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Evening star., 1926-11-08

recreation with them, not an end
"Babbittry," as 1t has been called
modern movement manifesting itself
largely in business mems luncheon
clubs. at which members cut up high
| jinks a very good basis for ex-
istence.
Your typical Babbitt takes himself
seriously. So he has allowed Sinclair
Lewis and others to poke fun at him
much Of it deserved, some of it not.
1t will be noted, however, that Bah
bitt Is a success. in our American
sense, and that his demeanor was SOL
emn. His countenance. If not exactly
lugubr1ous, was grave. His detractors
have exhibited him as gigantic bluff.
| but in reality he Is a man who real
ICES the intense solemnity of life. His
| luncheon club is simply an effort to
relive the solemnity in which he gen.
orally moves and has his being
After all, life is a pretty solemn
business.
| The perfectly straight, grave looks
or the animals often put man and his
silly laughter to shame.
| The sea of life on which he is en-
barked is no pleasure ground alone
for man and his mate.
| OFTEN there are tempestuous storms,
and at the end Of the voyage there Is
further passage of which he knows
very little.
| One may we'll think that those who
always play the fool ought to be put
through course Of observation at
, the expense of the State, to educate
them In the essential solemnity of life.
Let them go through any great hos
pital and observe the i'll, the manned,
the defective, where there is not so
1 q nv7n iolyn ;H;H L. -.
Let them take round with the
social workers and see the sad misfits
IN life. the heroic attempts of Nature
10 make something out of nothing,
the inevitable failures. the lack of un-
| derstanding of the centuries now but
beginning to be righted by society.
Let him consider the case of the
boy, scolded by te&chers and parents
alike, who is discovered at 9 years to
have had but the sight of one eve
| since birth
Let him visit the squalor that still
abides I'm the midst of splendor Let
him we'll consider the dirt physical
and the dirt mental. Let him see
soiled things. and lives soiled hopeless
ly by heredity and ignorance working
| together.
Let him see cruelty at work, in
starved children. beaten dogs and ill
treated cats. Let him go through an
institution where grown men and
women are not men and women, or
| even children, but things to mock
the handiwork of the Almighty.
| x x X
Then let him go forth into the light
of the sun and declare. if he can, that
| life is not solemn after all.
| The young man who has the natu-
raj astuteneSs to recognize this. with
out, perhaps, being put through any
such course as that proposed, is the
leader in his school days and the sue
cessful man afterward. For he is
working with the great forces of the
world. There is no laughter among
the clouds, no tee hees" in the ocean,
no practical jokes in the mountains.
All Nature is solemn, and man can
best pattern after the universal
mother. There is more satisfaction in
it, and more reward. If some take ad-
vantage of the situation. and display
solemn countenance without having
earned it. we'll, the world Is wide and
life is long.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

