THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1935
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New Deal for Hops
Commenting on the progress of beer legislation in Wash
ington the current issue of Business Week remarks :
The 5-cent glass of beer won a victory last week. Almost without
consideration, the senate April 15 passed a bill declaring hops a basic
commodity and providing for processing taxes, though without fixing the
amount. Indignant brewers sent a deluge of telegrams. The bill was re
considered, la now on the calendar. Oregon and Washington hops grow
ers must rely on marketing agreements, say the brewers. Also moving
toward cheap beer, the brewers voted 3 to 2 In a code referendum against
cooperative advertising with retailers, giving away accessories, and so on.
In the meantime the hop growers of the valley are bal
loting on the code marketing agreement approved by the
secretary of agriculture which contains the main demands
they presented, and places the fixing of minimum prices and
allocation of saleable tonnage entirely in the hans of the
growers, which was opposed by the brewers.
The hop industry board will be composed of 15 members,
three of them dealers, four brewers. Of the dealers one
comes from the coast and the other two from the United
States at large east of the coast states. Of the brewer mem
bers one come3 from the coast and the other three at large
east of the coast states. The seven grower members all come
from the coast, three from Oregon, two from Washington
and two from California. The fifteenth member is to be se
lected by the other fourteen and is to be in no way connected
with the industry either as grower, dealer or brewer.
Allocation of saleable tonnage is given completely into
the hands of the grower members of the industry board de
termined by a vote of not less than five grower-members of
that board, of whom one shall be from California, two from
Oregon and one from Washington- The allocation for each
PTower will be based on the amount of his acreage; its pro
ductive capacity giving consideration to previous years' pro-
auction; the age and condition of his acreage; equipment and
facilities for growing and handling, and any other pertinent
matters.
The minimum price fixing also is placed entirely with
the grower members of the board, this and the preceding pro
vision being considered virtually complete victories as to the
whole code for the growers.
It is apparent that the hop-growers haven't lost faith in
the New Deal but look to it for their salvation.
Too Many Restaurants
At the district meeting of the Associated Restaurant
Dealers of Oregon held here Thursday it was shown that
one of the main problems the proprietors face is the increase
in eating establishments too many for the prosperity of the
trade.
Figures given show that in Salem In 1926, the year of
our greatest growth and prosperity, there were 27 restau
rants or one for every 963 persons. In 1933 there were 92
or one for ever 287 persons. Every street in the down town
district showed an increase. Increase in establishments, in
crease in wages and increase in costs of food form a constant
threat towards continuance in business of many of the res.
taurants.
This increase in eating houses is probably due mainly
to the unemployment caused by the depression. Cooks and
others out of work started small restaurants that required
but little capital. Rents were low and at least a living seemed
assured to those whose principal investment was their own
labor. Pool halls installed their own lunch counters. The
restoration of beer provided an increase in revenues. The
chief sufferers were the first class restaurants which had
payrolls, costly fixtures, higher rentals, wage schedules and
overhead to meet. In the cities, department stores, markets
and drug stores have entered the eating counter game.
The restaurant business is not the only one overdone,
the same condition exists in many other lines of enterprise.
The jobless mechanic out of a job starts a machine shop, a
repair snop, a cabinet shop, the unemployed clerk onens
corner grocery, a corset shop, etc-, down the line, hoping at
iu Kei uy until sieaay employment offers. Many of
them fail, for lack of capital or knowledge of the game, but
some of them stick. At least it keeps them off the relief
runs una preserves tneir self-respect.
GREAT RICHES
SYNOPSIS: Jidiu Btlmson. in. ! to b.
married tomorrow to Jane Nortbrup, the
ncn sin picsea lor mm aj su ins best
people or New Concord. Ku. lie cannot
be sure that It le the memory of Leelie
Harm wmcn make him dread the cere
mony; he knows, however, that he resents
Jane's forcing him to live In the expensive
uut usiy noma lurnisneo or ner latner
Instead of In the lovely old Btlmson man
sion. Wildly he decides to tell Jane the
marrlase must not be. But ha knm, h
oars not.
