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More Than Texas Q -v .ttedncss and radiance of personality are • ' ,'.v things that contributed to the acquittal of Texas Guinan. Nor was it necessary for twelve gr-.d r.Tn and triK- to swallow completely that story , t the nicht club hostess not knowing that liquor was sold. Normal human beings, such as constitute the avernjurs. naturally detest the methods by which the i < arair; t Guinan was worked up—the protesta* t : of friendship, the saying it with orchids at government expen.e, the generous outlay of taxpayers’ money on food and drink, the costly snooping. Tha* inch evidence-getting proves too much for a r;r 'o omach is not surprising; but it is rather cod to note that it nauseates even one whose duty it is to prosecute prohibition offenses. Speak:: g on the general subject of prohibition in- ; re ; meeting of drys in the nation's capital. A . an* United States District Attorney Camalier "i:.r pa:- police informers are the lowest form of indr 1 to have in law enforcement. They are no help to prohibition enforcement. They are not men; t •;cy creatures. It is not fair to the judge, the , ry pv , -■•ufc.r or defendant to put cases made by common police informers in court. •"!' e n;formers are believed only when they enter a r r e -'.sH-hed by police, use marked money known to ?:■ e p.,i; and when this same marked money is 1 troni t! ■ bootlegger after the place is raidcii. Vor this sc rvice.” the assistant district attorney r • id, •’the informers arc paid $2.50 for each conviction. ■ The man woman,” he continued, “who will send a man to jail for $2.50 —and that is what police innothing but an insidious creature, wno ought to be in jail. Thank God. that's where most of them end.” Considering those sentiments and the source from v inch they come. It is not unlikely that Texas would 1 ve been turned loose even had her defense been mini.' the wisecracks, the wardrobe, the bracelets, and the 1 charm.’ Sam Adams' Own Child To Daughters of the American Revolution have had a year to reflect since they squelched and expriied Mr:-. Helen Tlfts Bailie of Cambridge, Mass., for exposing and waging war on their famous “black- ];; • Her battle was chiefly with the national officers in control of the society, and it will be interesting to observe whether the attitude of the order has softened, now that the rank and file has had opportunity to think things over. Mrs. Bailie is returning to the battle with a zeal that surely would please old Sam Adams, one of her Revolutionary forebears, if he were here to see it. Mrs. Bain", it will be recalled, sought last year to change D A H. procedure so that chapters would have jo vote on matters of national importance before the anization could anonunc its policy. She objected t<> the support national officers were giving a grotesque bUlion-doliar naval buiiding program. And she ob,ierred o transmission to the chapters of a list of persons w ho were to be banned as speakers. Tli" list included Jane Addams. Rabbi Wise, Senator Be :h. Newton D. Baker. Irving Fisher, Florence An :>nrl many other such “dangerous radicals.” The order. Mrs. Bailie charged, had been duped into coc : ring v. tih the excessiveyl reactionary Key Men o; America, of which Fred R. Marvin is guiding genius. The national board of management of the D. A. R., after a hearing behind closed doors, ousted Mrs. Bailie. A recital cf her offenses just published says she maligned the order's officers, belittled its work, organized a committee of protest, etc. Mrs. Bailie, in other words, put up a good fight for w hat she was convinced was right and spoke her mind freely in doing it. She tried to organize a revolt against certain policies of the society, like the revolt of Ihe D A. R. ancestors against the policies of an English king named George 111. \t the D. A. R. congress next week Mrs. Bailie will finpeal to the 3 000 delegates to overrule the actions of their officers. Her battle against smug reaction and for free speech and the right of protest is well worthwhile, even if she loses. A senatorial investigation of the policies of the fpci< h reserv e board is proposed. The senate must be feeling ambitious these days, and we can only recommend that senators probe thoroughly the Einstein theory. Ohio repealed 800 useless statutes the other day, including the one about the saloons closing on Sundays. Does anybody remember the old-fashioned traveling man who used to complain because he couldn’t even buy a pint on Sunday? A couple of Massachusetts men were fined $lO for having a skunk. Nothing has been done in a great many cities, though, about the quality of perfume people wear to picture shows. American hens are bring sent abroad, says a headline, which should be a warning to the tired business man to be a little more careful if he visits Paris this year. \ c -ur of nut culture has been established at Michigan State College. Not many of our schools have gone in for psycopathic studies. An astronomer says the people of Mars are probably more interested in the residents of Jupiter than in those of the earth. Maybe Jupiter doesn't broadcast sopranos. Mrs. Gifford Pinchot became ill from drinking hair tonic by mistake. She can tell the dry leader now how a man feels after a couple of hours m a speakeasy. A scientist tells us the average man speaks about 12.000.C00 words a year. There must be more bachelors than we supposed. “Four aldermen are beaten in run-off races.” says a headline in a Chicago newspaper. We still fail to see the news m a run.off race in Chicago Paradoxical as it may seem, it is entirely possible for a dry congressman to drink as he votes. How about bringing Mr. Einsten over to this country .aid putting him to work on the parking problem?

