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Evening star., 1925-06-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN

.. Is after dinner speaking" taught
at the Naval Academy?-L. T. NJ.
A. course in fter.dinner speak
ing mas been given there for a number
or years. Members Of the first class
receive instruction and are given op-
portunities to practice in connection
with the regular academy mess. The
pieDes receive the same opportunities
In their recitation rooms.
!. =. Did William Howard Taft make
his famous trip around the world be-
fore or after he was nominated Tor
Presidential. II. w.
"A. Mr.. Taft left on his trip to the
philippines, which he made pra ctical-
iy a trip around the world by return
ing through Russia and Europe and
across the Atlantic, in August, 1907.
HIS nomination to the presidency &C.
Cured in June of the following year.
.. What Is the estimated amount of
hardwood timber in this country
G. A. G.
A: In 1920 the total remaining stand
OF hardwood timber in this country
WAS estimated to be $50, 900, 900 900
board feet. The annual drain for all
purposes including losses from fire,
dlsease and insects, is in the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000 900 900 board feet. or
almost $4,000. 900 900, if the losses are
eliminated. Some estimates of the
amount consumed are even larger than
this
Q. When was Tifany's founded?-
X. r. S.
A. Tiffany, Young & Ellis. the fore.
runner of the present firm, was
founded by Charles L. Tiffany in 1887
J. q. How can cherries that are can.
ned in tins be treated so that they
will not discolor?-J. D. F.
A. The National Gamers Associa
tion says 1t Is necessary to can REQ
! fruit and vegetables. such as cherries
and beets. in lacquered cans in order
| to retain their natural red color.
Q. How many Welsh generals were
| In the Revolutionary Army?-D. A. II
A. Representative l. NJ. Foster say.
there were "A. There were also sever
| colonies. The number of Welshmer
in the ranks is conjectural,
Q. How many kinds of lizards are
there?-F. o. L.
A. Hoffman says that there are 43.
genera and 1926 species. They in
| habit all parts of the world excep
| the cold temperate and frigid zones
i Q. Has Tennessee public school kin
! dergartens?-N. s. NJ.
| A. Knoxville is the only city in tn,
| State which has. There are now Il.
| q. What is the motto of the Hous,
] Of Windsor?-P. o.
A. This motto is: .'Honi soft gu
maly y pense,', which translated
! means: Evil to him who evi
thinketh.'
| Q. How long has butter been made
g. W.
! A. 1t has been in use since early
| historic times. 1t is mentioned il
Evening star., 1925-06-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.
The Good Listener.

The Good Listener.
In sympathetic era, such as this,
When an incident impairs your mortal
bliss
From your faith in human help you
needn't bulge;
You can always tell your troubles tc
judge.
In every problem of the human race
From evolution to a parking space
From fights to pans for cdpyrighting
fudge,
You can always tell your troubles tc
judge.
He may not make the situation clear
At least he lends a sympathetic ear
So, wherefore hold a grievance or q
grudge?
You can always tell your trouble tc
judge.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