to bear a share of the cost in proper
ton to its shipping tonnage.
O. Why Is New Orleans called the
Crescent City?-R l..
A, The city was built around a bend
in the Mississippi River and. although
1t outgrew its crescent shape. the
north and south streets still curve to
follow the bend.
O. Who was known as the Father
of Bacteriology"?-E. NJ. l..
A. Robert Koch. a famous German
physician and bacteriologist. was
sometimes called this because OF MS
remarkable work.
@. What per cent of the worlds
wealth belongs to the United States?-'
n. c. X.
A. According to a recent estimate
the national wealth of the United
| States is almost $4O0, 900 600, 900, 20
per cent of the total worlds wealth.
@. Is the title Prince of Wales
hereditary?-T. NJ. G.
| A. 1t is not The hereditary titles
Of the British heir are: Duke of
| Cornwall Duke of Rothsay, Earl of
Carrick. Baron of Renfrew. Lord of
! the Isles and Great Steward of Scot
for the title Prince of Wales. The
| present prince was so created on his
sixteenth birthday in 1910.
@. What is the boiling point of
water at sea level and on Pixies
| Peak?-E. f. b.
| A. At sea level it is 212 degrees F..
at mean atmospheric pressure. and on
Pixies Peak it Is about 1877 degrees F.
|
@. Should the scum that forms on
| the top of boiling beef be taken on?
, f. G. NJ.
A. This formation is protein and
should not he removed.
| Q. Are the schools of the United
States giving more time t" the study
| of manual arts than formerly?-O. I.
A. In a recent survey made ny tn"
| Bureau of Education it was found
| that 70 per cent of the cities studied
| increa sed their time allotment for the
manual arts in the last 10 years.
Q. How much land will the reclama-
| ton of the Zuyder Zee add to Hol-
land?-C. F.. 4.
A. 1t is estimated that the new
land will cover an area of almost
2.112 square miles. so that the
Netherlands will have added . per
cent to it's territory. The dixie max
| ing this reclamation possible Is to
| be completed by 1894.
q. In what year was WebsterS New
| International Dictionary revised and
| the obsolete and rare words placed in
| a separate section of the page?-D. NJ.
A. The G. & G.. Merriam co. says
| that the divided page was adopted In
| the edition that was published in 1909.
@. How many witches were put 10
| death in the city of Treves?-R. Is.
A. Over 1000. The number killed
| in European countries is estimated At
| 800 900.
Q. How many English-speaking peo-
| pie were there in the United states AT
| the time Of the RevolutiOn?-G. \.
| A. In 1916 It is estimated that there
were 100000 people in the 13 col
onies. of which at least 80 per cent
were EnglishspeakinG.
from our free Information Bureau IN
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they 1Unnt to knO1c. They are in an
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Kinds of subjects, from all Kinds Of
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| from it. Get the habit OF lCritin0 to
| The Erenin0 star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Hdskin. director,
Washington. ID. e.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. When are the Nobel prize win
ners announced?-F. c. G.
A. The distribution of the Nobel
prizes takes place on Founders day,
December 10. when the results of the
awards are made known.
Q. Has Congress always convened
in December in regular session.
N. G.
A. The Constitution provided that
the Congress should assemble March
4, 1889, and thereafter convene 'in
every year" on the first Monday in
December unless they shall by law
appoint a different day. Up to and
including May 20. 1920. IS acts were
passed naming dates other than De-
cember Since then, with few excep-
tions. Congress has convened In De-
cember.
O. II the blood OF a negro Is trans
fused into the body of white man
in any quantity. will the wnlte
man take on negro characteristics
r. s. u.
A. Lineage does not come through
the injection of foreign material into
the blood. 1t comes only through the
spermatozoa and ova. hence the trans
fusion of the blood of negro INTO
the BODY of a white would result In
the appearance of no negro trait IN
the lineage of the white.
O. How much ground does the
Great Pyramid cover?-E. ii.
A. The base of the Great PYRAMID
covers IA acres. 1t is the largest
piece of masonry ever built.
O. Where are the mountains Era
tosthenes and Copernicus on the
moon?-E. o. r.
A. The lunar ring-plain Eratos-
themes is located at the termination
of the Apennine Mountain range
One of the most conspicuous lunar
formations is Copernicus. located nov
far from Eratosthenes. 1t 1s llttie
north of east Of the moons center
and about one-third Of the distance
from the center to the circumference.
n Was there time when people
we're forced to buy Liberty bonds
The purchase of Liberty bonds
was never compulsory.
O. Who said. THE puoiic De
damned"?-A. G.
William II. Vanderbilt when
president of the New York Central.
Melville F.. Stone in Fifty Years
Journalist points out that Mr.. van
derbilt used the words to a reporter
who had forced his way into Mr.. van
derbilt's private car.
O. How many farm bureaus are
there?-G. B. f.
A. There are approximately 1.SOO
county farm bureaus. As State farm
bureau federati tions and the national
orga nization which is the American
Farm Bureau Federation with head
quarters in Chicago. I'll.
O. How long has the University OF
Oxford been in existence and how long
has Harvard University?-H. $. l..
A. The University of Oxford Is said
to have been founded by King Alfred
in S72. Harvard University was
founded in 1886.
@. What is the international Ice
Patrol?-W. A. X.
A. The patrol was organized on an
international basis as a result of the
International conference for the safety
Of life at sea in London. 1918. 1t
resulted from a universal demand Tor
a. protection of steamships against ice
bergs in the North Atlantic area after
the loss Of the Titanic in April, 1912.
The United States was asked to un-
dertake the management of this serv-
ice and agreed to send two vessels
to patrol the danger area during Ice
berg sea son, March to July ]. Each
Of the racting parties consented
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Queen Marie likes waffies for break
fast. This Immediately elevates the
waffle to distinction. and causes the
lady in charge of the gas range to
polish her irons and prepare an extra
supply Of batter. Royalty has the
privilege Of bestowing an immense
amount Of valuable publicity.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Fickle Public

