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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Which churches hold services
In the Washington jail?-E. S.
A. The superintendent Of the
Washington, ID. G., Jail says that any
rectly TO the superintendent. ma Y
make dates.
O. How many automobiles have
been manufactured IN this country
c. A. S.
A. The American sutomntive in,
dustry has produced and marketed al
most 80, 900 900 cars. more than 80 per
| cent of this production having been
turned out in the last decade
Q. How many ships have been
named the Mayfiower?-A. X.
A. In the late Tudor and early
Stuart periods, "Mayfower" was z
common name for ships. The reason
Is obscure.
Q. How many horses and mules are
used on farms at this time M. 9.
4. The latest statistics arc for Jan
uary |. 1925. At that time the mum.
her Of horses totaled Is ,535, 759; mules
$50, sos.
O. Has it been determined how
. much moisture certain trees require
A. n f.
A II Is not known definitely. but
the Forest Service is planning = four
year survey of various trees in vary
ing soils.
Q. How can recipes which do not
give the exact baking temperature he
adapted TO temperature cooking
F. T.
A 4 recipe calling for n slow oven
needs baking temperature OF he
tween $50 and $50 degrees Fahrenheit
moderate oven has "a temperature
between $50 and 400 degrees Fahren-
heit 4 quick or hot oven is above
400 hut below $50 degrees. while a
very hot oven il from 40 10 800 de
Grees. Most meats call for moderate
oven after they have been scared. and
bread requires the same amount VI
heat Ba kine powder biscuits need =,
very hot oven 45n 70 100 degrees
t'ahre nheit. while rie crust i" hest
baked ~ 2 temperature between 400
and $50 degrees.
o. Please give = brief history Of
the Anti-Saloon LclGue.-E. f. \
4. In 1892 d group OF clercymen Of
the United States endea vored TO form
an anti.saloon league in which Inc
clerEymen " all denominations II
the United State should participate.
This did rot m"terializ The ..n'i-
Saloon LEAGUE Of America was found
ed al OberIin. Ohio. by Howard II.
Russell. 1898. and in the same year in
the District Of Columbia.
q. Where and when was Irwin Cobb
born g. A. NJ
A. lie is 4 native Of Paducah Ky.
and vas born June "a 1875.
g. What was the first trust com
pany in this country?-P. J. w.
y. The first company in the Unit
ed States granted the power 70 do 4
trust business was the Farmers Fire
Insurance and Loan Co. now The
Farmers Loan and Trust co. "f New
York city, TO which extensive trust
powers we're granted in 1S@oo.
.. What l. the oldest monument
in Baltimore w. u.
~ The nrsI monument erected in
Baltimore VS. in memory Of Chris
tupher Columbus. and was dedicated
October l.. 17J2. II stands ON the
grounds Of III" Ready Asylum on
North avenue.
Q. Is Good Friday Z legal holiday in
any Stalc?-W. H. ~
A Good Friday * q LEGAL holiday in
F'lorid;. Louisiana. Minnesota and
i''nnsylv4nil.
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Pending Retirement
Bill Not Equitable
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
The Lehlbach retirement bin nov
being considered by the ieint com
mlttee OF the two houses would. if
enacted create Il situation requirin:
immediate remedial legislation. |,
provides Cor the retiremont of Ee,i-
eral employees who have served ~
wears at 90 and would require thn1
a vast number of decropt and les.
efhcient employees of near 10 who
nave not served ! full so years 10
continue in Federal emplov Tbue
if the bill becomes a law ii would
release the Younger employe and re-
qulre the retention of the older in a
number OF instances. y uniform re-
tirement age with the amount of the
annuity to be determined by the
wears of service is an equitable and
economically sound solution of the
problem.
CATHERINE L. WHITEHEAD
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nor has their advent been proclaimed
and awaited by great crowds of the
faithful. They have all come simply
and unpretentiously. not to found a
religion, but to awaken man to his
divine nature and possibilities. Al
though differences exist in the re-
ligionS which have crvsta llized
around their misunderstood teach
ings. their basic teachings themselves
are all in harmony. 1t is not new
spiritual teachings which the world
stands in need of today, but the study
and application of the fundamental
principles of all religions.
Il, r. NJ. HOUGH.
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Photographs of Gen. Pershins make
frank disclosure of gathering lines
or care. peace-making in South
America has its anXieties As well as
war-makinc in France.
Keeping cool is desirable. bur the
January thermometer is suspected of
OVERRIDING II.
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In studying the gayeties Of nations
- economic influences, Europe is in
'Lnger of being misled into an inn
nression that Greenwich Village is SET
rn- the social pace for the L. S. 4.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHHANDER JOHNSON
Going On As Usual.

GoInc On As Usual.
When some one else is mrlie-iSh.
Why hurry?
When some one else is foolish.
Why worry?
Until for faults which are my own
I've no occasion to atone.
| shall leave other folks alone.
Why worry?
IF raEtime da nccrS shiver
And scurry.
II girls their knees unkiver.
Why worry?
There never yet was known time
When satirists in prose or rhyme
Did not bewail some wave Of crime. =
Why worry?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

Anthracite miners and operators
nave prolonged the converse ton TO an
extent which discoura-n>s the patience
of that old audience. the general pub
lie. and secures only the appIause or
The pneumonia germ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

There are 81 MANY investigation.
afalianie I" senatorial attention that
the question "f which will assume
precedence becomes one Of mild On.
rosity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

TaX'reduction would. Of course. he
an easier matter if everybody were as
prompt in meeting debt as the +. &
\. taxpayer.
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LCtt"rS nrC Goitg ercry minute from
0"r ffCe IrtOrmQ'ioH Bureau in
Washington telling renders rhGtCuer
th"V rant - hho'r. Thry arc in an
S'r"r ~ al Kinds Of QuerieS--ou al
hiRdS 0t subjects from all E'udS NJ
pcoplC. Wake uSc OF this frCC sertice
WhiCh IN" Er@njHg star Is Hqiutuin-
ing for gon. rs oHly PURPOSE Is 10
h@tp you. aud re WoHt you 10 beurft
frOm =. Gct IL" habit of rritfnu to
Tho ErcHino Stor Inflammation Ru-
rr0". tj"Grric i. HGsE-H. d;r~ctor
Washington. u. e. IacIoSc cents n
stamps TOR return postage
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q. Is there an intoxicating liquor
called bangue ?-R. NJ.
A. In the Orient there is an intoxi-
| cant made from the dried leaves Of In
dian hemp which is known as oansus
OF bang.
q. Why do plants have tho san,s
color even when planted in different
soil?-H. V
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
/ says that the heredity and the con
antution nf certain plant determine
its color. while the environment Of rhe
soil does not affect this feature.
.. What is mea nj by a minority ras
sasc ~ bills. r
A. The paFliam clerk ~ the
I House of Repre- nta tives saws thai
as ma tier of fact there is no minority
( passage Of Z bill in either branch ~
Congress. but the phrase referred to
in All probability is the fact that lezis-
/ lation may be passed by a ma jority
! vote Of the members present ~ .
! quorum is present Very often
measure will he passed hv 2 ma jority
Of the members present, which mum
/ Der Is not ma jority of the members
elected 10 Congress. For example
ma jorily OF the membership of the
| House is els, but in the event only
| 900 members are present during the
vote of the passage of bill the vote
could be ] IL 10 149. and the hill would
! be passed by q ma ority. This does
not mean that minority passes The
bill, because il is presumed that thos
mat arc 4 bsent acquieSce in the aCtiOn
taken by d majority Of those present.
Q. Why does ice take M NOR.
room than water?-A. r. s
4. The atoms, when arranged in
the crystals OF ice. occupy more space
than when free as in liquid wafer.
q. What President vas the first To
use the Mayiiower"-C. i. NJ.
a. President Roosevelt was 'he
FIRST 20 use il. The Mayfower va
. built in la2e. 1t was bought and ne
livered 10 the Navv in March I2as
The price paid was $4,000 The
Yacht was built by J. g.. THOMPSON
Clydebank. Scotland II was used as
q dispatch boat during the Spanish
American War and was out of com
mission in 1907 repaired and put in
commission in 1902. The first trip n
President Roosevelt. was made June
IS, 1907.
.. What is the name Of the bri-h,
star or planet that rises about ~
CLOCK IN me Ffenln-'-B. u. W.
A. The Naval Observatory savs YOU
eter 10 Sirius. also called the Dog
star or Alph. CtniS MAJORS. u il
rot planet, but the brightest ~ The
hHed stars.
.. Could YOU publish simple Sirer-
ti"ns f"r making sugar toyS.-C W.
4.
\. sugar toys may he made accord
Ing 10 the following directions
; pounds Sugar. : ounces e. RI sirup
pint water. Boil II "4g-o4c degrees:
then stir until cloudy and pour In
pla+ter-of-parie rlulu- that have been
soaked in cold water for or hours
and drained.
LCtt@rS nrc Toitg orCry minute from
orr Free reformation Bureau in
Washington telling renders WhQtcrer
tj"V rant 70 hhorr. Thry arc in an
.Strcr IN al Kinds NJ Ourrie,-ou oil
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Good Audience.

'0O0 .Au0lcnep.
What will you say To your con
stituents when you get home
Nothing replied Senator Sor.
rhum. A true statesman avoids an
effort to tell anybody anything, when
he is supposed to be absorbing wis
dom from the people
No Reciprocity.
The traffic cop doth tell me where
to go.
answer him in accents sweet and
low.
60 where he directs for public good
He doth not go where suggest he
should.
Jud Tunkins says old-fashioned
dancers are all right for old fashioned
people-but there aren't enough of
EN- to make the dances popular
Terminolosy.
why do they use the expression,
bootleg Ticker -?
Il dunno" answered Uncle Bill Bot.
tletop. Il always have thought gum
shoe Ticker would be more appro-
pirate"
BituminOuS SOotability.
Now. cleanliness we prize indeed;
And as we Grope.
With every lump OF coal we need
\ cake of soap.
Tips.
Imagination is a wonderful thing
said Uncle Eben It's what makes
YOU think IL no count tip on q boss
race is entitled to as much thanks a.
~, Lapa.,t tu,, nit -
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BituminOus SootabiIitN.

Now. cleanliness we prize indeed
And as we Grope.
With every lump OF coal we need
\ cake of soap.
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.. What * the name Of the bri-h,
star Or planet that rises about ~
. clock in the eveninG?-B. i. w
A. The Naval Observatory Sav> YOU
eter 10 Sirius. also called the Dog
star or Alph. C.niS Najori@ u IL
rot 4 planet. but the brightest 81 The
hIed stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

Q. Why does ice take M NOR.
room than water?-A r s
4. The atoms, when arranged in
The crystals OF ice. occupy more space
than when free as in liquid water.
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Heredity Doesn't Count for
Much in Shaping Destiny

to that time had given these
matters practically no thought
whatsoever.
To begin with, let me bluntly
state that firmly believe that
heredity manifests absolutely no
force in shaping the. fortunes Of
one possessed of any trace of
character, force or determination.
Environment may have soma
small effect in that it may select
ones career for him. But Ii will
have no effect whatsoever upon
his success in whatever business
or career it may have led him to
follow.
To give my reasons for SO be-
lieving by citing my own expert
ence: i am the fourth son in the
family. have the same blood in
! me as have my three brothers.,
and was reared amid the same
environment and with no lesser
educational advantages. T had the
same opportunities they had in
all respects. Notwithstanding this
/ am a drifter; yet not exactly Il
soldier of fortune. am as, yet
unsuccessful. not skilled at any
thing. and am making no attempt
to become so. While on the OtteI.
hand each of my brothers are on
the road to success. and each fol-
lowing vastly different career.
To me this proves eonclusively
that heredity and environment are
negligible factors in shaping q
persons fortunes"
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Stew Should Be Called
Irish Is Curious Fancy

one small onion chopped fine.
Season with six all-spice berries,
six pepper-corns, and one.nalf of
a bay.
Twenty minutes before serving
the stew, add one cup Of potato
diced. Thicker with four table
spoons of flour to which enough
cold water his been added to-
make a thin paste. The stew has
an even better flavor if the vege-
tables are also Drowned in fat
before adding them to the stew.
Only chuck veal cut into two
inch squares. and whole vegeta
bles are used for veal stew Con-
sequently a little longer cooking
is required. Vegetables which are
generally used are medium-sized
or small carrots, potatoes and
onions. Fifteen minutes before
serving the stew, cover the sur
face with baking powder dump
lings.
To make the -dumplings, meas
ure and sift together two cups
of flour, one teaspoon of salt and
two teaspoons of baking powder.
Add enough sweet milk to put a
drop batter about three-fourtts
of a cup of milk, and drop by
spoonful into the stew. Cover
the kettle and cook for twenty
to twenty-five minutes.
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w H EN- DID IT
HAPPEN AND
WHERE
QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS
# When was William Shirley
colonial governor of Massachu-
setts2
o.. When was Rensselaer, Poly
technic5 Institute founded?
5. When did Napoleon over
throw the Republic of Venice?
A. When. was Gen. John F.
Reynolds. u S. A.. killed?
5. When did Roger Williams,
founder of Rhode Island die?
Answers to these queries will be
printed Monday.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions
/. Fort Ticonderoga was taken
Thy the British under Haldeman
in 1880.
2. The University of Nebraska
was founded in 1869.
g. Tasman. the noted Dutch
navigator, lived from 1902 to
1859.
4. Venice reached the height of
it's power in the fifteenth GEN.
fury.
5. Hunting the Shark by
Lewis Carroll, was published in
1876.
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THIE final testimony in The
i washington Times open dis
cussion Of heredity and environ
ment is given By Arnold Ham
mersmeier, OF the First Aviation
Group. Marine Barracks, Guam
tico. Va. who arrives at his con-
illusions by citing the cases of his
three brothers and himself. He
argues that all spring from the
same stock, yet each has followed
q different career, he being the
only one who has not made a real
success of his lifeyet the latter
phrase is only his own belief-his
fellows and superiors probably.
having quite the opposite view.
Mr.. Hammersmeier wins the
last copy OF Harold Bell Wright IS,
novel. "A Son of His Father" that,
this newspaper will award for let
tiers on heredity and environment.
During the last five weeks, thous-
ands of readers of The Washing.
ton Times have written their,
views on the subject and thirty
have been rewarded by copies Of
Mr.. Wright's interesting and in
structive novel dealing with hered-
ity AMI environment.
Mr.. Hammersmeier' letter:
From the time you began pub
fishing comments and opinions on
the subjects of heredity and en-,
vironment l have given the sub.
jects some little thought. Previous
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Her words were doleful enough
but her tone was cheerful.
As matter of fact, she en-.
joyed mending. For she was one
OF those domestic women who
keep house with the same zest
that many another woman plays
cards or dances or goes out on .
shopping spree! An excellent type
and one that is fast disappearing
from the face Of the earth!
Belle Of the Bah
Didn't FIossie look too sweet
for words tonightg' Mrs. Middle.
ton spoke again, presently. when
Mary Rose had put on a sewing
apron and was going through the
mending basket Il declare. Mary
Rose, she gets prettier every day
she lives. j don't suppose q body
would believe it, to look at me
now all faded and washed out,
but she's the living image Of me
when I was her age!'
II don't doubt ii" Mary Rose
answered promptly, I've always
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much speed we can get out OF this
old stink-wheel?'
Fair enough. Mary Rose an
= swered eagerly. She liked Tom
best when he was like this-full of
fun and adventure. 1t was only
when he made love to her that he
got on her nerves.
She leaned back in her soft,
wide seat as they got underway
and looked at him-at his red hair
crisped into little waves by the
rushing wind and his mouth set
with the intentness of his swift
and careful driving
. She closed her eyes and present
ly gave herself up to the joy Of
speed the forgetfulness that
there is in swift, smooth motion
of any kind.
II must be home in an hour, !"
she said once and then lapsed
back into silence, grateful to Tom
for not saying a word, for rot
even laying HIS hand over hers as
they rode.
Presently he took a sidewise
glance at her and saw that she
was sound asleep, her long lashes
lying like black shadows on her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
BY Hannah Wing.
An Acknowledged Authority On
All Matters Pertaining to

AIOu0ChhOnu
NTHY all those delectable, savory
w connections called stews,
which are so appetizing on
cold, snappy day, should be called
Irish is a curious fancy, since
every nation has its stew. Stew
made IN the English way con-
tains beef or mutton, onion. car
rot. turnip and potato. Irish
stew is made very similar to
English, but always contains po-
tatoes. A Scotch stew is made
with lamb, small onions, potatoes
and sometimes barley.
The Armenian calls his stew
"Basdi," and makes 1t from NUT
ton, onion, olive oil, olra, garlic.
raisins and leDtils.
(American stews are often made
from veal, but beef stew prob
ably remains the favorite. This
Is savory recipe:
Cut two pounds of chuck beef
into small pieces. scar in fat and
put into kettle with one quart
Of cold sailed water. Bring
quickly to the boiling point, skim
and cook until tender. Add one-
fourth cup of carrot cubes, one
fourth cup of diced turnip, and
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The Story Thus Far

ROSE are two pretty
JOHN MANNERs.
?
q feeling for him. Mary Rose repeatedly refuse"
q
with shes riding" until all with
Manners begins
Ttes Oris or not. Il
and when she the Office tel him going
saEins the eny office trtg Dexter
von't
Mary takes the
and will
NOW 90 on WITH STORY
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we've had together since good
ness knows when
It was the last time they were
ever to ride together, these two.
although neither Of them guessed
1t then.
But years and years afterward
whenever Mary Rose Middleton
went flying over country road
at night, in another mans car,
4 lump would come into her
throat and tears would sting her
eyes, az she remembered this last
ride Of Tom Fitzroy's and hers.
But she said, Good night, old
timer!'' lightly enough to him
now, and ran into the house.
Long after she had disappe
Tom sat there looking ct the
door that had shsaE her out Of his
sight.
Mrs. Middleton sat In the kitch-
en-, darning stockings.
oh me, Oh my! / never seem
to get caught up with my mend
ing" she said to Mary Rose, az
the girl came into the room.
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You know the type: those pale
transparent dolls that look IKE
they are going lame under the
weight of their pearl beads, ana
bend under the blow of a breeze
like it was something brutal.
You've seen ,'em trip off a train
with vanity case in one hanI and
an orchid in the other, and look
startled! In five minutes a flock
of local Red Oranges have made
twenty-yard dash and sktrnish
TO see who's going to be in luck
to give her a lift.
You see her at the theater and
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drive Il guy to embezzlement. aud
look like crushed narcissus ~.
purity and injured innocence.
I've seen fi.ail orchid woman
hang on to man that wouldn't
leave his wife for her until |
didn't wonder that the strongest
glue is made from the root oi an
orchid plant!
/ amt saying. all little women
are like that, but look out, you
guys who thinl; because they look
so meek and mild and helpless
that you don't find out how nis
taken one can be.
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TRY THE TIMES
D ALLY
SIX

l. Science How fast do bac-
terra increase?
2. Law When is a CON vet
considered executed?
8. Civics. What Is representa-
tive democracy?
4. Art. what are the under
ground cemeteries OF the early
Christiansfat Rome called?
5. Music. Which of our ma.
tional songs was written In 1914?
6. Health. What simple method
will make the most dangerous
water safe to drink?
Answers
/. Literature. Mark Twain
Samuel L. ,CIemens), 1S35-1910.
2. History. The Monroe Doc
trine
3. Geography. About 70 per
cent.
A. Business. About one-third
5. Mankind. About a quarter
of million persons.
6. Human nature. The en-
countering Of something unusual.
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Mr.. Manners and his Derry Some
body-or others'
Doris HING. his mother cor
rected him sharply. And a very
nice girl. she isl met her at a
couple OF bridge parties lately and
she drove me home.
Mary Rose knew then where
Mrs. Fitzroy had collected her bits
of gossip!
CHAPTER XLII
Your mother doesn't seem to
care so much for me. does she2''
Mary Rose said with a laugh as
she and Tom left the house and
crossed the moonlit sweep of lawn
to his car He had left it's en-
CINE running and it painted and
heaved like some great dragon,
bristling with windshield and dust
shields. cleaning with nickel Its
headlights were like enormous
eyes.
How would you like to go for
a drive out in the country" Tom
asked, grinning at her affection
ately as he stood beside her.
Let's go way out where the
roads are clear, and see how
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Persons In the Story

and
her
sale man ..
ID D Il with F1Osse
. married.
& but ~
ALICE JAMES palsf FIoasie napper
~
q
attractive
DOnIs Tuang whom asked
naRry i
an aunt
SIDE window
mis- sIlDDI1TON. - the widowsd Aster
o. 49,
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it don't make any difference to
her if ten other women have to
get up to let the guy she's with
pass out into the aisle, she drives
him to get her a drink between
every act.
Something fIendish in the way
those danes like to sit back and
see a man fetch and carry for
them. Just like to show other
DANES what a man Will do for
them it seems, and they start that
stuff when they go to their frs.
kid party and keep little Tommy
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and Jimmie running relay races
for ice cream and cakeb
You see a big guy married TO
one of these little clinging vines
and you don't dream that shes
choking him to death like ivy
does an oak. It's always the
little bird married to the HUSKY
woman that gets kidded for be
ing henpecked!
The difference between the two
is the little fellow just looks
HENPECKED and the big guy is.
I've seen flower-like dame