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TOiclBroumsiiille^Herald
Established Jsly 4. 1892 As a Daily Newspaper,
by Jesse O. Wheeler
J. M. STEIN .. Publisher
RALPH L BUELL . Editor
Published every afternoon (except Saturday) and
Sunday morning. Entered as second-class matter In
the Poetoffice, Brownsville, Texas.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
By carrier—In Brownsville and all Rio Oranda Valley
cities. 18c a week; 75c a month.
Mall—In The Rio Orande Valley, in advance: one year.
S7.0Q: six months. $3.75; 3 months. $2
Mall-^Outslde of the Rio Orande Valley; 75c per
$8 00 per year; 6 months, $4 50
Tuesday, July 23, 1935
Attempt Citrus Price Stabilization
Citrus shippers of the Valley, Including the co
operatives and the Independents, are making a
serious effort to stabilize the Industry at least to the
extent that uniform quotations on Valley shipments
will prevail during the coming season.
The effort lz most certainly deserving of all the
Kpport that can be mustered. One of the most
damning practices of past seasons has been the cus
tom of price cutting Just when the market seemed
to be stabilized at a decent price.
If, through the formation of some sort of a clear
ing house association, this 111 can be cured, we will
at least be on our way out of the wilderness.
It should be emphasized, however, that the mere
formation of such an association with it« uniform
price quotations, will not do the trick. A majority
of Valley shippers may Join the association and
conscientiously abide by its rules and regulations, but
their efforts will go for naught If Just four or five
stay on the outside and persist In practices which
have ruined the market In past years.
Again, Just one or two dissatisfied shipper members
of the association, who kick over the traces at the
first opportunity, will wreck the entire deal.
All this is written assuming that the committee In
charge will be able to outline the framework of an
organization that will be able to pass the scrutiny
of hose In charge of enforcing the anti-trust laws of
the nation.
The Brownsville Herald would not appear pessi
mistic regarding the chances for success of this or
any other proposed program designed to help the
Oltrus Industry.
But we do feel that until the citrus and vegetable
Shipping Industry of the Valley Is placed on a high
er plane than now prevails, all efforts at stabiliza
tion of price and grade art going to prove fruitless
Records of the past year show that upwards of 600
firms and Individuals engaged in shipping citrus
last season. At least 600 of these firms should be
eliminated from the business and would be elimin
ated If a shippers bonding and licensing bill were
passed by the Texas legislature.
The reasons for such a bill are multiple and need
Dot be gone into here. It is sufficient to say that
the forcing of any shipper of citrus fruft to post a
bond of $5,000 to insure fair dealings with the pro
ducers of the fruit will eliminate four or five hun
dred shippers now In the business because they can
not make the bond. Certainly a firm that cannot
make a bond of that amount has no business deal
ing In any part of a three million or more dollar
crop.
Bo, we wish all success and promise all backing to |
any clearing house association that may be formed,
but—we still insist that this bonding and licensing
bill must be passed before there is any chance of '
success for such an organization.
. Misdirected Sentimentality
The maudlin sort of sympathy that Is ready to pro
duce copious tears whenever a hardened yegg snif
fles and says that he la sorry, popped Into public
View In Detroit the other day.
The local sheriff Invited the mothers and children j
of Detroit to come to the Jail and listen to a sermon
by one of his prisoners. This prisoner, he said, had
seen the error of his ways and had repented, and was
reading the Bible dally; he could give a very up
lifting little talk on the advisability of shunning the
ways of crime.
All of this might have been all right, if it hadn't
turned out that the repentant sinner was William
Lee Ferris, a confessed panderer and slayer, who is
awaiting trial on charges of having slain the nephew
of Charles Evans Hughes.
Somehow, the stunt didn’t appeal to Detroit.
Women's clubs and public officials rose in wrath, the
sermon was canceled, and the sheriff left town. And
the sheriff's idea remains aa a sample of brainless
sentimentality at Its worst.
To Pay For Accidents
Insurance commissioners of America, convening In
Seattle, are told by Insurance Superintendent R. L.
