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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ment for reaching books co high
shelves7-D. L. A.
A. He devised an article for this
purpose. A long wooden handle had
two hinged clasps affixed. They werN
controlled by pull of the strings held
q. d Japan lovely in tlas AmtunnA-
A. The dying maple leaves a.,
thought by many to be the most beau.
tiful sight that Japan has 10 Show.
says: They certainly share the hon.
ors Of Autumn with the imperial flower.
and are % beloved Is to hold full dorAi
rank"
svs e y, Wa s,n ,Ss late ArcehsnO ireland
A. Archbishop Ireland was chapansn
OF q Minnesota regiment during ~
Civil War.
Q. How were vitanins discovsrsdf-
A. The realization Of thu existence
OF vitamins grew gradually out Of
numerous attempts to feed animals On
diets of known composition as free e.
possible from all admixture. Later It
was found In England that under these
conditions the animals lost weight and
died, but that II relatively ANAL
amount Of milk were included in the
diet the animals flourishsd and In
creased In weight. simultaneously In
Germany similar observations were
made. They concluded that something
was necessary for life more than tie
amount Of pure carbohydrates, pro-
TENS and fats needed to satisfy the ami
mails requirements of energy and Of
material for new growth and the re-
| placement OF waste tissue. A complete
comprehension Of the conditions was
only attained after the discovery that
not one but two accessory" substances
were required in addition to pure car
bohydrates, proteins and fats. For con-
venience these accessory factors were
termed fat soluble A, water soluble B.
Funk first named vitamins In 1912, but
did not classify them.
@. Who started the lockwood pot
terry works in Cincinnatip-I. G. F.
A. Mrs. Bellainy Storer was The
founder Of the lockwood pottery.
q. Were pitchers permitted 10 uss
rosin on the ball In the world ser1ee?--
w. 4.
A. One Of the ground rules Of the
world series base ball games provided
that bag Of roein should be available.
| @. How much money Ii spent with
florists In this country?-T. G.
| A. An estimate has been made, based
on q survey of IL cities, and leads 70
the conclusion that the annual retail
business of the flower industry 10
, $685., 200. 900.
Q. When were colonial days"f-
D. T.
A. It Is customary TO reckon colonial
days from approximately the time when
the English colonies settled in James
town, Va, in 1907, to approximately
1776.
@. When was Purdue University e.
tablished? For whom was 1t named2-
r. w.
A. Purdue University, Lafayette,
Ind, was established by act Of the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State Of Indiana
following the act passed by Congress
concerning land-grant colleges. In 1859
John Purdue, a philanthropic business
man Of Lafayette, and other citizens
contributed 100000 and tract of 100
acres Of land to the school. The major
part Of the contribution was from Mr..
Purdue, and because Of this the tnstt-
tuition was called Purdue University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Urges Mailing of Auto
Tags To Aid JObless
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
The following suggestion Is submitted
as o possible slight contribution to the
alienation Of unemployment:
In many jurisdictions automobile
license tags must be procured in person
by the owner or his agent. All or
livered by mail. OF course, few would
prefer to procure them In person, but
the great majority of owners would ike
to receive them by mail. The applica-
tons could be sent in by mail, accom-
panied by a check for the required
amount, plus 20 cents to cover
postage, registration and return receipt.
Deliveries could be made during the
month of January and perhaps begin
Immediately after Christmas. This
would permit of four weeks additional
employment for the temporary postal
employees hired for the Christmas sea-
son. The money received by the postal
authorities would be more than ample
to pay the wages of these temporary
employees, as only short haulS would
be involved. There would be no danger
of increasing the So-called postal def
cit. as there would be no long hauls.
There are approximately 25,000,000
passenger cars and motor trucks regis
tered in the United States. The postal
revenue incident thereto would be about
$4,000 600, which would provide one
months employment at 500 per month
for $4,000 persons during that month
of the year when the need is most
acute, at the cost of but few pennies
on the part Of those more fortunate.
Some allowance must of course be
made for those States wherein deliveries
are now made by mail, but at least
$4,000 to 10000 persons could be pro-
vided with one months emergency en-
ployment of this nature If this idea
is adopted throughout 48 States and
the District of Columbia.
This plan would also obviate to a
considerable extent the registration of
motor cars in fictitious names and ad-
dresses as Is now possible when delivery
of tags Is made in person.
HERMAN G.. GAUSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Empty Corn Cribs May
Be Result of Drought
From the wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Not since 1915, when there was frost
every Summer month, has the United
States known what it is to have an
empty corn crib. This year, however,
If figured on q per capita basis, the
ton with other feed crops, makes a
total that indicates that with ordinary
feeding the bottom Of the crib should
be reached before another crop IS
harvested. The important question now
is the effect this situation will have on
live stock feeding and on prices.
The official estimate as of October /
indicates a crop of 2,047 100000 bushels
Of corn. A number of prominent crop
experts claim that on account Of the
drought and hot weather during the
period when the embryo ears are fer
tilted by the pollen, actual husking will
reveal less corn. But taking the off,
cial estimate at this time, It compares
with 2,614000, 900 bushels in 1929, and
flve.year average of 2,700, 100000. In
some years the production has gone be-
yond the 5000. 000, 000-bushel mark.
Practically all of the corn We raise Is
consumed at home.
Industrial uses take about 225, 000, 600
bushels. and assuming that amount viii
be used this year there would be 1922
600, 900 bushels for live stock feeding to
keep up the supply Of meat, dairy and
poultry products as well as to feed the
draft animals at work on the farms.
The principal value Of corn Is for pro-
ducing meat and there Is no other feed
that e lust as good" for this purpose.
There are other grains that can, and
will, be used, but unfortunately the
total supply Is short.
The estimated total Of corn, oats,
600 900 bushels, compared with 4,252,-
600, 900 year ago and q f1ve-year aver
age Of 4,443, 000, 900 bushels. The short
age II 578,000,000 bushels. Then too,
the hay crop IS 10 per cent less than
average; pastures are far below average,
which will neceSSitate more feeding. The
shortage in feed therefore Is consider
ably more than 678,000,000 bushels.
There was carry-over Of about 276,-
900 900 bushels of wheat and the pres
ent crop of 840,00O,O00 bushels should
yield another 150,000,000 bushels TO
that exportable supply. Wheat Is not
an ideal stock feed, but when ground
and mixed with other grains is disable,
and probably more than usual will be
fed If 150,000,000 bushels are fed, that
will be three times as much as Is ordi-
narily used. The feed shortage may be
helped, but will not be remedied, by
using wheat.
These are the facts: the conclusion
to be drawn from them Is that for the
feed grains this is a sellers market
and corn should not be cheap; that,
with the bottom of the corn crib In
sight, farmers and feeders will econo-
mize, and will put less cattle on feed
this Winter with corresponding reduce
ton in the beef supply few months
hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

