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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

@. Who wrote the operas ia Rom
dine" and "Fedora"?-J. A.
A. la Rondine" was written by
Giacomo Puccini, and Fedora" was
composed by Umberto Giordano.
@. How did England man her frigates
during the War of 1S12?--V. G. L.
A. Histories of the British Navy
indicate that the British frigates were
manned principally by Englishmen dur
ing the War of 1912. They are de-
scribed as a mixed class of men. being
secured In various ways. Bounties were
offered for enlistment In the navy and
when this did not bring enough recruits
each county was required to raise q
certain number In proportion to popu-
lation. They were known a. quota
men. In addition, numbers were
pressed into the service.
@. How many murders were commit
ted In London, England, In 1898, 1927
ana 1e2S?--F. 5.
A. In 1925 there were 81; in 1927,
81, and in 1928, 10.
@. What per cent of the population
of the United States belongs to
churches?-C. p.
A. About 40 out of each 100 acknowl-
edge afhliation with some church. This
does not mean necessarily that the
other 90 are pagans.
@. How long must a person have been
dead In order to qualify for the Hall Of
Fame on the campus of New York
University?-H. A.
A. Only those Americans who have
been dead for q quarter Of a century
are eligible as candidates
@. What is the most famous dance
known?-T. v. H.
A. The waltz is said to be the most
famous and consistently popular dance
in all history. The origin Of the waits
IS obscured in the dim past. In les
modern gufse 1t appeared in 1880 ana
Ach du lieber Augustin,' Is said TO be
the first tune to which the waltz was
danced.
q: From what kind Of plant is raj.
fla taken?-J. C.
A.. It comes from Q species Of palm
which is a native Of Madagascar.
Q. What per cent of buyinr IA
done on the installment plan?-H. J. n.
"A. 1t is estimated that about rs
per cent of the retail buying Is done
by this method.
Q. Are redwood burls valuable?--
F. G. S.
A. The largest and perhaps most
beautiful burls occur on redwood trees.
The very large ones are valuable, being
used to make nut and fruit bowls. serY-
ing trays, gavels, cribbage boards and
| other such articles. Small burls are
sold for use as house plants since they
can be put in water and made to Sprout
shoots which are decorative.
Q. Who maintains the light In the
torch in the Statue Of Liberty?-J. B,
A. 1t is maintained by the Liglat-
house Service of the Government. On
December 2, 1915, arrangements were
made for the permanent lighting Of
the statue with diffused light thrown
upon 1t from below.
O. How was the word "Ansacs"
coined?-J. T. D.
A. 1t was formed from the initial
letters OF the words Australian and
New Zealand Army Corps. The
phrase was used by Gen. Birdwood IN
telegram dispatched from the Gallip.
| oil Peninsula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

