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Evening star., 1940-10-27

Lake Tahoe been accurately Calcu-
lated! The Cuba not only had to carry
heavy load of men and supplies up to
Lake Habbema, in the shadow of Mt.
--Wilhelmina, which towers Is, $50 feet,
but must also be able to bring them
back. He first made several flights to
point on the ldenburg River ferry
ing detachment of soldiers and Dyak
carriers. There they established a
station from which a rescue party
could march overland to Habbema in
case the scientists were in danger or
marooned. Then they started the
Cuba on her crucial flight to the lake.
The people at the factory where
She had been built told US there'd be
no trouble, said the late Lon Yancey,
then pilot of the expedition. And of
course there was no trouble - for the
people at the factory! They were IN
San Diego twelve thousand miles
away, But we were the jumplest crowd
you ever saw We got onto the water
at the lake, all right, but then came
bunch OF questions What would hap
pen when we rowed ashore? We had
heard plenty about the hcad-hunters
and, as we hadn't made friends with
--them, how could we know what the
reception committee would have for
us?"
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Perfect Trip

+ ROM NIombasa, Archbold continued
his flight around the world at its largest
diameter. His voyage across Africa
was entirely without incident -
demonstration of perfect preparation.
He was at kisumu on Lake Victoria
by June %, Coquilhatville on the
Congo River June "a, Lagos in Nigeria
on June 25, and reached Dakar
June 26
From Dakar he wanted to try
nonstop flight to New York but, re-
Celvlng unsatisfactory weather reports,
stopped at St. Thomas in the Virgin
Islands He flew the distance, 3, 100
statute miles, in 10 hours, 33 minutes.
Leaving St. Thomas July |, he arrived
in New York on the same day, landed
at Floyd Bennett field, and was i'm
medlately rushed over to the Worlds
Fair, together with all his crew. There
they had triumphant reception but,
except for paper he read later before
the New York Academy of Sciences,
it was Archbold's only public appear
ance after such succession of exploits.
In addition to his other accomplish
ments, Richard Archbold and a col
laborator have obtained basic patents
on new sextant by the use of which
navigator can make an instantaneous
reading of his position with approx
mate accuracy.
Evening star., 1940-10-27

wanted to pitch in and make ready for
a fourth expedition to the Papuan
wilderness. But the war had broken
out, making conditions too unsettled
for exploration. He declined to stick
around quietly awaiting develop
ments, so he arranged his expedition
to Arizona, advertising the Cuba for
sale.
Since the situation in Europe is
forcing scientists there to mark time"
he said, I'VE in this country must
carry on the work of advancing scien-
tific knowledge more intensively than
ever"
The End
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Crucial Tests

l HE short of 1t was that they hight
ened ship at first and made tests to
see whether she would make an emer-
genCy takc-on at that altitude. She
made it, one test after another. At the
last trial the Cuba lifted 25, 500 pounds
gross weight off the surface of Lake
Habbema - just 1900 pounds more
than Archbold calculated after his
tests on Lake Tahoe.
That rescue force Camped on the
bank of the ldenburg River never was
needed. Not once was there any diff
hCuty getting the Cuba off the surface
of the lake, nor was the main body of
scientists or any of the smaller parties
ever in danger of being marooned.
Archbold made no fewer than l68
flights, and the company obtained hit
orally thousands of animals, birds and
plants, many of which, upon eXamina-
ton, turned out TO be entirely new to
biologists.
Even more colorful was a discovery
made by Archbold in most unexpected
fashion. He was flying up valley of
che Balm River, valley that had
never been mapped, apparently quite
unknown to photographers. To the as
tonishment of the leader and his COM
panions he espied beneath him miles
of terraces, held up by stone retaining
they had been laid out by surveyor.
In New Guinea this was extraordinary.
Such signs of cultivation as had been
seen before were crude ClearingS in the
forest. rough, weedy patches, When
they descended they came upon the
tribe that had made those gardens.
tribe new to the ken of civilized man.
They proved to be peaCeable lot,
which was fortunate, since they num-
bered some $4,000.
They had wrested those gardens
from the forest" said Archbold, land
it was the more amazing when you con-
slider their tools. The trees they had
fclled with stone axes, for plowS and
cultivatorS they used heavy wooden
sticks. Good farmers they are, with
sound understanding of drainage and
soil conservation. They also turned
out to be good engineers. They had
Evening star., 1940-10-27

