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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20
ODDS ON ODDITIES
ODDS ON ODDITIES
Gun-toting Animals Predominant
In Roundup of Freak Accidents
WNU Features


It used to be news when a
man bit a dog. But in 1916 a
dog shot a woman.
And that's not all. A kanga-
roo shot a man. So did a rab-
bit. A deer took a gun away
from a hunter. A fish chased
q fisherman off the road by
sneezing in his face. A bee, a goose,
grasshopper, a mouse and a turtle
got into the act, each in its own
quaint way. And an ice cube knocked
4 woman cold.
All this, and more, was turned
up by National Safety council in
its annual roundup of odd accidents.
And If you haven't already begun
to suspect that things were little
wacky in the year just past, read
onl
The Ice Cometh.
Miss Jeanette Esslinger was
standing on the sidewalk in St. Louis
when an ice cube fell out of hotel
window. 1t hit her squarely on the
head and knocked her colder than
the ice cube. At the hospital they
treated her with-an ice packl
Alice Martin, SO, and Emily Haus-
er, 66, were tipping along the
streets of Des Moines, Iowa, on a
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

Stott, United States forest service
employee. On each unsound tree
unmarketable and full of hollows
that squirrels like to convert into
apartments - Stott had stapled a
white tag. Trees so tagged were to
be cut down and weeded out.
On each tree that was ready for
market, Stott stapled a red tag.
When he returned to the woods
recently to measure log lengths,
Stott discovered that squirrels had
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

removed all of the white tags from
their doorsteps.
The squirrels also demonstrated
that they are smarter than foresters
when it comes to judging trees.
One red tag also was missing, so
Stott decided to check more thor
oughly although the tree had
seemed to be sound enough when it
was originally inspected. The
squirrels were right-the tree was
full of holes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

salmon. James Mantakes Of La
Grande, Ore, caught the salmon,
tossed it in the rear of his car and
started for home to show the
folks. AS the car chugged along,
desert dust blew into the salmon's
gills, and it sneezed. Yes, it did.
This startled Mantakes. He
glanced back, saw nothing but a
fish and shrugged off the sound. An
other sneeze. Mantakes whirled
around, this time to see an angry
salmon on the back of the seat,
glazing balefulIy at him with
bloodshot eyes. AS if that weren't
enough, grasshopper chose that
moment to come flying in through
the window. The salmon abandoned
Mantakes, lunged at the grasshop-
per, missed and fell back in the
lap of the now thoroughly disorgan-
lied driver.
Mantakes gave himself over en-
tirely to subduing the salmon. The
car went crashing off the road. The
salmon sneezed spitefully once or
twice more-and succumbed.
Victims of All Ages.
Youngest victim of an odd acct
dent in 1916 undoubtedly was a baby
girl who was shot before she was
born. Her mother, Mrs. Arthur
Laughton, was shot in a hunting
accident at Winthrop, Me-, and the
baby was born prematurely, a bull
let wound in her left thiph
When most people were desper.
ately trying to find auto tires, STAN
ley Yanick of Chicago just stood
still on the sidewalk and one came
rolling right up to him. Unfor-
tunately, it had wheel attached,
and it flattened him. The tire was
the wrong size anyway.
When Mrs. Ralph Gilmore of Phil
adelphia heard a certain program
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

WAUKESHA, WIS. Indicating
that the current housing shortage
has extended even to the animal
population, squirrel residents of a
4O-acre woods near here attempted
to prevent eviction from their hol-
low tree homes by tearing down
their eviction notices. At the same
time they proved that they are bet
ter judges of timber than foresters.
Trees in the area were marked
for cutting last summer by Cal
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