healthy sign and one not to be lightly
valued"
Judge Parker is described by the
Akron Beacon Journal as "a middle-of-
the-roader," while the Charlotte OBJ
server offers the opinion: mo doubt q
clean bill Of health Is in the writing
for Hoover's latest selection. Mean
time. some well founded protests are
being voiced by the papers against the
recently developed habit of running 10
the committee with objections to presi-
dental appointments"
Among papers which find significance
In the fact that the North Carolina
lurist, while member of the Repub-
ncan party, has the Endorsement of
both Democrats and Republicans in
Congress from his own State, are the
Rock Island Argus, the San Antonio
express, the Helena (Mont.) Record
Herald and the Savannah Press. The
shreveport Journal comments: "The
majority Of the citizens OF the South
would, OF course, prefer the placing of
Democrat on the United States bench,
but there can be no serious protest
against the Presidents action" The
Omaha World-Herald says: 1.-THE fact
that the Democrats Of his State, while
ndorSing one Of their own party TO
the PRESIDENT. took occasion to point
OUT Judge Parker's qualifications indi-
Gates that he is fair as well as upright.
The Supreme Court needs such men.
The President has made choice in the
right direction"
Hope is expressed by the Lynchburr
News that ''it will be found that Pres
ident Hoover has learned the lesson
Taught by the determined and vigorous
opposition to Judge Hughes" The
Seattle Times feels that "it may be as
sumed Judge Parker is not entirely ia
accord with the Norris-La Toilette
group. The Charleston Evening Post,
North Carolinian win tend to incresse
the liberal leaven Of which public opin-
ION believes the Supreme Court has too
small portion at the present time"
The Kansas City Star advises that at
would be q healthy thing for the s,I.
preme Court II its youngest associate
justice could say with its Oldest, tAlI iife
Is an experiment. and not fear to per-
INIT those social experiments which can
De carried on within the insulated
chambers Afforded by the several
Analysis and strong praise If the
judicial qualities of the annointee sre
contributed by the Richmond News
Leader. the Asheville Times, the New
YORK Evening Post, the Syracuse Herald
ana the Birmingham News. Further
the Fort Worth Record-TeIegram points
70 MS value on the court as a repre-.
sentative of the South, adding: "A
nrse-nand knowledge of the economics
OF this section Of the United States by
enc OF the nine persons who administer
maj Judgment on the acts of Congress
Is confidence inspiring, even thouch tIs
political equation rather than thu ~eo-
graphical decided the appointment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Q man, greater than in the rumors and
tnsinuations which detract from his
reputation. But the fact is Just the
contrary. Is this caused by our ig-
norance or by our cowardice?
Most OF Us seem 10 have q propensity
TO ahsorb-yes, and TO propagate-all
the malicious runors and calumnies
we hear. When we know nothing dis
graceful OF q man we are often only
too ready to put in circulation false
and clandestine inventions in regard to
him. Are we so afraid of being sur
passed in excellence by our fellow
beings that we require no foundation
and proof to instigate or to accept
the gravest aniHnadversions upon their
characters? For Q really noble soul
nothing is 50 repugnant and distress
ing as to hear the absent DETAINED in
a manner light and jocose and with
out the accompaniment of proof. There
is nothing more vile than SANDER. And
the vileness is aggravated when the
SANDER is crafty and clandestine. IN
fortunate the people, indeed, where
every sort Of malicious rurnoY finds a
ready, fertile soil!
y $50
Primary Schools
Would Have Been Better.
OdllJ 4uIlSS, GOIOfuDO,-1ne QlIu-
culties brought about by the unsuitable
educational system of the day are more
marked in India than in any other
part Of the British Empire, and there
can be little doubt that the foundation
Of universities has to a certain extent
been responsible for the present de-
plorable state of affairs. Indian poll
ticians are very fond Of referring to
their universities as ''centers of cul-
ture" Il would probably be more true
to describe the majority Of these insti-
tutions as machines for comforting de-
greeS. If extreme nationalism and a
craze for political agitation can be
taken as evidence Of culture, then the
Indian universities may be called Cen
tiers of culture" It would have been
much better had India concentrated on
establishing more general system of
primary education than on the prema-
ture foundation of universities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

majority in Parliament. David Lloyd
George cannot be sure of a Liberal VIC
tory in the event of an appeal to the
country. Stanley Baldwin likewise cam
not be assured of a Conservative ma
jority In general election. Both the
Conservatives and the Liberals prefer q
Laborite ministry to one Of their own
respective ministries supported by a
minority with coalition assistance. The
question arises whether this is q passing
phase Of British politics or is likely to
become a settled condition. Out of a
three-party equation may come a new
line Of cleavage that will permit return
to the old principle of politically re-
sponsible government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
A Partial Capitulation.