Poster of Ontario that every motorist In America
should be required to indemnify possible victims be
fore being granted a driver’s license.
Every motorist, says the Canadian authority, should
be absolutely financially responsible to Innocent vic
tims of his negligence. Traffic hazards are so great,
he adds, that some such step as this is necessary for
public protection.
One's first reaction to the Idea Is that It would be,
a swell thing for the insurance companies. Never
theless. it has much to recommend it. The least the
Innocent bystander has a right to expect it that, if
his car or his person is injured through no fault of
his own. the man who caused the accident will be
able to pay for it.
; Improved Diet Brings
Improved Living
By HR. MORRIS F1SHBEIN
Editor. Joarnal of the American Medical Association,
and at ilygela. the Health Magazine
Omit from your dally diet any one of a number of
substances that you may think are inconsequential,
and your life may be profoundly disordered as a result.
Add certain appropriate foods, even though the
diet otherwise may seem to be entirely satisfactory,
and your life may be greatly improved.
Tills Important fact was brought out recently when
Dr. James S. McLester. In his presidential address
before the American Medical Association, prophesied
that mans place in future history will depend in no
small degree on the food he eats.
Improvement of man and of animals has already
been established as possible by improvement of the
diet.
For instance the children of immigrants to the
United States are of a finer stock physically than are
their ancestors. Chinese living under Improved food
conditions In Hawaii grow larger than people of the
same racial strain in China.
• • •
From Japan comes the report that, when groups of
children in Tokyo were given milk as a supplement to
their diets, there was observed not only an Increase
In their weight and height but the children were more
cheerful and happy and turned in better records
than those who did not receive the additional milk.
Dr. Lester emphasized particularly the importance
of educating people properly in the subject of diet.
Much of our malnutrition comes from unenlightened
selection of foods made by mothers who have to re
strict the budget for food to greatly.
“It is unfortunate,” says Doctor Lester, “that many
of the cheaper foods such as the potato, which carry
the greatest number of calories and have the great
est satiety value, fall far short of providing In suf
ficient quantities such essential food factors as vi
tamins, minerals and good proteins.
• 9 •
Vitamins and minerals can be obtained In abun
dance in fruits and vegetables, while proteins of high
biologic value are found in meats, eggs and milk; but
these are all among the more costly foods.”
It Is important, therefore, in selecting foods to be
certain that you do not pay more for foods of lesser
food value.
Mo6t of our diets are still determined by the habits
of our ancestors. If the food habits of any group of
people are faulty because of prejudices, a gradual de
terioration of that group of people will occur.
It is not possible, however, to select a suitable diet
on the basis of prejudices. It must be selected on an
exact knowledge of the constituents in foods concern
ed and their values in the human diet.
The secret of our superiority over Asia will be our
brains. Not that we have more brains in Europe than
they have in Asia, but we have the creative mind. —
Dr. Andre Siegfried. French writer.
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Capital and world gaaetjs event*
and pereooaimaa, in and out ol
the newt, written by e group at
fearless and Informed newspaper
men of Washington and Nsw York
This column is published by rbe
Herald as a news feature Op.morn
expressed are those of the writers as
individuals and should not be in
terpreted ss reflecting the editorial
policy at this newspaper.
WASHINGTON
By Ray Tucker
Votes — Congress has taken to
heart the lessons learned in the
Corcoran-Brewster scrape over the
public utilities bill. The boys are
dodging charges that Whit* House
domination has transformed them
into legislative dummies.
Despite treasury officials curios
ity. the Ways and Means committee
has barred executive emissaries
from the rooms In which it is ham
mering out a new tax bill. Not a
word has leaked po down town
about their Ranges In rates or the
scope of the taxation. The men
who once passed Brain Trust prepa
rations without reading them now
exhibit Napoleonic courage.
The reason is obvious. They are
framing the most politically unob
jectionable bill they can put togeth
er. They don’t crave interference
or suggestions from advisers who
want a revenue-raising Instead of a
vote-raising scheme. And nobody
cares to be scorched by the spot
light that blistered Ralph Brewster.
