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Evening star., 1924-02-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

/ Q: How large a city is Rangoon?--
A. Rangoon, Burma, has a populS-
tion Of about 100000.
Q. What ie the derivation of the
word "violoncello"?-D. r.
A. The word is a reduced form Of
violone which was the great medieval
double bass viol. ViolonceIIo is the
diminutive, not of violin, but Of
violone.
Q. When was the first fork brough,
to 4merica?-K. L. :,
A. In 1888 the first fork was
j brought TO this country. It was in a
! leather case, with a bodkin and knife
The owner was Gov. John Winthrop.
| Q. Is vermillion wood indigenous
! to the United States?-F. L.
A. This name is applied to several
species Of the tree Ptcrocarpus, and
| is indigenous to India and the Anda-
mans. 1t is exotic in the United
States.
Q. How high above sea level is the
Delaware Water Gap?-W.. F. w.
A. A geological survey says that the
| mountains at the Delaware Water Gap
are 1,500 and 1920 feet high. The river
! Is 290 feet above sea level at the gap.
S' are Japan ounces POISONOUS!
! not. what can they be used for
D. K T.
A., The Department OF Agriculture
/ says that the fruit of the japanese
ounce tree is not poisonous. Al
! though IT has strong flavor, II car
! be used for making jellies and Jams
| Best results are secured when it is
| mixed with apple.
| @. Are the natives Of Haiti blacL
i. L. j.
a. Negroes compose about 30 per
cent of the population.
O. Was Catharine Parr, the sixth
wife of Henry VIII, married before:
| A. V.
A. When very young, Catharine
Parr was married to Edward Bor-
ough. After his death she married
! her marriage to Henry VIII. After
| the death of the king ehe made Il
/ fourth marriage.
| @. wish to address letter 20 a
| minister whose first name have for
| gotten. Should / say Rev. Mr.. Jones?
| =. T. T.
I A. 1t is considered proper to ad-
! dress the envelope Rev. - Jones,
! leaving a space where the Christian
| name should appear.
| O. Has the weather bureau ever
. been included in the War Depart
. ment?-C. L.
A. The weather bureau was
! branch of the War Department until
! 1891, when 1t was transferred to the
| newly organized Department of Agrj
, culture.
! Let The Star Information B1sreru
| ansUer your questions address The
I Star Information Bureau, 1890 North
| CdpitoI street The only charge for
| this service IS 9 cents in stGmpS for
| return postage.
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bonus was all that stood between
thousands Of them and actual want.
They have resorted to economies that
they never had to practice before.
Under the classification law there is
a general increase in pay, but the in.
crease above the former base pay,
plus the bonus, is small. 1t seeks to
provide a number Of advantages for
government employees, but as q pay
raising measure it calls for no par
ticular rejoicing. OF course 1t Is a
considerable gain to have the bonus
made part Of the regular salary and
when the cost OF living declines, If it
ever dees. that part of the salary
which was the bonus may be added
to the savings bank account.
The government has hard time
holding specialists In education. metal
lurgy, cows, milk, insects and other
things. 1t is remarkable and praise.
worthy that so many young men re.
sist the temptation of higher pay and
better prospects to serve their gov.
ernment at Washington.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
14th Street Extension.

The Secretary Of War approves the
bill now before Congress for extend.
ing 14th street through the grounds Of
Walter Reed Hospital. The measure
has the support Of the District authori-
ties, and has been approved by a large
number of civic organizations because
Of the need for mother throughway
between Maryland and the northern
part Of the District and the central
section Of the city. Fourteenth street
from it's north end 10 already one Of
the principal ways Of the city, and it's
extension to the District line would in.
crease its usefulness.
Secretary Weeks, IN a letter to tho
chairman Of the House District com.
mittee, says that the pending bill is
in the form recommended by the high
way commission Of the District in 1921
after extensive consideration, includ-
ing a public hearing. It was agreed
that the street could be built through
the hospital grounds in such q way
and with such grades that when
opened the traffic would prove Of as
little annoyance to the hospital as
possible. The Secretary points out
that one provision of the bill - that
ths Ossde q ~ s11os4 uAss1sh IA
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Upholds MIR. Marshall's
Views of Supreme Court