it to add warmth to pale ivory skin.
Dark brunettes use it to Tighten their skin
when they prefer an even beige tone. By
far our most popular brunette shade.
a deeper. SUMMER shade-Rose
Brunette-in which there is more rose than
cream. Matches most successfully bru-
nette skin with great deal of warmth.
Darker brunettes use it to tighten their
skin. The pink in the powder takes the dull
yellowy tones out of the skin.
And there Is also our new Dusk
Rose the darkest, rosiest of our shades 1t
brightens muddy tans. 1t matches deep,
rosy tan. Other brunettes, who dislike
growing paler in winter, keep a warm,
Evening star., 1940-10-27
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Evening star., 1940-10-27

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provide the effect you
choose.
A light am
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in it-Rose Dawn. 1t is
Evening star., 1940-10-27

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Evening star., 1940-09-08
HERE'S WHY YOU
SAY II

You must haze kissed the Blor,sev
stone.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth the
English. under Carew, besieged the
castle of Blarney. Finally an armistice
was agreed upon and the castle was
to be surrendered. The Irish COM
mander, however, succeeded in delay
ing the surrender of the castle day
after day with fattery and soft
speeches. until Carew became the Jest
of the Elizabethan court.
DIE Uas in sesenth hedren
To the Cabalists, Jewish sect.
there were seven heavens, each hold
ing more happiness than the one be-
fore. The seventh heaven was the
dwelling place of God and here onlv
was eternal joy.
/ HE 6is house vas Tkite ekphext.
According to tradition certain
King of Siam would present a noble
whom he wished to ruin with sacred
white elephant. The animal was USE
less because it could not be worked
and its care was 50 expensive that
many an unfortunate noble spent all
his fortune to provide for it.
-GRAlD CAA>p, ~
Evening star., 1940-09-08
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
r. BIRD THAT PAYS TAXES

came. They are honey birds. They
insist on being close to civilization
Quail move in coveys during the
winter months. Each covey is ordi-
narily the family which the parent
birds raised the summer before, al
though they are often joined by
strays and sometimes small coveys
get together.
Come spring. the quail loses his
timidity. The cock sits on fence post
and sings out: bobtOhife. bobsVhife, boo
bo6sohife. 1t is clear. clarion call. He
is seeking mate. And from the
coverts comes the seductive. liquid
note of the female: 0-iof-d-hes, aloha
hee. 1t is the sweetest note of all the
birds of the wildwood. l don't except
any. l have inflated it many times
and had the cock come to within a few
feet of where was hidden, his shoul-
ders back. his head erect. his breast
thrown out, and at times with his
wing tips dragging the ground in
his impatience. strutting like a turkey
gobbler. ready to give battle to any
rival. gallant lover that he is.
DvtjivI Hvxbosd
xHE cock sometimes assists in build
ing the nest. which is a simple affair,
followed out in the earth and lined
with grasses. Weeds. dead or live
grass. vines or other vegetation are
entwined above to conceal the nest,
and the sharpest-eyed woodsman does
well to spot one. The cock assists in
the incubation of the eggs and in
rearing the family. II the hen is killed
he takes over her duties In fact eggs
may be incubated artificially and the
chicks turned over to a cock quail. who
will raise the youngsters.
With all of these homely virtues, it
is my own observation that a cock
quail may be lured away by a lone
some Lady for temporary affair but
he always returns within short period
for the scolding OF his true love.
The entire life of the quail is of
economic benefit to man. His food
consists of waste grain, weed seeds.
grasshoppers and bugs. many of these
insects being quite destructive, and
many of them avoided by other birds
The coveys roost on the ground at
night in tight circle. heads out.
They need all their acumen and all
their swiftness of wing to outwit their
enemies. The common house cat,
strayed from the farmhouse, is the
most destructive of all of these and, in
my opinion, kills more quail than all
the hunters. Cats found roaming the
woods should be destroyed if one
wishes to preserve and protect this
gallant and valuable little dandy.
The damage from foxes has been
overrated. but it is sometimes severe.
Raccoons. opossums and skunks de-
stroy the eggs. Crows, cooper hawks.
goshawks and sharp Skinned hawks
harry the birds, but nature has given
the quail swiftness of flight, keenness
of perception and protective colora-
ton second to nothing in all the woods.
The little fellow can take care of
himself.
Evening star., 1940-09-08

