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Evening star., 1925-08-08

borne. Change the bits Of flannel az
often as they become cold, keeping m
the treatment for half an hoLf. Rest
for several hours. then repeat the
treatment until desired results are OBJ
| tanned.
.. How many square miles does the
surface of the earth contain?-B. l.
A. The superficial area OF the earth
! is i96, $50, 900 square miles.
| Q. Are the words stop" counte ed in
the length of a telegram?-H. l.. F.
A. Such words are counted.
Q. Is it true that Florida has a eli
mate like Italy?--A. ]. Z.
| A. The climate of the northern part
of Italy resembles that of Florida.
The mean annual temperature varies
| from 81 degrees Fahrenheit to 81 de
grees Fahrenheit. The mean Summer
| temperature does not exceed 80 de
grees Fahrenheit. Th rainfall occurs
mostly in the Fall and Winter months.
| O. How long was a cubit?-.T r, A.
A The length of the cubt is de-
| rived from the length of the forearm.
| From a number of Egyptian measur-
| ing sticks found in the tombs OF
| Egypt, the cubit is ascertained to be
| equal to 20.64 English inches. The
| Roman cubt was Ia Roman feet. or
! IA English inches. These are the
| only two cubits whose lengths are un-
| disputed. Two cubits are mentioned
| In the Bible. The shorter of these was
| probably that which is called the
| cubit of man and the longer is called
the cubit after the first measure.
Julian of Ascalon speaks of two cubits
in the ratio OF % to Is. We have no
accurate knowledge, however, of the
Hebrew cubits, since the cubit of the
! temple is estimated variously by high
| authorities as from I 3 TO 26 inches.
| Q. What kind of bottom have oys-
! ter beds?-L. E. H.
A. Oyster beds repose as a rule on
a muddy substratum, upon which hey
. have been built up from a compare
| lively small nucleus by the fixation.
year after year of the young upon
/ the shells of their predecessors.
Q. Was golf invented" in Scot
| land?-N. 6.
A. The game was hrst PLAYED hy
| the Dutch in the Netherla nds. Two
| Scotchmen imported the game TO their
| country.
Q. How wide were Roman roads?
w. p.
| A. The more important Roman
| roads had paved width of 16 feet.
| During the Middle Ages the paving
Of roads practically ceased, and the
spread of epidemics during this time
| was doubtless due to the condition of
| the travelled roads.
Q. Who are the Forty ImmortaIs?"
j. G.
A. They are the members OF the
| French Academy. The first and most
important of the five academies OF the
| Institute de France.
tpou hare q personal re preseHtdti1-e
an Washington tCho is 1CiIling to ser7'e
you 1cithout charge. The great free
Information bureau conducted hV
Frederic j. Rdskin stands reddu 10
secure for you any information tchich
1T Is t1tthtH the practice of the Coz
srnment to 0iOe to the public 1t also
keeps in close contact aoifh great edp-
cdtiondl institutions. libraries. aHu-
seumS. art galleries and other sources
not available to the average ind
rtdaot. You con haze the nns1cer
to any question of fact sent dfrectly
to yoa by simply incISoinO g cents
IN stamps for return postage and
addressing The Star Information
BuredH. Frederic J. Haskin. director.
/ Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Anthracite costs a little more each
Winter. The miners and the mine
owners are Industrious every Summer
thing to interest him. Unfortunately
for the demonstration there are no
orators ore rhetoricians in either camp
competent to provide exceptional en-
tertainment.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Eskimos are afraid of Arctic air
planes. So are a great many persons
better acquainted with them. There
are two classes of people who regard
highly complicated mechanical de-
vice with apprehension; those who do
not understand it at all and those who
understand it thoroughly
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Hindenburg might be willing to
hand Germany back to the Hohenzol
lerns if he could possibly do so with
out rendering himself historic figure
so pathetic that no renewed imperial
ism could adequately apologize for
him.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Such has become the prosperity of
Wilhelm Hohenzollern that persons
who once shouted Hang the ex-
Kaiser" may soon be grateful if they
can secure his influence in negotia ting
loan.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

