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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Q. Please tell what type of roof was
put on the White House.-E. C..
A. The roof of the White House is
composed of terra Gotta rooted arches
supported on structural steel framing.
On top of the rooted arches there are
nailed wooden strips. These are held
in place by concrete filed between
them. On top of that is nailed green
non-fading slate. which is placed on
the sloping portions of the roof. On
the fiat portions there is red
promenade tile laid on a waterproofed
membrane. Two hundred tons of steel
were used, and more than % carloads
of terra Gotta were used for the roof
and for the work on the third floor,
which is directly under the roof.
@. What is the name for the after
mast in a vessel?-M. S.
A. 1t depends on the number of
masts. The after mast of a four
three-masted vessel a mizzenmast, Of
a two-masted vessel the mainmast.
@. What snakes are capable of kill
ing a rattlesnake?-J. f.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the black snake and the king snake
are both capable of killing a rattle
snake.
Q. What are the royalties on piano
copies of a composition?-W. r.
A. The Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce says that there is no
regular scale of royalties on piano
copies of musical composition. The
rate depends entirely upon the char
acter and quality of the composition,
the reputation of the composer and the
estimate of the publisher concerning
the potential demand for it.
@. Is Bermuda grass a weed?-P.
T. P.
A. Bermuda grass is the most i'm
portant pasture grass of the South,
where it shows marked preference for
clayey soils. In Virginia and Mary
land, where it is more troublesome as
weed than valuable as a forage, it is
commonly called wire grass. Bermuda
grass is the plant most used for pas
lures and lawns in the South.
O. How high is Monticello? How
large an estate?-T. J.
A. The elevation of the property is
$50 feet. The estate contains $50
acres.
Q. What does the shamrock sig
nify?-D. NJ.
A. Erin's emblem is said to have
been selected by st. Patrick to prove
the doctrine of Trinity.
@. Where is the highest point in
Delaware?-G. A. M.
A. Centerville, Del, in New Castle
County, is the highest point in Della
ware. 1t is 440 feet above sea level.
@. How is the name of Tito Schipa
pronounced?-T. w. D.
A. The proper pronunciation of
the tenor's name Is Tee-toh kee-pah.
@. Who invented the American
game of base ball?-P. A.
A. The modern game Of base ball
originated with the Knickerbocker
Club, organized in New York City in
1845. The first person to prepare a
diagram of the playing diamond was
Abner Doubleday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What does the name of
Gethsemane mean?-I. NJ. B.
A. It is derived from an Aramaic
phrase which means oil press.
@. Is there as much variation In
the floor of the ocean as there is in
the height Of land surface?-B. X.
A. 1t is scanned and broken, much
as the continents are, with verita BILE
mountain ranges, wide plateaus and
tremendous valleys.
@. Who was the first Emperor OF
China?-N. G.
A. The first Emperor Of China of
whom any detailed account is given
was Fuhi whose lifetime tradition
fixes as being about 2852-273S BIC.
@. How closely will marine chro-
nometer keep time?-W. e.
A. Some chronOmeters will keep
correct time within a second day.
Some may gain or lose Is seconds
day. If this is done regularly. the
chronometer should not be regulated,
since a constant rate is the main
object. the variation being easily
computed.
O. When was Pompeii destroyed
N. K.
A. An eruption Of Vesuvius on Au-
gust "a, 70 AID, buried this city and
HerCulaneum under a shower of ashes
and pumice. These with the addi-
tional covering of earth now amount
to about 20 feet.
T.R.
Te ,,-o4a. 4. ,.rox,;Iod Lor~ win
drink as often as 20 times a day.
Since eggs are two-thirds water.
supply of pure. fresh water should
be accessible, since hens will drink
from filthy pools if thirsty.
@. Who were the comprachicos?-
T. T. G..
A. Comprachicos was the name
adopted by nomadic affiliation
famous in the seventeenth century in
Europe. This band of persons made
a practice of buying and selling chill.
dren. These children were by means
of surgical operations deformed and
disfigured so that they assumed Ger.
tain peculiarities which provided the
humor demanded at the time. The
organization had it's own laws, oaths
and formulas, and was found princi.
ptlly Spain, IdIlCC anu
Germany. The name is a compound
Spanish word meaning buyers of little
ones.
@. What State has most Of the high
mountain peaks?-A. B.
A. Forty-tw o of the So highest
peaks in the United States are in
Colorado.
Letters are going every minute from,
our free information bureau telIin1
readers 1chdteUer they 1Udnt to knolo
They are in dnS1cer to all Kinds OF
queries, on all kinds of subjects, from
oil kinds of people. Make use of this
free serUice 10hich The Evening Star
is maintaining for you. It's only pur-
pose is to help you and ice 1cdnt you
to benefit from it, Get the habit OF
iCritin0 to The EUenin0 Star Informd-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. HasEin, direc.
tor, Washington, d. c.:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Plane Wreckage Found at Sea.

