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;;i2Ks v . "* : , ' 6 " ^ • *" V * ' ** •* 3?jL M V> ' 9-W- *, Wfce;., |, T /' " iJtr2INARIS..* , ' ;f^Y' ^ ' ' »;• "v y M • .5*. ' . ' . « %, • .:sm*; - Roosevdt Inaugural Medal w ,>V ;' -*• •• -*, <r v W'i wmkb The reverse and obverse Bides of the "Roosevelt inaugural medal," wbich l#tas designed by Paul Manship, internationally known sculptor. The design • • wt1* thC reverse sl(le follovv3 » suggestion made to the sculptor by President- •C;:"; . ®ect RooseveH. The bronze reproductions will be sold to the public for $2.50,' « ®*ch by the innuKunil committee on medals, of which Robert W. Woollev is1 . . . . . • • • • • • •\ . , --- SKY SCHEDULE IS DUE THIS YEAR £ f^V'S : . -T- >- .'••fof Sun on Program. " Washington.--The skv schedule'for |®S3 wi!l be of great interest to star gazers, says the American Nature association. Six periodic comets are due for return engagements. Two eclipses Jf the sun are on the schedule also. Then, too, Mars which is probably •'-0i more popular interest than any oth- •f planet because of its possibilities as an abode of life and its fascinating and varied surface markings which Indicate seasonal changes, is due to come to perihelion on March 1. Perihelion is that point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest to the sun. This is one of the less fajforable oppositions, since the planet is •8,700,000 miles distant from the earth •t nearest approach on that date. Nevertheless astronomers interested Ib the physical phenomena of the plan- Ms are preparing to keep this little neighboring world under scrutiny before and after the date of opposition, and we may expect to hear more than •jpmal about the ruddy placet Mara Althin the next few months. SI# Comets Due. As to the comets, Nature Magazine them by the names of Brorsen, )is-Wlhnecke, De Vico-Swift, Glaco- 5f, Finlay and Holmes. The first was discovered by Brorsen. It was gpst seen in 1879 and is due to come -.to perihelion again in November. ' The Pons-Winnecke comet has a period of nearly six years and ^vas dis- ^rtovered #by Pons in 1819. . It ii» due to • return again in May. The De Vlce- #Wift comet returned in January. ; Giacobini's comet was discovered by • ttat astronomer at Nice in 1900. It is - 4ne at perihelion in June. Finlay's oomet is also due In June. Holmes* comet was discovered independently in 1892 by Holmes on November G and Davidson on November 9. It is due in • August. . There will be two eclipses of the •On, both annular. An annular eclipse la one in which the relative positions Ot sun and moon are such that the aaoon fails completely to cover the solar disk and there is a thin annulus or ring of light surrounding the dark lunar disk at the time that would correspond to mid-totality of a total SOlar eclipse. Eclipse of Sun. The first eclipse will occur on Febru- Mty 24. The partial phase will be visible in the southern and central part of South America, all of Africa, except the extreme northwestern part, the Western part of the Mediterranean, flreece, Asia Minor, Persia and Arabia. (0je annulus in this eclipse is visible Within a very narrow path with a max imum duration of only 1 minute 55 seconds. This path crosses South America, near the fortieth parallel, the South Atlantic, and from Stephaniefille, Africa, to Aden in Arabia. The next eclipse will occur on Au- §8st 21. The partial phase will be risible in central and eastern Europe and northeastern Africa at sunrise, later in the morning, or near midday, |B Siberia, central and southern Asia, and in the afternoon in the Philippines and East Indies. In Australia the eclipse will occur late in the after- . nooti or at sunset The path of the annulus, also narrow in this eclipse, passes from Alexandria, in Egypt, over Bagdad, across India, grazing Delhi and, Calcutta, across Slam to Borneo, and north Australia,' ending on the const of Queensland at sunset 'Hie deration of the annular phase Will be oaly 2 minutes 18 seconds. ; • Poor John ' ..The. holiday resort was; stow. Th« people in the boarding house were'oninteresting, and the weather was bast Mrs. Youngwife was in anything but an amiable mood. - , ; ; "John," . she said morning^ "whatever made you choose this place for a holiday?". " •'But, darling," he Suggested it yourself." ; know,", she returned : ^Swt Wh|r on earth did you agree?" Lacked Hollywood Touch . A flicker director happened to be itOMtiaying in China "when the hostilities broke out. On his return to California the scribes met him and asked him for a story of his exciting experiences. "Boys,"6 he said, "it wasn't a bit exciting. It whb so tame I went out of my hotel and told 'em to shoot the scene all over again."