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Evening star., 1923-10-23
Our Proven Treasury Surplus.

The joint committee on District sur.
plus made. as required by law, two dis.
tinct findings. The first finding de-
clared the surplus balance to the
credit of the District ION the books
Of the Treasury" The second finding
declared the net surplus to the credit
Of the District. morally as well as
legally, after the equitable credits of
the United States and the District
since 1874 had been determined and
subtracted or added.
The second finding of the commit
tee needs, in order to become effective,
approving enactment by Congress.
The first finding, however, is rooted in
a binding decision Of the controller
general of the United States, and is
conclusive in itself.
Thus the finding of the balance or
surplus to the credit OF the District
"On the books of the Treasury" is es-
tablished conclusively by the certifi-
cate of the controller general, the
highest authority on this issue. 1t is
affirmed by the representatives of the
Treasury Department in the surplus
investigation, by the official and unof-
ficial representatives of the District
md by the joint congressional commit
tee, the legislative tribunal created by
Congc ess to deal with this issue. All
three representatives of the Senate
and two out of the three representa-
tives of the House on this committee
approve and make their own the de-
cision of the controller general. The
demonstrated fact of the existence of
this balance or surplus ION the books
of the Treasury" needs no further
legislation or adjudication.
There is consequently no need for
Congress to declare this surplus avail
able for appropriation. The certificate
Of the controller general alone is con-
elusive evidence that this surplus
money Is in the Treasury to the credit
Of the District and available for ap-
preparation for District uses whenever
Congress chooses to appropriate, and
the same certificate states the gross
amount to the Districts credit avail
able for such appropriation. Now that
the existence and availability for ap-
preparation Of the Districts Treasury
surplus have been demonstrated, it only
remains for the District to convince
Congress of the justice Of appropriate
ing the surplus for the Districts bene-
At, and to induce Congress to appro-
pirate with a proportionate contribu-
Lion by the United States.
Washington rejoices that it has be-
come unnecessary from the Districts
point of view to reopen either the sur
plus issue or the fiscal relations issue
on it's merits, and that the surplus
issue no longer serves to keep unset
tied, breeding friction and dissension,
the question Of definite or indefinite
proportionate contribution by the
nation toward Capital upbuilding and
the percentage ratio of such contribu-
ton.
These contentious are elaborated in
editorial correspondence elsewhere in
today's Star.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Old Washington.

At a recent public gathering one of
the speakers, to emphasize the present
wakefulness of Washington, said:
Washington is no longer the sleepy
city of the past" Forty or fifty years
ago the people of Washington did not
suspect that they lived in a sleepy
city. They thought they were living in
a great town, and they used the term
National Capital" about as many
times day as we do. Very often
they even called Washington the ma
tional metropolis" Metropolis had a
front seat in the vocabulary of the
old-time Washingtonian Forty or fifty
years ago the population Of the city
was approaching 100000, and that
seemed big figure. People then Iiv-
ing could remember when the popula-
ton was 10000. Not many American
cities had so many inhabitants as
Washington fifty years ago. Cities
that now have half million people
were flag stations on a single-track
railroad over which a train of three
cars passed nearly every day. Some
cities which were not even on stage
coach route now have opera and SYM
phony concerts.
Forty or fifty years ago Washington
was not a sleepy place, 1t had the
aters, and its people went regularly
to weep themselves red-eyed over
Camille" East Lynn" and THE Two
Orphans" Sometimes they laughed at
farces, but it was not as good form
to laugh in a theater as to cry. Our
-olden folk had concerts, and Clara
Louise Kellogg and Louise Carey and
scores of others, after singing to us in
opera, came to US in concert at VIII
lard Hall. Lincoln Hall, Odd Fellows
Hall, Temperance Hall and Marfni's
Hall. Great lecturers like John B.
Cough came to us and stirred few
of us to Sign the pledge and to pin
on a white ribbon.
We had ministers of renown, and
we had churches where we went on
Sunday, and In that remote time theN
was widespread notion that this wra
not an improper thing to do We had
our swu sweet singers, violinisss. piano
Evening star., 1923-10-23

