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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
The Lessons of Bank Failures.


The year of little lamented memory,
which has just passed into Father
Times discard, was marked in its clos
Ing weeks by rather startling series
of bank failures in various parts of
the country. In New York, in Phila-
deiphia, in the Middle West and in
the South, institutions of age and sup
posedly inpregnable strength closed
their doors. Even yet the news is
marked by similar tidings in widely
separated sections. It is an eloquent
tribute to the deep-laid and solid
foundations of the American banking
system as a whole that these sporadic
strains upon the national financial
structure have at no time threatened
1t with serious danger. 1t will weather
the storms which business depression
inevitably produced
Rome c. Stephenson of South Bend,
Ind, president of the American Bank
ers' Association, in a thoughtful and
timely statement, discusses the lessons
to be learned from the bank failures of
1890. The country, he feels, will find
in 1881 that they were blessings in
disguise. The result this year. this
conservative Midwest authority asserts,
will be "the strongest banking situa-
ton We have ever enjoyed, and one
worthy of the confidence of all our
people" That will come to pass, Mr..
Stephenson assures us, because recent
upheavals eliminated undeniable weak
nesses" In the United States banking
structure
The leader of the Nations financiers
strikes note which concerns the hum
blest citizen. It is a warning to de-
positors to look before they leap, when
choosing a custodian for their funds.
A bank balance is just as much of an
investment as a stock or a bond. In
considering where or with whom to
open an account, an individual, firm or
corporation should be as assured of
banks stability and good management
as an intending investor is careful about
the safety and soundness of the Sc
During the famous Pujo money trust"
inquiry in the House Of Representatives,
the late j. P. Morgan told Samuel I'm
termyer. In response to an interroga-
tory, that character is the real basis
Of credit" A depositor has not only
the right, but the duty, TO know that
his bankers are men of character-"of
reputation, reliability and capability,"
as Mr.. Stephenson puts it. These
qualities are essential" he adds, ito
complete the element of safety and de-
pendability in any human institution"
Bankers should be bankers. They
should not be stockholders, high-fi-
nance promoters, or real estate specu-
lators. Legitimate banking operations
are Of themselves complicated enough
to tax the energies Of those intrusted
with their conduct When the execu-
tiyes and directors of banking institu-
tons stray from the paths clearly
marked out for them by the regular de-
mands of their business, they court
danger and invite disaster.
It is comforting to hear from the
lips Of 50 authoritative q parsonage as
the president of the American Bankers
Association that the profession has
drawn necessary and important con-
clusions from the banking tragedies Of
1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

q. Please give o list OF rare woods
w. S. @.
A. A partial list follows: Amaranth.
ebony, rosewood, sandalwood, snake
wood, tulipwood, palisander, Australian
blackwood, lignum vitae. pear, Indian
laurel, Australian walnut silky oak,
Ceylon satinwood prina vera, Spanish
cedar, carreta, olive, orangewood, ma
drone burl and cocobolo.
9. When was the hourglass invent
A. The hourglass was used as early
as the eighth century AID.
@. Is 1t not true that Plymouth Rock
has been reunited and that it is now
an exhibition spot?-W w.
The secretary of the Pilgrim So
ciety says: I'm l774 the inhabitants Of
Plymouth decided to remove the rock
to Town Square and establish a shrine
of liberty. When they attempted to raise
1t, however. it broke into two parts. one
of which was permitted to remain and
the other carried to its destination. It
remained there until 1884. when 1t was
removed to the yard in front of Pilgrim
Hall, where it was surrounded by an
iron fence. 1t so remained until 1880,
when it was removed and placed on that
part of the rock from which 1t had been
separated one hundred and six years
before, and over which, meanwhile, an
elaborate granite canopy had been
erected. The rock may now be seen, in
its original position, on the shore at
Plymouth. The peristyle which now
surrounds it was erected by the Society
of Colonial Danes"
q. Is Sorolla. the artist, dead?-W.R.
A. The Spanish artist. Sorolla, died in
1928. He was born in Valencia in 1852.
His work is characterized by impress
Sionism that is vigorous, colorfW and
spontaneous in feeling. Besides many
pictures such as THE Return of the
Fishermen" Sorolla painted portraits
of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria OF
Spain and portrait groups Of peasants
and other native people.
Q. How many children attend pic
ture shows weekly in the United States9
e. NJ.
than 3S,S33,000 attend weekly.
@. What are mirrors called which
make people look very tall and thin
or short and very fat2--W. 8. L.
A. They are called distorting mirrors.
@. How much coal and water does
the average locomotive use in an hour?
j. o. F.
A, Trautwine says that a typical
powerful locomotive, pulling an aver
age passenger train, eVaporates from
rs, 900 to 10000 pounds of water per
hour, burning from $500 to 5000
pounds of coal. Passenger engines usual
ly carry fuel and water sufficient for
40 or so miles; some, go to 70.
@. What Is meant by the English ex-
preston, forty to the dozen? PA. Y. 3.
A. Forty to the dozen means to chat
ter necessarily and senselessly. to CAB
BILE, to talk piff1e. To walk of forty to
the dozen means to make fast get
away.
@. Was the league of the old French
system of measurement the same as
the English league?--N. ".
A. The league of the French measures
of the "Systeme Ancient" was 2.1631
miles, while the English league u 8
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

