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The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
No Mystery in Plane Accidents

the scene of an accident TO determine
the cause is the only public refer.
ence made to these men. The ma
ture OF his work, his detailed find.
ings, and his recommendation never
get into the press
With no other aid than their
technical knowledge. acquaintance
with the personnel of the industry,
and ability to root out facts, the
government inspectors must re-
construct accidents and establish
causes. Their findings then remain
locked in the files of the depart
ment.
These files serve a definite pur.
pose. however They are in con-
stant use as a guide TO manufac.
turers and in the creation and
amendment of regulations for com
mercial aviation. Yet to make them
public would mean having the mem
berS of the departments staff in
court most of the time.
In virtually every accident a par:
of the testimony is obtained in con
tidence, because that is the only
method by which complete and &C
curate information may be obtained.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Hog Population Showed
Some Increase in 1881

In Illinois the fall pig crop was
1S per cent larger In 1881 than In
1880; in the corn belt as a whole it
was p per cent larger; and in the
country as a whole 20 per cent
more pigs were saved than a year
ago, according to the Illinois and
United States Departments of Agri-
culture survey. Combining the
spring and fall pig crops of 1881
showed an increase OF 10 per cent
for Illinois and o per cent for the
corn belt. This increase amounted
to approximately 100000 head in
the corn belt. where so per cent of
the commercial hog supply is pro-
duced.
An increase of about Z per cent
In Illinois and 2 per cent for the
whole United States but a decrease
OF per cent in the corn belt In
number OF pigs farrowed in the
spring of 1882 compared with the
previous spring. was indicated by
the survey. The survey showed
about per cent more hogs over six
months old on farms of the corn
belt on December l. 1881. compared
with the same date in 1930.-Prai-
rie Farmer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Set Great Value
on New Lespedeza
Experts Extol It's Drought
Resisting Qualities.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.-WHU Service.
A new, hardy. droughtresistapt
early strain of Korean lespedeza In
troduced from Manchuria and un'
der trial by the department prom
ises to fill a big gap in New Eng
land and other northern pastures
and to push the American lespedeZa
belt 200 miles or more north, forage
specialists Of the department say.
Many New England pastures be-
come brown and bare in summer
and the new lespedeza makes its
best growth then. Although ordi
nary Korean lespedezas do not ma
ture north of the southern bundary
Of Michigan, the new strain has
matured at Middlebury, VT, and at
Augusta, Mich. 1t grows readily in
sour soil, such as many New Eng
land pastures have.
The department has also been
working on a new fall and winter
pasture plant for the Gulf coast
region to keep pastures there green
after the commonly grown grasses
die down in the fall A new clover
named cluster clover and known
locally as McNeill clover. received
from Hungary, shows surprising
ability to grow on poor soil in that
region and to make fall and win.
ter pasture.
A third pasture plant under OBJ
servation In the woolly-finger grass
brought here from South Africa. II
does well on poor. hilly land in
such states as Alabama. Georgia
and Florida, and thrives where 9TH
er grasses can scarcely grow.
Although these three crops are
not yet available for general use,
federal experimenters are optlmis-
tic over their possibilities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Causes in Most Cases Are
Easily Ascertained.

Washington.-The publichas gained
the impression, from published ac-
counts of airplane crashes. that
most of them are due to unascer.
tainable causes. AS matter of
fact. of l.5O2 airplane accidents that
took place | 1881 the cause of only
half a dozen remain unknown.
This misconception arises from
the fact that the aeronautics branch
of the United States Depar, meni of
Commerce has no authority for
making public results of specific in
vestigations The Interstate Com
merce commission. in its investiga-
tion of railway accidents. can hold
bearings. subpoena witnesses. and
compel testimony which is immune
from use in suits against a rail-
road resulting from the accidents in
question.
MOI so with the aeronautics branch
III investigation of plane crashes
An inconspicuous reference to the
a..rival of a government inspector On
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13

the Chagres river to the dignity Of
a water bridge
Through vast artificial Gatun
lake. so formed. steamers plow "a
miles until they reach the Culebra
or Gaillard cut. severing the noun
famous backbone of North, Central
and South America In the eight
mile Gaillard cut. the most dramatic
excavation work occurred.
"At the Pedro Miguel locks, called
Peter Magill' locks by the Ameri-
cans. the ships step down from their
water bridge Crossing the mile
long Miraflores lake they reach the
two Mirafiores locks and sea level.
1t Is eight miles from here to deep
water in the Pacific. Gatun dam
raises the water bridge 10 the
height Of a seven-story building"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
II. S. Border Is Crossed
bv 42.311.328 In Year