David Lloyd George wants to visit
the spot where Abraham Lincoln de-
livered the Gettysburg address. To
that end the British statesman will
spend part OF his last day in Wash
tngton, october 81, In touring the bat
tlefeld. Visits to the tomb of the
unknown soldier, at Arlington; Mount
Vernon and Walter Reed Hospital are
also on IL. G.'s" three-day program
at the National Capital Mr.. Lloyd
George has engaged Peter b. Kyne,
the novelist who created Cappy Kicks,
to be his contact officer" with the
American press. Mr.. Kyne is a Cali
fornian. THE Pride of Palomar," his
romance of Japanese conditions on
the Pacific coast, almost became an
international incident
X
Neither republican nor democratic
leaders are upset by the perennial
threat of the American Fedora tion Of
Labor to enter politics on an organ
lied scale. Under Samuel GSmpers.
the federation has always Pursued
thS poilSg oL nc" al diitE IL iohNo "iie
furnishing enemies" At congressional
elections 1t pretends to cast it's solid
influence in Ia,o or of men whJ hase
voted in the labor interest. But po-
litical leaders. as well as the TederaA
ton itself, almost invariably find
that the vote of local unions cannot
be delivered" And 1t IL the locals"
that count.
Magnus Johnson has come to Wash
ington and gone. leaving behind him
a trail of exploded misapprehensions.
Nobody who talked to him has gone
deaf. He did not stamp into the
Senate office building in mud -caked
boots or distribute hayseed wherever
he betook himself. 1t was not neces-
sary to proclaim martial law in con-
sequence of any revolutionary ut
terance3 on his part. President and
press men found that Johnson can
tax English about as fiuentiy as the
next fellow, He was discovered to
be addicted to collars, neckties,
pressed pants and the other habili-
ments of the average man. No
Daniel Webster has come to Congress
in the dairy farmer from Minnesota,
but, for the matter of that. not many
other states in our day and genera
tion have sent one, either.
Representative George NJ Young
of North Dakota. who led the north
western wheat-region delegation to
the White House last week. declares
Evening star., 1923-10-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. When will the annual convention
of the Daughters Of the Confederacy be
held?-R. w. B.
A. The annual convention Of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will be held at the Willard Hotel, start
ing on the evening Of November 90.
@. How long was the artist Whistler
employed in the coast survey in
Washington?-D. NJ.
A. After being discharged from
West Point for deficiency in chemistry,
Whistler secured position with the
coast survey, where he remained three
months and five days One day the
young craftsman sketched a carica-
ture In the margin of plate OF some
charts. These appeared when the pate
was dipped in acid during his absence
Whistler was dismissed for the prank.
@. How much longer does it take
cold water to leave the stomach then II
does hot water?-J. M. l..
A. According to DIR. William Beau
mont, one and one-half hours are re-
quired for six to seven ounces OF water
or other common beverage to leave the
stomach. Hot drinks do not leave the
stomach more quickly than cold ones
Q. Are birds animals?--C. F.
A. Birds are the most highly develop
ed animals except the mammals. They
are of class of warm-b CODED verte-
brates, distinguished from all other
animals by the body being covered with
feathers. They are descended from the
reptiles, which they resemble anatomi-
caily?
@. How many pounds are there in a
bale Of sisal2-M. NJ.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says sisal and henequen are usually
packed in bales of approximately 400
pounds each. though the weight varies
from little over 300 pounds to more
than 500 pounds on different panta-
tions. The manufacturers would prefer
to have uniform bales of 400 pounds
O. How are bayberry candles made?
L. j. B.
the bayberry bush and boiled in pals
of water. The wax rises to the top.
IS skinned off, and boiled again.
Regular candle Wicks are cut the de-
sired length, attached to a rod dipped
in warm water and then dipped into
the pail of wax several times. Allow
the wax to harden between times.
The wax should be kept just warm
enough to be In liquid state.
Q. What is the origin OF the word
vaudeville ?-H. NJ
A. The word owes it's origin to a
little French village in Normandy, in
the valley of the River Wire. named
Vaudevire or Yalde-vire. Here lived
in the fifteenth century Oliver Basel
or Basselin, a poet, the composer of
convivial songs. which became popu-
lar and were sung by the common
people and introduced into plays and
entertainments. The name was thus
given TO all such songs and later to
the entertainment into which they
were introduced. This word has but
two syllables and should be pro-
nounced yod-vil. long and short i,
or vod-vel, long and long Q.
Q. What is the age of the young
est student in an American college?-
=. NJ
"A. The youngest student that has
ever entered an American college is
Moses Fink elstein of Syracuse. n. Y.
who entered Syracuse University this
fall at the age of eleven years.
Q. How many beds has Johns Hop
kins Hospitality v. B.
A. In 1923 Johns Hopkins at Bal
timore contained 621 beds.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Shifting Conditions.