"Alice- Sit-by -the-Fire" has nothing
on us when 1t comes to just plain
"settin'" in front of log fire.
We find inexhaustible amusement in
watching the varying conduct of the
firewood, in listening to the sounds 1t
makes and in specializing on the posi-
bility of flying sparks.
After all, what is better in the plain
courses of life, than lust settin' -?
1t is not a "snappy' activity, of
course, unless one is referring to the
logs.
It is scarcely sophisticated, unless
simplicity. the heart of our modern
sophistication, can place 1t in that class.
~ X
No doubt a liking for ones ease in
chair goes back to the ancestry of the
race.
1t is pleasant to picture our cave
man ancestors, as they squatted before
the fire. taking life on their launches.
A million or two years later the great
underlying stratum of Europe, the
peasantry, sat before their plain fires,
unable to do much more than lust
set"
For them there were no topics Of con-
versation except the few homely events
of the every day.
Maurice Maeterlinck, in one of his
plays, gives sample of that CONVEX
sation. 1t is an endless repetition of
1T is going to rain" Yes, think it
will rain, II am sure it will rain" and
Eyes, it will rain"
The modern man, if he has kept
plenty of material for conversation,
whether he sits, stands or runs.
X X X
rT1oIIr g.. MI o,,ti,oI,, ,oooo,.o--, I.a,,,
ever.
Just as the peasantry got along with
minimum Of 1t, SO many a brilliant
man has been communicative, &C
cording to his nature.
When one sits before the fire, ne
does not necessarily find conversation
expedient, although he may. 1t de-
ponds.
One Of the beauties of Preside sitting
Is that everything Is natural. A formal
tea time, even with old friends, has
something slightly staged about it.
In the sanctity Of the home, before
the hearth, We may sit without the
slightest trace of formality, except the
requisite good breeding essential even
with the home folks.
Some men like to light the fire and
read by it, but to others this smacks of
reading while the radio is going.
One may read, of course, while listen
ing to speech from distant city, but
it may be submitted that II one really
reads. in that event, he does more read
ing than he does listening
So it is with reading while sitting
before the fire. One has a choice Of
watching the fire, or watching his book.
If the book is read to the exclusion of
the fire, the latter is reduced to plain
plebeian necessity.
If one watches the fire, to the detri-
ment Of his book, he is getting all that
he can from his fireplace, in any event
The book may be read elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Easy Times.