Chapter 24
TEAPOT TEMPEST
James fell at last Into an ex
hausted sleep. He was still sleep
ing soundly at nine next morning
wnen Aunt Lou wakened him. "Mis'
Northrup's calling you on the tele
phone," Aunt Lou told him. "She
seems terrible upset and wants that
you should come right over there
quick as you kin make It."
James' heart leaped high with
hope as he hurried Into his clothes,
gulped down a cup ol coffee and
ran for a street car.
Jane didn't want to get married.
Jane had the courage he lacked, the
courage to save them both. He
pushed the slow-moving car all the
way down South Fifth Street and
up North Fifth and Jumped from
It before it halted at Oak Street.
Mrs. Northrup was waiting for him
on the porch.
"You look very happy, young
man," she said grimly and led the
way Into the front parlor.
What's the matter? What's hap
pened?" James asked; and stilled
the feet that wanted to caper. He'd
have to pretend of course to be sor
ry . . . horrified, and he wasn't good
at pretending. Trust that old harpy
to see through him. He'd better
insist on seeing Jane alone. Good
old Jane. He and she . . .
"It's the altar guild," Mrs. North-
rup snapped, "or rather that hateful
Mabel Webster. She won t allow
Jane to have candles on the altar,
and we've got such beautiful ones,
hand-dipped. Jane was In hysterics.
I had to give her a bromide. It
does seem after all our work .
"The altar guild?" James inter
rupted stupidly. "What's the altar
guild got to do with It?"
James was a Congregationallst.
the Northrups Episcopalians. James
made out finally from Mrs. North
nip's confused explanation that the
present Episcopal rector was high
church and Mrs. Northruo low
church. A year before the rector.
then new, bad the effrontery to in
stall candles on the altar and Mrs.
Northrup unhappily, had fought the
innovation tooth and nail.
Now the Janus-faced Mabel Web'
ster had called up that very morn
ing to say tnat the altar guild
knowing that Jane would not want
to have her vows desecrated by
candle light had sent the dedicated
candle sticks to be replaced and re
fused absolutely to produce them
in spite oi persuasions and threats.
Mrs. Northrup fairly bounced with
rage.
"But ... but is It so important?'
James stammered. He was so dis
appointed he wanted to die.
Not important to have Jane
stabbed in the back? You of ail
people ... of course It's important
The candles are an Integral part
oi tne decorations. A more heart-
cruel ... I should think you
could see that without being told.
H aoesn't seem very Christian."
james said weakly.
'Christian? I should sav It wasn't
Christian. If Mabel Webster after
this is admitted to a Christian
Heaven. . . .
Mrs. Northrup had a great deal
to say about Mabel Webster, about
all the altar guild in fact. James
The Old South
By OSWALD WEST
Savannah, Oa., Apr. 20. It was
upon the old Hermitage plantation
that Orifflth made the picture
Birth of the Nation." The first
to make settlement upon this spot
was a French Hugenot, who built
himself a log cabin within a grove
of beautiful live-oak trees on the
bank of the river. Later, but be
fore the Revolution, a Scotchman
named McAlpin landed at Savan
nah and was not long In making a
purcnase or the tractthe French
man retaining the right to occupy
his old log cabin through the re
mainder of nis days.
McAlpin was not only fortunate.
but thrifty. Discovering a bed of
brick clay upon the premises he
Began the manufacture of brick
which found ready sale in the grow
ing city of Savannah. The fruits
of the soil, Including brick revenues,
permitted the Increase of his slaves
to hundreds and his acres to thou
sands. He dealt in slaves purchas
ing the raw material from trad-s
who brought them from Africa and
landed them, almost at his door
step, on the bank of the Savannah
river. These unfortunate Imports
aiier rjeing taught a little English,
plantation duties and something of
the ways of the white folks, were
auctioned off on the premises to
otner plantation owners.
McAlpin had studied architecture
in Scotland and, as his wealth in
creased, set about to build a home
that would be a thing of beauty and
a Joy forever. The buildings were
given their setting In a magnificent
grove of live-oak trees on the banks
of the river. All buildings from
the mansion to the stock barns
were designed with care and with
an eye to beauty and convenience.
