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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Safety First.
He lost button from the line
That went around his waist.
He saw no reason to repine.
But made repairs with haste.
What can" he murmured with grin,
"Be safer than a safety pin?"
THE jeweled belts bring bliss profound.
glittering charm extends
To those who gayly pass then round
Themselves; and to their friends.
But more peace of mind will win
With faith pinned to safety pin.
Here is an honest implement
Which earns my grateful praise,
And surely never will be sent
Before the jury's gaze.
Take back your gold! Leave me the tin
That makes the modest safety pin!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Finally he left his nice depression.
and boldly came out on the upper edge
OF the gnomon, where he appeared to
be surveying the state OF the weather.
Maybe he wanted a drink
AT any rate, he went no farther, but
stayed put, occasionally waving leg in
the wet. which by this time had stopped.
If he had wanted shelter from the
drops, ne could have found 1t about a
ioct down. under some of the broad
leaves of the vine
NO, he wanted to see what was going
on, that was all. Maybe some OF his
food would come crawling along, or
flying along.
No doubt II spider could think as
man thinks he would send up thanks
for the muniflcence of nature, which
sends him his daily bread.
Here comes dinner" he would say.
And don't even have to budget"
~ y
Creeping things innumerable come
into the home these Autumn days, with
the first advent of cold.
Flies try hard at every window
screen. and sometimes. with that I'M
canny penetrating ability of the insects,
manage to force an entry.
The householder sees them buzzing
OAAC pant lLIC SCICtIl, uiI~
able to come in or 60 out, evidently,
but probably warmer than they were
before.
Wasps, however, take the prize for be-
ing able to get in, especially into attics
No matter how well screened a home
may be, wasp knows how to get in.
OFTEN their carcaSSeS are discovered
lying on the inner sill, not on the outer
ledge.
Wasps are interesting insects, no mat
ter where one finds them. Hornets, as
lar as We can discover, are merely large
Wasps and have the same narrow waists,
whence the phrase, wasp wasted"
- ~
Some insects are already in, notably
the so-called "thousand-leggers"
| These things do not actually possess
thousand legs. but for purposes Of in
timidatioD what they have are sufi-
cient.
To many people, both men and
women, centipede is among the most
loathSome of the craWlers.
They are nocturnal, like all insects
and many animals and birds, such as
lions, tigers and owls.
1t Is interesting to note that the
house cat is the great enemy of these
speed crawlers. A good average felis
domesticus likes nothing better for a
dainty morsel than a nice wiggling
centipede
Female cats. in particular, seem to
| relish the thouSand-leggers and after
discovering one-in a basement say
will spend hours staring at the same bit
OF wall in the future. alert and hopeful
Some cats are particularly good fly
catchers. These insects too are highly
relished. A cat will do more lip-smack
ing over fly than over a can OF salmon.
Homes possessing a good cat are re-
markedly free from insects Of all sorts
for Pussy is ever vigilant. and the
smallest moving thing attracts her at
tention.
/ Much has been made of the habit oil
the cat of suddenly staring wildly and
fXedly into space. Some writer's have
suggested that she Is seeing things
and have endowed Pussy with clairvoy-
ant powers. almost
| The truth is probably that she sees
a minute insect of some description and
already emissions it as tasty addition
to her supper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
California Mining
Fatalities Highest