Ficlde Public.
This world is all fieeting show"
So runs the hymn so dear.
Some Of us find the. foremost row;
Some sit far in the rear.
Wherever we may have to 60.
We're thankful to be here.
A fieeting show is all the world.
Those with artistic tact
Reveal where big type is unfurled
Philosophy or fact.
One day immense bouquets are hurled
The next we hiss the act.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Another Hall.Mills Sensation.

turgy Is called a grand climax in the
extraordinary HallMills murder case
now on trial in New Jersey. it will be
something sensationally exceptional
after The numerous departures from
the normal that have marked it from
tbs beginning. Never before in judicial
histery in this country has . case fur
nish.d 80 MANY and 80 startling d.
vergences from customary procedure.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Uncle Sam has the reputation in
Europe of having more money than
he knows how to use. The reason he
has great and increasing wealth is
that American capitalists, far from
having idle surplus, have known how
to employ every dollar.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

After a man has been declared elect
ed to the United States Senate he Is
likely to find it necessary to prove
that he was elected in a proper way
Beginning with the primaries, the
path of glory is a long, hard road to
travel.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Instead of calling councils Of war, the
former Kaiser is content to hold inter.
views with his brokers and realtors.
Always known as a. versatile man. he
has adjusted himself to new conditions
with admirable facility.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Seeking Opportunity,

Are you not afraid you are work
ing too hard?"
NO." said Senator Sorghum. "All 7
fear is that won't get a chance to
do enough legislative work to let my
constituents know that I am still
alive"
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Mysterious Cog"

Mysterious Cog"
Society Is all agog;"
This observation oft you'll see.
And as along life's way I Jog
wonder what a ''gog" may be!
Has it to do with wheel or cog
In this great worlds machineree?
The phrase has left me in a fog.
/ wonder what "gog" may be.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

No matter what turn affairs may
status as a logical candidate whose
past performances make the logic in.
vincible.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Queen Marie IL welcomed with warm
regard hy the American ruhlic-a re.
gard SO sincere that no one is inclined
70 venture a word Of criticism con-
corning the stage MANAGEMENT.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Sparing the Rod.

From the Pocatelio Tribune
lot of reformers say that ca pital
punishment Is failure in preventing
crime. but that may be because we
don't use 1t.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Jud Tunkins says there has been q
heap of talk about cooking schools,
but the practical alimentary supply
continues to be provided by the soda
water and delicatessen shops.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Mussolini does not care for a crown,
but is very particular about such
items of wardrobe as black shirt and
an iron vest.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
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Evening star., 1926-11-08
The Silver Lining.

From the Flint Sunday Journal.
What cheer today? Well, a carload
of saxophones was derailed near Cof.
feyville, Kans.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
A Real Home Joy.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Simile: AS self.satisfied as a fellow
who has just succeeded in threading
needle for his wife.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Peace at Any Price.

From the Indianapolis star.
The electric light may point the
way to peace. as Edkon suggests, IN.
til the monthly bill arrives.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

War in China is a national Gus.
tom with which outside interference
Is resented.
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Hunting Season.

Poor little bird! Your end is due.
There Is no use of running.
For every tiny cne Of you.
A hundred men are cunning!
Evening star., 1926-11-08
Add Horrors of Prohibition.

From ths Woodland tMass.J Courier.
Lcst-Fountain pen By man hsH
full Of ink.
Evening star., 1926-11-08

wealth." said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown. may assume great power;
but only knowledge can assert true
authority"
Evening star., 1926-11-08

IAN enemy" said Uncle Eben, lis
generally vch own fault ~ wAkin'
yohself misunderstood
Evening star., 1926-11-08

Tha Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
!ne edition. is delivered by carriers within
"a fns city city at go cent: per month: daily only;
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone lain 5000. Collection il made by
carrier At end of each month.
The Washington times., 1926-02-19
AN1IlOE RESCUE
PICTURED AT
COLUMBIA

"A pictorial triumph that has
seldom been equalIed llashcs
across the Columbia Theater
screen today and tomorrow for
the last times In the form OF
Ifiternational NewsreeI,s presenta-
ton 81 thrilling scenes attending
the rescue of the s. s. Antinoe's
crew by the valiant Roosevelt OF
which Capt. George Fried, now
being feted In New York, was
the guiding spirit.
International hasn't told the In.
side Of how these pictures came
to be taken from the deck OF the.
Roosevelt. The executives OF this
alert news releasing agency seem
to be content to let the graphic
reel speak for itself.
The capture of such an event
Ian event described as surpass-
Ing all glorious efforts OF the sea
makes permanent record Of
something that will not be for
gotten until the distant ages erase
memory. It further does in one
swoop q piece OF favorable propa-
ganda for the educational side OF
the camera which all the over
active censors and the equally
over-active producers OF shOddy
stuff. can never counterfeit.
The Washington times., 1926-02-19

