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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Thousands of Government experts are
| working constantly for the benefit OF
all citizens of the United States. They
| will work directly for you If you will
call for the fruits of their labors
through our Washington bureau. State
your inquiry briefly, write clearly, and,
inclosing 2-cent stamp for a personal
Star Information Bureau, Ferderlc J..
! Haskin, director, Washington, D. G.
Q. What is Arthur Lakes real name9
ID. A. P.
| A. His real name is SilverIake. Flor
ence Lake is his sister. He appeared in
vaudeville and musical comedy before
going into the pictures.
@. What is the memorial to John
Burroughs in the garden of Henry
Ford?-S. L.
A. The memorial to the late nat
uralist at Fair Lane, the Ford country
home, near Dearborn. is in the form of
a rockery. Rocks from Mr.. Burroughs
boyhood home were brought for this
purpose, and there is statue Of him in
the garden.
9; What will remove iodine stains'-
| A. They may be removed by warm
!
sulphate photographers hypo) or by
ammonia.
e. 3. c.
| A. The adult male gorilla is from S
to 6 feet high in its natural attitude,
although after death 1t may be stretched
beyond this. Most specimens are under
6 feet, on account of the relative short
ness and generally f1exed position of
the legs.
Q. On what proportion of a Govern
ment post card can messages be writ
ten?-R. r. r.
A. Any mailable matter may be
placed on the reverse side and one
third Of the address side Of Govern
ment postal cards.
Q. How many words are there in the
Hawaiian language?-J. w. N.
A. There are approximately 10000
to $4,000 words in this language.
Q. What is the lowest temperature
ever ofhcially recorded in the United
States?-L. H.
A. The records of the Weather Bu-
reau of the highest and lowest tenn
.peratures do not extend back much be-
yond so years. The lowest official rec
| OA0 AL OA4C OIl4tC0 oIdLCc ID % OC-
grees, reported at Fort Keogh, Mont,
January, 1888.
@. Why is Reynolds Infant Samuel"
SO called? Who posed for it?-L. P. D.
A. The identity of the child who
posed for the picture has not been dis
closed. No incident connects the paint
ing with the story of Samuel in the
Old Testament.
@. What Governor Of Virginia made
treaty with the Indians, giving them
arrows and skins for protection?-M B.
A. In 1677-78 Lieut.. Gov. Herbert
Jeffries, acting as Governor of Virginia,
made treaty with the Indians of the
West by which each town agreed to pay
arrows for their land and 20 beaver
skins annually for protection.
@. Is a seal an impression or the in
strument which makes the impression?
S. W.
A. The term is applied to both. The
practice of sealing is of great antiquity.
Gems and cylinder seals were used in
| Europe in early times. and in the Orient
had been in use for centuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Q. Did Shakespeare have brothers
and sisters?--P. K.
A. william Shakespeare was the
third child in the family. Two daugh-
tiers, who died in infancy, were the
first and second children The others
were Gilbert, Joan, Anne, Richard and
Edmund.
@. How many pounds Of air are there
in a foot ball?-C. M.
A. There are not more than Is
pounds Of air in regulation foot ball.
@. What meanings have the names
Of the Magi?-R. N.
A. Caspar, white; Melchior, light;
Balthasar, lord of the treasure house.
@. Are yellow jasmine and oleander
poisonous?--M. B.
A. The Department of Agriculture
advises us that yellow jasmine contains
certain alkaloids which would cause
toxicity if taken internally, and cau-
ton should consequently be used con-
corning it. The oleander, however, Is
deadly poisonous, and should never be
kept on lawns or around houses where
children may have access to 1t.
@. What is the term for a person
who talks in his Sleeps. H. G.
A. He is a somniloquist.
@. When we're potatoes and sugar
bringing the highest prices?-H. L. o.
A. The Bureau of Home Economics
says that the highest market price ever
paid for potatoes was in June. 1920, in
Chicago, when potatoes were worth ap-
proximately 1914 per 100 pounds. The
highest price ever paid for sugar was
at the same time, and the price was 26.7
cents per pound.
@. How large does a caponized
rooster grow?-C. E. K.
A. The largest caponized rooster Of
which we know is one of the Jersey
Black Giant breed that weighed be-
tween Is and II pounds.
L. 4. E E. "efs Constitutes 'if'' OSs"'-
A. The knowledge of cosmetics dates
back to remote antiquity, and their
annals comprise the history of the
folly, luxury and extravaganza of past
ages. The number of simple and COM
pound substances employed as perfumes
is incalculable and almost fabulous, and
the books written by Egyptians, Greeks
and Romans on the subject almost con-
stitute library in themselves.
Q. Please describe the Johnstown
food. l.. P.
A. On May 81, 1889, after unprece-
denied rains, dam across the South
Fork of the Conemaugh River, IL miles
above the City of Johnstown, Pa. Quilt
in 1882 to provide storage reservoir
for the Pennsylvania CanaD, gave way,
releasing a body of water from go to 70
feet deep and 700 acres in area The
flood swept down the valley in mass
90 feet or more in height at its head
at speed of 20 miles an hour, and in
an hour almost entirely destroyed
Johnstown and wiped out seven other
towns. Between 1000 and 5000 lives
were lost out of a population of 10000.
The property loss was estimated at
$12,000,000.
@. What are meerschaum pipes made
Oft. G.
A. Meerschr I'm is also the name of
the clay from which meerschaum pipes
are made. In mineralogy meerschaum
is called sepiolite. The material comes
chiefly from Asia Minor. The pipes are
made in Germany and in Austria, VIZ
emma being the center of the manu-
facture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

