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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935 CapitalJournal Salem, Oregon Established March 1. 1883 An Independent Newspaper Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday u 444 Cnemeketa Street. Telephones Business Office 3571, News Room 3572, Society Editor 3573 GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor and Publisher FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By carrier 10 cents a week; 46 cents a month; $6 a year In advance. By mail In Marlon. Polk. Unn and Yamhill counties, one month 50 cents; 3 months $1.25: I months 12.25; 1 year (4.00. Elsewhere 50 cents a month; 6 months $2.75; $5.00 a year In advance. The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also local news published herein. "With or without offense to friends or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." Byron A Real Opportunity After months of more or less lethargic marking time during the depression, the Chamber of Commerce has a cnance to do something vital for the development of com munity and valley to justify its existence, by cooperating with the Champagne Paper company in its proposed flax ex periment. The company stands willing to spend $100,000 the first year, asks no bonus, no government subsidy, but merely the signing of 1000 acres of flax for which they agree to furnish seed and to pay farmers $23 a ton for it cut and provide a payroll for 60 people in processing. All that they request is the securing of a suitable warehouse for its storage and pro cessing, in Salem or somewhere in the valley, for which they are willing to pay rental. If no such warehouse exists with in city limits, there are a number available within a few miles. This is but one of several districts in which similar ex periments are to be made by the Champagne Paper company one in California and the location of a huge industry is dependent upon the results. We have no fear that local flax will prove its superiority and secure the industry. Eugene and other districts stand ready to meet the com pany's requirements and if Salem wants it, now is the time for action. Let us hope this opportunity is not muffed as the water plant purchase has been. Merely Correcting an Abuse A bill has been introduced in the legislature to curb the initiative bill petition abuse by requiring that signers of initiative and referendum bills go to the court house to sign them instead of having them hawked about by paid petition peddlers at so much per name. This has brought an appeal from the Portland Journal to "defend our liberty" by defeating the amendment and con tinuing the status quo. The Journal Bays: This must certainly be a veiled attempt to kill the Initiative and ref erendum. Under such a law It would be almost Impossible to secure the required signatures. It would be a rank Injustice to those who lived In the far ends of the county, at great distance from the court house. It simply means that In Oregon there Is a hidden desire for the initiative and referendum to pass Into disuse. If people are suffficiently Interested to justify an initia tive or referendum bill, they will go to court houses or any where else. If not, the bill has no place burdening the bal lot. Nine-tenths of signatures on bills are secured on city streets. Petition peddling has become a racket profiting pro- lessionai penaiers and special Interests. It Is frequently used as blackmail against menaced Industries who have the choice of paying hush money or facing an expensive campaign for sen preservation. Neither our sacred liberties nor the Initiative or referen dum are jeopardized by the bill only the profits of petition raoceteers. News Behind The News By Paul H&lion Washington, Jan. 21 Whoever said President Roosevelt la losing his puncn spoice too soon. The deli- cate finesse of the new social plan was up to new deal standard po litically. Again he has out-maneuvered his opposi tion by giving tt something which cannot be gener ally opposed. You may score it as at least a nine strike. The pAUL MALLON one pm ne will Jose will be old age pensions. Con- grass will hike up his proposed $15 a week maximum, possibly even doubling it to $30 a week. The rest of the plan will go through with non-essential modification. Price There are reasons for sus pecting Mr. Roosevelt left the old age pin to be knocked down. His problem was to fool the Townsend ites, those embryo financiers to whom a trillion dollars Is two eas ily spoken words. You may recall that his last word on the subject some months ago was that he was going to drop the old age angle of his program for a few years. If he- had, the Town- sendites