The location of each and everv
structure was In complete harmony
witn a well worked out nlan. All
were constructed of brick made
upon the premises, sand was at hand
in a small stream that flowed near I
by and into the Savannah, and
lime, for mortar, was obtained from
oyster shells secured near the mouth
of that river. In the construction
of the porch steps of the mansion
and the fire places therein one in
each room imported marble was
used.
Well, his dream was realized and
upon his death, the estate passed
on down to his heirs to be pre
served in all Its beauty until de
vastated by the ravages of war.
Even today, when the old man
sion and many out buildings are
in ruins, enough remains upon
which fancy may reconstruct the
glories of the past. The beautiful
grove of live-oak trees, draped with
long streamers of grey moss, stand
as sturdy and staunch as ever. From
the front entrance of the mansion
one may enjoy a magnificent view
up and down the broad river and
far Into South Carolina, which lies
Just across the river. Mentally, one
can reconstruct the ruined rice and
other mills, the stables, the carriage
house and the cow barns. The
slave quarters, Le, those small but
comfortable brick houses built for
married couples, are nearly all in
tact and remarkably well preserved.
Even the old auction block well
preserved Is a work of art. also the
adjoining building where the slaves
were quartered while sales were
being conducted.
Although Its broad acres have
dwindled, since the war, to a few
hundred, the ownership of this
plantation has, until Just recently,
remained in the McAlpin family
The city of Savannah has purchased
it, no doubt, tor industrial sites or
park purposes. The old buildings,
however, have been purchased by
Henry Ford, who has a crew at
work tearing them down for ship
ment and restoration on a planta
tion ne owns In northeastern Flor
ida. Thus will the old McAlpin
nermuage oi savannah be preserved
ior iuture generations.
looked so miserable that even Mrs.
Northrup was satisfied.
At that moment the telephone bell
rang snruiy. Mrs. Northrup has-
tened to answer It. James heard
her cry sharply, "It simply isn'
possible. I will not, Mr. Northrup
ana i win not allow it." A silence,
Then, "This Is the last straw.
shall certainly appeal to the bishop.'
She hung up.
Mrs. Northrup had left the room
red-laced and defiant. She return
ed white-faced and trembling, brok
en and suddenly old, James got out
of her finally that It was the society
reporter calling up to point out to
ner tnat the wedding, scheduled to
take place that evening at eight
thirty o'clock, conflicted with the
weekly prayer meeting hour. No one
nan thought, no one had remem
bered about prayer meeting.
And now the society reporter said
she had been reliably informed that
Dr. Morton had stated that he would
delay the prayer meeting until after
the ceremony, but that he could not
refuse admission to the church to
any member of his congregation who
assembled for prayer meeting at the
regular hour.
Jane's wedding list had been care
fully gone over and expurgated
Many had been invited, but more
had not. Admittance was by card.
Now, the entire riff-raff of the town
way free to force Its way into the
church. Mrs. Northrup, or the first
time in years, burst into hysterical
tears.
It was a terrible hour. Mr. North
rup was sent for. Beyond vowing
that the Reverend Dr. Morton should
shortly be forced to resign or he
would leave the church, Mr. North
rup offered no suggestions. "It
was," he said over and over, "an
outrage, yes, an unforgiveable out
rage."
Mrs. Northrup turned to James.
"You must do something," she com
manded sternly.
James, with a sudden flash of
spirit, refused even to try to Inter-
lere. He said that the onlv digni
fied thing to do was to ignore the
whole rumpus. After all a few can
ales, a tew uninvited guests, were
of small moment unless they were
made so. His advice was to assume
a bold front, laugh It off or be for
ever laughed at.
After long and acrimonious argu
ment, in which James, to his pain
ana surprise, found himself cast
unaccountably in the role of the
culprit, his advice was accepted.
The Northrups would do nothing,
except keep the last horror from
Jane. James was dismissed In ig
nominy, not even allowed a sight
of the stricken bride. He walked
home slowly, a puzzled and abysmal
ly gloomy young man. God. if he'd
only had the sense to fall In love
with an orphan.
When Jane had barely managed
measure of calm, James tele'
phoned her at six o'clock, ostensibly
to ask how she felt and In reality
to tell her callously that she was
not to mind about the candles, that
it would be all the same in a hund
red years and that she was to cheer
up and forget all about It.
