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stituent. It Is probable that the phe-
nomenon Is related TO q higher deRrea
O mobility Of the molecules in IL
alloy which causes the alloy to, Dc
molten at Q Temperature lower than
tnat at which the constituents lquefy.
Q. On what day this year will TIE
Autumnal equinox conne?-T. r. A.
a. September % at TIA pm.
c. How many bushels Of apples were
produced in the United States last
year? Which State led?-J. Nice.
A. In 1880 there were 1853 ,543, 900
bushels Of apples produced in the
United States, washington led, pro-
ducinE $3.50. 900 bushels. New York
ranked second with 27,6s3 $50 bushels.
q. Please give the names Of the
songs which were popular in the War
Of 1el2.-J. 8.
A. "Arise! Arisel" Columbus Song"
Brother Soldiers All HILL" "Ameri-
can Perry" The American Star"
Star Spangled Banner" "Old IRON
Sides" Columbia Victorious" "Colum-
bia, the Gem Of the Ocean"
a. In the Episcopal Church, are
ministers called priests?-J. z. s.
A. In the Anglican Church, which Is
what Is known as the higher branch Of
the English Church, ordained ministers
are called priests.
Q. who discovered the sargasso Sea-
H d. B.
A. It was discovered by Columbus
upon his. first voyage to this hemi-
sphere.
@. Did the engineer Of the st. Goth
ard Tunnel live to see it completed?-
L. 8.
A. The contract for the construction
Of the st. Gotthard Tunnel was award
ed to the French engineer, Louis Favre.
He died suddenly in the tunnel year
before its completion.
Q. What was the purpose Of the sil-
yer trade dollars?-A. L. M.
A. The trade dollars were not intend
ed for circulation in the United States,
but for export to China to compete with
the Spanish or Mexican dollar, which
was in great demand in the latter los
and early 80s. The Government re-
called them in 1887.
Q. Who holds the major league COM
secutiye games batting record?-D. M.
A. Willie Keller batted safely in A
consecutive ball games.
@. Please give the names of the fora
mer Kaiser's sisters.-K. D. w.
A. The sisters Of the former Kaiser
Of Germany are Victoria, whose ftrst
husband was Prince Adolph Of
-Lippe; she married sec
ondly Alex Subkoff; Sophie, who mar.
ried the late King Constantine Of
Greece; and Margaret, who married
Frederick Charles, Prince Of Hesse.
Q. What is the origin of the phrase.
ITO 60 like sixty"?-H. @.
A. According to Murray's New Eng
lish Dictionary, the phrase like sixty
was used in l848 by Lowell in his Big
low Papers, Poems II, Though like
sixty all along fumed and fused" In
1860 1t was defined by the Slang Die
tionary as follows: ITO 60 like sixty,
i. e.. at q good rate, briskly." In Muir
rays Dictionary reference is made TO
q similar use of the word forty. The
first illustration given Is Shakespeare,
who used it In 1607-"On faire ground
could beat 10 OF them" =
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Marking Versus Canton.

DR.. Chao- Chu WI, who has Just re-
signed his commission IS Minister Of
the Nationalist government of China
to the United States. explained the
other day that the immediate cause Of
his REIMBURSEMENT Of ONCE was his I'M
willingness. as a Cantonese, to apply
to the United States for export licenses
for the shipment Of large consignmerts
of munitions to the Marking authorities.
The purchase of munitions for the
Marking government, he stated, indi-
Gated that they would be used. against
the new government at Canton. Within
few hours after Or. Wu's resigna-
ton announcement was made that the
state Department had granted export
licenses for arms shipments to China,
requests for the licenses having come
through the American legation at
Peking. 1t would seem that the Nam
king governmenS-the diplomatic capt.
tai remains at Picking, though the
Chinese administration is centered at
Nanking-perhaps in anticipation or In
consequence Of DR.. Wu's refusal to
present the request. has taken another
route to the same end. this being de-
scribed as merely . temporary substi-
tuition Of one oficial channel of appIi-
cation for another"
The Chinese government recognized
by the United States Is that established
at Marking. It is stiil regarded as the
sovereign power in all China. the south
ern provinces, Of which Canton b the
capital. included. Whether civil war
follows the present set-up Of govern
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Member Of The Associated Press.
Cards on the Table.

