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Evening star., 1925-03-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. In the early days in Washington
were there many Irish residents?-
N. T. K.
A. "A Chorographical and Statis-
tical Description Of the District of
Columbia" published in Paris in 1916,
says: Nearly one-half of the popu-
lation of Washington is Of Irish ori-
gin. The laboring class is chiefly
Irish, and many of them have no ac-
quaintance with the English Ian
guage. They have cut the canal,
made and repaired the streets and ex-
ecuted most OF the manual labor of
the city"
Q. Where Is the cave which Mark
Twain describes in Tom Sawyer"
w. T. l.
A. The mayor of Hannibal, Mo-,
says that the cave in which Tom Saw
yer was lost is about a mile and a
half south of Hannibal and is open
for visitors daily. Vice President
Dawes stopped his special train last
Fall and visited it. Mark Twain and
a bunch of his boyhood companions
were lost in the cave for 36 hours
and were finally found by a searching
party. Within the last two or three
weeks another cave has been found
in the same valley and on land owned
by the man who owns the Mark
Twain cave, which seems to be even
larger than the famous one.
Q. What city had the first mu-
nicipally owned street cars?-C. NJ
A. San Francisco built the first
system of the sort in 1910.
Q. Does the Government require
eight years service from boys who
enter West Point?-T. c. b.
A. The graduates of the United
States Military Academy at West
Point and the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis make an
agreement upon entering the acad-
emies that they will serve a period
Of eight years, Ifour years of which
is the schooling at the academies and
four years service upon graduation.
However. in special circumstances
designations are accepted before the
termination of this period.
.. What was the Balfour declara-
tion concerning Palestine?-H. d.
A. 1t refers to a statement made
by Sir Arthur Balfour of the British
Parliament that It was the policy of
Great Britain to stabilize Palestine
Evening star., 1925-03-25
High school cadets were drilling on

High school cadets were drilling on
my street.
Uniformed in blue, khaki belts
white gloves, capped and gunned, the
boys came down our faultless con-
crete way.
Left. right, left, right, left-left-
left. Watch your chest!-left-left
left, right, left, right, left-left
Squads left-hey!-left- = left left
Squads right-hey,-left-le
So throughout Washington they are
drilling these bright Spring days In
the vicinity of every one of our great
high schools, as well as on our street
The Washington high school cadets
is a corps of which the city and
Nation has been proud for many
years and this year the. recruits and
older members are leaving nothing
undone to retain that position in the
affection of the people.
Every Monday and Thursday after
noon the boys drill. They have been
at 1t for weeks and these days are
harder at it than ever. as the time
for the annual competitive drill
draws nigh.
1t will not be so many weeks, now
before the battalions are drawn up
in grand review at the ball park
drilling company by company, for the
bands and the homage of an entire
city.
Attention! Hup! Squads right
march-right, Notwithstanding
One, two-keep your eyes open
Ground guns. Atten-tio
K x x
An airplane flew overhead as the
boys were drilling. A modern bus
rolled by as the cadets went right
oblique. A child wheeled a doll car
riage across the street.
The wind blew in keen from the
west, cutting through the bright sun
beams.
The most important thing is not to
take short steps" harangued the cap
tain. TRY TO take full steps"
The cadets stood stiffiy at attention.
the top sergeants looked with eagle
eyes for imperfections. Great atten-
tion is being given these days to de-
tails. A sort of military informality
prevails.
Now is the time to correct the
faults. 1t will be too late on the drill
ground Then every man must look
out for himself. But now the officers
are doing the looking out
Cries of "Left-right-left-
sound from around the corner. A cou-
pie of squads come into view. They
pass along our street, with the tall
boys in front, the short, squabby fell
lows in the rear
The first sergeant of that squad
wears glasses. His legs have a pc
culiar motion, but he gets there just
the same. All the boys get there. Per-
hlps these very lads, rounding into
form today, will be wearing the
coveted ribbons one day in June.
An officer who must be nothing
short of major, hot-foots 1t along
the street from around the corner. He
comes to the center of the block,
where a captain has his squads.
Inspection begins.
This is a curiously interesting per-
formance. The major walks along the
line q call him a major, he was some
officer very important. l am sure of
that).
He comes to the first cadet. The
man presents arms, then gives his
head a convuIsive jerk. He is looking
into the chamber to see If IL is loaded
correctly. OF course, there are no car
tridges in it, as the cadets drill with
Evening star., 1925-03-25
''Square Deal" Promoter
Admits Fraud Charge

