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| euigrave, NorthAmptonshire, from
which his Sreat-grandfather enaigrsted.
q. where was Jesus Sermon on the
Mount" delivered and IN what Ian
guage7-A. 8.
A. The Sermon on the Mount" &C.
cording TO tradition, was preached on
the Mount Of Olives. and the language
used by Christ during His lifetime is
said 10 be the ancient Aramaic.
@, How many automobiles are owned
by farmers?-T. Y. II.
A. The American Motorist says ap-
proximately 100000.
Q. Il a Spanish-Anerican war vet
eran's widow entitled to q pension II
she has remarked and Is now divorced?
~. II. w.
A, According to the act Of May 1,
| 1926. q former widow of Spanish War
veteran is entitled to pension pro-
vided each subsequent or successive
marriage was dissolved either by death
OF the husband or husbands or by d.
vorce on any ground except adultery
on the part OF the wife"
Q. Where did Nubians come trom7-
e. r.
A. The Nubians were Negroid tribes
who formed a powerful empire between
Egypt and Abysstnia from the sixth TO
the fourteenth century. when they were
conquered by the Arabs.
@. What is meant by humidity II
| Der cent"?-P. s. Z.
A. Relative humidity u" means
that there Is u per cent g. much hu-
nudity in the air as u necessary fully
to saturate 1t.
q. Should one say, We are going t.
/ be Afr7YaY - ~ "A In
| ner"?-T G.
A. I'VE are going to have eonpan
at dinner" is correct One has turk
and cranberries for dinner.
O. why is iron colder than wood
A. Iron feels colder than wood be-
| cause metals are good conductors OF
heat whereas wood Is q poor con-
ductor.
@. How many big motion pictures
are made every year?-B. n. II.
A. About 500 major feature pictures
are produced annually.
9; What Is the game Of huriins'-
A. Hurting IL an old Irish game some
what similar to hockey. A team con-
sists Of seven backs and eight forwards
| The field is 40 yards in length and the
| goals have cross bars. A shot under
| the bar Is q goal, while shot over the
| bar Is q third of q goal, counting one
point. Two periods OF so minutes each
| constitute o game. The hurting sticks
used are shorter and thicker than
hockey sticks and have nat-bottomed
blades
@. Who was It who was called the
worlds richest baby some years ago?
| What was the extent Of his, or her,
| fortune?--G. H. u.
| A. John Nicholas Brown Of Provi-
dence, r. l.. was so called When he
was but q few months old he inherited
some $4,000 900 from his father and
uncle, and when he was nine years Of
| age another fortune. said 70 have been
| $4,000. 900 came to him from his
| grandmother.
@. Who has made the longest speech.
| In the Senate ?--L. 8. K
| A. The longest continuous apeech In
1 the Senate was on the ship Purchase
Bill" In 1915. when Senator smoot
| talked for IL hours and as minutes.
| @. What causes astienatism?-W. C.
A. The Public Health Service says
| that astigmatisn Is due 70 an irregu-
larity In the shape Of the eyeball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Tired Business Man.
Every mans q business man-at least
he ought to be,
Though life be on humble scale the
times he must foresee.
And do his best to give and get the
value that is due.
Whatever be the trafic that he happens
to pursue.
Some sell corn and bacon. and some sell
time and toll;
Some sell works Of art and some sen
products Of the soil.
And some sell new ideas for an economic
plan
But everybodys working for the tired
business man.
When the business man got weary In
the DAYS not long ago,
They tried to entertain him with Jolly
singing show.
His taste has grown more serious, and
now he wants to hear
OF practical endeavors TO make bust
ness less severe.
The producer, the consumer and the
agent have combined
In search Of some substantial thought
TO tranquilise the mind.
So the orators are speaking Just the
very best they can.
And everybody's working for the tired
business man.
Youn find him in the ONCE; you'll And
him on the cart;
You'll find him In the attic struggling
on with aching heart;
You'll find him in a palace, and you'll
find him in o shack
At work on some ideal his surrounding
seem 10 lack.
Each seeks the profit in the mart to
which he has aspired.
And they themselves quite frequently
make one another tired,
The worlds stage. as Shakespeare
said. and actors there We scan
Still trying to bring solaee to the tired
business man.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKlN.

