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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1931)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON cleric J. Haskin This (treat service Is maintained by the Capital Journal for the ben efit of Its readers who may use It every day without cost to them selves. All they have to do Is ask for any information desired and they will receive prompt answers by mail. Questions must be clearly written and stated M briefly as possible. Inclose two cent stamp for return postage and address the Capitat Journal Information Bureau. Fred eric J. Hasktn, Director, Wu&hington D, C. Q When an egg is boiled, does any water enter the egg by passing ttiru the shell and membrane? M. P. A. If a fresh egg is boiled it loses weight slightly but if it is allowed to remain in the water for some time (several hours it gains weight. From this It seems reasonable to conclude that water does not pass Into the egg during boiling but if the boiled egg Is allowed to remain for several hours In the water a cer tain amount will pass to the inside of the egg. Q. Why is glass cut under water? K. E. A. Because the vibration is less than in the nir and the glass Is therefore less liable to crack. Q. What is the most durable street pavement? G. H. F. A. Granite blocks. Q. Who was America's first great humorist? S. W. A. B?njamin Franklin was un questionably America's first great humorist. Q. What are the five largest cit ies in California? F. V. A. Las Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, and Long Beach. Q. How many tints or shades can be derived from tlie three primary colors? 8. O. A. About 2,000.000. Q. Why does the ostrich seek U conceal Itself bv burying Its head in the fcand? W. Y. A. The ostrich's proverbial fool ishness In hiding its head in the sand and thinking It Is thereby concealed is one of the myths that lias been discredited by modern science. The ostrich is a very alert bird and, except for its habit of running in a circle, could rarely be caught. Q. What does Pactollan mean? A. Of or pertaining to Pactofus; Jcnce, Blden. Pactolus was a Jrook In Lydia. the golden Sands of liich were bflieved to have been f i? source o the wealth of Croesus, Q. How was the first line put pi ass the Niagara gorge to start tlw first suspension bridge? W. 8. T. A. Theodore O. Hullet, who su pervised the construction of Uw first suspension bridge across Ni agara, relates that a premium of $10 was offered to the first boy who should successfully fly over the gorge his kite string and fasten ltc end to a tree on either side. A boy named Moman Walsh, a resi dent of Lincoln. Nebraska, was suc cessful. The following day a strong er line was drawn over by the kite string and then a rope of sufficient strength to haul over the iron cable. By means of this rope tlie iron cable was carried across and its ends secured to the solid rock. It crossed the gorge five miles above Lew Is ton. Q. Is there such a thing as a green rose which has not been arlilically dyed? B. A. G. A. A type of green rose known as Vlridfflora originated in Baltimore about 18."0. and was mentioned by aw National Rose soceity in 1914. The peals are small, pointed, set thickly, and of the same color as the foliage of the rose, a dark pea green. The flower is of medium size and double, and is of wgorous growth. It may be considered more as a botanical freak than as a sep arate variety. Q. Why is a clock used lor adver tising purposes always set at twen ty minutes after eight? C. B. A. This position of the hands of a clock is selected for the reason that It furnishes the greatest fa cility to meet the requirements for painting the longer name above the hands and the shorter word below. The minute hand has been varied In position from 17 to US minutes after eight. Q. Is it true that there is only one high tide and one low tide in the Gulf of Mcxcio each day? H A D. A. This is correct. The diurnal in equality has become exaggerated