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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Nevada's Divorce
Law Is Assailed

From the Charleston Is. CO. Evening Post.
Even the most hberal-minded must
find something indecent in the spectacle
which Nevada Is making of itself In
its mad rush to keep its principal in
dustry, the divorce business, from going
to more conveniently situated States
that have recently made easier divorce
laws for the purpose of getting the
business! Even those who believe the
State should not in any way attempt
to curb the private living habits OF
citizens must be disguised to witness
a sovereign State deliberately encourag-
ing and holding out opportunities for
vice and VciouSness as lure to tour
lists and settlers.
The Nevada divorce business has al
ways been a disreputable sort of in
dustry, but In order to hold it Nevada
has done more than merely cut the
required residence in half. 1t has
sanctioned the open conduct OF gam
bling houses, brothels and any other
device which might be calculated 70
attract an element that wanted dissl-
patton while 1t waited for its divorce.
Finally, IL has advertised these "ad-
vantages" far and wide in a way TO
leave no doubt that the people are
proud Of dissoluteness of their State.
1t is a sorry spectacle and shabby
one. 1t will be watched with curiosity
by the rest Of the country. because II
this kind OF public policy can make
for permanent prosperity and welfare
in State. 1t will be contradiction,
Of everything that a vast majority OF
people believe on this subject Strange
to say, the Nevada experiment has thus
far attracted o minimum Of attention
from the reformers, who might have
been expected TO thunder forth their
denunciations from Maine to Cali
their chief erect viii be to advertise
1t still more widely to the class OF
people who are looking fer what
Nevasa has to ot5ex bAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
New Stand on Latin America
Receives General Approval

Plain Dealer, while the San Francisco
Chronicle AYERS that sour Governments
purpose now appears in better light"
and the Providence Bulletin observes:
eff Secretary Stimson had said las to
protection IN foreign lands) exactly
that In the first place and then added
that Americans In the interior OF Mica
ragua could not hope for protection be-
cause It was virtually impossible for
troops to maneuver in the difiicult ter
rain and that therefore 1t would be wise
for them to hasten to coast towns,
where protection In fact was being ace
corded American citizens, the migun-
derstanding would probably never have
arisen. For no government, no matter
how powerful, can guarantee protection
in interior sections. Britain, than whom
there Is no nation more jealous Of the
lives OF her nationals. gave thu same
broke out in the interior Of China IN
1927"
In giving its approval to the new
definition Of American policy, the Chap
lotte Observer offers the explanation:
Certainly the United States has fixed
upon a sensible policy, as outlined by
Secretary Stimson. The Government II
not going TO allow its Army and Navy
to be used In collecting foreign debts
to American citizens. It Is to adhere
to the plan of giving aid and counsel to
those In trouble. Americans exploiting
financial projects in foreign countries
must depend on their individual re-
sources In the matter Of collecting debts.
Our Army and Navy are maintained for
other purposes"
wherever this administration inter-
feres," Is interpreted by the Lexington
Leader, sit viii do so only because
otherwise citizens Of this country living
and doing business abroad are endan-
gered by the weakness or supinenesS Of
governments unable or unwilling to give
protection under their own laws such as
International law requires. There viii
be no collection of private debts by the
Army or Navy of the United States.
This accords with the views Of the
American people. It Is not their desire
to see their Government engaged In bill
collecting for private interests"
The Secretary's announcement that
the United States Army will not be used
to collect debts due to American citi-
Zens who loan money to South or Gen.
trail American countries" according to
"is O warning that those who make
these loans must make them on their
own responsibility. The effect may be
to discourage such loans, which may
not be In the end an unwise thing. The
instability Of many Of these countries,
where government succeeds government
and where ephemeral dictators may
merely feather their own nests and not
expend the funds for the benefit of
the peoples, make such loans. very
risky"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

