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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Shaw as Defender of Lewis
Suspected of Spotlight Aim

now be neither a famous Sinclair
Lewis nor bumptious George Bernard
Shaw"
SHAW points out" says the AsheyilIe
Times, that most Of the things he
says OF Americans are obviously true
OF all peoples. But, as the Americans
can never believe that other nations
could possibly resemble them, I get
them every time, just as Mr.. Sinclair
Lewis Goes. This happy persifa9e Is
as good a medium as any, and better
IMAM most, for dealing with the Lewis
address, deliverance very able and
Ilne In many of its features. but strono~
~ marked by the incurable conceit
ana, 10 some degree, by the bad taste
OF clever American who is still q
spolIed adoleScent at As"
quoting statement that "sone onA
must nave convinced Mr.. Shaw that
americans adore him." the Charleston
wv. va Daily Mail observes: ''Would
any such assurance be necessary
Aooratlon and amusement are NOT ex-
actly the same things. One can sav
this much for Mr. Shaw: He can nnaEe
himself entertaining. Another thing:
Inc american sense of hupnor can
never take Mr.. Shaw quite so Seriously
as ne takes himself. AS a FOREIGNER
VINO does not know the country. we do
not expect Of him what the countrv
hao a right to expect of Sinclair Lewis"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Center Market Passes.

Center Market has ceased to exist
as a food mart. In a few days the
Racers will start upon its demolition, TO
clear the site for the erection of
great hall Of archives for the Govern
ment. The last buyer has crossed the
threshold of one Of its many doors.
The last pound of food has been sold
over the counters of the great mart.
A business that has continued in that
place, If not in that same structure,
for more than century has ended,
and soon there will be only memories
Of the institution that has meant so
much in the history of the Capital.
Half century ago Center Market
was a more significant institution than
It has been in recent times. It was a
social center as we'll as a place of food
purveying. "Going to market" meant
much in the lives of the people of
Washington, and it usually meant GO
ing 70 Center Market, although there
were other establishments, such as that
1T Fifth and K streets, which is now
more dourishing than ever, and that
ut 2lst and K streets, which has come
into a renewed era Of prosperity ana
that at Tth and o streets, which re-
mains in active service, and that on
P street between 14th and 18th, which
continues 10 serve a wide area, end
others that survive the changes Of
trade. Center Market, being the larg-
est and most centrally located, held
pre-eminent position in the local social
economy. There are now living Wash
ingtonians who remember the prede-
cessor of the building that is about to
fall before the razing gang. It was. in
fact. congeriss Of structures, rather
than a single distinct building. The
Canal ran alongside Of them on the
south, noisone neighbor. There was
loud public rejoicing when the shacks
were torn down and replaced by the
handsome brick structure that was re-
garded as the last word in municipal
equipment.
Both in the old times before the erec-
ton Of this building and in its early
career as a provision mart Center Mar
ket was social gathering place, where
news and gossip were exchanged as
friends who did their own food buying
met at the stalls. Many of them went
TO market" In horse drawn vehicles.
There was a long stretch Of hitched
animals outside. Others went by street
car and the front platforms Of these
vehicles were piled with baskets on the
homeward route. Again others walked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

! activities Of Muscle Shoals and shall
lease to private individuals or firms the
manufacture of nitrates.
@. Are foreign coins legal tender in
the United States? Are c1ecks?- lib,
A. Foreign coins are not. A check
Is not legal tender, and although there
is no uniform specific time within which
it should be cashed reasonable dill
gence requires that it should be cashed
within "a hours.
@. Where did H!ppocrates get his
medical knowledge?-F. II.
A. He received his first medical in
structions from his father studied at
, Athens, and acquired extensive expert
ence in travel and practice among the
cities Of Thrace, Thessaly and Mace
donia.
@. How is 1t determined who is the
dean of the diplomatic corps?-M. w.
A. The diplomatic corps is formed
and the Ambassador who has been in
the country in his Official capacity for
the longest time is the dean. The rank
Ing OF diplomats changes often. as there
are many changes in the corps. This
is an international practice.
Q. How often was the year of jubilee
celebrated by the Jews?-R. w.
A. In Jewish history the year of
jubilee was every fiftieth year and was
held sacred in commemoration Of the
deliverance from Egypt. In this year
| the fields were allowed to lie fallow,
land that had passed out of the DOE
session of those to whom It originaIlr
| belonged was restored to them and all
who had been obliged to let themselves
cut for hire were released from bondage.
Q. What mechanical appliance is 100
per cent efficient?-F. F. H.
A. No mechanical appliance is.
@. Is the tomb Of the three wise
men in Saba?-L. NJ. d.
A. 1t is a fact that a tomb standkaS
In the City Of Saba, Persia. is pointed
out as the tomb of the three wise men
who visited the infant Christ There
are, however, no historical data authen-
ticating this statement.
@. How much money is invested
abroad by American corporations and
business men?-D. G.
A. In November, 1880. 1t was stated
that direct foreign Investments of
American corporations and business
men at the end of 1929 amounted to
approximately $7,479,000,00 These in
vestments, inquiry showed, are more
largely in public utilities than in branch
plants, although the general impression
has been that the reverse was true. In
Vestments in public utilities amount to
over $l,625, 100000, nearly $1,000 ,OO0,-
COO more than the investment in manu-
featuring. Mines and smelter invest
ments total more than $1,000. 600 600.
and petroleum investments over S1,ll5,-
100000. The chief public utility prop
critics controlled by American capital
are In Canada, Mexico and Central
America and South America.
Q. What is the weight which divides
the heavyweight class of boxers from
the light heavyweight?-T. P. w.
A. One hundred and seventy-five
pounds.
Q. Are baths sedative or stinula-
tive?-H. r.
A. A hot bath is sedative, q cold
bath is stimulative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

