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Evening star., 1923-09-27

| and other nations subsidize their
ships, either directly or by mail sub
ventions.
Ship subsidies have existed in
America since early days, when ship
builders were exempted from military
duty. One of the early acts Of Con-
gress Gully 4, 1880 was to pass a
ship subsidy law allowing a prefer
entail rate of 10 per cent of the Gus
toms duties on goods imported in
ships built and owned by Americans.
1t also allowed American vessels to
enter our ports with a tonnage duty
OF only scents ton, while all other
vessels Were charged from 80 to so
cents ton.
** x
From 1874 to 1850 tariffs on goods
in alien vessels bore an extra DUTY of
10 per cent, in place of the former 10
per cent reduction for imports
brought in American vessels.
In lS45 direct subvention was es-
taelfshed as a subsidy; this was fur
ther strengthened in 1S47. Our ocean
tonnage consequently grew from 20,-
$40 tons in 1S49 to 115,045 tons in
nations. ''.-
Reductions in subsidies date from
soon after 1855, with proportional loss
OF tonnage. Up to this period sailing
vessels were almost exclusively used
put never since steam began to re-
place sails-since 1S60-has the United
states regafned it's lead. From 1860 to
IoSi our commerce dwindled from Is Q
per cent to SO per cent.
President Cleveland urged a re-
subsidizing of the merchant marine.
and In 1891 secured law giving d.
rect aid to mail and cargo steamers
helpful, but inadequate.
In 1903 the Gallinger bill to increase
mail subvention was passed by the
Senate, byt defeated in the House.
With President Harding's urgent
ative Greene introduced Identical sun
sidy bills in February. 1929; passed in
the House, filibustered dead in tba
Senate. This would have given a sub
sidy OF $So, geo, oeo, according to official
estimates.
Following the defeat of the Jone.-
Greene bill, the Lasker- Farley pIan
proposed to organize eighteen cor
porattons which would buy the ships.
paying for them in corporation stock.
Attorney General Daughertye rules
that this is not permitted under pres
ent laws. The sales. must be for
money-either cash on delivery ar
credits Tor liked sums, payable ON
n1ed oates. The ruling does not dis
cuss the merits of the plan in case
Congress secs At to legalize 1t,
1pponents of the ELAN say the gsy
stock, and its~uitimate realizationT of
smoney would be dependent on The
prof1ts OF Its own stock. 1t would
be CARRYING the same risk that it does
now. with no. share of the net profits.
r F*
A tentative plan, succeeding the
Lasker-Farley sales plan. Is to. lease
the ships to the eighteen corpora
tions. the government retaining title
and certain broad control Of. the
Iessees. -. - ~
Chairman Farley of the Shipping
legality of the leasing scheme, from
the same standpoint as that pointed
out by Attorney General Daugherty
agafnst the rstocks sales plan. PFesi-
dent Coolidge : Is now taking counsel
of thesAttorney General regarding the
lease plan. If that Is barred, the
whole matter viii be In sheyanee for
further congressional action.
(6eUyrfrht So bv ~ kColfinf 1--4---t
Evening star., 1923-09-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

