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5IONDA V MORNING, MAT 16, 1921
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if xcerr not for a goodly supply
of rumors, jialf true and half fals?,
what would, the gossips do?
Haliburton.
Tha Perilous Position of Franco
For many mjnnths there has been friction be
tween France an. I Great Britain induced by the .war
aftermath. Earlier reports of it were belittled, and
there were later e l pressions of mutual confidence and
friendliness. It I sis developed now beyond conosal-
Tne trouble "was precipitated by PolanJ and
TvUaa affalra ms - bring; about a culmination of It.
Whether with or "without the connivance of France,
Flaa4 sought to t ztend the boundaries fixed by the
treaty of VersaJllei and thereby provoked a war with
the soviet governijient. Great Britain remonstrated
sinst that extension and not only withheld from
F4aa4 its moral support, but indulged in some criti
cism of France for extending material support.
Now comes tle Upper Silesian affair which it
was supposed wouil be settled by the late plebiscite
la which the Polish element was overwhelmingly
defeated. Poland is attempting to recover by . force
what It lost In the Referendum. Pending the bringing
t order out of chfos in Silesia, the allied commis- -aien
la supported bl- an entirely inadequate military
force to which Grea t Britain not only declines to con
tribute but denounce! Poland. M. Briand, oh the other
Band, threatens in ei feet that if Germany resists the
polish movement in 'force, France will be compelled
t fo to war again, j The situation appears to Lloyd
Coons to be filled wiith danger to Europe and he hints
at Great Britain's unwillingness to take part in an
affair which could hao- e been so easily prevented
1 is interesting to Indulge in conjecture as to
many things that wefruld happen if war should de
velop. Great Britain for two reasons might elect to
resaaia out of it. Oqe is the temper of the ISritieh
people of which monllis ago the government wsts ap
prised. The other is the lack of British territorial
coacern in the outcome. Great Britain replying to its
ally in the world war -might point to the allied agree
ment to the plebicclt and declare German y'n right
to retain by force wh:it had been given it. , , , . 1 .
Whatever differeries there may be among the
German factions, republicans, socialists, militarists
and monarchists, they would be brought together in
a war to retain that jtart of the Fatherland secured
by the enterprise of tlie great Frederick. . They are
probably already prett well brought together by the
occupation by France (if the Ruhr basin.
And then, there is ohe soviet government of Rus
sia unfriendly to Framie and Poland. It is not un
friendly to Germany. The two governments have
more in common than those countries have had in
a hundred years.
In the matter of nvsn for military purposes the
Russian resources are invxhaustible. The soviet army
is stronger, better equipped, better trained and of
ficered than Russian amjies were under the empire.
If for no other reason, than to distract the atten
tion of their people from tlieir own miseries and again
to throw the world into chaos, Lenin and Trotzky
would probably welcome a war at whose close there
would be a wide area of suin over which their mis-
government might be extended as it was set up on
the debris of Russia. .
Thus it would appear that France is threatening
to enter alone, and without prospect of support, upon
a most perilous course.
of pressure upon them to take themselves out of
town, and such a treatment of captured offenders
that they will be glad to get out and stay out.
The Northern Visitor
If the aurora borealis of Saturday night had been
properly advertised Phoenix would have given it a
larger audience. As it was, many citizens did not
see it at all and many who saw it did not know what
it was. SO it pays even an aurora borealis to
advertise.
We notice in an account of the phenomenon in
Phoenix, it was stated on a scientific authority that
it was its first appearance in this part of the world.
That is an error. It cannot be said that the "Northern
Light" have often been visible here, but there are
many persons who had .previously seen the display
from the streets of Phoenix, though it was not quite
so brilliant as that of Saturday night.
The light was different in many respects from
that with which people from the north are familiar
the glaring northern sky, the corona above it and the .
parallel streamers of various hues, red and yellow
predominating, sometimes shooting to the zenith or
beyond. The display of Saturday night was seen at
its best between eight and nine o'clock. The corona
at that time was very distinct. But there was a lack
of those parallel streamers. There was, though,
something else distinctive of the aurora which is often
lost in the magnificence of the display in higher
latitudes. ,
It was observed that here and there greenish
clouds of light suddenly broke out in different parts
of the sky and faded slowly. They did not always
appear In the northern sky. There was at ope time
a large leaf-shaped cloud in the east, two points of
which extended south of a line passing east and west
through the senith.
