Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1931, Page 87

we tried to bait him out. Chunks of meat were dangled in front of him just outside the door. Pasha watched them intently as they swung to and fro. I am positive that his eyes twinkled with amusément. He had seen that trick before. One piece came closer than the rest and with a lightning sweep of his paw he hooked it into the cage. an hour while he licked and finally ate the meat. The morning passed trying to coax Pasha out. But at lunch time he was still watching us amusedly. So we shut him in and went to eat. Time was a consideration. It cost a good deal of money to keep a large number of people en a single job for hours with no tangible re- sults. We decided to try.and force Pasha out during the afternoon. Even this method failed. I tried to push him out with a padded beam. He tore it to splinters with his teeth and knocked it around so that I on the outer end could scarcely keep my feet. When he faced the bars his tail hung out of the door. Mangineers succeeded in seizing it and giving it a yank. Even that did not bring Pasha out, although he whirled about and uttered very uncomplimentary remarks about taking unfair advantage. After 4 o'clock the light became flat and thin. In desperation I threw a little dry grass to the front of the cage and set fire to it. ha backed into a corner and watched it burn. I had not the heart really to threaten him with fire and he knew it. He was certain that I would not hurt him. So he won the victory and our day was a failure. The next morning we tried again. We already had a good many feet of film of kraal poles, but starting all over again the camera- men ground away. We had to have the actual entrance of the lion and even though the day before had been a failure, there was no telling what might nccur. The door was pulled up. Pasha with a roar rushed out, and almest before we realized it was standing in the open Continued from Fifth Page ' stop at least every 100 miles to take in air. trolley indicator on the submersible reg- water above, the ship will rise and by opening the hatches. If there is telescope arrangement on the con- used pierce it and bring through a tube. A T to the hull To expedite travel under the Arctic pack the ] be equipped with searchlights, but little danger is anticipated in the form of obstructions extending below the ice. WBA’I‘ may seem strange to the uninitiated is ¥ the fact that there are no icebergs in the Polar Sea. Admiral Peary, who spent 9 Win- mur Stefansson, who has 10 years of Arctic residence to his record, did not see any, and believes that there are no icebergs in the Polar Sea_ between Franz Josef Island and Spitz- bergen on the European side and Siberia on the opposite side. Both of these explorers concur in the belief that an ice cake will not extend more than 120 feet below the surface, basing their theory on the fact that they have never seen an ice cake aground deeper than that. A submarine would have no difficulty in cruis- ing under such an obstruction if one were met. Prof. Nansen reported that the thickest ice found on his Arctic travels was 14 feet. It can be seen, then, that steamships cruising North Atlantic lanes are in more danger of colliding with icebergs than a submarine in the Polar Sea. The tragedy of the Titanic will live as a grim reminder that all the ice is not inside the Arctic Circle. The Nautilus’ trip from Spitzbergen to open water in the Bering Sea on the other side of about 60 days, allowing at the Pole. The plorers. . The Nautilus at its slowest pace will do Another lull of half THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 1, Production of Beans. ITE the steady advance of the Mexican bean bettle, the production of dried beans in this country has gone ahead, year by year, in response to a demand which has increased about 500,000 bushels a year for the past 10 years. The bean beetle has made steady progress from the Southwest over a period of several years, but spraying and other remedies have kept down the damage to a large extent. Last year’s production of dried beans was up nearly 1,500,000 bushels over 1929, reaching a total of 22,137,000 bushels. Pea beans, large white, yellow eyes and red kidneys, were in smaller production, but all others gained. It is likely that the importation, which in 1929 was 1,000,000 bushels over normal, will be greatly reduced this year because of the prob- ability of a corryover supply for the year. Gains in Poultry Yards. Tll‘lpouluyyudsol&heeounhyuhoved. slight increase of population on December 1931. > have foreseen that & lion the could have forced his way opening four inches wide. But we power. He had forced aside a half feet in the ground RE 54§ i E b &5 i i Continued jrom Temth Page had from him since his hurried departure. There would be & Tow about that when he got home, he knew. Before he dropped off to sleep that night Martin held serious council with himself on the subject of Virginia. He could not help comparing his relationships with her to those he had seen exemplified between Alice and Jack, How different from his own situation! Be- forehgundwrlinhweremrrkdnmhndds- covered that a few judicious tears could always bring Martin around. At times it had been necessary to resort to something approaching hysterics—as when Martin had ventured to suggest that it would be nice if there were a younger brother or sister for Junior to grow up with. He had made the suggestion only once; Virginia had squelched it so thoroughly that he was convinced that he was an absolute brute. Virginia welcomed him home with a studied air of patient martyrdom which has brought on so many justifiable uxoricides. And that eve- ning she broached the subject of a mew fur coat. “I'm sorry, but we can’t afford it, dear,” said Martin. He was surprised when she let the sub- ject drop. But on the second night after his return, Martin came home jubilant. “Look what I've got, honey!” he exulted, ex- hibiting a check. “Pive hundred dollars! What's it for?” asked Virginia. “Carter called me in today and gave it to me with the compliments of the company for the way I handled the Haskins job.” virginia’s mind worked quickly when her own interests were involved. “And what are you-going to do with it?” “It’s going into the bank,” said Martin. Virginia didn’'t discuss the matter further, to Martin’s surprise. A little later as they sat down to cold boiled ham and potato salad, she began to ask him for details of his visit. “And what did you have for dinner?” Martin groned: g “Steak with onions.” “Steak with onions! What & peculiar thing for company.” g “Well, you -see,”. Martin _explained, “Alice knew thai both Jack and Lliked it.” . .. .. hour when Martin reached home the following night. He wondered if Virginia would be In & bad humor, She showed no evidence of it as lightly on Virginia’s shoulder. “I1l tell you what let’s do,” he said, “lgt's get the fur coat and then start saving.” ‘ (Copyright, 1931.) Forests Aid Utah Farms. : 'HE agriculture of Utah depends largely upo@ the forests of the State, and, to the good fortune of the State, practically all the timber- land lies within its 10 national forests. These forests, covering an area of 7,500,000 hold the key to practically all the water of the State. Its high mountains catch the greafer forestry experts of the Federal Government, and, while lumbering is permitted, it is carried on under the direction of the Federal officials wbopermlconlyt.h“:mmmmwlngwm