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Evening star., 1925-08-22

Q. Was the I.usitania warned by
wireless on the day that she was tor
pedoed?-J. T.
A. Winston Churchill says that re-
peated wireless warnings were sent to
the Lusitania on that day. Orders for
Zig.zagging and for speed were, how
ever, iisregarded.
Q. Can cotton stalks be used in the
manufacture of paper?-R. T.
A. Cotton stalks are not used for
the production of paper. Considerable
experimentation in regard to the use
of this material has been carried ON,
but without success commercially.
Q. Can government land be obtained
in South America?-V. l.. N.
A. The Pan-American Union says
that there are no homestead lands in
South America, but land is sold very
cheaply there.
Q. Who was the challenger in the
Burr Hamilton duel?-C. +.
A Aaron Burr in the year 1904 was
a Federal candidate for Governor OF
New York and would probably nave
been elected but for Hamilton's oppo-
sition. This opposition, aggravated
by certain uncomplimentary epithets
which Hamilton is alleged to have ap-
piled to Burr, gave rise to a quarrel
which eliminated in a duel July I,
1904, Burr being the challenger.
@. How many laws are passed in
the various States each year?-B.
B. r.
A Complete statistics are not avail
able. The Legislatures Of AZ States
have been in session during the past
year and have had under considera-
of Nxyhi
1t is estimated, about 1900 were en-
acted into law.
@. Are lions born with closed eyes
like kittens?-S. b.
A. Their eyes are open.
Q. When will Palm Sunday fall
next year?-J. p.
A In 1925 it will fall on March 2s,
Easter Sunday coming on April 4.
@. When walking with two ladies,
should the man walk between them
or on the outside?-McC.
A. He should walk on the outside.
O. How was coal formed?-J. P.
A. Coal is one of the most impor-
tant economic minerals. and is of
vegetable origin. When vegetable
matter accumulates under water 1t
undergoeS slow process or decom-
position, gradually giving off its nj
trogen, hydrogen, oxygen and some
carbon, the result of which If car
ried far enough is the formation of a
mass of carbon. The general theory
! regarding the formation of coal is
that 1t results from the decomposi-
ton under tremendous pressure at a
high temperature of vegetation In
swamps. The first stage is peat; sec
ond. Ignite; third, bituminous coal;
fourth, anthracite, and the final stage
is graphite.
@. What is the length of the south
ern and northern boundary of the
United States?-B. G.
A. The length OF the Mexican
boundary from the Gulf of Mexico to
| the Pacific Ocean is approximately
1,744 miles. The length of the north
ern boundary, excluding Alaska, is
$3.50 miles.
@. Why didn't Sir Walter Raleigh
accompany his early expeditions to
| America? w. r.
A. He did engage in voyages of dis
covery and piracy about 1870 which
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Dividends paid by the big anthra-
cite operators also have been made
public by the Coal Commission. The
figures cover a period of ten years,
or from 1913 to 1922, and do not in
clude stock dividends, of which there
have been a number, generous in size.
The record shows:
Hudson Coal Co. interests paid z
per cent in 1922. TX per cent from
1917 to 1921. inclusive; 20 per cent
from 1914 to 1916, inclusive, and II
per cent in 1918.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Co.'S coal interests have maintained
an per cent dividend throughout the
10-year period.
Coke Brothers Co. have paid divi-
dends ranging from per cent, the
lowest paid in 1914 and again in 1919l
UP to 90 per cent in 1920. In 1921 the
dividend was SO per cent and in 1922
1t was 20 per cent.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Co.'S divi-
dends fell from 25 per cent In 1917
(first year recorded) through 81 per
cent in 1918 to per cent in 1919. In
1920 the dividend rose to 134 per cent,
dropping to 72 per cent in 1921 and to
21 per cent in 1922. During 1920 and
1921 this company paid out as div
dends more than double the amount
invested in the company.
Paid Four Times Capital.
In the case of the Hillsdale Coal and
Iron Co. four times the amount of
the total investment was returned
to lucky stockholders during the two
years 1921 and 1922, the dividend
rates for the two years being 205 and
100 per cent, respectively. Prior to
1921 its dividends were as follows:
1916, 25 per cent; 1917, los per cent;
1918, as per cent; 1919, 80 per cent;
1920, 70 per cent. During the seven
years ending with 1929. the dividends
eQualed 725 per cent on the invest
ment, an average of more than 100
per cent every year. Such is the COM
missions showing.
The Pennsylvania Coal Co.'S divi.
dends fell in 1914 and 1915 to 10 per
cent from 49 per cent in 1913. There
after the dividends were as follows:
1916. 81 per cent: 1917, 110 per cent:
1918. SO per cent; 1919, 54 per cent;
1920, SO per cent; 1921. 1877 per cent.
and 1922, 16S per cent.
And here Is what five of the COM
panies paid out in dividends. per ton
Of coal produced, according to the
Coal Commissions figures, covering
1922 operations.
Pennsyiv ania Coal Co. 80 .76
Hillsdale Coal and Iron Co.. ......-.. $50
Lehfeh Valley Coal Co.. .53
Coxc Brothers 4 Co..... ~
Lehigh L Wilkes Barre Coal Co.. 49,. 40
Comparable information is lacking
in the case of the other companies.
From these figures it would appear
that there Is profit in producing an
/ thracite coal, at least to the large
producer. That profit, of course, will
| be lost during a strike, while over
head and other exnenSeS will continue
! in full effect. The losses to the opera
tors during the actual strike period
| will be large.
Whether they will be made up de-
| pends on the profit obtained on coal
| sold after the strike ends.
| THE END.
tCopyriEht. 1925.>
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