To the Editor Of The Star:
An easy and simple analysis Of jack
son n. Ralston's criticism Of former
Vice President MarshalI's views on the
proposition to change the power Of a
majority Of the Supreme Court to an
nul legislation shows with much greater
force why hts own views should not be
allowed to go rmchallenged IL we would
reach intelligent conclusions on this
important question.
Mr.. Marshall Is evidently right in his
contention that the majority should
rule. the exceptions In the Constitution
to the contrary notwithstanding. Thomas
the science Of civil government, be-
lieved absolute acquiescence in the de-
cisions Of the majority, the vital princi-
pie OF republics, from which there is
ciple and immediate parent of despot-
ism." and 'the law Of the majority is
the natural law Of every society of
men," Mr.. Ralston is In doubt whether
the proposed change can be made by
doubt on this point II Is impossible to
determine. The Constitution expressly
provides that ''the Supreme Court shall
have appellate jurisdiction, both as TO
law and fact. with such exceptions sand
COS
shall make" The exceptions and resu-
lations governing the appellate jurisdic-
ton of the Supreme Court are provided
in section Is Of the Judiciary act OF
1889.
Does Mr.. Ralston know Of any reason
why this section could not be repealed
or modified if considered essential to
the public good? 1t was modified In
1868. and Chief Justice Chase. deliver
ing the opinion Of the court. said: .'The
first question necessarily Is that Of ju-
risdiction: for II the act OF. March. 1868
takes away the jurisdiction defined by
the act OF r. 1857 1t 10 s
cussion Of other questions.
What then is the effect of tho repeating
act upon the case before US. We can
not doubt as to this. Without 1urisdic-
tion the court cannot proceed at all In
any cause. Jurisdiction Is the power to
declare the law. and whom it ceases tc
exist, the only function remaining tc
the court is that Of announcing the
fact and dismissing the cause. Ant
this is not less clear upon authority
than upon principle"
THOMAS F. MONOHAN.
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Seventy Held Right
Age for Retirement

70 the Editor Of The Star:
Tho letter Of John r. Weathers. pub
iished in The Star Of January 2s. Is ex-
actly right and expresses the sentiments
Of large majority Of retired govern
ment employees. There appears to be
IN organized effort on the part Of high
salaried clerks to increase their retired
pay at tho expense Of iower-salaried
clerks, which would be grossly unjust
They receive the larger salaries and can
best afford to contribute TO the retire.
ment fund.
Another proposition to which I most
seriously object Is that after thirty
years service clerks may retire at their
own request regardless Of age. This
proposition. L believe, would seriously
cripple every department of the govern
ment service because Of the large num-
Der of the very best clerks in the service
retiring.
The morale Of the body Of government
employees would not keep one man in
the service II he could be retired at
Sl,20O per annum at sixty years Of age.
/ do net boltevo that the age for retire.
meut should - jeWered. Soventy years
= glGAk ALD0RT q. DAVIS
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hospital grounds shall be subject to
approval OF. the Secretary OF War,
which will insure adoption Of a grade
which will meet the needs Of the hos
pital. The Secretary sees an advan.
tage in that the bill proposes that Ger.
tain streets already within the area
which has been acquired for the ex.
tension OF the hospital shall be aban-
doned, giving the hospital control and
use Of the land now included in those
streets,
1t would seem that the bill for the
extension of 14th street l as an ex-
cellent prospect Of being enacted by
Congress at this session.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

