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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY. FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

What do you need to know? Is
there some point about your business
or personal life that puzzles you? is
there something you want to know with
out delay2 Submit your question TO
Frederic j. Haskin, director OF our
Washington Information Bureau. He
Is employed to help you. Address your
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postage.
@. OF what descent is Richard
Barthelmess? What are his chief sue
cesses in the movies?-C. S.
A. He is OF Bavarian descent. His
father was an importer, his mother an
actress. His first successful part in
pictures was in War Brides" Among
his silent pictures are: Broken Bios
sons" "Tol'able David" 1.-THE Enchant-
ed Cottage" The Bright Shawl" The
Patent Leather Kid" Fury and
have been Weary River" Drag"
Young Nowheres," Son of the Coos"
and The Dawn Patrol"
@. Please give me some idea of the
number of passengers carried in various
countries on regularly scheduled air
routes? w. Y. H
A. The following figures indicate the
number of such passengers carried in
1928: Austria, SAT-; Belgium, 1854;
France, 1893; Germany, 1865:
Great Britain, 36,769: Italy, 1896
Netherlands, 17007; Russia, 1886 !;
Spain, 4,784; Sweden, 55,728; United
States, 49,7l3.
Q. What causes the fine specks which
cover an automobile windshield during
drive in the Summertime?-G. E. L.
A. During the Summer there are
myriadS Of small insects i'm the air
When driving they are smashed against
the windshield causing the glass to be
covered with fine specks.
Q. Is Benny Leonard coaching box
ing SCmewhere?-S. H.
A. A recent report states that the
former leight eight champion has been
appointed to coach boxing at the School
of Business of the City College of New
York.
@. In which OF the national parks are
the most geysers found?-R. G.
A. There are more geysers in the
Yellowstone than in all the rest of the
world together.
@. Which Is sweeter-white sugar or
brown sugar?-D. l.. H.
A. Sucrose is the sweetening agent
in sugar. White granulated sugar is 80
per cent sucrose. while brown sugar Is
between $500 per cent sucrose. Brown
sugar may seem sweeter at times, but
white granulated sugar really contains
more Of the sweetening agent.
@. How many men are buried In the
Confederate section in Arlington Gene
tery?-L. p.
A. There are 4os soldiers buried
there.
Q. How long have sausages been
known?-T. r.
A. Sausages are mentioned by Athe-
naeus in the Deipnosophistai, AID. 228.
the oldest cookery book which has come
down to this day. He says that sausages
we're mentioned In a play written about
500 BIC.
O. How many Jews are there In Ar
gentina?-F. E. S.
A. The Jewish Year Book estimates
that there are about 100000 Jews in
Argentina.
Q. How much water is discharged by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
THIS AND THAT.
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

/, right of birth. to this atmosphere. Nc
doubt their mothers once worked in just
such choruses as these.
The general tone of the meeting is
bit ribald, to the sensitive taste, but
not enough SO to be offensive. The
footlights do great deal to tell all and
sundry that this display, after all, these
Jokes, these occasionally crude actions
are in line with the oldest stage ira
dition.
The man with a taste for ancient
things in the theater may well believe
as he sits here, that he Is watching a
bit out of the sixteenth century.
Open your Shakespeare at random
dear reader, and perhaps read some
thing approXimating the fooling Of the
average burlesque show of 1880.
These comedians are very dull.
If only they would hit each other q
bit more, or fall down, or something
But no, these are quiet fellows, who
cheat US out of our slap-stick. Per-
haps they aspire to some big show. y
We close our eyes, waiting for the
scintillating Sally to appear.
Sally was what we came for, and whom
the remainder of these gentlemen
came for.
sally j. LIle SHOW
Yonder is a bill clerk. and over there
is a business man, and behind him q
sailor, and beyond him a writer, and
over there a retired gentleman with
much money at his command.
We all are waiting for Sally.
" X + r.
Sally is one of these girls who are all
things to all men.
Men who fancy themselves tough
hombres say she is "as hard as nails. "
Those who respond to the more deli
cate phases of humanity declare heat
edly that Sally 'is all right" and is
only a nice kid doing her stuff" for a
living.
Anyway, Sally can pack this house
merely by the mention of her name.
Here they have been waiting for an
hour and a half for her to appear.
violet bathrobe, or whatever it is, and
walk around for about four minutes.
And every one will be happy.
Sally is like that.
X
Sally is a tall towhead whose hair
shines like silver beneath the glare of
the spotlight.
She cannot sing, but her talking
voice has a quality to it,
Sally does nothing much except walk
but it is decorative walking, II must
be admitted.
Sally has an air to her that none
of the rest of them has.
Every one admits that. even those
who pose as experts in the discussion
of "burlesque queens"
AS matter of fact, no one thinks of
Sally as a burlesque queen
She is Sally, the scintillating.
A pathetic something lies in her eyes.
There is a childish quality to the lines
of her face which time probably never
will obliterate
For four minutes she makes dream
palace out of an old burlesque theater.
Personality is personality, wherever
you find it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Airplane Racing.

