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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
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By ALAN GOULD l

Following the unqueStionably brilliant, in fact, astounding, per- formanceS of a number of Uncle San's better Olympic prospects on the eastern seaboards, is not sur- prising to find the more hysteri gal branches of the sporting press headlining as follows:
 "Venzke Cinch To Cop Olympic Mile"
 Of course there isn't any Olympic mile, so far as the technical side of the matter is concerned, the Olympic equivalent being 1900 me ters, or about 110 yards short of a mile.
 Moreover, whirlwind though he has proved himself at the distance, Venzke will be anything but a "cinch" to regain middle distance honors for the United States, for several reasons.
 Every American track and field ''bug" will be roofing for Gene to pick up the U. $. A. where Peerless Mer' Sheppard left off as far back as 1908 at London, but the youthful ace of all American milers will be up against the fastest field probably aver brought together for the Olympic "1500."
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Race Jinx To America

Assuming Venzke escapes a slump and has no difficulties in negotiating the American tryouts he will face the task of beating Frances cocky little world record breaker, Jules Ladoumegue, as well as at least two stars of the new generation of flying Films.
 Lauri Lehtinen, one of these Films, has been as big a sensa- ton in Helsingfors within the past year as Venzke has become in New York. Virtanen may be equally as good and Harry Larva, the 1900 meter winner in 1928 over Ladcumegue, will defend the titie.
 Every great American miller in the past 20 years has found the Olympic 1900 the toughest kind of a hurdle. To make that clear It IS only necessary to recall the sad events of 1912 at Stockholm. The U. s. A. that year had the greate 't four milers ever entered in this event-John Paul Jones, Norman Taber, Abel Kiviat and Sheppard, the 1908 winner.
 They were the class of the uni- verse, supposedly, at the distance Jones and Taber set world records for the mile while still collegians. But 8 long, lanky Englishman
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NEW RATING FOR PITCHERS
 IS PROPOSED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March H. Michael F. Cassell, a junior at Western Reserve university, pro- poses to give good pitchers in sec- ond division clubs a break. He would change the method of arTiv- ing at averages.
 Instead of dividing the number of complete decision games in which pitcher has worked by. the number he has won to arrive at percentage, Cassen would divide the number of games a team won into the number won by the pit cher, and also divide the number lost by the pitcher and subtract the two percentages.
 The system would give Robert Moses Grove 200 instead of his 886 but would still put him ahead of all others. The system would give Danny MacFayden of the Bos- ton Red Sox .114, or third place among the winning percentages in- stead of his present 17th place.
 Daily EnDire Want Ads Pay
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BEAVERS, MUSKRATS
 CLEAN UP ON RIVALS
 IN BOWLING MATCHES

The Elephants had the same old trouble getting under way again last night, and the Beavers made it six straight to keep the lead in the Elks' bowling tournament. There was only one pin difference in the score of the first game.
 Taking advantage of the absence of Skipper Barragar, the Muskrats whitewashed the Partners in the second match.
 Boyle, with 204, was the only bowler to top the 200 mark. He also led in high total, 535. Mrs. Bavard
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worries. She puttereo around with her irons and woods awhile, dis covered she had considerable latent ability and then took it up with great vigor.
 A few years later she became western champion and one of the strongest contenders for the na- tional women's crown.
 Last year at Dixmoor, Highland Park, Ill, she collected her third western title in three years by defeating the smartest field in the tournaments history The picture of health, she smothered her field with her long smacks off the tee and down the fairway.
 Starts When A Child
 Golf came to Miss Van Wie's rescue when she was a child. A fractiouS vertebra seriously inter- fered with her health, so she took up the game and became a star
 Although Miss Van Vie appears the picture of health, her physical impeachment twice has blasted her greatest ambition in golf-the na- tional championship.
 In 1928 and 1880, she won her way to the finals only to be routed by Glenna Collett Ware in one sided matches where the physical strain of the long championship grind did as much as Mrs. Vare's shots to beat her.
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named Arnold Strode-Jackson gall loped down the Olympic stretch to beat all the Americans. Kiviat was second and Taber third They were too busy watching each other to pay any attention to Jackson until it was too late.
 Since then American over-con- fidence has been so rudely jolted that the same mistake will not likely be made again. Yet it is not the reasons furnished by precedent and facts that no attempt now 5hould be made to crown Venzke with the Olympic laurel or beat the yom-toms in advance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
FRED LENHART
 VICTOR OVER
 GENE O'CRADY
Spokane Fighter Puts Op- ponent to Floor Five
 Times, , Rounds

