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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29
SCIENCE NEWS

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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn TO the
woman's page for the answers:
!. Who was known as the
Great Pope?
?. What is chronology
3. What is the name for a nine
sided polygon
4. From the top of which
mountain did Moses receive the
law?
s. What is the official abbre-
Walton for Pennsylvania?
g. For what is Kitty Hawk
famous?
I. Why are the boots and stir
rups of deceased soldiers revers-
ed at military funerals?
s. With what sport is the
name of Beatrice Barrett ssso-
ciated?
Q. To what plant family does
broccoli belong
10 Name the sacred noun
tain of Japan.
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address Of writer ONLY Initials
viii be published when requested.
Mr.. Ffxit: ] recently purchased
piano and just discovered the
board underneath the keyboard
is full Of worm holes. Would this
affect the piano In any way
VERA &.
Such boards do no harm and
can be found IN some OF the fin
est pianos. Little borers which
make those holes are likely to
get into air-dried wood which il
seasoned out Of doors between
other boards. That method is
considered the best for wood 10
be used in pianos. One piano
manufactures leaves the wood
outdoors TO season for seven
years before IL is used.
Mr.. FixIt: VIII you please tell
me through your column how To
remove grass stain from pink
dress material: E.N.
II II Is washable material the
best remedy is elbow grease.
Wash first In cold water and then
In warm with mild soap. rubbing
hard. II the material is not wash
able, use alcohol TO remove the
stain. BE sure the cloth has fast
dyes before you use a bleaching
compound.
MIR. Fixit: Can Won give me
any information on the Idaho
Newsome Mining and Milling
Co., whether h Ia operating and
has paid dividends 4: &. NJ.
Mr.. Fixit has no information
about mines or mining securities
or any securities, for that
matter.
Mr.. Fixif: In case n veteran
IL III and his wife Il given job
On WPA, will the wife he en-
titled to the same rights ~ he
would
Also will the divorced wife Of
veteran he entitled To any
rights on WPA? And does the
wife's custody Of their children
make any difference In this
case' II 50. what ages do the
children have 10 bcs
MRS. X. u. \.
The special rights granted
World war veterans on WPA by
the emergency relief law do not
extend to other members of
veterans family. A woman gets
no extra concessions unless she,
personally, served in the army
or navy nurse corps in the war.
The divorced wife of a veteran
gets no privileges and custody
of the children gives her none
unless they are younger than 16,
making her eligible for aid to
dependent children rather than
WPA.
MIR. Fixit: Where does the
fleet dock In Seattle: WIN vlsI-.
tors he allowed on hoard the
4. =. :. Mississippi ON sunday.
July 500 What are the honrss
BETTY NJ.
The fleet anchors In Elliott
bay just as 1t does in the harbor
here. Shore boats are leaving
from a barge on the south side
Of Pier IL, taking visitors to the
ships from ] to 4 p. m, Monday
through Saturday.
Mr.. Fixit: WIN you please tell
me N any other religious scrv-
Ices than Catholic are carried on
regularly aboard battlcships or
liners Also regarding FarIey's
European trip, would you please
tell me where and on what busi-
ness he Ia going:
FRANCES NJ.
Both Catholic and Protestant
services are held regularly on
all battleships. The Protestant
services may vary slightly in ac-
cordance with the denominations
Of chaplains available.
Jim Farley appears TO be taxi
Ing an ordinary vacation trip.
Just as is John ID. NJ. Hamilton.
COP chairman, who sailed on
the same boat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29
Our Dirty Street.

We Americans free people. We free that
are often nuisance TO ourselves.
Take the matter of clean streets American cities
drtie than any of the great European cities drer than
most of the major cities of South America
1t not much because STRENGTHENING systems
inferior 1t is simply because free Americans interpret
of that freedom the right to stroll down the streets
scattering refuse gay and thoughtessy they GO That
empty cgaret package that banana skin, the discarded
newspaper package they 60 out of speeding
and into the street Who cares? The city will clean
In New York 10000 school children being taught to
fight this attitude police arrested 2402 chronic voators
of anti-ter laws after warnings the American Public
Works Association reports.
But the basic responsibility is citizen Those
who think and those who will not litter the streets
in the first place. N ~
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BRlGHTENERS

don't say this is psnaces.
but | believe II will be the lib
GRAFTON OF business and business
executives from the rigorous
effects OF the antitrust laws as
now written Sen. O'Mahoney.
describing proposed antitrust
law amendments.
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many officers who take advan-
tage" Of their superior author
lily and belittle the small citizen.
Their speech is rude, uncouth
and unJustly sarcastic. II seems
strange that We allow officials
TO have such jobs. paid for by the
citizens. w. II. HORNBY.
2ol0 So. I St
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HALF Girl.