Easy Times.
We're saying farewell" so sad and long
To the Days Of Nothing to Do;
The days when life was a careless song,
Each bringing its treasure new.
We have had our share of the hours
that ran
Like the sands with golden chime,
But the time has come when we need
the man
Who has courage In hardship's time.
The farewell" we say Is not 30 long,
And it isn't in truth so sad,
For there's Joy in heart that Is beat
ing strong
And turning to good from bad.
And we've had hard days In the years
gone by,
An well have 'em again, tbs true,
But the Soul Courageous will never sigh
for the days Of Nothing to Do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

This Is special department devoted
to the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
ton in Washington to serve you in
any capacity that relates to informa-
ton. Write your question, your name,
and your address clearly, and inclose
cents in coin or stamps for reply.
Send to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin. director
Washington, d. c.
@. What is the basis for the disagree
ment between West Point and Annap-
oils about foot ball games?-N. D.
A. The foot ball team Of West Point
does not abide by the so-called three
year eligibility foot ball rule which is
followed by most colleges. The foot
ball team from the Naval Academy
complies with this ruling, and when the
West Point team refused to change
its rules the Annapolis team refused
to play. The three-year eligibility rule
means that students shall not be eligible
to play on q college team more than
three years.
@. Was any one in the plane with
Quentin Roosevelt when he was shot
down during the World War?-L. T. S.
A. He was flying alone.
@. Is there an organization for
people interested in making MARION
ettes?-R. S.
A. Marionette makers have an inter-
national union known as the Union
Internationale de Marionettes. It Is
called Unima for short. The head
quarters is in Prague, which is known
as the world capital Of marionetters.
Q. OF what university is Einstein
to become a faculty member?-E. G..
A. Prof. Einstein has accepted
the invitation of the vice chancellor
OF the University of oxford and the
Rhodes trustees to become the Rhodes
Memorial lecturer during 1881.
Q. Where did o. Henry's story. Gifts
Of the Magi," first appear?-E. d.
A. 1t was first published In the New
York World, December 10, 1905. o.
Henry wrote the story in lead pencil in
two hours, while an ONCE boy from
the paper waited for the copy. He never
reread what he wrote and, throwing
each page to the boy as he finished It,
remarked as the last page was reached,
There's a story that will fill the
space"
@. What makes mercury stick to
CLASSIC. o.
A. Dirt in the mercury may cause
sticking. Clean mercury will not stick
to glass.
@. Who donated Central Park to New
York City?-L. j. H.
A. The land covered by Central Park
was not donated to the City of New
York, but was purchased in 1856. the
territory at that time being covered
with shanties. bone boiling establish
ments, piggeries and pools, and very
undesirable and unsightly buildings.
Three hundred dwellings were removed.
The price averaged $500 an acre. The
present site covers 843 acres which were
purchased at a cost of approximately
SO, $50, only fraction of the actual
value of the land today.
@. What will take the wrinkles out of
a diploma?-W. r.
A. The wrinkles can be taken out of
the diploma by moistening and allow
ing to dry under tension, as clamped in
a frame. This will apply regardless OF
the material, whether 1t be genuine
sheenskin or vegetable parchment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

1t is difficult for writing people to
criticize adversely the Nobel award to
Sinclair Lewis, even If inclined to ques-
ton his work as presenting American
literary production in dignifed light
The suspicion of envy is certain to cling
to any discussion Of the subject that
sees anything but whole hearted de-
sire to recognize American authorship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

A competent White House secretary
is valuable man and one who becomes
more valuable with the passing of every
year. Paying man what he is worth
in the open market Is hardly to be
deemed practical with a Government
which is constantly reminded that If
the movies really want a person, money
Is no object.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

No longer claimant of pink whisk-
ers," James Hamilton Lewis accepts his
adornments as Time modifies them and
has the satisfaction of finding that he
is studied as a man of responsibilities
and not as one of the many who, in
picturesque days that have passed, were
regarded as interesting chiefly because
Of some trivial fancy which concerned
only the individual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

Republicans in New York State con-
template an investigation of the New
York City government. Certain emf
nent U. S. Senators are pretty sure to
regard this move as vindication. In
vestigations are not invariably useful in
results, but an element of the public
enjoys them as evidence that some
thing is being done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

Central American citizens have be-
come accustomed to revolutions. A new
system of affairs is expected in the
near future which will bring about the
desirable result of causing governments
to be taken with absolute seriousness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

If Spain insists on having a dictator,
King Alfonso is willing to run the risks
that confront an autocrat and give his
country the benefit Of practical expert
ence in conducting a government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

