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Evening star., 1941-11-23

Popular Restaurant
OF course the present generation OF
middle age or more, will always look
,1pon this place as the "Comique.' or
"Kernan's," and associate with its stage
the inimitable Jake Budd Billy Williams
and Eugene Mass, in such burlesques and
sketches as The Two Tramps," The
oyster Dealer big Fort Wallace,
"The Railroad War" "A Messenger From
Alexandria" "A Big Mistake "A
Practical Joke" Bill Jones Cousin" and
others. At this period, variety shows
principally were shown at this theater
and the Jokes told by the comedians were
sometimes riSque. At one time John
Philip Sousa led the orchestra, and later
he became the leader of the United
States Marine Band, before organizing
his own celebrated group of musicians.
Another building of historic Importance,
which once stood in this square, at the
southeast corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Eleventh street, was Harvey's
Restaurant Indeed. so popular was this
place for more than a half century
that it is safe to say there are few men
In Washington now over so years OF age,
and natives of the District, who have
not paid one or more, and in some cases,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
SYNOPSIS

George McAusland was 80 years old when
he sailed from America to undertake his
post as a missionary in the Fiji Islands. A
crime he had committed in a fit of excite.
ment had shattered all his confidence In
himself. He felt forced to avoid pretty
Mary Doncaster, who boarded the ship
at Honolulu. She was en- route to visit
her parents, who were missionaries on
G1ead Island. Mary was attracted by
Georges attempts to avoid her. One day
George accidentally fell overheard. Mary
unhesitatingly dove into the sea to rescue
George, who falls in love with her. When
the boat approached her home on Gilead
Island. they learned that Mary's parents
had both died. George volunteered to take
charge Of the mission. Faced with the ne
cessity of losing Mary if he left her now,
George forced himself to ask her to be his
wife. Mary accepted his clumsy proposal.
and they left the ship to live in her former
home on the island. The scanty dress OF
the natives shocked George at first, but he
soon became reconciled to their customs.
Mary discovered that Corkran, sailor
friend of Georges, had deserted ship to live
on the island. He had come there to help
George and Mary If they needed him. Their
peaceful life was interrupted one day when
ship stopped in the harbor in search of
pearls. They see the pearl divers attacked
and their schooner sunk by pirate ship.
The pirates head their boat toward the
bay near their village. George sends
Mary inland for safety and walks down to
the beach, alone and defenseless, to meet
the unwelcome visitors. Natives carry him
back to Mary hours later, shot through the
shoulder.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
FARM
Tories
PREPARE COWS
IN DRY PERIOD
Special Care Assures Better
Production.
BY GEORGE E. TAYLOR

Extension Dairyman, Rutgers University
Cows that are properly fitted and
managed during the dry period may
produce as much as Is per cent
more milk and butterfat during the
following lactation period.
During the lactation period, espe-
cially during the first six months,
the animals body reserve of min
erals, protein and fat becomes de-
pleted. And the COW does not have
an opportunity to build up this re-
serve again until the animal is CIV
en- six to eight weeks rest period
prior to the following calving.
Neglect on the part of the owner
regarding proper feed, care and
management of dry cows may cost
the owner the value of one ton Of
milk. The loss in dollars and cents
may be computed by using the mar
ket value of one ton of milk under
any known market condition.
The amount of hay and grain
which should be fed during the dry
period depends upon the condition
of the COW at the time she is turned
dry. Animals that are in fair condi-
ton may be properly fitted on lib
eral allowance of quality roughage,
including pasture, hay and silage.
Other cows may require some grain
in addition to all the roughage they
will eat. A daily grain allowance Of
six pounds is usually ample. Thus
not more than $50 pounds to $50
pounds of grain in addition to one
quarter ton of hay, is needed to
put COW in proper condition.
Figure the cost of $50 to $50
pounds of grain and one-quarter ton
Of hay and compare it with the
value of one ton of milk. The fig
ure proves that a rest period of
six to eight weeks along with proper
feed and care during the dry Pc
Rod, really pays dividends.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
Seed Treatment Proves
Good Crop Insurance