TACOMA, Wash, March 11.-Fred Lenhart, Spokane light heavyweight, knocked out Gene O'Grady, of Kent, Washington, in the fifth round of a scheduled six rounder here last night.
 Lenhart floored d O'Grady five times in the course of the en- counter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
SON OF MIKE GIBBONS WINS
 FIRST FICHT I
Young Jack Given Decision Tn 3-Rounder Tn Box
 ing Tourney

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March II. Jack Gibbons, Of StlPaul, son of Mike Gibbons, famous phantom in the ring Is years ago, won his first bout in the middleweight di- vision at the second Annual North west Golden Gloves Boxing Tourn- ment which started here last night.
 Young Gibbons won the decision in three rounds over Bernard Wood of Henrietta, Minnesota.
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BUSINESS COURSE COMPLETED

Miss Helen Lyndstrom arrived home on the Princess Norah last evening after several months ab- senee, during which she completed a course of study at Success Busi- ness College in Bellingham, Wash.
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Builds Way Through School

TOPEKA, Kas., March l1.-Ben Malang, football star at Washburn college, pays his way by building miniature. pool tables and other indoor games. He plans to extend his athletic activity to field events.
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SECOND CRANDALL APPEARS

LOS ANGELES, March IT. = Jimmy Crandall, son of Otis Oocl Crandall, coach of the Pittsburgh club, will be tried out by the Pirates this sprnig at Paso Robles, Cal. He was pitcher on the Uni versity of Southern California freshman team last year.
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did her best to help the Elephants out of the hole, rolling 183 in the final game and 479 for total.
 Tonight's schedule: Badgers vs. Wolves; Lions vs. Antelopes.
 Scores:
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FOLLOWS BROTHERS STEPS

KANSAS CITY, March 11.-Jim Russell, 16. young brother of Reb Russell, Northwestern university grid star. is rated fine football prospect at Pembroke School for Boys. He also shines at basketball.
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es4 esl ss5 2O5O Average: Did not bowl.
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE
 Big time promised by the Elks March IT. Favors, refreshments, music by Serenaders. -adv.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30

in Raymond Thursday afternoon
The Library Club for children is
meeting at the school house ON Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Stewart of Plenty
wood was the week end guest Cd
Raymond friends and relatives.
Art Schmittgen, arrived from Red
Wood Falls, Mimi, for a visit here
II. A.. Hill came home from Sco-
hey for the week end.
f. r. Larson and family OF SEQ
hey and Myrus Larson's of Home.
stead were visitors at the l. N
Bran5borg home the past week My.
rus Larson will soon move to Wi
baux.
The Raymond ball team played a
the Marsh school Sunday.
Mrs. Bert Heron and son Bobbi.
motored to Plentywood Monday.
Joe Kavon and wife were in towr
Monday.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30
RAY M o N .
Flora Jordan, Correspondent

v E Anker, County Commissioner
from Outlook was here the first
part of the week looking after the
road work.
Surveyor Wheeler and Charles
King are working with the road
| grader on the highway north to the
Canadian boundary.
Agnes Fink visited in Plentywood
Saturday night.
George Bolster and F. G. Fishbecl
of Plentywood were electioneering II
our vicinity Monday.
A. E. Schrupp played with the
Dooley baseball team last Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Eckstadt of the norti
Dooley country was a Raymond
shipper Saturday.
Lee Munson, of Dooley was a bus
iness visitor in Raymond Monday.
Mrs. A. J. Markuson spent Frida.
with Mrs. Bert Heron
Jack Stewards returned Saturda,
from their vacation at Fish Lake
Canada.
/. j. Stenrude and family, of Flax
ton, N. D., motored over Saturda.
evening to spend the week end wit
Mrs. Stenrude's mother, Mrs. Hi
and othr relatives.
Rev. e. J. Bott of PlentyWood wa
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30
County Library Notes