Crossed — The White House Is
badly miffed at unhappy disclosure*
at Its planning for 1936-37 relief ex
jienditures even before It has spent
its $4,880,000,000 fand. That sum
was designed as the “big push”
against unemployment. Now re
publicans are chortling that the
administration concedes its inade
quacy.
A quiet check-up revea1* that
Secretary Perkins tipoed off the
writing boys. The ufdally tight
lipped Secretary blurt *d out the
story on leaving the White House.
She didn’t realise that she was
giving out a first-rate piece of
news whi Ji every critic would
pounce on.
Attempts to cover up by explain
ing that the treasury was prepar
ing preliminary budget estimates
didn't get far. Emergency expendi
tures are always the last to be fore,
cast and no estimate will mean
anything until the results of the
present work-relietf activity are
known. The normally canny New
Dealers have crossed their publi
city wires several times lately.
There has been too much talking
and squabbling in the cast.
• • •
Hankers—A presidential confid
ant furnishes a sensible explana
tion for Mr. Roosevelt’s tolerant
treatment of aides whose impul
siveness or indiscretions cause him
unnecessary heart-burnings. No
chief executive in year* has been
so restrained In his verbal chul
ings or so slow in levering rela
tions with recalcitrants.
Mr. Roosevelt cannot make quick
decisions with regard to people in
his train, according to this view.
He can reach a judgment on a
policy without delay, although he
does not always let advisers know
how hi* mind is working at the
moment But he prefers to take his
time when it comes to passing on
human relationship*.
The president also place* a high
premium on loyalty, balancing that
quality against lack of ability or
judgment. But when he makes up
his mind that somebody must go,
he acts diplomatically but effect
ively. Almost without knowing how
or why they walk the plank and
make their splash. Several art
taking that last walk now but
they don’t know what's pushing
them.
• • •
Foresight — Sliver speculators
banking on the administration to
balloon the price to $1.29 or any
where near that figure are bound
to be disappointed. Unless they
stored up the metal early In the
game—possibly below sixty cents
an ounce—they may not recoup
their white chips.
Treasury purchases must be
matched against the price of silver
as it will be fixed some day at a
world conference. If the U. S. loads
up at a high figure—above $1—it
may stand to lose many millions. It
wins only If It can acquire a store
below the price eventually agreed
upen by the world. These considera
tions influence Treasury manipula
tion as much as congressional man
dates and political pressure Every
body on the Inside knows It.
President Roosevelt has pointed
out that there can be no “perman
ent measure cf value” for gold or
silver without concerted action by
many nations. The speculators for
get that remark. Secretary Hull has
const mtly queried foreign govern
ments on silver, meanwhile, we are
buying it at slightly abeve 60 cents
—a drop from a high qf eighty-plus
—and it will be good business to keep
it there while we hold the bag.
• • •
Stymie—Insiders privately con
cede that the move to bar AA 4 ♦pro
cessing suits is a collossa 1 fluff. Few
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CHAPTER UU
TFIB Pragonets walked burriadly
to the ear almost before Mereh
bed s chance to get oat of It.
“Dong!" Pragonet cried Jovially
‘How gied we ere to get off the!
o lasted trai l 1 hope yonr place Is
*orth tt. I'd have Howe ep—bat
id ns doesn't like planes"
Mrs Pragonet laughed. T think
i*ete can get me Into e plsno when
it’s time to ret am to Hollywood.
. . How ere yon. Dong?"
"Crest. Edna” Marsh told her
Ho tamed to Jo Danes "This la
4las Darien I think yon two will
■* great friend*. . . . And this,
la this Is the one sod only, the
lapendously charming, the colas
iSl-"
“Never mind. Dong." Pragonet
stepped forward, grinning. “My
him Is Peter Pragonet. Mias
Darien.”
Jo liked him at once. She (fo
lded she lik:d him better off the
crcen than on. tor sow be seemed
cel end natural and without pons
His voloe was wholly uaaffected
(t was In fact, quite ordinary, and
without the deep quality she bad
beard In the sound pictures
"Edna and I will sit In front."
