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Evening star., 1925-10-13

testimony Mr.. Given declares to be
needed. as juries are loath at times
to convict without It.
Also. Mr.. Given states. case is now
pending where an alleged violator of
this statute ran over Il small child
The child Is still at deaths door in
hospital. II the child dies the man will
be charged with manslaughter Tie
only evidence that the man is guilty
Of granddaughter will be proof that he
was driving while under the influence
OF liquor. II he cannot be convicted
FOR this the nlanslaushter charge will
be thrown out.
Nothing has yet been done about
Mr.. Owens request. Certainly it is Il
matter for the District Commissioners
to consider.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H1SKIN.

result OF the gradual wearing away
or suhsidence Of a central land mass,
accompanied by the equally slow up
growth OF the girlling reef. Accord
ting to this view. each atoll Is In ef-
feet the barrier reef Of an island
which has vanished, or OF q eubn,a-
I1ne mound which approaches the
surface Of the sea. More crudely
stated. the atoll Is the crown OF
sinking volcano. Sir John Murray,
the botaniN Guppy and Prof. Ale1an-
der Agassiz combated this theory
and showed that reefs exist In parts
dence Of subsistence. but where. on
the contrary, there has been uplilt.
Q. What mon who later became
President attended Lincolns IN
augural?-L A. P.
A. "Seventy-fve Years Of White
House Gossip says that In the au
dience were four men who later sue
ceeded to the office OF President
Rutherford Z. Hayes, James A. Gar
field. Chester A. Arthur and benjamin
Harrison.
@. How much does il cost to ship
food from coast 70 coast?-R. z. T.
A. Many kinds Of food are shipped
from the Pacific TO the Atlantic coast
in specially made express cars. which
are attached to passenger trains and
run OF fast time schedules The cost
of building one Of the passenger eE-
press refrigerator" cars is officially
stated to be not far from $4,000. Tho
California shipper who fills one OF
these cars with butter and ships II 70
New York or Philadelphla does 50 a.
an express charge of about 1860.
The cost Of shipping a car Of this
from the Pacific to the At!anti'S
usually runs from $500 TO $500.
O. How did bees como TO he en-
ployed as decorations for Napoleon s
coronation mantle?-L. c. II.
A. At Journal. In Belgium. the
| tomb Of Childer1c was discovered IN
1866 Among the relics were 800
small golden models Of bees. These
were removed to Paris ana "hon
NAPOLEON was crowned Emperor j.
century and q half later he chose
these bees for the decoration OF his
coronation mantle
Q. Do dogs carry tuberculosis
germs?-E. P.
A. The Public Health Service says
that while dogs NAV have tupercu4os-S
they are not considered a common!
; source Of its transmission.
@. How old must chicks be beto-e
they are called chickens?-J. G. X.
A. The term chicks IS properly ap
plied TO the young Of the oonaes.1
! hen until the sex can be distinguish
ed: il is sometimes used to designate
| specinens less than one year Old
O. What is meant by comnlo!i
| carrier?-N. NJ. D.
A. It is railroad or steamship
company which carries or transports
passengers or goods for hire.
(Frederic J. HdsEin Is n,p!oyed By
| this paper to handle the inquiries o.
| our readers. aud you are tnutef 10
! call upon hin, as freely and as often
! as you please ASK anything that IS
| a matter Of juct and the authority
| t,i!l be quoted you. There Is no charge
! for this serrice ASK phdt you 1rcnt.
| SIGN your name dnd address and in
! close 2 cents in stamps for return
| postage. Address The Stdr Inforn'd-
! tion Bureau, Frederic J. HdSkin, d.
rector, Washington. d. c..
Evening star., 1925-10-13

