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Evening star., 1924-03-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

q. How many square inches of
skin has an adult?-A. G. L.
A. DIR. W. A. Pussy says that the
average individual has about one and
one"half square meters of skin. This
is approximately $500 square Inches.
Q. What is the value of the com
merce in the leading ports of the
world?-A. NJ. G.
A. The five leading ports of the
world and the value of their com
merce are as follows: LiverpooL S4-
100000: 900; London. s3.6S3. 604 900 !;
dew Gesnx foEk tx city, ,sS:o62.52l,o0o; Bor-
seille, France. $1.934, COS, 900.
y What was Samuel Perys' COM
ment On Romeo and JuIiet''?-E A S.
a In 1861 the diarist went to see
.Romeo, and reported it "a play of
icselr the worst that ever heard" ,
O.. Has the gospel been preached
to all the nations of the earth ?-D. B.
a 1t has not reached all parts Of
the earth Large portions OF Asia
ana Africa have not heard the gospel.
Q. Are the post Offices compelled to
ny fiag?-A. NJ H.
A The Post Office Department saws
thac postmaSterS are not compelled
10 nave flag, but that the depart
ment furnishes them To postmasters
ullon request Whenever the appro-
Pflatlon OF the post office. permits
fags are sent TO all the large Offices
Ihey are not, however, furnished to
fourth-claSS Offices.
Q. 1 have seen horsehair snakes
develop in barrels where horse hairs
nave been put. How do you explain
it?-N. A. c.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that the fact is that in some
regions certain organisms belonging
to the genus Gordius, and somewhat
closely resembling horse hairs, are
not uncommon. They get into the
water by leaving insects and other
small organisms. in which they have
previously lived. They go into the
depositing their eggs. These latter
are microscopic, and give rise to
microscopic young ones in enormous
numbers, some of which later find
their way into suitable hosts and
grow to the size of so-called hair
snakes This all takes place inside
the host insects or other small hosts
The hairs from the name and tail
Of a horse will not however, come
to life.
Q. How many telegraph poles are
there per mile of railroad track E
T. G.
4. The number of poles to the mile
depends upon the number OF wires
carried. When there are wires or
less, there are 80 poles to the mile;
I to SO, there are fl poles; 81 to 20.
80 poles; IL to 80, 50 poles. In places
that are particularly exposed to wind
and sleet many more poles are used.
Q. How did the Indian "Rain-in-
the Face get his name?-G V. +.
a. 1t is said that "Rain-in- the
Face" received his name as the re
suit of a personal encounter when
about ten years of age with Il Chey
enne boy, whom he worsted; he re-
ceived several blows in the face.
causing it to be spattered with blood
and streaks where the paint had been
washed away.
Q. How long has tattooing been
practiced ?--R 5. f.
A. 1t is impossible to say when
and where the custom of tattooing
began, but it is of very ancient
Evening star., 1924-03-26
Poincare Ministry Falls.

| To the American mind the fall of
! the Poincare ministry in France is a
political paradox difficult to under
stand. In the hour of its greatest tri-
umph it suffers defeat in parliament
on minor issue and promptly goes
out Of Office. 1t had not been believed
Poincare could survive his determine
tion to lay heavy additional burdens
| of taxation on the French people, but
| the program was put through, though
! the fate OF the ministry hung daily
f! in the balance. The strength mani
to have been sufficient to carry the
| ministry through to a balancing Of
the budget and sterilization of the
/ franc, which are the objectives of
| the increased taxation. But the
chamber of deputies, favoring a more
liberal pension policy than was con-
sistent with the ministry's financial
program, failed to return a majority
| vote when it was made a question of
confidence. So the premier carried
the designations of himself and of his
! colleagues to the EIysee Palace.
Retirement of the masterful Poin-
care comes at one of the most critical
periods for France since the armistice.
The report Of the Dawes committee
on the paying capacity Of Germany
is about ready to be submitted to the
reparations commission, and to it
there have been attached hopes Of a
final settlement Of the reparations
problem. Forecasts of the committees
findings indicate that, while not con-
ceding all that France has claimed,
they at least furnish for the first time
a practical basis of payments and hold
out to France the prospect Of some
actual cash returns. In some i'm
portant respects the findings of the
experts vindicate Poincare's policy
toward Germany, and in the crucial
matter of occupation of the Ruhr the
face Of the premier at least is saved,
as the experts advise only relinquish-
ment of economic control, permitting
SOnltoh W
Just what the effect of a change of
government in France will be on the
eve of necessary decisions as to repa-
rations remains to be seen, but there
is no reason at this time to believe
a new government will be less friend
ly to the Dawes program than that
of Poincare would have been. From
this distance it looks as if the adverse
vote in parliament was more of a
vindictive slap at Poincare because
Of the bitter dose he had made the
deputies swallow than a reflection of
French hostility either toward the tax
alton and retrenchment program or
prospective settlement of reparations
along the lines of tss Dawes report.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
Editors of Nation Demand
Radio Be Free of MONOPOLY

