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Evening star., 1925-06-23

Sad Words.
As merrily you jog along
With nothing to disturb
Your pace-you hear the copper
strong
Say, Pull Up to the Curb
Pull you have none. There is for
you
No comfort in the verb.
You tremble, as you hear anew
That Pull Up to the Curb
Of all sad words Of tongue or pen
That mortals print or blurb
The saddest are that copper's when
You Pull Up to the Curb!
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Chicago's Secession War
Revives Big City Problem

legislator who introduced this measure
took 1t seriously. A lot of sweat is be-
ing shed for the Chicago citizen, who
Is puzzled far more about where to
spend his vacation, how to get down
to work safely, which is the best show
in town and where to park his car
than he is about redistricting the
State"
"A reply to the complaint made in
behalf of Chicago by the Tribune of
that city is given by the Peoria Tran y
script. The complaint that central
and southern counties are benefiting
from the present discrimination is
sound in theory, but not important in
practice" asserts the Transcript. THE
Tribune itself Is one of the most in.
consolable critics Of conditions in Chi.
cago, which it advertises as one of the
greatest crime centers in the world.
Chicago's vendetta are nationalistic,
racial, economic and diabolical. For
many years downstate has feared the
political Huns and Vandals of Chi
cago. There have been times when
Chicago members Of the Legislature
privately urged 'downstaters' to hold
Cook County in check. A condition
and not theory confront Illinois. II
Cook County Is wise, 1t will meet the
condition and make all counties of the
State its allies
Lack of harmony in Chicago itself is
charged by the Illinois State-Journal
with the assertion: "The conspiracy
by which 1t had been hoped to throw
the burden of responsibility for failure
Of reapportionment upon downstate
members ended in a riot among the
conspirators. An effort in good faith
to remap Cook County would encoun-
ter enough obstacles to require months
to harmonize.''
Evening star., 1925-06-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY. FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN

Q. Why are some hydrangeas blue
and some pink??-W. II. G.
A. The color of the flowers of the
shiny-leaf hydrangeas is variable and
seems to be dependent on the acidity
or alkalinity Of the soil. An abund.
ance of lime produces pink in the
flowers while blue Is produced by
acid conditions which may be aug
mented by the use of alum, rusty
iron or iron filings. Too much lime
will check the growth of the plants
and cause a yellowing. Treatment
for any effect needs to be begun
year before the result is desired.
@. Who first pitched a curved ball
in base ball?-W. G..
A. Candy Cummings" of the Stars
of Brooklyn was the first pitcher TO
curve a ball.
@. How many dining ears are there
on the railroads.&c.. \. r..
A. The latest report gave total Of
1,431.
Q. What are the two large stars
close together in the Western sky?
F. h.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
right-ha star is Castor, the left
hand, Pollux.
Q. How many ships were there in
the Spanish Armada?-M J.
A. There are no exact records. The
nominal strength was 131 or 1872 yes
sells.
Q. What does the name Theresa"
mean?-M. G.
A. The name Theresa" is Greek.
1t is a harvest name, meaning carry
In of
O. Why was the colonial charter
hidden in tffe Charter Oak?-J. j. G.
A. The tradition relating to it is
as follows: When Sir Edmund Andros
was appointed Governor General Of
New England he came to Hartford
in 1887 to receive the colonial char
ter. This the Colonists were loath
to surrender, but appearing to submit,
carried it to the council chamber
where during the debate the lights
! were extinguished and in the ensuing
confusion the document was carried
| from the room to its subsequent
hiding place in the hollow of the tree.
Here it remained until 1859, when
| the deposition of Andros made fur.
! ther concealment unnecessary.
Q. What is the fastest thing in the
world?-R. H. H.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
| that the electron is the fastest thing
known to date.
Q. What is the story of the picture
| The Blue Boy"2-I. l.. w.
| A. This picture, by Gainsborough, is
| a portrait of a son of London iror
| monger. The painting was executed
| by Gainsborough in Grosvenor House
| London, in 1870. The artist defied
| the popular belief that this shade OF
blue cannot effectively be used in
executing portrait. The painting
| is now owned by an American col
| lector named Huntington.
| Q. How old is Baby Pegg y. F. G
| A We are informed that she is
about 6 years old and has been il
the movies about four years.
| Q. Describe the canal connecting
! Lake Michigan with the Mississippi
i-R. II.
| A. The Chicago Drainage Cana
goes along the line of the old Illinois
Michigan Canal as far as Joliet. Be
low Joliet the old Illinois Michigan
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Canal comes in and affords nav
iga BILE connection between the Drain
age or Sanitary Canal and the Ill
inois River at La Sale. 1t is d dis
tance of 32.35 miles along the canal
from Robey street to Joliet; from
Joliet to La Sale, 64-02 miles along
the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
From La Sale to the Mississippi
River there is a distance of 223.J
miles. The total distance from Lake
Michigan to the Mississippi is
325.79 miles.
Q. What was playing at the Cen
trail Theater, Philadelphia, Pa.
when it was burned some years ago.
What was the exact date?-P. l.
A. The Central Theater at Phila-
delphia was burned on April 2S. 1892.
The Devils Auction" was having
there at the time.
.. When did the chewing gum in
dustry begin A. {.
A. This business dates back 10
1860, when the original industry was
begun on an outlay OF s55. II has
since progressed until now the Amer
lcan public spends more than ST.
100000 a week on chewing gum.
Q. What is the longest aqueduct in
the world?-W l.. w.
A. The longest aqueduct ever built
is the 235-mile Los Angeles Aqueduct
from the Sierra Nevada Mountains Of
eastern California to the City of Los:
Angeles. The aqueduct was coma
pleted in 1914, and the cost way
s23 200, 900.
Q. Where did the name the "DivfuIa
Sarah" for Sarah Bernhardt origi-
nate?-A. L. o.
VI
vine Sarah long before he ever met
her. It chung to her all her life.
@. What was the first steamship to
cross the Atlantic?-F. s. {.
A. 1t was the Savannah. $50 tons.
built at New York City. which left
Savannah. Ga. on Nav "a. 1919. md
reached Liverpool in 26 days, during
| Is Of which she used her side pa ddles.
! Q. What was the torture of the
| boot?-W. H. r.
A. The boot was an instrument Of
| torture formerly in use to eXtorJ con
fessions from suspected persons or oh
tain evidence from unwilling wit,
| nesSes. 1t originated in Scotland. beS
! ing known to have been employed
there before 1900. The boot was made
| of iron, wood and iron, and was fas-
| tened on the leg, wedges being driven
| between the les ana the t>SOt DF DlOWS
| from a mall-t. After each blow a
question was put to thu victim. and
the ordeal was continued until he gav&
| the information or faiHted There
were also iron boots which were heat
ed on the victims foot. A less crusf
form was q boot made wet and drawn
| upon the leg and then dried with fire.
let us help you. There is son,r-
thing The Stars Washington bureau
can do for you-Some question il cGn
dnS1Cer. some fact, some piece of er-
act and authoritative Information that
| sciH be of use to you-that gou eau
haze for the asking. our Washing
ton bureau knotrs just Gchere to ind
the facts for trhich you are searching.
1t maintains an organization of nedrly
100 people tcho are trained in the 0rt
of procuring information. Submit yoHf
query. The fdr-redching machinery of
this bureau UiH find your dns1cer. Ad-
| dress The Star Information Buredr.
Frederic j. RdSkin director T1Centp-
FIRST and streets northtceSt.J
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Speed Limit on Bridge
Should Be Observed
To the Editor of The Star;

To the Editor of The Star:
Compliance with automobile laws is
an insurance on safety. Failure to en-.
force a law is an invitation to break it.
For years q notice has been posted at
Klingle Ford Bridge notifying the pub
lie that the speed limit across the
bridge was eight miles an hour. That
the bridge being narrower than the
road is no reason for an accident. If
the two lanes of travel across the
bridge were only wide enough to per.
NIT cars to cross in single lines, at
eight miles per hour, there would be
no excuse for an accident.
f. S. HODGSON
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Hylan'S Leadership.

Mayor Hylan's tactics in his cam
Daign for denomination in Greater
New York are those of an aggressive
defensive. He is constantly busy but
tressing himself within his citadel
while sending forth raider. to assail
the beleaguering forces. He is. his
severest critics admit, managing his
hght with great adroitness and cour-
age.
The latest move in the mayoralty
game is characteristic of Hylan's bold
ness. Assembling the municipal COM
missoners. deputy commissioners and
secretaries Of departments, some 10
Evening star., 1925-06-23

The privilege Of impersonating Nep-
tune in an Atlantic City beauty parade
was promptly rejected by Chauncey
NJ. Depew. A sense Of humor such as
Depew SO brilliantly possesses, enables
q man to avoid dangers Of becoming
personally ridiculous.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

With w. j. Bryan on one side of the
evolution controversy and Bainbridge
Colby on the other. the Democratic
party may point to its Secretaries of
State with pride as representing diff
ferent phases of unprecedented opinion.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Cheap Eggs and Apples.

