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Evening star., 1923-08-02
Jersey Trolley Strike.

A trolley strike is on which affects
145 New Jersey municipalities, and
fleets of busses, trucks and jitneys have
been modified. Every kind of vehicle
with wheels and a gasoline engine to
turn them is being called out. Com
munlties have set going in the public
service all available busses, jitneys
and other cars. and big corporations
have arranged or have attempted ar
rangements 10 get their workers to
the plants in trucks. The car lines
wholly or partly tied up have been
carrying about a million and a half
passengers daily, and the gasoline cars
ore being called on to take up a big
task. AS usual, there are conflicting
reports. Officers of the unionists on
strike say that not a wheel is turning.
while the traction company officials
say that they are doing business as
usual. 1t was ever thus. 1t is harder
to make a trolley strike successful
from the strikers point of view than
it was a few years ago. There has
been such a great multiplication of
motor vehicles and lettering of roads
that when the emergency arises it is
possible to transport armies of people
by gasoline power. This has been
done on a number of occasions, and
as time goes on the transport power
of privately owned motor vehicles. will
increase and will no doubt increase In
greater ratio than the part OF the
population requiring transport to and
from their work places. But, notwith-
standing this, trolley strike is bad
enough. 1t turns community topsy.
turvy while it is on.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Further Aviation Progress.

Day by day, in every way" we
are making progress in aviation. Now
it is a cross-country flight without
stop. Now it is a flight from Chicago
to New York by night. The other
day speed of over 175 miles an hour
was made by a naval plane, the high.
est yet attained. The latest announce.
ment of progress is that the new Navy
dirigible Fri. now nearly completed
at Lakehurst, n. j.. will be equipped
for developing and printing photo.
graphs, still and motion, while in
flight. BY this means photographs
taken from the air can be all ready
for use and distribution upon the land,
Ing Of the airship. or earlier, In case
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Democratic League Views.

The democracy within forty eight
hours has received Numerically op.
posed advice from two favored sons
regarding what must be done to win
the presidential election in 1924. Sena-
tor Underwood of Alabama, announced
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton, has urged the entrance of Amer
lea into the foreign situation in order
to bring about stable world con-
ditions and a market for American
products of farm and factory. Senator
David l. Walsh of Massa chusetts,
chairman of the democratic senatorial
campaign committee, has declared
that democratic victory is assured
provided the party will go to the polls
on a platform dealing exclusively with
domestic problems
Both senators have recently returned
from tours of Europe. Underwood
was a pro-leaeuer and Walsh an anti
Lacquer during the strife over the Yer.
sailles treatey. Ii was noticeable that
in his Montgomery address Senator
Underwood did not specifically declare
that the United States should become
a member Of the league as il exists
today. What he did say. however. was
that the United States should adopt
a policy that would bring us into
closer contact and permit the United
States to aid in the solution of the
world problems. Senator Walsh. on
the other hand, is outspokenly against
the league and any entanglements
with Europe.
The democrats. for ethe most part.
as matter of fact, are as clearly
anxious to avoid the old league issue
in the next campaign as their repub-
lican opponents are to force this issue.
The position of the democrats. who
supported the league during the Will
son administration and during the
campaign made by Gov. Cox for the
presidency, is admittedly awkward
when the league is discussed. The
specter of the avalanche of votes un-
der which their party leader was
buried in 1920, when he talked league,
haunts them today. But democrat
is no different from any other human
being. He hates TO admit, even in
part, that he was wrong To many
Of them the sentiment in the United
States against becoming involved in
the league of nations appears not to
have lessened, but, rather, to have
strengthened in the last few years
So the soft pedal is in evidence on
foreign affairs.
According to some of the republican
and democratic leaders, the American
people are thinking first and last of
themselves. They have no concern
with what is going on abroad. except
SO far as the European conditions cur
tail the market for American products
These same political leaders contend
that the European nations also are
thinking first, last and all the time Of
themselves. Why not say that selfish
ress rules the world, new and old,
and have done? Not pretty picture,
but an augury of strife ahead. Ma
tions, like individuals. rarely gain in
the end by too great selfishness.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin

Q. Why are the flags at half mast
on the schoolhouses in the city,
X. L. ].
A. This is a mark of respect to
the memory of the late w. ". Cox,
board of education. The flags will
fly at half-mast for a period OF ten
days.
O. What is the cost of producing
q bank note?-M. V. r.
A. The bureau OF engraving and
printing says that the cost of pro-
ducing national bank notes is s.0155
per note, and for United States notes
and certificates $.00S.
.. Does a mole have eyes?-J. NJ.
A. The mole has minute eyes,
which are often covered with skin.
Q. Is any country building more
ships than the United States at pres
ent?-K. L. o.
A. Lloyds Report on Shipping
says that Great Britain is first in
shipbuilding, Germany second, France
third. Italy fourth and the United
States fifth.
q. What is the thinnest thing that
can De measured?-L. NJ. l..
A. Prof. Perrin, the French au-
thority on atoms. has measured a film
or oil on water that was fifty-mil-
ilonth OF an inch in thickness. This
Is said TO be the record
Q. What is the export Of Goldfish
from Norway?-L. +. T.
A. AS far back as 1912 Norway ex-
ported 100000 pounds of dried cod
annually. She now sells to other
hat1 h .
amount.
Q. How many submarines and
crews were lost by Germany?-L. G.
a. The Navy Department says that
d recent report quotes the loss to
deTmany In submarine vessels as 17S.
and the loss of officers and crew as
S,354-5l5 Of these being officers.
Q. Is polygamy practiced on the
Island of Java?-Y. T.
A Polygamy still fiourishes there.
The Crown Prince OF Solo. who is an
educated man and speaks English and
wives. and his father, the sultan, has
many more.
q. win natural gas make a room
Damp II the fumes are not carried
oh?-M. p.
a. Natufal gas in burning forms
ABOUT as much water as the weight
or gas burned, because the hydroyen
IN the gas unites with the oxygen in
the air to form water. Dampness can
only be avoided by connecting the
stove with chimney in such a way
that all the fumes from the burning e
gas are carried out through the chim1
ney instead of escaping in the room.
Q. Are any American battles list
ed among the decisive battles of the
world?-L. j. p.
A. Historians disagree on the list
OF battles that have turned the des-
tlnles OF race. but two have been
selected by common consent from
American history. These are the vic
tory OF the Americans over Burgoyne
at Saratoga and the battle of Gettys-
burg.
@. What is the terminal of the
National Old Trails road, the one
with the red. white and blue markers
that starts from Washington?-L. F..
A. This road leads through thir.
teen states and ninety counties tc
Los Angeles. Calf
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Russia Holds Her Fate in Her Own
Hands.

Opinions differ concerning the atti-
tude assumed by Secretary of State
Charles e. Hughes on recognition of
the Russian government There are
two directly opposite schools of
thought on the Russian question in
the United States and their viewpoint
has been expounded by Senator
Brookhart and other advocates of
recognition and by Secretary Hughes,
Samuel Gompers and others who op-
pose. Editors are as widely divide d
as are the other leaders of thought,
although this division is by no means
along political lines. and the great
| majority indorse the present attitude
of the administration in Washington.
ITO place the stamp of approval
on any government that seeks to de-
stroy existing governments through
out the world would be folly" in
sists the Albany News, representing
, the opposition to recognition and de-
siaring that the Department OF u
any one, who, as Mr.. Gompers has
pointed out, has studied II under close
supervision of Russian soviet heads"
! To which the Boston Transcript adds
cretary of State sees eye to eye with
the President of the American Feder-
alton of Labor is more than a fortu-
itous COINCIDENCE: II proves that the
and logical. The corner stone of
Russia's foreign policy is destruction
of existing governments" The
Hughes position likewise can be de-
feels sure. ito discourage the Amer
lean pro- bolshevists. 1t is a whole
some pronouncement, both because of
its temporary effect on our radical
more lasting effect on the govern
ments Of Europe, which for one rea-
son or another would be willing to
recognize red Russia were the Amer
ican republic to point the way"
The one note of opposition to this
view Is sounded by the Providence
Tribune, which feels the cooperation
ers conceais something of which the
public is in ignorance, because, mot
in one word did Mr.. Gompers express
anxiety about the working conditions
Hughes seem to be in accord as to
the impossibility of dealing with
Russia and they do Gallagher and
Shean stunt for the edification of the
American public at the expense Of
the much vaunted Russian soul. But
what is of particular concern to the
American working man is not what
the administration is doing to save
Russia from herself but what the
administration is doing. through
Daugherty's injunction. to the Amer
lean working man. That r. a point
that Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Gompers
may well take up to advantage"
In the opinion of the Indianapolis
News, Secretary Hughes sums up ad-
| mirabiy all of the arguments against
recognition and sets at naught the
suggestion that we have no right TO
refuse RECOGNITION to "a probably
stable regime. Mr.. Hughes places
Evening star., 1923-08-02

