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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

Did you ever write letter to Fred
eric J. HaSlkin2 You can ask him any
question Of fact and get the answer
In a personal letter. Here Is great edu-
cational idea introduced into the lives
Of the most intelligent people in the
world-American newspaper readers It
Is q part of that best purpose Of Q
newspaper-service. There Is no charge
except 2 cents in coin or stamps for
return postage. Address Frederic J.
Haskin, director, The Evening Star
Information Bureau, washington, D. G.
@. How much did Sir Harry Lauder
receive for singing over the radio?-
p. q. p.
A. It has been stated that the three
songs microphoned by Sir Harry Lauder
each Melted him $1,000. He was on the
air for IS minutes.
@. Please give short biography of
Raymond Hatton, the motion picture
actor.-R. G. T.
A. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa,
July z, 1887, and was educated in Des
Moines, Iowa. He is 5 feet 5 inches
tall and weighs 1873 pounds. He has
brown hair and blue eyes, and has
been In pictures for is years.
q. What is the difference between
q Treasury and Liberty bond2-
A. The difference in the names
Treasury and Liberty bonds is made
only to distinguish bonds that have
different dates Of maturity. Both are
gold bonds.
@. How far away is Antares and
what is its size?--I. B.
A. Antares alpha Scorpii) Is the
largest star Of which we have reason
ably accurate measurements, It's di-
ameter being about 400,000,00O miles;
in volume 1t is 100,000,0O0 times as
large as the sun, and 125, 900 600, 000,-
600 times as large as the earth. The
distance is probably $50 light years;
this distance is 100000 times as great
as that Of the sun from the earth
Q. Is H. L. Mencken married.
A. Mr.. Mencken is q bachelor. He
lives In the family homestead, In Bal.
tinore, and his house Is presided over
by his sister.
Q. When was 'aThe blue Danube"
first played?-W. w. III.
A. 1.-THE Blue Danube waltz of
Johann Strauss was first played at the
Rianisalle, Vienna, on February Is,
1857. In the same season it was given
at the Paris Exposition, with Strauss
conducting. In that Autumn It was
heard In London at the Covent Garden
promenade concerts. At Vienna and
Paris 1t was given In its original form,
for orchestra and chorus, but In Lon
don, after some three weeks rehearsal,
Strauss decided to dispense with the
chorus, so that 1t was performed by
orchestra only.
q. Where was Fort Massachusetts,
A. A. L.
A. There were forts by the name Of
Fort Massachusetts, In the District of
Columbia, in Massachusetts, and In
Virginia.
@. What State ranks first In mineral
productS?-A w. D.
A. Pennsylvania ranks drst. It pro-
duces II per cent Of the country's
total output.
Q. Where is the largest pipe organ?-
r. w. G.
A. The pipe organ in the main
auditorium Of the Convention Hall at
Atlantic City Is the largest one In the
world, both In point Of size and power.
The organ is operated from two giant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Highligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

paign out Of their maneuvers, and were
hnally overcome only when the police
used their trained dogs as confederateS.
This was the first time the dogs of the
police have been used in Bucharest and
the assistance rendered was very graft
Tying, many arrests being made and the
rest OF the rioters fleeing in panic.
II +
English Firm Il Paid
For War Act.
Cologne Gazette, Cologne-Four years
after the matter was first presented to
Anglo-German Preparations Court at
London, the firm Of John Fowler g. Co.
of Leeds. England, manufacturers of
power machinery for farms, was grant,
ed the sum of f423, 900 against the Ger
man national government. During the
war the companys German factory at
Magdeburg, in Sachsen, was seized by
the German government, and later sold
to a German firm In the same business,
Herren r. Wulf Gesellschaft. The
price was arrived at through the courts
appraisal of the Fowler company's In
ventory Of buildings, equipment and
stock at the commencement Of hosttli-
ties.
u. ,. Land
OF Shirt Sleeved Men.
lie Point Paris.-France, as a whole,
knows America only through the NOV
les. It is a country where men 60 in
shirt-sleeves ali the time and keep tele-
phoning-a strange land where they
have canned macaroni. French people
believe every American house is a sky
scraper, every boy q Lindbergh, every
girl movie star. Lots of Frenchmen
think the Americans made Niagara
Falls, just the same as they dug the
Panama Canal and constructed the
Roosevelt Dam.
y \ + y
RoOseveIt's Spanish
Lacks Something.
FL Universal. Mexico City.-The dis
courses pronounced In Spanish by the
Governor Of Puerto Rico, Theodore
Roosevelt (the son), have rather gotten
him into difficulties, owing to his lin
tied knowledge of the language. In
an grafton before the Assembly, he
assured his hearers that he was the
mother" of four children, and intro
duced Brig. Gen. Parker, chief Of the
Department Of Insular Affairs. a. q
Slug"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

