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Show i Nobody Know Why Palm warblers that winter In Louisiana fly to Labrador to nest while those that winter In the Greater Antilles spend the summef months In Northwest Canada. The two migration routes cross each other In Georgia.' P0(l 'A tj j The Esplanade of the Texas Centennial exposition at night The buildings In the background are the Travel, Transportation and Petroleum group By ELMO SCOTT WATSON where oil derricks point toward the sky, there flows constantly a stream June 6. of "black gold" to complete the SATURDAY morning;, in Dallas, Texas, is jammed with people-hund- reds trinity of Texas' chief sources of of them, thousands of them I Men, women and chilwealth. dren Texans and residents of dozens of other states in the At the exposition the story of these three giants Is told In grnphlc Union. They have been here for hours waiting, waiting! exhibits, as Is the story of all the Some of them have been traveling by train for days to reach other varied Industries and occuthis city. Others have come in automobiles driving all night pations which have contributed to to be here on time. Still others swooped down from the skies the greatness of Texas and which to the airport outside the city only this morning and hastily will continue to make It taxied out here. the moBt Important buildings on the grounds are the halls But they are all here for the1 same purpose to be qn hand at,' and other men who bad a band In of transportation and varied industries of the farm the big birthday party which building the great, commonwealth center,andfivetheIn buildings alL In the latter will of toduy. . . the state of Texas is giving. But If this treasure house of the be conducted live stock, agriculThe crowd is growing larger past Isn't enough for one tural, poultry and food shows and to minute. It stir, to the begins recapture every atmosphere of the Similar exhibits. In fact the mato move forward. The moment old days, he can find It Iq the dra- jority of the outstanding national of Lone Star live stock and poultry shows of for which they have been wait- matic statehlstory presented under the title America tills- year 'will be staged ing is almost at hand. of the "Cavalcade of Texas." It 1ft at the Dallas futr. At last the signal The gates Live stock shows scheduled Ingreat pageant produced on a stage of the main entrance are thrown 350 feet wide and 200 feet deep. clude National Dairy show, Octoopen and the milling crowds There 800 actors and actresses, ber 10 to 18 ; Texas Centennial Exstream through into the grounds some of them descendants of the position Swine show, October 17 to heroes and heroines whom they are 20.; Texas. Centennial Exposition of the Texas Centennial exposiImpersonating, present each day a Sheep and Goat Show, October 29 tion, the ,$25,000,000 world's pageant depicting 400 yenrs of Texas Centennial fair of the Southwest. Texas history, from the landing of Exposition Horse show, October the Conqulstadorcs .down to the 81 to November 8; National Mule, The Lone Star empire n hlch thus present day. show, November 14 to November 20. The National 'Durry'. show him begins the celebration of Its one Spanish galleons and pirate Vlilps hundredth birthday has liad a float on the artlflclnl river which never before been brought to the n career unique among those of the runs across this giant stage; Southwest, and with the National and French other states of the Union. The flags Mule show- ranks among 'the preSpanfriars, of six nations have flown over Us ish explorers, pntrlota In the Texas mier events of Its kind InternaAmerican tionally. Texas Hereford Cattle of Liberation, broad expnnse of more than 265, (HX) Wat miles and of all Clubs Live. Stock frontiersmen, buffalo hunters, Cat- show; Texas .them 6quure tle trull drivers, cowboys, Texas show and Texns Future Farmers Spain, Frnhce( Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States Rangers, Confederate soldiers la of America Live Stock show are ' of America and the United States fact all .of the characters who also- scheduled. of America have contributed thrill- once stalked across the stage of In the poultry building of the Texas history will npponr upon ing chapters to Its history. Toh I he following shows are For that reason one of the this modern stage In colorful pag- scheduled : Natlonnl Turkey Egg and principal elements of the Ceneantry. A unique ''curtain", mnrks Turkey jl'onlt show, June 0 to 25; tennial exposition Is historical the end of each scene In this spec- Natlonnl Baby Chick and Egg the Texant of today honoring the tacle. .It Is a sheet 'of fine water show't June 0 fo 25; Advertising of the past. memory of Texan spray, 100 feet high, with colored Brooders sho-wJune 20 to August The visitor becomes aware of lights playing upon It to produce 27 National Young Bird Tlgeun that fact the moment he enters tha mood of the scene wfeleb fol- Show, August 2(S to September 8; the