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Evening star., 1924-02-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Did any ex-President other than
Woodrow Wilson die in Washington?
IL NJ.
A John Quincy Adams is the only
other President who died in Washing
ton after he had completed his term
of office as President.
@. Where are the federal reserve
banks located?-F. b.
A. They are located in the follow
ing cities: Boston. New York, Phila-
delphia, Cleveland, Richmond. At
lanta, Chicago, st. Louis, Minneapolis,
Kansas City, Dallas and San Fran
cisco.
Q. Where is the population per
square mile the densest in the United
States?--W. r. K.
A. In 1920 the population per square
mile was greatest in Washington, D.
C.-7,292.9 persons to the square mile.
@. Does the government have
schools to teach radio?-E. z.
A. Tho War Department says that
the government maintains no govern
tanned for enlisted men in tho Signal
Corps, such as the Camp Alfred Vail,
N. j. This gives a full radio course.
u. A Dress SLdIeS tldI
where in the west. on Mr.. Wilson's
funeral day, golden eagle aiighted
on a flag flying at half-staff and re-
manned there for two hours, undiS-
turbed by the onlookers. Is this true?
". #.
A. This incident occurred in Elko.
New. 1t is said to he coincidental
with a similar occurrence on the day
when the news of the death of Presi-
dent Ulysses =. Grant was received in
Elko. On that occasion-A d huge Amer
lean eagle flew to where Old Glory, at
half mast, honored the memory of the
President, and perched on the brass
ball surmounting the STAFF. One of
Elko's pioneers. who was then d
young man, shot at the eagle, but
failed to hit it. For this offense he
paid fine of S100.
Q. What did Greek and Roman
fighters wear on their hands when
boxing?-C. Men.
A. They fought with a cestus-
q. contrivance made of leather bands
bound around the hand and wrist,
and the battle usually was to the
death.
@. How long has Roanoke. Va.
been known by that name?-B. c. ID.
a. Roanoke, Va. was known as
adopted its present name.
@. Please give name and location
Of the largest dam in the world,
also mention the "also-rans -. a.
a. Wilson dam, in Ala bama, is the
largest. containing 1,29l.3S5 cubic
yards of masonry. The next in size
is the Assuan dam, Egypt. with
1.179,0oo cubic yards of masonry;
then the Kensico, New York, $4,000
cubic yards: the New Croton. New
York, $4,000 cubic yards. and keo-
kuk. Iowa-Illinois, $4,000 cubic
yards.
G. Who said Every tub must stand
upon its own bottom"?-G. n.
A. This appears in Bunyan's Pill
grims Progress" Every fat (va)
must stand upon his bottom
@. Outside the world war. how
much has our government disbursed
as pensions?-J. X.
A. Service pensions paid up to
June 80, 1921, exclusive of the world
Evening star., 1924-02-21
Inadequate Retired Pay
% the Editor Of The Star :

To the Editor OF Inc Scf.
Commenting on remarks of j. II
Steiner in The Star of Tuesday, let
me ask Mr.. Steiner what proportion
of government employees have been
receiving $4,000? If this were true
none of US would worry much about
retirement This writer worked the
first ten years in the government
service for $500 per annum- Since
that time the small increase has
barely kept up with tho cost Of
necessities of life, and now 1 am
thirty years in the service and. at the
maximum allowance in my depart
ment, have never reached the $4,000
mark, and cannot until Congress
changes the law. Am living in q
very plain suburb. and paying S65
a month rent for a very plain house
which costs around 5000 a. year to
heat and light: other necessities in
the same proportion. Yet Mr.. Steiner
thinks l should be forced to quit the
only work at which ] am proficient
and take $50 month simply because
] may reach a stated age,
About one year after the present
retirement law went into effect d
president of one of the government
workers associations said to me that
some of the cases brought to his
notice through enforced retirement
were pitiful, and that he was sorry
he had ever advocated q retirement
law. - -. ~.
The annuity should DO made suf-
ffcfent to sustain life. or the law
abolished. r G. MANSON
Evening star., 1924-02-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE
fellows Wayside Inn at Sudbury.
Masa., from 28 to IS cents.
4 4 4

