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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Siberia. the Ukraine, White Russia,
the Georgian Federation. Armenia, tho
Tartar Republic and the Republics OF
khiva and Bokhaya.
Q. Is Barrymore" the family name
of Lionel, John and Ethel Barrymore?
"A. G. l..
A. In her "reminiscences, now being
published, Ethel Barrymore tells that
when her father decided to go on the
stage. his plan met with family OPP
position. 1t was determined that he
should not use the family name of
Blythe. He thereupon opened book
and his eyes fell upon the name Of
Barrymore. This he took for his nom
de theater,
@. What is the official name of tie
republic that now includes Bohemia:
F. l.. c.
A. Czechoslovakia. spelled as one
! word. is the name decided upon by
the government at Prague in reply
to resolution adopted by the peoples
party asking that the country be
named Czecho-Slavakia.
Q. How many tricks below the line
can be counted for revoke at auc
ton bridge?-M. W.
a. The declaring side may take
two tricks toward game, or score 80
in honors. Should the derlarer re-
woke, his opponents score 90 in the
honor column.
Q. What is the technical term
which applies to the condition which
exists when propeller revolves Al
such rate that it affords little trac-
ton, but creates a vacuum instead -
| L. S. c.
A. This condition is called cavlta-
/ ton.
Q. Who originated the slogan 60
west, young man.. c. S.
! a. IT was Horace Greeley who
gave this advice
! @. Is mustache an indication OF
| age in China?-I. Vi.
| A. Age is judged BY the hair on
| the face among Chinese Before
man reaches forty-five or thereabouts
he is clean shaver. but after that he
grows a mustache.
@. How large was Noahs Ark
| H. L. W
A. If the cubit were IS inches. as
| it is supposed, il was 40 feet long
and rs feet wide. The Leviathan OF
| today is slightly more than 900 feet
| long and about 100 feet wide.
Q. How much did the Grand Cen
trail station in New York city cost:
! &C. y.
! A. The cost Of construction OF this
terminal amounted to more than So
| 100000.
/ Q. How much does silver dollar
| weigh?-T II.
! A. The weight OF one newly milled
is 4l250 grains,
! @ How is the name Of the famous
! Bolivar of South America pronounced:
! IS. p.
A The Spanish pronunciation is
! Bo-lee-var, with accent on the sec
( ond syllable.
G. What is the maximum range or
an Army Spripgfeld?-J. ]. J.
| A The National Rife Association
| says that the maximum range OF the
Army Springfield rife is 4.S9l.6 yards.
! (ThP Star Information Bureau trtR
! uuSwer your questions. Send them TO
! The Star Information Bureau, Fred
! eric j. HdSkM, Director, 1870 North
| Capitol street. Gire your full name
! aud address, so that the Information,
! may be sent direct IncloSe cents
in stamps for return poStGge)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

