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Evening star., 1923-12-17
Defends Star Article.
Special Writer Denies Charge of
Inaccuracy.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Permit me to reply briefly to the
communication published in your
columns today, signed by J.. Austin
Stone, charging "inaccuracies'' in an
article contributed by me to The Star
of Friday, November 80, on the sub
ject of paciflst activities in the
United States.
The article did not say that the
National Council for the Prevention
of War Is financed from abroad. 1t
said that "Anti-pacifist authorities
allege that the pacifist crusade in
the United States is financed mainly
from abroad" If Mr.. Stone desires
me to be more specific, 1 may state
that this allegation has been made in
public by distinguished authority in
Washington, who went even further
than 1 did. He declared that the
pacifist crusade Is financed principally
from soviet Russia, where the as
sociate secretary of the National
Council for the Prevention Of War,
S. E. Nicholson. Is reported to have
been this winter. Mr.. Stone does not
challenge the accuracy of the Nichol-
son report.
1 did not charge that the National
Council for Prevention of War spent
$3.50 900 in the past year, but that the
councils budget for the year ended
September \, 1929. called for such ex-
penditure. The budget was published
by me in the columns of The Star
many months ago and has not been
challenged.
1 did not state that the million
dollar fund for which Mr. Libby. the
leader of the council, appealed at the
Nansen meeting was for the National
Council Indeed, I stated that the
pacifist chieftain did not detail the
purpose of this fund"
1 did not charge that the National
Council for Prevention of War ad-
vocates abolfshing the Army and
Navy. asserted that paciflsts
such as the "Women's Peace Union
Of the Western Hemisphere advo-
cate such abolition. The Sf.r made
that fact perfectly clear In the head
lines placed upon the article herein
discussed, which specifically pointed
out that the Womens Peace Union
does not appear to be connected with
the National Council for Prevention
of War
FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
A Radio Campaign?

