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Evening star., 1927-04-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

@. How many people does General
Motors employ ?--J. j, ].
A. The General Motors Corporation
says that the total number on the pay
roll Of that corporation is approx
mately 100000.
Q. What is the Permanent Commits
sion on Understanding? "A. III.
A II is a commission formed OF
three Protestants, three Catholics
and three Jews. Its object is to pro-
mote good will and better under
standing among the religious groups
of our citizenry, The commission Is
merely opinion making. and it win
meet only when some group appeals
to it, to redress some group wrong or
misunderstanding Its members are
DIR, S. Parkes Cadman. Martin Con.
boy, Victor ]. Bowling, Father Fran
els p. Duffy, DR.. w. III. P. Faunce,
Irving Lehman, Henry Morgenthau,
Dean Roscoe Pound and DR.. stephen
S. Wise.
Q. How long has pineapple been
canned in Hawaii?-T. G. r.
| A. 1t has now been 25 years since
| James D. Dole conceived the idea of
| packing pineapple at the source of
! supply, and started small cannery
in Hawaii. In 1903, he packed 1893
cases. In 1925, his company packed
100000 cases.
| @. Are watches adjusted for differ
| ent positions I'll. A. :.
| A. The Bureau of Standards says
| that the better grades Of watches are
usually adjusted for three or five po-
sitfons while a few are adjusted TO
| two, four or six positions. The five
positions for which adjustments are
made are with the watch vertical
and the stem or pendant up, with the
pendant 80 degrees to the right and
| 80 degrees to the left of the first po-
sition, and with the watch horizontal
with dial up and with dial down.
Q. How much larger is Canada
than the United States?--W. T.
A. Canada has an area of 3,797, ,123
square miles and Continental United
States has an area of 3,026,7S9 square
miles.
Q. Is there tide at the Equator?
Il. l.. F.
A. Tides exist at the Equator. The
actual rise and fall varies in the diff
ferent localities, depending upon the
depth of the ocean and the configura-
ton of the coast.
Q. Who has the first hve-dollar
bill that was printed?-T. S.
A. 1t is claimed that it Is in Illinois
in the Green County State Bank. 1t
is claimed that David +. Pierson, a
friend of Abraham Lincoln's. was in
Washington at the time the bills
were issued. and that he secured the
first 200 five-dollar bills from the
United States Treasury Department.
They are still in the bank where they
were deposited, never having been in
circulation.
@. How many kinds of materials
are used to make abrasive papers and
cloths ?--F. A. r.
A. There are five. Flint, the crushed
quartz or sand which is so familiar
on sandpaper: the impure mined gar
net, emery, aluminium oxide and sill
con carbide.
@. What is farthingale?-S It.
A. 1t is a hoop skirt or hoop petit
coat, or a frame of hoops of whale
bone used to extend the skirts.
@. When was Reuters Agency
started?-P. f.
A. Reuters News Agency was
founded for the collection and trans
mission of news in 1S49 by Baron Paul
j. Won Reuter-.
@. What caused shell shock
II. E. NJ.
A. This term was applied to any
Evening star., 1927-04-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLEs 3. TRACEWELL.