took him to the West Indies. After
his establishment at court in 1881 he
Was given numerous lands in Ameri-
ca, but Queen Elizabeth forbade his
personal participation in exploration
and settlement of the country. About
1890 he lost the Queens favor and
was free to come to this hemisphere.
O. Are REFUSES used in heraldry?-
NJ. A.
A. Many of the ancient coats-of-
arms were REFUSES on the names Of
families. Thus Lockhart was repre-
sented by a lock and heart.
@. Was Orion visible in june
J. l.. S.
A. Orion is too near the sun TO
have been visible in June, but can
now be seen in the East at dawn.
@. How many parts are there in
the average automobile?-J. p.
A. 1t may be said that there are
from 2,400 to $500 parts in the aver
age touring car.
Q. How do saxophone players make
the instrument seem TO laugh?-
NJ. n
A. 1t is difficult to explain through
the medium of words. Saxophons
players expel the breath in a quick,
jerky movement in the way that thu
breath is expelled when one laughs.
At the same time that they do thu
they hold the mouthpiece close to thu
lips.
c. What foods do not contain acidt
S. E. w.
A. The following foods contain nd
acid Oatmeal, cream Of wheat, pota.
toes, green vegetables such as cauli.
flower, cabbage, onions. beets, carrots,
spinach, asparagus, etc, white bread.
butter. milk and cream, eggs and
simple puddings, such as rice pudding
chocolate pudding, bread and custard
puddings.
@. How can a drill man tell how
many inches of coal he has hit?-
j. ]. j.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
in drilling for coal a man can tell
by the color of the broken coal that
he takes out from the drill hole about
how thick the coal is.
@. What kind of gas is used in toy
! balloons?-T. B.
A. Coal gas is usually used to in
fate toy balloons. Hydrogen could
be used but is dangerous, as ii is
highly explosive. Although coal gas
is infiammable, it is not highly ex
plosive.
Q. Is an airplane engine as power
full when high in the air as it is near
the earth?-W. S. H.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that engine power drops to one-third
it's sea-level value when the plane
rises to 10000 feet. The steady drop in
air pressure causes this.
Amy reader con get the dnstcer to
any question By 1critin1 The Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic J. HdSktn,
director, Washington, D. C. This offer
applies strictly TO Information. The
bureau cannot 0tre ddUtce on legal,
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles
nor undertake erhaustire research on
any subject. Write your questions
plainly and briefly Give fuH name
and address and fnclose 2 cents in
stamps for return postage. All replies
are sent direct to the inquirer. Ad-
dress The Star Inform alton Bureau,
| Frederic j. Hdskin, director, TtCenty-
| first and C streets northtCest.J
Evening star., 1925-08-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Final Analysis.