would have taken the Is sue out of his hands. Instead he has given them some thing milder to play with. It will not cost much money, even if they treble his old age ante, because no one Is to be immediately affected except those on relief rolls who are more than 70 years old. There are not enough of them to make the game steep no matter how high the ante goes. Sense The political trouble with the plan Is that it may be finan cially sound. That fact was not stressed in the presidential mes sage. It will not be stressed in congressional debate. It must be kept a secret because anything sound Is considered unpopular right now. You will hear the radical pass for social planning. They are merely going to write to state exec utives and offer to help each state work out the best law to meet Its peculiar local social problem. India and China are the only two major nations, other than the U. 3., which do not have some kind of social Insurance. Only one state has Jobless Insur ance (Wisconsin), but 28 state have old age pension laws. Borne of these some super-brain trusters who framed the social In surance plan were called in here by the Hoover administration to solve the unemployment problem. They were associated with Col. Arthur Woods, the now forgotten man, who submitted a public works program, but heard nothing more about It. They also helped Rail Co ordinator Eastman frame the rail road pension system last year. Mr. Roosevelt first became Inter ested In social Insurance when he sent Secretary Perkins to England to study the British system while he was governor of New York. Her report is still In the New York state archives, where it is gathering dust It. How Votes Are Taken There are four different methods of voting In the house; in the sen. ate usually only two. Sines there are only M senators, v -"X it 60DS1 7Wiy A vJZs V WOOt-0 Afk FOR M&saJsfp rc-l uu- "wo votes are taken either viva voce or by roll call. In the house, with By VICTOR BRIDGES 3) SYNOPSIS: A valuable formula which u been stolen from Molly OBrlen u belns souitht by various sinister Interests. Nicholas Trench and Jerry Mordaunc are aiding Molly In her attempt to recover suddenly Mour dlsaoceara from her hotel. It was said that she was taken and had to be removed to a hospital. But Jimmy Fox, page boy whom Nick has befriended, follows and tells Nick that Molly actually has been hidden In a slum. They leave a taxi at the end of tha street and start to find Molly. Chapter 29 BATTLE FOR MOLLY Relieved by the knowledge that we had at least secured our retreat, set off with Jimmy along the empty terrace. It was a depressing thoroughfare. consisting of shabby-looking three- story houses, most of which were doubtless let out in lodgings. None of them had apparently been paint ed or done up for years, and In many cases the stucco was peeling off their fronts. A thin driving rain added to the general air of sordid discomfort. We trudged on in silence until, little way ahead of us, the roadway XSSSJf" UP 'n Ul comn8 began to slope upwards. At the What you probably will not hear Loan Sharks Again Our present small loan law was enacted bv t.h leo-Ialn. ture of 1931, and under pressure of highly paid lobbyists. In 1983 to prevent its repeal, money was spent without limit. Under this law, the loan sharks may fix their own rates on loans of $30 or less. Their rates run as hleh as 640 ner annum. On loans abovs $80 and not over $300 8 per month, or 86 per annum, may be charged. -Due to a srrowing demand for a lawful curb on these op erators, Dins win De introduced at this session the purpose of which will be to bring the maximum rates within reason. The loan sharks, of course, are prepared to fight all such measures and have provided the funds with which to pay the freight. At this session, the operations of loan companies will be Drougnt out in the open and each member of the legislature will be made to show his hand. There exists nowhere a de sire to treat these companies unfairly but there is a demand that their rates be brought within reason, what happens will be watched with Interest. Much money will be spent and some political graves dug. Continuation of Chinook Wind From page One prevailed. Balcm hnd a 40-dcgree temperature, Eugene 43, Koseburg 40 and Medford 30. Lakevlew, which had had sub-zero weather, warmed up to 24 degrees. Baker, out of reach of the chlnook, was cold at 10 degrees. Burns had the same temperature. Walla Walla shivered at 6 above, and It was 4 above at Spokane and Yakima. At Bend the temperature was 13 degrees below Sunday but tills morn, lug the reading was 26 above. Snn Francisco, Jan. 31 (P) The cold wave broke In the Pacific northwest today, and