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The Arboretum Project.

Members of the American Forestry
Association, meeting here to discuss a
great forestry program for the United
States, include as one of its major fea-
lures the early completion and full uti-
lization of the National Arboretum
Their interest and sympathy. are well
come They should be helpful in OBJ
tanning the congressional support that is
necessary to carry the arboretum plan
through to complete realization of the
potentialities that it contains. And the
arboretum can be correctly placed in
the forefront of those steps that must
be taken in the pursuance of forestry
program.
While a gratifying start has been
made on the National Arboretum, the
subsequent progress has not been en-
tirely satisfactory In the beginning the
arboretum was envisioned as a Million
dollar project, but Congress in 1927
authorized an appropriation OF orsS.
100000 with which to buy the lsT&s
needed on the Mount Hamilton and
Hickey Hill tracts. 1t was estimated
that about 800 acres would be necessary
fully to develop the arboretum accord
ing to plans that were made for it. OF
this, the Government already owned, or
claimed, about 400 acres of marsh land.
The Government was to purchase GER
tain areas of upland, and the Secretary
Of Agriculture now has bought 100
acres. Seventy-eight acres, in addition,
are In process of condemnation. When
the 100000 has been expended, the
Government will own about 268 acres
Of highland, in addition to the marsh
land. The latter acreage, however, has
been reduced by dredging and other
reclamation operations. After spending
the money available, approximately 500
acres more should be acquired by the
Government If the arboretum is to full
fill its proper function as the Nations
great experimental tree laboratory.
This, by the way, is the true function
of the National Arboretum. 1t has been
enormously conceived, in some quarters.
dertaking than as one from which the
Nation as a whole is to expect an eco
nomic benefit. The project invites the
active interest and support of those
concerned in conserving and properly
developing the great forestry resources,
because it lends itself so naturally to
such program. Science must play the
leading role in any great program Of
reforestation and conservation. The ar
boretum has been planned as the SCI
entist'S experimental laboratory. It's
trees and plants will be the test tubes
and the books. Lessons learned from
them will be applied elsewhere. A CEN
fury hence the Nations forests will
probably be cultivated forests, its trees
nurtured and cross-bred with the idea
of making them fast-growing and dis
ease-resisting. The trees in the National
Arboretum are not in themselves as val
liable as the knowledge to be obtained
from observation and experiment of
and with those trees.
Those who are dedicating their lives
and talents to forestry conservation,
with all that conservation implies, will
do well to concentrate their energies
upon the construction of workshop
where the fundamentals of scientific
and practical forestry must be learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

This newspaper puts at your dis
poSal q corps OF trained researchers
in Washington, who will answer ques-
lions for you. They have access to the
Government departments, the libraries,
museums, galleries and public buildings
and to the numerous associations which
maintain headquarters in the Nations
Capital. If they can be of assistance
to you, write your question plainly ana
send, with cents In coin or stamps, to
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. HaSkin, director, Wash
ington, D. c.
@. Are many passengers who go up
In airplanes airsick?-J. H.
A. The chief of transportation Of
T. A. T. says that review of the first
two months of operation shows that
only 7.3 per cent of all passengers suf-
fered in any degree from airSicknesS.
Sixty-five per cent of those who were
affected recovered before their journey
was completed. Only 40 per cent of
the airsickness was caused by rough
air; 20 per cent was caused by nervous
ness or apprehension, and 20 per cent
of those who became sick were subject
to seasicknesS or "reminiscences. 9th
er causes Of airsickness are found to
be overeating and failure to eat any,
thing.
@. Do some teams play foot ball
barefooted?-T. A.
A. Many youngsters play barefooted.
In Hawaii there are registered bare
foot leagues, and this form of the game
enjoys great popularity.
@. Why are some woods which are
hard classed as soft woods, while some
soft woods are claSsed as hard?-
w. j. M. .,
A. In the lumber trade, all coniferous
trees are called soft woods and all
broad-leaved or dicotyledonous trees
are hard woods. Notwithstanding the
fact that some coniferous trees have ex-
ceedingly hard woods, while the wood
Of the tulip tree is as soft as the white
pine, the classification holds good.
@. Did Brazil have an army at the
front in the World War?-W. H.
A. Brazil did not maintain an army
in Europe during the World War. How
ever, her navy patrolled the Atlantic.
@. Did Blind Tom sing as well as
play the piano?-E. r. B.
A. His vocal limitations were almost
as astonishing as his instrumental ones.
One of his feats was to stand with his
back to the piano while he played the
Fishers Hornpipe" with one hand and
Yankee Doodle with the other, while
he sang Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys Are Marching" He had an abso-
lutte pitch Of unfailing accuracy.
@. What is the difference between a
patent pending" and patent applied
for"?-A. F. Y.
A. They have practically the same
meaning. Each indicates that the in
ventor has started negotiations toward
procuring q patent.
@. What is alkahest2-H. r.
A. AlkaheSt is the tabled universal
solvent Of alchemiStS.
Q. Was John Cabot an Englishman?
IT. H.
A. Cabots real name was Giovanni
Cabato, and he was born in Genoa
later moving to Venice. When he
reached the North American continent
in 1497, he was sailing under the flag
Of England, having gone to Bristol to
| live about 1490.
@. Can forged statuary be detected
as can fraudulent paintings?-R. S.
A. According to Popular Mechanics
ultraviolet rays are being tried out by
the Metropolitan Museum Of art to
supplement the connoiSseurs sixth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

