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Evening star., 1921-12-25
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va. December "a
Apart from the church services there
will be many family reunions here
| tomorrow. A large number of former
residents have returned for the Christ
mas holidays and incoming trains
brought in large numbers up to late
tonight
Prisoners at the city Jail will be
given a taste of Christmas tomorrow
with a big turkey dinner. Sergt r.
H. Cox has arranged not only for a
turkey dinner. but for plenty of candy
also will be given the freedom of the
| Jail corridor during the day.
! The midnight mass at st. Mary's
, Catholic Church was attended by a
(! large aggregation. The mass was
celebrated by Rev. Louis Smet, pastor.
Michael Molly, assistant pastors.
! Music was furnished by an augmented
1 choir.
! Elaborate musical programs to-
morrow will be given at all of the
| churches. and in most of the churches
music. Sermons appropriate to the
| observance of the day will be delivered
! by the pastors.
| Practically all lines of business here
! will be closed Monday in observance
\ of Christmas. Banks, city and gov
1
be closed. The drug stores announce
| that they will keep Sunday hours on
! Monday and also on Monday, Janu-
ary 2.
A party was given last night in
! the directors room Of the First Ma
F.; tional Bank in honor of Mrs. Irene
Nagel Petty. an employe Of that in
stitution, whose marriage to DR..
Cyrus Boynton Wood, major, Medical
| Corps. Z. S: A.. will take place
i Wednesday in Washington, at the
home of the brother of the bride. The
Christmas greens and red candles.
NJ. r. Wilkins sang 20 Promise Me-"
Mrs. Petty's associates at the bank
presented her with a handsome silver
baking dish and a fruit dish. and
the officers of the bank presented her
| with fine leather travelling bag.
John DoZier, colored, who was serv-
ing a sixty-day sentence in jail, to-
| day was given his freedom by Police
Justice W. S. Snow as a Christmas
gift. Dozier had completed about
half of his sentence and he appeared
today in court as complainant against
another colored man, whom he sus-
pected of stealing IS from a truck
| of his while he languished in Jail.
The man whom he accused denied the
charge, but the court directed that
he pay Dozier and then remitted the
remainder of his Jail sentence.
The marriage of Miss Capitol ].
Allen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Allen and Charles V. Jenkins, both of
| this city, took place at o'clock to-
night at the parsonage Of the NJ. f.
Church South The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. E. V. REGISTER,
| pastor. Following the wedding, Mr.
and Mrs. Jenkins left for southern
! bridal trip. They will reside in this
| city.
Nathan c. Davis died yesterday at
his home at Swetnam, Va, and his
| funeral will take place at 80 o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon, and burial will
! be with Masonic honors in Pohick
| cemetery. The deceased was a men,
| ber of Occoquan Lodge of Masons and
also a member Of Virginia Consistory.
No. 2, Scottish Rite Masons, of this
city.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
DR.. wooDWARD's NEW POST.

DR.. r. w. Woodward has resigned
as physicist and chief Of the section of
mechanical metallurgs ~" '.'~'au
Of standards. to bec",'
lurgist for the WI
Evening star., 1921-12-25
POEM NEAR CENTURY OLD.

"'Twas the Night Before Christ
mas" Moores beautiful Christmas
poem SO familiar to children in every
land. recalls the visit. of Santa Claus
to children's homes for period of
just 100 years. for it was in 1922 that
g. c. Moore penned the beautiful lines
which have SO thrilled the juvenile
hearts through all these years.
Some years ago tho children of
New York gathered in Trinity Church,
where Clement G. Moore is buried, to
pay tribute of respect to the men,
ory of one who knew Santa Claus.
Dr. Moore lived to see his poem
translated into all the languages of
the world.
He died in 1863.
Evening star., 1921-12-25