Presumably because one of its chief
pilots lost his life In the recent Trenton
air meet, the Curtiss-Wright Flying
Service, one Of the best known aviation
companies In the United States, has
issued ban on racing by members of
its organization The accident which
Is declared to have precipitated this
decision was spectacular in the ex-
IRENE. Five planes were closely
punched as they were about to round a
pylon. One Of the contestants, trying
to escape from such close quarters, sud-
denly zoomed upward with the ap-
parent intention Of dropping out of
competition. As he did so, however, he
sheared OF the tail of a plane directly
above him and both ships, after wab-
bling crafty for moment. crashed to
the ground, killing the pilots. The an
nouncement Of the Curtiss- Wright COM
pany, couched in the following words,
was issued few days later: After
carefully considering the expenses, re-
wards and risk involved in racing, it
has been decided that this organization
will not participate in any airplane
races"
1t is to be hoped that this decision
does not mean that the company in
tends to abandon the development of
high-speed planes. Speed is essential
In commercial aviation. But in SO far
as country fair" racing is concerned,
with unskilled pilots and dangerous
planes entered, there can be no ques-
ton of the wisdom of the action. AS a
matter Of fact, all airplane racing, even
under the most ideal conditions, has
received fgurative black eye from the
public as a result of the National Air
Races in Chicago, in which four able
pilots lost their lives. 1t is little
wonder, therefore, that the organization
has decided TO bar future competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

the Silver Spring In Florida?-L. N.
A. 1t discharges on the average OF
368,9l3 gallons minute 1t is about
200 feet in diameter and 80 feet deep,
and steamers from the Ocklayaha
River come right up into it.
@. What wine was named the Glory
Of Gods. K. L.
A. The cordial Bene dictine. origi-
mating with the monks of that order on
account OF its supposed recuperatiye
properties, was named by Francis l of
France in 1884 Benedictine ad majorcm
Del gloriam (for the greater glory of
God. Liquor is now distilled at Fe-
camp on the site Of the old abbey And
the bottles bear the ecclesiastical ini-
tialS ID. 0. M. or Dec Optimo Maxine
tto God most good, most great.
@. What proportion of the popula-
ton Of the United States is concen-
trated in cities of 100000 or over?-D.
H. j.
A. Over one-third of the population
Is oweillng In such large communities.
A. 8 ". A0" tall is P0mD'y'S Pillar
A. This monumental pillar is ia
feet high and is about ! 800 feet from
the southern gate of Alexandria, Egypt.
1t is composed of red granite.
G. Can I get Federal permit to
carry gun anywhere in the United
States?--H. S. C.
A. The National Rifle Association
says that there is no Federal permit is
sued which will permit one to carry a
revolver and which is good anywhere in
the United States. This matter is gov
ernsd by local statutory law and the
! OF NyGf 10rklrp
municipalities or counties.
Q. What experience as a cook had
George Tenant had before he went to
the South Pole with Byrdp-W. F.
a. He had gone previously with Byrd
On his North Polar Expedition He also
made the sandwiches which Byrd took
along when he crossed the Atlantic by
air. Tenant left home at is 10 become
a deckhand and soon after became a
COOK. He has cooked on ships In all
parts OF the world.
@. Do people in Canada have to nav
tax to have a radio?-B. K.
A. There are over 100000 licensed
Dominion and by the end of the
Canadian government fiscal year on
March 81, 1881, 1t is expected the
total number of licensed sets in use
will be about 600,000 All owners Of
radio receiving sets in Canada are
required to take out a license from
the radio branch of the Canadian
government department of marine at
q cost Of 81.
@. What figures are to be done next
on the Rushmore Memorial in South
Dekota?-R. p.
= A. Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lin
coin and Theodore Roosevelt are to
be done, in order.
@. Is the Flonzaley Quartet still in
existence?-C. B.
A. The Flonzaley Quartet was dis
banded in 1929 after IS seasons. The
last concert was given on March II in
New York City. 1t was originally es-
tablished in 1904.
@. How does the heat Of the sun
which reaches the earth compare with
the heat generated by burning coal?-
F r. c.
A. Abbot estimates the solar energy
reaching the earth equal to that released
in burning 507,000, 000,0 900 tons OF coal
per day. Man actually burns the equiv
alent Of 100000 tons day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHTLANDER JOHNSON.
A Reminiscence.