Control of the air admittedly is
the compelling proposition not only
in America, but all over the world
The suit Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company against
broadcasting stations has called at
tention to the possibility of radio
monopoly and it has aroused wide
spread interest. The nations editors
agree unanimously that there should
be no monopoly of the air and that
the government should move quickly
In the opinion of the Milwaukee
Journal "the American mind is skep-
tical of monopoly and considers the
air, above all else, immune from pri-
vate control. If there must be con-
troll of broadcasting, the public will
Insist that 1t be vested in the gov
eminent and not with any corporate
entity" Against a monopoly, the
ion. if It were consulted, vehementIy
would shout no. 1t would say, with
Herbert Hoover, that it would be in
principle the same as though the
entire Press OF the eountry were so
cording to the Albany News. is ito
protect the public interest not only
at present, but for all time and in
whatever far-reaching developments
may be attained in radio. and there
must be full responsibility and care
in broadcasting." Some move, the
New York Evening World feels,
should be made at once, before a
situation arises that will spell chaos
Tor months and result. in general
disturbance of this great and grow
ing medium of education and amuse-
ment. The steps for it's safeguarding
can be taken none too soon"
x x
The White radio bill, the Chicago
Daily News suggests, must be care
fully scrutinized and the public's
rights against monopoly amply safe
guarded if the measure is to pass
The people must demand protection
against monopoly gained through
bureaucratic favor and denial of the
right of appeal Here is a danger
that apparently exists in the bill as
it now stands" The Brooklyn Eagle
manifold and difficult The White
bill represents an attempt to solve a
few. 1t is step in the right direc-
ton. Broadcasting will have to ac-
and regulation that has been found
expedient in other types of public
service"
The Baltimore Sun, however, saws.
$50 far as concerts and lighter forms
of entertainment are concerned, this
may seem to endow the broadcastine
stations with undeserved dignity: but
in the discussion of debatable topics
political, economic or other-the
prospects of censorship should arouse
most serious apprehension" As the
Columbus Dispatch sees it, 'It should
be possible to agree upon at least q
few principles of federal supervision,
and set them up as a framework to
be completed as experience points the
iway."
| The Springfield News declares "a
great principle Is at stake in thfs
Evening star., 1924-03-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
4 Sad Song.

A Sad Song.
1 heard a gentle stranger sing,
In tones so tremulous and sweet,
''The changes that day may bring
Are very strange and all complete
I've known mankind Of every sort,
And at the news l now turn pale.
Each day l look for the report,
Another friend has gone to jail
Some friends have gone in debt toe
strong,
And some on bootleg take a chance
A number park their f1ivvers wrong
While others fool with fierce finance
And so, as rumors wildly fly,
1 listen and expect to wall
Before each day has drifted by,
Another friend has gone to jailr"
Evening star., 1924-03-26
this respect can be met through liberal
current appropriations,