Douglas Marsh said "I hope you
and Pete won’t mind the rumble
scot. Ja"
“Shed better sot," Pragonet
‘*ald. smiling at Jo. “Me. 1 like
ramble seats* He helped Jo tntc
'be rear com pax' mem and bopped
ib beside her A* the car pulled
i*ray from the station, be beavea
t great sigh “It’s certainly grea’
to be here " He turned to Jo with
a sadden troubled expression “No
other Hollywood denizens at Crest
Lake, are there?"
“No." Jo told him lightly. The
best we can boast so far Is a de
partment store owner and a long
distance aviator."
• • •
*4pOOD." be said humorously "I
^ don’t like other Hollywood
people around Especially movie
people I want to be the whole
show * He grinned at her his bat
palled down against the wind. They
might as well bave bee 4 alone in
the ear. for Marsb and Mrs Prago
aat teemed absorbed la tbetr owe
talk, bat against the sound of tbe
motor and the rash of wind the
two In the ramble rest could not
distinguish their words
Too know." Jo confessed, "I
don't know what to say to yon
I've thought of movit stars as
people from another world."
"Wall." Pragonet laughed, "we’re
from another world, possibly. Bui
tt*i a nighty hamu world Hat
the nn* Look I" Ho bold oot bit
otIoL "Pinch mm—and you'll find
I’m tux Ilk* anybody slsu."
Her eyes twinkling with Might
at fTagonet’a bandlaaga, Jo
pinched his wrist and raised bar
eyebrows hi mock astonishment
"Too are/" she «zclaimed. Thao
sbe grew suddenly serlona "Hon
estly though. I’ve enloved yoor
pictures a lot. Mr. Pragoaat.*
"Don’t you darn begin that!* he
warned her. Then: “Have yoo
known Dong long? 1 don’t sosoi to
remember yoo befrfg with him
when he eras In Hollywood—nod
I’m darned certain I would remap
ber if you'd (seen there.*
*Tjot memory's Min good. Tv*
known Mr. Marsh only a faw days
Toe saa. I’m working for him.*
"Oh. 1 see His secretary r
Pragoaat asked.
“No. . . . I'm tha hostess X
Crest Lake Inn."
"And a delightful one. I’m sore."
Pragonet said.
When they reached the Inn and
debarked from the roadster. Jo
thoogbt that Mrs. Pragonx glanced
at her and the actor rather soe
plclonsly—as If she hadn’t trusted
them together. But JO to seed this
from her mind as Imagination, as
cased herself from the trio and
went to ber room.
Pragonet. she decided, was an
admirable young man. and deserv
ing of XI tha success he bad at
tained. She bad thought he would
be arrogant and blown with ago;
but. surprisingly, b* was—well, be
was something a great deal like
Bret Paul A handsome Bret Paul
who was careful about his drees
• • •
JO had dinner In ber room, then
read for an hour or so before
beginning leisurely preparations
for the dance that evening. Sbe
was not quite certain as to wbx
ber duties would be X the dance.
Sbe had balf-espected that Marsh
would escort her. or at least ad
vise ber. for this was the first for
m&l function at the Inn since ber
arrival. But ha bad said nothing
further about It since the morning
he bad told her be planned the
affair for Friday night, and had
ordered down an orchestra.
As sbe was laying oot the new
beige lac* she bad bought at Lyt
sen’s the telephone rang and sbe
heard the voice of Todd Rarston
"I wondered Iff you’d let me take
you to the dance tonight." be said
gaily. "The truth ta. I*d much
rather stag a dance- - but 1 know
| I’ll never hare a chance to dance
with you unless you’re very mucb
with me "
For a moment Jo was nonplussed
She was not at all certain whether
she should accept such an Inrlta
tlon from one of Marsh’s guest* -
and there was still the possibdtty
that Marsh expected her to be free
“Well, yon eee Mr Barstoo—"
"I would hare asked you much
sooner." Rarcfnn broke In. “hot 1
had an Idea our young owner waa
taking yon I lust learned a mo
ment ago be* dining with the
Montgomerys In tbetr cottage and
they’ll all he oser later So 1
grabbed the telephone and my coot
age—and here I am "
Jo'a heart skipped a beat, and
she couldn’t bare honestly told her
self why. Bnt In a flash the pie
tured Marsh and Rabs Montgomery
dancing together and Babe smirk
ing beside bis shoulder.