From photograph taken Mt the time
The Photograph II Included in the
records of the COlumbia Historical
Society.
Today is the Tooth anniversary
Of the birth of Clara Barton, or
ganizer of the American Red
Cross There is no set plan of OBJ
servance of the day here. but friends
today
tletield." was born Christmas day
1921, in Worcester county, Mass Ac-
cording to paper read by the late
Mrs. Cora Bacon-Foster. before the
Columbia Historical Society here
December IS 1917: she was the
Stephen Barton.
The life of Clara Barton as a girl
is recounted. and then her experiences
in the patent Office; her activities
helping the wounded in the camps
around Washington, and later in
other fields.
She established bureau of cor
respcndence for friends of paroled
prisoners in this city. When her own
funds ran out Congress appropriated
$4,000 to carry on the work. Her
work in Europe is told. and then
her later work in this country as
head of the Red Cross.
Miss Barton's work in the Johns
town food relief, Spanish American
war and Galveston flood relief is re-
counted. She submitted her resigna-
tion, according to the paper. in 1900,
mitted her resignation, May II. 1904.
and it was accepted at a special
meeting of the organization June
IS. when, upon motion of Simon
Wolf. a. committee Of five was ap-
pointed by the trustees Ito convey to
Miss Barton the high sense of ap-
preciatio of the organization of her
efforts for the Red Cross"
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
since Prohibition Came.

what causes tho tides? Lunar attroc-
tion.
TO what IS tho change Or seasons dues
Inclination OF th. earth and rotation
around the sun.
whf is the population Of the follow
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
EDISON SPENDS FOUR HOURS
ON A NEW QUESTIONABLE
His Wife Declares His Statement About College
Graduates Has Been Misconstrued and Has Appca-
ton Merely to Kind Of Men He Wants.

Thomas A. Edison. whose deafness
happily protects him from the roar set
up all over the land by persons who dis
covered. after trying to answers his
QUESTIONABLE. that they weren't as smart
rs they thought they were. spent. four
hours yesterday doing what?
Thinking up new questions.
1t seems that Mr.. Edison Is constantly
revising his list of conundrums bringing
It up to date and arranging special lists
for special purposes. The publication OF
two or three Of them, as given from
memory by young college men who were
nunked. has made II necessary for him
10 prepare a set that Is almost entirely
new
Last Saturday Mr.. Edison and his son
Charles went fishing and the father
caught cold. He is staying at home for
a few days and is supposed 10 remain
highly inactive But yesterday, while
Mrs. Edison was In New York helping
to welcome Nine. Curie he got out his
pencil and paper and (poss'bly) COM
pendulum of universal knowledge and put
d own a lot OF additional questions Of
the sort to guage the general intelli-
gence and special interests Of college
graduates who apply for jobs in his
factories. His secretary. William II.
Meadowcroft. admitted that there was
a new list of 113 questions.
The same set of questions is rarely
put TO more than one candidate. The
examination varies according to the line
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
lis ON EDISON'S TRAIL.
QUESTIONABLE Prepared aud
Answers Furnished II He
Happens to Slip Up.

| bpeciaI Despatch to TIM NEW YoRsc -is4Ag.o
CHICAGO, May 12.--Thomas A Edison
who has lately accused college eraa-
yates OF amazing ignorance" is to have
an opportunity to answer series OF
questions now being prepared at the
University or Chicago.
Some OF the questions that are being
aimed al Mr.. Edison are:
/. Who was George William Feather
stonhaugh?
2. Who was Fejervary de komlos
keresztes?
3. What city in Michigan is named
after famous Greek revolutionary
patriot?
4. Where are the Monadhliath Noun
tains?
5. If you were seeking a warm cli-
mate would you prefer Ungava or CHA
ramonte Gulf?
s. What single word may be used to
designate q fish. a Buddhist monument
and the act of excessive drinking?
T. What is the difference between
icteritious and fictitious?
8. What is stearin?
g. What is stomatitis?
10. What famous Biblical character
said mo doubt ye are the people, and
wisdom will die with you?
IL. What is a moron?
IT, Does the Bible say anything about
the wearing of wool and cotton mixed
clothing?
13. How many faces has a dodecahe-
dron?
Mr.. Edison is to answer the first
batch of questions without o reference
book For fear he may slip up on one
or two of the queries, the answers are
provided as follows:
/. American traveller and geologist.
| 2. Hungarian general and statesman.
! 3. Ypsilanti.
4. Scotland, between Loeb Ness and
| Strath Spey.
s. Chiaramonte Gulf is a commune in
Italy; Ungava is part of the Province
| or Quebec.
! 6. Tope.
Z. Icteritious means yellow fictitious
means false. not genuine.
| S. Chemical constituent of many anil
mails and vegetable oils and fats.
8. Inflammation of the mouth
TO- Job.
II. An adult whose intelligence rating
according to the Binet-Simon test places
his mental development at from seven
to twelve years.
IL. Il co IL - ~ aS ali dpVni-
ination unto the Lord"
13. Twelve.
IL Mr.. Edison can answer these ques-
tons, another array is to include these
Who won the war?
What are the chief ingredients OF
hash?
In what city was Homer born?
How many stripes has zebra?
Exactly where was Moses buried?
Where was he when the light went
out?
Who Is your favorite inventor?
Explain the Einstein theory in words
of one syllable.
Who struck Billy Patterson?
Why should the spirit of mortal be
proud?
Where is Charlie Ross?
Where were you on the night of
May a?
Is Grundy Centre. Iowa, larger or
smaller than Coldwater. Mich-7
The New York herald., 1921-05-13