to such an extent as practically to ex- tinguish the semi-diurnal tide in the inner parts of the gulf, giving high and low water only once daily. Nor mally there are two high and two low tides every 24 hours, but there are numerous variations in tidal phenomena in various parts of the world. Q What Is meant by ultima Thule? C.R. A. This was the ancient name for land north of Britain, which was the most northern land known; hence, any distant region. Q. Do more deaths occur at night or in the daytime? B.D. A. A comprehensive survey has not been made, but the examination of a few hospital records points to the conclusion that more deaths occur during the night. 35 SUNSET PASS L2U3 &y Zcuul Csuiy Chapter 20 KCIYPT DISAPPEARS Ash Preston was crooked. No doubt of this! Perhaps the father was too, and Rome of the brothers. But Mrs. preslon was ignorant of it: so were Alice, and the younger brothers. Thlry bore this burden alone. That Yas the secret of her sad f.v and lips. That was the power Ash Pres ton had over her love for him and lear. It did no linger seem uiuwt ural. That was why no cowboys ever not a fair cluince to win Tlnry Preston's friendship. Rock knew the west. He had be come a part of it. The prestons wrr new, comparatively, to this wild rutne. He knew western men, their uncanny power to suspect and search out and find among them the cattleman who transgressed the tin written law:;. All cat lie -racers stole fnun one another. But there Va4. a distinction Kith a diflcrcuce ("lane Preston was getting rich a little bit swiftly lor a nine her on an oitlinarv sile. How? Hock on swered the query in muny ways. but only one way seemed tenable. Pr.'ston sld cattle on the hoof, the same as other ranchers. None but ru.-tle::) ever sold cattle that did not belong to tnem. And certainly Preston coul'i not be a rustler. It v. as inmncriviible that Ash Pres ton could be ft runler. either, at least without hi:; father knowing, lint lijck scouted the rustler idea The Preslons had b.'come butch ers of cattle on a considerable seal-. IJul any one, ouLshie them selves, know just how many steer. they butchered? What pertinent question here! Hock was certain that lie would find out that no out fitters knew hw many head of Stork they killed. And here was the gM of the matter. .Some of the Preston, with Ash t the head, and tlie fnllier either In with them or unable to prevent it, were killing cattle not then- own. burning or hiding the skins, and s.'lltiin the beet at near and dis tant p in(s. "(Jxd I,ord!" muttered Itork. un der Iils breath. I've hit it plum centrr. 'I he dnmn fools, thlnkin" th-.v cull hide that long! . . . Gage prrstim ought to h ive more seme He struck ir.e queer, though. But it s tliat rat'lcMiako son who's got thh outfit buffaloed. No wonder poor Thlry has sad eyes. . , Well, by heaven, I'll stay at Sunset Pass!" A bell awakened Hock from late slumbers. Tlie sun was up, and as lie p-eprd out over his blanket cov ering he saw the grass hme gold under tlie cedar-. He had overslept, whuh was not a remarkable fact, considering how long It bad taken Mm to get to le?p. In the sober light of day the task before htm seemed tremendous. He had to prove his suspicions, which had lt no strength dating nftrep, and If they were well founded, then he H;ut somehow slop the IWrit pro ceedings before the Pros tons were overwhelmed bv catastrophe. No new thing for Hock was it to appear a light-hearted, careless cowboy when underneath this guise he was hard and cautious, keen as a blade. The Prestons, excepting Ash, would be easy to deceive. Briskly he strode toward the dou ble cabin, conscious of heart-beating anllciation, and when he tlitinied upon the porch Alice Preston came out of the kitchen, carrying plates and cup. which she :-et upon the table. Mrs. Preston looked out of the kitchen and greeted Hock with pleasant smile and words. "Are the boys up, too?" he a-sked as he fell uHn the ham and eggs and hot biscuits. "Land's