“What I was going to say. Mr
Bars ton. la that 1 may hare some
thing! to took after. and—"
“Ob. 1 won t mind that. I’ll Just
bang nlMMit antll roa gat througl
pouring eoffaa or wniing tha Boor
or whattf* It Is row bars to do.*
Jo toughed In spits of herself
"All right, then. Knock on mi
door obout nine"
His knock earns vary promptly at
olns. and when Jo stoppod into th<
ball tho aviator* gate swept hoi
ap and down appreciatively
"You’re tovoty. Jo Durtou. You—*
e e e
FT* Mopped suddenly, looking
U beyond her with a snddon. cm
barrassed expreealon Jo turned tc
sat Mrs Marsh coming quietly
do we the hallway.
"Good evening. Mrs. Marsh." Jr
said. “Are you going to watch th»
dancing tonight?"
For a moment Mra. Marsh die
not reply. She glanced at the door
which Jo bad not yet eloasd. an ft
then at Todd Barston. Then, very
deliberately she said. "1 hard);
cars for modern dance mnslc. Mist
Darlon. Thank yon. and . . . goo*4
night Good night Mr Barston "
Whan aha bad disappeared at
tbs stairway to tbs Marsh apart
ment, Barston let oat a long low
whistle "That old gal eertalnly
disturbs mo. 8be looked at as a*
If she thought we might have beer
picking the embroidering out o’
the towels"
Jo's face was flaming. “Obrl
ously aba thinks you were In my
room."
"Well, good Lord, eveo If I boo
boon, I don’t see "
She forced a laugh. "We musn t
let the oven$ig be spoiled. Mrs
Marsh really doesn’t mean any
thing."
The band waa already playing
when they reached the Inn’s bug*
ballroom—and It was a baud which
set Jo’s Mood tingling and her foot
tapping. The Fr ago nets bad com*
down early, and were dancing to
getber. the only couple so far oc
the Boor.
"Let’s not have each music gc
to "tost*." Barston said and Jc
drifted away In bis arms Acrosc
the floor, towering above his wlts'r
red bead. Peter Pragonet ooddec
and smiled: and Jo knew from hie
glance that Barston bad been right
and she was lovely In the belg*
toes.
Soon other couples dropped to
some who had come to Crest Lak>
for the daore and the week-end. Jr
messed She knew oone of them
and felt suddenly strange anr
alone. Resentment welled up In
side her at the thought that Marsh
after being so solicitous all weak
bad left her to shift for beraelt
“And yet" she told beraelt "Tw
no right to feel that way What I
have here Is a Job I mustn’t for
got that" Nevertheless she war
extremely glad Todd Barston bad
called bar.
As the music stopped the Trago
nets Joined Barston and Jo At the
nest song Jo danced with the movie
actor. 8be could not help smiling
at the thought of what Tubby
Davis would say If she could ear
Jo now. held In arms which bad
crushed all tho beautiful figures
Tubby so envied on tbs screen The
tithe, slender figures ef the Craw
fords and the Harlows and the Col
berts. Only—It was queer but true
-only she would rather have seen
Tubby's familiar, cherubic face at
that moment than be dancing with
Peter Fraronet!
(TO Be Oawtlmned)
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NSW MAf.<erA'.^»MA* ,2%
expect supreme court sanction for
the plan. It will not outlaw actions
instituted before the law is on the
books—If It gets there.
But the gesture may work for a
while. It may frighten off prospec
tive litigants. It Is official notice tc
government officials to give no quar
ter In fighting these action*, to im
pede and embarrass the suit-brlng
ers. It is a practical rather than a
legal expedient.
But the sponsors expect the
amendments to have an Indirect ef
fect. Victorious plaintiffs in low*r
courts must seek actual refunds in
the U. S. court of claims, which is
counted on to interpret the amend
ments as final expression of con
gress’ intention. Congress must ap
propriate funds fer recovery of these
taxes, and nobody ernccts it to shove
out cash in defiance of its o«~n man
date. So try to get your money back
if you don’t like the New Deal shew I
...
