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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

not a junior department Of a college
prep schoN The washington Country
School is said to be the first of its
sort in the District of Columbia, which
boasts of schools OF nearly every other
kind. "A prep school for prep schools
is the description of his plan by Clarke
Winship Slade. headmaster. Mr.. Slade
is a son-in-law of the late DR.. William
Mann Irvine, nationally renowned as
which John and Little CAR Coolidge
attended.
Here's a bit of Official prohibition
lore which tells its own story. Col
Woodcock's prohibition bureau over at
the Department Of Justice announces
that during the FIRST year of its exist
ence, ended July /, 1881, its agents
made 62,902 arrests; seized 1921 auto
mobiles, 81 boats, 2l,373 stills, 27,834
fermenters, 5.002,229 gallons of beer
l,833,276 gallons of spirits, pol ,582 gal
Ions Of wine, and approximately 4,076,-
tilling and brewing materials, together
with 30.9l8,559 gallons of mash. What
was it that Queen Marie of Rumania
said when ship reporters asked what
she thought about prohibition? u
think it's a fine thing" said th2
bubbling beauty of Bucharest i hope
you have 1t some day"
< X = x
The National Capital has a new In
dian. He's a member of the Washing
tan bar-CharleS J. Kappler-who was
recently indicted into the Crow Tribe
by Chief Plenty Coos at a picturesque
ceremonial in Big Horn County, Mont.
Max Big Man, famed Crow, did the
initiating. He is one Of the most cul-
tured of American Indians and tours
the country lecturing on their rights
and trials. Mr.. Happier was made a
Grow in token of his services in COM
piling for Congress the fourth volume
Of Indian laws and treaties.
y X %%
Let no Michelsonian Democrat charge
the United States Tariff Commission
with completely in maintaining the in
EQUITIES of the Hawley -Smoot tariff law.
The commission is about to resume its
Fall activities in ironing the 'inequali-
ties" out of the Empire State Building
of all tariff walls. It will hold series
of hearings designed to revise the rates
on fresh tomatoes. green peppers, green
peas, snap or string beans, lima beans,
okra, eggplant, cucumpers and fresh
pineapples.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Did you ever write letter to Frederic
J. Haskin? You may ask him any ques-
ton Of fact and get the answer In a
personal Letter. Here is a great educa :
tional idea introduced into the lives OF
the most intelligent people in the world
American newspaper readers. IT Is q
part of that best purpose OF a news
papcr-service. There Is no charge eX-
cept cents in coin or Stamps for re-
turn postage. Address Frederic j. Has
kin, Director, The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau, Washington, D. c.
Q. Did the Four Horssmen, Stuhldre-
her, Crowley, Layden and Miller, ever go
through q season indicated while they
we're playing at Notre Dame?--J. H.
A. The Four Horsemen were members
of the Notre Dame squad in 1922. 1928
and 1924. but the appellation OF -Four
Hors smen" was affixed to them in 1924.
In 1922 Nebraska defe 2ted Notre Dame,
IA t. 6. In 1928 Nebraska again de-
featsd Notre Dame, IA to 7. In 1924
lEotre Dame won every game. Therefore,
the -Four Horsemen in the year OF 1924
went through the season undefeated,
after they bec,me known as the -Four
Horsemen."
@. Where was Bert williams. the
negro actor, born?-A. A.
A. He was born in New Providence,
British Bahamas, in 1876. He died In
New York City, March 4, 1929. He was
one Of the NEST popular comedians on
the American stage.
O. Do oysters ever live in fresh
water?-T. w. A.
A. The true oyster lives only in salt
water, although closely related btvalves
| do occur in fresh water.
! @. When was the first piano made
in this country?-G. T. r.
A. 1t was made in Philadelphia In
1878 By John Behrent.
@. Is Admiral Byrd planning another
! trip to the South Pole?-B. V. R.
A. 1t has been announced that he
is planning another expedition to the
| Antarctic region.
@. What is a sorbet?-H. S.
A. This oid-fashioned dessert was q
water ice or sherbet.
@. How much does it cost oul
Government to discharge a torpedo?-
G. o.
A. The Department of the Navy
! says that it costs the Government ap-
| proXimately $4,000, depending upon the
, type of torpedo to discharge torpedo
that is, if it is not recovered.
! @. When were weather records FIRST
kept II this country?-R. S.
A. The first weather records ir
America, SO far as known, were kept
| by the Rev. Johann Campanius, who re-
| corded the weather each day in the
/ colony of New Sweden, near the present
site of Wilmington, Del, for the years
| 1914 and l645.
! @. When did Queen Victoria celebrate
! the siXtieth year of her reign?-E. H. M
! A. Queen Victoria assembled the throne
June 20, 1887, and the diamond iubi-
! lee commencing the celebration of the
| jubilee, was held in st. Pauls Cathedral
June 20, 1897.
@. what was the Indian word fol
mco-c M. NJ.
/ A. The English word moose is itself
taken from the dialects of the Algon-
quin stock of languages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