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
California shows up badly IN the
mining accident figures for 1880. The
mines Of this State made the worst
fatality record in the Union. The In
According to the tabulation of the
Bureau Of Mines. California killed IN
the year 5.84 men out OF every thou
sand full-time workers and injured
28436.
True. the total number killed in Cali
fornia mines last year was only %, but
Utah, with about the same number OF
men employed. killed only IS, and
Minnesota, with twice the number OF
men. had only "a fatalities.
There is. however, vast difference
between California mining and that in
either Utah or Minnesota. California.
though working only half the number
of miners, has just II times as many
mines as Minnesota. With about the
same number of workers as Utah. this
State has four times as many mines.
California, gold State, outrunS every
other in the number of small mines.
In this, according TO Carl H. Fry, safety
engineer for the State Compensation
Insurance Fund, is the explanation OF
the heavy fatality rate. The small mine
owners, he says, are the most lax about
safety precautions. The large mining
concerns in this and in other States
are the most careful. They spend much
money for the protection Of their
workers.
This explains why the largest gold
mine In California IS the one with the
best accident record; also why Mime
sofa, which has only % mines, big ones,
has q death rate less than half that OF
CALIFORNIA; 476 mines, most Of them
small ones, and less than one-fourth
the number of injuries.
The situation is the same in Colorado
and Idaho, likewise gold-mining States,
with many small mines. They are the
runners-up to California in mining
death rate. Arizona, also gold-fnining
State, has an excellent record, but here
the average is probably held down by
the big copper producers and, according
to Engineer Fry, the best safety work
In the Union.
The small mine is a serious safety
problem. 1t is probably true that many
q little mine owner cannot afford the
safety devices required and that in
spection Is difficult in these cases. On
the other hand. Fry says many Of the
small mine owners are not safety con-
scious." But the man who goes TO work
In . small mine Is entitled to as much
pfecaution for his safety - the worker
N A II nina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

The debtor files petition. Involuntary
bankruptcy may be forced upon a
DEBTOR by any creditor or creditors who
after Ming their petition can prove that
at any time within four months before
the petition was filed the debtor had
committed any Of the acts of bank
ruptcy?
@. Who composed Listen to the
Mocking Bird"?-H. B.
A. A Negro year book says that
Richard Milburn was the composer. Mr..
Septimus Winner, composer and pub
Usher, induced Milburn to whistle this
song before him while he wrote down
the birdlike notes. The song was after
ward published by Mr.. Winner in
Philadelphia in 1855. and during the
years 1855 TO 1865 it was popular with
minstrel companies and serenading
parties. The front of the piece reads
Words by Septimus Winner-Music by
Alice Hawthorne" Alice Hawthorne"
was one Of the pseudonyms used by Mr..
Winner on his title pages.
Q. Can foreigner be deported for
committing crime after he has been
naturalized in this country?-W. B.
A. After an alien becomes a natural
lied citizen he is not subject to de-
portation.
Q. How many dentists are there IN
the United States?-C. T.
A. Market Data says that there are
54,721 in the United States proper and
16 in Alaska. ia in Hawaii. 1l8 in
Porto Rico and 81 in the Philippines.
@. Is the mooring mast on the En-
pire State Building a practicable land
ing place?-C. McC.
A. 1t has been so constructed that
1t would be possible to moor an air
ship to it. However, owing to the dan
gerous air currents in this vicinity. it
is not considered practicable to make
use of the mooring mast
@. When will Mardi Gras come next
year?-H. A. F.
A. 1t falls on February 9.
@. How many seed catalogues are
mailed to prospective purchasers each
year?-M. A. H.
A. Annually, about 100000 seed
catalogues are distributed To a great
extent, this is mail order business.
9; What word appears the oftenest
A. The word and" occurs most
often. In the King James version 1t
appears 46,227 times. OF words of i'm
portance. Jehovah or Lord occurs most
often, appearing 6855 times.
@. When was the Colosseum in Rome
built? How large was ito. L. L.
A. 1t was begun by Vespasian on the
site of part of Neros famous Golden
House and inaugurated by Titus in
AID. 80. 1t consisted originally of three
arcaded stories of stone and an upper
gallery, originally of wood. which was
rebuilt Of stone in the present form
some time in the third century. The
Colosseum probably seated between 40
900 and $4,000 people. 1t is elliptical in
plan. with its long axis 615 feet and its
short axis $40 feet: its arena. 281 feet
long and 1T feet wide It's total height
to the top of the third century stone
screen wall is about $50 feet.
@. Who coined the term "Renais-
sance" as applied to a period Of art
history. Do the Italians use i'm. S.
A. Vasari coined the term. The Ital-
ians use, instead, Quattrocento and
Cinquecento.
@. Do people living in Hawaii, Porto
Rico and the Philippines need passports
to come to the. United States?-T. B.
A. The citizens do not. Citizens Of
other countries residing in these coun-
tries would need passports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