higher tem peratures were in the making for most of the Pacific region except the coastal area south of San Fran cisco. A disturbance off the Oregon coast brought rain to Seattle and Portland. Forecaster Thomas Reed of the United States weather bureau said normal temperatures were to be ex pected on the coast after today from 8an Francisco northward, with continued slugRlsh mercury and frosts to the southward. Tempera tures over the plateau region would rise, he said, but still would re main below normal. Seattle, Jan. 31 (U3) Shifting wind brought rain and sharply rising temperatures today, after the worst snow storm In 12 years swept the puget Sound region. Mercury stood st tS degress at 1 a. m 97 over the minimum of 11 reached late Saturday night. Snow averaging nine Inches deep was turning rapidly to slush. The heavy snowfall suspended street car service and kept most automobiles off the street for a time, but was being cleared today. The snow was deepest since Febru ary, 1023, when 18 Inches fell at Se attle. Bend, Ore., Jan. 21 IJPi High winds, although piling snow Into great drifts on the central Oregon plateau today, blocking highways to traffic, provided some relief from the bitterly cold weather that had sent the temperature to sub-zero marks over the week-end. Is that business earnings are not expected to be Influenced. The taxes for unemployment Insurance will come out of the pay envelope In one way or another, depending on state laws to be enacted. Wall street appeared to be very sure of this. Tile market reacted favorably to the plan. Also obscure Is the fact that it long-range venture, which will not start functioning effectively for five years and may not reach level of efficiency for ten or 20 years. It will not affect the pres. ent unemployed (except the aged) and will pay its own way. Dissatisfaction This does not mean everyone Is for the plan. The fact Is no one Is 100 per cent for It, even the super-brain trust which composed It. Some of the liberals In Mr. Roosevelt's own cabinet are displeased with it. They cannot say anything out loud, but they wanted to take a bigger first step, something like the British plan. The authors are mostly college professors and welfare workers whose names would mean little to you. They are experts on the sub- Ject from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, California, Pennsylvania, Antloch and other campuses. Their opin ions differed and their work was trimmed In spots by Mr. Roosevelt's committee, which they served as an advisory staff, The conservatives are against It because It starts a vast new system which may eventually store up 15 to 17 billion dollars In the hands of the government. This money may be taken from labor's pur chasing power. The government might use It In Inflationary ways. There will be a constant tempta tion for congress to boost the al lowances every year. Also there Is the constitutional aspect about the government bludgeoning the states Into the system. This developing situation would seem to Indicate that, economically, Mr, Roosevelt has again chosen the middle of the road. Politically, however, he offers what may be a cheap price for de feat of the Townsend plan. Notes One or two of the follow ing trio may get appointments to the board which is to administer the new social program: Abraham Epstein, wizard In old age pension systems; Barbara Armstrong of the University of California; I. M. Rub lnow, Jewish fraternal actuary. The new dealers are not going to make the mistake of drafting laws for the state legislatures to Astoria. Jan. 21 (P) A gusty, warm chlnook wind, reaching gale velocity at times, swept over the tip of northwestern Oregon today. The temperature wind, carrying a pelting and persistent warm rain, broke suddenly last nlghc and by morning had removed nearly every trace of the five Inches of snow that had plied up on the level. The change was so sudden that the temperature, at the 25 degree mark at 7 o'clock last night, had Increased to 40 degrees at a. m. today. The North Head weather station reported a 66 mile wind this morn ing. Shipping In and out of the river was halted. The steamer Maunalel went out at 10 p. m. yes terday and, unable to drop the pilot, carried him on to Seattle. Baton, O. (IP) Frank Randall. oldest automobile club secretary in Ohio and thought to be the oldest In the United states. Is dead here. Hs was 67, 9j rrv While Tlnknm'a upsetting this nice candy store, Puff sees his friend Panic rush ap to the door. "Oh, Panic!" cries Puffy. "Our Tln knm'a gone MAD." "Tush tush," replies Panic, "he's reallj not bad." top of the rise it narrowed Into what was evidently a bridge a short stretch