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Evening star., 1925-02-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Legislation.

Legislation.
When any business goes amiss
Or seems not up to date,
The universal call is this:
Wen have to legisiate,'
Though laws were framed since ages
past
To keep our morals straight.
We keep on saying to the last.
"Come, let us legislate.''
Though ancient statutes we may find
With ease, to guard the State,
It is habit Of mankind
TO say, Lets legislator
Evening star., 1925-02-03

age best in physical fitness during
the war?-R. E. p
A. The records of physical exami-
nations show that the country boys
made better records than those from
the cities. These differences were so
considerable that 100000 country
boys would furnish 4,7s0 more sol
diers for the military service than
would an equal number of city boys.
Q. What are the highest ranks in
Spanish nobility?-S. N. E.
A. The three highest ranks are
duke, marquis and count
appearR-J r. c.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that there is no specified time for the
northern lights - appear. The cause
of the aurora bor.balis is incompletely
understood. There seems TO be some
connection between sunspots and the
appearance Of the auroras. Prob
ably they are merely an electric
luminosity of very rare gases. 1t is
certain that the auroras are con
nected with the magnetism of the
earth and that a strong influence
upon the magnetic needle is exerted
in some manner.
Q. How can I get a position as
mail aviator2-E. l.
A. The Post Office Department
says that an applicant for tho aerial
mall service must have 5000 hours
OF flying time, some experience IN
| cross country work, and must be ny
ing at the time of his application.
O. Does the Erie Triangle, giving
Pennsylvania a seaport on Lake
Erie, belong to the Federal Govern
| ment? If not, why are there Gov
eminent markers on it?-C NJ. T.
A. The Geological Survey says that
| the Erie Triangle was sold by New
York to the Federal Government in
| 17S1 This in turn was sold by the
Federal Government to Pennsylvania
in 1892. 1t is not Federal land but
owned by the State. The markers
| or benches on this land are merely
| historical markers.
(The Star fnUItes its readers to use
THIS Information service freely A.. er-
te7lstUe organization Is r1oG7lt1Srsed 10
| serve you IN any capacity thdt r'eLGtes TO
Information. Failure TO use the service
deprtUes you Of benefits to tohtch yotl are
entitled. Your obligation is only q P-cent
stamp, tnctosed tOtth your inquiry for
| direct reply. Address The StGr T7lfor,ud-
! tto1t Bureau, Frederic j. HGsktn, Dtrec-
/ tor, Taoenty-fr and c. streets north
| l1eSt.)
Evening star., 1925-02-03

DR.. Emerson Electron, well known
authority on cats, was on the verge
of an important scientific discovery.
He had a "hunch," as the news
paper men say, that before dawn OF
another day he would be able to
make some sort of announcement to
the press.
Just what it was he was going to
astonish the world with he could not
for the life of him say in advance,
but he knew perfectly well that 1T
was going to be a knockout" as the
laymen were prone to declare.
Not that DR.. Emerson Electron,
expert on felines, their construction,
habits and possibilities, ever used
such Americanisms as "hunch" and
knockout" himself. He dwelt alone in
the clear heights.
He believed with Disraeli, who,
when asked what his religion was,
replied, The religion of any sensible
man." and, when asked what that
was, replied further, mo sensible
man ever tells"
Dr. Electron. you see, was COM
pletely scientific, from his gray NOUS
tache to his sensible orthopedic
shoes. But when a vague Fremont
tion of coming discovery shook his
frame, he did not discount it, for he
was completely human, too, as well
as scientific. Or, rather, he had a
firm belief In the scientific possibil-
tiles of the "hunch," although he
never phrased it that way.
When he went to bed that night he
did not sleep well. When he awoke
at o'clock, in a very dark world,
something still troubled him. Look
Ing out the window, he could see the
lamplighter trailing down the alley,
having turned off the gas lamp, leav-
ing the world just that much darker.
DR. Electron got into his slippers
and robe, and descended into Aver
nus. e.. the basement, where he
opened up the furnace. Bitter cold,
bitter cold" he told himself, looking
out over such a portion of snow-clad
Washington as came within the
range of two eyes of normal scope
directed northward from that par
ticular spot at that particular time.
Il
At that moment DR.. Electron's
favorite cat, Radio, bounded to the
basement window and emitted a cou-
pie OF well directed "meows" which
attracted the immediate attention of
the professor. II the latter had any
fondness for anything, 1t was for
Radio.
Then DR.. Electron did a curious
thing for so prosaic a scientist He
stopped over, picked up the well fed
tiger tom, and brought il up under
his chin, where he cuddled the animal
for a moment.
Radio responded to this expert
ment with a prodigious purr that
sounded like a cross between an auto
mobile about mile down the road
and the noise made by a busy tea
kettle on the stove in the kitchen.
Suddenly DR.. Electron shifted Wig
orously at the striped fur of Radio,
the cat. He pushed his nose down
into the fur. then gave several rather
prolonged shifts.
Now what does that smell like?'
he muttered to himself, stroking the
dry back of the animal Il know
that odor well-why-ah-by George,
that's 1t, that's it,"
DR.. Electron swung Radio high
into the air, then placed him on all
four feet on the basement floor.
Radio, old top, l am going to
make you famous." cried the scien-
tist, in rather unscientific glee.
That was how DR.. Emerson Elec-
tron, eminent catarian made his fa-
nous discovery of the ventilating
possibilities of the ordinary house
Evening star., 1925-02-03