Washington.-The Labor depart
laent revealed that 4S.31S.392 peo-
LJe-aliens and citizens-crossed or
attempted TO cross the American
borders during the year ended June
80. Only 1904 Of this army were
denied admission.
In a report to Secretary Doak.
Commissioner General Harry Z.
Hull of the immigration bureau said
those who cross the Mexican and
Canadian borders cause the most
trouble. The ineligible alien and
the alien smuggler also were de-
scribed as serious factors.
Aliens questioned by immigra-
tion inspectors. chiefly at Detroit.
Buffalo. Niagara Falls and Ell Paso,
during the year numbered q, ,S62 .6g7
and citizens quizzed totaled 1885,.
O22.. Besides these 915,642 alien
seamen and 1893. .160 citizen seamen
were examined.
A total of 35,567 aliens who
wished To live In the United States
were admitted The others ques
toned were tourists or persons who
cross to nearby border points for va
rious purposes. but live in Canada
or Mexico.
The immigration border patrol
during the year captured 22.735 in
eligible aliens, an increase of 231
over the previous year. and 1Iy
smugglers were arrested.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Offer College Course to the
Youths Out of Work.

Port Royal. Va.-Twenty FIVE stu
dents and six professors gathered
in a high-ceiled room under the
slated sloping roof of an old build
ing here have brought into exist
ence DR.. A. c. Hills depression
days college for financially har-
assed young men.
The purpose of Port Royal col
lege. Doctor Hill explained, is to
bring together college teachers who
are without appointments because
of the depression and students who,
owing to financial stringency. are
unable to continue In existing in
stitutions.
instruction will be available In
the classics, modern languages,
English literature. art, philosophy,
history. government, economics and
sociology.
No degrees will be given. but
Doctor Hill believes that when the
personnel of his faculty becomes
known and the methods of the col
lege explained. other institutions
will accept its credits. He plans to
have one full-time professor to
every six students.
No time will be devoted to ath-
letics and no money spent in this
direction. There will, in fact, be no
athletics other than such as the
students improvise for themselves.
Cost About $3.50 a Year.
The total cost to each student
will be $3.50 annually, which will
cover tuition. board. lodging and
laundry. Students will not be
permitted to work for wages when
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Monkeys Startle Town
After Escaping Circus

Upper Darby, Pa. Monkeys
perched atop telegraph poles, ran
into easements. peered into bed
room windows and jumped on
housetops in this quiet town.
A negro ran from store base
ment shouting. Monkeys! The
place is full of them. or I'm crazy y
A man telephoned police in d
rather apologetic voice:
81 may be wrong, hut there seem
to be hundreds of monkeys run
ming around on Sixty-ninth street."
The skeptical police sergeant ad-
vised:
That's all right. old fellow. Yon
just go home and get some sleep
and you'll be all right"
Then an early morning workman
called to report the basement of
store full of wild animals"
A woman called and explained
that monkey had attempted 10
enter her half-opened bedroom win.
dow.
By this time the monkey buSi-
ness" had become serious for the
police, and the hunt began.
They found the creatures perched
on electric light signs, lowering in
doorways, shivering from the cold.
huddled in basement entrances and
hanging to tree limbs. They had
escaped from a cage which was
consigned to an indoor circus OpeE-
ing here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Crow Is Victor in
Battle With Hawk