of about twenty yards with high Iron railings on either aide of it. "Is this the canal?" I Inquired Jimmy nodded. "That's right, sir. Runs along at the back of the 'ousc." - He volunteered no further . Infor mation until we had reached the opposite end, when he pulled up abruptly under the light of a street lamp. "You can se for yourself now, sir. That's the place we want the second one past the yard." I stared down Into an untidy lit ter of timber and old barrels. Be yond this I could make out the black shape of two buildings, each of which seemed to possess a narrow strip of ground running down to the canal bank. Both of them were In complete darkness. Better have a look at the front first," I observed. "If there's noth ing doing there we can come back and try this side." we Continued our wav down the farther slope, and In a few steps arrived at the entrance to Wharf Lane. It was a gloomy cul-de-sac with a blank wall on the left, ter minating, as Jimmy had said, In a rough piece of waste ground. railed In from the road. Facing this were a couple of gaunt houses, with high steps leading up to their front doors, Treading as softly as we could be moved on past the gate In the yard, ana puuea up outside our destina tion. Like Its next door neighbor the piaos looked as though it were oesertea. wot a ray of light ap peared anywhere, and the only sound that broke the stillness was the faint pattering of the rain amongst the boshes opposite. I peered through the half-open gate wnicn led down Into the area, Dark as It was I could see that the kitchen windows were heavily barred, the stout Iron stanchions reaching up to within a few inches of the top arch. on the left, however, lust above the dim outline of the dustbin, there was something else. It was a small pane of partly broken glass about two feet square, and at the sight of it a sudden inspiration flashed across my mind. "Come on, Jimmy," I whispered. let's go down and do a bit of scouting. Silently as eats we descended the steps, and creeping forward to the side of the dustbin, I pulled out a pocket electric torch which I had brought with me from the flat. The broken pane was about six feet from the fround. I raised myself on my toes, so that I could Just see over the lower ledge, and In serting my torch through a hole In tne glass, pressed down the switch. I was looking Into what was evi dently a disused coal cellar. There was nothing In It except few dirty sacks and the door, which was only nan closed, led out Into a passage. I turned off the light and pushed oautlously on the wooden frame work. At the second attempt It yielded to my efforts, swinging open with a noisy creak. I stepped back, and bending down, placed my lips to Jimmy's ear. "It's not big enough for me." I whispered. "Are you game to climb through and unlock the back door?" "Not "alf, air." "Shove this lamp in your pocket then, and get on my shoulder." Steadying him by the knees, I raised myself slowly to my full height. 'Legs first," I muttered, and with a quick wriggle I felt him twist himself around. There was a shower of dust and grit, a brief straining scramble; the weight on my arms suddenly relaxed, and a, muffled bump from Inside told me tnat he had landed safely. With the rain trickling down my neck I stood there in the darkness scarcely daring to breathe. Ten- twenty thirty seconds passed. From somewhere close by a church clock chimed out the half-hour, and then. breaking In on the stroke, came the harsh grate of a kev. Almost simultaneously the back door swung open ana Jimmy stepped out Into tne area. "We're all right, sir," he whis pered cheerfully. "There's no one about, leastways not down 'ere.' I took back the torch which he held out to me. "You wait where you are, Jimmy," I said. "I'm go ing in to search the house. If you near a row and I don't come down again or give you a shout, clear out quick wnne you've got the cnance. det hold of the first do- llceman you can find and tell him that there's a young lady here who nas Deen Kidnapped and locked up. uo you understand?" He nodded silently. Flicking on my lamp I moved past mm into tne corridor. It was short, narrow passage with doors on either side of It. At the farther end It opened out Into a kind of stone-flagged basement, and tip toeing stealthily forward I found myself confronted by a flight of wooden stairs. From under the door at the top came a faint glim mer oi ngni. For several seconds I stood still listening. There was not a sound to be heard, and taking hold of the rickety banisters I mounted up step at a time until my fingers closed silently on the door handle. it turned with a faint click. dropped back the torch Into my