Safe?—The squabble over farm
bounties and the processing tax may
change political thinking in many
state* normally clasrlfied as republi
can. It has brought about a new at
titude toward the tariff that is re
flected in congressional debates and
mail. It may rob the GOP cf that
historic appeal.
Demoncratic orators and strate
gists liken the processing tax to im
port duties. They describe it as an
“Internal tariff.” They maintain that
the farmer is entitled to this sort
of compensation sc Ion? as he must
buy in a tariff-protected market
Some republicans, tnelnriin* ht«rh
tarlffite Hiram Johnson, Indorse
this view.
Should the supreme court upset
the processing tax. democrats lock
for an agrarian uprising in support
of Mr. Roosevelt's constitutional
amendment plan. Messrs. Farley and
Hurja already count the west as
safe for the president next year, and
the tarlff-tax-boumy issue furnishes
the basis fcr their figuring.
• • •
Note*—Lawmakers who are hot
against come New Deal laws are
praying Huey Long will lose out in
hia attack on the work-relief law ...
Rex Tugwcll gets the gold-plated
Walsh mansion as headquarters for
rural rehabilitation ... Bids fcr
lakes’ new Interior Department
Building to coat $11,000,000 will be
opened July 26 ... Stanley Reed has
the toughest job in the government
—he has to defend New Deal laws
before the supreme court.
Osteopaths discover that 60 per
cent of the population have one leg
longer than the other. All that
pulling is bound to have some such
effect.
Loa Angeles test reveals a man
trembles more than a woman. Be
fore accepting this fact as conclu
sive. It would be Interesting to know
whether he had been teaching her
to drive.
Max Baer’s wife hopes he wont
fight anymore. If his future en
ga ements resemble the one with
Braddock. her wish will be fulfilled.
*,ToduylS
Almanac:
July 2V?1
IT66- First medical
Society in the
American colonics
organized*
1^16‘Charlotte Cush
man* actress, horn*
at Boston, Mass.
lS«=Last stone laid
on.Bunker Hill
j monument*
11$64r Congress votes
to adwit0AJebraska
as a state.
Flashes
-Of
Life
(By The Associated Press I
Great Jary Mystery
MEMPHIS, Term. —There was
a pretty to-do In the court room
of Judge Phil Wallace. One chair
in the jury box was empty alter
a recess.
The roll was called and all
answered “present", but the
empty chair was still there.
Bailiffs searched high and low
and the court pondered the enig
ma.
What happened was this: A
thirteenth chair got pushed into
the Jury box—and that was the
empty one.
No Retard f or Royalty
OKLAHOMA CITY—It is coyo
te nature to pay no attention to
such things, but political hang
ers-on expressed the opinion this
particular “critter'’ should have
had more state pride, or patriot
ism or something.
For the goose the coyote killed
and ate was Lucille, pet of Mrs.
E. W. Mar land, wife of the Okla
homa governor. Lucille met her
death at the Mariand Ponca City
estate.
Gobblers. Gobbling
GYPSUM. Kas .- Victor Van
Meter, farmer, contributes the
day s success hint.
Raising 700 young turkeys for
market was expensive, and other
farmers were having trouble with
grasshoppers overrunning theft:
crops.
So Van Meter hired out his
young gobblers at $2.50 a day to
gobble grasshoppers.
The result: No turkey teed bill
and $250 a day. net profit._
_Barbs _
Soviet government la going to
make it harder to obtain a divorce
From now on, the deputing man or
woman will be required to wave
goodby,
• • •
Hoover lays this la a time "when
men would rather be safe than
free." One outstanding example Is
A1 Capone. •
Italian army has'prepared a li
quid which will bum through shoe
leather. Too bad the U. 8. couldn't
keep secret the formula for Its pro
hibition liquor
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A reader can get the answer to
any question of fact by anrltinc The
Brownsville Herald Information Bu
reau. Frederic J. Haskln, Director,
Washington. D. C. Please encloee
three (S) cents for reply.
q. How many flights into Iks
stratosphere have been made? B. J*
A. Eleven flights have been made.
The first to be recorded was that of
James Olaisher and Henry Tracey
Coxwell from Wolverhampton, mg
land, in 1863. They ascended seven
miles in open basket.