subject to the human form Of tubercu-
losis, dfphtheria and to more Virulent
form of rabies than dogs have. Why
not license cats Just as dogs are
licensed? If such laws were enacted
stray cats would be done away with.
our bird life would increase and a
source of spreading disease to children
in the cities would be abolished. II
Eleanor w. Hite, who undoubtedly is
very tender-hearted would look at this
matter in this light she would be doing
q very good turn fer her friends, the
stray cats. Such cats would be picked
up by the proper authorities and either
given q good home or painless ending.
Our organization has among its MEM
beers conservationists, humanitsrianS and
others who have been studying this sub
ject for years and believe that popular
movement for cat license laws Is the
only feasible way Of solving the stray
cat problem. We have no athliation
with the Society for Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals or any other
organization.
JIM. LOUGHBOROUGH,
General Manager International Cat In
Vestigating Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Short Selling Foe Wants
Evils Cured by Publicity

To the Editor Of The Star:
question whether the abolition OF
short selling" on the grain and Sc
curities markets is a good thing, but
the rapidly growing public opinion
against 1t ought to awaken those in
control of the markets to the fact that
It's abuse may result in legislation in
imical to the managers Of the ex-
changes.
There isn't any doubt in my mind
that certain individuals and certain in
terestS, banking included, have abused
the practice of short selling" repeat
eddy during the past two years. There
are plenty of small fry selling the
markets short" but the real bears"
are experienced financiers with millions
at their disposal. Several of the worse
offenders are those controlling the mil
lions of dollars invested by the middle
class in the management type Of in
vestment trusts, and probably more
influential class are the bankers who
the Inside" conditions of same and
profit by such knowledge by short sale"
of such stock. When it is forced down
to ridiculous levels, the same manipu-
latorS reaccumulate 1t.
Sharp practice seems to be an I'M
portant element Of business on the eX-
changes, and no one on the INSIDE"
thinks it unethieal The past two years
have found the marts filled with the
most terrifying of financial rumors.
banded from person to person as just
so much conversation. with no attempt
to stop it. If a person imputeS finan-
cial distress to bank, there Is law
to Jail such person. but to date I have
never read of a bear" being jailed for
the most heinous of lies against the
financial strength of a corporation. 1t
is part of the game!
| Who are these big bears" that raid
the market from time to time? Did
you ever see a list Of them published?
I never did, and the exchanges take
pains to prevent such publicity. Selling
America snort" IN times like the pres
ent, to my mind, isn't a very patriotic
thing to do. In fact, feel that such
man Is an enemy to his country when
he participates in raids against the
market like we have seen the past cou-
pie Of years, and then covers 1t up with
a lot of "hokum" about the selling
coming from foreign sources.
If Congress or the President really
wants to do something beneficial about
this matter, let the light of pitilesS pub
Lefty in on the manipulation that has
been going on in the market for years.
Tell the public who the raiders are, and
give the people a chance to scan the
income taxes paid by the profteers.
I venture to say that when Short
selling" is regulated so that it cannot
be abused and when every one can tell
who is selling the market short" you
will see change in the present tactics.
Mr.. Whitney could do q lot to bring
this about, and perhaps he would if It
were personal matter, but it is well
not to lose sight of the fact that Mr..
Whitney is a servant of the New York
Stock Exchange, and many of the
afiliates of such have to be hurt il
such policy is enforced.
g. COTTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Action of Legion on Bonus
Called Example to Country