It Is reported that the leaders who
are conducting President Coolidge's
campaign for the presidential NOM
tnation are contemplating a new kind
Of "front-porch' campaign for him,
essential in character with but differ
ing in method from the front-porch
campaigns of Mckinley and Harding.
This is to be radio campaign. where
in the President from the precincts
Of his home in the White House will
communicate through the air his COM
ments upon various topics of govern
mental Importance and possibly Of
political interest.
This will be an interesting develop
msnt in the gentle art of political
campaigning. No shouting mobs of
people to encounter, with certainty
that his remarks will be inaudible to
q portion of them, but instead the
clear, incisire words of the speaker
registering upon the hearing, every
sentence stands out like cameo. The
President has on several occa Sions
lately demonstrated that he is good
tafker, with pleasing voice. though
It may lack the booming volume or
the sonorousness of the traditional
political spellbinder.
1t will be great treat to the mil
lions who are using the radio to be
able to sit snugIy at home and listen
to an address by the President of the
United States. As it is expected that
the President will spend in Washing
ton the time between now and the
meeting of the national convention. it
would be fitting and appropriate that
he should use the marvel of the radio
to keep in touch with the people.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, =
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. Give a comparison of the num-
bers of veterans in Congress after
world war and civil war;. F. L.
A. World war veterans of the
Sixty-eighth Congress: House of Rep
resentatives, 40 of the 437 members
Senate, s of 96, civil war veterans
of Fortieth Congress. House of Rep
resentatives, So of 22S; Senate. II
of "A.
Q. Is there an altitude at which
water will not boil?-K. l..
A. The geological survey says tina,
according to science there is an al
>oil;. however, no one has ever
cached that poi as 1t is about
.wenty miles above sea level.
Q. What Bible was revised to make
he Authorized Version"-E. II. v
A. The English Bible which is now
'ecognized as the Authorized Yer
ION is a revision of the Bishops
hbie. 1t was undertaken as a re-
'ult OF conference between the
nigh church and the low church
1arties, convened by James 1.
@. What was it that Garfield said
tbout one log being a. college?-
T. r. D.
A. The phrase was: amy log would
be a college with a boy on one
nd Of it and Johns Hopkins on the
yther."
@. Who was the first woman to
'eceive federal art commission
H. F.
A. The first award was given to
To hi
innie Ream. Her statue of Lincoln,
n the rotunda of the United States
tapitol, was executed under this
commission.
@. When was Nearer, My God. to
Thee" written?-N. n.
A. Sarah Adams (nee Flower
"rote Nearer. My God, to Thee" 1t
fas contributed to w. ]. Fox Hymns
nd Anthems in IS41. We find in
ne book called Hymns and Hymn
lology" that the hymn has been
dited numerous times to meet the
equirements of different persons.
he changes and adaptations oc-
urred in the 1S6O's as a rule.
Q; Who invented boomerangs?-
A. Boomerang-like objects are
;laimed by some to have existed in
ISSpl anu ASSyTld, ana II
may be that certain bone objects
which belonged to prehistoric man
were used in the same manner as
,oomerangs. This weapon was used
~ the Australian bushmen II
tverages 2A feet in length by 21h
nches in width. 1t Is made Of the
,reen wood of the acacia, or some
'ther hardwood, treated with fire
n India, boomerangs are made OF
worry or steel, and are generally
,ickle shaped.
Q. How long has wood pulp beer
Ised to make paper? What was used
Jefore that?-J. NJ. T.
A. 1t was in the late SOS that
wood pulp came into prominence as
a material for paper making. It's
use increased rapidly. Previous tc
this, linen, and to a lesser extent
cotton rags, were the principal raw
materials used in making paper.
@. Does veneered furniture last a:
long as furniture made of solid wood
F. K.
A. Veneered furniture, if properly
cared for, will last as long as solic
furniture. The glued joints wher
correctly made are as strong as the
wood under ordinary conditions
Long exposure to very damp air OIL
direct contact with water, of course
will decrease the joint strength even
when very water-resistant glue
is used. But such service conditions
would be almost as detrimental to
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Coolidge politics" Of astutest hue
In diaaerned In the selection of Chi
cago as "u. IL, c." for the Presidents
campaign for nomination. II serves
two major purposes, II counters the
enomy's contention that the Coolidge
campaign IL essentially. IL not exclu-
siveiy, an eastern or New England af-
: fair. Then II balms chicago's wounds
for losa of the republican national
convention, For six months now the
Windy city will ho the mecca OF all
the Coolidge faithful. Toward that
shrine all Followers in tho Calvinistfc
creed viii turn their steps and pray
ers. No other Coolidge camp Will ap-
proximatcly rival I'm Importance this
! grand central headquarters. The
President VIII wage his fight for
nomination from the midst of the
pivotal west
Former Representative lin" Good's 8
appointment as vice commander-in-
chief at Chicago Is another canny
gesture toward the west by the Cool
idge leadership. Apart from his count
less intimacies among members of
Congress- past and present, Good has
beon at the head of the speakers bu-
reau Of the republican national COM
mittee.. G. o. p. leaders throughout
the country are his friends. Since re-
signing from Congress In 1921 Good
has been practicing law in Chicago,
so his new assignment does not re-
quire a change Of base. He is fifty
seven years old, an LIZ B. of the Uni
versity Of Michigan, a Presbyterian a
and thirty second degree Mason.
II \
William NJ. Butler of Massachusetts.
seneralissimo of the Coolidge forces,
and Fred w. Upham. republican ma
tional treasurer, found in Washington
the other day that they were born on
the same day-January 30. 1861.
Which impels the observation that a
celebrated New York newspaper coll
umnist took an ungracious swing at
Upham during the national commit
tee meeting. He averred Upham is in
failing health" and deplored Chi
cago's failure to capture the conven-
tion because ii is probably the last
thing he will be able to do for his
city" Cpham. in fact. is in fine con-
ditfon. His friends have not seen him
in better shape in several years. The
Chicago coal and ice king expects to
pilot the G. O. Z. to victory for. an
indefinite number of campaigns.
~ 4
One often wonders how George
Washington and the other founding
fathers managed to worry along with
Evening star., 1923-12-17
Clemency for Craig Disappoints
Many Editors, Journals Reveal

