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Evening star., 1923-10-30
Rhode Island Avenue.

Completion of the paving Of Rhode
Island avenue to the District line is
to be celebrated by the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association, and the
people of a large and populous section
which has been built up within the
past few years will join in the cere-
monies. The improvement Of this ave-
nue. to the boundary Of the District is
big thing for considerable area Of
the northeast section, and favorably
affects the whole city. 1t gives an.
other direct route to Maryland. There
is a proposal that the roads commits.
sion of Maryland may take up the
building of this highway from the Dis
trict line and continue 1t to Hyatts-
vile, where 1t will connect with the
Washington. Baltimore boulevard and
relieve much Of the congestion on the
boulevard between Hyattsville and
Washington. Such extension Of Rhode
Island avenue would give a shorter
and easier route to many points N
Evening star., 1923-10-30
Investments and Security.

President Coolidge in his address
yesterday to the Investment Bankers
Association, now in session in Wash
ington, emphasized the responsibility
Of those who are trustees for the thrift
Of the people of this country These
men and the institutions which they
represent stand for the security of
the American investors, those who are
putting away their surplus as insur-
ance against need in the latter years
OF their lives. Upon their integrity,
their scrupulous honesty with respect
10 the character of the investments
which they offer for public purchase,
depends in great measure the pros
perity of the nation.
The great war brought about an in
vesting tendency on the part of the
people. The Offering of government
securities for the financing of the war
drew forth savings in immense sums.
The people obligated themselves, too,
for the purchase of the liberty and
victory bonds, as they We're called.
They acquired the saving and invest
ing habit They learned the value of
fixed obligations for payments.
Taking advantage of the new aff1u-
ence of the country at large, due to
The sudden increase of compensations
N all lines, promoters Of fake or specu
ative projects sought the peoples
money. Many millions of dollars were
NJ N thnSa al i
cally lost. Some of them paid ostensi-
ble dividends, actually premiums out
# capital, a inducements for the later
Corners. No estimate can be made Of
The losses to the peop'r or the shock to
confidence caused by these fraudulent
promotions.
This is no new ph .iiomenon. 1t has
been witnessed in hls country, as in
others, from time to time in the past.
Speculative fevers have swept over
the land heretofore. But now safe
guards are being provided. High
standards are being established by the
investment interests. The organiZa-
ton which is now in session here has
FOR one of its cLlef purposes the es-
tablishment and maintenance of those
standards of secirity and honesty.
In his address yesterday the Presi-
dent said that while it is almost i'm
possible to weed cut every undesirable
clement, the country has come to
know that it can rely upon representa-
lions made by the investment bankers
And the government must depend
upon their assistance 10 eliminate
hose who are not desirable by reason
Of not maintaining high standards Of
ability and honesty.
A dollar that is legitimately invested
n a productive business is at work
for its owner and for the great in
dustrial organizations Of the country.
The dollar that is placed in a purely
speculative scheme, formed solely to
set that dollar and it's fellows of trust
ing, unsOphisticated and inexperienced
investors, by the million, is wasted.
But worse than the waste is the loss
IF faith. The task Of the investment
i1ankers is first to keen the public
supplied with opportunities for sound,
dependable investments, and, second,
20 expose and check and punish those
who prey upon the public.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. Were employees discharged from
the bureau of engraving and printing
for putting Catholic symbols on the
dollar bills of the 1917 series?-F.
A. r.
A. The plate from which these one
dollar bills. series Of 1917. have been
printed was designed and engraved by
the Columbia Bank Note Company Of
New York and was used from 1869 to
1900 in the production of such notes.
From 1900 to 1915 the printing of
these notes was suspended. In the
latter part of 1915 the demand for
small denominations Of currency was
SO urgent that the Secretary of the
Treasury, exercising the option con-
ferred by the act Of March 4, 1907,
authorized the issue of one and two
dollar United States notes in ac-
cordance with the provisions of that
act. 1t was deemed advisable in the
preparation of the plates for the pur-
pose to continue the use of plates that
had been satisfactory from 1869 to
1900, and the only change made was
in the printed words "series of 1917"
substituted for series of 1880"
@. What are the trade names of
the sizes of books?-S. S. M.
A. The Library of Congress says
that II is no longer customary in
classifying books to use the names
quarto, octave, etc, to designate the
size. Instead, the height of a book is
measured in centimeters. If a book
is square or Is long and narrow both
dimensions are given. The term folio
is used to indicate a book of the
L. L..
conserve shelf space, are usually put
together.
|. @. Can a Mormon be a Mason?-
M. H.
A. In some states a Mormon can
be Mason. The state grand lodge
has jurisdiction over the state and,
,xcept for certain fundamental prin-
;ples, Is independent Of other states.
tence, for example, in Utah a
Mormon never has been and cannot
oe a Mason (the Mormon Church is
itself opposed to secret societies).
n certain other states a Mormon
nay be admitted to the Masonic
order.
;, q = Why is bond paper so-called'-
. A. Paper made of linen rags was
used for an issue of bonds. The firm
ghich had ordered the paper, when
writing for more, asked for a case
f bond paper and the name was
,oined.
Q. When was the Cathedral of
I. John started?-A. L.
A. The beautiful Cathedral of St
ohm the Divine, New York, has been
nrer active construction since 1901.
The material of the walls is Mohegan
ante. The total projected length
of the building is $50 feet; project
n width, 900 feet. This is essen
TALLY modern cathedral. Sugges-
tions are, however. borrowed from
Ely and from Spanish churches, es-
ccially that of Toro.
Q. Please list the following in
rder of violence of their stings:
fornet. wasp, honey bee and yellow
acket.-T. L. O.
A. The sting of the hornet is most
iolent. More poison is injected into
he wound than in the case of the
.ther insects. The yellow jacket,
vasp and honey bee follow in the
'~der named. Only the honey bee
les after the act of singing. Death
= not instantaneous. but occurs
iithin a day or two
Evening star., 1923-10-30
Protecting Grade Crossings.