A Renaissance.
The lass whose charms could so begllile
She's far away, the Summer girl.
The months have swiftly hurried by
And lonely, mid the breakers swirl,
The ocean zephyr breathes its sigh.
I wonder was she short or tall,
That lass whose charms could so be-
guile.
But all that fancy can recall
Is just freckle and a smile.
I know not if her eyes were blue
Or If her hair was raven black!
OF graces such as these we view
Each day no noticeable lack.
But nature ne'er again has caught
The archness, the unsteadied vile,
The psychic combination wrought
BY just freckle and smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

A Texas clothing store orders forty-two
morning coats from Chicago by tele-
gram in anticipation of tea to be given
in honor of Mary Garden. 1t appears
that there was not one to be had in the
entire Panhandle district No spats,
so far as can be learned, were asked for.
The East may be ahead Of them as
far as footgear is concerned, but those
two-gallon hats set off cutaway in q
manner that no effeminate derby or
topper could possibly emulate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

Cheering at athletic contests and fire.
quent smoking are so lowering the pitch
of the youthful feminine voice in Amer
lea that the proportion of those qualify
ing for soprano parts is noticeably re-
duced, declares the head of the music
department Of New Jersey college.
Yes, and masculine voices, due to the
grooming craze. are becoming muted and
more Understandable, SO everything is
all mixed up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

An ancient stone monument has been
uncovered on the Cathcart, Scotland,
golf course bearing marks which are
believed by some to be a record Of a
solar eclipse occurring in the year 1898
BIC. Nonsense; it probably was erect
ed in commemoration of a hole-in-one
by some old-time Caledonian linksman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

A London dispatch reveals the fact
that women outnumber men two to one
in offering petitions for divorce. 1t is
probably not so much that men treat
women worse than women do men, but
that women's feelings get hurt more
easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

"Only God can make a tree" ends a
favorite poem. A man like the late
James z. Lanham, tree expert of the
Office of public buildings and public
grounds, who planted, protected, pre-
served and beautified them for thirty
years, worked for Him as well as for the
Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

When President Hoover Cancelled his
plan to attend the Princeton
game he got a break. A one-sided
romp, cold crowd, a high wind and an
ice-cold stadium are a poor combina-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

This ancient-modern backgammon is
certainly one stylish game. New York
speciality houses have gotten out dis
tinctive backgammon frocks" for
women. Just one more "dud" to pack
Cor week end house parties. Think what
faux pas it would be to go to back
Cannon soiree wrongly equipped with
bridge shin guards!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

The Government Is going wholesale
at the objective Of celebrating illit-
eracy. 1t is wondered if it will utilize
that snappy style Of advertising-"Sur-
prise your friends; be the life OF the
partyl" and They laughed when some
one handed me a letter written in Eng
lish -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

