tba Rnma@a EeA
Prom the roIeds Hhaee.
George Bernard shsw's way Of tu
ing ciyflizatiea's nose q = prize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

9. When did Wallace Reid ana
Rudolph Valentino dep. A. B.
A. Wallace Reid died January IA
gust 20, 1926.
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@, Isn't Madagascar the largest island
in the WORLDS. d. E
a Madagascar ranks after New
Guinea and Borneo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

Q. What is the style called In which
the Smithsonian Institution is built?--
w. G. C.
A. 1t Is later Norman or Lombard
style OF architecture. in vogue during
the last half Of the twelfth century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

All Other States and Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

9. Why is common brick red9-
A. P. ".
a, Because there is iron In the CLAW
Ordinary white bricks owe their color
to lime. Lime and iron make cream.
colored brick. Brown bricks contain
magnesia and yellow bricks naenesia
and iron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

9. Who has charge Of marking his
toric houses in Washington. d. CD
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
SET DATE ELE,:i.pV

SET DAIE ELEN HUN MADRID, Mar. 24. Fl The government isued a ou4' tin 1ix- ing April 12 as the date for num- cipal elections.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
STEAMER STARR IN PORT FROM THE WEST
 WITH FAIR LISTING

The SS Starr, Capt. c. E. An derson, San Juan Fishing & Packing Co.,, completed another fast and excellent round-t trip voyage on its regular monthly mail-run to Westward Alaska, returning to port at 8 a. III. to- day.
 The incoming passenger list in- cluded the following:
 G. Chambers, Mrs. Housler, Mrs. Haskins and MT. Housler from Seldovia; Arletta Skille from Uyak; Fred Brandell from King Cove; H. Anderson, Frank Silva from Kanatak; Chas. Wo- berg, Simieon Grashmanoff from Unga; A. Gehrke from Portlock; o. Vogel, R. Germain, N. Mixer off and P. Nikeroff from Chignik.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

T Surrender Dear." beautiful new Rruns. wick record now at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
SURVIVORS OF sEALER
 ARRIVE AT sT. JOHNS

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Mar. 24, (P)-The recue ship Sagona arrived this morning and was met by ambulances which took the TIT survivors of the sealer Viking to the hospital
 Numerous version were told of the disaster but none gave the cause except that the blast oc- cured in the powder stores at the stern of the vessel.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
WORK OPENING UP,
 SAYS BUREAU FIGURES

WASHINGTON, Mar, 24, R- Employment increased one-tenth of one per cent, while payrolls increased AZ per cent in Feb ruary, according to figures is- sued by the Bureau of Labor.
 The report covered IS major groups of industrials.
 Manufacturing groups showed the best results, with an employ ment of IA per cent.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

The best ice cream yet! Horluek's Danish Ice Cream. Candy Cottage. sole agent.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

Phone for Horluek's Danish Ice Cream and we will deliver Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

Two Hearts in Waltz Time.'' one of the latest Br1nswiek records at the Alaska Shop
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

The Gateway: the paper with "it.''
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GOVERNOR P|NCHOT Is
 PRESIDENTIAL TIMDER

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24 (P) III Clifford Pinchot, governor ot Pen nsylvania, is viewed by Progressives here as the most acceptable presi- dential candidate to oppose Hoover in 1882 ana his name may be placed on the tickets in the primaries in the western states, with the SUD- port of Senators La Toilette, Nor ris, and others.
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GREAT RECEPTION

Upon their recent return from the States, MT. and Mrs. George James have had an aerial erected for their new radio; over the Alaska Shop. Wonderful recep- tions have been received and the general public is extended an in- vitation to come in at any time and listen in.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
KODIAK WEATHER

The mean temperature on Ko- diak Island for the winter n.e been 30 above, it Is said. The coldest was eight above and did not last for more than a few hours. There has been lots of rain throughout the winter.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
WEALTHIEST SQUARE MILE

LONDON, Mar. 24, (AD - The City of London's proud claim to be tire wealthiest square mile In the world seems to be borne out by statis- tics for the financial year just closed.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24
AND THEY WERE WED

AND THEY WERE WE'D
 OLYMPIA, Mar, "A, (P-mfw
 SEATTLE, Mar, 24, P)-State Auditor c. w. Claussen, 30, mar ried Mrs. Pearle Meagher here last night and left on a short wedding trip after which they will make their home at Olympia.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

A new Buick and Automobile are being shipped north on the next freight, both having arrived on the last steamer from the south.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