letter fraternity. Then, for no parttcu-
lar reason, we thought OF that stand
ard joke about the Eta BitI ri Fra
ternity.
There is another base ball name that
will 20 down In history because this
member of the Pittsburgh team Is a
great player: but It seems to ME II
ought to be immortalized as well for
Its intrinsic worth.
Gooch.
Ouch!
The Pirate catcher has a name
with an irresistible appeal, one that
places organized base ball I'm the
or athletic industries whichever way
you like) that do much to keep the
punch in our language.
The English language: with it's
United States branch, Is not a dead
! thing. but living, growing organism,
proud Of its historic past and hope
ful Of its unlimited future.
Sometimes. when ] see we'll mean
Ing folk speaking as il our glorious
| tongue vas fixed. static. s,settled by
the grammarians FOR onces and all. I
feel weary and sad at heart.
Those great writer's who have
made our language what it is today
! were, invariably. above good and
evil grammar. To them rules We're
only rules-the genius of the living
tongue was the main thing.
1t may seem somewhat Of q
! stretch from this thought to the
name Gooch, but IT IS not. AS long
as we can produce Gooch our
great language is safe.
Bluege.
=
| profession. industry or trade can trot
forth such a name as Bluege. It's
| combination Of vowels and conso-
| nants is unique, not only in base ball.
but in English.
Peckinpaugh. too, is a name to
| conjure with. as We'll as his work
| on the diamond. Our redoubta BILE
| shortstop, rightly voted the most
| valuable player to his team in the
! American League this year, sports
| a picturesque name. indeed.
No man could fail with such ii
| name.
| Walter Johnson has an orthodox
name, but his nicknames. Barney"
The Big Smoke" The Big Train. "
| have a spice all their own. Perhaps
| no other player in base hall has ever
| beoH CdlIed 80 UNIV anu ~
affectionately by his first name.
The name Walter" when used
today throughout the United States,
| means Walter Johnson, and no mis-
take. lie and "Roxie" are running
II close race for national honors.
The very names OF base ball teams
have pep" in them. The Pirates
sounded much more formidable than
plain Pittsburgh. AS for the Wash
| ington team. II has variety Of
names. running from Nationals" as
| they are called here, TO the "Sena-
tors" by which title they are spoken
| Of by practically every out-oftoW-n
paper In the United States.
| Every world series brings up a
crop OF these striking names for the
| edification. principally, as have
| pointed out. Of that great mass Of
! the population that cannot be called
fans" but are intensely interested
just the same. and are not SO close
| to base ball that their vision is
blurred az to the unusual character
/ Of the names and "nicknames" in
! volved.
We are a giving race, we
Americans, and in no field have we
exerted this ability SO we'll. perhaps.
as In base ball.
Even our midget" and insect"
| teams know how to do it, for what
kid team but has its "Skeeter"?
Evening star., 1925-10-13
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHuANpER JOHNSON.
Nomentous Questions.

Nomentous Questions.
The time is swiftly nearing
When grave duty must begin.
Wen no longer hear the cheering
OF the merry base ball din.
Wen turn to grim dissension
In affairs Of many land.
Sometimes feigning comprehension,
Though we don't quite understand.
Relations Of the nations
VIII assert the highest claim
To our future cogitations--
How we'll miss that base ball game!
Well sigh for pleasure shattered
As we yearn for days OF yore
When the only thing that nattered
Was the question, What's the
score?n
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Declares Hospital
Rates Here Are Fair
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
The writer was interested in a let
ter in Tho Star of October 10 in re-
gard to hospital charges. 1t stated
that these charges were (at one hos
pitaD "$5, IS and 81 a day. payable
weekly in advance" It also stated
there Is not hospital here where a
sick woman Of moderate circum-
stances" could get hospital treatment
In return for a weeks income"
It is true that If one insists on a
private room hospital rates are IS a
day and upward. But one may choose
between privacy and loneliness in a
separate room at IS or less privacy
and good fellowship in a ward at less
than half IS a day.
My own experience Of II weeks in
1924 and II weeks in 1925, spent at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
has shown me that a, hospital is a
friend and a refuge to those who most
need it. And while many Of the
private-room PATIENTS looked out on
the street and street cars, the ward
patients sat in sunny south windows
and looked out into a garden where
roses bloomed.
ANNIE RACHEL HUNTER.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