fellows. wayside Inn at Sudbury.
Masa, from 90 to rs cents.
James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor.
had a disconcerting experience at
the recent convention OF the United
Mine Workers in Indianapolis. There
was group Of ESQ reds who made
themselves consistently and conspIcu-
ously obnoxious at tho convention.
John L. Lewis, president OF the min
ers, repeatedly took occasion to call
them to order. When "JiIn" Davis
convention there was a disturbances
from an entirely different section OF
Tomlinson Hall. In a far-off corner
500 delegates stood up and "booed"
vociferously. Lewis pounded his
der orsr'S;S order The ana @beoins seGnssd con-
tinued. Davis could not proceed. FL
nally he turned to Lewis and said:
Let 'em alone, John! That's my
gang OF Moose, giving the Moose hail
ing siKn!"
Senator George II. Moses of New
Hampshire. who addressed the New
York Dartmouth alumni in eulogy of
Calvin Coolidge this week, says that
Dartmouth and Amherst are hated
rivals. In Moses day at Hanover,
his colleges classic toast was ITO
He'll with Amherst"--the Presidents
alma mater. Moses roomed at Dart
mouth in the same dormitory and on
the same floor with one of the field
marshals Of the Coolidge high COM
mand. James Il. Reynolds. Today.
thirty-four years later. they find
themselves neighbors on the same
floor of a Washington apartment
house.
Washington needs a slush fund
not the kind the Senate oil commit
tee is talking about, but one which
would enable the Capitals streets and
circles to be made navigable when
billiards. leave them nkle-deep in
snow, sleet and mud. If a few MEM
bers of Congress caught deathly colds
trying to burrow their way through
Washington when it is in that con-
dition, there might be more gener-
osity when Capitol Hill deals with
the District of Columbia's budget.
X \ +
Senator tom" Hefin's ice-cream
waistcoat and Senator Bayard's S
Latin Quarter flowing necktie seem to
have melted other solons to commit
sartoriaI eccentricities. Senator
Copeland has gone in for a red car
nation as daily adornment. and Sen
ator Nicely sports handkerchief of
some solid color. never white, in the
breast pocket of his coat.
x X I: =
President Coolidge continues TO re-
ceive delegations of handshaking pat
riots. despite the grave preoccupation
of the hour. He insists upon speed
in lining them up and passing them
along. Chatty taxpayers who expect
a conversational moment or two with
"Cal' find usually themselves out
side the executive office almost before
they realize they've been in il. The
other day n committee of eminent
citizens who sought an audience"
were mortified to discover themselves
in a queue along with a company Of
midgets engaged at a. local theater.
Calvin Coolidge plays no favorites.
The dwarfs got as much time as the
eminent citizens-about a quarter of
a second each.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-02-21
COURAGE
Il am the master of my fate:
am the captain OF my soul"
HENLEY.
bradford sdll Was Thankful.

Misunderstood, prosecuted, betray-
ed. falsely accused. arrested bereaved
and almost impoverished, William
Bradford, nevertheless, gave to
America its first Thanksgiving OBJ
servance.
/ He was born in obscure Austerfield,
England, was a child when his par
ents died, and he lived with relatives,
who taught him and had him work on
their farms. Sick for long time,
he could not play like other children.
When twelve years old. he would
walk to the Reformist Church, ten
joined the separatists, despite that
relatives ragged, friends deserted him
and neighbors scoffed at the future
Pilgrims.
To avoid prosecutions he and 9TH
ers sailed for Holland. The ship
master betrayed them and all the
party were thrown into prison. Re-
leased, he braved the perils of land
and sea to reach Zealand. Soon af-
ter his arrival there he was arrested
on the charge of being a fugitive
criminal from England, but was set
free.
Going to Amsterdam, he appren-
ticed himself to silk manufacturer.
When twenty-oAe years old he sold
his inherited property in England.
went into business and lost most Of
his funds.
Joining the Pilgrims at Southamp-
ton, he sailed on the Mayfower. The
two month journey across the rough
Atlantic ended, he prepared to land
in America, when his wife fell over
board and was drowned.
Then came the hardships of a win
ter in a strange and wild country.
the attacks by Indians, the pestilence
that took more than half of the little
band, the death Of the first governor.
Bradford's election to the Office. the
failure OF the pease- crop and the
small barley yield.
But there were other things to be
thankful for, and in the fall of 1921
he set four men fowling SO that the
remaining members might after a
more special manner rejoice together
after we had enjoyed the fruits of
The observance that followed was
America's first Thanksgiving.
And Bradford served rs governor OF
the Plymouth colony all the rest OF
his life, except for brief period
when he declined election and en-
joyed the honor, loyalty and friend
ship Of his people
t. Copyright la1aA -.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
There Was No Hidden Meaning
In Coolid ge's New York Speech

