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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

This is a special department devoted
solely to the handling Of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
OF an extensive organization in Wash
ington to serve you in any capacity that
relates to information. This service is
free. Failure to make use of 1t deprives
you of benefits to which you are en-
titled. Your obligation is only 2 cents
in coin or stamps inclosed with your
inquiry for direct reply. Address The
Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. G.
Q. How old is oscar Strauss, the
composer?-H. T. S.
A. He will be so on April 6. He has
just arrived in this country. He is on
his way to Hollywood to write theme
songs for the talking pictures.
@. When was the Saturday Evening
Post given this name?-J. H. C.
A. AS founded by Franklin in 1928,
the periodical now known as the Sat
urday Evening Post was entitled the
Pennsylvania Gazette. The name was
changed in 1921 to avoid confusion be-
cause at that time there were six other
papers in Philadelphia using the word
Gazette in their title.
| her husband, Disraeh?-P. T. A.
A. At the time of their marriage
Disraeli was IS and his wife was so.
She lived to be 80.
@. Why are there so many more
lakes in some parts of the country than
| in otherS?-J. j. D.
| A. The most common cause of the
| formation of lakes is the disturbance of
| rJ,sof IN hU ole
are generally abundant in mountain
regions or within those areas subjected
to ice.
@. Is 1t safe to cook and eat the
green leaves on rhubarb StalkS?-M. G.
| A. The green tops should not be
eaten.
@. How is the velocity of the wind
measured?-M. K.
A. It is measured by an instrument
called an thermometer. 1t consists of
| three or four hollow hemispheres on the
ends of equal rods at right angles to
each other and designed to rotate in a
horizontal plane about the point of in
| tersection of the rods. The instrument
may be seen turning in the wind at any
Weather Bureau station.
@. Was some of the text of "All Quiet
on the Western Front" left out of the
! edition sold in this country?-G. w. L..
A. It is true that the editions sold in
this country are expurgated.
@. How is George Cohan's last name
pronounced?-M. G. B.
A. The Conan family pronounce the
name distinctly in two SyllableS, giving
all letters full value-Co-han.
@. Why can stars be seen in the
daytime from well or mine shaft?-
G. A. N.
A. Stars are not visible during the
day because the superior light of the
sun and its reflected rays from objects
on the earth is so strong as to obliterate
the tiny rays from stars so that they
make no impression on the retina of
the eye. At the bottom of a shaft or
very tall chimney, where no light en-
tiers and the direct rays of sunlight are
cut off, the retina registers the rays
from the stars and hence they become
visible.
@. Is there a new railroad through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

turbing" and its use by women I'M
American" and destroys the feminine
IDEAL" he optimiStically opineS that If
all tobacco advertising ceased, then
within five years the number of to-
bacco users would decrease by half" If
such advertising directed to women
ceased, he predicts, "the smoking woman
would be rare exception" He visions
the policy OF the American tobacco trust
10 extend the tobacco habit to every
child who is old enough to go through
the physical processes of smoking" He
calls upon members of Congress to ac-
cord to the American home the protec-
ton 1t deserves.
Capt. Guy Hill of the Army Signal
Corps, who has served as chief engineer
OF the Radio Commission since its in
cept1on, Is shortly to leave to return to
the Regular Army. To Capt. Hill prob
ably more than any. other single man
belongs the credit for working out the
intricate structure of WaVe-length assign
mentS, station power and ALLEGATIONS of
time, which constitute the existing
broadcasting "set-up" and which
Drought order out of chaos of the air.
But engineering problems and details
nave not abated, but rather multiplied
With the growth of the industry. and in
the recent law extending indefinitely
the tenure of the commission provision
was made Tor a permanent chief en-
glneer, with salary of $4,000, and
Two assistants at $500, and the com
mission is now engaged in seeking
trained engineers of outstanding exnerio
ence from civil life for these berths
The appointments are expected within q
few weeks.
+ X +
In dealing with the Veterans Bill
reau Congress stipulated that most of
the records of the bureau should be
strictly confidential. These provisions
nave been held to preclude bureau off,
Gals from furnishing to any one. ex-
cept upon the written authorization of
the veteran himself, the address of anv
one on their rolls, whether he is the
holoer OF bonus or insurance certifi-
cate, or veteran receiving disability
allowance, or medical treatment. Gases
are innumerable Of appeals from mothers
seeking to locate a missing son, wives
missing husband, children a missing
Iatffer. In many instances the bureau
knows precisely where the missing man
Is. or at least the address where he re-
celves his mail, but they must turn a
GEAR ear to appeals from his relatives
They volunteer to forward mail to him
but II he does not choose to answer and
prefers to remain "loSt" SO far as his
family is concerned, the bureau does not
betray his whereabouts.
Copyright, l930)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