A snow slide is reported to have come down Monday at Mile 49 which marked the first S idle of the year on the southern di- vision. The roadway is clear today.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

The local office of the Alaska Steamship Company announces that on April the SS Derblay will sail from Seattle for the North.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-24

Mrs. Andrew Horton, who re- gently underwent a major oper- ation at the Seward General Hospital, returned home yeSter- day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
cake dish with the carefree cupids, the
mantelpiece figures of china.

cake dish with the carefree cupids, the
mantelpiece figures of china.
"You are very comfortable here in
Oklahoma" said Masja Krbecek. He
pronounced it syllable by syllable,
painfully. Oklahoma.
"It is very simple home" Sabra
replied, compared to the other places
you have seen hereabouts."
1T is the home of good woman"
said Krbecek, dryly.
Sabra was trifle startled, but she
said thank you, primly.
"You are congress member, you
are editor Of great newspaper, you
are well known throughout the coun-
try. You American women, you are
really al. ing"
Again Sabra thanked him.
"Tell me, will you. my dear lady,"
he went on, ''some of the many inter-
esting things about your life and that
Of your husband, this Yancey Cravat
who so far preceded his time"
So Sabra told him. Somehow, as
she talked, the years rolled back, cur
tain after curtain, into the past. The
Run. Then they were crossing the
prairie, there was the first glimpse Of
the mud wallow that was Usage, the
church meeting in the tent, the Peg
Ter murder, the outlaws, the early
years Of the paper. the Indians, oil.
She talked very well in her clear, de-
cisive voice. At his request she
showed him the time-yellowed photo
graphs of Yancey, Of herself. Krbecek
listened. At the end, "It is touch
ing" he said. ut makes me weep"
Then he kissed her hand and went
away, taking one or two of the old
photographs with him.
The statue Of the Spirit of the
Oklahoma Pioneer was unveiled a year
later, with terrific ceremonies 1t was
a heroic figure Of Yancey Cravat
stepping forward with that light
graceful stride in the high-heeled
Texas star boots. the skirts of the
Prince Albert billowing behind with
the vigor of his movements, the SOM
brero atop the great menacing buffalo
head, one beautiful hand resting light
ly on the weapon in his two-gun
holster. Behind him, one hand just
touching his shoulder for support,
stumbled the weary, blanketed figure
Of an Indian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
Population of Babylon
Has Been Overestimated

There have been various attempts.
by comparing its area with the area
of modern cities, to estimate the popu-
lation of ancient Babylon. On the low
est calculation it would be found, sup
posing it to have borne any consider
able resemblance to European city,
to. have had population of 100000.
The map of Asiatic Turkey shows
that the extent of country around
Babylon available for agricultural pur-
poses must have been quite inade-
quate to supply the necessary demands
for anything like such an immense
population. Perhaps, on the whole,
says recent writer, one may esti-
mate the population at from 100000
to 100000. This supposition derives
support from the fact that Selucia,
with a population of 100000, is stated
by Strabo and Pliny to have been
about half the size of Babylon in the
days Of her greatest glory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25

"How are you, Nettie?' Sabra said
to her.
"I'm grand, Mis- Cravat. How's all
your folks?'
The senator from Ohio winked aI
Sabra. you're politician, all right"
Arrived at Bowlegs, Sabra showed
them everything, pitilessly. The dread
full town lay in the hot June sun,
SCARED thing, flies buzzing over it,
the oil drooling down its face, a Shiny
stream. A one-street wooden shanty
town, like the towns Of the old terri
tory days, but more sordid. A red
checked young Harvard engineer was
their official guide: an engaging boy
in bone-rimmed glasses and very
blue shirt that made his pink cheeks
pinker. That is what I wanted my
Gin to be, Sabra thought with a great
wrench at her heart. / mustn't think
of that now.
The drilling of the Oil. The work
mems shanties. The trial of dance
hall girl in the one-room pine shack
that served as courtroom. The charge,
nonpayment Of rent. The little room,
sitting, sinking, was already crowded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
"Knisht Of the Road

Claude Duval, famous highway
man, was born in Normandy in
1913. He was sent to Paris in 1857.
where he remained until he went to
England in attendance on the duke
Of Richmond at the Restoration. He
soon took to the road and became
famous for his daring and gallantry.
He was captured in 1870 in London
and within d week was executed at
Tyburn. His body was laid in state
in a tavern and was viewed by huge
crowds before the exhibition was
stopped by a judges order.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
Old French Institution