result Of study and experience of the
best traffic minds in the country.
There will be four major changes,
all beneficial. ins the bill, namely.
800 new policemen, two more Judges
for the Police Court, a traffic director
and drastic penalties for three classes
of motorists. those who drive while
intoxicated, those who "hit and rum
and those who use smoke screens to
evade arrest Mandatory Jail sentences
are to be imposed for the first two
classes, while the third is to be a
felony, punished by a fitting term of
imprisonment.
The proposed traffic director is to
be given broad powers. He will cor
respond with commissioners of motor
vehicles in the various States, as all
branches Of traffic will come directly
under his supervision. He will, in
cooperation with the Commissioners
of the District, promulgate all minor
highways and generally supervise all
matters relating to traffic.
II is important that competent
man be appointed to this post. He
should be thoroughly versed in traffic
matters and should put into effect
only reasonable regulations.
With the new law in force, Wash
ingtonians can look to the future
with confidence, knowing that in so
far as is humanity possible, the vital
traffic problem is being attacked with
the most modern and up-to-date
weapons.
There will be enough policemen to
catch the offenders, there will be
enough judges to try them promptly
and the penalties imposed will be
such as to make violators stop and
think" after having once been through
Washington's new system of traffic
enforcement.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

Q. Is the statue of Lincoln in the
Lincoln Memorial carved from a
single piece of marble?-R. G. W.
A. j. w. McSpadden in his recent
book on American sculptors says
that to carve such huge figure from
q single block would be impossible.
twenty eight blocks of Georgia mar
Bile, perfect and without assures or
seams, were used in creating this
over 1000 cubic feet. The statue
weighs 270 tons.
.. What is the name of the cap
ital of Norwayp-E. H.
A. On January 1, 1925, the capital
resumed It's ancient name of Oslo.
The city was founded by King Harold
III 900 years ago. Six hundred years
later, the city was in ashes, and a
new city was founded by King Chris
tian' who called 1t Christiania.
Q. When was broadcasting begun?
Il. W.
A. The Radio Division of the De-
partment or Commerce says that
broadcasting was used experimental-
ly during the war; however, the sta
tion broadcasting with which we are
familiar at the present time was first
licensed in September, 1921.
.. Can you give me even an ap-
proximate idea of the number OF
times the trainers of the Constftu-
ton spoke in the constitutional con-
vention? Pr. S.
A. Roger Sherman spoke 1873 time IS;
James Wilson, 1853; Madison, 1911;
Gouverneur Morris, 173.
Q. VIII covering a radiator reduce
its heating power?- P.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
the covering of radiator with linen
cloth or with board will not reduce
the heat in a room. On the contrary
it throws the heat out into the room
where it IS more effective than if
| allowed to ascend directly to the cell
ing.
Q. What relation was Harriet
Beecher Stowe to Henry Ward
Beecher?-F. T
A. She was his sister.
Q. What is done with the money
obtained from license tags w. r. E.
A In practically all instances the
money obtained from automobile
license tags is used for the main
tenance Of the various State high
ways.
O. Did country or city boys aver
Evening star., 1925-02-03
The Public Buildings Bill.