him. If there was an outcaSt invited
to a party. Capt. Bob was behind the
invitation. I He saw loneSomeneSS in
others before they realized it them
selves. Sometimes he did not know
about it himself, but only sensed it.
His courtesy to women-and this was
part of the character OF all these
men-somehow set him apart in the
very streets. where so many well dressed
but ill-bred fellows pass on the queer
parity of civilization.
There was no mistaking the kindn-
ness exemplified in the clumsy grace
with which he handed companion
down from a car, or opened door. or
held her umbrella. This was no pol
ished courtier, but an honest man who
liked and respected women.
Even the sly trickery of filtration,
common in so many parties" of this
modern age, failed to make dent in his
urban gentleneSs. He came from a
farm, but he brought with him from
there good qualities of mind and heart
which never wore off. And wherever
Capt. Bob is now there is gentleman.
Capt. Tom perhaps came nearer
suiting the general idea Of an Army
officer, but maybe that was because he
He had a bright, bold eye, and a
lean, slim build which looked well
upon a horse.
He had a habit of saying "Huh?"
after statements. as If seeking the ap-
proval of the one to whom he spoke.
He did this, however, in no yes
yes" spirit. but solely In a spirit of
comradeship, the same which he
showed for his men on the march to
the Rhine.
AS a mother sorrows over her chill
dren, so was his compassion for his
men. He might have jammed a re-
volver in the ribs of one who COM
planned of sore feet, but he knew the
did and applauded the one and for
gave the other.
A keen lover of horSefleSh, he found
the grand game of polo to his liking
when he entered the United States
Army. Two bad spills. with resulting
injuries, did not prevent his going
back, but the third brought orders.
X
These were three rough bozos-fight-
ing men, but gentlemen all,
Such Is the paradox of the service
life to the layman.
Is it because of the necessary crudity
OF the life, the harsh commands, the
grunted orders that an officer turns
inward on himself and brings forth in
his civilian life an unusual portion of
decency?
The thing is psychological rather
than dependent upon that old wheeze
about "a soldier and a gentleman. :"
No doubt that enters in; the long line
OF American officers, from George
Washington onward, is noble, distin-
guished, giving a man lineage worth
living up to.
We can recall looking down upon the
funeral cortege of Gen. Wood and
thinking that the life he had led was
the only one fit for a man, and that
If We had to do it over again we would
want to wear epauletS or howeveryou-
spellems.
you wouldn't, either!" chorus our
Army friends, but that Is simply the
worldwide belief of all men that If
they had 1t to do over again they would
do something else.
Maybe one would and maybe one
wouldn't; no doubt the same old time,
chance and circumstances would play
their honored parts, as they have done,
but certainly no one would be the
worse, but only better, for being as
kindly as Maj. Jim and CaptS. Bob
and Tom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