and will compel the confidence Or
the people" in the view of the Buf-
falo News Crepublican).
Because he was silent on tariff
reform" the Knoxville Sentinel (dem
ocratic) argues, 'he is not advocating
the reduction of indirect taxes, mas
much as he has told his party and
the country the sacred Fordney-M
Cumber tariff must not be tampered
with" 1t also was carefully pre-
pared on a scale covering the princi
pal issues which now seem likely 70
figure in the approaching campaign
asserts the Louisville Courier-Journal
(democratic), and "as such was ad-
mirable in it's candor and clearneSs.
but at the same time marks at once
the strength and weakness of Mr..
Coolidge's position as candidate"
1t also was an admirable summary,
goes on the Norfolk (Neb.) News tin-
dependent, and because of this fact
"as an advocate Mr.. Coolidge grows
in public esteem. the Brooklyn Ea glr
Independently is convinced.
=: = x ::
Fully approving this line of argu-
ment. the Kansas City Journal IRE
publican) feels there is no hint of
expediency, no trimming of sails to
suit campaign winds. The familiar
supplemented by the exigencies in
volved in the oil scandals And the
President is right when he says that
the heart of the American people is
sound" the Little Rock Democrat
(independent democratic) agrees.
"and the Teapot Dome scandal has
long passed party lines and we be-
lieve that all forces are united in the
demand that this blot be erased from
the nations records in so far as such
erasure is possible by vigorous prose
cution of every man involved in the
leasing of those oil lands
His tax program has some dc
fects," insists the Lincoln Star indc-
pendent), yet the Minneapolis Trib-
une republican, feels in his entire
attitude his bigness is worthy of =
Lincoln" while the Reading Tribune
(independen) holds 'he made up in
vigor all that he lacked in volume
in his remarks. lie announces no
new policies and no swerving from
old ones, and the Springfield Repub-
lican independently is convinced, as
a result, the reasons for this posi-
tion are stated with admirable clarity
and the address should be widely and
generally read 1t is, indeed. as the
Albany News (independent republi-
can) sees 1t, "the strongest Whit
House utterance since Wilson. il
recalls the days of Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1924-02-21
Activities of Candidates.

Renewed activity of candidates for
the democratic presidential nomina-
ton is observed since the McAdoo
candidacy came in head-on collision
with the oil investigation disclosures
This, too, notwithstanding the GER
tification given by Mr.. McAdoo's pri-
vate convention in Chicago that his
availability had not been damaged. 1t
would seem that other candidates do
not share that view, but think, on the
contrary, that the going has been
made better for all other aspirants
by the revelations.
There is Gov. Smith of New York.
who is decidedly sitting up and taking
notice. A significant development
occurred in his expected candidacy
yesterday. Addressing u conference
of state and county officials which
he had called to discuss prohibition
enforcement, he seems to have
changed his attitude on that subject
A year ago he was all for shouldering
enforcement upon the federal govern
ment. Yesterday he told the officials
that enforcement was up to the Of
1icials of each county and indicated
that he would hold them directly to
account. He said that some of the
counties talk dry. but fail 10 act ac
cordingly. Is the governor trying to
wiring some of the moisture out of
his political garments?
Then there is former Gov James
M. Cox of Ohio, who yesterday threw
his hat into the ring alongside of the
hats Of other candidates already there.
He has been holding off up to this
time, but apparently he thinks that
Mr.. McAdoo's chances have been
lessened and he finds this an oppor-
tune time to make try for the nom-
ination himself.
Senator Underwood's hackers have
taken on notable burst of energy
recently and are reported as claiming
that Underwood stock is away up
and steadily rising. They have issued
a sixteen-page pamphlet describing
Senator Underwood and setting forth
what he stands for.
There are lively times in the demo-
cratic party these days and the con.
test for the nomination is 4 real fight.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
BY JOHN CARLYLE.