grounds. lows., Wild Bird show, September 4 to ' Another of the' chief elethenta of As bo passes through the pinln September 10; 411 Club roiilty entrance,' the first building be sees the Dallas fair Is that It Is an ex- show, September 'll: to September on the left Is the administration position of the ninny varied Indus17; Future Farmers of America building .which houses the offices tries and businesses of a modern Poultry show, September 18 to of the extensive organization nec American state. Towering above September 4; Young Bird Poultry essnry to operate successfully a all others are the "Big .Three" of show, September 25 to October 1; National Bantam show, October' 2 to October 8 ; American Breed s ' show, 'October 10 to October 22; ? , v !" V V V Mediterranean Breed show, October ' ' 9 to 15; English and Asiatic. Breed show,' October 23 to .October 29; United Orpington Club of America ' .'.Y a Vm ' 'I ' t II show, October 23 to October 29; ' Texns Cornish Club show, October ' if ii 23 to October. 20; All Turkey show, 30 'to. November 5; Texas October L , Pigeon Association show and Rah. ( bit show, November 0 to Kovetb ' bef 13. , ' Hundreds .'of fine 'specimens pf southwestern game and bird, life ate mounted In habj.tftt groups In the Jhall of antural history. The aquarium of the exposition,, one ef the largest in tfie United States, Is stocked with myriad varieties of salt and fresh water fish, In QC- dlf ferent tanka aqd pools. The Administration Building, the first structure which the visitor Jo ' Fornature lover, the hhl of the the Texas Centennial exposition seeiwhen he enters the grounds. Above Is' a near approach to horticulture Texas. its doorways is a huge mural painting aymbolic of the history of surrounded by flower On the left haftgs the historic Lone Star banner of the Republic of Texas heaven, hundreds pf variwhere andon the right the Star and Stripes of the United States pf America. gardens Wild 'flowers and eties of roses, . modern worlds fair. Sob- In the cattle, cotton and oil which In less other floral . gems are' growing. gleaming white face of the build-- , thqn 10O years. have placed Texas Strolling In the gardens, the vislng, above the entruncA doors. Is a In the forefront of economic Im- itor hears .the music from thesym .brilliantly-coloremural painting, portance. phony, shell on the lagoon nearby, on a theme symbolic of th history Since the' birth of the republic, wherq outdoor programs are given of the state. cattle have been a vitally Impor- dally during the exposition. Swaying In the breeze at the lefft tant factor In the prosperity of the TJie "people of Texas look .upon Is a banner composed of two broad Lone Star state. Her brhad. plains their fair as "a tribute to the past, one red ami fme wlllte, were Ideal "cow stripe country" and she .an .exhibition of the present aiic and a blu field upon which shines gave to the world that romantic a heraM of tomorrow."- In Februa single huge white star. It 'is the figure, the cowboy, with his ary, 1924, 2,000 Texans met In Aus flag pf the Republic of Texas, born hat,, his tin .determined to make sure of Just a hundred years flgo and ah leather chaps to protect his legs a cbntennlal observance In 193(1. 'Independent nation for nine yenrs. from the sharp thorn's as he chased For more than a decade' the spirit Then it became the state of Texas those gaunt longhorn steers through of the founders of the Lone Star and that huge white star became a the boots stale has kept the centennial his mesquite, star In the blue field of the Aulerl-eawith their Jingling spurs .and his alive and active In the minds of flag which hang9 at the right daring and endurance, . necessary the 'people of the state. To provide of the mural painting. fdr the Job of trailing the vast for It properly the state constltu Walking past this building and herds north over the cattle trails tion had to be amended, elections continuing, along the benutiful Es-- , that led out of Texas. Although held and money appropriated. planade, 300 feet wide and 1,000 the So the people voted for "a cen day of the open range Is vlr feet long, with Its huge reflecting basin In the center, the visitor sees tually a thing of the rast, Texas tennlal commemorating the heroic of the largest cattle period of early Texas history ant rising before him the largest of all still has sotnp ranches and the greatest herds ol! celebrating a century of our Indethe exposition buildings the r Texas Hall of State. Built cattle In the world today, and the pendence and progress." The bill of native white limestone, one wing cattle business Is sttll one of the authorizing the celebration provld ed for the selection of a city la houses exhibits Illustrative of the keystones In her prosperity. historical events which made the to the grassy plains which to hold the central expos! In contrast state of Texas; and another is de- of "Cattleland" are the lush river tlon which would depict the growth voted to