Sixteen years old last Febru-
airy, Frieda Pushnik has never
known how II feels to walk or
run. or to hold things in her
arms.
Born without limbs. the lovely
little living torso is neverthe-
less cheerful and attractive and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29

Ezra Meeker Sells Papers
To Henry Ward Beecher
Tub Of Silver Dollars
Buys New Farm
Good Earth Responds
To Dilieeni Effort
Quaint Ideas About Use
OF Daylight Hours
TINE new home of the Meek
L ers in Indiana was on a rent
ed farm. The land was OF only
medium quality and it was hard
10 make living Father Meek
er worked part time in flour
mill. Ezra helped by driving a
four-yoke OK team for rs cents
a day and doing any other
jobs be could find. Jobs were
scarce because few of the set
tiers had the money 10 hire
help. Ezra was unusually sue
cessful. In three years he saved
S35. His objective was $50, with
which he intended 10 buy 40
acre piece of government land
that could be obtained for s1.25
an acre.
Ezra's first opportunity
came when he was hired a.
devil" In the office of the
indianapolis journal. He did
mt like the name "deyii' hut
did his work so well that in a
few weeks his wages were
increased TO xl.50 week.
Part Of his job was to deliver
the papers. One Of his Gus
toners WAS Henry Ward
Beecher, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnal church.
Ezra had good voice and
Beecher wanted him 10 sing in
the choir. When his mother OBJ
Jected because his clothes were
not good enough. Beecher offer
ed to buy him a Sunday suit"
and pay him for singing. Ezra
was all set to go when Father
Meeker put his foot down. No
son of his was going TO attend
church of a sect other than
that with which the family had
been identified for generations.
The paternal dictum was a
great disappointment. Ezra
was passionately fond of
music. He resented the mar
row religion that prevented
participation in music affairs
Of a church of another denomi-
nation. He had his own ideas
about religious freedom and
evolved a liberal and tolerant
doctrine OF his own.
Ezra was about Is when Mrs.
Meeker received a letter from
Grandfather Baker. in Ohio, Of
fering her thousand dollars
to buy a farm. He was a
shrewd, industrious farmer who
had built up what was consid-
cred in those days a comforta bic
fortune. He started with nothing
and with his bare hands he pro-
duced living for the family
and laid by a little money
every year.
The Meekers were jubilanf.
Money to buy n farm meant a
complete change their for
tunes for the better. but there
was one serious problem. How
was the money. all in silver.
TO he transported from Grand
father Bakers nome near
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ARABIC FIGURES
Continued from Page One)

administration votes on the
monetary, reorganization and
neutrality proposals. But he per-
formed in a half-hearted manner.
Instead of phoning or visiting
key members, he sent word to
them through Intermediates
They relayed no threats or prom
Uses, as was Mr.. Farley's custom
in older, happier days. They sim
ply explained that Jim would
like you to vote for this thing
If you can"
Most significant Farley ges-
ture was his indifference toward
the Hatch bill barring federal
employees and beneficiaries -
WPA-ers and postmasters-from
indulging in political activity.
In other days such suggestion
would have brought him riding
TO Capitol Hill like another Sheri-
dan on his way TO save the day
at Winchester. But Jim didn't
even make telephone call. He
must have favored this law which
will prevent FDR from using the
federal political machine to con-
troll the next national convention.
Several sidelights on the Aug.
I'd celebration OF any govern
ment's first purchase of a mill
tary plane reveal the dime-novel
progress which this industry has
achieved within 80 years since
Aug. ?. 1909.
The army officer who first
flew the flimsy Wright brothers
plane is still in the service. Then
a lieutenant. he is now Col. Frank
=. Lshm. on duty at Governors
island. The young man who
wrote the contracts John Null
lsney-is now chief clerk of the
army air corps. In its specifics-
tons the government required
that the Adam OF the air do 40
miles an hour and have q cruis-
ing radius OF 125 miles. II had
rs horsepower. weighed 500
pounds and cost $50. 600. COM
parable ships today will fly 200
miles an hour. have flying
radius Of 1000 miles. SOS horse
power and cost $50. $50 The
military load alone 49, fighting
equipment is 1000 pounds.
Incidentally. the army is so
anxious to spread its wings-to
show Hitler that Uncle Sam can
fly high and far in the next war
that it has hired two outside
publicity agents to manage the
show.
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KEEPING UP-IO-DATE