The Diamond chicken began life az
yellow ball of fluff.
Coming into this great round world
shortly before Easter 1t soon found it
! self dyed light blue.
How .cunning!" spectators declared
But it was absurd. It's new colora-
ton became it not half so well as that
with which 1t had been born.
Some of it's sisters glistened in red
dye. some in green, while others shone
as sunf1ower yellow.
4 II *%
Any honest chicken fancier would
have preferred them as plain baby
chicks Cor cfix, as some spell it,, with
their natural light yellow feathers.
Nature knows thing or two about
color schemes.
The grand panorama of forest, sky
and sea ought to convince any one that
Nature does know a thing or two, or
maybe several things.
But they go right on dyeing baby
chicks every Easter. just the same.
Some communities, with a higher
faith in natural law, expressly forbid
the practice by statute.
\
Perhaps there Is no cruelty in it.
The Diamond chicken looks healthy
enough, Heaven knows!
Now that it is a gawky fellow. with
the blue practically faded out, it can
run as fast as any fowl.
And this is we'll
For Master Smudge, cat, also q
youngster, is on its trail.
X y X
Master Smudge, except with chickens,
BIRDS rabbits and such small deer" is
the gentleSt creature alive.
He is the son of Boggs, who did not
scratch or bite. He possesses the same
wide-set. kindly eyes, and benignant
expression.
Where his sire, however, was black
and white, with face marked a great
deal like a typical fox terrier dog,
Smudge is gray and white, with mask
OF gray over. 1.-The upper portion Of his
face.
This gives him the expression Of a
benevolent gargoyle.
! X 4 *
The Diamond chicken, however
finds him no philanthropist
As soon as 1t sees Smudge creeping ur
through the shrubbery, it lets out a
terrific Squawk. 1t runs for life-why
say dear life?
We have never been able to convince
curself that Master Smudge has any
taste for chicken, in itself.
The excitement of the chase-yes,
that is it. Maybe 1t Is the realization
OF some abnormality in the fowl.
No chicken, perhaps Smudge thinks,
should have any tinge of blue in its
exterior covering.
4
A popularity of this grotesque look
ing cat, with his long legs and lcng
back, is that he is impossible to hold.
II you pick him up, he begins to
squirn, and, without either scratching
or biting, shortly extracts himself from
the arms which would confine him.
He is of purest alley breed, and
values his freedom above anything else,
even chicken.
II + \
The most pleased creature in the
world was Smudge, the first time he
caught the Diamond chicken.
1t would have done the heart good,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Four Years of Aviation.

-Four years ago yesterday a silver gray
streak went through the air from
Roosevelt Field in the early morning.
A monoplane was on its way TO Paris.
In the cockpit sat young man prac-
tically unknown. 3 quiet fellow with
some modest achievements In aviation
to his credit and without any press
agentry OF announcement to attract at
t,ntion to him. Others had gathered
ut RcAeyclt Field for the pu b0se Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS


This great service Is maintained by
The Evening Star for the banefit Of It's
readers who may use It every day with
out cost to themselves. All they have
to do Is ask for any information de-
sired and they viii receive prompt an
swSrs by mail. Questions must be
clearly written and stated as briefly as
possible. Inclose 2-eent stamp for re-
turn postage and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Hasiyin, director, Washington, d. C.
@. Are there as many base ball rules
since they were revised9--A. II.
A, The latest revision is dated De-
cember IL, 1880. Changes were made
in wording and changes were made In
relation to plays. The total number OF
rules was reduced from 86 to II ny dis
carding some rules and by merging
others.
C. 4 +. Do moth "''lsr' eat 'l0thins'-
A. Moths eat only when in the laryal
or worm stage. The winged moth never
eats, for its mouth is not made for eat
ing. One winged or adult moth in an
experiment lived for ~ days without
eating. The male moth lives nearly
twice as long as the female.
@. What are people called whose
skin Is extremely sensitive TO the. rays
| of the sum-. C.. 8.
A. They are called heliophobes.
Q. When will the Canadian census be
taken?-F. Y.
A. Arrangements have been eem-
pleted for the taking of It's seventh de-
csnnial census. The enumeration will
begin on June 1, 1891.
| A. W. 's's many JEWS III spainF-
A. The Jewish Year Book says that
there are 1000 Jews in Spain. All Jews
were expelled from Spain IN the middle
centuries and the law of expulsion was
not repealed until 1858.
Q. When was the Women,s Bureau Of
the Department of Labor created?--
Ftp.
A. The Women In Industry Service
was established in July, 1918, as q wal
measure. In June, 1920, the bureau
was given q permanent status by the
| passage Of the creative act under which
it now functions.
Q. Did France adopt a calendar ir
which all months had 30 days.
D. e. r.
A. The French revolutionary calen,
dar, adopted on October 5, 1893, re.
respectively as from September 40
| 1892, was In force In France until Jan.
uary /, 1906. It consisted Of IL month,
Of 80 days each, with intercalary day:
at the end.
@. How many sets Of four-of-a -kinC
I (poker hanO are there In an ordinary
deck Of cards Pm. M. B.
A. Six hundred and twenty-four.
@. How much Of the United States
! was covered with forests?-W. 3.
| A. In the early days Ut American his.
| tory the entire country With the excep.
| ton of the treeless plains In the cen.
trail part was heavily wooded.
@. Who Is the greatest Of the Russian
| musical composers?---L. B.
A. Tchaikovsky Is considered By many
the greatest composer that Russia Ia.
| produced. He was born in 1910 and
died In 1893. His symphonies are espe-
cially dne.
Q. How was Smokers Gap formed
F. @. =.
A.. This gap Is famous because it wa:
through It during the Civil War thai
the Army of the Shenandoah marched
on Richmond. The gap marks the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Gotham Census Notes
Happy Days for Horses
/ the San Bernardino Sun.

FIOm the San BeFnhTdlho Sun.
An equine census taken recently in
New York City showed that saddle
horses had increased IS per cent since
the last count was made. At the same
time there was q big decrease in the
number Of horses employed In hauling
trucks or performing other lowiy serv-
ices on city streets. The same tendency
Is observable In many parts OF the
drudgery, but Is In greater demand than
ever for riding.
If horses could make o choice they'd
doubtless choose the career that seems
to be opening for them now. The
bride path and race track must be
more attractive to . horse than milk
or garbage route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

cupid is always represented as car
rying a bow and arrow"
Eyes," replied Miss Cayenne, "and,
unfortunately, there are no game laws
to protect people from his careless
Workmanship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Chairman Raskob'S late attempt TO
write the Democratic platform a year
and q quarter ahead Of the convention
has resulted in state OF torpor in po-
litical literary circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

A member Of the pheasant family new
to these regions and called "Melanistic
Mutant' will be available to Maryland
gunners next Autumn, according to the
State game warden. It is hoped that
these will be easier to hit than to spell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Nobody has yet come forward seri-
ously to propose that the surplus wheat
be minted into dollars as a means of
relieving depression. But there Is still
time for such en- echo of the nineties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

