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The Washington times., 1931-12-28

Asa Gray is one Of those sci
entists who, by sheer resolution,
natural ability, and partiality
for accuracy and completeness
succeed in diStancing their COM
petitors and rising to the high
est position in their own field.
The works of Gray are classics
in botany; the very name, Ase
Gray, seems to embody the very
idea of botany. AS President
Eliot, of Harvard, said of Gray'S
Manual of Botany of the North
ern United States. This man.
ual has passed through a
large number Of editions, is
clear, accurate and compact to
an extraordinary degree, and
within its geographic limits is
an indispensable book for the
student Of American botany.
Asa Gray was born in San
QUOT, Oneida County, N. Y,
Nov. 18, 1910. His father was
a tanner, and Asa began his
career performing menial tasks
in connection with the tanning
business. After three years Of
schooling, at a grammar school
ana an academy, he began the
study of medicine in the Fair
field Medical School, and in
1881 he received his degree.
Becomes a BOtaniSt
An accident caused him to be-
come a botaniSt. He happened
to read the article, Botany"
in Brewster's Edinburgh Ency-
clopedia, and while he was
studying medicine, he spent
some time in collecting and
identifying plants.
The. great figure of the day
in botany, at that time, in this
country was DR.. John Torrey.
In spite Of Christopher Colum'
bus, America was still an undiS-
covered country, as far at lease
as botany was concerned. A
great part of the rich flora yet
remained to be collected, stud
led and classified; and this was
especially true Of Towering
plants.
Gray was a man of alert
mind, athletic, and possessed
Of a vivid personality. The as
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

by their ultra-modern parents
that Santa is only a myth"
and were not permitted to
hang up their stockings or look
up the chimney.
Unfortunate little victims,
who were cheated out Of all the
thrills! And, who will be
cheated, in the same way, all
through life. No Mother Goose
for them! Never will they
weave glamdrous visions about
Mistress Mary and her magic
garden, or the old lady with
rings on her fingers and bells
on her toes.
Never will they dream Of
Cinderella or adventure with
Aladdan or Shiver and thrill
with Jack-the- -Giant-Killer, or
spell out words in Grimm's
Fairy Tales. No brave knights
and glamorous ladies and beau
tiful princesseS with golden
hair for THEM! No Arabian
Nights. No illusions. No
SURPRISES.
They will not be permitted to
pretend" as you and I did. A
vacant city lot will never be-
come for them a Western prairie
peopled with cowboys and In.
dians. Or a three-ring circus
filled with horses and rough
riders.
They will not be permitted to
make believe" that their dolls
are real children, or to lavish
maternal love on them. They
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Gray, Genius of Botany
By Archibald Henderson, Ph.D., Del, LL.DY
Famous Scientific Authority

sociation with Torrey in botani-
cal pursuits was a fruitful one.
Through Torrey's influence,
Gray was in 1885 appointed
curator Of the collections Of the
New York Lyceum Of Natural
History. His botanical career
may be said properly to begin
with this appointment. In the
very year of his appointment,
his Elements Of Botany came
out; and this was the forerun-
ner of a. long series Of model
textsbooks, unrivaled in their
field. Two of these books, "How
Plants Grow" and "How Plants
Behave" went far to arouse
popular interest in the United
States in botanical studies.
A Fine Book
A great work, "Flora Of North
America" was produced in parts
by Torrey and Gray in collabora-
ton. It was Gray'S determine
ton not to depend upon Euro
pean botaniStS for descriptions
of American flora. Much con-
fusion in the literature Of
American botany had come
about, as the result Of imper-
feet or inadequate descriptions
of plants. To remedy these de-
fectS, Gray made six trips to Eu-
rope, beginning in 1888. Not
only did he visit all the great
herbaria, but. he formed valuable
connections with the leading
botanists Of England and the
Continent.
In 1912, Gray accepted the
Fisher professorship Of natural
history at Harvard, and won
fame as teacher, author and in
vestigator. Cambridge became
the botanical center Of America.
The herbarium, as President
Eliot said, soon became the larg.
est and most valuable in Amer
lea, and on account of the nu-
merous type specimens it con-
tains, it is likely to remain a
collection of national impor.
tance. Gray wrote many pa
pers and books, and received
high distinctions from scientific
societies. He died, honored at
home and abroad, on January
80, 1888.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Drunken Drivers
Potential Murderers

