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14A MAIL TRIBUNE, MJforJ, Oregon, Sunday. January IT, 1959 fit 'x&.sr DON'T MISS PENNEY'S Stein Book Sold to Cultist at Profit Though Gertrude Stein-"A It was disappointing in that rose is a rose is a rose is a respect. The book, her first, is rose" - probably confused a a collection of short stories, higher percentage of her read- and so, as one critic long ers than any other author, since put it, "it is evidence there is no question that she that she was capable of an had a tremendous effect on intelligible style." writing ' and thinking in the When I told a Stein-enthu-first half of the 20th century, siast acquaintance about the How good the effect may buy, not forgetting to men have been is quite another tion the criticism and how matter. The subject is an easy precise it was both in accu one on which to get an argu- racy and understanding, his ment. Nonetheless, there can reaction was typical, be no dispute that the extent Gertrude Stein could be of the effect is considerable, appreciated, he said, only by and one evidence of it is the the real intelligentsia and lit-, premium that first editions of erati, not by the pseudo varie her works command. ty. They didn't deserve to I was reminded of this re- have her books, and under cently when I had the good the circumstances he would luck to find a copy of her be happy to buy my copy at "Three Lives" at only a dol- what the prevailing price lar. Because it was a first edi- would be, as determined by tion. published at New York, the better book stores and 1909, I bought it without hesi tancy and took it home with much the same frame of mind in which one takes home a puzzle. WINNING BY 20-14 VOTE, Senator Everett M Dirksen (111.), is congratulated by Senator John Cooper (Ky.), his opponent in race for Republican floor leader. auction records. I was glad to be insulted in that way. Three telephone calls later I was exactly $14 richer. VICTIM OF INFLATION-AMERICAN HALF PENNY The California gold rush of consists of the word LIBER 1849 brought a major upset in TY at the top. Beneath it is a the world economy, and one female head facing to the of the minor evidences of it is right with a pole over her that within eight years it shoulder. The pole sticks out caused the government to sus- behind her head and supports pend one of its most popular the cap. Beneath the bust is coins-the half-cent piece. tne date. Why it did so is that the The design, by, the way gold rush had the paradoxi- was discontinued the follow- cal effect of being highly in- ing year for the reason that it flationary. It sent prices up was felt to be too subversive with the result that there was It had its origin in the French no longer any need for the Revolution, and because by half-cent piece, and so, by then the French Revolution- 1857 the government ceased ary government was doing its minting them. utmost to upset all other gov- However, some of these emments and remodel society half-cents are among the more in general, the pole and cap worthwhile collector's items, symbol engendered almost as One in particular that I saw much opposition as we would recently is a piece that any- have today if one of the polit one would be happy to find, ical parties urged the ham- It was one of those issued mer and sickle symbol for in 1796, the kind showing a our coins. pole supporting a Liberty cap. Value of the 1796 half-cent It is not so rare as those that piece with the pole showing do not show the pole reach- behind the shoulder, is up to ing into the cap, but it is rare $350, depending on condition enough. The one in which the pole The design on the face of does not show as it enters the the coin is simplicity itself. It cap. is around $50 more. LACK OF MARKS ON PISTOLS RECALLS ERA Why would a pistol that the steel was restrained, but was obviously made by a su- it was on each part, even the perior gunsmith have no hammer tips and trigger marks on it to identify the guard. maker? And, more particu- Though there was no mark larly, why would that be true of any fond. to indicate its of a flintlock? origin, a comparison of the Some pistols made by pjece wjtn pictures of late American arms plants during jgth anci early 19th century the Revolution and again aur- dueling pistols auicklv show ing World War II, have no ed its probable maker. It was marks to indicate their on- so similar to handguns pro- gin. In the first case it was duced by either of the Man- to protect the workers against tons of London, or the famous reprisals from tne jsriusn in D. Egg, that it was almost cer- case the later won. in tne sec- tainly made by one of them end, the purpose was to pro- or Dy one of their ablest vide no clue to the Axis Pow- WOrkers. ers as to the origin of the As t(j the absence of identi arms wmcn we uiiicu tv, fying markg the most likely resistance fighters. . explanation is that it was cui uiuU auv-u made during one o tne pe a. one x mw icuaiujr. " riods wnen dueUing was Is That So? By OLGA BURNS such a beautifully finished banned under pain of death. piece that the odds were heav- T.a. har,norw, nBrinHiMiiv' ily against its having been bgn sometimes bei so produced m a plant geared jntense that smart arms mak. for war production. It had erg avoided w b fe lHU ;""""'; ing tneir names off pistols nine-inch barrels of browned. were M ifl cased twis ed steel They were side irsfor duelling. uy axut; aiiu uicu ujr acyiuait gooseneck hammers and dou ble hair triggers. The stock was of ebony, nH tho arm was nf tho rhprk- ered, saw-handle type with a frm 5800 to $1.00 small ivory crest inlaid on either side. The engraving on The double barrel pistol by itself was worth from $200 to $300. The original pair in its case would have been worth (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) . Skin Divers Warned About Shark Playinq Ithaca, N. Y.