| Tt is a safe bet that out of 10 per.
| sons who pass the sunken garden
| have never seen it. This includes
those who journey by the place daily
| on their way to work.
Down in the hollow by the side
| of the last house in the row, the small
| garden at this time is ablazes with
| color. There is a big bed of red and
| yellow tulips, flanked on the north
| by scores of hyacinths of belladonna
blue The combination makes a beau.
| tiful picture.
Later in the Spring there will be
| iris, then the procession of the early
and late Summer flowers will begiQ.
From April to November this sunken
| garden is a sight worth coming to see.
The pity of it is that so many who
enjoy beautiful things pass 1t daily
without ever once realizing that it is
there
1t is true that, from the public
vehicle which crosses a bridge just to
the west, it is somewhat difficult to
get a glimpse of the bright-colored
flowers now in bloom.
Thanking shrubs, deftly planted
perhaps for the very purpose, cut off
the sight from one approach, and the
- N~@N~
purpose from the east.
There is one point, however, almost
directly opposite, from which the little
garden may be seen in all its glory.
What if the glimpse is f1eeting one?
Perhaps beauty is all the better for
passing.
The real reason, however, why so
I
without even knowing it is there is
the apathy which beSets so many
persons.
II it were simply because they are
not trained observers, there might be
some excuse, if one may put it that
way, for missing so much. Then, too,
there are those who honestly are not
interested in floral beauty. There are
others who have no use for beauty in
any form.
With these legitimate exceptions,
the remainder who pass (and DO not
see) simply miss something, They are
somewhat in the position of the young
man, striving to succeed, who de-
liberately goes out Of his way to
insult those who might help him.
The sunken garden under discussion
Is but an example Of something that
is missed. There IL IS, Tor all 10 see
and for all to reap enjoyment from.
This was the sort Of enjoyment Walt
Whitman meant when he wrote, IN
his Song Of the Open Road:
''To see no possession but you may
possess 1t, enjoying all without
labor or purchase, abstracting the
feast yet not abstracting one
particle of it,
ITO take the best of the farmers
farm and the rich mans elegant
villa, and the chaste blessings of
the well-married couple, and the
fruits of the orchard and flowers
of gardens,
.'To take to your use out Of the
compact cities as you pass
through,
"To carry buildings and streets with
you afterward, wherever you go,
"To gather the minds of men out Of
their brains as you encounter
them, to gather the love out OF
their hearts,
"To take your friends on the road with
you, for all that you leave them
behind you,
Evening star., 1927-04-26
American Foreign Policy.

6I1CIISdA GUASASA a 0AASJs
The foreign policy of the United
States Government. outlined by Presi-
dent Coolidge at the United Press din.
ner in New York, is devoted to peace,
is non-imperiaIistic and at the same
time insists upon the proper protection
of Americans and their interests in
foreign countries. 1t is traditionally
American.
The Presidents address comes at
an opportune time. Far too many
misleading reports have been pub
lished both in this country and abroad
about the purposes of the United
States Government in its relations
with other countries. After the ex'
position of the administration policy
by President Coolidge, there is no
longer room for such reports, unless
those who spread them are deliberate
in their efforts to falsify and to cause
dissension.
The Chief Executive took occasion
to compliment the American press
upon it's accomplishments. The free
dom of the press is measure OF the
freedom of the Nation, he said IN
effect. But such freedom should not
license American newspapers to create
i'll feeling between this and other coun.
tries by publishing unfcunded reports
of foreign governments and foreign
peoples. Such freedom should not be
abused by the publication of un.
founded reports of purposes and poll
riex of the United States toward for
eign nations. The press should put
America above partisan politics.
In recent months the United States
Government has been called upon to
meet complicated situations which
have arisen in the relations between
this country and Mexico, this country
and Nicaragua and this country and
reyolution.torn China. The President
in his New York address dealt spe'
cificalIy and sympathetically with the
circumstances and issues involved In
all three cases. He sounded a note OF
hops for improved relations with
Mexico, and made an announcement OF
great Importance.
ssI am glad to report" he said, that
the Mexican Ambassador has recently
declared to me that she (NIexico) does
not intend to confiscate our property,
that she has shown diligence in cap
turing ard Furnishing those who have
murdered our citizens, and expressed
the wish. which we so thoroughly en-
fertain, of keeping cordial and friendly
relations"
The President pictured the Mica
raguan situation on the upgrade. His
statement of the policy Of the Govern
ment toward the Chinese can only be
regarded as most friendly. This Gov
ernrnent, he declared. is desirous Of
seeing q strong, unified government
established IN China. whose interests
shall be the welfare and freedom OF
the Chinese people. With such a gov
eminent the United States stands
ready TO negotiate new treaties, recog-
nizing in full the sovereignty of China.
The policy of this Government, as
revealed by the President. is one OF the
sxindIiest feeling toward other nations.
At the same time there is a full and
frank insistence that Americans who
have gone into other lands, who obey
the laws of those lands, shall be given
the amplest protection. for their lives
and their property. To such policy,
the President pointed out, this country
l. unalterably attached. Such policy
the people win approve.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL 2s. 1917.

