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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. When dog crosses rabbit track
and turns to follow 1t, how can the dog
tell which way the rabbit Is going?--
A. N. B.
A. The older the rabbit track the
colder it gets, and the dog usually smells
a small length of it and decides In which
direction the rabbit has gone. Dogs
probably use the hunting instinct as well
as the sense of smell in determining the
direction a rabbit has taken.
Q. Can one go by railroad into Kash-
mira. L. B.
A. There is no railroad. A rough
two-wheeled cart, called a tonga, drawn
by two ponies, has been the mode OF
travel, but is now being superseded by
motor car service.
@. What causes double-jointedness9
VI. S.
A. It is caused by loose ligaments
around the joints. People possessing
such ligaments have wider latitude
of movement around the joints than
most people and can twist themselves
into positions which would not be pos
sible for an ordinary person.
@. What will clean the clay walls of
radiant heater which has become,
smoked?-J. OBJ.
A. Since the clay which is used IN
making a radiant fire heater is quite
porous, nothing has been found which
will clean 1t, satisfactorily.
@. When was the basement kitchen
introduced into England?-D. P.
A. Marjorie and c. H. B. Quennen
saw, 1.-THE basement kitchen was hor-
ror imported from Italy as early as
1888 at Marlborough, but as general
type, it belongs to the seventeenth
century"
@. Why has Lake Okeechobee IN
Florida remained unknown until re-
cently?-G. N. E.
A. This lake, the second largest In
size within the confines of the United
States, was, until recently, concealed IN
an almost impenetrable fastness. Good
roads now make it easily accessible.
@. What was the last name Of Oscar
the chef at the old Waldorf Astoria?-
L. B. B.
A. His name is Oscar Tschirky.
O. Who is the governor of the Virgin
A. Capt. waldo Evans is the present
governor.
@. Please give some information about
Roland Hayes, the Negro singer
A. Roland w. Hayes was born in
Georgia and educated at Fisk Univer-
| sity. 1t was as a member of the Fisk
University Jubilee Singers that Roland
Hayes first attracted attention as
singer. He was heard by wealthy
music enthusiast, who decreed that he
should have further musical training.
| This further training he received from
| a distinguished teacher of singing.
@. Was the spring that burst up at
Andersonville during the Civil War in
side or outside the prison?-B. s. II.
A. The spring In Andersonville Prison
| broke out in the center of the space
| between the stockade and the dead line.
It was thus located on the forbidden
margin over which no person was al
lowed to pass. Thus in order to have
the benefits of the water 1t was neces-
sary to have Capt. Writ give permis-
| sion to have it brought within the lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Tulips.

Little visitors from Holland have
entered the port Of Baltimore at the
rate Of more than q million since the
annual tulip importation began six
weeks ago. The tulips fields across the
sea are famous the world around, but
no country imports more of the bulbs
than the United States. During Octo-
Der and the first half of November the
arrivals are heavy, but the shipments
are now at an end.
Tulips are among, the few SPRING
Towering bulbs against which this
country does not have an embargo.
Since the quarantine was placed 1t was
hoped that American growers could du-
plicate the splendid Towering qualities
of the Holland bulbs, but to date this
wish has not been realized.
Whether it is something in the low
lying Netherland soil, the moisture
laden air or other factors, the fact re-
mains that Holland bulbs" still mean,
among flowers, what sterling does in
silver.
The hundreds of thousands of tulip
bulbs are particularly appreciated
visitors. Their vivid colors are unique
and their form and early blooming uni
versally beloved.
From ports of entry the bulbs will go
to dealers throughout the country, to be
mailed to purchasers who booked their
orders last Spring. Many thousands, Of
course, will be sold over counters.
Every one should realize that IL he
wants tulips in bloom next Spring he
must plant the bulbs now. There is no
putting of this pleasant duty. Either
plant now or go tulipless next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