or work that Is offered and the training
of the applicant. The longest list pro-
pounded thus FAR contained 163 ques-
tions. the shortest list about seventy
1--we. In all about 500 men have been
tested in this way. One out OF twenty
three on the average has answered
everything correctly, which would indl-
cate that some OF the lists are much
easier than others.
In other words, about thirty out of
500 college graduates have been marked
"A, or perfect, and about $40 have Stun
bled. The name of a young man who
made public most of the questions the
ma ton is racking its brains over Is not
to be found in the records ut the Edison
laboratory at all. Secretary Meadow
croft thinks he may have taken the ex-
animation under an assumed name. Sew
eral months ago one of the candidates
absentmindedly put the QUESTIONABLE in
his pocket and walked off with IL. Mr..
Edison got II back. but as a precautlo
against a leak he got up an entirely new
list at that time.
Mrs. Edison says that her husbands
criticism of college men has been mis-
construed. He realizes. she said yester-
day, that many of them go through col
lege with a purpose and emerge with a
capacity for learning. 1t is to test such
men. with his particular requirements in
mind. and to eliminate the others, that
he has devised his questionnaires, and he
finds that the scheme works and gives
him the sort of men he wants.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
MRS. LOFT BECOMES
ONE OF ENRIGHT'S AIDS
Succeeds Mrs. O'Grady as
Deputy Commissioner.

Mrs. George w. Loft. wife Of the candy
manufacturer. became o Special Deputy
Police Commissioner yesterday, at a sal
ary- Of 81 year, to do. the work among
women and children formerly carried on
by Mrs. Ellen O'Grady at a salary OF
$4,000 a year. Mrs oGs4dy resigned as
Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner De-
cember 10 last, declaring that she had
been hampered in her work by Police
Commissioner Enright. Less than two
hours after taking oath of office Mrs,
Loft reported for work at the Special
Duty Division and the Nomen's Pre-
cinct, in West Thirty-seyeuth street,
near Ninth avenue.
Mrs. Loft has been interested in war
and social welfare work. Mrs. Mary
Hamilton. policewoman of the West
Thirty-seventh street precinct. will be
her chief of staff.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13

What country produces most altar of
roses? Syria.
From what country do we import most
OF our perfumes? France
What is the approximate distance be-
tween New York and Buffalo by New
York Central Railroad. Four hundred
and forty-four miles.
How far is IL from Key West to Ha-
vana? One hundred and six statute
miles, ninety-two nautical miles.
What city has tho finest harbor in the
world? New York
What are colioids? Give three exam
pies. Gelatinous substances, such as
gelatine, starch, albumin.
Where is the pituary (sic) gland? The
pituitary gland is In the back OF the
mead. near the top of the spine.
Where Is the thyroid gland? Neck
What function has the colon in man
and where Is II located? Lower part of
large intestine; aids in final process of
digestion.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
INVESTIGATORS AT WORK.
Meyer and WaIIstein See HirshfieId
and Get Data.

