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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1929-12-29

Ahay guyana,
Dim cana ba1a,
Bulugui tabangi,
lining naea estar sa pima,
Mas vale pa ane mamatay,
Con wala sing esperanto,
Agud deco ma sayorau,
Nga AGO wa1a sing ca1ipayan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

trates strikingly the value Of this work
Further confirmation of this discovery
would render any specimen material Of
extreme scientific Importance. The
medical world would turn to the Smith
sonian for detailed information.
Apparently the announcement was
made in good faith. before a reputable
medical organization. But 1t Is we'll to
look specifically on new cures" how
ever we'll authenticated they may ap-
pear. The value Of such drug hardly
could be established without thousands
OF trials. So many cures" prove
worthless in actual practice that the
public has learned not to jump at con-
illusions.
Influenza, however, is the sort of
malady which might lend itself to a
sensational cure" The medical pro-
fession knows very little OF 1t, as was
shown at the recent conference in
Washington. An epidemic seems to come
out of a clear sky, spread rapidly and
disappear just as mysteriously AS it
came. 1t is by no means unbelievable
that the two German scientists really
have found potent remedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
The Silver Lining.

The silver lining in the cloud Of
anguish that settled over the United
States when the submarines S-4 and
Ssh sank to the ocean floor, snuffing
out the lives OF nearly one hundred
brave men. has been found. For yes
terday, directly as a result OF these two
tragedies, experiments were carried for
ward to the point where, by means OF
a simple helmet. men imprisoned under
sea were enabled to rise to the surface
and TO live to tell the tale.
Ever since these two submarine dis
asters shocked the Nation work has
gone rapidly forward on the perfection
of mechanical lung" and an escape
lock-" the former a helmet supplying
oxygen to the human as he gradually
comes up from the ocean floor and the
latter a compartment through which
escape may be made from what other
wise would be a living tomb.
Gingerly the first tests were begun
at slight depths. At twenty feet, at
forty feet, and at sixty feet below the
surface the inventors OF the continuance
came unframed to their native element.
With their confidence increased by the
success of their efforts the final expert
ment was determined upon yesterday
and the reconstructed S-4 was sunk to
a depth of one hundred and twenty
feet ct Key West, Fla. And there from
the same depth that cost the lives Of
forty men when this submarine was
struck by the Coast Guard cutter Pauld-
ing more than year ago, and eighteen
feet below the resting place of the Ssh;
two intrepid men, clad in bathing suits
rose to the surface in eight minutes.
So the mechanical lung" has proved
itself and man has scored another tri-
umph against the forces of nature. Any
device capable of bringing men to the
surface from depth of more than a
hundred feet should be instantly seized
upon by the Government for use of
those brave souls who ply the sea in
submersibles. A new era in safety on
the water and under the water is begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
Making War More Difficult.

4 On the occasion of receiving an homo
fary LII. D. from Georgetown University
last night, Secretary Kellogg said some
ESerse and timely things about the multi
Hateral pact which bears his name. One
bf his statements deserves emphasis and
Remembrance. Mr. Kellogg declared that
Nthe treaty will certainly make it more
6ificult TO declare war;
3 II the multilateral covenant never
Hoes more than that, 1t was worth the
sfffort Of negotiating it thousandfold.
when the world makes war more diff
Cult" the world is moving toward max
ing war impossible. 1t is to that gleam-
fng goal that the Kellogg pact seeks to
draw the nations closer. The treaty's
Eprincipal author is convinced its imme-
diate objective has been achieved.
x The retiring Secretary of State sfAues
persuasively that mankind can mover
eherish genuine hope of abolishing wal
anil peacs pSyehQloxy- kIlpnlapts u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

