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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RAsKiN.

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@. Who won the walking race from
New York to Los Angeles?-C. L. B.
A. Johnny Salo, the PasSaic, N. j.,
policeman, and Sam Richman of New
York won the l44-hour marathon on
the last lap Of the race from New York
to Los Angeles in July, 1929. They set
a new record of 749 miles and 500 as
yards. The former mark, IS years old,
runners in New Orleans. Johnny Salo
was the winner of the entire race and
covered the 1855 miles In 70 days, 6
days less than his 1928 record.
O. What name Is applied to the style
of architecture as eXemplified by tall
towerlike buildings with set-backs?-
A. The term "Recessional building"
ID dPpi1c0 W TIC IypS'
@. Where did Thornton Wilder write
THE Bridge Of San Luis Rey"?-K. p.
A. This novel was written while
Thornton Wilder was at the Mac
Dowell Colony at Peterborough, N. H.
Q. When was the non combustible
characteristic of asbestos first recog-
nized?-J. D.
A. The name asbestos" is derived
from the ancient Greek word meaning
a fabulous stone. about which 1t was
said that once set on FIRE the fire could
not be Quenched. The -combuStible
character and spinning quality Of as
bestoS fiber we're undoubtedly known to
the ancient world. Plutarch mentions
perpetual" lamp w1cks used by the
Vestal Virgins.
@. Who designed the Curtiss TanaHer
plane that won the Guggenheim prize?
What were the test qualiflcat ions? --
N. A. L.
A. Robert r. Osborne, project en-
gineer of the Curtiss Co., originated the
Tanager. Some of the things required
Of the plane under the terms Of the
Guggenheim 100000 prize contest are:
To take off and land on plot 500 feet
square surrounded by 25-foot OBJ
SCruCtlon, 10 MAINTAIN level night at q
speed of IS miles an hour; to glide for
three minutes with all power shut off at
time when the speed is not greater
than SO miles an hour; to take OF
within 800 feet and clear a 35-foot OBJ
struction within 500 feet Of starting
point; to fly for flve minutes without
control to demonstrate self-righting
ability; to be proved foolproof and free
from alb tendency to nose-dive in case
of accident.
O.. What minerals and gases does
rain water contain?-C. w. K.
A. The composition Of rain water
varies. Since rain Is considered water
vapor 1t would be chemically pure If it
did not gather foreign substances from
the atmosphere as 1t falls to the earth.
Rain water washes down out Of the
air dust, SCOT, pollen, spores OF fungi
and similar material. It contains q
percentage of dissolved oxygen, nitrogen,
ammonia and carbonic acid gas. In
falling through the impure atmosphere
of cities 1t sometimes shows traces of
nitric acid. sulphuric acid and other
components.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

men and women who fashioned these
mansions, built their daily lives OF
mood and activity. of thought and
word and spirit, into the walls and
surrounding gardens and fields which
stand before us here. not pictures, rot
lines on paper, but. instead, that in
tangible though possessive spirit which
moves out of any significant past to
link itself vitality with US, as II yet
to have place In the warm living world
where we are-for the moment. oh,
yes. the Suydam work Is here Of the
most influential for the purpose of the
bookl And the book itself is another
stage in the Lyle Saxon odyssey Of the
State of Louisiana-unique common
wealth, In Its scenery, climate, natu-
raj resources. settlement, growth, So
cial institutions. romantic implications.
and in its reach toward the whole new
world In which We are caught now be-
ing caught up and projected into an
amazing Authorization, state and in
dividual. However, the point just now
is that here is another book by Lyle
Saxon on a subject with which he is
in love and to which he is rendering
the homage Of a markedly fine literary
art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