With the base ball season only two
weeks away good news has come from
Chattanooga, where the washington
team, apparently destined to be the
1880 edition Of the "hitless wonders"
has been training. The good tidings
are to the effect that Goose Goslin,
the Salem slugger, has SO far capitu-
lated in his salary controversy with
President Clark Grifith that he will
HE himself to the Southern city for
a series of personal conferences In an
endeavor to straighten out their Diff
feHences. In view Of the fact that the
Goose" has maintained up to this
time o policy Of strict indifference to
all communications from the club it
would appear that his decision to jour-
ney 10 Chattanooga is the beginning Of
the end and that before many days are
past his signature will be affixed to a
contract.
This hold-out controversy has created
much discussion In Washington. Both
Goslin and Griffith have strong sup
porters. The Goose" last year failed
to play UP to his accustomed form and
when his contract was mailed to him
several months ago 1t called for sub
stantiai reduction in salary. Goslin took
the view that he should not be penal
ICED for one years mediocre play and
that his salary should be rated for his
entire term with the Griffmen. The
club owner countered with the offer OF
bonus and notified Goslin that II he
had good year he would earn as much
as he ever did. And there matters have
stood until the Goose" decided on a
personal parley In the South.
There Is no question that the
Washington team needs its siugger, but
there Is likewise no question that
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worry it at the expense of all other
points whatever. They all do this.
Why? That wainwright was a poi
soner had nothing to do with his prose, I"
said Oscar Wilde. Something similar
might have been said about Byron and
his poetry. about many another who is
able to deliver great art to us without
reference to what he eats for breakfast
or whether he slaps his wife or other
wise behaves In his own way.
However, here is book of revelation
concerning Victor Hugo, given In true
understanding and with real gusto of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

There would be more enthusiasm
about crediting Calvin Coolidge with
renewed presidential aspirations If he
had not developed an inclination for
travel at time when he cannot be ex-
pected TO make any utterance that
sounds like a campaign speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

A few New Workers say Mayor Walker
is too frivolous to be a political leader.
To the devoted followers of the melo-
dious Jimmy" nothing could seem more
frivolous than such an idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

1t is not hard to understand Al
Capone's aversion to being lionised
Nothing could interfere more seriously
with his line of business than a per-
petual place in the spotlight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

Shocking suspicious circulated about
law-breaking by children who should
have the benefit of guidance and re-
straint brings UP the old question,
What is the matter with the grown
ups?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

A runaway oil well in Oklahoma has
been wasting immense amounts Of value
every day. The oil business appears 20
be in need Of all kinds of efficiency ex-
perts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

To some extent the London confer
ence must be regarded as a gratifying
peace demonstration. So far as pub
lished records show, there was not an
angry word spoken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

A satisfactory banking method of
adjusting European debts may be Of as
much assistance in keeping the peace Of
the world as conferences relative to dis
armament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
Keeping Up With the Neighbor.
From the Charlotte News.

FEUKn the VhNEIotte NeWs.
It's the modern wear and tear and
strain that is causing SO many s,,d@aS,
deaths from heart ailments. IShysicisns
have discovered, and usually les noth-
ing more than the strain of keeping
up with the neighbors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

Rise Of prices in the stock market has
not been so rapid as to frighten the In
weston who has learned to distrust the
ticker on q stampede.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Miss April's Party.

Miss ApriPs Party.
The bluebird's lowering In the bough,
The redbird's on the wing;
The mocking bird declares as how
It's most too cold to sing.
Old chanticleer sends out the song
That always cheers our hearts
And tells us that it won't be long
Before the party starts.
Old chanticleer throughout the year
Remains a friend so true.
His signal brings especial cheer
When April smiles are due.
The flowers in arrangement show
Fine decorative arts.
It will be but day or so
Before the party starts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
A Worthwhile Match.

Frora the Savannah Morning News.
Soviet Russia Is said to be chalIenR.
ing Sweden in the leadership OF the
manufacture of matches The Red land
ought to make 3 good showing ct start
Ing dres. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
Feet of Clay.

from the Duluth Herald.
A scientist who has never trudRed
through q plowed field and had eiSht
pounds Of mud cling to each foot saws
the earth weighs nothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

The irish Free State calls on a candi.
date to rejoice in q vote against him
as an evidence that the opinions of the
population are absolutely free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
They Are a Handicap.

