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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. At the exhibition of the National
Academy of Design there is a statue
called "Cestus"? What is its signifi-
cance?-P. T. n.
A. The cestus was a boxing glove
bound to the wrist and forearm by
loaded thongs. 1t was worn by Greek
and Roman cestauri;, or boxers. The
figure Of the athlete to which you
refer represents a boxer equipped
with the cestus.
q. Is there any truth in the idea
that the continents of the world are
Tnoving?-K. Z. V.
A. This idea Is embodied in the
"Wegener hypothesis" suggested by
Prof. Alfred Wegener of Austria in
his book, THE Origin of Continents
and Oceans" published in 1912. This
theory is that the continents of the
world are drifting, the rate of move
ment being necessarily very slow, and
during recent conferences of scientists
it was decided that certain tests, in
Volving radio, We're to be made during
the Winter of 1926-1927.
q. Did the late President Theodore
Roosevelt ever approve the idea of a
| league Of nations2-D. l.. 2.
A. In his Nobel lecture in 1910
Roosevelt said, in part: 1T would be
| a master stroke if those great powers
honestly bent on peace would form
a league of peace, not only to keep
peace among themselves, but to pre-
vent, by force. if necessary, it's being
broken by others. The man or states
| man who should bring about such a
condition would have earned his place
| in history for all time and his title
| to the gratitude of all mankind"
@. What is the liberty cap?-W.
| T. l..
A. The Phrygian cap, or liberty
| cap, was d peaked headdress worn
| by the ancient Phrygians, and when
! placed upon the heads of slaves be
came token of their freedom, thus
| becoming a symbol of liberty. During
the French Revolution it was made
| the mark of a patriot" and Louis
XVI was compelled to wear 1t in order
| to show his agreement with the peo-
/ pies desires. The cap appears on
| the head of the goddess of liberty
on some Of the coins of the United
States, and has also been adopted
by some foreign countries and in
cluded in their coats of arms.
@. Were there State labor bureaus
before the national department was
crea ated2-W. T. S.
! a. Massachusetts created the first
! bureau of labor in 1853. Congress
| followed with the creation of the Ma
| tional Bureau Of Labor in 1854, the
Department of Commerce and Labor
| in 1903 and the Department of Labor
| in 1913.
| @. What college first offered courses
: in journalism?-W. c. F.
! A. This School Of Journalism estab.
| lished at Columbia University under
| the Pulitzer endowment of 1903. was
| the first institution of the kind in the
! world 1t was opened September 80,
1912.
Q. Are there Kimberley gold fields
as we'll as diamond fields?-T. X. G.
A There is a district in Western
Australia called Kimberley that came
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Ship Control.

The controversy over the operation
Of the Government merchant
fleet has come to the fore again in the
merchant marine conference now I'M
der way in this city Stated in its
simplest terms, the question is
whether the Shipping Board shall have
the power or whether 1t shall be
e lodged in the Fleet Corporation made
responsible to the President of the
United States.
Secretary Hoover of the Depart
-,lenr of Commerce in an address to
the conference advocated turning the
Government merchant fleet over to
the Fleet Corporation, with final re-
sponsibility lodged in the President.
In support of his proposal. Mr.. Hoover
urged that business-like operation,
economy and efficiency demanded GEN.
tralization Of authority. He pointed
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first degree without recommendation
for mercy. The verdict, however. was
rendered promptly.
Unquestionably the Leopold and
Loeb case in Chicago has affected the
public judgment regarding the eff
cacy OF the courts to punish ade-
quately those found guilty of capital
offenses. Those lads were tried for
murder and entered pleas Of guilty,
but were sentenced to life imprison-
ment on the ground of their
youth. Noel. of about the same age.
had a positive record Of mental un-
balance. Abnormality in the cases of
Leopold and Loeb was only a matter
OF inference from the abnormality of
their crime. Experts engaged by the
defense testified that in their opinion
the defendants were irresponsible, but
the judge granted mercy. If there be
mercy in life sentences. In New Jer
sey, where justice is more severe and
more speedy, the jury was not tnfiu
enced by the record of detention in a
"a ~ siAO eSf'IiihOiS VA N@>
perts, and speedily rendered verdict
that involves the death penalty.
The difference between these two
trials and their outcome is an inn
pressive indication of the effect Of the
Leopold-Loeb case in Chicago upon
public feeling as reflected In the find
ings Of juries. In general. the out
come of the Chicago trial was viewed
as failure of justice. The cases
might easily have been reversed. with
a merciful verdict rendered in the New
Jersey case and the extreme penalty
administered in the Chicago case. In
each instance the crime was atrocious,
unprovoked, wanton and brutal. call
ing for the extreme punishment pro-
vided by the law. 1t may be that the
grant of mercy to the Chicago lads
has served a valuable purpose in
evoking a mandatory public sentiment
in favor Of full execution Of the pen
alties for willful homicide as means
of checking crime, which is so terribly
prevalent in this country.
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Traffic and the Public.