Finding OF wreckage in the North
Atlantic Of portions Of airplanes would
seem to end all doubts as to the loss
Of at least the Old Glory and possibly
Of the Sir John CARING nnd the st.
Raphael, while another report from
fishing schooner of the sighting of
wreckage three weeks ago suggests
the possibility that 1t was that of the
plane Of Nungesser and Coli, missing
for four months. An explicit state
ment comes from q steamer that parts
of the Old Glory were located about
one hundred miles from the position
from which her signal OF distress was
sent, or about six hundred miles off
Newfoundland. This indicates that
Bertaud and Hill, with their passen-
ger, Payne, had made only a short
hop from Old Orchard, Me-. when
they struck adverse weather and were
forced to the surface of the sea. 1t is
metric depression, was centered off
the coast at that time. Judging from
the location given in the distress call
Ind the position Of the wreckage now
found, it Is indicated that the plane
was caught in the vortex on the east
erly edge of the storm. The three
men may have been picked up by g
passing ship without radio. There is
however, but little ground for hope
that they survived.
The other wreckage found is not
identified, hut is believed to he thai
of the other three planes. the one car
rying Tulley and Medcalf, which start
ed from Harbor Grace. NewfoundlaH,s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

a most earnest appeal "to ambitious
flyers and their hackers and to per.
sons or organizations inclined to offer
tempting prizes for success in these
terribly perilous oversee stunts to re.
frain from participating in such UNI
dertakings"
The Pasadena Star-News would
"let the Army or Navy send trained
men. well equipped, if deemed best
to do So" The Providence Journal
concludes that "a fair guess is that
transoceanic aviation will go on and
that eventually human ingenuity will
produce a plane with a very much
higher degree of safety than any
plane has yet possessed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Clamor for a special session of Con
gross, or even for a special session
of the Senate alone, makes no appeal
TO the Republican leaders of the
House and Senate. Both Senator
Curtis and Representative Tilson,
party chiefs in their respective
houses, told President Coolidge yes.
tcrday that they believed that the
work Of Congress could and would be
successfully accomplished at the reg
ular session beginning the first Mon
day in December.
There seems no good reason why
the new Congress should meet in ad
vance Of the regular day set, if the
Republican leaders are correct in their
estimate. If the Senate were called
in special session it would be for the
purpose alone Of deciding the cases
of Senators-el Smith of Illinois and
Ware Of Pennsylvania, whose right to
be seated has been challenged by the
Reed slush fund committee. At the
last session of Congress these cases
were debated at considerable length.
Indeed, the Senate, after a full de-
bate, refused to permit Col. Smith to
be seated, although he had been ap-
pointed by Gov. Small to fill the un-
expired term of the late Senator Nc
kinley. His case was referred in
stead to the Senate committee on
privileges and elections, where extern
sive hearings were held. Decision of
the Smith and Ware cases should not
require much time when the Senate
meets. 1t should be possible to han
die them before the Christmas holi-
days, while the Senate is marking
time until the House sends along ap-
Representative Tilson, majority
leader of the House, believes that it
will be possible for the Congress to
dispose Of the appropriation bills, tax
necessary legislation within the linn |
Ats Of the regular session. Doubtless
there will be great pressure to get
Congress away from Washington
prior to the opening of the national
conventions Of the Republican and
Democratic parties next June. If it
becomes vital for Congress to remain
in session during the conventions, or
uance of the session after they have
adjourned, that course can be fol-
lowed. Congress has been in session
in other national campaigns. If Sen
ington and enter the campaign, let
them help expedite the legislative
business Of the Congress. For some
of them this may prove novelty.
A special session Of the Senate
would be used largely to exploit the
iniquities of the Republican senatorial
primary compaigns in Illinois and
Pennsylvania. If there are such
iniquities they should be given the
fullest publicity. But it will be as
tonishing if there is anything new
that can be said of the Smith and
Ware cases in the Senate or in the
press. 1t may or it may not suit the
desires Of Senator Reed Of Missouri
to have these cases quickly disposed
of. 1t remains, however, that the
business of the Senate should be de-
layed as little as possible by further
discussion of these cases, with, of
course, ample time for the men at
tackled to present their cases. The
gravest cases are argued before the
Supreme Court of the United States
with few hours allotted to each side.
There comes a time after which dis
cussion becomes mere propaganda
rather than argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
MiscalculatiOn.