Q. Do more service stations for
automobiles use machine equipment
or more depend upon hand tools?-
NJ. NJ.
A About 4s per cent have machine
equipment. while 90 per cent use hand
tools only.
.. What animals hibernate?-A.
A. Among the Undertaking animals
are bears. crocodiles. ground hogs, por-
cupines. English squirrels, snails and
woodchucks.
q. How does Boston rank as a fish
market?-C. l. d.
A. Boston ranks first among Amer
lean fishing ports as producing
center. In 1924 the quantity Of fish
landed at Boston by fishing vessels
amounted to l30.966.256 pounds. In
addition to this large quantities were
landed by small boats and also re-
csived from the Pacific coast and
other sections and imported from for
quantity of fish shipped from Boston,
according to a survey for that month.
amounted to 1906 ,3s6 pounds, which
was probably about an average month.
O. Is "half-and-half cotton" a com
rnefcial cottoH!-f. V. II.
A. The originator Of half md half
Ga. This species of cotton is a com.
| rnercial cotton. but the Bureau of
Plant Industry advises the farmer
against planting It. as the lint Is
short and inferior. This cotton is
| often sold at lower prices than other
varieties.
a fS1 =, ,,e
Dead Sea? L. J. d.
a. William F. Lynch, an American
explorer. in 1s4s conducted an expe.
! dition, equipped by the United States
! Government. TO the Jordan and Dead
| Sea. He claimed to be the first to
! examine the shores and to sound the
depths Of the sea.
| Q. Who was the first English King
who led his feet into battle?-W. W.
| T.
A. Richard I. Edward III was the
last to do so.
| Q. When is the funeral sermon
| preached after a death among the
| southern Highlanders?-G. l. S.
! a. Horace kephart says that the
sermon Is not preached for long time
after the interment. Maybe d year OF
several years will elapse.
| Q. Who was the original OF +. L.
! Stevenson's character Mares in The
Wrecker?''-O. +. S.
| A. Capt. Otis. the skipper Of the
famous Casco. was the original o!
Mares. This is said to have been +. l.
! Stevenson's favorite character.
! q. What is the difference between
white alkali and black alkaN soil:-
e. c. NICK.
/ A. White alkal soil contains salt
while the black alkan contains
| sodium crbonate, which is stronger
! than salt. White alkali does not inter
+, fere with crops, while black alkal
does. An inexperienced person could
not tell the difference, as 1t requires
special instruments for making this
test.
Q. What is the origin OF atolls?-
A. K. II.
A. The scientific controversy re
garding the origin Of atolls Is an ole
and famous one, and Is not yet fully
settled. Darwin held that the rings
Of coral. which sometimes rise from
depths far below the limit at which
reef.build!ng polyps can live. are the
Evening star., 1925-10-13

It Is intimated that a!rplanes will
be able to compete with railroad pas
senger service both in cost and COM
fort. Many years must pass before de-
mand for the familiar mode or trans
portation disappears. III spite Of auto
mobiles. there are still citizens who
Insist on having horses ana carriages.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

An effort to revive the oid.time
dances such as waltz. polka and
quadrills has subsidsd, and no doubt
By this time It's promoter Is philo-
sophicaNy endsarerins TO learn the
ChariestL1.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
A Candidates Privilexe.

Did you ever say anything you
were not exactly sure about?"
''Of course answered Senator Sor.
ghum. II have invariably been
emphatic and unreserved in predicting
my own election"
Evening star., 1925-10-13

to, Soviet propaganda in this country
I! there were any hope Of a novel
thought in connection with it. The
world knows the jargon by heart, and
experiment offers no encouragement
as to practical possibilities in connec-
ton with It's ideas.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

China is engaged in Il discussion
With Japan concerning wireless equip
.nent. The attention os the entire
world Is turned 20 the air. II is doubt.
fll whether q better understanding
Will DO promoted If Chinese musicians
undertake to broadcast a native YER
sion OF American Jazz
Evening star., 1925-10-13

The London movement to compel
shrewisll women to wear plaid stock
ings is the first practical step that has
been suggested for restoring long
skirts.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Enchanted Ground.

