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Evening star., 1923-06-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin

q. What are the stone markers for
that are decorated with flags along
the curb of 10th street? 9. c. H.
A. These are memorial stones for
the District boys lost In the world
war. They were erected by the
American Legion Post and commem-
crate only the soldiers who died or
were killed In service between April
6, 1917, and November II, 1918. They
are decorated each year by the legion
on the Sunday before Memorial day,
but any one who desires may place
wreaths or flowers upon them at any
time.
@. What gardens have taken the
place of the war gardens down on
the Speedway? F. S.
A. People were given the privilege
OF making gardens on the Anacostia
river. This reclaimed land Is very
rich. A report will soon be ready
which Will make comparison with
the Potomac Park gardens possible.
Q. In what way are the six marble
pillars near the east front ground
entrance of the Capitol unique? B. p.
A. Thomas Jefferson designed them
using the corn stalk as the motif of
decoration. He hoped to establish an
order as characteristic of the United
states as the Doric, Ionic and Corin
THAN are characteristic Of Greece.
There are no other pillars like them.
Q. How can golf records be COM
pared when they are made on diff
ferent courses? j. X.
A. All championship golf courses
must approximate certain standards :
as to length. hazards, etc. and rec
ords made on such courses are com
parable to a large degree, although
not SO exactly as are distance events
as running, walking. swimming and
the like.
F. NJ
A. The government plant at Fort
Worth. Tex. is extracting helium
from natural gas at cost Of ap-
proximately $50 per thousand cubic
feet
@. Can a very young baby hold it's
own weight by its hands?-L. j. =.
A. DIR. Louis Robinson made a Sc
ries of careful experiments which
demonstrated that an infant three
weeks old could support its own
weight for over two minutes. holding
on to horizontal bar. lin many
cases" he said, mo sign of distress
is evinced and no cry uttered until
the grasp begins to give way"
Evening star., 1923-06-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Fascination Of the Obscure.
Outlines, when life grows grimly trite.
For mystery we long;
'Tis then / turn with much delight
To some symbolic song,
Which, spurning sense and rhythmic
laws,
Toward the sublime careens.
l sigh and love 1t more because
I don't know what it means.
1 journey till my legs are stiff,
A catalog in hand,
And worship some queer hieroglyph
1 cannot understand.
I seek a foreign bill Of fare,
Though fond of pork and beans.
love to read what's written there,
I don't know what it means.
Whenever some new game comes out
I learn each mystic phrase,
And am more pleased, I do not doubt,
Than one who really plays.
I'm fond Of Latin phrases pat;
To slang my fancy leans;
I make no choice, provided that
I don't know what 1t means.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
British Show Poor
Taste By Knocking

A London dispatch to the New York
World declares that certain English
newspapers seem to delight in poking
fun at American customs" and man
ners and proceeds to quote from the
writings of some unmentioned hu-
morist who finds a kick in announc-
ing that "cuspidors are being with
drawn from countless American draw
ing rooms; chewing gum is being
scraped off parlor chairs; several mil
lion Americans spend hours daily in
practicing the correct pronunciation
of aunt clerk derby and 'adver-
tisement'." In other words, some
journalists are doing just what some
Of our cheaper publishers are doing
over here-exhibiting a nasty temper
through the medium Of inexpensive
ridicule.
1t Is difficult to see how an inter-
national crisis can be worked up on
such provocation. Watching each
other is the most pernicious habit
that has developed In America
Watching for frayed cuffs; watching
for improper advances toward finger
bowls; watching for the verdicts of
mice people" on pronunciations. the
morality and social standing of other
people and whether to say Excuse
me" or Sorry; watching for every
thing except fine-edged intelligence,
genial humor, the calm irony of
sophistication. the exhibition of gen.
erous and humane impulses. The
Broadway manager may have exag-
gerated the facts, but he knew the
United States as 1t visits the me-
tropolis.
Dickens and Trollope and other
British travellers have lampooned us
In the past and we have shown our
amateurishness by getting in a wax
about 1t. 1t is usually a boom town"
that resents good-natured joshing
We are old enough now to take these
jibes for what they are worth. After
all, the great British people are not
without features at which one may be
amused.-Hartford Times.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

