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Evening star., 1924-10-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Is there fence somewhere in
Georgetown made of old rife barrels ?
E. B. L.
A. A local authority on the city
of Washington says that Mr.. Daw,
who Is now dead, at one time oper-
ated a gun shop on NJ street west Of
High, during the Civil War. When
the war was over he had so many
guns left that he decided to make a
house, which is located on the corner
of Twenty eighth and p streets north
west This house is now owned by
Bowdin Craghill.
Q. Is it true that a vessel Of water
will weigh the same when a live fish
is swimming around in it as 1t weigh
ed before the fish was placed in it?-
NJ. P. d.
A. If a live fish is placed in a
bucket of water weighing a certain
amount. the weight of the whole Will
be increased by the weight of the
fish. If the vessel is very full of
water, some of the water may be dis
placed, and this would have to be
taken into account.
@. Does Prof. Lowell personally
D"u anu oPcIdtc kIc oDSti Nhloly a I
Flagstaff. AriZ., or is it a Govern
ment institution?-D. L. G.
A. The Lowell Observatory is a
private institution, established by the
late Prof. Percival Lowell. By the
terms of his will the observatory is
maintained from fund amounting
20 one-tenth of the income of his to-
tai estate of a million dollars.
were in the service when the base ball
rules were amended 50 as to do away
with spit ball pitching?-H NJ. S.
A. Seventeen pitchers were put on
the exempt list Those who were al
lowed to continue the use of the spit
ball were: Doak, st. Louis Nationals;
Douglas, New York Nationals; Fill
lingim, Boston Nationals: Fisher, Gin
cinnati; Goodwin, st. Louis Nationals;
Grimes and Mitchell, BROOKLYN; Ru-
dolph, Boston Nationals; Ayers,
Washington; Caldwell, New York
American; Coveleskie, Cleveland;
Faber, Chicago American; Leonard,
Boston American; Quinn, New York
American: Russell, Boston American;
Shocker, st. Louis American; Sotho-
ron, st. Louis.
9. How many men in tho United
States have an annual income Of ST.
000,0 or more?-L ;.
A. Personal tax returns for 1922
showed 81 persons reporting income
in excess of million dollars, as COM
pared with 81 persons for 1921.
Q. How is a canvas prepared for
artists use?-J. d. W.
A. To prepare canvas for painting
nail the canvas on a stretching frame
and give it a coat of thin glue size.
When this is dry apply paint of the
desired tint with a palette knife. The
paint should have about the consist
ency of that sold in artists tubes
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Campaigning in Jersey.

In speech which some observers
classed as probably the most vibrant
and eloquent of John w. Davis cam
paign, made yesterday at Princeton,
Mr.. Davis rededicated the Democratic
party to Wilsonian idealism. The
speech was delivered in Alexander
Chapel before the Princeton student
body, the faculty and many who were
personal friends Of Woodrow Wilson.
Mr.. Davis did not go beyond the
bounds of the Democratic national
platform nor enlarge the attitude he
is known to maintain toward the
League Of Nations.
He paid tribute in memory Of
Grover Cleveland and a heartfelt COM
mendation OF Woodrow Wilson's
achievements. lie classed Woodrow
Evening star., 1924-10-04
The First Division

1oday the veterans Of the lot Diyi
sion OF the American expeditionary
force assemble here for the purpose of
paying tribute to their comrades who
Ieit IN the war, and dedicating a noble
Shaft commemorating the services of
their organization.
Though the reunion and dedicatorv
ceremonies coincide with and are
somewhat detracted from by the in
terest displayed by the Capital in a
great sporting event without paralIel
In local history, the city stands at at.
tentlon as these men of 1918 march
through the streets and as the flags
1all apart from the monument which
rises IN front of the State Department.
The lst Division made wonderful
record in France. 1t carried the colors
I" the front in d manner to demon
s;rate To all the world the uNaIity of
American soldiery. Much doubt had
been felt and expressed abroad as to
the ability Of this Government to
create and drill and transport over
seas fighting force of sufficient
strength and military value to render
effective aid in the great crisis. That
doubt was resolved when the forces
landed and went to the fighting lines
and took places in the trenches and
stood up under attack and themselves
assailed the enemy.
The 1st Division was composed, as
9th
1918, of men of all ranks of society.
all occupations in peacetime life, some
with previous military experience, but
most of them with none at ALL But
under the intensive training given
they were nodded into the best of mill
tary form in an astonishingly short
time. They were, as the German high
command sneeringly observed. Eight
ming trained
The record of the division is one Of
a long series of brilliant accomplish.
ments. 1t was in the thickest of the
fighting during the campaign of 1918
1t met every one of it's assignments
with a dash and a resourcefulness
that staggered the enemy 1t fur
nished some of the most vividly
dramatic stories of the war. 1t was
one of the large factors in the final
victory
The simple yet impressive shaft
that rises west of the White House is
token Of the divisions achievements
The golden figure of Victory at the
top is symbolic. Thus in imperishabl bic
manner is the record established at
the Capital, as the men of the 1st
Division are held fixedly in the hearts
OF their countrymen.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
The New Stadium.