Enchanted Ground.
In Florida they thought to find
The Fountain Of Eternal Youth.
70 methods new We are inclined
And much more practical, in truth.
IN an endeavor to be rich
We sock, with spirits ever bold,
The Purse OF Fortunatus, which
Is never emptied Of its gold.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

In addition to its other merits. base
ball has asserted itself as a means ef
occasionally discouragins the ticket
spectators.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

Wars cost money, and II Uncle Sam
can control the money OF the world
his demand for peace may take on
much desirable authority.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
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Evening star., 1925-10-13

minute and informing all the time is
the conclusion that, to be sure. will
center upon this author Of that de.
lightful book, '"The Amenities Of Book
Collectinc.'
Evening star., 1925-10-13

A number OF critically inclined
statesmen leave It to be inferred that
they will take mental exceptions TO
this year. Thanksgiving proclama-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

Lisle tops for stockings. ptecing out
silk, may force longer skirts in Eng
land, say the dispatches. The lack Of
silk doesn't seem to have had that
effect In this country.-Wichita Bea-
CON. - a p.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
Restraint.

Restraint.
my wite," said Mr.. Meekton, 'is a
woman who thinks before she speaks"
Was she angry when she learned
you had played cards till after mid.
nigh.?'
mot at all. had enjoyed a lucky
evening, ana before expressing any
opinion she took pains to ascertain
whether I had won or lost"
Evening star., 1925-10-13

French finance is concerned with
NO distinct problems, how to cancel
I'D debts and how to contract new
,
ones
Evening star., 1925-10-13

Commercial activities in Germany
indicate that Iiindenburg is i leader
and organizer in time Of peace as we'll
az war.
Evening star., 1925-10-13
B1der Than Ajax.

Oh. Traffic Cop. my envy is colnplete!
You are the only one by Nature
suited
TO stand out in the middle Of the
street
And fear no chance Of being fiivver.
cuted!
Evening star., 1925-10-13

Jud Tunkins says the farmer gets
q great deal OF sympathy he can't use.
If he could use 1t, there'd be sone way
Of making him pay for it.
Evening star., 1925-10-13

"I'd have mo- hopes bout disarma.
ment," said Uncle Eben, 'if de inven-
ton Of de safety razor had caused any
decrease in mortal combat"
Evening star., 1925-10-13
THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE
WORLD. A. Edward Newton. The

more available tranSlatlon, tnefepy
turning himself into a. criminal. nee
ing from the law TO Antwerp, where
finally, ne suffered death for his OBJ
d,rate defiance Of the Kings law.
BY Tyndale's time politics and re-
llsion had joined hands In their long
partnership Of murderous and un-
Christian suppression of all opposi.
ton. Among the many interesting
Bibles that this period Of its develop
ment produced is the Geneva Bible
the most popular OF the translations OF
It's time. 1T had a romantic back
ground. 1t was the Bible OF the
Reformation. the Bible OF Calvin and
Knox and their followers. 1t was OF
convenient size: It was portable and
inexpensive. Above all. 1t was the
first Bible that was cut up into verses
which could readily be committed to
memory. For all these reasons II
came to be beloved by the common
people as no other Bible had ever
been" This is sometimes called the
"Breeches Bible" so-called because in
1t the seventh verse OF the third
chapter OF Genesis reads made them
selves breeches" instead Of aprons"
Certainly a nistake-if not a long
forecast toward the present.
History and story, sometimes inter
mingled. sometimes Identical. and all
the time freshened and punctuated by
the 1--we interest and keen comment
Of the author. follow here the story
Of our Bible from ita authentic origins
to it's present place in the great lit.
erature of the world. A Wise man,
this book hunter who will have moth
Ing to do with discussions Of the In
ner content of this book sks this bears
upon the essence of God and the saliva.
n SnII1S n
structions Of palpably uninspired men.
Rather does he. in his joyous vocation
hunting rare books. give a cursory and
highly interesting study Of the history
Of our Bible.
Other characteristic papers are in
cluded In this volume-serious matters
over which Edward Newton refuses
to be serious IN the sense Of being
dry and deadly. Entertaining every
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1925-03-13
DOBRA ROBoTA, LANSINGVILCANIAf