In a few nations southwardly sit
uated there is an abundance of pa
triotism which has lacked the organiz-
ing qualities necessary to give it sys-
tematic expression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

Song writers who went to Hollywood
are said to be disappointed. In spite of
the gibes hurled at 1t, Tin Pan alley
is still pointed to by New York as the
place where the hits come from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

Detective stories strike q note of
originality. They always solve the mys-
terry, while the police records seldom
succeed In satisfying the readers
doubts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

America used to study new designs
In European garments. At present Eu-
rope is attentively studying the latest
designs in American automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Irresistible Wit.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Psychologists have been analyzing
the laughter of children and we await
with considerable interest the assay
reports on the giggle Of the radio
elnnyiamR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Never Down and Out.

We have read on history's pages
OF misfortunes in all ages
And the comment would agree:
Nothing worse than this could be!'
We have seen some repetition
OF similar dire condition;
But this old Earth, stanch and game,
Comes up smiling Just the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Make Them Like 1t.

From the GAINESVILLE Gazette.
SPANS big Job is not ruling the
people but in making them like the
,Ellla thAX hAKA -,-..-..,----..---.
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A Shortage Not Deplored.

Discussions of affairs of state
Wen have in rhetoric, folk agree.
We won't have quite 80 much debate
And shall not miss the repartee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

do you understand the Einstein
theory?"
NO" answered the man who never
admits defeat.
"But--I1l say this much: can ex-
plain it to the average intelligence as
well as Einstein himself"
ITO speak only the truth" said HI
Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, rs to earn
little gratitude from friends and to in
crease the resentment of enemies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

DE clock says de same thing all de
time" said Uncle Eben. but It's heap
mo- useful dan Q man dat does de same
wAAH .
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05
Human Suspicion,

do you find it an advantage to have
your car tagged with label that shows
your ofhcial position"
Not always" answered Senator
Sorghum. "There have been per-
sons so low in character as to assume
that enjoyed special immunities and
that my car, if ransacked, would prob
ably yield results entirely contrary to
my personal principles"
Jud Tunkins says a man should try
to grow old gracefully, but he'll never
manage it by an effort to keep up with
all the new dances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

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Am Other States ara Can,


BB silly and and Sunday yr s:3So mo, 81 9,
sunday only ...... VI, $500; mo-, so,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

@. What is meant by the English ex-
preston, forty to the n"?-A. v. B.
A. Forty to the dozen means to chat
ter necessarily and senselessly. to CAB
BILE, to talk piffle. To walk OF forty TO
the dozen means to make q fast get
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

@. Was the league of the old French
system of measurement the same as
the English league?--N. ".
A. The league of the French measures
of the "Systeme Ancient" was 2.I6SI
miles, while the English league u
miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-05

@. What are mirrors called which
make people look very tall and thin
or short and very fat2-W 8. L.
A. They are called distorting mirrors.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1931-10-15
RASZAKADT A TEMPLOM
A KOMMUNISTAKRA

A franciaorszagi Villeneuve
Lot departement Cancon helyse-
geben 20 evvel ezel6tt az egyhaz-
cllenes hatosagok kisajatitottal a
varoska egyik templomat Az ell
kobzas ota a bezart templom ell
hagyatva allott piacAren. Ne
hany honappal ezelott varos We
zet6segetol kiberelte a templomot
a canconi kommunista ifjumun-
kasok szervezete, hogy AIT szinhaz
max es hangverseny-teremnek
hasznalja. Ag ifjumunkasok ze-
nekara most els6 probajat kesziilt
megtartani a keziikre jutott szen-
.telt falak kozott. A proba megkez
desekor templom falai roska-
dozni kezdtek es 0sszed6ltek. Az
alahullo faldarabok a templom
mellett epiilt hazakat sulyosan
megrongaltak. "A kommunista if
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1931-10-15
HOLTTESTEK SZAZAI
A TENGER FENEKEN

