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Evening star., 1924-01-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. How did nectarines originate?
&C. Z. W.
A "A nectar1ne is a. variety OF
peach which is distinguished by the
smoothness of It's skin and its pulpy
flesh. The Department of AgriCuI-
ture says that nectarines arc sports
from mutation OF the peach. They
sometimes occur on q single branch
and specimens have been seen one
half Of which are peach and the other
half nectarine. Nectarines occur
chiefly in California and Oregon.
Q. l have a clock labeled Seth
Thomas, Plymouth Hollow, Conn"
Is this the same place as Thomaston?
H. r. II.
A. The original name Of Thomas
ton, Conn, was Plymouth Hollow.
The name was changed to Thomaston
in honor of Seth Thomas, the famous
clock manufacturer.
Q. What is the average life Of a
Dogs. j. G.
A. The American Kennel Club says
that the average life of . dog is
about ten years, though many dogs
live to be much older.
Q. How does the knot compare
with the mile?-k. d. S.
A. The statute knot contains
6,0s2.66 feet, the British admiralty
knot. 5000; while a mile contains
$3.50 feet. The statute knot IS de-
termined as follows: The circumfer-
ence Of the earth is divided into 500
degrees, each degree containing sixty
knots; therefore, there are 360x60 or
21,600 knots to the circumference.
Twenty-one thousand six hundred
divided into 131, 1,3s5,45e. the number
gives 6.0S2.66 feet.
@. What country stands first in
amount Of exports per capita?-W.
K. T.
A. New Zealand leads with an
with s10063 per capita. The United
States exports only $33.s5 per capita,
Q. Where are the highest tides in
the United States?-H. S. II.
A. The highest tides IA the United
States are Eastport, Ne, where the
average rise and fall is eighteen feet
and two inches.
Q. At the time the United States
was formed, what proportion OF the
population was English?-J. VI. T.
A. In 1890. the English people in
the United States formed S3.5 per
cent Of the population; Scotch, CT
per cent; Irish. 1.6 per cent; Dutch,
2 per cent; French, 0.5 per cent. and
German, Sc per cent; all others, 0.1
per cent. The entire population at
that time numbered 2,s10,24S.
O. What is the cross between the
buffalo and the COW called TT. e. G
A. The animal is called the cattelo
Many ranchers prefer keeping the
strains pure.
@. When were guns first used in
WARP. S.
A According TO Froissart. guns
were first used, at the siege OF
Quesnoy, in 1910. He relates that the
French were repulsed by weapons
which made a great noise and shot
Evening star., 1924-01-29

pieces of iron. This is believed 70
pc the most authentic account Of the
first use of firearms in warfare. The
earliest use Of guns on ships is de
picted In an old Japanese painting
Of the repulse of the Mongol fleet
off the shores Of Japan about 1881
A. D.
Q. How much of the time ig fog~y
in san Francisco?-L. E. q.
A. During the year 1921 there were
1,l4S hours OF fog, according TO the
! record at the San Francisco light yes-
sci.
@. stutter and would like to know
whether can be cured.-T. S. w.
a The public health service sass
that stammering is frequently over
come by compa ratively short treat
ment. 1t is generally due to 4 ner.
vous condition, which does not affect
the general health. There are many
schools where pupils are taught &c
overcome stammering.
Q. Is the Alaska hair seal skin e,er
used for garments?-W. A. T.
A Caps and slippers are often made
Of this humble fur.
| G. How is the age Of an undated
ancient manuscript determined ?-F A
a In the oldest manuscripts the
words usually join each other without
break or separation. Manuscripts with
out punctuation marks of any kind
| generally are accepted as prCdating the
| elghth century. Those which have TO
| capital or other divisions are always
| very old, and the fewer and ca asier the
J abbreVlations, the older it is. The most
| ancient manuscripts still preserved are
! thoSe written On papyrus which have
neen found in Egy ptian tornbs. Nex:
| to them in point of age are the Latin
manuscripts found at Herculaneum
/ q. How do the vessels of our Nay
get coal when they are on a cruisee-
A. Naval vessels may be coa.ea
! from coilters; from coaling stations
such as THOSE al San Juan, Porto Rico
| Pearl Harbor' Hawaii, Pago Page
Samoa; Cavite, near Manila, and Guam,
! from coaf plies" which are main
Iained at several points in Alaska; or
by purchasing it wherever IT may be
bought. in case Of emergency.
of = = "yen%S-c- Z. ". = - -,
| A. On a normal basis OF exchangc
/ the Japanese yen is worth 4S.8 cents
Q. Is special kind Of coal required
| for coking IN. D. L.
| A. Coal from the CornelIsville Sec
ton In Pennsylvania, from the Pocs-
! hontas field in West Virginia, and fro4.?
/ the Colorado field is generally used fc.
coking, but with the use Of a b.
product oven it is possible TO coke al
/. most any kind OF coal.
| (Any reader can get the onsrer TO
| any question by tcrttin1 The star n
| formation Bureau. Frederic j. Has
| k;n, director, 1920 North C1pitel
street. This offer applies strictly 10
| intermdtioit The bureau cannot e.tt
] adrice on legal, medical and dndr-
/ s.ctdl matters. 1t does not cttentpt Il
! settle domestic trouble, nor to 1tde7-
! take eIhalst5ue research on any sub
! ject. Write your question plainly d1sd
/ briefly. IncEoSe 2 cents IN StrmpS
for return posfGdsl
Evening star., 1924-01-29

