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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
EdisOn's Work Is Held
Greater Than Swans

From the st. Louis Times.
For those who understand the true
significance of Thomas A. EdiSon's
claim, there should be no doubt as to
whether he or Sir Joseph Swan de-
serves the greater credit for giving the
electric lamp to the world.
Ed!SonS claim is not that he made
the first electric light globe. That had
been done as early as l845 by scientists
In various lands. They had learned
that II the air were withdrawn from
a glass bulb certain substances placed
in the bulb would glow when an cleo
trio current was passed through them.
Swan worked along this line after
many others had done it. The Ency-
clopaedia Britannica, which ought to be
an authority on British research, says
that short time before the Edison dis
coveries were made public Swan had
succeeded IN causing a carbon lamp
filament to become red hot, but could
not bring 1t to complete incandeScence.
Edison could and did bring the fla
ment to complete incandeScence-and
there is the real point.
Swan and others before him may
have made electric lamps, but 1t was
Edison who made the first lncandescent
electric lamp. To him the glory Is due.
After he had shown the way, Swan and
others learned how to make the filament
incandescent, and the light that ema-
mated from Edison's brain went around
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Plebiscite Shows Need
Of Another Stresemann

From the Baltimore Sun.
IL Is now certain that GERMANY Is
going TO miss Gustav Stresemann very
much In the next month or two. Nv
nook or crook the Nationalist. FaScists
and reactionary Monarchists have Sc
cured the necessary number of sigma
lures Ior plebiscite on the Young plan.
proposal THAT, whereas the Versailles
tneory OF war guilt is contrary to his
torical truth" therefore she will not nav
PREPARATIONS assessed upon the theory Of
war guilt, and, further, will try for
treason any chancellor or minister who
signs any agreement contrary to this
The danger in this proposal lies, first.
IN the lack Of a powerful and convinr.
ing voice to make its foIlv nlain and
second, in the fact that resistance To
the young plan is based upon denial
OF war guilt. Ask any nation whether
she oeIloerately and in cold blood began
a war and the answer will be an over
WneIming vote for mot guilty" That il
what the Nationalist resolution asks the
German electorate to decide, wantonly
ialllng 70 also ask, Are you willing to
throw Europe back into the chaos Of
1919, to undermine the confidence of
the world in your country, perhaps to
bring back foreign soldiers In every
German city?" 3
Were Herr Stresemann stilI alive We
may be sure that the German peonle
would hear this proposal stated in terms
OF practical consequences. AS 1t is. the
danger OF the plebiscite going by de-
fault Is not negligible. Stresemann
would have made it clear that the prin-
eipal purpose of the Young plan was
to remove the punitive consideration
from separations and substitute there
for the idea that Gernlany's payments
were but q phase of the problem of adj
lusting European postwar finances.
Whether the present German Govern
ment has man who can convince the
Germans that to reject the Young man
is to restore the very punitive shirt
which the Junkers affect to dislike Is
Tor the next two months to show
In the meantime we NAV be certain
that no extreme Of reckiessness and
irresponsibility will seem too drastic for
the origtnators of this counsel of dis.
aster. II Germany remembers how
helpful this class Of society was to her
IN the years before the war and in the
Crisis OF 1918, she win have nothing bus.
scorn Tor their advice now. Wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