TWO years. the cattle have increased
only l5'2Ss,Oo0 and the people A.
To offset that threatened meat
| famine, the exports of the future will
be curtailed, because American farm
efs cannot hope to compete in the
! world meat markets with the cattle
ratsers III undeveloped countries. The
chief competitors are to be found I'm
| Argentina at present, and later Will
| be in Australia and New Zealand.
! FORK exports will continue high for
, some years TO come. according to MIR.
! Brand.
Which shall be protected? There are
400 veterans who are suffering from
the mental strain Of the war and are
4 in hospitals at Perryville, Md. Across
the river is nest of moonshiners
Dr. soper, superintendent OF the
Perryyille hospitals, found the vet
Grams preyed upon by the moon
sinners. who sold liquor to them
wnIcn greatly aggravated their
| mental diseases. Because the super
intendent appealed to the legal
! SHINING, and part OF the moonshiners
were arrested, his life is threatened
and when patient was mistaken for
the doctor by one of the moonshiners
|
! Which shall be protected--the 400
patients and doctor, or the moon
sinners: The issue seems square!y put.
| 4 X x
| Art for oils sake. A Baltimore news
Item tells of a wonderful painting, re-
! Gently completed in that city by an
amateur. Art critics, says the re-
! porter. appraise the picture at $40, 900
to
SO. 900 worth of oils" Apparently
then, it is not a water color With
50 600 paid out for "oiis" that leaves
! only $1,000 clear profit. according 20
/ this reporter.
f, Just az if undertaking to maintain
/ the eternal harmonies of setting and
character, nature gave US the coolest
August day in thirty years stimuli
taneously with the chilling news that
coal strike is positively assured
and will arrive within ten days. The
, administration promises 10 see that
everybody may get anthracite substi-
tutes, even il the anthracite workers
quit. But will President Coolidge
| supply wall paper TO go with each
ton of soft and smoky coal?
| In some apartments. IL is boosted
| that no tenant ever need cook both
! nam and eggs; the eggs alone are
| enough. the ham odor coming gen
+. erously up the chute Perhaps the
| same principle may apply to the use
+, of smoky coal: let the neighbor burn
IL. and his neighbors get new wall
paper in the spring.
! However. any port in stormy
weather
x Il 4 X
| 1t is estimated that there is already
mined enough anthracite to supply al
normal demands for four months
! Washington householders have been
extraordinarily provident in laying in
their winter supply during July and
! August. in anticipation of possible
| strike. There are many wise virgins
/ living in Washington. with their
! lamps filled and trimmed
| \ X X X
| Washington scientists predict an
! early fall. and coal miners show in
! creased faith and hope in science
But the greatest of these is charity
= x 4
| Gasoline sells for cents a gallon
| in Los Angeles and 90 cents in the
| east Why not let Los Angeles sup
ply the east by airplane mail? Down
with the trust!
Copyright 1928. by Paul V. Collins.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Fishing.
Everybody fishes some
Said Hezekiah Bings,
Even in the busy hum
or lifes common things.
Fishing for a compliment,
Fishing for a smile,
Each one fishing is intent
In a different style.
Fishing for title grand
With a social bait,
One who thought @ whale to land
Only got a skate.
AS the seasons go and come
Still the custom clings.
Everybody fishes some"
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

exhibition in Venice and Rome have
quite lately again invited American
participation, but in most instances
the artists cannot very well afford the
expense of forwarding their works to
Europe, and very few of them care
whether they are shown abroad or
not. There is no branch of the gov
eminent which is at present charge
able with this responsibility, and yet
all thinking persons must agree that
the only hope Of a permanent peace is
based on mutual respect engendered
by common ideals. We shall not have
the respect of Europe until the quail
ity of our attainment in art and let
tiers is realizedI and accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

