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Evening star., 1934-02-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. What is meant by four-point
HUDSON Bay blanket?-F. A.
A. The tenn, four-point, in refer
ring to a blanket means weight. A
point is a Canadian unit Of weight
slightly more than pound. A Hud-
son Bay blanket is very heavy all
wooden blanket used by trappers and
traders-like an Army blanket, except
that it is even heavier. 1t may be
gray, tan or patterned, but a favorite
color is red
@. Why do preachers use words and
phrases in sermons which are taboo
in private conversation?-A. A. L.
A. The pulpit or platform lends to
words and phrases dignity which
conversation does not give them. This
makes possible their use by public
speakers.
@. How are Greek letter fraternities
named?-B. c. E.
A The usual procedure is to choose
8 name in English, which signifies
the aims, ideals, or character Of the
fraternity. This name is translated
into Greek. The initial Greek letters
of the worlds that form the name are
the appellation by which the frater-
nifty Is known. The name is known
only to the members of the organ
iZation.
y. Among woman inventors. do
more of them make basic inventions
or improve upon them?-G. j.
A Their work consists greatly in
improvements upon existing patents
@. What music was played at the
funeral of President Wilson,. j.
A. Chopin's Funeral March," DAY
| Is Dying in the West" "T'he Powers
of Death Have Done Their Worst
and Taps" were played at the funeral
| of Woodrow Wilson.
@. At what gambling game is the
most money loSt?-D. S.
A. Professional gamblers say that
more money has been lost at roulette
than at any other game, but it is i'm
possible. of course, to find any stats.
tics to prove this.
@. How are questions handled ii
the Office of the Haskin Information
Service?-W. w.
A. The incoming letters are opened
at a mailing table, stamped with the
! date, and taken in great basketfuls tt
the assignment desk. Here they are
read and divided among the research.
ers according to type of inquiry
| When the research work is done, re.
plies to letters are dictated to stenog.
raphers, typed, read at the editoria
desk, sent to the table for outgoins
mail. where they are prepared fol
mailing. Join the hosts of people whc
use this newspapers Information
Service at Washington D. C. Fred
eric j. Haskin is the director. Senc
stamp or coin for return postage.
@. When was the stock ticker frs
used?-L. R.
A. The stock ticker, type of tele
typewriter, was first put into use il
1860.
| ". has clVlllzed man always uSeC
| chairs?-C. B.
A. Chairs did not come into genera
use until the sixteenth century. Prio
to that the chest, the bench and tn,
stool were the seats Of everyday life
@. When was the Washington elm
deStroyed?-H. K. o.
A. The famous Washington elm a
Cambridge, Mass, was blown down il
1923. There is a marble tablet com
memorating the site, which reads
Washington Elm. Under its branche
Gen. George Washington took com
mand of the Continental Armies OF
July 3, IT'S"
@. When did the United State
Navy first use a catapult to launcl
an airplane?-E. j. K.
A. The first launching Of an air
plane by catapult in the United State
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Germany is represented as desiring
to create a religion of its own. Pres
ent tendencies may create degree
of favor for the idea on the theory
that a new expression of religion
would be better than an utter ab-
sence Of it.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

An early start for political cam
paigning may be regarded as desirable,
since it can scarcely fail to develop
some of the criticism which Gen.
Hugh johnson declares will be studied
for all that it may be worth.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Without claiming great prominence,
the Weather Bureau is rapidly be-
coming source of as much disquiet-
ing information as the United States
Senate itself.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Next War.

We'll have the next war in the air, VI
The wise men often say,
Although we really do not care
To get it under way.
A war we do not need to show
When airship's deeds are done. p
A blizzards a sufficient foe
To crash 'em one by one.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

After some hand-shaking, Mr.. Far
ley may yet be prevailed upon to hear
with tolerance a suggestion that he
is the best Postmaster General since
Mr.. Brown.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Or Hee.Haw. Maybe,

From the Arkansas Gazette Uittle Rock).
New law in Yugoslavia for prevent
ing the spread of hoof and mouth
disease forbids stock dealers to exam
inc horses mouths manually. Maybe
the prospective purchaser can make
the horse say "Ah."
Evening star., 1934-02-26

1t is now asserted that Chancellor
Hitler can choose any title that fanci-
full ingenuity may select, compli-
mentary or otherwise.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Alien Agitations.

