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sion power to reduce fares without
stating the amount OF proposed reduc-
ton.
Familiarity with the present condi-
tons OF the companies has led Mr..
Keech to propose specifically the half
fare provision. 1t is well to take this
into consideration at this time as a
definite factor to be considered in set
ting the street car fares. and to work
from the end Of providing half fares
Tor the children, rather than treating
the proposed reduction as an eventuality
that may or may not arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
A New Queen of the Seas.

Ut looks very much as If the gallant
old Cunarder, the Mauritania, which,
Tor many years, held the undisputed
title Of the fastest ship on the Atlantic,
Will be relegated still further to the
background of ex-champions. For the
Europa is now churning the seas under
her sleek bow, on her maiden voyage to
New York. The Europa is the sister ship
OF the Bremen, which has already low
cred the colors of the Mauritania. Tests
Of the new liner showed a speed In ex-
cess Of the Bremen, and the best that
the ageing Mauritania can hope for Is
third place among the fast ships of the
Atlantic.
In Midsummer last year the Bremen
made its bow TO America after the
epeediest crossing In the history Of
mankind. The old record held by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A. Barney Castle was built ab4bt
| 1446 by Cormac Mccarthy. 1t mas
walls which in places are as thick 3As
| Is feet. The fame of the castle is
bound up in the civil history of tae
country and the War of the Great re-
bellion. The famous Barney Stone g
near the top Of the wall. Promises and
flattering speeches delayed the suf-
render of the castle in medieval times
and from this fact it is supposed that
the tradition concerning the Blarney
Stone arose. ia
q. Who said 1T would rather be riaht
than President"?-J. J. d. II
A. Henry Clay made the statement i'm
q speech in 1850. IL
@. When did Alaska become Terri
| tory?-C. 7. II
4 It was created such by act If
| legislature elected By direct vote and n
governor appointed for four years ny
| the President. Congress reserves tie
right to legislate on certain sub1ects;l
@. How many men volunteered to 20
to France with Roosevelt?-B. Y. M.
A. When Col Roosevelt offered TO
raise and lead to France complete
division, over 10000 men above the
draft age applied to him for places
under him. E
@. Are there any authentic data as
to movement in the New England
States, during the War of 1912, looking
| to q separation from the Union and an
nexation to Canada?-S. H. M.
A. Speaking Of the assertion that the
New England States threatened seces-
sion during the War of 1912. Andrew
Mclaughlin says: 1T was commonly
] supposed that it (the Hartford con-
vention) would plot a disruption Of the
Union; but it simply drew up remon-
strances, and proposed amendments to
minority of the States against unwel-
come Federal legislation
@. How many landscape gardeners
are there?-K. D..
| A. Landscape architecture is re-
Gently developed profession. The cen
| sus Of 1920 recognized 4,461 landscape
architects or landscape gardeners, and
the 1880 census will surely list many
more
@. What is a decibel?--L. L.
| A. It is an arbitrary unit used In
measuring minute quantities. Of power
on the specially engineered telephone
! circuits over which radio programs are
transmitted from station to station.
q. What is the national soup of
4 Russia ?-D. T.
| A. The national soup is tchie or
stchee. It is more of q stew than .
| soup It contains sausage, cabbage and
4 onions. all of which are fried before the
4 stock is added. It is often favored with
! tarragon vinegar. Other soups typically
Russian are those containing beets in
| some form,
@. Why was Josiah Mason knighted?-
! G.. A. B.
A. Between 1853 and 1858 he built
up a great orphanage at Erdington,
England, at cost of about 81 500, 900.
For this he was knighted in 1872. He
was born at Kidderminster in 1895, be-
gan selling cakes on the street at the
age of and later taught himself to
read and write while serving as a shoe
makers apprentice. Finally he became
a manufacturer of steel pens and built
up an enormous business. He added to
his fortune by gold and silver plating
and copper and nickel smelling. He
| gave $1,0O0000 to Mason's College, now
. part of the University of Birmingham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Reduced School Fares.

