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Evening star., 1923-09-26
Ancient Eggs.

American chicken farmers will per-
haps be interested in the announce
ment from Peking to the effect that
twenty-five dinosaur eggs have been
discovered in the fossil beds Of Mon
golia, the first of their kind ever to be
unearthed. These eggs, 1t is said, are
elliptical. five to six inches In length.
Their age is estimated at 10000, 900
years.
The Chinese have a delicacy of diet
consisting Of ancient eggs. But there
is no record OF dinosaur eggs being
served even there. In fact, these are
the first evidences that the dinosaurs
maintained their sequence of life by
means of eggs. True, they were vir-
tualIy lizards, and lizards are reptiles,
ana reptiles lay eggs, SO that the rea-
soning has always been in favor of
dinosaurs eggs. But not until now
has there been any logical proof
Perhaps if these eggs had been
known to the far fasteners they
might have served for royal feasts.
Maybe, in fact, in the past they were
used, which may account for the scar
city at present. A ten million year
egg Is, OF course, bit doubtful. The
question arises whether any intrepid
pioneer Of science will undertake to
open one Of these precious finds to see
what 1t contains. He would probably
have 10 be well insured for, the sake
Of bis family.
Apart from the eggs the discoveries
Evening star., 1923-09-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Are Treasury, saving stamps
/ costing 81 stin avaiIabie?---E. G.. ID.
: A. The Treasury Department says
that these were Withdrawn from sale
| at the close of business September 80,
1922. Treasury savings certificates
are offered until further notice -at
the following hat Issue prices: SIS
maturity value, issue price $2e.5e /;
500 maturity value. issue price $50 /;
| 200 maturity value. issue price
$3.50.
/ @. Who originated the term
| knockout" in prize fighting?-D. C.
! 4. This term is said to have been
coined by Billy Madden. sullivan s
trainer, on the occasion of Paddy
| Ryan's defeat by Sullivan February z,
1889, at Mississippi City.
Q. Was President Hayes inaugu-
rated twice?-A. G. L.
A. Rutherford B. Hayes was in
| augurated both on March 4. 1887,
| which was a Sunday. and on the fol-
lowing Monday. President Grant NOM
\ tnally holding Office until noon on
| Monday. In referring to the matter
! President Hayes said that since the
4th of March came on Sunday and
|
ixed for Monday. he thought the
question might arise as to the legaIi-
\ ty OF the ceremony on that day. The
\ oath OF ONCE was therefore admins
| tered at the White House on Sunday
| by Chief Justice Waite.
| Q. Where do most of the Jews of
| the world liye?-M. E. c.
A. DIR. H. 8. LinHeld of the Bureau
| OF Jewish Social Research estimates
that the nations having the largest
States, with s.ooe, 900, of which l.
64S, 600 live In New York City; Poland
| with 100000, and Russia, with g.
| 10000. The second Jewish city is
Warsaw, with 5000, and the third
Jewish population is estimated at
l5,50e.00o. of which two-thirds inhab-
| II Europe. about one-fourth North and
South America, and only 7A per cent
Asia, Africa and Australia combined
/ @. Has the United States a poet
ilaureate?-C. D. H.
A. The United States does not have
a poet laureate representing the
country as whole, as England does
Four states. however, have officially
appointed them, while four more have
poets regarded as such. They are
California, Ina Donna Galbraith; Ne
braska, John G. Neihardt; Colorado
Nellie Gurget Miller. and Oklahoma
Violet McDougal. all officially ap-
pointed; New York, Edwin Markham
| Vermont. Robert Frost; Pennsylvania
Florence Earle Coates. and Wyoming
e. Richard Shipp. unoficiaIly holding
that title.
| Q. How can American school boys
and girls open correspondence with
school children in China?-T. F. c.
A. The Christian Herald recently
published a request from~the princi,
pal of the Porter Middle School, ar
institute of the American board mis-.
sion at Techow, Shantung province
IChina, for such correspondence He
believes that communication with the
bright promising Chinese children
will be mutually helpful and interest.
ling. Letters should be addressed In
care of the principal, Mr.. a. D. Helm.
Iinger.
| Q. Why is water carried. in the In
Idian army, in leather bags made ot
Igoatskin?-R. a. G.
A. This variety of leather is useC
Ito accommodate the Mohammedans
who could not drink from a bag made
iof pigskin. and the Hindus, whc
Evening star., 1923-09-26
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILASDER JOHNSON.