The Academic DIES Jeux Floreaux
is at Toulouse, France. The first
floral games were held at Toulouse
in May, 1924, at the summons Of a
guild of troubadours, who Invited
the lords and their friends to as
semble in the garden of Gay Sci
ence" and recitc their works. In
1894 the Academic DIES Jeux Flor
eaux was constituted an academy
by letters patent. At present it is
especially interested in Provencal
poetry. |
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
NEEDED KNOWLEDGE

The telephone rang in the presi-
dents Office Of the university the 9TH
er day.
us this the university" asked a
worried voice.
"Yes." replied the president. what
is it?"
"I'm calling up to find out IL you
have any classes at night that IA
Their can attend to learn the slang
Of the day. SO he will be able to
understand what his children are talk
ing about" replied the worried one
Philadelphia Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
Drum Signaling

The Smithsonian institution says:
TN the eastern Belgian Kongo
tribes, particularly the Batela, have
evolved a system of telegraphy
through use Of wooden drum, the
system of signals approaching that
Of a code. The drum vibrations are
not articulated as in human speech:
rather the message is recognized
through intensity of volume, rhythm.
kind Of drum used, time of day, etc.
In Jungle environment much infor-
nation may thus be signaled."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
CHAPTER XIV

Sabra Cravat, cOngreSSwOman from
Oklahoma, had started a compaign
against the disgraceful condition of
the new oil towns. With an imposing
party of twenty made up of 'front.'
page oil men. senators, congressman,
and editors, she led the way to Bow
legs, newest and crudest Of the new
oil strikes.
Cities like Usage were suave enough
in a surface way. But what could
a state do when oil was forever surg
ing up in unexpected places, bringing
the days of the Run back again? At
each newly discovered pool there fol-
lowed the rush and scramble. An
other Bret Harte town sprang up on
the prairie; fields ooZed Shiny black;
oil rigs clanked; false-front wooden
shacks lined one-street village.
Dance halls. Brothels. Gunmen.
Brawls. Heat. Flies. Dirt. Crime.
The clank of machinery. The roar of
traffic boiling over road never meant
for more than a plodding wagon.
Nitro-glycerin cars bearing their dead
ly freight. Overalls, corduroys, blue
prints, engines. The human scum of
each new oil town was like the scum
Of the Run, but harder, crueler, more
wolfish and degraded.
The imposing party, in high-powered
motor cars, bumped over the terrible
roads, creating red dust barrage.
SIT is all due to our rotten Okla
homa state politics." Sabra explained
to the great senator from Pennsyl-
vania who sat at her right and the
great editor from New York who sat
at her left in the big luxurious car.
"Our laws are laughed at. The cap
itol is rotten with graft. Anything
goes. Oklahoma is still territory in
everything but title. This town of
Bowlegs. It's a throw-back to the
frontier days Of forty years ago
and worse. It's like the old Cimar-
ron. People who have lived In Usage
all their lives don't know what goes on
out here. They don't care. It's more
oil, more millions. That's all. Any
one of you men. well known as you
are, could come out here, put on over
alls, and be as lost as though you
had vanished in the wilderness"
The Pennsylvania senator laughed a
plump laugh and with elbow nearest
Sabra made little movement that
would have amounted to a nudge-in
anyone but senator from Pennsyl-
vania. what they need out here is a
woman governor-er, Lippmann" to
the great editor.
Sabra said nothing.
On the drive out from Usage they
stopped for lunch In an older oil town
hotel dining room-a surprisingly good
lunch, the senator's and editors were
glad to find, with tender steak, and
little green onions, and near beer, and
cheese, and coffee served in great
thick cups, hot and strong and refresh
ing. The waitress was deft and
friendly: tall angular woman with
something frank and engaging about
the two circles of vermilion on the
parchment of her withered cheeks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25

BY its association with Robin
Hood, the most romantic forest in
England is, perhaps, Sherwood. On
its verge is a curious amphitheater
called Robin Hoods hill, and in the
forest may still be seen a very old
hollow oak tree called Robin Hoods
larder. One of the ancient oaks,
entirely hollow, called the Major
oak, can shelter in its hollow trunk
a dozen or fourteen people ut once.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-25
cir,cumventing Collie

A pretty little party from Pitts
burgh, who always wears straight
flush and who can't understand the
ways Of man with maid, brings
her problem to Oral Hygiene. "My
boy friend" she boasts, sis as fine
as they come, but whenever he calls
he invariably waits Is minutes be-
fore kissing me. Now, what's his
system, please?" Perhaps" grins
the editor, ''he has learned how long
It takes the paint to dry?"-Path
finder Magazine.