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The Washington times., 1931-03-30
100 Girl Reserves
To Sing in Operetta

More than 100 Girl Reserves
from local high schools and from
the George Mason High School.
Alexandria, will participate in
The Toy Shop" the fifth an
nual spring operetta, to be given
April 9, 10 and II in Barker
Hall, Seventeenth and K Streets
Northwest.
The production is under the
direction of Mrs. Alice Sigworth
Morse, drama director of the re-
serves; Miss Mary M. Burnett,
music director; Miss Mabel R.
Cook. and Miss Dorothea Mac
DOWell.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
$14O,OOO Hospital
For Fort HZLnlDhrieS

FORT UMPH RE s, Va,
March 3O.-With $4,000 appro.
priated for construction of a new
hospital at Fort HumphrieS, bids
are being asked from construction
companies on the work.
Specifications can be obtained
from the office of the construct
ing quartermaster here and
sealed bids must be in his office
not later than April % to be
considered.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
APPOINTMENT IS
CRITICIZED BY
ALUMNI
Friction Develops Over Law
School Heads; Selection Of
/. White Educator Advocated

The possible resignation of DR..
Mordecai johnson, and the ap-
pointment of white educator as
head of Howard University was
being voiced by alumni today fol
lowing 6. growing spirit of dissen-
sion at the institution for the last
several months.
Rumbling of discomfort we're
heard following a dinner Friday
night in honor of former Rep
resentative Louis Cramton, at
which many of the alumni, trus-
tees and faculty we're present.
The olicy of DR.. johnson in the
appointment of deans and faculty
members has been criticized,
Houston Elevated
Sometime ago Justic, Fenton
Booth resigned as dean Of the law
school and several others OF the
faculty were released. Charles
Houston, young Harvard Univer-
Sity law graduate, was elevated to
vice dean of the school, and
James Waters, who. many alumni
thought, should have been given
t. post, was reduced to an In
structor and librarian. Before
this time he was professor and
registrar of the law school.
Justice Booth, before his re-
tirement had recommended
$1,000 increase in salary for Wa
ters.
Many of the alumni, it is said,
oppose the appointment OF Hous-
ton or any of his associates as
head of the law school. 1t was
felt by them that DR.. Johnson
seeks to elevate to the higher
positions at the university, any
scholar who has been able to
receive a doctor of philosophy
degree. It is said that previous
experience of members Of the
faculty is disregarded.
Over 1000 Students
When DR. johnson became
head of Howard four years ago
the standards of the university
were on par with many of the
lea0lng SCnOOlS IN Cne country. IL
has been said that even before
the appointment of DR.. johnson,
the first negro to head the school,
the naming of a colored man
was opposed by the alumni.
Howard University is under the
supervision of the Interior De-
partment. It has over 1000 stu
dents and faculty of nearly 800
members. The board of trustees,
comprising 26 members. will take
up the matter of diSsension at
the university when it meets here
on April IL
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
Rum ViOIQtOr Gets
Fine, Jail Choice

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 30.
Melvin Edward Tate. colored, of
GaitherSburg, Md, was fined 5000
and costs or four months in the
Maryland House of Correction by
Police Court Judge Charles w.
Woodward who found him guilty
of transporting liquor.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
T. B. A. GETS $3.50

:, TAKOMA PARK, Md, March
S0.-The Christmas seals sales of
Takoma Park amounted to $3.50,
and that amount has been turned
over to the Maryland Tuberculo-
sis Association by Mrs. AFRO j.
Cory, chairman of the committee
in charge of Takoma Park, it
vas announced today.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
TREE FALLS ON AUTQIsT

LAUREL, Md, March 3d.
Rickett E. Downs, of Laurel, was
slightly injured yesterday when a
tree, blown down by a high wind,
fell across his automobile here.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30
DO Fish Sleep Essay
Takes Second Prize
Times Staff Photo
MISS DRAYTON

A student of Gordon Junior
High School was today an.
nounced winner Of the second
prize for an original article pub
liShed in the weekly contest Of
Current Science, publication of
the American Education Press,
Columbus, Ohio.
The prize was awarded to Da.
vid Hall Fish, whose article, en-.
titled do Fish Sleep?" was ad.
judged second best from contri.
buttons received from all parts
of the country.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

