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Evening star., 1939-01-01
BY JOHN THOMPSON,

New Year bells! Listen to them
ring, tinkle, toll and chime! They
must be telling stories, little stories,
recalling for the last time the men,
ories of a passing era.
Listen! The bells are laughing!
Policeman Lester A. Howard gets
kissed by two women on February
day in Union Station as a reward
for recovering lost purse. Police
man Howard is in a quandary.
Regulations say the reward must be
passed on to superior officers u p to
Commission Hazen. If Policeman
Howard is found worthy the Com
missioner can give the kisses to
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown, who
in turn can give them to Policeman
Howard. What happened? Neither
the bells nor Policeman Howard will
tell.
Ding dong -ding-d dong! Hear them
roar With laughter. Secretary Ickes
asks for $4,000 for publicity pur-
poses because his department can't
make page one Of the newspapers.
Conductor Hans Kinder Of the
National Symphony Orchestra is
introduced to the audience as Fritz
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Soiourners to Hear
Louis A. johnson

Assistant Secretary of War Louis
A. johnson will be the speaker at
the annual banquet of Washington
Chapter, No. 3, of the National So
journers, at the MayhoWer Hotel
at 7:30 pm. Saturday, January IA.
Rear Admiral William r. Fur
long, newly elected president of the
chapter, and his staff will be in
stalled in their official capacities in
ceremonies conducted by Brig. Gen
Robert S. Abernethy, national pres
ident, assisted by Maj. George F.
Unmacht, national secretary.
The national officers, national
trustees, Committee of Thirty three
and regional representatives of the
national body, who will be in ses-
sion here at that time, are expected
to attend the banquet.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Woshinetonion Named
Fraternity Officer
the Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, Dec. 31.-Dele-
gates to the bi-annual convention of
Phi Alpha Delta, national legal fra
ternity, elected J. Harry LIE Brum
Philadelphia. supreme justice today
at the close of the sessions.
Other officers include: William
O'Shea, Chicago, vice justice; Wal
ton Shepard, Washington, marshal,
and Frank Rutledge, New York,
alumni adviser.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Indian Remembers
Rescuer With Furs

By the ASSOclated Press.
SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 31-Mrs.
Joseph G. Ryan wears a pair of
costly silver fox furs because her
husband rescued a drowning Alaska
Indian in the Far North years ago.
The Indian, Tom Savage, whom
Mr.. Ryan had not seen since the day
in 1914 when a raft capsized as they
were crossing Nenana River, walked
into Ryan's Office.
Il bring these furs to you. You
saved my life," the visitor said SIM
ply, after tossing the furs on the
desk.
Il had forgotten all about It," Mr..
Ryan said.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Missing Mans Body
Thought Found in Hotel
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A search for
Thomas Heffler, %, missing from his
home at Louisville, KY, led tonight
to a Roosevelt Hotel room. A body
was found there which Police Supt.
Samuel Pettigrew said fitted the
description of Mr.. Heff1er.
Police were asked by Mr.. Hefler's
parents to hunt for him.
Near the body found at the hotel,
police said, were two walls partly
filled with sleeping tablets.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
GRIPSHOLM
AROUND SOUTH AMERICA

Jan. 3l-56 Duys-frem $50
A gorgeous trip of $4,000 miles; Mas.
sau; Havana; through the Panama Ca.
nal; famous ports in Peru and Chile;
through the Straits of Mag gellan; Buenos
Aires; Rio de Janeiro and other famous
cities, a cruise of l25 miles up the Anna.
zon River; to Para, passing ill.famed
Devils Island; Trinidad; then home.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

freckles. She lost the grand prize
by lis.
A Detroit father and son are re-
united on Fathers Day in Virginia
Beach after an 11-month separation
while the son was an amnesia VIC
tim.
The bells are Ginning now. A
song Of welcome. Hello, 1889,
Happy New Year.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

Spanish, POrtu-
suese and Amer
can words that
made so shining
a pathway.
Th ere fore,
when I returned
to the hotel and
heard Gov. Lam
don say that it
was like a po-
litical conven-
tion," still being
under the spell
Of words, I was
startled. AS sue
cesSive days of
Evening star., 1939-01-01

more by successfully hurdling
"kinnikinnick," a substitute tobacco
formerly smoked by the Indians.
The first baby is born at Green
belt with young clerk, who learned
all he knows of obstetrics from a
Labor Department bulletin, in the
role of midwife.
Mary Malone of the $500 block Of
Seventh street NV. takes second
place in the national freckle con-
test in Atlantic City with 2O50
Evening star., 1939-01-01
Ecuador Visitors
Find Picturesque
Life Unspoi|ed
Thrilling Places to
Shop-CoIombio
Rich in History

(This Is the last OF a series Of
articles on South America by Mrs.
Pierson. 1Dho recently returned to
Washington from trip OF more
than 1900 miles over the south
ern continent.)
Evening star., 1939-01-01
BY HENRY ], ALLEN.