@. Have we ever had a President
who was not candidate for re-elec-
tion?-R. o.
A. President Buchanan was not a
candidate to succeed himself. He an
nounced in his inaugural address that
he would not seek second term. Polk,
Pierce and Hayes were not renominated.
but whether they were actively or
passively candidates might be debated
@. When was the Gettysburg Gene
terry turned over to the Government?
How many soldiers are buried there?
w. B. S.
A. Gettysburg National Cemetery
was turned over to the War Department
in 1867. The last report made Deem
! Der 81, 1928. shows ais known and
l,642 unknown dead are buried there.
@. When List made his London
debut as a child prodigy, was he the
only artist on the programme. d.
A. A child billed as the Infant Lyra
played upon the harp. The identity OF
the young musician is not known.
@. What is necessary to make a
balanced goldfish aquarium?-P. M.
A. A we'll balanced aquarium should
maintain two goldfish 2 inches long,
exclusive Of tail, one frog tadpole and
four snailS. One-fcurth the bottom
area should be planted with suitable
aquatic, vegetation, the ends or roots Of
which should be imbedded in the sand
or gravel to depth of from 1 to liz
inches. In setting the plants care must
be taken to distribute them evenly over
the entire bottom, so as to admit the
light and provide for the free movement
Of the fishes. In choosing the snails
care should be taken to select those
which do not feed upon plants. The
best ones are the Planorbes and Vivi-
para. Snails help to keep down the
growth Of algae, while the tadpole will
act as scavenger and cat up all DIAL
and waste matter in the aquarium.
When about to become frog it must be
provided with a resting place on the
surface of the water. or 1t will drown.
For 5-gallon aquarium two handsome
specimens Of fringetaiI goldfish will
probably make the best showing.
Ohio River between Pittsburgh and
A. The deepest point of the Ohio
River between Pittsburgh. Pa, and
Wheeling, W. Va, is at q pool at Dam
No. 10. Steubenville, Ohio, which Il
65.7 miles from Pittsburgh. From the
pool level to the bottom of the hole II
is Al feet. This is at low water.
@. Please tell what the curb market
iS.-G. d.
A. Curb" is the abbreyiation of the
word "curbtsone" A curb market Is one
wherein the brokers buy and sell securi-
ties on the curbstone or in the middle Of
the street, as in the curb market in New
York. 1t is in this market that stocks
of a great many companies are dealt In
which have not applied to the New York
Stock Exchange for listing. or which
cannot be listed there. and where stocks
are dealt in when issued"-that is, be-
tween the time of their issue and list
| ing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
Wishbone, Pins, Coin
Fished Out of Threats
BY E. E. FREE. PHI. d.

The variety of objects which some
times get into passages of the human
pody where they do not belong is
indicated by a partial list published
by Or. v. E. Negus of Kings College
Hospital, London, of such objects
found in the last four years in nearly
Soo explorations of lungs, throat or
oesophagus by the remarkable instru-
ment invented by DR.. Chevalier Jack
son OF Philadelphia and called the
Dronchoscope. With this instrument
it Is possible to see deep into the
throat or almost into the lungs. ex-
anime diseased growths or foreign
bodies, even to remove these by the
aid OF instruments attached to the
small. bent-tube telescope through
which the seeing is done. Objects
which DR.. Negus has extracted
during his fOur-year series of internal
sightseeing trips include both natural
and artificial teeth: pins, needles and a
safety pin: a carpenters wood screw
and metal washer: an assortment of
flsh bones. the wishbone of chicken
and part of the shoulder bone of a
duck: metal whistle and the tip of
an atomizer; assorted buttons and sew
eral coins, although none of these last
were really worth all the trouble The
largest was a penny. Before the per-
lection of this internal telescope and of
skill In using it by surgeons all over
the world. most of the individuals who
got dangerous solid objects stuck in
their Threats or lungs died from the
resulting Inflammation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
An influenza Cure.

Even the most guarded announcement
OF cure for influenza is certain to
attract worldwide attention. When
such an announcement Is made by two
professors OF the University of Berlin
its significance hardly can be over
looked.
Hence the interest which attaches to
the claims of Prof. Louis Levin and
Prof. Paul Schuster regarding the ben
eficial effects of an alkaloid drug OBJ
tanned from an obscure vine, a native
Of Ecuador, the potency OF which as a
narcotic long has been known to the
South American Indians. Unfortunate
ly, news dispatches did not carry the
scientific name of this plant, by which
it could be identified, nor the evidence
upon which the two professors based
their statement. Botanists OF the
Smithsonian Institution and OF the De-
partment of Agriculture are unable to
identify the vine without further de-
scription.
For years the National Herbarium
has been interested in the fora OF
South and Central America, and it has
rather complete specimen material In
A .faleeb !. 51nsz news. from 1eglip Nus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

