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Evening star., 1931-06-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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You can draw on it free of charge
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Send your inquiry to The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Has
kin, director, Washington, D. c.
Q. How many fights has Stribling
had?-F. F.
A. Since he started boxing, Stribling
has had approximately 400 fights.
@. How can the edelweiss thrive In
the cold Of the Alps?-H. S.
A. The plant has narrow, white,
woolly leaves and flower heads envel-
oped in woolly bracts. This covering
enables 1t to thrive in exposed situa-
tions by protecting it from drying UP
through excessive loss Of moisture.
@. Is 1t true that former President
Coolidge Is going to stop writing for
newspapers?-J. ]. F.
A. His present contract expires July
/. and he has announced that he will
take vacation for a while and decide
later about resuming the work.
@. How much paint Is used by large
ships in a year?-W. s. L.
A. Large liners use about $4,000 GAL
Ions of paint yearly. Smaller ones of
3O,000 tons displacement use approx
mately 10000 gallons.
Q. Please describe the New Orleans
storm Of 1915 or 16.-A. M. D.
A. On September 20, 1915, a hurri-
cane came from the Gulf of Mexico
and struck New Orleans about 8 am.
The wind increased in velocity all day
until between 4:30 and 7:30 pm. It
was blowing from 80 to 100 miles per
hour. The barometer fell to 28.11, said
to be the lowest ever recorded in the
United States. In 81 hours 1856 inches
OF rain fell. The storm subsidized at
about in the evening There was
heavy rainfall from succeeding storms.
In Is days 22.24 inches of rain fell.
@. How many Of shakespeare's plays
are there in which he was not sole
author?-S. B.
A. Five plays in which Shakespeare
was not sole author are. Tanning of
the Shrew," ''Troilus and CresSida," !"
"Pericles," "Timon Of Athens" and
Henry VIII" "Titus Andronicus"
and Henry. VIZ Gin three parts), which
are usually ascribed to him, are both
plays OF doubtful origin.
Q. What is Stains real name?-
E. B.
A. It is Joseph vissarionovich Dihu-
gashvilli.
Q. What is dephlogisticated air?-
r. B.
A. That is the name formerly given
to air from which the oxygen has been
extracted.
Q. What was the name of the
Frenchman who made an attempt on
the life OF Louis XIV and was sentenced
to be trampled by horses?-E. w.
A. Robert Francois Damiens on jan
uary 5, 1857. stabbed the King with a
knife as he was entering the royal car
riage. inf1icting a slight wound. He
was condemned as a regicide and SEN
fenced to be torn in pieces by horses
in the Place de Greve. Before being
put to death. he was barbarously tor
tured.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
SHOOTING STARS.
by PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Criticism.
I know a man with smile so pr1m
Who gives the closest heed
To everything you say to him,
And murmurs, Eyes, indeed"
I know another who will shout
In contradiction strong,
No matter what you talk about,
And say, Here's where you're wrongl'
I like the "yessing" man; and yet
In candor I admit
It's from the other that I get
The greater benefit.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcERELL.

! Real politeness Is one thing, unnec.
esSary poIiteness quite another.
While perhaps no two persons viii
agree exactly upon the dividing line
surely there are some relics of the VIC
torian age which might as well be abol-
ished.
Hats off in elevators, for instance.
What on earth is the point OF q
man standing by a woman's side In
front of an elevator with his hat on
then solemrly taking it off while aboard
the lift" then putting 1t back on his
head the moment he steps out In an
upper corridor?
Elevators in most buildings, par
ticularly stores, are crowded, and hats
are quite good-sized. To remove hat
and hold 1t in the hand simply adds tc
the crowded condition of the vehicle.
The woman for whose benefit the
gesture is made often has her back
to the gentleman, and never sees
whether he has his hat on or off.
Some one will say that it makes nc
difference, that he does what he does
out OF a theoretical respect for Wom-
anhood.
Now, Of course, this is quite true
and constitutes the only genuine reason
for the removal of q hat in an ele-
vator. There Is a certain theoretical
respect in the action, it cannot be gain
said.
He who believes in the theory of life
rather than the actual practice Of 1t
may continue to remove his hat in an
elevator, no matter how essentially
silly and unnecessary the removal
strikes him.
If he does SO, however, he should
be consistent. He should not take II
off for one woman and refuse to do II
| for another, no matter who she Is, OF
what her color, race or previous condi-
! ton of servitude. It Is exactly here
that many an accomplished hat-hour-
isher falls down.
Then there is the matter of the ex-
aggerated standing back to let another
person drink first at drinking foun-
| tain.
Sometimes a couple of men, meeting
at drinking fountain in hall. will
do a regular Alphonso and CASTOR act
together. For the benefit Of some of
our younger readers we will explain
that Alphonso and CASTOR were two
early comic characters who were per-
petually bowling and scraping to each
, other.
What they did was so human. and SO
4 BGIl6Id1lN pIdCIlCCo NY POlAIC 4AlLA1a1A NC
| ings under civilization, that the names
are known to millions Of people today
as the very exemplars Of politeness car
ried to the point of absurdity.
After you, nv dear Gaston." came
to be catch-phrase with many old
timers when We were young-timers.
It seems that politeness. no less than
| life itself, has a certain amount of
what has come to be known as bunk
| in it.
That is, many persons go through
the ordinary forms of politeness with
out at the same time having the pre-
ceptS in their hearts and minds.
Often the most impolite fellow in
the world can speak a resounding Il
beg your pardon" In fact, sometimes
the reader he is with his forms of
politeness. the sooner he gives himself
away.
In the matter of drinking fountains,
very good rule is first come. first
serve. If one is about to bow his
| head to take drink, perhaps it is just
as well. and just as polite, for him to
continue drinking, as for him to stop
and offer the other a first opportu-
nifty. 1t might be an interesting task
Evening star., 1931-06-19