house, which represent an outlay of cash.
any additional benefits to which he is now
entitled under his policy have been made
available although no change in the pre-
MUM rate was or could have been made.
>For example. policy issued before l9l7
did NOT provide for participation in the
surplus earnings of the Company Today.
the holder of such policy receives his
share of the divisibe surplus in the form
of dividend on his policy.
Many poIicyholders. who have found it
impossible TO continue the payment of the
required premiums on their policies. have
been delighted to find that the non-forfeit-
ure values available under such circum-
stances are. in some cases, now much larger
than those specified in their policies.
As conditions warranted, Metropolitan
has also found it possible to increase sub
stantially the amount of insurance pay
able under many of the earlier Industrial
policies over the amount called for in such
policies.
An important provision included in
many current Ordinary policies is the right
TO have the insurance payable in the form
of an income. This right was not included
in early Ordinary policies. but has since
been extended to them
Provisions for additional benefits in case
of death bv accidental means, and benefits
for loss Of eyesight or limbs. have been
added to Industrial policies issued before
these benefits were regularly included in
such policies.
> The changes cited above illustrate the
progress that has been made in liberalizng
the terms of metropolitan life insurance
policies, and in providing more benefits
Each change has brought the policyholder
some real advantage which the original
contract did not obIigate metropolitan to
provide.
These Improvements in old policies have
been made voluntarily by metropolitan as
part of its effort to provide the policy
holder with the utmost possible protection
and service.
> If you are in doubt as to whether your
old policies have become more advan-
tageous since you bought them years ago,
your Metropolitan Agent will gladly ex-
anime them and ascertain whether there
are any additional benefits to which you
may now be entitied
Evening star., 1940-09-08

of transportation agencies, supplies
invigorating recreation to nearly
million gunners. and despite his many
enemies the quail can thrive in any
Eastern farming community.
Evening star., 1940-09-08

WAS walking beside a crumbling
stone wall in the Low Country OF
= South Carolina one summer after
noon, when the ground in front of me
became suddenly alive with many
animate puffs of down. each about the
size OF walnut. An injured quail hen,
one wing dropping. uttered a plaintive
p-s-n-e, ps-n-e. b-s-n-e. and fluttered
ahead of me, keeping not ten feet
away, eyes bright. breast rising and
falling. showing great distress.
The downy babies disappeared as
though the earth had swallowed them.
backed away, fearful lest l tread
on one of them. and sat quietly on a
log and waited. The injured hen, once
was hidden from her, scuttled into
nearby tangle of wild grapevines. Ten
minutes later she uttered her gather
call" and from under leaves, bushes
and from the bare ground itself the
youngsters came alive and the family
moved on. secure in the fact that they
had outwitted me- The hen. of course.
was not hurt at all. but had merely
been trying to lure me away from her
young.
4 Noivubks Bird
0OUBTLESS vote by outdooFsmen
would rate the bobwhite as the greatest
North American game bird; possibly
as the greatest game bird in the world.
The bobwhite pays the taxes on many
southern farm in the sale of shooting
rights, furnishes a livelihood to dog
men. trainers, dealers in sportsmen's
equipment, guides; adds to the revenue
Evening star., 1940-09-08

1t was said that. in the early days
of our country. one could tell when the
red men we're pushed back and the
plow began to conquer the land. be-
cause the buffalo left and the quail
Evening star., 1940-09-08

placed by up-to-date pieces. Electricity.
telephones. and an improved heating plant
have been installed in the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
Submarine Squalls
Will GetNeUName

WA SIZING TON President
Roosevelt has ordered the name of
the submarine Squalus, which sank
off Portsmouth, N. H.. last May
with a loss of 26 lives, changed to
Sailfish. The submarine will be re-
commissioned about June.
The change in name. unprece-
denied in the case of u. S. SUBJ
marines, was explained as due to
the fact that the Squalus technic-
ally will be new ship when it is
put back into service after being
completely reconditioned. 1t was
believed the name might also have
been changed for the psychological
effect on the men who will serve
on it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14