the Pyrenees between France and
Spain?-S. K.
A. The Pausarapossa Railroad Line,
which was opened in 1928, connects
France with Spain through the Pyre-
nees Mountains. The tracks are laid
through the most picturesque part OF
the mountains, reaching an altitude OF
$500 feet in some places. At Frank
fort tunnel, just under miles alti-
tude, connects France and Spain.
@. VIII a marcel hold without bril-
liantine?-M. T. M.
A: Some hair, especially fine hair,
holds a marcel better without bril-
liantine.
O. Please explain the expression pea
soup fog. D.
A. 1t is meant to give a picture de-
scribing the color of the fog and con-
veytng an idea of its thickness.
@. Why do the Siamese give especial
care to white elephants?-E. H. B.
A. The natives of Siam believe that
the white elephant contains the soul of
some dead person, perhaps an ancient
god. The people of Cambodia, Indo-
China, Sumatra and Abyssinia also
hold the white elephant In high regard.
O. Is the same prayer offered each
Ohy ab OAAC OpCllnlS Va I1lC oCcSkOn Va
CONGRESSES. .. Il.
A. The prayers are extemporaneous
and differ from day to day.
@. Please give the general rules for
Roman numerals.-A. T.
A. General rules in Roman numerals
are: Repeating letter repeats its value:
letter placed after one of greater
value adds thereto; a letter placed be-
| fore one of greater value subtractS from
| it. In employing Roman numerals,
dash line over q numeral multiplieS the
value by thousand.
@. What countries other than ours
raise oysters for the market?-E. K. S.
A. The various countries which raise
oysters for market besides ours are Eng
land, France, Germany, Holland, Spain,
Italy, Australia, China, Japan, Canada,
Mexico and certain parts of South
America and Algeria. In these various
countries there are about 10 different
species OF oysters, all Of which are
similar in structure to our own, though
some do not grow so large and do not
have the same flavor.
@. Is new-mown hay perfume actu-
ally made from the oil Of grasses?-
E. K. L.
A. In the preparation of this perfume
the compound coumarin is largely en-
ployed. This Is formed by the action
of ferment on the constituents of the
plants. The proper tone is obtained by
adding to the coumarin certain guam
tity Of lavender and bergamot.
@. What kind Of shawl is q Till
walla?-H. M.
A. This is the name of one Of the
Indian or Kashmir shawls, which are
loom woven. sometimes In one piece,
but more often in small segments.
which are sewn together with such pre-
cision that the sewing is quite imper-
ceptible. They are also called Tihkai
and Kani Kai, and are made principally
in the Punjab.
@. Who invented paper bags?-M. T.
A. The honor Of inventing paper bags
goes to China. For centuries folded
paper has been used as bags in that
country. Our modern paper bag has
evolved gradually. It has not been
recorded Just who has been RESPONSE
BILE for the present form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
Take Jewels to Taxicabs
And Then ''They FOrget''
From the Roanoke Times.

From the Roanoke Times.
Perhaps it is the excitement of rid
ing In taxicabS that causes people to
leave packages in them. This particu-
larly applies to the larger cities. One
READS OF an opera singer leaving a
$4,000 necklace in a cab, of q mes
senger stepping out and forgetting to
gather $4,000 in securities that he was
diSpatchtng, or somebody leaving a
packet of valuable papers. Quite fire.
quently there are stories in the news
papers about such occurrences. A Chi
cago company finds that 1000 per-
sons left articles in the companys cabs
last year. Women lost more than men
and umbrellas were the most frequently
forgotten articles. One woman forgot
a century plant and a can of beans
and half a dozen persons left their
store teeth. One hundred TASKS were
left behind, but only three contained
anything. The prize forgotten was a
musician, who left q big bass drum on
the seat of cab. Pretty good signs
that we are absent-minded and care
less, are they not?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
The New Chief Justice.