displays of the social and bottoms where "King Cotton" rules. and progress of the state. It also Industrial life of the state. Here, For Texas also holds an outstandarranged for "other appropriate of a historical celebrations also, Is the Ilall of Heroes, where- ing position In the in tribute Is paid to the pioneers world. And In East Texas, character, to be held at San An great-Amon- ... . who-seek- s . Gold Belt - . s A aV' "-''"- I .m'v v sv, ,'AA'Y , i . '(Flic's - - ft-7s - d: . - wide-brimme- d, high-crowne- d hlgh-lieelc- d n million-dolla- cotton-producin- g ... First Railroad Massachusetts' had the first tal!. road In the country. It was built In 1828 to haul granite from Quincy to Boston .to build tha Bunker Hill rqonumCntL' Bachelor Preserved Following an, old custom colleens ef Connaught, Irish Free State, pour salt down the necks of bach elort on Shrovf Tuesday "to pro serve them" lf Try ll One way to get ahead Is to use the stuhihllng blocks to stepping stone . . A Modern Homo '. , modern home Is a place In which the switch controls the children. proved machinery. "The father of Texas Pachyderm" From Greek Is derived from Greek In a radius of Dallas .Pachyderm word . meaning thick akl there live more than 12,000,000 ,4L Belle Riviera" . The Ohio river was kno.wn by the French as "La Belle Riviere. : 6,000 Oranges on On Tire Frequently 6,000' oranges are picked from a single tree In Florida.' la Constant - ' - , ' Bronx la Copper Alloy Bronze is an alloy of 95 per cent Copper, 1. per cent ilnc and 4 per cent tin. Fran-Ttscn- , a la very old and. In Danish, . Italian and Spanish literature of an early date. The origin Jt pot definitely .knows. Crown Is Valuable Imperial state crown weighs nearly two and . pounds and contains 2,927 diamonds and 297 pearl .. Think Silk Unclean Silk Is considered unclean by the lilohammedans' because It la the' ' iroduct of ft worm. , . lt ., - Pottery Bear Pryxns'- Name Demand i . Pottery signed by Pryxns has In backward areas of India the. been found in ruins near Thlon serviced of the exorcist are In convllle, France. Coins In the mins date to demand drive stant. away the from 530 to 853 A. D... evil spirits. Orlgia ef Nam - The Dead sea . . Men Wore Two Watches derives Its name In the Eighteenth century some from the fact that no living thing can exist In ll- This Is due to Its men of. fashion wore two watches, ode on each side of the yvalstcoat. extreme salinity. id-- ; ' theres a way," Is found . one-ha- .. . Ancient Proverb' ' ' The proverb, "Where there' Britains - - - Some People Fortunate Persons born In the month of May are especially fortunate, for their blrthstone Is the emeraid, most precious of precious stone 1 1 - Will ' Pilate Legend. . Tha beautiful Swiss .mountain Hiatus- was .so named because Pob. tins Pilate 'la said to hate drowned hlmsqlf Iq the lake a few hundred fleet below Ita summit, . Sea Island Cotton Sea Island cotton has an unusually long and silky fiber and U growh chiefly In the West Indies. Learning From Censure Censure and. criticism never hurt anybody; If false, they cannot hurt yog unless you are, wanting In char. acter; and,. If true,.-theshow a man Ills weak points, and forewarn him against failure and trouble. of Australias" gold beltl . Much which. Is 2,000 miles loflg .and 800 miles wide, has fleyef been touched, according to a government Report, d . . ' Queer Suporstitioa There Is a belief In some parts of the country that "If you kill a light-nlng bug the lightning will kill you during the next thunderstorm. , popu-at'lo- jC"y, 400-mll- , e . . - people. For that, reason Ttxae Is expecting to entertain more than .lO.OOOjOQQf people at her birthwhich runs from June day party 4 tp November 27, Te ds that properly those whe are having a hand In putting on. the expos), tion at Dallas are expending more . than $16,000,000. . . The exposition corporation. Is spending four' millions of this, the city of Dallas three million and a half, the state 'of Terns nearly a million and. a quarter, the 'fqderal government a like shill, conce? sionalres a million and a half and 'exhibitors five' millions.. These fig pres do not Include land value, actual exhibits value, etc. Wlieft these are Included they Justify the Characterization of "Texas' $23,000,000 birthday parly." ...Texas Is 'giving tilin' party not only for her ovfn people but for the people ef the rest of thq United States and for the' whole world as well. .Prominent, among those whose memory will be honored during, the centennial celebration Is Stephen F. Austin, the. "Father of Texas." A few years ago a Texas publication printed an editorial- tribute to him which said: "Austin syas the father of Tfxii In 'a much truer sense than Washington may be said to Tiave been tne fatber'of the United. States.' It wus he who planted Hv'lllziitlon wegt of the Sabine so- deeply that It could never be uprooted.' He was consciously ark deliberately a builder. . He. went about 'his task