justice, lot OF dropped stitches are
likely to be noticed in the fabric"
The Pueblo Star-Journal findepend
ent), furthermore, claims the case
had attracted so much attention
throughout the country that il was
certain to be big issue in Congress
If not disposed of by keeping Craig
out of Jail" and that Sit would have
injured the administration greatly"
4
The San Antonio Light (demo-
cratic). taking note of the "incon-
sistent' statement Of Daugherty, de-
claIes "if the government of the
United States. through the President,
can find ample grounds either for
exempting or for refusing to exempt
from the penalties of the law when
one is adjudged guilty of contempt of
court, then the governments insist
ence upon enforcement of the Vol
stead act or of any other statute
which offends many peoples sense of
justice would seem to be an express
sion Of fanatical partisanship." On
the other hand. the Portland Journal
independent democratic) upholds the
remission by President Coolidge as "a
backhanded slap at Judge Mayer"
insisting further that there never
will be time IN this country, unless
human stocks sink into impotency,
when you can stop criticism by send
ing the critics to jail" The Cleve-
land Plain Dealer tdemocratic) also
believes the Presidents action in re-
mitting the sentence does not con-
done Craig's offense. It points out
that "those loudest In defense of
Craig care less for Craig than for
their favorite pastime of bully-rag-
gtng the courts" and the President
recognized this fact when he refused
to concur in the pro-Craig program
of whipping justice around the stump
of the controllers sixty day sentence" ;"
while the New York Times (fndepend-
ent democratic), concludes 1.-The
whole settlement commends Itself as
reasonable, save for those who have
lost what they thought was a fine
Evening star., 1923-12-17

| solid solid furniture, because even in
solIu furniture the members are
Joined together by glue II
inate?-N. E. w. N11N
| A. II is said to have originated in
the city OF Oxford. England where
this type OF shoe was first worn. over
| 900 years ago.
| .. What countries come under the
name of the Levant?-L e.
l a. Ihis general term Includes Tur-
key, Persia, Iraq or Mesopotamia,
Palestine, Syria and Arabia.
Q. What is the average period Of
illness of persons insured by com
| 1anies against loss by sickness?-
j. L. r.
| A. One company saye .sat approxi-
mately one person in five is disabled
| each var because of sickness with
he Q 'erage period Of disability run
| hing three weeks and four days
| the average period of disability be-
| cause of sickness per person ex-
posed for one year is five days.
F. r.
A. Insulin. the new serum treat
! ment for diabetes, is obtained from
| substances of both fish and cattle.
! However, this serum Is usually OBJ
| tained from the pancreatio tissues OF
| :attle.
Q. Can one be instructed by radio
while asleep-D. O. J.
A. Chief Radioman j. NJ Phinney
| Of the bureau of aeronautics an
! 1ounces a system whereby students
while they are asleep. The system is
based on the subconscious minds
faculty Of absorbing and retaining
Information during sleep.
Q. Should such words as mother,
| father and sister be written with
capitals?-A. v,
A. Nouns denoting kinship when
used as part of proper names, as
Sister Alice. should begin with cap
itals. They should also begin with
capital letters when used alone as
proper nouns, as Il sent Mother 8.
gift" Nouns denoting kinship when
used alone and preceded by a pos
rot begin with capital letters, as
'I have not heard from my sister for
| three months."'
Q. What year did Godey's Ladies'
| Book cease pubIication?-L S. H.
| A. Godey's Ladies' Book, as such.
! ceased to exist in 1897, when the title
/ vas changed to Godey's Ladies' Maga-
\ zine.
| Q. Why, in recording dates such
rs Washington'S birth, was the year
| written 1731/2?-H. H. s.
! A. One authority explains double
dating at that time as follows: "Dou-
BILE dating of the year was an
| old custom observed between January !
and the 25th of March. For all other
portions of the year a single date
was used. Although January l had
been generally accepted as the begin
ming of the historical year In Chris
tian countries, yet March rs was
held by some as the beginning OF
the civil or legal year. The Grego-
rian chronology or new style had not
at. the time been adopted"
Q. How long has the Florists Teie-
gra oh Association been IN existence?
Wv. V.
A 1t was organized In 1912 by
= fifty-seven florists. The association IS
now worldwide and has 5000 mem
bers.
(Hdpe you q question yon toaHt
dnstceredf Send it to The St0T In
formation Bureau Frederic j. Has
Kin, director, 1920 North Copttol
street. The only chCrge for this
Serpice Is 2 cents in stamps for re-
| turn poStdge)
Evening star., 1923-12-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Real Santa.
When you tell little folk
Santa's only a joke
And a word to make merry the
throng,
1t is evident, quite,
That you, maybe, are right;
On the other hand, maybe you're
wrong.
Of course, he can't be
Mortal, like you and me.
On that science could not insist.
But that is no cause,
By strict logical laws,
For saying he doesn't exist.
Great forces so queer
Now expand far and near,
They go beyond even the grave.
And Santa may be,
just between you and me,
Some kind of a big psychic wave.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