What Ia your question: Whatever Il
may be. unless It be Q request for legal,
medical or financial advice. u viii be
answered without cost to you and you
will receive the reply In o personal let
ter. Write your question clearly ana
briefly, inclose 2-cent stamp for return
postage and address The star Informa-
ton Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Direc-
tor, Washington, d. c.
O. What is the purpose Of the Leo
pold Schepp Foundation?--F. D.
A. It is TO encourage the best i'm
pulses in a boys life; TO help In Q sub
stantial way those who wish to make
the most Of their opportunities. The
| foundation invites boys Of IL, II and
! IS years Of age to sign the required
plege to abstain from gambling and
drinking provided It Is their honest in
tention to keep the pledge faithfully for
three years, when they will be entitled
to receive the sum Of 5000 each. The
foundation awards five annual scholar
ships to boys and the income Of
| 81 900, 900 for scholarships for girls.
q. How many employees has the Bu-
reau Of Standards?-L. T. X.
| A. There are e67 persons employed in
| the United States Bureau Of Standards
| In Washington. D. c. This includes
temporary and permanent employees.
| ington, not in the field.
q. When did former Vice President
Marshall die?--J. NJ G.
A. He died In Washington, d. O.,
June /, 1925.
G. When was Broadway in New York
! City given its name?-H. w.
A. The first mention OF Broadway
| was in 1913, when q land transfer Is
recorded as located on that thorough
| fare. The name was derived from the
| thoroughfare being broad way in the
same manner that highway received its
| appellation. The Romans elevated all
! their roads above the adjacent land to
drain OF the water, hence q highway
1 is higher and q broadway is broader
| than q lane.
Q. Why is . flag called the colors'--
A. The use Of the term the colors
as applied TO q nag Is based on q figure
/ of speech which employs a part to in
dicate the whole.
@. Are crayfish akin TO lobsters?--
T. L.
| n. SIlr1mpS. pEaWnS ana cTaynSn are
allied to the lobster. the crayfish often
being called fresh water lobster.
@. Did Hudson Maxim cripple him.
self while experimenting with explo-
| siveS?-D. B.
A. He narrowly escaped death many
times and his left hand was blown OF
during his experiments with maximite
In spite OF his bent toward invention OF
war materials. Hudson Maxim was an
advocate OF arbitration.
q. How old was H. q. wells when his
writing began to attract notice?-P. T.
A. His first hit was The Time Ma
chine" published in 1895, when Wells
vas 20 years old.
Q. On what tree does mistletoe grow?
B. L.
A. Apple. thorn. maple, poplar. locust,
! linden and, occasionally, oak win fur
nish home for the mistletoe parasite.
@. Which of George Washington
| raternai ancestors came to this coun-
| try from England?-H. A. L.
A. George washington was born at
Popes Greek, now Wakefield, Westmore-
land County, Va. His great grand
| father. John washington, had settled
| in this place in 1887. On the paternai
! side the family traced It's lineage to
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Laborites Turn on Macdonald.

Not only has the British Laborite
ministry gone out u office to make way
for q coalition cabinet now being
framed to cope with the budget prob
lem, but the Labor party itself has been
divided and its prospects of q return to
power in the event OF q general cleo
tion--which must come shortly-are
decidedly oimmed Scarcely had the
premier. Ramsay Macdonald, kissed the
Kings hand in token of his acceptance
OF the charge Of forming new Co
operative ministry than the die-hards
OF the Labor organization began TO At
tack him He nas been all but read out
at TIE party And with him % Philie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
The Flexible Traffic System.