A Montana executive has just COM
pleted an l,so0-mile business trip in q
taxicab. Would it not have been cheaper
to buy the contraption outright and pay
the driver day wages?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

From the pulpit of New England
Unitarian church, states a news dis
patch, Earl Carroll bitterly assailed
Boston for its stage censorship. He
should have used bathtub.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
PaInistry.

do you think that there is anything
in palmistry?"
Torkins, Charles told a friend that
every time he looked at his hand last
night he knew he was going to lose
money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

The press agent who thought up that
gag about bandits robbing the pay roll
of poor little Mary Pickford's miniature
golf course surely has his finger on the
pulse of public interest and is slated for
even higher realms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
A Limited Ambition.

do you think you will live in his
tory?" asked the somewhat sardonic
friend.
II don't know about that" answered
Senator Sorghum, but I'll live in the
best hotels while I'm here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Tome Used as Private Bank.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A heavy work on philosophy in the
library of an Eastern college contained
S11 in bills, the finding being more re-
markable than that the tome was used
as q private BARS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Discouraged.

Discouraged.
'There is no use trying to please peo-
pie" said Mr.. Dustin Stax
what is the trouble?"
"If you don't contribute to campaign
funds they say you're parsimonious, and
If you do they say you're corrupt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

It must seem strange to the new Queen
Of Bulgaria to arrive at and live in an
old-fashioned country that is ruled by
q king, a cabinet and a parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
All That's Needed.

This world would be exceeding good,
A perfect paradise, in sooth,
II voters voted as they should
And candidates all spoke the truth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of ell news els
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

de trouble wifi some men," said
Uncle Eben, SIS dat dey can't bring DER
SETS to hoiler fob work as loud as dey
kin hurrah in . poiitip campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Really Glad,

Those two women must be really
glad to see each other" said Miss
Cayenne.
What makes you think SOP"
when they met today they had so
much to say to each other that they did
not stop to kiss"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
Mussolini Own Speed Law.

From the Oakland Tribune.
Mussolini dispatch says, drives 81
miles an hour. But, then, he is the
speed law in Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
That Shining Example.

'Twere sweet to be busy bee,
And never do thing
But eat and sleep, from duty free,
Until some time next Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

Rate by Mail--PayabIe in Advance.
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Jawbone Economy Planned

From the Duluth Herald
Eventually the time wasted in talking
about unsatisfactory conditions will be,
devoted to improving them. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

r EWS AND CHRONICLE, Lon
don.-Don't waste your dead
cats and dogs. The Soviet has
found a new use for them.
s.Cnnr, ,,n1,ch Loo N de from cats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

G. How does the heat Of the sun
which reaches the earth compare with
the heat generated by burning coal?-
F r. C.
A. Abbot estimates the solar energy
reaching the earth equal to that released
in burning 507, 000, 000, 900 tons OF coal
per day. Man actually burns the equiv
alent of 900 900 tons a day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

@. How many Jews are there in Ar
gentina?-F E. S.
A. The Jewish Year Book estimates
that there are about 100000 Jews in
Argentina.
O. How much water Is DISCHARGED by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

Q. Is the Flonzaley Quartet still in
existence?-C. B.
A. The Flonzaley Quartet was dis
banded in 1929 after 25 seasons. The
last concert was given on March II in
New York City. 1t was originally es-
tahliShed in 1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

@. What figures are to be done next
on the Rushmore Memorial in South
Dekota?-R. p.
d. A. Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lin
coin and Theodore Roosevelt are to
be done, in order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

A. Over one-third Of the population
is dwelling in such large communities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