The interest in practical, everyday.
applied psychology keeps growing.
Books on auto-suggestion, new
thought of one kind or another, cures
by faith. healing by believing. and
the like, food the literary market.
Coue. the Frerchman who for thirty
years has been making people feel
better by making them think they are
better. is finding a second welcome in
America.
The tendency toward a growing in
terest in this sort of thing is good
tendency. 1t shows that people are
thinking about the vastly increased
possibilities of life when they are
freed from worry and disease.
They are seeking a way out of the
swamp of fear. They are seeking a
sere nifty of soul which shall be sound
enough to bridge the turbulent
streams of life. They are seeking a
new pathway which shall lead tram
quilly and not fearfully to what we
call death.
Along with much that is frequently
in practical psychology
and the application of conscious
Evening star., 1924-02-21
The Goldwyn Articles.
% the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Samuel Goldwyn's "reminiscences
entitled Behind the Screen are
fascinating to motion picture lovers
because he tells the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth
about actors. He tells the faults
OF living celebrities as no one else
has ever done. For more than ten
years he has been in a position to
get inside information.
Goldwyn candidly admits his own
errors as manager and producer. His
greatest mistakes were made in re-
gard to the grand opera stars that
went into the movies. Nearly all of
the opera people were disappointing.
The Star are The best Of the kind
ever printed. THoS- w. GuAER-
Evening star., 1924-02-21

var var Were: war OF the revolution,
S7e; 100000; war saS Of 81 1872 s4sos4s7s
Mexico. s54.471.oos; civil war. s5.74s,-
030,455; war with Spain, $76,007,334.
regular establishment, $57,309, ,421; un
classified, $16,513.425.
Q. What kind of trees are those
either side OF the rejecting pool or
the Lincoln Memorial &C. w.
A The trees which line tho north
and south sides of the rejecting pool
in front of the Lincoln Memorial are
English elms.
Q. How should mail for Danztg be
addressed?-W. r. w.
A The Post Office Department say.
that mail should bear the address,
Free City of Danzig, Europe.
@. What were the cardinal vir-
tues?-C. c. H
A According to the ancients, the
cardinal virtues were the virtues of
Justice. prudence, temperance and
1ortitude. An attempt to modernize
them led to the classification, benevo-
lence, justice, truth. purity and order.
O. Who invented the hydraulic
ram?-W. H. ..
A 1t was originally designed by
Whitshurst, 4 matchmaker of Derby,
England. in 1772, and subsequently,
perfected by Montgolfier, the famous
French balloonist, in 1896.
@. Has the idea of the coycnan.
died out among the Scotch?--L. a.
A. This term denoted association
of bands of Scotch people who under
took to support each other in times
of danger or to maintain some. prfn-
ciple. As lately as 1912 a covenant
was drawn up. This one was ppo-
test of the Scotch Presbyterians OF
bill introduced by the liberal govern
ment under Mr.. Asquith.
Q. Was "Rasputin" the real name
of the Russian monk who attracted
so much attention few years ago?-
L. T.. 3.
A. Rasputin is from the Russian
prof1igato, Iibertine, Iicentious. and
was an opprobrious nickname CON
ferred upon the notorious Russian
monk. whose real name was GrcEor
Novikh.
Q. What are the different kinds or
meters for measuring water?-S. NJ. II.
a. " dttF iHeltIS arc Ol IH1te SCii-
eral types-the positive, the inferen
tial and the proportional. Positive
meters measure tho actual volume Of
the water: tho inferential meters
measure the velocity Of the flowing
water, and the quantity is dcduccd b.!
computation from that record: pro
portional meters measure fractional
part of the full flow. and are ncccs
sarily only approximately accurate.
Q. Docs the government pay pen
sion to e1-slaves H L. l..
A. The government does not pay
such pensions. although such rep
resentations have been made from
time to time by individuals.
tReGdG,-s of The Ereninq Star
shoud send their questions to The
Star Information Bureau, Frederic il
Hnsktn, director, 1920 North Capitol
street. The only charge for this
service is 2 cents trt stamps for re1
turn postG1e.D
Evening star., 1924-02-21

In the opinion Of Sir A. Conan
Doyle, there is too much eating and
drinking in the world. Food prices
are doing as much as could rea-
sonably be expected to discourage
the one, while prohibition is making
every effort to limit the other.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Discouragement has overtaken
Toxic in it's ambition to rank as third
among the big cities of the world. Its
future may be brighter than it seems
The same depression overlook Chi
cago. Galveston, Baltimore and San
Francisco Just after the disasters.
which were followed by improvements
on scale Of greater magnificence.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuLANDER JOHNSON.