South America has few sing
ing birds. but prides itself on
plumsge display second 10 none.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29

The highest duty of everyone in these serious hours is
TO every effort and with goodwill it
be done-Dr Karl Burckhardt, League of Nations COM
missioner in Danzig
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29

There of who have not wanted to die for
Prague Valencia Memel and Danzg Now the At
lantc there are those who do not die for London
Gibraltar Strasbourg and ParHenri de Kerel French
newspaper writer
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Perhaps the most bitter
anti-New Dealer on Capitol Hin
is Hiram johnson OF California
the rugged Republican who en-
braced Franklin u. Roosevelt as
political prodigsl in 1882. The
grand old senator Is utterly DIS
illusioned.
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can do many things, such as
knitting. with her mouth and
shoulder.
ARABIC FIG URES
Exhaustive research has failed
to reveal the real origin of Ara
bic numerals II. 2, 3, 4. 5, 6, 7,
8. Q. o.. but to India goes prob
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Mr.. FIxIT
He Fixes Thing.

To receive attention In this COL
imn letters must give name and
address Of writer only initials
viii be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-29

Both Catholic and Protestant
services are held regularly on
all battleships. The Protestant
services may vary slightly in ac-
cordance with the denomination
OF chaplains available.
Jim Farley appears TO be taxi
ing an ordinary vacation trim.
just as is John u. NJ. Hamilton.
COP chairman. who sailed on
the same boat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
VIII Observe Aviation Day
At Gray Field ON Saturday

lamation, designated Aug. 10 as
National Aviation day and invited
the people Of the United States to
observe the day with appropriate
exercises.
According to word received from
Gray fisld. Fort Lewis, home Of
tia e1st Observation squadron and
the Northwsst's own regular army
field. the day win be celebrated
with "open house" ceremonies DUR
ing the forenoon During the
morning, the public b invited to
visit the field, and inspect its facil-
tiles. including the airplanes and
the new motorized balloon sta
toned there. Several routine
flights win be made. permitting
IL public an opportunity to wit
ness the u. s. Army Air corps in
the performance Of its regular
duties an part of the land defenses
Of the Northwest.
Lieut.. Col. Charles B. oldfield,
commanding Gray field. has an
neunced that guides viii be avail
able at the field to show visitors
to various places Of Interest and
explain technical features Of planes
and equipment. Military police
Win be on duty at the main gate
at the fort to direct visitors to
the air field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18

Nstional Aviation day, IN rpcog-
niton q TIE rapid development n
asronautics IN recent years. and
tn important part the United
States has played II In develop
menk win b observed throughout
IL natton On saturday, Aug. 10.
Prsaidsnt Roosevelt, h his proe-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-18
SELLS IN SAME STORE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

CLEVELAND - Charles L. VAL
sntine has been selling fabrics In
the same Cleveland department
store for 81 years. and still waits
on customers he met 20 years ago.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Chute Jumps Programmed
In Beacon Air Show

