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Evening star., 1923-09-24

are due to the great ease with which
men ehtain dangerous weapons aaa to
the practice of carrying them. The
evil OF pistol-toting has been inveighed
against for many years. and restric-
tive measures have been adopted here
and elsewhere. but that these meas
ures are net effective is shown by the
daily record OF crime. No men are
more familiar than the police with the
dangers of pistol-toting. and with the
troubles that come from the ease with
which weapons are bought, and the
opinions of the police on these impor-
tant matters deserve most serious
consideration.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. Who designed the fountain in
front of the Congressional Library?
"A. G.
A. Roland Hinton Perry was the
sculptor of the Fountain OF Nep-
tune" This was one of his earlier
works and, while vigorous and ef-
| fective, is not considered to be as
finished and artistic as some of his
later efforts,
@. Do cabinet officers have mileage
given them7--R. x.
A. The members of the cabinet
have salaries but no allowances.
@. What is the most common first
name in ireiand?-M. ]. s.
A. A recent newspaper article said
that there were one-third more Irish
men by the name of Patrick in Ire
land than. by any other name.
O. Will you publish a diet for a
foot ball team?-c. A.
A. The following diet was given
for the use OF foot ball teams in
training. by one of the athletic in
struetors OF local college. In the
morning-plenty of fruit, cereal, eggs
and toast. A dry lunch consisting of
cold meat with water or tea but no
soups. Very little coffee should be
taken. A more hearty dinner may be
enjoyed. but pastries should be
avoided,
@. notice that there are more
than $4,000 negroes in the United
States who do not speak English
What language do they speak?-M. w
4. The bureau of census. says in
he har Of c
unable to speak the English Ian
guage that there are 1854 negroes
The majority of them speak the
Spanish language. These negroes are
from the West Indies, Central and
South America and Mexico.
Q. What makes timber rot?-
d. d. Med.
A. The growth and activities OF
fungi are responsible for the decay
OF timber. Certain parts of the fiber
are dissolved by fermentation in the
wood cells of the growing spores.
Q. What effect does the Japan cur
rent have on the climate of Califor-
nia?-C, l. d.
4. The weather bureau says that
It Is hardly possible to determine
this influence exactly, in view of the
fact that the current has largely lost
tkc luChltLy ICalhlIS thC AldII-
fornia coast. However. the climate
of the state is greatly modified by
the warm waters of the Pacific ocean
the winters being distinctly warmer
than in other localities at the same
latitude to the eastward, while the
summers are distinctly cooler, due to
the effect of the adjacent waters.
@. What Is the Mexican jumping
hean?-M. Z. d.
A. The jumping Bsan is the seed
of any one of several euphorbiaceous
plants when infested by the full
grown larya of a small gray tortricid
moth (CaFpacapsa saltitans). The
seeds are somewhat triangular and
not only roll from side to side but
move by jerks and jumps. The move.
ments are produced by a plump
whitish ,larva which occupies about
one-ffth of the interior, the seed. in
fact. being but g. hollow shell lined
with silk which the larva has spun
Late in the winter the larva cuts a
circular door through the seed
strengthens it with silk and trans
forms to pupa, the moth soon after
ward pushing it's way through the
prepared door. The larva of another
moth (GTapholitha sebastianiae) in
tests the seed of one variety OF
| euphorbiaeeous plant (Sebastina pal.
| merD and produces similar move
! ments. These plants and insects are
| natives of Central and South America
Evening star., 1923-09-24