The resources OF our free informa-
are invited to call upon 1t as often as
you please. 1t is being maintained
solely to serve you. What question can
we answer for you? There is no charge
at all except 2 cents In coin or stamps
for return postage. Address your let
ter to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. c.
r. E. P.
A. He Is not. He is a pantomimist.
Q. How are participants in the
Olympic games chosen?-L. w.
A. To participate in the Olympic
games it Is necessary to qualify in the
trials which are held under the aus
pices of the Games Committee.
@. Has the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier been completed?-E. L.
A. For some time only the foundation
Of the Tomb was completed. 1t was
dedicated on November II, 1921. Work
is now going forward and the memorial
is now about 80 per cent complete. 1t
will not be finished until Spring. as the
landscaping cannot be done until that
time.
@. How can furs be glazed at homer
j. 8.
A. Sprinkle the fur as you would
never a hot one). incase the iron in
newspaper and rub it lightly over the
fur. Afterward comes the usual shak-
ing.
@. What were the names of the
Arabian stallicns given to Gen. Grant
by the Sultan of Turkey?-T. l.. N.
A. Leopard and Linden were the
stations presented to Grant in 1879.
They were bred by Randolph Hunting
ton and the sons were General Beale,
Hegira and Islam.
@. How can sand flies be eradicated
or controlled? w. j. R.
A. No method has been devised. In
July, 1880, an appropriation of about
$4,000 was made available by Congress
for an inv'Etigation of this matter by
the Bureau of Entomology. 1t will be
several years before this study Is COM
plete and any publication appears.
on the house in which Longfellow was
born in Portland, Mem. K.
A. The names Of six great poets have
been placed on the house-Homer,
Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton and
Longfellow.
@. What are the dimensions of Big
Ben?-H. r. N.
A. The dimensions Of the clock on
the Houses of Parliament are as fol-
lows: Four dials, each % feet square;
figures. feet; minute hand, IA feet.
The famous bell, Big Ben, weighs 1917
tons.
@. When was Robert Todd Lincoln
buried in Arlington?-W. H. r.
A. Robert Todd Lincoln died July 26,
1926, and was laid to rest In Manches-
ter. VT. His body was removed TO Ar
lingto3 National Cemetery, March IA,
1923.
@. When did William and Mary Col
lege become co-educational?-F. F.
A. Young women were admitted upon
equal terms with young men at William
and Mary College for the first time in
September, 1915.
@. What is the difference between
voluntary and forced bankruptcy? =
H. j.
A. Voluntary bankruptcy may be en-
tered into by a debtor who has admit
ted in writing his inability to pay his
debts and his willingness to be ad-
judged as bankrupt on that ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

For a long time the public has been
hoping, in defiance Of the inevitable,
that Thomas Edisons magnificent en-
durance ultimately fails. Mankind has
at least accorded him the great graft
6u6e that is his due, while life remained
and he could still have knowledge of 1t.
The tributes now offered him are for
behind. The great inventor has passed
into the realms of mysterious forces.
He has no need Of anything humanity
can offer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
In Name of Charity.

From the Worcester Daily Telegram.
People asked to attend the Braves
Red Sox exhibition game in the name Of
charity must have wondered why else
they went to ether games Of the Braves
and 6Ad snG N.i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

Even when Congress is not in session,
the industry of New York may be de-
pended on to see that there is enough
investigation to keep popular interest
from being disappointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

The biggest of all commissions has
been appointed by President Hoover
one that includes an entire citizenship
In deliberative and active endeavor TO
meet conditions which unemployment
has rendered urgent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

The fact that the Chinese cut off
their queues years ago has not prevent
ed a persistent neighborly determine
ton to get their Scalps in one way or
another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

1t would hardly be expected by Japan
that this country would remain so OBJ
livious to the League of Nations as not
to wish to know what is going on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

Several large campaign contributors
frankly Sadmit that the stock market
is not the only means by which a man
may run his account into the red INK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
But Intentions Are Good,

From the Manchester Union.
Over police station doors in Detroit
this legend is pasted: welcome, Lee
gionnaires." The intentions, however,
are of the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Candhi Starts Something.

