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Evening star., 1925-09-17
Student Strikes.

Students Of the high school at Boon
ton, n. J., have. struck in protest
against the dismissal of the supervis-
ing principal of that institution. The
Board of Education is now consider
ing whether to close the school or to
continue it with the few pupils who
remain, with possibly the arrest Of the
parents Of the striking students under
sixteen years Of age on charges Of vio-
lation of the truancy law. Some of the
parents are taking sides with the chill
dren, and are moving to oust the Board
Of Education.
At Passaic, n. J., fifty children have
refused to attend a certain school be-
cause a new building is nearer to their
home, and the local Board Of Educa-
ton has served notice on the parents
that they must send their children to
the school that has been assigned to
them or suffer prosecution for breach
of the truancy law.
These two cases in New Jersey IL
lustrate the disposition on the part Of
school children nowadays to dictate
and to strike if their wishes are not
observed. Such strikes have occurred
in various parts of the country. and
have with few exceptions resulted in
defeat for the students. Resistance Of
authority has not succeeded. The as
tonishing part of these manifestations
of Juvenile obduracy is that they have
in most instances had parental sup
port. In the old days children We're
"sent" to school. not merely allowed to
go. The truant and the shirker got
short shrift at home. If there was a
dispute on matters of discipline it was
usually settled by the parents in favor
Of school authority. At present 1t
would seem that the student 10 his
Evening star., 1925-09-17
His Busy Day.
My Uncle Jim's a truthful man,

My Uncle Jim's a truthful man,
But now and then he acts
Like many folks and shows he can
Be supple with the facts.
Although he Is a friend of mine,
I feel vague dismay
Whenever he hangs up the sign
This is my busy day."
When no one climbs the shaky stair
Up to the room SO far.
Where he sits in a tilted chair
A-smokin' a cigar,
He says, tits time some one should be
A-steppin' round this way,
So hang it up where he may see
This is my busy day."
An then a fishin' trip will claim
His time the whole day long,
Or mebbe at base ball game
He'll lift his voice so strong.
And when of sport he's had enough
He'll view the sign and say,
"That notice isn't any bluff,
It was a busy day."
Evening star., 1925-09-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. When presents are given at a
birthday party, should they be opened
or Kept until the party is over?-M. II.
A. 1t Is customary to open a gift
Immediately upon its receipt. The fact
that presents are offered at birthday
party does not affect that custom.
water"?-L. s..
A. The term soda water" origi-
mated when sodium bicarbonate was
used In the original manufacture of
aerated waters. Such waters are i'm
pregnated with carbon dioxide gas. In
general, capsules containing liquefied
carbon dioxide are used at the pres
ent time in the manufacture Of these
waters. The liquid which 1t Is desired
to impregnate with the gas is placed
In a specially constructed bottle, the
top of which is provided with q recep-
tacle for the capsule containing the
liquef1ed gas; the covering Of the cap
sule Is then ruptured, setting free the
acid, which is absorbed by. the liquid
in the bottle.
@. Who is Sir Hubert in the quo
tation Appreciation from Sir Hubert
is praise indeed"?-A. NJ. j.
A.. In the expression. appreciation
from Sir Hubert Stanley Is praise IN
deed" the reference is to Sir Hubert
Stanley, an Impoverished squire in
Thomas Morton's play. "a Cure for
the Heartache." 1877.
@. When and where was the first
ship built in America?-A. s.
/ A. The first vessel to be construct
ed was the sailing ship Virginia. built
in 1907 at Stage Island. at the mouth
of the Kennebec River, in Maine. It
was built for the purpose Of carrying
a small band of settlers back to Eng
land, who were discouraged with their
prospects after their first Winter.
q. Is there a stone known as the
Amazon stone?-J.. A. r.
/. A. Amazon stone is q green micro
line, a variety of potash feldspar. 1t
Is used as "a semi-precious and orna-
mental stone, and Is found in Colorado
and Virginia
Q. How long are the little models
Of vessels which the Egyptians place
in tombs with the dead?-T. c. n.
A. A few Of the models are longer
than AZ inches over all. The smaller
are approximately 20 inches.
@. How many swedenborgians are
there?-H. L. r.
A. The religious sect sometimes
called the Swedenborglan is the
Church of the New Jerusalem. or New
Church. There are approximately
20 900 followers of this religion in the
world, and about 1000 in the United
States.
Q. What is the area Of the Florida
Everglades?-L. H. o.
A. The everglades Of Florida are,
roughly, $50 miles in length by So
miles in width.
@. What does the name Eileen"
mean?-E. B.
A 1t is the Irish form of a Greek
word which means light
Q. How far above sea level is Brad
dock Heights?-C. c.
A. This Maryland beauty spot on
Catochin Mountain is 1900 feet above
sea level.
@. Where is the home of the Cots
void Sleeps. B.
A. The Cotswold sheep, one of the
most ancient and most popular of the
recognized English breeds, originated
on the black hills and uplands Of Eng
land, where 1t developed a hardihood
and an ability to care for itself that is
less evident in other longwool breeds.
@. What lies beyond atmosphere or
ether?-L. G. G..
A. Ether is not atmosphere. Ether
fills space beyond the limits Of the
Evening star., 1925-09-17