abandoned course Of small stream.
Through what is known as stream pi-
racy, the head waters Of Beaver Greek
were stolen by the Shenandoah River.
@. Do more men than women live to
be 100 years old?-C. M.
A. The 1920 census showed 4,267
centenarians In the United States, 1851
being men and 2.706 women. The fig
ures for the 1890 census are not avail
| able as yet.
Q. What are the "PraSr1t" Ian
| guageS?-G, +.
A. The term is applied to the YER
nacular languages OF India as opposed
to the literary Sanskrit.
O. How long is the wall around the
city OF Paris?-H. T. r.
| A. Paris Is no longer q walled city.
the fortihcations having been RACED fol-
| lowing the World War At that time
they measured about % or 90 miles In
circumference and inclosed an area Of
about 80 square miles.
@. Does the snow stay on the Rocky
Mountains all Summer?-K. S.
| A. There Is snow on the Rocky Noun
tains all the year around. Sometimes.
If the Summer has been exceptionally
hot, 1t viii only be found in crevices and
Swallowed places which the sun seldom
reaches.
@. Did Nellie Gusts marry Robert =.
Lee?-K. NICK.
| A. Nellie Gusts was the granjdaugh-
| ter Of Martha Washington. Robert e.
Lee married Mary Randolph Gusts, the
daughter of George Washington Parke
Gusts, who was q brother Of Nellie
Gusts.
Q. How many banks failed In the
United States in 1930?-A. s.
A. During the calendar year tenn
porary and permanent bank suspensions
numbered 1885. The aggregate de-
posts OF these closed institutions
amounted to S865,oo0,o00.
Q. Who first gave the name the I'M
speakabie Turk" TO the BurkiSh EN-
pire?-A. s. d.
A. Its first use is credited to Thomas
Carlyle in a public letter in 1877.
@. What size shoe is worn by the
average American woman2-M. c.
A. The average size Of women's shoes
Is now placed at So.
@. How deep is the Gulf Stream
where 1t meets the oceana-G. o. b.
A. It is little over 400 fathoms deep.
q. In what country is the city known
as Troppau, Austria?-S. G..
A. 1t Is now known as Opava and Is
In Czechoslovakia.
@. Was Gen. CORVALLIS army out
numbered at YorktoWn7-R. II.
A. At Yorktown. Gen. CORVALLIS had
$500 men. He was surrounded by 49,
600 enemies, Of whom 1900 were French
regulars. These also included the fieet
of Count de Grasse amounting to about
5000 men. Lafayette was In command
Of 5000 men, preventing the escape OF
Gen. CORVALLIS by land. Gen. Wash
ington brought several thousand men
down from New York.
@. OF what material Is the capitol Of
4 Kansas built?-A. D.
A. It Is built Of native Arkansas
marble.
9. Is 1t true that athletes die young3
A. Dr. ]. H. McCurdy, In Physiology
Of Exercise" gives the following state
ment with detailed statistics to support
it.: There is no evidence TO show that
athletes die young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
An Observation.

Perhaps you may succeed in being
loved for the enemies you have made"
Perhaps" replied Senator Sorghum,
"but have noticed that style Of af-
lection Is mighty tickle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

The contractors for the great Hoover
Dam at Boulder Canyon have some
twenty-six hundred and thirty-five days
in which to finish the Job. The Ari-
IONA climate promises minimum Of
time out for rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Now that fifty-three Army stations
have been named for abandonment 1t
will be learned from highly authorita-
tive sources that each of them Is posi-
lively essential to the national Sc
curity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Democratic prophets are reported to
be much amused at the daisy-pluck-
ing performance Of the presiding officer
Of the Senate to determine the ONCE
TO which he win be elected In 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

All this talk Of international disar-
mament Is somewhat beside the point in
view Of the need Of a rigid limitation OF
personal armament in American muir
der circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Some of the so-called gang opera
tons in Washington are so crude that
it Is quite unfattering to AL Capone
to attribute the local Crime wave
here to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Chaplin and Napoleon.

From the Toronto Daily Star.
Charlie Chaplin 10 represented as be-
ing sore because the British people who
acclaim him now igaored him In other
days when he was an aet3r in London.
Even Napoleon, however, was ignored
until he had done something.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

In every household there is found
The self-denia1 all complete
That carves and passes things around
And watches all the others eat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Local Lawmakers are convinced that
the drought of 1880 was just a myth,
after all. when they gaze upon their
dandelion- infested turf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Bigger and better murders must be
the slogan of the Capital gunner If
they are to put Washington on the
crime map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

chance b do a bit Of slOating. even
though baltimore Is known IN Q Demo-
cratic city. but q city which has eSss-
sicnally elected Republican Te1$, as
1t did four years ago. -: EhDuse
speech will nf hreadeasA 17sT tn CO.
llmhia aat8k ct - nm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Some Neutrality-suspicious. manage TO re-
member when a single fugitive from
justice, like Dorsey Foultz, was cause
Of a profound sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Lack of Acquaintance

Our enemies we are inclined
To picture as inhuman elves.
Could we but know them, we might find
They're simple toilers like ourselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Many a man." said Uncle Eben,
thinks other folks is ongrateful when
he's merely holdin' exaggerated idea
of de Importance Of his services"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

$50 you dislike cynicism?"
II don't set much store by it," re-
piled Farmer Corntossel "a cynic
often gifts credit for bein' smart when
he's merely unhealthy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Many Families Represented.