ply. Did you take his NUMBER"
queried- the chief. feigning oficia
gravity. No" the trim young cop
said. Il was so flustered over getting
little attention that didn't notice
it." Which proves that even police
woman is human.
y
John w. H. Grim. assistant attorney
general, among the many arrestinc
statements in his recent William and
Mary College address. called striking
attention to the amazing prevalence
of fraudulent use of the mails. In
recent survey" he said. I'VE found
that to try all of the suits now pend
ing in our federal courts under thu
mail-fraud statute alone would re
quire approximately all of the time
of all OF the trial judges OF tho
United States courts for one who'll
year"
Vice President Coolidge is one of the
trustees of Amherst College, where
the fate Of President Meiklejohn or
the liberalism" issue is being decided
today Coolidge was graduated from
Amherst In 1885. There is a number
of distinguished Amherst alumni "a
Washington. They include Roberl
Lansing, Speaker Gillett. Gilber,
Grosvenor, the Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce, Representative Treadway and
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Joseph B. Eastman. Coolidge has not
had time during the past three years
to devote himself to Amherst affairs.
and is not implicated in the present
turmoil among his fellow trustees
A place on the bench of the United
States Supreme Court is demanded nv
the South Dakota branch OF the Ma
tional League Of Woman Voters. Reso-
lutions to that effect were recently
adopted at a convention in Sioux Fails.
They were instigated by the Supreme
Courts decision declaring unconstltu-
tional both the child labor law and the
minimum wage for women in the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia. The resolutions urge
the Appointment of a woman lawyer -
the nations supreme tribunal Fin order
that women and children may have an
advocate in our highest court"
These junketing hours are responsible
for an atrocious pun now circulating in
Washington. 1t takes the form OF an
inquiry as to whether one is going osA
the Alaska or the Al-Lasker expedition
Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1923-06-19

/. Q. What are the cardinal numbers
beyond thousands?-G. A. c.
A. Those in general use are; Mil
lions. billions, trillions. quadrillions,
quintillions. sextillions, septiIlions,
octillions. nonillions and decillions.
Q. What Is a star route?-F. G. H.
A. The Post Office Department says
that a star route is mail route that
railroad town to some inland post
ONCE through sparsely settled terri
tory. 1t got its name by the use OF
a star in the Post once Department
mail routes. AS population grows IN
the territory Of these star routes,
rural delivery is substituted.
Q. How many cables are there
across the Pacific to the Orient?-
L. z. D.
A. There are two. One Is from San
from British Columbia to Australia.
and thence to the orient. These two
cables cannot handle the BUSINESS to
the orient. and the Department OF
Commerce has asked Congress to ap-
propriate money for another.
Q. How much brighter Is full day
iisnt IMAM IuIl fnOOHilkht! II. W.
A. Recent experiments have proved
that full daylight is about 800. 1000
times as bright as full moonlight.
q. How were the diamond fields of
South Africa discovered? N. r.
A. DR. Silverman Of the University
of Pittsburgh says that the South
African fields were discovered acci-
dentally by the curiosity of farmer
concerning a bright pebble with
which some Boer children were play
ing. The stone subsequently was sold
in Paris for $500.
Q. How long does it take to make
the best grades of leather in a mod
ern tannery?-J. e. S.
A. The Department of Agriculture
Q. Why are the Stake Plains so
called?-S. r.
A. Various reasons are given for
the name. One is that the name is
derived from lines Of stakes set up
to guide travellers. Another Is that
the stalks Of the yucca plant found
there resemble stakes.
(Any reader can get any available
Information by writing to The Star
Information Bureau. Frederic j. Has
kin, director, 1920 North Capitol
street. Washington, d. G. Advice on
legal. medical and financial matters
cannot be given.)
Evening star., 1923-06-19
Refutes Booth Story.
d. C. Man Says Lincoln's Assassin
Buried in Baltimore.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1 rise to correct statement pub
lished in The Star of today, June 13.
by E. H. Sampson of Moline, ILL.,, in
which he states he is the only man in
the world who knows where John
Wilkes Booth is buried. This is quite
a broad assertion and without foun-
dation. base my assertion on the
following statement: My grandfather
(James L. Gallagher), who was at the
time of Lincoln's assassination one OF
the greatest actors of those days, was
in the cast which was playing at
Ford's Theater the night Booth shot
Lincoln. Due to the close friendship
that existed between my grandfather
and Booths brother. Edwin Booth,
my grandfather was invited to attend
wilkes Booths funeral in Baltimore,
Md. My grandfather took my mother
with him to Greenmount cemetery at
10:3O the night Booths body arrived
in Baltimore from Washington, ana
there, in the presence of several act
ors and actresses. saw the casket o, ;.
grown the full length of his body. My
mother, who still lives in Baltimore,
has often told of this strange coinci-
dence and stands ready to refute Mr..
Sampson's statement that he is the
only one who knows where Booth is
buried. 1 may mention that my great
uncle, John e. owens. was also pres
ent. You will no doubt remember
that Mr.. Owens was, one of the great
est tragedians at that time upon the
American stage. 1 can mention at
Mr.. SIMPSONS request the names OF
all the other actors and actresses who
were present at Booths funeral In
Greenmount cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Sampson might have witnessed q
great deal of this horrible crime. but
when he makes such a bold state
ment as printed in tonights Star !
must say he Is "all wrong" Should
you wish further proof OF my state
ment / should be very glad to COM
pile full data from my mother, as
well as several old actors who still
live. A. L. VOGLE.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
Grave Fund Wins
Thanks of Veterans
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The memorial executive committee
Of the Grand Army of the Repubiic.
consisting OF numerous members OF
that organization and representatives
from all allied veteran organizations
In the District of Columbia. through
the columns of your valuable paper.
wish to express to you their heartfelt
thanks for the noble assistance rem
dered them in obtaining funds for the
purpose of defraying expenses in
Cured on Memorial day, May 80 1928.
in decorating the graves of soldiers
sailors and marines in the national
cemeteries at Arlington and Alexan-
dria. Va, and in all cemeteries in the
District of Columbia. and in holding
appropriate services in loving remem-
brance of these, our country's dead.
Furthermore. through the columns OF
your paper, the members of this COM
mittee wish to tender their thanks 10
those who generously responded to
their appeal for financial assistance in
this matter. JOHN w. REID
Department Commander, Chairman of >
Memorial Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