From the Indianapolis News.
Probably few things are more dis
tresSing than an Austrian Socialist
and Russian Communist fighting in
the streets Of New York over what is
happening in Europe.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

A blizzard might be a good excuse
for giving any mail pilot, military or
civilian, a furlough with or without
pay.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for repuhlica tion of all
news DISPATCHES crsdited to it or not other
local news pubhshed herein. All rights of
puol1cat1on OF special dispatches herein
AYs Alyo reserved
Evening star., 1934-02-26
A pottern Peril

From the Helena Daily Independent.
We will be lucky if the new Paris
styles in dresses do not in some way
reflect the influence of the recent
riots.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Sandino is regarded as another sac
rifice to tendency on the part of the
world to take its politics too seriously.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Mount Borah.

From the Wichita Eagle.
Idaho'S tallest mountain has been
renamed for Senator Borah. 1t isn't,
however, a volcanic mountain.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Publicity, more or less related to
the dollar, at times becomes as hard
to manage as the dollar itself.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
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Evening star., 1934-02-26
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Evening star., 1934-02-26

Were you tempted to throw some
thing during the debate?''
No. answered Senator Sorghum.
MY aim is so bad that if start any,
thing like that there Is base ball
player out home who is already so
popular that they'll probably elect him
to my place."
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Jud Tunkins says a blizzard is a
rough performer that sings Home
Sweet Home" all off the key.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Close Shave.

From the indianapolis Star.
The c. w. A. may be ended just
in time to avert dole for Spring
poets.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
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Evening star., 1934-02-26
PardOnable Pretense.

Don't you think we should always
be frank and candid?"
NO." answered Miss Cayenne. Sim
pie politeness sometimes depends on
a pretense of outer ignorance of
things OF which we are perfectly
aware"
Success" said Hi Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown, 'fs often an appearance
which depends in large measure on
the ability to conceal disappointment"
Evening star., 1934-02-26

For we're safeguarded in way
To keep him easily at bay.
Before he can present his scheme,
He'll have to pass our foot ball team.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

"Tell de TRUTH" said Uncle Eben,
''but don't forgit to mention de kind
dat brings hope and happiness as
well rs de kind dat brings worry"
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Not a Chance.

The Communist is wrong who fools
With propaganda in our schools.
Our classes he can never reach
When he unpatriotic thought would
Evening star., 1934-02-26

@. How old is the P Street Bridge
which is being replaced? What will
the new bridge COSTA. c. j.
A. 1t was first constructed in 1871
and reconstructed in 1898. The cost
Of the new bridge will be around
5000 900.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Newspaper men asked President
Roosevelt one day last week what had
brought Vice President Garner and
Evening star., 1934-02-26

@. Has Sinclair Lewis any children
by his second marriage ge?-K. H.
A He has a son, Michael, aged 4.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

@. What is proof gallon?-A. D. T
A. 1t is wine or liquid gallon con-
tanning so per cent of absolute alcohol
Of 100-proof distilled spirits.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

O. At what gambling game is the
most money loSt?-D. S.
A. Professional gamblers say that
more money has been lost at roulette
than at any other game, but it is i'm
possible, of course, to find any statis-
tics to prove this.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Special Accomplishment.