Recommendation has been made by
the engineer department Of the Dis
trict to the Commissioners that three
Of the remaining grade crossings in
Washington be provided with gates
until funds become available for cur.
ing these danger points. A list Of five
crossings is submitted Conditions at
lows: AT Chestnut street, in Takoma
Park, watchman is kept part of the
time; at Blair road, or the Lamond
crossing, a warning bell rings: at
Michigan avenue there are gates; a
watchman and a warning device; at
Bates road there is no protective meas
IRE; at Quarles street, Keniworth, are
two bells, gates, watchman and a sig
nal tower. Attention is called to the fact
that regulations require that all grade
crossings be protected by bells and
gates or other warning devices. and it
is urged that the Commissioners take
up with railroad officials the setting
up Of gates at Chestnut street, Bates
road and Blair road.
There has been tragedy at railroad
grade crossings ever since the first
train came to Washington about nine
~ years ago. For forty or fifty years
there was not much ado about grade
crossings, because there We're not
many trains and not much traffic in
streets. because people thought that
railroad advantages outweighed rail-
road evils, and because the elevation
or depression Of tracks and streets
seemed prohibitive in cost. 1t was in
the early '70s that sentiment changed.
Alexander Shepherd, president of the,
Evening star., 1923-10-30

that II did not. ':.The President has
very capable assistants at the White
House." he smilingly observed. and
then. addressing the assembled news
PAPER p1s% n.s corrss!pondents. na,ss! added: HE
Senator Borah Is beyond all ques-
tion our principal blazer of trails.
1t was his protest in February. 1921.
that knocked out plans for q spec
tacular Inauguration ceremonial for
President Harding. 1t was his dis
armament resolution In the Senate,
In December. 1920, that directly paved
the way to the Washington confer
ence. 1t was his fnsistent crusading
that finally made the position of M
Bakhmeteff, the accomplished Ike
rensky ambassador" of Russia, un-
was nearly a year ago-December,
1922,-that Borah introduced a SEN
ate resolution authorizing the Pres
ident to call an international eco
nomic conference. One of the Ida
hoan's less remembered Initiatives
was a great speech, entitled why
Has Alexander Hamilton No Statue?'
Such monument was unveiled early
this year. Borah's friends opine that
the ae,. next demonstration Of his ca
the recognition of soviet Russia
4
Abraham C. Ratschesky Of Boston.
who, with his wife. was the guest Of
the President and Mrs. Coolidge at
the White House during the last
week end. is New England's foremost
Jewish citizen. Mr.. Ratschesky, a
native Bostonian, is a philanthropist
by occupation. though a banker by
profession. He is a former president
of the Federated Jewish Charities Of
Boston, treasurer of the Massachu-
setts branch of the Baron de Hirsch
Fund. and for years has been a leader
land. MIR. Ratschesky was In the
Massachusetts senate In Coolidge 8
day and once was chairman of the
state department of public welfare.
One Of his recent activities is as a
director of the Constitutional LIB
erty League of Massachusetts,. which
Is organizing opposition to the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act.
Take a hand In the latest Washing
ton pastfme-guessing at the identity
of Americas representative on the
forthcoming reparations commission
of inquiry. The field. which widens