Dedication of the Catholic Univer-
sity Stadium this afternoon and the
game there between the Marine Corps
and Catholic University foot ball
teams are notable events. The new
stadium has been constructed with a
View to being fitted for accommoda.
ton of $4,000 spectators. Twenty
five thousand permanent seats have
been put in, and it is said that twenty
five thousand substantial temporary
seats could be Set up in three days
1t is plain that Catholic University
Stadium can be arranged to hold a
great concourSe, and it is evidently
much larger than the Griffith Stadium.
While Washington was very much
excited over the prospect of winning
the American League pennant, it was
published that the my-Navy foot
ball game will be brought to Wash
lngton next year and biennially there
after if plans Of the District Confmis-
sioners, announced after visit to the
new Catholic. University Stadium, are
successful The Army and Navy au-
thorities seem to desire that this great
game r. played in Washington, not
bi-annually, but each Fall, and there
is no doubt that local sentiment favors
the holding Of great sporting events
such as foot ball, base ball and ath.
letic meets at Washington.
Washington has surely improved its
facilities for entertaining sport
crowds. The Clark Griffith Stadium is
fine and spacious, the Catholic Uni
versity Stadium, dedicated this after
noon, will hold a third more specta-
tors than the Griffith Stadium, while
the Central High School Stadium is
. large and well fitted athletic field.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
A Self.Impelled Bolt.

Meeting the situation frankly, the
Republican State central committee
Of Iowa has interpreted Senator
Brookhart's repudiation of the presi-
Dental candidates OF the party as a
'self-impelled bolt" He is not read
out of the party" He is not expelled.
He is not martyrized by being pro-
claimed an outcast. He is simply rec.
ognized as one who has left the party
by his own admission. That would
seem to have been the wisest course
the committe could pursue.
In any case there was a distinct
schism between the Senator and the
party organization. 1t was not of
recent development. 1t began long
ago, in fact, when Brookhart was first
named to the Senate to fill the unex-
pired term Of Judge Kenyon. He then
1si0A1 The farm bloc and refused r
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Pop Anson's days 80 years ago.
New was on the local staff OF his
fathers newspaper. the Indianapolis
Journal, in those ancient times.
About that time man now pre-
eminent in the base ball world, Ban
Johnson, who is president of the
american League. was a fellow base
ball reporter with the present POST
master General of the United States.
Brand Whitlock, author and dtplo-
mat and our wartime Minister to
Belgium. was base ball writer on
the old Chicago Herald in the same
era Whitlock is said to have been
the originator of modern base ball
language in the newspapers.
X X y
Senator Medill Mccormick of lili-
nois will sally forth into the wild
and woolly West in a day or two
with message to the Republican
faithful direct from President Cool
idge. Mccormick has just paid his
second visit to the White House
within a week on the threshold of a
stumping campaign throughout the
Mississippi Valley. The presumption
is that he will speak with special
authority on a number Of issues close
to the Coolidge heart The senior
Senator from Illinois, whose term OF
office ends on March 4, 1925, is ex-
pected to be among the first lame
ducks to be handsomely cared for If
President Coolidge is still the dis
penser of Federal favors seven
months hence. A foreign ambassador
ship would probably suit Mccormick,
who is one of the Senates author
tiles on external affairs. Mrs Nc
Cormick became Republican national
committeew from Illinois at
the Cleveland convention.
x y X X
Senator Brookhart's attacks on
Coolidge and Dawes spell little
danger for the G. o. p. ticket in
Iowa, according to a statewide poII
conducted by the Des Moines Capital
and Iowa Magazine. Final figures.
just announced, show that 3l.OUl
votes were divided as follows:
COOllQSe Observation-Disclosures. I5.SD3
Davis ........ 6y24
miscellaneous ...... 2l62
Coolidge received almost so per
cent of the total vote cast Demo-
Gratis voting for Coolidge and Repub-
iicans voting for Davis nearly bal
anced. There were $40 of the former
and 351 of the latter About two
Iowa republicans supported La Fol-
lette In the poll, compared to one
Democratic convert to the third
party. La Toilette Republicans num-
bered 2,445; La Toilette Democrats,
1852.
Copyright, 1924)
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Copyright, 1924