A glimpse of the sporting pa ges con-
veys the casual and irresponsible inn
preston that Mr.. Jack Dempsey is in
training as the champion of pugilistic
pacificism.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Aside from any controversial in
timations. the present assemblage
serves to call attention to the fact
that Washington. d. G., is, beyond
doubt, the worlds great convention
city.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

The position of the modern prize
fighter would be more dignified if old
John l.. Sullivan had not enjoyed
triumph modestly and faced defeat
without a fear. In his way John L.
was an idealist.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Press agents have not been called
on to explain why some of the smart
things motion picture stars say in
print are never put into the
scenarios.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

The King of England has been well
coined in every portion of the globe
as the worlds most distinguished and
affable innocent bystander."
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Patient auditors who pay the price
per ton are beginning to wish the par.
ticipants in the coal strike conference
would rehearse a, new line of dialogue.
Evening star., 1925-08-08
Tourist Crop Fascinates.
at Southern Exposition

Bryan at Southern Exposition.
Fioridafs greatest crop is it's tour
lists, a million of them a year. and
averagina each ones expenditures at
800. they represent a purchasing
power Of 100000, 600.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

A Summer vacation trip usually i'm
plies rest and recreat alton. 1t is not so
with the "klan.'
Evening star., 1925-08-08
Lining Up.

Lining Up.
do you remember when people
used to hold torchlight processions?"
No" answered Senator Sorghum.
like that was a line Of people protest
ing against their electric light bills
Evening star., 1925-08-08

DE man dat's lookin' foh trouble y
said Uncle Eben, lis like Jonah when
he went a-fishin. He don't know
what to dc when he done cotch what
he was after"
Evening star., 1925-08-08
Attire.
Social Position.

Il want to warn you against patron
izing bootieggers."
mo danger" rejoined Uncle Bill
Bottletop. "Bootleggers out our way
are too rich and naughty to be patron
lied
Evening star., 1925-08-08
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States.


The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news dis
matches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
~ special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-08-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
PrOcesSionins

Processioning.
When anything gets on our mind
In mirth or in depression.
In every instance we're inclined
To hold a big procession.
We weary of the argument
Which comes so fiercely strayins.
And so, to ease the discomfort,
We set the music playing.
The questions queer that we must ask
Claim studious devotion
When heads grow weary OF the task,
We put our feet in motion.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Jungle Born" by John Eytan, is
another story Of the type Of Kipling's
Jungle Books and the Tarzan series,
In which a child is left in the jungle
and deprived of all the amenities of
civilization, and then the reader is
told to watch and see what happens.
for the writer's of these stories all
seem to he svolutionists, not funda.
msntai:sts. .
Evening star., 1925-08-08
THEODORE W. MOVES. e. Editor

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morn
Ing edition, is delivered by carriers within
tbs city at so cents per month; daily only:
10 cents per month; Sunday only. 20 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at the end of each month
Evening star., 1925-08-08
Ine6ectuaIities,


