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

@. How long did It take Lincoln TO
deliver his famous Gettysburg speech?
--R. c. S.
A. Lincoln occupied about five min
utes in reading his great Grafton. IL
was received without applause, prob
ably because his hearers were too moved
for demonstration. Mistaking the 81
lenc, Lincoln said to Il companion: II
have failed again" Edward Everett,
the renowned orator. also spoke at the
dedication exercises at Gettysburg, his
speech lasting two hours. lie was
splendidly received. but what he said
was soon forgotten.
Q. How much brighter is fun cay
light than full moonlight?--R. L.
a. Recent experiments have proved
that full daylight is about $4,000 timds
as bright as full moonlight.
Q. If it rains during a double -headcr1.
is the rain check good p. j. N.
a. Since the admission price is the
same as il is for one game, a rain
check is good only when less than four
and a half innings of tho first game
have been played.
q. How many women living on farms
never get vacation?-A. McC.
a. a survey of/ruraI homes in thirty
three states shows that 81 per cent of
the women on farms never have any
vacations.
@. What is the bar sinister?-E. T. Il.
y. The bar sinister is a hcraldie
symbol used on a coat -of-drInS to indi-
cate by the fact that il turns to the LEFT
the irregular descent Of the person upon
whose arms il IS shown. II is indici-
tive Of an iilcgitimatc birth.
q. What was The name Of the Other
man who rode when Paul Revere did 70
spread the alarm?-N. II. q.
:. William Dawes was the other mau
who rode 10 warn the ColOniStS Of the
coming Of the British.
@. where did epson salts get that
name2--S. p. II.
A. EPSON salts takes it's nan1o from
its occurrence in dissolved form in "a
mineral spring at Epson, market town
in the county Of Surrey, fourteen miles
southwest of the heart of London II
may be prepared also from dolomite, by
d6compoSIng the mineral by the addition
Of sulphuric acid.
@. What is the size of the largest
egg known?-R. g.
y. An epiornis, an extinct rattle bird
, of Madagascar, much like an ostrich in
size and structure, laid the largest and
strongest eggs known, measuring about
thirteen inches by nine and one-half.
These dimensions are twice those of an
ostrich egg, and an egg Of the cpiorniS
would hold the contents of six ostrich
eggs. Tradition and the evidence of
some bones indicate that these birds
| have been eXterninated since human
occupation Of Madagascar began.
Q. How much does water expand
when it becomes ice?-M. F.
\. The expansion Of water when il
passes into the solid state amounts to
S.J5 per cent.
Q. What was the name of the Queen
! of Sheba? III. NJ. r.
\. The queen who visited Solomon is
not historically mentioned by name
/ Her home was Sheba, which was the
capital of Arabia Felix. According to
a late Arabic version of the story, her
name was Balkis.
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Evening star., 1923-10-10