While abroad Secretary Mellon will
study economic conditions. A thorough
course OF study on these lines will
prevent the journey from being a
pleasure trip in any sense of the word.
Europe's economic conditions have
caused more brain fag than any sub.
ject before the public.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

A statue Of the late John Wana-
maker has met with unfavorable criti-
cal comment. The important con-
sideration is the sentiment behind the
work. 1t is q well known fact that
very few great men can be judged by
their statuary.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

The idea Of holding the democratic
national convention in New York city
is indorsed by Chauncey NJ. Depew.
In his genial career, Mr.. Depew has
not heretofore figured conspicuously
as solicitous adviser of the demo-
cratic party. A good booster for the
old town does not allow himself to be
hampered by partisan restrictions.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Scientists are now represented as
fearing that certain lines of expert
ment are likely to result in an explo-
sion that will wreck the universe. At
least poor old Wilhelm HohenzolIern
will not be blamed for this catastrophe
IL it comes to pass.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

There would be a tremendous up
roar if the statesmen who might be
considered as democratic candidates
were all to speak at once. The year
preceding election year is the great
season for modest reticence. Many
man has spoiled his chances by calling
attention to them.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

The fact that there is no limit to the
possible length of decimal fraction
disposes of any apprehension that
quotations of German mark values
will become too small for mathemati-
cal expression.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Boardwalk strollers express fears of
injury by stray shots from craft pur-
suing rum runners. This adds touch
Of novelty to the numerous perils al
ready in wait for the innocent by.
stander.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Having launched the biggest under
renew herr assurance to European
diplomats that the best way to avoid
trouble is to cultivate peaceful policies.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

The farmer, struggling to renew a
mortgage. is naturally going to won
der how anybody, even a Wall street
broker, can get in debt for as much
as $11 ,00O, 900.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Having fined five German mine di-
rectors over fourteen million dollars,
the French will proceed with their al
ready difficult problem of making
prompt collections.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
A Luxury Missed,

The man who never makes mistakes
Must forfeit much delight;
He cannot feel the sweet surprise
OF sometimes being right.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Any one who doubts that the old
Pharaohs were a reckless lot has only
to glance at the fashions announced
for the coming summer.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
A Strange Custom.

Oh, lady fair, why do you go
Unto the matinee
And weep when griefs are plenteous
For which you need not payf
Evening star., 1923-06-19

4. A glance at the files showing last
years bathing suits warrants the con-
f?dent assertion that this years will
not be any shorter.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Soviet Russia is willing for outsiders
to take hand in its finances on GER
tain terms, but encourages no efforts
to help in it's diplomacies.
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Old John Barleycorn, as a con.
sistent mischief maker, threatens
mutiny at sea as well as rebellion on
land.
Evening star., 1923-06-19
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Evening star., 1923-06-19

What do we-the general readers
get out of this adventure? First,
facts. Some of them new, some of
them known, some Of them half
known. And here these facts stand
in compact bodies. In a business-like
co-ordination OF parts that makes
them easy OF seizure. tenacious Of
hold. These facts range through
modern politics. social relations
economics, industry-all depending
for their Immediate future upon the
political development that is already
at hand, a development that will de-
termine the place of this region in the
partnership Of the world And be-
hind these facts there Is spread, in
each case. the sumptuous history be-
longing to the country. Then. too
there is the personal adventure OF the
author himself and his companions
this contributing materially to many
Of the most interesting details that
help to complete the picture of near
er Asia in its modern attributes. over
and around 1t all Is the glamour of
romance and the lure of the un.
familiar. That's about enough for
one book-don't you think? I. GIN
Evening star., 1923-06-19