Parachute jumpers from Washing
ton and nearby areas will have a
field day at the second annual Bea-
con Air Show to be staged by pilots
from the local and nearby flying
fields Sunday at Beacon Field, 3
miles south of Alexandria.
The days program will start at
l pm. with a mass plane fight. to
be followed by the coronation Of
Marie Morrow, queen of the air
show and a student aviatrix.
Following novel parachute
jump, the spot landing contest will
be held at Ais pm. At pm. Ike
Crash" Garth will perform in an
exhibition of stunt flying. This will
be followed by another spot landing
contest.
At 5 pm. Ray Morders of WASH
ington will perform 1O,000-foot
delayed parachute jump. leaving a
trail of smoke to mark his fall. A
bombing" contest will follow At
pm. members of the Ramblers
Motorcycle Club of Washington will
demonstrate trick riding.
A pilots ball will be held the night
of the air show at one of the nearby
night clubs.
Demonstration of the refueling Of
plane will be another feature Of
the show.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Compensation Boards
Join Forces on Reports

The Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia Unemployment Compensa-
ton oBards have concluded an agree
ment wrereby the work records Of
employees will be consolidated with
one board, regardless of place Of
residence, 1t was announced today.
Under the new plan all employers,
contractors and other industrialists
having a base of operations in Mary
land and working in the District will
report all continuous employees to the
Maryland Compensation Board, and
all temporary employees to the Dis
trict agency.
The plan will work both ways,
District employers reporting their
continuous or permanent employees
to the local board and their tempo
rary employees to the Maryland
agency when the work is done in
Maryland.
The agreement was reached to
obviate MISUNDERSTANDING and to ex-
pedite the payment of unemploy-
ment compensation claims.
Claims for benefits received by the
Maryland Unemployment Compen-
sation board totaled 14,303 for the
week ending September 16.
This was the smallest number for
any week since unemployment COM
pensation began In 1898. OF the
claims filed during that period, only
416 were new claims, q small de.
crease from the preceding week.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Naval Training Force
To Be Sent 10 Hawaii

Decision to send a naval detach-
ment of considerable force from
West Coast stations to Hawaii "for
training" was made known at the
Navy Department today, after con-
situations among high officials.
Admiral H. r. Stark, chief Of
naval operations. conferred yester-
day afternoon with President Roose-
welt. Afterward the commanding
officer of the Navy said he went
over general defense problems.
At the Navy Department 1t was
explained that the temporary trans
fer of a number of ships to Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, had been planned
for some time before the European
war broke out and had no bearing
on the world situation. 1t was de-
scribed as training measure and
q further move in the partial de-
Capitalization of the Navy. which is
a general policy at present.
The number or designation of the
vessels to be transferred were not
made known. The detachment will
be "a pretty fair-sized force" q
department Official said.
The neutrality patrol will take
other ships, both from Pacific and
Atlantic bases and q number of
laid-up destroyers, which are being
recommissioned, 1t was pointed out.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Western Maryland Mines
Operate al Boom Pace
Nv the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md. Sept. 81
Western Maryland's coal mining
industry, one of the largest in this
section, has hit a boom tempo with
increased employment and steady
production on a flve-day week basis.
The increased activity has been
reflected in railroads serving the
fields, for more trainmen and shop
men have been put to work.
Practically all mines of the
Georges Greek and Upper Potomac
field producing higher grades of coal
are in operation, with miners work.
ing seven hours a day.
The Jenkins e. Mccall Coal Co.
which operates two mines in the
Frostburg territory has doubled
production in recent weeks.
Increased employment was re-
ported by the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad which carries
large part of the output of the
Consolidation Coal Co., the largest
operator in this area.
The customary autumn orders are
credited with helping the upswing.
but operators say much of 1t is due
to the general business upturn which
has been attributed to hte European
war,
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Berwyn Man Dies;
CoIored Man Sought