From the Rutland Herald.
Climbers on the social ladder have
thrown on the handicap Of clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

Doc Eckener, TO welcome you,
We lift no stein of foanning brew;
But while rejoicing that you came,
Well say "GesundheitI" just the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
In Parting.

what would you say II you found
man trying to be a DICTATOR"
knowing the American temperament
as do" answered Senator Sorghum
I'D say very little. I'd simply take him
by the hand, shed a transient tear and
murmur, FAREWELL"
Jud Tunkins says when he's con-
WINGED about anything he quits listening
for fear poor talker will make him
want to change his mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
New Parking Problems.

"It requires great deal Of land for
an air field"
"a great DEAL" agreed Mr.. Chuggins.
Aviation is only in its infancy and yet
it has already developed big problems
about parking space"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

81 can't understand" said Uncle Eben,
"how so many folks seems to imagine
dat de way 10 have de most fun is to
take de most chances on .gittin' into
txouhla."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
Holding Every Advantage.

The bootleg chap is free from care.
At night clubs he relaxes.
He takes more profit than his share
And never pays his taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

"a rich man." said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, need never be naughty.
He will always have servitors eager to
assume manners of condescending i'm
portance."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

PaySon and Clarke.
At 6 Place deS Vosges, Paris, is the
Victor Hugo Museum. Raymond EScho-
lier Is custodian of the institution. Not
an ofacial of perfunctory habit. Rather
a man of Imagination, a lover of Hugo
moving from point to point within his
immediate domain, tasting, touching
sensing to the full the spirit OF the
great French romanticiSt passing into
himself from this promiscuous collection
of things that he has left behind. 1t
Is easy to imagine that with such
man as Raymond Escholier, placed as
he was, the story of Victor Hugo would
ensue as naturally as stream flows
from its spring in the mountains. Little
by little-a relic of no great account, q
record of vital import, a discarded dec
grafton, scrap Of poetry tossed aside
for its betters-these, in the course OF
intimate days, must have come TO mean
to the eyes Of Escholier the personal
ficure of Hugo. These must have met
and come together to make the body
and spirit of the man himself. And SO,
out of such daily visions, such clear in
tinnacies, grew this story OF Victor Hugo.
Not a novel Not a biography. Differ
emit. Rather like the man at certain
moments, say, of literary achievement,
of political activity, of public homage
or DuDIlC disgrace dO lie pcdh VA ooAAlC
romantic heartstorm, in exile, back In
the high estate of political patronage.
Here and there these one-act plays
range, Here and there graphic pictures
gleam and beckon. Through It all is
the dominating spirit that was Hugo
himself, the spirit of romantic adven-
ture. A wide-open story Raymond
Escholier has cleaned out Of these Hugo
relics-love affairs, flrst with his wife,
then with another mans wife, then
with this one and that one. Here Is
the story Of Adele Hugo and Sainte-
Beuve-and this reminds me. want
to ask a question. Why Is 1t that the
biographers, pretty nearly every one Of
them, stop so long beside any point of
human frailty that the subject in hand
may have succumbed to? The initial
assumption is that the character under
treatment is surprising in some respect
Ia poet OF worth, statesman, a dram
atist or whatnot of distinction. Agreed,
that any point contributing to the issue
of character and achievement is worth
deep consideration. Yet, II the frailty
is Of the social stamp, these biographers
fasten to 1t, linger over 1t, shake and
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New York once; ITO East 42nd 90.
Ghic@go once: Lake Miehiean Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

FRANCIS RABELAIS: The Man and
His Work. Albert Jay Mock, M. A.,
Lit. D., and G. r. Wilson, M. A. IL
linrkrnAnG LYaYnanH 9r Rr0r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

Q. How was the word "Ansacs"
coined?-J. r. D.
A. 1t was formed from the initial
letters Of the words Australian and
New Zealand Army CorpS. The
phrase was used by Gen. Birdwood IN
telegram dispatched from the Gallip.
oil Peninsula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