And extend the salutation-
Happy New Year, anyhowi
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Cfle DeII1OCTdIS IO0O COiieAOl VI IiiS
Senate that year and also lost the
majority in the House.
The Republicans feel that they are
beginning to get few of the
"breaks" today. For example, they
see in the administration sugar pro-
posal, for the establishment of sugar
quotas for domestic sugar, as well as
for Cuban and Philippine sugar, an
unpopular move that will lose the
Democrats a lot of seats in the Mid
die West and Western States, where
sugar beets cultivation has be-
come more and more OF an in
dustry. The American sugar pro-
ducers argue that since the United
States does not produce all the sugar
it consumes, not by a lot, it is all
wrong to seek to curtail American
production of sugar for the benefit
Of the Cubans or any one else. They
see, too, in the unpopularity Of the
administrations handling Of the air.
mail situation another issue made for
them. In fact, it is quite clear that
the issues upon which the Repub-
llCdIlS llUpc W Ictuiu W POWC1 AAuot
be made by the Democrats.
If the Republicans can pick up a
considerable number of House seats
next Fall, this talk to the effect that
the G. o. p is dead, if not buried, will
grow less and less. So far as the
Senate is concerned, the Republicans
will do well if they are able to hold
their own under present conditions.
Indeed, the Democrats are counting
on winning several of the seats now
occupied by Republicans. 1t is quite
early, however, to count these un-
Matched chickens.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

Every now and then some peculi.F
theron ron lids itself into public
c .riosity For the past few days friends
ard Others whose inQnisitiveness has
teen irrIra ed have visited the nome of
Mr.. &c La Garde on Frenchman's
Hill 10 see wnat has heen descr ibed as
Jumping Bed.
Ills is rlain steel spring bed which
was in Sc quite regularly until it began
with i, antics, shaking violently al in
tervals and almost swaying off It's legs.
Such remarkable bed would natu'
railv attract more attention than M:xl-
can Jumping beans, and so we under
stand that the Priest was ca lied IN TO
bless the steel bed and quiet it 30 that
Its occupant might again rest peaceful
". But the Bed would not be contl oil
ed. and so it continues TO shake.
Visitors TO the house have lifted the
bed. turned it over. changed its position
but still its behavior remains Datf ag
phenomenon.
Daily News.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28
BASEBALL NEWS

There will be game of baseball on
the Parade Ground on Sunday afternoon,
June Bird between the Wnre SCx and st.
Mary's Giants.
In the baseball! conteEt between the
White Sox and he Eagles on the Hoiger
Danske Ground vest, rday The score was
1915 in avor of the White Sox.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28
Daily News.

Up to the present we have not con.
firmed advIces to hand that very large
appropriations havs been made addition
al to sums already granted for the Vlr-
gin Islands Company. No further news
of the expected naval base here has
come to hand. Thus far Governor Pear
son is still our chief Executive. bnt we
understand that ihere is PROBABILITY
that he will head The rehabilitation pro-
gram alone if naval operations are x
tended here on The scale Tentatively
discussed in Washington. Assistant Sc
crerary Rooseven's report might make
all he Inference in the word.
News filtering out of the Capitol
Civ states that about $6O0,UOO have
teen secured tor Craven Dock. $500
GOO for building fortyfive miles IT
country roads in ST. Thomas and over
500, 900 for dredging the harbor and an
adoitiora. amount 10 complete present
projects. This is besides the $l.OOO.0O0
for the Virgin Island Company and
81 ,O0U, 600 to cover nome mortgages.
According to reports in the Puer'o Ri.
can Press. CuietTa was Theoretically
captured dur ng the recent maLeuvers
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28
St. Thomas
SECRETARY ROOSEVELT LIKES VI
Dined at Grand Hotel with General :
Wright Yesterday

II am very much impressed with st.
Thomas; il is beau ifut''. said AsslstAne
Secretary of the Navy Henry Roosevelt
Yesterday. He arrived early in the morn
ing on the U. s. S Louisville accompant
led by his brothert, Nicholas Roosevelt
General w. M. Wright u. 5. A. and an
aide, w. r. Monroe.
They left the sip shor ly after its ar
rival and visited the ely. Officials OF
the local government ex ended the con-
ventlonaI couriesies AMI assisted WI n
the simple program.
Quite Unexpectedly Secretary Roose-
welt and party vlSiie1 the Grand Hofel
for early dinner. Manager Cancryn rose
to the occasion and served the ei1nt
gentlemen in fine style from tomato
cocktail to nuts. Tney enjoyed the e&-
perience.
Captain B. l.. Canaga. commanding
the q. S. Louisville. General Wrigh
Commissioner Harry Taylor. Comman-
ders Hustvedt and Gates. with W. r.
Monroe aide, and Mr. Secretary's broth
err. N. Roosevelt made up the group.
Leaving the hotel about four o'clock
the visitors continued their tour OF Gthe
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

island. and supped at Government House
where few officials met them.
Secretary Roosev would not COM
NIT himself as TO he real purpose of his
visit. b II he insisted that he enj0ya
his stay and had delightful time.
Daily News.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28
Obituary