Through the proceeds of our rent
al shelf of new fiction, it has been
possible to make a few additions to
our collection. These will help sup
ply the demands for summe reading
in entertaining wholesome fiction.
@The Magnificent Otsession" by
Lloyd C. Douglas is a leasing anti-
dote against too much OF stark real
ity. It is decidedly idealistic the
story Of a young mar controlled by
a great ideal. The magnificent OBJ
session that was the secret of the
famous DIR. Hudson's uccess-a
newly interpreted Chritian teaching
was put into practice at DR.. Hudson's
reath by a young man who became
his successor as a brain specialist
Bobby Merrick. Bobby, by continu-
ing his personality investments" in
the way of secret phihnthropies, as
advocated by DR.. Hudson's formula
m~iraculously succeeds. and makes 8
famous surgical invention with which
he is able to save the life of the wo.
an he loves.
AThe Happy Prisoner" by Lorn.
Rea is an exquisite study of a dea.
girl, happy; cured and miserable be
cause OF the disillusions made whel
people speak; then deaf again, an.
happy in the prison of her deafness
The story is one which, for all it
lightness and charm is far-reachin,
in it's implications and distinctive il
style
Jla Peterkn's stories of negro lif
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30

Friday evening.
Mrs. Ernest Lipscomb was a Sat
urday afternoon caller at IL. w,
Henke's.
On Saturday morning, Herman
Petersen and daughter Miss Dolores,
VIM. Martinson and daughter Wan,
da, went to Canada to bring Mrs
Herman Peterson home. Mrs. Pet
erson having spent the past two
weeks there visiting relatives. En-
elius Olsen drove tsem up.
Ed Rasmussen left Monday fol
Fort Harrison for a physical exam.
nation, expecting to return in a few
days.
Mrs. Martin Torgerson has beer
on the sick list.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thor
val Christensen was badly wrecket
on Saturday afternoon when a tor
nado of great force swooped dowr
upon them. The windmill was com
pletely wrecked, as we'll as a cool
car, and all of the buildings on thu
| place including the residence anf
bbarn were badly wrecked, and much
damage done to the contents of ths
home as well.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30
FRANKLIN
MRS C. R. Brock, Correspondent

Myrtus Gleason took some horses
acros the river last week.
Mr.. Faavag having completed his
farming operations in this vicinity
has moved his rig home, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Wikum and
children visited at Ole Wikum's on
Wednesday.
Little Larry Wikum of Wolf Point
is visiting at the home of Melvin
Rongstad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rasmussen
and daughters June and Mae left
for Alexandria, Mimi, last Thursday
afternoon to attend the Pentacostal
convention at that place. They ex-
pect to be gone until July 9Th.
Jarvis Lipscomb is attending to
chore duties there during their abb
sence.
Miss Mildred Krouse of Dagmar
visited Doris Willumsen a few days
last week.
On Thursday afternoon OF last
week a woman's club was organized
at the home of Mrs. Glein, about q
dozen ladies presenting their names
for membership. The following of
Ulcers were elected:
Mrs. Peter B. Glein, president
Mrs. Alex Patterson, vice pres,
Mrs. Ole Jensen, S~ecy.-treas.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Henke were
Plentywood visitors on Wednesday Oh
last week, taking little Beverly Ann
up to DR.. Storkan for observation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Wikum and fam
lily and G. R. Books were Wednes'
day evening callers at Melvin Rong.
stad's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hendricksor
and daughter Gladys, and Louie
Gladue, were Sunday dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Dahlstrom.
Mrs. Peter Glein is attending spec
ial meetings at the Grand View
church, having gone down On Fri
day of last week, and remaining Q
yer for this weeks services.
Mrs. Christ Willumsen and daugh
ter Irene, and Mrs. Tillie Lentz, Wis
tied Mrs. C. R. Brock, Friday ever
ing.
Misses Doris Williamson and Mi
Gred Krouse visited Miss Lois Vanc
on Friday.
A dance wa held at Liefring'
barn Friday night, and was quit
we'll attended
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Rongstad an
children visited at Alex Patterson:
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30
Outlook Will Stage
July 18th Celebration

