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Evening star., 1935-05-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

SVucuy AschCAs
There's q custom very pleasant that
illuminates the earth
With jollity forever in its prime.
Each able statesman passes out .
smile for what it's worth,
And we're telling funny stories all
the time.
Sometimes a playful fancy has q way
Of playing rough
When we even try to make jest
Of crime,
But we twitter and we litter at the
portrait Of q tough,
And we're telling funny stories all
the time.
In every dialect bit Of persiflage
we hear,
Adjusted to the mood Of every
cline;
Though the future seems severe we
preserve our kindly cheer
And keep telling funny stories all
the time.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Spain's premier postponed his resig-
nation because he had an engagement
to attend Polish art exhibit. A ma
ton learns to take It's designations
calmly when it has become used to
them.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Scriptural quotations are always
valuable in moral sense, although
in many instances they apply to con-
ditions which only a saddened intelli-
gence would regard as duplicating
those of modern enlightenment and
courage.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
No Bonus Compromise.

Any compromise, and more par
ticularly the Harrison compromise, on
the soldiers bonus bill now seems
impossible. As the bonus bill moves
on toward a vote in the Senate it is
only question Of time until the COM
promise proposal reported by the
Senate Finance Committee, conceived
in political necessity, is tossed into
the ash can. The question finally will
come in the Upper House as it did
in the Lower on the desire of the
majority for the Patman bill for the
immediate cash payment of the bonus
with "greenbacks" or for the Vinson
bill, which also provides for immediate
cash payment of the bonus. but leaves
it to the Treasury to find the money
by either borrowing or taxation.
President Roosevelt has repeatedly
been described as willing to approve
the Harrison compromise bill. which
calls for the issuance Of negotiable
three per cent Government bonds for
which bonus certificates may be ex-
changed. In the exchange the face
value of the bonus certificates would
undergo some reduction. Indeed, the
Harrison bill, 1t was estimated, would
bring the cost of settling the bonus
certificates 81 ,o0o, ,00o, 900 lower. If all
the veterans took advantage Of the
proposal. It is not entirely unnatural
that the veterans have not been over
joyed at the prospect Of the Harrison
compromise.
The President, on the other hand,
has expressed his hearty disapproval
of the Patman and Vinson bills. de-
claring that the bonus payment indi-
Gated in the certificates is not due
the veterans until 1945, that the add
ed strain upon the credit Of the Gov
eminent to pay out $4,000 ,o00, 600 for
the bonus certificates would be too
great, and that the needy veterans
were being cared for through the va
rious relief measures of the Govern
ment-indeed, were being given pref
erence.
It is, perhaps, as well to have a def
mite showdown on the cash payment
proposal, rather than to have the
compromise become a law. Under the
compromise the veterans were at lib
erty to hold their certificates instead
of trading them in for the negotiable
bonds. They would have received q
premium from the Government if they
had held the certificates until 1s45,
when they are finally due. But 1t
would have been the well-to-do vet
Grams. the men not in dire need, who
would have been in a position to do
so and thereby make gain. The needy
veteran, If he wanted cash now, would
have been compelled to sacrifice part
of the bonus which eventually would
have been his.
President Roosevelt before long will
have to allow q cash bonus bill to
become law or to veto such a measure.
1t seems entirely improbable that he
will sign the bill. That means q veto
unless he should permit the measure
to become law without his signature,
as it could if he took no action on it
within the required time while Con-
gress was in session. A veto will be
sustained by the Senate, it is pre-
dicted. Certainly the Patman bill,
with its infiationary provisions, could
not command a two-thirds vote of the
Upper House, necessary to override the
veto. Nor, is it believed, would the
Vinson bill be able to command the
requisite support.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

