Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1929, Page 118

1929. R =t Sunday ! A THE SLNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 8§ orning Among the Cross-Words Across. Pungent condiment sauce. Oriental potentate, The green wood- pecker. 20 One of an ancient tribe of the Caucasus. 21 Genus of ever- green shrubs. 22 Indefinite feeling of uneasiness. 23 A preposition. 24 Oriental ruler. 25 Battle. 26 Roman date. 27 Dad. 28 A drink. 302Genus of amygdalaceous trees. A style of type. The sun. African river. Indian tribe. At no time. Work-bag. Come forth. Administrative subdivision of a fu. Grating. An opinion formed without sufficient evidence. Attack impetuously. French article. Paid notice. Floor covering. Spoken. Blemishes. The glory investing an idealized object. Duenna. Household deity. Tree which yields a starch Clerical collar. Simple terracotta wind instrument. T8 Genus of caesal- piniaceous trees. 71 Commotion. 72 Fabulous bird. 73 Bite. 74 Combining form meaning limit. 75 Nerve cell with its processes. 79 A Mahometan Bantu people of Zanzibar. . 81 Drenched. 84 Form an opinion of. 86 Small child. 87 Moisture. 89 Prefix: half. 90 English secretary to the admiralty, late seventeenth century. 92 Animal fat. 93 Depression worn by running water. 96 97 99 103 104 Babylonian storm god. A size of paper: abbr. An armed force. Kilns. Medicinal pellet. Heap. The first or beginning. Become frantic: Scotch. Dwelling of a householder. To the side. Distribute. Assistance. Roman god of the fiery element. First name of famous English poet. Snare. French article. Girl's name. Pertaining to ocean’s motion. Litter. Liliaceous shrub. Omit to notice. Musical study. Greek letter. One of the descendants of Esau. Units of force. Background. Down. Huge. Do away with. Exist. Measure of area. Stupid person: coll. Egyptiar city. Concerted move- forward. Persons who flee to foreinn power for safety. Gotten vp. Lively dance. Painful. Cape on an island east of North Carolina. Looked favorably. Lowest point. Herring sauce. Dance step. Jumbled type. Wed. - One who devotes attention to the real as opposed to the imaginary. Lohengrin’s wife. Metal fastener. 3 Greedy. Pace. Daughter of Agenor loved by Zeus. A group of countries. Heron. Lively dance. Auricular ap- pendages. Openwork in- EdddE&E closure. 51 Behold! 53 Appease. 54 Paddle. 55 Group of three. 56 Triumphant ex- clamation. 57 Machine for rais- ing heavy weights. 58 The infernal regions. 59 Concerning. 60 Scandinavian. Possessing flavor. Got up, Entices. Female servants. Domestic animal. Nothing. One of three jurisdictions into which York County, England, is divided. An Easy One for You _AaSSdE AaadE AREENRE ATEE ANEEN dEEE AN H d dlE dENE.D JEN . - wellliBE J88 el HE & fl%g- N AN Al AN JEEEE AN JddEEN ad W AN e i 8 »I W R NN _WAEENn W Across, 1. Rungs of a ladder. 7. Above. 11. Pertaining to a European country. 12. Theatrica] char- acters. . Peelod. 5. The absolute superlative. . Not:ble epochs. . Run hetwaeen ports. . Paradise. . Espouse, . Cleft. . Finish. . Puff up. T T JESEES ERNEN . Engineering degree. . Earth: comb. form. . Upright parts of stairs, 77 Prognostication. 78 Title. 80 Leap on one foot. 81 Destructive dis- ease of various plants. 82 Musical drama, 83 Too gre:st for computation. 85 A note of the scale. 88 Roman pound. ‘Throbbed. Appendages borne at base of leat in many plants. Kind of vegetable salad. Was of use. Sell. Crystalline metal- lic element. Strike forcefully. 110 Amerce. 112 Foolishness: col. 117 Try. 115 Temporary lake, in South Africa. The son of Helios. Seasoning. Taste, Gentleness. Ostentatious dis- play. 120 A shade tree. Mythological | 122 Ask repeatedly . place of nether for darkness through 124 Slower: music. which the souls 127 Proceed. passed tc 58 down. 130 Chinese weight. Safety Measures in Mines. SAPE’I’Y methods of the Bureau of Mines, which for many years have been earnestly advocated by the bureau’s experts, are be- ginning to bear fruit. The report of the past fiscal year shows that the total of deaths from mine fatalities was only 139, considerably less than the 342 of the previous year. Strange as it may seem, electricity, which has gone so far to cut the loss of life, was the most potent cource of death in the mine fatalities of the year. Out of the 38 explo- sions of the year, 18 were caused by electricity and 93 of the deaths so resulted. Open lights and smoking caused 11 explosions, with 14 deaths, and explosives caused 8 explosions with a loss of 26 lives. One blast claiming 6 lives was caused either by an opzn light, an electric arc or a spark. The explosions in closed-light mines were greater, but the very fact that closed or elec- tric lights were used is a partial explanation of the reason for the figures against electricity. 31. Cater to servilely. . Type square, . Concerning. . Concise. . Fall behind. . Storms. A Large wagon. . Grows old. . Hotel. . Mud. . Colorers. . Fertile spot. . Come in. . Ruler, . Princely house of Italy. . Taker of a lease. Down. . Do without. . Shows off. . Units. . Young goat. . Frequent plural termination. Put off indefi- nitely. Danish money of account. . Ballot, ® 3 e vewN~ . Cut off. . Vengeance. . Spit out. . Transmitter. 5. Caustic alkaline solution. . Deep holes. . More infrequent. . Approaches. . Gaelic sea god. . Abstract being. . Narrate. . Fancy. . Founder of Penn- sylvania. . Receiver of real property by will, . Christmas tree ornament. . Gentlemen: colloq. . Atmosphere, . Get up. 2. Promontory. . Let it stand. . Disfigures, . Before. . Goddess of the harvest, . Myself. These mines were far more gaseous than those in which open lights were used and were therefore in much better condition for explo- sions to start. What the casualties might have been had open lights been used can not be estimated, of course, but they would probably have been much greater. The chances are that the total casualties would have been 428 greater if rock-dusting had not been employed as a safety measure in many of the mines in which explosions occurred. Thirteen of the mines having ex- plosions were rock-dusted in part, and in six of these rock-dust served to localize the blasts, while, in place of 62 who actually were killed, it is very likely that the 428 who escaped would also have met death. Human carelessness plays the greatest part in the explosions, for a study of the various blasts indicates that they occurred during the hours when the shifts were changing. News re- ports of these disasters so often contain the statement that the casualties would have been heavier had, not the force just left the mine and only a few stragglers been caught, or, con=- versely, the shift had just come on when the blast occurred and the full force was under- ground. The bureau, having made much headway in its campaign to convince the mine owners, is now turning to the men themselves in an effort to bring about. a proper concern for safety measures and the elimination of care- lessness. Best Size for Coke. ITH Winter at hand, the Bureau of Mines steps forward with information for those who burn coke in their furnaces. The bureau has conducted exhaustive tests to find which size is best adapted to domestic use. It was found that a size greater than that which would pass through a three-inch screen was imprac- ticable, while the smaller size from half an inch to an inch was too small without exceed= ingly good drafts, For general, all-around sate isfaction, the bureau believes that a one-and-a= half tnch screen produces the best siza.