4 and the imported seeds are frequently
! called Mexican jumping beans and
in the southwestern United States
'broncho beans"
O. How many $50-gold pieces have
been minted?-W. r. r.
A. There has been s150.s50 in $50
gold pieces minted. These are the
Panama Pacific international expo
| sition coins. which were COINED in
the year 1915.
Q. How is the religious popula-
tion of Palestine divided?-K. T.
A. No official religious estimate
| has been taken since the war. The
/ estimate Of 1922, exclusive Of resi-
dents of. Transjordania and exclusive
of the British garrison, was as fol-
| lows: Moslems, 583,18S; Christians.
S4,55s; Jews, 1929; Druses, 1904;
Bahais. 1853; Samaritans, 157.
J. Z; 5. y EA't does oA''- -eA"'0 nsan' =
A. It is a slang term used in the
| far northwest for a tenderfoot.
Q. Is Central University, Kentucky,
a state school?-O. T. S.
A. Central University of Kentucky
| is seetarian institution, under the
| auspices of the Presbyterian Church.
O. Where was the first chamber of
| commerce organized in this country?
| F. !. 7.
A. The New York city chamber of
commerce, organized in 1858 and
| incorporated under a royal charter
] from King George III in 1870, was
the first institution of it's kind in the
United States.
Q. Were the republics of Central
America ever united in one govern
| ment?-F. Q.
A. In 1898 the FIVE Central Ameri-
| can states were united into a ma
| tionai federation which subsequently
! adopted constitution modelled after
/ that of the United States. The fed
GRAFTON was partially ended by 1898,
practically dissolved in 1889 and COM
J pletely dissolved by 1S47.
Q. What is the speed of the ele-
yater in the Washington Monument?
How fast does the fastest elevator
run?-S. c. w.
! A. The ONCE of public buildings
| and grounds says that the elevator in
| the Washington Monument makes 10n
| feet a minute. AS the elevator shaft
/ in the Monument is 500 feet high, 1t
makes this distance in five minutes.
! The two elevators In the Woolworth
building, which operate from the
/ ground to the fifty-fourth floor rise
| 700 rect In one minute ana THESE nave
| the highest rise and are the fastest
| travelling elevators in the world. ALI
! though elevator service Is provided
| in the Eiffel Tower, Paris, to a height
| of nearly 1000 feet, three lifts must
! be used to reach the top, the highest
rise of single lift being about 450
| feet
Q. Who invented dice?-A. S.
| A. Dice were known in ancient
| Greece, and their invention is at
ttributed by some to Psalmedes in the
thirteenth century B. c. The dice ex-
| humed from Thebes differ in no way
| from the ivory or bone cubes of to-
| day They had spots ranging from
| one to six on them and the sum Of
! the spots on the two opposite sides
! was always seven.
| @. How long has the United States
been exporting cotton to Europe p
x. F.
| A. The first bale of cotton exported
| from this country to Europe wa"
shipped from Charleston, s. c, in
| 1884.
(SeHd your questions to The Stor
Information Bureau. Frederic j.
HGskin, director. 1890 North Capitol
street TnoIose . cents in stamps for
return postdge.)
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Lord Renfrew" carried the best
wishes of American editors with him
when he went into seclusion on his
Canadian ranch for a 'troughing va
cation" The Prince of Wales is sur
prisingly popular on this side OF the
water. His visit here some time ago
emphasized that he was, after all,
intensely human. and this fact is
, emphasized by those who discuss his
present visit, while there are many
| editors who hope when he gets "en-
tirely rested" he will make another
tour of the states"
He wants to hunt and fish and
istry to forget fer time that some
Hday he will assume the duties and re-
sponsibilities OF the great British
| Empire" says the Memphis News
Scimitar, and "the least the world
can do is to respect his wish and
grant him these few minutes OF nor
NAL living among normal human be-
ings" The very fact that he re-
sponded frankly to the Canadian
veteran who addressed him as buddy
| throws light on his character" the
New York World holds, inasmuch as
! "the prince has led severe life as
conciliator for the biggest business
| in the world--the British Empire.
By nature, regardless of formality,
he came to his ranch in Canada for
| the first Iet-down In decorum since
| 1914 Truly busy man Is having
! his vacation in the wide open spaces"
He needs all the rest he can get, be-
cause truly he has "a job ahead
of him." as the Minneapolis Tribune
sees it, and "the people across the
j line are not much better able than
] the people of the United States te
comprehend and recognize the pro-
priety of a dual identity for royal
| persons The prince may escape be-
| ing interviewed or feasted or ac-
claimed as the prince, but he will
have to make extraordinarily clever
use of his alias and aiiets II he
gets away with 1t. II Is not to be
overlooked, however, that he is an
agile and dexterous person in fitting
into or getting out OF situations
| gracefully" -
1T isn't much fun being a prince"
| insists the Albany News. That is
| job. just as everybedy's work is job,
and probably the prince gets as tired
of his job as the rest of US do. Really
what a privilege it is to be Just ordi-
nary felix's and sit on the hleaehers at
| the ball game or so to show or ride
on a train without having to look
princely all of the time, The bless
| ings of obscurity are many" Which
causes the Peoria Transcript to say,
l"Here's hoping that Lord Renfrew is
Evening star., 1923-09-24