Final Analysis.
With merry measures flung
From yonder tree,
The katydid has sung
Of frost to be.
But every time it sings
It's little lay,
The locust's clamor brings
A hotter day.
And yet, full well we know
The Autumn cline
Will quell the fervid glow
Of Summer time.
The pessimist may cast
On hope a blight;
The optimist, at last,
Is always right.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Gem robbers in Chicago dressed
themselves in overalls. They made
away with nearly half a million dol
lars. Persons masquerading as work
ing men frequently make larger prof
its than the genuine article.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
The Prinna of Walae

The Prince of Wales is mentioned
as the man who wished wide-legged
trousers on American fashions for
men. 1t may be doubted whether the
prince had any intention in the matter.
He may have happened to come ashore
in sailor clothes when the designers
of mems attire were looking for a new
mode. In spite of his exalted posi-
ton, a prince is often more or less of
an innocent bystander
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Polar explorers are having their
troubles; but they have at least es.
capped the narrowing experience of
daily readings from the kiosk on the
Avenue.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

The SHINES automobile industry is
regarded by German economists as a
wreck. The only man in the world
who seems capable of taking the mat
ter in hand is Henry Ford, who had
such i'll luck with his peace ship that
he will be hardly tempted to make
another journey abroad, even when
the problem relates to the familiar
f1ivvsr.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

The press Of Dayton, Tenn, has
dropped the evolution trial as live
topic, thereby scoring a beat" on
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Repetition.

History repeats itself"
"I suppose So" answered Senator
Sorghum. But not in the same terms.
There's no use of hoping we'll ever
fight another war with spears and
bows and arrows"
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Enthusiasms are essential to human
existence. Those pertaining to politics
or religion are dangerous. Base ball
and golf provide valuable safety
valves.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
CinematOgraphs.

Some motion. pictures are so free,
When cinematographs we see,
Wen slightly change the word, we
guess.
Instead of &c" We'll use an IS
Evening star., 1925-08-22
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
ALI Other States,
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republication of all news dis
pstches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

1t may be assumed that Mr.. Darrow
finds John T. Scopes a much more
Evening star., 1925-08-22
FACTS IN COAL CONTROVERSY
BY WILLIAM p. HELM, JR.

of the largest coal-producing COM
panies for 1921. These figures, show
ing the amount of profits and the
percentage on the investment. in the
case of each of the companies, are
given by the commission as follows:
Evening star., 1925-08-22

According to some of the training
experts, Gertrude Ederle is a good
swimmer, but bad dietitian.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Jud Tunkins says what mikes him
up about economy is that every time
he goes in debt for something the
salesman shows him where he is say.
ing money.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Sarcasm.

do you mean to tell me that my
ancient ancestors were chimpanzees?"
Certainly not" replied Miss Cay
enne. II accuse no one"
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Oar is SO much profa atty" said
Uncle Eben, dat it sounds like some
O. dem old-fashioned mule drivers l
used to work for had broke into So
cfety,"
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Bunk.

The bluff that f1eetingly the world
admires
To insignificance has always shrunk
And the most ardent demagogue re.
tires
At last into his little self-made bunk
Evening star., 1925-08-22

@. How many parts are there in
the average automobile?-J. p.
A. 1t may be said that there are
from 2,400 to $500 parts in the aver
age touring car
Evening star., 1925-08-22

@. Was Orion visible in June?-
J. l.. s.
A. Orion is too near the sun TO
have been visible in June, but can
now be seen in the East at dawn.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

my One-Acre Farm" by Charles
Weeks, should be OF assistance to
would-be amateur farmers on a small
scale, as well as interesting reading
to those who have not the slightest
Intention of becoming farmers on any
scale but enjoy reading about what
they might do IL they chose. Mr..
Weeks tells how he keeps $500 hens
which net him not less than 81 apiece
per year and also has all kinds of
fruit trees, berries, grapes and a
vegetable garden.
A recent translation of foreign fic-
ton is THE House of JOY" by the
Dutch writer, 10 van Ammers. Kuller.
1t Is a story Of stage life in Holland,
entirely realistic but not sordid. The
influence of the novel would probably
be to deter girls from going on the
stage unless they possessed true love
and talent for the dramatic art.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