There may be survivors, as rumored,
among members of royal families who
are supposed to have perished in Euro
pean governmental cataclysms. If
there are such they are too prudent TO
appear in person to boast Of their
: luck.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Perhaps the fact that a party in
power is always sure to face demands
for investigation by the party out of
power is one of the things that safe
guard the republic.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Albert B. Falls deal in federal Oil
leases recalls TO Washington the
only recorded instance of corruption
a cabinet officer. Belknap'
Secretary of War in Grants first ad-
Iministrations was impeached Tor ac-
cepting graft" from dishonest man
lagement OF western Army posts. Be
fore Belknap could be tried by the
Senate, President Grant, his devoted
friend, allowed the Secretary to re-
sign and the incident was dropped.
Grants private secretary, Babcock,
about the same time was involved in
frauds which cheated the govern
ment out of its revenue tax on
whisky. 1t was in the same era that
the notorious whisky ring" formed
iby government officials and distillers,
Idefrauded the Treasury of millions
of dollars before 1t was discovered
In 1875 and broken up.
x y i; 4
Congress came into noxious odor
during the Grant administrations.
too. Many members were bribed by
organized to build the Union Pacific
railroad Under Grant, also. occurred
the celebrated star route scandal,
whereby western stagecoach lines. In
league with corrupt post office officials.
made false returns OF the amount OF
business done along their routes. and
secured fat appropriations from Con-
greSs for carrying the mails Some
J 1ly.a % -.
grace that they took large blocks of
railroad stock as "a present" from
capitalists who needed Legislative
favors for development" purposes
To cap the climax of those venal
times, Congress passed the SALARY
grab act" by which salaries of its
imembers and Of certain high federal
officials were raised from the begin
ming of their terms of Office Public
opinion was so shocked that the
salary. grab act" was soon repealed.
Not the least of the sensational
charges that rocked the Grant .ad-
iminfstratfon WAS the accusation that
the civil war seneraiissimo filed
federal Offices with his own relatives
Yet Grant was triumphantly re-
elected in 1872.
Gen. Henry NJ Lord, director eff the
budget. has always kept Il personal
budget. He thinks that an account
ing system that is good for govern
ments is good for men and women
land vice versa. One torrid night in
1.-THE early summer of 1922 Lord, col
iarless and in shirtsleeves, was. at
work on his personal budget at home.
| II was forty-seven cents out of the
way and had been for several days.
Lords 9XnGrt csIruIa fipnS RI tho
| trary Notwithstanding. His tele-
phone rang. He interrupted his fig
uring to receive message from the
White House announcing that Presi-
dent Harding had just selected him
to succeed Gen. Dawes as director of
! the budget. When he broke the news
! to Mrs. Lord, she congratulated him
with the obserV alton, Well, I hope
YOU won't have as much trouble with
Uncle Sans budget as you have
with your own"
y :.
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick. wife Of Sen
ator Medill Mccormick Of Illinois. has
Evening star., 1924-01-29

The value Of Italian money as com
pared with neighboring currencies
constitutes as much argument as Mus
soliui needs against rotation in office.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Now and then Congress is compelled
to interrupt its lawmaking in order to
gather around in serious mood and
talk q little scandal.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

The furnishings brought to light
from the Luxor tomb Indicate that life
IN Tut's court was a perpetual Pea
cock alley promenade.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

There is an evident impression that
the Teapot Dome region is going to
develop some kind OF a political land
slide.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

A few statesmen appear determined
to carry certain Investigations at the
United States Capitol right along into
the national party conventions.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Again the farmers are discontented
because their lands as rule develop
corn and wheat fields instead Of oil
wells.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Diplomacy used to feature the cham
payne glass. Now it tends more and
more toward abstinence.
Evening star., 1924-01-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Oil and Water.
Little drops Of water
Trickling into stocks.
In financial circles
Cause some serious shocks.
Little drops Of water,
Though they flereely boil,
Cause less agitation
Than little drops Of oil.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

The United, States Senate is busily
asserting itself on lines Of advice and
dissent.
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Evening star., 1924-01-29
Going Up.