A good many people yesterday telephoned to The
Republican asking what causes "Northern Lights."
We do net know. It is only known that the aurora
is a luminous phenomenon resulting from a discharge
of electricity through the air. Beyond that all is con
jecture. There are many interesting theories, the
latest being that electronegative ions are projected
froqt the sun, are caught in the earth's magnetic
field, carried to the "magnetos poles and thus brought
into . the lower layers of our atmosphere, are dis
charged. There used to be a theory that the "Northern
Lights" were caused by a reflection of the Arctic
sun's glare upon the ice. It would have been
something of a relief if we could have believed after
such a day as Saturday was, that there was enough
ice in the world to produce such a reflection. That
kind of a belief would have given a more cooling
psychological effect than a stein or two of beer.
Spring Pastimes
By Herbert Johnson
Dr. Frank Crane
We have received from an anonymous reader
an envelope filled with annotated clippings from
this paper, of articles by Dr. Frank Crane, of whom
we suspect from his annotations he disapproves.
Dr. Crane's observations on religion 'especially
invite the -condemnation of our reader and we may
add that we do not agree with Dr. Crane. At any rate
we do not accept his views, perhaps not because we
are so cocksure that he is wrong as our reader seems
to be, hut bceause we think be is writing about
matters beyond his or any human ken. If the doctor
happens to be right he has only made a good guess.
: We prefer to believe in the old-fashioned religion;
at least to hope that it is the true religion, to live in
it and to die in it. It is the only light we have and
we are attracted from it only by false lights which
lead us nowhere.
But Dr. Crane's views on religion as on most
things are very entertaining and it is for that reason
we print them without endorsing them. Now and
then we see from the headline that Dr. Crane is
writing about something we do not particularly care
about or something we are sure he can know no more
about than the common run of us. We then give'
it the go-by. There is enough other good stuff in
The Republican. We would advise our reader to get
even that way with Dr. Crane when he seems to be
going wrong. Let him go by himself.
Phoenix ard Crime
' In replying to a critic! an of the polio: and the
sheriffs officers for paying . more attention to boot-
leggers than to burglars. County Attorney Shepherd
makes a very good point wen he says that in the
capture of a bootlegger the capture of another crimi
nal is invariably effected. Tfce bootlegger is capable
cf any other crime unless it is one requiring a high
degree of physical courage.
It has generally been foemd that persons con
victed of bottlegging have been, guilty of other crimes;
there have been found amortg them, auto thieves,
burglars, pimps, forgers and rcspresentatives of almost
every other line of criminal activitiy. Indeed1 the
criminal instinct must be pretty well developed be
fore one engages in bootlegglmg. Moreover, there is
- o TilrMdly relation between bootleggers and all other
criminals.
I As to complaints of burglary and hold-ups, we
sappose those crimes are no move numerous in Phoe
nix than in any other town of a population of 30,000
to 40,000. Phoenix' position as , a crossroads attracts
a larger number of people of the criminal class than
a similarly sized town in almost any other part of
the country. It is a natural station and the only one
between Denver and El Paso on the cast and the
Pacific coast cities. We doubt whether there is
another town in the whole country where the propor
tion of strangers to residents is so great. In such a
population is an ideal place fpr criminals to lose
themselves.
' Phoenix is under-policed. Thas police we have are
fairly vigilant as are also the shariffs officers, but it
is not a function of the latter to police the town.
Their business is not to prevent (Time but to officiate
after crime has been committed..
The thickly settled area of Ptioenij; consists of a
little less only than four square miles and within
such an area there is a fruitful fieild for sneak thieves
and burglars.
The few policemen we have- cannot cover that
jfti. The outlying part of ix must be wholly
: egleoled.
Our relief serns to be only im an increase in the
jli.e fi rre. a riKid investigation of strangers who
it im legitimate means of suuwrt. the application
Fairground Football
There is a hint In the "Round-Up" of a way to
turn the state fair grounds to good account for the
promotion of athletics, especially of football. Within
the half-mile track, and without interference with
either of the tracks, there, is ample space for a foot
ball field which Phoenix enthusiasts would cheerfully
lay out.
If Phoenix could have such, a field no doubt we
would witness many worth-while football games nexl
fall. , It is said that the Stanford eleven could be
secured for a match with the University of Arizona
and that many outside teams would be attracted here.
We have no doubt that an arrangement could
be' made with the state fair commission so that the
inner oval of the grounds could be converted at least
temporarily into a football field.