@. How can one gain admittance to
the better homes model south of the
Treasury ?-R. L. II.
A. The secretary of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, under
whose auspices the better homes mod
el was erected, says that the home is
shortly to be moved. and that visitors
are only granted permission to enter
1t now by special arrangement with
the secretary of the federation. The
address is 1894 n street northwest.
Q. How many people have visited
Mount Vernon within the past two
years?-N. +. G.
A. The Mount Vernon Ladies' Asso-
citation says that 497,232 persons have
visited Mount Vernon in the past two
years.
Q. How many matches are used
daiiy?-M. Fl.
A. 1t is estimated that 700, 100000
matches are used in the United States
each day. This means that nearly
o00, 900 flames are struck each minute.
Q. Do more women or men visit
Europe?-S. T. c.
a. 4 Cunard line official made the
statement that about two-thirds of the
liners passengers were women and
girls.
Q. would like to know the amount
Of gold in the United States Treasury.
B. T.
a. According to the circulation state
ment of the United States Treasury
September J. 1923, there is 1854 .204, 76l
in gold coin and bullion held in the
Treasury.
Q. What is the origin OF Halloween? +?
IS. r.
a. Halloween is a. relic of pagan
times. Ia England the influence of
Druidfcal ceremonies is evidenced in the
ancient Halloween fires. Certain of the
customs which used TO prevail in Eng
land were survivals of the festival of
Pomona, the goddess of fruit. Hallow-
cen is called by this name because the
festival falls on the evening Of October
II. which is the eve of the vigil of All
HailoWs, the festival of All Saints; this
falls Oh November !.
@. To whom do we owe the expres-
sion "pussyfooting" I'll: a.
\. It is said to have been popular
lied by the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Q. What will prevent the splitting of
hardwoods while seasoning IL. T.
a. The Department of Agriculture
says that in air seasoning the checking
and splitting may be minimized by pro-
tecting the woods from the sun and rain
ard by coating the ends of the pieces
with paraffin. In kiln drying the same
defects may be prevented by proper
control Of the temperatures, humidities
and circulation in the kiln.
q. When did the late Prince OF
Monaco visit Washington?-W. l.
A. Prince Albert of Monaco visited
Washington in April. 1921. The prince
drew his revenues from the most famous
gambling resort in the world and spent
them III deep sea dredging in the in
terest of science. The prince and Prof
Albert Einstein came here at the invi-
tation of the National Academy of Sci
ence-the prince to receive the AleXan-
der Agassiz medal. awarded 10 him in
recognition of his researches in the
science OF the ocean; the professor
merely as distinguished guest The
National Geographic Society also gave
the prince a medal. Prince Albert died
in June, 1922, and was succeeded by his
son, Prince Louis.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Cathedral Thanks
Radio Contributor
To t1le Editor of The Star:

To me Editor OF The Star;
The National Cathedral received to-
day contribution from a Listener
IN" We wish to take this opportuni-
ty of gratefully acknowledging this
gift through the columns of 2es
Evening Star.
In writing to Bishop Freeman. the
contributor said:
please cause the Enclosed mite 10
he applied TO the fund for the building
of the great National Cathedral
Though not amongst the multitude at
Mount st. AIban- yesterday. the donor
heard the magnificent service through
that1modcrn medium--the radio. Let
ali of as true Americans hope and
pray that the rising structure may
become II reality sooner than our
hopes and expectations.
tSicncd) "a LISTENEH-IS."
We would appreciate it very much
If the Evening Star would acknowl-
edge this on our behalf.
g. i. G. BRATENAIIfh 4 y
Dean of WashinsSon.s :
! October 6.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Senator Borah rides to and from
his homo in Washington in street
car; says. no member of Congress
who hasn't a large private income
can afford to travel any other way.
The Idaho statesman declares that
living costs in Washington make it
utterly impossible for a senator or
representative to keep his head above
water on a $500 salary. Ambassa-
dors, therefore. according to Borah.
aren't the only class of federal off,
Gals who serve Uncle Sam at a pc
cuniary sacrifice. Until. recurring
Congresses quit playing politics by
voting the peoples money away
stupidity" Rorah admits that the
chances of revising the government
pay roll are slight.
High prices are being offered on
the autograph market for "holo-
graph" of the late President Harding.
holograph is a written document
indited wholly by the hand of the
writer. Autograph collectors since
time immemorial have priced "the
presidential set. g., letters writ
ten by Presidents OF the United
States-beyond all others. As was
the case with Mr.. Harding's immedi-
ate predecessors at the White House,
his signature was appended almost
Invariably to typewri;ten letters
Any one who possesses a communi-
eaton from him. penncd from start
to finish. can ask practically his own
price for il, The autograph experts
declare Harding hoiographs prob
ably will lie the scarc.St and tbs
most valuable in the entire 'prcsl-
Dental set" George Washing ton
was IA prolific letter writer. Thou
sands of specimens Of his handWrit-
ing are eXtant.
Il ****
Magnus johnson for the moment is
enacting the role long played by
Uncle Joe" Cannon He is the peg
on which the best Washington stories
of the day are hung. The latest
concerns mixed metaphor which
the farmer-senator from Minnesota
is alleged to have sprung. What
we've got to do in the United States"
Magnus il said TO have said. 'is to
take the bull BY the tsil and look
the situation in the face"
= j; !; -
Overheard in the lobby of the
White House executive Offices:
First Citizen-John Hays Hammond
would make an ideal ambassador to
Evening star., 1923-10-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PiIII.ANDER J0HNSO,
Curfew Out West.