O.. Just where is the Teapot Dome
oil fleld?--A. b.
A. 1t is an extension Of the Salt
Creek oil field and is about forty
! miles north Of Casper, Wyo.
Q. How many Ford cars were sold
| In Europe last year?-A. NJ. K.
! A. During 1923, there were 57.460
Ford cars and 1886 Ford trucks sold
in Europe.
@. What Is the value OF the toys
| produced in Japan?-G. p.
| A. In 1923 Japan produced $780,
600 worth of toys. OF this amount,
s12,500,000 worth were exported.
| Q. How many military cemeteries
, have we abroad, and how many SOL
! diers in each?-E. II. S.
! A The cemeterial branch OF the
! War Department says that following
/ are the American cemeteries in
Europe that will be permanent. The
figures given are the approximate
number of men buried in each ceme-
! tory: Aisne-Marne at Belleau Wood
, tAisne,). 2,213; Suresnes at Paris. L.
49S; Meuse Argonne Homogeneous
Montfaucon), 1860: Somme at Bony,
1925: Disc -Aisne tSeringes- -at-Nesles),
Brookwood in England near London,
435; Flanders Field at Waereghem.
Belgium, 362.
Q. How many children contract
tuberculosis through cows milk
! II. S., jr.
A. The milk from cows infected
with tuberculosis has been estimated
by authorities to cause at least 10
per cent Of all the tuberculosis in
children.
@. Can English walnut be grated
on American walnut trees?--C. OBJ.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that English walnut can be
grated on either black walnut or
white walnut, but is usually grated
on the black walnut.
@. Why is Calvary so named?-A. c.
A "Calvaria" is the Latin equiva-
lent for Golgotha, meaning a bare
skull. The name was given to q
rock or prominence shaped to give
the semblance OF 81 skull. Calvary"
is thee, English derivative Of Cal
varia."
Q. BY what name was LAiglon
known to members Of the Hapsburg
family?-S. S. w.
A. His relatives called him Franz
In the days when he lived at
Schonbrunn.
Q. Who said "I have oftentines
been driven to my knees when l had
no place else to go"?-C. l.
A. Abraham Lincoln said II have
been driven many times to my knees
| by the overwhelming conviction that
I had nowhere else to go. Ny own
| wisdom and that of all about me
seemed insufficient for that day"
Q. What is a gnu?-D. G.
A. This animal, found in the heart
of Africa, has a head like an OK,
| the body and flowing tail of a horse,
and the limbs of an antelope.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
The Bureau of Education.

The commissioner Of education has
told the Joint congressional committee
conducting hearings on reorganization
of government departments that he
believes the plan to include the public
health service, the social service and
the Veterans Bureau In Q proposed
department Of education will not
work satisfactorily. In tho course of
his testimony Commissioner Tigert
said that many Of the bureau spe-
ctalists have left the government
service because they were given sal.
aries two or three times as large else.
where, presumably by states and
cities.
One hears the same note of com.
plant in many government Offices in
the work Of which there Is needed
technical knowledge for which there
IS a market in the world outside the
government service. No doubt the
national government is q good pay
master as to the certainty and reg.
ularity with which the salary is paid
but q poor paynaster in the amount
Of pay It gives for men Of special
equipment.
Even in the case Of the great body
It clerical workers the government,
which twenty years ago paid higher
salaries than were paid by private
Industry for. the same Kind Of work,
has fallen so far behind in the matter
Of pay that it finds It hard to keep
It's department forces recruited with
mon and women Of the same intel
lsctual qualifications as those who
sought entrance to the civil service q
fev years ago. During the war and
Ia the years following Il there WA
d1sAaaeEacttou and gloom among
many govsgnaoaa SmS3cysA Fhs
Evening star., 1924-02-01
Punishment of Guilty in Oil
Deals Is Demand of All Editors

and the American people for con-
sideration." This view has the in
dorsement Of the Syracuse Herald
independently, which insists Mr.. Fall,
was advantageous in justification of
his own peculiar relations with Mr..
Doheny."
TT Is not too much to say" asserts
the Cincinnati Times Star (republi-
can), that Dohenys testimony car
ries tho most startling suggestion Of
graft in high place In American
public life since Belknap, Secretary Of
War under Grant, was driven out of
Office" Incidentally, the Lynchburg
News (democratic) feels the Presi-
dent to date has confused the issue"
and argues "it Is all nonsense to say
President Coolidge and his friends
have been sufficiently energetic In
this matter. It 10 nonsense to say that
he Is performing his full duty as long
as two members Of his cabinet are
under suspicion in this very relation
Secretary Denby for not being
properly alert IN preventing the leas-
ing of naval reserve oil districts and
Attorney General Daugherty, whose
reputation is such that he Is evidently
deemed an unfit person to take charge
Of the prosecution Of the rascals and
rascalities involved in the Oil scam
dal."
Exception to this contention is
voiced by the Springfield Union (re-
publican), which feels that tho Presi-
dent has made It plain that he wishes
no one shielded for any party, political
or other reason. The exploitation of
this affair for political reasons Is not
what the country demands. 1t de-
mands rather a cleaning out of every
trace Of official corruption in connec-
ton with 1t. whatever tho effect on
individuals or parties regarding these
oil reserves"
Emphasizing this particular oonten-
tion, the Seattle Times (republican)
insists should the investigation dig
close guilt on the part OF A. B. Fail.
former Secretary OF the Interior. he
should answer to the law. The coun-
try wants all the facts OF one thing
that is the administration will take
whatever steps are necessary to pro-
tect the people," And the Newark
News independently, summing UP what
seems to be the average editorial
view. holds "it IS President Coolidge IS
misfortune to have acquired a miser-
able political legacy. He has become
executor Of q political estate with q
great many liabilities He will need
may be left In him to clean up the
moss Of tho oil scandals and carry
through the housecleaninS he prom
ised"
Evening star., 1924-02-01