cold weather, which generally prevails
at the start of the season, than to
come out Of warm climate into o
frigid one.
Certainly there is reason to believe
that the Nationals will do no worse
than last year and there is some basis
for belief that they will do better.
Hadley. for instance, has too much
natural ability to founder around as
he did in 1929. He should be one of
the outstanding stars in the major
league armament and this may be his
year. Marberry, attaining at last his
ambition to be starting pitcher.
showed in 1929 that his confidence in
himself in that role was justified by
turning in seventeen victories. He should
win twenty or more games this season.
What the other pitchers will do is
problematical, but Brown, Burke and
Liska are coming fast, while Jones and
Braxton still possess much of the cum
ming which made them outstanding
twirlers of other days.
Inc ouCnelu, even with the weak
hitting West in centerfield, Is as good
as the average. Goslin, despite his
lack Of training, is singing the ball
viciously in the exhibition series and
should again bat well over the three
hundred mark. Rice has never been
below this figure and should hit between
three-twenty and three-thirty. If West
can attain the three-hundred mark
the Washington outfield will make itself
felt both defensively and extensively.
The infleld, from a defensive stand
point, is one Of the best in the league,
and Bluege, Cronin, Judge and Myer,
especially the latter, should compile
respectable batting averages. Ruel is said
to be in better condition this Spring
than in the last few years, and at his
best Muddy" is one Of the sterling re-
ceivers of the game.
So, with a pitching staff that poten-
TALLY should be one of the best, fiashy
and well balanced infield and an out
! field that compares favorably with the
majority in the big leagues, it would
not seem too much to hope that the
! team should materially better its stand
| ing of 1929. If it does, we'll and good.
If it does not, 1881 will be another year
to contemplate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