been devoting some time to the prep
aration Of local enforcement legisla-
ton. When the bill is introduced IL win
provide authority under which all men,
bers OF the Metropolitan Police Force
may cooperate In local enforcement.
It will re-enact the provisions of the
Sheppard act, superseded by the Vol
stead act, which specifically deal with
driving other vehicles than automobiles
while drunk-"in the air or on the
ground"-and it will restate penalties
for drinking in public intoxication and
permitting the use of property as a
common nuisance. The new legislation
will also give Police Court judges the
authority, now exercised by United
States commissioners, to issue war
rants. It may attempt some modifica-
ton In the requirements for evidence
that now constitute the probable
cause" upon which search warrants are
based.
In this latter respect Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell differed with Senator
Howell. the Attorney General main
tanning that search warrants should
be based only on evidence of sale in
houses, and that warrants should not
be issued on suspicion that liquor was
being brought into or out of private
home. The bill shortly to be introduced
will be watched with interest as TO this
feature. Washington, governed by the
National Legislature, presents the logical
test tube for this great experiment in
prohibition, and the laws for enforce
ment here should be at least adequate.
But any departure from the guarantees
under the fourth amendment are as
dangerous in Washington as elsewhere.
and unwise tinkering with them may
light a FIRE not easily extinguished.
The Star repeats its former sug-
gestion that the plea of the Police
Department for larger personnel might
well be considered concurrently with
legislation designed to make every
policeman Federal prohibition oficer.
If the present personnel of the Police
Department is inadequate, the addition
al duties and responsibilities imposed
under the contemplated Howell bill will
tend to diminish the number of men
available for general police work. With
fines provided for failure on the part Of
policemen to report violations Of the
prohibition law, 1t will assuredly en1pha-
size, above others, the duties of police
men In connection with the enforcement
of merely one of scores Of important
local laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
The Heart of Maryland.

The spirit of TO-" which burned
brightly in Maryland when the Boston
Americans were making their protests
against British injustice and tyranny,
is again af1ame in that State in SYM
pathy with the demand of the WASH
jngton Americans for enfranchisement.
At a recent meeting of the Rockville
Pike Citizens Association, held at
Rockville. resolutions were adopted in
dorsing the principle that representa-
ton must go hand in-hand with tax
alton and arms bearing, and that there
is the same reason today "for Mary
land people to make common cause
with the people of the District Of
Columbia in their endeavor to obtain
voting representation in the national
Government as for their cooperation
with the people of Massachusetts,, fol-
lowing the Boston tea party" The
resolution further authorizes the APP
pointment of a committee to cooperate
with the District citizens committee
on national representation, and also
bring about the appointment of State
committee and to take such further
action as may be necessary to give full
effect to the purpose of the resolution.
On the 14th of June, 1774, at
public meeting held in Frederick
County, Md, at tavern located on
the spot where the town Of Rockville
was subsequently established, a COM
mittee Of correspondence was formed
to effect an intercolonial understand
ing. On the 21st of June, IT'S, the
committee decided 10 raise two COM
panies of expert riflemen to represent
Frederick County in the contest with
the mother country which the events
at Concord and Lexington a few weeks
before had demonstrated was to be
submitted to the arbitrament Of the
sword. These companies were formed
and led respectively by Michael Cresap
and Thomas Price. Capt. Cresap's COM
pany Of $50 men left Frederick July
10. ITS. and marched $50 miles to
Cambridge. arriving August 8.
Those were different times and diff
ferent conditions. Distances were
greater In effect. Intelligence travelled
more slowly. It took weeks for the
sound of the shot that was heard
around the world to reach the ears
Of the people of Maryland. Today the
cry Of the Washingtonian for political
liberty and for representation is heard
at once throughout the country. It Is
being needed and it is being seconded
by American sentiment 1t is appro-
pirate that specific Endorsement should
come from nearby Maryland, from the
State Of which the District was once
part, and from which went so
promptly the aid to the liberty-demand.
ing people of Massachusetts, more than
a century and half ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