A Chicago painter in his will offered
twenty dollars apiece to relatives and
lodge brothers II they would meet at
his grave and mourn him. His ex-
pressed hope was that they would for
get their differences as they reflected
on eternity" Payments, however, have
stopped now. One Of the difficulties
seems to have been that instead OF
meditating on eternity they meditated
on twenty dollars.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Three Virginia churches were al
struck by lightning the same night.
Many will wonder how the old-time
New England Puritans would have ex-
planned that. But on second thoughts
they will cease to wonder-the sacred
edif1ces would have been in another
colony and, what is more to the point,
Of different denomination.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Rig.Hearted.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telesram.
We read that a convicted criminal
has accepted" his prison sentence.
That old fool notion of "honor among
them has been fairly definitely explod-
ed, but it seems that there is such a
thing as magnanimity in the profession.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

The King of Italy took an awful
chance when he stepped in to help as
suage the difnculty between the Holy
See and Signor Mussolini concerning
the reopening of Catholic Clubs. Why,
the man might have lost his jobl
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger declares that
sometimes she is sorry she is so beau
tiful, especially when pondering on all
the misfortunes her pulchritude have
brought her. Yet there are about TO-
OOO,oCO brave women in the country
willing to take a chance.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Runawaya.

From the Flint Daily Journal
Many criminal careers begin in school
is the view expressed from one of the
Wickersham surveys. Which vindicates
some Of our young truants as trying to
get away 2rem tetnptationS
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. What period Is known as the
golden age OF furniture"?-E. s.
A. During the latter half Of the
eighteenth century. Chippendale. Hep
peiwhlte. Sheraton and the Brothers
Adam produced distinctive furniture.
some OF the finest furniture made in
france and America as well was de-
signed and constructed at the same
time. so the era is thus designated.
q. Give the origin of the word 'ba-
tiste,' a fine matsria!---L. C.
A. The name is derived either from
the indian material bastas or from
one OF the early manufacturers Of it.
Baptiste Chambray, who lived in the
thirteenth century. and from whom it
was also called the cloth of Chambray.
Cambria"
g what will act as anti-freeze for
automobile radiators and also keen
them cool in Summer?-F. w.
A. A small quantity of natural honey,
dissolved in the radiator water, will
have this effect. Its freezing point is
lower than water and its boiling point
hlgher. Joints must be especially tight,
however, rs honey will pass through
openings too small for water.
@. How many American aces of the
World War are now nving?-J. H.
A. With the death in April, 1881, of
Lieut.. Frederick z. Luff of Cleveland.
Ohio, the number of surviving aces was
reduced to 81.
Prize Pc. r.
A. This award of $500 is presented
annually by the DramatistS Guild for
the Broadway play which makes the
audience little brighter and a little
more cheered up when it leaves the
theater than when it came in" Moss
Hart and George S. kaufman, authors
Of "Once in a Lifetime" are the re-
cipients Of the latest award.
@. Did Lima Cavalieri the opera
singer, ever act in the movies?-F. H.
A. Miss Cavalieri appeared in the
following pictures: "Tfe TemptreSs,"
THE Two Brides" and Mad Love"
@. How many incandescent electric
light bulbs were sold in the United
States in 1930?-H. B.
A. The approximate number sold in
the United States during 1880 was
SIS, ,163,000
@. Who is the new president of the
Izaak Walton League2-H E. L.
n" LIZ ELCSlO11 bIdQI6y, paSUOE OF the
Peoples Church, Chicago, III, and one
of the original 54 organizers of the
league. 1t was he who suggested the
name.
O. Did DR.. Samuel johnson smoker
w. NJ. G.
A. Boswell says that while johnson
had high opinion Of smoking, he
himself did not smoke.
@. How long will it take Sir Hubert
Wilkins to make his submarine expedi-
tion?-M. A. E.
A. wilkins believes that with ordi-
nary luck, travelling Is hours per day
and using hours to charge batteries,
he will average so miles a day and
cover the Arctic Ocean in six weeks.
Q. How many men are injured in
coal mines each year2-R. G.
A. The Bureau of Mines estimates
that more than 100,0 900 men are injured
by accidents in coal mines each wear.
About 1000 Of these injuries result
fatally.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