recognition of spirit communications,
and they make reference to spiritual
seances at Tedworth, England, in
1861. In the United States spiritual
ism seems to date from 1s4S, and the
word "spiritualism" and belief in it
spread rapidly in the eastern part Of
the country and in England and con-
unental Europe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. What became of the brass star
that designated the spot in the old
9Th and b streets station where Presi-
dent Garfield was shot?-M. B.
A. This star is in the Smithsonian
! Institution, but is not on exhibition.
Q. What other city was the seat of
our government besides Washington,
Philadelphia and New York?-K. G..
A. Before ii was finally established
in washington our government is de-
scribed as having been ''peregrina-
tive, perambulatory, peripatetic," and
IT had exercised its functions in New
York, Philadelphia, York, Baltimore,
| nnapolis and Lancaster.
Q. What per cent of the Indians are
American citizens?-G. r..
A. The Indian bureau says that
about two-thirds of the Indians of all
ages are citizens.
Q. Is 1t necessary to place a period
after the abbreyiation per cent?
j. L. T.
A. The Government Style Book ap-
proves OF emitting the period after
! per cent. the abbreviation for per
,centum. Dictionaries give both forms.
Q. On a clear night how many stars
can person see,-L. l..
A. There are only about 5000 stars
in the whole sky which are visible
| to the unaided eye.
Q. What penalty has been imposed
on the man who whipped Martin Tai
bert, who died recently as a result
OF being beaten in Florida prison
| camp?-J. T. G.
murder in the second degree and SEN
! fenced to twenty years in prison.
Q. Why is it said that English is a
non-gender language?-L. +. X.
A. In strictly grammatical sense
English is non gender language be-
cause it possesses no form or words
distinctive of sex. For example. we
know that wife" is feminine be-
cause II represents a female being,
but We do not know this by virtue
of its grammatical form. In Spanish,
for instance. the 20" ending OF a
| word denotes the male being and the
"a" ending denotes the female being.
Q. What is the cracking" process
for making gasoline?-D. Med.
A. BY the cracking" process crude
| oil which has yielded its product Of
gasoline and other of the lighter dis
-
confined in a vessel and subjected to
both heat and pressure. which breaks
! up the hydrocarbons or cracks" the
oil. 1t is a popularity of the process
that il may be repeated many times,
and more gasoline is formed every
| time.
@. Was Mayor Gaynor of New
York assassinatedr-J. r. 81.
A. Mayor Gaynor was shot on
August 3. 1910, by a discharged city
Iemploye. just as he was going aboard
Ia steamer for Europe. He never
fully recovered from the effects of
the wound, although he resumed his
official duties.
| @ Is the brant wild goose or a
duck Nj. II. T.
a. The brent or brant is one OF
the best known species OF wild geese
in America.
| Q. Over what countries has the
central soviet Of Russia jurisdiction
IL. c. S.
/; A. The eight federated states un-
der the control of the soviet central
Executive committee are: Russia
iproper, including Great Russia and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

The possibility is announced that
Germany will divide up into numerous
small states. This might not make
for satisfactory government, but 1t
would provide more titles for the so.
cially ambitious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Public affairs cannot remain at a
standstill. Opinions that conditions
in Russia must be getting better may
be based on the theory that they had
reached point where they could not
possibly grow worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Uncle Sam has been told by stu
dents of world conditions that he must
join the league OF nations or equip
the greatest of armies and navies. A
few European statesmen are inclined
to think he could be more helpful in
their purposes If he would do both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

When science has reduced the work.
ing day TO a four-hou limit, the ques.
ton, What shall we do with our
spare time?" will rank as a great So
cial problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

The Steubenville assailants OF
masked paraders may have thought
they were comforting a favor on a
group Of neighbors who appeared to
be looking for trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

A courteous tolerance abroad is
growing more and more inclined to
look on prohibition as another Of those
quaint but not always comprehensive
American customs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Foreign duelists would be justified in
defending their method of redressing
wounded feelings on the ground that
the duel is quicker than the libel suit
and much less expensive.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

The public has been warned that
coal will cost more if the miners get
q wage increase. The news is sad,
but too familiar to be surprising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Class distinctions are beginning to
be drawn in various parts of Europe
between those who use gold money
and those who use paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

AS an opening achievement Presi-
dent Coolidge has, with promptness
and apparent ease, disposed OF the
cabinet resignation rumors.
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The Evening Star. with the SundaS morning
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
Making of the Man.

why do You persist in refusing
public Officer"
Because" said Mr.. Dustin Stax,
I'D rather stick to business. In
finance you can be a self-made man,
but in politics you've got to be more
or less machine made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
Eternal Abundance.

The ancient economic din
From year to year keeps rising
high.
There never is a shortage in
The conversational supply,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
CroMding Into the Cities.