darkness and become creatures OF the
terrors. So Halloween was an occa-
sion when the utmost potency Of magic
and prayers must be exercised, 10
save the little island of light in the
dark ocean of chaos.
In the course of many generations
this fundamental idea underwent varia-
lions. The fear Of the dead became
fused with other and finer sentiments
love and sorrow. There came the
conception of communion with those
who had vanished into the dark-and
thus time of terror became, 20
greater or less degree, time Of memo
rial. In some countries Halloween Is
still comparable to the American Me-
mortal day. AS such the custom Of its
observance probably was brought to
the New World.
But now the festival has lost all It's
associations either of fear or sorrow
The burlesque may be an accompani-
ment Of vanished superstition which has
been killed by ridicule. The slayer has
appropriated the garments of his
victim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Recalls Vote Upset
OF Half Century Ago
To the Editor of The Star:


Mr.. Sullivan's article in last We'd
nesday's Star on Coolidge District
Holly Contested" reminded me of an
historic scene enacted more than fifty
years ago. Even then the district was
strongly Republican, and ordinarily
there was no chance for O competitor.
But In 1874 my father, julius H.
Seelye. then a member of the Amherst
College faculty, was nominated by q
group of his admirers on an independ-
ent ticket. So confident Of success was
the Republican nominee that he had
arranged for a grand celebration in
his home town even to the extent Of en-
gaging O band to sound the note of vic
tory. Tense excitment reigned through
out the district on election night, as sue
cessive reports brought word of alternat-
ing ups and downs; but the result was
an anticliHnax for the Republican candt-
date, and my father served the term
sitting beside Gen. Garfield.
To his speech on the Indian ques-
ton is chiefly due the change for the
better in our Governments policy to-
ward the red man. My father was an
intimate friend of Senator Hoar, then
senior Senator from Massachusetts,,
who suggested that he run for Senator
In the next campaign. But the
partisan spirit and the failure of
ostensilSly honorable men to keep their
promises were uncongenial to hts ideal
Of true manhood and In 1875 he &C.
cepted the presidency of his alma
mater, where he had taught for eight
cen wears. His campaign, in which he
took no part, is probably unique in our
political history in that it was with
out pecelniary cost to him. The state
ment, sometimes seen in print, that 1t
cost him O postage stamp for his letter
of acceptance misses the fact that the
committee in charge returned the cost
Of postage. WILLIAM j. SEELYE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