Senator Schuyler Nj. Meyer. chairman
OF the Joint Legislative committee which
is to investigate New York city. and
Leonard NJ. Wallstein. associate coun-
sci. were closeted for some time yester-
day afternoon with David Hirshfield.
Mayor Hylans Commissioner Of Ac-
counts. They took away with them a
large bundle of books and documents.
II was said the bundle contained num-
Der of reports Mr.. Hirshfield has made
to the Mayor as result of his investi-
cations from time to timA
The New York herald., 1921-05-13

Who wrote Don Quixote"? Cervantes.
Who wrote Les Miserables'? Victor
Hugo
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean +?
Balboa
Who was the founder of the NEW
YoRK HERALD? James Gordon Bennett
Where is Labrador? Northeastern
part of Canada.
What is the longest liver in the world ?
Amazon.
OF what are violin strings made? In
testines of various animals, especially
sheep. commonly called "catgut."
In what part of the world does il
never rain? Sahara.
How far is ii by ordinary oceanic
routes from New York to Liverpool?
Three thousand miles.
Why is the ordinary instrument used
in measuring temperature called a
Fahrenheit thermometer? James G..
Fahrenheit. devised the scale.
What is copra? Dried kernel OF
cocoanut.
What is the name of the acid in
vinegar? Acetic acid.
Where do we get most of our sap
phires? Burma. British India, Ceylon ;
also North Carolina and Montana.
Not Paris as You Supposed.
Where do the Apache Indians live?
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
In what country is Lake Lucerne? :?
Switzerland.
What is the capital Of Mississippi?
Jackson.
What two rivers converge at Pitts
burgh? Ohio and Allegheny.
What are the special properties of
the metal magnesium? Burns readily,
does not tarnish in dry air. malleable.
ductile.
OF what country is La Paz the capital?
Bolivia.
/ What States border on the Atlantic
Ocean? Maine. New Hampshire Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island. New York. New
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
$50, 900 IN ART OBJECTS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
White Plains Police Seek
Origin of Blaze.

Fire destroyed rugs, paintings and
antiques valued at more than $4,000
yesterday at the home OF Elmer E. Garn-
sey. a painter and mural decorator. at
As Prospect avenue. White Plains. The
firenen cut away a partition between
the library and the music room in time
to save the house from destruction.
An investigation has been started to
determine the origin OF the fire. Fire
Chief Abbott Griffen of White Plains
said that the electric current had been
shut off. Mr. and Mrs. Garnsey are on
their way home from a visit to the
Orient and the house was unoccupied.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13