"Your constituents say your speeches
are not as convincing as they used to
be-
Perhaps they are right" replied
Senator Sorghum. Its dangerous to
convince a crowd Of voters so thor.
oughly that you won't be able to make
them follow a new line of argument
in case circumstances render 1t neces-
sary for you to change your mind"
Jud Tunkins says he's in favor of
enforcing the law, even if it stops
some of the country's most interesting
conversation.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

q What will kill scorpions or
drive them away?-H B. N.
A, The biological survey says that
in a house is to sprinkle pyrethrum
powder freely around all cracks and
crevices. This powder may be OBJ
tained from any drug store.
*. H
A. Scotland Yard Is the headeuar-
ters of the metropolitan poIt' OF
London and is situated within q
stones tiIIow Of the houses OF par
Lament in southwestern LONDON.
Formerly the department was housed
in group OF buildings surrounding
courtyard near Cnaring Cross IL
derived its name. Scotland Yard. from
a palace assigned from the time o.
Edgar to Henry II as the residence
OF the Scottish kings when thew viR-
pointed by the crown upon recor..
mendation of the home secrete.~
The yearly cost of Scotland Yard, az
cording to the latest published sta
tistics, is Sl5.0o0,0O0.
Q. Why is the twelfth month
called December when decem means
ten?-A. L.
A. In the Roman calendar Decen-
Der was the tenth month and has re-
tanned the Latin name. as have sew
eral others.
@. Which of Dickens novels con-
tains the much quoted phrase Bar
kis is willin' "?-S. II.
A. Mr.. Barkis is a bashfui carrier
in David CopperffeId." who marries
Pegotty. He conveys his Intentions
to her by sending her n message by
David that "Barkis is willin."
Q. When was the term fapper frar
applied to young girls?-K. H.
a. The word "fapper" has been n
use In England for nearly two cen
turtles. The term originally implied
young ducks not yet able to fly.
Early in the eighteenth century
growing girls were first called flap
pers" rom fancied resemblance 10
young ducks.
Q. Are there any substances that
are actually non-conductors? K.
a. There is no substance of such
high resistance as to be non-con-
ductor. The so-called conductors
are properly termed insulators.
@. Please give the address of H. G.
Wells.-H. j. S
a. the London address-of Mr.. II. G.
/ Wells is 40 Whitehall Courts. S. W. I.
: Q. In a bugle drum corps OF TWEEN
two members what is the proper pro-
portion of instruments?-H. L. E.
A. A member of the United States
Marine Band says that probably the
4 best division would be twelve bugles
or trumpets, seven snare drums, one
bass drum and cymbals.
Q. What is the difference between
the prohibition amendment and the
Volstead law M. NJ
A. The eighteenth amendment
! known as the prohibition amend
ment. is now part of the Constitu-
ton. The Volstead act is an act
p ssed by Congress over the Presi-
! dents veto. for the purpose of pro-
viding a means of enforcing the
eighteenth amendment and defining
what constitutes Intoxicating liquors.
(LGt The Star Information Bureau
dnStoeT your que! ton. State gouT
qwery plainly and briefly and send it
to The Star Information Buream,
Frederic J. HaSiin. director, 1890
North Capitol street. Inciose cents
in stamps for return poStdge.)
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Argument as to, whether manager
or guest ought to pay the tax on a
theater pass led to a duel in Paris.
Nobody was seriously hurt, and the
notoriety of the occasion was such
that it should be no longer necessary
to paper the house.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

A new salary schedule for police and
firemen is expected to make up for
the loss of the S24o bonus. In the
meantime the men will attend to their
duties as usual. recognizing the fact
that bravery and loyalty are not to
be measured by mercenary standards.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Hugo SHINES is credited with plans
to compete with Standard Oil in South
America, Persia and Texas. The local
supply of trouble available to him is
evidently not sufficient to require all
his time or capital.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Organization Of league to oppose
fascism in Italy calls attention to the
fact that while competition may have
lost it's prominence in trade it still
remains the life of politics.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

The Prince Of Wales will follow his
incog Canadian tour by a trip to
South Africa. AS one of the worlds
most eminent unofficial observers he
should acquire information likely to
be valuable in the future.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Hunting Season.

