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The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
Memory
Tests

l. How much of the metal in our
cent nickel coins Is nickel?
z. who might be termed the wet
eran vamp" of the screen?
). What is the Gulf stream
Where in its course could a dam
be put that would make all Eu-
rope freeze?
4. What is a nonagon?
5. What is the amount of cash ad-
missions paid daily to motion pic.
ture theaters?
6. What is the southernmost eein,
of the United States?
Z. When was the battle of Bull
Kun and where did II take placer
3. Who were the young conquer
ors who attracted the eyes Of the
world before they were 80 years of
age?
3. When was the Smithsonian In
stitution founded at Washington
and by whom?
10. Give two synonyms for pro-
phylactic; for sardonic.
Answers to Yesterday's Questions
1. Was wallace Reid ever on the
stage? Yes. He appeared in a
vaudeville sketch written by his
father. Hal Reid.
2. Who was Isis? The principal
goddess of Egyptian mythology
The cow was sacred to her. She
taught men agriculture and arts
and symbolized fruitfulness.
8. How can one tell the age OF
trees? Each year the tree records
its age by adding a layer Of new
wood to it's bole and branches
When the bole of one of these trees
is cut across and the surface made
smooth these rings can be counted
so that it Is easier to determine the
age of tree than that of any other
thing that has long life.
4. Where did the name Of 1.-THE
United States of America" first ap.
pear in print? In Thomas Paines
pamphlet, Common Sense" pub
lished in January, 1776.
S. What is the name of the hypo-
thetical volcanic peak supposed ito
have once stood over Crater Lake
Oregon? Mount Mazama. 1t is sup.
posed that this peak was blown
away by the explosion that created
the lake basin.
6. Who are the lady members OF
the British House of Commons
Lady Astor. Mrs. Wintringham, and
Viscountess Windsor.
Z. OF what States does the Missis-
sippi River form part of the bound
ary? Minnesota. Iowa, Missouri,
Arkansas, and Louisiana on the
right and Wisconsin. Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi
on the left. rrs'.e
8. What sixteen famous authors
suffered from mental or physical
Affections? Homer, blind; Cervantes
had but one hand: Milton, blind,
Pope. a hunchback: DR.. johnson,
scrofula and a touch Of st. vitus;
Cowper, spells Of insanity; Keats,
consumptive: Collins. ixanity; Nat.
Lee, dramatist, insanity; Tasso. In
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NEW YORK. April 3s.-Jaded
movie fans are on the brink of the
Big THRILL, Those who have
watched with dog-like patience for
the great American drama have
looked in vain but the super-film
has arrived. 1t has been the
writer's privilege to be one among
ten who attended the private show
ing of the greatest spectacular
moving picture drama ever pro-
duced.
1t is called Nero" and the
bloody reign Of. the last Of the
Caesars is, to use a press-agent
b1urb. "shockingly thrilling" The
picture was taken in Rome and vi
cinity. a few scenes are near Naples
and in the Alps. An. entire city
was bullion, the outskirts of Rome
only to be destroyed by torch.
An idea of the stupendous cast
may be gloaned from the fact that
in one scene $1,000 people were EN-
ployed. Most spectacular flms re-
sort to hokum for their effects.
This one tells a story with q care
full fidelity to historical accuracy
that grips and holds. One Is trans
ported back to the days Of bloody
tyrants and Roman orgies.
IT is the kind of film that VIII
still the artistic sneer at the cell
luloid drama. There are moments
of terrifying suspense. remindful
OF the days when Richard Mansfield
gripped the Imagination and sent
the heart racing with fear. ..-
,despicable Nero" in his lustfully
cruel moment actually brought a
hiss-followed by blush. Of
dramatic critic who sat in the pro-
lection room at the private show
ing.
The burning Of Rome sweeps the
emotions with the same fervor
that Nero plucks his Tyre during
the holocaust. The flames can be
seen eating their way while the
thousands upon thousands of ter
ror-stricken rush pell-mell to
safety.
Then there is the storming Of
the tyrant's citadel by an angry
populace. This is the scene where
$1,000 people are filmed. 1t is mob
fury at its worst Buildings are
torn down. statues toppled into the
street and a havoc of destruction
the like of which has never been
seen before.
The chariot race for the soul of
girl issskillfully worked up to a
feverish climax. In the arena are
thousands upon thousands 'echoinG
the spirit of the Roman holiday.
The crowds at the Yale bowl at
New Haven look puny in compari-
son. In this connection 1t is re-
ported that the. American director
sought the extras" by means of
advertising and as the crowds
came each was given a costume.
They were entertained with
games until the time was ripe for
the chariot race. They knew moth
Ing of what was going to happen.
So it was when the chariot race
was actually staged the express
sions on the, thousands of faces
were not acting but real Some
idea of the extent of the assem-
blaGe may be CLEANED from the
fact that between $50 and 400 men
were kept constantly busy carry
ing water to the crowds.
MY interest in motion pictures
mas been passive. have gone
time and again only to go away
with sense. of disappointment. So
IL was that to see what to NV
mind Is the mightiest spectacle
ever produced, both from an ar
tistic and dramatic standpoint, was
genuine pleasure. don't know
when Nero" Is coming to your
CITY IT may be a year from now.
But when it comes. see it.
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very few despised foreigners among
them. and for the sake of reaI
Americanism all fair-minded peo-
pie should wish these real men all
success in their fight against en-
trenChed greed.
Sixty years ago, there was an
other trial for treason" in this
staid old town of Charles Town.
They convicted and hung that
American. but history tells US il did
not quell the spirit of that agI-
tstor, and IL history teaches any
thing, let those who are trying tp
stop the wheels of evolution. take
warning from the success 90 of
stopping what old John Brown
started.
J. WEBB RICHMAN.
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HELIUM FORMATION
PRODUCES GREAT HEAT.