American schooner attacked without
warning and sunk Crew
shelled while taking to llfeboats
Draft bill gains additional
vot~s in House debate Attack
on President hissed = Prelim.
mary reports indicate allies will need
at least $400 1000, 900 monthly from this
country in loans Virtually all
of it to be spent here for foodstuffs,
coal, munitions, etc. End of
war by close OF 1919 predicted il
America aids allies to utmost
French mission guests at White House
Viviani declares victory is as.
sured Joffre confers with Sec.
retary Baker Taking of first
American prisoners of war reported to
American embassy in London
Elihu Roots acceptance OF chairman
ship of special diplomatic mission to
new Russian republican government
announced
Evening star., 1927-04-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
History's Repetiti,

History's Repetition.
Everybody thinks he knows
A way that would improve
The course that human nature goes,
Forever on the move.
Every century impats
A peace preserving PLAN
And then with war this old world
starts,
Just where it first began.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

A. split occasionally occurs in Aimee
McPherson's church. IT is TO I've OBJ
served that Aimee always throws her
leadership to the majority.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
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Of sneeiai disnatches herein are also reseryed.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Bids for the Democratic convention
are offered by various cities. Many
people who enjoyed real excitement
and sustained suspense would like to
Bee 1t go back to New York.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

of numerous nervous or mental affec-
tions resulting from the violent con.
ditions of battle. They might be due
to trauma, to concussion OF explod-
Ing shells, or TO excessive psychic
strain.
Q. What is the fruit called that is
cross between the apricot and
plum?-H. {.
A. 1t is called a 'plumcot"
@. Which President used Rosedale,
in Cleveland Park. as q Summer
White House "A. ID. +.
A. 1t was occupied by Presidents
van Buren, Tyler, Buchanan and
Cleveland.
@. When did women first wear
bobbed hair?--L. w.
A. The custom is Of great antiuui.
ty. Hair was probably cut as soon as
implements sharp enough to cut were
improvised
Q. When was the Capital moved
from New York to Philadelphia. and
when to Washington?--W. +. II.
A. Ths Capital was moved from
New York to Philadelphia on Decem-
Der :, 1890, for period Of 10 years.
ending December l, 1900, prior TO its
removal TO Washington. After the
burning Of the Capitol during the
War of 1912 strong movement arose
for removing the Capitol from Wash.
ington. In fear of such q result the
local interests formed the Capitol
Hotel Co. and erected a building for
Government occupancy until the re-
pairs on the Capitol were finished.
1t was occupied from 1915 10 1919 and
Of orH In ha
Capitol and was used in the Civil
War as a military prison.
@. Why is transatlantic telephoning
limited 10 certain hours of the day?
e. NJ. b.
A 1t Is limited to hours between
$50 am. and 1880 pm. Eastern stand
ard time because Of the time differ
ence between the United States and
Europe. Transmission is less reliable
and radio waves fade and weaken
when 1t is dark on one side of the
ocean and daylight on the other.
Q. Why is Delaware sometimes
called the Diamond State"?-L. c. NJ.
A. The reason advanced Is because
Of it's small size, but great Importance.
@. Where is the largest buffalo
breeding ranch in the country y?-R. X.
A. 1t is probably that OF Charles
Goodnight, at Goodnight, Tex.
@. Are veterans Of the Indian
wars entitled TO pensions?--J MEG.
A. In accordance with the Indian
War pension act of March g., 1927,
those over 81 years of age are pen
sionable. There are also disability
| pensions for those that are entitled
to them.
@. / married an alien man in 1922.
Did lose my American citizenship
w. E. J.
A. 1t would depend upon the month
and day. The Cable act became a
law September %, 1922. II married
afterward. your status was not af-
fected. If before, you forfeited your
American citizenship. 1t may be re-
gained Immediately by applying to
the clerk Of the nearest naturaliza-
tion court.
Haze ace had the pleasure Of serU-
ing you through our Washington In
formation Bureau Can't ice be Of
some help to gOu in JoHr daily prob
lemsg Our business is to furnish you
lcith authoritative Information dnf ice
inuite you to ask as GhD question of
fact IN 1obich you are interested. Send
Dour inquiry to The EUenin0 star IN
formation Bureau, Frederic j. HdSkiH,
director, WGShin 0tOn, ID. g, InClose
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Jurors become harder to secure as
time passes. A man who reads moth
ing and forms no opinion. even IL he
can be found, is not likely to prove
helpful.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
That Heflin Complex.