Publicity.
He does not like publicity
Or 50 the story goes
But when the camera man draws near
He always strikes a pose.
He does not like publicity,
But at the slightest hint
Unto the scribe he will express
A lot of things. for print.
He does not like publicity,
But II the folks upstate
Appear to want him he'll consent
To be a candidate
He does not like publicity.
The fact is understood.
He leads life Of martyrdom
Unto the public good!
Evening star., 1923-09-26
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS

, avoid calling a special session OF, Con-
gress without that the Executive
can do nothing. 1t is believed by the
President. and other officials, that the
termediate credit banks are fully
able to finance the orderly marketing
of all crops, and that no governmental
activity could affect the price.
X 81
In contrast with the complaints of
the wheat farmers, it is cheering to
read reports of good authorities to
the effect that there is a brighter
side to the financial outlook, even for
agriculture. This was the atmosphere
FOUND at the conference this week of
leading business men at the United
States Chamber of Commerce when
they gathered to discuss freight
rates.
High officials of great railroads re-
ported that business was in excellent
condition all along their roadside
Santa Fe and Wabash, particularly,
which traverse agricultural states of
the Mississippi valley Vive President
Maxwell of the Wabash asserted that
where farmers have lost million on
their wheat, they have gained $2o,-
100000 on their corn. The gains in
oats, rye, barley and, hay are five times
the loss on wheat"
clinliar taleS OF prosperity or rarm-
ers, except the, wheat raisers were
told by others in ATTENDANCE. This Is
in great contrast with conditions as
reportedsin England. In that country
the number. of unemployed-aided by
the vernr1ent-amounted to 1,223,
600 workers, August, 90 an increase
OF 30, ,006 in the previous month. In
America the 100000 unemployed,
four years ago, have all found work.
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The supreme indication of our ma
tionai prosperity, lies in the monthly
trade balance for August, 1s23, OF
SIS, 100000. i'm contrast with S20,$sS,-
ia for August, 1922. For the eight
months ended August, 1928, imports
increased $1,000. 600. 900 over the cor
responding period of the previous
year, and exports increased in the
same way more than $4,000, 900, 900.
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When a President of the United
States met aEpresident q of Mexico some
years ago their meeting place was
carefully selected on the bridge across
the Rio Grande--as near a neutral
point as possible. In some such spirit
of neutrality both the greatest polit-
zeal parties of the United States have
chosen Washington city as the meet
| ing, place of their respective national
committees. because washington Ia
neutral in politics, having no fran
] tceysright. iscs. By E. Y. coiiins:)
Evening star., 1923-09-26

in the Mongolian plateau have proved
to be most remarkable. Many sksie-
tons have been found there. md 1t is
noY believed that the pegion was the
center of the dispersion of the most
ancient animals. Seventy dinosaur
skulls and twelve, complete skeletons
were unearthed. In all previous ex-
petitions less than 100 dinosaur skulls
have been found, so that the magni-
tude Of this find is evident.
But the eggs stand forth as the
notable achievement.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

The United States Coal Commission
has reported to the President that it
costs from $1.20 to $3.50 a ton to
produce bituminous coal. The De-
partment of Agriculture reported last
week that 1t costs farmers s1.23 to
produce bushel of wheat.
Quite a coincidence! A ton of coal.
therefore, Is equal to bushel of
wheat, if mined at the minimum cost.
Or lin order to be fair and safe), let
it be assumed that an average cost
Of all bituminous coal is $2.46. Count
ing coal as a unit Of s2.46 and wheat
at S1.23, it takes two bushels Of wheat
to equal one ton of coal. There is,
probably, no more labor in producing
ton of coal--bringing 1t to the
surface-than 1t takes to plow. seed,
harvest and thresh a bushef of wheat.
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One peculiarity in the traffic OF
wheat and coal is that wheat, which
costs the producer s1.2s. sells on the
farm for. about S5 cents and in the
market for about $l.0S. while coal,
costing the producer an average of
s2.4s in labor. sells at the mine for
about So and at the bin of the con
sumer for about s12.
AS q by-product of both industries,
there is unrest. Farmers can use
their underpriced grain for fuel, as
they have done In past seasons. But
what should the miners do, when
their s2.46 product persists In selling
to the innocent hystender for nve
times it's labor cost?
/ In countries where money has
ceased to. be fair medium OF ex-
change, hartering is being considered
as a substitute. Probably our farm :
ers would be willing to barter two
bushels of wheat for a. ton of coal or
other products OF @cres in exchange
for clothing and machinery.
X X x
1t is reported that western wheat
farmers are about to- urge upon the
President the revival Of the United
States Grain Corporation, with the
view to aiding the wheat raisers in
marketing their surplus crop abroad,
This grain corporation was war
measure and not planned to meet
peace conditions, but -thes wheat
Farmers are In sach desperate straits
with their surplus crop that they are
appealing fer ecyernment aid, Al
present II Ia the announced policy to
Evening star., 1923-09-26