Two baseball games will be the
feature attraction of the July 4th
celebration at Outlook. The first
game will begin at ~ten-thirty in the
forenoon, with the second game
starting at two in the afternoon
The Outlook band will furnish
music during the games, as we'll as
the rest of the day.
After the second ball game, sew
eral novelty races will take place,
with first and second prizes offered
in each event. Following the races
a horse shoe contest will be held.
Entries are expected and invited
from all parts Of the county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30

need no Introduction. Readers who
enjoyed Scarlet Sister Mary" and
"Black April" will look forward to
reading her new novel entitled
Bright Skin" In this book she tells
het story of Cricket, the girl whose
bright skin" is due to the inter-
mingling Of the blood of the black
and the white races. She has again
made good use of her seemingly in
exbaustible knowledge ef negro su-
perstitions without ~negaecting her
plot.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-30
Return
George f. Bolster
as County Assessor for another term.

AA @SAoN>& &lSe~~
no introduction
to the residents of
this County. He
was one of its
first settlers com
ing here in a COW
cred wagon and
homesteaded part
of he land on
which the Coun-
ty Seat is located.
During the many
years he has lived
here he has held
many positions
of trust and hon
or. and has &C
creditably served
the public at all
times. He settled
here in 1900, and
in 1907 he estab-
ished the first
hardware q n d
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

THEY ALL STAR TED OUT ON A WILD GOOSE chase out t he Trail Ennis & Phyllis Re e6 ,NaryAnn Eks trom & Philip Nels on
 went out to meet Er & Mrs Salyer E. R e ed who they thot were riding out ythe Trail when they were in Chi itina all the time When the party got to. 2nd Lake they reali zed the Reeds must be in town They decided thet>
 2 mil les was nearer than so they walked out 70 5 Nj where they in->,
 tended to phone from Sam Frizee's.
 Ito have someone drive out to get
 them By then it was midni ght but of Eourse broad day1i gh For some rea- is on the Road Com had unho oked that phone 80 they w6ke up Virgil Van- Metre & asked him to take them home
 i n hi s >car Virgil got up, dressd and drove them all into Chitina. They d dnot expect him to be so goodnat * ur ed Sc the children said a grateful 1" thanks for t he buggy ride". Tt was nn automobi 1e truck.1f Virgil's wife Ii s as "kind to kids" as he is, we hope she II come to Ala ska from
 the Sta tes very soon.
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

