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GEOGRAPHIC ODDITIES Tne only portion of the United States,proper that cannot be reached by LAND, except through c \tVADA. This area is a part of Minnesota. C?oJ,rapny In Siamr? FIVE TINY STAMP ISSUING STATES IN SOU)HERN EUROPE 1 ANCX'&RA 2 I ifCH-£KSTr IN 3 Y'JNACO • 4 SAN Y SRtt'J I 5 VATICAN C.vr Though tiny In size the countries shown on the above map are among the oldest Independent stales of Europe. ANDORRA, high In the Pyrennes, on the Franco Spa nlsh border, has been a sov ereign state for more than 650 years, and was made a republic by Napoleon In 1806. Stamps have been Issued by the Andorra (iov ernlng Council since 1928, and as nono are scarce, It Is possible to complete a collection of them at no great cost. LIECHTENSTEIN Is another midget state lying on the border between Switzerland and the area that formerly was Austria. This little principality has issued In re cent years a striking and colorful assortment of pictorial stamps. Manv of these depict the ancient castles for which the region Is fa mous, while others show typical Alpine views. MONACO Is likewise a principal ity, though lying well within the confines of France, and facing the Mediterranean Sea not far west of the Italian border. Its principal claim to fame arises from the fact that It Include* the world-famous gambling casino of Monte C.o, but scientists know It, a!»o, fur f c remarkably complete oceanog.npY.u museum that was formed by a former ruler. This latter Is de pleted on the Hoc and 50c slam; a of the 1922 Issue. The diminutive Republic of SAN MARINO, high In thfe Apennines cl central Italy, Is said to b« t"t old est state In Europp, having b^cri founded In the fourth century, A.P Its recent stamps Include two s-.i vetilr sheets, Issued last y ”n\ showing the bust of our own Abra ham Lincoln. This Is In line with the growing tendency on the part of many foreign countries to honor national heroea of the United States on their postal paper. The fifth and last of this quintet of miniature states Is VATICAN CITY, seat of the Roman Cathol'c “Hierarchy, and, since 1929, a sov ereign Btate within the city of Rome In Italy. Its stamps, though few In number, Include attractive n^'orlals. As In the case of An dorra, It Is possible to acquire a complete collection of Vatican City stampa at relatively small expense. STAR DUST OR THE HUDSON THEME OF GUILD BOAT RIDE ■ >• New York, July 19— Using for lbs theme “Stardust mn the Hud son** the Negro Actars Guld of America officially announced this week its annual moonlight sail to take place Monday evening, Au gust 7. Influenced by the enor mous success of last year’s sail and in anticipation of an even greater enjoyment triumph this time, the guild committee on ar rangements for the event got off to an early start. Distribution of tickets, begun since July 1, moved rapidly this week and advance sales gave in dication of a record crowd being aboard when the luxurious S.S, , State of Delaware moves off from | the West 132nd Street pier of the ' Hudson River at 7:3# p.m. the] night of the sail. News that the musical assign ment for the ride had fallen to Edgar (Blue Ribbon) Hayes and his popular organization gave an added spurt to tha already high puplic interest and further guar anteed the acme of satisfaction to those who are looking forward ta cavorting on the 3,000 square feet of dancing space afforded by the commodious river vesel Tickets are being distributed through members of the Guild and in addition have been placed on sale at various points in New York and its environs. The great influx of out-of-town, ers, arriving to visit the World’s Fair or to participate in the num erous conventions scheduled this summer, ig also expected to swell the attendance, the visitors real izing the apportunity of mingling with the host of celebrities always present at Guild affairs and, at the same time, enjoying a rare eve ning. The Delaware, same vessel w hich carried merrymakers on the last Guild’s sail, is one of the most modern an lavishly equipped boats >n the river. In addition to its large dancing space, tip? t »it boasts of lounges, cafeteria and bar service, observation bridge and spacious decks and, as a special feature of the evening, there will also be two showings of talking motion pictures 7>r dyed-in-the wool movie fans. New York Times Quotes Edgar G. Brown On Front Page New York, July 19 (C) A rare occurence in metropolitan journa lism happened last Saturday when the New York Times, one of the greatest newspapers in the world, quoted on the first page during the WPA controversy, Edgar G. Brown, Federal official of Wash ington, B. C., and president of the United Government Employe. The Times said of Mr. Brown: * He advised members of hig pace to report to persons in authority any effort to impel them to ‘defiance, violence or disloyalty at this time.’ ” -r—oQo ONLY 50 SIGNERS NEEDED FOR ANTI-LYNCH PETITION Washington D. C. July 19—The Gavagan petition to call the anti lynching bill out of committee to the floor for a vote needs only fifty more signatures, it was an nounced here today. There are now 168 signers, with 218 need ed. As soon as the petition is signed the federal anti-lynohing bill can be called for a vote. Speed is necessary as Congress plans to adjourn about the last of J uly. Voters are urged to write their Congressman urging them te sign if they have net al ready done sot \ - I; Dy KOJIAC I MG TRAP By tie time Zmer was outside the hut, t a ln,i'u ,er was sa.'eiy cone a I in the to,eat. Ha f slsep lly, the ex borer yawned and then retranej his f lotstepi back to the wooden cut within the quar.ers. "it's sansa' '3s to wa ;e Recards and tha gild\" he whispered to bl'i’self. "J?a I '3, I'm really tired." Jumping onto the rustic bed, young I.ea c' ed his eyes and was in the land of nol within five min ut-i. Zanor was awake early the next morning before his fr.ends. Ha carefully examined the ground in the vicinity of camp. B.,t In split of his thorough and painstaking scrutiny, Leo was unable to s’ any sign or marking which mi pit hel;* identify that night marauder. "I'm prot.v sure he was Indian,” Zanor thotr; it to himself. "Kven though I w;i3 half-asleep, I did see him fairly wall in the moonlight " Within a short while, the adven turer started a steadily burning file. When Bolo made his appear ance, Leo had already prepared a meat breakfast of wild pig meat. '‘Btmenas dta3." remarked Zaner cheerfully a3 Bolo greeted him, "I'd batter wake Rocards or he’ll probably sleep through the whole day.” muiuugu 11:0 guiue uiu not ruuy comprehend the EnglUh words, ho appeared to get the general Idea; for he grinned generously—display ing strong white teeth. Recards was surveying his aqui line features In a pocket mirror when Leo met him. “Hello, handsome," said Zaner. "Sleep well last night?" “Howdy," rop(liod the older man. ‘Sleep well—I* certainly did. In fact laBt night was the tlrst time [! really slept straight through with out* tossing a about. I'm a light sleeper youkno^." * “That's strange," said Leo. “Be cause last night was one night you should have been awake.” "Are you ill?" asked Recards. looking at the young e~plorer with a bewildered gaze implanted firmly on his pleasant face. “I should say not,” replied Zaner. "You see,-'your excellency,' we had a visitor during the night.” “A Tlsltor?" sputtered Recarda. “And how do you know that?” enk »* «...y «.«% «st . tk. welcoming committee." "Come, come. We're getting no , where fast. Just what Is this aH about? D,on't make It more compli cated than It Is now." "In the first place.” said Zaner, “this night prowler happens to be an Indian. Secondly, he obviouely Is looking for someone or some thing In our camp. Thirdly, we ought to get him before he gels hoid.of that certa.n something that he"s ‘looking for.” "Are 'you sure that you haven't been drlnkiry; any of the nati\e i liquor that We have with us?" ask* sd Recards,'smiling, very amused, i "Really. John, this is serious ” "What do -you suggest?” asked Recards. I "A trap,” replied Zaner. “To* night. He’ll probably return. The* we'll grab him'" "I'm with you. I.eo," remarked Recards. "But I sure don’t know what It's all about.” "You’ll find out,” replied Zaner, "and pretty darn soon at that.” Leo was impatient; he and Rec ards had waited for a period ol time wbioh seemed lncalculab'e The Indian had not come yet. Tt * night was particularly Stygian la 1 its darkness. "Might as well go to bed." whlsp i sred Leo. "Sh!" admonished Recards. “Did i you hear something ?” "Yes,” whispered Leo as he cars i fully 'maneuvered toward the wall. : “Quiet!” A moment passed; then a dark ; figure crept stealthily Into ths i quarters! Leo^walted until the man was well within the hut 'before be sprang upon the Intruder! Read The Guide for News A GLOBE TROTTER’S SKETCH BOOK IS) Hi WATI’S I had quite an Interesting experl »nce while malting this sketch of i Mohammedan Mosque, or Temple, inside the native quarter of the ancient city of Rhodes, on the small island Just south of Turkey. In the Mediterranean Sea. Very quietly, I had approached the entrance to watch the worship pers go through their various ritu als before entering the Mosqu^ and had set up my easel in the shallows of a narrow street opposite. You know, the Koran or Mohammedan Bible—teaches that religion is based on cleanliness.. juRt as we often say "cleanliness Is next to ‘jodllness” and so, each Mohamme dan must wash his hands, face and feet before going In to pray. • After watching the natives taka their turns at the small stone basin. 1 was amused to see one old tv a wash his face in the same water in which a young man was was' ••' s his feet. I began to smile, but at that moment a Moslem seated near by, looked up from his string of prayer beads (called a Sebha) and gave me an angry glance. Immediately, the street became a din of furious Arabic, with an"ry Angers pointing in my direction H id I knew it was time to beat a v v shame-faced and hasty retrent! But the peaceful sketch abo'.e is the scene as you would see It If vou gave the devout natives no cans# for annoyance. (Next Week—“Petttcoats on Par* rade ’ In Athens.) _W O R D SQUARES The numbers, 1 to 0, on the board refer to the arlthineti‘”l alphabetical notations on the dial. The tpst of skill cor*'s:s ■ forming a magic square reading five words across and flv» \<f ‘4« down, as defined. Pick the right letter for each and cvsiy »pie* to obtain a complete solution. ^ HORIZONTAL First row. sacred song Second. serj-dlameters Third, Bower of society Fourth, stons * ~ Fifth, spoils VERTICAL First row, hng Seeond, in music same as skip Third, good-by Fourth, metric measure ot capacity c’ifth, airs Solution on page 10 By LISA DE?! Danny felt a cool breeze on hia f.