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Borrowing A Billion.

II Is Of course, no more than 4 &C.
Incidence that Immediately after the
British financial crisis was NIT b.
American and French credits to thu
Bank Of England to stabilize sterling"
the Treasury Of the United States
thouid fnd IL necessary to call for a
loan Of s1.l00.ooo. 600 II meet a deficit
In revenues. There is no connection
whatsoever between the tao. There is.
In fact, no similarly between the tTo
situations. beyond the fact that the ma
t.onal revenues Of the United States arc
for the moment inadequate to meet the
expenditures, while the British ffieul Y
arises cut Of the lack Of budget balance.
This Treasury announcement of two
ieans-tosether making Sl.100. 600 900
in two separate lots. with different rates
Of interests accompanied by an eX-
issues are designed 10 curtail the VOL
unne OF outstanding short term notes
while enlarging the volume Of the long
term certificates. This means shift
Of the center OF gravity Of the national
debt somewhat 1t furthermore sisni-
fes a suspension OF the policy OF antici-
rating maturities for the earlier extin-
kllishmsnt Of the national debt due to
the Great War
This present borrowing is specih ally
made necessary by the falling of in
Federal revenues. particularly these
from income taxes. The Government
Is now feeling the depression in terms
OF curtailed revenues just as the tax
PAYERS themselves have felt the diminu-
ton Of revenues through shortened
etipends and dividends The average
81 Individual income has been lassened
curing the pas two years The Gov
eminent now feels the effect OF that
siorinkase
There are two ways OF meeting such
condition, b. increasing the tax rates
in the hope OF getting a larger volume
o: revenue. or by curtailing expendl-
lures. In the immediate situation, with
Congress out OF session. nothing can be
done in either direction. Economies
which can b. practiced in administra-
ton are so slight as to be immstsrial
Tax rates cannot be administratively
changed, The Treasury situation re-
duires early action, far earlier than
could be effected through congressional
considers ton and enactment.
In . way this transaction will be lit
tie more than a matter of bookkeep-
ing" at the Treasury. The offerings Of
certificates are certain to be heavily
orersubscribed, perhaps as greatly as
vas the Spring issue of $500, 600, 900,
which was eight times in demand. The
interest rates rendered are low, three
per cent for the tventy-four-yesr ma
turity bonds and one and one-eighth
per cent for the twelye-month certifi-
Gates. This is the day OF cheap money"
Cash in great abundance is available,
even at the low rates the Treasury now
states. It is good national banking to
take advantage Of this condition TO
spread the debt, while enlargng it
temporarily, at the lowest rates known
In many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Russell adopted this and used II for
subsequent work.
Q. How old is English calico?-B.C.P.
A. Prints and calico are Of great an
tiquity. but the printed cotton clote
which is highly calendered and know
as calico in England, appears TO has
been FIRST developed, to q point approx
inating its present perfection. In the
eighteenth. century.
@. OF what class Of society was Capt
John Smith. the Virginia colonist?-
L. s.
A. His parents occupied the social
position Of tenants on an English
estate.
@. Who said. England was made by
adventurers. not by its Government"
j. G.
A. This is attributed to Gen Charles
Gordon, better known az Chinese
of Khartum.
Q. Is Carlsbad Cavern q government
reServation?-L. D.
A. Carlsbad Cavern Is a national
monument under the supervision of the
National Park Service. II was created
October as. 1923. It contains 1922
acres These limestone caverns are Of
extraordinary proportion and Of I'M
usual beauty.
@. How many days Of the year are.
in one place or another. holidays
p. w.
A. OF the 365 days in the year, 2ss
are bank or public holidays In one
country or another. People engaged
in international transactions find 1t
necessary TO keep track Of them all.
O. What Is Jenny Lind bottle7-
r. M.
A. The Jenny Lind bottle was bottle
with q globulsr body and long slender
neck. originated in 1880 when Jenny
Lind came to America The bottles
were first decorated with her picture.
but later other designs were substi-
| tuted.
g; Who invented the streamlin.
shcll?-F. T. S.
A. The streamline projectile vas de-
ueloped and first perfected BY an Eng
lishman. Sir Joseph Wittworth in 1855
The French have used the streamIine
projectile since 1893. II was used BY
this country during the World War.
@. How far from Washington is Presi-
dent 5oorer,s Rapidam camp?-R. A,
highway 1t is 96': miles over one road
and 1907 miles over another.
Q. How did it happen that a Kansas
Judge sentenced Legs Diamond in New
York "A. NJ. q.
A. Judge Richard J. Hopkins was
sitting as a guest juriSt in the Federal
District Court OF the Southern District
OF New York in which the case vas
tried.
Q. Does any State have a population
Of less than two people 10 the square
mile Of ares?-B. n.
A. Parts OF several States have
population OF less than two persons
per square mile. and almost all Of
Nevada IS so shown in the 1880 Gen.
sus report.
O. How long is the Hinalavan noun
tain ranEe?-J K
A. About 1850 miles.
@. Do many veterans Of the World
War take the Civil Service examina-
ton? IN. NJ
A. In an examination in which ie..
900 competed about 100 were entitled
to veterans preference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Reduction I'M Number
OF Counties Advocated