From the Toledo Blade.
family reunions.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. How deep is the Gulf Stream
where 1t meets the oceanic. o. b.
A. It is little over 400 fathoms deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

q. In what country is the city known
as Troppau, Austria?-S. G..
A. 1t Is now known as Opava and Is
In Czechoslovakia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Q. How many banks failed In the
United States In 1930?-A. S.
A. During the calendar year tenn
porary and permanent bank suspensions
numbered 1.345. The aggregate de-
posts OF these closed institutions
amounted to $685. 10000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. What size shoe is worn by the
average American woman2-M. C.
A. The average size Of women's shoes
is now placed at 6la.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. Who first gave the name the I'M
speakabie Turk TO the BurkiSh EN-
pire?-A. s. D..
A. Its first use is credited to Thomas
Carlyle in a public letter in 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Republican Alibis" Is TO be the sub
ject Of an address by Jouett Shouse,
chairman Of the Democratic Executive
Committee. at q dinner given tonight
in the Southern Hotel In Baltimore In
honor OF the newly elected Democratic
mayor of that city, Howard w. jack
son. Mr.. 6house has been saying a
lot Of unkind things about the Re-
publicans for about two years, the Pc
Rod In which he has had charge Of
the national Democratic headquarters
in Washington, Topight's speech prom
ises to be even more unkind than usual.
tions In this country which Mr.. Shouse
may undertake to shoot full Of holes.
The new mayor Of Baltimore beat his
Republican opponent by an unprece-
deflted majority not long ago. His vic
tory gives the Democrats q yAEE NeoA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

Q. How was Smokers Gap formed
F. G. e.
A.. This gap is famous because it was
through It during the Civil War that
the Army Of the Shenandoah marched
on Richmond. The gap marks the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. Did Nellie Gusts marry Robert I.
Lee?-K. NICK.
A. Nellie Gusts was the sranjdaugfl-
ter OF Martha Washington. Robert Z.
Lee married Mary Randolph Gusts, the
daughter of George Washington Parke
Custis, who was brother Of Nellie
Gusts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. OF what material Is the capitol Of
Kansas built?-A. D.
A. It Is built Of native Arkansas
marble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. When was the Women's Bureau of
the Department Of Labor created?--
Ftp.
A. The Women in Industry Service
was established in July, 1918, as a war
measure. In June, 1920, the bureau
was given q permanent status by the
1t now functions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

BY the way, Senator Davis insists that
he is to be candidate to succeed him
self next year and that all the reports
which were published few weeks ago
to the effect that he was through with
the Senate and might go into the
movies were unfounded. He does not
seem likely to have been scared off by
the suggestion that Maj. Gen. Smedley
D. Butler, United States Marine Corps,
may get into the race. Also, there is
every reason to believe that Gen. Butler
is to be candidate for the Senate no
matter what Senator Davis may do
Pennsylvania, from political point of
view, seems to present vivid possibilities
right now. What Mr.. Ware will do Is
a matter of considerable interest. He
seems to be In much better health and
to be ready to take charge of the @. o.
P. in Philadelphia as he has in the past.
Also, Gen. w. w. Atterbury Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, who has played
with the Ware organization for some
time, may have something to say about
what happens. Much win depend as
always upon what the Philadelphia or
ganization does next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

@. Who Is the greatest Of the Russian
musical composers?--L. B.
A. Tchaikoysky Is considered By many
the greatest composer that Russia has
produced. He was born in 1910 and
died In 1893. His symphonies are espe-
cially Ane.