I Q. How old is the cotton weaving
| Industry. r. II.
A. Cotton weaving is one OF the
most ancient practices. II was known
| in India 1,500 years before Christ.
The East Indians spun yarn and wove
cloth as diaphanous as the best ap-
pliances of today have been able to
! produce. Alexander the Great intro
duced the vegetable WOOL into Eu-
rope.
! @. What makes wood petrify?-
| A. Petrifaction is produced by the
/ infiltration of water containing dis
solved mineral matter, as calcium car
| Donate, silica, etc, which replaces the
| organic material particle by particle,
| sometimes with ordinary structure re-
! tained. Silica gives the most perfect
results, as seen in specimens Of silici-
| fled wood.
| O. What causes the report of
gun when it is discharged?-T. P.
| A. 1t is caused by the rapid expan-
| sion of the heated gases as they leave
the muzzle of the gun.
@. Did any foreigners help build
! the Library of Congress?-T. W. u.
A. 1t is essentially American. It's
| conception, design and execution are
| all products of American talent and
art. Fifty architects. sculptors and
painters received commissions for
work on the building.
| Q. Does trolley car turning a
/ corner swing out further at the rear
| end than the front?-S. L. g.
A. The swing will be the same. pro-
/ vided that the distance from king pin
| of rear truck to end OF car is equal TO
| that of the front truck
Q. What makes all the colors,seen
| in crude DILL. B.
A. The iridescence seen on thin
! film of oil is due TO certain phenomena
| which result from the action of the
rays of light On one another.
@ How are unbreakable glasses
made?-A. @. +. A.
| A. So-called unbreakable glasses
are made from boric acid glass, com
ented. The chief factor in their
| strength is the method of cooling, this
! being done by dropping the lenses in
oils of various mixtures.
Q. Are the dining cars a profit or
! loss to the railroads.&c.. B.
| A The bureau of railway econom-
| les says that dining cars as operated
! on first-class railroads are run at a
: loss of an average of 26la cents a
meal. In other words. on one Of the
| standard eastern roads il costs sI43
J per meal TO serve and the average re-
| turn is about s1.16.
Q. Where are the most steel and
! iron products made I'm China?-J. T. G.
A. Fachan or FatShan. about TWEEN
! " miles west by south of Canton, has
| been called the Birmingham of ChinP
because of its iron and steel products.
| .. How much does il raise the
! temperature OF refrigerator TO open
the door?--M VI.
a. 1t has been found that opening
| the door raises the temperature from
l to 3 degrees.
! CWe hare numerous inquiries Uhich
zee cannot dHstcer. due 10 lqck Of proper
address. In tcriting this bureau piedse
make certain that your fun name aud
address IS included, together 1cith q t,oo-
cent stamp for return postage. address
The Evening Star information bureau.
Frederic J. HaSkm. director, 1921 North
capitol street. Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
New Home for Old Actors.

There is to be another actors home,
endowed by the will OF a rich theater
owner: For generation-perhaps for
two generations-we have read many
accounts of the Actors Fund Home at
New Brighton, Staten Island. 1t is a
famous place. Great stage names
which all delight to honor are asso-
ciated with it. Millions of people, have
Clipped in their mite. or eonsidera-
bic sum for beneht performances given
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Improvement.