Square DEAR Brooks, Shreveport
oil promoter, pleaded guilty in the
Federal District Court, at TeXarkana,
to charge of fraudulent advertising.
Eighteen months and $500 fine"
A philosopher once remarked that
he was ever suspicious of any man
calling himself Honest John"
Square Deal or other self righteous
title. Too many of such titles are
self bestowed and undeserved. If a
man is honest he does not have to
advertise it in his name. Its evidence
is in his actions. When a mans
proved honesty is such that it be-
comes popular saying and simile,
and the title is bestowed upon him
by others, 1t may mean something.
Otherwise it is camoufage, or the re-
suit of a guilty conscience.
Those adopting such names may
feel that their honesty is so ques-
tionable that they need the name or
people might not know it. Men who
do not doubt their own honesty do
not feel the need of such titles.
The others are in thes same class
with those doubtful characters who
proclaim themselves gentlemen at
every opportunity. That is evidence
of their own doubts. The real gen.
tleman does not feel the need Of ver-
bally claiming the title. He doesn't
New Orleans Item.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

and to encourage it's occupation as a
homeland for the members Of the
Jewish race Of all nations.
the diamond in a die used for draw
ing wire?-J. X
A The holes in diamonds are drill
ed with minute bronze or soft iron
wires charged with diamond dust and
then the interior Of the hole made IS
polished with a smoother drill charg-
ed with very fine diamond dust
Q. Why is snow white?-A. w. T.
A. Snow is white because the crys-
tails are so minute that each cell OF
the retina receives a general I'M
preston produced by the combination
of different wave lengths reflected
from innumerable minute facets.
Q. What is second growth timber?
IS. A. D.
A. 1t is the growth that comes up
naturally after cutting, fire and other
disturbing causes.
Q. VIII ordinary air absorb fumes
of ether, gasoline and alcohol as
readily as it win moisture?-F. Z. c.
a. The absorption of a vapor by air
is affected only by the amount of that
Yapor present in the air, and by the
temperature. Thus ordinary air IS
perfectly dry" for gasoline, though
damp" for water, and viii absorb
gasoline is readily as Death Valley
air absorbs water.
O. Why does China have an immi-
grafton quota of 100 when no alien in
eligible to citizenship can be admit
ted to the United States ?-R. l. S.
A. The Immigration Bureau says
that the 100 quota may be applied
only to white aliens born in China,
Q. Are the American people eating
| more sugar every year?-T- r. 5.
=. Fifteen years ago the per capita
consumption of sugar was so pounds
annually. Last year 1t was 1908
pounds.
Q. Between what years was Keats
work published?-C. T.. D.
a. All his work was published in
three years-1S17 to 1920.
(Let The Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdskt,, director, Jloenty
first and G streets 1LoT-thtCest, GnstCer
yoJtr question. The only charge IS 2
| cents IN stamps for return poStGgeD
Evening star., 1925-03-25

be that much less to tackle when Eu-
rope eventually gets around to the
matter of land armamentS.
= The underlying requirements for
success are the same, whether the
question to be dealt with is the limita-
ton of naval or land ornaments. At
the Washington conference the treaty
for the limiting Of naval ornaments
was made possible by the four-power
Pacific treaty and the nine-power
Chinese treaty, removing possible
causes of conflict. Better understand
ings between nations in other direc-
tons will make possible further naval
limitations. just as removal of causes
of possible conflict in Europe will
make possible reduction and limitation
Of land ornaments.
The reason the United States can
not usefully sit in a conference on
land armaments is because we arr
not parties to any of the quarreIs
which are responsible for the mats.
tenance Of land ornaments, and hs-
Sauot VIC nave HOIlllllS 10 OlleT III InO
way OF reduction of our own arma.
ments on land. The thing responsible
for huge land ornaments in Europe
is the sense Of insecurity felt by the
nations of Europe. If security agree
ment can be worked out, along the
lines now proposed by the British
government, the way will be open for
a conference looking to the reduction
Of land forces. All the United States
can do in this respect is to set good
example, and this may be done by
such a conference as President Cool
idge and Secretary Kellogg now have
in mind.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
First Principl