Uncle Sam has lost no time in lay
ing his cards on the table in prepare
ton for the great game to be played Mt
the League of Nations general dis
armament conference in Geneva in
1892. Secretary Stimson has submitted
to the league authorities data setting
forth In detail the land, sea and air
strength Of the United States. He sup
plements the information with 1.-THE
hope that other nations may thus be
encouraged to lay their figures before
the public without delay" Col. Slim
son urges that the facts as to Amer
ica's armed forces be disseminated
among interested foreign governments
and be given the widest possible pub
LEFTY.
The action Of the United States Is
the second significant step this coun-
try has taken to betoken its interest In
the success of the Geneva conference.
It follows close upon the utterance OF
President Hoover before the Interna-
tional Chamber of Commerce in May.
when he stressed the paramountcy OF
arms reduction rs condition prece-
dent to the restoration of world eco
nomic equilibrium. The prompt sub
mission of our military and naval fig-
ures In the public fashion adopted by
Secretary Stimson cannot fail to con-
vince the League powers that the
American people mean business in going
to Geneva next year. 1t is not to be the
fault Of the United States If. genuine
results do not now from the confer
ence. Suggestions that its opening may
have to be delayed q few weeks or
months Is q matter Of secondary con-
stderation, from the American stand
point. Our principal desire is that the
conference shall get somewhere. Wash
ington wants it to succeed, and not
to fail or end in pious resolutions.
Europe, Asia and South America, OF
course, as they study the numbers
which tell Of Americas scanty land es-
tablishment-a standing Army Of 1884,
SS7 men and 1900 oficers-will not
ures represent only 1.-THE of the United
states potential man-power. The mil
lions we modified in 1917 and 1918 sup
ply the real yardstick Of American mill
tary strength under the dureSs Of an In
fernational emergency. Nor do these sta
tistics afford any conception Of the in
dustrial mobilization" power Of this
country for war. That. too. is a state
Of affairs with which the outside world
Il entirely familiar.
But, as Secretary Stimson's memo
fandum to the League points out.
neither our Army nor our Navy pos
seSseS any formations organized on a
military basis" capable Of use without
measures of mobilization" The Geneva
conference necessarily will deal with
military establishments in being. The
American establishment. ashore, afioat
and aloft, Is the smallest in the world,
by and large, the immensely of our ter
ritory, wealth and population consid-
cred.
The United States lays its cards on
the Geneva table with q clear con-
science and q manifest willingness to
do its full proportionate part in reliev-
ing the world Of swollen ornaments, in
90 far as the dictates Of national Sc
eur1ty permit. That, for us, as well as
for other peoples, il an irreducible
minimum.
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Forgotten the honeysuckle'