District Attorney Alvin Edwards of Nassau county, N Y,
taking issue with Judge Paul W. Bonynge of the county
says that 30dy sentence for drunken driving not too long
but too short.
Judge Bonynge be remembered recently refused to
give drunken driver the maximum sentence The Judge
thought a term Of that length was too severe.
What prompted the judge to make this decision not
trey clear But it is safe that the public in general be-
ves that sentence Of 80 years would be appropriate
to these to life and limb than 80 days.
MIR. Edwards is absolutely right when he says:
& automobile hands of a drunken driver is
than pistol in the hands child
the of pulling the trigger
The drunken driver is a potential murderer"
Few motorists pedestrians have not been within few
inches Of death from drivers who have absorbed enough aco
hol to make them crmnafy reckless.
The number of fatal accidents from this is appalling
Mr. Edwards performs public service in crticisng the
Nassau decision and in warning all police justices in his urs
dcion that the oorst who operates under the influence
liquor guilty of Of the serious offenses in the
criminal CODE
Alcohol and gasoline don't mix.
The only convince those who think they do is to give
them the stiffest penalty that the law permits
Judge who goes the opposite extreme by releasing such
offenders lets himself legitimate criticism from other law
officers and from the public. ...,..
he drunken driver the high road he will
know why.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Crooked Propaganda
From the League Court Gang

League propagandist from their New York city head
quarters circulating throughout the country pamphlet
showing the results Of poll they have been conducting
among American citizens the question of Joining the court
As piece of misleading (not to say crooked juggling OF
figures this pamphlet is unique.
Study reveals that about persons questioned
Of these 5619 favored American adherence Eghtyee
posed it, Is noncommital and 68H DID NOT EVEN
TAKE THE TROUBLE TO REPLY.
In other words less than 80 per cent of the total went
record Of the Yet the sponsors Of the poll have
the efrontery that more than 9S per cent favor
adherence"
As piece of bareaced impudence this hard to beat
It is true that is not important The League Court is about
the last thing that the American people interested in today
and efforts to push them into haven't the proverbia
hnaans chance But the methods used by
o. the League Court crowd fool the gbe Of their
fellow citizens are worth noting
Their be indeed when they have to stoop
10 tactics such as these.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Houses Are Cheap Now
But Costs Are Rising

You can buy home at lower price than Tor years.
but indications are that these prices will not remain at their
present level much longer
How rapid the increase will be nobody can say but it
certain that the present commodity costs cannot be main
tanned indefinitely.
The family which has saved for home and now prepared
tn beOin uavments on one is lucky dollar will bring more
value now than has past likely to bring in the
future. g.,
Such family will share IN the profit made by all who BUY
in low market and hold for a high market.
It will also have home to live in and that means more 10
parents and children than profit.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
A Happy Old Year
Important Progress Here In 1881

As the year 1881 its final stages Washington look
back IL months during which it has been particularly
fortunate
Probably no community in the world has enjoyed ad
yantages than this city
The publicized depression failed to do the city any
particular harm.
Business here has been uniformly good and has registered
high percentage Of steadiness
There has not been single bank failure have any Of
Prices of commodities have declined and this combined
with well maintained wage scales has resulted in increased
purchasing power for virtually all citizens.
There has been unemployment here is true, but
the experience of those dealing with the problem shows that
large percentage of the jObless consists Of drfers.
has increased instead of diminishing
The tremendous building program instituted few years ago
made great progress during the year. resulting in the
dure Of millions Of dollars and creating thousands Of jobs
Aside from its financial aspects the Federal building pro-
gram has daily brought the city the ideal Of National
Capital
The cy has been maintained at satisfactorily
high level Washington has become accustomed to city
government above reproach that it has required the difficult
ties Of other municipalities to show just how fortunate
are in this regard. ......
Congress despite the hasty and consdered action Of the
House the Mapes tax bills has shown disposition to
deal literally and eniently with the National Capital Much
important local legislation has already been started the
road to enactment by the Congress
Taken by and large Washington during 1881 has been happy
and has made important progress along many lines
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Character Studies
Valuable to Civil Service

The Civil Service Commission, by means Of the rigid
character which it imposing upon applicants for
tain kinds Of jobs protecting the reputation Of the great
body of Federal employees throughout the country.
Far from relaxing these character examinations the Com
mission should increase their intensity.
The old story of rotten apple spelling whole barrel
still true and while faulty empoye could not corrupt
the entire Federal service he could play havoc with the
taon for dealing honesty and uphness which Uncle
Sans workers have built up over the years
Decent applicants for the examinations of which the charac
ter tests part will not object the study Of their past
But the study will deter criminals and other undesrabes
from attempting to force themselves into Government service
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