Shamokin. PA battle be-
tween a crow and a chicken
hawk in midair interested road
workers engaged in repairing
the highway over Cameron
mountain near here.
The crow surprisingly won
the battle, according TO the wit.
neSSes.
When they first saw the unus-
ual conflict, the hawk was pur-
suing the crow. Suddenly the
crow circled above the hawk and
dropped on its back.
From this vantage point It
pecked at the hawks head. The
larger bird shook off its tor
mentor. The crow maneuvered
back to its position on the hawk.
Again 1t pecked steadily until
the bird of prey dropped.
The workers found the hawk
dead. 1t measured 212 feet from
wing tip to wing tip. The crow
was a mediums sized representa-
tive of its kind.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Lights of New York ~ TsEasrLE Tsvn5uLE

appointed him receiver for a res
taurant, which had failed. When
the newspaper man took charge, he
couldn't understand the failure. as
the place appeared to be doing
good business. He was used TO
digging up stories, so he set him
self to digging up the trouble. He
found that most OF the employees
were making all the money. Dining
room and kitchen force each had
its method of graft. The new man.
ager. got new help. put in a differ
ent system. and created what looks
like a permanent job for himself.
The dignity of young army Off.
Ger was seriously injured when he
climbed recently to the top of
Fifth avenue bus. AS he made his
way forward In the aisle, a near
sighted old lady took him for the
conductor and handed him her dime.
One of the men who sell flowers
from a wagon decided to try an.
other locality. but the horse had
other ideas. propped itself and re-
fused to move. After trying vainly
to reason with the balky animal. the
owner decided to give ii time 10
change its mind and stepped into
an adjacent store to buy some to-
bacco. policeman came along.
followed the man inside, and threat
ened him with arrest "You left
your animal unhitched and 1t might
run away and hurt somebody" he
said. The man explained and went
out with the officer to prove that
he was telling the truth. When last
seen the two of them had made
no impression on the horse. Like
David Harum's famous animal. IL
demonstrated that 1t would stand
without hitching.
When In Florida last winter,
was told that the authorities were
having considerable trouble with
vandals and tramps who broke into
closed houses. Recently | was told
of man who had a method of in.
suring Long Island shore bunga.
low against depredations. His sys-
TEN was 10 leave a five-dollar bill on
a table with a note, which asked
anyone breaking into the place to
take the money and leave the place
undisturbed. In at least one In
stance Ii worked.
When the actors dinner club had
to move. due to the fact that the
quarters donated 20 the club were
rented. nobody felt worse about II
than Louise Carver D1thie. Louise
had been brought into the dinner
club by an actor who recognized
her as another member of the In
employed. George Duthie, the actor
in charge OF the pantry stock, put
the rescuer to work as a bus boy
and struck by her wistful glance,
adopted Louise. even giving her his
last name. So for some time past
Louise has been living in the store
room absorbing an atmosphere of
drama and canned goods. and
general stage education. Any time
that New York producer has n
milk fed role for a black and white
kitten. she will be ready.
@. 1882. Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13

There was a crooner In New York
long before any of the recent crop
but he didn't use a microphone or
a megaphone. AS matter OF fact,
when | first heard him do his stuff,
the radio was not very well known.
II was just one of those new tangled
miracles of science. The only prop
erty the croorer of whom | am
speaking used was straight
backed chair. He used to tip that
against the wall. almost close his
eyes. and then do his stuff. Usu-
ally he might be found In The Play
ers and, If he felt In the mood TO
entertain, although | think he en-
tertained himself as well as others,
there was always a group around
him. When he wished. he could
sing LOUD and true, In a full Irish
voice, but 1t was best when he threw
his head back, lowered his lashes
on his cheeks. and crooned sad
songs in that sort of husky, heart
searching whisper. They tell me
that Joe Kerrigan is In Hollywood
now and doing well. he should.
because he's a fine actor; but I'd
like to hear him singing those
songs TO himself again.
There are a lot of good newspa-
per men who are out of jobs in
New York today, but one of them
got a break. He knows a Judge who
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Move for Better Stock"

The basic idea of the Better
Sires-Better Stock" campaign is
that the pure-bred sires will grade
up" and improve the focks and
herds. Give them time, and they
will But reports from the more
than 1880 stock owners who have
enrolled show that many of them
want to hasten the improvement.
They know they can do so by ac-
quiring pure-bred females.
The latest figures showing i'm
provement of live stock. as report
ed to the Department of Agricul-
ture, reveal that on these 1850
farms where there are no scrub or
grade sires there are. on an aver
age. for every pure-bred sire-in-
Guiding cattle, horses, swine, sheep,
and goats-six pure-bred females,
two cross-bred females, nine grade
females, and less than half scrub
female.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
High Flood Cause of Re-
cent Traffic Suspension.