sense" In detecting fake marble an
tiques. In the past X-rays have been
used with some success. Experiments
have shown that the color of the old
marble. under the violet rays was diff
ferent from the freshly cut marble, thus
making possible the exposure Of frauds.
@. Will there be a good turkey crop
this year?-D. E.
A. Estimates indicate that the crop
will be an increase Of about per cent
over last year. Weather conditions have
been favorable for turkey raising, and
the entire industry seems to be well
organized.
@. Please give the height and weight
of President Hoover.-E. M. G.
A. He is a fraction more than feet
IL inches in height and weighs about
1872 pounds.
@. Are the eyes preserved in num-
mieS?-E. L. B.
A. The eyes of a mummy are re-
moved from the skull and placed in
jar, which is buried with the mummy.
@. Who invented macaroni?-H. 3. S.
A. It appears to have been the inven-
ton of the Chinese. 1t was introduced
into Europe by the Germans, from
whom the italians learned of 1t. By
the fourteenth century they were the
only people enjoying it. The method OF
manufacturing it was held a great Sc
cret. Later, however, this secret leaked
out to cook in France, and It Is re-
corded that Louis XIII was induced to
order it in an inn in Tours. He was 30
favorably impressed that he had his
own cook study the method OF prepara-
ton.
@. Where is the clock with the Twelve
Apostles?-G. A. w.
A. The clock in which the Twelve
Apostles are featured Is the tower clock
of the Cathedral at Strassburg.
@. Why is Finland so called when
the native name sounds so different?--
B. K
A. Finland is called Suomenmaa by
the natives. This means land Of the
marshes" Fin is a corruption Of fen,
an English word meaning marsh"
Q. OF what kind of metal are carlton
bells made?-K. D. w.
A. They are made Of copper, the only
alloy being tin-three parts copper to
one part tin. Any other known alloy Is
said to diminish the resonance Of the
bells.
@. When did the cotton boil weevil
appear in this country?-J. w. P.
A. The boil weeyil was found for the
first time in 1892 around Brownsville,
Tex, where it was introduced from
| Mexico.
@. When and by whom was perma-
nent waving invented?-M. o. r.
A. The permanent wave, so called.
was started by a woman. In 1873 q
patent was issued to Ellen T. Grain Of
Kansas City, and this was the first ap-
paratlls, after which all Of today's ma
chimes Of this character are modelled.
@. What three cities have the larg-
est stockyards in the United States?-
L. K. M.
A. Chicago has the largest stock
yards in the United States. In 1928 1t
received about 100000 head of live
stock. Omaha was second with $751;
900 head and Sioux City was third with
4,148,000 head.
@. Where is the Siwah Oasis?-S. B.
A. The Siwah Oasis is in the Libyan
Desert, Africa, about 800 miles south
west of Alexandria, Egypt. 1t Is about
| 20 miles long and l mile wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Simple Distinction.
The egoist pours forth his song
With ever placid mind:
1.-The difference 'twixt right and wroni
Is easily defined.
When suggestion present
On topics great or slight,
Regardless of all argument,
That's Right!
And when, upon the other hand,
Some rival sage butts in
With arts of language at command
Your confidence to win,
And contradicts what may claim, p,
With reasoning mild or strong,
The answer always is the same
That's WrongI"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

It is a fair guess nowadays that the
man with a serene countenance is one
of those happy persons who are not
really worried by the stock market de-
cline, having nothing to lose In the way
Of margins or capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Too Far Ahead.

eff your ideas fail to find popular
Endorsement now, you can appeal to
posterity"
Eyes," replied Senator Sorghum, "but
the contributions to campaign funds
made by posterity will be Of no use to
me-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
One Of the Producers.