'"This Oil agitation is terrible
"Yes,'' said Mr.. Chuggins. Gwen
the price of gasoline is getting jumpy."
Evening star., 1924-01-29
Spring Styles.

She faces the blizzard with never q
froWn. "
In fact, she is ,beaming with smiles
AS she puts on her furs and goes trip
ping along .
To look at the latest spring styles!
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Modern improvements.

did you ever stop and listen to
the still small voice Of conscience?"
Yes replied Senator Sorghum.
"but nowadays the still small voice
doesn't do as much business as it used
to. You've got to get busy with an in.
vestigation and use megaphones."
Jud Tunkins says it isn't going to
do q man much good to have every
thing his own way If he picks the
wrong kind of a way.
Evening star., 1924-01-29
Admiration.

why don't You get Smedley Butler
to come out to Crimson Gulch and
clean up the town." ...
". ''If a reg'lar fightin' hero like Srned
was to hit the Gulch,' answered Cac-
tus Joe, 1--WE wouldn't need no clean
up. There'd be no time fur vice.
Everybody 'ud be too busy. narchin'
in parades an holdin' receptions"
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Then there was Count Andrew
Zamoyski. who was grand chancellor
Of the Kingdom Of Poland in the
Evening star., 1924-01-29

"De trouble bout de man wifi an ak
to grind" said Uncle Eben, sis dat
after you has ground de ak fur i'm he
most likely tries to git you to do de
wood choppin'.,' ~s--:F~
Evening star., 1924-01-29

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Mrs. Ruth Mccormick. wife of Sen
ator Medil1 Mccormick Of Illinois, has
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Q. What is the value in our rac,.ey
Of ''yen"?-C. c. ".
A. On normal basis OF excIans.
the Japanese yen is worth 49.8 cents
Evening star., 1924-01-29

@. What is the cross between the
buffalo and the cow called 1T. e. G.
A The animal is called the cattelo
Many ranchers prefer keeping the
strains pure.
Evening star., 1924-01-29

Q. When were guns first used in
war?-P. S.
a. According TO Froissart, guns
were first used at the siege Of
Quesnoy. in 1870. He relates that the
French were repuised by weapons
which made a great noise and shot
Evening star., 1924-01-29

When science was young it was
naughty and exclusive, necessarily
naughty and exclusive. For its chief
business then was to breed a new
type of man-the scientist A work
of special construction, this new man,
whose sole function it was. and is. to
discover and register absolute truth,
Naturally, as this new man grew in
the powers which science demanded,
and to whose perfection he was dedi-
Gated. he. gradually lost many of his
strictly human qualities-sympathy
fiexibility, acceptance of the human
need, conformity, understanding. But
he was perfect machine, perfect.
|conservator as well of the secrets of
science, clothing. these in cryptic
signs and symbols, in unintelligible
terms-in all the arts of a complete
concealment. But here and there in
the ranks was one that failed to shed
entirely his human qualities. In
spots he stayed human. Very likely
sional man great anguish of spirit,
for-it must n~.those earlier days of
high enthusiasm and singleness of
purpose have been deep disgrace,
an tndelible stigma. to swerve to-
ward the human and away from the
abstract integrity of pure knowledge.
1t looks now, however, as IL these
half breeds, so to speak, are to prove
the salvation Of the world as human
conduits of a vast store of knowledge
that has been boarded carefully by
the anxious guardians of truth. When
they really get their motion. all of
them, these human beings each
trained to some aspect of the great
world OF scientific knowledge. then,
and only then. will education move
out of a carefully nursed dotage into
the free adventure of q gallant quest
of life wherever this may lead. Must
be a grand feeling to be heading
procession of this kind. One Won
ders just how 1t does feel. DR.. Abb
bot and growing company beside
- ]. G. n.
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q. Is tho Alaska hair seal skin cler
used for garments?-W. A. T.
A Caps and slippers are often made
Of This humble fur.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
MAIL CLERK, 81E,
STILL PUTS IN
DAY 'SWORK
Captain DuvaI, Oldest in Rail
SERVICE, Was First to Handle
Postal Ad Matter.

