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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. RAsKIN.

earth; ichthyology, fishes: limnology.
lakes and ponds; mammalogy, mann
mails; mineralogy, minerals; naology,
ecclesiastical architecture; ophthal-
mology. structure and diseases Of the
eye: pathology, morbid condition OF the
body; physiology, organic functions;
paleontology. fossils; phrenology. char
acter as Indicated by form of skull;
pomology, fruits; sociology, society as
q whole; theology, God or OF religion,
and zoology, animals.
@. Why does Floyd Gibbons wear .
patch over one eye?-E, c.
A. Floyd Gibbons. the war correspond
ent, lost the sight Of one eye from Q
wound received in the battle Of Cha
teauThierTy.
@. Who is at the head of education
in the British governmental. D.
A. Sir Charles Phillips Trevelyan 10
president Of the board of education in
the British cabinet.
@. Was John Wilkes Booth considered
a great actor?-G. e.
A. Estimates vary somewhat concern
ing the ability of John Wilkes Booth as
an actor. At the beginning of his career
in Philadelphia he met with constant
failure. He was frequently received with
Richmond, where he was held in esteem.
He then became q star and made tour
commencing at Montgomery, Ala, and
ending at Boston. This was on the
whole successful, and he was commend
ed particularly for his presentation of
the part Of Richard III. Booth did not
get hearing in New York except at .
few benefits.
@. How do the katydid and cricket
produce their noises?-A. j. s..
A. The sound made by katydids is pro-
duced by friction caused by the modi-
fed wing membranes which overlap the
wing covers rubbing against one an
other. The chirping of crickets is pro-
duced by rubbing a flelike ridge of
one wing over scraping surface of the
other. Only the males have these or
gans, and 1t Is generally agreed that the
sound serves TO call their mates.
@. What Is the highest point on the
Atlantic coast south of Maine?-S. w.
A. Todt Hill, Staten Island, with an
altitude Of $50 feet, is the highest point
on the coast south Of Maine. Mount
Desert Island has the highest point on
the coast, 1882 feet.
@. Who devised the system of dividing
the hour into so minutes?-M. A. T.
A. The sexagesimal system, counted BY
sixties, was the method employed by the
Babylonians.
@. How much money is spent yearly
by the Post once Department for Irvine
used to tie up bundles Of MAILS. d.
A. The approximate cost is 100000 Q
year.
@. Was the character Of Uncle Tom In
Uncle Toms Cabin" drawn from life2--
| 8. T.
A. Mrs. Stowe said that her first con-
ception of the character came from
WRITING letters for her colored cook in
Ohio to the husband, a slave in Ken
ttfcky. Afterward, she used some Incl
dents from the autobiography of Josiah
Henson. The character of Uncle Tom,
therefore, was q flctional one, imbued
with traits with which Mrs Stowe was
familiar. The death of Uncle Tom was
her own intention.
@. How mapy dialects are spoken in
Francis. w,
A. There are, seven In the north Of
France and six in the south. These dia-
lects have distinct divisions, amounting
in all to 10 or 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