1t is hard to convince a man who
eats at hotel that the farmer can be
as unhappy as represented so long as
he is able to produce his own vege-
tables.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Should a German loan be offered in
this country a number of subscribers
might be secured by allowing specula-
tors to turn in as a partial payment
paper marks at what they paid for
them.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Something must be dore for the
farmer, declares Senator Borah. The
slogan, while impressing a serious
condition, is one of such familiarity
that the public may not appreciate it's
force
Evening star., 1923-09-24

The fact that humanity is just re-
covering from a world war does not
prevent nations in Europe's historic
trouble area from clinging to their
controversial customs.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Suggestion that farmers meet their
difficulties by cutting down wheat pro-
duction calls for another suggestion
as to what the ultimate consumer will
do about the effect on the price of
bread.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

The promoters of a new issue of
German paper currency were not ex-
perts in publicity. Anything that calls
attention to the value of the mark at
present is bad advertising.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Philadelphia discovered fifty barrels
of grain alcohol labeled maple sirup."
1t has long been asserted that there
is very little real maple sirup. but
this form of counterfeit goes too far.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

The most difficult part of the coal
problem, the protection of the con-
sumner against abnormal prices, is
still in the hands of the Governor of
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

There is a certain amount Of in
congruity in the efforts of secret So
ciety to make it's proceedings pecu-
liarly boisterous.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

The Baron Renfrew is 30 well
known in Canada that another name
may be required for purposes of strict
incognito.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
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Evening star., 1923-09-24

Its use for commerce and peaceful
passenger transportation will repre-
sent the greatest Improvement the
dirigible has as yet undergone.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
Suburban Foresight.

JuUuN UHII NUEPSIgUC.
set the alarm clock for o'clock"
said Mr.. Chuggins.
De yeu have to start for work that
early?"
hNet exactly for work But I've got
to give myself time enough to find a
place to park my hivver."
Evening star., 1923-09-24
A Change of Subject.

"A Change Of Subject.
why are You so fond of that song
about bananas?"
Its relief" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, Ito go home and And the crowd
raising holler about something be-
sides wheat"
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Jud Tunkins. says that the tap Sir
Isaac Newton got on the head with
an apple was nothing compared to the
smash Einstein has given him.
Evening star., 1923-09-24
A Concession,

"A woman shows her independence
by wearing her hair short"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; ayet /
feel that have to so to man barber
to be satisfied that it Ss properly
trimmed
Evening star., 1923-09-24
Not Enough to Go 'Reund.

Arithmetic claims cunning skill
AS problems rise anew.
When ] have paid the coal mans bill,
What will the landlord do?
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Its funny" said Uncle Eben, dat
felix's is SO hard to interest in de
gospel truth an so easy to convince
bout tip on de races
Evening star., 1923-09-24

(Send your questions to The Stor
Information Bureau. Frederic J.
HasEin, director, 1890 North Capitol
street IncIose cents IN stamps for
return postdge.)
Evening star., 1923-09-24

even if by some strange freak Japan
were to become a communistic state
the imperial family would still be
retained; the Japanese would in some
institutions before they would allow
their sovereign to be dethroned.
This unbreakable hold of the en-
peror over his subjects has been al
most exclusively spiritual In the past.
Without losing that grip in the least,
genuine popularity and humanity.
The whole nation rejoiced when the
leader of one of the most powerful
clans failed to break the betrethal
of the prince regent and Princess
Nagako Kuni, because the whole ma
tion believed the match to be q love
affair rather than a marriage of state.
Each of the millions of his subjects
wishes in very personal way to
bring about the happiness of his
imperial highness.
The destruction of Yokohama and
the partial demolition of the capital
city are clouds whose silver Innings
may be easily perceived, fer the
world knows that In their destruc-
tion old cities were swept away
which will now be replaced by new
and better municipalities Impor-
tant as the physical reconstruction
will be, great as will be the gains
made in modern buildings and scien-
tifically planned cities, the change
that is coming over Japanese thought
and life is even greater and of much
vaster consequence. The skyscraper
that will renlace the little wooden hut
does not mean as much to the future
of Japan and OF the world as does
the attitude OF the prince regent, the
descendant of the great sun @cddess,
who, standing in a little spot of ref
uge in the midst of his Raining
capital. turns simply to an American
newspaper man and informs him in
broken English that Japan 10 to
carry on.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