Mexico has recognized the republic of Lithuania.
Why does not somebody recognize Mexico?
Mrs. Southard's way of getting rid of husbands
deprives struggling divorce lawyers of fees. ( She
also proved that all the Bluebeards are not males.
We should like to know how many actual farmers
there were In the conference of the Farmer-Labor
party at Chicago last week. We'll bet a reasonable
amount that there was not one successful tiller of
the soil.
Reports enow that of the French military class
of 1921 more than seventy-five per cent consists of
youths twenty years of age who are fit for military
service. This is a high percentage of effectives and
the increase is attributed to a decrease in the use of
alcohol, the improved living conditions on farms and
the spread of sports in France.
Carrier pigeons are being used by drug smug
glers to transport narcotics. This was discovered
when recent storms forced to earth at Fargo, North
Dakota, a bird upon whose legs were strapped two
aluminum capsules containing cocaine. Other
pigeons, similarly "loaded," have been found in Illi
nois and Minnesota.
Many New Tork families are planning to elim
inate rent bills during the summer by erecting tents
in state and municipal parks which are thrown open
to campers. For $2 a week one is permitted to erect
and live in a tent not larger than 10 by 12 feet and
containing not more than four persons.
The raising of mushrooms in beer vats is be
coming such an Important industry that growers are
calling for tariff protection.
ha! ha'.
Give 'em a wlik.
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HOBSON
BY DR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1921. by Frank Crane)
ABOUT THE STATE
Fire Water Nearly Burns
TUCSON Flames forcing the
driver to seek refuge with his car at
the Olcott garage late Wednesday
afternoon, revealed the presence of
many quarts of thirst quenching flu
ids concealed about a machine op
erated by W. H. Smith, a resident of
Nogales. and former clerk of that
city, officers allege.
Deputy Sheriffs Hicks, Ezekiels
and Beavers going to the scene of
the fire, report finding 20 bottles of
tequllla packed beneath the hood in
straw, which had ben ignited and
caused the near destruction of the
car. Thirty pints of Sunnybrook
whisky are alleged to have been
found concealed beneath the front
seat. Citizen.
Organizing Board of Trade
TUCSON Preliminary steps for
the formation of a board of trade in
this city were taken up Wednesday
afternoon when a majority of the
prominent wholesale merchants and
jobbers of Tucson met at the cham
ber of commerce for the purpose of
discussing the advisability of forming
such an organization. A committee
of three was appointed with author
ization to organize the Tucson board
of trade and to secure membership.
Louis Rosenstern was named chair
man of the comimttee and his co
workers chosen were George Mar
shall and Bentley Wlnstanley Cit
izen.
Kelease Confessed Murderer
DOUGLAS A. Chaves, the Mexican
who has been in jail at Agua Prieta
during the past three days and who,
according to his 'own confession is
one of the men who shot and killed
Jesse Fisher at the Slaughter ranch a
week ago, was last night at large in i
Agua Prieta, having been freed from
custody for the reason, as stated by
Agua Prieta officials, that no war
rant has been sworn out against
Chaves. International.
DeWoody Sentenced: Appeals
TUCSON Seven years in the rir
ence state penitentiary was the sen
tence awarded Ben T. DeWoody, con
victed of manslaughter by Judge
O'Connor of Santa Cruz county, in
the Pima county superior court,
shortly after S o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
O'Connor promptly denied motion
for a new trial by attorneys Camp
bell and Worsley, counsel for De
Woody. Counsel declared intention
of filing an appeal, and' commitment
to the state penitentiary of the pris-
oner was delayed 20 days. Citizen. I
of the railroad tracking wrecked dur
ing the. war has been rebuilt, and
trains have been received. The bat-
j tlefields have been made easily ac
cessible by trains and bus lines, ana
inns and hotels have sprung up all
along the routes. Souvenirs, post
cards, everything that the the tour
ist used to want is again on sale.
Bargains in these thing3 are
scarcely to be expected. The tour
ist everywhere is always a legitimate
prey for the natives. Last year the
French dealers and inn-keepers put
up their prices so neeulexaly that
the French government sent out a
notice "Don't treat the tourists as
some of you treated the American
soldiers." In justice, however, it
Richmond P. Hobson, the brave sailor, who distin
guished himself in the Spanish "War by a deed of valor,
seems bent on showing how a man can be courageous
in one instance and foolish ever after.