The country has reacted in enthusi-
astic approval to the selection of Charles
E. Hughes as Chief Justice, to succeed
Judge Taft, who has resigned from that
post because of the failure of his
health. From every quarter comes ex-
preston Of the most sincere appreciation
and Endorsement of the Presidents
choice for this most important Office
There is no sign of partisan feeling
Mr.. Hughes eminent fitness for this
post is recognized. His prior experience
as member of the court is rated as a
special reason for his selection. His
talents as lawyer and interpreter of the
law are accepted as particularly quail
flying.
This is most agreeable phenomenon
of public appraisal and approval. 1t
does not often occur. In the case of
Mr.. Hughes, who had left the bench
to be a candidate for the presidency,
he had won eminent distinction in
another role, that of Secretary of State,
to such degree as to command the
respect and admiration of the country
regardless of politics. His selection as
judge of the international court was
an honor that the country recognized
as highly deserved. Singularly, his
name was not Immediately associated
with the Office of the chief justiceship
when the sad news came of the resig-
nation Of Judge Taft, for it was thought
that he had found in that international
role an honorable and congenial part to
play that might suitably cap his career
as jurist.
washington is especially gratified at
the selection of Judge Hughes, for it
means his return to this city as a resi-
dent, doubtless for the remainder of his
life. He has now been Washingtonian
for two periods, the six years of his
associate justiceship and the four years
OF his State secretaryship. He has been
a frequent visitor and occasional So
Journer at other times, in the course of
his various incidental engagements and
assignments on public duty. Now as
Chief Justice he will be again, and it
is to be hoped for a very long period, a
citizen Of the District, and for this the
Capital community is grateful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
Mexican Break With SOviets
Backed by American Opinion

While serious complications are not
anticipated In connection with the Mex
lean action, breaking relations with
Russia, the effect of this move is be-
ueved to be a curtailment of red prop
uganda in other Latin American coJin-
tries. It Is also observed that the sever
ing of relations is in harmony with the
attitude of the United States.
"Other nations have tried to play with
Moscow" remarks the San Francisco
Chronicle, land have found that the
chocolate creams are always loaded with
red pepper. There is nothing at all sur
prising about Mexicos inability to gel
along with the BolSheviks. While Mexi-
can ENJOYS have been exchanging polite
words with Mr.. Stain in Moscow, Sta
Inns friends have been whooping uI
Communist, disturbances in Mexico and
egging on demonstrations against Mexi-
can embassies and conSulates in various
parts of the world. That is because dis
cord is the keynote of the Kremlin'S
policy. The one ambition of Soviet
statesmen is to throw monkey wrencheS
into the machinery"
x y X X
Pointing out that England has remon-
Strated to the Soviet government on its
own account, the Chicago Daily Tribune
states that 1.-The Communists have been
making trouble in both countries" and
adds "The reply of the Soviet to pro-
tests is pulled out of a pigeonhole. It's
the red devil, the Third International,
over which the Soviet says it has no
control. Its leaders are identical with
the Soviet leadership. ideas and pur-
poses, but although Mr. Stain looks
alike he can't do anything about it, and
that certainly is tough break for both
of them"
1.-The action interests Americans from
two angles" according to the Geneva
Daily Times. 1T is reaSsuring about
Mexico, which many people in this
country recently believed to be in active
sympathy with Russian Communism. 1t
indicates that the Soviet crowd, in spite
of proteStations to the contrary is still
up to the same old tricks" The Ashe-
vile Times is convinced that "such
events will confirm the majority of
Americans in their opposition to the
minority which favors Russian recogni-
ton. Before we enter into formal rela-
tons with the Soviet" continues that
paper, I'VE rightly demand of Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHTLANDER JOHNSON,

Palmy Days.
The stories fill me with dismay
About the actors and the play
OF how they sit up late at night
And angry grow with pretcxt slight.
They stimulate romantic charm.
To hearts they often bring much harm
Yet now the players are sincere,
1t is the audience that seems queerl
The audience that sits apart
A marvel of cosmetic art,
With costuming so very fine,
Startling and statuesque of line
The talk between the acts Is bright,
Sometimes more witty than polite.
An auditorium we see
Like what the stage used to be.
The player folk are at loss.
The footlights now they gaze across
And feel a yearning so intense
For that departed audience
Whom they could startle more or less
With simulated wickedness.
The stage in innocent surprise
Observe its public worldly wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

70 eacn owner This plan, however, was
frowned upon by the authorities.
II IL Is not feasible to follow the mall
ing procedure. now used in many States,
some other plan for the relief of the
taxpayer should be worked out, so that
by 1881, when owners purchase new
tags, they viii not be put to incon-
venience. Nearly a whole year remains
to study the question, and it is the
earnest hope Of every motorist that the
years study shall bear fruit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