what do you need to know? Is
there some point about your business
or personal life that puzzles you? Is
there something you want to know
without delay? Submit your question
TO Frederic ]. Haskin, director Of our
washington Information Bureau. He
is employed to help you. Address your
inquiry to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, di-
rector, Washington, D. c., and incloSe
2 cents in coin or stamps for return
postage.
@. What is the average speed al
lowance for automobiles outside of
cities7-T. A. r.
A. The average speed on highways
for the United States is SO miles an
hour. The modern tendency is to in
crease the speed limit wherever it can
be done with safety.
@. How does the English public re-
gard investment trusts?-M. r.
A. The investment trusts are on the
whole very popular in England. They
have been in operation sboth in Eng
land and II Iceland for a great many
years. Two investment trusts were
launched in 1863. By the sos the
number had been greatly increased.
The So-called Barring crises in the Au-
tumn of 1890 caused many investment
trusts to suffer heavy losses, but some
OF them have been conspicuously sue
cessful. At the beginning of 1929 there
were ITO in Great Britain, with an ag-
000, 600 pounds.
@. Are there any Negroes broad
casting over the radio?-G. r.
A. There are many Negroes engaged
in this work. Jubilee singers, quartets
singing spirituals, Soloists and Negroes
who are artists in other lines are often
heard over the radio.
@. How many tribes of Indians are
there In the United States?--J. r.
A. The Bureau of Indian Affairs says
that there are 1913 tribes.
O.. Can a tree be moved from the
woods and be kept alive?-F. A. r.
A. The Forest Service SAYS that It
is never very satisfactory to move trees
from the woods. It is better to secure
them from nurseries. However, the
chances Of growth depend on circum-
stances. II the roots are taken intact
and not exposed to the air and are
kept wet. the chances are that the
tree Will live.
@. How far is the aviation field. LIE
Bourget, from Paris2-R. e. r.
A. It Is about seven and one-half
miles northeast of Paris. It is q As
minute trip by automobile.
Q. Which Spanish dialect is consid-
cred the best?-T. A. C.
A. There are five principal dialects
The Asturian, Leonese, Aragonese, An
dalusian, Castilian. Castilian Is the
standard literary speech.
@. How fine can white gold be
made?-A. r.
A, 1t can be made as fine as 90 per
cent gold or about % karat.
@. When was the willow-ware pat
tern first put on English china?-F. B.
A. The willow-ware pattern was in
troduced In 1850 by Thomas Turner, an
English potter, at the Caughley Works
In Shropshire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Of the symphony organization will act
IS Its professional adviser.
In the long-ago distribution of special
abilities no people received a greater
gift along the lines of instructive melody
and harmony than did the African race.
Not only has this great chronological
division given to the world notable
musicians of outstanding merit, If not
positive genius, such as Blind Tom, +"
Roland Hayes, Marion Anderson, Paul
Robson, Nathaniel Dett, Harry Bur-
leigh, Lieut.. James Europe and others
too numerous to mention, but 1t Is
probable that none possesses a higher
average Of musical ability. The power
OF self-expression in harmony seems al
most universal in regard to these peo-
pies; Negro with faulty ear or lack
ing love for music is rare indeed.
Already eolored jazz bands and brass
bands have made name for them
selves. The peculiar modernistic music
generally Jumped as Jazz seems the
special province of the race, II not its
positive invention, and the past decade
has seen the gap between 1t and what
is generally known as classic so dimin-
ished that 1t Is practically negligible.
In the formation of q real symphony
orchestra in, which all the musicians
will be colored men, there has been Gre
ated a most valuable opportunity where
by the race can better itself and can
make itself more readily understood.
Music Is q common language, transcend
ing the limits of speech and Of color. 1t
Is not possible that the most prejudiced
of white persons could criticize this In
and commendable racial activ-
ity. It is hoped and believed that the
projected highly trained orchestra will
prove an immediate success and even
tually will be but one of many such or
Perhaps it may open the
way for some great world-famous Negro
composer. The generosity Of the I'M
known citizen of Baltimore who has
made this establishment possible may
prove far greater than even he suspects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Tagging Ticker Hurts Market;
Exchange Seeks Faster Machine

established his first laboratory in New
Jersey.
The strain on the ticker can be
measured solely by the number OF
shares solids In q single day. On Oc-
tober "a sales were 12,900,0 900 and the
ticker printed 160, 900 characters. On
October 29 sales were 16,5OO,OOO and
the ticker printed 10000 characters.
On the first day smaller holdings
were being shifted out, with more sales,
and hence more characters thus re-
corded. On the second day large blocks
greater total of shares sold was made in
fewer transactions and less work for
the ticker.
On the first day, the ticker ran until
1908 O'Clock in the evening, being one
minute late for ev..y two minutes of
operation uniformly through the day
On the second day It was one and one
half hours late, with closing transac-
tons moving at the rate of 30,000,-
000-share day.
The quotations system of the ex-
change, employing 1913 boys on the
telephone exchange, has done much to
relieve the communications system dur
ing the last year. About 400 members
have private wires to this exchange.
The horseshoe trading posts are honey
combed with telephone plugs. The
members boy on the floor carries de-
tachable earphOnes.
With his ONCE desiring continuous
information, he plugs in at the post
where he is stationed and sends in the
latest sale or bid and asked prices.
During the recent rush days this sys-
tenn handled as high as $1,000 quota
tions In q single day. About six or
seven seconds are required for a men,
Der to get Information in this way.
Suggestions for radio broadcasting
from the floor have been considered,
but the obvious difficulty in this is that
the ticker must deliver quotations much
faster than person can talk. The new
ticker is believed to be just about the
last word in speed The new trading
posts, of special advantage to the spe-
cialists. and making it possible to dis
tribute messengers with less confusion,
have helped greatly in handling S,0OO,-
600. 100000 and finally a 10000 900
share day, when only a short time ago
1t was believed that 100000 shares
was the limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