Columbus stood an egg on end"
Yep" answered Senator Sorghum.
William Tell shot an apple off his
sons head
Yep. What are you getting at; an
insight into history, or an argument
about the modern high cost Of living?"
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Before the trial relating to evolution
is likely to call in the psycho-a nalysts
to conduct a series of comparative
brain tests.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Arctic explorers seem inclined to
hasten their efforts in order to make
their reports before DIR. Cook is re-
stored to liberty with a possible op-
portunity to introduce complications.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

There would be no doubt about the
need for Immediately harnessing the
resources Of Muscle Shoals if they
could be looked to for rain as well as
fertilizer.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
F1eetinr Distinctions,

do you know that / danced with
the Prince of Wales?"
"Oh, yes," replied Miss Cayenne. II
know it as well as you do. But do
you think the prince still remembers
the incident?'
Evening star., 1925-06-23

The farmer claims sympathy. The
people who have to pay the prices re-
sulting from drought will also be en-
titled to their share of solicitude.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Perhaps the old times were best.
The facetious chroniclers used to de.
pict wife as hitting her husband
with a rolling pin. Now the news
writer's describe her as drawing a gun.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Russian Communists are ardently
hopeful that in some part of the earth
communism can be made to operate
more reliably than it did in Russia.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

How much a franc is worth must
pie in the determination of the govern
ment to meet it's obligations at home
and abroad.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
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All Other States.
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IN the use for republication of all news dis
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Of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

By way of showing their independ.
ence women have continued to bob
not only their hair, but their skirts
and stockings.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Silence and Speech.

The monkey and the parrot fought
Each other boldly flouting.
The monkey has the serious thought
But the parrot still is shouting.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

A certain amount of traffic resula-
tion is required to show members of
the police force where they are to go
next.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Europe still owes the United States
some $4,000, 100000 of World War
debts. To be exact, the total last No
vember 10, including interest UP to
that date, was &l2, ,O41 ,440, ,921.99. The
accruing interest amounts to about
$50 900 900 a month, so that up to the
present date there must be added
some $3.50, 900, 900, less what payments
have been made by Great Britain,
Finland, Hungary, Lithuania and Po-
land. Those are the only nations
which have funded" their debts and
begun making installment payments
OF interest and principal thereon. 1t
is now six years and seven months
since the end of hostilities.
In the meanwhile. the United States
Government is paying interest to the
holders of Liberty bonds, by which tho
lend to the allies, the bond interest
being "A to 4A per cent. Theoret-
ically. all loans to Europe of funds
raised by Liberty bonds must bear the
same rate of interest that our Govern
ment obligates itself to pay on the
Liberty bonds.
The Government simply undertook
the part Of loan agent or banker,
without profit or commission for its
services. The proposal, which is often
urged, that the Government should
cancel the loans to Europe could not
relieve the Governments obligation to
pay the holders of Liberty bonds, and
therefore would shift the source of
funds for that purpose from Euro
peans to American taxpayers in gen
eral, for the Government has no re-
sources except what it receives from
taxation.
At last there appears some move
ment of our European debtors toward
funding not yet paying-the debts,
and the talk of cancellation or even
of reputation has subsided or taken
new phase.
Within a few days Conversations
VIII open between our World War
forelgn Debt Commission. headed by
Mr.. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury,
together with the Secretaries of State
ana commerce. certain members of
congress and other experts, represent
ing the United States, and representa-
t1ves OF Belgium, Italy, Czechoslovakia
and the greatest of our debtors
France
Our Debt Commission is forbidden
oy law to cancel any part of the
obligations, and President Coolidge
has declared that he would not sane.
ton such cancellation even if it had
not been barred by Congress Never
theless, the funding on the same basis
as the settlement with Great Britain
orers substantial advantages to the
DEBTORS, for whereas the debt at
present Is in the form of demand
notes. bearing to 511 per cent in
terest, the funded debt Will bear only
per cent and will be adjusted in
regular installments covering period
of 81 years. The Liberty bonds run
not longer than % years and bear in
terest about so per cent higher rate
than that to be exacted from the Eu-
ropean debtors when they fund their
obligations and begin installment pay
ments.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
THE LOST GASES. A, NJ. Hsssanein