Complaints and Complaining
What is your reaction toward
the man who criticiEes you for
an error?
Do you feel like giving him
a punch in the nose?
II none cenSured you for
your mistakes you would soon
look upon them as of minor
Importance.
Criticism teaches to be more
careful-all need it at times.
The man who is responsible
for your work or to whom you
are responsible for the work
you turn out, has a right to
complain when your errors are
frequent,
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
DO YOU KNOW THAT

The total number of pilgrims
to Mecca in normal years aver.
ages about 10000. Of these at
least 10000 hail from Central
Africa and the Sudan. Thou
sands die before they can reach
Arabia; other thousands die in
the Arabian desert on the last
stage Of their journey.
An electric iron with three
different hot stages has been
made, suitable to a variety Of
fabrics.
Motion pictures of the lips Of
a person speaking aid the deaf
to talk and to interpret sounds
by lip reading.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

A machine for the rapid
painting of houses has been
invented. It is a collapSible
tower, made in three sections,
so that a spray nozzle adjust
ably mounted at the top can be
conveniently set at any desired
height. The nozzle is connected
by a hose to a barrel Of paint
on the ground.
Cattle are being killed by
electricity in modern slaughter
houses.
A parachute which opens
automatically. even if the Jump
er forgetS his part, has been
perfected in Canada.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
ONCE-OVERS

: Everyone has days when
ridiculous errors are made
foolish mistakes.
Even with conscientious and
conscious effort to be careful
inaccuracies will creep in, but
this should not be a daily oc-
curance.
Most folks are too willing to
forgive themselves for weak
neSSeS.
There is not enough desire
for self-discipline and self
blame.
Consequently an outsider
must be the one to prod and
prick and pull you into the
state of mind that makes for
good reliable production.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

If only she could understand.
If only some one could tell her
why her life is such a mess.
Maybe she's just born unlucky-
. Somebody could tell her.
Somebody could show her why
her life is such a mess and how
to get over it. But I wonder If
she'd believe. or follow the ad-
vice?
What's her trouble? Her
trouble is that she's not really
living in this world at all. e.
SHE'S LIVING IN A DREAM.
I don't know when she be-
gan to live in that dream.
Possibly when she was a very
small child-a timid, moody
little child, frightened and irri-
tated by the pushing, crowding
world about her. Or possibly
later, when some hurt or shock
sent her huddling back into her
self, trying to escape, as a man
tries to escape in a cave. What
ever the time or cause, she be-
gan to live a dream.
Living i'm q Dream
Now, it's very delightful to
live in a dream. You can ar
range things just as you like
them best-in a dream. You
can't do that in real life. You
must take things as they come
in real life and they NEVER
come to suit you. Real life is
filled with hardship and mo-
notony, with conflict and criti-
cism and competition. People
hurt your feelings-in real life.
Or laugh at you. Or scold you.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

Then people
blame h er.
All her life
people have
been blaming
her.
s n e. so
sick Of being
blamed that
s he VOW S
she'll never
try to do any.
thing again.
What's IN e
use of trying
when every.
thing turns
nllt. Wr0nO0
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

let somebody who DOES know
how to invent a Good Big Fairy
Tale, fleece the hides off Of
them. And THAT'S no myth"
Luckier and happier the chill
dren of the poor, who BELIEVE
in Santa Claus, whether he
comes or not. At least, they
have their dreams and their
thrills!
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

Are You Living in q Dream?
She's discouraged. Disguised
with life.
Things always go wrong. No
matter how hard she tries,
things always GO wrong.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

I don't mean the poor little
waits, who watched for him in
vain. I mean the poor little
"SophiSticateS," who were told
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland :

will be given practical" toys;
machines that will "go;" REAL
engines that will run on real
tracks. They will be taught to
think and to ''reaSon"-but
never to guess or to dream or to
IMAGINE.
What a dull life! Every
quality Of their minds will be de-
veloped, except the one divine
gift, which distinguishes man
from the animals. The I'M
AGINATION!
And when they grow up, what
will become Of these precious
little prigs? Oh, they will be-
come expert mechanics and
traders and floor-walkers and
statesmen and prize-fighters. But,
never will one Of them become a
writer or a painter or an archi-
tect-cr a builder of bridges and
temples. And vision! There
will be no Edison'S or Shake
speares or MarconiS or ByronS
or Emerson or SargentS or
Shaws or Raphaels-no 1nven-
tors, discoverers, poets, sculptors
or statesmen among themI
Dear little hard-boiled know
it-alls! Robbed in the cradle of
all life's glamour!
And, some day, these sweet
little sophisticates will probably
go down to Wall Street, or into
politics or big BusinesS"-and
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

