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Evening star., 1923-07-09

Tho Post ONCE Department Ii
undertaking to make q count Of every
piece Of mail handled between Sep
study the cost OF handling each class
Postmaster General New news-
paper man of long experienoe-ii
Interested in getting at the facts.
Some years ago an assistant post
master general appeared before a
congressional committee with figures
proving" that 1t cost cents a pound
to carry newspapers. although the
government required the delivery OF
the papers at the post Office at the
publishers expense. 1t was shown
by publishers that the average haul
Of second class mail (publications)
was less than 900 miles-much less
and that the express companies were
connecting with the government for
| tho haul.
The exDress companies would call
at the office of publication and accept
nackages Of papers (not less than
ten pounds). which they would haul
500 miles or less for half a cent a
pound-one fourteenth Of what the
government was claiming to- be its
cost.
While the postal rate on second
class newspaper or magazine) mall
was cent a pound. and the experts
were alleging that the government
WAS "subsidixing" newspapers to the
extent Of cents a Mound. the express
icompanias were begging the oppor-
tunity OF giving added service for
half cent a pound Express COM
panies have never been rated as
seeking business at a loss or doins
Front and center"
y +
The medical profession is makins
| discoveries which are guaranteed tc
prevent lying. There was an anti.
prevarication drug announced las,
| month by a doctor. which was al.
legged to be harmless. When a liza,
got drunk on that drug. he woult
confess his innermost peccadilloes
| Then some rival doctor called tn,
inventor liar. and threatened Il
| prove it with his own medicine.
Next comes a retinoscope. II look,
| like rubber disk with Il hole in II
Nobody can look through that hole
and keep a straight face" while
telling a whopper. It detects the fac
that liar becomes nearsighte6
| while prevaricating. All liars ma,
| be near-siEhted while prevaricatinE
| but does ii follow that all near.
| sighted folks are liars?
When the famous French Gen. Gou.
| raud stood for a full minute at sa-
| lutte before the tomb of the unknown
soldier at Arlington cemetery, tear.
chased each other down the rugged
| cheeks of the hero. He had led tn.
| American Rainbow Division in the
| battle which turned back the Ger.
| mans threatening Paris. and tear.
! were his genuine tribute TO the un.
, known American soldier. In simple
words Of pure elouuence, filled with
sincerity and depth OF feeling. tn,
general paid further tribute TO tn.
dead. closing with this: Who am tC
hold wreath in the presence of tn.
| boy who lies in his grave? I conside,
| 1t An honor to give him my wreath.
Then the general added to the
wreath he had himself provided fol
! the tomb another. which his com.
rades under his command in the Rain
| bow Division had given him as 2
| mark of their affection for their ole
| commander.
Seldom do strong men show such
I depth OF feeling. such genuine senti-
4 ment. Is II not an answer TO the
! vaporings Of pacifsts who imagine
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. How many people can the tidal
basin bathing beach acommoda te p
A. C.
A. For the swimming season the
average number OF bathers handled
daily is 1900. The most accommo-
dated in any one day was 5000.
Q. How many street cars are op-
Grated daily in Washington?-K. NJ. C.
A. The Capital Traction Company
operates about 317 cas- and the Wash
ington Railway Electric Company
about 3i7. making a total Of approx
mately $50 daily.
Q. Did Andrew Carnegie furnish
the money to build the Pan American
building-H. o. L.
A. The Pan-American building cost
100000. Andrew Carnegie gave
$750.000. The remainder was con-
tributed by the countries represented
in the Pan-American Union.
Q. Upon what was the original
draft of the Declaration of Independ-
ence written?-M. E. c..
A. The original draft was written
upon several sheets of legal-cap pa
per. 1t was given by Jefferson to
his colleague. Richard Henry Lee.
Until 1925 the document remained in
the Lee family. The grandson and
namesake of the dean of the Virginia
delegation then presented 1t to the
American Philosophical Society of
Philadelphia, with a. certificate from
Jefferson that it was genuine.
c. I II. ?. Rhat does isv'afhan mean
A 1t is a term found in the Scrip
lures. which is variously interpreted
as crocodile. whale and dragon. 1t
is applied TO something huge and
formidable of its kind. as in the case
of ships which bear the name.
O. What will remove chewing gum
from satin slippers?-B. H.
A. Gasoline, benzine, chloroform
or ether will remove it.
Q. Is laughter antiseptic?-P. L. H.
A. DR.. s. Weir Mitchell, nerve spe-
cialist. said 1t could be used more ef-
fectively than medicine to fill pre-
scriptions. Good humor aids diges-
clients, who employed testers to make
Jokes and puns at meal time.
Q. What makes a bird stay in the
I'm. W.
A. The manipulation of birds wings
has been analyZed to a certain de-
gree by an ultra-rapfd camera in
vented by c. Francis Jenkins of
washington. Mr.. Jenkins has shown
the exact motion OF a pigeons wings.
His pictures demonstrated that the
back stroke when the wings touch
over the head. propels the bird, while
the forward stroke, when the wings
meet under the body, sustains the
pigeon in the air
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Defeat i'm Battle.
Never Admitted
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Gen. Gonnaud says the Germans
must be made to confess that they
were defeated. II that time ever
comes-and doubt tit will be the
first time in history any people ever
made such abject admission have
lived through nearly all our wars
and met the survivors-as many of
them, perhaps, as any man living has
met in close personal relations and
confidence-yet / have never met an
an old English soldier who would ad-
NIT England was ever defeated by us.
nor single Confederate soldier yet
who admitted that the south was de-
feated. The losing party never makes
the humility confession. This is
basic, elemental truth.
PRIVATE DALzELI4
Evening star., 1923-07-09

