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Evening star., 1930-06-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

This great service is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit of its
readers who may use it every day with
out cost to themselves. All they have to
do Is ask for any information desired
and they will receive prompt answers
by mail. Questions must be clearly
written and stated as briefly as pos
siblk. Inclose 2-cent stamp for return
postage and address The Evening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin.
director. Washington, d. c.
@. Who invented Tom Thumb golf?
M. P. C.
A. 1t is the invention of Garnet
Carter of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
@. What is the trend of population
from the country to the city and vice
versa2-S. K.
A. Last year the net emigration
from farm to city was 6l9, 900. During
the year 1,876,000 people moved from
the country to the city, while l,257,OOO
left the city for the farm.
@. Why won't white rats live with
brown rats?-J. T.
A. White rats will not live with
brown ones because they are two dit-
ferent species of rat and the brown
ones are inclined to be much more
vicious than the white ones.
@. What is Shetland wool?-T. c. r.
A. Shetland wool sometimes refers
to English two-strand fine knitting
yarn, but its real meaning is very fine
and lustrous wool yielded by the Shet-
land sheep. The real Shetland wool
has an undergrowth found under the
long hairy wool, and is not shorn but
rood" or pulled by hand in the Spring.
1t comes in white, gray, or brown, and
is one of the costliest woods known.
The wool is secured and spun by hand,
then treated with fumes of sulphur and
made up into hosiery, underwear,
crochet work, and very fine shawls.
@. In what line of engineering are
the most people graduated?-F. w.
A. In 1929, electrical engineering
led with 1855; civil engineering was
engineering, ,622: chemical engineering,
702; general engineering, 387; mining
engineering, 286; architectural engineer
ing, 172.
@. Upon what occasion did Sherman
say "War is Hell'?-A. G. McC.
A. The expression War is He'll is
attributed to Gen. Sherman, although
it was not remembered by him. John
aide-de-camp to Gen. Winslow, testified
that after the Battle of Vicksburg
Gen. Sherman was watching the
crossing of the Army over pontoon
bridge at the River Pearl and he CJohn
Koolbeck) distinctly heard Gen. Sher-
man say war is He'll"
@. Is Charley Chaplin an American
citizen?-A. r.
A. He is not citizen of the United
States. He is British subject.
@. How much current does an eight
tube radio set consume? AS much az
a 75-watt light?-J. P. w.
A. The Potomac Electric Power Co
says an eight-tube radio set consumes
between 80 and 100 watts, and costs
about half a cent an hour. 1t consumes
as much power as a 90-Watt light.
@. What is the difference between
pale dry and extra dry ginger ale?-K
A. M.
A. Pale dry has less sugar than regu-
lar, and extra dry the least sugar of any
ginger ale.
@. What per cent of the infants borr
Evening star., 1930-06-25
Fair Play Demands Compromise.


From renewed conferences on the
District bill the unrepresented taxpayers
OF this community hope for a COM
promise that will save them from the
hardships resulting from failure Of
Congress to function
The first of these conferences yes
terday brought an offer from the House
One prefers to regard this offer merely
as the asking price" however, and
not as the final proposal which will
end or make permanent the existing
deadlock. An asking price" may be
construed as the starting point from
which debate that ends in compromise
begins. The House proposal, considered
in any other light, is Of course out of
the question. 1t offers nothing. 1t
retains the arbitrary $9,000000 lump
sum. And one is amazed to learn that
the proposed investigation of the fiscal
relations controversy SINNERS down to
the suggestion that the House and Sen
ate conferees continue their discussions
next November as an informal joint
committee and endeavor, with the as
sistance of the Bureau of EficientR
and the District assessor, to decide on
the amount Of the Federal contribution
in the 1892 bill-the estimates for which
are now tied up and hamstrung await
ing decision on this important ques-
ton as it applies to the 1881 bill.
Through this proposal the House
tacitly agrees that an investigation
might determine that $9,0o0,000 is not
an adequate amount for the next years
bill. But it is unwilling to grant that
there is any merit in the findings OF
the Senates own investigation this year,
which resulted in the recommended in
crease from nine to twelve millions in
the lump sum. If there is any ground
for a Joint investigation next year, rea-
son and equity and grave emergency
demand a compromise this year.
With the end of the session in sight
and the District bill blocked, the House
is merely asking the Senate to take its
view for the time being and hold a
1GCCoS du1nlk G1AC SAA SAAO EOS-
sible assumption that, meeting in ad-
vance of the session next November,
more time and less pressure will enable
the House to have its own way again..
Unfortunately for the District, the
present conferences between House and
Senate are deciding an issue that is
even more fundamental than this years
size of the lump sum. That issue is
whether conferences between the House
and Senate are merely to stamp with
blanket Endorsement the views Of the
House or whether divergent views are
to be compromised by the time-honored
method of surrendering point here,
gaining a point there and allowing no
differences of opinion, however well
founded, to wreck the legislation under
consideration.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
shakespeareiana in Washington.