The oldest railway mall clerk in
the United States IL Capt. Vinton
w. Duval Of Woodbridge. Nd. just
turned eighty.three and able to do
as good a days work as any
youngSter in his twenties. Captain
Duval went on duty August 10,
1855. under an appointment given
him by President johnson. Al
though he could have retired ten
years or more ago, Captain Duval
likes so much to handle mail that
he stayed on the job. He puts In
his seven hours work every day
with clocklike regularity.
On his eighty-third birthday, q
short time ago, he addressed the
high officials Of the postal service
and told them good many twists
and turns Of the service unknown
to them. Because Of his long
record and advancing years he has
been relieved. somewhat against
his protest, of the active work Of
mail in railway coach.
He il now serving Uncle Sam at
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
[.E Wis SPEAKS
To 'K|NLEY
GRADUATES
G. w. U. President and Or.
BalIou Present at Mid
year Exercises.

Graduation exercises for the mid
year graduating classes Of the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School,
Western, Business. Dunbar, and
Armstrong High schools were held
last night.
At the Mckinley exercises VIII.
liam Mather Lewis, president Of
George Washington University, made
the principal address, while DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent Of
schools, presented the diplomas
James T. Lloyd, president of the
Board Of Education, presided, and
the Rev. Henry Brundage, of the
lexington Presbyterian Church,
pronounced the invocation. Miss
Dora E. Gorden gave the valedic.
tory address.
Honor students as announced last
might were Ruth c. Elliott, Dora E..
Gorden, Charles E. Brush, Edwin T..
Pairo, and William A. Poppe.
Dunbar and Armstrong High
schools held joint exercises in the
Dunbar building. Montgomery
Gregory. professor at the Howard
University, addressed the classes.
William L. Houston, member Of the
Board Of Education, presented the
diplomas to twenty-three graduates
Of Dunbar and sixteen graduates Of
Armstrong. DIR. ]. Hayden John.
son presided.
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House, addressed the graduates Of
the Shaw Junior High, while Mrs.
Coralie F. Cook, member Of the
school board, presented the diplomas.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

Queen Has Bronchitis.
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 1. - Queen
Victoria has been stricken with
bronchitis.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

the headuarters Of the Railway Mail
SogViQa herel tpltKRe eltingtbn. n
Captain Duval handled the first
packet Of circular letters, contain
ing advertising matter that went
through the mails. He admits now
though he didn't at the time
that he did not think 1t Of great
Importance and permitted 1t to ride
up and down the road for two or
three trips before he distributed the
letters. Up to that time, railway
mail had consisted entirely Of per.
sonal letters-''and only coat
pocket full Of them." he says.
The racks for holding mail bags
open and erect. with which every
railway mail car ID equipped, were
Invented by Captain Duval, just
Ito make things more convenient
and comfortable for himself. He
also used the first scheme ever
employed In the Railway Mail
service. It was simply sheet OF
paper tackled on the side Of his
car showing the mail railway post
offices and the interior offices sup.
piled by them. The scheme has
now grown to q pretentious book
supplied by the Post Office De.
partment to all railway mail clerks.
Copyright 1894. by William Pickett
Helm.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
B|ESEt'ENGHNES
FOR Us. SHIPS
FAVORED
Superintendent and Board
Officials Appear Before
House Committee.

The United States Shipping Board
IL given authority under bill
favorably reported yesterday from
the House Merchant Marine Com.
mittee to put Diesel engines in over
100 Of its ships and to construct new
ships for special services.
The bill authorizing $25, 100000 for
Dieselizing the ships and Of $685.
100000 for making advances to pri.
vate ship builders to do this work
and for payment Of the new ships
to be built.
Admiral Benson, Of. the Shipping
Board, stated he desired to proceed
at once to install the improved
type Of engines in five shipping
board ships which were needed on
highly competitive routes. The re-
placement Of new for old type en-
gines, boilers and machinery on
other shipping board ships win pro-
ceed az rapidly as possible after
the authorization is given. Speedier
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
BOY, S, WITH PISTOL,
FALLS; KILLS SELF

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. L. Acct.
dentally falling from a radiator in
his home at 1902 North Fifty.fourth
street with q loaded revolver in his
hand, five-year-old Charles Feaster
received a gunshOt wound in the
eye, from which he later died in the
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos
pital.
Police learned that the boy had
climbed on the radiator to reach a
chiffonier drawer in the dining
room. Obtaining a revolver from
the drawer, he started to climb
down, when he fell, and the pistol
was DISCHARGED,
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
WEDDING.
APPAREL To
END LIFE
Mrs. Kyra Sabine Is Found
Dead in Room With Gas
Jets Turned On.