Washington.-Too much water,
where engineers had feared there
might sometime be too little, made
necessary the closing of the Pan
anna canal to traffic for the better
part of day a few weeks ago. The
reason for the suspension was an
unusually high food In the Chagres
river which discharged into the
canal, makes possible Gatun lake
through which ships pass, and is
the chief source of water for op-
Grating the locks. A special dam
to cost $15,50O.OOO, is under con-
struction now, designed TO prevent
an overabundance of water In the
canal In the future, and to hold an
additional supply in reserve for the
dry season. The chief damage
wrought by the flood, probably not
over $4,000, was TO the uncom
pleted dam.
~ Ships Day for 18 Years.
ION December l. 1892, exactly
6.6S2 days had passed since the
canal was opened to the commerce
Of the world; and on only a little
handful of these days had there
been no procession of ships passing
from Atlantic to Pacific or from Pa
citic TO Atlantic. The few and brief
occasions when traffic was suspend
ed were for the most part during
the early days of the canals serv-
Ice. when landslides had to be
cleared from one or another of the
deep cuts.
up to July ! last, when the
canal had been open just 45 days
short of IS years. an average of
just II ships had passed through
the waterway every day-almost
half a ship an hour II one takes
his statistical averages that Sc
rlously," says a bulletin from the
National Geographic society.
"The Panama canal Is a gateway
OF the seas. Merchants send their
products through II, as medievaI
traders sent their caravans through
guarded gates of fortified cities. One
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Soviet to Seek Treasure
Sunk In Siberian Sea

to the Russian officials. claims to
be one of the three bandits who
succeeded in rescuing themselves.
He has declared under oath that
his story is true.
The Soviets at once began inves
tigating the matter. Divers were
sent down to the bottom of the
Baikal sea. where they allegedly
succeeded in finding the remains of
the sunken steamer and even some
of the gold bars. The Soviets now
are said to be making feverish at
tempts to lift the steamer with its
cargo of inestimable value, just now
so badly needed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Students Inaugurate
Safe Driving Campaign

Hanover. y. H.-AutomObile ac.
cidents In which many students
were injured hast year over football
game week-ends has caused Palae
opifns. student governing body nj
Dartmouth. to inaugurate n safety
drive 10 promote safe driving
Wind shield stickers. bearing fhe
caption Dartmouth College Safety
Drive have been issued. On the
back of the stickers each driver
will sign the following pledge: II
will drive TO promote safety and
the welfare and good name of the
college"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Procession of Ship ps in the
Canal Is Rarely Halted

can see the traffic coming through
the Panama gate and tell much
of the countries from which the
goods come.
From Argentina's plains come
meat, bone, fertilizer, and tankers
with blood; from Brazil. coffee
from Mexico, crude oil; from the
West Indies, sugar; from the Far
East, bamboo, tea, peanuts, fire
works. gallstones. hemp, coconut
oil and rice; from Australia.
cold storage products. beef. casein,
cheese, mutton. pork, tallow; from
California, fruit. oil. apricot seeds.
borax, onions, walnuts; from Wash
ington and Oregon. lumber and sal
mon: from Vancouver, wheat; from
Chile, nitrates and iodine; from
Peru. guano; and from the South
seas, copra.
A Bridge Of Water.
"ln the language of engineers the
Panama canal is not canal at all !;
ii is a water bridge II Is said to
be the first great water bridge In
history. The engineers term does
describe the canal more accurate
ly than its popular title. From
the Colon entrance. guarded from
'northers' by breakwaters. IL is
about seven miles to Gatun locks.
At the lock gate to the right OF On
incoming steamer is the great Gatun
dam more than a mile and half
long. II is this dam which raises
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13

was once thought of as the perma-
nent site of the capital of the Unit
ed States and came within two
votes of being selected
But as the years went by things
happened to Port Royal. Railroads
took away it's river trade and pres
emily modern highway, cut
through a mile to the west, left it
in virtual isolation.
The president of the new institu-
tion doctor Hill calls ii Porl
Royal college. but the natives speak
of it as Depression or Hard Times
college) is a graduate of Dartmouth
and formerly was instructor of eco
nomics at Springfield college. He.
Is a staff member of the Brookings
institute.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
British Shaft Will
Honor Pocahontas