sake! The're up an' ft one long a," she replied. "They were sur? funny. Tom said: 'Ixt him sleep, ma. The longer the bet ter. ,. . An" Al said: 'Don't wake the new boss, ma. He won't never net no sleep when Ash is here, so let him get some now.' . . An' Harrv said: 'Ain't Thiry up yet, either? Reckon settln' up in the moonlight is bad lor some tulks. "IV sure is. Mrs. Prestnn," laughed Hock. "I'm sorry, though, if I'm to blame." "Oh, Thny was up hours ago," Alice Informed them. "Saw pa and the boys rule away. I know she had a run-in v, it It Ash, because she had been rryinV 'That's too bad." said Rock, bending over his plate and eating fast. He had seen Hie mother's face change very slightly, almost imperceptibly. Ash Preston was thorn in the flosli of this whole some family. Hock made sliort work of his bivalent, and glad somehow that he had rot encountered Thiry, he hurried down toward tlie corrals. At the barnyard Rock found Al Preston leading in some horses; and one of his brothers was jack-' in:? up a hind wheel of the green wagon. "Morning', boss. Hope you're not sick." draw led Al. Boys. I was plumb dead. I'll sure let you punish me for beln' lary. Tlie other boy nodded at Rock. "Are you Tom or Harry" asked Rock, suddenly reminded of the. twins. "I'm Harry." "All right, Harry, 111. know you tomorrow or bust. Where i Tom?" "He left us to grease the wagon and went off after ft horse for vou." For mv white horse. Curat?" asked Rock. "No I'm sorry to av." re turned Harry, haltingly, as If he had bad news. IMd Eypt Jump tl oasture fence?" ' No. Ash saddled him and rode off on him." Rock sat dowr suddenly, stifliiur the yell that leaped to his lips. lid lit uommiicdi LITTLE OKP1IAN ANNIE THE LAST MINUTE SHOPPER uvr-eurjF i eer right at ii, I vwvvil fc (VLte TO L If HftNEN'T ""S i rnni O0 N M0.M- else a s ' L(-ee VMITH Feeu uke rp bun CaUGWT BETWEEN "TWO BOX CP.SS-VMHKT OBtMG' ANT P.LV. TYV STORt .THINK TOLKS V-JCHiLTj KKIOUJ ENOUGH TO START CHRISTMAS BOX GUESS l QOT IF )P VONE fcit'i r.oi. Ct. ii ism KKG'LAH KtLLLltS YES AND NO ( ARE MERE. ) S I f DID VOU X jegh WAY TO TALK TO I . I V FOR ME. MOM! J CHANGE THE. S dk. UR-.MOTHER? ( W---..-.-WI I , H" ( CAM I CO MSv-lfv I WATER. ir4 THE I ilV ( tl 1 iTi WHERE ARE YCXIR ( TESTIODTv 'U1K ;UMIS PLEASE (JO AWAY AND LET ME SLEEP (fftlHVt IS W WE-N SWk SAIC He VvAS LEAVING -A BUT INSTO- Vwervl 5 SA.ID N sy ' ' fSTlLL U OPENEB HI VF6 AMt TOOK OUT AM J ME NA4 -falIMj IT ro MC TO To Mi. AND f i DON'T FORfc.61- TMlS.AMBY- y"'r S0E VBO0T 6NeUj)PS ANt SMD-"ANbY- I'M CjOlNfr j MRS. TOM CARR WITH MIS COMPUMENTJ . U " J POT IT IN YOU MEMORY Boots- ' THE A T6 tift YOU A LITTt-E PAlKAtrE- ' NOY To BE OPENEO UNTIL ME I TMR66 DAYS KlO ONE VER WAKEi OP AMO ) ' PRESENT V MAToRAt-l-V- I THOUGHT IT OUT AT 6 A- 61OSM - You COOCO NV( KNOCKED S "ff p,MOS w.M4fci.P S0DDEM1.Y RC - f S TuS&wr Mf . AND I MAM wZSeVt'1 " ' JU,T ' H UNLESS -HE ha OOnE Sis ONCCEB v' S B.fa tMUMP OP MY6EU.P- taoT A CL DOLliK LOT OF WORK --r UIMNGING UP FATHER "" " " ' '" ' - . J CAMG-VAV! 1 I I I WOW'.Wwi " ' I'M COIN TO I I WHO ARE T HI V ' " '"1 1 r-.-r nT 0p ARE vou tryan'keep Z-Z? rT) 7.-.' r" OUT OF RUMMIM- A. MA.RRIEO HEV? J 1 4s THE ROAD- FER-JiGGS? J COUPLE FROM VST I Q . . O v j V " ""- " " l fsss . ,rcitRmW iiwM rM&Sm W . rnc LADY cftu BtMO HeR. 9rT.' "?-L;3 hurry: ' m iVi -YSfE-lfe' r" iiflii " ' 1 I' rrf- "ii hn 1 n.i t.i...,ii t M, ... t. a 1 - n. . O layer- Cb""a Mi B" fonat A SHOT FROM THE DARK TAILSPIN TOMMY 'MMy.Sf WHAT A BATTLE FIEUO fSSED . ',&:JZ SJ-lrSsSy TOBEJS0OEB00V5 p: 0A6-HMHTi Y$MMWWm M ' '.if RUN! 6ET y.- t - Diisi! xr-r ; THOSE CAHS. ' A WHAT IN THE WORLD WOULD ANYBODY WANT TO SHOOT AT A BUNCH OP EHPTY CANS TOR- MUST HAVE THOUGHT . IHtY WtKt J.i&ii FLtti.EH?.' 1 m NO, HE DIDN'T 1 HE KNOWS NnKt-&LYCE.RINl WE HAVEN T HAD TIME TO RINSE THOSE CANS OUT- THERE 5 ENOUGH LEFT IN THEn TO BLOW THIS WELL OFP THE MAP AND US WITH ITJ AND I HERE, a NO FASTER. WAY TO EXPLODE. -THIS STUFF THAN WITH 1 BULLET; SESr!Sr