air or atmosphere. 1t Ia thought to
be more elastic than any ordinary
form of matter and to exist through
out all known space, even within the
densest bodies. Electric and mag
| netic phenomena can be explained as
due to strains, or pulsations IN the
| ether. SHa
@. How did the nonstop coast-to.
coast autoists manage their trip?-L,
H. J.
A. Lieut.. Leigh M. Wade and Lin.
ton Wells left Los Angeles, Calf.
July 16 on the nonstop auto trip and
arrived at Columbus Circle, New York
| City. July %, 1:55 pm, covering the
total of 1886 miles without the wheels
of their cars having stopped once.
They used specially constructed jack
with rollers under Ii to change tires
while the car crept along the road.
and special gasoline tank was in
| stalled in the tonneau Of the machine
They obtained food by pre-arrange-
ment, and ate without stopping.
Q. Was Nurmi beaten in this
country when he had no handicap
G. S.
a, He was not beaten except with
a handicap.
Q. What States have bills Of rights
in their constitutions?-N. NJ,
A. A bill or declaration Of rights
Is found in every State Constitution
| except Mtchigan's, where there is no
separate bill ofhrights.
Q. How does the lifting power Of
helium compare with that of hydro
| gen?-G. j. B.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
hal Y1.fn n .
foot under ordinary conditions. Iy-
| drogen VIII lift OOH pounds per cubic
foot. II air and gas are at the same
| pressure, reduction of pressure causes
| proportional reduction of lift. In
| crease of pressure on the gas de-
creases the lift. Helium gas is non
infiammable. ron-poisonous and the
next hghtest gas to hydrogen.
G. K. was ''-' ''0'-" Oe'''Oieo
"A. The violin in its primitive form
was developed from the Tyre and the
| monochord. The history of the violin
| actually begins with the invention of
the bow. sometime before the thir-
teenth century. The instrument un-
derwent many changes, the true model
| not appearing until the sixteenth
century.
q. How many people visit the
Washington Zoo in the course of
| year?-T. B.
A. The annual attendance at the
| National Geological Park is in excess
of 100000.
Q. Where was Sir Walter Scott
| born?-O. H.
A. SIR Walter Scott was born at
Edinburgh. Scotland, August Is, 1771,
and died at Abbotsford, Scotland, the
| 21st of September, 1882.
(The free information bureau main
| tanned by this paper in Washington
| is q unique pubHc-SerUice institution
| Of the 1Cidest scope It's object IS to
tell you, 1cithOut charge, 1ChQteUer
| you may tcdnt to knolc. 1t can assist
you in your business. help you in
| your home, tell you hour best to seT-re
your country, post DOu on nelC ldlrs
aud Government rulings, aud Gns1Cer
| the questions eUery one is asking to
| day. There is no limit to the number
| Of times you may call on the bureau
| for service. 1t tciH Gltrdys be 1CilEinO-
| IN rendered, as promptly as possible.
| The Star Information Bureau inUites
you to take advantage of this oppor-
tunfty TO secure information on any
| question or problem that IS puzzltR0
| you. Address The Star Information
Bureau. T1Oenty-First and streets
| northwest, Frederic j. HdSkin, d.
rector.)
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Templeton Jones, O mild-mannered
man. sauntered into a radio store to
purchase some bell cord wire. where
with to connect batteries to receiv-
ing set. =
Tt is necessary to know that Jones
was of a mild disposition in order to
fully appreciate the subsequent con-
versa ton.
Those who listened in" on the talk
between the clerk and Jones might
have imagined, readily enough, that
the latter was a crusty fellow taking
his temper. out on the, world.
AS a matter of fact, Templeton
Jones is the most affable. chap in
Washington. who allows himself to
be imposed on daily rather than hurt
any ones feelings.
Jones ia the sort of man who per-
mits himself to be sneezed all over in
seat for a standing position at the
back OF the car. If he got up. he
figures, the unknown person who
sneezed on him might be offended.
So you may know that Temp Jones
was not at all crusty, nor i'll
tempered, nor in any way one of those
terrible persons who go around with
a chip on their shoulders. especially
In stores.
There are some old ladies whom no
clerk can suit, and some others, Of
assorted ages, who demand that every
thing In the store be shown them,
only to back away with THANK you,
l was only looking today" .-.,
Templeton Jones. however. with his
ruddy cheeks and frank, ingenious
countenance, was neither feminine
nor finicky. So the ensuing conyer-
friends nightly.
He sauntered up to a young clerk.
II want some Of that dark red-eov-
cred bell cord wire, annunciator wire,
/ believe you call it." said Templeton
Jones, pleasantly.
The clerk, just completing sale.
gave no particular indication that he
heard Jones. although the customer
knew he must have, unless the man
We're deaf -s, :.
Perhaps this was what riled Jones
at the very start. Certainly any
clerk might indicate by a smile, or a
nod OF his head, or a few words, that
he had heard the customer.
1t was a very hot day, too; maybe
that had something to do with 1t.
II want some OF that red bell cord
wire" announced Jones, determined
TO be heard.
Yes, sir" replied the clerk, turn
ing to the shelves.
He handed forth a package, a hole
cut In one end of the cardboard car
ton showing the wire TO be wrapped
with black cotton.
II want the red-covered, please"
stated Jones.
Again the clerk turned his back, as
he dipped into the stack of packages,
turned around, and passed across the
counter another carton of wire.
That's brown" declared Jones, be
ginning to get miffed. What was the
matter with the fellow?
Once more the clerk turned, chose
a package. and then handed it over
to Jones.
That's blue" announced Jones, his
voice rising.
Was the fellow deliberately kid
ding" him? Jones asked himself. He
must be. For the first time in his
life. Jones determined to be severe
in a matter of this kind.
Usually he simply gave it up, left
the store, and put that firm on his
black list for life when he received
treatment that did not suit him. To-
day. however, he decided to act other
wise.
Whats the NATTER" asked Jones,
sharply Don't you want to sell the
customer what he wants?"
Evening star., 1925-09-17