works when you want it to-" she
moaned.
A $4,000 boom hit the rural COM
munity Of Plymouth, Wis, when 16-
year-old Robert Marth shot at a
sparrow perched on farm wagon,
missed the sparrow, hit the wagon
and set off its 1,30O-pound load Of
dynamite. Casualties-650 windows,
l wagon and sparrow.
Don't We All?
Stanley Szot of East Chicago,
Ind, entered the dentists office
with a toothache and left with a
headache. AS the dentist reached
for the forceps, lightning struck the
office building and hunk Of plas-
ter from the ceiling conked Szot on
the head, where the novocain hadn't
reached.
Three-year-old Ernest Liedemann
Of Chicago tumbled into the Chi
cago river from a bridge high
above. AS he hit the water, his
clothing caught on a nail that pro-
truded from the piling and held his
head above water until he was res
cued.
Close runner-up for fall fashions
was Abraham Wilson of New York.
AS Wilson was lowering a couch
from four-story shaftway in a
warehouse, he tripped in the rigging
and he and the couch plunged down.
ward. He caught up with the couch
as they passed the third floor. The
force of the impact wedged the
couch against the shaft wall, where
surprised workers found Wilson
curled up cozily.
Another Fish Yarn.
Most fantastic of all, perhaps, Is
the celebrated case of the sneezins
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bounded out of thicket and landed,
ala the marines, in the nick of time.
Halstead not only lost his gun-he
also lost two bucks!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20
Chips Pay Off.

After that, anything must seem
dull. But the case of Pete Bird
of Shelbyville, KY, may be worth
recording. When a mere boy, Bird
was chopping log on farm when
a chip flew up and struck him in
the eye, bringing a cataract and
blindness. In 1946-just AZ years
later - Bird again was chopping
wood. Again chip flew up and hit
him in the eye, tearing the cataract
loose and restoring sight.
Then there was the case of the
sultry pocketbook. 1t belonged to
Miss Janice Peterson of New York
City, who traced smoke to a drawer
in her office desk and found a Gig
arctic lighter in her purse had
ficked on. "And it hardly ever
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

More understandable was the
strange case of the kangaroo that
shot the man. This happened in Aus
tralia when Arthur Crosbie shot a
kangaroo through the hind legs and
it fell on its back. Crosbie reloaded
the rifle and put the butt on the
kangaroo's neck to pin it down. The
kangaroo reached up, twined fore
paw around the trigger and shot
Crosbie through the arm.
Prompted by the same motive of
self preservation, rabbit that lived
just outside Louisville, KY, resent
ed the activities of William Humph-
rey, a 16-year-old hunter. He stuck
out a paw from Humphreys game
bag, pulled the trigger Of Humph-
rey's gun and shot him through
the foot. Humphrey now carries
rabbits foot for luck when he goes
hunting. Guess what rabbit!
Edward M. Brown Of Beverly
Hills, Calf, saw active service in
both the European and Asiatic the
aters without a scratch. He de-
cided to relax by going hunting. A
companion shot a goose. It plum
melted down, struck Brown smack
in the chest, knocked him fiat,
and inflicted injuries that kept him
in the hospital As days.
Many a bee has caused a traffic
accident, but super-busy one in
Hammond, Ind, cracked up three
autos by merely singing the driver
of one of the cars. The driver,
Walter Sohl, drove into another car,
which then crashed into third ma
chine.
He Gets Buck Fever.
Back in the meatless days Del
Halstead licked his chops as he
drew sight on big buck deer
near Buckhorn station, Calf. Just
as he released the safety catch on
his rifle, he was hit from behind and
sent sprawling. Another buck had
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

YOU needn't envy your friends
lovely linens for just see
what the simple cross-stitch can
do! The crocheting is beginner
easy, too!
Pattern 800 has transfer of 6ia by 81
two 6la by 1872, eight 2i4-inch motifs;
crochet directions.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions. slightly more time is
required in filling orders for few Of the
most popular patterns.
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20
Same Old Story.

Same Old Story.
Put mouse and woman in the
same car and something has to
give. So when Mrs. Orson Rheingold
of Albany, N. Y, found she was
sharing her car with a travelling
field mouse, she just did what came
naturally. The car smacked into
pole and the field mouse returned
to the field.
Gustav Riebow of Milwaukee is a
kindly man. So when he and his
wife found a turtle in their back
yard, they put it in a box on the
front seat of their car and started
to take it to nice honey place in
the country. The turtle, confused or
just plain ungrateful, slipped out of
the box, crawled up Riebow's leg
and bit him good and hard. Riebow
turned turtle and so did the car
via a tree.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-12-20

coming in on her radio, she hur-
ried across the room to turn up
the volume, tripped on rug and
fell, suffering minor injuries. The
program Mrs. Gilmore fell for? A
broadcast on home hazards by Ma
tional Safety council!
Evening star., 1946-05-13