| Stop a minute and think about this
! Iact. You can ask our Information
Bureau any question of fact and get
the answer back in q personal letter
1t is great educational idea introduced
into the lives of the most intelligent
people in the world-American news
| paper readers. It is a part OF that
best purpose of q newspaper-service
| There is no charge except 2 cents
in coin or stamps for return postage.
| Get the habit of asking questions. Ad-
dress your letter to The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Has
kin, director, Washington, D. G.
O. What base bali park in the big
A. The Polo Grounds, where the New
York Giants play base ball. has the
shortest left field listed in the major
park dimensions. It is 279 feet from
home plate to left field. This field also
has the shortest distance from right
field to home plate, 257 feet inches.
Cincinnati has the shortest distance
from home plate to center field Of any
Of the parks in the major leagues, 393
| feet.
c. Who designed and built the En-
terprise and the Shamrock?-D. P.
| A. The Enterprise was designed by
w. Startling Burgess and built by the
Shamrock was designed by Charles
Nicholson and built by Camper and
Nicholson.
q. Why is burial ground called a
cemetery?-M. S.
A. 1t is a derivative Of q Greek word
which means sleeping place.
|
@. OF how many men do the air
forces of Great Britain and France con-
Nst?-W. H. A.
"a. The air force Of Great Britain
CONSISTS Of the Royal Air Force, the
Air Force Reserve, the Air Force Spe-
cial kReserve, the Auxiliary Air Force
and lthe Territorial Air Force. The
establishment Of the Royal Air Force,
193O-31,A is $4,000, exclusive Of those
/ serving In India. The establishment
of the Auxiliary Air Force is 891. The
Royal Air Force in 1929 had 70 squad
rons IS regiments, special reserve
auxiliary regiments Each squadron Is
Of IL alrplaAes. The establishment OF
the Military EAir Service Of France Is
$4,000 officers apd men, organized In
2 air commands, comprising "a air regi-
ments and 5 Independent air groups
the total, 1875 squadrons; 8 are in the
the Levant. The fhst-line aircraft in
the Levant. The frkt-line aircraft in
service number 1,730.
@. In speaking of pictures, what is
meant by printS?-O. r.
A. The word prints" includes wood
cuts, engravings, etchings aipd litho-
graphs.
@. Are children permitted To work
at night in RuSsia?-D. A. @.
A. No. Persons under ID may not
work at night.
| @. Please give a list of the "ologies"
known to science.-C. A. F.
A. The following are the principal
ologies: Anthropology, science of man:
archaeology, antiquities; astrology, in
fiuence Of stars on human affairs; BIZ
ology, life and living organisms; bion-
tology, physiology of the species or
genus; carpology, structure of fruits and
seeds; craniology, characteristics of
skulls; criminology, criminals; ento-
mology, insects; etymology, derivation
Of words; geology, structure of the
earth; genealogy, descent and ances-
tors; graphology, study of character
from handwriting; horoiogy, time meas
urement; NEUROLOGY, waters of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

City free guide service Is furnished and
appreciated by the visitors. In the
Capitol Building, the main point Of In
terest for visitors, they are herded into
groups and held up for the fee.
During the past few years the guide
force in the Capitol has been enlarged
to such an extent that leading members
of Congress have declared that at
seems like a free-for-all for get-rich
pickings from our constituents"
1t is now proposed to have Congress
furnish visitors with free guide Sc: vice
by uniformed guides who will not be
permitted to tell the visitors anything
that comes into their mind and to
make wise cracks" about prominent
persons or members of either House or
Senate who may happen along, but
who will be carefully drilled to give an
instructive, educative talk on the his
tory Of the Capitol and to point out
the principal points of interest with
authoritative information.
Besides abolishing the fee, abolishing
the wise cracking" and abolishing
other undignihed practices, the inten-
ton is to make the people of the country
more welcome in their Capitol, TO fur
nish them accurate information and to
drive out any faint of commercialism.
In addition to giving the Capitol
Building . more dignihed and i'm
pressive setting, Congress will make q
first and most important step toward
greater dignity within the historic
building which visualizes the self
governing power Of the American people
by driving out the money changers just
within the main front door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

There Is a strong reminder Of Fields
Little Boy Blue" in the discovery and
exhibition of the tiny toy soldiers given
by Napoleon TO the little son and heir
who Is best known by the nickname
'L'Aiglon." He had hoped TO influence
the mind of the boy toward military
matters, but failed completely That
20 many fathers fail similarly with their
boys is one of the wise provisions of
Nature, for If parent has too much
Of any quality or preference the off,
spring is apt TO react negatively to q
marked degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

folks roundabout? What about talent,
even genius2 What about the transmits
sion, from fathers to sons and to an oc-
casional daughter, of those mental traits,
50 called, by way of which they rise
teresting study of young things bears
upon the subject of human instincts"
Are there any? do we always think In
words?" Most interesting. More abb
sorbing even the study Of personality as
nothing more than the outgrowth of
our habits. The high point of this book
is that one can get hold of 1t. You
may not agree. That Is not so iInpor-
tant. That. you can put the words to-
gether to make an ineligible survey of
yourself and the rest Of the humans Is
It's SURPRISING call to general interest and
study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