4 reader cdn get the dnsUer to
any question of fact by iDritinq The
Washington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. How many colts, geldings and
flllies have won the Kentucky Derby?
ID. w. r.
A. Fifty-one colts, seven eeldings
and one filiy have been Derby win
ners. Two father-son combinations
have won-Halma, 1895 winner, sired
Alan-a-Dale, winner in 1902, and
Bubbling Over, 1926 winner, sired
Burgoo King, 1892 winner.
@. How much mail does President
Roosevelt receive?-O. B.
A. The mail Of the present admin
istration Is much heavier than that
of any administration which the
White House officials have experienced.
President Roosevelt's mail averaged
about 5000 letters day for some
time after his Inauguration. The peak
mail was about $4,000 letters. No
average has been figured recently, but
it probably now averages around 5000
or 5000 letters q day.
@. How much Of 1000 gallons Of
gasoline would evaporate in a month?
It. r.
A. Evaporation Of gasoline varies
,x,{k fav avrncod
and is generally less than six-tenths
of / per cent, which would be less
than 6 gallons in 1000 per month.
@. Is 1t true that World War
wounded were sometimes cured by
maggots which crept into the wounds?
M. A.
A. This was observed by surgeons.
Study reveals that they probably ex-
creted allantoin, a product found in
both insects and plants. 1t is being
used successfully in deep wounds and
stubborn burns.
@. How large is the footprint Of q
brontosaurus?-W.S S.
A. This prehistoric animal attained
q length of go feet, weighed 20 tons
and had feet which left prints cover
ing square yard.
@. How many States have State
police systems?-G. T.
A. Twelve. They are Connecticut,
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mich
igan, New Jersey, New York. Penn
sylvania. Oregon. Rhode Island. Texas
and West Virginia. Twenty-eight
States maintain highway patrols.
@. When was the first lighthouse
built on Barnegat Inlet?-M. M.
A. The first cne was built in 1885.
In 1927 a lightship was established 8
miles of Barnegat Inlet and this aid.
equipped with fog signal and radio
beacon, is of great value at this cross
roads of traffic about so miles south
of New York City.
@. When was indoor bowling intro
duced In the United States?-S. E.
A. The first recorded indoor match
was played on the Knickerbocker
alleys in New York in 1840.
@. Do Canadians transact much Of
their business by check?-C. B.
A. Over 80 per cent of the total
payment of accounts during 1884 was
by check.
@. Was Edwin Booths father an
actor?-S. N.
A. He was Junius Brutus Booth, a
well-known actor. He did not wish
his son to follow his career. but Ed
win appeared on the stage at 16 and
he and his father acted in the same
plays.
@. What was q bounty jumper?-
H. T. H.
A. During the Civil War premiums
or bounties were paid for enlistments.
Bounty jumpers were those who en-
Evening star., 1935-05-04
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton,
The Lonely Legion

Tonight I rhyme TO the town at dusk
Straight to the hearts Of men.
With all my warmth and depth and
art
To guide an ardent pen
I send my verse in rhythmic fiow,
AS streams to rivers run,
Not where the well-beloved abide
Content from sun to sun.
rhyme for those who play for power
And miss the human touch,
For those who, losing loves soft hour
Know solitude's grim clutch.
Out to the town send my rhyme
Flowing from heart and pen,
Not to the rarely fortunate 2
But 10 hosts Of lonely men. z
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Preparedness in Europe.

While Washington on Friday was
the scene of an impressive demonstra-
ton on behalf of international friend
ship, European powers took concrete
steps to insure peace by preparedness.
At Paris the text of the Franco
Russian mutual aid pact was made
public, with disclosure of far-reaching
plans for meeting aggression. In
London Parliament was acquainted
with a program for spending an addi-
tional sll6,000,000 on the British air
force, to make it equal in all respects
to the air establishment that Hitler
and Goering have created. Venice is
the scene of tripartite conference, at
which Italy, Austria and Hungary are
considering ways and means for
preserving peace in the Danubian
area through rearmament of the two
countries that formed the defunct
dual monarchy, especially for the pur-
pose of warding of a Nazi threat
against Austria.
All these moves are inspired by a
common mistrust Of the Reich, en-
gendered by Hitler's rearmament pro-
gram and his refusal to participate
in collective action for security. The
Fuehrer is on the verge of making
another speech in which he will
specify the terms on which Germany
is ready to work with other powers.
That equality" which the Germans
demanded as a condition precedent
will not be denied them, but if along
with it, as foreshadowed, Hitler seeks
return of German colonies, revision of
European frontiers and restoration to
Reich Jurisdiction Of German min
critics" in Austria, DanAg, Memel,
Schleswig Holstein, Poland and
Czechoslovakia-to mention only some
of those bleeding borders" of which
Goebbels talks from time to time-the
Nazis will run into insuperable diff
culties. Such plans to restore Ger
man supremacy in Europe are sternly
opposed.
Meantime, tangible measures to
keep the Reich within bounds are
being adopted. The Franco-Russian
pact, in addition to general provisions
for mutual military aid "in the event
of unprovoked aggression on the part
of any European state" is accom-
panied by an understanding that
France is ready to help the Soviet
build railways and strategic roads
along her Western frontier, to facili-
tate movement Of the Red army.
The British government proposes at
once to add six hundred fighting
planes to the air establishment, with
q view to matching the German air
fleet, which on its part has adopted
the French air force of 1,67o planes as
Q yardstick. Britain's air personnel,
airdromes and all other essential
equipment are to be correspondingly
expanded.
Anglo Franco Russian Italian moves
in the fields of increased armaments
and mutual assistance pacts are Eu-
ropes reply to Hitlerism's menace.
1t Is open to Germany to participate
in security agreements if her desire
for peace is genuine. II she prefers
abstention, 1t is now plain to her that
she invites isolation and with 1t forges
into existence 8 combination of force
that renders utterly impossible of
realization whatever ambitions she
may cherish for a Greater Germany"
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Frequent suggestions that Congress
ought to adjourn are forced to face
the fact that an energetic and ir-
repressible Senator can start almost as
much trouble at home as he can in
Washington.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

