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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This bureau does not give advice, but
1t gives free information on any sub
ject. Often. to be accurately informed
is to be beyond the need OF advice,
and information Is always valuable,
whereas advice may not be. In using
this service be sure to write clearly,
state your inquiry briefly and inclose
2-cent stamp for reply postage. Ad-
dress The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. c.
@. How many people use airplanes
for travelling in the United States?-
A. More than 1900 persons pay
fares and travel on the regular airlines
each day. Their average flight is $50
miles.
@. Are there no other service men
except Gen. Smedley Butler who have
two Congressional Medals OF HONOR
ii. M.
A. 1t is called to our attention that
there are three more. They are Sergt.
Dan DAILY, u. s. M. c.; Capt. Louis
Cukela, u. S. NJ c., and Lieut.. John
w. McCloy, U. s. N.
Q. How many subjects has the King
Oh w. D.
A. siam has population of 11,5oO,-
900.
@. OF what kind Of stone is the
Hotel Ponce de Leon In st. Augustine
built?-A. F.
A. Coquina was used. Thousands
of carloads of this native rock were
brought to the spot. crushed and mixed
with cement. forming an indestructible
composite. To be exact, this hotel was
not built. but rather cast. for there is
not a Joint In the building. The mate
rial was made as needed, poured In
while soft and rammed down inches
at a time. 1t is, therefore. huge mon
olith.
@. Is there railroad in the United
States which operates trains III only
one direction?-H. D.
A. The statement that such Is the
case has sometimes been made with
reference to the Winston-Salem South
bound Railway because Of its unique
name. AS matter of fact, the trains
come back.
@. Is the title of duke the highest
in the British peerage and Is 1t always
hereditary?-H. C. C.
A. The duke is the most elevated
dignity among British titles. Tnere
have been 10 men other than sons OF
sovereigns who, having inherited no
title, attained dukedoms.
@. How did cartridge paper get It's
name?-C. M E.
A. The original use for this strong
paper was for soldiers cartridges.
@. Where was Horatio Alger edu-
Gated? How many books did he write?
M. H.
A. He was a graduate Of Harvard,
and also of Harvard Divinity School.
He became pastor of the Unitarian
Church at Brewster, Mass. in 1854 !;
but two years later he went to New
York, where he labored for the I'M
provement of the condition of street
bows, He wrote much for newspapers
and periodicals and published about 70
books. of which nearly 100000 copies
have been sold.
@. How many tons Of shipping, both
allied and neutral were being de-
stroyed by Germany at the time OF oul
entrance into the wars. c. T.
A. The rate of sinking at that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Good for Senator Reed !

Senator David A. Reed. Republican.
of Pennsylvania announces, after a visit
TO the White House. that he is prepared
at the December session of Congress to
take up the battle for the treaty Navy.
The chairman Of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee was member of the
American delegation which negotiated
the London naval pact Of 1880. No
one is better qualified To propose and
defend the substantial appropriations
which are required II the United States
is TO build the feet fought for at Lon
don and pledged to us under the tri1
partite agreement with Great Britain
and Japan.
The late Congress. for reasons which
never became entirely apparent, failed
lamentably TO move in the direction of
that parity with the British feet, which
has become the bedrock OF American
naval policy. The Hoover administra-
ton submitted 10 Congress a program
of modest dimensions, calling for an
initial expenditure of roundly 75,0O0,-
900. which would have launched us
upon the road TO parity. Between the
legislative Jam provoked by the drought
relief controversy and the underground
Vaccinations of ant-preparedness ele-
ments the naval program fell by the
wayside. On January /, 1881, the
United States Navy was about thirteen
per cent below the treaty standard, as
compared with less than two per cent
for Great Britain and virtual attain
ment of its full treaty limit by Japan.
The result is that the next Con-
gress. II the United States Is not to
fall hopelessly behind treaty Navy re-
IquirementSs win have to authorize next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Lawful Use Of Firearms.