consoles, each possessing six manuals
affording o total Of approximately q
thousand stops. It Is lifted and lowered
from the orchestra pit by specially de-
signed electric power machinery. There
are $4,000 pipes.
Q. Are trained neas q reality or are
they kind Of illusion?-W j. r.
A. The feas are really trained. It Is
said that German fdeas are usually
chosen for this purpose, as they are
more adaptable.
@. How long Is a fiscal year?-T A. A.
A. 1t has the same length as a calen-
dar year, but the time from which it Is
reckoned does not always coincide with
the calendar year. The fiscal year Is
the stipulated annual time between the
settling or balancing Of accounts.
@. What does the Tree of Life which
Is used in decoration symbolize?-V. j.
A. The Tree Of Life Is traced to the
tree in Paradise which occasioned the
expulsion of Adam and Eve from the
garden.
q. Can people Of any religion be mar
ried in the chapel at the City Hall,
New York City?-B. Il.
A. The chapel which Is set aside for
the celebration of marriages In the
City Hall, New York, Is incorporated
in the City Hall Building itself. There
is no restriction regarding religious de-
nomination.
@. How many booksellers are there
In the United States?-A. q. T.
A. The American Book Trade Direc-
tory, New York. lists $500 booksellers
the following categories: Circulating
library, department store, drug store,
educational, college texts, school texts,
foreign, general bookstore, gift shop,
books at holidays only. Juveniles, law,
medical, periodicals, old and rare, re-
ligious, second hand, subscription books,
wholesale and fine editions and modern
firsts.
@. What is Boxing day?-B. 8.
A. This is the name given In Great
Britain to the day after Christmas, at
which time presents or boxes" are
given to errand boys, postmen, etc. 1t
q. How does the production Of air.
planes In 1929 compare with that Of
le282--M. @.
A. According to the annual produc-
ton report Of the Aeronautical Chamber
Aircraft Year Book for 1880, American
aircraft builders produced more than
5000 planes during 1929. This is an
increase of approximately 81 per cent
over 1923. Ninety-six major aircraft
manufacturers produced commercial and
military planes with total retail value,
without engines, Of $44.457, 10000.
@. Were bicycles ridden In England
before they were in the United States?
g. w. n.
A. The bicycle Is modification of
the velocipede or high-wheel bicycle
which was introduced into England In
1873 and into the United States in 1877.
@. In going from Lake Superior to
the ocean by way Of the st. Lawrence
River what Is the difference in eleva-
tion?-D. @.
A. Lake Superior Is about 600 feet
above sea level Lake Huron Is al feet
lower than Superior, and Lake Erie
about 8.5 feet below Huron. Lake On
tario is 326 feet below Erie, Of which
about l65 feet Is represented by the drop
at Niagara Falls and the balance by the
Niagara gorge. The fall from Lake On
tario to Montreal Harbor is about 226
feet, and from Montreal Harbor TO the
sea about 20 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

The Telephone Dial.
On, lady Of the telephones,
When we the dial use.
Your customary gentle tones
1t will seem sad to losel
Our taste no more you can refine
With fife" instead OF five"
FOR nish-yon," meaning merely nine,
No longer VIII we strive.
No more viii we with sudden Riee
Try to attain your skill
In uttering the number "thr-r-ree"
With an ecstatic trill.
Inc dial figures. mute as stones,
VIII cause US many a sigh-
Oh, lady Of the telephones,
Wen hate to say "Good-byI"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Ally HERALD, London.-It
\ really Is true that American
workingmen go to work in their
nnanknn. VIA nnnaA

