Evening star., 1939-07-30

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ing me. Good by Dear wife. Love
to Emma. j. B. Mickok, Wild Bill.
The letter, history has it. never
was mailed.
Psychologists have figured out
that the 45l-foot pyramid Cheops
largest in the world and with a base
covering more than 13 acres, con-
tains enough stone to build a wall
4 feet high entirely around France
Strange. indeed, is the compass
used by some Puerto Rican fisher
men on the blue-green waters of
the Caribbean. Sailing on an expe-
dition of many days, they 60 far
beyond sight of land. When time
comes to return the crew fetches
from the hold a live pig. The
porcine snout invariably points to
land.
Yosemite Park Naturalist c. A.
Hartwell supplies these little-known
facts about the most publicized tree
IN the world. the giant Sequoias:
One big tree may weigh as much as
5000 tons. have diameter meas
urement of 40 feet, height, of $40
feet. White men first saw the trees
In 1888, the Joseph Walker party
discovering them within what Is
now Yosemite National Park. There
are nearly 10 groves of big trees in
the world, all located on the west
OF the Sierras in California. They
were named for Se-quo-yah, a
Cherokee Indian, who in 1921 gave
TO his people an alphabet he devised
Conducting at Salzburgs famed
Music Festival, opening August
and continuing to September 8, viii
be Willem Mengelberg, Tullio Sera.
mn Clemens Krauss and DR.. Rich.
ard Strauss.
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August events on CALIFORNIA; cal
endar: Old Spanish Days, Santa
Barbara, August 2-5-Time turned
backward to days when all Califor
MIA was ruled by Spanish dons; pub
lie reception and entertainment a
old Spanish mission, August 2,
pm; Historic Parade" August 3
3 pm: riding and roping contests
Pershing Park, August 4. 2 pm
portion OF State street roped of Il
represent scene of rs years ago, Au
gust D, 1904 pm; nightly pageant
"Nacimlento de Santa Barbara
tbirth of Santa Barbara) at count,
bowl, 8 pm. Saddle Horse Associa
ton rodeo, Hollister, August 1920
sponsored by Rodeo Association o
America. Third annual Navy Relic
Carnival, San Diego, August 24-26
carnival. fun zone. military drills
sham battles, Illuminated yacht pa
rade, aviation events. dancing
vaudeville, etc. Among big militar
spectacles of West Coast. World
biggest card party, Inglewood; table
in street for more than 900 players
auction, contract. duplicate bridge
: pinochle. five hundred; tentativel
, set for late August or early Septem
ber. Pilgrimage Play Hollywood
nightly except Saturday Throughout
, August: spectacular outdoor drama
, tization of life of Christ Tenth An
, nual Festival Of Arts, Laguna Beach
until August 6; outdoor art ex
, hibit, nightly Pageant of the Mas
ters' diving models in art tableal
climaxed by Leonardo Da Vinci'
, Last Supper.'D
, Professional bullfghters provid
thrills enough, but wait until you Sc
professional bull and an amateu
: fighter. You can watch them nov
; at Mexico City's Eel Toreo, world
largest bullight ring, for this i
the season of the "novilladas.
Youngsters risk their necks Sunda
after Sunday these days to win tn
, "alternativa" professionally degre
, and command big money But per
haps the tourist prefers music Twic
week during August and Septem
ber the Mexican Symphonic Orches
!, ira plays at the Palace of Fine Art
!, in Mexico City under the baton o
Carlos Chavez or famous guest con
, ductors.
, Ogunquit, Me, now turns the 3
: mile-long beach over to horsebacI
= riders in the early morning and aft
( er 6 pm. The hard-packed, silve
v quartz sand makes a good bridl
: path. Ogunquit. by the way, mean
5 IN Indian "a beautiful place by tn
| sea-"
D In passing through East Hampton
1 Long Island, remember it is tn
l birthplace of John Howard Payne
= author of Home, Sweet Home"
! New excursion rates to Europe
0 reducing the fare of tourist an
t third-class passengers, went into eff
Q feet for about 6 weeks last year o.
. September 4. This year the decreas
is effective August and continue
! to October IS