Thsre is not much point IN discuss
ing ways and means - curb the use 81
firearms hv law Enforcement cyacSr$
until We can curb the uSe u aTearmS
bv law violatorS, and a glance al the
headlines of any paper any Gay NH
show pretty eonclu>iYeN that neIA0S
much has been done in this latter o1~
rection George w. Wlc&ersham aad
Newton d. Baksv are III line Wssh pub
lie sentiment when they debate the
efficacy Of proposed model regulation
or statute attempting 70 dehae the CIR
cumstances in which an ofscer Of the
law will be justified IN shooting.
With some exceptions. the states
have been slow 70 enact adequate legLS-
Istion making the purchase Of firearms
dircult. and those communities that
have taken even this means TO 6tsarm
the criminal must be appalled, ey the
futilitv of attempting 70 oUtla" Snch
innocuous instruments as reviewers
when machine guns, automatic ririeS'
saved-od shotSuus and bombs are ap-
parently as oasy to get as Sfns-Shot,
The picture of the London ccooy
who goes unarmed and whose resort 10
firearms represents the final extremity
e IN pleasing contrast to the muddle-
headed policeman or prohibition agent
who draws his gun and fires away on
the least provocation. with too-trequent
tragedies involving innocent persons
But such incidents are relatively few
and the Use of firearms is really
superficial part of the whole tremen-
dous problem of energetic and efnclent
enforcement of law. 1t may be true
that too many of our officers are quick
or TO use their guns than they are 10
use their brains and that, in conee-
ouence, the criminal element does not
respect the organized forces OF law ana
order at all, but merely their guns.
Under such circumstances, the law-de-
fying criminal has only to master the
art of shooting quicker, shooting
straigfter and shooting with better
guns, to outwit the law.
But when folks talk of limiting the use
Of firearms by law enforcement officers
through the drafting of model codes,
etc, they are attempting to reach de-
eirable goal by the wrong road. The
right road lies in the creation of law
enforcing machine, from the Chief JUS
tice to the lowliest county constable,
that represents independence from poll
tics, careful selection and training Of
personnel and that functions smoothly
and efficiently. Such a machine is not
visionary or impossible. If it were re-
garded as important or as essential as
the Army or the Navy, it would be Gre
ated quickly enough. When the increasing
depredations of criminals are conceived
as organized warfare against society, 1t
will be demanded.
Until then, and as long as both law
ofscer and criminal depend Upon their
guns to settle the course of the law, it
will be unwise to discuss limitations ex-
tending to one side only. While the
officer is certain that case involves
one of the thousand and one laws he
Is supposed to enforce and Is turning
the leaves of his code book TO discover
whether the use Of firearms is permits
slble. the odds are that he would be
Rhot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Winter an expenditure Of $3.50, 900, 900,
or two years appropriations.

Winter an expenditure Of S15o,000 900,
or two years appropriations.
Senator Reed rightly points out that
If the American Navy is not built up to
treaty limits by 1885, at the end Of
which another f1ve-power limitation
conference is provided for. this country
will have no standing" at that parley.
A power that gees to naval conference
without something to bargain with is
not very potent negotiator. Uncle
Sam at Washington in 1921 20 was able
to persuade Great Britain, Japan,
France and Italy to agree to demobilize
capital ships because, leading the way
in that direction, America had ships
that we were ready to sacrifice to &C.
complish the desired end.
Our delegation at London year ago
was in position to negotiate influentially
because it spoke for growing United
States Navy. Our representatives at
the conference of 1885 will carry little
weight when they ask for further limi-
tation of naval armament if in the
meantime we have allowed the British
and the japanese still further to out
strip us in cruiser strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