, Genesis. 1t was first made from the
milk of sheep and goats, later from
cows milk.
@. What languages are spoken in
India &C. 7. r.
guages of extraordinary variety. The
languages spoken by 31s,056,o00 per
sons in 1921 are grouped In seven
families. The principal ones are West
ern Hindi (spoken by 96,714 900 per
sons), Bengali as. .295 .oo0), Telugu t23.-
COL ,000l, Marathi QS.79S, ,000), Tamil
dS,7S0. .ooo), Punjabi Q6,23l .000), Fts
jasthani az, ,GSl ,o00,. after which come
Oriya. kanarese, Gujarati, Burmese
and Malayalam. Hindustani, a dis,
lect of Hindi, has become the literary
language of Hindustan and is tht
lingua franca of India. English is un
derstood by many.
Q. In hanging bunting, which colol
goes at the top, the blue or the red?-,
c. S. ID.
| A. In displaying bunting the order
should be blue at the top. followed By
| white with red at the bottom.
q. How many paintings by Petet
| Paul Rubens are in existence?-E.
| d. 3
| A. Bryan, in his Dictionary OF
Painters and Engravers." says that
| the amount of Rubens' pictorial work
was prodigious. A list records no
| fewer than 2,253, exclusive of 4S4
| dra wings. 1t was Rubens' practice 10
employ many student assistants. Ii
Is not possible TO say exactly how
many of the paintings are still in ex-
| istence.
Q. How far toward the zenith doe
the sun come on June 81 and Decem
Der 21?-C. r. d.
A. The Naval Observatory says th4
suns altitude at noon on June -
may be found by subtracting the lsti.
tude of the place from 1l3h degrees;
the altitude on December 81 may bs
found by subtracting tn. latituds
from 66ia.
=. What Christian name is borne
BY the most people?-S n. D.
A. If a public school in one city
might be taken as representative
John takes first place for boys, with
William second. Margaret is first for
girls, with Mary second.
THE Government is spending your
money TO find out hoE to do things.
The Star, through its Washington
inform alton bureau, is ready TO ten
you uhdt the Government has found
out. There is information drdild bic
on practically eUery subject dTecting
the daily life of the american citizen.
Experts of the highest order are de
rotin0 their entire time and energy TO
this great CorS Of prom otiHg the pub
lie celtcre. What do you rant 10
6HoU9 Whot question cdn the bureau
dnsccr for you? This serUice Is free
Just incloSe 2-ceRt stamp 10 cover
the return postage. Address The star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
Kin, director. Trenty- first and e
streets northeast
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Hits Local Conditions.
Writer Sees Better Traffic
Handling Needed.
TO the Editor of The Star:


Two editorial items appearing in
Wednesdays edition of The Evening
Star deserve unlimited praise from
every reader Of your paper. The first
takes the form Of a call for support
Of the director Of traffic Certainly
this is a timely message, particularly
so when we consider the recent
shameful action Of the Commissioners
in resembling a much needed traffic
order to meet the petty whim of few.
The second item concerns the tragic
bridge accident and incidentally calls
attention to the condition of another
bridge" just this side of the Zoo
The authorities might do well to heed
your suggestion and remedy an al
ready too dangerous situation. Provi.
dence alone may be tina anked that this
bridge has not collapsed long ago.
Another subject of local importance
which 1 expect to read of daily on
your editorial page relates to the
police situation. There are many
phases of this topic, some deserving
much praise, others criticism Of a con.
structive nature. One of the latter
class is that Of the traffic squad be-
ing under control Of the traction COM
panies. 1 write control" because the
conditions existing at every street car
crossing merits the word. The traffic
officer, though wearing a District Of
Columbia uniform and receiving his
pay envelope as other policemen do,
from the proner officials of the District
government, knows we'll that his
money came from and is labeled in
spirit paid by the Traction Com.
panies.'' These things being so, he
must show preference at crossings,
and he does. and because he is not to
blame. he Is to be pitied and excused.
This is an evil of the first magnitude
and reflects itself daily, yes hourly.
At every crossing it is common to see
from 10 to 20 automobiles held up and
countless pedestrians as well, while q
lone street car tsometimes empty gets
the "go-go" sign. Instead Of eliminat.
ing congestion and speeding up traffic,
we seem to be jamnning the highways
and hindering progress.
Here is another and then I'm
through. 1t hae to do with the seem.
ing ever readiness of some policemen
to use their gun. To my mind such
a weapon is intended to be used only
in self defense or in pursuit Of one
guilty. OF 4 grave offense. The papers
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Folks who pine for Adventure with
a big A should remember that we all
are engaged In two of the greatest
adventures in the world.
They are:
j. The Adventure of Living.
2. The Adventure of Thinking.
Why should any of us yearn par
ticularly for travels afar, or picture
the unknown delights Of distant
places, when we are living right here
and now In the Capital of the United
States and daily engaging in the
mental life?
This applies, also, to every one
everywhere, each for himself or her
self. in the places he or she happens
to be, who daily uses what body and
brain he has in the delectable business
of living and thinking.
Each one Of us Is thrust into the
first of these two great Adventures
without any demand upon our part
We did not apply for tickets for this
trip, nor did we stand in line for it.
Yet we are here, and we are going
to make the most of 1t. That Is
perhaps the outstanding fact in Life
we want to make the most of it, So
we see people engaged in various
ACTIVITIES. diverse to d degree, vet II
will flnd the same old leading string
in each one.
Il want to make the most out OF. it
/ want to get the most out of it,
sings the etsrnai heart Of man
whether under savagery or civiliza
ton. In the latter state he but re
fines the old wish, "sublimates' 1t
as the psychologists say.
AS civilized beings we are no less en-
gagged in a great adventure than our
ancestors were when they lived ir
| castles or embattled town across the
seas. fighting for their very lives day
by day.
Perha ps the Adventure of Just Liv
ing was more exciting then than
now. but certainly 1t was not so en-
joyable
Even the hardest wieIders OF the
battle AK and the sword yearned foi
peace, and held up to universal view
In their songs, pictures of primitive
times when a sort of Arcadia was
supposed to have ruled.
Indeed, the earth is very old. AL
though one may wonder, and some
times doubt. If there ever was such
a time or place as the Garden o1
Eden, or Atlantis. the lost continent
where peace and happiness ruled: per
haps in the ceaseless roll of Time
| such places may have existed, after all
Who knows? We scarcely need the
| assurance Of holy writing, for sucf
dreams are acceptable to the human
heart, and the length of time be
hind us is SO vast that almost any
thing may have been.
Although to our eyes. whose length
in physical life is score and II
years, the steps OF human progress
have been from savagery TO civili
cation; behind some of those ages, OF
which we know practically nothing
there may have been whole civiliza
tions whose memory Is even now for
gotten.
Discoveries Of ancient cities in ole
deserts-Ur Of Chaldee and of the
Maya civilization in Central America
these bring back TO us wildly. a.
If they We're suddenly flashed upor
a screen, the possibilities of such {
Golden Age.
We live, more or less, in such ar
age today, What the old knights
dreamed OF in their castles, what the
serfs within the town walls held a:
pictures in the backs OF their heads
has more or less come true today ir
America.
All of us are engaged in this great
Adventure of Living. in great age, ir
Evening star., 1925-06-20

daily record the shooting at, and
sometimes of, fleeing motorist and
others, who probably committed a
minor offense. The pursuit OF these
petty offenders seems to be an open.
ing for a coveted desire on the part
Of the officer to use his gun. Wound.
ing prisoner or killing him. when
not necessary, is outside the scope Of
police duty. All officers are not guilty
of this conduct, but too many are, and
q little less shooting is certainly to
be desired. u. A. MAHAR.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Ancient Egyptian tombs are being
shipped to the Field Museum in Chi.
cago. The city by the lake may enioy
Few monuments to distinguished
demises that have not called for at.
tenuon from the psych artists.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Chicago is big town, containing all
kinds of people. 1t suffers the en-
barrassme1t Of many metropolis in
finding its underworld most eagerly
aggressive in matters of publicity.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Tarrytown. n. Y, the home of John
u. Rockefeller. is enjoying a real
estate boom. Unto him that hath
shall be given
Evening star., 1925-06-20

A communistic uprising in China is
seen by Trotsky, who would CRAFTY a
number OF his political associates bv
departing to take personal charge
Of it.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

France is a most patriotic nation,
but even her devoted people draw
the line at believing everything they
read on paper money.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Less clothing is being worn this
summer than ever before Even the
ku klux Khan will parade without
masks.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

The independence with which Hin.
oenours proceeds has created strong
suspicion that the ex-kaiser has lost
his political pull.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Words Alone.