If he keeps on at his present rate
Admiral Byrd, still young man, may
eventually possess as many honorary
degrees as he has covered degrees of
latitude.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Memher of che Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication OF all news as
patches credited to 1t or not otherwlSe cred
tied in this paper ana also the local news
published herein. All rights OF publication OIL
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Pity poor young Princess Juliana Of
the Netherlands, who is on her first
trip to Parisl Her royal mamma has
taken here there Ito see the museums" :"
Evening star., 1931-06-19
> A Diplomatic Impasse.

From the San Antonio Express.
Senator Bingham proposes that war
debt collections be suspended for two
years. But would that help relieve un-
employment among diplomats?
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Reward.

From the Flint Daily Journal
A Kansas youth got $500 scholar
ship for finding planet. HonestB
always paYA
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Why 1t Fell.

Why 1t Fell.
The tower of Babel insecure
Was from the start unlawful.
Materials were very poor
And the building graft was awful.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
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PigeOnhOIed.

PigeonhOled.
"I am afraid you have had to break
some promises, now and then"
1T never broke EN-" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. "I merely forgot EN-"
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Jud Tunkins says the fact that
doctors prescriptions are written in
Latin is no decent reason for calling
it a dead Language.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MarYland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Resemblance.

Resemblance.
1.-THE garden seeds our Congressman
sends us remind me Of his political
opinions" remarked Farmer CorntoS-
sci. They're offered with the best
possible intentions, but there is no tell
ing how they're going to turn out in a
practical way"
Evening star., 1931-06-19

@. Who is the new president Of the
Izaak Walton League?-H. E. L.
A. DR.. Preston Bradley, pastor Of the
Peoples Church, Chicago, III, and one
of the original 54 organizers of the
league. 1t was he who suggested the
name.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Winged TerrO!

When a mosquito comes along
With melody so light,
I listen to the locust's song.
I'm glad he doesn't bite.
Evening star., 1931-06-19
Iustifiahle AIOofness

JUBELHHUEC AAUUHHCbSs
Wasn't It Omar Khayyam who
asked for q book Of verses and jug
of wine?"
"I don't know" replied Miss Cay
enne. "I don't read him. In view of
the jazz poetry that now circulates and
the bootlegging incident to alcoholics,
I am convinced that Omar is not at
all proper person."
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. How many incandescent electric
light bulbs were sold in the United
States in 1930?-H. B.
A. The approximate number sold in
the United States during 1880 was
SIS, ,163, 900.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

@. Did DR.. Samuel Johnson smoker
w. M. c.
A. Boswell says that while johnson
had high opinion Of smoking, he
himself did not smoke.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

"Dar ain no sympathy at de race
track" said Uncle Eben. "De man
dat bets his money don deserve it an
de bookmaker don need it."
Evening star., 1931-06-19

@. Did Lima Cavalieri, the opera
singer, ever act in the movies?-F. H.
A. Miss Cavalieri appeared in the
following pictures: "The Temptress,"
The Two Brides" and Mad Love"
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. How many men are injured in
coal mines each year?-R. G..
A. The Bureau of Mines estimates
that more than 100000 men are injured
oy accidents In coal mines each year.
About 1000 Of these injuries result
fatally.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