Men and women alike will find the
24-HOur Service Directory published In
tOday's Classified Section of immense
value.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

The Towel Tug Test of these
General Electric Washers =.
being given right here in this
store, is proof of their supe-
riority. The ACTIVATOR is
the reason! Its multiple &C
ton washes the clothes with
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

lightning speed easily quickly. There
is no tangIing or braiding and every inch is
thoroughly washed.
The Washington times., 1931-03-30

G-E Washers have pleasing streamline design
and are built compactly and sturdily. Decorated
with soft, pleasant shades of blue.
The initial and running costs of General Electric
Washer are low .. and as with all General EIec.
products youare confident ofhaving thebest.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Average Length of Life
Constantly on Increase

Figures based on the census of
1920 show thdt the expectation of
life in the United States at birth
is 1874 years (553 for males and
o7.5 for females). About 80 years
ago it was only 40 years. The
World Almanac quotes Or. Louis
Dublin, insurance statistician, as
saying that the expectation of life
has increased but the span of life
has remained stationary. He states:
THAT 20 years have been added to
the average length of human life
since public health work began to
be actively practiced in the early
eighties of the last century is true.
But this gain. can be traced to the
reduced mortality of infants and to
the cutting down of the unneces-
sary and preventable deaths of
young people from typhoid fever,
diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox
and host of other diseases, which,
for the most part, affect persons
under forty years of age. Improve
ment after the age of forty has
been slight and almost altogether
limited to women" According to
various estimates the total popula-
tion of the world is continuing to
increase every year.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Picture Earth's Core as
Holding Rich Treasure

Al bonanza. beyond belief exists
from two to three thousand miles
below the surface of the earth, ac-
cording to two geophysicts Of the
Carnegie institute of Washington.
From all the known data these sci
entists infer that this planet is a
solid bali of nickel and iron en-
closed in three shells of rock.
Conjecture how the financial
giants could cash in on that, were
it accessible, if from mere pin
pricks on the surface they pile up
millions But the scientists fol-
low with the information that
shaft more than 1000 miles: deep
would have to be sunk to reach the
riches. 1t is doubtful if all the
wealth in the world would pay for
excayating a small fraction of the
distance.
The core, according to tile scien-
fists theory, is surrounded by
three shells. The first is of gran
lite, about 80 miles; the second of
basaltic rock, increasing in density
for about 1000 miles, and the third
of heavy rock impregnated with
iron, or nickel and iron, for 1000
to 1900 miles.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Cintra the Beautiful

Cintra lies at the foot of steep
wooded hills and is one of the most
beautiful and historic spots in
Portugal. Byron wrote of Cintra:
IF there be any place in the world
entitled to the appellation CT an
enchanted region it is surely Gin
ira; Tivoli is beautiful and pictur-
esque place, but it quickly fades
from the mind OF those who have
seen the Portuguese paradise. When
speaking of Cintra, it must not for
a moment be supposed that nothing
more is meant than the little town
or city; by Cintra must be under
stood the entire region, town, pal
ace, quintas, forests, crags, Moor
ish ruins which suddenly burst on
the view on rounding the side Of
bleak, savage and sterile-looking
mountain. The other side is min
gled scene Of fairy beauty, artifi-
cial elegance, savage grandeur,
domes, turrets, enormous trees,
flowers and waterfalls, such as is
met with nowhere else beneath the
sum-"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
RENLUNDS, PIONEER
COUPLE, CELEBRATE
A GOLDEN WEDDING
Continued from Page l

Signe Renlund, and Mrs. Paul
Roat, of Red Lodge. The grand
children present were: Mrs. John
Luoma, Luther, daughter of San
frid Renlund; Fred Annala, Butte,
son of Mrs. Charles Annala; Will
liam Pelo, Carl J. Pelo, Edwin A.
Pelo, of Red Lodge, and Mrs. Es-
Their Ballard, Seattle, sons and
daughter of Mrs. Matt Pelo; and
Mrs. Orville Viers, Red Lodge,
daughter of Mrs. Phil Thompson.
A special radio program was
given in honor of the Reminds
over station kGHL in Billings. A
sumptious luncheon was served at
their ranch home, and a short pro-
gram was presented for the occa-
sion. In an address before the as
semblage, E. P. Conwell, county
attorney, gave a resume of the
lives of the long welded couple,
and paid high tribute to their pio-
neer spirit.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Origin of Lamp Yelled
In Mists OF Antiquity