Norwich, England.-The Nor
wich consistOry court has Issued
a decree permitting the erection
in ,he Heacham pari church
yard of a monument tc Pocahon-
tas. who is SAID TO be buried
there.
Pocahontts. among other dis
tinctions, set the fashion for
American girls by being re-
ceived al the English royal
court. Sh. died off Gravesend in
1917 after having set sail for Vir-
ginia with her husband, John
Rolfe.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13

to the new order of things and go
high in front. The stately sable
trimmed golden yellow velvet gown
shown to the left in these sketches
of French gowns illustrates this
point to nicely. In this model.
Lelong whose stamp it bears, draws.
fur banding straight across the
throat in latest approved ia" ion.
The sleeves are also a revelation
as to new trends The afternoon
dress of black velvet, a Bruyere Gre
alton, also features one of the new
er necklines. II is outlined with
a narrow ermine collar. The cravat
is of red gros grain ribbon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Marriage Rush Seen
Sign of Prosperity

Hampstead. L. 1.-The 100
marriage licenses issued In the
town of Hampstead during No
vember are an optimistic san of
quick return of prosperity VIII
liam Valentine, leputy town
clerk, said. Ii was the heaviest
issue OF marriage licenses for
November In history, Mr.. Valen-
tine said. and larger than for
any month since last June.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Man Mails Texas Hotel
Kew Back From Germany

Ell Paso, Texas.-K. A. Diekel.
mann, manager of an Ell Paso hotel.
says the honest man once sought by
Diogenes is Hurter Won Mert of
FrankfOrt-On-Main. Germany Won
Merit walked off with his room icy
after remaining at Diekelman's no
tel several days, and mailed il back
at his own expense from Germany.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
Agricultural Notes

Change hog lots at least every
two years to protect pigs from par
asltes and filth-borne diseases.
Complete and thorough grinding
of hog millet is very essential to
insure complete utilization of the
lambs.
A good preventive for ricketts, in
pigs is self-fed leafy alfalfa hay, or
adding 10 per cent alfalfa meal to
the grain.
Young ducks must have access to
sharp sand, either mixed with the
food or in separate vessel At
least 3 per cent of the foods weight
should be sand.
The general level of United
States farm prices dropped from SO
per cent of the pre-war average in
September to Sc on October Is. A
year ago the index stood at 68 per
cent of pre-war.
Ewes should be fed literally
enough to bring them up to good
condition before lambing time. Keep
ing down feed costs on a flock Of
ewes may be the most expensive
way they can be handled.
Economists believe that properly
cared for farm manure will save
enough fertilizer bills to pay the
taxes. Store it in a concrete-lined
pit with roof over it and apply on
the fields as soon as possible.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13
The Question

The man who cut off his arm to
save his life was In lot better busi-
ness than the individual who cut
off his nose to spite his face.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-01-13

Change hog lots at least every
two years to protect pigs from par
asites and filth-borne diseases.
The Kusko times., 1933-05-20
THE MUKLUK TRAIL

Alaska Senate, sent the Delegate. the following wire:
 "The Senate passed unanimously Saturday slApril 8) motion favoring passage Senate 4hill 2 4Btsah'sg if amendment exempts also partnership claims where one or mora partner ship but not all had paid federal in- come tax for 1892" Speaker Joe McDonald sent. this wire to MT. Dimond in behalf ofg the House:
 Referring to syours wire, you ..are informed that House took following action: Owing to lateness of season and fact that many claim ownerssal- ready under impression that .snspen- sion of assessment work already au- thorized to June 80 this year we favor such extension to that date but oppose any further, extension since it deprives many Alaskans of oppor- tunity for employment. Approve limiting suspensions to those not pay ing federal incame tax"
 Neither the Senate nor the House has voted upon the assessment bills. Senator Borah's bill has been report ed from committee, but sa. similar bill in the House has not been. acted upon in any manner.
 Senator ,Borah's original bill read:
 "Be it enacted by tkess Senate and House of Representatives sdf the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That. the, provision of Section -2S24aaf the Revised Stat ntes of the United States. which re qnires on each smining claim locateH, and until a .paSanti has been issued therefor, not lxs stfan $1Q0sVorth of labor to be pss1ortaeds ior, ,sipproxe- ments aggregAtian ssuslhosmeunt to be made each year, be. and the same is hereby, suspended as,to all mining
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