--New, York Morning Telegraph. , .. %; ; l'-, . ,/ Ttt£ Iff' H KhiM-V• IHliKAt.aa^ UMiUUD}ATr FMith ll8) 19S81"" * wmt Snch la LOT* Brother Jack was bemoaning his lost romance to his sister. "Yes," it's all - up," be said. "Pve loved and lost." "I suppose you grit the ring back from her?" said the girl, trying to comfort him. "No; that's what I mean--she didn't return it," said her brother. U«« for -the Spinach "Walter, there's sand In this spinach." "Yes, sir. We put it there to keep thf sllvferware_shined!" s WHAT- HE LACKED "Cholly seems to have a pull with Miss Cash, doesn't' he?" "Yes, but he hasn't push enough to &3k her to marry him." LiTfny Up to a Slogan The teacher was giving a written examination in European geography. One question war: "Why does the sun never set on the British flag?" Robert wrote for the answer: "Because they take it in at night*-- Christian Leader. The Hint Editor--You waste too ranch paper. -Writer--But how can I economise? Editor--By writing on both sides. Writer--But you won't accept stories written on both sides of tiie sheet. Editor--I know, but you'd save paper just the same.--Des Moines Reg- Secretary.of State - .' *;•' vh If the secretary of state should succeed to the office of President a new .. secretary of stjye would he appointed by the President, with the consent of tho aonuta Senething Saved An'ywny Mr. Newlywed--The bank all say money was In has gone broke. Mrs. Newlywed--What a blessing, dear, that your check book was here at home. Leave of Absence Hlnkle--It is pitiable to see so weak-willed men about I believe In beinj; master in my own house. Barker--Quite so. How loty; Jus your iwife staying away? (c " f --« Calm, Then the Storm Dora--So you patched up your q&arivi with Tom? Doris--Yes, but only temporarily. We're going to get married next month. Mnch Sonfht For The business man kite the employment exchange. "laook here," he said to the clerk, "I'm looking for a cashier."* The clerk looked somewhat surprised. "Why, sir," he said, "I thought • I furnished you with one last week.", "I know," came the irritable repljr. "That's the one Pn» looking 'foe,*-- Stray Stories. Matter of Raiment Eleanor was playing with a neighbor's puppies. She seemed to -prefer the smallest, of the group, the one whose breAst was pure white while the rest of his body was brown. Mrs. It. asked, "Why do you like that one best. Eleanor?" "Oh," she answered, "because It hat that cute, white shirt on." . What Not to Say An Indiana woman recently received a parrot One day she was shocked to find her young son talking to the bird in questionable language* ;• "Why, Jjinmie," she said, "you mustn't teach Polly to ^Wear." \ "Oh, I'm hot, mother," he answered ; "I'm Just telliug her what she mustn't TlHE DIVIDENDS "Your club must have realised quite' h neat sum for the poor with Its bazaar." "It was quite a success, but the members had a little supper afterwards and we came out just about evefc" Down to Bran Tacks Salesman--Ladies and gentlemen, I have here the famous flexible comb that will stand any kind of treatment. You can bend It double--you can hit it with a hammer--you can twist it--you can--" Interested Listener--Say, mister, can you comb your hair with it?-- TrareleW Beacon. Plain Talk "Yes, my dear, the woman called yesterday, and I said to her: "You're nothing but a stupid, mean-faced, stuck-up swindler, madam,' I said. 'Get out!'" "You called her •madam*?" "Oh, well, politeness costs nothing." -^frankfurter Illustrierte (Frankfurt). Telling the Tailor ' . i I t <rue that my son has .owed you for a suit for three years?" "Yes. Have you come to pay the bill?" "No--I would like a suit on the same terms."--Hummel, Hamburg. The Familiarity Hoodoo Miss Gush--Isn't love at first sight wonderful? Married Cynic--It's love after a few thousand sights that's really wonder fnL--Boston Transcript. ° Note ThU, Ladieel ~ * • White--Your wife used to be ner vous. Now she se^ms quite cured. Green--She is. The doctor told her nervousness was a sign of old age. BULLDOG FOR ROOSEVELT Miss Jane Van< < .... « f.„ the United Air Lines, photographed as she arrived at Newark airport with "General Grant,"5a white bulldog, which was sent as a gift of Saul Almond of Los Angeles, Calif., to President-Elect Roosevelt . Apple* Crumble When Toudke! . Apples of Sodom, orange-like fruit, crumble when touched. babel to Be Presidential Pleasure Yacht k-~ - *t v; - xi*: ' s*v & The I:. S. guiiLiout Isiibel, foriuticiy biaUuaed in ii<e i'laiipiiiitts, which Wm U; converted into a pleasure yacht on which Franklin D. Roosevelt wil| revive week-end cruises after he is inaugurated. The new yacht will "take the place of the former Presidential boat Mayflower, wbich was discarded by President Hoover. SPEND MILLIONS TO ADORN WASHINGTON s Work Now Progressing on 13 Buildings in Capital. Washington.