The first step in the direction of
disarmament has been the gradual
elimination of wrist watches.-San-
dusky Register.
Pretty soon some alienist will have
to specialize in the study of motor
madness. And perhaps he can find
out what's the matter with SO many
automobile repair men.-Albany Eve
ming News.
We all like birds, especially the one
that can do that hook slide into Sec
ond-Birmingham News.
The news that the Senate will
broadcast its sessions has played hav-
oc with the sale Of radio instruments.
Life.
One reason for the Prince Of Wales,
popularity among Americans is that
he has never been known to deliver a
lecture.-columbus Dispatch.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Q. Is the title rabban the same as
rabbi?-O. d. l.
A. RabbaH, meaning lord" is
titie OF homo. of greater dignity than
rahbi. 1t was given by the Jews to
patriarchs or presidents of the San
nedrlm. Rabbi, meaning master"
was a title of respect given to Jewish
doctors or expounders of the law,
Q. I have been told that snakes
commit suicide. Could this be true?-
Z. K. N
A. The Biological SURVEY saws that
rattlesnakes are susceptible to their
own poison and may cause death by
bltlng themselves. Snakes are not
likely to bite themselves except when
severely injured or infuriated and un-
able to wreak vengeance on their tor
mentors.
Q. What is the difference between
the membership of a State bank and
National bank in the Federal Re
serve?-W. T. d.
A. The membership of a State
bank is voluntary and one from which
it can. at pleasure, withdraw. The
membership of National bank is
compulsory. If State bank desires TO
withdraw from the system it has
simply to send formal notice to the
independently. The only way a Ma
tional bank can be withdrawn from
the system is by the bank going out
of business as National bank.
Q. What is the meaning Of the
word chevon?-T. y. ID.
A. Goat raisers of the Southwest
have adopted the use of this word to
designate goat meat, just as pork sig
nifies meat from the hog, and beef
is the meat of the COW. The word
chevon was made by combining parts
of the two French words. "chevre"
meaning goat, and 'mouton" meaning
mutton.
Q. In what English words does the
letter e. have the sound of ''v"?-
E S. W.
A. The word of is the only Eng
lish word we find in which r. oc
ours with the sound of ''v''.
Q. What was the time Of the Ming
dynasty referred to in relation 10
age Of porcelains &C. J.. r.
4. 1t is believed that true porce-
lain, as we know it today, appeared
first during the Ming dynasty. This
was established in the fourteenth
century. but porcelains with authen-
tic history probably do not antedate
the fifteenth century.
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only q fet1 of the questions that pour
into our owce daily Those believed to
be Of greatest public interest are select
ed for publication. Ang redder IS prttn-
legged TO ask anu questions he chooses.
houevcr trividI or profound, and he toSU
be anstcered direct InCLoSe q 2-cent
stamp toith pour query, and address The
Star Information Bureau, T1nenty-ffrSt
and streets northwest.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
F LO " E X S
For the Living
Leonard Wood
BY WALLACE IRWIN.

When l visited Manila last Spring
l was much disappointed to find that
Gov. Leonard Wood was in Mindana"
on official business. For Leonard
Wood is one of our public characters
whom it is always pleasure TO see;
he is a brave man who smiles, who
radiates kindness and shows no bit
terness for the disappointnents that
have come in his long career of patri-
otic service.
The old sergeants who fought under
him in the Aguinaldo campaign, and
might at first have Uttered furtiveiy
at the medico suddenly blossoming,
out as a general in the fighting line d
swear by him as a good Moslen
swears by his hammed. Officers
who have served with him, in war
and peace, look upon him with de-
voted eyes. Leonard Wood, more than
any military man | ever met, has the
gift of inspiring loyalty. With
splendid mentality and culture far
beyond that of the average fighting
man. he combines sense of justice
which comes of a good heart and an
understanding of his fellow men.
During the World War. due to fear
and jealousy on the part of the gen
eral staff. he found himself being
gently pushed further and furtherJ
away from the lighting front. He
was ordered to the Middle West, 70
the South, finally to Kansas; and
everywhere he went personal friend
ships increased; the Wood sentiment
grew. A campaigner by instinct, he
was permitted no more than n week
or so in France. to wander, a general
without a command.
He has been rewarded by a COVER
norship of the Philippine Islands. :;
post which has broken a. great mum
ber of public men and brought praist
to few. But it is not breaking LeoI
ard Wood. Set to rule over a SEM
savage, mercurial people who haNc
been inflated by political sentimen
tality and congressional promises, II
has kept his temper, his tact and his
firmness. Too honest to believe that
the Filipino can be lf-governing,
he has yet saved the islands from al
revolution which would have spelled
disaster to the natives and to ourl
prestige in the Orient
During my brief stay in Manila
did not meet a white man, American,
English or German, who had any
thing but affectionate praise for
Leonard Wood. They all call him
The General and have a thousand
things to say for the decency, the
honor and the patience of the man.
Like Blaine, Leonard Wood may
never achieve the supreme reward
public service. But as a patriot anf
a citizen of the Republic he deserves
Copyright. 1924, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Monday-JOhn RinSling.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Destiny.
Man was born for noble thought
And for honor bravely sought
In this lifes short flicker;
Yet with all his task sublime
Needing energy and time,
Man must stop to dicker.
Love is sweet, but runs it's course.
Then proceedings for divorce
Make the lawyer snicker.
Children bring a joy immense.
On the family expense
Father has to dicker.
Patriotism can't relax.
AS we figure on each tax
Cares keep growing thicker.
Man was born for sentiment.
But it's likewise evident
Man was born to dicker.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Base ball is recognized as a great
national institution; 80 great, in fact,
that it is not to be deprived Of it's
share of attention in this era of in
vestigation.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