Crime never is partisan. That Is
one thing which the editors who are
discussing the oil revelations in
Washington agree on. II criminality
is proven they feel it will. of course.
be punished. Opponents Of the ad-
minfstration naturally seek to make
as much political capital as is possi-
bic out of the situation which has
developed Yet out of the open par
tisanship appears to stand out the
belief that If there actually has been
corruption 1t will be promptly pun.
ished.
"The business has a nasty look
the Springfield Republican Gndepend-
ent) asserts. but president Coolidge's
hands are perfectly clean. But he
took over the liabilities. as well as
the asserts Of his predecessor in the
office of President" To which the
Waterbury Republican (republican)
adds two, certainties have emerged.
biundered sadly when he allowed HIS
personal feelings to blind him to the
fact that men Of the character Of Mr..
Fall and Harry NJ Daugherty were
clearly not qualified to hold the pub
pointed. The second Is that the gov
ernment is not entitled to lease or
sell Its natural reserves to private
interests except after II has been
most fully established at public hear
able for the sake OF their develop
ment." And the Portland, Ore, Jour
nal independently feels no moro
amazing revelation has ever been
made In American political life"
+ 4
"The further it goes the worse it
gets," the Roanoke Times (democratio)
asserts, while the New aYork Post
independently argues 'tit is not sur
prising that President Coolidge Is
talking Of the importance Of fixing
criminal responsibility where 1t be-
longs" This is also the opinion of
the Brooklyn Eagle {independene
democrattc), which BADLY declares
1T is now time for Judge and a
jury" and that by seeing this Is
made possible President Coolidge
can prevent the scandal from taking
on greater political Significance"
Yet the Baltimore Sun (democraticl
message suggests that his hand was
forced by the thickly gathering storm.
The great mistake Of his administra-
tion was made at the outset in per-
active candidate for the presidential
succession. In doing this he tied his
hands and lost his independence to a
considerable extent. Perhaps his
midnight message to the country on
Q subject which involves the honor
Of the government will permit him to
recover tho ground lost by his initial
mistake"
The Duluth Herald tindependent)
in turn. insists Teapot Dome 10 boil
ing and the scent It sends forth is
not pleasant" while the ST. Paul
Dispatch independently has mo doubt
the case is now one for the courts.
Mr. Fall should not be brought alone
into that court. Mr.. Doheny and
Mr. Sinclair should go with him.. If
guilty tho penitSntiary for all three
But after all. 1t is not Teapot Dome
only that is involved, the Milwaukee
journal independently points out, be-
cause "the public should not lose
sight Of the fact that all Of the oil
reserves set aside for the future
emergency use of tho Navy have been
opened to commercial exploitation -
The Indianapolis News also, feels
the real question which is yet to be
answered 10 whether m ohicaY Of the
OeVe1nAea4 bs<sAvsA The gevosnaae1l
Evening star., 1924-02-01
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Hopefulness.