Bey. The Century Co.
One can ina gine no more calami-
tous loss, to a desert, than an oasis.
Therefore, the climax of this adven-
ture, the high point of this desert ex-
per1ence, stands as the rediscovery
of couple of oases that, long for
gotten and lost" come again into
usefulness through the good offices
of this explorer. A story of the
desert caravan which, under the di.
rection of NJ. A. Hassanein, native
egyptian. traversed the Libyan
Desert from north to south, with
novel to the most of US, filling out
this period of exploration. Two out
standing facts make this story one
OF unusual quality. The traveller is
himself an Egyptian of Bedouin an
cestry. He Is. moreover, schooled in
European modes Of thought and ex-
preston. To the former fact one
traces the understanding sympathy
of this story. To the latter, its COM
municability to Western readers. its
clear perception of the best points of
approach, the suitable modes of ex-
position. To catch the substance and
flavor of this unique quality one has
only to place this story beside that
OF any one of the European or
American travellers who, adventur.
ing into these waste regions, has
Immediately set out his exploits in
the familiar travel book" Excel
lent OF their kind, these books, but
lacking in the essence of the mat
ter. as only brief contrast with the
book in hand Immediately reveals.
Enthusiastically, here is a man who
loves the desert. That which to the
alien Is menace. splendid no doubt,
but sinister power nevertheless. is
to this native-born a thing to love
and understand and get along with.
The caravan-curious, exotic mode of
transportation to uS-is to him the
familiar friend, the useful servant.
And yet, one does get here the
sense of impending doom water
famine, fatality to the camels, the
changeless sands, the sand storms.
the sun of awful beneficence-these
are terrifying, even in the story of
this adventure. But there is a
sense Of poetry in this man of
Bedouin strain who, under the men
ace, feels the sheer beauty of sky
and stars and coming day and fall
ing night. To many the sense of
poetic fullness will prove the charm
of the tale. To many the toll of
scientists half year of exploration in
a far and unfrequented place will
stand as its great achievement But
both will undoubtedly agree that the
book, for both useful information and
lure of appeal, holds place Of its
own among the many accounts Of
desert travol
Evening star., 1925-06-23

The monkey never claimed relation
ship. and is, after all, only an innocent
bystander.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

DE North Pole said Uncle Eben,
'is mighty interestin', but de old ice
wagon is whut / watches an waits foh
ut present."
Evening star., 1925-06-23
Service.

A tub, Diogenes of yore
Esteemed a refuge wise.
A laundry would have been a more
Effectual enterprise.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Jud Tunkins says there are heaps
everybody is pickin somethin' COM
paratively easy like crossword puz-
Zle.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Each country stands upon its own
credit. The claim that the loans were
made to any country upon the in
dorsement of Great Britain is en-
phatically contradicted by the Secre-
tary. of the Treasury, who cites
memoranda given at the time of the
loans, Officially making II clear that
no indorseRent of Great Britain or
Evening star., 1925-06-23
SHOOTING STARS.
Sad Words.

BY PIVLANDER JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1925-06-23
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Evening star., 1925-06-23

ALASKA: An Empire in the Making.
John j. Underwood Dodd, Mead
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Q. How many ships were there in
the Spanish Armada j.
A. There are no exact records. The
nominal strength was 131 or 132 yes
sells
Evening star., 1925-06-23

Q. Where did the name the "DivfrA
Sarah" for Sarah Bernhard origi-
nate?-A. l.. o.
A. Oscar Wilde called her the 'Di.
vine Sarah" long before he ever met
her. It clunG to her all her life.
Evening star., 1925-06-23

@. What was the first steamship To
cross the Atlantic?-F. s. &.
A. 1t was the Savannah. $50 tons.
built at New York City. which left
Savannah, Ga. on MAY "a. 1919 and
reached Liverpool in 20 days. during
Is Of which she used her side paddles
Evening star., 1925-06-23