renee, is described in the British
who's Who" as a Socialist member
Of Parliament. who has a Jail record as
an agitator, and who was once forced
to withdraw from his candidacy for
Parliament because he had attacked
the British government for it's war
policy.
The United States members of the
nterparliamentary conference have
not yet been announced. They are ap-
pointed by Senator Mckinley, but at
the Senator's Office one is referred to
the secretary Of the American group.
Mr.. A. Call, who is secretary of the
American Peace Association, Of which
Jane Adams is an official. At Mr..
Calls ONCE It is stated that '1t Is not
expedient to publish the list Of dele
gates yet"
Copyright. 1926. By Paul V. collins.l
Evening star., 1925-09-17
Gaining Experience.

you say you know nothing at all
about our railway" said the official,
Nothing whatever" answered the
applicant for employment.
well, you come highly recommend
ed / suppose we"l have to put you
in the bureau Of information and let
the travelling public educate you"
Evening star., 1925-09-17

own judge and authority. II he does
not like his teacher he strikes. II he
has to walk little farther to school
than he thinks he should he strikes.
He has not yet organized under union
rules. but such movement would not
be surprising in view OF the present
tendencies. .|
Evening star., 1925-09-17
Perfection.

There is no such thing as perfec-
ton in this world said the ready
made philosopher.
NO" answered Miss Cayenne, 1.-The
only person I know Of who comes
near attaining perfection is the one
who sets out to be perfect bore"
Evening star., 1925-09-17
A Liberal Sentiment.

you mustn't blame a man because
his opinions differ from yours"
mo-" answered Senator Sorghum,
"a mans opinions are his own. All
want to do is to hold him. down so
that his vote won't differ from mine."
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Traffic Director Eldridge wants to
have the power to revoke the licenses
of habitual breakers of the rules.
Somebody should have that power and
ii is.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Survey results show that only 20
Der cent of Washin gtonians walk to
and from business. Just how many
of them jay-walk has not been deter
mined.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Experts find that it costs twice as
much to run an automobile per mile
as it does to pay car fare. But think
of the fun puzzling out the traffic
rulesi
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Assurance is given by local dealers
for coal because of the strike. The
next question is whether there is any
coal.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Submission OF seventeen bids for
eight air mail contracts is an encour-
aging sign that practical aviation is
developing in this country.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Mayor Hylan refers to Gov. Smith
Albany, which is perfectly plain in its
Identification. but a bit obscure in its
precise significance.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

/ Inquiry into the affairs Of the Navy
Band does not necessarily signify that
that musical organization has been
making discords.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Cuba plans to deepen the channel
entrance into Havana harbor, but, Of
course, disclaims any purpose to IA
cilitate the passage of the rum fleet.
Evening star., 1925-09-17
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia
All Other States.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press ia exclusively entitled
10 the us- for rerublication of all news dis
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
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published herein All rights of Dubhcaror
of special DISPATCHES herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Traction officials are willing to yield