According to the anti-dry organiza-
ton called the Crusaders" 934 speak
easies have replaced 326 pre-prohibi-
ton bar rooms. Such figures, however,
are always open to doubt. For one
thing Washington is bigger city now;
for another, there is no knowing how
many Of the 934 alleged wet spots were
in operation at any given time. 1t all
may not be as bad as it sounds, but few
will deny 1t sounds pretty bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Coste and Bellonte start back for that
La Belle France with $4,000 good Amer
lean dollars for their transatlantic eff
fort. If they ever contemplate changing
the name of their ship, Argo, Jason's
vessel that went out for and returned
with the celebrated Golden Fleece,
would not be bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

The latest Transatlantic flyers, in re-
Spouse TO a suggestion they fly back to
Australia, are said to have replied,
THAT has been overdone. About the
only thing left for US to do is to fly
the Atlantic westward, upside down,
without a motor" They might try
keeping quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

The claim is made by an American
correspondent in France that the future
Of the world is in Germany's hands.
She seemed to think she had it once
before, but tripped over a rug or some
thing and allowed it to slip. Further
more, some 60 so far as to claim that
the future of the world is in the hands
of Higher Power even than Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

A good many hundred thousand
school children can see little or nothing
in the current bimillennial celebration
Of the birth of the poet vergil. Today
he Is just o chore TO them, but some of
the things they are getting out of him
will last them all their lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Calls handled by London telephone
girls are put through" on an average
Of six and three-tenths seconds, it is
claimed. 1t is a curious thing that no
American tourist by any chance ever
happens to get one of the girls who
helps maintain this remarkable average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Autos Replace. War.

From the San Jose Mercury Herald.
The auto is doing so well in keeping
the human race thinned out that 1t
looks as though another war might not
be necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Naggers Nag Naggers.

From the Florence Alabama Herald.
Ninety special deputies were sworn
in to keep Chicagoans from betting on
the races. Which shows the solicitude
Of the Windy City for it's feebleminded,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
In DAYS of Old.

From the New Castle News.
How far away and long ago it seeml
since he test of a faithful husband wa.
his ..delity In watering the rubber plan
while the rest Of the family was away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
: Unless It Was Blank.

From the Muncie star. a
That poet who killed himself recent
" because he couldn't sell his Ware3
could nave avoided many pangs BY ape-
ctalixing on free verse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Pie Makes the Man.

From the Roanoke Times
Men cannot thrive In America with.
out pie" said Secretary of Labor James
J.. Davis in speech the other dav
That Is especially true Of the poll
ticians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Home Owners Must Worry

From the Elmira star-Gasette.
Another home problem a what 10 do
with house that's too oidfo modern
i1s and not old enough TO be an an
tiqne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Roping Up Trouble.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
The spectators who bring on finan.
cial crises-Mussolini would suspend
them, but with rope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


We're feelin' kind o. happy cause we've
got another chance
To start this old world proper. It's
been leadin' such a dance
That 1t made us downright dizzy to
observe its pirouettes.
We had TO grit our teeth to keep from
shown our regrets.
But the banners is a-hyin' an the
drums begin to sound
An we feel a heap more cheerful when
election day comes round.
There's jes' q little while each year in
which we kind depend
On feelin' that our troubles is ere long
to have an end.
We've got q lot o. candidates all
standin' up in line
An each an every one prepared to
treat US voters fine.
It's like glimpse O. paradise, this
state Of Joy profound
Us citizens drift into when election
day comes round.
The IrrespOnsive Mike.
"Are you going to speak over the
radio in your campaign"
IT don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. I'm used to being in per-
sonal touch with my audiences. Iwish
they'd invent a microphone that knew
when 1t was time to laugh or applaud"
Jud Tunkins says it's the business of
Congress TO pass laws, but a few Con-
gressnen fail u see the necessity OF
setting distinguished. examples of obedi-
ence.
Unsafety First.
A traffic cop has much to do.
He bids us halt or hurry;
The reckless motorist breaks through
And murmurs. HE should worry!"
Immunity.
Your boy Josh is fine banjo
player"
I'm glad of it," answered Farmer
Corntossel. $50 long as he keeps
playin' the banjo he can't mix up in
none o. them foolish dances"
Love Of money" said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, makes many a
man the melancholy victim of unre-
Quilted affection"
Having the Stuff Analysed.
The pleasures once deemed trivial
Now puzzle the biologist.
The citizen convivial
Employs a Psychologist.
"A man dat says he's goin' huntin',
said Uncle Eben, don't expect much
game. What he means to say is jes
dat he's ginter quit work an &c
walkin'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

No Moonshine, No. Romance.
From the HayerhiII Evening oazette.
Scientists say the moon Is gettinr
farther and fcther from the earth
which may e2kHiain why the present
generation Is less romantic than som.
Of It's predecessors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
Happy DAYS Are Here Again.

