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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

which is almost on the Equator, and lies
at an altitude of $3.50 feet. the annual
range of temperature is less than Il.
The daily range, however, is consider
able. The early morning temperature
is about AT: the midday, &C.. On the
coast the daily range is from go to IS.
At Singapore, the shade temperature
ranges from 72.5' to 90 F. The tenn
perature of solar radiation may be as
high as 1888. In Central Africa the
mean annual temperature is about
90 F..
O. Where is the oldest school for the
cultivation of music in all its branches?
-R.F.
A. Santa Maria di Loreto Gin Naples,
italy, has the oldest school for the cul-
tivation of music in all its branches.
This originated in 1885 with a poor
artisan by the name of Francesca. who
received into his house on the Mercato
orphans of both sexes and caused them
to be fed and clothed and instructed in
music. The rich citizens of the Mercato
assisted him. The lame of the scnool
reached the ears of Giovanni da Tap
pia, Spanish priest He volunteered
to direct it and extend it's services OF
usefulness by permanent endowment.
This he obtained by begging aims. The
original humble institution was trans
ferred to a larger building close to the
Church of sta. Maria de Loreto. This
building received the title of Conserva-
torio, and was endowed in 1866.
@. Do we import as many matches as
We make in the United States?-R. b.
A. In 1927 the value of matches made
in this country was $24.725 ,404. The
value of imported matches was S52,-
459, i'll.
@. Why doesn't the Leaning Tower Of
Pisa fall?-S. F.
A. The fact that the Leaning Tower Of
Pisa stands depends on the law of stat
les which inSures the stability of the
leaning building whose parts are firmly
bound together and whose center of
gravity does not project beyond the
limits of the supporting foundation.
The leaning tower has a spiral stairway
within, which is built with increased
height on the sides of the lean and
decreased height on the sides opposite
the lean, thus throwing greater weight
of masonry on the side opposed to the
lean.
@. When was Alaska first visited by
European?-W. j. D.
A. In I'LL, Cossack, named Popof,
visited Alaska. This is the first visit of
O European which is recorded.
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Hoover council is a mature body" The
indianapolis News independently sees
merit in the fact that with two O.: three
exceptions they ARE possessed OF an in
innate acquaintance with public affairs,
and the New Castle News independently
calls them "a guarantee to the Nation
of four more years of good Govern
ment."
Various papers offer less enthusiastic
comments: The Dayton Daily News
independent Democratic) sees, "to all
appearances, a good, average, nowise
notable cabinet, free from the obvious
weaknesses that spelled tragedy for the
Harding and Taft administrations u
The Newark Evening News Gndepend-
ent) recognizes few members who
tower above their fellows" The Phila-
delphia Record independent Demo-
cratic) holds that the group docs not
satisfy the predictions of Hoover era
of superhuman efficiency" while the
Lynchburg Advance (Democratic)
counts six as "unknowns."
"All in ALL" observes the New York
Evening World independently, 1.-The
new cabinet does not impress one as
the creation of an efficiency expert"
and the Yakima Daily Republic Gin
SOAElIilClltos LII bllAS llNb
are to be found some of the best
minds but it begins to be apparent
that the next President will have a
higher respect for his own mentality
than for that of the majority of his
advisers"
In a discussion of the sectional
alignment involved, the Des Moines
Register independent Republican, is
convinced that 1.-The Middle West was
never better represented in the cabinet"
and the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader
(Republican) states, There Is .gratfi-
cation in these selections if for no
other reason than that Mitchell and
Good are from the Middle West"
The Charleston Evening Post (inde-
pendent Democratic) quotes CORE
spondent as writing, why Mr.. Hoover
ignored the South Is mystery not en-
tirely cleared up" and the Post adds:
ut would be we'll to hear on this point
the 'Hoovercrats' who sold their Demo-
cratic birthright at the election last
Fall. Where, it might be asked, is the
'pottage?'" The Birmingham News
Democratic). suspecting that the
President could not find suitable ma
terial among Southern Republicans or
Hoover Democrats, draws the conclu-
sion, IF this be the case, Mr.. Hoover
is to be felicitated."
Belief that Southern support of the
Republican party is only a temporary
manifestation is expressed by the