@. What was the original use Of
nth and B streets northwest?-M.
| "A. On the southwest corner of 18th
and b. is the old lockhouse of the
canal company. On the southeast
corner is the; building which housed
the United States fish commission.
Q. 1t is said that Roosevelt could
read a page almost as quickly as
some people read a line. How did he
do it?-M. A. T. -
A. President Roosevelt was able to
read very fast by a method commonly
known as Visualization of the text;
one word at time, and long practice
enabled the. brain to register what the
eye covered.
@. How many quarts of blood are
in a mans body?-C, L.
|: A. In man who weighs ITO pounds
there will be about thirteen pounds, or
six quarts, Of blood. The amount of
blood ranges from to TT per cent of
the. weight of the body,
Q. When were the organ, melodeon.
piano and player-piano invented
A. Ctesibius is credited with the in
vention of the organ, about 200 BIC.
The melodeon Is an early American
organ known since 1925. The piano
is attributed to Bartolommeo Christie
fori, about 17Oe. Early in the nine
teenth century attempts were made to
invent a mechanical piano; the per-
forated roll was not invented, how
ever, until 1887.
Q. What pests do bats destroy?-
d. L. b. .
A. Bats destroy many small insects
being particularly valuable as de-
stroyers OF mosquitoes. r,-. ID.
@. What is nulia ?--L. S. P. =
A. In India this name is given TO
a ravine or dry watercourse. while
In Australia nulla, or nulla- nulla,
Is hardwood club used by the abo-
rigines.
Q. What will improve the appear
ance of an old fur scarf?-E. P.
A. A fur scarf that looks bit
shabby may be frightened up by
rubbing we'll into il a mixture of
hot sand and sawdust and beating it
out again.
@. What is the meaning of "fles
on parade" in Kiplings Danny Dee
ver"?-A. H. D.
A. The term is applied TO the COM
mon soldier. A file consists of front
rank man and the man in the rear
rank Immediately behind him. Only
private soldiers and sometimes COR
porals stand and march in the ranks.
@. Where are the largest pack
ing houses?--k. c.
A The largest packing houses in
the world adjoin the Union Stock
Yards in Chicago. These yards cover
an area of 500 acres, and hold at one
thine thousands of cattle and several
hundred thousand sheep and hogs.
Here the hogs are slaughtered and
dressed" During this work the car
casses are closely inspected by gov
ernment officials.
a. What is the best wood from
which to get tipder?-W. j. l..
A. boy Life" says that cedar is
best. o..
@. Has the gold carried by the
Laurentic been salvaged?-M. Q.
A. Practically all of the $40, 000,-
900 in gold bullion carried by the
liner when she sank off the coast of
Ireland has been recovered. Divers
work ed ninety feet under water, sal
yaging not only the gold bullion, but
also about $4,000 900 in silver specie.
O. What southern state leads in
the production of pecans?-F. H.,
A. Georgia leads the south as a
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Predictions are made that The old
time waltz will return. The dancing
craze reaches old as we'll as young.
but the modern dances have become
so lacking in motion THAI they do not
enable grandfather to become suf.
ficiently interested to- forget his
rheumatic. >
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Thanks to the fifVver. the naughty
rich no longer fiaunt in carriages past
the piodding .toiler. The rich man is
trudging patiently along for the sake
of the exercise. while the toler speeds
10 the job in a fiivver. Even in this
era Of mechanical and commercial de-
velopment the spirit Of true democracy
is powerfully manifested.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Bulgaria's premier declares that his
nation will fight against communism,
for herself and for the world. 1t IL a
plucky announcement and puts a
comparatively small country for the
moment in an attitude OF important
leadership. -..'
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Mr.. Lasker has been asked to- throw
the light Of his experience on the in
tricate details Of Shipping Board man
agement. 1t will probably be long
story, but President Coolidge is good
listener. 80
Evening star., 1923-09-27

The farmer wants freight rates that
will enable him to buy cheaply what
he requires and sell to advantage
what he produces. In this demand he
speaks not,as a member. of particu-
lar class, but the common language of
the regular business man.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