Jersey. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia
and Florida.
Bound Idaho. BY the States Wash.
ington. Oregon. Nevada, Utah. Wyoming
Montana and British Columbia. Canada
Who was Fenimore Cooper? Ameri-
can novelist
Who was Thoreau? American essayist
What country manufactures the mosi
wine? France.
What country owns the Island oi
Madagascar France.
Where IL Madagascar situated? East
coast OF Africa.
Where is the Corinth Canal? Isthmus
OF Corinth, Greece.
Who owns the Suez Canal? Suez
Canal Company. in which England is the
largest owner.
What country built the canal, and
what was the name of the engineer? No
country built by Suez Canal Company
engineer. Ferdinand de Lesseps.
You have often heard of the .Weiland
Canal: what has been done to II re-
Gently? Reconstructed by Canadian
Government.
Name two locks on the Panama Ca
nal? Gatun, Mira Flores.
In what country do orang- -outangs live !?
Borneo and Sumatra.
Name an important city near the
mouth Of the Amazon? Para.
Name the highest quality coal used
for steamships and what district II
comes from? Steam England.
From what distance did the Germans
she'll Paris? About seventy-two miles.
What is the depth below sea level OF
the Death Valley? Lowest point, 276
feet.
What Is sago? Indian rice. a dry,
granulated starch from the East Indies.
Who We're the Parsees? Adherents OF
Persian religion who fled from Moham-
medans.
What country has the greatest per-
centage of gypsles? Hungary.
From what State do We get most OF
our asphalt? California.
Where are our most abundant ana
vast forest preserves? Northwestern
States and California.
What is the highest mountain peak
east of the Mississippi? Mount Mitchell.
" G.
What IS ramie? Asiatic fibrous plant.
When was Zeebrugge most heard OF
during the war? In the naval raid OF
the spring, 1913.
Name the two principal exports from
Argentina Beef and wheat.
Who was the engineer who built the
levees on the Mississippi? James b.
Eads.
Who was Saladin?- Sultan of Egypt
and Syria: captured Jerusalem from
Christians.
What is TINT? Trinitrotoluol. a mod
ern high explosive. combination Of nj
trates and toluene derivatives.
Who invented logarithms? John
Napier.
What are the ingredients of new list
smokeless powder? Guncotton, nitro
glycerine and others. differing accord
ing to the formula used.
OF what is printing ink made? Lamp
black and linseed OIL
What was Beethoven's nationality?
German.
Pencil Man. No, You're Wrong.
Who was Fabre? There have been
several noted men OF that name. The
best known now is Jean Henri Fabre.
French entomologist.
Who was Lizst? Hungarian pianist
and composer.
Who wrote "My Old Kentucky
Homer" stephen Collins Foster.
Who was Thomas Payne (sic)?
Thomas Paine was an AnG!o-American
political and philosophical writer.
Bound Indiana. Ohio. Kentucky. HI
nois. Michigan, Lake Michigan.
Who was Marshall Field? Chicago
merchant.
Who was Herbert Spencer? English
philosopher
In what part OF England was Shake
speare born? Stratford on Avon, War
wickshire.
The New York herald., 1921-05-13
Hats. Danbury, of Course.


In what cities are hats and shoes
made? Hats. Danbury; shoes. Brock
ton.
where Is the sargasso Sea? Mid
Atlantic.
what is the greatest depth ever
reached in the ocean Six miles
What is the name OF large inland
body OF water which has no outlet ?
Great Salt Lake.
What IS the capital OF Pennsylvania
Harrisburg.
which State Is the largest? The next
largest? Texas: California.
Rhode Island is the smallest state
which Is next and next? Delaware,
Connecticut
How far>is Il from New York 10
san Francisco7 About 3,00o miles.
OF what State is Helena the capital
Montana.
What is the name OF famous violin
maker? Stradlvarius.
who Invented the modern paper MAX
inn machlnc7 -Four Drinier brothers.
VINO invented the typesstting ma
chine? Mergenthaler.
Who invented the printing press
Gutenberg.
on what principle Ia the telephone
based? Transmission OF sound wave
vibrations by electro magnetic energy.
or what Is brass NADER Copper and
zinc.
where do Wa get tin from7 East In
dies and South America.
what ingredients are In the best white
paint? White lead. linseed oil and zinc.
How Il leather tanned7 Application
OF tannic acid.
How Is artificial silk made7 Callulois
IN form Of wood pulp, treated with
caustic soda and carbon disulphidt
forced through fine openings
What Is calssong In engineering
water tight chamber used In submarine
construction.
What is coke7 Residue OF coal after
gas r. extracted.
How is cellulold made? From soluble
xuncotton and camphor
Where do we get shellac from? NORTH
India.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-10

as commanders. Each company of
the First Battalion was under eom<
mand OF the first sergeant.
Through the courtesy OF James \.
Ginns OF Wilmington, the guardsmen
last night were entertained by a mo-
ton picture show. Goddess Men" a
picture to be shown at the Queen The
atre, was furnished by Mr.. Ginns The
screen was erected just inside the
main entrance. The machine was
operated by Frank Mitchell OF the Y.
NJ. c. A. Music was furnished by a
quartet from First Co, comprising
Sergeant sullivan. lead; Corporal
Reasin. tenor; Corporal Platt. hari-
tone. and Mechanic James MeCafrry.
basso.
After sundown ast night Captain
s Il. Irwin Duncan. commander of the
New Castle organization, entertained
number OF guests from Wilmington.
They We're: Miss Mildred Wade. Miss
Frances Carpenter. Miss Edith Nor
ris. Mrs. George Grier, Mrs. Frank
Snellen, Mrs. V. Alderman. Joseph
Weaver. t, Barshan. A Cleaver, John
Blackson. Captain Leroy Work, Clark
r. kuhns and Lieutenant w. Preston.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-10
IS TOLD OF VERY
REMARKABLE CASE
Wilmington Man, in a Signed
Testimonial, Gives Strong
Praise to Plant Juice.