They are coming home from Europe
All those wise, inquiring minds
That went forth from here to cure up
Foreign ills of various kinds.
And old Europe, grimly waiting,
Doesn't seem to be aware
Mid her sorrow and debating
That those minds were ever there.
Jud Tunkins says it's kind o dis
couragin' to see so many folks whose
only hope Of happiness seems to be
In gettin' away from home"
Economy.
Women should economize in
dress"
"They are doing so,' answered Miss
CAYENNE "One-half a. pair of trousers
would afford ample material for a full
sized skirt
Attire.
The babe new born, Fathers gaze
OF earnest admiration met.
Said Pop, IF Fashion holds her ways
Them's all the clothes you'll ever
get.'
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Paul Wilstach in Along the Py-
renees" starts from Toulouse for his
tour. He quotes the dictum of an old
legionnaire: There is no place else so
proper first to see these noble noun
tains, for Toulouse by every natural,
that is to say by every typographical
reason. holds a key to every gateway
to the Pyrenees." From the top of the
Hill of the Column at Toulose "as far
as the eye can see is France. Beyond
the faint wavering line where earth
and sky blend is Spain" The author
crosses this faint wavering line" and
enters Spain at one point. He also
goes into the small Independent state
Of Andorra, lying in the mountains be-
tween France and Spain, and the two
chapters devoted to this little peasant
country reveal a people and customs
little known and likely to remain so
until access is easier. 'The nearest
railroad in France is over 40 miles
north, and In Spain railway comes
no nearer than so miles. Wheeled We
hicles may approach it over only one
road up from Spain on the south. On
the north and east and west it may
be reached only by mule trails and foot
paths over four of the widest and
loneliest passes of this range, at alti.
tudes all above 5000 feet" Starting
from Toulouse the author went first
east, to Carcassonne and to Perpignan
in old Roussillon on the "Vermilion
Coast; then west, to Pau, Lourdes
and the Basque country, ending his
journey at Biarritz, on the Cote
d'Argent," where the Pyrenees end.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Q. Should bachelor of arts" be
abbreviated "B. A" or "A. BIS.
b. A.
A. Both abbreviations are sane
toned
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Q. What kind of bottom have oys-
ter beds?-L. E. II.
A. Oyster beds repose as a. rule on
muddy substratum, upon which hey
have been built up from a compare
lively small nucleus by the fixation.
year after year. of the young upon
the shells of their predecessors.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

.. Which of the British decorat tions
IS considered the greatest distinc-
tion"-M. G.
a; 1T is said thai the Victoria Cross
Is the most highly priced.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Q. Was golf invented" in Scot
land?-N. 6.
A. The game was first PLAYED hy
the Dutch in the Netherla nds. Two
Scotchmen imported the game TO their
country.
Evening star., 1925-08-08

On the struggle for existence. Oar
win said: When we reflect on this
struggle we may console ourselves
with the full belief that the war of ma
ture is not incessant, that no fear is
felt. that death is generally prompt,
Evening star., 1925-08-08

Q. How many square miles does the
surface of the earth contain?-B. J..
A. The superficial area OF the earth
is i96 $50 900 square miles.
Evening star., 1925-10-08
Of CARS
DEATH DEMANDED
New YORK Surrogate Insists
Also en- Order of Decrease
of Royal Family.
Ey tho Assocfated Press

Ty the Associated Press
NEW YORK. October S.-The sto-
ries and rumors of the death OF Car.
Nicholas II of Russia ANA his imme-
diate family following the Russian
revolution must be sifted until ac-
tual PROOF OF death further than has
been presented and the order of de-
cease of the members of the family
Is produced. before local courts will
tai he action regarding the personal eS-
tate of the late car in this country.
Surrogate John +. O'Brien
named these requirements when
Prince Serge Georgievich Romanov-
sky. now resident of New York. ap-
piled for letters of administration for
credits held in the United States. The
prince claims to be blood cousin and
nearest living kin of the Russian n
monarch.
He cited official Russian records to
prove the cars death, but Surrogate
OBrien asserted:
The court cannot take official
cognizance of certain reports 1t
must be punctilious as to facts in this
as in all other cases.
The court required the order of
death of members OF the family stat
Ing that upon the point whether the
car or cZarina died first would rest
the order OF precedence of the heirs
of the estate. No value was placed
upon the estate and this information
also was required of Prince Serge.
Among SO heirs of the car listed
In the princes petition We're En-
press Marie. Copenhagen, and Prin-
cesses Zenla and Olga, Denmark. sis
terS.
The surrogate ordered the peti-
toner to file a new petition incor-
porating the required information and
naming the public administrator a
party to the proceedings to safeguard
the rights of nonresident heirs.
Evening star., 1925-10-08
ODD SUPPLIES BOUGHT.
$3,871.o45 Spent for Miscellaneous
Materials by District.