AAh1 11ErtAAOg 1Ouuon.-1L
really Is true that American
workingmen go to work In their
~ own motor cars. We sent a
special correspondent to Amer
lea to find out II this report was really
fact Not all Of them, perhaps, go to
work this way, but nearly all of them,
for when you pass in the train through
big manufacturing cities like Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, you see not only
cars parked outside every factory along
the line.
Still, too much ought not to be deduced
from this concerning the much-bruited
prosperity Of the American workingman.
You can easily buy secondhand car
used car" they call it-for a matter
Of from 10 to IS pounds in the States
In England, however, there are 10 or
more over there. No matter what town
you visit, you see cars parked every
where along the by-StreetS, almost all
day long. Some people leave their cars
out in the street all night-there Is no
law against 1t so long as the street does
not carry the notice, "No Parking Here"
And, as for theft, most people would
be only too glad to get the insurance
cause the disposal of used cars" is one
Of the burning problems OF present-day
America.
Road drivers in the States, despite
the fact that traffic there Is far greater,
manage TO drive faster than ours do, and
without the fuss ours make. American
drivers are more considerate of each
other. Above all, they do not practice
that irritating habit, so common in
England, of sounding their horns on the
slightest provocation. The innumer-
able motor cars In the States are gen.
| orally kept In the back yard, so there
| is no space left for gardens, because of
| the corrugated iron shelter or other
shack that covers the vehicle.
y \ r
Dogs Aid Police
In QuelIing Rioters.
Neues Wiener Tageblatt, Vienna
A dispatch from Bucharest, Rumania,
informs us that striking workmen Of q
match factory in the city Of Temesvar
fought q pitched battle with the police,
who tried to dispense them and prevent
! damage to the property. The strikers,
who were mainly socialistic, were max
ing political IS well Is industrial CAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Offers Suggestion
To Panther Hunters
To the Editor o, The star.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Just want to offer little construc-
i've criticism Of the panther hunt.
Now that the starting question has
been satisfactorily settled by the ampu-
tation Of the top branches Of the trees
1t seems to me that the panther could
be chased away by the mutilation of its
tracks and possibly killing of the rest
OF the hogs In the infested area.
noticed a few starlings roosting on
the State, War and Navy Building the
other evening and presume 1t will be
only a matter Of a few days before the
columns will be decapitated.
F. K. SANDERSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Suspects Panther Scare
May Be i'm Imagination
TO the EDITOR of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
While reading the different articles
about the 'prowler" that Is disturbing
IN and around Washington, have won-
dered II 1t might turn out to be some
tnlng like the scare in Binghamton,
N. X. last Summer. was quite inter-
ested In that, as Binghamton Is my for
mer nome. While there on n VISIT last
Summer asked a friend about It. She
laughed and said 1t turned out to be q
large dog. It belonged to q woman liv-
Ing 20 miles north of Binghamton, and
on going to that city with It's mistress
became lost. AS he had been shaved,
my friend said that he resembled lion
somewhat, and, with little imagina-
ton, the story started.
MRS. N. JACKSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

or healthtul exercise, the sidewalks
should be cleaned. And always there Is
the eager applicant for . Job ct the
front door, willing to clean the walk for
quarter for narrow lot and four bits
for wide one. It might well be borne
in mind that this Is one way to help
the poor and needy In Midwinter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Many a good town demands a SYM
phony orchestra or . grand opera COM
pany without knowing exactly how to
persuade the public to enjoy the oppor.
tunities offered. Good salesmanship
satisfies customers and Is needed in art
as well as In manufacture,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
That's True Enough.

From the Boston Transcript.
One Of the effects of the publication
of schemes for consolidation Is to con-
vince the average man that the country
contains great many railroads Of
which he never heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

a violently resentfuI attitude on the
Pacific Coast toward Filipinos seeking
domestic employment merely puts a
new complication into the already din
cult servant problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Natures Church
1.-THE Smoky Mountain National Park
(pedeatsd to the Wild Flower Preservation Society

When weary and worn in body and mind 20
To church to recuperate The floor Of the church
Is carpeted with ferns, the maidenhair
And woodsia, make beautiful designs.
The blossoms of the spotted wintergreen
And Princes pine, pipSissewa, are bowed
In prayer The fragrance Of wood incense fills
The air. Tall cohosh candles cleaning white
Give light. The orchestra brook whose bed
Has stones and Ichen covered rocks.
The stringed instruments are hddleheads
And briar harps thrush, the soloist
Into the contribution box a red
Squirrel drops hickory nut then kneels and folds
His hands in prayer. God must be everywhere.
BLANCHE c. HoWLETT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Newspapers are to be represented
without restraint at the London confer
ence. The way to enable reporters to
De accurate Is to keep them fully In
formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Make 1t Unanimous.