, tnlS respect can De met through IDerai
current appropriations.
In the case Of the District this extra
million a year is not needed for use,
and cannot be used on country roads
or streets as in the states. It's creation
as u special fund will set up a danger
GUS precedent, and endanger the prom
ised stability of the compromise fiscal
settlement of the new organic act of
1872. If not made and appropriated in
advance as a special street and road
improvement fund il will be injected
into tho Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts and be in effect lost, since it
can only be extracted for the Districts
benefit with difficulty and pain by
a legislative major surgical operation
If our local legislature. like the
legislatures of the states, legislated
from the viewpoint of the wishes and
interests of its Capital constituents it
would class the District promptly
among the states, which do not i'm
pose upon themselves a gas tax and
would reject altogether the District
Maryland gas tax proposal in it's pres
ent mangled and repulsive shape.
But if it is sinconceivable that our local
legislation should be shaped wholly in
, accordance with the reasonable wishes
aid the obvious interests of the taxed
community. then, as a minimum of
consideration, will not our legislators
fix as the maximum gas tax rate
cent per gallon. that being the maxi
mum rate imposed in twenty-four
states of the Union, including those
which have no gas tax at all?
* X X *
If there is to be a reOpening of the
seeming agreement of the two houses
to substitute the gas tax for the per-
| sonal tax on automobiles then there
| can be and ought TO be 4 similar re-
| opening of the agreement between the
two houses concerning the amount of
the gas tax rate, in order to fix it at
a more equitable figure.
:: 4: !.
Since the two houses have (unin-
tentionally) voted to eliminate the per-
sonal tax on automobiles, it might
| not be unreasonable that in COM
promising with themselves TO restore
the tax, they should modify it by fix
ing small exemption on automobiles,
| say $500. If this We're an American
self-taxing community it is clear that
such exemption would be made, if the
personal tax were not eliminated en-
! tirely.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

matter and since radio is still in its
infancy. 1T is all the more important
that its future shall be assured and
guaranteed against movements which
seek monopoly. 1t matters not what
form this monopoly shall take. The
to radio users and manufacturers" In
the interest of all concerned, the st.
Louis PoSt-DiSpatch maintains, "espe-
cially the people who in the long run
must pay all the costs of broadcasting
and will be helped or injured by the
manner and method of its control, a
way out of the present chaos must
be found. While the Atlanta journal
is confident that whatever legisla-
tion may be needful to prevent mo-
less will be forthcoming" But the
vanishing of the monopoly bugaboo,
the Grand Rapids Press believes,
merely emphasizes another and more
serious responsibility-thep prevention
of an unholy and terrible competition
and perhaps before the matter is set
tied radio inspection bureau will
have to be created at considerable
federal expense to regulate and
license stations, forcing broadcasters
to pay for of no1n2 Their with
Springfield Union agrees '.to permit
existing conditions to continue is to
encourage degeneration of service" be-
Imagination to foresee that time when,
unless radio fans are in some manner
forced to pay more than the mere price
Of their sets for the service they receive.
they will be deluged with advertising
schemes, and with the words of those
who for some reason or other are will
ing to pay for broadcasting.
II II II 4.
The Philadelphia Bulletin, however,
thinks 'it would be poor business policy
to discourage the widest possible de-
velopment OF radio interest, and variety
of broadcasting is an incentive of high
power. and radiophans OF the country
would like the assurance OF the White
bill with its anti-monopoly provisions y
To which the Wyoming State Tribune
adds, ITO a great extent the radio is
public property; that is, control of
patents cannot be accepted as a justifi-
cation for monopoly Of aerial communi-
cation" The Davenport Democrat also
feels "there are enough listeners-in over
the country to make the subject one of
vital moment, and to back up the gov
ernment in any determination il NAV
have that no one shall gain monopoly
of the air."
The Norfolk L.edger-Dispatch is con-
vinced "it is too valuable an invention
to be permitted to be bottled up, and
too great an agency for the spread OF
propaganda to be allowed to become a
.just-growed' creature like Topsy. SO
government regulation appears neces-
sary for the protection Of the public in
terest but the government must move
carefully" Until the future. of the in
dustry is better understood, and its field
Of service more clearly defined, the
Cleveland Plain Dealer concludes, "the
promoters Of the industry, the manufac-
turers OF the apparatus, viii do the
worrying" while "the audience, esti-
mated now at close to 10000, 900, and
constantly increasing, will oootinue to
tune In and hope for the besG" :.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