the Territory to consider its desir-
ability as State. Another COM
mittee followed in 1887, and it was
decided to postpone action until the
international situation became more
Settled. During the war, necessarily,
nothing was done. In December,
1945, a subcommittee of the Com
mittee on Territories of the House
Of Representatives visited the
islands and submitted report
recommending statehood.
The population of Hawaii is over
half million, which is greater than
that Of any other State at the time
OF its admission into the Union,
with the exception Of Oklahoma.
While Hawaii lies more than 1000
miles away, air communications
have brought it closer to Washing
ton than were the original Is States,
excepting only two or three, in the
horse-and-buggy days.
AS one OF the continental United
States best customers, Hawaii be-
tween 1885 and 1910 ranked sixth,
after Great Britain, Canada, japan,
France and Germany. Taxes paid
by Hawaiians into the United States
Treasury have exceeded those of
several States and, except for mill
tary costs, have been greater than
the amount expended upon them by
the Federal Government. Last year,
lor example, the Territory paid over
$l73,OO0,000. 1t has been an un-
fortunate fact that there has been
Evening star., 1946-05-13

ing us as supine, inert and impotent
in the face of danger to protect
ourselves.
Every citizen resentful of the
situation should closely watch the
attitude of his representatives in
the Senate. He should take every
means of letting them know how
he feels. And later, at the polls, he
should vote for or against these
for or against real regulatory legis-
for or against real regulatory legis-
lation. In that way-and in that
way only-can this threat of labor
dictation be nullified and the fear
that SO long has weighed upon our
legislators be lifted.
In that way-and that way only
can we pull out of this shocking
mess into which the late Mr.. Roose-
velt got us and create a sound
national labor policy. If Mr..
Truman is wise, he will cease bleat-
ing about his devotion to the So
called Roosevelt policies" and take
a stand in this matter on the side of
the great mass of Americans who
belong to no union or other special
group. That would not only be the
patriotic thing to do but it would
be the smartest possible politics.
Evening star., 1946-05-13
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Who was the lady Mariner
L. L.
A. She was Lucy Brewer, later
Mrs. Lucy Brewer West. who re-
putedly served on the frigate Con-
stitution in the War of 1872. Ac-
cording to her own account printed
in 1918, she enlisted in Boston in
1872 disguised in a sailor suit, and
served for nearly three years.
@. Is camel's hair cloth actually
made from the hair of cameis?-
B. T. w.
A. True camel's hair cloth is
made from the hair of the Bactrian
camel. The hair is collected by a
trailer" man who follows the
animal about and picks it up in
tufts as it is shed.
@. How many college graduates
are there in the United States?
How many graduate in a year,
S. w. A.
A. Total living college graduates
in 1914 was 3,684,2e3, according to
the United States Office of
Education. The largest number
graduated from college In any one
year was 186,50O in 1910.
@. What size was the first news
paper published in the United
States?-A. G. P.
A. Publick Occurrences Both For
eign and Domestick, which was pub
lished at Boston on September Is,
1890, contained three printed pages
and one blank page about 6x10
inches in size.
@. For whom is the fuchsia
named?-D. NICK.
A. The plant, of which there are
about 10 species, is named in honor
of the botanist, Leonhard Fuchs.
@. What became of the negatives
of the pictures made by Mathew
Brady during the Civil War; Are
they still in existence?-H.H.
A. One of the sets of plates
made by Brady went to the War
Department. A second went to
Anthony of New York to pay for
Photographic supplies. A third COL
lection was purchased and is now
in the Library of Congress, Wash
ington, D. c.
@. Was Gray's "Elegy" written
about any particular churchyard?
C. Mob.
A. 1t is said to have been in
spired by St. Giles Churchyard at
Stoke Poges, village in Bucking-
hamshire, England, where the poet
is buried.
@. In a baseball game, is there
such a thing as a balk on the
catcher?-C. H.
A. Prior to 1941 catcher could
commit a balk by stepping out of
his box before the pitcher released
the ball. However, that rule has
been rescinded, and the catcher no
longer can commit a balk.
Evening star., 1946-05-13