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Ambassador Herrick It was not only the French who loved the late Ambassador Herrick. Labor, weekly newspaper of the railroad labor organizations, uses considerable space in its current issue to describe one of Herrick’s “home jobs, which deserves at least as high a place as any of his diplomatic services.” Herrick was a banker in Cleveland when the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was putting up its first building there. He offered his help, stating that A the brotherhood encountered difficulties or needed additional funds he w’ould be glad to help through the funds of the Society for Savings. The brotherhood encountered the difficulties, all right. Quicksand under the foundation was one of the first troubles. Extra money was needed. Herrick was called upen. Herrick's legal advisers in the bank found that the brotherhood convention had not authorized the officials to put a mortgage on the proposed building. The bank, said these legal advisers, could not lend the money without a mortgage. “Never mind,” said Herrick. “I will advance the funds personally if you will give me your word that the next convention will authorize the mortgage.” This was done, and the building went on. Apparently Ambassador Herrick was not afraid of trusting his fellow man. In many instances we know’ his faith was justified. Doubtless there ax - e other instances of which we do not know when those he trusted failed him. But since such failures did not dim his faith, he lives on today in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know him. Free Textbooks Most important school systems have adopted the plan of providing free textbooks for the children. Usually this applies only to children attending grade or junior high schools. Free textbooks in senior high schools are scarce. Parents at first thought this was a great blessing. It saves them a certain number of dollars each school year for each child. But other methods are being built up to part the family from its dollars. If Little Willie doesn't need a dime or a quarter or a half-dollar to attend some school function, the parents are asked to subscribe to a, school magazine or contribute to a school organization or to attend a social function designed to raise money to assist the school. Pianos must be bought for the auditorium, rugs must be bought for the principal's office, teachers must be given valentines and other presents. Each week something new crops up and the parents have become resigned to their fate. Family budgets, where budgets exist, include everincreasing items for school expense. If the parents had to buy the books as well as pay for the incidentals, father might have to give up his golf and mother her bridge club. Raising children, as of yore, continues to be one of life's greatest trials and tribulations. “Limited Sale” Sale of liquor on the Leviathan, according to announcement of the new owners of the United States lines, will be a limited sale. A careful analysis of the terms under which liquor may be purchased does not, however, indicate any great drought. The terms, as set forth by Joseph E. Sheedy, executive vice-president of the United States lines, provide that: Passengers may order liquor to their rooms. They may ordex liquor at meals in the dining room and in other public rooms, such as the smoking room. All orders, however, must be for single drinks ratner than bottles. It is inferred, therefore, that liquor will not be served in the lifeboats or up in the crow's nest or down in the bilge, but that otherwise the thirsty citizen of America, while traveling under the flag of his own dry country, may refresh himself. Dr. Charles A. Beard says we spend more than $21,000,000,000 a year on all forms of diversion. Wonder if that figure includes the forests burned by picnickers. Police Commissioner Russell of Chicago advises people to avoid walking in dark streets by night. But we thought all the robbers in Chicago slept nights after such busy days. A Hollywood star went to court' over a $750 bill presented by a masseur. Maybe she was rubbed the wrong way. Dr. Crandall of the Bronx zoo has just returned from New Guinea and he reports the cannibals won't eat you unless they kill you. Apparently these people have been much maligned. There are three women named Ruth in congress— Ruth Bryan Owen, Ruth Pratt and Ruth Medill McCormick. But at this date we don't know whether or not congress will be just as ruthless as ever. President Hoover has found a couple of fishing places in Maryland and Virginia. Looks as if the cameramen are going to get in a little more angling this summer. German hunters in Africa found a woman who apparently had lived since her infancy among apes One is tempted to wonder if the tree-dwellers wors spats and asked the question. “Haven't I met you somewhere before?” Stanley Baldwin says the British public thinks fast but is slow to make up its mind. Taking the case ot the crew of the I'm Alone it looks to be a poor system. Napoleon's retreat from Moscow wasn't any trick at all. to judge by the stories of retreats made by the Mexican revolutionists these days. We didn't know Mexico was so large. The special farm relief session set for April 15 will take up Muscle Shoals, the tariff, immigration, prohibition, the world court, reapportionment, the Nicaraguan canal and (there's a good chance, we hear) farm relief.