All Other States and Canada.
ilY and Sunday 1 w so ~. 1 mn al [
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

@. How long must q person have been
dead In order to qualify for the Hall of
Fame on the campus of New York
University?-H. A.
A. Only those Americans who have
been dead for q quarter Of a century
are eligible as candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

q. From what kind Of plant Is raj.
fla taken?-J. c..
A. It comes from o species Of palm
which Is a native of Madagascar,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
Reverse
of Paradox Is True.

of Paradox Is True.
Cromos. Bogota.-There is no chance
of any doubt that there are more fool
ish people than there are wise ones,
but, paradoxically, it must also be
agreed that there are many more good
people than bad ones. From this II
might be expected to follow that .
majority Of people would show interest
ia reports and judgments which exalt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01

Q. Who maintains the light in the
torch in the Statue Of Liberty?-J. q.
A. 1t is maintained by the Light
house Service OF the Government on
December 2, 1916, arrangements were
made for the permanent lighting Of
the statue with diffused light thrown
upon 1t from below.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-14
MANY Meets FOR
s0VIET DEFENSE
Mass Protests Called
in Many Cities

The protest movement against the
efforts of the religious and social
list" flunkeys of Imperialism to in
cite war against the Soviet Union
is gathering momentum. Tens of
thousands Of workers ir many cities
will during the next few days join
in protest meetings called by the
Friends Of the Soviet Union and will
demonstrate in no uncertain terms
their determination to fight relent-
lessly to preserve the Workers Re-
public from attack. .
The largest meeting will be held
in New York Sunday at 2 p. m. in
Bronx Coliseum, 1T st. and Bronx
River. Twenty thousand workers
are expected to attend. William z.
Foster, Just released from jail, will
be one of the chief speakers. Others
who will speak are former Bishop
William Montgomery Brown; Char
les Smith, pesident of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Atheism; Joseph Lewis, president of
the Freethinkers of America; James
w. Ford, of the Trade Union Unity
League; Harvey O'Connor, of the
Federated Press; Max Levin, of the
Icor; Harold Hickerson, John Reed
Club; and Walter Burke, Labor
Sports Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-14

A labor jury, to be chosen at a
series of meetings of Unemployed
Councils, unions of the Trade Union
Unity League "to try the capitalist
courts in their persecution of the
unemployed delegation chosen by
10000 New York workers" received
complete endorsement by meeting
of the national executive committee
of the International Labor Defense
today. The LID. halls this Labor
Jury.
The Labor Jury will attend all
the sessions of the trials of the COM
mitee of five workers held under
$12,500 bail each by the New York
authorities. The International La
Dor Defense, beside endorsing the
jury. win hold series of meetings
on March Is, Paris Commune COM
memoration, and March %. protest.
ing the brutalities Of the police and
arrests Of workers.
Instructions went out today from
the national office of the Interna-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-14
GERMAN COMMUNISTS FIGHT
YOUNG PLAN
(WireleSs By Inprecolr)

BERLIN, March 13.-Yesterday
noon the Young Plan was adopted
by the German Reichstag. The
socialist" premier Mueller, spoke
briefly in favor of the adoption, and
taking the occasion to openly threat
en- the Communist, because the po-
litical unrest is unfavorable to the
accumulation of capital-which the
prime is aim now. He announced
radical reduction on the expendi-
tures-to the advantage Of heavy
industry.
One Communist deputy summed
up the program Of the government
as "Clubs and bullets for the unen-
ployed." The Communist Deputy
Florin, answering Mueller, declared
that the necessary finance was OBJ
tainable by capital tax and the re-
duction of the inflated salaries of
company directors and others. The
Communist Stoecker declared that
the Young Plan is an advantage to
the bourgeoisie compared to the
Dawes Plan, but the workers are
over-burdened to the tune of many
billions of marks in taxes.