JUNE l the SENATE PASSED House Joint Res. 34l exempting 1ocators of minin;: claims from doing annual ASSESSMENT work fer yecr ending June 30, l932 vii "Provl ion of Sect .2324 Rivised Stct- utes wli ich requires on each mining cl- nm lccated,& until patent has been is- sued therefor not less than $lOOwor tn of labor to be performed or imprcvm nts aggr egeting such em't to be made wach ye2r be, ,s the samc is hereby su- spended @s to I'll mining claims in the us. including Ala ska, dur ing the s. cal year from Ju1y1, 1851 tc .Julyl ,1g32 This is to relieve the depressi on f IT loc2tors who have not been able tc do S100 worth this year Thanks Uncle Sam (Delegate Wickersham sent us thi s.)
 We add the thanks heartily.
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY TRANS FORMATION Co.is hauling mer chaneise & groceries from Valdez tc Chitinn for s. o. .Breed- man to Be1l in his store at Chitine. They figure the cost at present to be $20.0O per ten but expect to do bett- CT than that when they get to haul ng in greater quanti tvs The Alaska Road Commi sslon is some what concerned nbout the heavy trucks used now because the s ometime6 break down q smnll culvert' that is getting weak from ago..
 EXCHANGES ARE VERY sTYLIcH JUST NdT- MR: & MRS GORDON BRANCH HAVE GIVEN UP fox-ranching at Billy Tibbs foxfarm, & hove moved out to, Harry Davis $ ct ~7i11 low Gre ek on the Trail es Yrs .Do- wis is Er s .Branchrs mother .Gcrdon has gone ITO miles out the Trail to Ar ch- ie EcA1pine's s Camp on a sumner job at the Road Com.Next fall. the Branches are going to rnise some chi ckens. BILL RO1EN has taken ever the foxes at Billy Tibbs He is sending for his wife and baby to come up to help feed the foxes.
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

THE INDIANS HAVE BEEN CANNING MANY cans of fl sh .Ir s .De1ehant has 8 sma II tin- n-canncry outf They arc rapidly
 filling her Xii tchen & cache for she
 gives them each a space on she If to- keep the ir own cans of if sh & vege ta- b1es on.1t wi II be used in winter wh- en there are net any vegetables and
 fish to- be grown .The vcge ta b1es come from thsir ow9 gardens, for most every lazy boys Even Dick Euphrnie makes a garden with only one leg to stand on. The fish come fr om the Copper River - & are caught in the Natives fl shwhcc1 Is & they keep most of the fish by dry- ing it in the sun on racks. WALTER ENG & PARTY & BOB DIXON of VAL. DEz & PARTY each got longr1gngng tr11igs of Gr5y1ing in 9'15 & & 137>d- Er@a+1eea todayr
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

FAIRBANKS 8: VALDEZ JUDGES EXCHANGE ? f3obs:Cecil H .Clegg & E.Coke Hill |are exchanging benches July l.They met at Mrs .Gr if tn Olts fine Lodge lat Gulkanan(Ni 75)Fairbanks Trail) f or conference June 30 .Bo tn are ve- try fine men & we11iled in their di- wi ions & have had their: judges jobs many years Judge Clegg will be our |3rd Divison so1on, headquar ters at Valdez .Telcome Judge Clegg, ,& GOOD
 LUCK & lots of it Judge Hill.
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

::FROE WAY OUT THE CHS ToCHINA~ TRAIL at Hirst's Roadhouse Mrs .Earl Hirst was here today She gets. in so se1d- .om it is called a Red Lett CT Day.: He are all glad to see her & her . friendly smile .She will be at Mrs+ CT if this dance at Gulkana.
 MRS. GRIFFITHS Big 4th July party at Gulkana will be a wonderful one hs her parties ate always topnotch C:
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

PEOPLE GO OUT TO PAXoN which is about half way betwee en here and Fairbanks to ca tch the famous Lake Trout that wei igh up to 20 lbs .PkKoN LODGE hes, made a rate of $5.Oo q day or $31.0o .. week for people who want to go out there to fish or hunt The price of gasoline st Paxon is 50 2,
Weekly herald., 1932-07-03