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M. E. Tracy SAYS:

“In One Way It’s Marian Talley's Business if She Quits; in Another Way It's Not ” 'T'HE high sea is still wet. Uncle -*■ Sam faces the choice of letting liquor be sold on passenger ships under his flag, or killing them off. The Volstead act can be extended to include those ships, but it can not be extended to compel Americans to sail on them. There are drys in this country who would rather see no ships than ships on which liquor is sold, Whether there are enough to pass the necessary law remains to be seen. a a a The More, the Better ONE would suppose v,e had dry laws enough, especially from the standpoint of their unenforceability, but the announcement of the United States Shipping lines that the Leviathan and other passenger boats will sell liquor seems to have stirred up a sentiment for one more. Well, let it come. The more laws we get and the more foolish they are. the nearer we shall be to a rational solution of this prohibition mess, especially if they hurt legitimate business. The way it is supposed to have helped prosperity has been the one impressive argument in favor of prohibition will not help American passenger ships to prosper, which is something that those who would place them under it ought to consider carefully. a a r Marion Right or Wrong? IN one sense of the word it is Marion Talley's business. In another sense it is not. When a young woman can sing well enough to win international fame and a half million in three years, her career becomes a matter of public interest. Nor is the interest entirely an idle one. To a certain extent, the public feels that it has made an investment on which it has a right to expect returns. After having reached the top. both as composer and director, Giuseppe Verdi decided that Italy needed farmers more than musicians. Quite possibly Miss Talley feels that way about the United States. Other people will reserve the right to debate whether a good singer should continue to sing, or retire and do what she pleases, after having made a fortune. There is something to be said on both sides of the question. Si ts tt few of Them Quit IT has become a fetish of this age age to want more and still more, whether of fame or fortune. The man or woman who retires young is looked upon askance. The accumulation of a million at 35 is supposed to indicate a desire for ten million at 50. A life of leisure, even for those who have earned it, has come to be regarded as sinful. The urge of modern life is to prolong dissatisfaction in the name of ambition. Rich people, famous people, and old people insist on keeping their places. That is one reason why there is so little room at the top and why young folks find it so hard to make headway. an r Two Things Accomplished MARION TALLF,Y has triumphed and made her pile. She could go on, of course, but only to repeat. She has enjoyed all the novelty there is in it. Bv retiring at this time she accomplishes two things, neither of which is unwise, or unwholesome. First, she is in position to lead the kind of life that pleases her, which should appeal to the apostles of selfexpression. Second, she opens the door for some young singer which would have remained barred had she continued on the stage. n a a lip to Ex-Presidents SENATOR, FESS suggests an amendment to the Constitution which would make ex-President members of the senate at a salary of $25,000 a year. Such amendment involves the same questions as the Talley case. Just as it may be to pay ex-Presi-dents a salary of $25,000_a year for the remainder of their ‘lives, they should have the right to live as they prefer. It should certainly be optional with them to accept, or reject, membership in any governmental body. So far as their experience goes, it would be of great benefit to the public, but the public has no right to demand it of them. nan Abuse ‘Broke’ Wilson SPEAKING of ex-President.s. David Lloyd George says that it was “scurrilous abuse” by the French press that shattered the nerves of Woodrow Wilson. “Mr. Wilson never had experienced anything like it,” he says, “it was to him anew and stunning experience and it broke him.” One may question whether it was new, considering all that Woodrow Wilson had been through in this country, but it certainly was stunning to a man *f his sensitive nature. who had been burdened with great responsibility for so many years. No man can do enough to become President of the United States and serve as President for even one term, without wearing himself pretty thin.