A student of military matters ven
lures the assertion that a next war
will last only a few days. 1t would be
al easy to derive consolation from this
theory as from the assertion that
death dealing will be 80 swift and GER
tain that multitudes of innocent peo
pie will be enabled to depart this life
blissfully unconscious that there has
heen any war at ALL
Evening star., 1923-07-09

1t is doubtful whether even Mr..
Bok's 500, 900 prize will develop any
higher intellectual energy than has al
ready been applied in efforts to facili-
tate the entry OF the United States
into the league of nations.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

An effort is to be made to salvage
six million dollars in gold that went
down with the Lusitania. The item is
worth saving, even though it repre-
sents but an infinitesimal portion of
the loss to the world caused by the
tragedy.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Advocates of government operation
of railroads are no doubt hopeful that
the Railroad Labor Board will succeed
in asserting. itself in a manner that
will render it available as a nucleus
of administrative authority.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Efforts on the part of Mr.. Baruch to
organize the farmers Will have to be
conducted with discretion in order to
avoid rural suspicion that he is paving
the way to run for Office of some kind.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Member of the Associated Press

The Associa ted Press is exclusively entitled
to the for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to II not otherwise credited
in this paper and also the local news pub
aished herein. All rights of publication of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Whatever lack of foresight may
have distinguished the Hohenzollern
family,'it is safe to assume that they
are too shrewd to accept paper marks
in payment of dividends or pensions.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

There would be more safe and sane
days if the railroad grade crossings
could be as efficiently policed as the
city traffic crossings.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Old John l.. Sullivan was noted as
having more friends than money. The
pugilist of today is not dismayed by
the possibility of having more money
than friends.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin

@. What is the origin OF the ex-
preston drinking toast"?-I. NJ. c.
A. The English expression toast"
which is equivalent to the continental
health" had it's origin in the old
in the winecup before drinking, from
a notion that 1t gave the wine a
better flavor.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Col. Bryan has taken no direct steps
hs yet toward forcing an anti-evolution
plank into next summers democratic
platform.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Without being as sick as Lenin.
Trotsky is coming to be largely re-
garded as politically incapacitated.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

O. How many of the men who are
entitled to vote exercise their priv
1ege ?-H. J. u.
A. The estimated potential maIe
vote of 1920 was 26,700,00o. Actually,
however. only about one-third Of this
number voted.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Leadership.

"A man can't be leader In all
walks Of life.''
NO." answered Senator Sorghum;
II am opposed to this idea Of trying to
convince every captain Of industry
that he has the making Of a political
boss"
Evening star., 1923-07-09
The Window Display.

Tie WIn0OW D1Spay.
"I understand that pawnb.. .okers in
Pittsburgh are liable to arrest if they
display blackjacks and brass knuckles. %
THAT is as it should be. 1t removes
the suggestion Of summary vengeance
on the people who are going to buy all
those musical instruments
Evening star., 1923-07-09
A Disappointed Nforalist

do you consider prize fighting
wicked?"
"I do. The last one I saw wasn't
the moneys worth"
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Heart Still in the Same Place.