Appreciation Of the patriotic spirit
of the Legion is voiced by the Okla
honla City Times, and the Topeka Daily
Capital predicts "a powerfully favor
able reaction on TIE business situation"
The Rutland Herald finds satisfaction
in the prospect of increased attention
to sick and disabled veterans, in oe-
man5 in which every citizen of the
United States should join The Asbury
Park Evening Press asserts: The
American Legion has gained in public
esteem through the intelligent manner
in which its national convention de-
feated the proposal to increase the
bonus, and then voted for national
referendum on prohibition. In an
overwhelming response to President
Hoover's plea against burdening the
Federal Treasury with additional de-
mands, the veterans demonstrated a
spirit of patriotism no less to be lauded
than their achievements on the field Of
battle"
"The President" as viewed by the
Ann Arbor Daily News, made an ap-
peal to the intelligence, the patriotism,
the manhood of the Legion. and the
Legion cane through with flying colors.
Good leadership and clear thinking
dominated the convention, and most of
those attending it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

! @. Were church services ever held in
the Capitol in Washington, D. CO.
S. d. F.
A. In the first years after the es-
Enlistment of the seat Of Government
III Washington church services we're
held in the House Of Representatives.
The chaplainS sometimes preached, but
ministers of all faiths were invited to
conduct services there.
c. Where were hussars first used?-
n. H. T.
A. These light cavalry troops were
originally raised by Matthias Corvinus in
| 1853 to fight against the Turks. The name
is probably from the Magyar word husz.
meaning 20, the troops having been
raised by selecting every twentieth
man, in the community. HusSars be-
came part of the British cavalry in
1905.
O. What is the first book known to
have had illustl ations?-M. S. R.
| A. The earliest known is the wonderful
set of Egyptian papyrus rolls called the
Rook of the Dead, written Is centuries
before Christ.
| O. Did Elwood Haynes, who construct
ed one Of the first automobiles, make
any inventions?-T. H.
A. He discovered tungsten chrome
steel in 1898, an alloy of nickel and
chromium in 1899, and shortly after
ward an alloy of cobalt and chromium.
| He introduced aluminium into automo-
bile construction and invented the ro-
tary valve gas engine. Alloys of cobalt,
chromium and tungsten and of cobalt.
chromium and molydenum were also
discovered by Mr.. Haynes.
! G. What kinds of herbs arc in most
! general use for fiavoring food in this
country?-M. w.
A. The kinds most in demand are
parsley, sage. thyme. savory, marjoram.
spearmint dill, fennel, tarragon, balm
and basil. in the order named. Parsley
leads, because it is used both as gar
nish and fiavoring. Sage may surpaSS
it as a flavoring only.
Q. What is meant by lingua
| franca?-L. E. NJ.
A. 1t is a term used for a language
used in any country secondary to the
principal language OF the country.
@. When peat is burned. what kind
OF fire does it make?-M. M.
A. In its natural state peat con.
/ tains as high as 90 per cent OF
moisture and, to make it a satisfactory
| fuel. it must be dried as much as pos
sible. 1t is almost impossible to elm
mate moisture entirely from peat ana
thus it burns with a slow. smoloerlnS
/ fire and produces very little smoke.
@. How can cannss be kept 50 that
thev will bloom again next Year,
! v. z. B.
A. Cannas should be lifted from
%heir Summer quarters Just as soon
as the foliage is blackened by the hrst
frosts. cut off the towering stems
about six inches from the ground.
They should be closely packed together
in boxes, using dry sand. and stored
away where frost will not affect the
rhizomes.
@. Does a boy have to have q coll
lege education to go to an aviation
school?-J. A. G.
A. Commercial aviation schools do
not require a college education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
TranSience.