American breakfast foods are now
firmly intrenched in Britain, the In
ternational Chamber of Commerce is
told, having largely displaced the
proverbial heavy porridge. Perhaps it
Is not expecting too much to hope
that some day Britons will awake to
the possibilities of real cup of coffee
as an eye-opener, and the advantages
of crisp hot toast over the cold and
soggy article seemingly preferred by
our cousins. However. we must admit
one thing: they do have beautiful
breakfast bacon and melting -in-the-
mouth marmalade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

was nearly 100000 tons Of shipping Q
month. the total allied and neutral
tonnage then being about 100000
tons and the rate of new construction
only about $4,000 tons per month.
@. Where did willie Pogany receive
his training in art?-P. A. r.
A. Willie Pogany was educated Mt
the University of Budapest and at the
Art School, Budapest. He also studied
in Paris and Munich.
O. Was Caruso, the tenor, ever In the
movies IS. J.
A. This great tenor played In two
pictures, The Splendid Romance" and
My Cousin" both made in 1918.
@. Is interstellar space about the
same as a vacuum?--B. A. B.
A. There Is far less matter per unit
volume in space than in the best
vacuum that can be produced In the
laboratory.
@. What became of the assassin who
fired the shot which precipitated the
World Wars. B. w.
A. Gavrielo Princip. the assassin OF
the Archduke Francis Ferdinand Of
Austria, died in prison.
@. Does Miss Helen Keller speak any
language except EngIish?-S. P. B.
A. This remarkable deaf and blind
woman not only speaks English, but
other Languages. Her German accent
is said to be even better than her
English.
@. Who was the Countess Potocka,
of whom there Is such charming por-
trait?--N. G..
A. Sophie Potocka was born in Con-
stantmople about 1865 and died in Ser
i'm In 1922 She was the wife of q
Polish count, Stanislaw Felix Potocki.
Her parents were Greek, and as child
sold her for 1900 piasters. or 1913. TO
the French Ambassador at Constanti-
NOBLE. who adopted her. She married
the Count de Witt, who three years
later divorced her at the request OF
Potocki and on the receipt OF 2OoO.O00
eulden. In 1890 she married Potockl
and became famous for her beauty ana
cleverness throughout Russia and Ger"
many.
q. How old is AL Capone?-C. X.
A. He is said to be 81.
O. In our first flags were the 10
stars in a circle on the blue field. or
were there IL stars In the circle with
the thirteenth in the center?-J. U.
A Sometimes the stars were ar
ranged in a circle, sometimes scattered
and sometimes in circle OF twelve WITH
one in the center.
@. Please give biography OF Par.
son Weems. who first told the story OF
George Washington and the CHERRY
tree-T. K.
A. Mason Locke Weems was born IN
Maryland about 1850 and died in South
Carolina in 1925. He began the study
of medicine but gave it up and went TO
London to study for the ministry: upon
his return he preached at different
places, apparently not having a regular
charge. His Life of Washington" by
which he is best known, first appeared
in 1900 and during the nineteenth cen"
fury ran into more than 70 editions.
@. How may miles is the average
automobile driven in year?-A. G.
A. 1t is estimated that. 27,000oO0
automotive vehicles in the united
States we're driven a total of 162.O00.-
600. 900 miles last year. This would be
an average of 5000 miles per vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

A Duquesne University foot ball star
will conduct beauty parlor in Pitts
burgh to help pass his spare time this
Summer. He will thus become &C
quainted with an entirely different sort
of facial massage, not to speak of per-
manent wave. from those he has in
flicted on gridiron opponents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

The claim is made that more good
poetry is being written now than dur
ing any of the so-called golden ages
of literature. This may we'll be true,
for. more are doing 1t, but the best
Is certainly not up to previous high
marks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Dangers Of Power.
$50 you managed to get that man his
appointment"
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
That was lucky"
II don't know whether 1t was or not.
OF course, he's my friend as long as he
holds the position. But two CT three
dozen men who would have liked the
place are liable to be my enemies for
ever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Irak police had to handle crowds
wildly excited by the rumor that Ali,
son of the Prophet Mohammed, had
reappeared at a mosque on his feast
day. If Ais father were anything of
a prophet he might we'll have advised
his son that the Near East at present
is a grand place to stay out of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