@. How can drill man tell how
many inches of coal he has hit?-
J. J. ].
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
in drilling for coal a man can tell
by the color of the broken coal that
he takes out from the drill hole about
how thick the coal is
Evening star., 1925-08-22

@. Why didn't Sir Walter Raleigh
accompany his early expeditions to
America?-W. r.
A. He did engage in voyages of dis
covery and piracy about 1870 which
Evening star., 1925-08-22

@. When walking with two ladies,
should the man walk between them
or on the outside ?-McC.
A. He should walk on the outside.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Q. What kind of gas is used in toy
balloons?-T. B.
A. Coal gas is usually used to in
fate toy balloons. Hydrogen could
be used but is dangerous, as 1t is
highly explosive. Although coal gas
is infiammable, it is not highly ex-
plosive.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

II has been said that Copenhagen
is Denmark. Ethel c. Hargrove seems
to be Of this opinion in her book THE
Charm Of Copenhagen" The life of
pleases her. She would
rather walk along the Langelinie, a
long promenade fronting the sound,
than on any other seaside promenade
she knows. The Smedelinien, a beau.
tiful walk by the moat, is a haven of
rest to those privileged ones who are
admitted by tickets from the governor
of the citadel. Some of the most in
teresting chapters are on ''The Royal
Copenhagen Porcelain Works." Folk
lore and Stories from Danish History"
Home Life in Denmark, Danish
Children" Weddings and Wedding
Customs" Danish Authors and Their
Books" The Peasants" Social Prob
lems," "A Visit to a Danish Work
house." Education" "a Visit to a
Danish Parsonage" and "a Danish
Arcadia
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
ORGANIZATION OF WORKERS MUST BE PRESSED.
By William Green President. A. f. Of L

impressed with the fact that the of organization
education must be carried unoganzed field and in
every community through going vigorous fashion, The appeal
to unite in this great humane undertaking must be made not
to the workers themselves but to the of fairness and just
tce which characteristic of American people The field
is vast and the work great but the service which be
rendered through organization and organized effort is of es
mabe value Organize the Unorganzed must be slogan It
is work of humanity for only through the independence and
reach that standard of life and living with Ame
citizenship and enjoy in full measure happy life.
Of equal Importance is the necessity of impressng
poyers OF labor and the public WELL that it the purpose
organized labor to employ all the legitimate resources its
mand to for its members through collective bargaining
humane contracts high reasonable and oerabe
dons of employment The standard aim be
high conditions and circumstances surrounding industry will
permit We will fight earnestly aggressvey the
enjoyment of these blessings and privileges.
On the other hand all parties at interest be taught that
contract is contract carries with equal obligation upon
the part of employers and employees must be maintained in
violate On the part of organized labor its honor and integrity
its of fair dealing and justice must be the security which
offers guaranteeing the faithful observance made
The individual member of organized labor subject to the cond
and taught to give the highest and most efficient service
We must enhance the organized labor by showing bv
precept word and Decd that union efficient
valuable worker than worker that his obga
ton to give service of the highest order
able scale and the recognition of his right organize
quickened and sustained because of his membership his
union
AS view the present. comprehend opportunities
as look into the future it is with this spirit obligation with
this UNDERSTANDING With these hopes and with these ideals
must move forwefdk
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
FREDMORAN, INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING LEADER, DEAD

By international Labor News Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The laBoI
movement has lost one of its mosl
valued leaders, Fred F. Moran, !
member Of the International Printing
Pressmen's and Assistants Union and
one of the first to bring the labor
movement into contact with educators
to devise practical system Of ap-
prentice training.
Fred Moran died suddenly two
blocks from his home after an attack
Of acute indigestion as he was hurry
ing to catch a train to 60 to Albany
for the legislative session. p
Mr.. Moran was the liason officer
between the labor movement here and
the Board Of Education in his capac-
ity as secretary Of the Advisory
Board on Vocational and Industrial
Training to the Board of Education.
He was the director of the Appren9
ticeship Commission of the Building
Congress, in which the building
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