A prim girl of nineteen stood un.
der the altar in her best frock
few months ago and became Mrs.
Kyra Sabine. Draped in the same
gown yesterday, she was discovered
in her last moments dropping over
a note in which she asked her hus.
bands forgiveness for committing
suicide.
Mrs. Sabine had been suffering
from dependency ever since she
came to Washington two months
ago. The couple had been living
In q third floor apartment at 171S
Riggs street northwest.
While her husband was at work
at the Department of Commerce
yesterday, Mrs. Sabine discarded
her house dress for her wedding ap-
parel. Then she turned on the
four burners Of her gas range, sat
down at the table and began writ
ing the note. The pencil fell from
her hands as she reached the last
word.
The gas, in the meantime. was
seeping through the cracks in the
door. Miss Pauline Wilcox, daugh-
ter of the proprietor OF the dwell.
ing, who occupies the lower floors,
detected the odor and started
search for their source. Unlocking
Mrs. Sabine's door, she found the
body.
Miss Wilcox called the police and
DIR. Charles Koones, 20 Iowa Circle
northwest. DIR. Koones worked over
the body for a half hour, but was
unable to restore life. Coroner ].
Ramsay hewitt gave a certificate
Of suicide.
Sabine told the police his wife
had been in i'll health for several
weeks. He was pr0strated at the
news Of her death.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
SHREVE NEW MONARCH
OF KALLIPOLIS GROTTO

Samuel F. Shreve was elected
monarch Of Kallipolis Grotto at the
annual meeting held last night in
Pythian Temple. other officers
chosen: L. Whiting Estes. chief
Justice; Stephen H. Takes, master
Of ceremonies; Joseph H. Curran,
treasurer: e. w. Libbey, secretary;
Alex Schmid, sentinel, and John
III. Shreve, trustee.
Mr.. 'Shreve, who was an organ
izer Of the grotto. defeated William
p. Jacobs for the post Of monarch.
Henry GOmpers, retiring monarch,
reported the grotto had had a sue
cessful year. Reports by the Kal-
lipolis ball team also were read.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

jongg sets into the United States.
All TAX said the sets, found In
the crews quarters, were purchased
for the amusement OF Chinese mem
bers of the crew. He explained the
large number Of sets were carried
because the seamen were supersti-
tious. When one lost heavily, he
threw the offending set into the
sea.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The District Public School Associa.
tion'S Executive Committee will
meet in room 2OS, the wilkins
building, tomorrow afternoon at
4:3O O'Clock to discuss the program
for the next meeting OF the associa-
ton.
Plans for the enlargement Of the
District Fairgrounds win be dis.
cussed and Capt. Julius I. Peyser,
member Of the Board Of Education,
will be asked to report on the re-
cent activities Of the board Of
education, Of which he IL a member.
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
NAH JoNG0 sMUoGLER
IS CAUGHT AND FINED

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Ah TAX.
Chinese steward on the liner Em.
press Of Canada, paid fine Of 500
to customs authorities for an alleged
attempt to smuggle forty-eight nah
The Washington times., 1924-02-01
PoSTHUMoUS AWARD
MADE TO STEINMETZ

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Feb. L.
Posthumous award of 1000 pounds
sterling and republication rights has
been made by trustees of the Ben.
jamin Franklin fund to Charles
Proteus Steinmetz, scientist and in.
ventor, It was announced In a let.
ter received here from London.
Explaining that the award was
the first made from a fund estab.
lished In 1853 by Benjamin Frank.
lin to reward authors of manu-
scripts or publications on the part
played by the nervous system in
the preservation and recovery Of
health, the trustees said the award
to DIR. Steinmetz was made on the
publication Of his treatise, 1.-THE
Nervous System as q Conductor Of
Electrical Energy"
The Washington times., 1924-02-01

ships, he said, were needed by the
lbOAAlI \ is lopb ~ hAlrss
Members of the committee noti-
fled Admiral Benson they did not
favor recOnditioning of Shipping
Board ships to the extent Of chang.
ing the character Of the, ship. and
would like to the cOnsulfAd in evesss
Instance where such extensive work
IL planned by the board. Admiral
Benson stated he believed the Board
would heed the suggestion.