The sting of bumblebee is said to
have caused the return of the faculty
of speech to a Pennsylvania woman
who lost her voice twenty years ago.
Even the ordinary person finds his
vocabulary surprisingly enlarged on
similar occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Spaniards somehow just miss being
first-class sports AS Queen Victoria
started into exile there was the begin
ming of cheer for her, but it was al
most Immediately hushed. Victoria
thoroughly deserved a hearty one, nor
would its rendition have hurt the in
FAINT republic in the slightest degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Mosquitoes have had a pretty good
time in recent years with the sheer
silk stockings, but will be wildly en-
thusiastic this Summer about the new
style mesh hosiery. This offers TO
their delighted gaze an interminable
series Of fascinating square landing
Gnlde
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Speed Required.
A song Of Spring is always due
About this time of year.
The bard must thrill a tune or two
To show that he Is here.
One day the Winters sullen gloom
Brought shivering dismay.
The next the flowers were in bloom,
With hot waves on the way.
Twixt frost and skies of sunny blue
The line is quickly passed.
II you would sing a Spring sons
through,
You've got to sing 1t fast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

A strict law making a severe mental
test as an absolute requirement for the
purchase Of pistols and other deadly
weapons might help curb the crime
wave, judging by the idiotically child
ish sayings and writings of youthful
gangsters and aSsassins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Steak and Onions Inspire.

From the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator.
Genius may thrive best in poverty,
as critic OF the proposed subsidy for
authors declares, but it is undeniable
that inspiration may be found i'll a
plate OF steak and onions, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Ohios Slow Rnt Sure.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Under the new law a couple can run
to Kentucky and get married then go
on to Reno and have the preliminaries
OF divorce over within less time than
they could get hitched in Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Hawaiian Legislators Drink.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Pineapple Juice is provided in Hawaii
to quench the thirst Of the legislators
in conclaye assembled But we sup
pose there Is also a man in a green
hat to attend to legislators who don't
care for pineapple juice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Pre-War Cases.

From the Oakland Tribune.
A court Of criminal appeals has held
that man cannot be fined for CATCH
ing his own fish out of his own pond.
And what other cases were held up
while that momentous decision was be-
Ing reached? 1---:.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
So Will the Wolf.

Prom the Akron Beacon-JournaL
Then, too, If you make a better offer
of something for nothing, the world
will make q beaten path to your door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Our Petulance, Too.

From the San Bernardino Sun.
Not that professional athletes and
criminals have anything In common, but
it's a curious fact that we lavish most
Of our pet names on these two, classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Rate by Carrier Within the City.
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
an o,h.r states and Canada.


The Associated Press IS eNcluSNElr entitled
a. the use for republication Of al news Us
matches credited 60 II CT not ciherN'SC cree
tied in this paper and also INC ,H1et NJ ~
spacial discatchCS herein are also rTSTf'Na
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Ours is a republic, always has been
and always will be. Yet most of us
hope that Alfonso XIII gets his throne
back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Kiss Has Some Benefit.

From the Springfield (MasS) Union.
A kiss may not actually shorten life
by three minutes, as some one claims,
but lack Of kiss sometimes makes u
seem longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Dread of Civilized People.

From the Akron Beacon Journal
Civilized people are those that have
conquered the Wilds and have nothing
to dread except each other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

"oh, you'll take the high road and
III take the low!' Sir Hubert wilkins
can now MARBLE 10 DR.. Eckener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

The absence from the District of our
childhood friend. the long ton, was but
a brief one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Useful on Occasion.

Useful on Occasion.
"You mean to say Crimson Gulch has
an anti-gsmbling law?"
Yes" replied Three-Finger Sam.
we had to have some way of breaking
up the game when tenderfoot comes
along and gets to winning all the
money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

A Selfish Constituency.
"Are you going to send your Con-
gresham back to Washington"
No" replied Farmer Corntossel
We've found out that he's such good
company that we've decided to keep
him home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
SimpIe Confession.

I love high art. long to be
Where song and speech our plaudits
claim.
But now and then I'd rather see
A circus or base ball game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Futile Thrift.