II St Il
Its time to start life over
Says the bird up in the tree.
Its time to be rover,
From all artifices free.
It's time to stop your wishin'
For the pomp with lights aglow;
It's time to go a-flshin'
Like the cave men long ago.
IT'S time for make-believing
That for Nature you're a match
And, no special grace receiving,
You will eat what you can catch.
Now the Great Outdoors is winning
A response from every heart
As we seek a new beginning
For a bigger, better part
Evening star., 1925-03-25

A film comedian complains in court
that another film comedian is stealing
his funny makeup. America has a
sense of humor, and the privilege of
gratifying it is one Of serious CONNER
cial value.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Demonstration,

1.-THE enthusiasm over your last
speech did not seem as vociferous as
usual" remarked the candid adviser.
That's all right" answered Senator
Sorghum. I'm trying to appeal to
the thinking people, and at present
am not encouraging Interruptions by
the cheer leaders"
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Completing the Combination.

Old Neptune roared and raised
storm.
Quoth he, "a rum fleets drawing
near
And when the weather grows more
warm
New bathing costumes will appear.
"Ill roar again in boisterous glee.
AS Wine and Woman drift along
The least that I can do will be
To add my special touch of Song"
'Some mems idea of patriotism"
said Uncle Eben, lis mostly de hope Of
tradin' off three cheers foh comforta-
BILE political job"
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Colleges are giving more attention
to the study of agriculture. Farmers
are studying to give their sons the
advantage of college education. For
national success, brain and Drawn
must learn to work together.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Congress usually adjourns in time
to avoid interfering with the less i'm
the base ball season. There is an art
in knowing when you have the close
and sympathetic attention of your
audience.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

A cabinet official might easily be
tempted to resign for the sake of the
customary correspondence calling at
tention to his personal merits and the
value Of his services
Evening star., 1925-03-25

The rapidity with which history is
being made is a encouragement to the
biographers, who are only beginning
to get their data well in hand. New
names and new faces have their at
traction in political life as well as in
the realms of art
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Until the contentious relating to the
artistic obligations of Mr.. Borglum
are decided the public will have to go
on as usual enjoying the mountain
state.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

The late Samuel Gompers did not
IeaVe large estate. A part of his
success in life consists in evading the
numerous opportunities naturally
placed in his way of becoming a rich
man.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

1t has been. boldly stated that Amer
lea is "a lawless Nation 1t is also
asserted that America has more laws
than she really knows what to do with
at the present moment.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

1t will be difficult to deal with i'm
polite drama so long as there are audi
ences willing to pay for the privilege
of being offended.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

One Of the problems which con-
front a play censor in New York is
that of avoiding service as an un-
salaried press agent.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Mussolini has recovered, and will
proceed with the good work Of demon
strating that Italy Is no less apprecia-
tive of her statesmen than Of her
opera stars.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
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Evening star., 1925-03-25
Criticism.

The play is bad that they rehearse.
The costumes are bluff
The audience is even worse
That pays to see the stuff.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

possibilities Of oil exploitation his tomb
might have been even more splendid.
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Dancing masters meeting in New
York, are trying to devise an inter-
national dance. Apparently they be-
lieve the good old-fashioned war
dance is out of date. - Kalamazoo
Gazette.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Not So Quiet.