From the Columbia (Lo) Daily Tribune.
News dispatches from Canada an
nounce tight" times for the rum
barons, a condition they have been Ia
boring to create here for the last 10
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

When Q tariff Is under consideration
there Is no greater injustice. than the
assumption that every man concerned
In national legislation is enjoying a
einecure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

A sportSmanlike interest In the prize
ring survives in spite Of doubts occa-
sionally arising as to whether q puRilist
IS more eminent as q fighter or a
hnancier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Moral perfection required of law
enforcement officers should commend
q blending Of wings with a harp and a
halo as the design for q badge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Everybody wants to contribute with
intelligent discrimination to the relief
OF misfortune. The Community Chest
gives everybody that opportunity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

From the Worcester Telegram,
The Smith College girl, kidnapped and
imprisoned, who talked her captcrs into
releasing her, gives splendid demonstra-
ton Of the efficacy OF the English
courses In our institutions Of higher
learniuA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Where Are They?

From the Detroit News.
At time when the existing problem
Of traffic movement Is almost more
than we can bear, the United States
Government u to take over the Turtle
IslandAs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MarYland and YirRinia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Introduction.

do you think this legislation you are
proposing viii improve your political
prospects?"
OF course" answered Senator sor-
ghum. Whenever q statesman intro.
ouces a measure in Congress, he does
so In the hope that it will prove the
life Of the party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Jud Tunkins says gangster who re.
formed got job as a taxidriver. But
ne insisted on a car that backnred 30
the explosions would sound natural and
homelike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
Severe Test.

severe Test
The man marry must be a model
Of propriety."
That's right" answered Miss Cayenne,
Before you think Of accepting any
sutton. require him to pass q rigid
examination as prohibition agent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
The Evening ssar Newspaper Company
Rate by Carrier Within tbe

Rate by Carrier Within the City.
me Evening Star. CSC Ter month
when : Sundays) $1,000, SOC paP month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when Hundays) 1890. 6Se per month
collection made at the end Of each S month";
National 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
The Wicked Tharmnm

Ane wicked Th0fmOm.
10 higher things my hopes aspire.
The mercury fiouts my desire
And, like the market, breaks my heart.
Backsliding with each upward start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Member Of she Associated Press.
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
60 tne use for republication Of ell news dts
patches credited to It or not otherwise cred.
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights Of publication Of
pecld dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

I never seek to punish or upbraid
an enemy" said HI Ho. the sage Of
Chinatown; why should do him the
inestimable favor Of trying to reform
him?"
Home Product.
Why greet with an unfriendly frown
What Is produced in our home town?
Why travel to polar zone
When we have snowdrifts of our OWN
Some folks" said Uncle Eben, "jest
natchelly don't want to be happy. OATS
why ghost stories was invented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

Q. Where is the largest pipe organP-
r. w. @.
A. The pipe organ in the main
auditorium Of the Convention Hall at
Atlantic City Is the largest one in the
world, both In point Of size and power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

@. What State ranks first In mineral
productS?-A. w. D.
A. Pennsylvania ranks flrst. It pro-
duceS IL per cent Of the country's
total output.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

@. What is Boxing day?-B. 8.
A. This is the name given in Great
Britain to the day after Christmas, at
which time presents or boxes" are
given TO errand boys, postmen, etc. It
Is o bank holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

@. Were bicycles ridden In England
before they were in the United States?
C. w. r.
A. The bicycle Is modification of
the velocipede or high-wheel bicycle
which was introduced into England In
1873 and into the United States in 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30