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 accom-
modate q fraction Of such requests.
The answers published are ones that
may interest many readers, rather than
the one who asks the question only.
the writer's name and address and 2
cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send
your question to The Evening Star IN
formation Bureau. Frederic ]. Haskin,
director, Washington, D. O.
@. Why was Lord Birkenhead known
as Fl. E."?-P. @.
A. His name was Frederick Edwin
Smith. Therefore, the ''F. E." He re-
ceived the title Baron Birkenhead and
later was made Earl Of Birkenhead.
@. What scientists were included In
Dr. Frees list?-R. M.
A. DIR. E. z. Free recently named
what he considered the greatest scien-
lists of today. They are the following:
Dr. Harvey @. Rentschler, DR.. Albert
w. Hull, Dr. F.. F. Lucas, DR.. Claude
Dornier, DR.. Frank Baldwin Jewett, DR..
Wolfgang Kohler, DR.. Werner Heisen-
berg and Prof. Gilbert N. Lewis.
@. Is the thoroughbred horse as large
as an Arab?-H. s.
A. The thoroughbred Is larger
swifter and at least Is hardy and
gentle.
@. When did the railroads stop issu-
Ing passes to Senators, Representatives
and others?-R. L. w,
A. The Pennsylvania Railroad direc-
tors voted December 10, 1905, to dis
continue the issue of passes and free
tickets Of all kinds from and after jan
uary /, 1906, and other big railroads
took similar action shortly thereafter
All issuance Of passes was not stopped
however, until the Interstate Commerce
law was amended, in June, 1906.
@. How many hot springs are there
in Yellowstone National Park?-T. d. l.
A. There are more than 1000, large
and small, and 100 geysers, big and
little.
@. Can you locate and repeat for me
the ludicrouS example Of how the word
foolish" might be spelled that went
the rounds few years ago?-H. +. D.
A. The word foolish" Q spelling ~
former said, might be spelled in any
one Of 613,975 ways, the extreme ex-
ample being "pphoughtluipsh. sine.
'pph," as In sapphire" spells "f";
"ough," as in through spells 100;
"tl," as In hustle" spells 'r'; ''li," 81
in build" spells a." and "psh," as ir
"pshaw," spells Ssh" This example Il
cited by Mark Sullivan in his book
Our Times" and credited TO an article
on simpl1f1ed spelling by Godfrey Dewey
in the New York Times, January 16
1927.
@. Where Is helium found?-H. Med
A. The United States Is the only
country which has developed helium
1t has monopoly on its use so far
However, helium is likely to be found
wherever oil IS found for instance, In
Alaska, Russia and Siberia. The rich
est helium section is In Northern Texas
and in the surrounding area Of 200 o.
300 miles, taking In Kansas and Okla
homa. It Is found in this section in
quantities sufficient for extraction.
@. What Is the origin Of the express
sion 1.-THE Marines have landed and
have the situation well in hand"?-E
N. j.
A. The origin of this phrase Is not
known.
@. Did Franklin invent an nipple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

realm Of the debatable In this or any
other country.
China takes shrewd cognizance Of
the surplus silver situation in the
United States. She suggests that &C
tual silver money, no longer necessary
as o foundation for American currency,
be melted into bars. These in turn
would be shipped to China and there
reconverted into coin of the realm. The
next step would be to deal 1t out,
through an American commission, in
the form of wages to Chinese labor.
Road building would be the first cham
mel into which this American silver
stream would be poured. Farming and
industry would benefit as transportation
facilities were improved. The where
withal for purchase Of American goods
would be brought into existence. The
specter Of bolshevism, now hanging
over the young republic, would steadily
disappear, according TO Judge Line
barger, paving the way to that eco
nomic and political development from
which China and the whole world would
derive advantage.
It is indeed a silver lining which
thus would be affixed to the cloud
darkening China's future. A year or
two ago the American Red Cross, sur
veying conditions at first hand, disap-
proved the raising Of q huge famine
fund for China Doubts were exnreSSad
as to how many American dollars would
reach famine sufferers, compared to the
number that would be diverted to the
war lords. Would the tuchuns keep
their hands off an American silver
loan?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

A New Deal.
On the wisdom of the ancients many
O brain has pondered long
In hopes to f1nd q way to keep the
world from going wrong.
But hatred, greed and envy climbed,
cen to Olympus high,
And the ancients had their troubles
Just the same as you and I.
The ancients couldn't typewrite, and
they had no telephones,
Nor trolley cars TO take them from
their own restricted zones.
Perhaps Wen have to put those classic
proverbs on the shelf,
And see what modern wisdom can
accomplish for itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

There are worse schemes than that
Of the Wisconsin Council of the Ameri-
can Legion, whereby jobless men could
enlist in the Army "for duration Of de-
preston" draw regular Army pay and
benefit by q routine which would prove
helpful to them and TO the Nation, re-
Rardless Of whether we ever have an
other war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