What fun ones friends get discussing
one, one is so invariably wrong!
The average person furnishes better
topic for his friends than the So-calleo
naval conference.
AS conversational material he out
shines the best that literature, art and
music can do.
One knows by instinct that his friends
rarely talk over the new books, the latest
movements in art, the up-to-the-minute
symphonies.
what he may be sure of is that they
discuss him.
Wherefore he may be a bit stuck up
He, despite his crumpled old hat, runs
far ahead of great and mighty things.
If he wants to be conceited, here is
his chance.
*%*
One will get taken down a peg or two,
as they say in the country districts
when one stops to think Of the exact
content of those diverting conversations
Almost without exception they are
composed of one or more Of the follow
ing themes:
Why doesn't he do other than he does?
Why did he do as he did?
Why doesn't he do something which
he hasn't done?
should do?
When will he refrain from doing that
which he should not do?
Why does he swear?
Why does he wear that old green hat?
Why doesn't he paint his house?
Why doesn't he write that novel which
he is perfectly capable of doing?
When will he pull himself out Of his
rut?
Why doesn't he buy a new car?
Why doesn't he go out In society
more?
why does he like cats? Why doesnr
he like dogs?
Why is he such fool?
When will he buy really good radio?
X n y x
These are merely suggestive, not &C.
tual criticisms, since the only thing that
weaknesses and the like will furnish
about nine -tenthS of the material.
Didn't your ears burn last night?"
| some one will ask, about once a year
I'VE were talking about you, and saying
some mighty nice things"
Fortunately, ones ears never burn,
either from praise or criticism. Luck
| lily, ones ears are adamant knowing
neither good nor evil. They are saved
from burning by the happy fact that
all such talk Is behind the back, where
| 1t should be.
If friends will criticize-and they
| will, of course-let them do it in secret
ACSe of course, even the most sensitive
person would not make the mistake oil
believing that such conversations are
! held in a mean spirit. Nothing could
be farther from the truth.
There is just something soothing to
the average human being in talking
about the faults of his friends. Once
there was an old French cynic who
| said. mo doubt there is something not
displeasing in the misfortune of ones
best friends" The world has agreed
to repudiate this maxim in public and
| believe 1t in private. The CLINT OF
interest in many an eye often is the
only proof that the sterling cynicism
Is true. Regard closely those who are
| commiSerating, however, and you will
see that there is some truth in the
matter.
Most people salve their conscience
when discussing their friends, by stout
ly maintaining that their main interest
| Is in reforming him. How holly the
world of men loves to reform some
body or Somethingl Reformation-oi
! the other fellows at the root of all
our desires, and nothing pleases most OF
us quite so well as to tell fellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
European Countries
Wage War'in Ether
From the Minneapolis Journal.

from tne AlnnehpOHS JOutual.
We shall better appreciate the ad-
nation, rather than having a dozen ma
tons sharing the space, when we read
of the struggles Europe is having to
bring illegal broadcasters to book and
to prevent Entertainments and con-
flict between stations that are making
use of the common ether.
America has had trouble enough to
keep the radio channels clear and the
wave lengths adjusted. What would we
have done without the work of the
Federal Radio Commission?
1t became evident in Europe some
time ago that the broadcaSters of the
various nations would have to be more
considerable of rights in the air. An
inter-European radio conference was
held and wave lengths were allotted.
But international agreements are not
like national authority. One of the
European broadcasters broke the agree
ment. The northeastern half of the
Scandinavian Peninsula began to find
the broadcasting beSet with so much
interference that radio reception be-
came torment.
The Swedish radio authorities did a
little ETHEREAL detective work and found
that a powerful station in the capital
VI 1SNAOPCd11 NO0A1GAyp VlAOd6AA
that nation had signed the radio
agreement, was using wave lengths to
which it had no right. Representa-
tons were made to the offending coun-
try, and vague promises were given.
But the annoyance continued.
The Stockholm government Is now
installing at Eskilstuna, in Central
Sweden, broadcasting station power
full enough to blast the offending for
eign station of the radio map and put
the Swedish programs through without
interference. She is well within her
rights, but how is this use of force in
the ether to work out?
If the offending country Is truculent
enough, will it not attempt, on its
part, to put up still stronger station
o regular big Bertha"-that will blast
out the Swedish programs again? While
attempt is being made to stop COM
petitive naval armament, is Europe to
have radio armament competition?
So, we see another reason to say,
"Thank fortune for the United StateSl"
How could we get along without it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Confusion in London.

That element which has mainly led
TO diminished popular interest in the
London Naval Conference-confusio
continues to the bitter end. Hardly
any one but a State Department career
man can follow the circuitous and
kaleidoscope twistings of proceedings
from day to day. The five-power pact
died, was buried and has been resur-
Tected half a dozen times within the
past fortnight. Today's news has it
revived once more, but no one can tell
what the incalculable morrow may bring
forth. The quintuple treaty is as
loath to say farewell as Adelina Patti
IA her most reluctant days.
Confusion seems to prevail even with
II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Waste of Gas and Oil
Is Held to Be Crime
From the Albany Evening News.