The District government purchased
miscellaneous materials and supplies
OF every conceivable nature during
the las, fiscal year, aggresating IN
cost s3.S71 1859. according to the
annual report Of Purchasing Officer
NJ. G. Hargrove submitted to Commits
sioner Rudolph today.
Mr.. Hargrove buys all of the ,ulky
materials used in street repair work
and in sewer cons ruction. food and
all sorts Uf house furnishings for
municipal institutions. revolvers for
policemen. car tokens for inspectors
and Il hundred other things.
Evening star., 1925-10-08
HONOR GRADUATES NAMED
BY THE WAR Department
Distinguished Students of Mary
land and Virginia Institutions
Listed in General Order.

Names OF honor graduates of dis
tinguiShed colleges and honor military
schools are listed in general order
Just issued by the War Department.
The list includes the names of such
graduates III institutions having a
military course in Maryland and Nir
ginia as follows:
University of Maryland. College
Park-Joseph {. Burger.
Johns Hopkins University. Balti
more. Md.-Thomas r. Gather and
George II. Reblich
Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College and Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg. Na.-Georse w. Bolton
James 3. Hawkins. Richard E. john
son. Cornelius T. King, il. John j.
Murphy and Oscar p. Nutter.
Virginia Military Institute. Lexing-
ton. Na.-Edward s. F'erebce, DE Leon
NJ. Fields. il. Marion *. Kellogg and
Robert W. Kellogg.
Staunton Military Academy. Staun-
ton. Na.-Frederick NJ. Hopkins
Evening star., 1925-10-08

The worlds greatest station for
generating electric power. now build
ing in New York City, will be able to
supply current enough to light 3.O00,-
900 houSeS-more than there are in
the whole State of New York out
side of New York City
Evening star., 1925-04-04

sol Longfellow st. n.w.--Modern. corne
home Of rooms and bath; garage.
EIKER & SOLOMON,
Franklin 534A 526 Bond Building.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

6 T. & b. stucco bungalow, s6e50; small
down payment; $50 a month covers every
thing: ami; good cellar; large front porch;
semi-fnished attic, window shades, etc; real
fireplace concrete driveway; lot 45xl5O; In
r. & b. bungalow $500; you suggest
the terms; ami; 2 bedrooms. large kitchen
lot 45x15O in fine location:
j. W. SHADLE. BUILDER,
n, sn59 2424 Carroll Ave, Takoma, PIX.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

LARGE HOCSE-TWO DRAWING ROOMS,
eight bedrooms, three baths; suitable for ie-
CATION studio house, fraternity or home; most
exclusive downtown neighborhood: as home
stion, double garage and yard most eco
nomical house of its size; within three blocks
of White House: furniture may be bought az
low rate; for inspection call Frank. 1883. -
Evening star., 1925-04-04
FOR sALE-WAREHoUSEs.

IL. 600 FIT. ON PA r. r. SIDING. ADJOIN.
ing large freproof warehouse: 120 It. on siding.
100 IT. on paved street: best small tract on
either railroad. Advancement can be made
for financing construction Of nreproof ware
house on long term lease to responsible
st NV Main $500,
Evening star., 1925-04-04
SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY.
{Conttnued)

FOR SALE on EYE ST. BETWEEN 18th
and 13th-2-story and basement brick dwell
ing; priced right to a quick purchaser. c. w.
SIMPSON CO., 734 18th st. NV. Frank. 800.
NEAR MASS. AVE. AND 1st ST. NV
Store with living rooms. auto repair shop. z
garages; lot 32x175; price less than ground
value; terms, 81 900 cash, balance monthly.
VIM. II. McGRANN. 722 11th st. NV. Main
37l2
LARGE STORE on 7th ST NV; IDEAL
for pool and billiard room laundry, storage.
hardware, etc; to be sold at pre-war cost Of
lot and construction
p ]. WALSHE, Inc, 11O7 Eye ST. NV
Franklin $685.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