Machine-Age Children
Lots Of youngsters missed
seeing good old Santa Claus
this year!
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02
BY Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Kroeker
of Dallas, Oregon were visiting
relatives and friends here a few
days. They left for Canada Tues
day morning. They plan to leave
for Africa in November.
Mrs. Paul Koslowsky and Karl
Dick went to Wolf Point Saturday
to have their tonsils and adenoids
removed. They returned the same
day.
J.. H. Wiens and son Henry left
for Chinook Monday where they
will be employed in the sugar
factory.
The CHEEKY Four male q%uartette
accompanied by S. S. missionary
B. H. Mclean of Glasgow are
touring the county this week in
the interest of Sunday school
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Dick left
for Canada Saturday to visit with
Mrs. Dicks folks for a week and
to take her sister, Elizabeth. who
stayed with them all summer,
back to her home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02

Ferd Stelzer had a number OF
buildings moved from his farm to
Lustre last week. A good sized
warehouse was moved from anoth-
er place. Also a big ice house is
being put up. Ferd is doing good
business in spite of hard times.
]. H. Wiens lost a valuable horse
last week. Too much green thist-
les seemed to be the cause.
D. D. Goossen is busy now days
moving his buildings from his
lease land to the home place, the
former Filing Ole place.
Herb Dyck and Nick Giesbrecht
returned from parts in N. Oak. last
week where they worked for the
past 2 months. Nick says Montana
is good enough for him, but Herb
must have found something better
in n. Oak. He wants to go back.
H. p. Franz lost one of his
horses last week. Henry says old
age got it.
]. ]. Baker has started to re-
build his big barn which was
wrecked by the storm last sum
mer.
]. P. Tieszen and j. ]. Baker
shipped some cattle with Joe Clark
last week.
Grace Dick, daughter of H.. c.
Dick, formerly of Lustre, visited
friends around Lustre the past
week. The Dicks now live near
Great Falls.
J.. H. Wiens expects to leave
for Chinook this week where he
again has work in the sugar fact
DRY
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Funk visited
their daughter Anna, who is work
ing on the Southside, last week
Tuesday.
About IL men from this com
munity went to Glasgow in a trick
last Wednesday on business. Alex
Pankratz was the driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Dick left for
Herbert, Sask., last Saturday. Eli
zabeth, sister of Mrs. Dick, who
has stayed with the Dicks this
summer, went with them and will
stay at the parental home again.
Nick Giesbrecht accompanied them
to Herbert.
Tom Fenton is the potato king
in the community. Tom is going
to have about 200 bushels of po-
tatoes this fall.
Carl, the son of A. A. Dick, had
his tonsils removed in Wolf Point
last Saturday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02
Sand Creek

The Homemakers club will meet
Wednesday with Mrs R. H. Wiers
as planned. Each member to bring
lunch. We expect Miss Coleman to
be present at this meeting.
Mrs. H. E. Seminars and Miss
Hazel attended teachers institute
at Circle last week. Mrs. Harlow
taught school during that time.
Mrs. D. R. Cooper went to Cir
Gle Friday with the mail carrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Seminars,
Miss Hazel Seminars and Max,
Mrs. Joe Knapp and daughter Pat
sy, D. R. Geer and Joe Cooper
were shopping in Wolf Point Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William KaO and
daughter called on Mrs. Robert
Thomas Monday.
Sammy Thomas spends the week
ends with Mrs. Robert Thomas,
doing the chores while Mr.. Thomas
is away.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kao and
daughter, Mrs. Robert Thomas and
daughter, Sammy Thomas, Mrs.
Olaf Tveten, Miss Selma Olson, Mrs
D. R. Cooper and Dolores were
visitors Sunday at the c. Fetch
err home.
Mrs. R. H. Wiers is slowly re-
Governing from the accident which
happened to her.
Miss Norma L~ittlefield, Miss
Rogers, Cleve Rankin and the
Sickels boys were visiting Sunday
with the F1eenOr family.
Mrs. H. E. Seminars, Miss Hazel,
Mrs. Joe Knapp and Mrs. Guy
Sickels called Sunday evening on
Mrs. r. H. Wiers.
We understand the Hagestad
family were at Fargo last week,
having gone to bring Mrs. Hayes
tad and Bodray home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02
Volt
School News