@. Please describe the Ferris wheel
which was operated ct the chicago
Worlds Fair.-W. K. H.
A. The Ferris wheel at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition had diameter
Of $50 feet; circumference of 025 feet;
a width of 80 feet. The axle of steel
was 80 inches in diameter and 45 feet
long. The total weight with the fun
complement Of passengers was 1,2OO
tons. The driving power was applied
through Sprocket wheels and driving
chains to cogs on the outer tires, while
q system of clutch brakes kept the whole
machine under control. There we're 90
carriages with q seating capacity of 40
passengers each.
@. Please explain about the Bronze
Horses of Venice.-M. C.
A. They are supposed to belong TO
some Graeco-R Roman triumphal quad
riga. These were brought to Venice
by Doge Enrico Dandolo In 1904. They
have had numerous adventures. During
the World War they were taken down
from the place before st. Marks Cathe-
dral and safely hidden.
@. How is the use of the dative
or objective explained in such an ex-
preston as poor me"?--D. E. L.
A. The following Is an explanation
of the use of the ethical dative me:
ME" is used to express the indirect
object in mere reference or mention
that is, TO bring into the predicate, rs
an apparent indirect object, the actual
subject (the ethical dative); q form Of
expression adding Certain life or We
vacity to colloquial speech, and, there
fore, favorite use In Shakespeare and
other Elizabethan dramatists.
@. Were the old coffee houses Of
London free to the public?--J. X.
A. In London they were, so to speak,
clubhouses free to ell VINO could buy .
cup of coffee; and pet each was known
for its special circle of visitors, literary,
scientific, religious or political. In the
absence of newspapers they we're O great
means Of spreading news and Of dis
cussing public questions. Nearly all of
the middle and higher classes attended
them daily, and they came to exert q
powerful influence in politics.
@. What do the authorizations eek c."
lex d. and EEK 1" mean when following
the price of stocks?-G. q.
A. They mean without coupon, with
out dividend and without interest, re-
spectively.
@. What Is the Caterpillar Club
G. Nice.
A. It Is an unofacial organisation
composed of aViators who have saved
their lives by jumping from their
planes.
@. What data are compiled by the
Census Bureau regarding divorces?-
M. b.
A. The Census Bureau says that only
| five things are considered in compiling
divorce statistics-duration of mar
rage, person to whom divorce Is grant
! ed, cause, whether or not contested,
number Of children affected.
@. Who invented dice?-M. q.
A. Dice were known In ancient
Greece and their invention is attributed
by some to Psalmedes in the thirteenth
century, BIC. The dice exhumed from
ThebeS differ in no way from the ivory
| or bone cubes of today. They had
spots ranging from one to SIX on them
and the sum OF the spots on the two
opposite sides was always seven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Frost.

1t was a frost
Radiant spangles, and prisns agleam.
Landscapes of silver fairyland dream! /
And we glance at the scene with a
warm happy heart,
To see how far nature improves upon
art,
And we say as the branches by chill
winds are tossed.
ut was frost"
1t was a frost
Down there In the street where the
buildings are high
And the brokers rushed by, each with
fear in his eye,
Where it wasn't the mercury going 80
low,
But the price list that makes so i'm
portant a show.
And the lambs sadly sigh as they count
what was lost,
THAT Was q FroStl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
A Colored Symphony Orchestra.