From grand stand to bleachers, the
housing problem has asserted itself
in acute and aggravating form. And
yet. when the seating arrangements
were designed, people wondered wheth.
er they were not needlessly large.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

If people in some parts of Europe
are as unfriendly as represented to-
ward English speaking tourists there
may be economy as well as comfort
in reviving the slogan, See America
First"
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Elevation Of battleship guns is
after all a less important question
than that Of being able to have an
abundance of air craft at a working
altitude.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
The Final Analysis.

important question in. this cam
paign?"
THE questions narrow down. re-
piled Senator Sorghum, ''to one COM
pact and precise-yet elusive-prob-
lem; How many people are going to
vote the way we tell 'em TOP"
Evening star., 1924-10-04

So far as William j. and Gov.
Charles Bryan are concerned, there
can be no doubt of absolute harmony
in the Democratic party.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

In his re-entrance to the Democratic
presidential campaign Mr.. McAdoo
has at least gotten as far as the
camera.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Occasionally a Senator becomes so
wrought-up that he forgets this is a
campaign and thinks it is the same
old investigation.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Nothing yet discovered in an ancient
tomb approaches in interest an air
ship or a radio outfit.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

AS they travel on, the band wagons
threaten to disclose more jazz than
harmony.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

A few earnest Toxic statesmen
seem to have permitted themselves
to confuse the League Of Nations with
the immigration question.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
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Evening star., 1924-10-04
The Warmth.

About the Injun's manner sad
We read in prose and verse.
A tomahawker's pretty bad,
But a ticket scalper's worse.
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Even Language Changed.

Its wonderful what changes the
automobile has brought about
"Yes," said Mr.. Chuggins. II can
remember when people got together
and had real good time and called
it a blowout
Evening star., 1924-10-04
Out-of-town Fashion Note.

Out-of-tOwn Fashion Note.
Though feathers decorative are,
They should not be applied with tar.
Jud Tunkins says the number Of
people liquor has ruined is even
greater than formerly OWN to reck-
less drivin'.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

yves tempted to waste good
deal of sympathy said Uncle Eben,
ION people dat.s jes' natchelly melan-
caoiy, same as a screech oEalr
Evening star., 1924-10-04

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Evening star., 1924-10-04

The Evening Star with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
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cents per month; Sunday only, 20 cents per
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phone Main 5000. Collection is made by car
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Evening star., 1924-10-04

Postmaster General Harry s. New.
who is going to report" the world
series base ball games In washing
ton, says he's returning to the job
at which he earned his living in
Evening star., 1924-10-04

Celebrating the eightieth birthday
anniversaIy of Anatole France, dean
of French: literature, comes a limited
autograph: edition of his works in
thirty volumes. The nom de plume
of France" was inherited by jacques
Anatole chibault from his father.
Though h. is a critic and something
of a poet,$it is as a novelist that the
world knows and will remember Ana
tole Fraalce Some of his most
famous rbvels are THE Crime of
Sylvestre; Bonnard," "Thais," AT the
Sign of The Refine Pedauque. THE
Red Lily and Penguin Island"
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WIDOW FACING
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PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. i6s--She
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Those SIX 81 bills didn't seem 10
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That Is the way Mrs, Katherine A.
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ssaira fiat.
Last night was tho FIRST I ever
spent In Jail. I didn't tell sonny
about Il. He wondered why didn't
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Sonny il 10 years old. Besides the
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Mrs. Stanford has worked for
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