GROWING IntO The CIt1eS.
What has become of the old moon
shine still in the mountains?"
abandoned" answered Uncle Bill
Bottletop, with a sigh. The outlaws
have got themselves automobiles and
raised prices SOS they can afford to
pay city rents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
Economies.

did you go abroad to study po-
litical economy?''
THAT was my original object" de-
clared Miss Cayenne. But stopped
at Monte Carlo, and after that ! had
to give all my attention to personal
economy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23
Perils of Maenanimity


Il don't know that the history books
ought to be rewritten" said Senator
Sorghum. But some of those old 70,
mantle stories about the magnani-
nous condescension of great men
ought to be put out of print
Don't you think those little touches
Of human nature make life easier?"
Not for me. i once got held up
for speeding, and when the policeman
recognized me and began to apologize
l remembered the anecdotes and said,
You did perfectly right. and I shall
see that your unswerving attention
to duty is rewarded with a promotion.
Now every motor cop in our township
is laying for me-"
Jud Tunkins says by the time he
has decided how many hours day he
ought to work it's so near quitting
time there's no use starting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Education only confuses a person
dats natchelly dumb said Uncle
Eben. Ever since Rastus Pinkley
learnt dat de world is. round he's
skeered foolish fob fear he'll slip OF. Z"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

A. The man has been convicted of
murder in the second degree and sem
fenced to twenty years in prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Q. What penalty has been imposed
on the man who whipped Martin Tai
bert, who died recently as a result
Of being beaten in Florida prison
| cannP-T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Q. On a clear night how many stars
| can person see,-L. l..
| A. There are only about 5000 stars
| in the whole sky which are visible
| to the unaided eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Q. What became of the brass star
that designated the spot in the old
9Th and b streets station where Presi-
dent Garfield was shot?-M. b.
A. This star is in the Smithsonian
Institution, but Is not on exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

1t seems curiously difficult to d.
vorce the idea of commercial vulgar
ism from American ideals in the mind
of the Britisher. A distinguished
writer on art in the London Archi-
tectural Review, treating Of American
sculpture. recently said: american
sculptors are alive to the facts that
they work for the public. get their
ceive payment from the public. They
are. therefore, out to educate the
public" Later on, referring to the
exhibition recently held in New York,
he declares that American sculptors
for an order for a gravestone. APP
piled sculpture is the cry Of the
American sculptor Sculpture In the
garden and on the grave might be
his slogan
complimentary. In fact, he thought
that he was. for he sent this notice
in appreciation to one who had Sc
cured for him catalogue of the New
York exhibition and other data on the
subject, and he had read Adeline
Spirit of American Sculpture" In all
probability he did not realize that he
was prejudiced. did not dream that he
was not fiattering. 1t was the enter
prise of the American sculptor that
called forth his admiration, not the
artistic character of his work.
But, after all, the fault is ours. We
Americans have been much too in
different, and are still, of what our
neighbors across the sea think of US.
We make continuously a display of
our money bags, but we go to no
pains whatsoever to exhibit our art
outside of the United States. The
director of the Tate Gallery. London.
has for some time been endeavoring
to get a representative. collection of
American art to show In his institu-
ton. Those In charge Of the biennial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Q. How many tricks below the line
can be counted for a revoke at auC-
ton bridge?-M. W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-23