Greensboro Record independently, Nor
folk Ledger Dispatch independent
Democratic) and Scranton Times
Democratic), while the New Orleans
Times-Picayune independent Demo-
cratic) says, THE country at large,
we imagine, will refrain from any very
marked approval or disapproval OF the
cabinet appointees, preferring to judge
them by their works"
The Chattanooga Times Independent
Democratic) holds that 1.-The South re-
mains a Government stepchild' when
over the Republican party holds power"
The election results in tho South, now
ever, in the opinion of the syracuse
Herald independently were mot quite
important enough. IN Mr.. Hoover S
Judgment, to be recognized with the
bestowal of a cabinet portfolio
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field against the government. especially
those of rank, have little reason to look
for leniency and opportunity later to
enjoy the use of property in any form.
There is, unhappily, reason to look for
bloody reprisals and punishments as
the instruction wanes and the govern
ment re-establishes its authority.
Apparently the insurgent leaders are
drafting forces in the field in their last
stand. Dispatches tell of recruiting"
for the rebel armies in the field. For
these poor wretches who are drawn
into the fight against their will, with
no wish to participate in any way in
the quarrel between discontinued mill
tary officers and politicians and the
government, there is deep sympathy
Perhaps some hundreds Of them will be
sacrificed at Torreon in the last stand
of the instruction If that should prove
to be the climax. They have no prop
erty to confscate, only their lives to
be forfeited in a cause in which they
have no concern.
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speed on land and water is the lack Of
commercialism which marks the visit to
these shores of the English sportsman.
His hackers have insisted that they re-
main anonymous, while Maj. Segrave
himself has undertaken the venture
purely from sporting standpoint as he
is no longer connected with an automo-
bile concern. Although it is hardly pos
sible--and these are his own words
that he will be able to win both records,
he has already brought glory to Eng
lands name and has accomplished his
avowed purpose of making it possible to
claim that British engineering is the
best in the world" America, however,
will not yield to England in the warmth
of congratulation to the man who took
his one chance in ten of coming out of
his car alive and got away with it.
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What do you need to know? Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles you? Is there
something you want to know without
delay? Submit your question to Fred
eric j. Haskin, director of our WASH
ington Information Bureau. He is en-
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quiry to The Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. HaSkin, director, Washing
ton, d. G.
O. What Is the name of the moving
picture the proceeds of which will go
| toward the building OF a home for dis
abled school teachers?-L. T.
A. 1.-THE Woman Forgotten" with
! Belle Bennett in the school teacher role,
is the film Of which portion of the
profits are to go toward building fund
| for old and disabled teachers.
@. Who provided the new chair of
chemical education at Johns Hopkins?
Il. A. S.
A. The new chair Of chemical edu-
cation at Johns Hopkins University has
been provided by Francis p Caravan.
president of the Chemical Foundation
of New York. DR.. Neil E. Gordon, ed
itor of the Journal of Chemical Educa-
ton, has been appointed to fill this
chair
| @. What was the expectation of life
at birth in 1900 and what is it now?-
P. H. S.
| A. The span Of life reckoned at birth
in 1000 was about 20 years. In 100 it
| had risen to about Is years. In the
United States in 1900, it was about 35
years; in 1850, about 40 years; in 1900
about 49, years; in 1910, about So
years. in 1924, about Sc years.
@. Wasn't the Nobel Peace Prize
awarded to Baroness Won Suttner?-
HIP.
A. The Peace Prize was awarded to
Baroness Won Suttner, an Austrian, in
| 1905. 1t was an error to say that no
woman had ever received it.
| @. How should an old black walnut
chest of drawers be refinished?--W. T..
| A. A modern practice is to remove
the coats of paint smooth the wood and
apply raw linseed OIL
@. Is the pansy known by any other
name?--A. p. l..
| A. 1t is sometimes called "heartease."
@. What is the temperature at the
Equator?--J. McC.
A. The temperature at the Equator
varies with the altitude above sea level
and also proximity to water. At Quito,
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We Apnroach the Court.