pocket, and giving a gentle push, stepped out softly Into and empty ana aimiy m nan. The light, such as It was. came from on old-fashioned gas Jet, which had been turned down almost to Its lowest point. It gave Just sum clent Illumination to reveal the fact that there were four rooms two on either side of me, and that In the centre another staircase led up to ma jirsc landing. I was on the point of moving for. ward when my heart gave a violent Jump. Without the slightest warn ing one of the doors on my right was suddenly jerked open, and out CUNDOWN PIES LOUD KNOCKING By Mary Graham Bonner Willy NUly at last had the ad- nesive taps to fasten back his stick, lng-out ears. Later he would an what he could do about making tnem less pointed. But the more he thought about It the more he wondered what had kept Christopher Crow so long In delivering the package. Christo pher's behavior and talk when he had brought It were strange, too. However, Willy NUly was Terv sleepy and thought he would take a rest. Christopher had gone off membership of 435, In order to con- serve time a roll call Is employed only when absolutely necessary. Usually the Speaker puts the ques tion: 'Those In favor say 'Aye'; those opposed, No." " If the Speaker is In doubt, or If It sounds close, any member may ask tor a division. In this eaaa those In favor stand up and are counted, then those opposed do the same. The Speaker does the counting and announces the result. If he still Is in doubt, or If a de. mand Is made by one-fifth of quorum, tellers are ordered. The Speaker appoints one member on each side of the question to make the count. The two tellers take their places at the head of the center aisle. All members favoring the proposition walk through be. tween the tellers and are counted. Then those opposed do likewise. This vote settles most questions. But a roll call may be demanded by anybody on any question In the house, and If supported by one-fifth of those present tt la ordered. This privilege Is guaranteed by the Con- stltutlon. The clerk reads the names of the whole membership, and as his or her name Is called the member answers "aye" or "no." The names of those not voting the first time are read a second time, so that all members In corridors, cloakrooms, committee rooms, or offices, who have been notified of a roll call by signal bells may come and vote. Continuation of Kidnapers of From page One and slaying of Weiss. The record said the announcement was made by R. George Harvey, agent charge of the U. S. bureau of In vestigation here. "Mais broke completely and told us everything," Harvey Is quoted as saying. The story says Mais told wnere tne body oi weiss will De found and It had not been thrown In the Delaware river which had been dragged many times by au thorities here. Where the body was hidden was not disclosed. The caravan will bring Legenza back to Philadelphia with the others if a motor ambulance can be found for the trip, Le Strange said. Legenza, named the real brains of the gang by department of Jus tice men, was arrested In a New York hospital where he was receiv ing treatment for a leg Injury suf fered as he sought to escape police here last month. The other four are Mais, Martin Farrell who escaped from Eastern penitentiary last summer by crawl ing through a sewer; Edwin Gale, and Marie McKeever, said by police to be Mais' friend. Mais and Legenza who were un der sentence of death on a charge of slaying a postal employe during a holdup, escaped from a Richmond, Va., prison last September. One guard was killed as they shot their way to freedom; another committed suicide later. Less than a month later Weiss was abducted near his suburban home. Police pointed to Mais. Sev eral times they crossed a trail he had left, and twice last month he escaped police traps. The four men and the McKeever woman were rounded up picked off one by one In New York by Phila delphia and New York police and federal agents. Orllled constantly they admitted, authorities said, par ticipating In robberies; Mais told of his escape from the Richmond Jal but until early today, Harvey Is quoted as saying. Mais made no statement concerning the Weiss kid naplng. RETS NEW MARK Steubenvllle, Ohio (LP) A toy bal loon, released here by Walter Thompson, was found In Welland, Ont., several hundred miles north, by Miss Helen Stempler. The pre vious local record was 160 miles, held by Joseph Oathe, who received a report one of hi balloons had floated 160 miles. again, the others were away attend ing to their work and play, and ine nouse was very quiet. it was such a comfort to feel that he had the adhesive tape and could get at his ears now any time he wisnea. Willy Nilly