That hydrogen gives OF 5000 600
times as much heat when II is
transmitted into helium as il does
when IL unites with oxygen TO
form water, was stated by rrof.
w. ID. Harkins of the University
OF Chicago to the National Acad :
emy of Sciences meeting.
Hitherto the hottest chemical re 4
action known was the burning or
hydrogen. but this Is insignificant
compared with the energy evolved
when four hydrogen atoms unite
10 form one helium atom. If four
grams, only one-seventh Of an
ounce, OF hydrogen is transmitted
into helium gas the amount of
heat produced is $40 600. 600 600
calories. This would be enough to
supply a man with muscular en'rGy
for 500 years IL the human body
were capable of SO using hydro
gen in the place OF :ood.
Fortunately this transformation
Of hydrogen gas into helium gas
does not readily o,cur otherwise
there would be 1anger that the
earth wou;i melt II fCivent heat
Prof. Harkins explained that tho
nucleus of the helium atom is com
posed of four positive electrical
particles called protons and two
negative electrical particles called
electrons. This altogether consti-
tutes the alpha particles such as
are shot out from radium as IL
disintegrstes into lead
Atoms are supposed to be built
up OF units Of two protons and
one electron with other protons
and elecfrons moro nr less loosely
attached. This makes II posslble
that atoms OF the same chemical
element may have different
weights. Such cases are called
isotopes. Prof. Harkins has actual
ly separated chlorine into two
isotopes of different weight
NJ n
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
Army of SeWchers
For Oil in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, April 2s.-There
is a veritable army of geologists
and prospectors hunting fo- oil in
Mexico. These are principally
American and English. with prob
ably more English than American.
But among them are also Belgian.
Spanish, French and Japanese. They
threaten to cover the republic dur
ing the present year.
eCooyright, leza)
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The Ladies Answer.
To the Editor, The Washington Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
We were interested to read Mr.. F.
B. AS comments on chivalry to
women. 1t seems that chiyalry is
given if direct proportion to the
latter's modesty in mode of dress.
The modern girl has received her due
share of censure and criticism due
to her choice Of clothes, has offered
no defense, but has gone on sub
kmely wearing just what she
pleased in spite Of mems shocked
protests.
During the centuries she has gone
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FAR MORE SENSITIVE
THAN ANY INSTRUNENT