The French tricolor will be pulled
down at Ehrenbreitstein shortly at noon
and at the same time the Belgian flag
will descend at Aachen. In honor Of
this complete withdrawal of foreign
soldiers from the second occupation
zone the authorities Of towns in this
sector are arranging for public demon
celebration will be impressive and
spectacular, but complete satisfaction
and more extensive festivities will await
the departure of the last of the allied
troops from the third occupied zone.
French Police
Solve Murder Speedily.
LIE Matin, Paris-The murder of M.
Nicolai. a wealthy tradesman of Mar
seille, was speedily solved by the Paris
police upon receipt of the information
from the aerodrome at the former city.
The body Of the victim was found near
the road about so miles north of Mar
seille. He was last seen alive in COM
pany with a man who had applied for
employment at the military flying field
in Marseille, and who had two small
shrunken fingers on his left hand. This
man was seen to get to M. Nicolai's
car and leave the grounds in company
with that gentleman.
The Paris police as soon as the radio
message was received sent out men to
stop every car coming from the direc-
ton of Marseille on the highways
leading into the city. It Is estimated
that at least three or four hundred cars
were stopped and the occupants made
to display their fingers. A number of
these had defective or mutilated fin
gers. but none in the manner described
by the wireless until the car of prom
inent Paris manufacturer was stop
ped. In it were the owner and a
man whom he had picked up in the
Forest of Fontainebleau. This man
had two warped and atrophicd fingers
on his left hand, and upon being
further examined there we're found on
his person papers and property which
had belonged to NJ. Nicolai. He was
Immediately taken to Villeneuve-le-Roi
and thence to Paris in police car
under heavy guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Local Enforcement Laws.

President Hoover includes as one of
his six recommendations for legislative
strengthening of the enforcement laws
specific legislation for the District of
Columbia" The Attorney General, in
his report yesterday, also referred to
the steps that have been taken in con-
nection with this specific legislation for
Washington, and within few days the
necessary bills probably will be started
through Congress.
The purpose of this legislation has
been thoroughly discussed and Attorney
General Mitchell has outlined the bill
that he believes will accomplish the
results desired. His draft has been
turned over to Senator Howell, who has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

@. When does the Shakespeare fes-
tivai at Stratford-on-Avon begin?-
M. M.
September 10, 1880.
@. Please give the location Of the
ground that comprised the Anneke
JAMS estats.-S. L.
A. The so-called Anneke JAMS tract
contained about So acres IN New York
City, extending from Warren street.
along Broadway to Duane street, thence
northwest a mile and a half to Chris
topher street. the Hudson River FORM
ing the base Of a sort Of unequal
triangle.
Q. How thick is the earth's crust?-
A. M. S.
A. The thickness of the earth's crust
is variously computed to be 10, 20 or
perhaps as much as SO miles.
@. What kind of clothes do the people
wear who live in the Amana Colony
L. s.
A. Persons belonging to the Amana
Colony in Amana, Iowa, dress uniform
ly In simple clothes. The women weoGs
black bonnets and the men broad
brimmed black hats. The colony Is
known for its wooden mills and the
thriftiness Of its members.
@. Who was secretary to Calvin
Coolidge when he was Governor Of
Massachusetts,? -M. G.
A. His secretary was Henry F. Long,
who Is now income tax commissioner
and commissioner of corporations in
Massachusetts,.
Q. When did Greeks settle in Sicily?
M r. H.
A. Greek and Phoenician colonies
were established in Sicily In the eighthv
century BIC. at Naxos and elsewhere.
Sicily thus became divided into several
states and independent cities. The
tyrant Geion a little later transferred
his government to Syracuse, which be-
came for the time the most important
Greek city in Sicily. Meanwhile the
Carthaginians had also made settle
ments In the island at Panormus,
Motya and Solos. Wars between the
Greeks and Carthaginians followed. In
each, success favored now one side and
now the other. In 383 BIC. a peace
was made between the rivals. Sicily
Q. Are there many college men in
base ball major leagues?-C.. B.
A. Forty-six graduates and former
students of institutions of higher learn
ing were listed in the major leagues last
year.
@. How old Is Nine. Schumann-
Heink?-O. P. D. ,
A. She was born near Prague, Aus-t
tria, June IS, 1861. which will make her
SO years old this coming June.
@. Do any Japanese live in Gilman
P. e. 3.
A. Japanese are resident in various
parts of China. In 1928 there were
181 POS in Manchuria; 31,987 in China
proper.
q. When was the disease called
trench mouth discovered?-C. G.
A. Vincents infection or trench
mouth was first noticed about 1897. It
became epidemic during the World War.
Q. What was the name Of the slave
girl who was sold for freedom by Henry,
Ward Beecher from the pulpit of Plym-e
outh Church in Brooklyn?-K. F.
"A. The slave girl known as Pinky was
Rose Ward Hunt. She died in Wash
ington. d. c., october 5, 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