II see Crimson Gulch has put a
gasoline station where the saloon used
to be-"
yep" replied Cactus Joe, "and it's
an improvement. Every now and
then a sentimental old-timer drives
up and insists on having a drink at
the familiar spot. But it don't seem
to hurt 'em as much as the old stuff
used to. I"
Evening star., 1923-08-02

An eminent Mohammedan said his
prayers before allowing himself to be
photographed after arrival here. Many
prominent people on seeing the results
of a snap shot probably wish they
had done likewise.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Intellectual Germany is still justly
proud of DIR. Einstein's attainments.
regretting only that he cannot extend
his efforts to the establishment of a
workable theory of relativity in the
responsibilities of financial and social
organization. -
Evening star., 1923-08-02

The form of dance referred to in old
novels as the "quadrille' has vanished
without leaving a trace. When a
dancer wants to change partners she
stops the music long enough TO apply
to the courts.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

When America announces an over.
supply and Europe shortage Of
grain the situation is obviously one
that ought 10 be capable of easy ad-
justment.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Testing Out Conditions.

MY hat is in the ring" exclaimed
the aggressive politician"
That" said Senator Sorghum, lis
a prudent move. Wait and see what
happens to the hat and maybe you'll
decide to postpone going in after it."
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Preparations for the county fairs
are already under way. In addition
to the rivalries for prize pigs and
pumpkins there will be the usual con.
tests as to who can make the best
political speech.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

When a discontented populace de-
mands a dictator to curb profiteers
it gives no thought to the inevitable
future question as to who is going TO
curb the dictator.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Oil experts fear that their product
will not continue to be profitable
This apprehension has not developed
sufficiently TO quiet international
rivalries for undeveloped oil fields.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
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Evening star., 1923-08-02
Perpetual Education

I'VE are never too old to learn
said the ready-made philosopher.
NO" replied Miss Cayenne. There's
some new style Of dance or novelty
in games coming out every year"
Evening star., 1923-08-02

If there is to be any search of for.
eisn vessels for liquor it would be
only courtesy to conduct it with as
little publicity as possible.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
An Early Denarfure.

Said Eve: MY fig leaf is the sort
OF dress the world calls cute.
Let's move and find a beach resort
To fit this bathing suit"
Evening star., 1923-08-02

In Berlin's public life at present
the graceful exit is regarded as no
less important than the triumphal
entrance.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Jud Tunkins says too much advice
sounds like wisdom that a man can't
use himself. He hates to see it going
to waste, SO he tries to give 1t away.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

The democratic party may need
traffic regulations to keep presidential
band wagons from colliding
Evening star., 1923-08-02

They shut up Tutankhamen's tomb
for the summer. but not the fashions
in clothes that swarmed from it.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Currency printing in certain parts
Of the world has become less func-
ton OF government than a habit
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Such is human ingratitude," said
Uncle Eben, dat when you goes out
Of yoh way to help man he's liable
to think you ought. to be terrible ap-
preciative Of de chance he done give
you to show oh."
Evening star., 1923-08-02

The frequent gloomy termination
makes the term Joy ride" a grotesque
misnomer.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Three ShY.

What do you consider the ten best
books - .
wait a few more years" replied
the author. I'm only at work on my
seventh"
Evening star., 1923-08-02

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by. carriers within the city
at 90 cents per month: daily only, As cents per
month; Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Or
ders may be sent by mail, telephone Main
5000. Collection is made by carriers at the
end of each month.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Threats of anthracite strike make
soft coal, once regarded as a nuisance,
resemble a public blessing.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
The Evening Star NEWSPAPER Company

Business Office 11th st. and Pennsylvania Ave-
New York Office: i1O East 42nd St
= Chicago Office: Tower Building.
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Evening star., 1923-08-02

(We hare numerous inquiries Uhich
zee cannot uHStGer. due 10 ldck Of proper
address In tcriting this bureau please
make certain that your fun name aud
address is included. together 1clth a tuso
rent stamp for return postage. Address
The Evening Star Information bureau
Frederic J. Haskm director. 1917 North
Capitol street. Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