Forgotten the honeysuckle?
Not bit Of i'll
Spring would not be Spring without
the fragrance Of this sweet-smelling
vine, any more than the season would
be right without the lilac.
Nature lovers to overlook the honey
suckle, for ut dusk some evening the
sweet odor blows across yards.
Then every. one sniffs the air with
delight: and says. "Ah. the honey
Thus advertising ID seen to be as old
as the hills. When you have y good
thing. let others know about 1t.
The honeysuckle, in its various forms,
! cate get powerful.
| Insects end human beings alike are
| lured by the honeysuckle.
Humming birds, these glorious "in-
Sects" Of the bird world. are very fond
| Of honeysuckle blossoms, into which
they dip their long bills with evident
delight.
+, Children. at honeysuckle time, are
glad TO guam the nectar from the blos-
SONS.
The flowers fade. but the vine stilI
stands.
Therefore the elistening leaves, COM
bined with the luxuriant habits of
growth, must be regarded as the lasting
charm of the plant
Not all honeysuckles, Of course, are
vines. There is the familiar bush
honeysuckle, Of course, planted in q
million home grounds, more or less.
Some members OF the family are small
trees, others perennial herbs. The
| gardener who starts to unravel the mys-
II tAf wSla
ing the genus Lonicera, which contains
the honeysuckles most Of us know and
love, will ind himself In q maze Of
plant relationships.
There would not seem to the ordinary
eye much resemblance between the
h0neysuckleS. the snowberrieS, and the
vihurnuns, for instance, or between
the bush and swamp honeysuckles and
the azaleas and the columbines.
| Yet they are related, based upon the
shape Of the leaves, which the fanciful
bctanists long ago decided had some
thing goatlike in their appearance.
(our word "capricious" comes from
the same root. and means leaping
around in . goatlike or uncertain
| manner)
Clover blossoms were once called
honeySuckle, but so long ago that the
usage Is now obsolete.
Today every one knows what one
means when he talks about honeysuckle.
The Hawaiians call It honasakala, Just
| as the residents Of England, in what
are known rs the Middle Ages, called
| 1t honysocle.
Picture to yourself scene In ancient
England, perhaps along some struggling
village street. upon which Is situated
1 elIaH inn
in his recent novel, "Marden Fee"
You, miraculously enough, are stand
ing there In your modern Summer suit
and panama hat. and are bending down
] over q fragrant vine Of honeysuckle,
which Is growing fresh and green In
the morning dew.
Along comes q yokel Of that period,
| strange, rough person, enough. but
essentially human, as you know by the
delighted wriggle which he gives his
nose.
I "HoneySuckle!" you explain, anxious
to break the silence. just to say some
thing to take his wondering eyes on
| your hat.
"Honysocle!" says he, with. throaty
| information.
The honeysuckle is held by some to
be q nuisance, but this only applies to
vines which have been permitted to run
| wild.
Almost any plant, under similar con-
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Tn. Crippled Nautilus.

II ever there was q fortunate miSA
chance, 1t was that which occurred to
disable the submarine Nautilus on it,
voyage across the Atlantic to reach Q
point for starting on its North Polar
expedition under the Ice. For in ell
likelihood the exhaustion Of the crafts
power and the Gripping of its machin-
cry, due to adverse weather In the At
lantic crossing. neceSsitating rescue at
sea and the taking of the submarine In
tow, mean that 1t will not be sent on
its desperately hazardous mission. If
the Nautilus could not Withstand the
stress Of open-sea conditions, 1t could
not be expected to endure the strain Of
prolonged submersion and progress
under the foes and fields. with the peril
Of disahlement from snags Of ice.
While there has been naught but ad-
miration for the pluck Of Sir Hubert
wilkins and his men who have set out
on this desperately dangerous under
taking. the wisdom Of the venture has
been generally questioned. The chances
are decidedly against success. The SCI
entific value Of the expedition Il doubt
ed. The enterprise reduces itself 10 q
spectacular stunt, almost certain to fail.
and with failure to cost the lives Of q
score of brave men. 1t is with q sense
Of distinct relief that the news IL re-
ceived that the craft Is crippled in the
course Of the FIRST leg Of the proposed
route and that the mad endeavor viii
probably have to be abandoned. Such
. failure does not reflect IN the least
upon wilkins and his men. although
the project itself does reflect upon their
Judgment.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