141s A ST. s.E.--COLORED-6 ROOMS AND
bath; $40 per month.
JOS. A. HEIlRERT & SONS,
515 f. Capitol ST.
1882 ST. N.W.-9-Ro0M. AND BATH
brick; electric light, gas. newly papered and
painted. 500 monthly.
JESSE T.. IIEISkELL.
1l15 Eye st. NV. Main 66S.
1882 CALVERT ST. NV.
10 rms, baths. showers; h.-w.h.. cleo;
sleeping porch: garage; condition like new:
lease If desired Key at 1880 Calvert st.
See at any time.
Petty & PETTY.
1410 Eye St. Main 2437.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
FOR SALE-STORES.

FOR SALE-SIUkES.
NOS 8 & 61st ST. N.E.-DOUBLE 1-SToRY
building, stores, front porch across entire
building. street also in rear; electric light:
very good condition: would make store
and nice apt; absolutely a pickup at 81, 500.
Look 1t over and call us. Main 1881.
1852 D ST. NE-NEW CORNER STORE.
with apt on 2nd floor; priced right. AIRY
broker or phone Main 2670 or Adams 1888. 15s
Evening star., 1925-04-04

REAIrTrFI-T NEW BUNGALOW WITH
two large bedrooms, living ROOM dining room
and kitchen; hot-water heat, oak floors, tiied
bath, big attic. cellar, laundry and nice iot
located in West Chevy Chase, near cars In
the District northwest; you buy the house on
no cash payment and monthly payments as
rent $50 TO $40 per month; move any day
Call at 1881 18th st. NV, day or night,
or telephone Adams 1914. %
Evening star., 1925-04-04
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN.
LOANS on autos and trucks: without loss of
use or title; legal rates; confidential. Mr..
Monk. ATT Mo. ave. NV.
LOANS OF $50 TO S1G0 CAN BE SECURED
on furniture and personal property. CHAT
TEL TITLE CO.. INC. so5 9th st. NV.
DO YOU NEED MONEY?
HAVE You A CART
Address Box 421-H, star ONCE for Money.
YOU KEEP THE CAR.
Evening star., 1925-04-10
VETERANS HOSPITAL
PHYSICIANS CONFER
Director Hines Meets With Medical
Officers to Discuss Many Prob
lens in Work.

Medical officers in charge OF Vet
erans Bureau hospitals throughout
the country met with Director Frank
T. Hines and other officials here today
for conference on subjects of or
g.lnization. administration. treatment
of veterans and management of the
hospitals.
DR.. B. w. Black, executive officer of
the Medical Service, presided at the
meeting, which was opened by Gen.
Hines with a short address. Others
who spoke were DR.. E. o. Crossman,
medical director of the bureau, and
DR.. NJ. T. MacEachern, director of
hospital activities, American College
OF Surgeons, who Is secretary of the
medical council of the bureau.
DR.. F. w. Williamson, representa-
tive of the American College of Sur
geons and associate member of the
medical council Of the bureau, has
completed an inspection Of every hos
pital conducted by the bureau and
Will confer with the visiting medical
officers. The conference will conclude
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1925-04-10
HIT BY STREET CAR,
! MAN, So, EXPIRES
Elias C. Ridinys Succumbs
l. to Injuries Received
~ Early Today.