| Most people can be grouped In one OF
| two classes when 1t comes to the Ques-
ton of the way they receive praise:
| Either they deprecate what they have
done and praise up the otner 1elloW OF
they gloat over what they nave accom-
! plished and belittle others.
| Here one finds human nature run
ming about as true to form as is uSu-
| ally found. While there are some ex-
ceptions, of course, most men ana
women can be put into one OF these
two main classifications
Occasionally one runs across some
one who merely deprecates his own &C
| complishments He-or She-doeS not
find following urge to instantly praise
| others.
Or one will meet the "wise guy" who
| Is content to praise himself, his
thoughts. deeds and ambitions without
launching into a dissertation on the
dement's Of others.
Such people are exceptions. SEEM
ingly human nature cannot keep ltSen
to one track, but must spill over on the
sides, much as pitcher when It Is TOO
full.
Diffuseness is one of the many curses
of the race. We speak not OF the eager
curiosity Of the human mind, which mas
been responsible for so many happy
victories in all fields Of endeavor,, put
simply of that sphere wherein MANKIND
is not willing to accept what Is SAID ana
let 1t go at that.
This is a field which has not been
explored as we'll as 1t might be, and no
doubt some day will be. Such attempts
as have been made come WITHIN the
scope of ethics, whereas what is neeoeo
is an application of common sense 10
the whole latitude of everyday NE.
Some day some divine philosopher is
going to rear up on his hind legs, as
the saying is, and grandly declare tnat
NOTHING Is better for human beings
than the application of common sense
to their problems. When that time
comes, we may have new earth, II not
a new heaven.
In order to save the kindly people for
the last, so that we may have gooo
taste in the mental mouth, let US con-
slider the people IN our second classin-
cation first.
Not all of them are men, by any means,
but the male members commonly are
so much more loud-mouthed about IT
that they outbellow their female COM
panions.
The extreme example of the type is
the simple or complex braggart. MOI
only is everything that he has done, or
purchased, or given away, the highest
OF 1CS type, DuC anything CldI any otLS
else has done, or bought, or given TO
some one is very inferior.
What>you may have said, or done. or
bought or given, is not just little less
than anything he has said, or done. or
purchased, or presented, 1t is so far be-
low that 1t does not deserve consider
alton.
It rather hurts him to mention the
matter, but sometimes 1t must be done,
if for no other reason than to permit
him to brag about himself.
How he loves to talk about himself
The world, according to him, is divided
sharply into two great divisions, him
self and others.
If one could get photograph Of his
mind, it would show these two divisions
about equal. All the millions of hui
man beings elsewhere honestly count
for very little with him, and then only
In so far as they may offer a Gpringing
board for his boundless ambition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