Once gentle maid recited
"Curfew shall not ring tonight"
To an audience delighted
That applauded left and right.
How we loved the dear old story
OF affection fond and true,
With it's sentimental glory.
Now we get version new.
Still we hear the recitation
"Curfew shall not ring tonight
But in terms of agitation
Where the politicians fight.
And the man whose elocution
Bids the town wide open run
To stop possible confusion
Backs his statement with gun.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

The American Federation OF Labor
is prompt in dismissing Il member of
anarchistic tendencies. That body.
whatever it's protests or it's demands
for innovation, is influential only as
an organization and has no need for
the iisorganiZer.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Long before the automobile was
perfected the railway grade crossing
was attacked as Il menace 10 life.
Under modern conditions its threat
is increased greatly. The total aboli-
ton Of the grade crossing is the one
reliable "safety-first" method.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Lord Grey says there will be an
other war-unless various states agree
to settle their disputes. That little
word unless is one of the most hope
full and helpful in the vocabulary of
craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

The vnterprising camera man should
not be permitted To give Mr.. Lloyd
George the impression that the Ameri-
can people care more about the way
to say.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Having acquired a world reputation
as a particularly bad boy. Bergdoll
may have decided to come home in the
hope that emotional ladies will send
him bouquets and possibly even kiss
him.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

If the horse selected to race Papyrus
should happen not to win there will
be demand for some kind of popular
primaries for the selection of turf con-.
tenders in cases involving the national
credit in sport.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

\ few arrests for perjury in a New
York divorce case serve to complicate
the scandal TO Il degree that would
warrant only those who assume to be
experts in such matters in taking
further interest.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

His inclination To speak kindly Of
the United States Senate shows that
Mr.. Magnus johnson starts in with
the right idea as to Senatori:~ cour-
tesy No appeal could be m . polite
than his incidental mention Of the
Golden Rule.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Stresemann contented himself with
a silence which implied a question
frequently arising in various phases of
European negotiations. What are you
going to do about it?''
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Anybody particularly desirous of ir-
ritating Gov. Walton might suggest
changing the name of the state to
Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

The announcement that President
Coolidge is not favorable to adventures
in foreign matters should bring a
sense of relief to world that has had
q surfeit of thrills.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

man sufficiently astute to square an
account without the use of real money.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
The Less the Better

..Is Snake Ridge having any i'm
provements?"
''Such would be my opinion an
swered Cactus Joe. Every census
shows a decrease of population
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Wandering Attention.

Foreign climes are fiercely fretting,
Agitators rise to fame
Till we came quite near forgetting
All about the base ball game.
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Barred.

My wife says can't go to the
next prize fight" remarked Mr..
Meekton.
Considers the sport demoralizing?"
NO. Tickets are so expensive that
one of us has to stay home
Evening star., 1923-10-10
Relatively.

Have you studied the theory Of
relativity?''
NO answered Senator Sorghum.
II don't see how it applies to my
business, except mebbe as it has to
DO with the fact that nearly every
voter is trying to boost some relative
for government job"
Evening star., 1923-10-10
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Evening star., 1923-10-10

Jud Tunkins says riches have wings,
and the man who has 'em can take his
choice between flynn easy or riskin'
his life in fancy exhibitions.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

DE man dat's doin' his best amt
always preciated," said Uncle Eben,
'for de reason dat he's 'casionally like
de choir singer dat hollers de hardest
when he's off'n de key"
Evening star., 1923-10-10