From the Oklahoma City Times.
Realization CT thu fact that there are
too many counties is gaining widespread
recognition. In a recent issue the lola
tKsns) Register demands that Kansas
counties be reduced to one-helf their
present number. Greater efficiency in
government would be attained we're
there not more than one -fourth as
MANY The Kansas paper also Advo-
Gates the abolition of township govern
ment entirely. Oklahoma snd other
States OF the Nation should encourage
action fer this reform Our system of
county government is notably wasteful
and ineficient, and present counties
were organized In the horse and buggy
era. With modern highways and motor
transportation, one county seat might
well serve four times as much territory
as it does.
These facts are generally accepted,
. but long campaign Of educa ton will
be needed to bring about the relief
from taxation that might be thus at
tanned. Every county oficial is a poll
tician. and their opposition to such Q
movement Is formidable. There is also
something Of civic pride in being q
resident Of the county seat, which many
will refus: to yield for the benefit Of
consolidation. Yet the saving possible
under more efficient system is worth q
struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

This Is a special department devoted
to the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza.
ton in Washington to serve you in any
capacity that relates to information
Write your question, your name arc
your address clearly and inclose cents
in coin or stamps for reply. Send to Thu
Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. C.
O. When will the last ma ior league
games be played this season.. M. r
A. On Sunday. September ~.
O. What is the most expensive wild
animal in ZOOS or menageries?-T. r
A. The Indian rhinoceros. The diffi-
Guilty in capturing this animal and
keeping it alive makes it cost from
$4,000 to $4,000.
@. For whom was the month Of
August named?-E. W.
! A. 1t was named for Augustus Caesar
by the Roman Senate. II previously
had been called Sextilis. July had been
named for julius Caesar, and Augustus
thought he should have equal honor.
@. Whatever became Of the priz.-
fighter, Kid Mccoy? Is he de,d?-
w. C. p.
A. Mccoy is serving . sentence In
the San Quentin. Calf Penitentiary
for killing woman.
Q. What causes rain to fall?-H
A. G.
A. DR.. Humphreys OF the Weather
Bureau has presented an explanation in
which he states that the actual falling
Of rain results from the fact that addi-
tional condensation takes place on the
drops OF water already formed and sus-
pended in the cloud. They grow in
size and become too heavy to be re-
tanned In the air and fall down as rain
@. How many kinds Of goldenrod
grow in the United Ststes?-C. A.
A. There sre about 1873 varieties oi
soldenrod. most of which are found in
this country. They are cross-fertilized
by butterflies and bees, and are typical
insect pollinated plants. The pollen
gives a positive hayfever reaction, but
not being Vind-borne. can cause hay
fever only upon direct inhalation.
@. How can q person make sterilized
gauze AT home?-E. T.
A. The Public Health Service says
that gauZe can be sterilized by boiling
for Is or 20 minutes 1T tempers ture
OF 2l2 F. or by heating in an oven
at this same temperature for this same
length Of time.
@ What was the Orphan Brigade?-
A. II. D.
A. This name was given to the LIST
Brigade Of the Kentucky Militia during
the Civil War. which on account q
boundary dispute was cut of from its
original base.
O. What are the words which ex-
press the property Of substances 70 be
magnetized toward or away from .
magnet?-C. J. c..
A. Those which are magnetized IN
a direction opposite to the magnetic
field are diamagnet!c; those attracted
to the magnet are paramagnetic.
a. Why is George w. Russell called
! A. EFF. H.
A. The letters A. Z. have been used
as pen name by Mr.. Russell. Irish
! essayist, pnilanthropist and speaker. fol
a great many years. His earliest liter
airy effort was signed AEon. The printer
could not decipher his handwriting
so set up only the first two letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Record Breaking Air Training.