pecan stste, having about $4,000
acres devoted TO this crop
+ O.. Where is the international con
ventien of humane societies ia he
/ held:-A. w. X.
! A. Representatives of societies for
the prevention Of cruelty to children
and animals and of affiliated hu-
maHftarian work Awill hold con-
Terence In New York city. October
Q. Do wire performers nse a round
or fiat wire?-J. r.
| A. The stage manager of , lopsI
vaudeville house says that slack wire
or tight wire artists never usa sst
wire for stage. performances.
9. How long a leap does the kan
| garoo make?-E. S. T.
A, When standing erect, the giant
kangaroo is nearly as tall as man,
and in full flight makes bounds OF
! from ten to twelve. feet.
Q. Was James Thorpe, the Indian.
/ dlsquaiined after winning the Olym-
| pic games?-N. G. n.
| A. Some months after he won the
| all-round Olympic championship al
| Stockholm, in 1a12, the statement was
| made that James Thorpe had PLAYED
| professional base ball in North Caro-
ously. Thorpe admitted This frankly.
whereupon he was repudiated as an
amateur and he returned his trophies.
! Q. How many Germans were there
/ in England at the time of the out
| break of thesworld war?-H w. NJ
| ; q. In 1914, at the beginning Of the
| european war, there were 72h0 Ger
mans of military age in Great Britain.
1 G.. What was ''shew bread"?-E.
/ ;, A. The shew bread was a kind OF
cake or bread placed upon the altar
! and removed from thence only for the
use OF the high priest and family.
@. Where and what is the Yer :.
sailles of Germany"?-V. L. D. :
A. The palace of San souci at Pots
dam. erected in 1745-47, for Frederick
the Great @ ,,fsa is copied after the palace
known as the Versailles of Prussia"
Q. Woodrow Wilson was said to
have been elected President in 1915
a President eyer elected who WAS
pledged to get us into war?-D. 2
A. Madison was renominated by .
the REPUBLICAN or democratic party III
1Sl2 on his express agreement to
declare war against Great Britain.
Q. Can a . lot in a cemetery be
seized or attached for debt Of the
owner?-M. P. r.
A. a grave, vault or burial lot in
which bodies are Inferred cannot he
seized for debt, nor can the owner
| raise mortgage or loan on it.
| Q. To whom are government ther-
mometers given?-L. A. T.
| A. Government thermometers are
| issued by the weather bureau at
| points where weather observations
/ are desirable and where persons are
willing to render observations free
| of charge to the weather bureau.
! Q. I have hens which are laying
| fine large white eggs. The shells are
| SO thin that they break very easily
| What will improve them?-G. G.
A. The poultry division SAYS the
| reason the shells of the eggs are 50
! thin is that the hens are not getting
! enough lime and oyster shell foed
This is fed separately and not with
J other foods.
| Uf you hare a question you rdTt
| ansBered send ii to The StGr InfoT-
nation Bureau, Frederic j. Hdskip,
| director, 1890 North Capitol street
| cInclose cents in stamps for return
y QpSkGDc.y-
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Opera singer says she has a way
to reduce weight. by means of a
small, light blue pill" Music speaks
all Languages. even that of the med
ical prescription.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

The ZR-1 is the especial admiration
of the New Jersey citizens; means
Of transportation that can. go at top
speed all the time without fear of a
grade crossing accident.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Mussolini assumes toward the league
of nations the attitude OF a man who
was not consulted when it was drawn
up, and who. therefore, feels no per-
sonal responsibility in the matter.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

An aviator performs far more dan
gerous and thrilling feats than a pugi-
list and does not take up nearly as
much space in print.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

= Germany's military autocracy was
contemplated as threatening the world.
Her riotous communism may soon be
regarded as doing the same thing
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Several countries on the European
map regard it as their historic mis-
sion to create trouble for greater ma
tions to take charge of.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Rhinelanders say that all they want
Is peace, They do not enjoy a geo.
graphical location particularly favora-
Evening star., 1923-09-27

The responsibilities of state legis-
lature have not for some time been
regarded as particularly great. Okla
homa has set new pace.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the for republication Of all news dis
patches credited TO ii or not otherwise credited
I'm this paper and also the local news pub
.stished herein. All rights of publication of
Evening star., 1923-09-27

While not reckless in the matter of
loans. the U. 8. 4. continues to equip
relief expeditions regardless of ex-
pense. 49,.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
Seif-Distrust.

"Can I sell you a set of Shaks-
'spesre?" asked the affable agent.
5 II don't think so." replied the pa
tient person.. shut won't say for
sure. After thinking over lot Of
things I've been persuaded to buy,
almost anything seems possible
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Germany is weary of passive re-
sistance and anxious to get back to
detive business. 49,. /.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

You can't blame old Satan .foh
hayin' a mean disposition, said Uncle
Eben, "consfderin' some o. de people
he's compelled to 'seciate w.t.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

r The Evening Stsr. with the Sunday. morning
: edition, is delivered by carriers within the city
at so cents per month: daily. only. 40 cents per
,hefs may be sent by mail or telephone Maia
hal6 COLLECTION is made by carrerE At the
end o1 each month. 49,
Evening star., 1923-09-27

e The Middleman Says Nothing.
The farmer and the city man
Have differed since the world began.
The one says prices are too low,
The other that too high they go.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
rHEoDehH W. NoYEs......E Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Once, 1Ith st. and. Pennsyivania Ave.
New York Office: 11p East 42nd ST.
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Evening star., 1923-09-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Moon just Smiled.
The moon just smiled,
When the airship seemed to brush
her face
In the grand display of reckless
grace
While the rockets shone and the
~ bombs were heard
In hint of the strife that may yet
be stirred.
While fearful fancie. our mood be-
guiled, -.
The moon just smiled.
The moon just smiled.
"I am the harvest moon,'' she said.
81 have no sense OF doubt or dread.
In spite Of the terrors that come
and go, -.
+ The fiow'rs will bloom and the crops
viii grow -
Scorning the threat of a world run
Wild.
The moon just smiled. 800.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
Suace Idmif,t;ons