Among other opportunities which the
new year brings are those OF renewed
gardening interests.
It won't be long now until Spring,
best and busiest time of the year Tor
amateur and professional.
Happily there is no such distinction
between the two as arises among the
ranks of athletes in all branches OF
sports.
mo man is too high or too low" as
some one has said,
Among gardeners, If man or woman
can raise a new variety of flowers, and
sell IL for fancy price, he or she is
looked upon as blessed, not so much
for the money as for the achievement.
Horticulture, therefore, may point a
lesson to other lines of endeavor, firmly
keeping its eye on the main thing, being
at once the most democratic and the
most aristocratic of occupations, blend
without peer.
The new year offers all types of gar
deners an opportunity to better their
best of past years.
In the garden, small or large, lies an
unparalleled chance for lettering ones
best without bunk.
America now seems to be suffering
from a severe case of jim-jams, brought
or partly by attempting always TO bet
ter ones best"
Too often. alas, in other lines, this
desire has bGen along purely mathe-
NAUTICAL lines. Ever-increasing numbers
were sought, when every one ought to
have realized that there is subtraction
as well as addition in life.
Gardeners have gone right along with
their age-old arts, happy to accept the
weather as 1t comes. pleased il the
drought permitted some flowers. not all
flowers.
The gardener, whether in a back yard,
or on an estate. whether in gorgeous
greenhouse or in pot, belongs to an
ancient heritage which looks for signs"
They keep their ears to the ground
and their eyes on the heavens, they
watch the moons and wet finger in the
breeze to get the place from which the
wind bloweth.
Some might even call them sr,persti-
tious, but what does that mean, after all,
but a respect for the great, mysterious
Earth Mother?
Yes, a gardener is superstitious, If
you will, but 1t has no i'll effects upon
him.
The superstition of the garden is
without the unreasoning fear which
besets many person in everyday life.
Luckily for himself, the man who
works with the soil does not transfer
to himself the effects which he desires
to achieve for his crops or the danger
which he hopes to divert from them.
His is a happy blend of science and
common sense. When he sprays his
plants with nicotine solution. to end
the forays of those interesting green
creatures, the aphids, or plant lice, he
knows that he is working with the best
thought Of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Yonder tanned, busting man who
rides around the county in his small car
is the county agent, who derives his au-
thority from Washington and his own
researches.
He says that a 40 per cent nicotine
solution is just the thing for aphids
But If one wants to stick by grand
mothers wisdom, plain soapsuds will
do. And the amazing thing is that
often enough they will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Mussolini Takes the Pledge.

