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Evening star., 1926-06-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

O. Will the United States Marine
Band make concert tour this year.
l.. =.
A. A concert tour by the Marine
Band has been authorized for the
period September 20 10 November 20,
1926.
O. Did man first wear shoes or some
sort of clothing?-W. w.
A. There Is no authentic record
Shoe manufacturers claim that fooc
covering antedates clothing or orna-
mentS.
O. What is turpentlne? M. s.
A. Turpentine. in the form known
as gum spirits" is distilled from the
sap OF the pine tree, the residue being
resin. Wood turpent;ne" or wood
spirit" IS distilled from waste pine
wood.
@. Was John Ericsson an officer in
the American Navy?-W. r.. ID.
A. The Swedish inventor refused the
American Navy. He wished To bc
known as Capt. Ericsson" . rank
held in the Swedish navy
@. When was the first theater built
in this country?-V. y. ".
A. The first theater in America was
built in 1716 in Williamsburg. Va. oE
a site facing what was then ca!icG
and is still known as the Palace
Green, a narrow park running north
from Duke of Gloucester street. ana,
in colonial days, extending 10 the
royal governors palace.
O. How long does it take for a tad
pole to become a frog?-A. i.
A. The Bureau of Fisheries says
that the length of time that it takes;
a tadpole to become q full-groWn frog
depends entirely on the type oe frog.
For example, for a bullfrog about two
years and for a tree frog anywhere
from so to 60 days.
Q. Are you sure that sugar cane IS
not used for rouShage for cattle?--
NJ. F..
A. Sugar cane is never used dry for
hay. Cane hay, the plant to which
YOU refer, is used extensively. espe'
cially in the Middle West. Cane hay
is sweet sorghum ard is a different
plant from sugar cane.
@. Please give some information
about Morro Rock, in Moro Bay
Calif.-A. W. X.
A The rock known as Ell Moro in
CaIlIOfnla rises $40 1ect from tNe
| water. Its base covers 40 acres. 1t
| is the property of the Government
| The rock is composed of trachyte, a
valuable building material, which is
extensively quar1-ied.
@. What is the principle of Iubri
| cating?-W. +. W.
A. Lubricating means the applica
, tion Of substances having a. low de
! gree of cohesion to solid surfaces rub
| bing each other, the object being tC
| reduce friction. The theory Of lubri
cation is that these lubricants inter
| pose an almost frictionless film be
| tween the surfaces TO which they are
applied. The requirements for q good
| lubricant, therefore, are a minimum OF
| internal cohesion and sufficient body
| to resist being squeezed out of place
| by the pressure.
! @. When and where was the watt
adopted as the electrical measure
| =. II.
| A. The watt was adopted by act Of
Congress, approved July u, 1894. de
fning the legal units of electrical
measure in the United States, follow
Evening star., 1926-06-08

patches place him at Chita in a dis
consulate frame Of mind.
Thus an interesting attempt to test
the progress Of transportation since
Mears made his record has failed. 1t
seems peculiar that in thirteen years
transportation has not made strides
great enough to allow a considerable
shortening Of the time required for a
round-the-world trip. but even with
the advent Of the airplane there are
still certain sections that must be
Travelled in the same leisurely manner
as a decade ago.
Mears' record is therefore still in
tact. but with little better luck Gold.
strom might have been the man to set
a new mark. He has one consolation
however, in that the rest Of the trip
will be one Of pleasure and he will
have no more schedules to meet. Tc
any traveller this Is relief. and Gold
strom will probably take the fullest
advantage Of it.
Evening star., 1926-06-08
A Disgrace to Congress.

Wnetner the House or representa-
tives moves to punish the member of
Congress who yesterday assaulted an
attorney at hearing before one of
the committees, or allows the matter
to rest with a mere reprimand ad-
ministered in committee. public opin-
ion emphatically condemns the action
which yesterday brought to a sensa-
tional close the Impeachment inquiry
in the case of Commissioner Fenning.
The scene that followed the hurting
OF a dangerous missile was utterly
dtsgraceful. 1t was humiliating to
the members of the committee and to
all present save perhaps the violent
partisans who participated. 1t should
not merely pass into the record of
proceedings without action which re-
pudiates such conduct as that which
precipitated the riot
Apart from the question of the dan
ger involved in physical violence,
however. there is a profound consid.
GRAFTON affecting the rights of those
summoned for trial or hearing before
congressional committees. Publicly.
in the presence of reporters for the
press and representatives Of the pub.
lic, a congressional cross-examiner
makes statement which, uniustified
by any of the numerous charges for
mulated, or by any testimony adduced
previously or by any suggestion ad-
vanced in the proceedings, indeed in
the face Of testimony quite to the con-
trary, implies a criminal breach of
trust on the part Of the defendant
at the bar Of the committee. It
was the duty of the defendants
counsel Immediately to protest and
to declare the inlputation false. Tn
q court of law such question
OF imputation would be at once re-
buked by the court and the protest
OF counsel would be sustained. Is
there different code in congressional
committee proceedings? Can con-
gressional examiner or cross examiner
engage in condemnatory imputations
with license or with physical violence
when his words are challenged?
Throughout the whole proceeding,
now brought to a close in the present
stage, there has been a manifestation
OF bitter feeling, of unrea soning hos.
tility, Of unrestrained disregard for
the proprieties of judicial or quasi.
judicial inquiry. There has been no
justification for such passionate pref.
udice. The committee on the judiciary
has charged itself with a grave duty,
that of ascertaining the facts regard
ing the conduct of a public official. 1t
has guaranteed the accused official
fair hearing. 1t has been fouted by
those who have appeared as prosecu-
tors. repeatedly offending in their
manner and their methods and climax
ing in disgraceful display of bar
baric, murderous temper. Surely the
committee owes it to itself to punish
this affront to its own dignity, not to
speak Of the assault committed by
one who was present by it's permis-
sion as proxy for the prosecutor-in-
chief. The House itself should take
cognizance and by some action reg
lister its disapproval of the fragrant
breach of decorum and of law.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

ing recommendations of the thica-
go international Electrical Congress
in 1898.
@. When is Fathers days. =. \.
y. The third SUNDAY III June has
been set aside as Fathers day. Mrs.
John Bruce Dodd was the founder
Of this day and the Y. ". e. n. and
Ministerial Association OF Spokane,
Wash. brought her idea 10 the atten'
ton Of people throughout the coun-
Try. Fathers d3r was first celebrated
in Spokane in 1910.
O. Where can postal savings stamps
be- boueht?-J. j.
a. Tie Post Office Department says
postal savings stamps are sold AZ
post Offices where postal savings bus.
ness is done Tuey may be purchased
at your local. post office fnr 10 cents
each. II your post office does not have
these stamps ION may communicate
with the Third Assistant Postmaster
General DIVISION nf Postal savings,
Post Office Depar'm"u Washington.
, -. q. a dollars worm ~ postal say
inps stamps VIII start an account for
one desiring - do 50.
d IRE an" aars carried iu the
l. F.aTs .arf4rd "a -" I,"E"i+-
tl1ca~@ War are "a ozietea"e FOR eN.
annie. there is one o. exhibition IN
the ~ A. r.. Memorial E"n'inHnta
Han Washington. -. q. Generally
speaking. they haT" great lN.Eins'"
value.
O. can you tell me how jeiiisd
sauce ia made 70 s"rre with CO..
! meat. u. g
a. Meats that haze been coofed
specially to serve cold suci. a. boil
/ ed tongue. braised corn beef, etc may
/ be improved By Il thick j"ilied o"a'-
! ing. This coating differs from Jcliicd
| stock since the basis is s;tuce-enrlcn-
ed with egg yolks. To each cupiHl
/ Of this hot mixture add q Tablespoon
full of granulated gelatin softeHtd III
4 cold water. The meat should t'f GOV
cred thicklv as the sauce $1iftcrN Ell
of parsley, green peppers or lineht"
strips may be added.
/ 0. Please tell something ahout the
Ruskin CommonWealth.-R. II.
\. The Ruskin ConlnonWeafh
/ traces its origin to !. A. Nayiand.
! who wrote in the Coming Nation.
paper first published in GreensburG.
/ Ind. April %, 1898 The original site
| of the commonwealth was Tennessee
/ CITY. Tenn. The site was unWiselE
! chosen because the land was poor
/ The colony hen moved L" Cav"
/ Mills. Tenn. As the result "f Internal
| dissension over 80 81 the colonis's
moved to Duke. Ga, and q new com
munity WAS erected. shout miles
from Waycrpss III Ware County.
| The principal industries We're wood
working, broom making. the manu-
! facture of leather belts, suspenders
and cereal coffee.
Hare arc had the pleasure of Scr1--
1 ing you through orr Washington IN
| formation bureau can't 1rc BE- ~
some help to yOu IN DDur ddjlH prot
| icmS? Our business is 10 furnish u0u
! ,rith authoritative information. GHd
( nc inUitc you to ask rs ann question
I of fGct i'm 1chich BoU are Interested.
| send DoHr inquiry 10 The ErCntn1
/ star Information bureau. Frederic =.
| HdSkin. director. Washington, ID. c.
| IncloSe 2 cents in stamps for return
| postage.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Crown princes are very much ad-
mired in America in highly unselfish
spirit. They contribute nothing to the
tangible welfare of the Nation, but they
promote a spirit of good will, which
helps to reconcile people Of divers
opinions concerning systems Of gov
ernment and stimulate them toward
an effort at understanding
Evening star., 1926-06-08

1t is assumed that Gov. AL Smith
will wish to succeed himself. The
present enjoyment and hope for the
future the office has so far afforded
leaves no intelligent excuse for any
desire to relinQuish it,
Evening star., 1926-06-08

1t might be q relief to a large ele-
ment of the American public if some
means could be found to compel
Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit to
release their grip on the front page
of the news.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Plans for restoring the glories Of
ancient Rome may yet compel Musso-
lini to decide whether he will present
himself to his public as dictator or
a realtor.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

If he can personally boss the
enormous and powerful organization
which now operates under his name,
Henry Ford is a. man indeed
Evening star., 1926-06-08

In all fairness the post Office should
give more periodicals a chance at the
advertising which results from exclu-
sion from the mails.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Plans to establish a Riviera" on
the Florida Coast have fallen through.
Means for absorbing easy money will
still be found.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

cal battle-ground whose fame will
rival even that of Ohio.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

The Associated Press is exclusively C'ititled
10 the use for rrpubicaticn CT all news dig
patches credited TO it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1926-06-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The BlOOdlesS Clash.

The BlOOdless Clash.
We hoped for the battle that's blood
less.
We studied for many a day
To make an grafton in augmentation
Replace mans original fray.
Two orators stood in contention
And showed how the trick may be
done.
They started no duel-for that would
be cruel
Yet popular plaudits they won.
We earnestly heed prohibition.
About propaganda we think.
One hurled, scorning slaughter, a
tumbler Of water.
And one hurled bottle of ink.
And so, while some things we're de-
ploring
AS arguments queer fade away,
To Coue we're debtor. We're all get
ting better
And better and better, each day.
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Apparel.

"Do you approve of the clothes
women are wearing?"
Entirely" answered Miss Cayenne.
"The only doubt in my mind relates
to the clothes we have dispensed
WITH
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Rate by Mail-Payable i'm Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
All Other States and Cana
Member of the Associated Press.

Daily and Sunday yr.. $1,000: ! mo. 81 90
Sunday only ....1 yr., $500; no, 35c
Evening star., 1926-06-08

Jud Tunkins says a man ought to
discuss all his business with his wife
SO as to divide the responsibility when
something goes wrong.
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Divided RESPONSIBILITIES.

The politician wears a smile.
His task he is not shirking.
He speaks a piece in public while
We common folks are working,
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Service,

CCTVICC.
The mocking birds a friend we prize
He is vocal star
The poor old buzzard. coarse, but wise,
Is usefuler, by far!
Evening star., 1926-06-08
Impetus,

What became Of that investigation
you started?"
'It went too strong" answered Sen.
ator Sorghum. People wanted to in
vestigate everybody connected with it,
including myself"
Evening star., 1926-06-08
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Tho Evening Star. with the Sunday morn.
Ing edition. is delivered by carriers within
the city at go cents per month: daily only.
45 cents per month; Sunday only. 90 cents
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or.
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

"Shootin' crap" said Uncle Eben,
don't seem sinful when you's in a
winnin' streak. But it's gineter ap-
pear powerful wicked when you lose. -
Evening star., 1926-06-08

q hre an. aars carried iu the
pey1,s.t.ou Sill !a existence %. +. s
i. F.aYs ,#rr.rd "a -" l;"EoiA-
t!1na~y War aye .1 existence. For eN
ample. there is one on exhibition IN
the ~ A. r. Memorial '"n'ln"H,a.
IiaII Washington. - r. Gen"ralIv
Speaking, they La"" great intrinsic
value.
Evening star., 1926-06-08

@. When and where was the watt
adopted as the electrical measure?-
+. II.
A. The watt was adopted by act of
Congress, approved July y, 1894. de-
fining the legal units of electrical
measure in the United States, follow
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-27
FLICK MOTOR SALES COMPANY

of business over onc-eighth of the
state. The business is growing SO
rapidly that the owners Of the COM
pany are contemplating a new build
ing in the near future. as well as q
new plan OF storage. The building
contemplated will he l00xl50 feet in
size. and will have two stories.
"Thc Buick automobile leads in
North Dakota" Mr.. Fleck asserts
stating that more Bucks are sold in
the state than any other make Of
| car. excepting those ears listed be-
| low $775.
The company is now presenting
the Better Buick" which comes in
Duco Duotone finish and with bal.
loon tires. All models have fou,
wheel brake equipment. The BET
ter Buick" has what is known as the
"sealed chassis" Every working
part is housed in and automatically
fabricated. To prevent foreign mat
ter from entering the engine. al
oil is purified. The A. c. air cleanel
prevents dust and dirt from entering
the motor through the carburetor
and likewise the gasoline is strainct
to prevent any harmful substance
from entering the motor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-27
OAKLAND OFFERS
SPORT ROADSTER

A new four passenger sport road
ster-low and racy in body lines,
colorful, sparkling with bright
nickel fitments and those added
touches of smart equipment that
have come to be associated with this
chummy, outdoor car,
was announced this week by the
Oakland Motor Car Company.
1t has seating capacity for four,
front seat for two and dickey seat
for two in the rear deck, easily
reached by aluminium steps on the
right rear fender.
The body is equipped with fold
ing top, of light tan double texture
cloth of the finest grade. The top
is detachable. Rear curtain of the
top may be removed in pleasant
weather so that passengers in deck
seat may converse with those in
front.
Bright combinations of blending
,colors in two tone Duco set the cal
apart as distinctive; body, hood ant
tenders in Mount Royal Blue anC
FL Paso tan, with louvres and black
moulding striped in Faerie red
This distinctive color scheme is car
ried out even to the radiator splash
apron and hood stills, which are
finished in blue. Colonial grair
Spanish leather upholstery in botF
seating compartments adds another
dash of color.
! A feature of this car is the COL
club or package compartment i,
the rear deck, with large, lockabls
door on right side.
; The list of extra equipment i.
most complete, including nicke
plated bumpers 'front.' and rear, spe
cial design wing radiator cap, nicke
. plated kick plates, nickel plate
windshield wings, automatic wind
shield cleaner, rear view mirror
aluminium rails on rear deck, alum
mum supports for folding toy
, nickeled door handles, nickeled hea
: lamps, nickeled cowl lamps and ma
tural wood wheels.
! Wire or steel wheels are options
! at slight extra cost. This ne,
; model lists for $1175.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-27

when better automobiles are built,
Buick will build them" said j. A.
Flcck, secretary and manager OF the
Fleck Motor Sales company, to a
Tribune reporter the other day, quot
ing the we'll known Buick slogan as
his reason for selling the Buick line
of automobiles in Bismarck and the
surrounding territory.
The Fleck Motor Sales company
began business here September l.
1924, and is the Buick distributing
agency for the southwestern part of
North Dakota, as we'll rs distributor
for G. NJ. c. trucks in the western
half of the state. The company also
handles warehouse account for the
! Kelly Springfield Tire company in
this territory.
X. J. Fleck is president Of the com.
pany. and j. X. Fleck is vice-presi.
dent. Neal O'May is service man
ager and has charge Of the acces'
series department, and Ernest HE Il
shop foreman. The company has 2l'
| associated dealers.
During the year 1926 the Flecl
company sold onc-fifth of all thu
Buick automobiles purchased in thu
state. distributing this vast amount
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-27
ALL SKIES ABOVE
The PONY CLASS
SAYS ]. N. WILLYS

'.Above the pony class of motor
cars the great bulk of production
for the future will be 'sixes'", says
John N. WHY'S, president of WHY'S
Overland, Inc.
/. "Abovc a factory list price Of $500,
the American public deserves and OK
poets siX-cylinder motor. The
present day automobile manufacturer
with plant equipped with modern
machinery. with modern methods of
manufacturing economies worked out,
and with suitable engineering force
to develop his products, is equipped
to build "six" at the right kind
OF price and with the right kind
of performance Incorporated in it's
makeup and sell it at n price ac-
ccptablc to tremendous field of
buyers.
I'm our own plant We have, during
the past year, developed and mer-
chandised with marked success, the
six-cylinder Overland sedan at fac
tory price Of $S05. This price was
not reached in our first production.
but it came after we had devoted
unusual effort and energy to so
that every element of excess cost in
production was eliminated.
''1n this car we have been able to
include the body dimensions Of many
lareer-9nd more expensive products.
We have been able to equip it with
the finest accessories, and to finish
it in a manner that would be a credit
to the largest and most expensive
cars on the market today.
"In performance it is immeasura-
bly, superior to any four-cylinder car.
even through some tours have been
sold at higher prices than we have
set on the Overland Six.
Through a happy sequence Of de-
velOpmcnts, our engineers seem to
have anticipated the general trend
Of public demand by more than a
year, and in this year Of "sixes" we
facturers who have tried to force
high priced four-cylindcr cars on
the market.
"Our production plans for 1926 in
cludc still further development in
our line of six-cylindcr cars. The
new 40" Willys-Knight replaces ths
four-cylinder WHY'S knight which
we built for the past eight years
and gives us three six-cylinder lines
covering a complete price range.
Assuming that four-cylinder mo-
tor cars will be sold from now or
only ut prices below 500, and giving
the pony class Of motor cars th'
benefit of so per cent Of the entire
sales field, we are in position tx
meet the demands of AZ per cent @
all car buyers whose purchase VII
exceed 500, and the continuance o
our light four-cylinder Overland IL
a Sedan model priced below 500 vii
give us the strength we must main
tain in the pony class.
ut is an obligation on the par.
Of the motor car builder to furnisl
a six when he asks more than $7O
for his car. The buying pubic can
not be expected to blindly bcliev
that they are getting as much IN
four as they are getting in a SIX
the facts in this situation are 70
clear to admit Of question.
"Below this price. six IS on
Of the question. Above II TOUR
as obsolete in the public mind a
would be car with two-cyiinde
motor"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-27
6 ENGINES TRIED
OUT IN BUILDING
THE PONTIAC SIX

Before the new Pontiac Six was
placed into production by the Oakland
Motor Car company, six different en-
gines were built and tested out for
thousands Of miles over a period OF
three years in order to determine
the final design of the engine to go
into the car.
These six engines were not all
built at once, several Of them being
improvements on the earlier ones.
Some of the motors were radically
different in design-a high speed
type, for instance, being among those
considered.
The fifth engine built was unani-
mously decided upon by both Oak
land and General Motors engineers
as being fundamentally the type OF
engine that should go into the new
car to meet present day require
ments. This fifth engine was built
more than a year and half ago
and thoroughly tested. AS result
of these tests, the sixth and final
engine was built, which was essen
tally the same as the fifth, with
refinements and improvements that
had been dictated by the gruelline
tests to which the previous designs
had been put.
The various engines built had diff
| ferent displacements, different bore
stroke ratios, different oiling sys
TENS, different designs of cylinders
cylinder heads. manif6lds, and vari-
Gus designs of crankshafts.
Few motor car companies have eve,
gone to such great lengths to elimi
nate the element of guess-work II
the development of a new car as tn.
Oakland Motor Car company, which
| is producing and distributing thu
Pontiac Six as companion to the Oak
land Six. The Pontiac is the only
entirely new car introduced at thu
automobile shows this year, but be
cause Of its long period Of careful
development, it has been popularl!
referred to as "new-yet three year
old."