The most important congress ever
held by the Americas, which closed
on December 27, opened like con-
vention of the highest class adjec-
tives ever exposed to the public in
four languages. I have never before
heard a pouring forth of French,
Evening star., 1939-01-01
German-Italian
Opposition Aided
Solidarity atLima
Britain Unenthusiustic
About Unity, but Also
Not Antogonistic

A glimpse OF ho,O the Pan
american Congress operated is
giUen In this article by former
Senator Allen, publisher OF the
Topeka State Journal ana dts
tingutshed authority on Pan
American AFFAIRS.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

According to the latest figures,
New Zealand has only 1,241 unem-
ployed out of over 100000 popula-
ton
Evening star., 1939-01-01
kUNGSHOLM
AMAZON, RIO AND WEST INDIES

Feb. l6fh-32 pays-from $34o
Visit Trinidad; then unique voyage Of
l25 miles up the Amazon, days in
Rio; Bahia, passing Devils Island and
calling at St. Pierre and Fort de France
in Martinique. 10000 miles of colorful
cruising.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
kUNGSkOlM
SPRING CRUISE TO AFRICA
AND EUROPE

April 2Ist-3s pays-from $39s
Madeira; Morocco; Lisbon; France
with trips to Brittany, the Chateau
country and Paris); Holland; Copen.
hagen, Denmark; Gothenbure, Sweden;
and Southampton, for London, England.
A month and a weekend of slamorous
adventure.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

: Inquire of any travel agent, or
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Minted Gold Privately
But He Died PennilesS

Bechtler, only man ever to mint
gold privately for the United States
government, died penniless. During
the period when North Carolina was
producing more gold than any other
state in the Union, August Bechtler
and.his father. goldsmiths Of Ruth
erfordton, N. c., were commissioned
to mint one, two and one-half, and
five-dollar goldpieces for the gov
eminent.
For five years, from 1880 until the
establishment of the official mint in
Charlotte u in 1885, the Bechtlers
manufactured money legally. and
perhaps as a tribute to their hon.
esty. they died in poverty.
The coins are odd in their design
bearing the name Of their manufac-
turer August Bechtler. Also on the
coins is the legend North Carolina
gold" or in some cases merely
Carolina gold" The ore for the
coins was mined within few miles
Of the private mint and its quail
ity was indicated on the coin.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
The Marathon Races

On the plains Of Marathon, about
20 miles northeast Of Athens, in
ancient Greece, Miltiades, the Athe-
Man general, defeated the PerSians
in 400 B. c. The Persian forces
were led by Darius, a gallant COM
mander. For a time the Athenians
were hard pressed and greatly need
ed reinforcements to drive out the
invading army. Phidippides, a cou-
rier or runner, was dispatched to
Sparta to solicit aid against the enc
my. He accomplished a notable
"cross-country rum" arriving in
Sparta on the second day after leav-
ing Athens. Help was secured and
the Athenians were victorious. The
name marathon race" has been
given to long-distance runs in ath-
letic meets Of modern times, thus
perpetuating the feat Of Phidippi-
des. the messenger Of long ago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Indians Honey Bee Was
Called White Mans Fly