MiscalculatiOn.
Each man of US, from time to time,
Must pause and wonder why
Up hill some fellow has to climb
While others seem to fly.
You have to labor hard and scheme
To placate and to please
While others seem to drift and dream
And float to heights Of ease.
1t Is human custom queer,
Yet one that's we'll worth while,
For man to hide the passing tear
And only show smile.
And many a foe that sneers in hate,
If he could understand
The cares which on another wait,
Would lend helping hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

not for a moment let go till he has
done with it what he did to the
Atlantic Ocean and what he did in
rounding up a book in the specified
time by simply putting the whole of
himself into it. A great boy, though.
A few years from now, when he has
been downed and beaten by the great
est force in life. he'll be a whole lot
more pliable than he is now-but there
is plenty of time for that. Mean
while let him be serious and con-
scienceful and rather terrible for a
man SO youngA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Efforts toward arbitration are being
made with courageous confidence in
spired by the fact that many things
once considered impossible are now
matters of everyday human expert
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

A Hollywood dressmaker has sued
an actress for $500 for a suit of satin
pajamas. Some night attire is de-
signed to make the wearer as COM
Portable as possible when debts call
on her to stay awake and walk the
floor.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

The Demon Rum has always been
INSCRIPTIONS and without mercy. 1t
IS not surprising to hear reports that
he will tamper with the integrity of
an enforcement agent if he gets the
chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

A noteworthy record for efficiency
will be achieved by the Soviet author
tiles If they can manage all the COM
plications arising in the oil business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Rights.

"What do you think Of women's
rights?'
"They have one right they don't
seem to appreciate" answered Senator
Sorghum. "They enjoy the greatest
privilege Of dressing comfortably in
warm weather."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

A new era in aviation will be well
corr.ed by the public IL 1t Is safe ana
sane era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Callijo's Error.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
The next aviator that goes after the
altitude record had better make a
mark on a cloud up there somewhere
to show where he's been.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Head and Foot Work.

When something hard to understand
Confronts the mind by chance,
We simply say, Strike up the band
And have another dance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
Social OratOry.

And many a man who says his choice
Is to uplift humanity
Is simply one who lifts his voice
With a musicians vanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

"Some O. de men dat does de loudest
argument bout science an religion"
said Uncle Eben, don't pear to me
like dey had made very serious study
Of one nor luther"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13
The Difficulty.

whats the difficulty about farm
relief"
1.-THE fact" answered Farmer Corn
tossel, that most financiers don't
know any more about farming than
farmers know about finance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

@. Who invented the American
game of base ball?-P. A.
A. The modern game Of base ball
originated with the Knickerbocker
Club, organized in New York City in
1845. The first person to prepare a
diagram of the playing diamond was
Abner Doubleday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

@. How is the name of Tito Schipa
pronounced?-T w. D.
A. The proper pronunciation Of
the tenor's name Is Tee-toh Skee-pah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

HE who has his daily task" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, may
at least be free from the hate and
pickering that arise from an effort to
on low idIapaSS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

@. What State has most Of the high
mountain peaks?-A. B.
A. Forty-tw of the So highest
peaks in the United States are in
Colorado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-13

Q. What does the name of
Gethsemane mean?-I. NJ. B.
A. 1t is derived from an Aramaic
phrase which means oil press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07
MISSION
/ WORK DESCRIBED

A very good and interesting lecture
was given at the local church Friday
evening by Rev. Aage Krohn of the
Danish folk church at Thorstrup
Jutland, Denmark, his subject being
the Santal mission in India Rev.
Krohn is member of the committee
for the Santal mission in Denmark
and has been very interested in the
work the past 80 years. For II years
he travelled constantly in Denmark in
behalf of this mission and during the
past three years he has travelled some
besides being local pastor at Thor
strup.
Rev. Krohn came to America six
weeks ago together with Rev. Rasmus
Rosenlund, missionary in Santal, In
dia, and for II years president of the
mission, for the purpose of visiting
Danish and Norwegian settlements
and working for the cause. Rev.
Rosenlund was also scheduled to have
lectured in Askov but being tired from
travelling was obliged to seek rest
and hence did not appear here.
Rev. Krohn stated that India has a
population of approximately 100000
900 people and that Santal constitutes
about 100000 of these. There are
147 languages spoken in India. Of
the 100000 Santal people amongst
whom the Norwegians and Danes are
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07