No more magnificent gesture in the
direction of the Washington that is
some day to be has emanated from any
quarter than the testamentary details
of the Folger $1O,OOO000 endowment
for q shakespeare Memorial in the
National Capital. The project of the
late Henry Clay Folger, Standard Oil
magnate, is not q new one, for the
building which is to incarnate his
munifcent purpose is already actually
under way. 1t will stand in command
ing position on Capitol Hill near the
Library Of Congress and the new home
OF the United States Supreme Court.
Any city in the world would have
cause to bubble with pride over such an
endowment. Accustomed as Washing
tonians and the Nation at large are to
monumental enterprises in architectural
form at the seat of the Federal Gov
eminent, all American hearts beat
faster in anticipation of the splendor of
the "Folger Shakespeare Memorial" 1t
will be a cultural landmark.
Mr.. Folger-doomed, like the late
creator of the Freer Gallery of Art, not
4, to be spared to see the full realization
of his genial inspiration-long planned
to establish a memorial home for his
world-famous Shakespearean collection,
for the use of students Of Elizabethan
drama. He decided upon Washington
as the ideal site for it. His will, just
made known, provides for building to
cost So 900 900 and maintenance fund
which is not to be less than Sl0,000,0 900.
The foundation is to be administered by
the trustees of Amherst College, Mr..
Folger's alma mater.
The basic purpose of the Shakespeare
Memorial is set forth by the donor in
these terms:
That within three years from the
date of my death said trustees shall
install and establish my Shakespeare
collection, consisting of books, PAM
phlets, documents, manuscripts, pic
lures, art objects and other items re-
lating to Shakespeare as a permanent
library in a building in TIE city OF
Washington, D. c., said liLrary ano
building to be known as the "Folgel
Shakespeare Memorial" and shall there
after maintain said library and al
additions thereto as a separate ane
distin At library under said name in saic
city. Is the promotion and diffusion oi
&n Wtedge in regard TO the history anc
vikings of Shakespeare, and shall keeI
the said library open to students o.
Shakespeare under such reasonable
regulations as said trustees may from
time to time adopt.
The exterior of the building is to b
Of white marble, the architecture Il
Evening star., 1930-06-25
Modern Building Magic.

Washingtonians are watching with
keen interest the detailed development
of the public buildings now under erec-
ton in the first flight" of the great
program of Government structures.
They are noting, almost literally, the
pride in the development of the Capital
plan. They have seen two units
brought virtually to completion, the
central section of the Department of
Agriculture and the southern section of
the structure known as the Internal
Revenue Building. They are now OBJ
serving the creation of the greatest of
all the units of the new program, the
Department of Commerce, covering all
but small portion of the Mall-Avenue
site that twenty years ago was allocated
for the construction Of three buildings.
In the day-by-day observation of this
construction note is made by the watch
ers of certain apparent halts and
bitches in the systematic erection of
the fabric. Workers seem to pass
al OOIAO bLlS walls lTOUl pOlIlG 10 point
in somewhat haphazard fashion. Bits
of the outer skin of the structure are
omitted from the sequential erection
To the non-technical eye of the OBJ
server at times it looks as though some
body had blundered in the planning
perhaps in the synchronizing of mate
rial deliveries. Occasionally it seems as
though certain stones have been mis-
laid, to be found later and put in place.
Gaps are left in parts of the walls to
await for later stage of construction
to be filled.
Then bit by bit the fabric is finished.
The gaps are closed, the missing
stones" are found" Derricks are
shifted out of the way by that mystic
rious method of handling immense ma
terials that is one of the miracles of
modern construction, and as by a magic
process the jagged edges are smoothed,
the "roughage" of the building process
is cleared away and the structure stands
Evening star., 1930-06-25
VivisectiOn Obsolete
AS Well as Inhumane
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
would like to say a word or two
through your valuable paper in regard
to the discussion of the bill exempting
the dog from vivisection. followed the
articles carefully, and it was claimed
that the practice of vivisection had been
a great asset in the cure of hook worm
disease. Does the doctor making that
statement think that 25 years or more
OF torture to countless thousands of
animals justifies the end? would not
say a word of condemnation of our
doctors, servants of the people, who
come night and day in answer to our
call. But do condemn heartily this
terrible practice that is growing obso-
lete, as it is bringing no results. Cancer,
infantile paralysis and other scourges
are taking the lives of thousands and
our doctors stand helpless. What doctor
when called upon today would drain the
life blood of his patient as they did so
years ago? And what doctor do you
think would expect to find a cure for
man by vivisecting dog. Then let us
cast out this obsolete custom from our
medical profession and seek in the min
eral and vegetable kingdom of the earth
the cure for mans diseases, II he must
haYe them. NARY z. CLARK.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHYLANDER JOHNSON.