From the Dallas Journal.
Pierpont Morgan has broken his long
silence. Gandhi's example evidently
started something.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

Capone has so often been an easy
victor that he may have been little
careless about getting into a new kind
of fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

Floods Too Late for Stocks.
From the Miami Daily News.
Break In water main floods Wall
Street. But too late to do most Of the
stocks nnE app6 -..-A--,A-A-.l...Aa.GA...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all LEWIS as
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied IN this paper end also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Facing the Inevitable.

oh, Doctor, dear, your tone severe
Brings trouble to my mind.
Doctors have gone to heavenly cheer
Still leaving me behind.
Yet I admire you when you show
Your knowledge and your skill.
II you don't get me, we'll know
Some other doctor will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Shavian Vocabulary.

You called us "boobs!" Unhurt we hear
The gibe both merry and severe.
Still may we pause to be amused
Amid diplomacies confused.
You might go further in command
OF words we do not understand
And call us anything you please
If you will say it in Chinese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

to his memory through future genera
tons.
Unlike many inventive geniuses, Edi-
son was richly rewarded for his discov-
cries. No one begrudged the profits
that flowed to him in great volume
from his laboratory achievements. The
wealth that he gave, that flowed from
his contributions to human welfare
abundantly compensated for whatever
gains were his.
Edison was consistent throughout his
career in keeping to his own sphere Of
research and invention. He did not
enter fields of activity to which he was
stranger by nature. He eschewed
politics and economies, refrained from
polemical 6iSputation. In short and IN
the phrase of common parlance. he
stuck to his knitting" and was hap
pier fer his concentration upon that
for which nature had so supremely
fitted him, the discovery Of ,rethods Of
doing the work of the world more eff
c:ently than in the past.
To the millions who today mourn
| Thomas A. Ellison he was an institu-
tional figure, typical of America. A
poor boy, he rose by his own endeavors
| to high rank, to great achieve nent, to
great wealth. His inf1rmity OF deafness
held him somewhat aloof from the null
titude. His temperament Furthermore,
was that Of the student, happiest in
his c2clusion of research. But he en-
joyed life and delighted in occasional
contacts with others. His friendships
were warm and affectionate. His per-
Sonal life was clean and pure. His fam
lily relations were devoted. He was in
all ways an inspiration to America.
The late Daniel Chester French was
an extraordinarily successful man; not
only pre-eminently successful in his art
expression, but prosperous in private
! fortune. His will disposes Of an estate
augmented by his abilities as an artist
to an extent which must again refute
the often-repeated charge that America
is not liberal in rewarding its men of
genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Cold Distinction.

What Is your idea of the difference
between a booster" and "knocker"
THE terms are interchangeable" said
Mr.. Dustin Stax. 1.-THE man who knocks
your competitor becomes, for your pur-
poses, q booster" e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

"A philosopher" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "meditates long in silence,
satisfied to know that he is at least
offering no suggestions that might Gre
ate trouble"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
Laborious Adantahility.

You can't expect to have your own
way in everything!" exclaimed the
candid friend.
II know that" answered Senator
Sorghum. "One Of the hardest things
I do is to go along with the inevitable
course of events and make my con-
stituents imagine I am having my own
way, whether am or not"
Jud Tunkins says the radio announcer
who gives technical descriptions Of
classical music makes him think Of
Einstein. You've got to give him credit
for understanding what he says, whether
you do or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19

"Old Man Worry" said Uncle Eben,
picks his company and ain likely to
hang around long in de same house
wifi Brother Hardwork."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-19
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Army Orders