been overcome. A plant or other
organism can now be irradiated for
q considerable period with q wave
length range as limited as $50 Ang-
strom units.
The instrument Is expected to be
Of great usefulac-5 II t. ~t'''-' OF
VARIOUS proh.ems Of plant ssowth-
Evening star., 1935-05-04

1t is evidently the intention Of Mr..
Hopkins that Illinois shall raise funds
even If Chicago has to organize an
other exposition to draw funds from
the American public at large.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

The former Emperor of Germany,
though bereft Of title, still manages
to rank as about equal in authority
with the King of Italy.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Spies are being exchanged by Ger
many and Poland. It is a strange
phase of barter in q new industrial
system.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

Numerous alliances are hinted at in
Europe, any one Of them likely to
prove somewhat In the nature Of an
ENHANCEMENT.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
The Iron Bird.

The Iron Bird.
The airplane is mighty bird
And for applause twill beg.
"It's going to be the goose" we heard,
"That lays Q golden egg"
Yet its anatomy looks queer
To scientific view;
Instead Of golden eggs, we fear,
Twill drop q bomb or two.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Home, Sweet Home.

Home, Sweet Home.
"Your constituents are not holding
many demonstrations"
That's all right" answered Sem
ator Sorghum, II don't want them
parading the street when they ought
to be home tuning in on my radio
speech"
Evening star., 1935-05-04

There Is a phase of antitrust senti-
ment which applies even to the most
carefully organized brain trust.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
THE LIBRARY TABLE
BY SARAH C., BOWERMAN.

Editors note: These reviews
Of new books were written by
Mrs. Bowerman before the ac-
cident Of Tuesday which re-
suited in her death Wednesday
evening.
Evening star., 1935-05-04

The Associated Press is exclusively. en-:
titled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to 1t or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Rloodless Revolution.

BIOodIess Revolution.
From the Mansfield (Ohio) News-Journal. =.
The entire Government in New Al
bany, KanS., has been taken over by
women-probably without the firing
of q single shot.
Evening star., 1935-05-04
COmplacency.

C0mplacency.
What is the market going to do
next?" -
"It will, as usual, try to please
everybody" said Mr.. Dustin Stax.
"If you win you can add to your
bank account and If you 60 broke you
don't have to pay any more taxes"
my ancestors were very wise," said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. "but
they left me only beautiful words,
which my dishonest adversaries can
not appreciate"
Evening star., 1935-05-04
Gilded Luxury.