doing their missionary work, about
10000 have been baptized. There;
are 4S missionaries, men and women
inclusive. The people of Denmark
give approximately 100000 kroner an
nually to the mission.
Rev. Olaf Skrefsrud, Norwegian, and
Rev. and Mrs. Bsrresen, Danes, were
the first missionaries in Santal and
about 40 years ago Rev. Skrefsrud
translated the Bible into the SantaE
language. Rev. Krohn told interest
ingly about the Santal people, and
views their future with optimism,
believing that the missionary work
will go forward rapidly and that it.
has good future. He and Rev. Ro-
senlund will continue on to the Pa
cific coast where Rev. Krohn has a.
brother whom he will visit. They
will be back in Denmark in June.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07

Senator Adolph S. Larson, County
Attorney Albert Johnson, and Banker
r. w. Barstow, all of Sandstone, Wis
tied at the H. C. Hansen home Sun
day.
Many friends and neighbors gath
cred at the S. Chr. DiXen home Tues
day afternoon and evening for So
cial visit, the occasion being Mrs.
Dixen's birthday.
Harald Thomson, who recently came
here from Albert Lea, has taken an
option on the Holger B. Kilstofte res
idence and plans on moving his fam
lily here as soon as the present school
term expires.
Hedge B. Kilstofte drove over to
Medford, Wis, yesterday to be present
at the opening of bids today for the
erection of a large school house on
which the Askov Construction Co. is
submitting bids.
The local dealers closed the 1926-27
rutabaga season in AskOv Tuesday
when Louis Olsen and A. Henriksen
each shipped a carload, The rutabaga
season started early last year with a
price of $4,000 per ton. For time
the price fell down but came up again
and the last few loads bought up to
fill the cars, were taken in at $23
per ton, so on an average the price
has been very good.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07
FORMER ASKOV PASTOR
COMMENDS AMERICAN

Rev. H. C. Strandskov, pastor for a
number of years at Askov, up until
Is or IA years ago, writes from Re-
serve, Mont, in renewing his sub
scription to the American as follows:
LAS l am sending you my check for
another years subscription on Askov
American, I take the opportunity to
express to you my sincere appreci-
alton of your efforts to print good
local newspaper.
''The home locality is naturally to
every person the best possible view
point for an enriching outlook on the
nearer and wider circles of the out
side world. If your home locality is
dead, you are apt to be dead to the
outside world. If your home locality
is wide awake, you are sure thereby
to be inspired and be prepared for
wider life interests.
"a good local newspaper is one good
factor in the making of wide awake
home locality.
II wish you ever increasing success
with the Askov American"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07

1t is really he and Mr.. Mosbak's son,
Hans, that it concerns most because
they are the younger men and are the
ones who must carry on, the senior
Mr.. Mosb8k having nearly reached
the age when he cannot be so active,
although he is certainly very spry
yet, considering his ~ years.
This is not written for the purpose
of trying to work up sentiment for a
rock bottom price for the nursery
no, not at ALL l maintain they shall
pay fair price and if willing to do
that they shall have it, and the street
be opened up. A nursery and green
house is a very desirable industry in
any community. Most of it's receipts
are from the outside and most of its
money is spent locally.
Charlie Laursen struck in on a good
cord when he stated that the lot
which it is proposed to open up as
a street was given to the church and
for that reason he thought the church
should in turn give it to the village
for street purposes.
The church is planning on building
some sidewalks this summer With
that in mind the writer suggested
that the village council have a plat
made of the village with elevations
on Main street and four or five other
streets. where sidewalk is apt to be
built within the next few years, and
so also when new building is erected
the builder may know the correct ele-
walton of the foundation. There are
other reasons for having plat made
The county auditor has several times
suggested and strongly urged that the
citizens of Askov village get together
and name the streets, and have a plat
made of the entire village, so that the
descriptions of village lots in Askov
will not be such a muddled up affair.
When the writer pointed to the fact
that the street west past the creamery
ends at the N. P. Jensen residence,
the street west past the r. Petersen
& Son store ends at the school house,
the street east from the main railroad
crossing ends at the church and the
street south past the church ends at
the j. c. Jensen residence, each only
a block long and said it was high
time that a village plat be made for
expansion of the village, it did not
seem to hitch we'll with those who
have always been delaying this mat
ter on the village council, very appar-
emily for selfish reasons.
HJALMAR PETERSEN.