The peoples counsel, Mr.. Keech, has
espoussd q popular cause in his ad-
vocacy OF certain legislative provisions
that would bring about a mandatory
reduction in street car fares for school
children. His position calls for an
energetic presentation Of the cause of
the people who support the railway
corporations and Of the peoples right
in granting privileges in the use OF the
streets for public service, and he acquitS
himself well In the stand thus taken.
Reduced fares for school children have
been successfully effected In other
cities, and the new merger negotiations
open the way for giving Washington
parents the advantages of such a re-
duction at time when the necessary
family expenses are heaviest.
The companies lave stated that they
would interpose no objection to an order
of the Public Utilities Commission
ordering lower fare for school children.
The amount of the reduction proposed
AhS Aahseo' ho"cFeI, HOh opcCAal
rate to free fares. The amount of re-
duction would be decided, in the end,
not upon sentiment but upon the actual
effect upon the earnings OF the
companies as related to their rate bases.
Mr. Keech proposes to write into the
merger bill provision setting the rate
OF fare for school children at half the
rate for adults, leaving the way open.
at the same time, for action by the
Public Utilities Commission that would
provide free fares for these school chill
dren should conditions warrant. The
provision now contained in the merger
bill merely gives the Utilities Commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Recalling the Marines.

President Hoover'S desire to have the
American Marines in Nicaragua and
Haiti returned to the United States as
speedily as possible, Announced In ms
annual message to Congress last De-
cembsr. is soon TO be satisfied, 1t is now
indicated. Coincidental with the pre-
liminary report OF the special commits
sion which has been investigating con-
ditions in Haiti was the announcement
Yesterday by the President that condi-
lions had so far improved in Nicaragua
that the force of Marines there was
to be reduced by seven hundred and
fifty men and officers. leaving about
nine hundred men still IN the Central
American country.
In its preliminary report to the
President the Haitian Commission indi-
Gated that a solution of the dificulties
in the island republic may be expected
soon. Such a solution would result In
the withdrawal of American armed
forces without delay. One of the FIRST
steps contemplated by the Haitian
Commission, 1t is said, is the subStitu-
ton of q civilian minister for the pres
ent American high commissioner. Brig.
Gen. John H. Russell The commission
had only praise, however, for the work
which has been done in Haiti by Gen.
Russell and other American officials.
declaring that this work had made pos
Sible the hoped-for establishment OF a
stable government by the people OF
Haiti themselves.
President Hoover'S appointment of the
special commission to visit Haiti and
the announcement of his own desire
that steps might be taken soon to bring
about an adjustment of the difficulties
in the republic SO that American armed
forces could be withdrawn have been
decidedly helpful At the time the
President announced his plan to send
an American commission to study con-
ditionS in Haiti with q view to the
withdrawal of the Marines and the re-
turn of home rule to the people Of
Haiti, it was generally approved. In
the Senate of the United States, how
ever, criticism raised its head. Here
was another instance of presidential
commissions. The foreign relations
committee and later the Senate itself
stripped the resolution providing the
funds for the use of the commission of
all congressional authority for the ap-
pointment of such q commission. In
the end the resolution merely authorized
the President to expend the money.
It was the Senate's way Of slapping
at the President. He was to bear the
Odium, If any resulted from the APP
pointment of a commission.
The President has indicated that he
prefers TO deal with important questions
after all the facts have been developed.
He believes that facts may often be
developed through inquiries by COM
missions which otherwise might not
sonable position, although it has been
criticized in senatorial circles.
The improvement in Nicaragua and
the opportunity for bringing about still
greater improvement in the Haitian
situation are encouraging. 1t is the
desire of the United States to remain
always good friends with its American
neighbors. 1t has been with extreme
reluctance that this country has in
tervened In the past TO aid i'll bringing
order when conditions in Nicaragua
ana Haiti have become chaotic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Wild Rose Not Suitable
AS the National Flower
70 the EdItor of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
! agree with your correspondent,
Carrie b. Green, that the wild rose Is
not suitable for our national flower, but
not for quite the same reasons. The
reason we should not select the rose Is
because it has already been selected by
another country, England. The SUBJ
terflQe does not hold that this selection
of the wild rose would not be an in
fringement upon England's flower
Every one knows that the original rose
was the wild rose, developed by propa-
cation into the varieties we know. The
wild rose is a rose or it is not a rose
If it is a rose, it belongs to England by
right of first selection. We have quite
as much right to select the lily of
France. 1t seems to me that we have
borrowed quite enough from Mother
England" in matters of sentiment. We
use the air of her national anthem for
one of our most popular patriotic
hymns. Now If We, Mby congressional
action, should select her national flower,
would we not be subject to unpleasant
criticism which to my mind would be
justified? MAUD L. GREENAWALT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