Transience.
Natures never in repose-
Here she comes and there she goes
Daylight shinin' In the sky,
Then the twilight DRAWN nigh.
Next the shadows darby close
Here she comes and there she goes
Summers glory brightly g!ows,
Here she comes and there she goes
Autumn all the landscape tints,
Then the wandering zephyr hints
OF the silence and the SHOWS
Here she comes and there she goes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

AS classical observer ex-Secretary
Of War Newton D. Baker would be in
teresting to the American Legion If he
would offer his opinions on how far the
ultimate fate of Rome was due 10 the
extent to which the soldier asserted po-
itical power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Nobody can tell where a general
movement in wage reduction will stop.
Even the so-called lohbyis. may even
tually have to fear being handled in
wholesale classification as a white-collar
man--and an excessively expensive one
at that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Einstein was lucky theorist as COM
pared to the financial economist. 1t
made no real difference whether the
Einstein theory worked or not. The
financial economist must put his the
cries to a practical test and stand re-
sponsible for results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

According to Lloyd George, the hor-
rors Of war are such that people should
be able to realize at last the terrible
meaning of the word. Eloquence may
yet become as powerful to persuade men
to live in peace as it has been to send
them into battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Restoration of the brewing industry
may contribute in some appreciable Ae-
gree to public revenue. 1t would not
be expected to go so far as to remove
tariff variations and innovations from
the list of favorite topics for congress-
sional debate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

A common human experience comes
10 the Lindberghs now engaged in re-
lief work. Pleasure trips are easily
planned. Usually they prove but brief
side excursions which lead back to the
plain old path of duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

The King of England has a supreme
authority that permits him to choose
whether he will make his lob sinecure
or hard work with long hours OF con-
ference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

The historic situation has happily
shifted far when Laval, bound on a
mission to the U. S. A., departs with the
German chancellor's best wishes for his
SUCCESS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

The Associated Press is exclusively CT ti.led
60 the Use for republication OF all news DIS
patches creoited to it or not otherwise cree
led in this paper and also the local news
publ,shed herein All iiGhts of public alton OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

1t occasionally appears that a grand
juror is compelled to undergo more
anxiety than some person concerning
whom an offense has been alleged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

New currency adjustment is expected
10 contribute to the custom Of revivins
old tunes by prompting Chorus of Ma
tons to sing Take Back Your Gold"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

China may yet grow cynical and in
innate that she does not believe in the
League of Nations any more than she
does in Santa Claus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Beliefs.

"You wouldn't punish man for his
belief"
NO replied Senator Sorghum.
But that doesn't prevent me from
thinking a few people ought to be pun
ished for what they are trying to make
other people believe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Verbal VaIOr.

The man who says he would delight
In nothing more than in fight
Perhaps is talking, while dismayed,
To hide the fact that he's afraid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Jud Tunkins says it's hard to con-
vince q man that the world is getting
better when he finds that his own par
ticular business is getting worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Observation.

1--WE learn by observation"
mot everything" answered Miss
Cayenne. II have known people to
gaze at the stars for hours and never
learn a thing about astronomy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

IF you vases too much time tellin'
yoh troubles" said Uncle Eben,
sooner or later yeh friends is sineter
lose patience an say dSs serves you
FighA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02
Sudden Difference.

Josh hadn't been in town q week"
said Farmer Corntossel. before he
was on familiar speakin' terms with
some of the most wealthy and infuen-
tial families. An you'd be surprised at
the way they pay attention to his
ideas"
How did he manage it?"
Got hiSself q job as trafac COP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Under Conversational Cover.
Old Satan favors discomfort,
Our lofty plans to balk;
He often starts an argument
And works while others talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

@. What is meant by lingua
franca?-L. E. M
A. 1t is a term used for language
used in any country secondary to the
principal language of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

THzoroEE W. NoYEs. :. Editor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

O. What is the first book known to
have had illustI ations?-M S. R.
A. The earliest known is the wonderful
set of Egyptian papyrus rolls called the
Pook of the Dead, written Is centuries
before Christ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-02