Authorities on the subject say
the origin of the lamp is unknown,
y. e. Spieer writes in the Cfncfn-
natl Enquirer. 1t is known. how
ever, that lamps were i'm use 6.00O
years ago, for the excavations of
the ancient cities of BabyIonia and
other countries of the East WELD
many specimens Indicating that
they were In common use there at
that time.
At first lamps probably were
made Of clay and dried in the sum-.
Then, in the passing of the CEN
turtles they we're made of IRON tin,,
copper, bronze, brass, glass, aiabas-
ter and other materials. In Rome
and Greece. where the fine arts
reached high degree of accom-
plishment,- lamps were fashioned in
great beauty of form and variety
of detail and were used for decora-
tive as we'll as utility purposes.
The spread of the Roman empire
carried these lamps with it to the
remote corners of the earth and
they became known by the nation
In which they originated. Even
tually some of them came to Amer-
lea with the Pilgrims.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Old st. Augustine Still
Spanish in Character

The fact that st, Augustine was
already an old town before tho
Pilgrims landed in New England,
is rarely considered in comparing
the respective antiquity Of these
two events. Yet, to be exact, st.
Augustine had been In existence 55
years when the Mayflower made
its famous voyage to New Eng
lands shores. Translated into
modern terms, when Plymouth was
settled in 1920, st. Augustine was
already older than many Of our
western cities are today.
In 164S, almost a century after
Its foundation, st. Augustine was
reported to have 300 householders
besides a Franciscan monastery
and garrison. On its one hum
dredth anniversary st. Augustine
was again visited by misfortune in
the person of Captain Davis, a row.
ing English freebooter. While the
inhabitants fled to the fort for
safety, he sacked the town, but
failed to find much booty.
In 1884, st. Augustine again
passed under Spanish dominion
and continued undisturbed its
dreamy existence, little affected by
the events of the outside world.
Although in 1921 it was embraced
in the territory of the United
States, it remained distinctly Span
ish in character, and even to-day
retains much of this foreign at
mosphere.
Today st. Augustine is one of
the most interesting historic cities
of the United States. its quaint
narrow streets and shaded plaza
eloquent of centuries of existence.
One cannot visit this city without
strangely feeling the romantic
charm of this rich historical back
ground.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Moon Superstitions

The moon was in ancient times
an object of worship and has re.
manned to the present day the cen-
ter of many superstitions. The
times for sowing seed, gathering,
herbs, killing animals for food, TAX
ing particular medicines and treat
ing various diseases were all regu-
lated by the phases of the NOON.
Modern science has studied this
supposed influence with generally
negative results in regard to crops,
weather, etc. The superstition
about the moon affecting sanity is
perpetuated in the name ''lunatic;"
from the name of the moon, Luna.
This is an old belief, as shown in
the lire OF a Seventeenth century
English play, ''When the moons in
the full, then wits in the wine."
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Excavating Old Germany

Digging in Germany might prove
a profitable pastime. Within one
week a householder Of Marionburg
dug up keg of GOT silver coins Of
1926, which were probably buried
during the 80 years war; tour
list discovered the skeleton of a
bear in a cave near Karlsruhe,
where none have been seen for 800
years; graves of ancient Celts have
been found with bones five thou
sand years old; at Konigsberg the
oldest find was a stone ak dropped
there before the glaciers came
down over Europe 5000 years
ago; under the altar of Speyer
cathedral the stone sarcophagus Of
an early Christian sa Mt was
brought to light.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
GAS FRANCHISE is GIVEN
MONTANA POWER co.
BY 25 VOTES MAJORITY
CONTINUED from page y