The greatest good for the greatest
number" should be the controlling
element in the decisions the Commits
sioners of the District will soon make
on the forty-six traffic changes adVo-
Gated by Director of Traffic Eldridge.
At the hearing yesterday in the
District Building representatives of
many interests appeared to plead
their cases. Opposing views on the
same question were expressed in
many instances. No uaanimity was
displayed, and it is doubtful if the
Commissioners made much progress
in getting at the real public opinion
on the various changes in the traffic
code.
Selfish interests should not be al
lowed to control the 'destinies of the
city in either it's traffic or any of it's
municipal functions. Public interest
should be the governing force, and
public interest alone should actuate
the Commissioners in their decisions
on traffic questions.
This, unfortunately, has not always
been the rule, as was demonstrated
in the now historic Connecticut
Avenue Bridge fiasco," when the
Commissioners rescinded a routing
regulation of the traffic director sim
ply because residents of an apartment
house nearby objected to the noise
Of "a ar1tn oil he
street"
Instead of advising this very small
minority of District citizens to move
into the country, where there would
be less disturbance, the Commission
ers revoked a rule that was not only
a distinct benefit to the whole public,
but which cleared up a traffic jam at
the bottie-neck entrance to the bridge,
where many serious accidents have
occurred.
Therefore, in considering the pro-
posed changes Of the traffic director,
the Commissioners should weigh each
question on it's possible benefits to
the public as a whole. If the new
parking abreast concession, for in
stance, will aid more people than 1t
will inconvenience, 1t should be adopt
ed; but, on the contrary, If the incon-
venience is shown to be of greater
Importance than the benefits, it
should be turned down without hes
itation.
The same rule should be applied
to all the forty-five other recommends
tions. The National Capital is grow
ing in population and advancing in
progressive thought. There should
be no holding back" in municipal
improvement because a small minor
ity Of citizens believe that Washing
ton is still an infant city
Traffic is one of the most difficult
problems facing communities today.
Washington Is fortunate in having
for its traffic director an able man.
| Mr.. Eldridge, however, is not infal-
lible. Some of the recommendations
he has made will probably be shown
| to be unfeasible under local conditions.
At any event, he Is recognized as
an expert in his line and he should
have the who1e-hearted cooperation
of the public and the Commissioners.
He should not be hampered by petty
interests which seek special privileges
when the traffic policies of the city
are being formulated
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into public notice as a result Of the
discovery of gold there in 1886, but
the name is not generally linked with
gold fields as it Is with diamond mines.
@. Who invented the laryngoscope?
M. r. T.
A. Drs. Turck of Vienna and
Czernak of Prague are generally
given credit for having introduced
this instrument in complete form into
medical practice, although other ply
sicians had used a rejecting mirror 70
explore the recesses Of the throGt
prior to the time the two Germans
took up the subject in 1851
@. At the rate New York City is
growing, how big will it be in the
year 2000?-A. r. y.
a. According to estimates of those
who are preparing the regional plan
of New York and it's environs, the
city viii have a population of about
Is 900 900 IS years from now and
what is known as the Metropolitan
area will have d total of 29,000,0Q0
to 3O,O00 900.
Q. What is a plebiscite?-E. G. w.
A plebiscite is q form Of voting
introduced in France under the Ma
poleonic regime by which the whole
body of voters ratified or refused TO
ratify a Legislative enactment.
O. Who were the Jukes?-R. L. p.
A The Jukes were a family in
New York State that had an unusual
record for crime and pauperlsm. one
of the Jukes sisters, Margaret, was
known as, the Mother of Criminals,
ont
| ton should be used to bleach an oak
fioor?-R. G. ID.
A. Oxalic acid is recommended,
using the acid at the rate Of one
pound to the gallon of water, and
! adding to the solution little spirits
| of inter, Apply the acid hot. When
1 the bleached portions are dry they
! must he well washed to remove the
! acid from the wood. OxaliC acid i .
poison and should not be applied with
| a rag held in the fingers, but should
| be brushed on.
O. Please give the limerick that
| begins "The poor unfortunate Hin
| doc"
A. 1t runs, "The poor benighted
| Hindoo, He does the best he kin do:
| He sticks to caste, From first 10
/ last; For pants he makes his skin
| do"
| ASK Uncle sam about it through
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Evening star., 1925-11-17
The New Jersey Murder Verdict.