Daily Thought

How forcible are right words! But what doth your arguing reprove?—Job 6:25. e e a MEN of few words are the best men.— Shakespeare.

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Cripples Basis of Superstitions

BY DR. MORRIS I'ISH BE IN Editor .lournri of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, and Health Magazine. YS / THILE there is an intimate Vt connection between the mind and the body, there is no such fixed arrangement as would warrant the belief expressed by the common superstition that cripples always have a sunny disposition. Because the cripple differs from the rest of the people in the community, it is the usual custom to associate his appearance with innumerable superstitions. Almost everyone knows that it is supposed to be lucky to rub the bump on the back of a person with a twisted spine.

IT SEEMS TO ME

at'HEY say. and in this ease "they” I is Dorothy Dix. that the technique of courtship has changed utterly. “Has the modern woman,” asks Miss Dix, “cynically decided that it is a waste of time and effort to try to' rouse the beter side of man. and so has concentrated all her appeal on his lower nature?” Miss Dix both asks and answers the question and ruefully she decides that spiritual appeal has given way to petting. She calls this a modern phenomenon. Not having had much chance for courtship lately, I am not prepared to reaffirm Miss Dix's report on flapper customs. a a ts Is Petting New? BUT why, I want to know is there so much insistence that petting is anew discovery? I've heard tell that up in New’ England there was among the Puritan lads and lasses a diversion known as bundling. That would be our ‘'petting,'’ but probably not so tame. I don't quite go back to bundling days, but in the Boston of twenty years ago young men got lip rouge on their faces, and it. was always the custom to knock on the door before entering any car which was parked beside the road. However, it. would be futile to argue as to whether petting is on the increase, since no statistics are available, and Miss Dix and I are both busy newspaper columnists with insufficient time for research. I would rather accept the lady's findings and argue about her conclusions. Let's draw’ the issue. Miss Dix writes: “In our mothers’ time the enraptured youth looked up with reverence to the girl with whom he was in love as something higher, purer, more spiritual than he -was. In moments of ecstacy he even went so far as to call her an angel. “And the girl felt that she could do no less than hold that exalted pose and try’ to lift the man up to her higher plane. Nowadays a girl would feel herself highly insulted if a man called her an angel. She wants to be his pal and not his savior.” If such a change has really taken place. I'm for it, heart and soul. a o a What’s the Authority? WHERE on earth did this notion about revering women ever come from? There is no scriptural authority for it. Adam and Eve were fashioned from the same bolt of goods. As the Bible expresses it in the words of our great ancestor. “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman.” Accordingly, if Adam had a lower nature, so did Eve. They were /-als. Eve shared the bright apple with Adam. Nor in the light of future developments can it be said that Eve was altogether unwise when she ate of the Tree of Knowledge and took upon herself equal responsibility for good and evil. It was promotion for Eve. In the beginning she was only a rib. Now she became an accessory. Before Eve sinned there might have been reason for Adam to worship her. but after God's thunders descended up-

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Conversely, there are many people who believe that cripples invariably have‘ mean dispositions, t hat people who are deafened have hot tempers, that people who are blind have second sight. For a long time there was a hunchback who used to stand before the gambling casino in Monte Carlo in order to permit people to touch him at so much a touch. In Italy, amulets are sold which are small duplicates of the hunchback. All these ideas are the same; name),, that -there is something strange about the deformed person which gives him the power of charming away evil. It is actually a marvelous thing

on her the man knew her as one of his own kind. n a a Adam Makes Choice AND in that ancient day man had his choice between woman and the angels. It is recorded that. God placed heavenly sentries to the east of the garden. And this was the place of the flaming sword which turned every which way. And apparently Adam never tried to go back. Perhaps he feared the sword. I think he feared the angels. There was more comfort in Eve. She wasn't perfect like an angel, which made for better conversation and companionship. Surely, it was never God's intent that man should have a monopoly on sin while women excelled in saintliness, if that had been the plan she would have been created out of plaster and not from Adam's flesh. And making the leap from Genesis to Dorothy Dix. it is evident that my adversary admits as much. Speaking of the masculine habit of referring to some adored one as an angel, Miss Dix has written, “And the girl felt that she could do no less than hold that exalted pose.” st ft n As You Were -5 t tf.LL. now. posing isn't natural. W can't be continuous and never was much fun. There may