It is evident from the terms of the
Treasury-Post ONCE appropriation bill
reported TO the House Of Representatives
yesterday that there is to be no slack
ening Of provisions in carrying out the
great public building program now I'M
der way in Washington. Abundant
funds are being appropriated from year
to year to execute this great scheme Of
construction. Congress, having au-
thorized the creation of a group of
buildings to house the departments
and bureaus and having likewise au-
thorized the purchase of the land neces-
sary for the proper emplacement Of
these structures, Is no longer haggling
over terms or baking at sufficiently
liberal appropriations to insure the ear
hest possible and the most satisfactory
completion Of the enterprise.
1t took a great many years to get to
the point Of decision upon a compre-
hensive building project for the Govern
ment The United States lost heavily
through this delay, in rents, In deteri-
Grafton and in ineficiencies of service
incident to the lack Of proper quarters
for the administrative forces. 1t lost
also through delay Of decision regarding
the taking Of the obviously appropriate
and the most suitable tract Of land for
building sites, the price rising with the
years.
No longer IL anxiety felt on the score
Of tagging Government construction.
The buildings are being designed and
placed in effective sequence. Immense
structures are now rising and approach
ing completion. Another group will
soon be started and third group Is In
process Of preliminary planning. Mean
while the appropriations are annually
forthcoming and with liberal additions
to the original scale incident to neces-
sary developments and engagements
Now that the Government has under
taken TO equip itself completely for the
! first time in American history, 1t is pro-
ceeding with the job in a businesslike
manner and on the right scale Of wisely
generous expenditure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Good Name of Coast Guard
Subject of Heated Argument

Guard recruiting posters in reach. Now
comes lone Guard of the captured
rum boat, at Pawtucket, evidently over
exhilarated by something stronger than
tea. and runs amuck. Prohibition has
cost both local police and Federal
agencies great loss of respect in such
Nobody will criticize the Coast,
Guard" according to the Hartford
or its business, which has now become
large part, Is to overhaul rum run
ners who know full we'll the danger
that their course invites. It cannot,
perhaps, be expected to observe the
regulations laid down by the prohibition
commissioner as to the use of firearms
that a weapon shall never be drawn
on person except in self-defense'
But when Coast Guard boat is rapid
ly everhauling rum runner and cap
ture seems certain is it really necessary.
TO turn a machine gun on her and kill
three of the crew? Is that in accord
with the best traditions of the Coast
Guard?"
Government authorities" states the
Charlotte Observer, "have been stand
ing hrm in their contention that the
Coast Guard boat was within its rights
IN firing on the rum boat-and so far.
so good But there came the develop
ment that some of the crew of the
Coast Guard, after Shooting up the
boat, stole the liquors for which rum
runners had paid the penalty. The
charge OF theft of liquor was regarded
as unbelievable and yet the court pro-A
ceedings that followed carried convic-
ton" The Los Angeles Times holds.
as to the shooting. that the Coast
Guard talked the only language SNUG
glerS and pirates have ever understood"
adding that the incident is "a some
what dramatic answer to the Senate
politicians who have been demanding
what Is being done about prohibition
reply"
I'm consequence of this extra burden
imposed upon the Coast Guard" re-
marks the Springfield Union, sit is pos A
slole that the morale of the personnel
mas suffered to a considerable extent.
especially among more recent recruits.
That the corrupting influences
which seem TO be a natural concom!-
tant OF prohibition enforcement shou.'
creep into and affect some portion OF
the Coast Guard Is not in itself aston
isnlng. The surprising thing would
have been to see any division of the
enforcement organization escape that
hAAGAb
1T cannot be questioned, comedies
the Seattle Times, that the Coast
Guard has come upon evil days. Ths
sudden expansion of personnel has
made 1t necessary, or seemingly so, to
accept such applications as NAV be
made at recruiting Offices. Lower-grade
applicants press for admission 1t is
not the fault Of the Guard as such, but
OF the country which imposes a dis
tasteful task upon it. that better men
do not offer themselves.
Agreeing that the Guard has in the
more than a century of its existence
MADE glorious record for itself" the
worcester Evening Gazette finds a sad
situation" in the apparent facts that
they are not so particular about re-
cruits as they used to be-" and that
they cannot be, because they need
more men and the supply is small com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Unnecessary