Don't you find Washington rather
quiet since Congress went away?''
ION the contrary" answered Miss
Cayenne, "there is much less serious
and repressive broadcasting to inter
rupt the jazz
Evening star., 1925-03-25

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Evening star., 1925-03-25

Jud Tunkins says wealth doesn't
necessarily bring happiness, and if
you don't believe it you can ask any
mummy in an old Egyptian tomb.
Evening star., 1925-03-25
Statesmanlike RepOse.

The Senate's gone away I find.
So with a contented mind
May doze along in bliss profound
With the alarm clock still unwound
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(The second and concluding chapter of
this article t0tt appear IN tomoyTo0s
edition of The Starr
Evening star., 1925-03-25

Q. What is second growth timber?
IS. A. D.
A. 1t is the growth that comes up
naturally after cutting, fire and other
disturbing causes.
Evening star., 1925-07-26
Proper Social Ethics
Stressed i'm Free State

In the life Of the Irish Free State
there is a determination to show that
political democracy is not inconsistent
with social ceremony. Great impor-
tance is attached to the wearing of
precisely the right sort Of clothes.
Under the British regime in its last
years there was in Ireland, as there is
in England, a certain slackening in
the requirements as to what garments
should or should not be worn at social
functions. The tall hat had almost en-
tirely disappeared. The white shirt
front and the Swallow tail' Of eve
ming dress were by no means in
variably worn at theaters or at din
ners. All that has been changed. The
tall hat has been resurrected. The
black coat and striped trousers Of for.
NAL wear are essential on formal oc.
casions.
The newspapers note the change II
is pointed out that at the garden party
at the vice regal lodge. where the gov
ernor general entertained the Ameri
can doctors, the tall hat was much
favored. Some of them were very
queer tall hats "of every vintage from
the lanky tile that one usually asso.
ciates with side whiskers and a double
stock to the type Of hat that Is worn
by a witch on q broomstick." Three
well known men, one Of them Senator
Oliver Gogarty, dared to come in AS.
cot grays, but for the most part
orthodoxy was satisfied. It was noted
too, that the majority of the ladies
"courtsyed as they were presented tc
his majesty's representative" In these
islands the courtsy Is reserved for per
sons of royal blood, and the governor
general wac thus salutcd only because
he Iep. scented the King.
Evening star., 1925-07-26

| of the most important, perhaps the
very most important, provisions of
the Versailles treaty by a bilateral
agreement favorable to Germany. 1t
is not courteous, though 1t is charm
ingly suave; it contains, indeed several
covert sneers. as at the ''sacrosanc.
uty" of the Versailles treaty.
1t expresses a hope that further dis.
cussions will be accelerated" no
doubt having in view a conference.
1t seems likely that there will be a
! conference in August Mr.. Chamber
lain would much like to be able to
furnish the coming league assembly
with proofs of progress in this busi-
ness.
But the Germans will enter the con-
ference Qf conference there bel, on
| the basis of their proposals of Febru.
ary, having refused to step out fur
ther. The allied and German repre-
sentatives face to face, there will or
VIII not be "acceleration." The battle
OF wits between BRAND and Strese-
| mann will be show of the first order.
My remarks on Stresemann's note
we're intended to express admiration;
merely the sarcasm is neither brilliant
or accelerative.
Franco Belgian evacuation of tba
Ruhr de, of the region occupied by
| the French and Belgians in January,
1898 is proceeding rapidly and will
be completed by August Is. On the
proposal of M. BRAND, Duesseldorf
Duisburg and Ruhrort, occupied by al.
lied troops in 1921 (all the great al.
lies concurring) because of German
| recalcitrance. will also be evacuated
| in August.
Italy.-Prior to delivery at Berlin of
the French note regarding the pro-
| posed security pact, a copy thereof
was submitted to the Italian govern
| ment in the hope that the latter would
| signify desire to participate in a
| pact based thereon, But, true to his
principle of no favors from italy. to
other nations without return favors TO
Italy of equal value, Mussolini replied
that while heartily approving the
note "in principle" his government
could not see its way to participation
| In guarantee of the Rhine frontiers
| of France and Belgium without sim
ultaneous assurance of corresponding
advantages to Italy. In other words,
ltaly VIII participate in a guarantee of
the Rhine frontiers II the Brenner
frontier Of Italy is similarly guaran.
teed.
With the resignation of Signor Nava
as minister of national economy. the
AltIiioh SdDilict DeCdIn6 pure Fascist
Even its worst enemy will not deny
that Fascism has performed some
good works. For example, all over
Italy Fascist institutes have been es.
| tablished, each generously provided
| with good bathing facilities, free TO
| members and open to non-members
at moderate charge.
y
Poland.-For over year past, Po
| land has been in a phase of Industrial
and commercial depression. The mum.
Der of unemployed today is 1S0, 900, as
against 100000 at the commencement
of this year. The production of pig
| iron in 1924 was 330, 900 tons. as
against 900 in 1923 and a pre-war
annual production of a million. The
production Of steel in 1924 was 6s2, 600
tons, as against 1.122 900 in 1928 and
pre-war figure of about 1850 900. In
1928 exports exceeded imports. but
since March, 1924, the trade balance
has been adverse. On the other hand
Evening star., 1925-07-26
The Story the Week Has Told