Heart Still In the Same Place.
when we were first married you
sent me flowers and matinee tickets
Henrietta" replied Mr.. Meekton,
customs change with time. I'm
spending just as much now buying
groceries and tickets for your lee
lures"
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States

Daily and Sunday Il yr.. $40. 90; i mo-, Soc
Daily only. ........1 yr., $500: mo-, SOC
Sunday only......1 yr.. $500; l mo-. 25c
Evening star., 1923-07-09
dhe Evening Star Newspaper Compan.

The Evening Star with the Sunday morning
edition, il delivered by carriers within the city
at 90 cents per month; daily only 70 cents Per
m month; Sunday only, 90 cents per month. Or
ders may be sent by mail or telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
and Of each month.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. How many automobiles are in
use in China and Japan?-G. L. T.
A. According to the latest stats
tics available, in January, 1922, there
were 1920 automobiles in Japan, or
one to every 1864 of the population
In February, 1922. there were sl50
automobiles in China, or one to each
37,O6S population. In the United
States there is an automobile to each
ten inhabitants.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. What is the present population
of France?-D. L. 2.
A. The latest estimate is 39,2os, 766,
exclusive of military and naval forces
and seamen abroad. The French CO
Ionfal possessions have a combined
population of 53,572,S55.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Get The Star answer your ques
tions. Be sure to write your fu,i
name and address SO that the infor-
nation may be sent direct. Address
all questions TO The Evening Star in
formation bureau. Frederic ]. Haskin.
director, 1920 North Capitol street,
Evening star., 1923-07-09

when you says Safety first" said
Uncle Eben. you wants to make it
somep:n' better dan jes' a new version
Of de old remark, Look out fob
No. r."
Evening star., 1923-07-09
The Easier Lot

The Easier Lot.
The humber task is often
The easier by half
The golfer does the fretting
And the caddy has the laugh.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
PrOcraStination

PrOcrastination.
There's plenty OF time said the
morning sun,
As he laughed in the rosy sky
So l smiled at the task that was still
undone
And the hours went drifting by.
And the day grew short and the
shadows long
And the moon with the silvery beam
Taught the breeze to whisper the same
old song,
There is plenty of time to dream. -
The clock is in contradiction set,
AS it rings with a careless chime
The hours are too short for the task
and yet
There is always plenty of time
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. Is IL true that the Czar OF Rus
sia was the head of the church,
V. G.
A. The Car OF Russia was tho
titular head of the branch OF tie
Eastern Orthodox Church known as
the Russian Church.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Jud Tunkins says the man who be.
lieves everything he sees in print is
terrible likely 10 take counterfeit
money.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. What rock is popularly known
as THE Worlds Greatest Autograph
Album"?-C. c. II.
A. Inscription rock, or FL Moro, IN
New Mexico, has the only extant mem
oranda OF certain early Spanish e&-
plorations, the earliest inscription
dating back TO 1926. The spring that
furnished water for the troops still
gushes from the side of the rock
1t is eroded in the shape of castle
which rises 200 feet out of the plains
1t is large enough to conceal an army
in its recesses.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Q. How many street cars are op-
Grated daily in Washington?-K. NJ. C.
A. The Capital Traction Company
operates about 317 cas- and the Wash
ington Railway Electric Company
about 3i7. making a total of approx
mately $50 daily
Evening star., 1923-07-09

O. What will remove chewing gum
from satin slippers?-B. H.
A. Gasoline, benzine, chloroform
or ether will remove ii.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Japan hold but scant attraction for
the eye, and the newcomer to them
| is almost certain to be disappointed
II he be so fortunate as to leave the
cities behind him and boldly strike
out into the open country, there is
another tale to tell, for no Lafcadio
Hearn with words and no Japanese
artist with paint brush or wood block
Chisel has sketched picture as love-
ly as has nature herself with noun
terraced rice field, moss grown rocks
that border a waterfall or swirling
stream.
And if the tourist remain in japan
long enough to cease being a tourist
beauties to his widening vision.
Toxic offers him the simplicity OF
the gray stone wall, crowned with
watch towers Of white. that rises
from the quiet waters of the moat
surrounding the Imperial Palace, or
the glorious mingling of sound and
color and life that throbs through
the narrow streets and paths of
Asakusa Park. Other cities have
their half-hidden spots of beauty, a
| treasure troye for the man who will
search them out.
But beneath this pattern of
| strangely mixed beauty and depress-
ing monotony, underlying and pull
sating through 1t. is the true joy
that Japan may offer to the stranger
the charm of japanese life and
thought. At times 1t IL repelient
and the American draws back to bias
pheme the islanders OF the east, and
again he sees in the hearts of the
people that which attracts and wins
his appreciation. 1t Is difficult to
grasp both phases, to evaluate them
properly and to come to q conclusion
| that takes both sides into considera-
tion. More often only the bright
! and joyous side is seen; and Julian
Street writes a book. Or only the
ugly and repulsive is discerned; and
John Jaish produces "Kimono." Both
are right; both are wrong. a true
mirror of Japan would show reflected
bits of both, but the reflected picture
| would have to be judged as whole
! and not by any Of its Details
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05
INFORMAGI0N DE PONCE