° :e and birds singing all around him. He seemed to be sailing on a smooth, smooth sea. Everything was blue and beauti ful In back of him a flock of blue birds were flying, very fast, as if they werextrying to catch up with Danny. But they couldn't because Danny was going faster than the birds were flying and then the lit tle boy knew that he h?d passed right through that flock of beautiful birds. That was when he heard the birds singing. He wanted to hear them again, so he waved his hands and called out, “Hurry-! Hurry!” And the large bluebird that flew in the lead cried out, “We can’t fly any faster. Can't you wait for us?" Danny called back to the birds, "I’ll drop the anchor of my ship and wait for you.” Then Danny looked down and ssyv that he was not sailing in a ship at all, but was floating through the air. And there below him, far. far down, were rivers and green fields, church steeples and houses, trees and high mountains. At first Danny was puzzled, for you knof, he began this ride when he was asleep, but now he discover ed that he was speeding through < the air on the Sand Man’s great big bag of sand. Danny looked back again to tell the bluebirds that he wasn't sailing, in a ship and so he. had no anchor to drop and could not wait for them. But when he looked back,' the bluebirds were so far behind that he could hardly see them. That’s how fast the Sand Man and Danny were traveling. And poor Dannv almost had a terrible accident while he looked bark at the birds. He lost his bal ance and would have fa'ien off th* Sand Man’s pack, only there was a very, very large bird flying over head and wh-n Danny started to topple over, the big ugly «*aatur/ swooped down. O, my! the child was scared! It wou'd be bad enough t. fall off th* sand bag and drop fir, far down to the ground, but mat big awful looking bird grabbed toe back o! his nighty and pool Danny thought he would surely ie carried to the nest and gobbled up. He began to cry, he was so frightened. But that great ugly bird just sat him straight on the sack of sand, and as It flew away the bird screamed something at Danny. It sounded like, “Hold on tight!” Danny did hold on tight and it's a good thing he did, for just then ha felt himself go down, down, so fast that the wind whizzed through his ears and hi3 hair stood up straight and everything below seemed to come up to meet him. And then— Bingo! Down he went with a bounce! His ride with the Sand . Man was over and Danny found himself sitting in a lovely green meadow with the sweet smell of grass and clover all around him. He looked up and saw the big ugly bird that had saved him flying away in the distance, far, far above. Danny thought how foolish he had been to feel afraid of that bird just because his beak was long and ugly and his feathers were not fine and smooth and pretty. Danny looked around for the Sand Man to thank him for the rid# —but the Sand Man was gone an4 Danny knew that ha wa» now ta the Land of Nod. YAWN-CHAShRS By Noonan -• NAVAL NOTES JUST 96 SUMMERS The ancient custom of placing coins under the step of a mast when building the vessel dates from antiouity. T*is is a very old superstition, ©ne explanation giv I " ---- « “THESE ARE FOR THE FLYIN’ FISH WE’RS \ GETTIN’ IN TODAY ...” en by Commander Beckett, Royal Navy is that porsibly it ijg a survival of the old Roman custom of placing coins in the mourhg of the dead to pay their way to Gharon for transpoitation across the river Styx. If a ship met with a mishap at sea, this insured that the way of all was paid. Tho officers of the U. S. S. New Orleans (commissioned in 1934.) placing during construction ten pennies beneath .the foremast, and two dimes, three nickels, and twenty-eight pennies at the heel of the mainmast. All coins were placed ‘heads .up.’ All these customs tend to show that seafaring men subscribe most cheerfully to superstition, and that sea serrices unwittingly maintain many ancient traditions that have no particular bearing on modern sea life. Tho oldest living Navy man is John Bright, 'w'.;o Pehred as a Chief Gartner's Mate on April 25, 1914. He first enlisted in the Navy •n May 6, 1876 and served hon orably during the Spanish-Ameri can War, Philippine Insurrection, and the World War. He was born in England in 1843 and is there fore now a young ahap of 96 summers. It is interesting to note that the year of his discharge is earlier than the average year of birth of recruits now enlisting in the Navy for the first time. May be it’s the beans. During the first 120 days of a Naval recruit’s service he is en titled to take out Government irv surance in amounts up te $10,000. -oOo Building Boom Tuskegee Institute, Ala., July 19 (C)—A building boom ia now on at Tuskegee Institute, old buildings adjacent to the campus raeed and new business baildiagg going up.