to the adverse signals of traffic police
men at boulevard crossings, but they
draw the line at white paint prohibit
ton.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Complaint is made that four sep
arate agencies dealing with depart
mental personnel raises the old too
many-cooks issue.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Ringing a fire alarm by mistake for
posting a letter is a modern substi-
tute for blowing out the gas.
Evening star., 1925-09-17
4 STRANGE PossihiIif

A Strange Possibility.
With machines to save talking
And working and walking,
Well find that this planet so small
Is run by the lever,
And human endeavor
Will not be considered at all
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Wisconsin avoids the three-party
complex by reducing the Democracy
to the vanishing point.
Evening star., 1925-09-17
A Perfectly Natural Cause.

From the Waterloo Tribune.
The barber says 1t IL getting to the
point where the person killed by -
automobile dad q natural death,
Evening star., 1925-09-17
The Inevitable.
rom the spartanburg Sun.

From the Spartanburg Sum.
Lots Of us can't understand why
the stop signal is always turned
on just before we reach the street
crossing
Evening star., 1925-09-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Qualifications.

docs your boy Josh know any
thing about running a farm?''
Well" answered Mr.. yCorntossel,
"he shows signs of bein' qualified fer
some branches OF the work. Him an
me had quite a talk last night. He
amt very well posted on plantin' and
fertilizin. But what he don't know
about promissory notes an mortgages
amt worth mentionfn'."
Evening star., 1925-09-17
by NtltFdHB UI
Henry Wade Post. 201. G. A. r
The Confederate Soldiers.

The story of the tablet goes back to
the migration of a Virginia Confed-
crate soldier, Charles jStrabang, to
Vineyard Haven for his health. He
constantly preached that the war was
over, that it made the Union perpet-
ual and that differences between
North and South should be SUBJ
merged in an American patriotism.
Strabang, at Sc. is still living. and ex-
poets to be present at the unveiling.
AS mUch as anything, perhaps, the
memorial is an honor to him from
his neighbors on Cape Cod.-Topeka
Daily Capital.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

"One thing dat's liable to make
man complain of hard work." said
Uncle Eben, sis loafin' on de Job an
gettin' out o practice
Evening star., 1925-09-17
A Cape Cod Tablet.

President Coolidge has been asked
to unveil a tablet at Vineyard Haven.
on Cape Cod, in honor of Confederate
soldiers, believed to be the first Of it's
kind in a Northern State, though tab
lets honoring at the same time Union
and Confederate soldiers are not un.
known. The Vineyard Haven memo
rial is the work of local G.. A. r. post,
Women's Relief Corps and the Amer
lean Legion, which bore the expense.
1t reads simply:
THE Chasm Is Closed"
In Memory of the Restored Onion.
This Tablet Is Dedicated.
By Veterans Of
Uaprv ade
Evening star., 1925-09-17

The accusation against the press
certainly does not apply to all pa
pers, for all are not yellow" or NOR
bid. A perusal Of q book recently
published by Prof. Fred E. Haynes
Of the University Of Iowa may be
taken as expressing the tone OF his
instructions to the youth Of that seat
- learning. Tho accusation has been
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Q. What States have bills Of rights
in their constitutions?-N. M,
A. A bill or declaration Of rights
Is found in every State Constitution
except Michigan's, where there is no
separate bill ofNrights.
Evening star., 1925-09-17

Q. Was Nurmi beaten in this
country when he had no handicap
G. S.
| A, He was not beaten except with
g. handicap
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23
KNOWS MAN IN HIS
INFINITE VARIETY
Coed Writes as the Spirit
Has MOUed Her.