From the Nashville Banner.
If Senator Borah and DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler don't let at least one
day this year pass without issuing
statement, they are both going to be
accused Of suffering from Heflin
complex.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

The question Of freedom of speech"
has been brought UP in connection
with the radio. Freedom OF screech' =
remains unimpaired.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Just One Menace Gone.

From the Cleveland News.
Now poor Austria can sleep nights
In something like peace. Sweden has
agreed never to make war on her un-
der any circumstances.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Engineering Of all kinds has never
been so highly developed as at pres
ent. And yet the Mississippi River is
permitted to become uncomfortable
and scatter disaster.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Airplanes are not as numerous, per.
haps, as they should be. But nobody
is SO well equipped as Uncle Sam to
execute rush order.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Television may prove no assistance
In long-distance conversation. In
some cases the chance to see facial
expressions would only make matters
worse.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
A Continuous Performance.

From the Boston Herald.
In only a year we shall be holding
primaries for the presidential election
Verify, politics is a continuous process
with us-more's the pity!
Evening star., 1927-04-26

From the Boston Transcript
~anator Borah may be right in say
ing that the Chinese are going to
have a real democracyIn They are be.
ginning with somethihg like a real
Democratic convention.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Some Comfort in China War.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
There is one nice thing apout the
war in China: No one, so far as we
know, has any canal rights there.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Foreign Relations.

what do you intend to say about
our foreign relations?"
'It's delicate subject in our fam
ily," replied Senator Sorghum. my
daughter married one Of those impe-
cunious dukes"
Evening star., 1927-04-26

From the philadelphia Inquirer
One trouble with too many domestic
hook-ups Is the too-too excellent quail
ity OF the sound ampIifiers
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Celebrity.

"We should like to have your photo
graph for publication" came the voice
over the phone.
what for?" inquired Miss Cay
enne. II haven't eloped or killed any
body"
Evening star., 1927-04-26

Russia has large ideas. Even a war
in China is represented as Soviet
nronaganda', ;,
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Wild Effects.

My radio. My radio.
Your voice is most emphatic;
And what is jazz / scarcely know
From what is merely static.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

.rhe Evening Star with. the Sunday morn
sng edition. is delivered by carriers WITHIN 1.i
Fhe city st 90 cents per month. dafnih a.y ol,,y
s,er month. Orders may be sent by mai or or
fsIenhone Main 5000. Collection Is made oS
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

"a politician" said Uncle Eben,
must be one o. desc hypnotists, 1udg.
in by de way he makes you think he's
yoh friend forever, simply by shakin'
yoh hand"
Evening star., 1927-04-26
There Is Always Fruit.