A special invitation Is issued by
the Tacoma Advertising and Sales
club to all interested in printing
craftsmanship to hear Frank Nc
Caffrey. nationally know n
authority on the art of fine print
ing. at the regular meeting Of the
club at the Tacoma hotel Wednes-
day noon. McCaffrey will speak
on That Twelve-Year-Old Intel
ligence Alibi."
The speaker, a Seattle man. Is
first vice president of the Inter-
national Guild of Printing house
craftsmen. An extensive traveller,
McCaffrey's knowledge of his craft
has an international background
Elvin Evans, chairman of the
club membership committee will
report on special work being
undertaken by his committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
NAzI BISHOPS
GET PRIVILEGES
VATICAN CITY

VATICAN CITY An UMPIRE
cedented step in history of the
Roman Catholic church was be-
lieved to have been taken when
the Holy See announced that Ger
man bishops had been accorded
special privileges. in order to per-
NIT persons who wilfully became
apostates, and then repented, to
re-enter the church secretly.
In the past ex-catholics who re-
pented their apostacy, and wished
to return to the church. were
obliged to make a solemn public
retraction renouncing all other
creeds.
In Germany now a written re-
quest from the penitents to the par
ish priest viii be enough to REIN
state them.
II was understood the decision
was taken only after Pope Plus XII
had made an exhaustive study of
detailed reports received from the
apostolic nuncio IN Berlin, Mon
signor Cesar orsenigo. The nuncio
has been making a thorough ex-
animation Of religious conditions
in Germany since outbreak OF the
war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
U. S. WILL have
TO FEED EUROPE

OMAHA. Neb.-Former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover predicted
Monday that European demand
for American foodstuffs as result
of the war will wipe out all this
nations SURPRISES.
Hoover said the foreign demand
was inevitable.
1T may come within
month, SIX m on tbs or five
years, but We eventually will
have to feed Europe" he said
Hoover said that by May, Fin
land and Poland will require at
least $50. o0o. 900 worth of Ameri-
can foodstuffs and lis an indica-
ton of what we may expect" in
the way of allied requirements.
He said the demand for Ameri-
can foodstuffs would prevail even
though the war ended Immediately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
People in
The News

Gov. Luren ID. Dickinson, of
Michigan, who has had only one
drink of beer and one of whisky
during his 80 years. was observed
eating his dessert at Lincoln day
dinner In Grand Rapids last night
with apparent enjoyment. The
dessert was frozen rum eggnog /.
John Barrymore returned to his
role in MY Dear Children" at New
York's Belasco theater last night.
The show was suspended tempo
rarily last week while the star re-
cuperated from a "vitamin de-
ficiency" at a hospital. Elaine
Barrie, Barrymore wife, was not
yet prepared to take the role as
signed her in the play, and Doris
Dudley, who has been filling it,
was retained until Wednesday &.
Joseph r. Davies, special aide to
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
was chosen the best-dressed man in
America by the Custom Tailors'
Guild Of America. Grover Whalen,
who led the sartorially elegant in
1882, dropped to 18th place. Paul
Whiteman, orchestra leader, was
second, and Joe DiMaggio, baseball
star, was eighth -.
Gen. Sir Constantine Dessino, 81,
former commander-in-chi of the
imperial Russian army, died yes
terday at London. -.
A daughter was born at Bryn
Mawr, Pa, to Mrs. Maurice j.
(Clipper) Smith, wife of the newly
appointed football coach of Loyola
university at Los Angeles. Smith,
who formerly coached at Santa
Clara, has been at Villanova col
lege four years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14

ASIDE from TIE Russian reti-
ccace In communiqucs, one
reason for the lack Of definite
official announcements Of
progress In the present drive
b the Finnish censorship.
The Finnish general staff.
eorrespondents report. believes
TIE Russian general staff does
not know TIE exact situation
Of their troops. and therefore
Tire Flnns have imposed strin-
gent censorshlp on anything
regarding conditions until
something decisive happens.
The general staff apparently
does not want to announce partial
operations. but wishes to wait I'M
til the operation 10 finished. when
they hope to announce = resound-
ing victory.
lone famous correspondent sub
mitted ! story on the progress Of
the fighting which he had OBJ
tanned from unimpeachable
sources. The censor killed It. and
told one Of the press officers that
II was too damned accurately
Say Russians Held
Complaints Of repetitious an
nouncements Of lack Of Russian
progress may perhaps be answered
by factual accounts of dozens of
neutral correspondents who have
been at or close to the front In
the last two months. and who tes-
tify that the Russians are not
over-running the country and that
the Firms are where they say they
are.
Al to the one -sldedness Of the
report nearly always Finnish sue
cess In holding off attacks-that
II inevitable when the Russians
have not permitted a single for
eign correspondent to go even to
Leningrad. much less anywhere
near the front. and announce al
most nothing about the war.
webb Miller, United Press
war correspondent. comments;
my experience has been
that Finnish communiquos
lean bacl<wArds In claiming
Victories until they have actu-
ely been achieved, and that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14