There may be 10. Of them over at
the University of California. and there
probably are, but / KNOW of ONE gay
young coed who certainly knows about
men.
just listen to her:
"Once upon a time l thought ! I'M
derstood Man, and could marry one
with one hand tied behind me and my
eyes shut.
"But / have discovered:
IF you fiatter man. it frightens
him to death.
"If you permit him to make love to
you, he soon tires of you.
eff you don't he is offended from the
start.
IF you agree with him on everything,
you soon cease to interest him.
IF you don't you cease to charm
him.
IF you don't believe all he tells you.
he thinks you are cynic.
IF you do, he thinks you are TOOL
IF you wear gay colors and rough
and startling hats, he hesitates to take
you out.
"If you wear a little brown toque
and a tailored suit, he takes you out,
but gazes all evening at some other
woman in gay colors.
IF you are jealous Of him, he can't
endure you.
eff you are not he can't understand
you.
IF you share in his gayeties and ap-
prove of his smoking, he vows you are
leading him to the devil.
IF you disapprove of his gayeties
and urge him to give up smoking, you
are driving him to the devil.
IF you are affectionate he soon tres
of your kisses and seeks consolation in
some other woman's.
IF you are a sweet, old-fashioned
clinging vine, he doubts If you have
any brains.
IF you are modern, advanced and In
dependent, he doubts if you have scru-
pies or heart.
IF you are cute and boyish, he
longs for a soulmate.
IF you are brilliant. he longs for a
playmate.
IF you are temperamental and po-
etc, he longs for helpmate.
And all the time he's falling in love
with you he's trying to make you into
what you are not. never were or never
will be.
Nov, please do not ask me how
discovered all these things about Mar"
San Francisco Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23
Chinese Palaces Cheap

Hard times and the rising cost OF
living are having mournful effect
upon survivors of the late imperial
house of China. Princely mansions
and royal Manchu heirlooms are free
ly being offered on the market with
only mild response. Owing to tinan-
cial pressure, Prince Tsai Tao, uncle
of the boy ex-emperor, Hsun Tung,
has disposed of his palace and extern
sive grounds in the north city to a
foreigner for a sum reported AZ $780,
600 Mex.-about $4,000 in American
money. That price is remarkably low.
Prince Tsai Hsun, another uncle of
the deposed young monarch, has sold
his residence to a foreigner and sew
eral other palaces are to be had from
Manchu princes who either need the
money or are afraid that radical
change in the government may bring
about the confscation of their prop
critics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23

One of the oldest cities in the world
is Simeon Sound on the coast of Brit
ISL Columbia. The entire place is
made up of floating dwellings. The
chief Industry in that section is log
ging and most Of the work is done on
the sides of steep cliffs where it Is
almost impossible to build a house.
Then, too, the loggers are continually
moving to new sites. So they solve
their housing problem by building COM
Portable dwellings Of cedar shakes,
similar to shingles only about twice
the size and rougher, on log RATS The
loggers live in these raft houses for
many years, towing their homes to new
sites for logging.
A number Of years ago one enter.
prising logger tied his raft house up at
the place called Simeon Sound. As
the anchorage was good and the loca-
ton was sheltered from wind gales, he
started a store. Gradually other float
ing dwellings were added until now
steamships make regular calls to the
port and the government has estab-
lished a post Office there. The main
street of this floating city has all been
connected and considerable city beau.
tifying has been done. Flowers have
been planted along the way In old ca
noes and the storekeeper has garden
In an earth-fllled boat In the winter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23
The Orange in London

Oranges made their first recorded
appearance In this country in 1890,
when a Spanish fruit ship arrived at
Portsmouth and the queen, Eleanor of
CASTLE, purchased from it's cargo Is
citrons and seven oranges. The next
mention Of them does not occur until
1899, when ''pomes d'orring" figured
among the delicacies at the coronation
banquet of Henry ", who may have
become acquainted with the qualities
of the fruit during his exile. By the
Sixteenth century oranges seem to
have become common, and it Is re-
corded that the lords of the star cham
Der in 1909 had them served daily at
dinner at a cost of I'd per day.-Lon-
don Mail.