Mrs Johan Christensen died at her
home in East Street at II this morn
ing. The funeral will take place at A. 80
this afternoon.
We extend orr coincidence to the be-
reaved relatives.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

marched over to the Church which was
decorated with palm leaves AT the
church was IN arch and IN letters or
god were written the words FORBID
Them Not.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

A large number of children took
communion at the Roman Catholic
Church yesterday. They assembled at
ST Mary's School and led by. ocalytss
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

The members of the Municipal Com
mittee of st. Thomas and ST. John re-
turned to st. Thomas on the catherine
on Saturday.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

On Sunday morning abou d :45 o'clock
while CecilLenhardt was driving Ford car
No. 254 a rear wheel came off and the
car turned over opposite the Moravian
grounds. The car was slightly damaged
hnt the three occupants escaped injury.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28
Random Notes

The inhabitants are getting alarmed
at the continued drought. One man
came to our printery and told US OF his
experience during a dry year when the
wells ceased TO spring and the laborers
boiled sea water for household purposes
ST Croix has had very dry years. but
the drought referred to by our country
friend dates back over forty years.
1t is in times like the present that the
need of adequate public water supply IS
felt. The money expended for such
water supply system IN Chrlstlansted
was sufficient to construct reservoir
LARGE enough TO carry US through any OF
these terrible droughts.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

Morris Davis, stormy agiIator. sailed
for ST. Thomas on Saturday after re-
ceiving cable requesting his presence
in the sister island
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-05-28

Agitation against Governor Pearson
continues in st. 1humas. The news
paDers carry the report of a grea
nopular demonstration against the Gov
ernor. Professor Tugwell said that the
officials at Washington have toe great
est confidence in DR.. Pearson. Inls
means that Pearson is on good terms
with the brain trust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10
s. SHIPS START
STATE AIR TOUR
Planes Leave HooSier Port
at g. A. NJ; Several
Stops Scheduled.

Wings over Hoosierland began
the annual parade today when
thirty-fve airplanes left on the
sixth state air tour of the Indiana
Aircraft Trades Association.
Led by Jimmie Mattern, world
flier, in a Bellanca, the fotilla of
planes took off at a. m. today from
Hoosier airport.
The first destination is Shelby
vile with a luncheon stop planned
at Madison and tonights stop at
Seymour.
Eighteen cities will be visited dur
ing the six days tour.
William H. Book, executive vice
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, tagged the first ship into
the air.
Night stops, in addition to Sey-
mour, are planned at French Lick
South Bend, Wawasee, Fit. Wayne,
and Muncie.
The smallest ship in the flight will
be a Curtiss- Wright Junior, owned
and piloted by Edward F. New, In
dianapolis attorney. The largest
plane will be a Ford tri-motor with
CTS horsepower.
Baggage will be carried by truck
to night stops to prevent over
loading of planes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10
DEAN, ALLEGED
JONES SLAYER,
GOES ON TRIAL
Defense Request for Delay
Denied; Jury Selection
Is Started.