aysteniatlcaliy and patlefttly: 'And tlm Texas of Is his monument We like to recall' that. Austin started the nf Texas because he hud tost everything. he ad In the de presslon o'f 1S19, and. befcaa his work bhrdened by an 'overwhelming load of debt We like to recall also that the Republic of Texas was set up and established In the midst of the depression o 1S37 and the lean years ImmeModern Texas diately following. Is the result of the labors am sacrifices of the founders: In the midst of two .depressions. Is thefe not Inspiration for us today lb al nsive . - Angio-Ameti-'ca- n td-da- y this!" Will Release-- Y A riiEi From Cooking Drudgery ou. 10 eJ,.VO- - , t S.imply place tlie meal in tltfi; roastec.meat, , vegetables-- pudding...tind net tbe automatic Thats control. to-do- . - all you Slo need have it), watch, for, its fully Use the .automatic. . lim& you save to, enjoy ; Tife more: . . . . Not only do you save Ly coolung a full meal ffort the same heat at the same time, hut you . $Iso save- 20 per cent on your meats through less shrinkage. You can use cheaper cuts of meat, too, and they will come out delicious and tender. No failures, either, because the automatic control always insures the proper heat . . ,no overheating; burning or scorching. An Electric Roaster can be operated at extremely . low cost with Extra Electricity at Half-Pricand s - - - e i . e; may be purchased at most convenient terms, . '. There must have been Insptra tion for Texans In Austins ex ample.- Caught In the midst of their preparations for their centennial celebration by the depression which began In 1929, they never wavered In their determination to follow the example of that other famous Texan, Davy Crockett They pro. eroded to "go ahead." And the exposition which Is now in prog ress In Dallas Is a monument to their faith In the future of the Lone Star empire which Is holding a big birthday party all the rest oi' year. C VVtre Newspaper Polo. ste YDUfi at HALF PRICE ! unemployment the. displacement of works by lm. ' ' every-thlng.b- ut .. Term Defined Technological A. ' , " . Fishing for Gold' Much opt the gold thrown Into Lake Titicaca by the Incas during the conquest of Peru by Plzarro la still there. Quantities of If are "fished" up from time to time. - .' . Boer as Spies German general says bees can be enrolled as spies. They have strong homing Instincts .and can carry messages by means of vary; lng colors painted on their backs. tonlo about March 2; at Houston ' Larged Population about April 21, and on appropriate are only tWo states beTherellstortc dates at GoMad, Brenham; n York state with a New sides Nacogdoches, Huntsville and other to of New. that York equal Texas' . places Identified, with ' city .They are Illinois and Pennllstory." . lvaniil, .. . The metropolitan elty of Dallas, ey ranked-athe thjrty-thlrdty'.of ' . Valuable Wildlife the country, was selected as best The national resources commission suited to hold the great central the reports that the economic value of exposition. Dallas Is located-Imart'of a fertile farming area. American wildlife Is mdre than Geographically, It Is. the center of i; 1,000, 000, 000 annually. the great .Southwest and conse. Snake' Teeth Vary quently one of the largest distributing points In the nation.' AJso with- Harmless snakes have solid teeth ; whereas poisonous snakes have several hollow fangs linked with a poison gland. . - -- A King Wenceilae "Good King Wenceslas of the Christmas carol was murdered by his brother In 935 and Is burled In a royal chapel In Prague, Czechoslovakia. T; 1 Anoftymou Honored , Budapest fa a city of statues tn king poet patriots, doctof lias one to George Washington,, the gift of American Hungarians, and one to Anonymdo probably tha only one In the world to that ubrqui. tons individual . .V- - . 3 .' : . Etkimo Delicacy The natives of Greenland regard raw bird meat, especially the little dovekle, a great delicacy. They eat the breast and throw the rest away, ut the skins make warm Bhlrts. ' thV; Cura for Cold When. circus elephants catch-- cold, the attendants treat them with boiling vinegar. By means of a large bag that slips on over the trunk, the animals are made to inhale the vinegar, which Is said to be very effective as a cure. Precaution Never pass within the sight of an exposed nail or pin that Is In reach of human being or animal without removing or picking It up. Laziness n this direction may cause a great amount of pain and trouble. i Ancient, Durazzo , ' , Dnrazzo, a port of tiie youthful kingdom of Albania, was founded as Epldamnus, at the end of Seventh century B. G Qu&rrels over its ownership led to the Peiobon neslan war of 431 B. G, it cjrahgett hands .many.tlmek until .the King. dom o t Albania was created Ift J913, The God of War Thor was the Scandinavian god of war, thunder and- - agriculture. He was the son of Odin and Jord, champion of the Aeslr, and benefac- -' tor of man. 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