Hopefulness.
II surely hope it can be done,"
Said Hezekiah Bings,
"When people let their fhncies ru
On various pleasant things
Reduce the taxes right away
Suppress wood alcohol
I welcome every promise gay
They offer, great or small.
81 would not cast a chilling mood
On any good intent
Reform the underworld so rude
Sweep graft from gov>Gnment-
I don't know how it will be won,
This right to angel wings,
But I sure hope it can be done,n
Said Hezekiah Bings.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
Tho Coolidge Idea.
From the Topeka (Kansas) Capital.

bf6n5 tho I0peKH (NhnttbJ Ctpit1I-
Tho Coolidge campaign button il
a picture Of the little red school
house, with the smoke curling out OF
it's chimney. How friend Stearns
happened to hit on that symbol no.
body has explained, but is there any
thing more suggestive OF the old days
of economy and simplicity than the
little red schoolhouse? 1t symbolizes
the Coolidge idea as well az anything.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

Germany appears willing to offer all
the assistance possible in throwing
light on her financial entanglements.
who can help in straighten.
ing out the books ought to be welcome.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

In times Of investigation tho fact
that one prominent citizen calls on
another to inquire about his health
does not necessarily imply sympathetic
solicitude.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

A few senators In considering sug-
gestions for cabinet designations are
almost tempted to demand that the
movement be made unanimous.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

A reduction in the income taxes for
1929 will compel the man who started
early to get his figures ready for
March Is to revise his calculations.
But nobody will object to the extra
arithmetic.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

There are number Of people who
would not be surprised by a movement
to proclaim Smedley Butler the Mus.
solini of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

There may be some temperameutal
depression In the oil business, but the
price Of gas shows its usual buoyarcy.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

There was a time when the public
believed that Ballinger and Pinchot
had gotten all the excitement out Of
the Department Of the Interior that it
could possibly develop.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
How Times Change,

From the New Yerk Tribune.
q. g Grant got Q big reputation
whan Edward BOX tr1sD u thA1 -
veseigsAA hiR
Evening star., 1924-02-01

The modern financial query fs
"whet Is q hundred thousand dollars
among friends7'
Evening star., 1924-02-01

Even the excitement over rent
legislation Is overshadowed by the in
terest in oil leases.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
Taking No Chances

"Why did you dismiss your French
maid?"
she talked fast" answered Miss Cay
enne. 'T was afraid she was saying
impertinent things to my face that I
couldn't understand"
Evening star., 1924-02-01
Uncertainties Of Fortune.

Uncertainties Of Fortune.
II hope" said the thrifty man, "to
save up some money and get rich
enough to enjoy myself"
"Have you read the Investigation
news?" asked Senator Sorghum.
What has that to do with it?''
"Well, you may get rich. But that's
no sign you are going to- enjoy your.
SELF"
Jud Tunkins says q man who tells
all he knows wouldn't be SO objection.
able II he didn't insist on telling 1t
over and over again.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

Maybe rs gine to change my plan.' -
said Uncle Ehen. "an' std q maxim
|s. rsspaut1on Dc Ars* oE every yeaz
|aa1n ~ T. ~ . SyWI pme
Evening star., 1924-02-01
Dangerous Wealth.

81 Simfin ays, with great alarm.
He's found an oil well on his farm.
|. Perhaps the yield will be so great
That Congress will investigate.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

@. Can English walnut be grated
on American walnut trees?--C. OBJ.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that English walnut can be
grated on either black walnut or
white walnut, but is usually grated
on the black walnut.
Evening star., 1924-02-01

Q. How high above sea level is th.
Delaware Water Gap?-W. F. w.
A. A geological survey SAYS that the
mountains at the Delaware Water Gap
are 1.500 and 1920 feet high. The river
is 290 feet above sea level at the gap.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-15
Youth Views
BIZ Harry CANNES

South America Follows U. S. Plan
The South American Republics are
beginning to spend millions for
armaments-tools for mass slaughter
much like the American war plan
which alredy iounts off eighty-three
cents of every dollar Of taxes even
before paid.
One Of the South American "re-
pubIics" voted s1O0, 900, 900 for war
purposes. Who is behind this move?
Is it the United States, in order to
protect its favored position in these
exploited republics? Or is it Eng
land endeavoring to wrest these
favorable markets from the u. S?
Whatever, the answer, this move
presages intensified military training
for large section of the South
American youth, particularly in the
Argentine nd Brazil.
There are small Young Communist
Leagues in both these countries and
we can count or them to realize the
danger to the working youth of those
countries in the contemplated arm
ing and act accordingly. We here,
too, have big military problem to
quires and enemy-real or supposed;
and we must begin to fraternize with
The workers Of the enemy" long be-
fore the battle.