The New York clergyman who de-
clares that dancing is entitled TO
recognition as a religious rite will be
expected to look the modern dance
over and effect some notifications.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

The one encouraging feature of the
discussion of the proposition to reduce
taxes is the persistent assurance that
it can be done.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

The reparations problem has its diff
ficulties. but after disclosures by the
United States Senate the impression
must arise that Mr.. Dawes picked
something comparatively easy.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

Acertain percentage of the lawless
have subsided. There may be little
time needed to decide whether it has
reformed or is only resting up.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

Washington, D. c., although an in
nocent bystander with reference to
matters under Investigation, is ex-
pected to provide court machinery.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
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Evening star., 1924-03-26

Politics makes strange bedfellows,
but the nights are often sleepless.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
The Flow of Money.

You say that man could give in
formation about who is getting the
oil money!"
He could tell where some of it
goes,'' answered Miss Cayenne. 'He's
Florida hotel clerk
Evening star., 1924-03-26
The IvWies,

Anybody in Crimson Gulch play
mah-jong?"
NO. answered Cactus Joe. 1--WE
ought to like it, but we can't finance
the layout. Anybody with money
enough to buy a mah-jong set would
rather buy a few stacks of poker
chips
Evening star., 1924-03-26

"Tell a man you think hoss race
is gineter be crooked" said Uncle
Eben, IAN he'll be pow'ful indignant.
Jes de same he's liable to hang around
fob. information as to what de sure
thing bet is gineter be-
Evening star., 1924-03-26

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Evening star., 1924-03-26
Faint Heart

FaIm Heart.
Faint heart never won fair lady"
said the ready-made philosopher.
That's right answered the BASH
full man. 1.-THE way the ladies dress
sometimes you've got to have your
nerve with you to look at one long
enough to feel acquainted"
Evening star., 1924-03-26
Ode to a Senator

The waters, radiant in the vernal
glow,
Are swishing.
You must investigate. You cannot 60
A-fishing.
Evening star., 1924-03-26
Human Nature.

HunE3n 7Na4ufe.
Don't your constituents want their
taxes reduced?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
''But human nature is peculiar. A
number of them are willing to pay a
lot of taxes themselves if they can
see somebody else paying still higher
rate"
Evening star., 1924-03-26

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't mind
his wife's believing in, the theory of
evolution, only he wishes she wouldn't
glare at him every time she men
tons it.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

Above all other considerations, the
Monroe doctrine makes the United
States the superguardian of the
peace of this hemisphere and the pro-
tector. of the interests Of, all Euro
pean nationals invested in any coun-
Evening star., 1924-03-26

THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
Evening star., 1924-03-26

Senator Reed of Missouri. in his
statement of Monday, declaring that
he will abide by the decision of the
primaries in his state, and Loyalty
support his party, is thought to have
given intimation that he will not
press his presidential candidacy with
much energy from now on. Lacking
the support of his own state, it is
felt that he could not make much
headway asking support elsewhere.
Tom Taggart of Indiana is having
a hard time with that recalcitrant
presidential candidate of his, Senator
Ralston. Every time Mr.. Taggart
comes out with blast for his man,
Senator Ralston makes a statement
that he is not a candidate, and Mr..
Taggart has to admonish his auditors
mot to pay attention to Ralston's
protests: I'll get him up to the rack
all right.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

.. What was Samuel Pepys' com
neht on Romeo and Juliet"?-EI. A. S.
A In 1851 the diarist went to see
romeo, and reported it "a play Of
itself the worst that ever heard" :
Evening star., 1924-03-26

4. on the retreat from Moscow, Na
poIeon travelled from near Wilma to
Paris in 3I2 hours, Il journey of about
! 400 miles. This was an average q
almost five miles an hour. and was
remarkable, considering conditions OF
roads and weather.
Evening star., 1924-03-26

@. Has the gospel been preached
10 all the nations Of the earth?-D. B.
A 1t has not reached all parts Of
the earth. Large portions OF Asia
and Africa have not heard the gospeI
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
GOMPERS ON WAY
TO Ell PASO MEET