Records are being broken in aviation
In more than the relation between dis
, lance flown and the time required fol-
/ only smssher OF marks. Up at the
, Curtiss Airport, on Long Island, a new
, bit OF record-breaking is being done In
the length OF time required for the ef-
, day the shortest time in which caoa =
BILE airman was turned out was three
hours and twenty minutes. In that
lapse OF time the finished product OF
pilotsge was produced from raw mate
rial. The new record is two hours and
twenty minutes. Exactly one hour has
been cut from the score.
1t is not explained in the dispatch
which tells this tale OF new speed
, whether an effort is being made by
airleld trainers to score lower and
lower marks. It is. however set forth
that the young woman, nineteen years
of age, was actually ready for a solo
fight seventy-siX minutes after her in
struction began but she was not allowed
TO take the stick until she had been
given an hour and four minutes more
OF drill.
This sugg SITS that the day will come,
perhaps soon, when over the gates OF
the airports where instruction service
is maintained will appear signs reading
somewhat as follows: PILOTS developed
while you wait; licenses guaranteed
within two hours or money refunded"
Will there be some recording and per-
nit anting authority at hand at all
times to certify to the proficiency OF
the applicant for flying warrant? Will
it be possible to engage an instructor at
nine O'Clock in the morning, get Ii
cenSe at eleven and buy a machine
within the next hour and by noon go
soaring off home?
Seriously, however, 1t is important TO
bring to note the question OF public
security if air pilotage is to become a
matter OF such ease and facility. It
used to be said in the early DAYS OF
aviation that the development OF the
plane was chiehy a question of the
development OF tn. flyer. Nowadays, 1t
would seem, the pilots are ahead Of the
machines, with all the advance that
has been made in plane perfection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Vocally Overwhelmed.

You say that man has no con-
sciencc?"
Well" replied Farmer Corntossel
"mebbe I oughtn't to say that. But If
he mas one, it can't be much use to
him. They say conscience is a still,
small voice, an the way he talks woult!
keep it drowned out all the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Studied SuperficiaIities.

There were some things in youl
speech that didn't quite understand
Probably" replied Senator Sorghum.
Those were probably the topics re-
ferred to in a confident, offhand way
so as to avoid disclosing that 1 don't
understand EN-, either"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Thoughts and Words.

Il always think twice before speak, y
said the loquacious person.
L should think" replied Miss Cay
enne, that you would have to think
oftener than that in order to think OF
so many different ways to say the same
thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Manufacturers OF firearms depend to
large extent on customers with whom
they would not care to associate. So
did the manufacturers CT intoXicants.
Where profit is concerned financial re-
sponsibility is often considered while
moral responsibility is neglected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Eggs Good for Audience.

From the LynchburE News.
The Richmond Times Dispatch is
authority for the statement that some
body wishes TO know whether eggs are
good for singers. We don't know. but
II they are ripe enough ard the aim is
good they are often good for the audi
ence. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

When there is business to be trans
acted with the undcrworld. such, for
instance. as the restoration OF citizen
held for ransom, Csponc is found to
be sn affsb!e and obliging person BY
promoting transactions of this kind
and establishing himself ss sole agent
for negotiations. I've may hope to
assume so much importance that even
the law will be persuaded to deferentisl
forbe rance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Workmanship

THAT was a Wild pitch" said one fan
"Mebbe it was" replied the other
but it was a good shot. 1t hit the
umpire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Passengers on the DO-X spent part
of the time dancing Even the most
extra ordinary experiences may in a
short time become so familiar that
ments TO help the hours 10 pass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Announcement by Chancellor OF the
Exchequer Philip SnoUden that he will
retire from public life must be accepted
- automatically defining a present m
tention. However, as conditions shift
and call for renewed effort by we'll
known man, public life may BE- found
IS hard to relinquish as it was orig
inally hard to attain
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Immune.