From the Albany Evening News.
The courts have upheld the new Cali
fornia law making it unlawful to use
gas and oil wastefully. Judge William
Hazellett of Los Angeles in recent de-
cision has held that State may declare
wastefulness of its natural resources a
crime.
Every State wastes its natural re-
sources. OF course, in California, waste
of Spouting oil from wells is more con-
spicuouS waste, but we all waste. NO
State can afford to throw away its re-
sources and there is waste also in neg
lecting to develop resources, In permit
ting them to be neglected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

BIOssomings.
Pretty little cherry tree.
Blooming in the rain.
A relief you seem to be
For our earthly pain.
And a thought from far away
Serves our minds to please
You are very quantity gay
You are Japanese.
We have apple blossoms fair
And the budding peach
Waiting fragrance through the air
AS afar they reach.
They seem very fine and fit
In the April breeze,
Even though we must admit
They're not japanese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

A great Photographic firm is giving
away cameras to children. The first
camera is only start in the cultiva-
ton of sense of pictorial beauty. It
is habit-forming influence with graft
flying reminder that there are good
habits which may be more powerful
than bad ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Planting japanese cherry trees has
become a favorite outdoor sport, even
when the April climate is forbidding.
The profuse poisoning in Potomac
Park is assurance that the Japanese
cherry tree is no mere fair-weather
friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

A convention of professional HUI
morists is in contemplation. It may
after all prove tinged with gloom for
those who can penetrate the mask of
gayety. OF humorists as of poets it
may sometimes be said, "They learn
in suffering what they teach in song"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Even if the participants in the Lon
don conference cannot unanimously
agree, it will be recorded with cheer
that occasional groups manage to get
on well together from "time to time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

There is something to be admired
in the patient worldliness OF Mr..
Doheny and other Oil men in enduring
all kinds of attacks in print without
bringing libel suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

"Talkies" may solve their own moral
problems. A film with a foreign
language equipment cannot cause much
generalization where its speech is not
understood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Coalition has produced a mythical
animal part elephant and part donkey.
In real zoology even the Ringing
menagerie can never hope to show any
thing like it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Thought Detroit All Wet.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
In the Literary Digest prohibition poll
Detroit voted wet to 1, which is some-
what surprising, because we had come
to the conclusion that Detroit was just
about all wet,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Politics in Chicago has become like
a street car where even the most chiv-
alrous gentleman resents being called
upon to surrender claims to a seat, in
favor of lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

Communism has become something
of convenience in standing ready to
take the blame for every little thing
that goes wrong in civic way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Irresistible Nurse.
Vote Will Tangle Politicians.

From the Toledo Blade.
If the straw vote should turn out to
be close, the political candidates won't
know whether they are dry or wet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
In Favor of Scotch.

From the Detroit News.
We have come to a point where our
feeling toward any Scotch joke Is a
strong reaction in favor of the Scotch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09

The Associated Press IS exclusively entitled
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Transformation,

A lobbyist of special skill
To office got elected.
Though once deplored, henceforth he will
Be very much respected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Jump-Lateet Version.

from the Fort Worth ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The new version Of. it Is jump in
time win save ninN stitches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Into the Ring,

Into the Ring.
Are you going to throw your hat
into the ring again?"
Il am" answered Senator Sorghum,
eff I can find a patriotic hacker to
throw in a pocketbook along with it,
Jud Tunkins says there is no doubt
about the world being more peaceful
and refined. Where gentlemen once
fought duels they now file libel suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
How Fortunate!

From the Rutland Herald.
Many persons are able to bsat oppor-
tunity at knocking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Gloom Amid Prosperity.

Gloom Amid Prosperity.
what are you crying about?"
Dear old Crimson Gulch is liable to
be disgraced," answered Cactus Joe.
"Why. the town is going to be richl
They have discovered acres of oil lands
nearby"
Eyes. And that means that we are
liable to get into one Of those oil scan
dals any minute"
"a tax gatherer," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chintown, "is a great man who
at last becomes weary Of respect won
by fear and wishes he might be a little
beloved"
Irresistible Nurse.
The trained nurse may not show great
wit.
She captivates completely.
Her uniform will make hit
Because she wears 1t neatly.
Folks dat don't believe in religion,
SAT- Uncle Eben, sis liable to be like
lots Of others dat makes a muss OF
irwin tn ho finir own bosseS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
Fishing Line Figures.

From the Louisville Times.
This Is the season when the line Of
least resistance 10 the fishing line.
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Q. How many words are there in the
Hawaiian language?-J. w. N.
A. There are approximately 10000
to $4,000 words in this language.
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Right Honorable j. Ramsey Macdonald"
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