Words, only words, poor Hamlet read
Which leads to a suspicion
The crossword puzzle is what led
To his distraught condition.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Several hundred persons will take
the oath OF citizenship on July 4. No
independence day celebration could he
more safe and sane.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States,
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Evening star., 1925-06-20

Teapot Dome secured an immense
amount OF publicity. but none of the
Kind that attracts the attention of the
sagacious reaitor.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Amundsen admits that he did not
reach the Pole; proving himself con.
scientious man as well as a hero.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

discovery ef the North p, la is. after
all, not SO important as recovery Of
the explorer.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

A bus when it turns takes UP half
the street. a new traffic problem is
impending.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
The Poets and Chroniclers,

DO you enjoy base ball?''
Not as an athletic sport" an
swered Miss Cayenne. But it is my
favorite form Of literature"
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Human credulity,' said Uncle
Eben. rs sech dat we never gifts over
hopin' dat some. day one o. desc here
circus posters Is gineter come true"
Evening star., 1925-06-20

1t Is evident that Col. BRYAN feels
competent to assist in making natural
history as well as political history.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Credit, Not Morals.
From the Baltimore Sun

FTom the Baltlmore sun.
The adjective in "a good neighbor-
hood" doesn't refer to the morals Of
the people, but to their credit.
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Jud Tunkins says unless the music
improves he's in favor of letting the
monkey alone and going after the
organ grinder.
Evening star., 1925-06-20
Holding Aloof.

You don't show any interest in
Arctic exploration.
why should I?'' rejoined Senator
Sorghum. so far as have been able
to observe the Eskimo vote has no
influence whatever"
Evening star., 1925-06-20

One feature in the campaign will
not escape notice among those who
Evening star., 1925-06-20

Q. In hanging bunting, which colol
goes At the top, the blue or the red,
c. S. ID.
A. In displa wing bunting the order
should be blue at the top. followed By
white with red at the bottom
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
OHIO BANKS GAIN DEPOSITS
More Than $130,o0o,OO0 Increase in De-
posts Over Last Year Report
Shows

Banks in Ohio are in the healthiest con-
diton i'll their history, according to the
last report of the State Department of
Banks and Banking. This report has
only to do with banks which come under
the state law and not with national banks.
The report shows the condition in these
state banking institutions March 80 of
this year. The total deposits in the state
banks on that date were 81 ,242, 400, 40 as
against 81, Ill ,858,785 year ago. This is
a gain of $131 ,610, Sol in year, and a year
at that which is not considered the best
from business standpoint.
1t is not probable that this increase of
more than $3.50, 100000 is due to some ex-
tent at least to the prohibition law which
has diverted millions OF dollars that for
mer1y went into the saloonkeeper's till
into legitimate trade channels.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
DRYS OF EsTHONIA UNITE

A group has been founded in Esthonia
for the purpose of combating alcoholism,
made up of ecclesiastical and lay repre-
sentatives of the Lutheran, Greek Catho-
lie, Methodist and Baptist churches, and
of Young Mems Christian Associations
and of the League of Christian Effort.
At the head OF this group are the Luth-
eran Bishop Kukk, the Greek Meropoli-
tan Alexander, the former President of
Parliament Tonnison, and theological
professor, Rahmagi. The promoters hope
that like the American Ant-Saloon
League, which is federation of churches
against alcohol, their group will play
decisive part in the fight for sobriety in
Esthonia.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
BOOTLECCERS RESPONSIBLE
Washington Coroners Jury Holds
Driver of Bootlegger's Car Re-
sponsible for Nuns Death

How some newspapers go to the ex-
treme in their defense of bootleggers is
seen in an incident which occurred in
Washington, D. C., recently. A bootleg
ger in trying to make getaway from
the police ran his car at a high rate of
speed and collided with another car,
crushing to death Sister Cephas, known
throughout Washington as The Little
Angel of Providence" for her generous
work of mercy among the city's poor.
Instead of condemning the outlaw for
this tragedy one of the capital city papers
tried to blame the police. Other wet
newspapers in other cities also took this
position. They argued that the officers
should not have pressed this criminal
bootlegger so hard, thus compelling the
bootlegger to drive at such a furious pace
endangering the lives of all on the high
way.
The coroner's jury, however, who in
vestigated the case quickly fixed the
blame for death upon the two occupants
OF the bootleg car. The verdict was re-
turned in less than four minutes, which
shows that there evidently was no ques-
ton in the minds of the coroner's jury as
to where the blame lay. The way to pre-
vent such tragedies is to suppress boot
Logging. OF course everyone is agreed
that automobiles should be operated with
regard to safety of pedestrians and all
traffic and that those who violate regula-
tons, endangering life on public high
way should be punished; but certainly
fast driving is justified by police seeking
to capture desperate criminals-just as
much justified, in fact, as is the fast driv-
ing of fire engines Fastening to put out a
fire. If police were prohibited from pur-
suing law violators on a public highway
the highway would soon be recognized by
criminals as safety zone and law ell
enforcement would be impossible
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
BOYCOTT BOOTLEGGERS
Speaker Says if Business Men Refused to
Buy Bootlegger's Liquor He Could
Not Exist

Stanley B. Vandersall of Boston in an
address July 8 at the 30th International
Christian Endeavor Convention in Wash
ington, advocated the boycotting by bust
ness men of bootleggers as a sure means
of stopping bootlegging. He said
MANY business men who expect their
employees to respect the laws of this
country are purchasers of bootleg liquor,
and all Intoxicating liquors by reason of
the prohibition laws are in that class.
Without the buying power of the men
with money who scott at the prohibition
laws back of them, the bootleggers could
not exist. Boycott bootleggers' would
be a good slogan for the business men to
adopt and put into practice"
Which is another way of saying that
the purchaser of bootleg liquor is as
guilty as the seller.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

Colvin, vice-president of the w. c. T. u.
of New York, belong the credit for one
of the most arousing and enthusiastic
meetings of all the sessions.
Among other prominent speakers on the
program were Clarence True Wilson, gen
eral secretary of the Board of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public Morals of
the Methodist Episcopal church; Lieuten-
ant-Governor Seymour Lowman of New
York who sounded the call to action to
secure an adequate state enforcement code
in the next session of the Legislature, and
DR.. Harry Z. Woolever editor of the Ma
tonal Methodist Press, whose message
was to the church people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
NEW YORK MEET in ROUND LAKE
Continued From Page j.

(Sonunued FROM rage u
guard rid our waters of smuggling
vessels in the early days of our his
tory SO will we rid our waters of
these rum smugglers.
No one who heard Rear Admiral Bill
lard could have the slightest doubt as to
the ultimate outcome of the governments
fight against the rum boats.
Bishop Leonard Endorses League
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard's Sun
day sermon was the climax of two days
intensiyely stirring and informative con-
ference, each speech of which was related
and correlated with others in such man
ner as to present an unbroken chain of
evidence of the effectiveness of prohibi-
ton and the desirability of observance
and law enforcement. Bishop Leonard
delivered sermon the title of which he
gave as "The Venture of Faith" He
traced the great ventures OF those whose
blind faith has led them to deeds of de-
Ivcrance, from the time of Abraham TO
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24

American Issue readers are urged to
write Mr. Wheeler, 80 Bliss Bldg. Wash
ington D. c., giving him their reaction TO
the arguments presented. Mr.. Wheeler
also invites friends of prohibition to for
ward him additional arguments which
will strengthen the prohibition side of the
ease.
If you want extra copies send to Cur
rent History, New York, as doubtless ex-
ira copies will be hard to secure.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-07-24
READ PROHIBITION DEBATE in AUGUST CURRENT HISTORY
Wayne Wheeler Maryland Joint
Discussion of Prohibition August History American
Issue Readers Invited Send Wheeler Suggestions

The August number of Current History
will carry joint discussion on the first
FIVE years of prohibition, by United States
Senator Bruce of Maryland for the op-
ponents of prohibition, and Wayne B.
Wheeler in support of the Eighteenth
Amendment. Manuscripts were ex-
changed and each writer has rejoinder
that bristles with facts and pithy argu-
ments.