The cause of education everywhere
IS hurt by such unnecessary rowdyism
as occurred at a recent fraternity dance
in this city. when q member Of the
police force and several hotel attendants
were injured by trampling students at
the end Of the affair.
Every one who has attended q public
meeting or banqust at great modern
hotel will admit the necessity CT gstting
ones coat and wraps as quickly as pos
eible. but this necessity makes no de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Standardization.

Standardization. {
A hits a hit!
Something splendid and At;
A sensation so new,
Like a bolt from the blue!
A song or jest.
Fresh. and all at their best!
limitations then came.
Now they all sound the samel
A wonderful tune
Was worked into a Groom"
The gay dark town "crows"
Also sing through the nose.
Even those who recite
In falsettos delight
AS they rise unto fame
And they all sound the samel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Paris is emphatic in decreeing more
covering. The announcement is timed
for Winter weather, before outdoor
sports, including swimming, assert their
demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
No Margin on Horses.

From the Louisville Times.
Mayor Jimmy Walker says he can see
no difference between horse race and
the stock market. He's way wrong
there. When your horse drops back q
little you don't have to put up more
margin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Williamsburg. Va, on contemplating
the fine improvements inspired by his
historic sentiment, is willing to admit
that John D. Rockefeller, jr.. is about
the best city manager any town ever
had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Suspicion that an automobile me-
chanic put in his time making an in
fernal machine creates surprise that a
skilled worker should devote so much
effort to an unremunerative enterprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

An alien arrival is required 10
promise to bear arms in defense OF this
country If necessary. An effort is also
made to prevent him from bearing arms
in underworld warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Entirely His Fault.

Entirely His Fault.
Their engagement is brokenl" sighed
the sympathetic girl. Il wonder whose
fault it is?"
His" answered Miss Cayenne.
HE seemed very kind"
TOO kind. He praised her charms so
much that she thought matrimony
wasn't good enough for her. and decided
on a career In the movies"
wisdom knows how 10 make the
world SMILE" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. "It requires folly to make
II laugh aloud"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Clemenceau's published reflections
call renewed attention to the fact that,
in order to be truly great, statesman
should have the sense Of humor which
the French fighter displays with such
lInerring skill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Methods of Requirement.

"That man is said to have spent mill
lions in order to keep working in
politics"
eyes" answered Senator Sorghum.
Some people borrow trouble. Others
pay for 1t outright"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Chorus Girls Assets.

From the Ottawa Journal
New York chorus girl says the great
est asset chorus girl can have is
brains. Perhaps. But we suspect that
a wooden leg would be a greater handi,i
cap than wooden head. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Jud Tunkins says he has never under
stood why some Of these authors who
write great detective stories don't get
kind hearted once in awhile and lend
q helping hand to the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Undiscouraged by those who do not
believe In science, the laboratories go
en- isolating germs and finding a way
to cure the maladies they cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14

Persons who nov find II necessary
to study an income tax blank may lay
aside their crossword puzzles for a
while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
OvertaIked.

The conversations mighty sound,
At length the people baked.
They talked things over till they found
That things were overtalked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-14
Mellon Entitled to Medal.

From the Dallas Journal
Andrew Mellon has sustained enough
political gunflre to entitle him to a
Croix de Guerre.