Manhattan, Belgrade, Bozeman,
Livingston, Big Timber, Column
bus, and Red Lodge. City mains
have been laid in some of these
cities, those in Bozeman and Liv-
lngston having been started early
this spring and recently completed.
Before winter practically all towns
on this line will be enjoying the
use of Montana gas.
1t is not yet known whether the
conduit to RED Lodge will be laid
to connect with the main line near
Big Timber, or whether the pipes
will be brought directly over the
hills from the wells at Dry Creek.
W. E. Pinkney, right-of-way man,
was in the city Wednesday, but
made no definite statement con-
corning the line.
Fhe right of way from Absaro-
kee to Columbus is now being lin
ed up by representatives of the
Montana Power company, and con-
struetion work is being carried on
in Big Timber.
The gas line in the northern
part of the state is projected to
connect the cities of Helena, Deer
Lodge, Anaconda, and Butte. From
the Cut Bank oil fields near Gla-
eler National Park, the main ex-
tends south to Helena, and from
Helena southwest tie Deer Lodge,
Anaconda, and Butte. Excavation
and pipe laying crews are now at
work in Helena and Butte.
Seven OF eight crews are work
ing with the gas lines now in var
lous parts of the state. James
Hickman is the construction engi-
neer who will have charge of the
work to be done in this vicinity.
In recruiting men needed in con-
struction work, those in charge
will give preference to men who
live and work in this district ra-
ther than workers from other
parts, with the exception of GER
tain specialized and skilled men
who are working with the COM
pany over the whole state.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
BR0NCS AND STEERS
FOR LOCAL RODEO
ARRIVE TUESDAY
Continued from page l

tri-motored Ford planes will take
parties on excursion flights over
the Beartooth mountains.
Photographers of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and representa-
tives of independent companies,
will be present to record the rodeo.
1t is likely that camera men OF
the Fox Film company will also
take shots.
Entries for the events have not
yet been completed, although NAM
es are constantly being added to
the list. Turk Greenough will
ride here this year, as we'll as Joe
Orr, of Fort Worth. Art 0rser,
who won last years trophy as the
best all-round cowboy will prob
ably be back to attempt repi-
tition. and Jack Coates, of Jerome,
Idaho, may participate.
By ruling of the Rodeo assoeia-
ton it will be necessary for any
rider who hopes to compete for
final prize money to be parti-
eipant in the events of all three
days. Contestants who file their
entries late will be eligible for day
money only.
A display of high class special
talent has been arranged. Buck
Regain. trick rider and roper who
was the featured attraction at the
Calgary Stampede last year, has
been contracted, and Malice Hard
ing, the young lady who also work
ed in the Calgary and other shows,
will perform. Jack Owens has
been engaged as the rodeo clown,
and will perform for the Carbon
county audience some of the an
tics and capers that have made
him popular as rodeo clown
throughout the West.
Indians from the Pryor reser-
walton will make camp near Red
Lodge during Rodeo Week, and
will take part in the show.
Special prizes to be awarded this
year include: Stetson hat, by
John B. Stetson CO., for first in
bull-dogging. a S125 saddle, by
Pat Connolly, Billings, for best
all-around cowboy; a $25 pair of
boots, by Holt and CO., for first
IN bronze riding; Thoroughbred hat,
by Harris-Polt Hat CO., St. Louis,
for first in calf roping; Six pairs
Levi-strauss cowboy overalls, by
Levi Strauss co., San Francisco,
for first money in day bronze rid
ing; a jewelled cowboy belt, by
George Lawrence co., Portland;
and a silver engraved trophy-plate,
by the J. Hoppe co.. Billings, for
the best all-around cowboy.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
When Snake Had Legs

Undoubtedly all snakes at one
time walked ON four legs. It is be-
Cieved that they lost their limbs at
time when they lived in dense
vegetation where locomotion by lat
eral undularions was especially adj
vantageouS. All snakes have yes
tigial hind limbs and in the pythons
and boa constructors these rHdi-
mentary legs are still used to some
extent. Snakes are really lizards
that have lost their legs and I'M
dergone other notifications. The
so-called glass snake, which is
classified as legTess lizard. is an
example of lizard in the process
of becoming a snake. 1t IS the con-
Meeting link between the true
snakes and the true lizards. Path
finder @u a8HaB e3tn sg Az
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Saved jackson from Trap