From the Asheville Times.
One thing less TO worry about: The
Schwassma mn -Wachmann comet has
missed the earth by 100000 miles and
gone on its way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
UnaafetY FirH

Unsafety First.
A traffic cop has much to do.
He bids us halt or hurry;
The reckless motorist breaks through
And murmurs, He should worry!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave,
New York once: ITO East END st.
Qhicago once Lake Michigan Euilding.
European once: IL Resent st., London,
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Rate by Carrier within the City.

Rate by Mail--Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Having the Stuff Analysed.
The pleasures once deemed trivial
Now puzzle the biologist.
The citizen convivial
Employs a Psychologist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

@. How much money is spent yearly
by the Post once Department for Irvine
used to tie up bundles Of MAILS. d.
A. The approximate cost is 100000 Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Q. Who devised the system of dividing
the hour into so minutes2-M. A. T.
A. The sexagesimal system, counted by
sixties, was the method employed by the
Babylonians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Love Of money" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, makes many a
man the melancholy victim of unre-
Quilted affection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

"A man dat says he's goin' huntin',"
said Uncle Eben, don't expect much
game. What he means to say is jes'
dat he's ginter quit work an go
walkin'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

@. What Is the highest point on the
Atlantic coast south Of Maine?-S. w.
A. Todt Hill, Staten Island, with an
altitude Of 430 feet. is the highest point
on the coast south Of Maine. Mount
Desert Island has the highest point on
the coast, 1532 feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

@. Why is a burial ground called q
cemetery?-M. S.
A. 1t is q derivative of q Greek word
which means sleeping place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

@. Why does Floyd Gibbons wear .
patch over one eye?-E. C..
A. Floyd Gibbons. the war correspond
ent, lost the sight OF one eye from Q
wound received in the battle of Cha
teau-Thierry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-14

Jud Tunkins says it's the business of
Congress TO pass laws, but a few Con-
gressnen fail H. see the necessity OF
setting distinguished. examples of obedi-
ence.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
MINISTER'S
SET INSTITUTE HERE
Three Figures in National Re-
ligious Circles Will Visit
February 1920

Three figures in national religious
circles will attend the annual insti-
tute Of North Dakota Baptist minis
tiers here Feb. II to 20, it is ANNOUNCE
ed by DIR. Fred E. Stockton, Fargo,
general superintendent who will have
general charge of the session.
Men of national prominence who
are coming are Rev. Edwin Dunst,
waterford, Conn.,, secretary of rural
and village church work for the Amer
lean Baptist Home Mission Society of
New York; Rev. Arthur S. Schade,
Pittsburgh, Pa, field secretary of the
German Baptist Young Peoples and
Sunday School Workers Union; and
DR.. G. Clifford Cress, Chicago, field
representative of the Board Of Mis-
sionary Cooperation, New York.
Rev. Sundt will conduct two con-
ferences each day pertaining to work
of rural and village churches.
Rev. Schade also will have charge
Of two periods each day, these deal
ing with development of Christian
DR.. Cress will conduct dis
cussion groups studying the second
survey of the work Of the Northern
Baptist convention.
As the pastors have dinner and sup
per together each day, books which
are being read by ministers in the
state this year will be reviewed. Pub
lie services will be held each evening,
at which addresses by the institute
leaders will be features of the pro-
grams.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
PIONEER PARK PLAN
SEEMS ASSURED AT
ANNUAL GATHERING
Part Of Money Needed to Buy
Ward Farm indian Tract
Already Raised