from hour to hour. includes J. Pier
pont Morgan, Bernard M. Baruch,
Thomas w. Lamont. Eugene Meyer.
jr.; Norman H. DAVIS. IS. Parker Gill
bert, jr.; Eliot Wadsworth, julius H.
Barnes, Charles NJ. Schwab. George NJ.
Reynolds, Charles q. Dawes, ct al.
Uncle sam handy man, Herbert
Hoover, Is most commonly named.
But apart from Hoovers oIsinciina-
tion to leave his present job. there
would be an ra-governmenta
smack about such an appointment
that probably removes IL from the
realm of practical possibilities.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-30

g. g; Can holly be grown in the
A. Holly is hardy enough to grow
IN many or the northern states, but
the northern trees do not compare In
beauty with the southern holly.
Q. Is a jellyflsh really a fsh?-
p. F. f.
A. The jellyfsh may be termed a
FISH In the broadest sense of the term
which includes almost any exclusively
aquatic animal. Strictly speaking
the Jellyhsh is not fish because the
term in modern significance is applied
only to aquatic verteprates
Q. What should be packed with
flowers to keep them fresh when sent
1 by mail?-E. NJ
/ A. Many florists use damp moss for
packing. cotton batting 81 ould not
De packed with flowers as il absorbs
moisture Instead of furnishing 1t.
! Q. What countries have mipts,ere
Vi euucaton in their cabinets?-K. S.
| A. The principal countries bavirr-
! such portfolios are Great Britain
! France. Belgium. Czechosloyakia
Denmark. Esthonia. Hungary Ttaiy
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden
and Germany
| @ What is the temperature of the
hlaments in a lighted electric light
4 IN. "A. G.
| A. Their temperature is about 1000
i degrees Fahrenheit.
@ In what countries was Hallev's .
comet visible the last time II was =
seen?-H. D. B.
A: The Naval Observatory says Hal
| ley's comet was visible in 1910 in all
j parts of the earth
| @ Is ii true that the ZR-1 was de-
| sisned ana built by German engi
neers?-J. S w
A. The Navy Department says that
the airship ZR-I, now the Shenan
doah, was neither designed nor mad
! In part or as whole by German en-
glneers or mechanics. The ship was
pulit at Lakehurst, n J.. by American
constructors. and while II is no.
claimed that the design was who'll
ana originally American it was an
F! american adaptation of German and
british features under the direction
of American engineers. A German
J test pilot was employed as having had
great experience in this line There
were also some British shop advisers.
The materials were entirely manufac-
! tured in the United States
: Q. In what season of the year
I should logs be creosoted?-H B. l.
| A. The forest service says il NAV be
done at any time provided the logs
have been properly seasoned Green
/ timber cannot be creosoted success
fc-;iy.
Q. Which fight had the largest at.
4, ,tendance?-G. S. T.
A. The heavyweight championships
hght which had the largest paid at
tendance was the Dempsey-F Firpo
! fight, which rs 900 tended Th..
largest number which has been known
to attend fight was AT the willard
Flrpo fight in Jersey City, when 100
600 people were present.
Q. Can quicksilver be turned into q
solid substance ?-H. j.
A quicksilver can be turned to a
solid substance by freezing with
liquid air Its properties will not be
changed permanently.
If you hare a question YOU trnnt
dnstoered send IL to The St1r Fnfor-
nation Bureau. Frederic j. HGskir
Director, 1920 North Capitol strecf
Inctose cents in stamps for re-
! ply)
Evening star., 1923-10-30