The Charmer.
His manner wasn't happy
He was shy on pedigree.
His talk was seldom snappy
And his clothes were queer to see
Work filled him with misgiving.
He never took a chance.
lie couldn't earn living
But, oh, how he could dance.
His reckless demonstrations
Created sad surprise.
He talked for publication
In language far from wise.
Yet bellies their beaus neglected
When he set out to prance.
His headwork was detected
But, oh, how he could dance.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Politicians are Offering indignant
suggestions as to which party will
get the worst of the Tea Pot Dome
investigation. This phase of the mat.
ter is comparatively unimportant so
long as the patient public eventually
gets the best Of 1t
Evening star., 1924-02-21

1t is remarked by Senator Elkins,
IF you stop buying and selling the
country is going to stop This ap-
pears self-evident, though not tested
out by experiment. Buying or selling
of one kind or another has never
stopped in any country on earth.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

There are so many men willing to
tell all they know that the committee
has little time to spare for the man
who wishes to tell only what he
suspects or to repeat rumors.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

1t was Washington's misfortune to
have the worst storm Of the winter
just when a number of people felt
it necessary to come back from
Florida.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Operations by the Ku klux Khan
have been suspended at 1ferrin. III.
Even the most relentless agitator
must admit that this town is entitled
to 4 little time to recuperate.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Recent Developments make the old
fashioned lobbyist who worked with a
bottle of champagne and a box Of
cigars seem a very trivial performer.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

1t may be necessary for Mr.. Sinclair
to hurry if he hopes to arrive in time
to tell anything not already known.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
The Revolving Globe.

The earth keeps turning on its way.
We view it with a frown,
For what seems higher up" one day
Another looks low down.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

AS a worker for the relief of the
farmer, Mr.. Fall concentrated too
much on his own particular ranch.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Tax reduction, like many other
Legislative propositions. is simple in
theory, but hard in practice.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Jud Tunkins says when he was a
boy he always followed the brass
bands. Now he sits quietly at home
with a radio outfit and lets the music
hunt him up.
Evening star., 1924-02-21
Evening Up the Chances.


II understand a party of Snake
Ridgers are coming over to the Gulch
to play poker"
"Yes," replied Cactus Joe. I'VE
thought we might as we'll try to be a
little neighborly."
But those boys have the reputation
of using marked cards.
That's all right. If any of 'em wins
we have a bundle Of counterfeit money
ready to pay of with"
zone o de things dat makes Life
seem easy foh Sinners" said Uncle
Eben, "is de melancholy but impor.
tant fact dat de worst CRATER - al.
ways liable to give de biSsSsk 4ipA"~
Evening star., 1924-02-21

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Evening star., 1924-02-21
Fruits of the Ground.

do you think the time has come
for the farmer to assert himself in
politics?''
''I'll say this much" replied Senator
Sorghum. "a man will have more
chance as tiller Of the soil than he
will as q sniller of tho Oil
Evening star., 1924-02-21
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tues?-C. c. IL.
A According to the ancients. the
cardinal virtues were the virtues of
Justice. prudence, temperance and
fortitude. An attempt to mode rnize
them led to tho classification, benevo-
lence, Justice, truth, purity and order.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

O.. Who invented the hydraulic
am?-W. II. ..
A 1t was originally designed by
Whitehurst, 4 matchmaker of Derby,
England. in 1772, and subsequently,
perfected by Montgolfier, the famous
French balloonist, in 1896.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Q. Does the government pay pen
sion to e3-slaves:-H. L. l..
A. The government does not pay
such pensions. although such rep
resentations have been mado from
time to time by individuals.
Evening star., 1924-02-21

Q. How long has Roanoke. Va,
been known by that name?-B. c. d.
4. Roanoke, Va. was known as
Big Lick until 1882, in which year it
adopted its present name.