The discovery of a cuneiform i'm
scription in Mesopotamia takes popu.
lar attention away back to the TWEEN,
ty.first century 3. C. Researches of
this character are in the nature of
wholesome intellectual relaxation. SO
far as the practical questions of food,
shelter and the 1924 candidate are
concerned, they do not mean thing.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Every inducement should be extend
ed to Magnus Johnson to develop the
vein he has opened with his horse-and-
rabbit story. To encourage a sense of
humor among statesmen who have
been inclined to take everything, in.
Guiding themselves, with anrelenting
seriousness should as a matter of pa
triotic' dntv be encouraged.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

The responsibilities placed on the
coast guard by prohibition enforce
ment ought to draw attention to the
limited compensation provided for a
class of government employees whose
services to their country and to hu-
manity are already most important.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

In view of the ieakases that occur
in connection with governmental COM
munications a highly responsible Of
fetal is justified in adopting as far as
reticence
Evening star., 1923-12-17

A musical comedian has been sued
for $3.50. 900 by lady claiming to be
his Tilted sweetheart. He is alleged to
have had five wives before this adven-
ture, and yet the lady expects him to
have saved up $150,000.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

According to Miss Alice Robertson
worth living in Oklahoma. Maybe it
only seems that way after a sojourn
of several seasons in Washington, D. c..
Evening star., 1923-12-17

= If Germany desires to make her pic
ture of poverty and desolation con-
vincing she should hasten to suppress
the society news from Berlin.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

DR.. Sun Vat Sen proposes to seize
the Canton customs collections. In one
! way or another the tariff problem is
bound to come up
Evening star., 1923-12-17
All Life Like That.

From the New York Tribune.
The visiting Japanese educator who
finds the American system Of o-edu-
cation distracting to. the male stu
dent needs to bs told that all life is
Hike that. sss Atsffs
Evening star., 1923-12-17

The nearest thing to a Christmas
card 1eeuranv expects this year is a
neat bit of st; tionery marked Please
remit,
Evening star., 1923-12-17

In, considering Indebtedness among
nations, France is inclined to favor a
orierway traffic system.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Confiscated bootleg liquor is re-
ferred to as Christmas cheer" Why
not call it the December 26 headache?
Evening star., 1923-12-17
MasQues Barred.

MaSqueS Barred.
do you have any masqued rioters
in Crimson Gulch?"
mot one," answered Cactus Joe.
when the boys in this young metrop
feels unruly they amt goin' to wear
nothin' around their faces that might
spoil their aim
Jud Tunlsi44s says he wishes there
were a Santa Claus, because 1T would
be such a relief to have a stranger
drive up to the house and not try to
sell him something.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
The Real Enjoyment.

Did you enjoy the receptfonT'
Mot much" replied Miss Cayenne.
You are not supposed to enjoy re-
ception. The real enjoyment comes
next day, when the papers note the
fact that you had an invitation, there
by making many friends quite
envious.";
"Only good chillun ought to- git
Christmas presents said Uncle Eben;
''but some of de bad chillun has par
ents dat kin afford de most giftss' 4
Evening star., 1923-12-17
Holiday Disanpointments.

Great statesmen sometimes fret
And make rather naughty faces,
Because they didn't get
Their desired committee places.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

O. What year did Godey's Ladies'
Book cease publication ?-L S. H.
A. Godey's Ladies' Book. as such.
ceased to exist in 1897, when the title
vas changed to Godey's Ladies' Maga-
zine.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

Q. Can one be instructed by radio
while asleep?-D. @. J.
A. Chief Radioman ]. N. Phinney
Of the bureau of aeronautics an
nounces system whereby students
receive high-speed code messages
while they are asleep. The system Is
based on the subconscious minds
Information during sleep.
Evening star., 1923-12-17

O.. Who was the first woman to
'eceive federal art commission?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-12-04
RAISES SUNFL0WERS
AS AN OCCUPATION
ILLINOIS FARMER PLANTED
1000 ACRES: CULTIVATES
THEM SCIENTIFICALLY.