With the whole town laughing.
with even her bosom friends she
had honored as bridesmaids run
ning In and out all afternoon, twit
tering and whispering and pretend
ing to be sympathetic, and actually
blissful with pleased excitement,
with Mabel Webster triumphant and
Dr. Morton hiding from a Just and
awful wrath, James actually dared
to take the whole shocking Insult
as a Joke I
(To be Continued)
Still Middle of the Road
Speaking of the action of the United States Chamber of
Commerce in denouncing the New Deal policies, Senator Mo
Nary said: "These business leaders do represent a certain
thought. I've sometimes doubted if they represented all of
the business sentiment."
They do not of course, for there are as many diverse
omwiK uumiiess men as among otner group organi
zations. The Chamber has'frcquently objected to measures
it later endorsed. There is so much that is beneficial in the
New Deal that many want it retained, as well as much that
uugnt to oe ana win be discarded.
However, the attitude of the Chamber, which is the al
titude ot wall street, of the National Association of
Manufacturers and of the White Sulphur Springs recov-
j'u i t 1 winter, win not affect the presi
dent s determination to push through as much of the recov
ery program as he can. At his press conference last night,
he dropped his policy of conciliation and accepted the chal
lenge. While striking out at "organized" business thought,
he did not alienate all business and industrial interests. He
commented upon the failure of the resolutions to touch on
the human side of economic questions.
The action of the Chamber and the president's reply
ought to assure the most skeptical that Mr. Roosevelt has
not swung to the right and become a "tool of Wall Street"
nor has he swung to the left but maintains his middle of the
road course-
Woodburn Mrs. Jake Schneider
of McKee Is In St. Vincent's hospi
tal at Portland where she underwent
an emergency operation Monday
and la In a serious condition. She
was ill for a week before going to
the hospital.
The Fireside Pulpit
KEV. E. S. HAMMOND
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things
wmcn ne possessew. L,uKe iz:la.
Jefferson Miss Rosalie Pullen,
who has been spending several days
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. o.
F. Arbuckle at Sodaville. has re
turned to the home of Dr. unri Mr. ..... ' ...i 7 '
J. O. Van Winkle where ah. u .T. STlJ
nloved. -..- u. ouper-auona-
ployeL lnee can make no possible irn of
In his Life and Times of Jesus
the Messiah, Edershelm tells lis
that a literal rendering of the Greek
for "abundance" In this text would
be "super-abundancu." Our lives
depend upon a certain abundance
of material goods. But we are not
satisfied with that; we always want
super-abundance. Tills cravlnir
ior more tnan we need Is the covet-
ousneas so frequently and strongly
condemned by Our Lord.
wnue it is one of the common
est of vices, It is seldom recognized
as a vice. A religious leader whose
work had caused him to deal Intim
ately with grent multitudes of people
informs us that people had con
fessed nil sorts of sin and crime to
him, but not one had ever con
fessed that he was covetous.
Why do we have such ercat desti
tution in a world so amnlv auDolieri
with all needed goods? The answer
is simple. Some men are covetous.
and, having the power, they have
acquired a great superabundance
and the multitudes have not suffi
cient for their needs. We are told
tnat wars nave an economic husr
In other words, the covetous deirv
for a superabundance on the part
of a few, plunges the world Into
me norrors of that catastronhe.
mere is a story of a klnt who
asked his stable boy how much he
was paia. me boy replied, "Only
my board and clothes." His maj
esty responded, "Be content, then.
I get no morel" There Is great
it. Their possession of such vast
amounts simply prevents those who
need from having what they should
have. Recently economists have
toia.us tnat 60 per cent of our total
national income was anDlled to nav.
ing dividends and interest chnnre..
and a very heavy proportion of that
nuge amount goes to men who al.
ready have so much they can not
make any use or the additional -
cept to pile It up.
