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last this question may be settled once
and for ALL"
Speaking of the new type Of men Of
large business interests who have ac-
copied positions In the present admins
tratlon, the Monroe CMich) News says:
Not worshiping ONCE or seeking it, but
being dragged in by the Presidents
appeal to their sense Of public duty,
they probably will smile and take things
as they md them. It Is possible, how
ever, that the President himself may
take q hand and give some of them q
rank at ofhcial functions more nearly
In accordance with the importance Of
their positions
Bully, Chairman Leggel" exclaims
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, with the
thought that apparently the more the
people Of the United States learn of
Alexander Legge the better they are
going to like him" The Plain Dealer
gives assurance that "the farmers have
laughed until their sides hurt" and
that everybody else joins them in the
laugh" The Providence Journal sees
"a pleasant change when an executive
head Of a great Government body only
wants to be allowed to do his work in
peace"
Sensitive mani! is the verdict Of the
Louisville Courier journal as IL observes
that high society didn't know how to
place him, but it knows now" The
Topeka Daily Capital calls him healthy
minded American" and the Waterbury
Republican voices satisfaction that "he
has glanced thus Ironically at social
rivalry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

wealth and influence is to make . mock
cry Of punishments. There should be
no favored class In any jail or any
prison save those who earn favors by
evidences of reformation and by good
behavior. It is not only bad Judgment
on the part of prison ofacials thus to
discriminate on the score OF the pre-
conviction standing Of the prisoner. 1t
is O violation of trust.
With the cancellation Of the special
favor of motor rides about the city
should go other changes in the regimen
of Sinclair at the District Jail. He
should be treated precisely as any other
prisoner, with no more favor and no
less than he may earn by his good be-
havior. 1t behooves the Board of Public
Welfare to follow its orders Of yester-
day with complete inquiry into the
state of this notorious prisoner and
incidentally into the reasons motivating
the extension of special privileges to
him.
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candidate for the Democratic nominal
ton for President.
For many years Mr.. Hull has served
as q member of the House ways and
means committee, and is rated an au-
thority on tariff and revenue legisla-
ton. His long service In the House was
interrupted by q two-year absence, for
he was not elected to the eth Con-
gress. But barring those two years, Mr..
Hull has played an important part in
the framing of ell the legislation which
has been enacted during the last score
of years. He has remained true to the
Democratic idea of the tariff, notwith-
standing the fact that others In his
psrty have wsyered In their allegiance,
and Mr.. Hull has been looked to by his
associates for constructive criticism Of
Republican tariff bills.
Mr.. Hull did not seek appointment to
the Senate to I'LL temporarily the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Tyson. Indeed, he says that he made
no effort to obtain the appointment,
since he intended to announce his can
didacy Tor election to the long term,
beginning March 4, 1881, when his
present term in the House expires. Gov.
Horton has appointed william z.
Brock, Chattanooga candy manufac-
turer. to I'LL the seat and Mr.. Brock
has accepted. Gov. Horizons first
choice for the appointment was Col.
Luke Lea, who served in the Senate
during the Wilson administration, but
who failed Of reelection. Col. Lea, who
now publishes chain Of newspapers in
the State, declined the appointment.
Democratic politics in Tennessee has
in recent years been somewhat at skies
and sevens, with faction cutting fac
ton. 1t is possible that next years
senatorial contest may develop another
row. But the universal regard in
which Mr.. Hull is held in his State may
discourage others from seeking the
Democratic nomination for the Senate.
Mr.. Hull assuredly would make q dim
cult candidate for the Republicans to
defeat next year.
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No Favoritism at the Jail.

In every penal institution special
privileges and favors are granted to
prisoners from time to time In recogni-
ton Of their merits and good behavior.
This practice is generally approved.
There Is, however, no approval for the
extension Of such favorS as motor rides
about the city to Harry r. Sinclair. now
serving q term Of imprisonment in the
District Jail for irregularities" in con-
nection with the oil leases. The Board
of Public Welfare Of the District has
properly ordered discontinuance Of this
undeserved, unauthorized favor to sthe
oil magnate.
1t is rather surprising to find that
this special dispensation Of easy as
Segment and motor rides was granted
to Sinclair. In view of all the circum-
stances there should have been scrupu-
1ous care to avoid any appearance OF
favoritism or leniency His conviction
and sentence stand as the sole punish
ment in series of law-defying actions
on the part Of several American citizens
who, the public firmly believes, con-
spired to enrich themselves at the ex-
pense Of the Nation. 1t has been q
commonplace Of belief and observation
throughout this long protracted pro-
cedure that because of their wealth no
one of the group would ever pay the
penalty of the law. When Sinclair was
finally sent to jail it was with little
confidence on the part Of the public
that he would be treated as an ordinary
prisoner. And therefore 1t has been ex-
pected that discriminating leniency
would be shown to him. That 1t has
been thus shown is the less warranted
on that account.
10 differentiate between the prisoners
& the law because Of prcnainence and
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