Questions and Answers

You can get an answer to any answerabie question of fact or information by writing to Frederick M. Kerov Question Editor The Indianapolis Times Wasn- • ington Bureau. 1322 New York avenue Washington. D C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice cannot be given, nor cani extended research be made All other Questions will receive a personal r.p >• Unsigned reouests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential. You are cordially invited to make use of till, service. When did the prohibition amendment to the Constitution go into effect? On Jan. 29. 1919. the United States secretary of state proclaimed the adoption of the federal amendment by thirty-six states and declared it in effect on Jan. 16. 1920. y* hat is the value of a United States copper cent dated 1885? One to 2 cents. What form of government does Prussia have? It is one of the several free states composing the German republic. On Nov. 13, 1918, Prussia was proclaimed a republic. What is a good rule for using “shall” and “will?” “Shall” is used after “I” and “we” to express futurity or predictions, “will” after “you.,” ”she,” “it,” “they” and all nouns and other pronouns. Who performed the plastic operation on released prisoners at San Quentin prison in California? Dr. Leo Leonidas Stanley was the physician. He was born in 1886 and was graduated from the University of California in 1912. What is the salary of a United States senator and representative? Ten thousand dollars a year. In addition there are certain emolu-

that the mind is able in many instances to dominate a physical handicap. Such a. defect will either make or break—to the weak it is an excuse; to the strong a challenge. Many a genius iike Stcinmetz lias triumphed in life over his weakness. Every day in the offices of physicians patients reveal sadly or triumphantly the stories ot their struggles against their handicaps. The best thing that the average man can do is to give the handicapped person or the defective every possible opportunity to lead a useful existence and thereby to give the defective one a chance to maintain the type of sunny disposition that superstition assigns to him.

By IIEY WOOD BROUN

have been certain advantages in being reverenced, but the disabilities outweighed them. In communities where woman is held to be higher, purer and more spiritual than man she generally will find more footprints in her face. She becomes, you see. a steppng stone to man's loftiest aspirations. It took a long time for woman to get the vote, the latchkey and any job beyond the cook stove. One way of saying that an individual hasn't quite got, sense and needs a guardian is to explain that she is above all mundane matters. Worship is a pretty poor substitute for equal opportunity. If she has finally and forever stepped down from the pedestal she never lowered herself to better advantage. The plaster saint has chipped away the draperies. ‘'Look.” she says. "I have legs. 1 want to walk and dance and step cut with the best oi them.” And when we know her not m n savior or a sacred influence then we can get back to the good uid days before the time ot gentlemen and ladies. Old Adam came up from the fields and said. ‘Hello, Eve. the radishes are up. I did the job myself In some ways this lays it over Eden." •Yes," said Eve. “I always thought that place was kind of stuffy.” 1 Copyright. 1929. fn- The Times)

ments lor travel, clerk hire and supplies. Is United States money accepted at par in Canada? Practically so. How ran sweating windows be prevented in a house heated by a hoi air furnace? Perfect ventilation is probably the most effective means within reach. This is effected by making openings in the sash at the top and bottom so as to cause a current of cold air from the outside to traverse the interior side of the glass. Are black and white colors? Scientifically black and white are not colors, black being the absence of color and white the combination of all colors. In art both terms are used to designate pigments. It depends, therefore, upon definition whether black and white are used to indicate colors. What is the rest of the quotation “Music hath charms"? Music hath charms to soothe the savage And therefore proper at a sheriff’s feast. It is from James Bramstons "Man of Taste.” At what age did Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb begin playing in the major baseball leagues? Walter Johnson was 20 years old and Ty Cobb 19. What are the freezing points of mercury and alcohol? Mercury freezes at about 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit; alcohol at about 150 below zero Fahrenheit.