skillfully as 1t is for the aviator to save
his life by a parachute Jump. There is
no excuse for carelessness in either
operation, dangerous though they both
may be. Certainly in the construction
of building no extenuation can be
found for the use Of untested or frayed
cables the lifting of huge objects,
which. If they fall, put in jeopardy
all those within the immediate vicin-
ity. It is high time that every
builder on every building in the course
of erection should see that his equip
ment is foolproof and breakproof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
sWers appear in the newspaper. The space
is limited and would not accommodate
a fraction of such requests. The answers
published are ones that may interest
many readers, rather than the one who
asks the question only. All questions
should be accompanied by the writer's
name and address and cents in coin
10 The Evening Star Information Blu
reau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Wash
ington, D. c.
@. Does the Aim for a sound picture
last as long as for silent picture?-
A. At the present time it does not.
The life Of sound prints Is from so to
rs days, while the silent print lasts
from 80 to 40 days.
@. How old was Finn Malmgren. the
Swedish meteorologist, who accompanied
and lost his life?-C. d.
A. DR.. Malmgren was 80 years of age.
He had spent the best part of six years
in the Arctic regions.
@. Is the fruit edible that grows on
hedge occasionally? 1t looks some-
what like an orange.-V. M. w.
A. The Usage or hedge orange is
poisonousSN It is seldom seen because
hedges are cut closely. 1t is when the
hedge grows to height of eight or ten
feet and is untrimmed for several sea-
sons that the orange develops.
@. Was. the Reims Cathedral COM
rJnta1v doStr0vad--W a
A. It was not completely destroyed
and Is in the process Of reconstruction.
Q. Are Eskimos subject to rickets9
A. Government physicians say that
ricketts, is a disease which is practically
unknown among Eskimos. 1t Is possible
that cases may occur, but the disease
is by no means common.
@. Which feathers in birds wings
are the flight feathers?-L. M.
A. 1t is believed that in the develop
ment of wings and powers or flight in
birds whose feathers nearest the body
were the first to become Serviceable,
but now the most important flight
feathers are those of the outer margin.
Wing feathers vary in strength, shape
and power of fight according to the
ulOOS Ok 1nc O1 Tile OAncEc1G DuUS'
@. I recently read something about
the flattest thing in the world. What
is it?-J. H.
A. The --LATEST surfaces in the world
are three disks in the Bureau of Stand
ards made from clear fused quartz or
silica glass.
@. How did alumni associations
start?-E. M.
A. The organization of those who
have been students is characteristic OF
American schools. The first alumni
association was established at Williams
College in 1921. For many years
alumni organizations were chiefly social,
affording opportunity for the reunion
of friends. AS these associations de-
veloped, however, they proved to be
useful not only in Welding former stu
dents together in friendship, but in
maintaining interest In and, in some
cases, supplying funds for the various
schools and colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Patience Overdone.
Quite patient we
Are told to be,
And shun the reckless waste
Which may arise
When some one tries
To move with too much haste.
And yet we know
That being slow
Defies ell thrifty laws.
Hard luck is found
BY sitting round
To wait for Santa Clausl
A future bright
We have in sight.
But we must step along,
With strength anew,
To help come true
The dreaming and the song.
When hopes draw near
With soothing cheer,
It's dangerous to pause
And merely say,
From day to day,
Let's wait for Santa Claus!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Baggage mishaps causing suspicious
Of disregard for Volstead restrictions
may cause some enterprising manu-
facturer to put non-leakable trunk
on the market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Early Autumn extended the annual
elusive hope of an exceptionally mild
Winter. The climate keeps running
true to form and the calendar goes
on respecting the law of averages as
to temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Directness and simplicity character
lie the methods of Henry Ford. When
complaint arises about wages, he
meets the situation promptly by rails
ing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

A light snowstorm is a fitting re-
minder Of the approaching holiday
season. The Winter landscape is in
complete unless it includes suggestions
from time to time tending to verify
the pictures on Christmas cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Modern apparatus is becoming so
complicated that man in running an
establishment of any kind must. in
order to avoid fire or explosion, be some
thing of an electrician and steam en-
gineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Much Of the Stock Exchange uncer-
tainty must be considered due to reck-
less and Ill informed persons who insist
on being gamblers instead Of prudent
investors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

The death of Rothstein is attributed
to the failure to realize that the term
"a friendly game" does not invaris
ably apply to poker around Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
1t Might Be Healthier.

From the Lincoln State Journal.
1t Is rumored that q number Of per-
sons who have given parties as far back
as 1920 are planning on leaving Wash
mgton until the Senate adjourns or
Mr.. Brookhart Is relieved Of his seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

The Mcpherson case is another Of
the incidents likely to figure in the
annals as permanent mysteries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Why Should He?

From the Akron Beacon Journal
It will be observed that Senator
Hiram johnson isn't for hanging any
body who had anything to do with this
late windfall Of publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Not Reliably Cheerful.
Entitled Jaw, Dry Up!"

From the Dayton Daily News.
Liquor stores In Canada are dis
tributing temperance literature, which
to US looks like q clever scherne to drive
persons to drink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Practical Economies.

A fortune great may grow,
And yet. before he's through with it,
A man may scarcely know
Precisely what to do with It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
He's Quite a Cnt.nn.