trades and employers joined in send
ing 5000 apprentices to school, He
was an advisor Of the pressmen n
an ambitious plan Of vocational inn
provsment FOR that fast developing
industry. All these activities were
bearing fruit after nearly ten years
of applied effort BY Mr.. Moran and a
few others, when his work was cut
short.
Not only has the city and State
benefited BY the working agreement
between employers. unions and the
public school system that had been
worked not step by step BY him, but
the model courses, the plan, and its
principles have been duplicated in
many other States. The labor move
ment in the death Of Mr.. Moran has
lost one Of its pioneers in the new
field Of apprentice training. A large
gathering Of labor Representatives at
tended the funeral.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
To Darker Hair
Apply Sage Tea
Look Younel Bring Back It's Natural
Color, Gloss and Attrac-
tlveness.

Common garden sage brewed into
a heavy tea with sulphur added,
will turn gray. streaked and faded
hair beautifully dark and luxuriant.
Just a few applications will prove a
revelation IL your hair is fading,
streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage
Tea and Sulphur recipe at home,
though, Is troublesome. An easier
way Is to get q bottle Of Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound at any
drug store all ready for use. This is
the -old-time recipe improved by the
addition Of other ingredients.
while wispy, gray faded hair is
not sinful, we all desire to retain our
youthful appearances and attractive
ness. By darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound, no one can tell, because It
does 1t SO naturally, so evenly. You
Just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with 1t and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at
time; by morning all gray hairs have
and, after another appli-
cation or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, glossy, soft and lux
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

urged cooperative farm marketing
cooperation all down the line for the
farmer and for others.
This, of course, means organization.
When the farmers get together to
solve their own problems with their
own effort they win be getting some-
where. They may get temporary re-
lief by standing on the Capitol steps,
but they viii never get any perina-
nent solution until they get together
and work their own way out.
The farmers will find organized
labor with them in every step they
take toward helping themselves.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
BY The Way

The Chicago Tribune stands out as
tormentor of Mexico and as a news
paper that still clings to the idea of
United States Intervention. Listen
to it:
when the foreigners put their
money in such a state las Mexico)
they want it back or its equivalent
and their governments believe they
are entitled to it. Unless Mr.. Nor
gan has deceived us all this time, he
will want security for loan and if
there is any reputation he will want
the United States to collect for him.
The thought viii scandalize the for
wardlookers, but what of it?"
Yes, what of it? What of any
thing, just as long as Morgan & Co.
is given the unconditional backing of
the United States army?
Now nobody with sense will con-
done the idea Of debt reputation, and
no nation lightly repudiates a debt.
But it has been done and by the
United States Of America, too, as
well as by several of the states.
At present, however, there is no
sign of Reputation in Mexico and
the conduct of the Chicago Tribune
is merely the conduct of a swash-
bucller that wants American inter-
vention all the time on any pretext
and for one reason.
The Tribune editorial is about as
bad piece Of business IS can be inn
agined. Bu., happily, the American
people are in no mood to be stirred
to the conquest Of a friendly and
growing nation. Mexico is coming
along nicely, thank you, and millions
of Americans wish her well and want
to help her.
The Republican majority Of the
New Jersery legislature has taken q
leaf out of AL Smiths joke book and
has decided to refer the Child Labor
amendment to the people.
Surely the employers are playing
their cards we'll. They are clouding
the issue with huge success and the
good people that let themselves be
fooled are stacking up regrets for
later years.
The referendum is q democratic in
stitution, but any institution may be
perverted--and that is what is hap
pening to the referendum. It is being
used as subterfuge by which en-
ployers of child labor may save their
freedom to exploit childhood.
It is a pretty sick piece of bust
ness. The National Association OF
Manufacturer is doubtless proud Of
It's cainpaign to keep the children in
the miliSl It ought to bel
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
MINERS INCREASE DUES
FOR FEBRUARY AND MAR

By international Labor News Service
E INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 20
The international Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers of America
at the meeting just adjourned passed
an order increasing the monthly dues
of every member within its jurisdic-
ton 81 per member for the months
of February and March.
The action was taken because of the
big increase in expenses due to organ
ization work and the fact that unem-
ployment among the miners has re-
suited in decreases insreceipts due to
generations.