He is now engaged in warning the people of the
United States that the Japanese goblins will get us if
we don't watch out. .
First, he says, the Japs will blow up the Panama
Canal. The American fleet thus divided would be help- :
less before the Japanese navy. !
He thinks the Japs will lap up Yap, with the idea
of cutting across America's line of communication with
the Philippines. From the very first of the war the
Japanese have had their eye on Yap. (
In fact, Mr. Hobson would have us believe that the
Mikado and his official family are sitting up nights
hating the United States and working eight days a week
sharpening their snickersnee to have out heart's blood.
The New York Times recently looked up Mr. Hob
son's record as a prophet, with interesting results.
It seems that fourteen years ago he said that Japan
was "spoiling for war with this nation," and that as
soon as she had negotiated loans in Europe she would
attack.
Wrong. Nothing happened.
On Nov. 211908, he wrote a letter to President
Roosevelt in which he said we must not remove our fleet
from the Pacific, for Japan was just waiting for this,
when she would clear us out of the Pacific.
Wrong. The president did not heed. Nothing hap
pened. On Feb. 20, 1911, he declared in the house of repre
sentatives, in the course of a discussion on the naval
appropriation bill, that war was certain with Japan,
adding "that it cannot be very far off." . ,
Wrong again. It has now been some ten years off
and nothing has happened in the way of hostilities, ex
cept continued protest of Californians against the Japs
because they are too industrious and won't help social
disturbers raise trouble.
And now Yap. .
It looks as if Mr. Hobson were determined to keep'
on playing the red in the belief that he can't guess
wrong all the time;
Wrong. He can.
should be said that there have been
tourists who did not hesitate to pass
off cigar coupons for American paper
money on unsuspecting peasants.
Before the war. sinhtseers were
spending $175,000,000 in Europe ev
ery day. The loss of this has made
a large hole in the pockets of trades
people and guides, who depended on
the tourists for their living. Now
they expect a return of the old reck
less, upending. And they will prob
ably not hope in vain. The tourists
are coming. .
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EUROPEAN TRAVEL TODAY
The stained glass in England's beautiful cathe
drals is being attacked by some mysterious disease
which takes the form of minute holes which in time
deepen, causing the glass to flake. So far no remedy
has been found. '
By Frederic J. Haskin '
WASHINGTON, May 15 After
six lean years. Kurope is again to
entertain the American tourist on a
large and lavish scale. School teach
ers, students, literati, and all the
other types of travelers are plan
ning to spend their money abroad
this summer.
The reasons are several. To the
usual cultural advantages of Euro
pean travel there are now added the
attractions of alcohol, and of rates
of exchange which make the Amer
ican dollar look considerably larger
than it does in this country. Also,
Kurope has changed in the years of
war, and many people who would
never care to view the same land
mark or scenic effect twice are go
ing over again to bring their con
versation up-to-date. Finally, busi
ness men are said to be less rushed
with work this year, so that they
have time to run over to Europe as
they used to do in the days of nor
malcy. Altogother, Europe is going to be
popular again. It is difficult now
to book passage on the big steamers
for any time this summer. In fact,
far-sighted people still tell us they
began to make arrangements for this
year's vacation as soon as they un
packed their trunks at home last
September.
The steamship companies go so far
as to claim that Europe will receive
more tourists this summer than in
1913. And even at that the number
will be limited by the shipping facil
ities. The companies are- not in a
position to add to their passenger
fleets materially this year. They, as
well as European business men. have
had reason to regret the suspension
of tourist transportation. Their
ships have been used as cattle boats,
freighters, and transports. This has
meant expensive repairs in almost
every rase before the ship could be
used for passenger accommodation
again. To take one instance, the
Aeolus, which was converted Into a
freighter, is said to have been laid
up nine months in dry dock for re
pairs aggregating $3,000,000.
Passages High
Those prospective tourifts who are
promised passage this summer are
no doubt concluding that Europe
may be cheaper to travel in than this
country, but an ocean voyage tends
to gobble up the difference. First
class passage that once cast $120
now sells for about $250, and other
rates are correspondingly elevated.
Passports, too. seem to have ec
quired lasting fvor with govern
ments as revenue material, and are
still demanded of tourists at the re
munerative late, to the government,
of $10 per. red tape thrown in. Pass
port red tape is not so rigorous and
tiresome as it has been, though it
still takes two or three weeks to ob
tain papers.