The harvesting of central Illinois
most extraordinary crop, that Of sun
flowers, has been finished. The grow
ers chop off the heads or blooms with
a corn knife.
Many acres of sunfowers are grown
in Moultrie county alone, while other
counties have large tracts. ]. f. Crow
der, near Bloomington, farms 1000
acres and is known far and wide as
the "sunhower king" He developed
the crop as stated rotation OF corn,
wheat, oats and clover and has de-
voted 10 years to experimenting.
Made Study of It.
Not only has he made a scientific
study OF the plant but he has invented
machinery for planting the seed, has
bred up 10 or II varieties and created
one new species through careful grad
ing and seed selection that yields $500
TO LOO pounds OF seed per acre.
This is known as the American
single head" 1t grows three to four
feet high and develops one bloom of
very large size and contains much
mon variety made up OF many blooms
but with a limited amount of seed.
Pound of Seed to Acre.
Only one pound Of seed per acre is
required to plant this preferred stock
while other varieties require a pound
and half per acre.
Great care is exercised in selecting
seed. Only the heads that hang upon
the stalk in certain way and that
mature about the same time, are chos-
en-. One man can gather about 100
pounds of seed per day. This is grad
ed and about one-fourth reserved for
planting next year Through this
method high yielding strains of 10
varieties have been developed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-12-04
NEW PARIS FASHIONS
FAVOR SLIM BEAUTY
SOFT. DARK GREEN LEADING
COLOR. COATS FOR 1924
ARE LONGER.

PARIS.-The official winter style
openings are now thing of the past
and it would seem that the new dress
lines put all but slim women at a dis
advantage a veritable cult OF slim
ness has been developed.
While there is the greatest variety
in the matter of detail, and one is al
lowed the circular or the plain, the
embroidered and the unembroidered
the fundamental principle OF the
Straight line" remains supreme.
For street and travel wear the clas-
sic tail1eur has the call, and so many
women have remained faithful to it,
despite the changing times, that the
great textile manufacturers OF north
ern France are now creating fabrics
designed especially for it.
Plump Women in Despair.
The kasha, marokellaine and velours
de Smyrne, particularly the latter, are
the materials used by most Of the
Persian dressmakers for tailleurs and
coats. The velours de Smyrne, coming
in p1aids and stripes, with a soft vel
vety surface and all the sturdy quail
tiles of wool, is the most popular TAB
rio, among the fashionable frequent
ers of the Bots de Boulogne and the
Champs Elysees, soft dark green be-
ing the color most in demand.
Simplicity is the keynote. Button or
braid trimmed, or without adornment,
these garments for morning and street
wear all retain a snug, exact t1t which
is causing despair among women who
almit they are somewhat plump. Slim
women. on the other hand, have no
fault to find
Coats Are Longer.
As a rule the coats of the 1924 tail
leurs are longer than they have been
for several seasons, in many cases
about three-q quarters or more. They
also take the simple, straight lines,
and are often the Wrap-around var1e-
ty, extremely smart and very popular.
Braided coats with fur collars and
cuffs, worn over simple little straight
line dresses are a variation.
A tailored dress of tabac brown vel
ours de Smyrne, recently seen al
Longchamp, has buttons for trim
ming and button hales of dull blue
leather. A dull blue leather belt COM
pletes the rather striking ensemble.
Knitted Suits Popular.
Models made OF knitted goods, in
cooperating into the tricot tailleurs al
the fashionable features of the clotf
article, were also ushered in with the
first chill of autumn. Some of these
knitted suits have borders woven into
them which give the same effect az
embroidery.
But whether made of velvet, cloth OF
knitted goods, the tailor-made suits o
the 1923-24 season, with their straigh
lines and snug fitting cut, conspire t.
make the coming months period o
despair for women who are plump.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-12-04
Smoke Gives Poor
Protection to Orchards
Farmers Crude Fire Is Much Better
Than Chemical Smoke Screen.

Experiments by the U. S. weather
bureau and the chemical warfare ser
vice to test the value of the smoke
screen as a protection to orchards
aaginst frost have not proved encour-
aging. The results Confirm previous
conclusions that the most efficient and
economical method of frost protection
is to heat the lower layers OF the air
by burning some form of cheap fuel" y
1t has been thought and suggested
that a chemically produced smoke
cloud like those used during the war
to hide movements of troops would
furnish cheaper, cleaner and perhaps
more effective protection than burn
ing crude oil or other fuels in small
heaters. The weather bureau reports
that while the smoke cloud decreased
the rate Of GOODNESS about one-half 1t
had little effect on the air temperature
probably because OF an interchange
between the air under the smoke and
that outside.
The old way-the farmers crude
fire-is better