States population and Is larger In AREA
than six Of the States OF the Union. {.
Katherine v. Parker. president Of the
Massachusetts, Republican Women'S
Club, epigramming: IF the politics of
your community is rotten, get into 1t
and make IL BETTER
Sir Henry w. Thornton, the Indiana
born giant, who is president of the Ca
minion Parliament the other day that
he didn't know when business depres-
sion would end, but that he had a use
full formula: The accuracy OF proph-
ecy on this score will vary inversely
with the accuracy Of the prophet The
more one knows, or Is suspected Of
knowing, the more unreliable will be
the prediction"
Here's . tip for some party's ma
tional committee, or both of EN-. Step
into headquarters Of the George WASH
tngton Bicentennial Commission and
inspect the amazing baliyhoo machine
set up by that mastcr-showman of poll
tics, Representative Sol Bloom, Demo-
crat, OF New York. associate director Of
the commission. It Is the last word In
intricate detail. Il penetrateS literally
into the tiniest hamlet of the land. It
has minute cords of key men and
women in American communities with
population Of as few as two people. pro-
vided the place has . name. Bloom has
establiShed contact with every con-
celvaDie person and fact throughout the
United States which can aid in "re-
selling" George Washington to a fond
puC lorgetful country. States, counties.
municipalities, churches, lodges schools.
colleges, clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts.
Masons, knights of Columbus. BNai
BKith brethren. Moose, Ell1s, Shriners.
Rotarians, KiwanianS.-each and every
form Of American organized life. re.
CARELESS OF creed, sex, color or purpose
has been modified for the greater elorv
OF George Washington in 1882. If some
pontic1an doesn't kidnap Sol Blooms
monumental card-index for next years
PRESIDENTIAL campaign, q bet will be
overlooked. A special division Of the
organisation. in charge of q blind girl.
Is conducting Washington propaganda
Secretary Of the Navy Adams. ae-
cording to o tale now bobbine across
washington dinner tables, was rhapso-
dlSing over his recent experiences at
the naval maneuvers on the West Coast
Some one who heard him whispered to
~SAvaM BACdb ldUy. ADAMS. Vol
know, Is an ardent yachtsman. y There
upon the great lady clapped her hands
gleefully, and calculated: "Oh, good
Fernaps now we'll have sails on our
battleships!"
~ az
Now that plans have been revealed
tor raising . 100000 1872 Winter
distress fund by popular Subscription.
there's no harm In telling that az,
identical project was launched ia hirh
omcial quarters last Winter, but was
cropped. Then, as now, the desire to
set up barriers against "the dole was
the Inspiring motive. Then. too. as
now, the. responsible ofiicials of the
American Red Cross were in opposition
TO using its .far-fiung agencies for such
. purpose. Grave doubts were expressed
whether. in view of the state of the
times. SO vast q sum as 10000 900 or
500, 600 900 would be forthcoming from
the pockets Of the people, even for an
other ware war on human misery.
tcoDyriGht, 1870
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

Expert researchers, who can get you
any Information on any subject, are I'll
your command, without charge to YOU,
A 2-cent stamp win bring you q per.
sonal answer 70 any inquiry Of fact you
may make. Thousands Of newspaper
readers use this great service. Try n
today Make your inquiry, easily read
Evening star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Hasktn, director, Washing
ton, ID. G.
@. Has the amount Of mail carried by
airplaneS increased materialiy?-S. M.
A. In 1925 about 81 900 pounds OF
mail were carried, while In 1890 there
were more than $500, 900 pounds.
q. Il 1t true that all the great for
tunes In America were amassed through
real estate?-R. e. H.
A. This was true Of almost all Of the
early fortunes In this country. Indus.
try and natural resources, such rs oil,
present time.
q. How do wild ducks and geese carry
their young when migrattng?-C. M. G.
A. They do not carry their young.
The young birds are cared for until
able to fly.
@. Where was the motion picture
The White Hell Of PITT Palu" taken7-
r. r.
A. 1t was made in the Swiss Alps,
Mount Palu, by q German company.
Q. Did the World war show that the
horse is no longer an important factor
in war?-C. O.
A. Maj. Gen. Frank Parker says that
actually the World War brought out
the fact that the horse has never been
80 useful In war as he Is now. This Il
of the Artillery horse, the horses and
mules used in Signal Corps reel-carts
and pack reels, and the horses and
mules used by the supply services for
wagon and pack transportation. as well
as the pack animals used for pack ar
tillery and machine guns.
@. How is the Mason and Dixon's
Line marked?-A. M. Z.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
citation says that the Mason and
Dixon's Line Is marked by white mark
ers in the form of tablets. These mark
ers are located on all main highways,
railroads and other thoroughfares.
q. What States were the nrst to try
tick eradication?-C. D. C.
A. The Division Of Tick Eradication
says that the first States were Virginia
and North Carolina in 1906. The origin
of the arsenic dip to kill ticks is
claimed TO have been Australia. It was
used in the United States until 1911, at
which time 1t was permitted to be used
in interstate movement. This was its
first ofiicial Federal recognition.
O. How much did Millet realize for
his great picture, The Angelus" ?-T. v.
A. He sold 1t for 1900 francs-about
$3.50. Later 1t brought 100000 francs,
or about $50, 900, at auction.
G. Why will solder melt at . lower
point than Its lowest ingredient?-E
K. G.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says II
is q common phenomenon that in many
binary alloy systems the addition of one
metal to another will result in an alloy
melting at q point or in . range lower
than the melting point Of either con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15