Seed treatment is one of the most
important phases of crop insurance.
Not only can the crops be disease
free, but in most cases freedom
from disease results in increased
yield. Therefore, the use of high
quality treated seed is a big step
forward toward success.
Now is the time to make prepara-
ton for treating wheat, oats, and
barley for smut. There are several
materials on the market that, If
properly used, will give good re-
suits. The first important step is
to learn exactly the method recon-
naended. If instructions as to the
proper method of treatment are not
followed, it is waste of time and
material.
Copper carbonate and mercurial
dusts are suitable for the control of
seed-borne diseases in wide range
of seeds, because they control a
large number of seed-borne diseases
besides smut. For this reason they
can be used with crops of wheat,
oats, barley, beans, and others.
Formaldehyde is still popular with
many farmers but this material
must be properly applied to give
good results. The placing of tea
spoonful of formaldehyde in the top
of a sack of grain and then turn
ing the sack upside down for treat
ment is Intellectual. Formaldehyde
when exposed to the air vaporizes
as gas; this gas is heavier than
air The above procedure prevents
the formaldehyde from coming in
contact with the seed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23

MO WONDER she looks sweet
Y as pie and decidedly pleased
with herself! This little miss, with
the bows in her curls and her doll
by the arm, is wearing the newest
and best of pinafore-jumper fash
ions, and one that you should make
up Immediately for your own
small daughter. The pinafore-
jumper is so deliciously full, below
that down-scooped cut in the front,
and the sash bow in the back ac-
cents its saucy flare. The little
guimpe is plain and tailored, as it
should be for school and kinder
garten, with round, tailored col
lar and little neck bow.
Send for the pattern right away
{the number is 8860). Make the
pinafore-jumper of checked ging-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
Week-Old Calves
Can Be Dehorned

Horns, at one time, were a nee
essary part of cows equipment.
They were necessary for protec-
ton, but under present modern
methods of management, cows do
not need horns. Horns may be
taken off when the calf is a week
old without any loss and not too
much discomfort to the calf. Do
the job of dehorning as soon as
the horn button can be found;
clip the hair around this tiny
bump and place ring of vaseline
on the lower side to prevent any
drainage into the eye itself.
Roughen the spot gently where
the horn is starting with a corn
cob or by scraping it. Moisten a
stick of caustic potash and rub it
on until the skin is a distinct pink.
Caution: Use gloves on your
hands and let no liquid from the
caustic stick get into your eyes or
the calf's eyes-it's dangerous.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
Ask Me 4nother
Q A General Quiz
The Questions

1. In what country is the stone
a unit of weight?
2. How many Presidents of the
United States have been elected by
the house of representatives?
3. Friday is named after what
goddess?
4. How long is the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado river?
S. Who was the first to hit upon
the theory that the earth moves
around the sun?
6. Are any state universities
non-coeducational?
7. How many battles Of the Civil
war were fought off the coast of
France?
8. Have all large American
cities gained in population in the
last 10 years?
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
The Answers

1. Great Britain. The legal Eng
fish stone is IA pounds.
2. Two (Thomas Jefferson and
John Quincy Adams).
3. The Morse goddess Frigg,
wife of Odin and goddess Of the
sky.
4. 1t is 280 miles long.
S. Aristarchus.
6. The University of Florida is
the only non-coeducational state
university in the United States.
z. One. (When the Kearsarge
sank the Confederate cruiser Ala
bama on July Is, 1864, off Cher
bourg)
8. No. Some of the large cities
that have less population than they
had 10 years ago are Akron, Bos-
ton, Cleveland, Jersey City, New
ark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Rochester, st. Louis, and San
Francisco.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
Repair Now

The "stitch in time" adage applies
forcibly to machinery care, accord
ing to Ray w. Carpenter of the Uni
versity of Maryland. He says that
an hour at this time of year, when
the machinery is in storage, spent
in oiling all polished surfaces to pre-
vent rust, repainting barred wood
parts, and checking, ordering, and
replacing badly worn or broken
parts will avoid delays, aggravation,
and hours of valuable time when
the spring season rush is on.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
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3bu BEN AMES WILLIAMS

struck him down and then shot him,
and he lay like a dead man. But
one of the children, little boy who
loved George, bit the hand of the
man who had shot. That man caught
the boy, and he broke the child's
arm across his knee.
The white men could not even
catch the girls; so they came to
Mary's fathers house and profaned
it, shouting and breaking things. The
child with the broken arm was
screaming, and the people were an
cry.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