"You should endeavor to do some
thing for the comfort of your fellow
man." said the philanthropist, without
thought of reward"
II do. buy umbrellas instead of
borrowing them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Aristide Brands chief difficulty now
adays is probably that of remember
ing not to call the cabinet meeting to
order himself, but to draw his chair
up to the table when the chairman
rapS for order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Autumn Diversions.

The foot ball game will flourish as Of
yore
When politics has ceased its fray
rhetorical
Strife will be mildly physical once more
Instead of being fiercely metaphorical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

A survey of Chicago's industrial CEN
sus has disclosed the fact that the bill
for women's hosiery is greater than that
for all of mans sartorial furnishings.
Well, isn't it worth it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Astronomers declare the moon is
getting steadily farther away from the
earth. Not fast enough, however, to
interfere with any tentative dates for
next Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Mayor Jimmie Walker Of Greater
New York is giving his political foes
much trouble in this present campaign
by refusing to talk back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
As Time Passes.

Before you we're married you used
to send your wife flowers"
eyes," replied Mr.. Meekton. Now it
takes o diamond necklace to make her
as enthusiastic as she used 70 be over a
IS bunch Of z0sas."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

It is becoming rather painfully ap-
parent to speculative investors in stocks
that there is actually no real bottom"
to the price quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

We now have self-lighting and self
eEtinguishing cigarettes. The self
cleaning pipe, however, is still in the
millennium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

The new Internal Revenue Building
Is to have roof garden. The connec-
ton between roof gardens and internal
revenue is always a close one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

A seat on the Stock Exchange re-
tains extraordinary value and promises
to assert itself as the one imperishable
security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

The dividing line between applause
and applesauce Is a most delicate
affair.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Senator Arthur Capper, Republican,
of Kansas, is probably the only man
in Congress who owns big radio sta
ton Of his own. He plans to develop
it-WIBW OF Topeka into one Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. Where is the Siwah Oasis?-S. B.
A. The Siwah Oasis is in the Libyan
Desert, Africa, about 800 miles south
west Of Alexandria, Egypt. 1t Is about
20 miles long and l mile wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. When and by whom was perma-
nent waving invented?-M. o. r.
A. The permanent wave, so called.
was started by a woman. In 1873 q
patent was issued to Ellen T. Grain Of
Kansas City, and this was the first ap-
paratus, after which all of today's ma
chimes Of this character are modelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. What three cities have the larg-
est stockyards in the United States?-
L. K. M.
A. Chicago has the largest stock
yards in the United States. In 1928 1t
received about 100000 head of live
stock. Omaha was second with $751;
900 head and Sioux City was third with
4,148 900 head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. When did the cotton boil weevil
appear in this country?-J. w. P.
A. The boil weeyil was found for the
first time in 1892 around Brownsville,
Tex, where it was introduced from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

Q. OF what kind Of metal are carlton
bells made?-K. D. w.
A. They are made of copper, the only
alloy being tin-three parts copper to
said to diminish the resonance Of the
bells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. Do some teams play foot ball
barefooted?-T. A.
A. Many youngsters play barefooted.
In Hawaii there are registered bare
foot leagues, and this form of the game
enjoys great popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

@. Where is the clock with the Twelve
Apostles?-G. A. w.
A. The clock in which the Twelve
Apostles are featured Is the tower clock
of the Cathedral at Strassburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30

death or George Brennan, Democratic
boss in Cook County and the State for
so many years, left the old Democratic
organization without leader. Cermack
has been a power, and it looks now as
though he may be more of leader than
ever. He heads not only the Bohemian
group in Chicago, but also all the other
foreign groups have joined with him in
opposition to the old Irish American
Democratic organization. The row
started in the Democratic party, with
Cermack bucking the old Brennan Or
ganization. He sent word to Deneen,
and the upshot of the matter has been
that they joined forces, and all the
sitting judges have declined to run on
the Republican ticket and are now run
ming on the Democratic ticket-a fusion
or coalition ticket-backed by Cermack
and Deneen. E. j. Brundage has taken
the lead in opposition, and has put
candidates in the field in opposition.
But the expectation is that the sitting
judges will be reelected and that Sena-
tor Deneen will be again a winner and
Cermack may dominate the Democratic
organization.
Senator Deneen is facing a fight for
denomination next April when the ILL
nois primaries are held. His very &C
Cormick, daughter of the late Mark
Hanna and widow of Senator Medill
Mccormick. Mrs. Mccormick Is serv-
ing her first term in the House, to
which she was elected as Representa-
tive at large last year. She is back in
the State now, or has been for some
time, speaking in many of the counties
and building up her organization. Sen
ator Deneen has been forced to remain
in Washington, for he Is a member of
the Senate finance committee, which
and he must remain in the Senate to
see the measure through. His friends,
however, have been far from inactive,
and his organization throughout the
State is reported to be in a fiourishing
condition. 1t is expected he will make
q tour of the State as soon as the tariff
bill has been Voted On II the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-27