obtains new sanction" The Rich
mond News-Leader offers the view:
Undoubtedly there has been in the
mind of the deist. Mussolini, through 1t
all. determination to have the great
influence OF the church arrayed on the
side of Fascism. And, simultaneously,
Pope Plus, an italian of the Italians
has been ambitious to have his pontifi-
cate marked by a happy conclusion of
this old controversy"
Among our emphatically critical
minority is the Birmingham News.
which says: "A momentous step-a
distinctly reactionary one-has been
taken by the papacy as well as by the
Italian government. 1t is incredible that
this intelligence from Rome can find
sympathy or support even in enlightened
Catholic circles Of this country, or of
this hemisphere. Undeniably, nom
Catholics will not fail to reflect upon
what has come to pass with very lively
sense OF apprehensiveness."
ANYTHING that tends toward union of
church and state is dangerous" In the
judgment of the Admission Star, "and it
Is believed that there are many good
Catholics in this country who share this
opinion. 1t Is an anachroniSm, some
thing out OF line with the spirit of the
age"
If 1t is misunderstood. taken to be an
effort to re-establish the supremacy of
Gregorys time and a movement - /"
Tor the pushing of Italy's designs. 1t
might have been better from his own
standpoint for the Pope to remain
prisoner. suggests the Grand Rapids
fress. Tact and great restraint will
De required in the next few years to
establish the new Papal State"
There is more than a possibility !"
concludes the Baltimore Evening sun
that they have regarded their problem
TOO much from the narrow Italian point
OF view and failed to consider those
great areas Of the world where Catholi-
clsm has grown and fiourished largely
because OF Its purely spiritual nature"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
The Depew Endowment.

In addition to the direct and tangible
benefits accruing to George Washington
University from the generous gift of
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew, the endow-
ment of a chair of public speaking rep
resents another step toward attainment
Of the university's aim to become ma
tionally known and recognized as an in
stitution Offering unexcelled opportuni-
ties in training for public service In
the short space of year and half
since his installation, President Marvin
has recorded remarkable progress in
this direction. He has secured endow-
ments representing a fund of nearly
two million dollars, half of which al
ready has gone into the establishment
Of the university's school of government
The Depew endowment, O chair of pub
lie speaking, augments a curriculum
which already provides instruction In
such subjects as constitutional and in
ternational law, commercial geography,
commercial law, economics and history
A substantial fund has been set aside
for the future endowment OF chair OF
diplomacy.
Bearing the name OF a man whose
public service was indelibly recorded on
the pages of his country's history, the
Depew endowment adds to George
Washingtons prestige as a national uni
versity. Since the days of the old Co.
lumbar College this institution has
rendered to Washington and Washing
.tonians an invaluable service. But it
long since has outgrown the role 1t filled
for many years as a locally known and
locally patronized university. Its field
has broadened. It's student body is re-
cruited from the four corners OF the
globe. 1t has benefited from an
awakened conception which recognizes.
in the present university, the logical
nucleus for that great national univer-
sity envisioned by George Washington
as an integral part OF the Federal City
he founded.
The growing School OF Government
conforms to this new ideal. Provision
Of an academic training for specialize
ton In public service should be the uni
versitys forte. for its study halls and
classrooms are in the center of what is
probably the worlds most splendidly
equipped laboratory, where every day
the abstruse theories Of government are
put to the test Of practice and work
ability, and where there are always one
or more interesting specimens under the
microscope whose weird behavior should
be incentive enough to any young man
intending to embrace public career
properly to fit himself for his life work.
Chauncey Depew made his name
synonymous with eloquent oratory. He
was past master of that rare and DIM
cult art OF thinking on his feet, an in
tellectual accomplishment possessed by
the few, universally envied and almost
universally essayed with dismal and
heart-rending results. In providing the
practical means to train young men in
one of the fundamental requisites of a
public career, Mrs. Depew has founded
memorial to her late husband, the
benefits Of which should rebound to her
credit manifold, and which will con-
firm in perpetuity the life of . famous
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