A lawsuit between vaudeville syndi-
Gates recalls the old, stories of the
comedian whose heart may be break
ing while he makes the public laugh.
In this case it may be only a matter
of a breaking pocketbook. but this in
temperamental business circles may
amount to nearly the same thing.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Antiquarians now present the theory
that the destruction Of Sodom and
Gomorrah was due to burning oil
wells. According to this one of the
chief failings OF those wicked old
towns was the neglect of proper fire
prevention.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Why and wherefore of former
Senator Frank B. Kellogg's appoint
ment to the Enthusiastically to Great
Britain can be told without disclosure
of state secrets. Elihu Root could
have had the post. 1t was offered
him. The President was persuaded
1t would have been a selection cer-
cain OF widespread national approval
Fhe dean of our elder statesmen
having declined the appointment, Mr.
Coolidge decided to bestow 1t upon
a man remote from the Atlantic sea-
board. There was an earnest canvass
Of available timber before his choice
fell upon Kellogg. The requirement
was a man Of culture, good address,
private means and an international
viewpoint. No one seemed to combine
thCss qualities In higher degree than
the Minnesota lawyer. Politics en-
tered hardly at all in the Presidents
action, except for his determination
to break with the tradition that our
blue-ribbon diplomatic post is the
monopoly of the east.
\ X
Three musketeers, once on the
same firing line. lunched together In
Washington the other day One was
Carmi Thompson. another was Joseph
P. Tumulty. and the third was George
B. Christian, jr. AL once had
been secretaries to Presidents of the
United States. Thompson was Mr..
Taft's right-hand man for a hectic
four months in the re,norseful year
of 1912. Tumulty sat alongside
woodrow Wilson eight years, and
Christian was private: secretary at
the White House as long as Harding
was President. At their powpow
here recorded Thompson moved,
Tumulty seconded and Christian de-
clared unanimously carried a resolu-
tion to the effect that private sec
retaryships to Presidents are a sec
ond cousin to Sherman's description
of war.
On Navy day. just celebrated.
American naval attaches throughout
of the sea heroes of the countries
to which they are accredited. Ad-
miral Eberie. chief of operations. re-
calls an experience Of his when pay
ing tribute to one of China's Deweys.
Having remarked jocularly upon the
Chinese custom of piling up dainty
food on the graves of their dead, he
asked a Chinese colleagues: DO you
expect these fellows Will ever wake
up and eat that stuff?" Quick as
fash, the almond-eyed sailor replied:
Yes, wake up and eat eoon's Mclean
men wake up and smenem flowers"
X
the other day whether. the govern
ment reorganization plan provides for
assistants to the President The ex-
alted parsonage known to fame as "a
White House spokesman" rejoined
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Milk will go up a cent a quart in
the District on November 1. The short
notice makes little difference. Any eff.
fort to lay in a supply for the winter
would merely leave the consumer with
the sour article on his hands.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Lord Birkenhead refers to the fact
that, politically speaking, there are
two Irelands. When real scrimmage
is on it seems as if there must be more
than that.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

In loyalty to its membership the I.
w. w. organization ought to send re.
lief expeditions for those who left this
country to assist radicalism in Eu.
rope.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Steinmetz. by avoiding the accumu.
lation of money, found happiness in
mis- work and avoided the criticisms
which inevitably arise when a mans
fortune is large enough to make him
Il tempting subject for the political
boomers.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

The only friendly advice Poincare is
qpw expected to offer Germany is to
.ay as promptly as possible and avoid
Snmpounding the interest.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

A decrease in the payment Of in
come taxes is noted. The fact is not
calling forth congratulations Of any
kind.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Numerous declarations In favor OF
prohibition make it seem possible that
Gov. Al Smith will enjoy a near
monopoly of the wet vote.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Gov. Pinchot has in all frankness
made it perfectly clear that he does
not regard prohibition enforcement as
strictly one-man job.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

The Ruhr population has decided
that it is better to work even for the
French than not to work at all.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
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Evening star., 1923-10-30

Timorous householders might favor
a Safety-first week that would include
Halloween.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
Undaunted Youth.

He keeps calling on the tickle girl
in spite Of the fact that she Tilted
him." 49,.
"Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "And
he'll probably have his revenge. He
isn't much Of Romeo. but he is a
wonderful oil stock salesman"
Evening star., 1923-10-30
Irresistible Allureuaent.

