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Evening star., 1923-10-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN

} Greek students OF medicine was Hip
| pocrateS.
Q. Was there a battle during the
| Spanish American war in which the
| United States losses were greater
than those OF the spanish2--c- p.
A. In the battle of Ell Caney the
! Spanish losses were 800, while the
| American losses were. about 40
@. Is a deodorizer a disinfectant?
w. ". r..
A. Daodorizers are not disinfect-
ants nor antiseptics. and are OF no
use save DO cover disagreeable smells.
O. Has any state ever been with
out a UnifEd States senator for q
| considerable. period of ttme2-W. P s.
I A. During the "Addicks fight in
I Delaware THAI state was without u
senator for twp years and had only
one for five ysHrs'
@. How do the English pronounce
coiquhoun and Bapvoir?-R. F. ".
A. Co1quhoun is pronounced Ca
| hoon, and Belvoir. Beaver
Q. When did Caesar use the EXPIRES
sion veni, vide, vici?-A. F.
A. This epierannatic o tatement was
made in his account or an e1pedi-
tion into Pontus. 1t was not IN con
neetion with the Gallic wars, as II is
often ascribed.
O. Who was the first woman 70 be
ordained as a minister?-A. 81.
A. The first woman preaeherb were
Quakers, since women have from the
organization Of the Society OF FrtHnds
shared with men the right Of spea X
ing in meeting. The Rev Antoin etSe
Brown was the first woman in Amer"
lea, and probably in the world, TO be-
ordained as q ongregationaifst min
lister. Later she became a Unitarian
She was graduated from oberlin Cot
lege in 1S4S, and fifty years later she
received the degree of doctor of
divinity from the theological semi
nary there.
Q. Please give a brief history Of
the composite Madonna.-H. e. c.
A. Joseph Gray KitcheIl. late in
September, 1889. conceived the idea
of composite Madonna which would
combine "the Ioveliness and spirituai
charm of the most representative ana
beautiful Of these master paintings
two hundred and seventy-oi1o Ma
do4frIas were combined in the one race
which later was evolved. Fuil-faCe
pictures were used almost exclusively.
Elliot Dainge field, the American
! painter. was employed to correct er-
rors of line inseparable from the
blending of so many faces. Special
Photographic plates were used and
perfected lenses of Jena glass
O. Has any one except a President
of the United States had the title
| chief of the Navy
%. E.
A. Commodore Esek Hopkins was
made commander-in-ch of the
Navy when the American fleet was
organized In 1775. He was the only
man to hold this rank. as the title
was merged into that of the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Q. Why IS petunia 50 named
T. L
A. This plant is a species of to-
bacco. The name is derived from
petum or petun, an old name for to-
baeco.
Q. Who was Esypt's last queen:-
N S.
A. Cleopatra. who lived from SO
| to 80 BIC, was the last Queen OF
Egypt
| (Lct The Star Information Bureau
! anstCer your question. StG+e yoR'
! qHer1y plainly and briefly and send IL
! 10 The Star Information Bureau,
! Frederic j. HdskiH, director, 1890
North Capitol street IfscIose cents
in stamps for return postcge).
Evening star., 1923-10-25
French Names for American Food

Americanism rises against the menu
and waves the flag in behalf of the
bill.of.fare. A protest IL made that
we should not have ham and eggs,
eesnsd beef ana cabbage and liver
and onions served otherwise than I'm.
der their native and well loved names.
1t is not the first time that sons Of
Uncle Sam have raised this mo.
mentous question. Representative
Britten of Illinois, coming home frena
Europe OH the American ship Le.
viathan-wiiich, by the way, can
scarcely be. said to be 100 per cent
American name-raises a protest
against menu and other alien fash.
ions on that ship. He asks: why
should chicken hash be ruined with
a name like hachis de volatile? II I
want calf's liver why nsust j ask for
tuie de veau?'' tt is hard to answer
his questions. Many win sssapathtze
with Representatives grittea and viii
approve his patriotic stand.
I Not many OF ug can really read a
bill.of-fare in French. though few with
Evening star., 1923-10-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHlLANpER JOHNSON.
The Threat Fulfilled