Rumor. for the dozenth time during
the current political season. has put
."the skids under" John T. Adams. re-
publican national committee chair
man. When Mr.. Adams decides to
step down and out, his committee col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-15
REVERENCE Of LAW
URGED BY HARDING
Eulogy of Constitution One OF
Last Unofficial Acts of
Late President.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fress.
NEW YORK, August 15.-One of the
late President Harding's last unoffi-
ciai acts before starting on the Alas
kan Journey that ended in his death
was to write a plea for greater study
and reverence for the Constitution of
the United States, 1t has been dis
closed by the National Security
League. 1t was written as fore
word for James M. Beck's lectures
on the Constitution.
President Harding wrote. in part:
Let me offer this suggestions: We
live under government of and by
the people. The source of power Is
the people. Is not the supreme pur-
pose of education. therefore, to train
men and women to rule? Under 9TH
er forms of government. 1t has AL
ways been thought necessary to edu-
cate the ruling class In the science
of government. that they might have
knowledge and understanding OF the
institutions which they would be
called on to administer. Here, we are
all the ruling class.
wise and just and righteous gov
eminent in a democracy must depend
upon the wisdom and justice of the
people.
ITO know our fundamental law. and
to realize how well 1t has served its
purpose, Is to reverence 1t and to be
devoted to its preservation. The les
Son should be learned in youth.
ITO study the lives of these men
and their work will increase our de-
votion to our institutions and funda-
mental law. and will help us to share
the inspiration of Lincoln when he
said:
Let reverence of the law be
breathed by every mother to the lisp
ing babe that prattles on her lap; let
1t be taught in schools, Summaries
and colleges: let it be written in
primers. spelling books and almanacs:
let 1t be preached from pulpits. and
proclaimed in Legislative halls. and
enforced in courts of justice; let 1t
become the political religion of the
nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-15
Heroine of Science.
rom Eyerybody's Magazine

From Ererybody's Magazine.
The wife Of the great botanist
beamed at him across the supper ia
BILE.
And these" she said. pointing to a
large dish of mushrooms set before
her, ARE all-all for me?'
Yes, dear" he replied. II gathered
them especially for you"
She smiled at him fondly. What a
considerate and thoughtful husband
he was! In short time, Nith great
relish, she had devoured the lot. Al
the breakfast table next morning her
husband greeted her anxiously.
Sleep we'll last night?" he in.
quired.
"Siendidly" she purred.
NO illness at all-no pains?" he
pressed.
why, of course not, Fred! You
needn't worry about my health"
"Hurrah, then" exclaimed the bot
anist. AT last I have discovered a
new species of mushroom that isn't
poisonous"
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port the men to the foot Of the
mountain. down to what Is known
as Wright's slope. The first car
had passed the point where the slide
started without warning. but the
next two were caught in q storm
of flying slate, which came sliding
on the mountainside in larger and
larger quantities and momentum
The slate had been held from the
track by some heavy wooden timbers
and 1T is reported that this gave
way but just what caused the slide
probably will never be known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-15
HUNTS DOWN HUSBAND.
Arrest of Benjamin Scobel Ends
Wife's Four-Year Search.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. August IA four
years search conducted by Mrs. Sadie
Scobel of New York for her husband,
Benjamin Scobel. president of the
Obelite Products Company Of this
city, has ended successfully. it was
learned today when 1t became known
that he had been arrested here on a
charge of abandoning his wife and
child.
Mrs Scobel arrived here from New
York several days ago. She made the
journey on foot and by occasional
automobile lifts.
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with three white men and another
negro here late yesterday when a
landslide Of slate descended upon
car loaded with miners at the
plant OF tho Roane Iron Company.
The dead are William Wars, twenty
four. son of Fate Wars; Elmer Ear
Roberts. an elderly miner; Morgan
Miller also miner of middle age,
and Bonie Swan, negro workman.
The slide came about 4:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Just after the
men finished work. Three small cars,
which are used to bring the ore
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the fight, Malevinsky said, was I'M
known to the family.
Stewart was alleged. to have been
dragged from the car and beaten.
Then he was said to have been taken
In the automobile to New York the
atrical club and later to a hospital,
where 1t was found his skull had been
fractured.
Malevinsky said the Stewart family
felt no animus and that nothing
would have been said about the affair
IL the newspapers had not learned of
It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-15

actress, today is In a serious condition
at New York hospital. with injuries
reported to have been received In a
night on the Albany road early last
Wednesday.
Stating that he had been engaged
merely as spokesman for the Stewart
family. and that no legal steps were
in prospect. Moses L. Malevinsky ac-
cused o we'll known motion picture
@'-eLLC. of having attacked Stewart
while riding with him in his sister
car with some friends. The cause of