Thoroughly in lire with experiences
In other cities, the flexible system for
the operation of trafic lights now In
stalled on Rhode Island Avenue Is
working out with great success. Dill
ferent from the block timing, In
that the needs Of each intersection
can be cared for by the flexible con-
troll and the whole arrangement TIED
nm into a synchronized unit, the new
plan is now in full swing and after a
further period of experimentation will
probably be tried out on other thorough
fares such as Sixteenth street and
Massachusetts avenue. Another inrlo-
walton, so far as the National Capital
IA concerned, is the flashing amber
lights from midnight until seven in the
morning to warn motorists TO keep
down their speed.
with the further adoption of the
flexible system and the return to nor
naicy IN the left-hand turn on Sep
TENDER IS, washington viii join other
large communities in complete sup
port Of recommendations Of the Ma
tionaI Conference of Street and High
way Safety, that body of experts origi-
nally assembled by President Hoover
when he was Secretary of Commerce
and which has given its time and labors
freely 70 promote uniformity IN traffc
regulation throughout the country. Not
all cities, of course. follow the code IN
its entirety, but no city can possibly
70 wrong in taking the advice. which
is based mostly on fundamentals, oil
this great organization.
on account Of the rotary left turn,
which is wrong in principle and danger
Gus in operation washington for the
past few years has held none too envi-
able q reputation. There has always
been a wide difference between COM
munities In the use and timing OF traf-
nc lights. Some, notably New York
City before the recent change which
has remarkably speeded up travel, use
long periods for the red and green
Others have the present Washington
system and still others the flexible
eysten. But with the single exception
Of Cleveland there has been no differ
ence IA the fundamental principles Of
the left turn. and the present Com
missioners are 10 be congratulated on
bringing Washington up to date In
uniformity.
1t should be possible In this country,
and some day It probably viii be, to
drive by the same general rules OF the
road in Portland, Me, or Portland,
Greg, and In the cities IN between,
It is logically the plan that viii dc
more than anything else to promote
safety. because In many cases accidents
are caused by Misunderstanding as to
what the other fellow" is going to do
Great progress to this desired end has
already been made and residents Of the
National Capital are grattfied that
washington Is among the leaders for
uniformity OF regulation.
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New York City Barge
Office Is in Battery
To the Editor Of The star:

TO The Editor OF The Star:
In your issue OF The Evening Star
August 10 you state the Barge Once
at New York City where emigrants
land is at the foot Of Wall street This
is in error The United States Barge
once is located at the foot OF State
street. in Battery Park, at the southern
tip Of New York, and Is a granite
building end was built By my father,
Col. william @. Steinneta.
CHAe. Mex. EIE1NAETz.
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A Trace Of EKotIsm.

My constituents never fail to accord
me continuous applause" remarked the
Congressman.
Yes replied Farmer Corntossel. "A
lot o folks out our way would rather
hear themselves cheer than listen TO an
other man talk
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and disease and poverty and suffering
could be picked up every day right on
the street. out of the home, out Of bitter
looks and sharp words-out Of the
wilderness Of failure to understand the
small things that, In bulk, contribute
so definitely and poignantiy to the clear
shortage still apparent in 1.-THE Great
Civilization" which I'VE Have Created. -
One of the highest qualities Of this
great book Is its straight inclusion Of
e1ssry reader sAk an active agent for
this civilization UEsaprs, or an equally
aabive agent against W
mot many have left a rich q legacy
a. work and thought N has George
Dorsey by way Of ti1easu aEo profound
studies.
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The open door" for China's trade
comes into evidence along with the
open heart Of Uncle sam, in connection
with wheat shipment. Business is
business" but financial experts agree
that the closest dealing Is not always
the best.
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Advice on the care Of children IN .
large city during the Summer will not
be regarded as complete until It in
cludes some suggestion for clothing
that will be cool and at the same time
bulietproof
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1t would not be precisely considerate
for Stain to hint to New York that
If gang men were to assert activity in
Moscow he would promptly md . way
to take their guns from them and put
them to work.
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So far as adventures involving phys
zeal peril IN a remarkably low tempera-
ture are concerned. voyagers in Arctic
areas might as well have remained 81
home
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Constant Peril.

do you fear for the future OF your
country"
of course" replied Senator Sorghum.
MY country has always to face the
chance of my landing in the minority or
even being retired to private life"
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A Difference.

The kicker does it much rejoice
In words Of woe to raise his voice
But him 1t fills with discomfort
To hustle forth and raise the rent.
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one branch OF industry that may be
expected TO report lively and lucra-
tive demand is the manufacture OF
firearms for irresponsible distribution.
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In-Reauited Industry.