But what Is the effect unon the
man himself who secures the super
abundance? I recently ran across
tins quotation: "Indeed as I ap
proach the end, I am more than a
little puzzled to account for the
instances i nave seen of business
success money-gettlnrr. It ramn
from a rather low Instinct. Cer
tainly, so far as my observation
goes, it is rarely met with In com
bination with the finer and more
interesting traits of character.
have known, and known tolerably
well, a good many 'successful' men
oig nnanciauy men famous dur
ing the last half century; and a less
Interesting crowd I do not care to
encounter. Not one that I have
ever known would I care to meet
again, either In this world or the
next." The writer of the abnv.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., whose
granaiatner and great-grandfather
were presidents or the United Rtatu
and he himself was president of
the Union Pacific railway.
Adams and Jesus Christ both
agree that real life does not consist
In the covetous acquisition of the
super-abundance.
Pantry
Patter
By R. O. B.
News Behind
The News
By Pul Halloa
f'sTif
Washington, May 4 The atmos
phere is not the only thing which
has been balmy around here lately.
The boys who
have been negoti
ating the NRA
compromise have
been at least 20
degrees hotter and
dizzier than the
temperature.
For Instance.
congressmen em
erged from Presi
dent Roosevelt's
office one dav and
announced they 'AUL MALLON
had been unable to agree about an
NRA compromise. Shortly there
after, efficient Senator Pat Har
rison announced to his finance
committee that the president would
accept the compromise. Chairman
Dough ton, at the other side of the
c:.pitol, Immediately Implied the
president would not.
New Dealer Roper praised the
compromise, indicating it had ad
ministration approval. NRA-er Har
riman in a press conference then
railed against the compromise, in
dicating it was unacceptable,
Team-Play When Harrlman was
told what Roper had said, he re
dded to see Coordinator RIchberg,
who apparently was coordinating
something else at that moment.
Mr. Harriman returned with the
news that Mr. Richberg would not
utter a word and implied that Rich
berg was in a condition of silent
dejection about the compromise.
But when New Dealer Roper learn
ed what NRA-er Harrlman had
he sent out word to cancel
his original approval of the com
promise. It was cancelled by news
papers between editions.
To top It all off, the administra
tion senators then approved the
compromise in the senate finance
committee and reported It to the
senate. This left nearly everyone
in a complete state of confusioii
as to who was for what, if any-
tning.
Solution The answer to all this
uncoordinated commenting is simple,
What Mr. Roosevelt actually said
in the first place was that he did
not approve the compromise, but he
would not veto it, if congress ap
proved It. This was the same as
telling congress to go ahead and
approve it, because congressmen
were ready to grasp any way out
It did not take them long to catch
but some of the new dealers
required a little longer time.
As every good prisoner knows, it
is sometimes necessary to create
confusion in order to escape. That
' V(laU
It Is hail and farewell to frogs'
legs Bnd oysters for the law says
that oysters must go out the first
of May and that was the day when
tne rrogs' legs season began. They
win be on the menu until Septem
ber, wnen oysters will be back.
Frogs' legs were first Introduced
to the table In 1897 by Ben Riley,
owner of the famous Arrowhead Inn
at 246th St. and Riverdale avenue
fin New York. Since then, Mr. RUey
nas sold more rrogs' legs than any
omer notei man or restaurateur in
the united States. His averaae
nave Been 40 pounds datlv for
five-month period Ior 38 years. At
nrsc were was no closed season,
but one was Introduced to prevent
irogs irom becoming extinct.
In the early days ot their noou-
larlty frogs' legs were linked to such
name as "Diamond Jim" Brady,
wno never ate less than two dot.
tlons and- sometimes took four and
(there are 20 legs in a nortion)
Douglas Fairbanks and Cornelius
vanderbilt.
FRIED FROGS' LEGS
Wash and dry them by exposing
them to the air. season with salt
and pepper, roll in cracker crumbs
and fry In hot melted butter. Cook
about rive minutes, brownlni on
ooin siaes.
CHEESB FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
Cheese, like milk. Is an lnvalu.
able food for nursing mothers and
growing children. It aivea them
tne lime and phosphorous neces-
sary for growing bones, and is an
excellent source of mineral salts
and vitamins. It furnishes heat and
calories for the body and will guard
a cnua against a deficient diet.
CRAB CROQUETTES
(Really Different)
Two cups cra'o meat. 1 teasnoon
onion, I teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce, juice of lemon, few grains
pepper.