revenues have increased; not suf-
ficiently, however. 1t would seem, to
balance the budget.
Col. James c. Logan has gone to
Poland to study the situation; where
on Polan is to be congratulated.
A recent report justifes hope that
the end of the year will see budget
equilibrium.
China.-Morgan Palmer, an Anferi-
can, was killed the other day while
defending against bandits property on
the 25,000-acre ranch of the Man
churia Development Co., on the Sun
gari River, near Harbin, Manchuria,
of which company he was manager.
A guest of Mr.. Palmer's, DIR. Harvey
]. Howard. an American, and an eye
specialist on the staff of the Rookie
feller Foundation Hospital in Peking.
was carried off by the bandits. Mr..
Palmer was a man of distinction.
During the Chinese famine of 1921 he
headed the Red Cross work in the
famine area The tragedy had no con-
nection with the anti-foreign agitation.
x
United States of America.-Mr
Scopes is guilty. So that's that.
The confab at Atlantic City be-
tween representatives of anthracite
miners and mine operators continues,
apparently without appreciable prog
reSS.
Our total exports last year were
valued at S4,591 900 900, a record and
a gain of more than 10 per cent over
the 1923 total. Our favorable balance
of trade in 1924 amounted to $685.
900 900, as against $423, 900, 900 in 1923
Our leading exports in 1924 ranked
in the following order as to value
Raw cotton, wheat, automobiles, gaso
line and naphtha. leaf tobacco, refined
copper, lard, coal and coke. wheat
flour. kerosene. Cotton is king
(s51 900 000); wheat S237 900. .O00), a
poor second.
observation-disclosures has had an.
other military and naval revolt; hap.
Also another Portuguese cabinet has
fallen. These little incidents are quite
normal in Portugal; merely serve
to relieve the dreadful enpui.
The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats
and SloveneS has a new coalition cab.
met, which includes members of the
Croatian Peasants party. Here's a
little world turned upside down, or
rather. right side up, by your leave
Oll the swearing III OF
the new cabinet, Raditch, head of the
Croatian Peasants party in prison
charged with treason, was set free
Pashitch is premier and Ninchitch
foreign minister.
The Rumanian government has an
nounced the intention of sending a
debt-funding commission to Washing
ton. Rumania owes us about $z5, 900,
O00
1t is satisfaction-a rather vague
one, perhaps, but still a satisfaction
TO learn from DR.. Beebe that he has
FOUND the amphioxus lancelet, (sand
lance, away out at sea. Hitherto II
was supposed to live only in the sands
of the seashore. 1t is 1.-The lowest form
OF backbone animal in the world.
What 1t boasts isn't really and truly
backbone, but a "notochord," a car
tilaginous. supple, rod-like structure
which in the real vertebrates has de
veloped into spinal column. 1t seems
probable that the genus amphioxus
has come down with little change OF
matter of 100000 years or so.