A wild ride by two loyal Confed.
crate women saved Stonewall Jack
son from marching into a trap set
for him by Generals Fremont and
Shields in the Virginia campaign,
the Baltimore & Ohio Magazine
recalls. One of these women, Es-
ther Washington. was the daughter
of George w. Washington of the
same family as the first President.
Her father had learned of the
Union generals plan to trap Jack
son, and since his sons were in the
southern army and he himself was
unable to. ride to Charlestown, Es-
Their and Rebecca volunteered. They
made the trip on horseback, and
were complimented by Jackson. who
Immediately proceeded to make
things hot for Fremont.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
GEODETIC SURVEY is
TO MAP AND WEIGH
BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS
Continued from Page l

tooth area, which is being CON-
piled for use by the International
Geographical ana Geological e III
gress that will meet here during
the summer of 1888. The Con-
gress was to have convened here
an 1882, but has recently been
postponed.
Professor A. H. Philips, chair
man of the Princeton geology de-
partment, is expected to reach Red
Lodge by Sunday, and Professor
N. M. Fenneman, chairman of geo.
logoy at the University of Cincin-
natl, will probably be ON the
ground sometime in July, as will
also Professor Edward Sampson
of Princeton.
A party of preparatory school
boys will be brought to this terri
tory July Is by Wilmer Young, of
Philadelphia, to be guests of the
biologists and students. And in
August the International Summer
School of Geology and Natural Re-
sources will meet here under the
direction of Professor Field.
Two Montana boys have joined
the Princeton expedition as stu
dents. Donald Blackstone, who
has attended the University of
Washington, lives at Chinook, and
Stockton Veazey is a Helena resi-
dent. Veazey attended the Mon
tana State College at Bohemian
fo. two years, and is now stu
dent in the Montana School of
Mines, in Butte.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Archery Practice

Butt shooting is an old English
term which means the same thing
as target shooting. In the olden
days the shooting grounds were
equipped with banks of dirt, COW
cred with sod, which formed the
so-called butt. Over this sod was
usually placed piece of paper to
act as target, and the term "butt
shooting" was used to distinguish
1t from rovers. Rowing consists in
shooting at various targets placed
In fields at varying distances. The
archers shoot from one to another,
which helps develop their judg-
ment Of distances, and in the old
en- days meant quite a lot to the
yeomen, whose business was shoot
ing the bow and arrow, and on
days when they were not fighting
they were in the fields practlcing
roving.-Montreal Family Herald.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Technical Shop Term

The bureau of standards says
that "Dutchman' is shop term
applied to makeshifts which may
or may not be justified, depending
upon conditions. More specifically,
'sdutching" a sheet metal roof is
the term applied to the fastening
of the middle of the sheet to the
sheathing below when the metal
roof becomes noisy after years of
use. When the wind blows, the
sheets of metal slap up and down.
After fastening cap is soidered
over the nail Tor screw to prevent
leakage.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Feature-Lensth Film

There are about 1000 feet Of film
In a feature-length photoplay. To
produce this footage 1t Is usually
necessary to take 100000 to 15O,-
600 feet Of negative. The 1000
feet of the finished feature is made
up of many short scenes pieced
together. There are as many as
200 to 500 scenes In the average
film.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
No Gee" Nor "Haw"

Near Thorntown there is a little
Indian burial ground, unkempt but
undesecrated.
A hundred years ago the remnant
OF the Indian tribe living In the
vicinity gave up it's ancestral land
to the white settlers. The Indians
excepted their burial plot. Their
treaty stipulated that the white
man should never gee" nor shaw"
his horses in 1t. This agreement,
with its quaint phraseology, may be
found In the Boone county records
today.-Indianapolis News.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Recalls Famous Nurse

Withered and wrinkled by years
in a museum, the carriage Florence
Nightingale used in the Crimean
war now occupies a place of honor
in st. Thomas hospital at London.
1t was at st. Thomas that the
"Eady With the Lamp started her
training school for nurses after the
war.
Black, with age, the carriage is
ten feet long. five feet wide and
about eight high. A four-wheeler
with a leather hood, it was built
to be drawn by two horses.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Early Use Of Butter

For centuries butter never was
used when freshly made. It was
used to flavor and enrich cooked
foods. Greeks and Romans used
butter as a remedy for skin In
juries.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25
Must Co to the Root

If you do not remedy the evils
which produce thieves the rigorous
execution of Justice In furnishing
thieves will be in vain.-Sir Thomas
More.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-06-25

THAT Americans Montgomery captured
Chambiy
the American soldiers during
surgeon who his life caring for patients stricken with smallpox
during t7751776? Tho Chapter Daughters
American Revolution tablet Montgomery
fort the Of which 10 shown 10 the photography