Monday afternoon when the long
feud with the city utility depart
ment over water rates was re-
vived by a letter from Commits
sioner Davisson calling attention
to the long delinquent water bill.
Not Ready TO Pay
Davisson expressed the hope
that the obligation would be paid
as promised" but the park COM
missioners decided they weren't
ready to give in yet.
Park Commissioner Henricksen
proposed that letter be addressed
to the city council (attention Mr..
Davisson) advising that the park
board would undertake to
liquidate its obligation when a rea-
sonable water rate is established
The motion carried.
To Expire Feb. 26
Henricksen advised the board
that s0-day limit within which the
boards appeal Of the flume line
case may be perfected will expire
Feb. rs. Superior Judge Hodge
held in trial of the case on its
merits that the city ordinance
transferring title for the strip to
the park department was invalid,
since it would have required a vote
of the people to authorize the
transfer. He supported the city's
present contention that II has
every right to drill wells or other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
Bags Three Quail
In 56 Attempts

COLUMBIA. Mo.--Quail hunting
experts of this city feel some sort
Of record has been set by v. o.
Caldwell. deputy city clerk. On
two trips. Caldwell had Sc shots
at coveys, with a net return of
three hirds-an average Of 5 per
cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14

A. -
- ~ =
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The following picture, which the,
bolisvo 70 Be- factual:
uhsss = reason y think
- - uuns1nnn. uslng more
inlnasry, uDochanlssd unlts, ~
t1nsry ~ alrplnnsa, have
$50 sono progress - ~
~ ~ Gays - ~ oumnsa
oseose - ~ Karsllan isth-
- w11eh = msaway betweea
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- ~ ~ right - - H.
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ut ~ nusslans havs not
sbroken Shrsugh~ H. MAJ
nsrhslm IlaA
10 understand the situation and
avoid confusion from apparently
couflicting claims Of advances and
reversoe, It h necessary To visual
~ TIE Mannerheim line.
srl.es = De.cr1bea
-. ~. ~. ,r..,ro, ur.
.-,.s a. 4, ec-.r...es Rock.os-r.,hr.,.
49, 49, :. sS 80 -,st.r~..
80 res..res II n 4 succession
- sr.naecemeuts ana nil boxes.
srtulerv porltions cleverly selected
- ~ .dv.ntase 81 every hill ton
= rroll traps and pits. It il
s,<ss1 hssvilv with lake, and
deep,v-forested. wiz only narrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-14
when they make . statement,
Il II correctly

when they make = statement,
II h correctly
Concerning casualties, m u C h
comment has been aroused by the
repeated publication Of estimates
always unofficial and unverified
of figures on Russian losses and
none on Finnish. The only official
statement OF casualties on both
sides came from Moscow, and that
was 30 early In the war that 1t Is
meaningless now.
Dead Are Removed
Correspondents report they are
permitted TO go over battlefields
after an engagement only after all
the Finnish dead and wounded
have been removed and only the
Russians remain. OF Finnish cas-
ualties, Webb Miller reports:
Neither I nor any other
correspondent or military at
tache has any well-grounded
Idea Of them, and / do not
want to make for publication
. mere guess without founda- :
tion. However, ] am sure they
are far less than the Russian,
because the Russians are al
ways on the offensive.
There are valid military rea-
sons for the Firms refraining from
announcing casualties because of
the disparity Of The forces and pop
ulations and the possible effect on
domestic opinion. even II they were
not unduly high considering the
nature OF the fighting.
This is nothing new. In the
World war, countries withheld for
long periods announcements Of
casualties and as recently as the
Spanish conflict there never were
any official announcements"