Elias c. Ridings, 50 years old, of
122 CT street, died at Casualty Hos
pital at noon today from injuries re-
ceived early this morning when he was
knocked down by a street car of the
one-man type on the Brookland line
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Co. in front of 106 G street.
Ridings was struck crossing the
street near First street. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where
physicians said he suffered from
fractured skull.
Eight-year-ol Joseph Avoden of
2916 NJ street suffered conclusion OF
the brain late yesterday, when he
was knocked down by an automobile
driven by Ernest NJ. jameson of 2012
o street, at Twenty-ninth and M
streets The child was taken to
Georgetown University Hospital.
Francis H. Stephens. jr, son or
Corporation Counsel Stephens, was
thrown from a motor cycle yesterday
in a collision with an automobile
operated by Harry Callard. 1o4S
Thirty-third street. He sustained an
injury to his leg.
Miss X Z. Francis, 81, of sos East
Capitol street, and Joseph Kirchgess-
ner, I years old, of 3214 Volta place
were slightly injured in traffic acci-
dents.
Evening star., 1925-04-10
PLANES PLAN VIEWS
OF NEW PARK AREAS
Reservations in Three South
ern States to Be Photo
graphed From Air.

Areas recommended as sites for the
Shenandoah National Park in Vir-
gfnia, and the Smoky Mountain Ma
tional Park in Tennessee and North
Carolina, will be photographed from
airpianes within the next few weeks
as the first step in the task of de-
termining boundaries of the proposed
parks, each of which covers approxi-
mately 100 square miles.
Col. Glenn S. Smith, secretary of
the Southern Appalachian National
Park Commission, asserted today that
when the photographs are available
he will call a meeting of the commits
sion next month at which plans will
be formulated for an extended in
spection tour of the sites in June by
the entire body. The commission Is
empowered to Ak the boundaries, to
receive offers of donations and to OBJ
tain options on land within the pro-
posed parks. The Mammoth Cave
region in Kentucky also will be
visited.
Evening star., 1925-04-10
Aliens Admitted as Visitors Create
Problem by Efforts to Stay in y. S.

Aliens visiting the United States
for a short stay and liking the coun-
try so well that they want to make
their homes here, have become one
Of the chief concerns OF the Immi-
grafton Bureau.
Unaware that they have been ad-
mitted as visitors. these aliens are
beseiging the bureau with requests
for extensions of their leave to re-
main here, many explaining that
since their arrival they have found
work, and like 1t 30 well they don't
want to go home.
Their enthusiasm. however, often
proves their undoing, for under the
immigration laws, the bureau is re-
quired to deport such aliens when
they go to work after being admitted
as visitors. or In any other way
change their status from that under
which they were temporarily admitted
to this country.
Officials Of the bureau said today
that dozens of applications for ex-
tensions of leave to remain in the
Evening star., 1925-04-10
BURTON TO HEAD
PARLEY DELEGATION
Named Chairman of United
States Group to Geneva
Arms Control Session.

Appointment of Representative
Theodore E. Burton of Ohio as chair
man of the American delegation to
the Geneva International Conference
on the control of the traffic in arms,
to be held under the auspices of the
League of Nations, was announced
yesterday by the State Department.
Other members will be Hugh Glib
son, American Minister to Switzer-
land: Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long
of the Navy General Board: Allen w.
Dulles, chief of the Near Eastern di-
vision of the State Department, and
Brig. Gen. c. L. III. Ruggles, assistant
to the chief of Army ordnance.
Technical advisors to the Ameri-
can conferees will be Charles T.. Her
ring of the Department OF Commerce,
who is now commercial agent at the
embassy in Berlin: Maj. George V.
Strong of the United States Army and
Comdr. Herbert +. Leary of the United
States Navy.
Group to Sail April IS.
with the exception of Mr.. Burton
who will leave in advance of the
party for Europe, the delegation will
sail for Geneva about April Is. The
first session Of the conference Is
scheduled for May 4.
American participation in the con-
ference will be based upon the prepa
ration OF a draft convention to con-
troll arms traffic which does not in
volve any proposal to deal with the
subject through legislation to curl
the manufacture of arms In any coun-
try. The agenda confines the discus
sion strictly to plans for licensing
all international arms shipments and
to the declaration of prohibited zones
for further protection of peace and
order among the backward nationali-
ties.