In light of news from Geneva. there
can be small doubt that the way Is
being paved for American entry into
the World Court. Mr.. Roots scheme
to that end was presented yesterday
to q special committee of League OF
Nations jurists charged with the task
of revising the Court statutes. The
American statesman's proposals were at
once accepted as basis of discussion
Reasonable in themselves, they were
received in a reasonable spirit by Judi
cially minded men. 1t is uncomfortable
that anything but mutually satisfac-
tory arrangement will be the issue OF
pending considerations.
The Root plan consists. in short, Of
an Interpretation" Of the reservations
attached by the Senate as the condi-
lions of American adhesion to the World
Court protocol. AS immortal Article x
of the League covenant was the fun
damental factor, from the Senate's
viewpoint, so Reservation v is the thing
ON which the treaty-making branch Of
Congress lays stress as regards the
Court. 1t is the reservation referring to
advisory opinions in cases to which the
United States is party. AS is well
known, the principal League powers
hitherto have not looked with favor
upon the conditions which the Senate,
supported by the President and the
Secretary of State. laid down. The "un-
ofiicial" Root missions purpose is to
induce them to accept them in Inter
preted," though not substantially mod
if1ed, form.
It Is gratifying to know that Geneva
Is minded to accede to Americas de-
sires and to acknowledge their validity.
The atmosphere of accommodation in
which our elder statesman finds him.
self is exemplihed by the proposal of
Sir Cecil Hurst of Great Britain that
the United States be given the right to
Withdraw from the Court any time 1t
desires to do so. The Hurst suggestion
specifically mentions that We could re-
tire If we found changes made In the
League covenant - under which the
Court functions-that were not to our
liking.
Apparently the promptness with which
the United States enters the World
Court will now depend upon the rapid
ity with which the Senate acts. 1t is
apparently planned to ask the Senate
to ratify the revised protocol condi-
tionally and upon its unanimous &C
ceptance by other Court members. It
is understood they will be prepared
to move as soon as they are assured
Of the United States intentions.
It is almost exactly six years since
President Harding and Secretary Hughes
FIRST asked the Senate to approve Amer
lean entry into the World Court. Presi-
dent Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg
urged it. President Hoover and Secre-
tary Stimson obviously desire it. else
Elihu Root would not now be at work
IN Geneva.
Probably it is too much to expect Of
senatorial human nature to believe that
the revised Root reservations will COM
mand speedy and whole-hearted sup
port when submitted for ratification in
Washington. But devoutly it Is to be
hoped that hair-splitting, for once, will
be shelved In favor of craftsmanship.
American sentiment overwhelmingly IA
vors our joining the Court. The Senate
should no longer fly in the face of
that sentiment.
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whether or not 1t is a sacrosanct insti-
tuition. whether or not it is pure truth,
that supreme goal of scientific investi-
CATION. In this transition there Is con-
fusion. bound to be confusion, in the
standing of the law. in the common
conception of its inviolahility, its sane
tity. Through this confusion tds au-
thor sees progress in larger conception
of human relations the world over, sees
finer laws for world cooperation. gees
truer sanctity based on individual
understanding and respOnsibility--and
after all. 1t Is the individual who sup
ports on the one hand or breaks down
on the other the long authority OF the
ages as this Is embodied In the accepted
statues Of time and nations. Historical
in its material. human In its treatment.
triumphant in its ultimate power, The
Sanctity of Law is scholarly assurance
and. better yet. It Is vivid and dra-
matte narrative bearing down upon all
of us In the present and the nearing
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

It is now considered remarkable that
an aviator is able to travel over Boring
Sea from Siberia to Alaska. Geographers
hint that in very old times the journey
could be made on foot. Nature Is often
uncompromisingly harsh in changing
conditions, but invention is always
triumphant.
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Effect of the Jones Act.