1t requires man Of strong pa
triotism to accept the responsibilities
which fall to man in Stresenann's
position. A public accustomed for a
generation or two to f1attering assur-
ances Of unconquerable superiority
finds it hard to face the plain truths
it becomes his duty to communicate.
Evening star., 1923-09-26


inkpot at the messengers of Satan
who had been sent to torment him
Can inkstain periodically renewed
nave been carefully sealed up. 1t was
a room in which many relics of Lu-
ther were preserved. including his
low. four-poster bed, with f1uted COL
umns. his table. his chairs and the
historic inkpot still bent from its
violent contact with the wall, from
which the plaster is peeling off. The
enough money has been collected
from pious Iutherans at home and
here in America and from disciples
or wagner in all parts of the world
to provide a fund for the permanent
maintenance of the Wartburg, which
was built four years after the Nor
man conquest of England, in A. -.
1910, as residence of the 0ld-tiIne
sovereign counts of ThurinEia, who
afterward became the sovereign cleo
tors and grand dukes of SaXony.
X 4
Mrs. Charles NJ Ashley may esteem
herself extremely fortunate in marry
ing off her very pretty, barely eight
een-year-old, daughter. Joan Stevens,
to Allister Mccormick of Chicago.
For neither Mrs. Ashley nor her hus-
band, the Hon. Charles Milton Ashley
have any fortune whatsoever, and the
young girl has been called upon to
share many of the hardships. trials
and unpleasant adventures of her
mother and of her stepfather, due
to their persistent impecuniosity. so
that 1t is doubtful whether the
memory thereof will ever-be etfaced
from her mind. -,
late Maj. Gen. Strover of the Indian
army, who. for a time, held an ad-
ministrative post as deputy commits
.Sioner of Upper Burma, and her first
husband, that is to say, the father OF
the bride of Allister, Mccormick, was
a man of the name of Stevens. Mrs
Stevens came to America in 1915 with
her then barely ten-year-old daughter
and maid, many trunks, but with
very little money, and established
herself at one of the leading hostel
rie in New York. There, and else
where. she received extraordinarily
long credit. thanks to the letters Of
Introduction, which she had brought
from England. and few knew of her
financial troubles. Indeed, it was in
the belief that she was a very rich,
and certainly very fascinating,
widow. that the Hon. Charles Ashley,
younger brother of the. Immensely
wealthy Lord Hastings, married her
very quietly one fine morning at one
Of the New York churches. on Sth
avenue. StE
1t was only after the marriage that
the bridegroom discovered that his
bride had nothing but "a long list of
debts, while she was equally dis
mayed to learn that he was quite As
, badly off In q ipeeuniary way as her
self and that he had been subsistins
in this country very largely by means
Of loans. The late frederick Town
send Martin, until his generosity be-
came exhausted; was particularly lib
eral to him. a..
Evening star., 1923-09-26