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
A man In Oklahoma has had 100
operations. He knows how q tariff bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Tbs "yoHng guard" is regarded by
several Senators as having too much of
youths natural impetuoSity.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23

Jud Tunkins says great f1nancier is
to be admired. But the man who has
to think hard and work fast is the one
who takes care Of current bills with a
limited income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Special Item for Thanks.

Special Item for Thanks.
"Are you going to give thanks for
anything in particular this year?"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
st shall express especial gratitude for
the fact we have become sufficiently
prosperous to have a butler to relieve
me of a personal struggle in trying to
carve the turkey"
"a fortune lost" said Hi Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown, may be regained. The
loss Of a friend is irreparable."
Not Reliably Cheerful.
The tariff is an enterprise
Which ought to bring elation;
Yet JOY it frequently denies
And causes indignation.
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a
person dat thinks he's actin naughty
is only lookin' funny"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
The Traffic Whirl.

do you manage to keep on the po-
litical bandwagon?"
(which one do you refer to?" asked
Senator Sorghum. "At present there
are so many different bandwagons that
my only hope is to find one that will go
the distance without getting mixed up
in a collision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
Disagreement Results.

agreements, although comparatively in
significant as factors in international
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
"LUCKEE GIRL"
TO VISIT US

Not often does a musical comedy
retain for tour such a cluster Of
luminarieS as possessed by 'Luckee
Girl" which will shine under the
auspices of the Messrs. Shubert at
English's, Oct. II, 18 and 10.
Drawing upon great store of
talent, this production offers first Of
all, Billy House, one of those
comedic rarities that bob up from
cbscuIity into the Find of the
year.
Real comedians are the scarcest
commodity in the theater, and as a
matter of record, it is only once in
five years that Broadway looks for
a jester of Billy Houses stamp as q
present from the skies.
They called him the "Blimp Pro-
portioned Comedian" and the
'Leviathan of Fun" when he used
to play the honky-tonks and in
vaudeville tabs. All through the
west he was popular, but the east
knew him not. Finally, he made his
appearance in New York at the
Palace theater.
He was hit in a playlet that
included his wife and others. His
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
Girls Will
Top Bill
at Lyric
Helen Johns and Her Own
Organization Is Due
Here.
THE Lyric management programs

THE Lyric management programs
Il another array Of stage and
screen entertainment for the week
starting today. Four RKO yaude-
vile acts are prominent on the
stage program.
The Girl From Havana" an all
talking Movietone feature picture is
TO be seen and heard on the screen.
Chasing jewel thieves who escape
from Los Angeles on an ocean liner
bound for Cuba, via the Panama
canal and attempt to smuggle their
loot into Havana, is the Job assigned
pretty Lola Lane in the picture THE
Girl From Havana" and before vic
tory crowns her efforts, there are
thrills and drama enough for a
dozen movies.
Paul Page, who will be remem-
bered for his work on "Speakeasy"
is again the leading man. The film
was made and recorded under direc-
ton of Benjamin Stolof in Cuba,
on the high seas, aboard a regular
liner, in the Panama canal.
The supporting cast includes such
well-known players as Kenneth
Thomson. Natalie Moorhead, War
rem Hymer, Joseph Girard and Adele
Windsor.
John Stone and Edwin Burke are
responsible for the story and most
Of the dialogue in THE Girl From
Havana"
Helen Johns ingenue ensemble
billed rs The Glorious Girls" head
the quartette Of vaudeville attrac-
lions featured on the Lyric stage
with this picture.
The Glorious Girls" present
Rhythm Revue" in which they
offer instrumental rhythm, vocal
rhythm, dancing rhythm and If pos
sible rhythm in appearance. Each
of the ten attractive girls, is an &C
complished entertainer, and whila
as q group the act is band act.
these young ladies DO not rely upon
music alone to entertain.
Howard Anderson and Rean
Graves. a duo of well-knOwn comedy
artists brings to this show their up
roarious scenic comedy sketch called
Taking Her Fishing" 1t is an cpl
sode of the holiday outing" or
weekend fishing trip with the
wife accompanying for the first time
Cole Carroll assists the two featured
players.
Another featured attraction on
this stage bill is lie Paul" who is
announced as being among the fore
most exponentS of card manipula-
ton. LIE Paul is just a youth-a real
American boy, yet he has gained
high honors among magicianS. An
unusual feature of his performance
IL the fact that all of his stunts are
performed under the strongest light.
The usual short film subjects and
music by the Lyric orchestra COM
plete the show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05