Yesterdays action by the House in
passing a general public buildings bill
contemplating the ultimate expendi-
ture of $3.50. 900 900 will, If concurred
in by the Senate, establish a definite
basis of construction for the Govern
ment's needs greatly superior to the
mode heretofore followed. This meas
ure grows out Of the plan to spend
$50, 900 900 in the course of a few
years for public buildings exclusively
Evening star., 1925-02-03

Only those who have been dead 25
years or more are to be admitted tc
the Hall of Fame. Many enterprising
citizens must regret restrictions which
prevent utilizing so interesting an in
Evening star., 1925-02-03

People used to ridicule tight
trousers. Now they deride loose
trousers. Anything fashionable is con-
sidered funny at first, but It usually
succeeds in making the cost of main
tanning style great enough to be taken
seriously
Evening star., 1925-02-03

The prominence attaching to mat.
ters in which Congress takes a direct
interest is calculated to create the
erroneous impression that Washing.
ton, D. c.. is the only large city Of the
country that has a serious housing
problem.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Perturbed Spirit. 4.

"Do you think the Third Party will
ever materialize?"
We'll" answered Senator Sorghum.
''it does a great deal of bell ringing
and shows shadowy forms that fill us
with momentary awe. But I'm not
enough of a medium to say whether it
will definitely materialize or not"
Evening star., 1925-02-03

China is trying to reorganize her re-
public. Reorganizing the government
has been the leading activity in China
for some time. Much will be gained if
a system can be reached involving less
violence Of method.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
The New Traffic Code

Prompt action Uu the part of Con-
gress in ena:ting the new traffic bill
into law will give Washington, for
the first time in its history, a modern
set of traffic regulations and an ade-
quate number of policemen to en-
IerSs tEem. The new measure is the
Evening star., 1925-02-03

The internal revenue authorities
have sent out their annual reminders
that tax reduction has not yet gone
far enough to make filling out a re-
turn a light-hearted incident of the
year
Evening star., 1925-02-03

A cabinet official is more comforta-
BILE if he has a private income to en-
able him to meet the expense of liv-
ing. The Government worker is learn
ing to feel the same way about the
matter.
Evening star., 1925-02-03

Paris has increased the price of her
fashionable gowns so per cent. If this
can be done often enough France may
become rich enough to do no worrying
about debts.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
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Evening star., 1925-02-03

Enthusiastic cheers have been raised
by the Athenian populace for more
war with Turkey. The habit of mill
tary overstimulation is as hard to deal
with as the narcotic habit.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Soothing Words.

The crossword puzzle brings me rest
Mid arguments intense.
I've learned to love our language best
When it does not make sense.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Art Enjoyment.

did your mother enjoy the opera?"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. 1.-The
diamonds worn in the adjacent box
were much handsomer than ours"
Evening star., 1925-02-03

The rush to Alaska this time is not
for the purpose Of bringing back gold,
but to carry antitoxin. The real Amer
lean enthusiams are always unselfish
Evening star., 1925-02-03

the sense that you will find willard
Straight being, and doing, in this
surprisingly human and dramatic
record of one young mans short life.
Evening star., 1925-02-03

zone mans opinion is jes' as good
as another's," said Uncle Eben, "but
jes' de same, dar ain no sense arguin'
wifi traffic cop.''
Evening star., 1925-02-03
UseleSSness.

| Since Happy New Year day we've
= found
| The snowfakes thickly lying round.
If we to eat them could contrive.
! The old free lunch" we might revive.
Evening star., 1925-02-03

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
edition, is delivered by carriers within the
city at 60 cents per month: daily only y, 45
cents per month: Sunday only, 20 cents per
month. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone Main 5000 Collection Is made by car
s1erF NJ the end of each month
Evening star., 1925-02-03
Ind TunkipS saws IN

Jud Tunkins says too many of us
are ready to call a spade a spade, but
kind O. timid about lookin' a snow
shovel square in the face.
Evening star., 1925-02-03
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business Office. 18th St and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Olfice: 10 East 42nd St
Chicago ONCE Tower Building.
European Office: 10 Regent St. london, England.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
new YORk-MIAMI
AIR MAIL is ASKED
Route Includes All Large Cities
on Coast-Stop at Washing
ton Proposed.