It is not known how many handker-
chiefs Secretaries Stinson and Mellon.
on to get nrst-hand impressions OF
affairs in Europe, are taking along to
cry into. If things fsirn out too heart
rending, however, they can always send
bell-hop out for h few more--and
those little accessories are bargains
over there, anyhow.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Human Perfection.
II do not seek the perfect friend"
Said Hezekiah BingS.
I'D be afraid he might extend
A pair Of angel wings;
And when some ill-considered word
He CHANGED to hear me say,
His soul, with disapproval stirred,
Would bid him ny away
II don't expect you, sky serene,
To be forever fair.
I don't expect the same machine
To run without repair.
A mans mistakes teach him TO lend
A hand where trouble clings:
I. do not seek the perfect friend,
Said Hesekiah Bings.
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Now they have hurled 5000 separate
charges against Al Capone. 1t is hoped
they make one stick, but one Is re-
minded Of the old Western bartender
who divided the days receipts by
throwing them against the ceiling. All
that stayed there went to the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15

The ladies, from . psychological
viewpoint, are queer. Now that their
idol. Rudy vallee, has exhibited q rough
herman" streak and has become O
vagabord violinist kicker. they will
probably love him even better. MOI
will the menfolks. it must be admitted
dislike him any the more for the recent
performance.
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Cato learned Greek at the age Of eighty.
Adolph Lewisohn Of New York, two
years older than that, Is taking sing
ing lessons. 1t appears to be not too
late for George Bernard Shaw to buy
himself book on etiquette and study 1t.
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Wait Till the Rush Comesl

From the Pittsburgh Post.Gasstte.
If diamond fields have been discover
ed IN Bcrneo the ulustrious wild mar
may ind that he Is really mild and
even-temperad in comparison with some
immigrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15

Astronomers discover that certain
nebulae are receding from the earth at
the rate Of $4,000 miles second. About
the speed Of year before lasts murder
sensations,
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II used to be that one could spot
egg on his fellow mans nscktie and
tactfully inform him Of the fact, but
rot this year!
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Shutters and Shiyers.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Now that they are going TO heat our
houses by radio we are beginning to
worry about static on bliz1ardy eve
nings.
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Irony d Faie.

In battleships he sailed the blue
Mid scenes Of ocean strife.
He ventured in small canoe
And nearly lost his life.
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Aren't you angry because your hus-
band bets on the rAces7"
II don't know yet" answered young
Mrs. Torkins. II haven't heard whether
he won today or not
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p... hv c.rrier Within the City.

Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
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Reversion to the Primitive.
-. So
MorbIdIy Suspiclous.

Hiram" said Mrs. Corntossel, what
makes you keep 80 many calendars
around the house?"
1T got to be habit. For while
back q calendar seemed about the only
thing could read without suspectin'
there was some kind of propaganda
In It,"
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"some men," said Uncle Eben. "ain,
satisfied to eat de bread Of idleness.
Dey sists on pie an cake
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Am Other States and Canada.
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rhe VIII Of the PeopIe.

INC VIII OA tnD CVPhSs
"of course, you have q mind Of your
OWN"
II hope So" replied Senator Sorghum:
"at the same time I've got to remember
that while am supposed to make the
speeches. my constituents represent the
real intellectual authority"
Jud Tunkins says there have been
enough fine commencement speeches
to keep the world runnin' right forever
IL people, would only pay attention
to EN-.
Reversion to the Primitive.
How can we make all men disarm7
In Hamlet's language, there's the rub!
When gun and swords can do no harm,
Some one is sure to grab q club.
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Tammany Democrats would like to
do little investigating OF Republic
about q congressional inquiry into the
conduct Of the Republican prohibition
administration, particularly In New
York City, the Tammany Democrats
feel that they may divert attention per-
haps from the inquiry Of their own
conduct Of the city's government Any
way, the Tammany Democrats are
clamcring now for prohibition inquiry,
Of the Treasury Department. How
much support they can get in the House
for such an inquiry remains to be seen.