The first degree murder verdict rem
dered in the case of Harrison Noel
yesterday at Newark undoubtedly
surprises a large section of the public,
which has been led to expect greater
leniency on the part Of juries trying
persons accused of homicide. In this
instance the insanity plea was ad-
vanced. The slayer, of whose guilt in
fact there Is no question, had been
an inmate in hospital for the insane.
He had sinister record, murderous
disposition. 1t seemed an ideal case
for a verdict of acquittal on the
ground Of insanity or for less drastic
conviction than that of murder in the
Evening star., 1925-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Quest of Freedom.
A man once said, For wealth Iyearn!
I want some day to take my turn
At luxury and ease.
Each passing fancy I'd pursue
And feel at liberty to do
Exactly as / please
Wealth he achieved. AT golf he'll
play
And heed the rules, quite strict, they
say,
Around the 'customed track;
Or hunt for hours through sleet and
And pay a license fee and show
A number on his back.
More auto tags he has to buy.
His income tax now greets the eye
OF general human kind.
The more he tries to spend his gold
The more he sees new rules unfold
That he's obliged to mind
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Intellectual AutOcracy,

"Why are you strong for the Elm
stein theory?"
Because" whispered Prof. Heibrau,
at permits me to say anything I like.
Nobody knows enough about the sub
ject to contradict me-"
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Air Service is young and has It's
faults. Even so old and well estab-
lished a system Of transportation as
the steam railway is not without an
annual record Of deplorable accidents.
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His promise of a speedy return to
America may not be kept by Caillaux
after all. He may be excused for de-
Gliding that pressing political busi-
ness in France prevents him from
undertaking what might prove only a
sight seeing tour.
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Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
r.. Maryland and Virginia.
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis-
patches credited to il or not otherwise cree
'ited in this paper and also the loCa! news
published herein All rights of publication
of special DISPATCHES herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1925-11-17

For the present Vice President
ate rules temporarily subordinated in
public interest to the regulations of
aviation.
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coupled with an equal power of ex-
preston, offers by way of these mem
oirs both the substance of his wide
experience and the genial kindness
Of his personal temperament. A most
useful book, and certainly a most alb
sorbing one, from a highly distin-
SuiShed source Of information.
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Musical Note,

Unto the tenor low I bow;
For every time he hollers,
I'm told by folks that know, as how
He gets thousand dollars!
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Mrs. Lansdowne says she has no in
tention of going on the stage. This
decision will bring disappointment to
many press agents for whom her
prominence would have made life
easy.
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Self Satisfaction.