Petition for an extension of the air
mail service between New York and
Miami, with stops at dozen cities
in between, has been received by Post
master General New.
The petition was signed by post
masters at the cities concerned and
estimated the amount of air mail that
would be available each day. 1t was
proposed that stops would be made at
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
Richmond Norfolk, Wilmington
Charleston, Savannah, Brounswick,
Jacksonville, Daytona anG west Palm
Beach.
Air mail service officials were busy
today working on the proposition and
endeavoring to figure out a schedule.
Should the proposed extension receive
their approval, bids for CONTRACT serv-
ice would he asked from commercial
aviation companies. These bids would
be opened 60 days after the call was
made.
In the opinion of air mail officials
it might not be feasible 10 operate
over the entire route proposed. mas
much as the length of it would require
night flying over lighted airway on
both the New York and Miami ends.
They believe a route from Washing
ton to Jacksonville with only day fly
ing might be feasible. Such service
could handle mail posted in New York
the previous evening and place it in
Miami early the second morning.
thereby saving about "a hours in
transit time.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
GERMANS GETTING MORE
GOLD FROM MERCURY
Process Far FIom Being CONNER
cially Profitable Yet, However,
Scientists Report.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 22-Increas-
ing success of German scientists in
obtaining gold from mercury is de-
scribed in dispatches to the American
Chemical Society, made public today.
Though far from being commercial
ly profitable. the experiments of
Profs. Adolph Miethe and Stamm-
reich now are yielding 10000 times
as much gold from the same amount
of mercury as they did year ago.
Such an eminent skeptic as Prof.
Fritz Haber, whose synthetic am
monia process played a large part in
German war plans. the society re-
ports. has been won over.
BY the improved process, electrical
discharges are sent between mercury
electrodes in a dielectric, like paraffin.
The gold is found in the mercury
atomiZed in the spark path in the
ratio OF l part OF gold to 10000 parts
of mercury. From one kilogram of
mercury one-tenth of a gram of gold
can be obtained. Virtually all the
quicksilver is recovered and is used
over and over again.
The same results, the society re-
ports, have been obtained at the
Siemens Works, Berlin. when mercury
surfaces were bombarded with cleo
irons in extremely high vacuum.
Watching Prof. Nagaoka at Toxic,
who discovered the gold-producing
process independently of German
savants, Prof. Haber is quoted as
saying that he has confirmed the re-
suits by repeating the experiment
himself. Prof. Nagaoka has detected
a second substance, similar to plati-
mum, in the gold residue.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
OF TRACTORS SHOW
BIG INCREASE IN 1925
Lead Farm Equipment in Market
for First Half of Year
Survey Indicates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, August 22.-Tractors
led farm equipment sales through
out the first half of 1925, as shown
by the research department of the
National Association of Farm Equip
ment Manufacturers, which survey
ed it's officials, who are heads of most
of the 200-odd firms making UP its
membership and selling through some
$1,000 dealers to the farmers.
Plow and tillage tool makers re-
port the first half of the year ahead
of 1924, and the tendency toward big
ger equipment to eliminate man and
horse labor is more marked than at
any time in the history of the trac-
tors development. Oliver Chilled Plow
Works reports 20 per cent increase.
One great company estimates it's two
row cultivator business so per cent
ahead of last year.
The American Seeding Machine Co.
reports 33 1-3 per cent increase over
1924 in grain drill business.
The first half of 1925 has seen A "a
per cent increase over the same period
last year with Fairbanks, Morse &
Co. on farm scales, gas engines, wind.
mills, water supply systems and feed
grinders, the reports show.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
LE B0SSE TRUNKS YIELD
HUGE LIQUOR SUPPLY
Haitian Consul Likely to Have
200 Customs Fine More
Than Doubled.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 22.-When
customs officials yesterday searched
the baggage of Eugene LIE Bosse, hon
orary Haitian consul at Manchester,
n. H., they found not 240 bottles of
liquor, which Mr.. LIE Bosse said they
contained, but 584 bottles, two cases
of Jamaica rum, 100 cartons of per-
fume and cigars and cigarettes
Yesterday Mr.. LIE Bosse claimed
diplomatic immunity when customs
officers wished to search his trunks
When this was denied, he readily ad-
mitted that the trunks contained
liquor which he was bringing in for
friends.
There were 240 bottles, he said and
Edward Barnes, assistant solicitor at
the custom house, fined him $1,000
In accordance with the usual custom.
Mr.. LIE Bosse promised to pay the fine
Monday. As the result of the dis
covery of the additional bottles, how
ever, the fine probably will be more
than doubled.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Correspondent" Own Wife.