The Simple Truth.
Much wisdom has been spoken
Which to this day we quote;
We hold in faith unbroken
The fables Aesop wrote.
However great a nation
Or small a citizen,
His fanciful creation
Proves helpful to all men.
PHILOSOPHERS grow gloomy,
The poets sing in pain;
Even the law books roomy
We may consult in vain.
Jest and the true word meeting
Display task well done.
Most seriously we are greeting
What Aesop said in fun.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

The Greeks did their best to rob Con-
gress OF shining light. They employed
Moses as their fiscal agent in the United
States for two years after his diplomatic
service. That was 10 years ago.
young Bob" La Toilette took a saw
age crack at Secretary Mellon during
the veterans bill debate this week. Per-
haps he'll learn some day to acquire
as profound respect for the Treasury
chief as the elder La Toilette did or
a certain occasion. Uncle Sam was bI
way OF putting up fine new Federal
building at Madison, Wis. Fighting
Bob" had no use for the Harding ad-
mlnlstratlon or any of its works, in
Guiding Mellon. But one day. while the
Madison project was under discussion
one OF Melons adjutantS suggested IL
would be nice thing to invite Senator
La Toilette to express his views about
1t. Mellon eagerly acquieSced, though
he was skeptical as to how La Toilette
would react. To the surprise of the
Treasury, the old Senator registered de-
llghted readiness to sit in on the Madi.
son scheme, and did so. Something like
Meilon-La Toilette entente cordiale
ensued.
Representative Edgar Howard, Demo-
crat, OF Nebraska, who looks like BRYAN
and idolizes his memory, gets the Pulit.
Zer Prize for the most amusing House
resolution of the waning session. II
was introduced on June % and reads
as follows:
Resolved, That the Speaker be and
Is hereby earnestly requested forth
with to appear before the President
of the United States. and also before
the Secretary of the Treasury, and
there carry in his most pleading
voice the united prayers of the mem
bership of this House from the farm
States that the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury may be
pleased to refrain from uttering any
more prophetic warnings that the
bejeweled goddess of Prosperity in
her ship with silken sails is in the
offing.
Laughter and applause" says the
unerring Congressional Record. How
ard is the man who always includes in
his Congressional Directory autobiog-
raphy the fact that he is still married
(Copyright, 193O)
Evening star., 1930-06-25

! alive die within the first six months7---
L. H.
A. The Children's Bureau says that S
per cent of the total number of live
births die in The first six months. The
following statistics are for the year 1927.
and are for the birth registration area
of the United States, which represents
81 per cent of the United States: 1904
children in the United States died before
reaching the age Of six months. This
is 83 per cent of the total deaths In the
first year.
@. What is the value Of this country's
A. 1t is valued at about 500, 900 600.
There are about 100000 barrels Of
apples sent to market each year.
@. Is Lake Lure, North Carolina, an
artificial or natural lake?-P. T.
A. It Is artificial. 1t lies near AShe-
vile, and was made by damming a
small stream in a narrow valley in the
mountains. 1t has shore line Of about
so miles, while its width is seldom more
than quarter of a mile. It is one of
the scenic marvels of North Carolina.
T. L.
A. The Labrador duck and passenger
pigeon have become entirely extinct
among American game birds, and the
Eskimo curlew has been almost extermi-
mated.
@. Please describe the new Vicksburg
Bridge-W. G.
A. The Vicksburg Bridge, $1,000, 900
combination highway and rail bridge
across the Mississippi River at Vicks-
burg, was opened to motor traffic on
May TO- 1880. II is the only bridge
across the Mississippi River below Mem
| phis, and it enables the motorist to
drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast on U. S. Highway No. 80 without
having to cross ferry. The bridge is
so constructed that it carries a single
track railway and an 18-foot concrete
highway on the same level. 1t has a
total length of 1897 feet. Clearance
from low water to bottom of steel unCer
the channel span is 112 feet.
@. In proportion to the size Of q
novel, how does a 48-page newspap3
compare with the average book Of fi&
! tion?-V. T.
A. Such paper contains as maIa
words as two novels.
Q. When was law made to tfH
| effect that lottery tickets could not b
sent through the mail?-F w. l..
A. BY act of Congress in 1890 trans
mission through the mails of lotten
advertising and all registered Letters
addressed to the lottery or its agen0
was prohibited. BY an act of CongreSa
! in 1894 importation of lottery tickeG
or advertising material relating to lot-
| tory tickets into the United States was
| forbidden.
@. Who is called "the keeper of the
Kings conScience"?-S. A.
A. The term Keeper of the Kings
conscience" is applied in England to
members of the Privy Council, notably
! the prime minister.
@. What can be sprayed on ever
| green's and hedges to keep dogs away
from theme-E. F.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that a solution of nicotine sul-
! phate, one ounce to a gallon of water,
sprayed along the hedges and on the
evergreens, is reputed to be somewhat
efflcacious in keeping dogs away.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Aviators are fearless. The farmers
whose houses and stock are liable to
be crashed by student flyers cannot be
expected to share the thrill which brings
aerial intrepidity.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
PhiIanthropic Silence.