The honey bee is not native to the
United States, but was introduced
here 800 years ago. There was no
word for honey bee in the American
Indian language and bees became
known to the Indians as the white
mans fly, relates a writer in the
Chicago Tribune.
Authorities say that honey bees
were introduced into New England
in 1888 and that they likely were
brought from Holland, These first
bees were of the small type, COM
monty called black bees. They are
common, but are not so popular
among beekeepers as the larger
kinds, such as Italian bees.
The fact that wild honey bees have
been found in hollow trees and in
caves in widely scattered areas Of
this country during the last 300
years has led to the popular belief
that they are native. But those ia
miliar with the history of the honey
pee say LQdL TIE ISL VIII OASS
in America were swarms that left
their hives in New England apiaries
and few off into the woods. AS civ
ilization spread westward across the
country the honey bee went with it
and often preceded the settlers.
Beekeepers refer to the different
kinds Of honey bees as races rather
than breeds or varieties. There are
many races and they are divided
roughly into three groups, the East
ern, the European, and the African.
The race most often found in api-
aries in this country is the Italian.
These bees first were brought to
America shortly before the Civil
war. They are found wherever bee
keeping is practiced commercially
and are considered by majority Of
keepers as the best of all races.
They are credited with being easy
to handle, good honey producers,
and more resistant than other races
to disease, especially European foul
brood.
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the following:

...s of whicl < the following:
The Magma Charta. adopted in
1915, which secured annual parlia-
ments and the equal administration
of justice;
The Habeas Corpus Act. adopted
in 1879, securing the liberty of the
person;
The Act of Settlement, in l7O1,
providing for the Protestant success
sion to the throne;
The Act of Union with Scotland,
1707;
The Act of Union with Ireland:
1900;
The Parliament Act Of 1911, which
enabled the commons to pass Ger.
tain acts without, the concurrence
of the other chamber;
The Government Of Ireland Act,
1920, and the Irish Free State
(Agreement) Act Of 1922;
The Westminster Act, 1881, bring
ing to an end the control once ex-
ercised by parliament over the Do
minions, and recognizing their
equality Of status with the British
government and cabinet.
The constituent parts Of the Brit
ish constitution describe the SOW.
ereign, the legislative, the executive
and judiciary.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Cauada's Postal Service

Canada's first postal service dates
back to the French regime, when
letters of the governor and the In
tendant were carried by an appoint
ed messenger. who was also per-
mitted to carry mail intrusted to
him by private persons. The fee
allowed the messenger by the In
tendant commission was 10 sous for
a letter between Quebec and Mont
real, and S sous to Three Rivers,
with proportionate charges for
greater or shorter distances. The
first of these couriers was Pierre
de Silva, known as 1.-THE Portuguese"
who received his commission from
Raudot, the intendant in 1705. When
Canada came under British rule the
first regular postal service was es-
tablished in 1853 by Benjamin
Franklin, then deputy postmaster
general for the American colonies,
who opened a post Office at Quebec
with subordinate offices at Three
Rivers and Montreal.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Streams Flow Inland in
One Part Of Australia

Australia is a land Of paradoxes.
Of scentless flowers and songless
birds, and one Of its oddities is riv.
ers which flow almost from the
coastline into the heart Of the con-
tinent, relates Quentin Pope in the
Chicago Tribune.
Notable among these Is the Goul-
burn, which winds through Victoria
to the north, turning its back on the
waters Of Bass strait and flowing on
to join the Murray, Australia's Fa-
Their Of Waters, which for much Of
its 1000 miles is the border between
Victoria and New South Wales.
The Goulburn has made possible
one Of the richest developments in
the country. Victoria spent millions
on the work Of irrigating the Goul-
burn valley, creating thousands Of
acres Of fertile land through q
system Of more than 5000 miles Of
channeling.
The Eildon weir, Swallowed by
sottly-rounded hills, and the Waran-
ga basin together hold and distrib-
ute nearly 1000, 900 acre feet Of the
Goulburn river that once flowed into
the Murray. The Goulburn irrigates
more areas than any three other
rivers In the country could supply.
Early explorers reported the coun-
try south Of the parallel Of "a de-
grees as 'uninhabitable and useless
for the purpose Of civilized man"
They could find no trace Of any river
falling into the sea between Cape
Otway and Spencer's gull, and thus
wrote of the territory as waterless.
The odd trick Of the Goulburn Of
flowing away from the sea to join
the Murray had fooled them. It was
only the discrimination Of q COVER
nor who sent off another expedition
to the unknown country to exhaust
all possibilities Of water existing,
that started this region on the way
to prosperity.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
Farmers First Meat Packers

The first meat packers in the
United States were farmers, accord
ing to a correspondent in the Wis
consin Agriculturist. More than 800
years ago these farmer packers be-
gan to salt down pork. beef, venison
and bear meat. It wasn't long be-
fore the New Englanders began to
take q share Of the English trade in
meats with the West Indies. Later,
thousands Of meat animals were
driven in on foot to Boston, New
York, Baltimore and other sea port
towns, from the outlying farms and
from adjoining colonies or states.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
How Some sbiders Travel