The ear must difTerentiate he.
tween sounds so nearly alike ths,
no existing physical apparatus is
capable OF separating them" said
DIR. r. L. WeEel Of the Westerr
Electric Company when he demon
strated to the National Academ,
OF Sciences new instruments for
examining the hard-of-hearing and
aiding them TO hear better.
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sanity; Swift, insanity; Byran, a
deformed foot; De Maupassant. in
sanity; Sir Walter Scott. lame;
Coleridge. opium addict, and De
Quincy, opium addict.
.. What is shoddy? 1t is wooden
goods manufactured from old
woolen rags, or the refuse to which
new wool Is added.
10. Give two synonyms for miti-
gative; for propitiate. Lenient, as
suaging. Conciliate, appease.
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Open Court letters @MeZzezalH
OTHER PEOPLES VIEWS CURRENT INTEREST

communios uons will not be re-
turned unless specific request for such
return is made and stamps inolesed.
Letters should be typevrittsn when
ever possible. Communicationa eI.
tremely difficult to read will not be
oensidsrsd. No communications signed
with hctitiou. names will be used.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30

State and Provincial Health Authorities Of North
America, the Council on Health and Public In
National Child Health Council, the National Com
mittee for Mental Hyssne the NaoSa 20 orgSn
tional tuberculosis Association.
ACREAGE OF ORIGINAL FORESTS.
To Friend People:
What sn the of the ess5s forests
The original Sos tso Ct the United ssss
xe.sS @ 600 board YVset feet Of % timber
SPEED OF FALLING.
70 Friend Of People:
A claims that a ball dropped from the Wash
a bali which has been thrown from the monu-
The ball which has been thrown will reach
the ground sooner than the one which has been
dropped. This agrees with the law Of physics,
Of the initial velocity and the number of sec
onds taken by falling multiplied by the accelera-
per second. Since the ball which is thrown has
initial velocity its average speed Of falling. &c
epeates. u Therefore, it will reach the ground
sooner than the ball which is merely allowed to
drop
HEIGHT OF PREHISTORIC MAN.
To the Of People:
How is the height of the pre-hstorie man
The length of the humerus-upper arm
bone-multipled by 5.06 the length of the,
femur-thIgh bone-multplied by 36S, e9uals'
pre- historic man can be ascertained from skele-
tons wich are eNhumed
TREATMENT FOR sUNsTRoKE.
Friend Of the People:
What is the proper treatment for a person
suffering from a sunstroke? H; e F.
apply ice cold water head. Keep head in
elevated position.
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A New World War.

.THREATS of another world war in the present
i generation, voiced with frequency from
Genoa, fail to stir much excitement in the United
States.
We appreciate fully the seriousness Of the Eu-
ropesn situation. But we appreciate also how
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Gabe dAnnunzio, the poet and jigader
brindle of Fiume is planning lecture tour of
the United States. We have always looked for
something original from him.
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One paper announces mo Vacations for
Policemen"
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(2lhe ef5jey,d!1gMe People
ANSWERSTo YOUR QUESTIONS

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More Fairgrounds.

belong to another and less enlightened day.
They have about them the atmosphere of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
For Foreion Girls

Dear Cynthia have been reading
your articles for the last two months
and find them very interesting espe-
cially those pertaining to the foreign
girls compared with the American girls
lave travelled over 100000 miles in
many countries; this includes most
every State III the Union and Six times
across the United States from coast u
coast Have seldom been in the same
place twice, and from what I can see
OF American girls, | am strong for the
foreigners. Tho foreigners are the best
IN every respect, especially their looks.
They are far better looking than the
American girl and their looks are nat.
ura!. rhey do not powder and paint
Ike the girls at home and they do not
dress az eXpensivcly as the u. $. girl but
they look better. | can never fall for
the girls here at home. | have taken
several out to shows. dances and parties.
but il IL only to be sociable and then
they have got to pay half Ct the expenses
Or | would not go out with them.
am making good money; 80 are
ClaMy girls here III America. and / do
not sec why II fellow should take a girl
out and pay al the bill out OF his own
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Please Tell Me What to Do
by CYNTHIA