Ideals and opinions expressed in thi* column are those of one of America’s most Interestine writers, and are presented without regard to their agreement or disagreement with the editorial attitude of this paper.—The Editor.

APRIL 13, 1929

REASON

By Frederick Landis-

After the Furore Over Seating Curtis’ Sister, Hoover’ll Have to Be Careful to Seat Him Bight at Cabinet Meetings. AS he observes the volcanic eruption resulting from the seating of the sister of Vice-President Curtis when she goes to a party. President Hoover doubtless will exercise great care in assigning Curtis to a seat the next time he appears to attend a meeting of the cabinet. a a a This Mexican revolution is more equitable than the World war. When Germany lost, her military leaders kept their prestige and their property, while the whole people were assessed a vast indemnity. Tn Mexico, the rebel leaders are executed and the rank and file of the revolutionists pay no indemnity whatever. a a a Mrs. Caroline Heiss of Ambler. Pa., has saved all her Christmas trees by planting them in her front yard. We've not been this thrifty, but we have managed to hold on to ttie celluloid elephant, v e hung on that first tree nineteen years ago. a a e We hope the bureau of engraving and printing will make a good picture of Salmon P. Chase, for his taco is to be on the new SIO,OOO bills and we don't want to be aggravated by a homely phiz every time ve take out our pocketbook. St St St We are not surprised that Mr. Coolidge did not so to New York City to receive that medal, granted him for aiding prison legislation, for the last time he went there they charged him $25 a day for his hotel suite. a a r As we read of the infantry, cavalry. artillery, airplanes, battleships, and endless formalities attending the funeral of the late ambassador, Myron T. Herrick, we think how fine Roosevelt's simple funeral arrangements were. He said: “Bury me just as a respectable citizen of the United States.” t> a a The health department of New York inoculates horses with diphtheria poison, then extracts serum, each horse producing enough of it to treat 500 children. What a wonderful thing it would be if we could extract a recklessness serum from wracked automobiles and vaccinate our puddin’ headed drivers! an r Seven hundred ten fighting planes are to be added to the army and navy at a cost of $30,000,000. which is just about the rost of one dreadnaught, and as one plane can sink several dreadnaughts, it is a fine business proposition. . aa a * Out in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, they are hunting for a speck of radium, about as big as the head of a pin, which was lost in a snowstorm. If those fellows find it, we should bring them to the United States and see if they can discover a speck of public interest in a municipal election. Ran A force of iOO.OOO is to be used to take the next census of the United States and we suggest that in common fairness the heads of large families should be appointed to do this work. Those who have made the census a success should be rewarded. Ran Colonel House just has received a, new grandchild and it's a safe bet he will talk more to it in one hour than he did during the entire years lie was the adviser of Woodrow Wilson.

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BIRTH OK JEFFERSON April 13

npODAY is the anniversary of the A birth of Thomas Jefferson in Albemarle county, Virginia, in 1743. No man contributed more to the early American republic than this lawyer-farmer, whose insight into the future made him outstanding among all his brilliant contemporaries. Jefferson's part in the struggle for indpendence dates from the first moment of colonial unrest. His first political writing, “A Summary View ot the Rights of British America,” was to urge the first general meeting of representatives of all the colonies. He wrote, at least in part, many of the state documents of the early republic. In debate, he was handicapped by a poor voice and the fact that he hated personal contest, but his written language was unsurpassed in its time for clarity and force. Jefferson's physical measurements were as large as his intellectual. Elc was six feet two inches tall and strongly built. His plain dress was in sharp contrast to the formal attire of most of his contemporaries. His personality was unusually winning and, history says, he addressed his slaves as kindly as his fellow statesmen. When, where and by whom was helium discovered? In 1868 Sir Norman Lockyer detected by means of the spectroscope light coming from the prominences of the sun which was not given by any substance known on earth, and attributed this to an unknown gas which he called helium, from the Greek ’ helios.” the sun. In 1895 Sir William Ramsey discovered in certain minerals of the earth the -ame gas identified in the sun by Sir Norman Lockyer. On what date did Thanksgiving dav fall In 1922? Nov. 30.