Q: What does helium gas cost?-
f. NJ.
A. The government plant at Fort
Worth, Tex. is extracting helium
from natural gas at a cost Of ap-
feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
DISTRICT NO. 3

Will include all territory in the following counties in Alabama: Lauderdale. Col bert, Franklin, Marion Lsmas, Fayette, Walker, Cullman, Marshall, Madison, Jackson, Winston, Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
ALABAMA BAPTIST WOMEN TO MEET
Woman's Missionary Union Convention To Be Held In
 BeSsemer Nov. 20-22,
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD AnnANnrnerX AIn NnN

Baptist women of Alabama will gather in Bessemer November 20-22, for their annual Womans Union con ,vention. Officials o fthe organiza tion stated today that the attendance is expected to exceed that of any previous convention. A splendid pro- gram, the women say, has been pre- pared. Some of the leading Baptist women of the south are to address the convention.
 Among those on the program is Miss Mary Northington, correspond ing secretary of the Tennessee Bap- several years Miss Northington was secretary of the Woman's Missionary union forces of this state. She has just returned from an extended trip abroad, having visited in Palestine Sweden, Egypt and many other coun- tries. Thirty thousand miles in 30 minutes" will be her subject, 1t is announced.
 Others who will attend the conven- tion are Miss Laura Lee Patrick of Atlanta; Mrs. J. M. Gaston of Lai- chow-Fu, China; Mrs. Maude R. Me Lure, field worker for the personal service department of the w. M. U. of the Southern Baptist convention and Moody Bible Institute at Louisville, Ky.
 The w. NJ. U. Is an auxiliary of the Alabama Baptist convention. Mrs. W. H. Sanford of this city is presi- dent and Miss Ida Stallworth, cor responding secretary.
 Among the special features for the convention will be the centennial pageant at the Bessemer High school on Wednesday evening, November 2l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
PLANS ZINC MADE FUR. CHURCH MEET
Montgomery Committees Preparing For tooth SeS-
 sion Baptist Convention
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD !


 The annual session of the Alabama Baptist convention will meet at Montgomery November 13 to IS. Com mittees on arrangements and enter talnment are busy In the Capital City, A program for the meeting has been prepared by the committee, which consists of pr. Charles A. Stakely, Rev. S. H. Bennett. Eugene Ballard, pr. E. S. Alderman and Rev. F. M. Barnes. The program provides for organization. reading of reports and the introductory sermon the first morning. The principal speaker of the morning will be Dr. J. w. Phillips of Mobile, who breaches the convention sermon.
 The first afternoon and evening will be given to state work, Sunday school and B. Y. B. U. work, closing in the evening with an address by Dr. E. Y. Mullens. president of Bap- tist World Alliance.
 Wednesday,. the second day, will be devoted to hospital work, laymen s movement, religious literature, home and foreign missions, temperance and orphanage, the morning session closing with an address by pr. J. R. Hobbs on the Stockholm World AL liance, and the evening session clCs- ing with an address by pr. J. E. Dill lard on the Baptist 75,000,000 cam paign.
 Thursday, the third day, will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
FORM UNDERWOOD CLUB
Albertville Citizens Organize To
 Boost Alnbaminn For Presidency

AIbertville Citizens Organize To
 Boost Alabamian For Presidency
 ALBERTVILLE, Nov. 3.-lSpecial.) A petition was circulated this week for the purpose of organizing an Underwood for President club and about 200 names were obtained. in- cluding practically every business and professional man in Albertville and large percentage of the citizen ship of the town ana surrounding territory. The women are circulat- ing the same petition and now have about 65 names and will organize club. On motion of w. M. Coleman, Mack l<illcrease was selected as president: w. D. Claybrook. first vice president; A. B. Hooper, Jr., sec ond vice president; Albert Espey, secretary, and J. F. Whitman, assist ant secretary of the mems club. The folio wing is the heading of the peti- tion which was circulated: We, the undersigned democrats of Marshall county, desire to form ourselves Into a local organization to be known as the Underwood for President club, the purpose of which shall be to ad- vance the cause of democracy in Marshall county, in Alabama and in the United States of America, and we pledge our allegiance to the con stitution of the United States, the laws of Congress, the constitution and laws of Alabama and the prin- ciples ennunciated by our peerless leader. the Hon. oscar w. Under wood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04

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