psychology which through the ages has
looked upon the arbitrament of arms as
the logical means of settling interna-
tional disputes. For the settlement Of
such controversies. Mr.. Kellogg points
out, there must be a change not only
in public sentiment, but in the very
principles which lie at the foundation
of international cooperation. The
legality of war must be denounced. 1t
must not only In the opinion OF peoples
but in the conduct of nations, be made
an interna tional crime"
All this, Secretary kellogg confidently
feels, is done by the general pact for
remuneration of war. 1t is a solemn
declaration of purpose by flfty-nine gov
ernments to abandon force as an in
strument of national policy. 1t Is not
an animation of their readiness to
scrap their national defense establish
ments, for, times without number, Mr..
kellogg has proclaimed that nothing in
his pact divests signatory power OF the
right of self protection.
The anti-war treaty renounces war a.
an aggressive recourse. 1t does not say
that a country must not and cannot go
to war when another country attacks
it. Therefore, nothing in the Kellogg
pact demands, or even justifies, unrea-
sonable disarmament. If the treaty per-
mits Self-defense, 1t implies the duty
and the privilege of maintaining self
defense.
Mother Earth has not been trans
formed into Utopia, nor has the mil
lennium suddenly come into view be-
cause of the Kellogg pact. But the
treaty indubitably marks a tremendous
advance in that Campaign of public
education in behalf Of peaceful adjust
ments." to which the Secretary of State
last night alluded.
Within a fortnight Frank Billings
Kellogg will have left the State Depart
ment. The hour Is ripe to point out
that he goes laurel-crowned If and
whenever hereafter an incorrigible uni
verse is itching to let loose the dogs Of
war, statesmen, governments and peo-
pies will be reminded that the making
OF war has become more difficult" be-
cause of the Kellogg pact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

Take advantage of this free service
If you are one of the thousands who
have patronized the bureau, write us
again. If you have never used the serv-
ice begin now. 1t is maintained for
your benefit. Be sure to send your
name and address with your question
and inclose cents in coin or stamps for
return postage. Address The Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin,
director, Washington, d. c.
@. Where do the greatest breakers
in the world occur?-D. c. M.
A. The most powerful breakers are
to be found on the coast of Guinea in
Africa, where there is constant
westerly swell from the Atlantic.
@. What proportion of the men in
the high Offices of our Government have
been college graduates?-B. A.
A. The Nations Business says that
in spite of the fact that less than l
per cent of American men are college
graduates, this per cent has furnished
SIS per cent of our Presidents, SO per
cent of our Members of Congress. AZ
per cent of the Speakers of the House,
81 per cent of the Vice Presidents, So
per cent of the Secretaries of State, so
per cent of the Secretaries of the Treas
ury, 81 per cent of the Attorneys Gen.
eral, and SO per cent of the justices OF
the Supreme Court.
@. What has become of Silver King
Fred Thomson's movie horse?-J. K.
A. He is at present at the late Mr..
Thomson's home at Hollywood. Calf.
He has a stable at one end of the prop
erty. He has not appeared on the
screen since Kit Carson" which was
made about year ago.
@. Where is the Church Of st. John
Lateran where Cardinal Gasparri and
Premier Mussolini signed the agree
ment settling the Roman question:
P. D.
A. The Church and Palace of St.
John Lateran are in Rome. They oc-
cupy the site OF the palace OF Plautius
Lateranus. Previous to the fourth CEN
tury the Popes were accustomed to &C.
cupy the Lateran Palace. IT is here
that has occurred the ceremony referred
to in your inquiry.
@. What State makes the most ice
cream?-M. C.
A. Pennsylvania makes the most ice
cream.
@. Recently in your column you
stated that Anne was the first ruler Of
Great Britain. Was not James I the
first to have this title?-L. A. T.
A. James l wished to use the title of
king of Great Britain" instead of
King of England and Scotland" and
even went so far as to have 1t placed on
his coins. In 1904 he asked Parlia-
ment to consent to the new title, but
fears were expressed lest the laws and
liberties of England might be jeopardiz-
ed and the Commons urged that some
agreement as to the terms of union
precede assumption of the title. James
| finally yielded to the advice of his
| minister, Robert Cecil, and the change
| was deferred. The title did not receive
Parliamentary sanction until the Act
of Union, 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Course Of Reading.
We ought. before benighted crooks,
Examples to extend,
And give Detective Story Books
Their manners to amend.
The underworld says desc" and dose +"
And fiaunts gay attire.
The story crook has fine repose,
Which we must all admire.
In speech and manner suave they'll be
And elegant in looks
Some day all gangmen we may see
Like those In story books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