Copyright 1928. in Z. s. and Great Britain
by North American Newspaper Alliance.
All rights reserved
Evening star., 1923-09-24

A. Tt Is a slang term used in the
far northwest for tenderfoot.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

A. The New York city chamber of
commerce, organized in 1858 and
incorporated under a royal charter
from King George III in 1870, was
the first institution of it's kind in the
United States.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

A. Central University of Kentucky
is a seetarian institution, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1923-09-24

@. Where was the first chamber of
commerce organized in this country?
F T. It
Evening star., 1923-09-24

1T isn't much fun being prince .
insists the Albany News. That is a
job. just as everybedys work is job,
and probably the prince gets as tired
of his job as the rest of US do. Really
what a privilege it Is to be just ordi-
Evening star., 1923-09-24

@. Is Central University, Kentucky,
a state school?-O r s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
PUT HIS FIRST
THOUSAND|N
INSURANCE
Col. William 3. Haskell Wanted
to Provide for Family
and Pay Debts.
By COL. w. b HASKELL. u. g.. A.
| ryI,aaR - Au,ara~au RAllaR Aduninlakxntdon

By COL. w. b HASKELL, U. 8. A.
Chief Of American Relief AdminlstEASaOn.
NEW YORK, Sept. IL invested
my first $1,000 in life insurance.
Good as such a form Of invest
ment may be, would not advise
q young man to make it with his
first 81 1000 nor would I have done
it had I not wished to make pro-
vision for q member Of my family
and insure funds to pay my debts
and funeral expenses in case of
death.
Life insurance, however, does not
give q quick enough turnover.
There are other ways in which a
young man may obtain more profit.
able returns.
Real estate, for instance. wild
cat" land schemes, Of course. are
always to be avoided, but there Is
something tangible about q good
real estate investment.
Advice should be asked Of some
one who knows real estate and
who will give 1t honestly. The prof
its made in real estate, have been
immense, yet there have been many
ments.
I am a great believer In owning
land. think it is an evidence Of
patriotism to do so, for in q sense
1t links q man up with his coun-
try's interest. would like to see
every working man own land, even
though It be only a lot. / think
much of the labor unrest In this
country would then be obviated.
believe a young man should re-
main in the small town until he
has gained experience, and found
himself" Then, IL he has ability
and confidence in himself, let him
go to the big city, where oppcrtun.
tiles leading to success viii come
to him.
It all depends on the individual
it is up to him no matter whether he
has $1,000 to start or many times
that much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
Steals To Pay Alimony
For Man She Is In
Love With

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-A
story of a woman said to have
made a practice of stealing
gowns from a large Fifth ave-
nue. establishment to pay ALI
money to the divorced wife of
a man with whom she was in
fatuated was related today be-
fore Justices Edwards, Nolan
and Levine in special sessions.
The tale was told by George
j. Clausen, Investigator for the
Stores Mutual Protective Asso-
citation, about Mrs. Florence
Fisher, thirty-six, who was SEN
fenced to not less than six
months or not more than three
years in the penitentiary. Mrs.
Fisher, it was stated, is of an
old Greenwich Village family,
and has a daughter of sixteen
and son of fourteen. She is
a widow.
Mrs. Fisher, it was stated,
worked for Lord & Taylor, and
established a practice Of help
ing accomplices to steal gowns.
The thefts are alleged to have
aggregated $50, 200. The gowns
were resold, and with her share
of the proceeds, it was stated,
she maintained comfortable
home and an automobile. A
search of this home is said to
have revealed eighty dresses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
HUGE TUNA KNOCKS OUT
ANGLER AT MANASQUAN

MANASQUAN. N. ", Sept 3.-In
battle with 1.400-pound tuna this
afternoon, Capt. Helding Swensen
was struck in the stomach by the
fish and was unconscious for more
than half an hour. The fish, with
five others varying in weight from
600 to 1000 pounds, was landed in
the two-hour battle. A boat with
seven men was overturned.
A porpoise Weighing 100 pounds
the. first on the Jersey coast this
year-was landed late yesterday in
the same water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
TRYING TO RESCUE KITE,
TWO MEN ELEcTRoCUTEp