Have you any ideas to advance con-
corning the crime wave?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum. 81
haven't been oratorically lucky Of late
The more talk about some matters,
the worse they appear to get"
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Possibility of war is not sufficiently
remote to cause taxpayers Of the world
to consider the immense saving that
could be effected by universal deci-
sion to build no hattleships at all.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Europeans used to say they could not
understand American politics. Ameri-
cans in turn freely admit that Europe
has them puzzled.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

wet" politicians proceed with the
same confidence of the old-time New
York ward-promoted Congressman who
asked, What's the Constitution between
friends?"
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Germany is welcoming American
tourists. The homely maxim, Let by
cones be bygones," is assuming its place
in international relations.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Ocean travel is unusually heavy. Mo-
tor-weary citizens may be attracted by
the idea of journey involving no ques-
ton of right of way or parking space.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

New territory found by Admiral Byrd
is the more welcome because 1t affords
no new incentive to the speculative
realtor.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Stock market speculation goes on
The hot tip is always more convincing
than the sage platitude. Don't gamble. !"
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Market tipsters have their value
They represent great and permanent
optimistic influence.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

To some of the gang men even the
Ohio Penitentiary may seem safer than
Chicago.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
PLAYS Both Roles.

From the Toledo Blade.
There is no parallel in the case of
King Carol with that Of the original
prodigal son. King Carol is himself the
fatted calf.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Jud Tunkins say he goes fishing with
a clear conscience. He never hooks
enough fish to hurt his standing in the
S. P. C. A.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
The Inevitable.

The taxes never yet have ceased.
AS men require their further use,
I'm sure that they will be increased,
And do not ask for an excuse.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
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Evening star., 1930-06-25

"A man dat knows what he wants."
said Uncle. Eben, kin always git polite
service. A good boss never has to
hollexs"
Evening star., 1930-06-25

MOnstrositieS, Animal and Mineral.
THE prehistoric monsters were ter
rible to look at"
Our monstrosities have changed" !"
said Mr. Chuggins, from form to color.
I don't know of anything more terrible
to look at than some of the new gas
filling stations"
1.-TWO things" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, cannot be forgiven--a
dog that bites and a friend that turns
traitor"
Evening star., 1930-06-25

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Marvla nd And Nirri,,in
Evening star., 1930-06-25
The Little Lindberoh

The Little Lindbergh.
A hero's life is very fine;
We will discover. maybe,
Millions of people all in line
To help to name the baby.
Evening star., 1930-06-25
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Evening star., 1930-06-25

@. Is the Labrador duck extinct?-
T. l..
A. The Labrador duck and passenger
pigeon have become entirely EXTINCT
among American game birds, and the
Eskimo curlew has been almost extermi-
mated.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

O. What is the value of this country's
apple crop?-B. F.
A. 1t is valued at about 500, 1000, 900.
There are about 32,000,000 barrels Of
apples sent to market each year.
Evening star., 1930-06-25

@. Is Lake Lure, North Carolina, an
artificial or natural lake?-P. T.
A. It is artificial. 1t lies near Ashe-
vile, and was made by damming a
small stream in a narrow valley in the
mountains. 1t has a shore line of about
so miles, while its width is seldom more
than quarter of a mile It is one of
the scenic marvels of North Carolina
Evening star., 1930-06-25
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE W. MOVES. d. Editor
Evening star., 1930-06-25

@. What can be sprayed on ever
green's and hedges to keep dogs away
from theme-E. F.
A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
says that solution of nicotine sul-
phate, one ounce to gallon of water,
sprayed along the hedges and on the
evergreens, is reputed to be somewhat
eficacious in keeping dogs awaY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
TRUSTEES ARE CHOSEN
BY PLATE-GLASS FIRM

At the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers OF the Home Plate Glass Insurance
Co. Of this city the following trustees
we're again chosen for the ensuing year
Byron S. Adams. H. H. Bergmann,,
Charles r. Brown, Albert j. Gore,
Charles E. Hood, John B. Larner and
William H. Somervell. The board or
ganized with the selection of the fol-
lowing officers: John B. Larner, presi-
dent; Byron s. Adams, vice president.
and William H Somervell, secretary
treasurer. The financial report of the
treasurer showed a gratifying increase
in the business of plate glass insurance
premiums during the year. This COM
pany was incorporated under the laws
OF the District of Columbia on Febru-
airy II, 1882.