"The experience is bound to retire
Capone from the activities that have
won him wealth, power and immunity" :"
in the opinion of the Glendale News
Press, while the Charlotte Observer be-
lieves that the new mayor of Chicago
paved the way for the change in con-
tlitions, because his hands are clean,
and he has been uninf1uenced by gang
ster graft" The Peoria Star states: "It
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. How long will it take Sir Hubert
Wilkins to make his submarine expedi-
Evening star., 1931-06-19

A. Wilkins believes that with ordi-
nary luck, travelling Is hours per day
and using hours to charge batteries
he will average so miles a day and
cover the Arctic Ocean in six weeks.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. How many American aces of the
World War are now hving?-J. H.
A. With the death in April, 1881, of
Lieut.. Frederick z. Luff of Cleveland.
Ohio, the number of surviving aces was
reduced to 81
Evening star., 1931-06-19
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. ;. Editor
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. What is Stalin's real name?-
E. B.
A. It is Joseph Vissarionovich Djhu-
paghvfI1i
Evening star., 1931-06-19

All o.h.r states and Canada.
Evening star., 1931-06-19

Q. What is dephlogisticated air?-
r. B.
A. That Is the name formerly given
TO air from which the oxygen has been
extracted.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
SLAPS
RED LEWIS

NEW YORK, March 20 GN.S)
Sinclair Lewis and Theodore
Dresser, Americas two great
literary lions, exchanged verbal
unpleasantries and Dresser slapped
Lewis twice in the face.
The incident, which occurred
following an elite dinner to q
small group of the literati last
night, was revealed today by
several who were present.
Ends An Old Feud
The clash between Red" Lewis,
author of Main Street" and
Nobel Prize winner, and Dresser,
author of THE merica n
Tragedy" eliminated a feud ex-
tending over a period of years.
The hostilities at the dinner
followed the refusal of Lewis to
make a speech.
He said:
"There are three men here
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The Washington times., 1931-03-20
DAVIS SP PURNS
FILM CAREER

P1TTsB URGH. March 20
G.N.S0 0.-Senator James J.Davis,
en- route West on what he termed
a mixed personal trip and vaca-
ton, denied today that he was
considering resigning from public
office and likewise denied that
he intended to. enter the motion
picture industry.
He said, however, that his
Western trip dealt with the mo-
ton picture business. Offers Of
positions in the motion picture
business have been made to him
on several occasions, S en- atOr
Davis said.
He explained that while hold
ing the post of Secretary of
Labor he collected voluminous
data on the industry and would
add to this store of information
on his trip West.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
BANK ROBBERS
GET $4,000

HILAD ELPHIA, March 20
GNSO-Eleven armed bandits
raided the City National Bank
and Trust Company today. locked
the employees and two policemen
in the banks vault, and escaped
with approximately $4,000 in
loot, according to early reports to
police.
The gang was armed with shot
guns and pistols. They SwOOped
down on the bank in three auto
mobiles, rounded up seven EN-.
pIOyes of the institution and the
two policemen and forced them
into the vault while they looted
the cash drawers of all money in
sight.
The bluecoats were stripped Of
their pistols and forced inside the
building by six of the raiders,
while the other five coolly held
off crowd of amazed spectators
who had gathered outside the
bank.
Dumping all the money and Sc
curities into two suitcases, the
bandits backed to the street and
the entire group sped away in
their machines.
The imprisoned employees and
policemen escaped a few minutes
later as the bandits had failed
to turn the vault lock.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
SQUALLS GREET
HOOVER SHIP

ABOARD u. S. S. ARIZONA
March 20.-President Hoover,
journeying to Porto Rico and the
Virgin Islands on a 12-day vaca-
ton cruise, had a taste Of un'
pleasant weather today when the
Arizona ran into a rain squall
soon after breakfast time.
News from the bridge indicated
squalls would be encountered in
termittentIy throughout the day.
The sea, however, was calm, and
the battleShip maintained q speed
of IA knots.
At $3.50 a. M, the Arizona had
covered 400 land miles since leav-
ing Old Point Comfort, Va,
shortly after 8 a. m. yesterday.
The battleship is now 300 miles
out to sea.
Ship Heads for Ponce
Cape Hatteras was passed late
last night, and now the Arizona
is heading in a bee line for
Ponce, Porto Rico.
The battleship is due at Porto
Rico Sunday, but the presidential
party will not go ashore until
Monday, when President Hoover
will make a two-day inspection
tour with Gov. Theodore Roose,
velt.
The. Chief Executive appar
emily is determined to make the
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
Search Is abandoned
For Lost NaUy Pilot