Gilded Luxury.
Potato bugs will sooh be here.
We view them with alarm.
They dine without trace Of fear
And really mean no harm.
He wears his golden stripes so fine
OF sympathy bereft.
Says he, Securely will I dine
And you take what Is left"
"A gamblin' man." said Uncle Eben
somehow gifts customers dat know
when dey plays agin him dey is jes
naturally ehsatn, aiEsslvsA"
Evening star., 1935-05-04
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Evening star., 1935-05-04
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@. What was O bounty jumper
H. T. H.
A. During the Civil War premiums
or bounties were paid for enlistments.
Bounty jumpers were those who en-.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
It's a Great Life

Imagine how the poor editor felt
after receiving the following letter:
Please send me a few copies of
the paper containing the obituary
of my aunt. Also, publish the en-
closed clipping of the marriage of
my niece who lives in Urban. And
l wish you would mention in the
local column or classified if it don't
cost anything, that l have two bull
calves for sale. As nv subscription
is out please stop the Press as times
are too hard to waste money on
Well anyway he was
to start with and said
"please.-Frazee (Minn) Press.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28

-wsss-
Entered at the Fort Peck. Mont, Postoffice a
End class matter, Act 1919. Pub. Thursdays
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Sven Writes to chris
Reprinted from another paper by re-
quest of l. J. Iverson, Wheeler

Dear Chris:
Aye take min pen and ink and
rite you vid a lead pencil. Ave vust
got a letter from our brudder in de
old contry. Aye can keep it only
two days longer because it SAYS on
de letter to return it in fem DAYS.
Anyways aye have trOubblc to fig
ger it out cause he rites so klnse to
to paper. The reason aye ein't rote
sooner is cause We have moved. vi
don't live where vi uses to live; vi
live where vi are now, which don't
make no different cause vi are op-
staers on de seim street,
Aye heit to tell you dat Onkle
Olaf died suddenly. efter being six
for fourteen years De dokters gave
CD all hopes of saving him when he
died. Our Tante Katrine is dead tn.
She was hopping op de floor When
she slipped and kracked her head
on de ceiling. She. left a family Of
tree, a son and two COWS. Dey fend
ten tousand dalers sewed op id her
bustel. Dots a lot of penger to leave
behind.
Our old friend Roger Hanson
vaz locky last week. He vaz held
op and killed for his penger. He
didn't have de penger on him Sc all
he lost vaz his life. Karl Johnson
fell in de river last week and vaz
drownd. You remember de seim
ting happened to him last year.
Last TUESDAY, Aye took de fam
lie into town and vi vent to a new
stile opera house where you put
your hct on a seat and sit on it
Upside down and den watch a fall
Ter skuirt piktures on de vail.
Dis year ban a hard year on de
farmers aye a tell yot. Even de :
eggs are so cheap dat de PRIZE vi
got don't pay for de wear and tear
IN de hens. So now aye have goen
nto the hog bizness. Orly last
spring aye bought a pig for fem da.
er. Two weeks ago aye sold him
or de seim amouet. Even do aye
|idnt make any panger, aye had de
Use of the pig all sommer. Aye am
'uzy making Improvements on de
arm and have got two men digging /
/ veil toerty feet high. .
Aye am sending you your over. .
oat you wanted. To seive expires
aye cut the buttons av. You
'ill find dem in de inside poket.
IS aye have no more to rite aye
ill klOs vid a postscript dat aye
az going to send you dat fem dali
r aye owe you but aye had your 4
liter mailed before aye tank about :,
NV Best Remain
Your broder, c,
SVEN.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28

in time for a short-day whistle
we are like dumb, driven CATTLE
&the factory system has cot us into
it. largely. So. Back to the days
of our forefathers," or Back to the
Bible" is what we need. More later
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Imitation Eve,

A British naturalist has studied the
ringed circles resembling eyes that are
found In some moths, on beetle wings
and notably on the peacock's tail, and
he concludes that they are imitation
eyes to brighten enemies.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Depression Cured