Sls w9Sia be unable to drink from one OF
O. why Is the meat Of, some birds
such as the dove an dark in color,
while that of others is part light and
part dark?-L B. S.
A. The bureau of biological survey
says very little data have been COLO
piled regarding the reason that some
birds have all dark flesh and others
part light and part dark. 1t has been
observed. however. that birds in
Which the power of flight is well de-
others. r-..
Q. Who designed the Nc boateo
Are they building this type of boat
now?-T. o. w.
A. The NC boat was designed by
draughtsmen In the bureau of con-
struction and repair at the Navy De-
partrnent.1 The building of this type
of boat has been discontinued.
nificance of the word amen" in pray
ers?--E. J. II.
A. Amen is a word of Hebrew orl-
gin, having the sense of firmly or
surely, certainly, truly, and when
used at the end of a prayer or creed
1t has the meaning so l believe
@. What is the Academy oftPoliti-
| cal Science?-C. Z. w.
A. The American Academy of Po-
| litical and Social SCIENCE was organ
lied December IA, 1888, TO provide
national forum for the discussion of
political and social questions Five
scientific meetings are held each year,
with an annual meeting in April.
@. What is albertite?-M S. r.
| A. Albertite is a pitchlike min
eral first discovered in Albert county.
| New Brunswick. 1t is much lighter
! from a match and burns like a candle,
leaving an almost impalpable ash.
G. How does the speed at which
| a movie camera is turned in shoot
| ing a picture affect the picture on
the screen?-k. A. 2.
| A Slowing up the camera speeds
up the action. Therefore, if the
crank of a camera is turned slowly,
| the action on the screen appears
rapid.
| O.. Can ar alternate in con-
vention vote if his principal is pres
ent, but refuses to vote?-A. c. T.
| A. The rights of alternates are
fixed by the rules adopted by each
have ruled that on roll call IL a mem
| ber answer, Present, but not voting"
he is constructively absent and the
alternate may vote in his stead.
I @. OF whom is the story told
| that her father gave her her weight
in gold upon her marriage?-F. B.
| A. Betsy Hull is the heroine of
a narrative of colonial times. which
lmerely relates the fact that her father
placed her in the container on one
side of a large pair of scales and
balanced the scales by pouring into
the corresponding container shining
| gold pieces.
Q. Why is wireless called radio
| graph?-N. c. q. -f. 80
A. The word radiograph was
coined because radio is an abbrevia-
tion for radiation and the radiograp
is the instrument for radiating cleo
trio energy through air.
(SeRd your questions to The StGr
| Information Bureau. Frederic j. Has
kin, director. 1920 North Capitol
street. Gfre your full name and dd-
dress so that the Information may
| be sent direct, IHcLose cents III
afaIlnS fOr return tIoSfn0e1
Evening star., 1923-09-26

With the broad blue sky for his
arena the aviator now gives perform
ances Of grace and daring before an
outdoor crowd unlimited as to num-
bars and absolutely beyond the reach
of ticket speculators. -.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
In a Few Words.

L am neither a democrat nor a re-
publican. They will have TO show me
a diffel ence before J. affliate with
either party. They are both tarred
with the same brush.
The extremists who style themselves
Liberal" with a capital "IIe arrogate
to themselves all virtue and good In
tent and deny those qualities to all
PRESIDENT ERNEST NJ. HOPKINS
OaTtmouth).
II Poincare Is out for reparation his
policy will inevitably fail. but II ha
is out for trouble, IL has been q great
success and In the future will be an
even greater triumph for, his states
manship.
Europe today is "a sriot of individ-
usiisnn and matertaltsm. through
which militarism, chauvinism, f&s-
cism and ~Poincarism are spreading
ftlxe n NestfieHce. 4 - S7TF 5.'7t-sss &
-PIERREPoNr 3. MOVES.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

The fact that the United States was
not very well represented in the mat
ter of airplanes during the war did
not prevent America from developing
some Of the greatest aviators on earth.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

An Atlanta woman accused of
shooting a man because of unrequited
love calls attention to how much
rougher our romance has become since
Tilted lady was supposed to pine
silently away.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
A MonotOny of Woe.

MOn0tOny OF Woe.
why don't you say something
about the high cost of living?"
I've already said a great deal,'
said Senator Sorghum, "and 1t hasn't
made the least difference. I'm begin
ming to suspect that IL want to be
popular maybe I'd better let the peo-
pie forget their troubles :.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

Oklahoma farmers are likely to
register a new item of agricultural
complaint if they find they cannot
even hold state fair without danger
Of colliding with a military crisis
Evening star., 1923-09-26

Poincare is generous in delivering
public speeches, but Berlin Is enter
tanning little hope of his saying any
thing new on the Ruhr situation.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

Sudden indifference of one or two
statesmen might almost warrant an
impression that Mussolini> carries a
certain amount of influence in Ameri-
can politics.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

About all a resignation rumor ae-
complishes at present is to draw pub
lie attention to the fact that a valued
official has no intention of resigning.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

The old battleships which are to be
sold at auction will at least be worth
more than they would be if scrapped
in midocean during an engagement.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

One Of the things the farmer re-
fuses to understand is why the price
of wheat should not be boosted as
easily as that of anthracite.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Economy.

To utilize all waste, they say,
Is now the proper caper.
Even the German mark today
IL valued as waste paper.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
PeriIous Highways.

"A man used to take his life in his
hands when he walked through Grim
son Gulch at night"
Its the same way now," said Cac-
tus Joe. you never know what min
ute you may meet a bootlegger in a
fiivver," .
Evening star., 1923-09-26
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication Of all news dis
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In this paper and also the local news pub
Nshed herein. All rights OF publication OF
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Pinching Economy.