The Hunting Season.
"A-hunting we will gor'
The chorus now we hear.
"The ducks will not stand any show;
The quail will disappear"
But when the story's done
The tale you've often read
The animals had all the fun.
The hunters sick abed.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Gov. Pinchot, having taken up con-
spicuously the matter Of coal prices
and prohibition enforcement, is in the
distinguished position of a man oc.
cupying two spotlights at once.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Germany is still called the father.
land. with suspicious that France pro-
poses to assume the attitude of a
stern stepfatherland.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
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All Other States.
Member Of fine Associated Press.

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20 the for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO il or not otherwise credited
IN this paper and also the local n"ws pub
ished herein. All rights OF publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

When a million-mark note is ten
dered the permission to keep the
change sounds large, but actually
means very little.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
In a Few Words,

If were governor of a state, and
a city in that state defied ny oro,,ts
to close up So looms violating the law.
the citizens OF that city We I'D waka
up the nest morning at che sound
of a bugle Ieveille. and would go 70
bed to the tune of taps.
HENRY J. ALLEN,
Former Governor Of Kansas.
The people of France are the most
prosperous in the world. The cost Of
living in France is not more than
one-half of what 1t is here. She has
the best houses. the best roads, the
best farms, and the best crops I
ever saw.
SENATOR KENNETH McRELIAAR
(Tenn).
Scientific research will bring us
closer to divinity than any theology
invented by man.
PROF. MICHAEL PUPIN.
Health is state of mind and
laughter Is the best tonic can su&-
gest. --CHARIIE CHAPLIN.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Visitors from abroad occasionally re-
fer to the great wealth Of America in
feeling tones which leave 1t in doubt
whether they are extending congratu-
lations or sympathy.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Curiosity is still felt in turf circles
as to what kind Of race Zev would
have run if he had been perfectly At.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Proclaiming a republic In Europe is
as easy as drawing up prospectus.
Getting the concern on a going basis
is another matter.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
saition, Is delivered by carriers within the city
st go cents per month daily only, 10 cents per
month; Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Or
ders msy be sent by mail or teleph me Nam
S000 Collection is made by carriers at the
end OF each month.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Political turbulence may become so
extraordinary as to make the title
dictator" sound like a mild formality.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business Once 1lth St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York ofice: 10 East 42nd St.
Chicago 0fflce: Tower building
European Office: Is Regent st.. London, England.
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Efforts Neutraiized.

When all unhindered they appear,
The lobbyists we need not fear.
For each who has his little say
Evening star., 1923-10-23
By Way of Apology.

By Way OF Apology.
"She frankly admits that she mar.
ried me for my money" said the ILL
natured man.
WELL" rejoined Miss Cayenne;
there had to be some excuse"
Evening star., 1923-10-23
Running a Neighborho0d.

Running a Neighborhood.
In reckless agitation
Men oft decide in haste
The way to save one nation
Is to lay another waste.
''You is Untitled to yoh own opin-
ion," said Uncle Eben. Cd vase
time tryin' to force 1t on somebody dat
can't appreciate it,
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. Please give the address of H. G.
Wells.-H j. S.
A. The London address of Mr.. H G.
Wells is 120 Whitehall Courts. S. W. I.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. In bugle drum corps OF TWEEN
two members what is the proper pro-
portion of instruments?-H. L. E
A. A member of the United States
Marine Band says that prob lbly the
best division would be twelve bugles
or trumpets, seven snare drums, ono
bass drum and cymbals.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. Are there any substances that
are actually non-conductors? K.
I. r
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. Why is the twelfth month
called December when decem means
ten?-A. L.
A. In the Roman calendar Decem-
Der was the tenth month and has re-
tanned the Latin name. as have sew
era1 Others
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. What is the difference between
the prohibition amendment and the
VolsteHd law m NJ
Evening star., 1923-10-23

a. There is no substance of such
high resistance as to be a non-con-
ductor. The so-called non-conductors
are properly termed insulators.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

(Let The Star Information Bureau
drlStoeT your que! ton. State your
QGery plainly and briefly and send it
to The Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HaSkin. director, 1890
North Capitol street. IncioSe cents
in stamps for return poStdge)
Evening star., 1923-10-23