curled up for sleeD ana soon was dreaming pleasantly. He did not sleep for very long. A sudden and loud knocking awoke ntm. "Who la there?" cried WlUv Nlllv. An angry voice answered: "Let me In." "But who are you?" repeated Willy NUly. "I don't know whether know you or not." "You know me all right." an swered the voice. "And If you don't let me In I'll batter down your door." Willy Nllly opened the door and very angry little old man stood before him. Willy NlUy wondered when he had seen the face before and then he remembered It had been at Christopher Columbus Crow's trial in the summer. Had Christopher something to do with the man's anger? Wllljr Nilly felt uneasy. Tomorrow "Anger" t of the darkness merged tha figure of a man. He was dressed In trousers and a dirty shirt, and his hug tattooed arms were bare to the shoulder. Through the mop of tousled hair which hung down over his fore head he stood glaring and blinking at me like some monstrous ape. -cnove jis aiiayty." The words, whatever they meant, came out in a hoarse growl, and somehow or other the sound of the brute's voice steadied me instantly. You filthy swine I" I said. "Where's Miss O'Brien?" I took a step towards him. and at the same moment he sprang at me like a wild beast. One clawing hand gripped me by the shoulder, and I felt the blood spurt beneath my knuckles as my left fist crashed home full In his face. Back went his head and up came his chin. Swift as a flash, and with the full weight of my body behind It. I slung In my right. It landed square on the point of his Jaw, and lurching back against the wall, he toppled to the floor with a thud that shook the house. A trifle dazed by the suddenness of tt all, I stood staring stupidly at the sprawling bulk In front of me, He lay flat on his back one arm flung out at fuU length, and the other doubled under him. His mouth and chin were covered with blood and I noticed for the first time that he had silver rings in both ears. There was a shuffle of footsteps In the passage below. In another moment Jimmy came scrambling up tne stairs. "Crlkeyl" he ejaculated. "That was some punch, that was!" He Inspected my handiwork with a kind of awed Interest, "I wish I'd seen It," he added regretfully. I want you to keep an eye on this chap," I said, "while I go and find Miss O'Brien. You're not afraid, are you?" "ot me," was tne cheerful re sponse. "If moves 111 kick 'lm on the ead." (To be Continued) , 'CHURCH MOUSE' WITH RAILROAD FILM OFFERED A spicy, snappy comedy, based on a famous Broadway stage hit, that gives an intimate picture of the drab young women who actually rule the rulers of great business Institutions,, and incidentally a glimpse or two of Parisian whoopee centers, is "The Church Mouse," which will be at the Capitol theater Tuesday and Wednesday. The supporting cast of British film stars Is headed by Ian Hunter, who portrays the banker who works when he works and loves when he plays, and who Is Inclined to play more than he works. Others In the cast are Edward Chapman, who has the part of th banker's assistant; Clifford Heath-' erly who Is his partner, and Jane Carr, a London radio star, who por trays the former secretary who not only knew what she wanted, but who was able to teach the secret to Laura. "The Church Mouse" was adapted for the screen from the play of the same name by Paul Frank and Lad lslaus Fodor. "Beyond the Law," Tim McCoy action railroad thriller, with Shir ley Grey and Addison Richards In prominent supporting roles Is also at the Capitol theater In a double bill. Directed by D. Ross Lederman, the fUm relates In breath-taking fashion the exploits of a special rail road detective on the trail of a gang of train robbers. Others In the cast are Harry C. Bradley, Dick Rush and Mert La Varre. r a a I By NSWERS TO A QUESTIONS Jl Frederic J. Haskin inrnr A reader can get the answer to nny question of fact by writing the Capital Journal Information Bur eau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Please enclose three (3) cents for reply. Q. Do members of congress have to pay federal Income tax or any other tax? M.A. A. Members of congress are sub ject to federal Income tax Just as are all people In the United States, They are subject to all other taxes according to the laws of the states in which they live. The only In comes exempt from federal income taxes are those paid to state em ployes. Q. Do more people in the United States die of excessive cold or ex cessive heat? j.McW. A. In 1930, the census figures for these causes of death were: exces sive cold, 337 deaths; excessive heat, 1487 deaths. Q. What is a railroad conscience fund? AD. A. Conscience fund is a nickname given to