The Threat Fulfilled.
A man once said he'd set a pace
Defying spill or skid
And terrify the human race.
He did.
For the Inferno straight he made
And lifted off the lid.
He vowed he'd leave the world afraid.
He did.
A nation made the same remark,
Resolved that demons hid
1t would release from ages dark
1t did a .s.t
Remorse now reigns where pride was
strong,
From men the props have slid
Who sought to put mankind in wrong;
And did.
The saddest of all epitaphs
win oft appear, unbia,
When some one says--and gfinaly
laughs-~> g. -
"He did
Evening star., 1923-10-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VIE

distinction Of being civil war vet
eran OF the Union Army. having been
adopted toward the end OF the re-
bellioh by Company T., B7th Illinois
Infantry, 18th Army Corps. COM
manded by sBiaek Jack" Gen. John
A. Logan. Washington for years has
been on the regular run" between
st. Paul ana Seattle. During the
world war he used to fegaie westsrn
doakhboys en- route to Europe with
his battle experiences, including an
unfailing IL not comforting reminder
to be prepared at all times to "elimb
dem golden stairs
The Autograph Bulletin, the standa
ard market sheet of folk who collect
signatures ef the great. tells from
month to month how high they rank
celebrities, In terms OF dollars and
cents. The September Bulletin effera
Clifford Pinchet for 81 at the foot oil
typewritten letter sending copies
Of his books, "The Training of For
ester" and "The Country Church -
Rinchot n-scratching may have gone
up since he took the prohibition war
path. Joseph i. Tumulty Is rated al
s2.50, as siHner of a typed letter, ex-
planning voIubly why President will
con hasn't answered eonimunica-
tion. A hanawritten letter by Mark
Twain IN held at SIS. William Jen.
nings Bryan goes for SPA penned
letter thanking constituent for
sending q photograph OF baby
named Bryan" A full set of auto
graphs OF all Presidents OF the United
states, including Warren q. Harding,
commands $3.50. =
~ =:
Washington reSerberates with opin-
ions pro and con on the effect OF the
President's conference with the gor-
errors ON prohibition. The consensus
is that Saturdays seanee at the
White House was a series of attitudes
and platitudes, for the most part. Mr.
Coolidge, many wet and dry leaders
think, is still an enigma. as far as
his actual sentiments regarding the
virtues of the eighteenth amendment
and the Folstead act are concerned. II
may be worth remembering that one
of the Presidents most trusted .coun-
seiors is John w. Weeks. Mr.. Weeks
is for light wines and beer. And, like
Calvin Coolidge, he has faith in
Massachusetts. .s :.
IL X :: X .--z-
Karl Won Lewinski. the agent OF
Germany in the mixed claims COM
mission, is q Harvard graduate and
married to an American lady lie
functions for his country in a dual
capacity at Washington. being also
counselor OF the embassy. In private
life, DR.. Won Lewihski is a lawyer
Copyright, 1891
Evening star., 1923-10-25

That the condition of agriculture as
whole is far from hopeless is the
opinion of those editors who have
watched corn cross the dollar mark
and continue to ascend the price
scale The great corn belt in the CEN
trail west is certain to recoup some
of the losses of the last couple of
years, ir1asInuch as the increased price
of Americas own cereal is being fol-
lowed by that of hogs and other live
stock. 49,
"Corn is our largest single crop"
says the New York Herald. "and this
year the yield will exceed s,o00,000, 600
bushels. In spite Of this enormous
yield. corn is selling higher than it
was last year or in 1921. when the
crop was smaller" 1t all demon
strates, the Wall Street journal points
out, that 'King Corn is again on his
old throne distributing iargesse to his
people. Translated into the language
of the steck market, corn for Decem-
Der delivery shows an advance equal
to more thar, rs points. The man who
trades in stocks and bonds will open
his eyea at this profit. There is noth-
ing more certain than the law of sup
ply and demand. That law has
brought about the advance in corn.
There is no oversupply this year. The
end Of season surplus Of old corn has
been gradually diminishing"
The exact size of this years crop,
the Des Moines Tribune points out,
will remain, in doubt "until the husk-
ing peg reveals the facts. and until
then one guess is as good as another.
The fact that the price of corn is
stiffening ought to indicate that the
crop will be lighter rather than
heavier. They say that It is not in
the books for a fourth bumper crop.
Still let US await the verdict Of the
husking peg before we concede very
much of drop from the top notch
figure" 1t is the opinion of the
Springfield, ILL.,, state Journal that
.'the difference in the methods. OF
marketing corn and wheat must have
something to do with present prices
of, these, staples. Wheat goes from
the field ana the thrasher to the ele-
vator. Practically all of it is marketed
in 4ona short period i'm the year. The
profit on wheat is made by the men
who buy 1t from the grower and hold
it, This years harvest OF wheat has
already left the farmers possession.
Corn is stored on the farm in cribs.
The farmer for years has planned on
holding his corn and doing it out on
rising markets, his own financial
needs being, OF course, q factor always
In his decision to sell. 1t must be clear
that organization Of farmers on a CO.
operative basis, az now sanctioned by
law. would result in their regulating the
market and supplying the demand
very much to their own interest. The
story of corn and wheat prices seems
to us to iIlumine the way"
The high prices are due to weather
Evening star., 1923-10-25