School News
We have a new baseball and
bat. We choose teams in the morn
ing and play with the same team
all day to find the winning team.
Alice Funk's arm is we'll again.
She is able to use it now. She
broke her arm about a month ago.
We organized our literary club
last Friday. We have decided to
call it The Volt Volunteers. We
elected the following officers:
President Opal Blankenship, Vice
President Edmond Schultes, Sec
rotary Michael Fachner.
We have the following pupils en-
rolled in each grade:
First Grade-Alice Funk, Arlie
Fachner, Edwin Alderman, Olvin
Alderman;
Second Grade-Ernest Fachner,
Martha Bollinger;
Third Grade-Julius Fachner, La
Vern Funk, Arlie Funk, Marvin
Funk, Elizabeth Johnson, Irene
Wiens, Rudolf Alderman;
Fourth Grade-William Johnson
Lawrence Goerz, John Kolien;
Fifth Grade-Louise Kolien, An
ma Fachner, Bertha Alderman;
Sixth Grade-Eleanor Goerz, Ed
mond Schultes, Michael Fachner,
Ida Alderman;
Seventh Grade-Elsie Bollinger
Eighth Grade-Opal Blankenship
Pauline Bollinger.
Our Literary program for Fri
day will be:
Our Plans for October-0pal
B~lankenship
Pegasus-Eleanor Goerz
| October-Michael Fachner
| Song-Louise Kolien
| Autumn-Lawrence Goerz
| The Circus-Julius Fachner
The Three Bears-Irene Wiens
Poem-LaVern Funk.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02
Castle Rock

Miss Rose Krogstad, Howard
and Orion Krogstad, Mrs. Poole
and Florence were shopping in
Wolf Point Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Green
and Earl Green and family were
supper guests at the R. L. Sulli-
van home Subway evening.
Gil Forsness returned Saturday
from a trip to Dakota.
H. Wall was a Wolf Point caller
Wednesday.
C. D. Taylor and family and Mrs.
Poole and Florence were dinner
guests at the B. r. Taylor home
Sunday.
The school children are enjoying
a two days vacation this week be-
cause Of the teachers institute.
B. r. Taylor returned from Min
neapolis Friday.
The Gil F~orsness family have
moved to their farm west of Math
Olson's.
VIM. Hormek transacted bust
ness in Wolf Point Tuesday.
Golden Valley School
The rainy weather last week
caused a few of the pupils to be
absent. We hope to have perfect
attendance this week.
The Henry Wall children were
absent from school Thursday to
attend the wedding held at the M.
B. church.
The literary program which we
gave Friday afternoon consisted OF
the following numbers:
Song, America-By All
Decentralization, The Three Billy
Goats Gruffs-by Grace Green,
Carolie Taylor, Margaret Taylor
and Wayne Sullivan
Song, A. B. C.-Norma Moen
Reading, Just a Little Thing
Florence Poole
Indian Story told by Lyman Krog-
stad
Song. Old Folks at Home-By All
Riddles-Helen Moen
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-10-02
Wide Awake

Albert Lee and son Alden, N. F.
Toavs and son Ted, and Henry L.
Fast and two friends of Mountain
Lake, Mimi. called at the A. F.
Toavs home Wednesday.
Gill Forsness called at the Mel
win Gunderson home on business
Saturday evening. P. E. Penner
and son Victor were also callers
Saturday afternoon.
A number from this community
attended the Christian Endeavor
program at the NJ. B. Volt church
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Toavs and
children visited Grandma Toavs on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Gunderson
and children visited at the Ben
and Ludwig Gunderson homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Fast visited
at the N. F. Toavs home Sunday.
The following were callers al
the GunQGISOu uOule mOuudy. wi
and Mrs. Ludwig Gunderson, The
Ben Gunderson children, Minnie
Wallace and Bob DeVaney.
Chris Sand is hauling coal from
the Lund coal mine north of here
this week.
Mrs. Gunderson and daughte'
Deloris attended the shower OF
Mrs. Rensvold at the DeVane!
home Thursday afternoon.
School Notes
We had no school Monday ant
Tuesday because of Teachers In
stitute which was held at VOL
Point.
The beginners T enjoying incl
new work and play books.
Catherine and Norma McDonei
have been absent from school TN
past two weeks. We will be glas
when they will be able to be bacl
10 school again.