To remove mustard stains from
linen, soak the linen as quickly as
possible in cold water to cover.
This 1oosens the mustard so that
it will come out when laundered
in the usual way-in plenty of
warm water and soap suds.
Be careful not to season meat
gravies so much that they lose
their characteristic favors. Usu-
ally salt and pepper or paprika
are enough. If you like pre-
pared meat sauce add only dash.
Better yet, pass the sauce and let
the family use what they please.
Cookies should be cooled COM
pletely before storing in a COW
cred jar or box.
Save leftover griddle batter
and use it for dipping chops, cut
let's and so on.
Best time to clean the egg beat
er is Immediately after using it
before the egg dries and makes
washing difficult.
To get the best results from
electric light bulbs, remove them
and dust the glass part occasional
ly. At long intervals they may
be given a bath with damp
cloth, but be sure the bulbs are
dry before replacing them and
keep the damp cloth away from
all sockets.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1941-01-23
R11tRxDik$A,,p,1nlilz5tt

ham, printed calico or plain cham
bray, and trim with braid or bias
binding. Repeat the guimpe sew
eral times in batiste, lawn, dimity
or linen.
Pattern No. 1850 is designed for sizes
2, 4, 6 and years. Size requires 2ts
yards of 35.inch material for pinafore'
jumper; 1s4 yards trimming; 70 yard for
blouse. Send order to:
Evening star., 1941-04-17
japanese MuqnoIius

These slender trees, -todkered,
hold their bright,
Soft-gloptng cups, up to gracious
sky.
They tremble NTH springs fire, fresh
and slight,
Shedding its light on all those pho
pass by.
Theirs is a beauty only knosor IN
spring
When life, come out OF death, 10
ne,D and trail,
When the redbird spreads cut q
burning tDing,
And sends Dild music dotnr the
Woodland trail.
All of the air about them has siDeet.
Glad color, and to tOtnter-wedry
eyes
They hold q loneliness so near CON-
plete
Its wonder causes tears OF joy to
rise.
Their beauty turns the drab and
noisy truy
Into a fairy country for day.
BEATRICE RAW.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Timely Fleet Action

OHSettlng The disturbing dispatches
that continue to flow from Greece,
the news of developments in North
Africa in the past twenty-four hours
is reassuring to supporters of the
Allied cause. AS British troops mop
up what is left of the Italian forces
in Ethiopia, with reports of impend-
ing Fascist capitulation being circu-
lated, important events have taken
place along the Mediterranean Coast,
including another smashing naval
victory for Admiral Sir Andrew Cum
ningham's formidable fleet in Mare
Nostrum," as MusSolini once liked to
call the Mediterranean Sea. Answer
ing with guns a question which had
been puzzling many persons alarmed
by the rapid Nazi-FasciSt thrust
through Libya toward the Suez
Canal-namely, Where is the British
et?"-Admiral Cunningham sent
squadron into action against an axis
supply convoy headed for Tripoli and,
according to London, wiped out the
entire convoy, consisting of three
destroyers and five cargo vessels.
Meanwhile, other British naval units
were pounding the extended axis
column along the Libyan coast.
The temperance of the British
fleet in the Western Mediterranean
is timely indeed. Presumably taking
advantage of the preoccupation of
Admiral Cunningham's naval forces
in protecting troop and materiel
movements from Egypt to Greece,
the Germans and Italians had sue
ceeded in shipping surprising num-
ber Of tanks, munitions and men to
Tripoli, whence the reinforced axis
divisions launched a desert "blitz-
krieg" that has carried them to the
Egyptian border. British forces, de-
pleted by transfer of considerable
numbers of men and equipment to
Greece, have been unable to hold
the mechanical spearhead except at
Tobruk and Salum. Just as the axis
drive began to show signs of begging
down, due not only to increased
British resistance but, in all prob
ability, to exhaustion of men and
over-extension of supply lines, the
Royal Navy arrived with urgently
needed support for General Sir
Archibald Wavell's land forces.
The axis supply route has been
stretched tenuously over hundreds of
miles of difficult coastal roads and
open desert from Tripoli to Salum.
With Cunningham's fleet again in
position to lombard this lifeline
along the shore, and, most important
of all, to slash the line at it's source
with such seemingly mortal gashes
as were inflicted on the axis convoy
night before last, the immediate
threat to Suez is materially lessened.
The next few days probably will bring
a clearer picture of Britains chances
of frustrating the latest axis drive
toward the vital Mediterranean Red
Sea lifeline.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Colimu Disaster