Now doth the little busy bee
Discover with dismay
That honey which ne stored with glee
By man is snatched away.
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In spite of much fun that has beer
made Of the Wickershafn report, some
parts Of 1t have to be taken very seri-
o,Iaiv indeed
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Busy.

"Bliagins says a man ought to attend
TO his own business"
"Yes. But he thinks it's his business
to show everybody else how TO attend to
his business"
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"A man dat refuses to worry" said
Uncle Eben, lis liable 70 wake UP some
day wifi q whole lifetime o worry on
his handa eat has to Be tended u al
Ct ensMs
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mans right to change his mind de-
pends a great deal on whether ne is at
present in agreement with you.
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Foes Of Prohibition
Complete Congress in Paris.

AB c. Madrid: The League Inter
national of the Adversaries OF Prohibi-
ton recently concluded its twelfth con-
gress at Paris. Men from Is nations,
Including some that now have prohibi-
ton laws, convened in the French cap
itAl to see what could be done to check
the objections and moderate the scrlI-
pies relative 70 the use OF alcoholic bey-
erages.
Three brilliant banquets, presided
over respectively by the French min
listers OF agriculture. commerce and
health, we're provided in the course of
the convention. Thanks to the vine, -
said M. Andre Tardieu, at the first OF
them, I'VE have been able to rehabili-
tate our country in less than 10 years. +"
Another speaker, an attorney OF Tou-
ION, said thAt he was one who had the
privilege OF making the trip to America
in the Zeppelin, and observed that the
people there, Unable 20 get good vine,
and not caring 70 drink ordinAry water,
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An Other States and Canada.
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member of tn. Aseoclated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively eElltieo
70 the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise crea-
tied in this paper and also the Iocai new "
special dispatches herein are also reserved
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@. How many big motion pictures
are made every year?-B. n. II.
A. About 800 major feature pictures
are produced annually.
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@. What is meant by humidity II
Der cent"?-P. s. Z.
A. Relative humidity n" means
that there Is u per cent g. much hu-
nudity IN the air as Is necessary fully
to saturate It.
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its readers. As 1t should, for above all
else this entire adventure, the whole
study. is OF the partaking sort.
What Shall We Do to Be Sayed?"
And, after so splendid q progression on
the part of man, can it be possible that
he is still bit shy on salvation? So it
appears and so 1t is Salvation" Is
Mr.. Dorsey talking about the next
world? Oh. not at all! He is talking
about our world, yours and mine, where
disease Is still tolerated, where wars
are still promoted where poverty is the
rule, and suffering. needless suffering,
! part OF the life Of every communitW
That's what he Is talking about. and
talking straight from the shoulder to
us. Then he begins to count the or
ganized instrumentalities of this kind
Of salvation.
And here they are or seem to be.
! Primarily the church and the school
and the home. These are the oldest
and most universal of the foundations
of a worlds riehtness. Wide philan-
thropies are added as among the in
creasing forces Of the best sort OF
Righteousness. Millions of societies bent
| to good aims and deeds. These and
all other agencies for good are rounded
| behind this question, What Shall We
| DO to Be Saved?" No, not enough
Rather, not acted upon and through in
q way to serve adequately. The
preacher can't do it, THE teacher
can't do it." Father and mother, sister
and brother can't do it. Only we can
| do it. AS part OF the church? Yes
| AS part Of school and education? Yes
| AS any and all of these together? Yes
But it is going to take all of us, work
| ing all OF the time, working without
| hatred or prejudice for anything on
earth, without small envyings and Bit
| terness, those little ones that come out
| at the breakfast table, for instance. OF
at q companions good fortune, for an
other instance. A thousand cases pi
obstruction 10 getting ahead past wRr
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@. When did former Vice President
Marshall die?--J. NJ c..
A. He died In washington, D. c.,
June /, 1925.
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q. Should one say, We are going to
have company for dinner" or Eat din
ner"?-I. G.
A. I'VE are going to have eompan-
at dinner" is correct One has turkc
and cranberries for dinner.
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@. Who has made the longest speech.
In the Senate? --L 8. K
A. The longest continuous xpeech In
the Senate was on the ship Purchase
Bill" In 1915. when Senator Smoot
talked for IL hours and IS minutes.
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c. why is iron colder than wood
A. v.
A. Iron feels colder than wood be-
cause metals are good conductors OF
heat. whereas wood Is . poor con-
ductor.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-07-07