"We don't take children in this
nat" said the landlord. -,
: mo-" rejoined the large applicant;
NOR, judging from the. size of the
rooms, fat people either.''
Evening star., 1923-09-27

(If you hare question you trnrt
ansWered send IL to The Star Info1'-
nation Bureau, Frederic j. Hdskip,
director, 1890 North Capitol street
sInclose 2 cents in stamps for return
p0Std0e.)
Evening star., 1923-09-27

@. To whom are government ther-
mometers given?-L. A. T.
A. Government thermometers are
issued by the, weather bureau at
points where weather observa tions
are desirable and where persons are
willing to render observations free
of charge to the weather bureau.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Q. Woodrow Wilson was said to
have been elected President in 1915
because he kept us out of war" Was
pledged to get us into war2-D y
Evening star., 1923-09-27


But to return to Mr.. Pearson's
criticism of the Illustrations, in 1.-THE
Outline of Literature" These are not,
It. seems, original works, but repro
auctions Of paintings never intended
as ssilIustratfons.7s which have become
hackneyed through reproduct1on.
Perhaps part1ofS the occasion Tor the
prajudiciai Impression arose through
fhg unconscious realisation = that
economy. on the part of the publish
ers was responsible for this choice.
such illustrations cost next to moth
ing. The copyright II it ever exist
ed. has run out. Theys'are every
ones properly, and the werst OF Il Is
that no onetis a great work They
have told their tale. and they now
And themselves with. little, TO. say. in
q. place wherein they. do not belong.
To, serve as illustrations stheH. ere
nov forced like one pafading ~ an.
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Evening star., 1923-09-27

@. Can a . lot in a cemetery be
seized or attached for debt Of the
owner?-M. P r.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
MAke-Up,

-. - 0OP. .---..'-.z
"Do you think people should be al-
lowed to wear disguises in public?"
NO. answered Senator Sorghum.
.It's wrong, whether the motive is
mischief in a man or personal vanity
in q lady" -, ..: -.
Jud .Tunkins says money talks, but
the German mark has gotten too
hoarse even to whisper.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

A. a grave, vault or burial lot in
which bodies are Inferred cannot he
seized for debt, nor can the owner
raise a mortgage or loan on it,
Evening star., 1923-09-27

A. Madison was renominated by .
the republican or democrat tic party III
1912 on his express agreement to
declare war against Great Britain.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

A. The poultry division SAYS the
reason the shells of the eggs are 50
thin is that the hens are not getting
enough lime and oyster shell food.
This is fed separately and not with
other foods.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Q. I have hens which are laying
fine large white eggs. The shells are
SO thin that they break very easily.
What will improve them &C. G.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

@. What pests do bats destroy?-
d. L. b. -.
A. Bats destroy many small insects,
being particularly valuable as de-
stroyers Of mosquitoes. ,.,-. tf,r
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Q. What will improve the appear
ance of an old fur scarf?-E. p.
A. A fur scarf that looks bit
shabby may be frightened up by
rubbing we'll into il a mixture of
hot sand and sawdust and beating it
out again.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

@. How many quarts of blood are
in a mans body?-C, L.
|: A In a man who weighs 17o pounds
there will be about thirteen pounds, or
six quarts, Of blood. The amount of
blood ranges from 6 to TT per cent of
the. weight of the body.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Q: How many Germans were there
IN England at the time OF the out
break of thesworld war?-H. w. NJ
Evening star., 1923-09-27

@. What is nulia?-L S. P. ~
A, In India this name is given to
a ravine or dry watercourse, While
in Australia a nulla, or nulla- nulla,
Is a hardwood club used by the abo--
rigines.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
PARDEE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
BRONCO BUSTING CONTEST