Chicago. Nov. 1o-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. and members of the execu.
tive council were here today. enroute
to FL Paso, Tex. where the annual
federation convention will open next
Monday.
Preliminary to the convention, va
rious departmental meetings will be
held In El Paso this week. at which
problems of special groups within the
! federation will be considered. :.
| Several vice presidents of the ma
tional federation and a number OF
presidents of affiliated unions accom-
panied Mr.. Gompers from Washing.
! ton. The party will leave for FL Paso
at $50 tonight over the Rock Island
arriving there Wednesday morning.
The convention. labor leaders an
| ticipate, will be one of the most i'm
portant In the history of the organ
ization. Political activities Rill be
to the fore in the deliberations. A
special report of the executive council
on the national campaign and its eff
feet upon the policy of the federation
will be submitted to one OF the first
sessions of the convention.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
CITY OFFICIAL NOTICES.

44th Street from Sprague Street 70 Boyd
Street and shall INCLUDE.
Lots 2e6. 267 26s. 2sa. ~. ~. e46.
s77. $50. 2S1. 2s4, 2s5 2s1, ~. 3s3. Sas.
sag. $50. g6i 364. 365. 3ds. $50. 57s. sas.
a7G, si7. ass. 3Sf. 5s5 and North one-
half Of Lots 2G5 and 290 also West one
half OF Lots 357 and 3s2. Fontene1e
Park Addition.
That part OF Fonteneile Park living be-
tween the West line of 10th Street pro-
dueed North and a line 1s7 feet West
he West line OF 44th Street and South
OF line S3O7 feet North OF measured
at right angles from and parallel 10 the
North line CT Sprague Street also the
East 1877 feet OF Fontenelle Park living
bet wetn Sprague Street and the North
line of BOYD Street produced West
The outer boundary of said district
shan be the outer boundary of said lots
herein set forth
Section ?. That the CITY Clerk of the
CITY OF Omaha be. and he Is hereby di-
rected TO advertise for and receive bids
upon asphalt. stone. vitrified brick. With
fled brick block artificial stone. maca
dam. creosoted wood block and asphaltic
concrete for the paving and cuTbins OF
said district. said bids to be made under
and in accordance with plans and sDeci-
ffcatiens prepared by. and on file in the
Office Of. the City Engineer. .
Section 4. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force after fifteen
davs from and after its passage.
Passed: November 4. 1924
NttsSI NnSSf and PrSsSfPRs JXMRs oiie SSRs
tsEAL) City CLERK.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-11-11
Out Of the Records
Births and Deaths.

Births.
Allen and Gladys Scott, hospital, girl
George and Pearl MARSH. hospital kIrI.
Michael and hose WDhl. hospital boy
Paul and Ella Harrington. hospital. boy.
boy.
Simeon and rerns Eseritt. hospital
boy.
Martin and Tina Hsmann. hospital
boy.
John and Marie Jones, hospital, boy
Leo and Nellie Adler hospital girl.
Victor and Marie Tretton. hospital. boy
sebran and Vitula Taney 14is South
Eighteenth street, girl.
boy.
Earl and Neva Hill hospital. boy.
Jerry and Mary Harms. 4002 l street,
Jesse and Marie Bird. 1881 Arcadia
street. boy.
Verne and Kathryn otredosky. 1914
South Twenty ninth street. boy.
Fred and Eunice Peters, hosnita boy
William and Madelin. Palenslsy. hos
Aifio and Maria cormsci 1919 South
Guy and Claudia Davis, css North
Twenty seventh street. girl.
Deaths.
Frank N. Smith. 6s. s4s Fuller avenue.
Leah Elzenia Allen. 76. 1124 casss
street.
Enpncista Grco, 80. hospital,
Harold w. Forbes tr.. months. s71s
South Twenty-thrd street.
Josephine. Zipperer. 81. bo62 LesYen-
worth street.
Gwendolyn Besse, As. hospital.
Randall Burton Case. infant. 1904 North
Twenty-fifth street.