@. What does the Tree Of Life which
Is used In decoration symbolize?-V. J.
A. The Tree of Life Is traced to the
tree In Paradise which occasioned the
expulsion Of Adam and Eve from the
garden.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-04
Pennsy Athletes Compete in
Region Meet Here Saturday

dianapolis Gun Club. All other
events will take place at the Pennsy
athletic field.
One of the big features and a
new event this year will be a tug
of-war between employees of the
train service and huskies of the en-
CINE service at 2:30 p. m.
The athletic meet will be an all
day affair, starting at 9 a. m. The
baseball game between FIT. Wayne
and Pitcairn (Pa.) teams, cham
pions in their respective territories,
will start at 8 p. m. Dutch Koh-
lenberg, former pitcher for the
Erie Central League team, will be
on the TT. Wayne mound, and
Brinker, southpaw, will pitch fol
Pitcairn.
Joe Sivak, Buffers star miller, will
run under the colors Of the Chicago
Terminal division. Ivan Fuqua,
Indiana state high school champion
all-round track and field star, will
run the 220 and 400-yard events for
the st. Louis division. John Wooley,
Indiana state high school champion
miller, will be another star per-
former who will wear st. Louis di-
vision colors.
Rodney Drane, Tech star Of a few
years ago, will be n of the crack
sprinters for the indianapolis divi-
sion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-04
Falegano, Cox Sign for
Fort Go; Herman Wins

affair with the BrightWood battler
attempting to regain some of the
prestige he lost at the hands of the
willing %westerner.
Tommy Herman, Chicago welter-
weight, gave the fans an exhibition
of clever boxing and sharpshooting
Tuesday night, and carried off the
honors with the loss of but a single
round. Patsy Pollock of Canada
was his opponent, and was down
for a nine count in the second
round. Herman gave his foe very
little time for rest.
The best bout on the program was
a six-rounder between Roy Pierson,
local junior welterweigllt, and DON
aid Fagg of Clinton, a %six-round
SUGGEST. The youngster from the
coal-mining town shows lots of
promise, ana carries dynamite in
both fists. The scrap was excep-
tionally close, with the nod going
to Fagg when he finished stronger.
Kid Slaughter. Terre Haute welterweight
required twenty seconds to put away Shiftv
Galloway of Indianapolis. Carl Ellis. Ter.
re Haute ~middleWeight. had the edge on
Tony Petruzzl. indianapolis. and Dick
Porker. Anderson. defeated Ted Hunt. In
dianapolis. in a bout hat contained very
little action. Tuck Smith lost on a
to Harry Babrick. Smith had a frae-
tured Jaw.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-04
ShireS Asks Johnson to
Farm Him for Experience

DELIEVE it or not, Art Shires
II has requested Marager Walter
Johnson of the Washington Sena-
tors to farm him out to the minors,
where he may get such experience
as he requires to become an out
fielder, in accordance with the plans
of his club to convert him into a
fychaser.
Il know you can't use me every
day. and I'm willing to begin all
over again to get the hang of finer
points of outfielding," Art is report
ed to have said to his manager.
Since the Senators purchased joe
Kuhel from Kansas City as an un-
derstudy for Joe Judge at first base,
Shires has been relegated to the
outfield. II can never learn my
new job while warming the bench, -
Shires continued. 81 know I can
hit, and I'm willing to gamble on
my ability to play the outfleld as a
minor Lacquer"
While Manager johnson is said
to have been impressed with the
earnest attitude of Shires, he doubt
ed if waivers could be obtained or
the player to carry out Arts desires
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-04

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 4.-Compil-
ing a neat lead in the early innings,
the Columbus Senators easily won
the series opener with the Indians
here Wednesday. 7 to d, with both
clubs boosting batting averages, the
hits being plentiful. Dutch Kemner
went the entire route on the local
mound despite the fact the Hoosiers
solved him for eleven Safeties, in
Guiding a home run by Monahan.
Parks got bombarded for ten hits
and six runs in six innings and Null
roney pitched the seventh and
eighth for the visitors. Paul Wolfe.
Tribe utility inf1elder. who has been
out of action for many weeks Owing
to injuries, played second base for
the Hoosiers and turned in a fine
fielding game with ten chances &C
cepted without a miss. He had seven
assists. The youth went hltless,
however.
Earl Smith started the Senator
scoring by polling a home run in the