That Plant Juice Is repeating It's sue
cess In Wilmington i proven by the
large number of testimonials received
from local people IN signed statements,
telling of the wonderful benefit they
have received.
Recently. Mr.. W. Fl. Sanderson, who
lives at No. III West Fourth street,
Wilmington, gave the following:
After wears of suffering | am thank
ful TO say that | have been at last sue
cessful 10 fad medicile 70 relieye me
| had been troubled with my stomach
for long time and was in such condi-
iion that even glass Of cold water
would cause bloating and pain; the sight
Of food would sicken me and / was sc
nervous and weak that i could never
sleep at night: | had headaches, was
dizzy, constipated. nay kidneys and
liver were affected and / was one of the
most miserable persons IN the world
After. trying one medicine after another
| finally heard of Plant Juice and got a
bottle: this one bottle did 19e 50 much
good that | continued to take il until
now ] am entirely relieved well man
have no more bloatiag or paias, sleep
fine at night and am always hungry for
my meals; my bowels are regular and my
liver and kidneys do not bother me any
more. Nv daughter. who was badly nIo
down. took Plant Juice with the same
fine results | had aud she joins mo il
praising Plant Juice and recommending
il To Others whe suffer.
Plant Juice acts almost like magic in
stomach trouble. gas. fermentation, that
heavy distressed feeling after meals and
on retiring. 1t attacks and DESTROYS all
poisons in she blood, corrects diseased
conditions OF the liver and kidneys and
restores them To normal condition
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington 81
The Miller Drug Store, 404-408 Market
street For sale in New Castle by T..
Challenger & Son; in Newportlw G. p.
White; 10 Newark by W y. Brown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-10

Mrs. IAyoelA. Mr.. and Mira HentIey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrts. Judkc and Mis-
I.attuu,un, DR.. and Mrx, Charles r..
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. 0eorRc Snnp-
Son. Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Bnrr, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Bradbury. Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Jackson. Mrs, Gertrude Piley'
Mis~ Grace Riley, Miss ursce RiggIn.
Miss Mildred Hurlock, Franz Clark.
George Wilson. EIlwoud BArtran,
Victor Lichtenstein, Mrs Catherine
Jones, Russell Jones. William Huehes.
Miss Alfredo Hance. Miss Frances
Worthington. Miss schaner. Miss
tirace Mcfaury, Mrs. Biddl.. Harry
Rayiis. Miss sarah johnson, Earl cof-
fin. Robert Trihit. Frank Ncwlin, r..
". Gallagher. Samuel Hrrris. kfiss
Helen I1nieman. Miss Rowland, Miss
E:ana Strong. Miss I.ofiand, Miss Ade-
laide Potter. Denver Beafon. Msn.
Irvine Robinson. Esther Draper. Misses
Evelyn Martin. Emma Martin, Helen
Guyer. ciareuce Mckay. Herrnsn Me-
Kay, Jacob Orr. kennard Mcdowell
Miss pollie Hammond, Miss Gladys
blackburn. Miss Media Mofrntt Mrs
Clifton sutton and Clifton. Jr.. Miss
Bertha Black. Mr.. md Mrs. France
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Sig
mund, Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Buck
Mrs. Buck, Robert Buck. Miss Pauline
Buck. Leroy corkran. Miss Mildred
Roberts son, Miss Elizabeth Jones
Miss Vera Edwards. Miss Dorothy
Ruckniek, Mrs. Raymond Jackson, MIR
and Mrs Lloyd Rionrds. George Rich
ardson, DIN Holbert. George Wil~s1
Marion Landing and.Afiss BESSIE Ben
nett