With some spiders the method Of
travelling is a novel one, for when
quite small it win let out length Of
silken line from its body and this
floats in the breeze. When SUI
fcient is released the baby spider
is lifted and carried a mile or more
to a new haunt. says London Tit
Bits Magazine. You win often see
spider waiting patiently In the
center of its web for food, day fol-
lowing day and no fly entering the
trap, but the spider appears to grow
and thrive. Certain spiders, after
a good meal, are able to store a
supply of food ~instheir bodies, and
the large garden spider has been
known to live for Is months with
out touching any outside food.
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INQUISITIVE SAL

elbows way out and I mean if you
got in his way, too bad for you.
The PAUL BOSWELLS were
really enjoying themselves. mo
wonder, Paul bein' an omega.) 80.
Saw LOUIS MASON and DORO-
THEA HARRIS looking as dewey
eyed as ever. Dorothea was gowned
attractively in white. ). Did you
see PEAVEY JOHNSON whisper
ing sweet nothings into what
rather short girls ear? (The gal
looked as if she were in 7th
heaven.) The TALMADGE
CAREY'S were enjoying them
selves. (Mr. Carey was quite in
terested in the various combined
dancing and playing of the orches-
ira :. HENRIETTA HENDER-
SON had an adorable white filmy
gown on and was looking very
sweet. Saw CHUCK" MOORE
standing in one of the doorways
leading to the balcony looking all
business like at the crowd. .
Chilly as it was on the balcony,
what St. Paul couple spent prac-
tically all the evening out there
gazing at one another? .. I do
hope sincerely that the couple
didn't strain their eyes looking, at
each other, cause I do think that
it was rather dark out there. q.
JIMMY BRADFORD was the
Omega's official Glover bearer"
You know Jimmy had charge of
all the buying and delivering of the
carnations the Omegas wore. .
RACHEL JAMES was attractively
attired in a pretty pink lace gown.
Smiling DICK CURTIS was
having his usual good time. .
KITTY VASSAR and MARCELLA
COPELAND both smiled very
graciously at each other when they
noticed that both had on Identical
ly the same evening gowns. Did
you notice what an adorable satin
evening wrap MRS. LOUISE CAR
MICHAEL had on? MRS.
PERCY HUGHES looked very
charming in her black chiffon
gown. There were a number of
very interesting St. Paul folk
there las well as Minneapolis) but
their names have sorta slipped
SAILS memory. That vivacious
couple, the THEODORE ALIENS,
were having, as usual, a grand
time. (Theodore's got the nick
name now of the Popular Insur-
ance Whiz.". Saw MARTHA
WRIGHT with her current love
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light. All in all the Omega's
had too fine party and a good
time was had by all. :.
Sal was sorry she didn't get to
the MODERNETTE'S party but q
very important previous engage
ment kept her from getting there.
My Boy Wednesday says the Mod
ernettes threw a grand party as
they usually do and that everyone
had a ball.
Well, friends, I'll have to be
dashing along but I'll be looking
your way again next week.
Your Pal,
CAT
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Entering Strange Caves

None but the bravest people care
to enter strange caves. They may
get hopelessly lost, drop into a pit,
slide over q dangerous precipice,
or drown In q rushing, hidden river.
Land caves usually occur In lime
stone, porous rock, notes writer
N the Washir~tnn Post. Rain trick
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-06-09
The Law Of Lax

The Law Of LEX is strange code
that governs the blood feuds of the
mountaineers of Albania. Respect
ing it, says Golfers Weekly, one
never shoots his enemy when the
man has arranged for a period of
truce so he can go to town, hold
a party or gather his harvest.
These feuds, therefore, may be
turned on or off, at viii so they
will not interfere with ones bust
ness or pleasure.
The Moons Craters
CopernicuS crater is Sc miles
across. Since Calico Galilei turned
the first telescope on the moon in
1910, astronomers have counted
80, 900 such craters. Some believe
them extinct volcanoes. Others
think they are the result of meteors
s+"'Eing the n The moon ro-
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les into cracks, leafs" away part
Of the lime, and eventually carves
out huge underground holes. Tiny
raindrops made Kentucky's famed
Mammoth cave this way. It
sprawls 5000 square miles under
the earth's surface.
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Howdy folks:

