The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-04

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Mr.. Fixit: MAY I ask you a
question which 1 trust you can
answer: was exploring one
day and found In q sandbar
many shiny particles and upon
further investigation found
small particles OF leaf gold. Now
want TO know how TO get
method Of getting this leaf gold
out Of the sand. AR. A.
We prefer to recommend that
you go 10 an expert. One good
source OF advice would be 3. II.
BENEFITS. chairman of the Ia
coma Chamber of Commerce
Mining bureau, whom you can
reach through the chamber or
BENEFITS Chemical laboratories.
A letter 10 the University Of
Washington college Of mines
would bring you some help from
its authorities on all types Of
gold recovery. Occasionally the
college of mines conducts free
schools for prospectors, which it
might be worth your while to
attend.
Mr.. Fixit: Would you kindly
give me the names of the sena-
tors and congressman Of this
state? ID. NJ. r.
They are Senators Homer T.
Bone and Lewis b. Schwellen-
bach, and Representatives War
rem G. Magnusson. Monrsd c.
Wallgren, Martin F. Smith.
knute Hill, Charles Il. Leavy
and John M. Coffee.
Mr.. FYxit: Gould you tell me
of an individual or company that
would he interested In the au-
thentic writing and signature Of
Buffalo Bill' Cody
BETTY L.
II you have reasonable proof
of its authenticity, which Is
where most such things fall
down, one place you might seek
information and possible arouse
interest, IL Thomas F. Madigan,
Inc, at East 54th St, New
York City. That company deals
professionally in autographs.
A. r..,:. =, -
one can kill fruit tree without
cutting II down or digging 1t
upe NJ. r. A.
That is a problem which
doesn't frequently arise. The
difficulty usually is in keeping
fruit trees alive. If you wish to
kill the tree, taking the bark
off its trunk should be very
effective. That's how the rab-
bits do IL.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me II
an Americana born citizen mar
ries u non-citixen, would the
American-born citizen lose his
citizenship? II. $.
A man never has risked loss
of his citizenship by marrying
an alien woman and since 1922
women also have retained all
their rights unless they married
aliens ineligible to citizenship.
Mr.. F,.ii: WIN you please
tell me where TO write 10 obtain
my birth certificate was born
In Dallas, Oregon. Also what fee
Ia connected with It:
PEARL II.
II you were born after 1908.
your certificate should be on file
with the State Department of
Health, Salem. Oregon. Cost Of
a copy should be about SOC.
Mr.. Fixit: what do the eagle
and the star stand for In poll
tics: I thought the elephant
and donkey were the symbols OF
the Republican and Democratic
parties. A. b. {.
The eagle Is the emblem OF the
United States of America, SYM
bolixing eternal vigilance. 1t
does not stand for any particu-
lar particular party. The star
also has no significance, though
1t was used in profusion on all
the literature of the Union party.
which promoted William Lemke.
in the last presidential election.
The American Liberty league also
made wide use Of stars on its
folders.
Since both eagle and star have
a generally patriotic signifi-
canoe, you can expect to find
them used by almost any or
ganization in this country which
either sincerely or spuriously de-
votes itself to patriotism.
Mr.. Ffxit: l have a historical
map Of the battle of Gettysburg,
Pa July /. 2 and s, 1868, show
ing the battle Of July 2. Can you
ten me- u this map II Of any
value: II SO. could YOU tell me
where could get all details.
This map was prepared by my
grandfather, william II. Wilcox,
captain and Ado. Of Maj. Gen.
Reynolds staff.
w. III. w. JR.
Unless il would have value to
the federal government as his
toricai exhibit at Gettysburg. we
have no suggestion. We recon-
mend that you write to the us.
Department Of Interior. National
Park Service, Washington, d. C.,
asking IL 1t would be interested
in purchase Of the map for It's
Csttysburg museum. The bat