they are, with no one to see them!
Imagine, spending a lifetime learning
a double somersault or something!"
well, don't we all in one way or
another?" I reply. Sometimes we
have an audience; sometimes we
From which you can see what an
abandoned amusement park does to
you on a rainy night.
And all about you, the most in
congruous and ridiculous sights!
Two hooch dancers, from Nine.
Rajah's dancing girl" show, run from
their tent-like structure, barelegs
stopping through tiny puddles and
scant skirts partially covered with a
piece of burlap tent cloth.
A single car on the precipitous
coaster, rumbling past intermittently.
Finally, from somewhere out of the
rain, come four of the royal Sa-
Their bodies are bare, but
for trunks and leis.
'Sorry, but most of the troupe are
laid up with bad colds. They can't
stand this weather after the tropics"
apologies the soft-voiced and intelli-
gent "chief" who wears striped white
trousers, a silk shirt and an orange
lei.
He turned out to be q former men,
Der Of the postoffice department In
San Francisco He comes from Pago
Pago, and-of all things-he's writing
a book.
"You see, Americans and English
men have always been coming down
to the island and then writing about
our lives" he explains. I'm going to
reverse the situation. I'm going to
nave a native write about his adven-
;ures in America. And it's going to
oe my own story"
You see, you never can tell what
,ou'll run into when you get to Coney
n an intimate mood on rainy night.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1881, NEA Service. 1nc)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-07-07
Daily Health Service
Lockiaw May Develop From fireworA D''' '
- wounds Caused by Toy Cannon
ie'ales sn raStr;Sge Explosions Is Remedy

.,,,,, cartridges and toy cannons:
Gun % wadding is forced into the woua,u s5, ;an
and the germs Of tetanus or iocAy~I ,,.S
On in with it. The size OF the Woullu
Is Is not important. The tlnlest pa.sr
ture bv a dirty nail, splinter OF eSs s
plosion may cause the passage u '''0
germs into the body: - oho,;;t
There is just one thing 10 40 a1vuv ;,,u',
lockjaw. whenever such an laJu.S a.
occurs get a doctor as soon as pos.
sible. He will open the wound cleai'
it thoroughly, treat it with proper an an
tiseptics. and in questionable cases
in iect the antitoxin against lockJaw
to prevent the disease. 1t IS not Sale
to wait in any case until lock!aw mas
developed. After the disease mas ae-
yeloped. immense amounts OF anu
toxin are needed. The condltlon is
very serious. 1t is accompanied py
commissions. The patient musc oe
treated in hospital. Certainly mere
Is one condition, above all others, III
which prevention is far cheaper, much
more certain, and much more sensiole
than a later attempt at cure.
SO serious is the possibility OF LOCK
law that in many places boards o.
health are willing to provide the anti
toxin without charge, particularly II
the case of children, in order to MAKE
certain that cases of lockjaw do MOI
develop.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-07-07
Beating Time Itself!

In reporting the Post-Gatty flight,
the United Press has a very interest
ing statement Of what happens to
the time record Of the world en-
circling aviators. In their flight
around the world heading eastward,
always into a rising sun, they were
IA hours ahead of New York time
when they reached Khabarovsk.
Reaching New York they beat old
father time out Of "a hours. The
United States explains:
"The balance is attained at the
180th meridian, out in the Pacific,
known as the International Date
Line There the eastbound traveller
loses all he has gained, and the clock
Is set back "a hours. Thus, if Post
and Gatty reach the line, in the
Aleutian Islands, at noon Tuesday,
local time, as soon as they cross the
line, it becomes noon Monday, Aleu-
tian time.
Thus the curious thing may occur
that they may reach Nome before
they started from Khaborovsk by the
clock"