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. g.
Attempting to rescue O child'l
kite which had become entangled
in some power wires near their
home, Clarence Rider, twenty-five
and Frank Snyder, twenty.seven
Of Enola, near here, were cleo
trocuted late today. Rider was
killed instantly and Snyder died
on-the way to the hospital.
Rider was using an iron rod
to disentangle the kite and Snyder
was holding his arm when the
rod hit the wire. The men,
both. Of whom were unmarried
were cousins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
WoMAN'S SUICIDE LAID
TO SONS JEST OVER AGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Mrs. VIII.
helmina Fredericks was found
drowned in the lake in the town
of Pearl River by John Alexander
while fishing.
Frederick Hahns. the sheriff learned
visited his mother Thursday night
at the farm house where she was
staying. During the evening ht
made joking remarks about his
mothers age and laughingly said
be ''put away"
It is believed Mrs. Fredericks,
who was sixty-one years old,
brooded over the remarks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03
8 FEATURES IN
COAL STRIKE
CITED
Facts Indicate WaIkout Will
Be of Short
Duration.
By GILMAN PARKER,
Cosmopolitan News Service Staff
CORRESPONDENT,

NEW YORK. Sept. Sin con.
sidering the main points OF the
walkout of the anthracite miners,
and it's relation to the public, three
important features should be
borne in mind. according to OBJ
servers who have been in close
touch with the controversy since 1t
started. These are:
1. The walkout has not assumed
the aspect Of a serious strike, and
the preponderance of chances are
that it will not do so. Technically,
1t is q suspension" at present.
amounting merely to taking va
cation'-which has been done many
times in connection with previous
negotiations-and cannot be COM
nared at the moment to last years
lang struggle in the hard coal re,
zion.
Many Would Have Quit.
2. Many of the miners In any
event would have quit work and
remained idle until Tuesday, be-
cause Of the Labor Day holiday.
B. Both sides are as much sub
1ect as ever to the most tremen-
dous pressure for settlement ever
exerted in connection with an In
dustrial dispute in this country.
This pressure is composed Of five
principal factors: (a) A highly
aroused public opinion clamor1ng
there be no interruption Of the
fuel supply. o. The threat Of Gov
eminent price and wage fixing. (c)
A concerted plan on the part Of
hituminous operators to capture the
anthracite markets. td) The fact
that there ia conparatively little
anthracite above ground to be dis
posed of at strike prices. (e) I'm.
portant, IL. not vital, national polit-
ical considerations.
Reports Are Optimistic.
Combined, these facts. accord.
ang to the belief Of observers. fur
nish ample basis for numerous
forecasts now coming from Harris
burg, Washington, Wall Street and
the anthracite region itself that the
suspension will be Of short dura-
ton, probably not more than q
week or ten days.
Even should 1t last q month. ac-
cording to leading New York coal
authorities. the anthracite consum-
ing public not already cared for in
the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land States can still be supplied
by the October production. before
cold weather arrives.
Much Of the production Of re-
cent weeks, It was pointed out, has
been going to Chicago. other mid
western points and Canada. be-
cause Of profits from freight rates
higher than those obtainable from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03

northwestern Pennsylvania to tide
water. These markets. however.
were described as virtually filled. :"
and the anthracite volume which
has been going west. 1t was said,
Is now about ready to be diverted
eastward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-20
HARDING NEARS
END Of ALASKA
JUNKET AT S|TKA
Trip TO Northwest Has Been
Most Strenuous for Pres
identIS Party,
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

WITH PRESIDENT HARDING,
EN- ROUTE TO CORDOVA. Alaska.
July 20-One month from the day he
set out from Washington. President
Harding today was making his last
stop but one Alaska and thus had
very nearly completed the study OF
the northland which actuated the trip.
Leaving Valdez last night, the trans
port Henderson stopped at Cordova
today. where the Copper River section
will be visited and then the transport
will proceed to Sitka for the last stop
before Vancouver.
Il has been one Of the most strenu-
Gus trips any chief executive ever at.
tempted in spite of considerable pc
RODS of inactivity on the boat.
The party faces another month of
equally strenuous activities in the trip
down the Pacific coast, during which
several important speeches will be de-
livered. and then the tour will be
concluded through the canal, Porto
Rico and the Virgin Islands before
the return to Washington is made via
New York