Onr-e the tourist pets to Europe,
he may or may not be able to srtvt
any money. England is notably
expensive now, even with the English
pound worth a little less than three
dollars, instead of its normal $H.S6.
According to the department of com
merce, living costs in England have
not fallen to any extent since the
war. A few commodities tend to
drop as in this country, but to off
sett the reductions rents have risen
and travel is more expensive with no
prospect to much lower fares.
In Norway and Sweden, likewise,
the rate of exchange is not suffi
ciently in our favor to do more than
offset the heavy increases in living
costs. Economy for the traveler is
impossible, we are told, in northern
Europe.
As for Switzerland and France, an
experienced traveler, recently return
ed, says that these countries offer
satisfactory accommodations in the
first class hotels, and with the franc
at a little over eight cents instead of
19, the American has a distinct ad
vantage. He thinks, however, that
it is not impossible to expect to save
money over here. The first class
hotels have been renovated and are
as good as they ever were. But when
it comes to the pensions, or board
ing houses, the situation is differ
ent from In th old days. Before the
war it was possible to obtain a room
and excellent meals in a Swiss pen
sion for as low as one dollar a day.
Now the rate is higher, and the food
is very different. Butter and meat
are scarce. Coarse bread is served.
Economy is still rampant in these
small hostelries. Just as it is in pri
vate homes.
Italy is looked to by many of the
tourists as the place where the
American eagles will scream the
loudest. And this is no doubt true
r-assenger raies nave increased over
200 per cent and hotel and restau
rant prices are 200 and 300 per cent
higher. But the lira has decreased
400 per cent, so that it Is worth only
five cents against its standard val
ue of 19 cents.
Hospitable Italy
Italy is said to be in good sh-.ipe
to receive visitors. Hotels have been
done over and many supplied with
the American luxuries of modrim
heating plants and bathing facilities.
In general, the traveler may expect
to find that while travel in Europe
is cheaper than travel in this coun
try, it is every bit as expensive as
staying at home. Everywhere the
tourist goes, there are unexpected
demands for money. Taxes are as
prevalent there as here. The lux
ury tax is even extended in some
places to take meals rn trains and
in restaurants. While n Germany,
a foreigner ' regarded in Germany
of taxation jerely because he is a
foreigner. His meals are higher, and
he is tazed wherever he goes as an
exotic, unnecessary being.
Except for the Rhineland and oth
er parts in allied control, Germany is
not an easy country now for the
tourist to visit. In Tact, all of the
central European countries offer
more difficulties in the way of pass
ports and vises and they are not re
organized for the tourist trade as
western Europe is.
Belgium, Krance and Italy have
pulled themselves together for vis
itors more rabidly than it was
thounht possible thev could Much
THE ONCE 0VE1
II By H. I. PHILLIPS 1L
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any question by writing The Repub
lican Information Hureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington. D. C.
This offer applies strictly to in
formation. The bureau cannot give
advice on legal, medical and financial
matters. It does not . ttempt to set
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take exhaustive research on any sub
ject. Write your question plainly and
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Q. What is meant by "A," 'B"
and "C" vitamines? S. B. I.
A. Vitamines stand for certain
substances which have recently been
discovered and are believed to be
necessary for the satisfactory devel
opment of the body and for its pro
tection from certain diseases. The
vitamines are now believed to be of
bt least three kinds. "One called "A"
i soluble in fat and is, therefore,
usually referred to as "fat soluble A."
The other two, "B" and "C," are
soluble in water, and are therefore
often called "witer soluble B" and
"water soluble C." The leaf veg
etables, sia-h as spinach and cab
bage, are especially rich in fat soluble
"A;" orange and tomato juice in
water soluble "C." and all vegetables
and fruits in water soluble "B." It
is not correct, however, to say that
the diet would necessarily be lacking
In vitamines if vegetables and fruits
were not used, for fat soluble "A'' is
abundant in milk and its products,
and water soluble "B" in grains, par
ticularly in the germ or the portion
of the grain near the germ. It is,
however, true that unless vegetables
and fruits are regularly used, the
various k.n-'s o: vit .mines are almost
sen- t 'a l i elov th- ' r-d amc. :i.t
Q. Will the distance that the fire
men stand from an electris wire make
a difference in the possibility of shock
f the water is tirown on the wire
E. J.
A. The bureau of standards says
THE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE:
HOAX
In the spring and early summer the
young and old ' man's fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of Strawberry
Shortcake. There used to' be such a
thing: indeed, it is reliably reported
that it still is to be obtained in cer
tain communities. We haven't seen
any Strawberry Shortcake in years,
but we remember it distinctly. It had
cake in it.... and strawberries, too!