Opinions are curious things.
Each person his own bravely brings
And wonders just why
Other persons should try
To have intellectual filings.
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China is at least showing an inclina-
ton for fight sufficient to contradict
the impression that the old dragon
had been entirely overcome by the
poppy product.
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st. Louis reports mild earthquake
somewhere in the vicinity. Thanks to
the seismograph, every section of the
globe may have it's occasional turn at
first page fame.
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King Tut was only sixteen years
old. His accumulation of Jewels puts
him in the infant prodigy class.
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Love letters evidently have great
persuasive powers. Yet they sound
strangely unconvincing when read
aloud in court.
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Jud Tunkins says he's glad Tut
was only sixteen years old. In spite
of his wealth he was too young to
pose as a self made man.
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Soft coal is relied on to protect the
ultimate consumer from a hard bar
gain.
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In connection with suspicious Of
radio trust, a Big Four" is men
toned. Same old quartet
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The submarine Is valuable only as a
reminder of the horrors of war and as
an incentive to peace.
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Uncle Sam is endeavoring to con-
vince Europe that he desires to be re-
earded as a patient creditor, but not
as a butter and egg man
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Regardless of financial criticism,
Florida now turns to the thermometer
with confidence as her one best ad
writer.
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Riches has WINGS" said Uncle
Eben. But sometimes dey ain no
mo- use to de owner dan feathers is
to an ostrich"
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No Proof Wanted.

From the Providence Journal
Somebody has refuted Einstein
again. Wen have to take his word
for 1t.
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Fate.

Fate.
"How did you happen to- adopt poll
tics as q career?"
"I didn't adopt It," answered Sena-
tor Sorghum "a candidate was
needed for a small, undesirable office
just when I happened to be out of
a job"
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Q. What is a plebiscite?-E. G. w.
A. A plebiscite is form Of voting
in France under the Ma
poleonic regime by which the whole
body of voters ratified or refused to
ratify legislative enactment.
Evening star., 1925-11-17

Q. Who were the Jukes?-R. L. p.
A. The Jukes We're a family in
New York State that had an unusual
record for crime and pauperism. one
of the Jukes sisters, Margaret, was
known as. the Mother of Crim'rais.
Evening star., 1925-11-17

O. Please give the limerick that
begins 1.-The poor unfortunate Hin
doc"
A. 1t runs, "The poor benighted
Hindoo, He does the best he kin do;
He sticks to caste, From first 10
last; For pants he makes his skin
do"
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A. According to estimates of those
who are preparing the regional plan
of New York and it's environs, the
city viii have a population of about
Is, 900, 900 rs years from now and
what is known as the Metropolitan
area will have total of 29,o00,0Q0
TO 80, 900 900.
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A quiet, unpretentious man, with an
amazingly clear and sympathetic mind
Evening star., 1925-11-17

This opinion of the causes Of the
war, generally accepted as both rea-
sonab1e and sound, found an echo in
the United States when President
Harding in 1923 invited foreign ma.
tions to send representatives to Wash
ington for conference on the subject
Of limitation of armaments. Lord
Grey, as Great Britain'S official rep
resentative, was present at that con-
ference. And within the full period of
Grey's service there have been many
vital and delicate points of contact be-
tween England and the United States
other than this notable general con.
ference upon an epoch making subject
Many of these Anglo-American meet
ings of mind have not hitherto come
into the open for the consideration of
the general reader. With these the
writer deals in perfect frankness and
friendliness. Indeed, Lord Grey DOS
sesses the gift of being able to say
what he thinks in a manner that is
invariably free from any implication
Of offense. So, many of us get a new
and fair-minded and dependable read
ing of news-home news, in sense
from the memoirs of this English gen.
tleman. There are intimate recollec-
tions here of Roosevelt and Walter
Hines Page and Col. House. All of
these Lord Grey held in high esteem
and warm friendship. In a very
marked degree does this book of mem
oirs suggest those deeply interesting
volumes of the Page letters, produced
while Walter Hines Page. with the
sympathy and assistance of Col.
House, was carrying SO big load of
anxious responsibility for the United
States upon it's slow approach to the
war.
X n
A quiet, unpretentious man, with an
amazingly clear and sympathetic mind
Evening star., 1925-07-27
The Gentle
Art of Livin0
In Other
Peoples s Homes
|DorothyDix
When You Go to Live With Your Married
Daughter Don't Break Up the Peace of Her
Home by Trying to Boss Everything.
Tells Ho1D to
Be Popular
Though q
Mother-in -LdU