The Jones act, empowering Judge
to impose fines as high as ten thousand
dollars or a prison sentence of as much
as five years for first offense violations
of the liquor laws, seems to have put
fear into the hearts of the gentlemen
If the underworld. Press reports from
here and there quote the 'racketeers"
as announcing. in injured tones. their
immediate intention to retire from
business. The risk, they say, is too
great. They could laugh at conviction
for a misdemeanor, and scratch off the
fines as necessary overhead. But the
prospect of languishing in Jail for five
years is dismal. indeed. Those who are
not scared out of business have doubled
their prices. They are determined to
make their patrons pay not only for
the product. but to pay much more
dearly for the risk that is run in selling
and delivering it.
But to rejoice or to mourn, according
TO personal inclination. over the ap-
parent effect Of this stringent law is
premature. The profits of the Illicit
liquor business are great. The deter
rents must be great. indeed. If such
an enactment as the Jones law would
dampen permanently the ardor of the
professional bootlegger, it would prob
ably have found its way to the statute
books long ago. Its efficacy as a weapon
against the powerful bootlegger re-
mains to be tested. The moral effect
of the law may be great. But to be
really successful it must have more than
moral effect.
Those arrested now for violations Of
the liquor laws will be tried with the
Jones penalties staring them in the face
The interesting question is whether
juries are going to convict them and
permit the judges to impose the greater
penalties. In some sections of the coun-
try the problem has been to obtain jury
convictions under any circumstances.
Will these juries now convict men who
may go to prison for five years?
The purpose of the Jones law has
been widely misrepresented. The law
was not written to enable the authori-
ties to send boy with half pint in
his pocket to Jail for five years. There
is no more reason to believe that the
relatively innocent violators of the law
are going to be more harshly dealt with
under the Jones law than they were
before its enactment. The purpose Of
the law is to get at the "old-timers" who
have grown fat from the proceeds Of
their business. and to give the bench
a sharp-edged sword In dealing with
them. In the cases Of aliens, their
conviction now for a felony will make
them liable to deportation. where their
conviction for a misdemeanor before
only made them more wary In their
transactions.
If the moral effect of the mere enact
ment of the Jones law is as great as
represented, a series of stiff sentences
under the Jones law should increase
that effect manifold. If the growing
sentiment against law violations of all
sorts is crystallized into demand that
the courts take full advantage of the
Jones act. the problem of enforcing the
Volstead act may not be solved, but the
I. -,
time, to find out whether high penal
ties really point the way to the correct
remedy,
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Universal Language.

UniVerSaI LanEuage.
The Kellogg announcement Is strongly
admired.
A good understanding by all is desired,
That reaches from far Patagonia's
strand,
All the way up TIE map into Eskimo
land.
Like music. a thought that is kindly
expressed
BY one all sincere, is quite clear to the
rest;
And We need not depend upon lexicon
skill
When we're speaking the Language of
Peace and Good Will.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Tragedo- Comic.
Our laughter was cruel in days long ago.
When cripples with mirth we're in
spected
BY kings; yet glance round about us
will show
Rough fun Is by no means neglected.
When pictorial morons blow up their
dear folks
And bulbous-nosed boobs grow cratic.
We are forced to confess that lot of
our jokes
Are just bit overemphatic.
We lasso the hero. We kidnap the girl.
They're trapped in a tropical tangle.
We bid them embark and their sails
they unfurl,
And arrive where the cannibals
mangle.
Our hunor reverts to barbarian dreams,
AS backward years turn in their magic,
And nothing is really funny, it seems,
Unless it's peculiarly tragic.
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His own opinion that he is too we'll
advanced in years to run for Office does
not prevent Elihu Root from following
his accustomed course of carrying on
some of the hardest work in public
affairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