.. How many submarines and
crews were lost by Germany?-L. G.
\. The Navy Department saws that
recent report quotes the loss to
Germany In submarine vessels as l7S,
and the loss of officers and crew as
5,354-5l5 Of these being officers,
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. Where are the most steel and
iron products made I'm China?-J. T. C.
A. Fachan or Fatshan. about tuen-
" miles west by south of Canton. has
been called the Birmingham of Ching
because of its iron and steel products
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Curiously enough, our towers today
take the form of skyscrapers. or vice
versa The great buildings in New
York are in many instances but mag
nified towers and as such have more
than an element of picturesuueness
The West Street building, best seen
from the river front, is one of the
finest of these. 1t was designed by
Cass Gilbert some years ago and it
remains still among the best exam
pies of skyscraper architecture. Mr.
Gilbert also has to his credit the
beautiful Woolworth building, inter-
esting because of the fact that it Is
Gothic in design but made of terra
Gotta, and, in spite of its gigantic
height, is embellished by elaborate
sculptural mouldings and figures,
representative of cut stone. The
Metropolitan tower in New York Is
another interesting example. Nearby
still, fortunately. is the tower Of the
Madison Square Garden, inspired by
that of the Giralda at Seville, de-
signed by Stanford White and origi-
.nally surmounted by the lovely little
Diana by st. Gaudens. The Fower
of the new municipal building by
McKim. Mead and White Is anDther
instance of chaste beauty in work
of gigantic scale.
Often it is said that American art
lacks in originality. that there is no
scraper Is essentially a develornent
of our own time and land and It has
beauty all It's own, - well rs q
very practical use.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. How much does il raise the
temperature of refrigerator TO open
the door?-M. VI.
a. 1t has been found that opening
the door raises the temperature from
1 to 3 degrees
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. What is the export of Goldfish
from Norway?-L. Z. r.
A. AS far back as 1912 Norway ex-
ported 100000 pounds of dried cod
annually. She now sells to other
countries more than thirty times that
amount
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. Are the dining cars a profit or
loss to the railroads.&c.. B.
A. The bureau of railway econom-
les says that dining cars as operated
on frst-claSS railroads are run at a
loss of an average Of 26la cents
meal. In other words, on one Of the
standard eastern Eoads il costs sI43
per meal TO serve and the average re-
turn is about Sl.l6
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Island Of Java?-Y. T.
A. Polygamy still fiourishes there.
The Crown Prince OF Solo. who is an
educated man and speaks English and
several other Languages. has two
wives. and his father, the sultan. has
many more
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. How are unbreakable glasses
made "A. O. +. A.
A. So-called unbreakaole glasses
are made from boric acid glass, com
positions of which are usually pat
ented The chief factor in their
strength is the method of cooling, this
being done by dropping the lenses in
oils of various mixtures.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Q. WIN natural gas make a room
damp II the fumes are not carried
oh?-M. p
The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-25
Values of the
Crippled Child

BY Mrs. Chas. b. Jones, Lisbon, N. d.
One of the County Commissioners
who was asked to cooperate in fl
nancing the purchase of artificial
limbs for Michael Bowling said, 'Is
there any use of helping that piece
Of a man?" Was money ever better
spent?
The first problem to face is the
fact that eventually the INDECENT
will be the ward OF the county and
it is merely the question of whc-
ther it is not better to give care
which will render tsle handicapped
child useful self sustaining person
IN after years, or just simply hous-
ing him at state expense, leaving
him to become morbid and often
violently ugly believing that God
has cursed him and that he will
get even. on account Of the burden
he is forced to bear.
Eighty-five percent of the Grip
pies become paupers o.. criminals.
SO while we are working out the
problems of economic waste this
might we'll claim our attention.
Story from prominent lawyer of
the state: A young bank cashier
was short in his accounts, he was
bonded in a Baltimore Bonding
concern, their representative came
to overlook the young mans ac-
counts. Seeing him for the first time