Collma was the principal town
the capital-of the little state of the
same name on the west coast of
Mexico. Scientists are familiar with
the territory because of the volcanic
peaks of the Sierra Madre Occiden-
tai Mountains by which it is domi-
mated. Careful students of seismol-
ogy had expected earthquakes in the
neighborhood. The anticipated trem-
ors occurred on Tuesday. Within a
few minutes of the time of the first
vibration the city was in ruins.
To understand the horror of the
cataclysm it is necessary to know
that the most dangerous of the
nearby craters erupted in relation to
the convulsion of less fiery but
equally perilous hills. The forests
burst into flame. A power dam upon
which Colima depended for light COL
lapsed, leaving the stricken city in
darkness. Meanwhile, assistance
from other communities was shut
out by landslides which covered rail
and motor roads. Telephone and
telegraph lines were out of COM
mission when they were needed to
direct aid for the surviving popu-
lation.
Spectators of the catastrophe will
be puzzled by it. They had been
warned of the hazard of their dwell
Ing place. 1t had been explained to
some If not to all of them that
Colima stood on the slope of young
and still unsettled mountain range.
But, Realistically perhaps, they re-
allied that the whole surface of the
earth is mobile in character, that
no portion of 1t is fixed and finished.
1t Is a fact, as Professor Reginald
Aldworth DAILY of Harvard University
has said, that our solid planet, zap
parently so stable, inert, is
changing, and still evolving. It's
major quakings are largely the
echoes of that divine far-off event,
the building of our noble noun
tains. The lava floods and in
triguing volcanoes tell us of the plas-
ITCHY, mobility, of the deep interior
of the globe. And the secret of
it all-the secret of the earthquake,
the secret of the temple of fire.
the secret of the ocean basin, the
secret of the highlands in the
heart of the earth, forever invisible
to human eyes,"
Evening star., 1941-04-17
WeII-Deserved Veto

Through well-deserved veto,
Governor O'Conor of Maryland has
saved residents of Montgomery
County the unnecessary annoyance
of a referendum on the question of
legalizing pari-mutuel betting on
the sport of jai alai. The Governor
obviously was convinced that q
vast majority Of the county's citi-
zens and officials were vigorously
opposed to legalizing gambling in
Montgomery; hence a referendum
was unnecessary.
The Governor pointed out in his
veto message that, If possible, pro-
posals should be brought to public
attention in ample time to afford
citizens the opportunity to voice
their sentiment before legislative
action. The Montgomery jai alai
proposal was rushed through the
closing session of the General
Assembly under circumstances which
the Governor said combined to
Evening star., 1941-04-17
No Loss of Power