too great q concentration Of the
business affairs Of the islands In the
hands Of the so-called i've families.
Perhaps the Hawaiians themselves
under statehood will be able to find
a solution Of this problem. In any
event there is very real opportu-
nifty in Hawaii for small businesses.
School Standards High.
In addition, educational standards
are much higher than in number
OF the States, with a minimum of
initeracy among native-born citi-
zens. Library facilities compare
favorably with those on the main
land. In labor relations the Terri
tory Is far ahead of some of our
Southern States. In addition to
maintaining a standard 8-hour day,
Hawaii is the only governmental
unit in the United States, with the
exception of Wisconsin, where COL
lective bargaining is extended to
agricultural labor.
Aside from all else, and purely
from the selfish point of view, the
islands strategic position as guard
ian OF the Pacific and a bastion for
the Philippines makes 1t important
that we do not treat Hawaii as an
outsider.
The Army and Navy provide the
chief opposition to statehood, not
necessarily because the political SUBJ
ordination of Hawaii is essential
to the defense of the United States,
but because it Is in character for
men in uniform to want to rule the
roost.
During the war the Army arbi-
trarily usurped all of the civil powers
of the islands and it was not until
after vi Day that a decision of
the Supreme Court put the Army
in its place. During that same
period men high in the Navy were
saying openly that Hawaii should
be made naval outpost, to be gov
erned by the Navy.
Civilian government would be
strengthened everywhere in the
United States if Hawaii, as it de-
serves to be, should come in as the
49th State.
(Copyright. 1946)
Evening star., 1946-05-13

versy do not alter the fact that
this particular strike has brought
us to the verge Of complete eco
Evening star., 1946-05-13

number So per cent were Of Japa-
nese ancestry. The valor and dis
tinguished courage displayed by the
latter in some Of the toughest bat
ties OF the war must surely have
dispelled the feelings Of doubt that
existed before the war of the avail
ability Of Hawaii for statehood. 1t
Is a remarkable fact that not a
single instance of sabotage was dis
covered in Hawaii during or follow
ing the Japanese attack, despite its
large number OF people of Japanese
blood.
Statehood for Hawaii has been
hanging fire since 1885, when the
first congressional committee visited
Evening star., 1946-05-13

statehood, but even
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(Copyright. 1946.)
Evening star., 1946-05-13

AanAA 40, a ;
after year, in an
effort to S av e
enough to buy
them S e ! We s a
v in e = covered
cottage, a vine
covered COW, a
v in e - covered
watchdog, and a
v in e - covered
rocking chair, it
is beautiful.
My wife and I
have been work.
ing toward a re-
spectacle n e S t
Evening star., 1946-05-13

in all Of the
civilian war ac-
tivities of the
mainland, such
a S tn e r e d
Cross, the blood
bank, the USO,
and the pur-
chase of War
Bonds. Thirty
three thousand
Hawaiian citi-
Zens served in
the arm e d
forces, winning
numerous cita-
tions and deco
ratione Nf fbic
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n o mic paraly-
sis. The series
of strikes with
which we have
been afflicted
in r. e c e n t
months, plus
the more than
1000, notice of
which has been
given as coming,
have blackjack
ed ana black
mailed us into q
humiliating po-
sition, end eX-
hibited us as a
Evening star., 1946-05-13
McLemore-
Tells How Nest Egg
Vonishes in Russia
Bv Henry McLemore

FRENCH LICK, Ind. - There is
something sacred about nest egg.
1t shouldn't be touched. When a
husband and wife give up the little
Evening star., 1946-05-13
! Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Hawaii Has Earned Statehood
And Should Get it, Columnist Saws

We have put in lot of time critczng the British
Dutch for their colonial policies We have worried
government for india but STILL after 46 years. keeping
Hawaii in pigtas There be little doubt that Hawaii quail
fed to become State.
1910 to statehood but even
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG Game0fPolitics
Lewis Offer of Coal Strike Truce
Shows Threat of Greater Union Power

If has not been clear before certainly John
his coal strike it clear
found restore
the Government of the United State this going
kind of country at all for of
The truce called by Mr. and the prospective
Evening star., 1946-05-13
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
NE, Washington >, D. C. Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
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without this expression, their ex-
cellent war record and proven 10y
atty call for the recognition that
statehood would be. They took part
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-30
TRoNDSEh WILL BE
 GIVEN COMMAND,
 ANOTHER STEAMER
Master of Wrecked Yukon Goes Back on Staff
 After Suspension