White sauce: I tablespoons but
ter, 3 tablespoons flour, and 1 cup
mux. Men Duller and blend in flour
and add milk, continue slow heating
until sauce becomes thick. Add
sufficient salt and seasonings. To
this sauce add the crab mixture.
Arrange on matter one inch in
depth, place In lee bos to stiffen.
MRS. QUACKO CALLS
By Mary Graham Bonner
Good morning, quack, quack. I've
come to pay you a friendly little call,
Mrs. Quacker," said Mrs. Quacko, as
she swam down to Quackerville and
saw Mrs. Quacker sitting on a lily
pad.
'I've meant to come several times
lately, but so much happens in Pud
dle Muddle that I really haven't had
a moment."
"I knew you were going to boast
about something when I saw you
swimming along here," quacked Mrs,
Quacker. "Ducks of breeding such
as I am don't have to boast."
"But you're boasting when you say
you have breeding, Mrs. Quacker,"
quacked Mrs. Quacko. "I should rA
is what seems to have been done
in this Instance.
Sidestep The confusion, however
has only started. Those who favor
the NRA and those who are against
it apparently believe they are ac
complishing their purposes In the
compromise. One side is going to
be fooled.
The best Inside opinion Is that
the compromise is merely a side
step. It does not mean anything,
except that NRA prestige may sut
ler.
The compromise proposed two
"changes": (1) abolition of price
control, and (2) withdrawal from
lntra-state business What those
two changes amout to will depend
on who interprets them. And the
answer to that Is the NRA will In
terpret them until the supreme
court does.
This means the supreme court
and not congress will decide the
future of the NRA.
Price-Fixing The inside on abol
ishing price-fixing is this: The NRA
outlawed price-fixing, as such, six
months ago. It abolished direct price
regulations In several codes at that
time, and more recently In the lum
ber code. But it did not abolish
the steel basing point system and
similar little devices which it does
not consider to be price-fixing.
These little devices will be retain
ed if the compromise is adopted
by congress, although they are cer
tatly Indirect price-fixing.
Imagination Also you may sus
pect It means destruction of the
NRA if you abolish its control over
lntra-state business. The secret of
that is the NRA never considered
any of its activities as influencing
lntra-state business. It has always
agreed that It never had any Influ
ence over business conducted pure
ly within a state.
It stretched Its legal imagination
somewhat when it adopted the ser
vice codes (for hotels, restaurants,
etc.) which do not appear to be In
interstate commerce. But it can
still stretch its imagination after
the compromise is adopted.
Red-Handed Imagine the embar
rassment of a certain congressman
when a house attendant walked up
and handed him a wad of money
during a roll call the other day.
What made it worse was the con
gressman had publicly announced
he would vote one way on the roll
call and then voted the opposite
way. The vote was on the ques
tion whether Secretary Ickes should
have another $10,000 assistant. No
lawyer could ever pine for a better
circumstantial case showing that
Mr. Ickes was paying off promptly
for votes, but, like many another
circumstantial case, it was all wrong.
The congressman had arranged to
cash a personal check and sent a
house attendant downstairs to bring
him the money from the disbursing
office It was true he changed his
vote, but he did so because Mr.
Ickes had recently been made head
or the relief allotment division.
The congressman will get money
later from Mr. Ickes, but it will
be relief money for his district.
(Note: The name of the con
gressman is being omitted because
some stupid voter in his district
would probably suspect that he ac
tually had been bribed.)
Preparation The city of New
York is quietly opening up an of
fice here, apparently preparing to
get Its share when Mr. Roosevelt
opens the (4,000,000,000 relief barrel.
Answers to Questions
A reader can get the answer to
any question of fact by writing The
capital Journal Information Bu
reau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
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Q. Is Mount Vernon open on Sun
day? H.L.
A. It Is open from 2 to 4 p. m. On
week days it is open to visitors from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A small admit
tance fee is charged.
Q. Row far did the Jacob Ruppert
travel going from Boston to Antarc
tica? J.H.