When the head of a great govern
ment addresses the radio audience of a
large section of the civilized globe and
solemnly pledges himself and his coun-
try to the cause of world peace, an
event of undeniable significance occurs.
To an act of such historical inpor-
lance Benito Mussolini yesterday dedi-
Gated himself in an epochal broadcast
from Rome straight into the homes and
hearts Of the American people. 1t was
an achievement marking not only a
fresh triumph in the endless march of
radcliffe first direct transmission
from Italy to the United States-but a
remarkable revelation of the political
soul which has made the chief of the
Fascist state dominating world figure.
Italy will-never take the initiative
of starting war" Mussolini told the
listening American millions. Italy
needs peace" he added. "Fascism de-
sires to secure for the italian people in
cooperation with all other peoples of
the world a future of prosperity and
peace" This is notably different key
than the one Mussolini struck in his
speeches in Northern Italy last Spring
when he adjured the Fascist cohorts in
accents of painful Hohenzollern memory
to be ready to spring to arms for all that
the Black Shirts hold dear. There was no
ring of saber rafting in the New Year
message Mussolini sped across the At
Iantic. 1t was the utterance of states
man conscious alike of his power and
Of his responsibility. and cognizant, in
particular. of the interlocking interests
which make peace a paramount interest
for all the nations.
Americans will appreciate no less
Mussolini's views on purely Italian
issues. They approve his unequivocal
opposition to the dole, which, he blunt
" declares, "tends to accustom the
workers to idleness." They rejoice in his
assurance that, though Italy has 100000
unemployed, peace and quiet prevail
throughout the country and among all
classes" There could be no better
proof of what Il Duce acclaims as the
"self-control, sense of responsibility and
discipline" which Fascism seeks to In
culcate in the Italian people.
Mussolini talked to us in English.
Considering that until lately it was
unknown country to him, he did so
amazingly well. Many Americans may
have preferred to hear Benito adj
dress them in the staccato Italian with
which he is accustomed to fire the
emotions of his own people, but they
appreciate the compliment he paid us
in using our language and are de-
lighted that he is now at home in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This great service is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit Of its
readers, who may use 1t every day with
out cost to themselves. All they have
to do is ask for any information de-
sired and they win receive prompt
answers by mail. Questions must be
clearly written and stated as briefly as
possible. Inclose 2-cent stamp for re-
turn postage and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, director, Washington, d. G.
O. How far did jackson and o'Brine
travel in making their airplane endur-
ance record?-H. @.
A. In August, 1880, they established
the record of q 647-hour- 28-minute
flight and covered a distance Of
42,008 miles.
@. What will prevent the electric
shock one gets when shaking hands
during cold weather?-A. r.
A. A damper atmosphere will pre-
vent it. This is common phenome-
non indoors in Winter, when the air in
a house is likely to be very dry.
@. For how long term is a Con-
gresham at large elected?-T. H.
A. His term is two years-the same
as other Representatives terms.
O. Wl1et citv in the Southwest IS
called the "City of Millionaire"
E. v.
A. Victoria, Tex, with a population
OF 5,957, in 1920 had 81 millionaires
living in the city, and was dubbed the
CITY OF Millionaires." The Victoria
Chamber of Commerce prefers it to
be called the City of Roses"
@. Do the words fort and fortress
express the same idea?-W. c. K.
A. They are often used interchange
ably. In the United States all per-
manently garrisoned places, whether
fortified or not, are termed forts. In
fertilization fort is usually applied to
work entirely Enclosed by defensible
parapets. Fortress generally designstes
fortified city or town, or any piece
Of ground so strongly fortified as to be
capable of resisting an attack. It is a
permanent fertilization.
Q. How many quarts of blood has
the average individual and how long
does it take the blood to make a COM
plete circulation of the body?-C. C.
A. There are approximately three
quarts of blood in a person of average
size. The blood makes complete cir
culation In a minute or less.
@. What was the name of the per-
son who wrote the Pansy books?-B. S.
A. The nom de plume Pansy was
used by Mrs. Isabella Alden for a set
OF books very popular with young peo-
pie some years ago.
Q. Where did the city Of Reading,
Pa, get its name?-J. L.
A. Reading, when founded in 1748,
by Thomas and Richard, sons of Will
liam Penn, was named after the colntv
town of Berkshire, England.
@. How long did Thorvald Solberg
serve as register of copyrights?-R. L. c.
A. He was appointed to the position
when it was created in 1897 and held
it until he retired upon his seventy
eighth birthday, last April %.
O. What Is the proposition called the
Muscle Shoals compromise?-L. S.
A. It is the proposal that the Govern
msnt shall retain and operate the power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Reduced Speed Limit
Sought by Citizens
70 the Editor Of INC Star:

40 the EQ4IOr OF The Star:
your attention is directed to the ac-
cldent at Tilden street and Connecticut
avenue on Sunday evening, December
20, whereby four people were seriously
injured by a hit-and-run driver. These
people were standing in a safety zone
YET, because of the ill-lighted Condition
az tnat corner and the 30-mile speed
limit which prevails from EIlicott street
70 upon street, might just as well have
peen In the center of the street ont of
the alleged safety" area.
The Forest Hills Citizens Association
mas tried Tor years to get this speed
limit reduced to % miles an hour,
respite our best efforts, however, and
IlgureS showing the large number of
apartment houses in this stretch from
Elllcott to Albemarle street. il was i'm
possible to get anything done to make
the crossings safer for our children
until a child was killed at Albemarle
StreeG and Connecticut avenue, bringing
the number of deaths at this crosSin9
to four. Then the 30-mile speed limit
was reduced to 81 miles. This Summer
without any notification whatever to
our association, the speed limit was In
creased again and the cars whiz by
from Ellicott street to the Bureau of
Standards, endangering the lives of ali
who attempt to cross Connecticut
avenue.
The Ben w. Murch School is located
one block from Connecticut avenue at
Davenport street, and offers another
strong argument for a lower speed
limit and more caution on the part of
motorists. AS one of the boys injured
In TIE above mentioned accident Is a
member of this school, the Ben w
Mureh Home and School Association
also feels very strongly on the whole
matter.
The Forest Hills Citizens Association
meets January 5 and strong efforts will
be made to get some sort of cooper
alton from the traffic authorities.
The stretch in question is only about
seven-tenthS of a mile and the amount
of time saved by the speeding autoist
amounts to exactly 81 seconds.
LESLIE BOUDINOT WRIGHT,
FLORENCE j. S. STIMSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Ice Skating in Washington.