Washington's overwhelming group Of
educational institutions has just re-
ceived an addition in the form of q
school exclusively for younger boys,
gagged TO their interests and capacities,
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
1882 RUM VOTE
HELD LIKELY

People of "a States are now
ready to vote for prohibition re.
peal, and those Of the IL addi.
tional States necessary to make
I'D the three-fourths majority re.
quired for constitutional change
will be ready in 1882, Henry H.
Curran, president of the Associa.
ton Against the Prohibition
Amendment, declared yesterday.
Opportunity Awaited
Curran said that in order for
the repeal to be submitted to
the people, two-thirds of both
Houses of Congress must vote
for resubmission of the question
to the people and that this two.
thirds vote is already existent in
the House and Senate delega-
tions from IL States.
He added:
"The people of these Sc
States will vote for repeal as
soon as they have the oppOrtun-
ity to vote on the question"
States Are Named
Curran stated that attention
should be called to conditions Of
public mind in Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Maryland,
Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Louis
lana, Montana and Washington,
adding:
"These States contain nearly
100000 people or 40 per cent
of the population of all the
States. A majority Of the peO-
pie in each will vote for repeal
as soon as Congress gives them
permission to vote on the queS-
tiOn.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
Cuban League Flags
Britten's Findings

Prominent Cubans are being i'm
prisoned daily because they voice
unfavorable opinions about Presi-
dent Machado, said a statement
issued yesterday by the Cuban
Patriotic League in answer to Rep
resentative Fred Britten's declara-
ton that he found everything
peaceful in Cuba and that the
troublemakers there are "intellec.
tual buns"
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
Tunneys Expected
To Revisit London

LONDON, Jan. 12.-Gene Tun
neys former heavyweight cham
pion, and Mrs. Turney may visit
London shortly. 1t is said the
Tunneys have received an invita-
ton to stay with one of the
best-known country families, the
son of which became friendly
with the retired prize fighter in
America.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
Chinese SteLe Shines
With Much Handling

NEW YORK, Jan. IL U.S0.
please touch!"
This concession to museum
visitors, accustomed to the OPP
posite request, may be placed
over the magnificent Chinese
stele, a carved temple stone
weighing many tons and con-
Sldered the most beautiful Of its
kind IN existence, just acquired by
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
DR.. Alan Priest of the museum
said today that the stele, one of
two black-marble temple steles
ever found in China, was i'm
proved by handling.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
WEATHER DETAILS

For the District of Columbia-Rain
today and tonight; tomorrow fair and
colder; moderate southeast or south
winds becoming fresh northwest by
tomorrow.
For VirEinia-Rain today and to-
night; slightly warmer in southeast
portion today; tomorrow generally tatr
and colder increasing southeast winds
today, becoming fresh to strong north
west by tomorrow.
For Maryland-Rain in east and
central portions and rain or snow in
extreme west rortion today; tomorrow
generally fair and colder, except local
SHOWS in the mountains; increasing
southeast or south winds today, be-
coming fresh northwest tomorrow.
RIVER CONDITIONS
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
muddy at Harpers Ferry.
OTHER TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
Learn the complexion secret 98% of
the important screen actresses kNO0y

"NOWADAYs no woman
~ need be afraid of birth
days, John Boles says.
"Charm isn't by any means
measured by yearsl
zone Of the most alluring
women I know is =. But it
wouldn't be fair to tell! No one
would ever guess-and she's
admired wherever she goes.
"These days not only stage
and screen stars but hundreds
Of other women have learned
a very important secret of al
lure. YOUTH is recognized
for the priceless thing it is.
compilations arekept glowing"
X X X
How amazingly the famous
stars keep youth!
"To keep youth, guard COM
plexion beauty" they will
tell you. keep your skin
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
Zoo LiOn Is Chesty
OUer Mates 3 Cubs

NEW YORK, Jan. IL CU.SO.
Timur, Central Park Zoo lion,
pranced about chestily today, re-
Ceiving congratulations. His mate,
Beauty, had become mother OF
three cubs. All are doing we'll.