Men will be spared" says Gen.
martial" There are circumstances in
which it is not advantageous to be
regarded as superman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

An active, even an aggressive man
with growing prominence, Senator Borah
probably secs no reason to regret having
neglected suggestions that he become a
vice presidential nominee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

The Prince of Wales will become
regent. His public will ask no more
than to find him as gentle and sincere
in authority AS he has been in the rela-
tionships and activities of his COMPARE
lively carefree youth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

New York theater managers declare
that they cannot find good plays. Will
liam Shakespeare wrote few that are
allowed to remain comparatively I'M
familiar to present-day audiences.
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Oh. ell!
le Elmira Star-Gazette

From the Elmira Star-Cazette.
Yes, party lines are slipping. The
new Attorney General of the United
States is a rock-ribbed Democrat who
has voted Tor three Republican Presi-
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
1t makes no difference whether one
follows the teachings Of Einstein or OF
Newton: when the stock market breaks,
a lot CT people come down to earth.
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Mhoona!

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
A vaccine to take the whoop out of
whooping cough may justify lovers of
peace and quiet in hoping that there
may yet be similar treatment for
Whoopee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-12

If a special session can accomplish all
the work laid out for it, it may enable
a regular session to enjoy almost a
vacation.
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Several cautious statesmen hesitate
about entering the World Court unless
there are lights to indicate clearly
modes Of exit in case of emergency.
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That's Unkind.

From the Bellinaham Herald.
Mexico, seething with new revolt,
has taken on some Of the aspects OF
nOImaicy.
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Pictorial Promise.
Our florist catalogues will send.
While we salute him as friend,
We call
For blossoms coiled in tiny seeds
And, maybe. get the same old weeds
Next Fall.
de mo- a man knows" said Uncle
Eben, "de less valuable time he's liable
to use up tryin' to tell It,"
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Public remarks of Mussolini indicate
a growing reliance on the Fascist to
figure In power as the G. o. P. of Italy.
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MICROTORIAL.

MICROTORIAL.
A Historic Pr0crastinati0n.
Chill memories soon fade away
About Inauguration day;
And four years hence. again too late,
Well wish that we had changed the
date.
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Unsuitable at That.

From the Altoona Mirror
The head of the National Teachers
Association SAYS radio is killing Jazz.
Sometimes it does sound like muir
der.
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Jud Tunkins says one Of the things
that make him laugh is to hear his
grandmother tell how she used to hide
Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield" be-
cause her parents disapproved of love
stories.
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Slight Stem Forward.

N'RHbFFV k'$NP u OF WsFFWs
do you think the morals of the
gangman in big town politics are i'm
proving?"
ITO some extent" answered Senator
Sorghum. 81 should at least say they
are getting from worse to bad"
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"a light mind" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, sis too often the cause of
heavy heart"
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Second Thought.

Second Thought.
''How shall make young Van Bohr
stop proposing marriage to me?"
accept him some time" answered
Miss Cayenne. Maybe he'll get scared
and stay away"
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DUQUETTE

Mrs Gilbert Larson and two chill
dren of Bemidji, are spending few
weeks with her parents, the P. Erick-
sons.
A number of truck drivers are
securing the country around here for
Christmas trees and hauling out a
large number. 1t seems as though
the little spruces are cleaned out
every fall, but still there are always
a few left.
The Church Aid will meet at the
school house Wednesday afternoon,
Dec. 18th. All members are request
ed to be present
Chas. Berger is installing new
radio set at his home, and will be
listening in on the worlds news soon.
Bonnie Peterson and Oscar Nyquist
are building a camp east of here and
expect to employ a number of men,
taking out timber.
The Church Ladies' Aid will have a
business meeting Wednesday after