The bee exclaimed: How can beat
The game which they contrive?
When I pile up the store 70 sweet,
Somebody taps the hive!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Apple blossoms can be Just as UNI
reliable as japanese cherry blossoms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Not Priceless,

IT suppose some of your pictures are
priceless"
Nothing of the sort!" replied Mr..
Cumrox I'm many cases 1 can't see
that the price isn't the most remarka-
BILE thing about EN-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Maybe. 4" said Uncle Eben, "dar wouldn'
be so much divorcin' if a woman took
as much interest In q mans business
while dey's married as she takes when
she's tryfn' to colleck alimony."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

girl OF today Is creature who DIVES
paints and enamels, studies the arts OF
vice, is immodest in dress, behavior and
conversation, and whose whole object In
life is to marry the man who, of all
she knows, has the largest fortunes and
the least brains" Mr.. Train then
quotes from "Godey's Lady's Book, -
which was of the opinion that Ameri-
can girls were that way, too.
X y
Ten novels have received the unani-
nous vote of rs representative librari-
ans as among the 200 outstanding
books of the past year, according ia
the American Library Association.
These titles appear in ''Booklist Books
$780," selection made annually on
the basis of usefulness In public libra
ries. Those stories for which only af-
tirmatiYe votes We're cast are Years
of Grace" The Deepening Stream.
DIR. Serocold." Angel Pavement,
THE Way Home" The Young and
Secret" Mosaic" Gan Our Yester-
days, The Son Avenger" and Rogue
HerrieS." Only one negative vote was
recorded for The Great Meadow" and
Miss Mole" The list includes nom
and separate list of children,s books
Descriptive notes are given for all
entries. Familiar names, appearing
frequently among the 1880 selections,
include Jane Adams. Duffus. Henry
Adams, De La Mare, Vaughan, Column,
Tomltnson. Masefleld, Frost, Mencken
and Maurois. Among the important
books of the year by new authors to
which the preface calls attention are
Clinch Calkins Some Folks Won't
Work" Aliens 1.-The Book of Bird
Life" Browns "Upstage," Edith Ham
ilton's The Greek Way and Yeats
Browns Lives of a Bengal Lancer"
A special list OF technical books on
subjects such as aviation, radio etc,
and list OF books on public health
and hygiene are special features of the
current edition. The pamphlet, which
is issued as a reading list and as a
buying guide for small libraries. may be
consulted at public libraries throughout
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

@. Does Miss Helen Keller speak any
language except English?-S. p. B.
A. This remarkable deaf and blind
woman not only speaks English, but
other languages. Her German accent
is said to be even better than her
English.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-12

Open daily from 8 a. m.
to $50 p. m.-Saturday
9 p. m. Tires, Batteries
and oil sold.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-03
BLAME BROKEN
PROPELLER FOR
ROCKNE CRASH
Mystery Of Plane Crash Is
Cleared Up by Statement
of u. S. ProberS.

~ 1HttfN 'N.N
WASHINGTON. April 3.-Mystery
surrounding the plane crash that
X He'd Knute Rockne, Notre Dame
football coach, and seven others
Tuesday in Kansas, has been cleared
up by the commerce department.
with the announcement that
broken propeller was responsible.
Amateur detectives among the
departments aviation experts put
two and two together and made
h,e, baslng their investigation OH
reports that ice had collected on a
wing Of the plane They discov-
ered that while the safety nut which
holds the propeller in place was
still in position after the wreck. the
hub was missing.
It would be impossible to remove
the hub without first removing the
nut, they explained, unless the hub
wos broken
They then deduced that, since ice
haa formed on the wing. it was
reasonable to assume it had also
formed on the hub.
The report aided that 1T is posi-
bic that a substantial piece Of ice
may have broken loose from the
hub and been struck by one Of the
propeller blades, resulting in
breakage Of the blade"
Such breakage would cause a
stress of fifty tons, they said, suffi-
Gent to break a wing.
Almost simultaneously with the
swapping of the wing, it was Fea-
soned. the hub broke, releasing the
other two blades Of the propeller.