COLON, Panama, March 20
0.N.S0 Search was abandoned
by the United States Navy today
for Pilot Berne Warren Harsh
man, navy flier, missing since he
took off from the deck of the
aircraft carrier Langley on Tues
day.
Two hundred Army and Navy
planes had unSuccessfully secured
the Panama jungles for' the miss
ing flier. United Stats Minister
Roy T. Davis asked officials of
Colombia to, continue the search
in their territory.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
To WRECK
A|RSH|P N|PPED
Times Staff Photo

AKRON, Ohio, March 20
G.N.s).-Accused of a plot to
wreck the Navy dirigible, Akron,
now under construction here,
Paul F. Kassay, 81, reputed Com
munist and former Hungarian
navy officer, was arraigned IN
Municipal Court today. He pleaded
mot guilty" to a charge criminal
syndicalism.
Preliminary hearing was set for
tomorrow and bond was fixed at
$25,
Assistant u. S. District Attorney
McDermOtt claimed KasSay had
admitted he planned to see that
the Akron, which is to be the
worlds largest airship, "never
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The Washington times., 1931-03-20
Mrs. Hoover at Camp
On RGpidGn RiUer

It was learned authoritatively
today that Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
who left the White House by
motor yesterday ostensibly for
Asheville, N. c., is at the Presl'
dents camp on the Rapidan.
A friend, Miss Sue Dyer, is
with her. It was reported that
Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, wife of
the Secretary of the Interior, also
is of the party. but this could
not be confirmed.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
MRS. WHOLEAN
FIGHTS VO|D|NG
Of ADOPTION
Mrs. Henderson Charged With
Conflicting Assertions in
Reply to DoWager's Action

Seeking to invoke the ancient
equity doctrine of uncle N
hands," counsel for Mrs. Beatrice
Wholean began their attack in
Equity Court today on the effort
of Mrs. Mary F. Henderson to
vacate the secret proceedings Of
December 80, 1924, in which she
adopted Mrs. Wholean as her
daughter.
In the petition for adoption,
Mrs. Henderson asserted that a
diligent effort had been made to
locate the parents Of her reputed
granddaughter, but no trace Of
them had been found.
Claims Mother Alive
In her recent petition to vacate
the adoption decree, she AYERS
that the mother Of Mrs. WhOlean
is still living, and that inaslnuch
as the parent did not consent to
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The Washington times., 1931-03-20
Treasury Income
$75,OOO,OOO Less
Than Estimated

Treasury Department officials
figured today that the Govern
ment will collect about $375,-
100000 in income taxes and
other receipts during March
a 100000 drop from their
previous estimate. Collections
during March, 1880, totaled
$559, 100000.
Receipts for Wednesday-two
days after the current income
tax became due-were $88, 8,69l,-
500 against $214,534.500 collect
ed on the same day last year.
Receipts for the first 18 days
Of March amounted to $194,-
945,800, a reduction of $i20,-
100000 from those during the
same period in 1890, and for
the fiscal year, from July l. to
March 18. $1,366, 300, 900, a re-
duction of $200,000,0O0.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
Artillery Is Carried
Across ISthmuS
By Airplane

COLON, Panama, March 70
GN.S0.-For the first time in
the history of the United States
Army, a complete battery Of the
Second Field Artillery was trans
ported by airplane across the
Isthmus of Panama from Fort
Davis to Rio Alta today.
Arriving at Rio Alta, the bat
terry was reaSsembled to attack
imaginary invaders.
The battery, originally a mule
pack outfit, was loaded on a
transport plane at France Field,
together with ammunition and
its personnel. The flight was
made in an effort to prove the
practicability of transporting
field artillery by air.
Army observers declared the
experiment was a complete sue
cess.
The Washington times., 1931-03-20
GAR WOOD SETS
BOAT RECORD

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 20
0N.SD.-Gar. Wood. American
speedboat king, broke the worlds
speedboat record on Indian Greek
here today with a speed of 1905
miles an hour in two official
trials.
The old record was 1916 miles
an hour, set by the late Major
Henry Segrave, of England.
Major Segrave established his
record June 13, 1880, in a race
which cost him his life.
Three times Wood sent his
2,2OO-horsepowered Miss America
TX over the mile Straightaway,
going 100.54 miles an. hour the
first time, coming back at 99.86,
and then flashing south once
more at the fastest speed ever at
tained in a motorboat, 101.351
miles an hour.
In establishing the record,
Wood used his last two trials.