@. What does the name Theresa"
mean?-M. G.
A. The name Theresa" is Greek.
1t is a harvest name, meaning carry
ing ears of corn
New Britain herald., 1925-03-05

Breakfast - Baked apples, ce- real, thin cream, broiled bacon, corn bread, hubbard and orange jam, milk, coffee.
 Luncheon - Spinach and cheese soufflee, toasted corn bread, maple tapioca, milk, tea,
 Dinner Veal pot-pie. stewed celery, spring onions and radishes, kiss pudding, milk. coffee, graham bread jam.
 While radishes are not an ideal food for juniors under school age, spring onions are. They should be finely minced and put between thin slices of bread and butter
 As spring comes on onions, spin ach and all the green vegetables do much to prevent spring fever" and every mother should serve them firmly and often.
 Spinach and Cheese Souffle
 One cup soft bread crumbs, 1-2 cup milk, cup chopped cooked spinach, l teaspoon lemon juice, { tablespoons grated cheese, table spoons butter, 1-2 teaspoon salt Is teaspoon pepper, eggs. Cook crumbs and milk, stirring constantly until hot and smooth. Stir in spinach, lemon juice, cheese, 1 salt and pepper and butter and cook a few minutes longer. Remove from the fire and add the yolks Of the eggs beaten until thick and lemon eoloreG. Fold in the whites of the eggs beaten until stir and dry on 6 platter with a wire whisk.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-05
V7D[E)EK &
 WATERS m

Drake. He glanced at the boat still hanging in the davits. Twining and Adams ran down to the dim waist and peered at the men standing in the shadows of the piled cargo.
 Shall l muster the men. sir? Seems to be most of watch adrift," called out Twining. Drake swore heartily. He glared at the dark shore. The work he had plan ned would call for every ounce of muscle, as we'll as hearty good will. And here was wholesale desertion, And the tide was almost at the full. Delay meant missing that chance; and daily the tides grew less, un- til they began to increase again toward the new moon.
 Cant waste the time!" he said. "Get lanterns on deck. Then sheet home and"
 Most O the matches Is gone from for-ard, sir!" reported Chips. "They must ha' took 'em and swum for 1t, sir
 (Which 'splains why Tubbs never hollered at anchor watch!" said Joe Bunting loudly. Drake heard all, but his mind was upon the tide, Some men who had heard the be- ginning of his last order were wait ing for its completion in a state of astonishment.
 Never mind" he snapped Sheet home and hoist main and mizzen topsails, and loose the inner jib. Chips! See the starboard anchor all clear for letting go."
New Britain herald., 1925-03-05
BEGIN HERE TODAY

Alden Drake, formerly a sailor, grown soft and fabby through life of idle ease. ships aboard the clipper orontes as boy" under the command off ..,..
 Jake Stevens, whose enmity he quickly incurs because of q mutual love for .l.. .
 Mary Manning, daughter of the owner, who Is passenger. At Cape Town, Stevens is superseded as cap tain by Drake, whose lawyers have seen to the purchase of the Or sontes during its cruise. Stevens is reduced to the rank of chief mate.
 The Orontes, due partly to Jake's dIsobeyal of orders, is becalmed in the Straits off Java. Mary slips away from the ship with Ike, the steward, and later Jake goes to join her ashore. Then a rebellious crew follows them.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 There was another lot of men who growled and shirked: Tubbs and Sims led in the growing as in the stacking; and they had been forced to sling cargo in the hold all the hot afternoon.
 Some chaps is born slaves, an some. ain't," remarked Tubbs dark ly. Pipes were glowing. No word had come yet about that midnight turning out. That was policy. The mate knew the men would get more comfort out of their food and tobacco If permitted to enjoy them
New Britain herald., 1925-03-05
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You would love the tiny, cunning little house Of Lady Lindy, the cum ming little creature Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were visiting in the deep, deep woods. The tiny lttle house was so small, either of the Raggedys could stand and touch the caves of the roof
 Lady Lindy who owned the cum hing little house also owned a very nice magical stick. It was a wish ing stick and with it she could make almost all wishes come true. of course there were some wishes she could not make come true with Ihe magical wishing stick because the wishing stick was very, very old and then too, there are some wishes which will not come true no matter how magical the charm may be.
 But most of Lady Lindy's wishes would come true, especially the wishes she made when she had company like Kaggcdy Ann and Raggcdy Andy. Then Lady Lindy would wish for nice things 10 eat