--Out of $145,000,000 set aside by congress for public buildings construction in all the states this fiscal year, the sum of $30,000,000 dollars will be expended within the confines of the National Capital, official government figures disclose. At the present moment work Is pro* gressing on 13 buildings located in the city of Washington. Most of them are in the triangular development of public buildings knitted within a mile Of the Capitol building. One of the buildings, that for the Pepartment of Agriculture, (will cost the taxpayers $12,000,000 when completed. The cost of four others will exceed $10,000,000 each. Three others will set the nation bach $5,000,000 or more. The total Cost of all those under construction anjl under contract Is estimated at $80,000,000. This figure compares with $384,000^000, the aggregate estimated cost of all buildi'lngs now under contract or under eon- StnieUon throughciut the country. In* ^ludiOg those In the district: • ^'.;v•< Huge Commerce BuildijrtB. 1 A building, the largest of In the world, was completed for the Commerce department laist year'at a cost of $17,000,000. The Ijibor department estimate of Its 1934 needs are $13,393,000. That of the Interstate Commerce commission Is $9,601,000. The building being erected to handle the work of these two groups, the latter one now under attack in many quarters as an agency of government that might well be abolished, will cost $11,250,000. Its cornerstone recently was laid. The post office establishment, still operating a staunch building, is to be housed In a new building costing $10,300,000. The old one is to be raxed. The centerpiece of the new gigantic public works now under construction In the district is the so-called triangle, literally in the heart of the city. With this goes the collateral development of the Mall, which borders the triangle on the south. The trianglar development includes all the land between Pennsylvania avenue. Third street Missouri avenue and Fifteenth street N. ,W. The ground contains 70 acres, and beginning with an apex where Third street crosses Pennsylvania avenue it gradually widens to 3.000 feet at Fifteenth street, 13 blocks to the southward. All this development borders Pennsylvania avenue, the historic highway connecting the treasury and the White House with the Capitol, Gazing Into Future. Washington, as it will be when the government has completed its work, is thus described by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Ferry K. Heath: "In 'the years to come the occupants of the modest flivver or the great national parades will start from the plazjL-a^t^le Capitol, flanked as It WiHTte by tlie Supreme court building, the Library of Congress, the enlarged senate office building, and the house office building with its new annexsweep down a new Pennsylvania avenue past one of the most beautiful architectural compositions to be found anywhere In the world, including the archives, the Department of Justice, the internal revenue bureau, the Post Office department, the great plaza with its Department of Commerce, Labor department and Department of Interstate Commerce, past the old treasury, the White House and monument, the rehabilitated State department, and on to the Lincoln Memorial bridge across the Potomac and to Arlington and the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "The Mall, dominated by the Capitol at Its head, flanked by magnificent governmental groups, cut by tree shaded drives, with gardens, fountains, reflecting pools, cascades and terraces, %ill form a picture that would be enshrined In the heart of every Justly proud American, the symbol of America-- the Capital of our country." Windsor Traffic Police " to Obey Speed Rulings Windsor, Ont--Speeders in Windsor Will be given an even chance against arrest by police "cruisers" as the re- Suit of a report of the Windsor police commission. As the result of an auto accident In which one of "the cruisers was badly damaged, the commission has issued orders that police shall observe the speed laws. Charges of reckless driving against Alex Shayko, whose car was in the mixup with the police car, were withdrawn. Never Want to See Th?ir Sons Again Detroit--Ordering prosecution of their two young sons to the limit of the law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Paul told authorities they never wanted to see the boys again. The youths, William, eighteen, and Frank, fourteen, confessed faking a $35,000 holdup off Paul's jewelry store with two other boys. William and Clarence Ray, also brothers. ; "i have no' sympathy left for thorn," Paul told police. "Pll help you." Mrs. Paul said : "They are both bad boys and we never want to see them again. We only are afraid they will return to harm us when they got out of Jail. Fifteen years would not be too much for them." » 'r,"Ile Last Supper" in Clan Some 300,000 pieces of glass were required to make a copy in mosaic of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous painting, "The Last Supper," shown In the Pergamon museum in Berlin. It ldf about 23 feet long, and 12 feet high.. ^; .v" • •?