A. The eighteenth amendment
known as the prohibition amend.
ment, is now part of the Constitu
ton. The Volstead act is an &C
lssed by Congress over the Presi
dents veto. for the purpose of pro.
viding a means of enforcing th'
eighteenth amendment and defining
what constitutes Intoxicating liquors
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. Which of Dickens novels con-
tains the much quoted phrase Bar
kis is willin' "?-S. II.
Evening star., 1923-10-23

A. Mr.. Barkis is bashful carrier
in David CopperfeId," who narries
Pegotty. He conveys his Intentions
to her by sending her q message by
David that "Barkis is willin'."
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Thunder.and lightning! Earthquake
and fire. Hurricane, typhoon, whirl-
wind. cyclone! All the devourne
bIights - moth, rust, mildew. boil
WeeVii
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Representative George NJ. Young
of North Dakota. who led the north
western wheat-region delegation to
the White House last week. declares
Evening star., 1923-10-23

Q. When was the term fapper fraE
applied to young girls?-K. H.
a. The word "fapper" has been n
use In England for nearly two cen
turtles. The term originally implied
young ducks not yet able to fly.
Early in the eighteenth century
growing girls were first called flap
pers" rom fancied resemblance 70
young ducks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-18
Ancient Skull Shows
Attempt at Trephining

New York.-Discovery of an ancient
skull, bearing evidence of an effort by
an aboriginal surgeon at cranial surg
cry in the era when mans keeneSt
instrument, was a flint knife. was an
nounced by the American Museum of
Natural History.
The skull, found at NIitten Rock in
the Navajo reservation of New Mexico
by an expedition headed by Earl III.
Morris, famous explorer of Aztec ruins,
had been extensively trephined, an
oval section two inches long and an
inch wide having been removed from
the frontal bone Immediately above
the right eye.
The entire upper portion OF the
skull was knobbed and pitted, appar-
emily from some disease, from which
the crude, long-dead surgeon had at
to relieve the patient by
desperate operation. The work was
neatly done, but as the edges of the
bone showed no evidence Of healing
t is apparent that the patient did not
ong survive the operation.
Just how many centuries ago this
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-18
Troy, Idaho.
Chattel Mortgage

William McGaham ct Tx Mola tC
First Bank of Troy, $500, due 10-1-24
2-3 crops for 1924 on W1aNEA %
and all crops on EASEA 1884 w
G. H. Sanders ct ux Mae to First
National Bank of Moscow, $4,000, due
10-1-24. IA horses, 5 colts, cows,
machinery and implements, sets
harness, all seed and feed.
Same to same, $4,000, due 10-1-24
2-3 crops for 1924 on Julia A.
Moore land lying ~ of Moscow.
Idaho Silver Fox Farms to United
States Silver Fox Farms $4,000, due
91-24, silver black foxes.
Lis Pendens
L. D. Arnold VS.. r. j. Mudgett ct ux
Clara and Frances Butterfield ct viz
c. l.. to foreclose mortgage dated g.
21-16 covering lost 1, 2, 3-11 Moores
Add, Moscow.
Conditional Sale
Spokane Furniture Co. to Mrs T.
G. Miller of Bovill $122.50, $3.50 paid
and $500 per month, davenport and
rocker.
Release
r. F. Thompson to A. H. Nourse,
I'm Ellis.
T. H. Christie to Anna E. Paine RIM
4-12-22.
Marriage License
William L. Jockey and Fay Cum
mings, Troy.
Caus Clark, Juliaetta, and Nora
Cox, Kendrick.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-10-18
New Invention Will
Steady Guns on Ships

Chatham, England.-Important exper-
tments are being made here with a
gyroscOpIc instrument designed to
abolish the rolling of warships. The
apparatus has been fitted to a ship In
the Chatham dockyard.
Thorough tests are to be made at
sea. 1t is generally agreed that if the
invention proves a success it will have
an almost revolutionary effect on
naval warfare, because one of the
greatest difficulties which the naval
gunner has to encounter at present is
the continual rolling of the ship.
BY the Introduction of large bilge
keels and other improvements In de-
sign. naval architects have been able
to reduce the rolling very consider
ably during the last few years, but
many difficulties still present them
selves. The modern battleship Is so
enormously heavy that, once she starts
rolling, long time elapses before she
RECEIVERS her balance.