clared inadequate, ana the originals
were copied by hand.
Certain copies OF these books were
produced without the hand -colored d
Illustrations and with "a large number
of photograyure plates. but the
sumptuous ones were reserved for
in Europe, members OF his own
family, and the great museums of the
world. !" ",They constitute, these cata-
logues today" says DR.. Williamson,
ian Imposing monument 70 the great
est collector who has ever lived"
Copies Of many OF these catalogues
are owned by the Library of Con-
gress, and though they are kept, be-
cause of their rare value, under lock
and key, they may. be seen by inter-
ested visitors.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

@. What are the colors and flower
OF the fraternity" of. which Mrs
Coolidge is a member &c. N.
A. Mrs. Coolidge is a Pi Beta Phi
The colors OF the fraternity" are
wine red and silver blue. The dars
red earnation is the fraternity flower
> q. Is q, chauffeur employed by 6
private family supposed TO speak t
his own friends when driving for hi:
employer NJ. l..
A. A chauffeur employed by a pri'
vate family does not greet friends
while he is driving for his employer
a. what is the proper word to .ust
when eight copies are made, such a:
duplicate and triplicate TN. H.
A. The word which desfgnates the
making of eight copies of anything
is octupiicate.
q. How many English speaking
people are there?-M e.
A. English is spoken by approxi'
inately 160,00o,ooo people.
O. Can a formula be copyrighted,
A. A formula, as such. is not q
subject OF copyright, but it can be
trade-marked. Different combinations
or Ingredients are generally patented
under a particular name or trade
mark, with the idea OF protecting
such q combination of materials and
secret, Trade marks are issued by
the patent office, Washington, D. c
@. What French king adopted the
fienr r-1e-lis as the symbol of France
ID. II. -
A. Louis VII adopted this symbol
The golden fieur-de-lis was probably
I the likeness Of a lance head and was
placed on an azure field.
@. How much money is spent for
adyertising?-D.M NJ.
A. An Outline of Advertising by
L. e. Robinson says. that Americans
are paying s1.o0o,e0o.o0o year for
advsrtising. Newspapers stand at the
head of advertising mediums with
six-tenths of the business, involving
$500, ,ooo,oeo.
a. was pewter used before iron
ana silver?--M. II.
A. Its use antedates that of the
two metals mentioned. It probably
dates back to 1000 or 1,so6 years be-
fore our era.
Q. Why are sp many Of the words
in the revised version of the, Bible
printed in. italics ?--J. II.
A. The words in italics are those
that have been the subject of study
and controversy owing to differences
in translation.
@. What is the Morrill, land act?-
A The Morrill, land act was intro
duced in 1857 by Justin Smith Nor
rill an American legislator and
political leader. The act provided for
the establishment through the aid OF
public land grants of state colleges
throughout the country. primarily for
the teaching of agriculture and the
mechanical arts, though other sub
jects were not excluded. The bill was
passed by Congress, vetoed by Presi-
dent Buchanan, again introduced and
became law under President Lin.
coin, 1852. 1t was amended and en-
1arged. 1890. by an act called the Sec
ond Morrill, act.
Q. When and where did medicine
originate ?-J. A. s. -
A. The Oldest records of medica
matters extant are those of Egypt
The most important remains of the
history of medicine during antiquit!
come from Greece, Chiron. according
TO tradition, being the man who in
troduced the art of healing into
Greece. The greatest OF the ancient
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Japan has not yet formulated q
dsnnite plan for rebuilding its aevas.
tated areas. Ambassador ianihara
informs this observer At present
the government is concentrating on
emergency relief measures, mainly
housing Recommendations for the tens
Of thousands rendered. homeless by
the earthquake. Mr. Hanihara ex.
pects that when Japan has mapped
out its reconstruction scheme in
Toxic and Yokohama the. government
viii turn TO the United States for a
loan. In the earliest hours OF the
disaster, il viii be recalled, sscres
tary Mellon intimated that Nippon
onght TO have no difficulty in raising
s5Se.o00.eoo In this market, The vast
bnik OF such funds would be spent
for American building materials,
railway supplies and machinery.
= II u =
Representative Fred A. Britten.
who wants to ahscramble the French
in the eggs division of United States
liners bills of fare. also insists that
their dining room stewards speak
English. One OF them is making a
brave effort iii that direction. 70 a
Washingtonian who recently crossed
on board the Leyiathan, the steward,
who is of Scandinavian origin, said
one morning at Breakfast, "Iyili you
have your eggs tight or loese?'
& y " y
The American Indian is by no
means vanishing race, according.
to Cato Sells Of Iowa, commissioner
of Indian affairs during the Wood
row Wilson administrations. Speak.
ing in his home town OF vInton.
Iowa. the other daX. Mr. Sells de-
elared that there are 10000 more In.
dams in the United States now than
there we're in 1918. The ration sys-
tenn is thing OF the past on red
wards are becoming for the most
part self-supportinE, self-respecting
and patriotic. Thousands of pale
faces" are now identified with the
movement to fuifilF.the white mans
promise OF citizenship. Now that a
Coolidge tthe Rev. Sherman Coolidge
of DenyerB L. at the head or the In
dian Rights Association and another
Coolidge is the Great White Father
what the. red men consider to be JUS
tice may be in sight for them
x x - 4
One of the proudest Pullman por-
ters in the United states rejoiees In
the name of George Washington. He
recently entered upon his twenty.
third successive year az a sleeping
rna6pata Ha hoe tha
Evening star., 1923-10-25