1t is announced that many Chicago
voters will be hampered by being COM
PEELED to handle several voluminous bal
lots In tiny and poorly Illuminated vot-
ing booths. Far too many others will
be hampered by sand traps, crowded
movie houses and congestion ct filling
stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

One by one that vast audience of
about $4,000 persons who attended the
performance at Ford's Theater the night
President Lincoln was shot drops away
at an advanced age. The orchestra Of
TOO pieces took some sixty years COM
pletely to disappear from the face Of
the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

One Of the grandest ways TO perpet-
uate gangsters and gang methods is the
publication Of gripping" stories Of their
lives and activities. They may be grip
ping to the half baked youngster, but
they are gripping to all sensible parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Fifteen million dollars In gold has
reached New York from Brazil, and con-
testing claims are said to be making an
"orphan" out Of It. Never mind, some
kindly person, organization or agency
WIN surely be found ready to adopt It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Mr.. George Bernard Shaw rolled on
the floor In active demonstration Of how
a fight in one Of his plays should be
enacted. 1t is regrettable, but true, that
many persons wish he might have picked
up in this process a couple of stray
tacks to take his mind off his ego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

The Statue Of Liberty in New York
Harbor has rust observed her fifty
fourth birthday. She is remarkably well
preserved, but, 1t must be admitted. a
tribe disillusioned and cynical over va
yiotn matters which have come under
her observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

"The position Of the shorts Is tight,
states a financial dispatch from New
York. The tighter the better, say
many, with wistful recollections Of the
Iron Maiden" displayed here few
months since on the old convict ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

A pretty Denver coed has married
q high-caste Hindu, representative in
America Of the organization headed by
Mahatma Gandhi. Now he really will
learn something about home rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Some men," said Uncle Eben,
"'pears to get so much fun out O.
tellin' hard luck stories dat it don't
seem like it was doin' EN- any favor
to hep 'em along in life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Needed Energy.

From the Seattle Sunday Times.
Scientists at the University Of Cali
fornia are at work on the problem Of
obtaining energy from the atom. If
they succeed we should each get an
atom and psxt Il b wCrk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
HAbitual.

Though over peace they tubilate,
Men play the same old game.
They'll keep on building armor plate
And cannon, just the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Doomed to Disappointment.

UOUMeu 70 DIsappOIhtmeHt.
YES" said the condescending youth,
IT am taking fencing lessons"
Good" replied Farmer Corntossel
II allus said you was goin' to turn IN
an do somethin' useful. What's your
speciality goin' to be-rail, stone or
barbed wire?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Investment Opportunities.

From the Rockford Illinois Register-Republic.
While a scientist is Harvesting the
Gulf Stream for power why not harness
the trade winds and the aurora bore
alis2 Many persons would like TO Ina
vest m them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

From the San Antonio Express.
A Cambridge professor is alarmed
over the spread OF university education
having In mind Pope's lines about q
little learntng2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
No Air Hop Seizures Yet.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
Dry agents are now searching air
planes for liquor, but have not seen fit
as yet to confiscate any Of the hops
found therein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Revolutionary Like Foot Ball.
from the Detroit News.

Somehow South American revolutions
bring to mind the game of foot ban,
which the cowboys went ahead and
played anyway, in the story, when they
couldn't find the ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Urbanity Taxed.

The test of true politeness comes.
Whene'er you meet the bore,
Who tells the story that you've heard
A dozen times before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Are you going TO the foot bail
gamer"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. II
do not care much for foot ball. II no
one gets hurt, 1t Is not considered in
teresting, and If some one does get hurt,
It Is sad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Bernard Shaw tells the world he was
born fifty years too soon. Make 1t a
hundred and fifty, Mr.. Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Comforting Assurance.

Comforting Assurance.
do you dislike to have o man 60
to sleep when you are talkinga"
II don't mind" replied Senator
Sorghum. "At least 1t assures me that
nothing I'm saying is giving him any
particular offense."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Real Season of Drought.
From the Louisville Times.
This year should go down In history
as the one in which even polishing the
car didn't bring rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

Pay Roll Robber Thrown for Loss.
From the Detroit News.
A pay roll robber in Queens. New York.
was thrown by former foot ball tackle
for q loss Of IL yards and S-i0 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
A FAN Definition.

A Fall Definition.
whats your idea Of o pessimist?"
"a pessimist is o man who cries 20
hard over the departed roses that he
can't see the chrysanthemums."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
THEODORE w. MOVES. :. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

nth st. and Pennsylvania Aye.
New York once: ITO East 42nd ct.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
EUROPEAN once: Il Regent st.. London,
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31

@. Who started the Rookwood pot
terry works in Cincinnatip-I. @. F.
A. Mrs. Bellamy Storer was The
founder Of the lockwood pottery.