j. j. Shubert, now about the
business of entrenching himself
in London's show armament, has
been in poor health since his.
arrival over there. English
competitors, already feeling the
pressure of American capital,
are quasi-thankfuI that the in
vader is not his old robust self,
for he has already done plenty
to let, not only London, but the
far-flung empire, know he's over
there.
Mr.. Shubert has been active
thuswise since his arrival:
He has attempted, but failed,
to abandon the box-office queue,
composed of people after the
cheapest seats. He has an
nounced intention to change the
name of His Majesty's Theater
to the Shubert Theater. He has
declared that British critics
have ruined many theatrical
enterprises; that, having knocked
the props from under British
managers, the critics have no
right to complain if American
capital rescues an enfeebled
business and that "The Student
Prince" if produced by Britons,
would have received rave" no.
tees instead of the universal
panning it got over there.
More. next week.
Frank Baer, maestro of the
lyric muse, cites the devastating
effect the new slang crop is
having on creative effort. -.
A friend of Mr.. Baer's. it
seems, submitted a scenario in
Liberty's contest. So far not
unusual, for everyone has
friend who submitted scenario
in Liberty's contest. Came that
dawn when the script was re-
turned with the implication that
it lacked no merit whatever, but
was unsuitable, ETC.. etc. Where
upon the rebuffed aspirant wrote
back to Liberty, "So's your old
Mannikin."
"And do you know" concluded
Mr.. Baer, Liberty was 50 flab-
bergasted the editor never did
reply"
Frances Starr is planning, to
emerge from the comparative
solitude of domesticity and once
more regale playgoers with her
talents. 1t will mot be under
the management of David Be-
lasco, however. Believe it or
not, but persistent rumor is that
the venerable impressario has
no place in his scheme of
things for married stars. To
quote again, it was Lenore I'll
RIGS announcement of impend-
ing marriage that caused the
temporary breach between the
Old Master and that most
profitable of his stars. Now
that Miss Uric is settled down
on Broadway with what appears
to be another smashing box
office hit Zulu Belle), nothing
more is heard of wedding bells
and Lenore. To return to Miss
Starr, the new play, is CO.
authored by Thomas Mitchell,
The Washington times., 1926-02-19

lou may Win Iudl Dig CASH
prize of $500.
Al frozen.faced comedian, who
has never cracked smile on the
screen, is one of the players.
There the rotund comedian who
scored q sensational hit in Elk
cuse Me-" and whose last name
is that of bug that druggists
sell powder TO exterminate.
There's little girl whose first
name has inspired q couple Of
songs-rabout a girl who lived in
an alley-the other wondering
There's statuesque beauty
who plays .sIras,. in Ben Hur,',
End whose name suggests q candy
starts with d tC,'' the first two
letters Of her last name suggest
the possessive of me-
Al clever leading man who
scored in Dance Madness and
Lights Of Old Broadway. and
whose middle initial Is *" is
another: whose first name is the
same as that OF Mrs Jack Demp-
sey, is another. The leading man
III Soul Mates. is in the group
too, and has a first name like
the last name of a famous author.
Then there's a young actor.
known ais Bill to his friends,
who recently appeared in Memory
Lane
Get in before it's too late!
In addition to the first prize OF
$500, the following awards viii be
made:
Beautiful brown fox scarf from
Saks Fur Company, go Twelfth
St. valued at $50; lady's solid gold
wrist watch from Castelberg's Ma.
tionah JeWelry Company, 935 Penn
sylvania Ave, valued at $50; por-
traits valued at $50 from Cline
dinst studio. 73S Fourteenth st.
N. w; silk robe from the Mode,
clothiers, hatters and furnishers.
The Washington times., 1926-02-19

whom Washington theatergoers
will recall as the actor who
gave such an admirable per-
forJnance as the Charlie Bemis
of The Wisdom Tooth"
Josephine Hutchinson, once
of the Rams Head Players.
and now and for some time past
the wife of Robert Bell, seems
to have established herself defi->
nitely as a metropolitan favo-
rite. Miss Hutchinson won en-
conilnums for her work in "A
Mans Man and there are many
of the play experts in New
York who will venture the opus
will be the Pulitzer prize win
ner, even though it was a fl
nancial flop. Josephine is now
appearing in q revival of "The
Unchastened Woman" and shares
with Violet Kemble Cooper in
the kindly printed words that
the production inspired.
The Washington times., 1926-02-19
GoH1gs-On
IN THE THEATERS