This Is a special department devoted
solely to the handling of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the serv-
ices of an extensive organization in
Washington to serve you in any capac-
ity that relates to information. This
service is free. Failure to make use
Of 1t deprives you Of benefits to which
you are entitled. Your obligation Is
only cents in coin or stamps Enclosed
with your inquiry for direct reply. Ad-
dress The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, director
Washington, D. C.
@. What single article has the largest
advertising appropriation in the United
States at present?-A. b.
A. This is doubtless the Lucky Strike
cigarette with an appropriation OF
SIS. 100000.
O. Is Grace Moore to sing in pic
ture?-R. e. G.
A. Grace Moore, soprano of the
Hollywood to begin her first talkie pro-
duction. The film is to be based on
the life of Jenny Lind.
@. Is the title Of the presiding bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
most reverend" or fright reverend"?-
M. w. D.
A. Right reverend is used in con-
junction with the name of the presid-
ing bishop.
@. Are there any countries that have
abolished trial by jury?-G. NJ.
A. There are several nations which
do not have jury trials after the manner
of the United States and the British
Empire. France has abolished the jury
system in all civil cases and Germany
has recently revised its judiciary tC
eliminate the jury in practically al
cases.
@. How far from a post office will
a special delivery letter be delivered?-
C. McC.
A. Special delivery letters addressed
to all other Offices are deliverable within
one mile of the ONCE. They are also
deliverable on rural routes. but the
carrier does not have to make delivery
more than one-half mile from the
travelled route.
Q. Which one of the Pilgrim Fathers
left an estate In Broxbourne, England?
*. l.. B.
A. The librarian of the Peabody In
Stitute says: THE records of the May
flower compact are silent as to the
place of origin of most of the irnI11i-
grants, and, in fact. I have found but
one in which a definite place name is
given. 1t would appear that nearly all
of the immigrants were plain people
ie., artisans, who would be unlikely
to have left estates"
M. H. K.
A. 1t means SO be 1t or so it shall be-
O. What is the National Library
Table Top?-E. E. r.
A. 1t is on a table made by Gordon
H. Turner when instructor of manual
training, Greenwood. Miss, High School
1t is inlaid with 5,022 pieces Of WOOD
taken from every State in the Union
and our major possessions. It weigh:
$50 pounds. 1t is 46" by 81" and 80
high.
O. In poker, when drawing to pair
what are the chances of making threes
and of making four?-J. v.
A. The chances against making
threeS are to /. The chances against
making four are $50 to /.
@. Who built Blarney Castle?-JA.W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

H. L. Mencken is one. Of the few
writer's whose thought is his style
rather than his words.
Every one ought to read this man, a:
found In his new book, Treatise or
the Gods" (Alfred A. Knopf. New
York;, whether one agrees with him OF
not. For originality and formation OF
thought patterns he has scarcely al
equal.
Most writer's. great or near great
manage that NOSE elusive OF qualities
Style through sheer use of words Tlfeil
style does not begin except with the
printed word.
Menckens style begins much further
blackjack where style ought to begin
but where 1t seldom does.
His is manifested In peculiar glow
of intelligence, which Is above anc
around the words, rather than in them
If you don't. understand what We
mean. read Treatise on the Gods" and
find out.
We have read it twice.
The first time, happening on the
phrase this or that" we read the
book In order to find out how many
times he had used it.
To our intense delight we discovered
an even QOZen.
Our thought was:
Have we managed to catch one OF
the most talked-of authors mapping?
In other words. is H. L. Mencken be-
ginning to slip?
A second reading convinced us ina
not only is he not slipping bit, he
even better than ever.
Yet an author niay be said to SHOW
trace of tiredneSS when he uses y
single phrase as many as Dozen
times in one book
For the curious-minded reader we
list the pages on which this or that
appears: Preface. pages and vii; ano
pages 2, "a, 81, 81, 12l, 2O5, 2l5, 22l,
272, 316.
The sparkle of Mr.. Mencken's thought
is everywhere present in his new book
his first since 1927, except In tnoSe
sections where he falls to specializing
upon what must have occurred in pre-
historic times.
Such speculation is dangerous field
but any one who attempts 1t has
plenty of company. There Is a splendid
passage in LucretiuS in which the
Golden Age is considered.
The beauty of the early pastoral life
OF mankind is praised by the great
Roman poet, but In the nBnC Oh us
coveries made during the past 100 years
the modern reader cannot go into &C.
stasies about the Golden Age.
Mencken'S ideas as to how men must
have been thousands Of years ago are
rather dull, at least to one reader, and
we believe he must have been rather
bored himself, since he Is forced to
bolster up his case with adducing the
size of the books of one OF his authori-
ties.
Mr.. Mencken is one man who ought
to have no authority" except the IN
tegrity of his own mind. AS long as he
sticks to that he is all right.
X 4
Sometimes We think that there has
been too much of a Mencken cult" In
this country.
There are those who read everything
he writes, and those who Will read
nothing he writes.
II reading people will simply accept
the Treatise on the Gods" at Its face
value, and forget all about the author
the chances are very decided that they
will enjoy themselves.
We are thinking particularly OF all
those good church people who shrink
from reading the Voltaire OF this age
and country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Permanent Interest.