-(Science Serv ice) Daredevil skin divers who go up to a shark and grab it by the tail are invit ing trouble. With the increase in the number of skin divers to more than 5,000,000 there has also been an increase in daredevil behavior, Prof. Per ry W. Gilbert, of the Cornell university zoology department here, warned. Furthermore, he said, public statements that sharks are harmless are "dangerously misleading." Most species of sharks are highly unpredictable. Very little is known about what attracts them to their prey and many species will attack and kill with little provoca tion. Prof. Gilbert said.. He is chairman of an inter national panel on shark con- trol. The group, the American ' Institute of Biological Sci ences Shark Research Panel, is seeking basic information which will enable scientists to develop an effective repellent. If the victim of a shark's at tack is rescued, the most ur gent need is to stop the bleed ing. Prof. Gilbert recom mends. Most victims die of loss of blood. "We need to know more, not only about sharks' behav ior, but about the relative im portance of those sense or gans which guide a shark to its target," Prof. Gilbert said. An Englishman named Bar tholomew Gosnold settled on Cuttyhunk Island off south eastern Massachusetts 18 years before the Pilgrims land ed at Plymouth. However, he abandoned his colony after three weeks. King Henry I of England died from a surfeit of lam preys, and the trout with oth er valuable fish of the Great Lakes are dying from a sur feit of lampreys, too. But while the 'lampreys the king ate gave him acute in digestion, the trout the Great Lakes lampreys eat merely make them hungrier still. In fact, since the early 1930's, these sea eels have pretty well killed off all the lake trout, except in Lake Super ior, and have made such in roads on the rainbows as to result in shortened fishing seasons in the Great Lakes tributaries. Hut since the trout is a wily fish and a fast and pow erful swimmer, how is that the lamprey, said to be the most primitive of back-boned creatures, can catch him? Ap parently it is more by speed than by guile. The lamprey is able to dart forward with such power that he can, make his way up rapids and over dams by throwing himself forward bit by bit to a new point where he can cling to the rock by his powerful sucker mouth. In open water he has been clock ed at speeds up to 15 miles per hour, and he has been found clinging to the sides of ships, whales and other animals. How he kills fish is by fastening himself to his prey, preferably near the gills. His round mouth with its rasp like tongue and over 100 sharp teeth, quickly scrapes away the skin, and it is then a simple task for him to suck out the blood and bits of flesh. The strength of the lamprey is such - some of them reach a length of three feet that it seems it would be impossible for a fish to rid himself of one, and yet they occasionally do. Both steel head and shad in the rivers of northern California have been captured with scars on them that unmistakably showed they had won out. I Like various other fish, the sea lampreys enter fresh wa ter to spawn. Most species die after laying their eggs. Along California streams their bodies have been found by the hundreds in May and June. The eggs, as many as 200,000 are laid in scooped-out shal low nests, and when they hatch, the larvae - known as ammocetes - burrow into the mud or sand where they stay for three or more years until the summer or fall in which they undergo a swift change in the adult form. Once the transformation is complete, they go down to the sea or lake. : (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Sorry, I simply cannot an swer your many friendly let ters individually, but I will be glad to answer letters of gen eral interest through the col umn. Please address your let ters to: Is That So! co Mail Tribune, box 1069, San Fran cisco, Calif. Children Release Car's Hand Brake Ashland Three small chil dren escaped serious injury Thusrday when they released a station wagon's hand brake and the vehicle rolled across one street, travelled 100 feet and stryck two parked cars, according to Ashland police. The vehicle, operated bv Mrs. Edna Mary Toney, 223 Fifth st., Ashland, had been parked on Second st. across from the post office. ; Parked cars struck were registered to Fred E. Jones. 607 Fairview st., and Roland L. Parks, Bandon. Both ve hicles were damaged slightly, police said, and Mrs. Toney's vehicle received considerable damage to the front end. Mrs. Toney was cited for failure to park securely. ITWSTAIIED-REPA iHiH.iHmuiJiiriu.iiii Wrap Around Windshields For All Makes and Models Phone SP 3-3613 GLASS CO. 303 North Bartlett SELBY Learn how to live.. 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