Andrew Perakasky, Sc, of Berwyn
Nd, died today at University Hos
pital in Baltimore Of head injuries
inflicted, police said, by a colored
man employed on the same road
construction Job in Howard County
near Laurel.
Mr.. Perakasky was taken to the
hospital yesterday by his son
Charles. Meanwhile, the sheriff
of Howard Comfy and State police
were searching for Mr.. Perakasky' s
assailant, said to have fed.
Authorities were told Mr.. Rera-
kasky was attacked unexpectedly.
following q brief argument with the
colored man. and struck With .
length Of pipe.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Steel Mill Equipment
Boom Is Reported
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27-rhe
steel mill equipment industry is ex-
perlencing a boom" in orders
similar to that in steel, K. G
Gardner, vice president of the
United Engineering and Foundry
Co., has reported.
lhe steel industry is tacklinr a
problem which remained unfinished
during the period of wide strip mill
construction" Mr.. Gardner ex-
planned. Many steel comnanv
budgets at that time did not include
the full complement of finishing
facilities at the other end of these
Dig strip mills. This gave rise to
reports the Nations capacity for
production of wide strip was ex-
cessive.
1heSe companies now are engaged
IN programs to expand their facilities
to produce wide variety of high
grade fiat steel products after the
strip leaves the hot mills. A con-
siderable volume of processing and
auxiliary mill equipment seems like
ly to be bought"
Mr.. Gardner said many foreign
interests are seeking to reserve
production space for mill equipment,
but that all foreign business is being
taken subject to regulations which
may be laid down by the United
! States Government,
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Texas Christian Fans
Train Is Wrecked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILLSAP, Tex, Sept. 27.-A
Texas and Pacific train bearing
Texas Christian University football
fans to Los Angeles was wrecked
near here last night, killing the
engineer and conductor, and injur-
ing the fireman. None of the pas
sengers was reported injured seri-
ously
The dead: Leonard J. Perry, en-
gineer. and N. McNeely, conductor
both Of Fort Worth.
j. B. Hammer, IS, of Dallas, fire.
man, and four other members OF
the train crew were injured.
More than 100 persons, including
the Texas Christian University
Band, were aboard the special
which was to have picked up the
Texas Christian University football
team at Sweetwater, Tex. The en-
gine and baggage cars were almost
demolished. The diner, several
Pullmans and lounge car turned
on their sides.
Charles Blakney, a farmer, whose
home was few yards from the
right Of way where the wreck oc-
Cured, said. 'The engine seemed to
leap into the air and explode"
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Senator Glass, Bronchitis
Victim, Improving

Senator Carter Glass, Democrat,
Of Virginia, confined to his apart
ment with an attack of bronchitis,
was somewhat improved" this
morning, his physician said.
DR.. Walter A Bloedorn said the
81-year-old Senator passed a COM
Portable night and that his tempera-
ture, which had hovered around 100
degrees, had dropped slightly.
The physician said Senator Glass
was showing the same fight that had
enabled him to throw of serious ILL
nesses in the past.
President Roosevelt today asked
his personal physician. DR.. Ross T.
McIntre, to inquire about Senator
Glass condition and report back to
him.
Senator Glass was not feeling well
Saturday, but insisted on going to
the Capitol. He was ordered to bed
yesterday when the bronchial trou-
BILE was discovered.
Evening star., 1939-09-27
Traffic Light Is Urged
As Check on Speeding

Placing traffic light at New
Hampshire avenue and Farragut
street NV. was urged by the Hamp-
shire Heights Citizens Association
last night in an effort to check
speeding automobiles between Ken
nedy and Decatur streets. The reso-
luton was presented by j. Leon
Bord, chairman of the Police and
Firemen Committee.
A plan looking to District SELF
government was submitted by Don
r. Lamborne Of the Taxation and
Suffrage Committee, who suggested
that District reorganiza ton plan
be drawn up which would meet with
the approval of the majority Of the
citizens associations. This would
be put to a straw vote of District
residents so that the city could pre-
sent to Congress an idea of govern
ment desired by majority Of WASH
ingtonians.
Suggested revisions Of the asso-
cations constitution and bylaws
were read and are to be voted on at
the October meeting.
The Membership Committee re-
ported that "a new applications for
membership had been accepted.
A motion that the Hampshire
Heights Citizens Association go on
record as approving revision of the
neutrality bill and advocating the
cash-and-carry clause was defeated.
Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter spoke
on the need for fire prevention in
the home to keep the fire engines
"of your street" and that with the
week of October being Fire Pre-
vention Week it would be well to
check electrical wiring, heating sys-
TENS and clean out the cellars and
attics. He gave an actual demon
stration with fire alarm apparatus
on how to send in an alarm and
what happens when the alarm Is
pulled.
The Association met In Barnard
School.