Jud Tunkins says that if his ex-
penses keep piling up he doesn't be-
lieve he'll have money enough to buy
a ticket to next summers prize fight.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Important Point.

Important Point.
My father said he wanted to build
UP fortune worthy OF his son." re-
marked Mr.. Dustin Stax.
He succeeded
Yes But later on he seemed to
have his doubts about whether he had
built up a son worthy of his fortune. ;"
Evening star., 1923-09-26

You has to skeer some men wifi de
Idea OF future punishment said
Uncle Eben. DE cniiest religion dey
kin understand 10 safety fret
Evening star., 1923-09-26

The league of nations in attempting
TO rebuild the shattered economic sys-
tenn of the little republic of Austria
has undertaken the most far-reachins q
piece of construction work she has
so far attempted to do.
The peace of ST. Gernain cut Aus
tria to pieces. Trade lines, built ur.
through the labor of hundreds of
years, were hopelessly broken. Her
territory was reduced from 2s1 600
square miles TO $4,000 square miles.
Her population shrank from 81 zoe, ,00o
In 1914 to 6,500,000 today The pol
iticians, In carving Austria to pieces,
took no account of economic laws in
their folly ana madness.
The situation was made even more
dihcult by the very size of Vienna.
This great city of 100000 people had
been built up by being the very cen
ter of the cultural, educational. busi-
ness and social life of central Europe
for thousand years. Today Austria,
covering an area as large as Maine,
Is hemmed in by countries which
have erected high tariff walls and
which will only sell goods to her
e. o. d.
DR.. Michael Mainisch. the fine old
President of Austria, and an agricul-
tural professor, told me that the land
of his country was producing less
than one-fifth of the amount of food
needed by her people to live. Four
fifths must be bought outside. After
years of intense cultivation Of all
the available land. the president
thought about one third of the food
needed in Austria can be raised
within. Sixty-f1ve per cent of her
food must always be purchased out
side Austria. What an Impractical
and impossible economic unit for pol
ttictans to carve out. 1t is like cut
ting the heart out OF a person, put
ting 1t on a platter and expecting 1T
to continue to function.
Here's the way the Austrian heart
on the platter of civilization func-
toned:
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Efort to BE Adroit

You don't like to see women smoke
cigarettes. yet you advise, your wife
to do so."'
Evening star., 1923-09-26

The Evening star, with the Sunday morning
editien, is delivered by carriers within the city
At 90 eenta per month; daily only, - cents per
dsrH may be sent By mail or telephone Main
5000. Colieetion is made by carriers at the
end of each month.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

Prices increased as the purchasing
power of the money fell Prices in
May. 1923, were 400 times as high
as In August, 1914 Wages were from
$500 to 5000 higher. That means
that the pre-war standard of living
for the workers had been reduced
from one-half to three-fifths
At this time Austria was dying by
inches. Vienna looked like a haunted
city. She kept up her great opera.
but it seemed like a mockery. 1
called on q former cabinet minister In
his soualid home. Never have l heard
more pitiful story. The story of
how Austria was gone-her culture
gone. Her great university, founded
in 1855, and the first in Importance in
Europe for centuries, was destitute
Some of the greatest exponents I'm
the world of biology, medicine, the
natural sciences. mathematics. poiiti-
cal economy and law were being
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Import balance 1880 4,774,OoO SOS, 600


If we translate the figures into dol
lars, we find that Austria bought
$1oe, 100000 more goods in 1920 than
she sold, and S127.o0o, ,0e0 more In
1921. and $4,000. goo more in 1872
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She couldn't balance. But she had
to live. To pay these huge bills she
had some outside investments and
some tourist travel profits. but prob
ably not enough to cover 20 per cent
of the deficit.
She borrowed S7S.OO0, 900, pledging
her state monopolies and her reve-
nues. She spent every cent Of IL. Her
condition got steadily worse. Her
money was going down in value
every day. Prices were rising. She
was unable to balance her budget
Her expenses far exceeded her re-
ceipts from taxation. In 1880 she
estimated her expenditures at 1880
millions of kronen and her receipts
at $500 kronen less than one third.
She was compelled to pay all her
public debts by new issues of paper
money-by corrupting her currency.
This made prices rise still higher
In 192e-21 her expenditures were TO-
900 millions of kronen and her in
come 2s,40 millions. The budget for
1929 provided for SAT. 500 millions
of kronen and income of 209..00 mil
lions. The imitation of her money
, went on a. a terrific rate. Here's the
record of debauch: