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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
Motor Forts for Defense.

Two arnored handitproof trucks
have been delivered to the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing IN
this city for service in transfer of
currency. securities and stamps from
that establishment To the Treasury
and The Post Office Departments. AS
described in The Star yesterday, they
are masterpieces of security. They
are safeguarded against attack with
huiletproof windshields and windows.
heavy steel grills and loophoies for
rifles. They are motor forts. veritabIe
steel vaults on wheels
While there may bc a sense OF
nride in the mechanical development
of these trucks as American products
the necessity for them is by no means
fattering TO the American spirit or
civilization. For they are only an
evidence OF the laWlessnesS which
prevails in this country. They are a
token Of the fact that the frontiers
Of society are now in the hearts OF
the cities of the United States and
not on the plains and i'll the forests
and on the mountains of Sparseiy
settled territory.
Trucks OF this character for the
safe transfer of valuables are in use
in almost all of the large cities in
this country. They are needed TO
effect the safe transportation Of mon
ny and securities through the streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

which a big league base ball game
was Played. u. II.
A. The shortest game by time in
the major leagues was IL minutes.
played by the New York National
League club and the Philadelphia
club. The score was 6-1. This was
the first game of a double-header on
September IS. 1919. played at the Polo
Grounds in New York City.
Q. Who first used the expression.
"Perfidious Albion?'-J. l.. Il.
A. The expression was used by Ma
poleOn on leaving for St. Helena. II
is believed that he quoted from Bos-
suet, who. in his sermon on the Cir
cumcision. preached at Metz. eX-
claimed. "Ah. Perfidious England"
Q. Hsw long is the rug in the gov
ernor's receiving room at the Harris
burg Capitol?
A 1t is 60 feet long and weighs
about 1900 pounds.
Q. Is the paper-shell pecan a spe-
cial variety?-J. $. X.
A. The term paper SHELF has been
extended in its application until il is
now practically without significance.
Properly speaking, the term pa per-
she'll never referred to a particular
variety: its correct application has
been only with reference to varieties
having thin shells.
Q. What was the first Southern
State to secede?-H. T.. T.
A. Mississippi was the first of the
Southern states to pass the ordinance
of secession, taking that action Janu-
AIRY 9. 1851.
Q. For what offense are most
criminals sent to prison for the first
times. V.
A. A survey of the inmates OF
many penitentiaries made by an Off
cial of the Juvenile Court showed that
petty larceny was the outstanding
first offense of the prisoners eX-
amined.
Q. How many people can be ac-
commodated in the New Madison
Square Garden?-M. II.
A. When both floors are occupied.
approximately $4,000. The grand
arena on the upper level will seat
about $4,000.
Q. What is the highest salary paid
an official of the State Department
aside from that paid the Secretary OF
Staten. G..
A. The ranking salary of a subor
dinate official in the Department OF
State is 50 1000. which isspaid the chief
of the division of Mexican affairs and
the chief of the division of current in
formation.
Q. Who invented photography
A. 3.
A. Alloys Senefelder. a poor Bohe-
milan dramatist, resident In Munich.
accidentally invented the art.
Did you eper a0rite a letter to Fred
eric j. Hdskin? You can ask him
any question Of fact and oct the
GnstCer in q personal letter. Hero is
a great educational idea introduced
into the ireS of the most intelligent
people in the aCorld-Americdn nelrS-
paper readers. IT is part of that
best purpose of a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
There is no charge ercept cents in
stamps for return postage Address
Frederic j. HaSkin, Director. The
Evening Star Information Bureau.
WGshin gton. d. G.
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The Bathing Pools.

The Bathing Pools.
On September Is the Fine Arts
Commission will be asked to approve
plans of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission for bath
ing pools for Washington, despite the
fact that these plans are entirely UNI
authorized by Congress. and the urg-
ing OF them bids fair to deprive resi-
dents of this city of bathing facilities
for a long time to come.
At the last session of Congress a
bill was passed which authorized the
construction of two pools at a cost of
$345. 900. Stress was placed on the
passage of this measure so that
Washingtonians. at the earliest pos
sible date, would be provided with
bathing facilities to take the place of
the Tidal Basin beach.
After the bill had received favorable
action all that remained to be done
was to select the two sites and begin
work. The National Capital Park and
task of site selection Difficulties inn
mediately arose and the entire project
was held in allegiance. Finally the
commission announced that it had
been unable to agree on the sites for
the two pools, but suggested an al
tentative plan of several pools.
In the meantime, because of this
disagreement, the appropriations com
mittee refused to grant the money
authorized, and indicated that there
must be complete harmony before the
funds would be available.
The line of reasoning used by the
commission in arriving at an alterna-
tive plan is difficult to understand, es-
pecially when all that was required to
carry out the desires of the citizens
here and the intention of Congress
was to select two sites. If difficulty
was encountered in selecting two
sites it was certainly harder TO select
several.
It is apparent that the bathing pool
project has been unfortunately han
died A Summer of unusual heat is
now waning. Washingtonians have
been entirely without public bathing
facilities. although prompt action on
the part of the commission would
have made the pools available at least
by this time.
At present there are no pools and
little prospect of pools even for next
Summer. Explanations will be de-
cidedlv in order when Congress con-
yenes in December, but these eX-
planations will not serve to provide
washingtonians with what they have
80 earnestly pleaded for, public bath
ing pools for the hot summer
weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
British Magazines Liquor
Advertisement Stirs Debate

they want not a hundred miles from
home" says the Racine journal.
News. we have no quarrel with
the enforcement Of the Eolstead act
in this Nation, because it is the law.
and as long as 1t stays on the statute
books naturally should be enforced
but that is one thing and irritating
other nations in a needless manner
Is another" The Waterfowl Times
also holds that 1T would have been
a narrow ruling to bar them" and
incidentally 1t finds that 1.-THE incident
emphasizes the extent of whisky ad-
vertising in the British Isles. The
aggressiveness OF the liquor dealers
there in the matter of advertising
It continues. indicates that they
found 1t necessary to advertise heav-
lily to stimulate their business. Every
effOrt Is being made by the whole
salers and retailers to revive the old
time consumption.
Quoting the head of the Associa-
ton Against tho Prohibition Amend
ment as saying that lit is obviously
dangerous that in a country contain
ing so many fiOurishing species Of
cherry trees the existence of such
deadly brew as cherry brandy should
be made known 10 the American PEG
pie the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
says: I'VE think he is right i'm con
Guiding that the suggestion which
has been advanced that each paper
be headed by cut OF the celebrated
ostrich with his head in the sand
will not do. For. as it is pointed out.
no one could look at a picture of
sand without feeling thirsty. and there
is no telling To what deviltry thirst
may lead The Baltimore Evening
Sun concludes that the Government
has decided Ito do a thing which is
intelligent. but damp" and fears that
"Mr. Wheeler will be very angry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

| He touched at Havana the other day
and is now en- route to Panama. The
secretary expects to return to the
United States about September 10,
and be at his desk in the White House
in time for MIR. Coolidge's return a
few days later.
John A. Baker. resident of Wash
lngton, boasts a proud life insurance
record Two months after President
Lincoln's assassination, Baker ap-
piled for a $4,000 policy. 1t was is
sued to him on June 10, 1865, on the
ordinary life plan. The policy is still
in force and is believed to he the old
est active policy in the District Of
Columbia, and certainly one of the
oldest in the country. The insured s
entire premium, less dividend, this
year is $6:96. He has paid in So premi-
ums for net total OF 81 ,845, and. his
policy has a present cash surrender
value Of $3.50. Baker was 20 years
old when he bought the insurance, is
now in his eighty-eighth year and ex-
poets to pay any number Of other
premiums before his estate cashes in
+ x x
Senator Rice W. Means. Republican,
of Colorado, has just issued an infor-
NATIVE statement about the prohibit
ton hearings, which gripped the coun-
try's attention last Spring. More than
10000 citizens who warmly espouse
the cause of Volsteadism addressed
communications to the committee
while it's sessions were in progress.
To each one of them Senator Means
has addressed a printed postcard re-
| ply reading as follows:
Your communication supporting
the cause of prohibition was re-
ceived. The hearings are now over
and the report has been made. 1t
| is the opinion of our subcommit-
tee that the eighteenth amend
i ment TO the United States Constitu-
ton is both morally right and eco
| nomically wise. 1t is the duty of
! every officer, legislative, executive
and judicial, to aid in its enforce
ment. The hearings have strength
| ened my beliefs. Because of the
! thousands of communications req
ceived. it was found necessary to
print this reply.
This seems to be the season, how
4 ever premature, Tor RepuDllcan poll
ticians to make known their second
, choices" for 1928. Not long ago c.
| Bascom Slemp Of Virginia pitched
| Speaker Nicholas Longworth's hat
into the ring. the tossing being accom-
, panied by the suggestion that it was
! based on the assumption that Calvin
! Coolidge would not reaspire. Now
comes Senator Arthur Capper of Kan.
sas, at his seaside golfing camp at
| Magnolia, on the North Shore of
Massachusetts. and opines that Frank
10. Lowden of Illinois is the strongest
man in the field. should President
! Coolidge decline to become a candi,
date" Within the past few days
| Slemp has startled the political ma.
! tives with an interview in Atlantic
| City, in which he warmly espouses
Mr.. Coolidge for "a third term" Ex-
perts at Washington aren't sure
whether that third term" stuff is a
boost or a knock. Dyed.in.the-wool
Coolidgeites don't admit there is any
such animal as a third term in their
hero's case. They aver that Cal is
just now in the midst of his first term.
(Copyright. 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01

@. Do seeds of the same kind vary
in weight?-R. V.
A. Most seeds do, but the term
karat, used in weighing gems and eX-
pressing the fineness of gold, is de-
rived from the weight of the seeds
Of q certain coral tree of Abyssinia
because they never vary. A karat
Is equal to three and one-sixth troy
grains.
Q: Has Manila always had good
harbor?-L. B. s.
A. Before the American occupation
large ships were forced to lie two or
three miles off shore. An inclosed
harbor has been built by constructing
q long breakwater, and dredging.
Q. Counting shades and tintS, how
many colors are there?-T. T.
A. ALBERT estimated the solar spec
trum to contain about 1000 distin-
guishable hues, from which. accord
ing to Rood, 1000, 900 tints and shades
can be derived.
@. Which President was the first to
use an automobile as q White House
vehicle?--R. E. L. w.
A The first White House automo-
bile was used by President Roosevelt.
@. How many missionaries are sent
out by the churches?-M. G.
A. The Protestant and Roman Cath
Ole churches of Europe and America
support $4,000 missionaries. who min
lister to more than 81 100000 people,
and teach 4.250,O children in mission
schools.
Q. What is the rate of increase of
the population of the world?-J.
W. II.
A. 1t is approximately 0.01159 per
cent, which doubles the population
every 6O.15 years and would in 10000
years give the number 22.1S4 followed
by 46 ciphers. Either this rate of in
crease must be very much greater
than has existed in past history of
the world, or vast numbers of human
beings have been blotted out by catas-
trophies at various times.
Q. Who was Grace Dodge, for whom
the hotel in Washington, D. c., was
named?-A. G.
A. Grace Dodge was the founder
of the Y. w. movement. She was
president Of the Working Girls So
ciety and president of the Y. w. c. A.
of the United States. She died on
December 81. 1914.
@. How long can pearl divers stay
under water?--P. r. r.
A. 1t has been said that pearl
fishers could stay under water for 20
minutes. but most authorities say
that there is no truth to this state
ment. Two and sometimes three min
.utes under water is the limit of the
most skillful divers unaided by me-
chanical means to support respiration.
@. What is the correct temperature
for a hot bath?-C. B.
A A hot bath may be from 100 to
liz degrees Fahrenheit. A cold bath
should be between 35 and so degrees.
@. Is rice paper made from rice?-
NJ. c.
A. Rice paper is made from the pith
of a small tree. known botanically as
Aralia papyrifera.
Q. What is the shortest time in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
Coming Home.

Railroad stations and steamship
peers are clogged with travellers and
baggage. 1t is the annual story of re-
turning vacationists, but the crowds
at station and pier are larger than
last wear and. no doubt, larger than
ever. The vacation habit has had a
remarkable growth. The man who
never took "a vacation used to he
heard Of but he died long ago. The
modern man considers the vacation
one of the necessities of life. and his
wife. daughters and sons, of course,
have come to think of q summer va
cation as part of life'S routine. An In
creasing number of persons are get
ting the habit of not only taking
Summer vacation. but also a Winter
vacation. A growing number of per
sons travel between home and resort
by motor, and the tourists who take
vacations on the road and in automo-
bile camps have become uncountable.
Yet trains are damned with vacation
lists. though the trains are more nu-
nerous and longer than ever.
The spread OF the vacation custom
Is due TO prosperity and the spending
spirit. There never before was so
much money in America and never a
time when so many persons spent II
freely. The man who hoards money
has become rare. Not many years
ago almost every neighborhood had
its "miser," or some close-living and
t;eht listed man who was believed to
be rich, but who never gave a dollar
Or spent a cent except under neces-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
Women, Tobacco and Sport.

"A nose and throat specialist SAYS:
Smoking isn't doing women any
good. 1t enlarges their vocal chords,
making their voices harsh and gut
tural instead of soft and sweet, and
creates a general catarrhal condi-
tlon.' The specialist is a foreigner
and from one Of those countries in
which 1t is freely thought in America
that most women smoke and were
using the plant long before many
American women acquired the habit.
IT this foreigner were asked whether
the European or the American wom-
an has the better voice. proba blv he
would say: THE American voice is
harsh, high pitched and nasal and
It's incubation Is not under such har.
monlous control as the European
voice"
1t has escaped the male American
that the voice of our women is fail
Ing. The voice Is often loud and
clear, sometimes appealing and usu
ally commanding. The American
man considers the voice Of the Amer
lean woman all right, depending on
the words she says. If they are pleas.
ing words coming from smiling lips
and helped along by pretty, merry
eyes, the voice is perfect. There are
times when the voice of the Ameri
can woman may not be so delightful.
but Earring sounds happen also even
In the best regulated European fam
lilies
NO doubt some man will come along
to say that tobacco is undoihg the
stamina of the American woman.
weakening her heart and lungs, max
ing her muscles f1abby and, giving her
fiat feet. Yet, here we have Ameri.
can women swimming the English
Channel one after another. swimming
across Chesapeake Bay, issuing chal-
lengeS to swim around Manhattan
Island, etc. The pools and beaches
are bright with woman swimmers, the
tennis courts sparkle with them and
the bowling alleys know them we'll.
Few women are going in for croquet
and solitaire. Men are gasping at
the athletic progress of woman and
it would not shock them to hear a
woman issue a challenge to meet the
winner of the Dempsey Tunney mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
sity. One does not hear much about
n1iSer9 Oou

sity. One does not hear much about
misers now
1t is believed that too many per.
sons in becoming ready spenders have
crossed the safety line. 1t is said
that the house without a mortgage or
two or three trusts is rare, that many
automobiles are bought on time and
that hosts of people are having a good
time on borrowed money. If that is
so, time will work an adjustment.
which will bear hard on some of those
who will have to revise their way of
living and spending. But the vaca-
ton custom has grown, and it is fair
to assume that a man and his family
do not take vacations unless they can
afford them. Men can afford a great
many things that could not be "af-
forded' twenty years ago. Times are
different. A dollar will not buy so
much of many things as it did twenty
years ago, but it is easier to get the
dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
Preserving Historic Movies.

In the course of an interview with
the President yesterday at Paul
Smiths, Will II. Hays proposed the as.
semblage in the new archives build.
ing to be erected in this city of a col.
lection of motion picture films of his.
toric events. This idea, which has al
ready been Endorsed by Senator Smoot,
chairman of the public buildings com
mission, was heartily favored by the
President and it is probable that in
will be made i'm the new national hall
of records for. series of vaults in
which these reels may be stored for
permanent safe-keeping.
These films start with the Inaugural
ton of President Mckinley The mo-
ton picture art was then in it's first
stages Of development and this reel
is comparatively crude. But it never
theless shows the scenes incident to
that ceremony. The pictorial record
from that time on has improved in
quality until now the cinema depic-
tons are practically perfect.
Only experience will demonstrate the
degree of deterioration in these eel
luloid strips, but it is known that they
last with slight if any impairment for
a long time The Mckinley Inaugural
ton reel is said to be practically as
good as when it was taken nearly
thirty years ago.
The value of such a collection of
historic films cannot be Overestimated
Students of history are certain to be
greatly aided by them. They are not
merely souvenirs of actual records of
events experimenting the written REQ
ord graphically.
Some months ago one of the leading
newsevent companies celebrated an
anniversary by presenting combina-
ton reel of significant items covering
a considerable span of years. 1t was
remarkably stimulating to all who wit
messed it. Memories Of events crowded
out of recollection by the rush of great
happenings vi lHc past uecdue were
revived and better understanding of
the relationship of historic occurrences
resulted.
1t is appropriate that the Govern
ment should itself undertake the pres
ervation of these historic motion pic
lures as "archives.' These films
should properly be placed with the
documentary records of the Nation.
They will require special housing in
carefully planned vaults, with particu-
lar care for ventilation and safeguards
against explosion, which is always a
menace in the case of the handling
of this material.
90 The films that are 10 be stored as
records include many that have been
taken by the Government itself There
is in existence an extensive motion
picture history of the Great War.
written" by the cameras of official
observers, airmen and operatives on
the front and at the points Of prep
aration. These, of course. belong in
the national collection. Other films,
taken by private concerns or indi-
viduals. should be added when obtain
able. and it is indicated by Mr.. Hays
that the motion picture producers will
cooperate fully to insure the preser
Walton of a complete record in motion
pictures of American history, begin
ming practically thirty years ago and
lasting indefinitely, for the education
and enlightenment and inspiration of
posterity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-01
THINK 1T OVER
What Are You Worth?
By William Mather LeiCis,
President George Washington University

How is the value of boy deter
mined and how much is the average
boy worth? These questions are more
often discussed in social than in finan-
cial terms. And still occasionally an
attempt at money appraisal Is made.
A New Jersey judge recently re-
duced a verdict for $4,000 for the
death of a boy to $4,000. He justified
his action on previous decisions Of
the courts These decisions are
based largely on the earning capacity
of boys.
There is another way of estimating
the monetary value of a youth, and
that is to determine the amount that
he has cost his parents over period
of years Some time ago speaker
made the statement that the cost OF
bringing up an American boy of
well-to-do family was $4,000. An
English newspaper then set out to as
certain the cost of bringing up All
English boy. giving him the advan-
tages of a liberal education. The boys
life was divided into four periods
the nursery, preparatory school.
Elton and oxford. These were the
results: In the nursery from ] year
Of age to 8, $3.50 yearly: in prepare
tory school, TO 10. $3.50 yearly; at
Eaton. IA to 10. 81 500 yearly; at OK.
ford, 10 to 81, $1.750 yearly. The
grand total is 1855
Any boy with a liking for mathe-
mates may find interest in figuring
out just how much he must earn in
order to gain back the accumulated
interest and in other ways justify the
investment.
Obviously. the thing which makes
all that parents sacrifice for children
worth while cannot be measured i'll
terms of money. But the financial
angle is one that it is well to con
slider occasionally. The boy who is
being given opportunities for educa-
ton greater than those Of others may
we'll inquire. Does my father prove
himself a good business man in in
vesting a large sum Of money in
me?"
(Copyrisht. 1880