But. as Ethel Barrymore would say.
"there isn't any more'" except in rare
Instances. There are many queer,
mysterious, and inexcusable creations
claiming to be Strawberry Shortcake,
and of these the greatest libel on the
real article is the article that is
passed out in so many lunch- rooms
and restaurants.
Now and then a hunk is to be seen
reposing on a plate in a restaurant
window and labelled -"Strawberry
Shortcake." The label is highly es
sential. Otherwise it might be mis
taken for a rather nifty flatiron
holder with Just a suggestion of a
crimson border.
Now and then you gaze into a win
dow at a piece and wonder who put
the mitten on display and whv the
Idea of covering it with whipped
crm.
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Modern Strawberry SHORT cake is
short of most everything, but is short
particularly of strawberries and short
cake.
There is always one strawberry in
a modem strawberry shortcake. This
one is generally on the top layer. It
has the air of a strawberry of ex-
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perience one that has served in
many a shortcake and that is on
speaking terms with all the wait
resses and many of the customer.
In between the top and bottom lay
ers (there are never more than two
layers in the modern cake) there are
sometimes to be found, if one ex-:
plores diligently, two or three other
near-strawberries, but how on earUt
they ever managed to squeeze in :s
a. mystery.
These lower berth berries are al
ways suffering from numerous bruis
es, contusions, and abrasions, and in
vite the suspicion that they were
trapped; that they were lured to the
top of the lower crust by some sub
terfuge only to be crushed by the de
scending uppercrust and held vise
like. .... v
Anyhow they appear to have suf
fered terribly.
So much for the strawberries, or
berry. Let's get down to the cake
even though it means much
suffering:
Shortcake is so called because it is
made by a short cook. ...
And in shortest possible time.
Principal ingredients: Blotting pa
per, old sponges, some dough, and a
sprinkling of glue. Stir for a short
time, cook for a short time, and short
change the public.
Pour some whipped cream oVer the
top. Not ordinary whipped cream,
but cream that has been whipped un
til it has died under the lash. Then
serve at 40 cents an outrage.
if a stream of water from a hose is
thrown upon high, tension wires at
close range there is considerable
hazard fro mthe possible conduction
oi electricity by the stream of water
back to the men holding the nozzle.
If. however, the stream of water be
thrown from a distance such that the
water breaks up into drops before
coming in contact with the electrical
conductors, there is little danger, as
such a stream of water is non-con-tucting.
Q. When was Jewish New Year
last year? T. E. N.
A The Jewish New York (Rosha
shonit) in 1920 was observed from
sundown Monday. Sept. 13, to sun
down Tuesday. Sept. 14.
Q. What .does .the .word .penny
mean, as used in referring to nails?
W. C. F.
A. The term penny in connection
with nails is always used in combi
nation with prefixed numcraus. such
as fourpenny, tenpenny, etc.. to form
an adjective. These adjectives now
denote certain arbitrary sizes. Orig
iral!y thf-y denoted the price per
hundred of nails.
Q. What was the size and weight
cf the Cullinan diamond? A. J. D.
A. This diamond weighed 3024
carats, or 1.37 pounds, and measured
4 inches by 2.5 inches by 1.25 inches.
It has been cut into nine stones, the
largest of which, Cullinan I., weighs
51Vi carats.
Q. What kind of a fish is the Irish
fish? B. H. D.
A. No doubt you refer to the Irish
lord fish, a yellowish sculpin like spe
cies of the waters about the Aleutian
Islands. This fish is of great im
vortance as fvod to the Aleut is-
I hinders. It is also known as vellow
, sculpin. and a more southern sp.-cies
I of the same genus is called red scul
i pin. Hoth are mottled or hnrred
IHisckish, and are from one to two
fee tin length.
Q. Why are legislators spoken of
as "solons?" H. C.
A. "Solon" was a very noted law
giver of Athens, Greece, born 640 B.
C. He made and provided for the en
actment of very wise laws under
which the state prospered greatly.
Lawmakers are called "solons" some
times in admiration, sometimes in
sarcasm.
Seth Tanner
What we know, we know; an' whav
we don't know we guess at. A new
point has been put in the public pen
holder at th' put office it's about
time!