** 1 # * • » >. ^ il--:. ;;; " ' : «*• ,< ; j Rapid Progress on New Federal Buildings .\n^aerja.^riew of the Xatiowtf '.Capital-•"made recently and showing the progress on the *500,OOOOPO bnjraing pip.. ! i vT^ • • f?1 In the group of new structures are tjie Department of Commerce building, Post Office 1artlw-5'1 J*8*** building, building, Department «f .;Iuslici&,b»llding^and the.National museum.-" ': ' RUNS INAUGURAL BALL a C Harris A Bwlnc . Mrs. John Allan Dpngherty^^-Sftitfrman of the committee for the official ball for the Roosevelt inaugural which will be the social climax of the inauguration ceremonies. The proceeds of the ball will be given to charity. THE SUBTLE SEX The Brown tots were having their playtime in the nursery.~ "Let's play radio stationi" said-Ted. "All right," agreed Mary Jane, "I'll be the story teller." "No, sir, I'll he the story teller. You can be announcer." The girl considered . the matter gravely. "Very well;" she said. "Here we go . . . This is station T and M J Brown, ladies and gentlemen, and this con* eludes our program for the evening . . . good night all." 1 The Alternative He was a new boarder and was not used to the ways of the bouse. However, when prunes turned up for dinner for the third time in succession he felt that he was entitled to make a complaint. "Miss Hardbake," he said to the landlady, "Tin not very fond of prunes. Have I no choice?" She looked him squarely between theeyes. "Yes," she said, "you can have your choice. Either take them or leave them." Soviet Cabmen Can No /• Longer Cheat Visitors / Riga, Latvia.--'The- Moscow isv'6s» chik, or cabman, who has been charging foreigners, especially Americans, fancy prices for short rides, is to be curbed. A special meter has been invented for cabs so that fares no longer need to argue about the tariff. Hereafter the risvoschiks will be permitted to charge one rouble and eighty-six kopeks per kilometer (five-eighths of a mile). This is slightly less .than-one dollar. .Although the automobile plants are alleged to be turning out hundreds of cars weekly it will be many years before Moscow has enough taxicabs for her requirements, according to the paper, which admits that many of the cars listed as completed remain at the plants because of the absence of radiators, distributors, batteries and other parts. ' . / * Canada Will Have Chain of Plane Landing Fields Calgary, Canada.--A chain of aviation landing fields across Canada Is being planned by the Dominion's department of national defense, and survey parties are now at work establishing (he sites of the proposed Melds. These fields will be in the nature of emergency landing fields- along three stretches where no fields now exist. The stretches to be covered are from Halifax to Montreal, from Ottawa and Toronto to Winnipeg, and from Lethbridge, Alberta to Vancouver, British Columbia. . • ; ^ Odd Accident I* Fatal Taeoma, Wash --Jtist as a speeding atitomobile rounded a turn on a mountain highway* a rotten,1 40-foot snag of a fir tree crashed across the highway in front of an automobile driven by Louis J. Larsen. He,was killed and a coinpanian, Alex McKachren, fiftytwo, suffered critical'head injuries. JOHN LAW HIMSELF^ : 3 J :: rt -"-i . * t Believe it or no^, as Mr. Ripley often says, this White House special policeman is named Jbhn Law. And when John holds up his hand to a civilian, and says, "Stop," that means that law it speaking, doubly. ; ' . Taking Advice Jud Tunkins says the aian wh» won't take advice is foolish and so Is the man who takes the wrong kind.;. First Twin Zebras Born in America WHY NOT GO SOUTH "Yes, Willie, when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock it. was dreadfully cold and they suffered terribly." , "Why didn't they go to Florida for the. winter?" Born several wwks ago in the Barnum circus winter quarters at B1 Monte, Calif., the first twin zebras ever produced in this country are hei* seen at their first outdoor appearance. The circus m.>n hnva nimai then Wine and Beer. -•• Scenes and Persons in the Current News . • How Many? Women of some remote tribes in Qulnea wear the skulls of their dead husbands draped around their necks. ^ * . . . - •Vnt-Kiectv . r - . . IuliioS COE - -ns on • ,\ - tor yacht Xourmaha .• Itonvllle, Fia., on a ten-day Ashing trip. 2--Recent photograph or Henry A. Wallace of Iowa, tnlitor of a who may be made secretary of agriculture. 3--William James ("Curly") Guy. ceuter, and his counsel In Los Angeles on the charge of. murdering Cnpt. Walter Wauder well aboard the la Iter's yacht. -. m Jacl^:, ^ farm tjapee. " at his trt#^; , - I f . ' . 1