erty a crime, the dogmatic Under
shaft promptly replies: The worse
of crimes. All the other crimes are
virtue beside it."
BY his own admission out to &C
culnulate wealth, by whatever
means, the mere matter Of stirring
up a war is nothing to him. Neither
murder nor theft is in the least re-
pulsive to him. He justif1es his
means of making money by the dire
results of the poverty he points out.
His motto is ''unashamed."
Throughout Major Barbara"
there is always evident the frequent
flashes of Shawian wit, one theme
reacting to another and always dem
onstrating Shaw as a man of pro-
found feeling and sentiment.
The cast includes Frieda Inescourt,
Dudley Digges, Elliot Cabot, Percy
Waram, Jane Wheatley, Phyllis
Connard, Winifred Hanley, Edgar
Kent, Ruby HALTER, P. J. Kelly,
Maurice Wells, Isidore MARCEL, &C.
offrey Harwood, Margaret de Mile
and Jack Quigley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
5MALION" WILL OPEN SEASON AT ENGLISFTS MONDAY

Proof Of this is the most CHEEKY
welcome which has been given by
roof patrons this past week toward
the appearance of Connie and his
rollicking aggregation who opened
their engagement in the Indiana
Roof ballroom last Saturday.
This band is known all over Hoo
sierdom and the middle west for its
entertainment specialties and per-
sonality.
Local dance goers can look for
ward not only to the latest dance
rhythms and -to-the-minute syn
copation, but also a host of new
novelties, which Connie has up his
sleeve for his engagement here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
Ann COriO
Heads Her
Own Show
Girls in Blue to Open
Weeks Engagement at
Mutual.

TINE big news gathering associa-
Il tons devoted a few lines Of
their valuable space last summer to
an item concerning Earl Carroll as
another of the big Broadway pro-
ducerS who had gone to Mutual bur-
lesque for talent.
The article quoted Carroll as hav-
ing signed Ann Corio the ingenue
soubret, whose Girls in Blue" opens
Sunday at the Mutual. Carroll, &C
cording to the news dispatches,
wanted Miss Corio to take the place
Of Dorothy Knapp, internationally
famed as the most beautiful show
girl in the world
Miss Corio would now he baSking
in the spotlight of Broadway popu-
larity with a SIS musical revue, were
it not for the obvious fact that she
had a contract with I. H. Herk,
president and general manager of
the Mutual BufleSque Association,
that called for her exclusive serv-
ices on his circuit this season. thus
depriving the alleged Tired Business
Men of Glittering Gotham of see
ing her manifold charms.
So the big Broadway revues, which
have for years been peopled with
players from burleSque lost this one
star at least, for a number of sea-
sons.
Miss Carlos Girls in Blue" when
it appears in the Mutual will be an
entirely different version from the
one that created such fine impress
sion last season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-05
DO You
KnO7C That

Jason Robards. appearing in THE
Gamblers" 8 Warner Brothers pic
lure. first went on the stage in
1912? Since 1920 he has alternated
between stage and screen.
Helen Foster, juvenile feminine
lead of Gold Digggers of Broad
way" Warner Brothers all-color
Vitaphone picture, is a 1929 Wam-
pas baby star?
His famous stage band appears
with Ted Lewis in his Warner
Brothers Vitaphone production, rs
Everybody Happy?"
H. B. Warner is champion Of a
famous London fencing club, and
owns framed letters from Roosevelt.
He trod the boards at 6.
Sigrnund Romberg, composer OF
light opera, and Oscar Hammer
stein II. librettist. are now to con-
centrate their talents on Vitaphone
talking and singing musical come
dies and operettas.