"You have only two or three build
ings in this new town Of yours"
II know" responded the enthusiast
tic reaitor, "but hook at the PARKING
spece.'
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Evening star., 1923-10-30
Long Calculation.

The valle of the paper mark
Becomes inf1nitesimal.
It may require from morn till dark
To write the needful decimal.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at GO cents per month; daily only. 40
cents per month: Sunday Only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000 Coliect'on Is made by car
riers at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The New Politics.
Where are the laughs of years gone
by
That cleaned through many a col.
umn?
Old themes Of jest now bid us Sigh.
Our mood is growing solemn.
With what transcendent glee I'd note
AS merry as a cricket,
The man who said that he would vote
The prohibition ticket!
Another subject always brought
A breeze Of mirth so hearty,
When politicians said we ought
To have q woman's party.
Suggestions that once made us scoff
Assume a high position.
Our hats to ladies now we doff,
Likewise to prohibition.
A Matter Of Obligation.
"You have changed your mind on
some subjects"
"Sir," replied Senator Sorghum, "I
am the representative of the people.
When the people change their minds
my own changes automatically"
Jud Tunkins says If coal gets much
more expensive he's going. to keep 1t
in the parlor along with the rest Of
the bric-a-brac.
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Evening star., 1923-10-30

After his death his children. includ-
ing the present Lord Coleridge. were
at the point OF instituting proceed
fngs to upset the will. but finally de-
cided to let It stand. prompted by q
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Q. What is the temperature of the
nIaments in a lighted electric light
bulb?-N. A. G.
A. Their temperature is about 2 900
degrees Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1923-10-30

=. In what countries was Halley's .
comet visible the last time It wasf
Seeu?-H ID r ~
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Q. In what season of the year
should logs be creosoted?-H B. l.
A. The forest service says it may be
done at any time provided the logs
have been properly seasoned Green
timber cannot be creosoted success
fviiiy
Evening star., 1923-10-30

~ Wnat countries have ministers
Of education in their cabinets9MK &
A; The principal countries havint-
such portfolios are Great Rritai,1
france, Belgium. Czechosloyakia
Denmark. Esthonia. Hungary Ttaiy,
Netherlands. Norway, Poland, Sweden
and Germany.
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Somebody asked President Coolidge
the other day whether. the govern
ment reorganization plan provides for
assistants to the President. The ex-
alted parsonage known to fame as "a
White House spokesman" rejoined
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Q. Can quicksilver be turned into q
solid substance ?-H. J.
A. Quicksilver can be turned TO
solid substance by freezing with
liquid air. Its properties will not be
changed permanently.
Evening star., 1923-10-30
THE HUMANIZING OF KNOwL-
EDGE. James Harvey Robinson.
George H. Doran Company.


survey here of the three periods into
which. from a single point of view,
knowledge up to the present time
may be gathered. The first period
covers that long, long dav leading up
to the era of scientific investigation
Throughout this stretch of time
knowledge was-to pattern after the
authors own term-overhumanized
Then man himself was the center
in1 eed, the object-of creation. Man
progressed. civilizations, fiourished
and fell upon the foundation of hu-
man feelings and conjectures and
upon an exaggerated estimate of hu-
scheme Of life. Legend myth. REM
nants of older civilizations, the rhap-
sodies Of the poet. the lament of the
prophet. the answer of the oracle.
the divine commiss' of the priest
these In a tumble of pagan prac-
tice and Christian belief stood-and
still stand-as the barely shaken
foundation Of the present. Religions
we're founded and divinit'ea set m
cut Of mans tfmidities and fears, out
of propttiations and promises, out OF
his invfncible hope Of happ ness and
his unconquerable dread of torment.
Our present superstructure Of civili-
cation rests, even yet, in large
measure upon this composite Of the
1eif-aggrandizement of the human In
his instructive strain to make good
with whatever gods might be in
possession along the course of his
progress toward the present.
II
Evening star., 1923-10-30

Now the period when knowledge
must be kumanized again, this time
in the light of scientific achieve
ment and for the purpose Of enrich
Well-being and happiness. This the
work Of education, this the vital
problem of the educator. And that
educator will And himself enlight-
.ned. reinforced, stabilized and In
spired IL he will take counsel with
this sound and simple study-"The
Humanizing Of knowledge"