sup introduced new form Of cast-iron
rail, 13z inches wide at head and car
rted by thin web deeper at the middle
than at the ends. These rails were held
| In place by spikes into crosspieces, or
rock beds, and in 1920 the first MALE
able iron trough rails, Is feet long,
made their appearance, and the stand
ard gauge was set at 4 feet 81a inches.
These rails were fixed to crossties with
spikes very much the same as today,
and the ties were laid feet apart.
One might say that the groundwork for
railroading was laid before America ever
entered the field. From 1925 until the
present time the equipment has been
changed and perfected largely by Amer
lean invention, but little change has
been made in the rails.
Q. How much tea was imported last
year?-B. S.
A. During the fiscal year ended June
80, 1929, the tea imported into the
United States amounted to 93,593,264
pounds. This was an increase over the
previous year of 2,4s7,651 pounds.
Q. How much voltage or how many
amperes of electricity does it take to
put man to death by electrocution?-
j. w.
A. The amount of electricity required
to cause death may be stated both in
volts and amperes. Experiments at
Sing Sing have resulted In the conclu-
sion that no human body can Withstand
an alternating current Of 1900 volts and
that 800 have produced death. For
continuous current it may be necessary
that as much as 5000 volts are required
to bring about fatal results. In such
cases the ammeter usually shows from
to 10 amperes.
@. Is a Chinese infant born in the
United States an American citizen?-
E. z. D.
A. Any person born within the United
States Is an American citizen. Many
Chinese are citizens by virtue of their
birth in this country.
Q. What is the record dive without
diving suit?-J. B.
A. The deepest dive on record with
out a divers suit is So feet, the time
taken being minutes and 48 seconds.
Q. Was Rembrandt Peale named for
the artists. S.
A. Peale's father was an artist, and
at least three of the sons bore names Of
famous painters. These were Rem
brandt, Raphaelle and Titan.
Q. What was the former name of
Augusta, Me. ?-H. D.
A. In 1852 the Indian trading villAAS
on the site of the present city was
known as Cushnoc. In It'll 1t was In
corporated as Hallowell. From part o6
Hallowell a new town was created,
called Harrington at first and then Au-
gusta. incorporated as city in 1s4o.
Q. Where is the largest rosary ia the
world?-A. S.
A. The Portuguese claim that the
largest rosary Is that on the monument
Of the Madonna of Peace in Flnchal,
Madeira. We know Of no other rosary
for which the claim Is made.
@. Is much upland rice raised?-
N. P.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that upland rice is not raised COM
mercially, since 1t produces only about
half as much per acre as does the low
land or flood land rice. Families
through South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama sometimes raise enough for
their own use. but 1t Is not profitable
for market cultivation.
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Speedboat Racing.

With the Presidents Cup regatta less
than two weeks OF. peculiar local in
terest attaches to Gar Woods feat in
again winning the Harnesworth Trophy
on the Detroit River a few days ago.
Speeding around thirty-mile course at
better than seventy-five miles an hour
in a powerful craft is enough to thrill
any boating enthusiast. This was what
the worlds outstanding racing pilot did
at Detroit. Washingtonians, however,
are soon to see almost a replica Of the
famous Harnesworth competition when
the cup sponsored by Calvin Coolidge,
when he was President Of the United
States, is sought by daring drivers Just
of Hams Point.
Neither Gar Wood nor his brother
George will drive his own craft in the
Presidents race. Miss America VIII,
with which Gar Wood beat of the chal-
lenge Of Betty Carstairs, the English
girl who brought her sleek craft TO
America for the classic, is being
groomed for the Winter season In
Florida, while Miss America VII has
been shipped to italy. where it viii soon
be placed in competition. George
Wood, however. will drive new seventy
mile-an -hour boat that is owned by q
Washingtonian.
It is dificult to understand why,
With such a major sporting event at
hand for the delectation Of residents
of the National Capital, the committee
of the Presidents Cup regatta is unable
promptly to raise the necessary ten
thousand dollars for the staging Of the
race. Two hundred and nifty thousand
people. viewed the running of the
Harnesworth Trophy in Detroit: More
than one hundred thousand persons
have been thrilled with the two Presi-
dents Cup regattas in Washington.
with such interest as this in speedboat
racing it seems inconceivable that
Washingtonians will fail to support an
event Of national importance. The re-
gatta will be a success from a racing
standpoint. It should be made success
full from financial standpoint by those
who intend to view 1t.
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Defends Much Abused
American irving Pan