President Roosevelt is bitterly
opposed to the Dole and believes
in creating jobs instead. He is
correct. A dole is a free gift, a
charity, a relief and makes a man
feel like a pauper, takes away his
individuality & initiative and self.
respect. Jobs or a chance to earn
a living is what the 20 million un.
employed want.
With job making il view Uncle
Sam is building DAMS, etc like this
Fl. Peck project at close to a hun
dred million dollars, but still there
is a cry for more workshops!
We think one of our great speak
ers "a preacher) hit the nail on
the head when he said: About 10
million of you unemployed in the
cities come on out west here and
take up a small govern't irrigated
farm 4 listen to your own calf bawl
& your own rooster crow, and be
independent of a job from the 9TH
er fellow"
There are other advantages to
this small truck-farm dairy farm.
ing, too. & that is with its intensi-
fed farming well be able to raise
enuf wheat without sending abroad
as we're doing now for the 1st time
in history, & the govt will not have
to curtail this non.productive mar
ginal land.
Tuesdays daily says March of
the Unemployed now threatened"
Well. of course, we can look for
that when millions are starving!
But, we have got into this boat"
as a nation & now the question is
How to get out?
We can tell you-the Fort Peck
Press ventures a solution, viz:
l. Inasmuch as the factory sys-
tem-high wages & short hours
got us into this fix by taking the /
boy from the farm, we mus" about I
face" In other words (this solu- \
ton may not be popular with labor +
unions) Uncle Sam is making a :
mistake by his high, enormous, T.
fabulous wages Gas much per hour i
now as men used to get in working B
all day. because it spoiIs men for
the farm, & it breaks" Uncle Sam
Yes, Uncle Sam gi es you a high
awfully hieh-salary for a short +
time and then lays you off just :
when you need it most. UncIeSam 6
stand the pace! That is why
with all our govt works, we have !. 8
a few million more unemployed B
this year than we had last Year.
AS an example. this editor once 4
made several hundred dollars in a
weeks time working at a certain
govt land opening. BUT, the job
over in 2 weeks and then we
were worse off than before! We said
right then: I'D rather than to have
short job at $500 per week, have
a steady job at Soc per week" This
is an exageeration, of course, but
you catch the point. We've got +
to get down to brass tacks;;" we've =
got to 90 to work as a people, get up
in the morning and make our own
living-farming if need be! Get
away from this ruinous factory
system" as the school books warned
us years ago. Workinemen have
forgot the good old working hours
If our forefathers-Geo Washing.
on got up mornings at 4 o'clock
3enj. Franklin got up at S am
,ut now. 7 or 8 o'clock is lawfully
we lay in bed till the land
ady calls us. barely dragging out
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Nassau City of Historic Interest

Nassau, the Bahamas. capitulated to
the American navy during the Revolu-
tionary war.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28

The polished rice so familiar to us
Is never seen in the Far East. where
rice Is merely husked and skinned.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Knowledge OF Two Kind,

NItUWKCNSG OF " Kinds
Knowledge Is of two kinds: we know
a subject ourselves. or we know where
we can find information upon 1t.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Marine Fossils Eirh In

IN The Alps and the HIimalayas beds
with marine fossils are found at q
height OF many thousands of feet.
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28

WHEELER AUTO Wrecking Co.
We do Body Work
Towing Service. Used Auto Parts.
Glass installed, 2nd hand tires. we
pay cash for used cars. Country
Club Site, north Wheeler
The Fort Peck press., 1935-02-28
Bible Verse for Today

Concerning thy testimonies,
| have known of old that thou
hast founded them for ever.
Psalms 1912
Evening star., 1935-09-25
w ashington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

Supreme Court complain that, despite
the divorce proceedings, her husband
keeps bothering her.
Counsel for the accused husband
assured the court his client would
henceforth remain as far as possible
from his irate wife. who said all she
wanted Of her husband was his abb
sence and the support of their chill
dren.
Addressing the prisoner, Judge Mat
tingly said:
"The court is going to release you
upon condition you keep away from
your wife. If she does not want you,
remember there are just as good and
as many fish in the sea as have ever
been caught!"
Evening star., 1935-09-25

a boy by the belt and started to take
him away. The crowd watching the
sport, booed heartily and showered
the other scramblers with more pen
MES.
Finally, the officer released his cap
tive with a shove. Then, with better
humor, he entered the game of catch
ing pennies himself. He leaped high
In the air and scrambled on the
ground. He had quite collection by
the time the crowds attention returned
to base ball.
Evening star., 1935-09-25
RED, BUT STILL POISON.


at this time Of year may be
IL poison ivy, after all. So be
careful!
No leaves are prettier, in the Fall,
than those of this common poisonous
plant. but he or she who picks them
to take home for interior decoration
may rue the day.
Poison ivy grows along upper Con-
necticut avenue, at some places within
the reach Of the pedestrians hand.
There are many other points in and
around Washington where this vine
grows, often unsuspected by most
passersby.
The oil which causes the itching
and inflammation is almost as virulent
at this time Of year as at any other.