Komu cest', tomu cest - nas Lansingvilcania 81
ju pine zasuzia Lansngvlle je dnes po East Youngs
towne Seetone najvacsou kooniou sovenskou V Ma
honing dolne Slovaci majl tam katolcky presbyteri
;;nsky kostol mad Sokolovu - ktora vyplaca pre-
spoocenske vykony 1ch spoocensk zivot je intenziv
Ey Majd spolky kazd6ho drlhu, divadelny kfzok Wy
born baseball cau. maju al dobre reprezentacne te
leso, Soyenskv Politieky Klub ktoy Lansingvlcanov
reprezentuje senok, pred aerickou we're noste eu.
Tento klub NAL sobotu sch6dzu, ktorej pritonn
boil styria mestsk radcovia dvaja mestsk fskah.
10 M sebe znamena mnoho ked' mestsk tradnic
respektuj ziadosti sovensk6ho klubu pridu jeho
schodzu vzdor tom, este vol bach mech rovat Klb
i'm predlozH zadost lansngvskych Slovakov koncil
mani hned pondelok schodzi mestskej lady poda
iyrhy ich ziadostiam yyhoyet Oba anglicke denniky
pisay Slovenskom Politickom Klube Lansingville
tax sloyenske dosalo do sroke verejnos
peknom svetle.
Uspechu lansingvilskych slovakov tesime blaho-
zelanle an Dosiahli no svedoptou pracou seba
vzdelayannl ic buddco-aesaene zapotatie stayby mo-
yho 100000 katoickeho len potvrdzue nasu do
bau nlieIku nich. Len sa pricmujte mad alej
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1925-03-13
+ JAN ADOLF FERIENCtK.

sobotu rano, Z. marca ponlinu sa do vecnosti Jan
Adolf Ferienck jeden najpvsch slovenskeh redakto
rov Amerke Trpe dlhs cas-; zprvu kedy zachore
ale pesedne mesace bo rpdtan skoro stale lozku
Telo podl 'ahle po dhom boj snlt ou
Jan A. Ferieneik boil opravdovy slovensky pionier
poll novnarstva Amerike W ioku 1893, tedy pred 80
rokn bo redaktoiom 4'ROdiny' Cleveande Pc jej "a
niku redigova yacere casopisy, ako
vensk6 Noyny''; organ MSS, "Slovenskeho Hlasnka'
organ SEJ yEdaval redigoval "Osvetu ktora zanikla
Cleveande r0ku 1914 potion Dol tedaktorom f'Sloven
skeho Narodneho Delmika'' Chicago cd jeho zank
nutia 1916 bol redaktorom Denneho Hlasu' ''Hla
SUI, vydavaneho p. ]. Pankuchom Clevelande Okrem
ohto nebohy Feenck napsal aebo sostav Wac knziek
kaendarov. Pisal vyborne clanky vsetky predmev
Dol vysoko vzdeanv napisal viacere rozpravky 70
sovensko oamerickeho zvota pliezitostn6 basne Bol
cinny vsetkon kde jednalo slovensk1 Jeho
narodovectvo bolo rdzo slovenske bezzstne: zomrel
ponene chudobny vzdor jeho vekch schopnosti. Ze
no amerck Sovaci ctili toho d0kaz podanv Dol VOL
bach Narodn6ho Slovenskeho Spolku ked bol zvoen
starosu Kruu Mladeze velkou vacsinou hlasov vzdol
sinej protagitaci
Jan A. Felienck narodil sa 30 maja 1865 vo zvolene
rodicov Jana A. Amae Ferencik Do skoy chodil vo
Zvolene poom Baskej Bystric kde vysudova "a uci-
tela dosal miesto evanjelickej skole Brezinach
zupe Zvoenskej kde al ozenil Maliou Malkovou Po
toch rokoch uel stva odsiel spoluredaktora vlad
nvm Slov Novinam do Pesti kde ale dlho nezosta pre-
svoje sovensk6 presvedcenie psie do Amerky. Tu
cely jeho zivot Dol novnarom spisoyatel ON.
Ia j. A. Ferienckom zelieme zelie "a nim celia slo-
venska Amerika Malo e dusevnch pracovnikov sloven
skych Amerike ich rady este redn, miesto ably sa
mnozily Smlt' jana A. Feriencka je nenahradtel'na
zraa nielen jeho manzeke ktor1 zanechava synom
dcerou, ale vsetkym anerickv Slovakon. Mech Bob
da spoenutie sladke jeho paniatka narode mech
stane vecna!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-05
''Have / Fighting
Chance? If So | Will
Go After IT, Last
Words
WAS A HERO
OF GETTYSBURG
Came to Wisconsin in
1867 Was Twice
State Executive