NATION L-"The Cracking
Chair" $50.
KEITH'S-wiilard Mack; others.
2:15 and SIS.
EARLE-"Toytown Revue" films.
Continuous i to IL.
PRESIDENT-Film, 1.-THE Lost
Battalion" 1870, $3.50, and 8.
STRAND - Mysticism" other
acts and films. Continuous
1870 to IL.
WARDAIAN PARK-"Enter Ma
DAME" $40.
GAYETY-"Puss-Puss;" burlesque.
2:15 and S:l5.,
MUTUAL-"Kandy Kids" bur-
lesque. 2:3e and $40.
RI.ALTO-"Palace of Pleasure"
stage features. 11:25, 1:25, 3:35,
5:35, 1885 and 9:45.
METROPOLITAN - "BIuebearFs
Seven Wives.% 1915, 1920, 2:20,
5:55. 1855 and 10.
PALACE-"The Song and Dance
7:35 and 9:45.
COLL MBIA-"m annequln, prize
film. 1855, 1916. 2:30, AIS,
$40. 1855 and $50.
TIFOLI - Gloria Swanson in
stage Struck"
AAIBASSADOR-"Seven Sinners"
TRIAL" 1.-The Splendid
Crime" 1890. 2. $3.50. 5, 6:3e.
and $40.
S.AVOY-"How Baxter Butted
In"
AVENUE GRAND-R a m o n d
Griffith in Hands Up"
APOLLO-"Rose OF the World"
YORK-'"The Golden Cocoon"
HOME-sThe Ancient Mariner"
The Washington times., 1926-02-19

n NJ; Atwater Kent loud speak
er from Harry q. Grove, me.
1910 q ST. N. W., valued at
$3.50: complete golf set from
sport Mart Store, sos r. st. N.
/ W., valued at SIS miss dress
from Crayson Apparel Company.
917 r st: N. w, valued at $I5:
small Cuban poodle, male or fe-
male, valued at SIS, from Schrnids u
Bird shop. 712 Twelfth st. ~ WI
one half dozen pairs Coral Band
hosiery from Kafka's, r street az
Tenth Street Northwest, valued az
So: electric toaster from
Schneider's sons, 1920 @ St. ~.
W.. valued at So lady's hat box
from Berman's Tannery, 1904 a
ST. III. W.. valued All $751;. gentle
mans dress shirt from Mach.
mans. 332S Fourteenth st. n. w,
valued at SIS; 100 pairs Of tickets
for Loew's Palace.
The Washington times., 1926-02-19
THE GATE-POST

Immediately their triumphant twelve weeks
New York Jolsons Fyninth Street Theater
Saturday, Moscow Theater
Musical Studio accompanied by their director Vladimir Nemiro
witch Dantehenko will out OF the principal Eastern
cities according to made Yesterday Morris Ges
Studio will Haven March for
week. and will then proceed the Boston Opera House Other
Philadelphia Wash
ington in April and possibly Chicago.
The productions the Musical Studios reptory that have
artistic acclaim will
presented These Soldier
the modern version of Bize Carmen and Astophans haT
ious comedy of the "Lysistrata.
rendition
by the Chorus of members
Studio, will
folk songs, which sung
America will have their first performance in New Haven
The Washington times., 1926-02-19

r and Eleventh Streets North
west, valued at $25: Radio1a No. 8,
with tubes and batteries, from J..
Fred Huber, 1922 G ST., valued at
SOS: miss dress from Stevens, 11S
G, st. N W., valued at $25; Iady's
Gage Langkok sport hat, valued
at $18, from Creeron Millinery
Company, specialist on extra large
head size hats, GA Twelfth st
The Washington times., 1926-02-19
UANCANU ANcIhUOTIUNS
HELEN JANE MARI

Disciple OF Ruth st. Denis
School OF Creative Dancing
All types of classical and Oriental
daneiI e. -
DENIsHAWN METHOD
Special Work In Acrobattc and Charleston
lnaD = s.. y. W. 1ankiin s7ss
The Washington times., 1926-02-19
ZERO HOUR NEAR GET
IN AT ONCE

big prize!
Palace and identify the players
appearing this the group players
big Masked Players Contest being conducted by The Times