-Hdllase en- esta ciildad el aprccia-
bic selor joaquin Wives, ContadQr de
Ia Empresa teatral Bruno Vizquez''
de esta capital, actual administrators
de casi todos los cines locales.
Saludamosle codrialmente.
La policfa ha detenido Il Herme-
ncgildo Luna. sometiendole al Hon.
,Juez Municipal. scusado de haber 81
klo sorplendido mientras manipulate
I'M alambique. en- el baIrio Portugu6s.
Luis Rodriguez, ha sido denuncia-
do por la Policfa. que le acusa de la-
Der agredido, las pcdradas, al vecino
Basilio Ortiz, heeho ocurrido en- la ca
lie mtcm,cnte Ramirez.
-Tomds Medina, fu6 sorprendido
pOr Ii policfa, mientras transportaba
licor. per la calle No. g., del barrio
Nuevo Bdlgica: dicha fueTza 10 so
meti6 la Corte Municipal, para los
efectos de ley.
Modesto Arcc. de doce amos de
cdad, fut llevado presencia de la
Corte Juvenil, acusindosele de haber
hcrido con un cuchillo, por la espalda,
otro nino, llamado Felipe Rodriguez,
dc trece amos de edad. La lesion re-
Yiste cierta gravedad. p0r 10 quefe me-
.,I q Il
posicion del eXpresado Tribunal Jnve-
uil. 81
Al verificarsc el primer sorteo de
/. la Socielad Ben6fica de los Pobres, la
casa adiudicala correSpohdi0 a Ii Sc
iiorita Jacqueline Romanace. .j-
l1 chalet es. mug bello y Sc lcvans
tn en- la Avenida Mcrcurio, en- Ia am
pliaci6n de la zona urbana hecIa por
cl seilor Armstrong.
--Nuestros amigos don Ramon V don
Rafael Rivera Rocbig, asi como su bon
dadGsa mama, pasan por la pena de
haber perdido para siempre, aquellos
un hcrnmno; Y Gsta un hijo, al falle-
Ger el cstimable joven don Julio Rive
III Rochis. cuto entierro Sc verified
aver. aSistiendo numcrosos amigos dc
la famila NJ fIinebre acto.
Descanse en- paZ cl corrccto iovcl
!ro sentido pGsame. a.
fcnccidO Y vaya hasta sns dem!os nucs
C0rrCsponsai
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05
GOBIERNO DE PUERTO RICO
DEPARTAMENTO DEL INTERIOR
|NEGOCIADO DE OBRASt tPUBLECAS
oFICINA DEL supte. de Obras Pd-

OFICINA DEL Supte. de Obras Pt-
blicas. ........
San Juan, P. R. Oct. II, 1923.
Proposiciones en- pliegos cerrados
para la adjudication en- publica subas-
ia de las obras de construction de 4
Kms. mas menos y de un puente
de arco de 20 metros de luz, sobre cl
rio "Guaba", en- la carretcra No. IA,
secci6n Maricao-Indiera" cuyo pre-
supuesto aprobado asciende a Sc
TENTA Y DOS MIL OCHOCIENTOS
OCHENTA Y UN DOLLARS, veinte
centavos, ($72,881.20); Sc admitirdn
en- esta ofcina hasta las 2 p. M. del
dia II de- noviembrc de 1923, en- que
sc abriran pdblicamentc.
Todos los datos necesarios Sc daran
en- esta oficina, donde sc encuentran de
manifesto los documentos que han de
regir en- ell contrato, Y podran recoger
los Iicitadores los pianos y modelos
de proposiciones que han de presen-
tar, mediante un dep6sito de diez dol
lars ($1O) en- check certifcado, giro
postal effective, que seran reembol-
sados al ser devueltos dichos docu-
mentos en- ell plazo de veinte dias (2O)
despues de efectuada la subasta.
La administration Sc reserva el
derecho de rechazar cualquiera to-
das las proposiciones Y ell de adjudi-
car el contrato bajo otras considcra-
clones que las del precio solamente.
GuillermO Esteves,
Comisionado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05
ENLACE MATRIMONIAL