the other. We share their ardor and
their fright we partake of their food
and of their hunger as well. we sleep in
the rain and cold with them. We de-
sert with them under the panic of
fear. We 60 through 1t
although it all with the young men,
through the glory and shame of it all.
And, then, we see the days OF peace
that come, with their losses. their new
questioning of the future. A great
story, epic In spirit and in portrayal.
True as history itself. More true than
history by virtue of its insight and SYM
pathy, by vir;Ae OF the artists power to
shape lesser thing to the measure Of
the whole. An outfaring TO remember
ne reading o. John Browns Body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Is 1t not essentially unfair for one
tparty to a conversation to do all the
talking?
Yet nothing is more common.
Some folks idea of q duo Is simply
monologue.
They want to begin the converse
ton. continue it, and end it.
They are sublimely innocent OF the
fact that the other fellow would like to
do little talking. too.
This will be found to be true with
most such rapid-fi takers, that they
like to talk so much themselves that
they haven't time to realize that the
other would like to say few words.
To get in a word edgewise with such
people demands that the other seize
the slightest opportunity to rush in
where angels well might fear to tread.
Even II you are lucky--or so deter
mined-as to say few words, the con-
versation hog pays no more attention
to 1t than If you had kept quiet.
He--or she. for it comes in both
on the very last word you have uttered
and going from there as If you had said
precisely nothing.
Suppose the conversation to be about
books. She says, Il hope you have read
Mrs. Taylor's Leonardo the Florentine,
1t is magnificent! Such pages of poetic
prose-
You wedge in, "I don't like poetic
prose. l think it is a bore"
She goes on, Such wonderful knowl-
edge of ancient times. such sublime in
difference to the crudeness of our mod
ern perSpectives---"
You insert, Such bosh, you mean ?
l haven't time to make special study
OF Florence In order to be able to under
stand the book"
She continues blithely. This beauti-
ful book shows us that we are all pigs.
that we know nothing about ancient
days, and probably deserve to know
nothing. because our minds refuse to
be elevated" Etc, etc.
Such indifference to the thoughts.
ideas and beliefs of others is nothing
more nor less than insulting, for the
chances are that the other party to
the conversation. II one can ali 1t that,
has as good II not better thoughts upon
the question at issue than the mighty
talker.
This insulting attitude is met with
from tneSe people IN regard TO anything
and everything, so they cannot be ex-
cused on the ground Of special knowl-
edge.
Every topic is grist to them, they
know 1t all, and are willing to launch
into unlimited oratory upon any sub
ject under the sun, just so long as
some one will listen to them.
Usually they find at least one to listen
to them, for such people undoubtedly
have a power Of their own. They COM
pei attention. They literally browbeat
others into listening.
Their flow of words is like a rushing
torrent, which sweeps all obstacles
away before it. No ordinary talker can
do more than hem and haw, and slip
In an occasional Yes" or NO"
X X
They think they are good converse
tionalists. whereas in reality they are
not conversationalists at all, but monol-
ogists intent on enjoying the sound Of
their own voices.
The very essence of good conversation
Is turn and turn about. One speaker
says something, the other replies; the
first agrees or expressed opposition, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

War on the Jersey mosquito is gener-
ally approved as one that calls for no
peace conferences or other delays. The
mosquito is uncompromisingly out for
blood and must be met on his own
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otEer wise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

The good old st. Bernard dog rescuing
travellers belated in the snow has almost
disappeared from remembrance. Europe
now in Winter terrors feels the need of
q new race OF such four footed friends.