When, some weeks ago. Plus xI
gave orders for the extensive repair
of his palace, known as the Castle of
Gandolfo, up among the Alban hills,
Evening star., 1923-10-10

The purpose in repeating these
committee allegations. of course. is
to show along what lines the two
campaign organizations are getting
ready TO go into next years battle.
The reader Is left to his own analy
sis and Judgment of their respective
merits.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

The republican national committee,
which stands by the tariff law as a
beneficent enactment Is circulating
the protestsby the Denver Live Stock
Exchange against the proposed re-
duction of tariff on Canadian cattle.
I'VE are informed" says the protest,
that the American Farm Bureau
Federation, though it's Washington
representative, Mr.. Gray Silver, has
applied to the United States Tariff
Commission, asking it to use the
authority vested in 1t. with the ap-
proyaI of the President. under the
sliding scale provisions of the tariff
act 20 nullify so far as possible the
tariff ON Canadian cattle.
I'VE earnestly protest against any
change in the present tariff law so
far as live stock is concerned. To the
south, west and northwest the change
suggested would be disastrous. The
ruinous result to the entire range
country of the proposal contained in
Mr.. Silver's application cannot be over
estimated %
And there 1t goes. When the farm
bureau association and the cattle ex-
change fall out over an economic
proposition. what Is the poor lanzssu
to dot
Evening star., 1923-10-10

@. What is the bar sinister?-E. T. Il.
y. The bar sinister is a hcraldic
symbol used on coat-of-drinS to indi-
cate by the fact that il turns TO the LEFT
the irregular descent of tho person upon
whose arms il is shown. 1t is indicis-
tive Of an iiicgiIiInatc birth.
Evening star., 1923-10-10

Q. How much does water expand
when it becomes ice?-M F.
\. The expansion Of water when if
passes into the solid state amounts to
SIS per cent.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-27
NOTABLE INSPIRATIONS TO ALASKA

Secretary of War Weeks promises to give the Senate and House members of the Military Committees a delightful trip from New York via the Panama Canal to the Pacific Coast from Alaska. They will come on the United States Army transport St. Mihiel, carving the visitors from Seattle through the inland waters of Alaska and over to the Westward so that they may have an opportunity to view and ride over the new Government Railroad and then go down the river to St. Michael, where the transport would again meet the party and after going to Nome convey them back to Seattle, where the excursion would end Secretary Weeks is anxious to make the trip himself, hoping to start toward the end of April and to consume two months before returning to his post of duty at Washington. It IS also expected that about the middle of June the President and his party will set forth from the National Capital by rail and meet transport at Seattle to bring them to this scenic land of the north. In addition to these two excursions of distinguished states men Editor Thompson of Fairbanks confident ially tells the world that among the other notables booked for trips to Alaska the coming summer are: Editor and Mrs. William Allen White, of Kansas; James Oliver Curwood
 author; the famous old sourdough and Alas kan writer, Rex Beach; the Brooklyn Eagle party of seventy people-Juneau Empire.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-27
HENRY FORD's DREAM

Henry Ford makes this startling prediction "Within few years-I wouldn't be surprised if it were within five or six years-we won't be mining coal any more Coal will be burned underground, right where it is found, and the by-products utilized.
 "Probably we'll utilize all the gas, too, for heat, light and power. Some of the heat can be utilized, too, where it is generated under ground What heat is wasted by this method won't be nearly so important as the waste of human energy which results from our pres ent method of mining coal, and the waste in volved in transporting and distributing 1t.
 This latest dream of Ford results from trlr he made into a coal mine. He went about three miles underground and found it "ter- rible place to be in, not fit for human being Ito work.'
 More than a half a million men on this |continent toll underground to get coal l1 other words, to get power
 Meantime, tremendous power is going tc waste in falling water, in the ocean tides 1T the wind, in the suns heat. All these vii be harnessed some day. Nature has placed unlimited power at our disposal. Human drud
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-27