Howdy folks:
The current topic of interest
which is being discussed these days
is the importation of quite num-
Der of out-of-town boys and gals
who will be attending summer
school out at the U. The town
gossips tell me, and I've also no.
ticed that there are many more
young men making their entry to
Twin City society" than young
women. Tsk! Tsk! Too bad for you
boys about town, but as M of Min
neapolis says, "Give the girls a
chance at some new male imports.
The boys had such a grand time
with the Mikado danes, so now's
our turn to strut ourselves. =.
Amt Love Grand?-I know you've
heard about that certain st. Paul
gal who's quite daffy over this
new Out-of-town boy they call
Sam, from Texas. COmpeti-
tiOn, eh?-This Mr.. R. ALLEN of
Alabama who is residing in St.
Paul seems to be causing quite a
number of heart throbs among our
girls. Back in TOwn-Who's
all excited over ORRINGTON
HALL, Jr.'s, recent return from
school? Through With Love
(She'n Never Fall Again. Hal
That cute st. Paul gal who is tell
ing friends these days that her
romance with that Iowa boy is off.
(But tbs rumored that B. R. is her
current fiame.) Triple Trouble
ANDY of St. Paul who is havin'
quite a time these days keepin' his
various dates in line. (My, my,
young man, what busy days and
nights you must have.) Wed
ding Shower - MARJORIE MA
SON gave a very lovely shower
last Sunday for BETTY SESSION,
recent bride of DON SESSION. A
number of st. Paul and Mime
apolis girls were present. .
StOrk News-'Tis rumored that a
certain very young st. Paul couple
are looking at high-chairs for use
in the fall.
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Highlights on the OMEGA PSI
PHI FRATERNITY PARTY

The Omegas really had a party
that was a party. There were
more folks there than there is
space to mention them in. The
music was mellow, but bein' that
it was so crowded it sort of
cramped some of the style of a
number of couples who usually go
in for rug-cutting. Some of the
short boys about town had quite
a time keepin' on the floor with
their partners. It seemed as if the
big husky football boys just pushed
the small boys and their partners
all over the floor. Saw JIMMIE
LEE just having a ball. The dance
floor bein' crowded didn't bother
him. Jimmie was dancing with his
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tales, out as -. ..le side is al
ways toward the earth, about two
ffths Of the moons surface has new
er been seen by earthly astrono-
mers. The visible part shows no life.
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Britain's Constitution
Not Like That of u. s.

Great Britain does have consti-
tuition, but it in no way corresponds
to ours. It is mainly unwritten and
customary, but its development is
marked by certain outstanding and
fundamental lows. the principal
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FOR EARLY morning bicycle ex-
ercise see Reynolds Bros, Rondo
and Harrington.
ALL Shoe Sinners, Porters see
Reynolds Bros. at once. Join
Shoe Sinners Club, 80 Rondo.
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Some oOnifers Not Everrreen

Conifers are trees that bear
woody cones containing naked
seeds. Pines, hemlocks, frs are
familiar examples. The term to
the average individual means an
evergreen. but actually some conf
ters are not evergreen-for exam
pie, the larch and bald cypress.
Both Of these are conifers, but drop
their leaves in the fall.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
UNCLE RAYS CORNER
You are the dealer today and hole

Once upon time, an eight-year-
old boy went to a farm to pick
Strawberries. He was to earn one
cent for each box he picked, That
wasn't much, but the boy had been
told he could eat all the berries he
liked. He felt sure he would en-
Joy the berries. even If he earned
only or 10 cents!
The strawberry plants on that
farm were not in rows; they just
about covered the ground. The boy
set to work-eating a berry now
and then. BY the time he had half
filled his first box, he felt a little
tired-and, besides, those berries
tasted good! He forgot the work,
and sat down on the ground-or
rather on some of the plants. Then
he kept reaching out for the berries,
and eating them. They certainly
were good berries.
Some minutes later, the farmer
came toward the berry patch. The
poy caught sight of him, and de-
cioeo ne had better get back to
Ile work of filling his first box. 1t
50 happened he was wearing trou-
SerS made of light colored cloth,
ana the farmer read story on the
seat OF the trousers. That ended
strawberry picking for that little
boy that day.
~ remember the event very well,
tol was the little boy! I always
olo IKE strawberries fresh from
the vines.