There Is Always Fruit.
The fruit crop fails completely
Every year.
1t is queer
How Nature very neatly
Has one here
Every year.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

to scatter only sunshine and cheer;
which is why he refused a Job in the
weather department.
Better fiattering tongue" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, than
perpetual crouch"
Evening star., 1927-04-26

@. When did women first wear
bobbed hair?--L. w.
A. The custom is Of great antiqui.
ty. Hair was probably cut as soon as
implements sharp enough to cut were
improvised
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-22

It was in one of these miniature basins
that the prospectors pitched their camp
and picketed their horses to browse on
the rich bunch grass that carpeted the
little valley. The clump of bushes in
which their camp was located covered
early the next morning but not earlier
than the horde of hungry Sioux In
dians who probably had been watching
their movements the preceding day and
carefully noting their camp.
Hubben left the camp and went up
the creek to string some traps and
Cooke down the stream on the same
errand, while Woody attended to the
district Immediately around the camp.
When some distance below Cooke saw a
large body of Indians riding toward him.
They saw him at the same instant and
opened fire. He returned the fire and
killed one Of their horses.
Cooke then sought refuge in the brush
and worked back toward the camp where
ne found Woody and the two made what
hasty preparations they could to resist
an attack. They heard firing up the
creek and knew that Hubbel also had
been attacked and was working his way
toward them, for the firing gradually
drew nearer.
Hubbe1, when discovered by the In
dians, had been on a ridge about 400
yards from the creek. He estimated
| there were about 200 braves in the party
against which he was pitted, but despite
! the fact that the bullets were whistling
on all sides of him he remained uninjur-
ed and returning the fire, broke an In
dian's arm and killed a horse. The In
dians then retired and Hubbell, taking
advantage Of the opportunity, broke for
camp. He had heard the firing below
i and at the camp and knew that they had
been practically surrounded by the In
dians. AS Hubbell continued towards
camp, the Indians made continued sort
les retreating each time after firing. AS
he made no reply to these maneuvers,
they must have thought him out of
ammunition, for three Of them made a
dash at him. lie knocked one OF them
over with a bullet, sent another away
clinging to the saddle horn and pro-
Iceeded to camp safely after running the
gauntlet Of rifle sat long distance for
fully 20 minutes.
BY the time Hubbell reached camp
Cooke and Woody had piled their camp
eqipment in the form of barricade and
brought in three of the horses. The In
dians posted themselves on the sur
7 rounding hills and poured a hail Of lead
into their position. The horses, all Of
them, were killed first off the saddles
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-22

cured permit to start work here to de-
velop power from the federal water COM
mission, intending to build factory and
use the power in the making Of al
uminum.
After the war started, men financing
the factory could not go ahead with the
company had no use for the 100000
horse power of electricity which can be
developed on the Pend d'Oreille river. No
further action was taken by the company
in the development Of the site. However,
in the last two years. the zinc plant at
zinc daily is in the market for 10000
horse power Of electricity and the power
company can have the contract to furn-
ishthe power If It can be secured, Mr..
Kerr said. Consequently, the company is
again interested in development Of the
power here.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-22

Forty thousand horse power would be
transmitted to Anaconda. Mr.. Kerr said
and, according to the bill now pending
before congress, If the lease is granted
to the Montana Power to develop power
here, the company must furnish the
Flathead project 10000 horse power Of
electricity for pumping and other pur-
poses.
The Power company, Mr.. Kerr stated
will make the maximum development
just as rapidly as there is a market for
all the power. Mr. Kerr also said that
If his company secures the site, an ad-
vertisement would be placed in every
trade journal in the country, stating that
$4,000 horse power Of electricity is for
sale at Poison.
The United States government has
granted the power company the right to
make a preliminary survey OF the site
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-22

Kerr, expenditure OF between $4,000 and
So 900. The survey viii be made as soon
as the low water mark is reached, pre-
sumably about September 1, to ascertain
depths and conditions Of the river bed.
Mr.. Kerr spoke for one and half hours
and was applauded again and again. He
asked questions on the matter and many
were asked and answered by Mr.. Kerr.
Mr.. Kerr was in Poison in company
with q special committee Of United States
reclamation men, VINO are on a tour Of
inspection OF reclamation projects in the
United States. These men spoke briefly
party were Roy p Teele, department Of
Agriculture; Parker ]. Preston, bureau
Of reclamation: Charles A. Engle. Indian
service, and Engineer Hanna. This is 9
special committee appointed by the Sc
cretary OF the interior.