wires, that all of these men were either fools or ''the tools of the cannery interests.' Such Inference from him needs no denial It IS too absurd
 In principle, Alaskans generally are against fisheries reserves They are bad. They give too much power to single man or to a bureau. They are not in accord with the ideals of lAmericanism That is generally recognized but in 6 great emergency, with the fisheries dwindling yearly, without proper legislative protection, a situation arises which requires severe measures to protect them and the Bur eau of Fisheries, the Department of Commerce and President Harding are absolutely right in taking such steps as seem right and proper, Dan Sutherland to the contrary notwithstand- ing. And further, Alaskans generally, as shown by the action of the Pioneers, will have confidence that President Harding, Secretary Hoover and their assistants will see to it that a square deal is given to everyone, from the greatest of the fish barons to the most lowly persons of the industry.
 The Delegate has been in Washington for two years. He has not succeeded yet in se- curing legislation which will protect the fish cries, and if he is there for two more or ten more there is great doubt as to his solving the problem. If he is as solicitous of the welfare of the fisheries industry as he shouts from the housetops let him introduce some legislation and press it through whereby this food supply will be permanently perpetuated, and if he can't or won't do that let him at least refrain from attempting to harrass those who are doing their best to bring about the desired results.-Ketchikan Chronicle.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-27
WHY A DIVISION?

The Juneau Empire asks in what way it would benefit Alaska to have the Capital moved north, and says that interests in the Third Division are no different from that i'll the First Division. The Gateway believes that this is an error, which upon reflection will be shown to be wrong. The Gateway believes that Alaska and First Division have mo interests in common, and that the political machinations of the First Division alone would divorce it from the rest of the Territory. Juneau politics are manipulated from Seattle and Alaska politics are manip ipulated from Juneau The rest of Alaska has very little loolz-in. Subordinate positions in the Terri tory are filled from the waiting list at Juneau. Very few appointments reach other divisions. The Territory is supplied with printing from Juneau; other offices having no look-in, even the school being supplied with printing from the Capital despite the fact that 1t could be done as cheaply and as well in the locations from which the taxes are derived for the sup port of the schools. Offices of all kinds are centralized at Juneau, despite the thousands of miles of travel it takes an incumbent to reach his work in other parts of the Territory; ar expensive and slow preceding.
 " th the Capital located at Seward it would shorten trips to the Capital by three weeks. It would allow residents of the Fourth, Third and Second Divisions to do business here at the cost of not over thirty dollars for the trtip from the head of the Government Rail way It would place the bureaus where they would be centrally located, and in the heart of the fishing industry. It would give Alaska a chance to develop and grow
 Seward has no wish to grow at the expense of Juneau, or other towns in the Territory, but a division of Alaska into two or more terri tories would not hurt the First Division and would greatly enhance the population of the Third and Fourth Divisions. Seward Gateway. .r y.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-27
EUROPEAN SCHEMERS

We nearly lost our country, through the in sistence of hybrid Americans on super government, over this-and these hvbrids are with us now-bv the mllions-of every race and re1igion-devoting their money. brains, soothsaving, barnev, political and social infu- ence to fostering their European fatherland- and immigration interests-at the expense of our native American interests.
 The time has arrived for the native Ameri- can stock to stop being used as the dupes of foreigners-or foreign thinking people pre- tending American citizenship-and to act al together for strong, self-reliant. just. 100 per cent Amercanism-readv to do the right thing bv all the world-but refusing to he worked for good thing by any tribe in the world. " .~, ~---".. ~7~
 Our fight should be for Amorica-for th" native stock-for our standards-onr nst- tutions-our children, and their children and if we don't take up that fight now-and win it for all time-our children, and theirs, will be under a foreign yoke here in Amerio" unable to move hand or foot, and owned body and sonl bv the hybrid stock fast getting control of this country.
 Our hrthrioht has nrice-it has cost us terrific effort-it cost our forebears tre- mendous effort and sacrifices. We have hand ed out this birthri ght-free-on silver plat ter-to foreig and self seeking schemers long enough.