SEATTLE, April 30.-Capt Chris E. Trondsen will be welcomed back into the command of any vessel, y of the line after serving his two months suspension, the spokesman of the Alaska Steamship Company says.
 Capt. T-rondsen had his license suspended for eight months by a Coast Guard Board which ruled he was negligent when the liner Yukon was wrecked in Johnstone Bay last Feb 4 The Board ruled, however. that he could return to sea in two months and remain on probation for the rest of the sus- pended period
 Lieut. Comdr, John Clark. chief prosecutor for the Coast Guard said Captain Trondsen failed ito follow marine rule hundreds of years old ito use the three L's-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-30
SOAP BOX DERBY INFORMATION 10
 COME THIS WEEK

Soap Box Derby contestants can
 begin now to build their racing cars and to prepare in earnest for
 the big annua. race, with the an- nouncement today that rule books 1 entry blanks. drivers licenses, and ! other material have been sent to
 the Juneau Rotary Club and to
 newspapers sponsoring the race from Soap Box Derby headquarters in Detroit.
 Myron E. Scott, Soap Box Derby director, said that all of the print ed matter necessary for enrolling l Soap Box Derby contestants, and for giving them the information they will need to build their rac- CTS, has been completed and should be in the hands of dealers and newspapers this week.
 Resumption of the Soap Box Derby. the greatest amateur racing event in the world was announced early in February. The Derby was discontinued in 1922 for the dura- tion of the war.
 Tens of thousands of boys be- /, tween the ages of Il and Is are ex- | pected to compete this year in To- cal races sponsored by their home town newspaper, and the winner of each will compete in the national finals at Akron, Ohio, on August 18. Local winners receive a trophy and a trlp to the finals The grand prize for the national winner is a scholarship to college
 The lS46 rule book. for contestants is a complete handbook of informa- tion as to the eligibility, rules on car building, details of running gear and body construction, cost limitations and rules governing the race itself. IL also contains sug- gestions for the racing car builder, gleaned from the past experience of contestants in previous years.
 Dealers will now have on hand the entry blanks, which every con- testant must fill out, official rule books and drivers licenses for the Toys. Posters for dealers show win dows also are being shipped from Soap Box Derby headquarters. Newspapers will receive other race material such as heat winner cards, track lists, official guide books and car stickers.
 The M. E. Coyle trophy. Soap Box Derby gold silver and bronze medals, and the famous racing heI- nets, one of which is given to each racing contestant, will be shipped to the Rotary Club at a later date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-30
FILA MEN IN DOUGLAS

Four representatives or the Fec eral Public Housing Authority who are in Alaska to relieve distressed veterans and their families who cannot find suitable housing facili- ties in their local or chosen com munities met with the Douglas City Council at the regular weekly meet ing to draft plans for emergency housing.
 The four are Stanley A. Fur man, Regional Counsel; Francis A. Staton, Deputy Regional Director; Robt. George, Senior Management Advisor; and Edgar Herzog, Senior Project Flanner. Also present at last nights meeting was Glenn AL len, Director of Alaska Housing 
 These men are working under the authority of Title 5, Lanham Act, which provides emergency temporary housing facilities for veterans in the Regional Division comprised of the state of Washing ton, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, and the Territory of AL aska.
 It is estimated there are 12,000 units tarmy Quonset huts) avail able in this Regional Division, with 500 available to Alaska.
 Locally, it is estimated an im- mediate need prevails for 24 units on the Channel and through the FPHA will be provided for Doug las. The city is to provide the graded site for the unit, water and sewer connections, and street facil- ities, and will be in charge of the project after completion.
 The FPHA will secure the Quon- set huts, and transfer them to Douglas Beach, after which the city is tc move them to the site, and make them livable according to FPHA standards by local con- tractors.
 The city will be allowed cer- tain maximum cost of construction, with which to offer the contract. The maximum cost has been set at s3,000, per unit, to cover cost of moving, sewer and water connec- tions, reconverting, etc.
 However, the work must be done at lower cost if possible, with the difference to revert to the FPHA. These units will be set up in the business block in the heart of Douglas, it was announced. It was stressed that all units of this em- ergency housing must be torn down snd removed just as soon as other suitable or permanent housing fa- cilities are available, and will not be permitted to remain as perman ent fixtures in the city.