A complimentary communication
was addressed to Mr. Lloyd George by
the Emperor Of the 1avisibIe Empire
OF the Ka Klux Klan. The former
premier has been used to titles, but
probably never before heard one so
imposing as all this.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Printing postage. stamps proved i'm.
practical in Germany because Of the
cost. The enormous editions OF paper
money may have created shortage in
printing facilities.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

PHILOSOPHERS have commended that
good morals are TO be expected only
in association with good mentality and
had morals with tad mentality. This
IDEA may account for the fact. that a
person mean enough to give false di-
vorce testimony cannot always be
relied on to stick intelligentty TO. his
story
Evening star., 1923-10-25

A proclamation by Gov. Smith an
nounces his determination to coop
crate for the reduction OF coal prices
He win go along with Gov. Pinchot
that far, anyhow.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Europe often reminds the u. S. A.
of its moral duty to the world The
U. S.. A. years ago offered much good
advice on the same subject, which,
unfortunately, could not be followed.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

An unintentional favor is done the
A. f. of l.: by w. z. Foster in calling
attention TO certain ideas that the or
ganization positively refuses to stand
for. -
Evening star., 1923-10-25

A third party always has difficulty
IN finding any really popular assertion
Of principle that the old parties are
not perfectly willing TO include in
their platforms. s .r- .'S.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Lenin and Trotsky remain at the
head Of the soviet government with
a persistence that might suggest au-
tocracy to more alert citizenship.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Amba ssador Harvey refers to him.
self as having become. appropriately
commonplace Appropriate, perhaps
but never commonplace.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

- Gov. Walton is still asking what the
Oklahoma legislature is going to do
about it, but in a different tone Of
voice.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

ing along in all kinds and sizes. in
Guiding the Hivver.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
PLAYING Safe,

Playing Safe .--
People say you have lost your old
time eleauefice.
That's all right" rejoined Senator
Sorghum. THE public has grown 30
suspicious that statesman can't get
a laugh or q few roassng cheers with.
out being called a dernagosiae.,' - s..
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Autumn Phenomenon.

The fact Is not surprising.
Though it causes us to ffown.
The price Of coal keeps rising
As the old thermorn. goes down.
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Free Speech.

why don't you run for the legis.
lature?n e5es4
'.For the reason answered Farmer
Corntossel," that as plain eitizen I
can lift up my voice when and how
] please. In the legislature I'd be
hampered by whele lot. Of parlia-
raentary rules
a gal dat ssaarries a man simply
because he's, a good dancer,'' said
Uncle Eben, sis liable to make both
of EN- wish he had sprained an ankle 2
Evening star., 1923-10-25

Jud Tunkins says yonfi never get
the man with hivver. to want the
traffic cops to go heart and soul along
with this idea Of rigid law enforce.
snent. so =
Evening star., 1923-10-25

One of the proudest Pullman por-
rers in the United states rejoiees in
the name of George Washington. He
recently entered upon his twenty.
third successive year az a sleeping
car magnate. He has the additional
Evening star., 1923-10-25
Oklahoma.