the money sent Into the railroads by persons who have fad ed to pay or who have underpaid their fare. Q. Where Is the home of the gi raffe-necked women which were featured in one of the circuses? T.E. A. The curious women exhibited and advertised as giraffe-necked women are members of the Padaung tribe of East Burma. Although they are a curiosity In this country, the practice of encircling the neck with brass rings Is characteristic or all women of the tribe. The collar like effect produced by these rings makes the neck appear abnormally long but In reality there is very little stretching. Q. Who said "Dont cheer boys, the poor devils are dying"? T.M. A. It was said by Captain Jack Philip, United States navy (the late Rear Admiral J. W. Philip) who was in command of the United States battleship Texas. In Santiago har bor. It was said regarding the en emy on the cruisers Infanta Maria Teresa and The Oquendo when forced to surrender to quiet the loud cheering of the Americans over this victory, July 3.' 1898. Q. Why do some lakes in northern Florida disappear and then reap pear? M.K. A. The lakes in northern Florida occur In sinkholes formed by the caving in of the roofs of caverns resulting from the solution of the limestone which underlies that re gion. The lakes form In these sink holes when the outlets become clogged, If the outlet water be comes free of the obstruction which has prevented the water from escap ing through some underground pas sage, the lake Is drained. Another obstruction over the outlet may cause the lake to refill. This pro cess may be repeated any number of times depending on whether the outlet of the sinkhole Is open or ob structed. Sinkholes are common In many regions underlain by lime stone formations. Q. What proportion of the popu lation is color blind? K.M.O, A. The publio health service says that congenital color blindness oc curs In from 3 per cent to 4 per cent of males and in only 3 per cent of females. It generally affects) both eyes and Is often hereditary. Q, What is the Augsburg Confes sion? G.C. A. It is the chief credal statement of faith in the Lutheran church. Q. What Is the origin of the fam ous thorn bush at Glastonbury Ca thedral? A.L.B. A. According to tradltton the famous thorn at Glastonbury ca thedral was brought and planted there by Joseph df Arlmathea, and was part of the crown of thorns which was pressed upon the brow of Christ. According to tradition It blooms at Christmas time and the possession of a piece is said to In sure good fortune through the year. There Is also a slip which has grown from a gift from Glaston bury, at the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, now building In Washington, D. C. Q. Who first mixed and used paints? L3. , A. It Is unknown, since paint has ' been employed from a very early period. White lead was mentioned by Theophrostus, Pliny, and Vitru vlus, who described Its manufacture from lead and vinegar. Yellow ochre was used by the ancient Egyp tians, Greeks, and Romans. Pots of it were found in Pompeii. Naples yellow has been found in the yellow enamel of Babylonian bricks. Ver digris was familiar to the Romans. Indigo has been employed by the East Indians and Egyptians from an ancient time. Q. Who said, -Statistics are like alienists they will testify for either side?" N.B. A. The Home Book of Quotations gives this as a quotation of Mayor La Guardia's. ACR089 I. Chum 4. Bui horn 8. Ready money It. Literary scrape 18. Above 14. Part of a minstrel bow 15. Prima donna 17. Toward the tern 18. Not any 19. Cut at random Jl. American Indian II. European river 85. Exist 26. Exclamation IB. Before II. UtUlie 82. Mountain chain 84. Second ehtld- nooa 18. That which li accepted m true 17. Disconcert U. Cxtlnct N.w Zealand hlM XlZlL "ol . Allow .J Kill01 40. Myself U Afrh ' 41. Player at nrin'i . Fish sauce 1. Self 8. Drug- yielding plant 10. Err 11. Garden Implement 18. Donkey 2w. Arropant or auperclHbua 22. Equally ad Today's cross-word pnirle solution 14. Cha?J"er In will appear In Uita space tomorrow. H g-8nGpodynt" molding 87. Weight: colloq. 18. Kind of cheese 21. Garment ?. Greek letter 88. Nothing IB. Pertaining te the largest continent 44. Chief man Id pal execu tive . Precious stone 50. Location 91. Deep hole 42. Direction DOWN 1. Small cushions 1 Indigo plant 2. Volcanle matter 4. As far as f. Pulpy fruit . Previously 7. Branches of learning I. Become solid or viscid 28. Sernent IS. Kind of dne- wooled sheep 48. Pull after 44. Female horse 45. Jewel 47. Sheet of glase 48. Excited with expectation cipner 50. Mineral spring Bl. Serpentine Dsn 58. Twice five ' X I3 fit S I6 7 Wa l ' ' 7 3 TfVmw 34 3S lllf IP -KII 1 M" 3? s -