Permanent Interest.
The Fates, in times Of old, provided
Some things must be left undecided,
And still we hasten to assemble
To make things clear or else diSSemble
And all are happy more or less;
The argument is success.
In seeking some sublime solution,
The language shows no diminution.
The same old problems face a nation,
Revived for each new generation.
And life still fills us with content.
1t is fine old argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

1t has been MusSolini's good fortune
to give the title Dictator" more perma-
nent authority than 1t has previously
held. There was time when man i'll
his position would have been referred
to as a plain tyrant and regarded as
doomed to a brief and turbulent sway
While his methods are severe, Mussolini
evidently knows what his public wants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

A joint debate is a reliable method Of
letting men appear as antagonists and
be rewarded by gate receipts without
depending on professional tight pro-
moter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

Freeport. Ohio. crimeleSS for over
twelve years, fell from grace and put two
under arrest, men accused of carrying
liquor through the town. 1t was too
honest to let suspects travel on their
way unnOted and SO preserve a reputa-
ton SO picturesquely admirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

Communists in Mexico City displayed
banners demanding relations with Soviet
Russia. 1t is useless to advise those who
like Russia to go there to live. Such
experiments In emigration have been
tried without conspicuous success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Makes Conversation ANYWAY.

From the Louisville Courier journal.
The straw vote on the wet and dry
situation will have about the same eff
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Import Interests.

The statesman to his desk returns.
While Wintry breezes play,
But longs to leave them when he learns
That there is golf to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

Leaders in China, while true to the
traditions of national exclusiveness, have
decided to call peace conference to
take care of local disturbances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
It's Worth Considering.

From the Toledo Blade.
Somebody threatened to throw a bomb
into the Senate chamber, reminding the
tariff tinkerers that they had not nxed
q rate on plneaDples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

"De Bible is de good book" said Uncle
Eben, dat folks keep right on readin
even though dey don't find it in a
picture cover on de newsstand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Who's Complaining?

from the Dies Moines Tribune-CapitaL
March, which came in like a lion, Is
already betraying weakness OF the roar
Inc apparatus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

earnest. from the time when they con.
slider anything at all There Is much
in this book to an1use children, II not,
perhaps, Q great deal to help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

The arrival of Spring is another
mathematical triumph. proved by the
almanac regardless Of the weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

2Not only are judges expected to work
harder, So are the grand juries in all
parts Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
Inevitable Change.

HHtFIIdUIt OHdHBt.
skirts are longer"
"They had to be-" said Miss Cayenne.
The previous trend of fashion would
have made it necessary to wear bathing
suits all the time"
"Since you lament the loss Of some
slight jewel" said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, do not be careless with
anything so precious as a friendship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
And Home Runs Often Wanted.

From the Louisville Times.
This Is the uncertain season of the
year when the weather Is often like q
batted ball, starting fair and rolling
foul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
InnK Distance.

A brand-new planet, way up there,
Is adding TO our weight of care.
Some day we may communicate
With it, despite the distance great.
But one slight question frets the soul;
What will we have to pay for toll?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave
New York once: ITO East END 81
Chicago once. Lake MlchiEan Building.
European once: IL Regent st.. London,
England.
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Long Speeches,

Were you ever tempted to go on the
stage?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
But found that no manager could
compel the public to listen to my long
speeches. while political boss could ar
range 1t easily"
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Jud Tunkins says he would go up in
an airplane just to show that he isn't
scared If the way he felt about it ap-
peared to make the slightest difference.
So he just admits he is scared, stays
where he Is and gets thrill just the
same.
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