money Naturally the girls call this
kind a good sport. but In reality he IL
only big fish. When the American
girl learns to take care Of home and
let's the men go out and make the
money il will be time to take them out
today are very masculine; they can DO
most everything man can do, so let
them pay for their good times same rs
the men do
Pcggums NJ, who answered "a Young
Man'S' letter in your column writes
much, but says little. SO far as / can
see. the Young Man is right. and from
the tone of Pegaums Ms letter. some
young man has evidently given her the
air for some lovely little foreign girl.
Better luck next time. Peggums NJ I
hope you get one Of those big fish. You
are just the kind that Is making II
possible for the lovely little foreign girls
to get such good start with us Ameri.
cans ana you had better change your
ways or the foreign girls will be cut.
ting you out altogether.
VIII answer this for the Young Man.
as am also q young man. I have
found loveller girls, than America puts
forth. YOT.NI, MAN M
You must know strange American
Foreigners. my friend
,, NOT many men would be willing to
allow girls to share the expenses OF
going out together. There are orc,.
si3ns @ when It is all right to let a girl
emp IN In the expenses Of a party.
,s,r, put IL 4 man does not go out with ii
lose his friends, both girls and bov,'
NO men like coseness any more than
MUnien, ,,.;'I ana the right kind of women
VIII NOT let men spend more than they
e"'' "horu IN entertaining them.
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[44 glanced apprenensiveiy over his
z e4lder that there might be none to
flovethear.
~ isn't there just the least Bit
"A the house," he asked shortly. ~
hate To
There isn't. dear" she said. I'm
awfully sorry
It's an awful nuisance TO have TO
stop and get butter. l hate to carry
I'm sorry. honey
lie hung up GROSSLY.
Why In the name Of the sacred cows
couldn't Virginia remember Il silly little
thing ike butter? And why should
ehe call him up and ask him to 60
snooping around a down -town grocery
store for butter? Goodness sake, what
nuisance. lie frowned at his re.
hection as he climbed into his ma, and
coat and departed upon his unpleasant
errand.
Paul was surprised that grocery
chop should be so fascinating. lie was
Intrigued by the squat little pottery
Jars with green labels.
vienna mustard.' the man said.
First importation since The war.
raul stificd Il patriotic srrupl" aud
purchased the imported mustard
French pruncs. said the clerk wnon
raul Indicated another novel package.
imported. First we've had in six
years
Paul invested in French prunes.
Those are English bioaters.' said
the clerk at another counter. Yes,
They're \ great favorite breakfast dish
over there. They're imported
Paul invested in English bloaters.
"Those?' The clerk selected sumpiea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
Through a Woman's Eyes
Are the Mothers TO Blame?
BY JEAN NEWTON

We hear 81 much from III" older
folks about ''the trend Of the times
and the girls of these days" and how
different and better things were when
| was girl that W" naturally
sympathizc with the parents. par
ticularly the mothers of this generation.
We assume that it is upon them thaC
the burden falls of combating the new
notiOns.' Of fighting supcrliciality and
sham and shallowncss for the good old
ideals that always did and always Will
bring more happiness.
But are they doing this: Ar" the
mothers standing for the fine and the
deep md the true-or are they the very
ones who instill in tho minds of their
daughters the IDEAS that make Just
living" such Il problem for young
couples today:
The demands of 50 many girls for
ease and luxury when they marry. their
distorted ilcus nt witehoOd, their in
sistenre upon more than most young
mon are able to give thcm-arr the
mothers working against these evils of
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"Much Ado About .Nothinor

Dear Cynthia-One evening several
girl friends and myself went to a show.
On going home I suggested to buy some
thing, which we did. The girls started
10 tease me about II and | took Il all as
jokes, but two Of the girls went a little
too far and got me very angry I gave
a. a calldown and didn't speak to both
Of the girls for the rest of the evening.
- The next day / met A. and spoke TO
Her, but now when We meet she does not
speak to me. Other girls tell ME to
speak to her. Don't you think 1t is her
place to speak to Inc first because am
not the one that is mad!
! don't speak to B. Since that night
and | sec her every day In school.
Schoo!mates SAY that she will not give in,
but that I should go over and speak t.
her first Which one Of us should speak
first? one of the girls that We're with
us said she tried TO make fool out Of
me that night. RED. HEADED
Never was there such mountain
made out of nothing. It's almost too
silly to discuss. Imagine schoolgirls
getting mad and refusing to SPEAK be-
cause OF teasing. And keeping it up,
too. Cynthia can just see the mad looks
and snerrs. BE sensible. Speak at once
to both girls ana say you arc mortihee
that you have behaved like such baby
and YOU want 10 apologize for your fool
!Snncac,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09
CHAPTER NNXIN
JerUis Meets el,,,a