Keen interest has been displayed BY
Washingtonians in Frederic A. Delano's
suggestion that all-Winter ice skating
be provided on the Lincoln Memorial
rejecting pool. Writing to E. c. Ora
ham Of the Board of Trade, Mr.. Delano,
who is chairman Of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission,
asked that the sentiment of business
Washington be secured on the project
and pointed out that there are two al
ternatives to give residents of the Dis
trict three months skating each Winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

American motion pictures are highly
popular abroad. The English-speaking
stage has for many years been per-
rnitted to assume a superiority Of
quality over the American theater. AS
great changes go on, this relationship
may be modified by the development of
new standards of comparison in the
films which claim credit as the thea
ter's most popular entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

Not much sentiment fingers around
the old Center Market, except for the
sake of personal contacts which had
with many become habit Of years.
Alphabetically the structure had little
10 commend it as one Of the land
marks of a Nations Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
A Willing Handshaker.

Don't you grow tired of having to
shake hands with so many people?"
mo, sir" answered Senator Sorghum.
when a man gets to where he can't
line up list for him to shake hands
with, 10 intellectual greatness is going
to save him. From that moment on he's
out of politics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

The handshaking ordeal is met with
graciousness by the President. The great
public is exacting and no official has
had the hardihood to hesitate about
shaking hands for hours, even though
the physical exertion is beyond any,
thing that the plain citizen understands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

A good reliable Weather Bureau
attache who could predict an album
dance of rain during the current year
would be the most popular of all Gov
eminent officials, regardless Of political
favoritism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Denial Proof.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gagette.
Models of the fourth dimension are
being shown at the Cleveland conven-
lion of the Association for the Advance.
ment Of Science. No one will be able
to assert that they are wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

Jud Tunkins says he knows twins who
look and act so much alike that any
efficiency expert would admit that there
was no need for but one Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Reward Of the Unrighteous.

The good man has no pleasures rude,
But dwells in honest quietude.
We very seldom speak his name
But gangsters all are known to fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Universal Poem.

The Universal Poem.
He who is thrilled when blossoms rise
To borrow beauty from the skies,
Or finds a pleasure in the glow
Of sunlight on the sivered snow,
Or pauses a great hymn to hear
When winds are sounding fercely near
Like each of us, of life part
He has q poem in his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Population and Crime.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
Gangsters not as efficient as we
thought when Chicago can show $4,000
increase in population in spite Of then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Culture and Crime.

Tor, the Indianapolis Star.
Misspelling of a word foiled an extor-
ton plot, which demonstrates the need
of educational fundamentals before
starting a criminal career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

1t is commended that what the coun-
try needs is not more railroads, but
bigger and better ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
The Test of Law.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
A law. to great many people. Is only
binding when a policeman is looking,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
ALWAYS BUSY.

From the Albany Evening News.
Gossip is one thing that has not felt
any unemployment. and it has not asked
for relief.
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AS we'll as January.

IT'S g'inter be long time befo' an
other New Year" said Uncle Ebsn, but
Oar ain much use O. thinkin' up new
resolutions De same old specimens
seems always ready fob service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Honest Annreciation.

What is your idea of the Einstein
thsory?"
Its a great piece Of work" answered
the ad man. who would have thought
anybody could get all that valuable
publicity simply by telling the world he
had an idea that nobody could under
stand"
Festival days" said Hi Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown, bring great happiness
until feasting renders us too dull to en-
Joy them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02
Good cheer Conversation.

The New Year day has gone its way,
But let us still be wary.
Well need good cheer throughout the
year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

@. Is the tomb Of the three wise
men in Saba?-L. NJ. d.
A. 1t is fact that a tomb standkAS
In the City of Saba, Persia. is pointed
out aS the tomb of the three wise men
who visited the infant Christ. There
are, however, no historical data authen-
ticating this statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

Q. What is the weight which divides
the heavyweight class of boxers from
the light heavyweight?-T. P. w.
A. One hundred and seventy-five
pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

Q. What mechanical appliance is 100
per cent efficient?-F. F.. H.
A. No mechanical appliance is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

@. For how long a term is a Con-
gresham at large elected?-T. H.
A. His term is two years-the same
as other Representatives terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-02

Sir Wilinott Lewis, American cor
respondent of the London Times, VIII