Parizsb6I jelentik - st. Nazai-
rel jelentes szerint egy buvarnak
sikeriilt leszallnia a ST. Philibert
haj6 IL meter melysegben fekvo
roncsaihoz. A buvar mem tudott
behatolni hajo belsejebe, inert
az ajtol bedagadtak. A buvarok
tovabbi kiserletei mar eredmeny-
nyel jartak. Sikerilt megkozeli-
teni a hajoroncsot a buyarok
megtettek els0 jelenteseiEet. Ell
mondjak, hogy az iszap meg mem
f0dte be az ablakokat, ugy hogy
be lehetett latni halo bels0 he
lyisegeibe. A buvarok szerint ret
tenetes latvany tarul a nezo ele
0sSzepreselt holttestek megosyas-
hatatlan mennyisege.
A kormany ertesitette a hajos-
tarsasagot, hogy a roncsot mi
elobb Xxi kell emelnie, inert kulon-
ben a kormany kenytelen lenne
ezt munkat talsasag k0ltsege-
re elvegeztetni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1931-10-15
IPARI TANFOLYAM
YOUNGSTOWNBAN
(Folytatas az 1-s0 oldalr6l)

(Folytatas az 1-s6 oldalr6l)
altalanosan el vannak terjedve
hogy. tenyleg nagy szuksegletet
toltenek be, mutatja az a teny,
hogy rendkivil nagy latogatott-
sagnak 0rvendenek, SGT gyakran
tul yannak zsufolva.
| A tanfolyam cine: A vas es
acelgyartas kul0n0s tekintettel a
helybeli Steel Mill iizemekre.
| Szakeload6: Zsamboky Tiva-
dar, okleveles gepeszmern0k, a
kassai macy. kir. allami gepeszeti
fels0 Technologianak II even at
volt szaktanara, XII ugyanezen mi
nosegben t0b mint egy evtizeden
at vezette az ottani esti ipari to-
vabbkepz6 tanfolyamokat. Zsam-
boky mern0k az utols6 nyolc esq
tend0 6ta mint Homestead
Carnegie Steel Company, maid
pedig helybeli Youngstown
Sheet e. Tube Co. szerkeszt0 mer-
noke miik0dik.
A tanfolyam tartama 10 h6t,
el0adasok hetenkint ketszer este
7-tol 8 craig tartatnanak a reszt-
vey0kkel k0z0sen megbeszclend0
alkalmas ket hetk0znapon.
A tanterv ugy van feldolgozva,
hogy az iras es olyasas ismereten
xviii mas kiil0n0sebb alapismere-
teket mem kivan, de szakismere-
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amennyire az id6 engedi, kimeri-
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nyelye magyar, de az 0sszes szak-
kifejezeseket angol nyelven is
fogjuk tanitani. Alkalmas heIyi-
segrol a szUkseges felszerelesrol
az el6ad6 fog gondoskodni.
a tanfolyam kellG szamu reszt-
vey6 ,eseten ez evi okt6ber ho To-
lyaman kezden6k annak tandija
a tanfolyam eg6sz id6tartamara
- n SN<N
$1,000, mely reszletekben is fizet-
heto oily m6don, hogy beirataskor
fizetendo $500 azutan a hatra-
levo osszeg k6t egyenl6 reszletben.
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1931-10-15

Alakult 1916 sept. 2,an, N5egylet
alakult 1917 okt. 14-en, a ket egylet
egybeolvadt 1921 jan. loan. Gyuleseit
tartja minden h6 negyedik vasarnap-
jan delutan drai kezdettel Ref.
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Menyh6rt Janos, 61O Mabel ave., penz-
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6rosi Juhasz Jozsefns, harmas szamv.
bizott sagot az elnok nevez XII, Nbizalmi
ferfial1 es nok Steeltonon: D. Barta
Istvan, Jancsurak Janos, Brier Hillen:
Teglas Gyula es Balogh Balasne, South
Sideon: Horcsik Mihaly es Zuti Ferenc
ne, Haseltonban: Orosz Bernat, Camp
bellben: Bdnyacski Janos, Kiraly lst-
vanne, trustcek: id. Molnar Istyan, Be-
lenszki Janos, Menyh6rt Janos, nagy-
bizottsagi tagok az cln0k es titkar,
p6ttagok: Geresi Sandor, Menyhert Ja-
nosne. Hiv. lap az Am. Macy. Hirlap.