Burleigh county pioneers expect TO
put over the memorial park project,
started q year ago, when the Pho
neers' association holds its annual
dinner and meeting at Elks hall, Feb
ruary 20.
A committee appointed at last
years dinner has been working on the
matter since that time and will re-
port at the coming annual meeting.
Possibly a third to half of the money
needed to buy a suitable sized tract
will be reported raised. The site of
the proposed park will include Indian
village traces. It is along the river.
on the Ward farm, and, in addition to
making this into a park. a monument
is among the adornments contem-
plated for ultimate erection.
Governor George F. Shafer, the
first native born North Dakotan, the
son Of q pioneer and himself one by
birth. will be the principal speaker
at the dinner. After the dinner, the
talks and reports, the remainder of
the evening will be given over to
dancing. Leonard Bell Is program
chairman.
Those eligible to attend the dinner
include anyone who lived in Dakota
in territorial days and in Burleigh
county a year Or more; any descend
ants Of such eligibles; these all to
have a full vote in the proceedings.
Anyone who lived in the state in
territorial days and In Burleigh
county at that time, but not residing
here now, will be entitled to attend
as an honorary member.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
MANDAN FIVE AWAITS.
BLUEJAYS' INVASION
Braves Are Big Favorites to Win
Second Game Of Season
From jamestown
PROBABLE LINEUPS

Mandan meets Jamestown at $50
O'Clock tonight in the Mandan high
school gymnasium in the second
game between the two teams this sea-
son.
A week ago the machines clashed
at the eastern city. Coach Leonard C.
McMahan's Braves defeating Coach
E. B. Bart" McLeod,s Bluejays l3
to 9.
The Braves hope to repeat tonight
and are big favorites to do 50. With
the exception Of Frank Heidi, Man.
dan forward who has left the squad,
McMahan will have full strength for
the contest.
jamestown was whipped 81 to 10 at
Bismarck last night. The visitors
have invaded the Missouri river twin
cities with q large squad and Coach
Mcleod no doubt will resort to num-
crous suhstitutions to keep his team
at its fastest pace.
A preliminary game between the
Papooses. Mandan reserves. and st.
Mary's high school. Bismarck. will be-
gin at 1880 o'clock. which has been an
nounced by ]. G. Gould. superintend.
ent Of Mandan city schools.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
CUSTOM HONEYMOON
CUSSED, DISCUSSED
Old Matrimonial, California,
Spanish, Legal, American,
Movie Customs Clash

Los Angeles. Feb. 8.-R}-Justice
having come to their aid, Guillermo
Perez, "a, and Alicia Moreno. 20. were
honeymooning today in accordance
with an old matrimonial custom.
Perez applied for a marriage license
earlier in the week and settled down
to wait three days for the license, an
old California custom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolores Moreno, par
ents Of the bride-elect, locked Alicia
In her room BECAUSE Perez had not
consulted them about the marriage,
an old Spanish custom.
Seeking the release Of the BRIDE
to-be from the perennial restraint.
Perez brought habeas corpus proceed
ings, an old legal custom.
Judge Walton ]. Wood ruled they
were old enough to wed without the
consent Of the parents. Perez flashed
the marriage license and asked the
jurist to perform the ceremony. but
Judge Wood demurred because the
bridegroom, being without . necktte.
was not properly dressed for the oc-
CASTOR in accordance with an old
American custom.
Perez attorney peeled off his own
necktie and loaned it to the BRIDE
groom. Judge Wood performed the
ceremony and everything ended hap
PLY, IN old movie custom.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
PARROTFEVER KILLS
DOCTOR AFTER CURE
y. S. Public Health Service
States No Specific Cause Of
Disease Yet Found

Washington. Feb. 8.-REHarry 3.
Anderson. attendant at the hygienic
laboratory Of the United States public
health service. where he handled
parrots afflicted with psittacosis, died
today after . l4-day fight against
the disease.
Anderson. who WAS Is, was the first
known victim Of the maaady In the
capital.
He was entrusted with the care Of
parrots sent 70 the laboratory for d.
aenosas ana experimental purposes.
and despite extreme precaution be-
came violently III nine days after his
first contact with the birds.
At the laboratory today It was re-
peated that although mare than 100
cultures have been obtained from
dead and living parrots no organism
yet obtained has proven to Be the
specific cause Of the disease.