C. w. Pardee of Prescott, 1920 title
holder, on the Fourth kicked Firebug
Fits, the most famous bucker develop
ed in Arizona this year, out of the
chutes and rode him to a narrow mar
gin Of victory in the worlds cham
pionship Frontier Days broncho bust
ing finals.
Slim. Jack Abbott of Wenden who
stood one-third of one per cent above
Parlee up until Thursdays riding,
rode his final horse to a great exhi-
bition, kicking, aspuring and plunging
all the way, but the sterling perform
ance of the former champion won him
the diamond studded medal and the
$500 cash prize Abbott took the Sec
ond prize of $500.
Firebug Fits performances at this
Frontier week were remarkable for
besides shaking loose Ritchie Lewis,
two times winner who was defending
the medal, he gave Pardee the oppor-
tunity to squirt ahead Of his nearest
rival and win by scant fraction of
a per cent. Twenty EIGHT riders en-
tered in this event on Monday and
Is of them rode in the finals, all
others having been bucked off or dis.
qualified earlier
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
EXCITING AUTO RACES
i AT ST. JOHNS ON 4TH

The first race called was the stock
Ford race, in which there were four
entries, all local cars. First prize
was won by Ellis Palmer driving w.
G. Browns car. Second prize went
to Marion Haws.
Nine cars started in the 50-mile
free for all. Three other cars which
came in for this race failed to enter,
two being disabled and one getting
in too late.
At the finish five of the cars we're
scattered around the track disabled.
The Paige took the first prize of ST.
900, making the 50-mile run in. a
fraction over 45 minutes, or at the
rate of 65.4 miles per hour, the best
time ever made on the track. Tony
Yuric with his Hudson was only ID
seconds behind. The crowd boosted for
the Gallup car, and st. Johns people
were keenIy disappointed that it did
not win. The Smyers Cadillac came in
third and the Whiting Ford Special
fourth.-St. Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
ARIZONA HIGHWAY PROGRAM
WILL BE RESUMED AUGUST 20

The Arizona highway construction
program which was stopped to a great
extent shortly after the first of the
year on account of lack of funds, will
be resumed on August 20 with funds
made available by senate bill number
156 according to statement by Frank
r. Goodman, state engineer, prior to
leaving Phoenix for a visit through
the northern part of the state and to
Salt Lake City.
Plans are now being prepared by
the department for resumption of the
work, Mr. Goodman said, which will
include first the completion of road
across the southern part of the state,
one across the northern part, and the
north and south road from Phoenix to
Ashfork through Prescott. The south
ern project planned is the completion
of the road between Phoenix and Yu-
ma and a portion of the Miami-Su-
perior highway and the Florence-Su-
perior road as well as a short Sec
ton of the Florence-T Tucson road.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
ONE BOY KILLED AND FOUR
INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT

One boy was killed, four were in
jured, one seriously last Wednesday
morning, when the automobile in
which the sons of five prominent SAT
ford families were riding, turned over
an embankment on the road to Ft
Thomas and burst into flames from
leaking gas. The accident occurred
near Ashurst as the auto was travel
ing to Ft Thomas, where the boys
planned to- attend Fourth of July
celebration.
J. T. Owens, Jr., son of we'll
known valley family, died few hours
after the auto plunged from the road
of serious internal injuries and burns
received when the auto burned. Owens
was operating the car.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
ACID THROWER
BARRED FROM ARIZONA

The pardon board has tabled re-
quest from Mrs. Anna Irene Hopkins
that she be allowed to return to Ari-
zona from Kansas.
In March, 1921, she was sentenced
in Prescott to from five to Is years
for alleged throwing of carbolic acid
in the face of a Jerome high school
teacher, the act committed in a res
taurant where the teacher was at
breakfast.
There was a plea Of insanity with
narration of jealous action in the
past, but the sentence was sustained
in the supreme court.
Her husband, mining engineer,
moved to California and there obtain
ed a divorce last year.
Mrs. Hopkins served only a short
part of her sentence before being CIV
en- a parole, on condition that she
leave the state.
The Coconino sun., 1923-07-13
AMALAGAMATED OFFICERS
VISIT PROPERTY AT OATMAN

Charles Prochnow, secretary of the
Oatman Amalgamated Mining COM
pany, accompanied by several of the
members of that organization, arriv-
ed in Kingman last evening and de-
parted this morning to the mines,
where they will look over the new
work that is being carried on from
the 800 level. 1t has been expected
for some days that entry of the vein
would be made in the crosscut, but
nothing has been heard from the prop
erty this week, so we take it that the
work of prosecuting is still in prog
ress. The drift is now in about 565
feet and it should be close into the
vein.
Development from this level is be-
ing watched with a great deal of in
terest by the whole district and if
good wishes go for anything the
Amalgamated is sure to open bonan-
za.-Kingman Miner.