This is a novel. 1t is also history, en-
gagged upon the greatly momentous
theme of the oregon Trail. theme
whose character fits the interest of
young students of American history. 1t
is adventure throughout, and to this
sort of study the boy and girl give them
selves in ardor.
1t came about that three generations
of intimate record fell to the hand of
this writer. Indeed, she appears to have
been brought Up on the family story OF
going out into the West of covering in
the course of time the trail to oregon it
self. With such material in hand,
Elizabeth Page undertook the big job
of turning the family adventure into
a novel. The result is very lntlmate
sgoing along on the part of the reader,
a sort living in actuality that which
had formerly been series of lessons
in history, History is dry stuff, as
rule, though it is picking up in that
respect nowadays. This story is at no
point dull, at no point destitute of
action and deep interest. The covered
wagon becomes reality and the region
that today is mapped with cities and
roads in quick succession becomes
again the long miles of uninhabited
land, of roadless prairies to cross, of
bridgeless streams to ford. All very
real, very absorbing. And 1t is due,
in great part, to the story that such
actuality of effect is secured. It may
be counted too long tale for these
DAYS whose hours are so filled with
numbers of things. Yet, while myself
decry the long story because of the
pressure of the modern day, yet I read
this story-and would do it again If
few of the other things would just let
up for a little. A meritorious piece of
work. Better yet, vivid account of
truly personal, and at the same time
part Of the vital history Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28

@AV" VF6IA % AVIIIpty E4IIdI =
A. W.
A. This monumental pillar is ia
feet high and is about 800 feet from
the southern gate of Alexandria Egypt.
1t is composed of red granite.
La gaceta., 1930-08-30
Ell ESPEJISMO DEL
PROCRESO
Por George Bernard Shaw

Desgraciadamente, la genie
de libra Sc sale de la pista de
la evoluci6n al dejarse llevar
por csc algo ilusorio que he
mos dado en- lamar progreso.
Cualquier socialista nos puede
convencer facilmente de que
la diferencia entire ell hombre
tai como es y ell hombre como
pudiera ser, sin mas desarro-
llo, bajo condolences milena :
rias de nutricion, medic am
biente y entrenamiento, es enor
me.
Ell socialista nos puede de-
mostrar que la desigualdad y
la distribution inicua de la RI
queza y ell reparto del trabajo
han surgido por raz6n de I'm
sistema economico anti-cienti-
fico, y que ell hombre, a pesar
de sus faltas, jamas intent6 es-
tablecer des6rden tan ordena-
do como ell presente del mis-
mo modo que la falena jamas
intenta quemarse cuando Sc pc
sa sobre la llama. Ell socialista
puede demostrar que la dife-
rencia entire la gracia y la fuer
"a del acr6bata y la espalda
encorvada del laborante reu-
matico, es una diferencia pro-
ducida por ciertas condolences
y no por la naturaleza.
Nuestro hombre puede de-
mostrar que muchos de los vi
clos humanos mas detestables
no son radicales, sino simples
La gaceta., 1930-08-30

va hecho importantes revela-
clones; pero de ning1n modo Sc
refieren al crimen cometido a
qui una bora despues del me-
diodfa. Luisa Verdier,-conti-
nu6, levantandose y poniendole
la mano sobre ell hombro,-ius-
ted conoce al asesino de su hijo!
Ella Sc levanto rigidamente,
como impulsada por un resor-
tie.
-iPues bien! si-exclam6
con extravio,-si, iyo lie conoz-
co!
Ell comisario de policia no pu
do .contener una exclamation de
algeria.
-iSu nombre, su nombre?
Sc llama Ramoneau-res-
pondi6 con VOC cast impercep-
La gaceta., 1930-08-30

-Luisa Verdier-diio en- to-
no grave,-su turbaci6n de US
ted no es natural; hasta ahora
ha contestado listed a todas mis-
preguntaS como debia hacerlo,
.jpcr que Gambia listed de acti-
Itud? Su deber de listed es no
ccultarme NADIA, listed debe
decir TODD 10 que sepa. Ante mi,
que lie hablo en- nombre de la
ley y de la justicia, ante ell ca
daver de su hijo, 70 lie ordeno
que liable y olga la verdad.
-Pero, ique quiere listed, en-
tonces, que lie diga?-exclam6
con voz temblorosa.
TODD 10 que listed sepa.
va 10 he dicho TODD al Sc
nor juez de instruction.
| 70 no dude que listed lie ha