Procrastination is not to be en-
couraged. The procrastinator, however,
is the one now depended on to come
forward with decision as to what his
share will be in order to make up the
full quota for the Community Chest.
He is not invariably punctual, but his
heart is always in the right place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

Science accomplishes marvels at pres
ent and it is the privilege of q public
that holds William Howard Taft in
admiration and esteem to hope that a
means will be found to conquer the
illness which threatens to remove an
able man from SO distinguished career
of usefulness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

Immense opportunities for practical
human experience boldly utilized by
Charles Evans Hughes should make
him even more valuable in the United
States Supreme Court than he was,
when, through a sense of public duty,
he left it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

entry of the United States into the
World Court. Mrs. Medill Mccormick
in her effort to defeat Senator Deneen
has come out on a strong anti-World
Court platform. Senator Deneen voted
for the adherence of the United States
to the court when the matter was up in
the Senate in 1926. His colleague did
so. too. the late Senator William B.
Mckinley, and Senator Mckinley was
defeated In the primary by Col. Frank
L. Smith, running as foe of the World
Court. big" Bill Thompson, mayor
of Chicago, was roaring around in those
days against the World Court and King
George, ETC., and several anti-court
speeches were delivered in Chicago by
anti-World Court Senators. It has been
reported that Senator Borah of Idaho
would go to Chicago and make an
anti-World Court speech during the
present primary campaign. Such an
address might be helpful to Mrs. Nc
Cormick, but Senator Borah says he
does not intend to do it.
x Il
Senator Deneen has the best of the
argument so far, it appears. He has a
real organization, which none of his
opponents has. jenkins, who has filed
for the Senate nomination, ran in 1924,
when Deneen defeated the late Senator
Mccormick, who was the husband of
Senator Deneen's chief opponent now.
Jenkins had the support of the pro-
gresSive group, which later backed La
Toilette In the presidential race of that
year. He received about $4,000 votes.
It's scarcely likely he will get so many
this year. On the Democratic side, it
looks as though 81. Ham" Lewis, the
only Democrat to sit in the Senate from
Illinois for many a long year-and he
left years ago-would have walk-away
for the senatorial nomination. The
Democrats are hoping that the financial
jam in which Chicago has recently
found itself, due to the anticipation of
taxes and the failure to make a new
assessment, will aid them in the No
Yemhez election,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
Primo's Successor.

From the Columbia, 8. c., State.
Primo the dictator Of Spain is sue
ceeded by a general who was defeated
by the Moors. But, then, 1t would be
perhaps impossible to find a Spanish
general that has not been defeated by
the MQQrS. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

1t is now assumed, no doubt with
injustice, that Einstein'S theory of
Telativity must have something to do
with perpetual motion, merely because
1t has not as yet been practically
demonstrated to the average intelligence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

Only an expert magazine editor could
calculate what Trotsky's trusty type
writer could have made for him Il IL
had been kept at work producins
mystery stories instead of political
essays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

There can be little fault to be found
with a Federal situation which shows
an abundance of work to be done and
an abundance Of funds to pay for 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

When prominent appointments are
under consideration, Senator Borah
sometimes develops indications Of an
urge to take the veto power into his
own hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

Fishing is sport for the small boy
who hopes to become President as well
as for the President who Graves the
reminder Of a small boys care-free
existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

A comfortable desk chair has no
charms for Lin6bergh. He won his
fame as an aviator and insists on re-
naming true to type.
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Precauti0n,

At night now go out with care.
hold both hands high in the air.
And thus each stranger I salute,
Il mean no harm. So please don't
shoot"
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Everybody is entitled to his own
opinion" said Uncle Eben, Same as
he's entitled to a dog, II he'll keep 1t
fun hOtherin Ather psopls."
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Words and Their Uses.
A Weary Student.

How has Josh been doing with his
studies?"
Not so we'll" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. He and the teacher had an
argument about universal peace. Josh
slammed his book shut and said the
big mistake was in not putting an end
to all hostilitieS before the Trojan war
started"
Praise undeserved," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, brings insecure
pleasure. 1t is counterfeit money in
the currency of fame"