• • •
q. Whose voice Is sard hi the ani
mated cartoon. Popeye, the Sailer
arum? V. O.
A. The voice Is William Oostsllo’a,
s s s
q. When marked ransom mousy
b found in the possession of Inno
cent pemma. do they less Its value
as in the ease of connterfeit money?
h. r.
A. The Department of the Treas
ury says that as money la absolute
ly negotiable, the innocent parties
who have acquired ransom notes to
the course of their business do nol
suffer any less because of their ac
quisition. It is the customary prac
tice to have such money presented
to one of the Federal Reserve Banka
where it is exchanged for other
money in a similar amount. The
notes are then held by the bank for
use in the investigation and prosec
ution of the crime.
Q. When was the ftmt free library
for children established in this
reentry? H. C.
A. In 1835 in West Cambridge
(now Arlington) Massachusetts. It
was established through a bequest
of one hundred dollars given by
Ebenezer Learned. Last year, through
children’s rooms In libraries, school
libraries, and story-telling groups
over 100 000.000 books were circulat
ed among children.
• • •
Q What was a labor-exchange?
M. p.
A. The term was given to a class
of Institutions founded In 1833-1833,
designed tc bring about an exchange
of the products cf labor without the
use of money. The basis of the value
of^the products was the time it took
to prcduce them.
• • •
Q Is there any piece of furniture
which is distinctively American? I»
T.
A. The rocking chair originated
Ir America. The butterfly table and
comb-back Windsor chair are also
American. 4
* m m
Q What is a shop right? T. M. M.
A It is a nzht automatically cre
ated on behalf of the owner W a
shop when an employe uses time
and equipment of a shop to make
an invention.
• • •
Q How large is the Ttergartea la
Berlin? D F.
A. This park contains 600 scree
and is about two mtoee long.
• •
Q. Whv to thr word pajamas,
snmetimni spelled pA januu* A- D.
A. It is so spelled because this
more nearly reproduces the sound oI
the Hindi! • mi v»rd from which the
English word to derived.
• • •
Q piftw rlv - S hi craphy of the
composer, Tasti. A. P.
A. Sir Francesco Paolo Tnstl. Ita
lian-Engltoh song composer, was
born in Ortons dl Mere in the A bras
s' in 1846 After studying st the
Naples Conservatory, he was ap
pointed an instructor there. In 1869
he resigned and went to Rome where
he appeared In concerts and was
vocal totructor at the Court. In 1875
forwent to London and was later
riade singing teacher to the royal
family. He was knighted in 1908 and
returned to Rome to live In 1913. He
died in 1916.
Q Were many Colombian half
dollar* made for the Chicago World’s
fair? T. T. I>.
A. About 4,000.000 were made.
• • •
Q. What la meant by ungulrd?
f. O.
A. In heraldry the term is ap-v
plied to the tincture of the hoofs
of an animal. Thus a stag repre
sented with hoofs of a certain
color Is unguled of that color.
• • •
Q. What I* done with damaged
china or discarded White Home
furniture ’ T. N. F.
A They are considered govern
ment property, and when broken
or found otrolete are surveyed and
rendered unlit for use.
• • •
Q. WThere la the Temple ef Five
Thousand Buddha*? A. R.
A. It Is at Hangchow. China,
and contains Buddhas varying In
height from one Inch to more than
fifty feet.
• • •
Q. Was Jefferson Davis married
more than once? L. R. D.
A. He was married twice. In 1831
he married Sarah Knox Taylor,
who died within ti % year. In 1841
he married Varlna Howell.
• • •
Q. How wide la the Potomac
River at Washington and where it
enter* the bay? L. V.
A. At Washington it is about
2,000 feet wide, and when It entere
Chesapeake Bay, about six miles
wide.
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