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and the %o ss 'f % % s @
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sacrifice Of ones stu can car be done and m
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pop ns s 5 9 to s s1 HaS mn the %n % that " ySS of e Ss
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Sst "G & set s5S before s yoH 00o nor tel no" S" you
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pesnsa ss ssP" s11
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mayt
with her good
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tho drop light
Every husba nc o
ofh heseaon the backs O children
If old women
RSSi61 Rou6nt try nfS
about sE sy'fE'R 56s pity '0s
Evening star., 1925-07-27
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

about the face which were formerly
ascribed to other causes.
The use of face powder for the sake
of comfort or appearance is harmless
if The powder contains nothing which
will excite irritation in the individual
who has an idiosyncrasy, such as that
which some individuals have even
against orris root. Most persons can
use orriS root with impunity, but oc-
casionally orris root will set up
dermatitis (skin inflammation) in a
susceptible individual. Some women
find orris root excellent as dry sham
POO for removing an excess of oil
frcm the scalp and hair.
AS a commentary upon the ethics
OF the cosmetic trade. I quote this
paragraph from a Government publ
cation "a Public Health Service bulle-
tin entitled Cosmetics as Drugs"):
''Cf Is samples of rice powder exam
inAd, but two were genuine and only
ST.: contained rice starch at all. In
eight Of tho samples corn starch was
used in place of the more expensive
rice starch, and in two samples no
starch of any Kind was present, the
constituents being wholly of a mineral
origin. Tafc was present in 13 Of the
Is: samples"
Evening star., 1925-07-27
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.
Leo.

Leo.
The very favorable aspects that pre-
vail toward the latter part of today
continue in full force until about noon
tomorrow. A rather sudden change is
then evident, and they become drab
and negative. During the morning
you can travel full steam ahead" in
the assurance that all intelligent ef-
fort, backed by concentration and
driving power, will lead ultimately
to success. After midday it is advis-
able to '1et up" little. as the results
cannot be prognosticated with any de-
gree Of certainty. While a do moth
ing" policy cannot be too strenuously
condemned, more deliberation, added
caution and more careful analysis OF
conditions will be required in the af-
ternoon than in the earlier period OF
the day.
A child born tomorrow will not. at
birth, display that sturdiness and gen
orally sound physical condition which
all parents hope TO see in their off
spring. This. however, need not cause
either worry or anxiety, as with
proper care and nutrition, and as
result of latent force and recupera-
tive power, this child will. with the
passing years, attain physical nor
malcy. It's disposition, while generally
attractive and pleasing, will, at times,
show signs of selflShness, and II must
be taught in it's early youth the COM
pensations and blessings Of considera-
ton for others. 1t will be persevering
and ambitious, and more devoted to
reading and study than to outdoor
pastimes or recreationS.
If tomorrow is your birthday you
have very keen mind, so long as
you keep 1t intent on one subject.
You lack versatility, and, as a result
of obsessions. very frequently fail to
take full advantage of opportunity
when II knocks at your door. The
matter you have in hand engrosses
your attention to such an extent that
YOU can look neither to the left nor
the right. You are energetic. some
what nervous and inclined to be petu.
liant, especially if working under a
mental strain. On the other hand, if
everything is going well with you, and
your mind is free from anxiety, your
disposition is winsome. your nature
kind and your inclinations are sym
pathetic.
You have a horror of everything
that is ugly. and all your tendencies
are in the direction OF culture and
beauty. You have a wonderful love
for children, which is reciprocated,
and the strong probability is that you
will find your greatest happiness in
the home.
Well known persons born on this
date are: Charles Stewart. naval Off
Ger; William Mathews, author: John
II. Brown, inventor; Ballington Booth.
reformer; Mary Anderson, actress,
Elisha S. Converse. ca apitalist
(CopyriEbt. 1892