Edward Scofeld twice governor
of Wisconsin, died at his home at
Has a. m. Tuesday after pro-
tracted illness. He was SO.
Mr.. Scofield's death had been ex-
pected momentarily for several
days. He sank rapidly during
Monday night and at 1880 a. m.
was unconscious. His son George,
and granddaughter, Marion, daugh-
ter of George, were at his bedside
when death came.
Dr. Minnie Hopkins said that
death was incident to old age.
The former governors last words
were characteristic: Have l a
fighting chance? II 50 / will go af-
ter it"
The funeral for the former gov
ernor will be held Friday at 2 p. m.
from the home.
Hero of Gettysburg
One Of the heroes of Gettysburg,
where he earned. q promotion to
captain; one of the SO hostages
drawn by the Confederates to be
its bombardment by the Union
placed in Fort Sumpter to prevent
feet, and a participant in every
battle fought by the Army of the
Potomac in the first three years
of the Civil war, Edward Scofield
had a brilliant war record,
Yet he was Of such modest ma
ture that he never voluntarily told
of his experiences in the great con-
hict; even his old comrades-in-arms
found in difficult to get him to dis
cuss the events of those tragic
days
Twice honored with the COVER
norship, he was the target for the
bitter attacks of the La Toilette
wing. His administration was
characterized by insistence upon
economy and the establishment of
the state tax commission
Came to State in 1867
Mai. Sconeld came to Wisconsin
in 1867
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-05
NewS Notes
OF Westfeld

Marion and Celia Brooks spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr., and
Mrs. Fred Brooks returning to
Reedsburg Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Verthein
spent Monday at the Otto Meyer
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Verthein
were Reedsburg shoppers Friday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edd IIintz and
family spent Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Driefke.
Miss Alvina Dargel of Reedsburg
called on Mrs. John Klipp recent
~.
August Harmon, Carl Koenig,
Ageua and Harold Schuette spent
Sunday at the John Verthein home.
Roy Brooks spent Sunday with
MIR. and Mrs. John Oetzman
Verne Drieflze was a Black Hawk
caller recently,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-05

old days was the center of Chica-
COS red light district
Stokes endeavored to prove that
his wife had been the notorious
"Red Helen" of Chicago's old ten
derloin
Mrs. Stokes will be the states
principal witness, but state laws
forbid that she testify against
him
In a telegram received by her
private investigator, w. c. Dan
nenberg, she has said:
'1'Il pnlory w. E. D. Stokes in
the eyes Of the nation. | Will
make him suffer as he has made
me suffer-
Stokes is going to sweat Blood
under my legal bull whip. l shall
show no mercy now"
At the last divorce hearing Mrs.
Stokes was awarded $4,000 for
attorneys fees and the income for
life on an absolute trust fund Of
100000.
Mrs. Stokes is 81. Her husband
is past 70. The couple were mar
ried in 1911