Declaring that he is a resident of
Maryland and the plaintiff resides in
Virginia, Thomas j. Echols, a builder,
has asked the District Supreme Court
TO dismiss a suit for an absolute di-
vorce brought against him by Mildred
r. EcholS. The woman named as CO.
respondent is his second wife, the de-
fendant asserts. he having been di-
vorced from Mildred f. Echols by a
Montgomery County court last March
in a proceeding which was not con-
tested by his wife, he states. The
court has no jurisdiction to entertain
the plea of the plaintiff, Echols says
through his attorneys, Newmyer &
King.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Vermont Boy of 92'
Hopes to Vote for
Coolidge in 1923
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, August 22.-
letter to President Coolidge from
William A. Aiken, who described him
self as 92-year-old Green Mountain
boy" and expressed the hope that he
would have another opportunity to
vote for Calvin Coolidge for President,
was made public here yesterday at the
executive offices.
MIR. Aiken. whose Summer residence
is in Marblehead, Mass, said he had
cast his first vote for Abraham Lin
coin after being present at the Chicago
convention which nominated him for
the presidency, had eight interviews
with Lincoln as military representa-
tive of Connecticut governor during
the Civil War and was present at
Lincoln's funeral in the east room in
the White House.
President Coolidge, in reply, thank
ed Mr.. Aiken for his good wishes, but
made no reference to past, present or
future politics.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
FAVOR SUBSTITUTES
IN EVENT OF STRIKE
Education in Use of Other Mate
rials Than Coal Urged by
Governors.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON. August 22.-Governors of
the New England States and their
representatives decided yesterday that
should an anthracite shortage develop
in this territory, the best method of
preventing hardship would be to edu
cate the public in the use of substitute
fuels and to see that such substitutes
were supplied.
The decision was taken at a con
terence called by Gov. Fuller of Mas
sachusetts, which was organized with
John Hays Hammond, former Federal
fuel administrator, as chairman.
Mr.. Hammond, who wanted it I'M
derstood that he did not represent
President Coolidge, declared that al
though the New England public should
be educated in the use of other fuels
1t was his opinion that there would
be no serious strike in the anthracite
section this year.
Plenty of bituminous fuel will be
available, he pointed out, inasmuch
as there is no danger of a strike in
the union soft coal fields.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
CURRENCY REFORM
SHOWN IN EUROPE
American Money Coming
Back Home as Foreigners
Find Own Is Stabilized.

American money that was drawn
abroad by the instability of currency
which followed the war is beginning
to come back home.
Finding financial conditions In
their own countries fairly stable,
Europeans who resorted to use of
American paper money on a large
scale for several years after the war
are now putting faith in the stabi-
lized currencies established by their
own nations.
The Commerce Department, through
special study aided by banks do
ing foreign exchange business, has
determined that during the first
seven months of 1925 American cur
rency previously sent abroad to a
total of 2.079 900 was returned. In
the same period. only s3,131 900 of
American money was sent abroad.
About $4,000, 900 of the net return
of American money came from Ger
many. whose people perSistently
sought and obtained dollars during
the years when the mark was sink
ing. The balance of about S11 900 900
came from England. but the study
indicated that this total represented
the concentration through London of
American currency formerly held on
the continent, since the English never
used dollar currency for their own
domestic transactions, as did other
Europeans.
One of the associated factors in the
return home of the American paper
money, the department said, was a
trifiing upset of figures hitherto ac-
cepted in determining total balances
in international trade. The dollar
money as it came back TO the United
States had the same effect as a golu
import, and served to pay off public
or private debts chalked up against
Europe in American financial centers
So far this year, gold exports from
the United States have been held to
exceed gold imports by S144.0 900.
but against this balance the net i'm
port of American money must be
placed.