In his forceful statement before
the McCarran subcommittee yeSter-
day in support of the Capper-Sum-
ners amendment, Senator Capper
chose to emphasize a point which
evidently is productive of contin-
ued misunderstanding. The amend
ment, as he said, takes nothing away
from Congress. 1t deprives Congress
of no powers over the District which
1t now possesses 1t binds Congress
to no future course of action which
is beyond the powers of future Con-
crosses to change.
On the other hand, the amend
ment adds to the powers of Congress,
and in such manner as to round
them out and make them complete
and in accordance with basic prin-
ciples of the American form of gov
ernment.
The amendment adds, to the pow
ers now possessed by Congress, the
further power of granting to the
people of the District of Columbia
the right of representation in Con-
gresS and among the electors of
President and Vice President.
The amendment adds, to the pow
ers now possessed by Congress in re-
lation to a local government for the
District, the further power of dele
eating to any form of local gov
ernment it chooses to establish all
or any Of its own powers over the
District.
The amendment extends the judi
cial power of the United States to
citizens of the District, placing them
on an equal footing with citizens Of
the States in the Federal courts.
And, while enabling Congress to
extend its present powers, it specifi-
cally reserves to Congress the power
to modify or withdraw any exercise
of these powers.
There is, as Senator Capper point
ed out, no risk involved in the
amendment. II am unable to see
where the Congress or the Nation
will be taking any chances on add
ing this provision to the Constitu-
tion," he said.
On the other hand, continued de-
nial to the people of the District OF
the right to vote is to perpetuate in
Washington a condition which, out
side the relationships, finds no paral-
lei anywhere in the world.
The people of the District are
deeply appreciative of Senator Cap
per's consistently helpful efforts in
their behalf. And in taking over the
Senate sponsorship of the amend
ment introduced in the House by
Representative Summers, thus volun-
tarily relinquishing the opportunity
to press for his own amendment, the
Senator has again demonstrated
with characteristic grace his un-
selfish advocacy of the cause in
which he believes.
Evening star., 1941-04-17
Unwurrunted Delay

When the bituminous coal mines
were shut down by strike on the
first of this month, following a
failure of miners and operators to
come to an agreement on the terms
of new contract, it was announced
that there was only months sup
ply of soft coal above ground. That
this was no exaggeration is evil
denced by the fact that now, with
the month only little more than
half gone, Army ordnance officers
report that steel production is de-
clining because of the fuel shortage.
In Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cleve-
land district blast furnaces have
been shut down and the closing of
others is planned.
In this situation, carrying as it
does serious threat to the entire
defense program, there can be no
justification whatsoever for a refusal
to resume work in the Northern Ap-
palachian mines, whose owners are
reported to have come to terms with
the 100000 miners in that area. John
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, has indicated, how
ever, that despite the agreement
reached with the Northern operators
the entire strike may be continued
until the southern operators, who
have broken away from the confer
ence and set up their own bargain
ing unit, are brought into line.
That attitude reflects an obvious
attempt to use the Nations urgent
need for coal as an instrument to
get from the Southern operators
concessions which might not be OBJ
tainable through strike action alone.
The dispute with the Southern
operators, who have been insisting
on maintenance of a wage diff
ferential in their favor, ought to be
settled. Whatever the merits of that
issue, neither party should be per-
mitted to take a selfish advantage
of the national emergency, and if an
impasse has been reached in their
negotiations the dispute should be
referred at once to the National
Mediation Board.
But In the meantime President
Roosevelt should insist upon the i'm
mediate reopening of the Northern
mines.
Evening star., 1941-04-17

make careful consideration impos-
sible" He therefore exercised his
veto power for the first time this
year, noting incidentally that such
power Is vested in the Executive by
the Maryland constitution as safe
guard against hastily enacted legis-
lation. He asserted his veto Is not to
be construed as a reflection on the
motives of the Delegates who spon-
sored the proposal.
The veto, nevertheless, is a victory
for civic bodies in Montgomery which
keep alert to threats to the county's
well-being. The measure had all
the earmarks of bad legislation from
the start. A similar proposal had
been advanced by Prince Georges
Delegates, but was dropped for lack
of support. Four members of the
Montgomery delegation took over
sponsorship Of this bill, backing it
apparently for the sole reason that
it promised large, easy revenues.
The fifth member of the delegation,
Charles c. Jones, evidently more
sensitive to public opinion, fought
it from the start. In what appeared
to be an answer to opposition, a
referendum clause was added. But
the citizens did not want it to have
the dignity" of a referendum and
even the bills sponsors finally asked
a veto. The whole incident probably
will make the legislators involved
wary in the future of sponsoring bills
requested by sources unable to win
public favor in Montgomery.