From the Brooklyn Daily EaEle.
Capt. Kidd, Aaron Burr, Jefferson
Davis and Andrew johnson have all
found defenders in print; vigorous and
researchful defenders. Why not the
frying pan of the American kitchen?
II all that native and foreign cooking
experts have said about the frying pan
were true, boiling oil would be too good
for the offender. After all, the Ameri-
can stomach is of more importance
than the safety Of commerce on the
high seas, of more importance than the
introducing propaganda, of more i'm
portance than the preservation of the
Union Of States and the Union of Stars,
OF more Importance than the vindica-
tion Of a tenure-of-off1ce law. without
the American stomach doom could not
long be delayed.
But for the accused frying pan our
pioneer ancestors had q kindly tolerance
and they were not given to indigestion.
So We are glad to see letter from q
housewife taking up the hot tongs for
the most libeled Of kitchen utensils.
She declares flatly: Meat fried on q
red-hot pan is both palatable and whole
some and the frying pan is not per &c
the main cause Of indigestion. The real
culprit is lard" She adds:
IF cooks will Danish lard from their
Kitchens and substitute butter, ~ I
have done for 80 years, they viii find
the improved health of their families q
warrant for the extra expense. Beef
and veal drippings may also be used,
and, best Of all, chicken fat. For deep
fat frying oil Is best. In italy, where
fried food is so popular, of alone is
used. and our national ailment, dys-
pepSia, is all but unknown"
Some British domestic economy
shark, travelling IN India, once wrote
book insisting that the poverty there is
largely due to the extravagarce which
makes the natives taboo oleomargarine
and insist on eating real butter. Y was
carefully figured out how much might
be saved by exporting the butter and
using the substitute. But Hindus are
obdurate because they adore the cow
and see peculiar value in the products
If cows milk, and as for Mohammedans,
their hatred Of any suggestion Of hog
fat is impressed upon them by the
Koran, as 1t was impressed upon the
ancient Jews by the Mosaic code. The
Jews always had good healthy stomachs,
and not even Katherine Mayo ever &C.
cused the Hindu populations Of indulg-
ing in dyspepsia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

This is q special department devoted
to the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
ton In Washington to serve you In any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
your address clearly, and inclose cents
In coin or stamps for reply. Send to
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin. director, Washing
ton, D. c.
Q. Are Davy Lees parents actors7-
s. L. j.
A. His father and mother are nom
professionals.
@. When was the Atlantic first
crossed by air?-F. r.
A. The United States Navy flying
boat completed the first transatlantic
flight May ~, 1919. The first nonstop
flight was made on June IA, 1919. The
| first flight by airship was made by the
English air force Zeppelin R-34 June
i rs, 1919. The first transpacific flight
has just been completed, 10 years later,
August 22-25, 1929.
@. What were the Thomson tables
which Livingstone took with him to
Africa?-C. P. C.
A. The Thomson tables that Liv-
| ingstone carried on his trip to Africa
were tables of logarithms, to be used in
mathematical computations. Besides the
Thomson logarithms he had with him
his Bible and nautical almanac.
@. Is jazz particular type of music9
A. The Etude says that Paul White
man has defined 1t most definitely, not
as a particular type of music but as a
method Of playing music.
@. Are the streets Of any large 1tal-
ian cities laid out on q rectangular
plan?-E. S.
! A. Turin is said to be the only one
so constructed.
@. Are Yiddish and Hebrew the
! same?-R. z. B.
, A. Yiddish is spoken by a large num-
/ Der Of Jews Of German or Polish an
cestry, and Is quite commonly spoken,
| out it Is not the natural language Of
the Jewish people, who speak modern
! Hebrew. The Jews who left Germany In
the Middle Ages for the Slavic lands Of
| Bohemia, Poland Galicia and Lithu-
ania spoke, besides Hebrew, the middle
high German. In course of time He
| brew and Aramaic and Slavic words
became customary, and a certain modi-
uCaIlOn Oh Tie SOunQ Ol JlC GcIndH
words also took place, and by the six
tenth century world-defined dialect,
or language, known as YiddiSh had
become common. 1t was not adopted as
a literary language until the nineteenth
century.
@, In how many States in the United
| States is marble found?-J. H. C.
A. Marble occurs in "a States.
O. Where is banana starch made and
what is the advantage Of using it?-
M. e. r.
A. At the present time banana starch
is made commercially only in England,
though there has been some talk Of es-
tablishing a factory in the West Indies.
1t is very nutritious and easily digested
and recommended for invalid diet.
@. How long have iron or steel rails
been used for railroad track?-F. r.
A. In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries wooden rails we're used on
the colliery roads near Newcastle-on-
Tyne, England. In 1735 fiat iron bars
were substituted. In 1889 william Jes-
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ton he's allowed himself in IN v..r.
accompanied by his wife and Son
BOD Is about to go to Europe for =
motoring holiday. He Represents The
nnuential Los Angeles Times here
nov, out Tor years was chief CORE.
Sponoent OF the Chicago Daily News
Ss e aeaC tne news to become Assistant
Sy OF the Treasury in the first
h H. I administration. Armstrong
powers In national politics. He bsG
charge of Warren G. Hardine,s nre-
convention publicity In 1920. functioneI
IN similar capacity In the CooIidoe
campaign In 1924, and was one of Her
pert Hoover's close friends and RIGHT
nAno newspaper men In 1929. Presi.
cent Coolidge gave Bob" credit for
2HSgeSung the appointment of Curtis
~ 10 wilbur as Secretary of the NAVY in
NO foreign statesman has ever visited
S; ,san before who has had to
Sis siue MS Time here among three of
ms realms diplomatic establishments
such will be the triple life Ramssn
Macdonald will have TO lead wber ' Ss
comes here this Autumn. He will lin
pr0panly be domiciled at the British
SemDaSsy, put either the Irish or the
Canadian legation viii be home so,, tor
MN nun as well. The Labor prime min in
1 ,sSer visited the United States two
years ago, and took SERIOUSLY IN At The
eno OF his Sojourn. Mr.. MscDonald is
IN rugged health at present but un-
omcial word precedes him that he con-
s somci1 trsn,d MS impending visit with
OF the hospitality he knows he'll haus
70 weather. He's understood ALREADY
20 nave enough invitations tn Iuncb
o on and speak to keep him busy if he
. $500 "a tne country year instead OF
II ~
Apropos the plans To rr.v.rt r-.,,
1osika Schwimmer's re-entry into the
Onlted States, some Of her nsciist
n rrisnds say that the Supreme Court
pTop n. never heard Of a song entitled
Soldier" " 70 DC a
(Copyright 1870
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANpER JOHNSON.