Announcement from Baltimore of
plans looking to the formation of the
flrst colored symphony orchestra in the
United States will be good news for
music lovers throughout this country.
The new organization viii be patterned
after the excellent Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. 1t will be conducted by
highly competent musician, who is now
leader of the Maryland city's Colored
!. 5Iunicipal Band, while the conductor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

In silence the Unknown Soldier sleeps,
the representative of thousands who
were sacrificed to the hope that one
final war might restore peace and I'M
derstanding to the world. The rites,
yesterday. simple and impressive. have
enduring significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

The successor Of Stresemann as for
eign minister, DR.. Curtius, has had long
experience in cooperation with the de-
ceased German statesman. European
governments are in most instances
aware of the advantage of having an
understudy available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Substitution of dinner gong for the
gavel by Senator Norris made the pre-
siding officer of the Senate an involun-
tary participant in a touch Of comedy.
The tariff has long been recognized as
one of the most serious of subjects. It
has become the great American drama.
in which an occasional CLEAN Of the
jocose to relieve the gloom is positively
essential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Premier Macdonald will have many
things to tell England about America,
but will be wise If he refrains from an
effort to elucidate our intricacies Of
social precedence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

The large number Of witnesses now
available in the Mcpherson case creates
curiosity as to where many of them
were when the inquiry first started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Now and then railway train is so
unfortunate as to meet with disaster
and convey the grim reminder that
there are still many accidents that do
not involve airships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

1t might be practical move for pro-
hibition authorities to appeal to dicta-
tors Of fashion to have all evening suits
made without hip pockets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Rate by Mail-PayabIe In Advance.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

erature of such quality as that pro-
duced by George Gissing. Not great,
so the critics say, but sincere. deeply
thoughtful, invariably provocative, anu
Of Q generally flne fabric as writing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Christmas Suggestion.

From the Des Moines Tribuns-Caoltal.
Another crash or two in Wall Street
ana you VIII be able to buy friend wife
nice block Of stock cheap for Christ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Silent John.

John Sarleycorn, they used to say,
Made people loosen up in talk.
But now John seems to have way
OF making conversation balk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Remaining on Earth.

"Are you going to take up aviation?"
mo" answered Miss Cayenne. II
know a girl pilot who took her favorite
sutton up for sky ride. She scared
him so that he is still afraid to pro-
pose"
"He who strives nightly" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown. should
first take counsel and see that his ef-
forts are well directed. There is no adj
vantage in squirting your horse when
you are travelling the wrong road"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Driven From Home,

why don't you stay home any
more?"
MY wife and daughters are naturally
interested in my public activities"
answered Senator Sorghum. when
ever settle down in an easy chair
the family gathers round and asks me
to tell them all about the tariff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
Cherished Advice.

My parents. and my teacher, too,
Said Don't talk back, whate'er you do >
And TO remember this stop
When hailed by traffic cop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Jud Tunkins says "he guesses his son
and daughter-in-law must be gettin'
along pretty well. They've been Twin in
town over year and he hasn't heard
any reports of their tryin to shoot each
other"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

II WISH" said Uncle Eben, "I had
known de boss well enough to tell him
dat If he must gamble. to shoot little
crap an keep out,n de stock market"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12
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@. What Is the Caterpillar Club
q. Nice.
A. It Is an unofacial organisation
composed of aviators who have saved
their lives by jumping from their
planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

@. What do the authorizations Eek c."
lex d. and EEK 1" mean when following
the price of stocks?-G. q.
A. They mean without coupon, with
out dividend and without interest, re-
spectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

@. How far is the aviation field, lie
Bourget, from Paris2-R. e. r.
A. It Is about seven and one-half
miles northeast Of Paris. It is q As
minute trip by automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

@. How fine can white gold be
made?-A. r.
A, 1t can be made as fine as 90 per
cent gold or about 20 karat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

Q. Which Spanish dialect is consid-
cred the best?-T. A. C.
A. There are five principal dialects:
The Asturian, Leonese, Aragonese, An
dalusian, Castilian. Castilian Is the
standard literary speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-12

@. How many tribes of Indians are
there In the United States?-J. r.
A. The Bureau of Indian Affairs says
that there are 1913 tribes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
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