In a courtroom carefully guarded
by armed detectives. the state of
Indiana today began its attempt to
send Edward Foggy) Dean to the
electric chair on charges Of having
been one of the mob of gangsters
which murdered police Sergeant
Lester Jones in the Peoples Motor
Coach Company barns holdup last
year.
Defense attorneys lost their first
move in the fight for his life when
Clyde H. Jones. criminal judge pro
tenn. refused their request for a
continuance on the ground that
stories in today's newspapers of an
attempted delivery of prisoners in
the Marion county Jail would pre-
JUDGE the jury against Dean.
The prisoner was brought into the
courtroom by guards at 10. Dressed
in a salt-and-pepper suit and wear
ing new, fall fedora, the brim
snapped down in front, Dean looked
like a substantial young business
man.
Fifty prospective jurors had been
called, but twenty-three Of these
were excused before defense and
prosecution attorneys began their
questioning in an effort to obtain
the twelve who finally will decide
Deans fate. The questioning gave
little indication of what line prose-
cution and defense will follow in
conducting their cases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10
JUNIOR C. OF C. TO
HOLD FARLEY HERE
State Group to Convene for
I Three Days.

The Indiana Junior Chamber of
Commerce will begin a three-day
convention Friday in the Lincoln.
Directors of the organization will
meet and registration will start Fri
day with a housewarming scheduled
for early delegates.
Business sessions, selection of the
1885 convention and election of Off
GERS will feature Saturdays meet
ing
A style show will be held at noon
Saturday for women accompanying
their husbands to the convention. at
the Indianapolis Athletic Club. A
swimming party at the athletic club
will be one of the entertainment
features of the day with the annual
dinner at night in the Lincoln Trav-
ertine room.
DR.. John G. Benson will be the
principal speaker.
Sunday the directors of the state
body will meet. A parade and tour
of the city will follow the business
session.
Robert Taylor, Evansville, is
president of the organization. Other
toff1cers are: William Shively, Fit.
Wayne, first vice president; Robert
Kirby, Indianapolis, second vice.
president, and Rufus Putnam,
Evansville, secretary treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10
Powerful Labor Union Turns
Back on Robinson in
Session Here.

One of the most powerful labor
organizations affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, the
Journeymen BARRIERS International
Union. today turned its back on
Senator Arthur r. Robinson.
And in the Snub, oppotision to his
return TO the United States senate,
the BARRIERS approved with cheers
the election Of Sherman Minton,
Democratic candidate, as the next
senator from Indiana.
The unofficial approval of the Or
ganization came as James c. Shan
eSSy. international union president.
arose TO introduce Mr.. Minton as
oe Of the speakers at the opeing Of
the weeks convention Of the inter
national union.
These are trying times. declared
Mr.. ShaneSsy vehemently INTO a
ringing mike" and want TO in
troduce to you delegates the next
United States senator from Indiana
Sherman AIinton."
I knox you've never heard me
talk ike this before. You've never
heard me step on a platform and
tell you the man who should be
,abOr's choice"
The 500 delegates 10 the conven-
ton interrupted Mr.. ShanesSys re-
marks with cheers.
Smiling. the unions leader con-
tlnued But want 10 tell you that
these are times when We men should
vote for the man and not for the
party. So 1 take pleasure in intro
iucing Mr.. Mintoni"
The former public counselor for
the public service com mi 5 i o n
thanked Mr.. ShaneSSy.
If I should have the honor of
being the next United States Sena-
tor from Indiana I can assure YOU
that labor viii have a friend in me.
IN your own organization We may
find the guidepost that viii lead us
70 unemployment insurance and old
age pensions. For I am told YOU
have expended sll.OOO000 TO take
care OF your aged and disabled bar
bers. said Mr.. Minton.
In the conventions first presiden-
tial reoprt IN five years. since the
convention meets every i've years.
hlr. ShaneSsv declared that the day
of the thksty-hour week was near
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-10
"A High Clear Flame
OnLu Charred She'll

description in literature OF burning snip
Joseph Conrads youth His word picture
might equally apply destruction Of the MORO Castle
Between the darkness of earth and heaven she was burning
purple shot by the oooded play OF
gleams upon gterng and sinister high clear
lonely assembled from the ocean, and
poured continuously at the sky
She friouy mournf and imposing like funeral pile
watched by the
death had like like gift like
ship at the end Of her laborous days The
ghost the keeping OF and
stirring glorious The mas fell just
daybreak there burst and turmoil
sparks I'll with flying fire the night patient and
watchf night lying silent the At daylight she
only floating still under cloud Of smoke and
bearing glowing of coal within