In the Market.
There's q thrill
At which we scoif;
Good until
We turn 1t OF.
Here's q bear
And next o bull
To prepare
Financial pull.
Here's o bull
And next a bear;
Markets full
OF many a scare!
AS they show
A mind perplexed,
Bulls lie low
And Bears come next.
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A DISPLAY of Faith.

From the Saginaw Daily News.
Speaking Of the faith that moves
mountains, q man in q neighbcring city
who intrlsted $500 ofhhis money 70 9
royal English gypsy actually believes
he Is going to get 1t back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

The tariff will be studied by the
Senate. As Hermann the magician
said, "The more you see, the more you
don't find out something"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

Bobby Jones has enjoyed a celebrity
well deserved without asking any espe-
cial picturesque favors from the camera
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

Strikers leave questions to be settled
without always contributing data i'm
portant to the settlement
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As peace developments arise, Geneva
appears to stand a chance Of asserting
itself as the capital Of the world.
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Possibly Worth More.

From the Springfield, No., Leader.
A penny for your thoughts gets mo-
where when one wants TO buy q legal
opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

JUDD Tunkins say every time he hears
something he doesn't quite understand
he labels It "Bolshevik."'
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A Balanced Ration.

From the Louisville Times. 1.s
No one who has tried to hold 1t sonsss
q fork can deny that spaghetti In 60
balanced ration,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

Didn't I tell you to stand by the
! farmers?" asked the boss.
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum.
But you didn't have enough influence
to compel the farmers to stand by me"
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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
IN the use for republication Of all rews OILS
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local EeWs
Special dispatches herein are also reserVeo
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Call From Canada.
I heard the call Of wet"
I heard the call Of dry
Both sounded with regret
For tourists passing by.
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"Our ancestors" said HI Ho, the Sage
of Chinatown, like all other ancestors,
said much that was wise and did much
that was foolish"
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Applause.

Applause.
IT told the listeners-in that you
would not applaud your radio program"
"You have to applaud by mall" said
the chill personality. There is an In
fiuence to be considered in the relation
Of art and the postage stamp"
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Low Down From High Up.

The aviation kids expose
All sorts Of serious matters:
We wait for Lindbergh to disclose
Just how "stunt flying" matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

"A chicken COOP" said Uncle Epen'
lis right along In defiance Of the
warnin, Lead us not into temptation. 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04

One OF Washingtons veteran news
paper. men, Robert D. Armstrong, Is
about TO indulge in the flrst real vaca-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
J. Is jazz a particular type Of music?

@. Are the streets Of any large Ital-
ian cities laid out on q rectangular
plan?-E. S.
A. Turin is said to be the only one
so constructed.
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THREE-EYE LEAGUE

Durham, Ia; Henderson, o..
Greensboro, SO; HiGh Point, AZ.
Salisbury, 5-4; Winston-Salem, As.