penalty enough In the delay caused
when automobiles without the sticker
we're halted by State policeman and put
through roadside test. If motorists
failed to meet this test they were sub
ject to prosecution for defective brakes,
headlights. etc. Those who voluntarily
submitted to inspection at officially
designated garages were rewarded by
the satisfaction of knowing their ma
chimes were safe, as well as by the as
surance of avoiding the inconvenience
and possible legal difficulties involved in
a chance meeting with State police
man.
Traffic officials in Washington should
study the results of Maryland's cam
paign with the thought of repeating it
In Washington. Facilities have long
been available here for free inspection
of brakes, headlights and steering gear,
but small and almost negligible pro-
portion of motorists takes advantage of
them. An annual inspection of motor
cars, enforced as Maryland enforced it,
would undoubtedly reveal hundreds of
cars unfit to be on Washington streets
and constituting a continued menace.
If there is any feasible way of removing
this menace, it should be removed.
Maryland's experience shows that it can
be done with the minimum of incon-
venience to motorists and with results
that remove the campaign from the
category of traffic whims and places it
in the class Of necessary precautions for
safety and prevention of accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-27
Chemist Invents Soap
By Synthetic Process
BY E. E. FREE. PHI. d.

Added to all the new metals, new
foods, new fabrics and other novelties
presented to the world by synthetic
chemistry, Mr.. Ralf B. Trusler Of the
Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh has in
vented new kind of soap. It is made,
he explains in his report to the Amer
lean Chemical Society, by using in place
of ordinary soapmakerS' I've @ new syn
thetic chemical called ethanolamine.
The ethanolamine soap has the unusual
advantage of disSolving in liquids like
gasoline and carbon tetrachloride even
more readily than ordinary soap dis
solves in water. This is expected to
make it useful in taking spots of
clothes, in dry cleaning and in cleaning
oil and grease of walls, automobiles.
machinery and other subjects. Ancient
nations, even those as cleanly as the
Romans, knew nothing Of soap, but de-
pended on water, steam, oils like olive
oil and certain kinds Of clay now known
to contain a little I've. Soap was IN
vented, historians of chemistry be-
lieve, by the inhabitants Of ancient
Gaul most Of whom wore long boards
and who liked to have these boards
red in color. Lye from wood ashes will
redden dark colored boards and black
bearded Gauls are known to have used
the ashes Of their fires for this pur-
pose. Some one probably mixed these
ashes with fat, the historians suspect,
to make the ashes stick better to the
hair. Thus the Gauls discovered DC
cidentally, it is believed, the fact that
fat and I've mixed together will make
soap. Now Mr.. TruSler takes another
step by devising his synthetic substi-
tute for I've.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-27
The Sea Bat.

Clifford Pinchot's Galapagos Islands
expedition reports the capture of q
giant sea bat, weird, black flying
animal, with fifteen-foot wing spread.
The creature Is coming to the Ma
tional Museum here for Identification.
Such an animal is certain to attract an
unusual degree of public interest There
Is an aura Of mystery around all I'M
usual bats. All sorts of legends grow
up about them. Certainly they are
among the most curious Of Natures
adaptive creations. They differ so
widely from the orthodox conception of
mammals that they have become OBJ
jects of repellent superstitions.
But whether the creature captured by
the Pinchot expedition is really a bat
or curious type Of flying fish is not
clear from the description. There are
fish-eating bats-and there is also o
particularly weird. demon-like FISH
the subject of many sea legends, which
might At into the picture.
Nearly all the bats are nocturnal,
secretive creatures. Consequently, it is
not surprising to ind types hitherto
unknown to science turning up from
time to time. Despite the intensive ex-
ploration Of most Of the obscure cor
ners of the earth in the past few years
there still are picturesque mammals
which never have been seen by natural
lists and which give rise to grotesQue
local legends. Such, for example, are
the alleged wild men"-possibly rare
and unobserved species Of apes-re-
ported in the interior Of Sumatra and
the parti-colored bear Of the Hima-
layas.
The bats I'LL niche Of creation ex-
clusively their own, 50 far as mammals
are concerned. They have developed In
accordance with the requirements Of
flying life In the darkness. This has
taken them far or the common trail
Of most other mammals and has cost
them that sense Of kinship With which