V1cTQ FLAMING & F LEWIS OF LOS A1rG
 ge1es o2lif went from Kodiak. to Se--:
 ward Alaska June 23 having killed 1br own bears ,s captured 2 cubs a11v : They saw IA bears on Kodiak 1s12n :
 They departed for ,Pt Barrow & VrcE Igell Island to hunt p01ar bears aE<]
 wa1sus From eward Daily GATEWAY. t. E .Do"'NING Senior Warden in the C., down Lodge las onic )1eft for Seattle Wi tn Mrs Downing & is now attendint 'the Grand Lodge ssion. From the |Cordove ily TIMES )Everyone 1n the Copper Valley knows Walter and
 should be glad to have such a fine
 fellow represent them. The Downt nGs have g. children He is R R. mnn. PILOT ANsCEL ECK1ANN 8: ECHANIC CO., r don Grc11am returned to cordova af- ter a roundtrip flight to I11iamna {Vo1cano)in Bris to1 Bay.It took 12 :. IT'S (no mini Is )compared to 2e to x: &ay5 by- be&t.
Evening star., 1932-08-21
Il Generation Ago Nearly E0e,y Tobacco
Shop Had Its Brace, but Fe7o Of Them Sur
7i1e and These Are .Jealousy Guarded and
Highly Valued BY Their Proud
8N> and Fortunate OzUNcrS

figures as Uncle Sam, Walter Raleigh, police
men, forty-niners" and smoking girls
plump Pocahontas-the squaw type-was
seen in Boston as early as 1870. In ITO.
when Christopher Demuth opened little to-
gentleman offered a snuff box instead of the
traditional cigars. Baltimore claims to have
had cigar store fixtures before ITO.
Beginning about 1850 and continuing for
about four decades, hordes of wooden Indians
held their broadest sway. They were the badge
of most every tobacco shop. Those were the
years when harness shops were marked by
figures of nags; iron dogs and deer graced spa
cious lawns and curly-headed black boys held
up iron hands to accept Old Dobbin's halter.
While some dealers commissioner home
talent carvers to execute" their Indians the
wide demand gave birth to a new trade. Re
search has failed to disclose any evidence OF
a factory for making wooden Indians, but the
braves we're carried as a line by the drum
mers" for wholesale tobacco houses and pic
lures Of Indians graced their catalogues.
Edward Hen, one of the leaders in the to-
bacco business in the East, found profit in the
propagation of the new Indian race and adj
vertised the braves for sale as early as 1856.
In 1871 Hen assembled in an old five-story
building in New York City a congress OF
wooden Indians, certainly a fearful sight. Hum
dreds Of red men, squaws and white hgures.
all freshly and daringly painted lined the WALLS
Twenty-Five dollars the average price
for the commonest variety of wooden Indian
often braves which had been traded for other
figures, and repainted.
Evening star., 1932-08-21

THE United States rates highest among the
consumers Of tin, but from mining point
of view Uncle Sam must take decided back
seat Experts Of the Bureau Of Mines have
estimated that in the past 130 years, $685. 600
long tons of tin have been produced from the
tin mines Of the world. OF this total, only
1,l76 have been mined in the United States. At
the beginning of the nineteenth century the
annual production was about $500 tons. This
small output has increased until in 1880 the
figure was almost 20 times as great.
OF course, the increased output was due to
manufacturing and industrialization OF the
world. The early uses of tin were limited to
such purposes as manufacture of pewterware,
Evening star., 1932-08-21
United States Lays in Tin Production

manufacture of bronze for cannon and bells tin
Innings for copper kettles and similar purposes.
Modern life with its high-speed engines and
machinery, has created demand for tin in
the preparations of soft bearings and similar
purposes, while the growth Of urban populations
has created the demand for tin containers to
hold foods which must necessarily be preserved
and come from long distances.
The principal source of supply Of tin has
been Asia from which continent has come 81
per cent of the worlds supply since 1900 AID
South America and Europe were almost oeo
with slightly less than IL per cent each The
Malay Peninsula led all subdivisions mining TIN,
having replaced the British Islands which nave
sunk almost to insignifcance in tin production
Evening star., 1932-08-21
The Dolphin a Whale

THE name dolphin is sometimes wrongly ap-
! piled to a fish, but the true dolphin is in
reality q small whale and is sometimes called
the porpoise 1t attains a length Of about SIX
feet, and, unlike the whale Of larger size has
teeth in its slender prolonged beak.