El sdbado fuG celehrado en- In i%lc-
siai San. rAsustfn oiiciando el Rev.
Il Juan Lynch. rector de los rcdento
Iistas, ,el' enlaCc matrimonial de los
estimados j6yen2S Gregorio MARTINEZ
Y Elofsa Guerra. sicmdo pHdrnos -
Gervasio Castro Y dona Marcela FL
gueroa de Castro.
Los novios fueron muy fcicitado,
por los muchos invitados Cue aSiStic
ron Il tan simpdtico cnlacr.
Deseamos los nucv0s csposos III
mundo de felicidadeS,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05

Etabecmnto conufdo exprotesc Excss condolences autas
Cope dotacon en- Ia sa de araratos instrumental modnos
uhdad de
servco.-Cuerpo M4dico resdene d Sanatoro
Sc admen uatamiento enermos de
dndo atenddoS medco los lie Socedad
IJepartamtuo especial Senoras
peraciones traraentos epece baho de luz de kidro
eecricos droterapCos Rays X Fulgurscion
aos equ1tatvamente convenconaes
PERSONAL CTENTrFICo
DIRECTOR DEL SANATORIO DIR. Dor Amalio Soldkn.,
DIRECTOR DEL CONSULTORO: Dr. Don Manuel Quevedo Bae
CIRUJANO GENERAL: DR. Don Rafael Veez Lopez
NESPECIALlSTA EN- ENFERMEDADES DE LA NARIZ' OIDOS.
GARGANTA OJOS: Dr. Don Agustn b Lausie
RAlQOLOGO: DE Don Manuel Rivera
PATOLOGO: DR.. Ion Francisco ] Hernandez
DR. Don Pedro Rivera Aporte Or. Don Antonio MuhiE
Don Manuel Pava-Dr Don Bernardo Zaragoza
CIRUlANO DENTISTA: Dr.. Don Lorenzo r. Noa
PRACCANTE: Don Enrique Fernandez.
Astenci4 aculata eundada sfcazmente 10 Hjas de Ia
Carload Nurses ttuadas de compea pacta arga expeencA
CONS LTAs:
la
Reconocimentos $10O Consua $500.
Por e Ciu;ano GencraA partuares de II de Ia ma6ana
martes sabad0os.
Espacaista:De das aporables
auxiado los medicos nrnos Doctos Antonio Muiz
Ion Bernardo Zaragoza
Por 81 Patoiogo DE a 10 m.
En- e Coosultoro: Velea $3.50 p M-Medco aaxiares
Dr. Pava Fernandez'de IVA u Dr. Rivera Apcase de
de e2a5P. NJ
Por e Especalista Con,ultorio Justo a.
Cirujano Denta Ccnstorio ODoneu 10 PlaEa de
Colon de a 2 de Ia tarde
Los p gan mes para
atenddo cuaiquera de aos ndados presentation
del uimo reciho
pREsIDENcIA ApartadO 2n, TEsoRERIA. ApartadO Hol
BAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05
ALAMBIQUE CAPTURADO

En- 81 de Grtubre fltimo. ON Gl baIrio
'FReatliz'' de Cdgtlas. III 4ratar Ia poll
cfa de destruir una piia de fermcntos
que ocupara iumto Il IN alam5iquc
clandestino,I por ser cl tcrfcuo mny
quebrado. Gsta So rob6 Y fud 4 toner
a ma q,icbrada tlondc cstahan "o&irn-
do aqua narios ninos. atrapailde il SIN
to Felix Rosa, de 10 amos. qIftn tnvo
que Ser con- -Mccido al h6slittal ! ali
eSt1 recibicndo asistcncia E6li.,a.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-11-05
BOHIO DESTRUIDO

En- la noche del 30, Sc quem6 un bo-
hr sitCla,o en- el barrio Naranio, de
Moca. Y pertcncceientc a Juan Felicia
no. yal0rintlose las pGrdidas1 como ca
$50. Sc cree 1H case intentional, st
illvestiga con q fin de esclarecpr el
heuho. aasa