IERv1S BRITTON had known
- many women. but lie had never
married, for the reason that 10 woman
had ever held him for long. His feel
tnss about Carol Tracy were mixed. He
had no scruples about winning her away
from her husband, above all when he
was quite certain that she did not love
him. But did ha love her enough to
take this thing seriously, that was the
question.
At first the entire thing had been
merely a natten Of filtration. Britton
had felt drawn toward Carol, and he
had felt the response in her. But he
was aware Of the fact that she was not
flirting with him, that she fought the
attraction he had for her, and II piqued
him. That day at the Bellecaire he
had said more than he had intended.
Her eyes had been like blue stars wi,on
he had looked into them, and then a
in . moment he had lost her. When H.
eyes had looked into hers second time
their expression had changed.
What creature OF moods sne was.
and what power she had OF with
drawing into herself! \ man could
never tire OF her and. once mastered,
she would be divine, the very thought
0f It stirred Britton's blood. But what
was Nick Tracy thinking Of: Why
wasn't he aware of his wife's attrac-
ton? Brittop had always rather liked
Nick. He wished with all his heart that
he had been in town at the time Of the
Tracy wedding. He wondered II he
could find out anything about it from
some one in their set. Grace Marriott
had said something about Nick's infat-
tation for q chorus girl. Was it pos
sible that Nick was such Il fool as
that? With u woman like Carol in his
life, could he rirn to any one else even
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

folks use EN- in almost everything
now.
Our hero invested in three Tins oi
imported mushrooms.
The bundle was STABLE ore. but
Paul carried 1t out Of the store with no
consciousness Of discomfort or cmbar-
rassmcnt.
The romance Of shopping in big
fancy grocery store had never occurred
TO him before. IIo felt growing sense
of envy that Virginia should experience
the delights of selection of their table
supplies every day. He gloated upon
he poss btity OF rich imported prunes
for breakfast. and his nimble mind
pictured the landscape Of thick ten
derloin steak crested with his imported
mushrooms. He wondered II Virginia
would affect disdain for alligator pear
salad.
Her CHEEKY voice hailed him from the
kitchen as he entered the ancestral
halls and he deposited his burden upon
III" liable with II small smile of triumph.
Lots of good Things thcrc. honey
we i have II feast be salt.
Virginia kissed him tcndcty.
You're a good boy. Run along now
and dinncr'll b" ready in Il .iify."
He settled down 10 read the first page
of his favorite newspaper when he heard
Il call from beyond:
paul, honey. this is lovely, but
but where's the
She didn't have to finish.
The butter.
Tcmorrow-Paul on Modernism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

OF all the teens. yriv"tren l. one o!
the most w!nsomr. For the girl III
school, TOO. it !. always an admirable
choice, and -. as II truCk 10 fill IN amy
chinkS in the second term 5 wardrobe.
we suggest this Charmingly simple little
model Of light sapphire vclyctecu COM
binel with white Oreandlc. The sheer
material Is tucked timely and embrold-
cred in squares of silver thread. This
metallic touch gives the dress quito
enough formality for matinee and school
dinner.
The Paisley trimmings, which nrc
emphasized in mature modes for mid
winter, are echoed constantly in the
realm of childrcn's and ilnpper clothes.
On the navy serge frorks for the
schoolgirl these Paisley motifs are "X-
trcmrly stunning, They ar" also en-
poyed drIightfuIiy "u chiffon "r crepe
blouscS for wear with i!c schuUlgiri's
midseNSUn suit.
The present model il carried out in
brown velvet or yelyeteen, would yield
itself to, tan chiffon lsleeyes and guimpe
prnamented with these Persian designs.