A. The S. S. Jacob Ruppert of the
Byrd expedition sailed from Boston
to the Panama Canal zone (2395
miles), thence to Easter Island,
where it put in at Cook's Bay (3000
miles); from Easter Island the ves
sel sailed to Wellington, Now Zea
land (3610 miles). It is estimated
that the ship covered approximately
15,000 miles from the time It left
Boston until It arrived at Its base
In Antarctica.
Q. How many maple trees are
tapped for maple sugar In eastern
Canada? P.C.S.
A. Betwen 20 and 25 million trees
are tapped each year. About 50,000
farmers procure the sap.
able to tell that without any help
irom you."
"You're too Ignorant," snapped
Mrs. wuacxer.
"I do believe you got up on the
wrong side or the pond this morn
lng." said Mrs. Quacko.
"I am always pleasant," said Mrs.
Quacker, "unless I am annoyed.1
'Ha, ha. ha, quack, quack, quack."
laughed Mrs. Quacko. "That's a good
one.
Unless I have reason to be an
noyed," added Mrs. Quacker.
"That's pretty good, too." said Mrs.
Quacko. "I really haven't but a few
minutes. Mr. Quacko wants to take
me beyond the pond to get me a new
leaf parasol. So 111 Just tell you that
we-ve naa a porcupine stopping in
Puddle Muddle. He escaped from the
zoo.
With that Mrs. Quacko turned
around and left Mrs. Quacker, call
ing over her shoulder:
"Match that If you can I Quack,
quack, quack."
Monday "Indians."
When ready for use, cut in squares,
roll In egg and crumbs and fry in
i pint to i quart or vegetable oil
(depending upon size or nan.) Test
oreaa crumos to Brown in 40 seconds
and cook over a medium heat till
aone.
TEA FROM CHINA
The use of tea was first discov
ered by the Chinese In the third
dynasty, at the close of the Han
dynasty, and history Is full of quaint
legends regarding its inception.
Thought tea growing has been
transplanted to almost everv Asiatic
country, the Chinese still claim that
there Is something In the climate
and soil of that country that nro.
duces tea with special fragrance
ana Tiavor.
Q. Who was the Dr. Price who
was invited to come to America to
help establish the government after
the Revolutionary war? K.M.R.
A. Dr. Richard Price was born
in 1723 and died in 1791. He was
a clergyman In London. He became
interested In the American colonies
and published In 1776 a pamphlet
entitled Observations on Civil Lib
erty and the Justice and Policy of
the War with America. A second
pamphlet on the war with America,
the debts of Great Britain, and
kindred topics appeared in 1777. He
became famous for his interest In
the colonies and was invited to cornel
to America to assist In Its develop
ment. He was an Intimate friend
of Benjamin Franklin's.
Q. Is there any estimate of what
a dust storm costs the vicinity n
which It occurs? HI,.
A. In the town of Meade, Kansas,
a survey showed that a dust storm
cost the people $10,800. The popu
lation Is 1500 so this amounts to
approximately $7.20 per capita.
Q. Is there a theatre in New York
where only cartons are shown? O.M.
A. The Bijou theatre has an all
cartoon and comedy program. It
was established last October and is
the first of Its kind In this country.
Q. What has become of the Mau
retanla? H.L.M.
A. The vessel has been sold for ,
the equivalent of about $385,000 and
will be taken to Scotland to be
scrapped.
The light Puffy sees Is
Nothing Rancho,
The home of his tough little friend.
aimer rancho.
As Puff gallops nearer, the cowboys
run out.
"The Indiana are coming!" Puff
nears the men shoot.
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dress . Exhibit
10. Musical In
strument 14. Weapon of war
IB. Walking stick
16. The southwest
wind
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19. Prevalent
20. Industrious
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21. Pre SB
22. Peels
23. German river
28. Money hoard
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32. Bellowed
84. Aromatic herb
35. Food fish
88. Rainbow
39. Attired
41. Platan
42. Lair
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44. Medicine man
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62. Carved pern
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65. On the shelt
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66. Locations
67. Multitude
68. Afternoon
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log
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4. Expert war
aviator
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combustion
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35. Made up of dli
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45. Pronoun
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47. Weighing
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61- Voiceless con
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69. Direction
61. Strike gentlr
62. Stupid person
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