The Governor said to the Legislature,
"t'm getting tired of your. Ill nature p
The Legislature said. Its best
For q man that's weary to take a
y rest.''as - 49, y
Evening star., 1923-10-25

@. How do the English pronounce
Colquhoun and Bavoir?-R. F. ".
A. Coiquhoun is pronounced Ca
hoon, and Belvoir. Heavsr.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

@. Has any state ever been with
out O Unitkd States senator for a
considerable period of ttEne22-W. P s.
I A. During the Addicks fight in
Delaware that state was without ~
senator for tN$p years and had only
/ one for FIVE yAHTs.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

There is sumptuous sort of cata-
loeue which does not find its way
on the book shelves of artists or the
modest art lover, such catalogues as
Pierpont Morgan issued of works of
art in his own collection, the like OF
which was not previously seen. These
are admirably described In DR.. @, C.
wiliiamson's book. Behind MY, Lii
hrary Door, referred to last week
in this column. ''They constitute %
DR.. Williamson says, "a library in
themselves. They vary in size and in
Epfoportion; some are of enormous
sizeA-Groyal folio and even larger
than royal folio ever. was. q because
the height of the great volumes on
NATURES is twenty-five and half
Inches and the royal folio ends at
twenty inches Others are octave and
quarto, while one is certainly duo
decimo, and the group, which COM
iprises over fifty volumes, contains
books which range Between these
sizes and are illustrated. more or less
completely in different methods qsof
are of prime Importance; some are
t"maryels Of French color. printing. :.
many are fac SMILES, the making of
which engaged artists Of foremost
rank not for months, but for years
together. 10 procure the text Mr..
Morgan subsidized,v as it we're, the
leading authorities In the world. and
when 1t came to illustrating the
miniatures, Jewels. carved wood and
rock crystal. and, above all, 1.-The
watches, mechanical process was de-
Evening star., 1923-10-25

@. Why are so many Of the words
in the revised version of the Bible
printed in italics?--J. H.
A. The words in italics are those
that have been the subject of study
and controversy owing to differences
in translation.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

q. Was pewter used before iron
ana silver?- M. II.
A. Its use antedates that of the
two metals mentioned. It probably
dates back to 1000 or 1,so8 years be-
fore our era.
Evening star., 1923-10-25

@. Is a deodorizer a disinfectant?
wv. ". r..
A. Deodorizers are not disinfect-
ants nor antiseptics. and are Of no
use save DO cover disagreeable smells.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-08-10
MONTE PLAYS CENTER
GOOD CLOSE GAME


An Unexpectedly close and really
good ball game was pulled off At
the local park Tuesday afternoon
when q revamped Monte Vista ball
team had talent enough to interest
the Center club. Up until the last
stages Of the contest. Monte was
leading by score of 6 to 4 and then
threw the game away by a series Of
errors. Kinds. pitching for Monte,
should have been credited with \
victory except for the aforesaid
errors and lack OF support on the
part of his team mates. Center
nosed out a win by two points. the
finals reading s to 6.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-08-10
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

The Home correspondent. for the
past few months. has moved to
Monte Vista; hence no notes last
week. We miss the genial person
ality OF both Mr.. and Mrs. Nevitt
around the Home grounds.
State Treasurer Mr.. Harry Mulnix
was caller at the Home last We'd
nesday, and State Auditor Mr.. Stong
and State Budget Commissioner Mr..
Cassidy were callers on Sunday.
Quite large number of our peo-
pie enjoyed the splendid Pageant
of Progress" in Monte Vista last
week, also the Stampede.
During the absence of our Chap
lain, Rev. kephart, Rev. Webster
has been occupying the pulpit. On
last Sunday, Governor Sweets pro-
clamation was observed in most
impressive manner. The audience
stood in silent prayer for one min
ute. after which prayer was offered
in behalf Of the widow OF our de-
parted President, Mr.. Harding.
Rev. Burr OF Del Norte will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday
afternoon.
The death of Mr.. John Willough-
by was unexpected, and quite a
shock to his friends. The body was
shipped to Pennsylvania for inter-
ment.
Captain and Mrs. Mathers are en-
joying visit with their daughter
Mrs. Myrtle Ferguson and two child
rem. Mrs. Ferguson, before her
marriage was nurse in the Hospi-
tai here, where she made many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler also are en-
joying visit with their son and
wife from Council Bluffs. Iowa.
During the Stampede. there were
numerous tourists on the Home
grounds enjoying with us. this most
beautiful spot in the San Luis val
ley.
Our Quartermaster MIR. W. X.
Conlin is happy to have his family
with him again. They have moved
from Pittsburg. Penn. TO Monte
Vista and are living at Third and
Jefferson streets.
Linoleum is being laid on the
floors Of the hospital. making the
rooms more attractive and sanitary.
On Friday OF last week. Mr.. and
Mosher was surprised to see some
old time friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
McGee OF Cripple Creek. drive up.
Changes In the personnel OF the
Home: From furlough: Frank
Phelps. Alex Judd. Louis Henry.
John F. Murray. Frank Fisher. To
furlouxh: A. Hansen. Alex Judd. D.
w. Butt. J. N. White. Phobe White.