Leave of absence for 10 days
is granted First Lieut.. Eugene
M. Caffey, Corps of Engineers
with the Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department.
Leave of absence for 18 days
is granted Maj. Gen. Albert j.
Bowley. Assistant Chief of Staff
Gil. .
Leave of absence for cne month
and Is days is granted Capt
Eugene P. H. Genpel, Chemical
Warfare Service.
The promotion of Capt. Harry
E. Van Tuyl, Veterinary Corps,
to the grade of major is an.
nounced.
Major Arthur r. Underwood,
Infantry, with the Organized Re,
serves, Sixth Corps Area, Cham.
paign, Ill.
Mai. James A. McGrath, Infan-
try, is detailed with the Organ
lied Reserves, Sixth Corps Area,
ndlaLIldAOOS MlCAA'
Maj. John T. Townsend, Infan-
try, detailed for duty as instruc-
tor, Infantry, Arkansas National
Guard, Little Rock, Ark.
Maj. Gen. Albert Bowley, Gen
eral Staff Corps, to the Hawaiian
Division.
Col. Fred v. S. Chamberlain,
Infantry, to the General Staff
with troops, Second Corps Area.
Lieut.. Col. Charles S. Blakely,
Field Artillery, to the Second
Battalion, Sixteenth Field Artil-
lery, Fort Bragg, N. C.
Leave of absence for two
months and 18 days is granted
Lieut.. Col. Louis A. O'Donnell
Cavalry.
Lieut.. Col. George L. werten
baker, General Staff Corps (Coaet
Artillery CorpS), to the Fifty-sec,
ond Coast Artillery, Fort Mon
roe, Va.
Leave of absence for one month
is granted Major Thomas S
Arms, Infantry.
Major Cary I. Crockett,
Infantry, to the Twenty.fourth
Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.
Capt. Herbert j. McChrystal,
Infantry, is detailed at the North
Dakota Agricultural College,
Fargo, North Dakota.
Capt. Arthur w. Parker,
Quartermaster Corps, to San
Antonio, Texas.
First Lieut.. James A. Durnford,
QuartermaSter Corps, to San
Antonio, Texas.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
DRUG SESSIONS
AGENTS DOCK

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 G.NSJ.
The recent conference for limita-
ton of narcotics attended by rep
resentatives of 56 nations at
Geneva made great progress to-
wards elimination of the drug,
the two United States representa-
tives declared as they returned
yesterday aboard the United
States liner President Harding.
DR.. Walter L. Treadway, as
sistant surgeon general of the
United States Public Health Ser
vice and John K. Caldwell, of
the State Department at Wash
ington. pointed out that IS ma
tions had signed the agreement
to limit the manufacture of
narcotics.
Also aboard the liner was Pat
Donoghue, son of Steve Donoghue,
the famed jockey, and himself a
Jockey. He said he will ride for
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Stable at
Saratoga this season.
The Washington times., 1931-08-01
BOWERS HEADS
FREE PRESS
COMMITTEE
Editors of Nation Organize to
Protect Principles Laid
Down by Thomas Jefferson

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Repre-
sentatives of several hundred edi-
tors in all parts of the country met
last night under the leadership Of
Claude G. Bowers, editorial writer,
and formed 1.-The Freedom Of the
Press Committee, to protect the
principles of free press as laid
down by Thomas jefferson.
The meeting was held aboard
the lie de France, under the au-
spices of the jefferson Memorial
Foundation.
Col. Robert P. Mccormick,
publisher of the Chicago Tribune,
was chosen honorary chairman of
the committee, and Marlen Pew,
editor of Editor and Publisher, "
and Frank Parker Stockbridge,
editor of The American Press,
were named vice presidents.
During the meeting, Colonel
Mccormick spoke over the tele-
phone from Chicago with Mr..
Bowers, Mr.. Pew and Mr.. Stock
bridge, calling upon all newspaper
men to stand guard against in
fluences which seek to shackle
the freedom of speech as sym
bolized in a free press.
Others who spoke besides
Messrs. Bowers, Pew and Stock.
bridge, were Henry Alan Johnson,
secretary of the Jefferson Foun.
dation; DR.. George j. Ryan, presi-
dent of the Board of Education
and a governor of the Founda.
tion, and Joseph MILLER, jr., also
governor.