From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
Gambling houses in France say they
can't make any money, because their
taxes are so high. That's one thing
that never troubles gambling houses in
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Rat. b, Carrier Within TIE City.
Rate BY MajI-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
An Other State. and Canada.
Member Of tn. Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exchsiyelr erti'Itd
- the use for republication 81 all news oit-
pateh.s credited to II or not otheTsise cred
ited ~ rhis paper .snd also the ,ncal new;
euhiished herein. All rights of HDbncatlo1 81
epseial dispatches herein are also Ieserred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Taxpayers Rights.

From the Indianapolis News.
The rights Of taxpayers are now bsinE
defined in preparation for making bud
gets. including. perhaps, the eight 70
keep q little of their own nione&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Cant. Hawks Problem.

From the Miami Daily News.
What puzzles good many persons
IS where this man HAWKS finds ell
those records that he takes delight in
breaking. .....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
The Sunrise.

1t is the glory Of each cline,
Yet fraught with disappointment deep
1t always happens at a time
When everybody wants to sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

When England and the U. S. A. en-
gage IN transactions involving financial
credit there Is no fear that some mis-
su:ded comm,ntato tor will revive the ref
erence to Uncle Shylock" Between
those who believe in franknesS and fair
pay every deot is made in friendship
and becomes a debt OF honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Purgatory Localized.

From the Toledo Blade.
Instead Of hell being abolished. as
proposed q few years ago, it has been
localized to various cities and COM
munities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Cuba Not Alone.

From the Glendale News-Prcss.
It seems to be fact that Cuba has
not the br: ms for successful self-gov-
eminent But what country has?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

At present the man who tries to fol-
Low the good old advice, tell your
troubles to a policeman" may OCCASION
ally bnd the policeman inattentive be-
cause OF troubles OF his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Gratitude said Uncle Eben, lis
what a man allus thinks somebody
else ought to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

dry domination Of the G. o. P. are
Massachusetts, Illinois New York. New
jersey, and now-it looks 10 be spread
ing to the Pacific Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Literature h,s become commercial
lied 10 such a degree that the author
of Coins Financial School inevitably
falls under the suspicion OF running
for President IN order to put his book
back into the best-scller cla-s. Aside
from its abstruse calculations, the work
has its merits. II contains neither
direct scandal nor eossipy differences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
Tip for Turf Fans.

From the Louisville Times
Experience has proven that the only
horse on which 1t is safe to put yo,rf
shirt IL o clothes horse. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

Lindbereh is not disclosing his future
itinerary in detail There will prcb-
ably be enough natural obstacles with
out inviting additional Interruptions in
the form CT ovations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

The Evening Star Newspaper Compa ny
Business once:
18th 81. and PennSylv ania ave
Eev York Once: lln East 42no 81.
ChicaEe Once: Lake MICHIGAN Building.
European once IA Regent ~. London
England,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

O. How far from Washington is Presi-
dent Hoover'S Rapidam camp?-R. A.
A. BY airline it is 80 miles. Bv
highway 1t is 96i: miles over one road
and 1901. miles over another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

g. Who invented the streamline
SHELF z. S.
A. The streamline projectile vas de-
reloped and first perfected BY an Eng
lishman. Sir Joseph Wittwortfl in 1855
The French have used the streamIine
projectile since 1898 It was used BY
this country during the World War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

@. Whatever became Of the prizs-
fighter, Kid Mccoy? Is he desd?-
w. c. b.
A. Mccoy Is serving . sentence In
the San Quentin, Calf, Penitentiary
for killing a woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31


Hoover easily. However. this story OF
the Vermonters and their visit to WASH
ington is only another evidence of the
fact that the next ten months will see
many efforts to get the former President
into the field, partly because some of
the Republicans believe he would be a
strong candidate next year and partly
because opponents OF Mr.. Hoover wish
to weaken him with the G. o. p. and
with the voters by suggesting that an
other Republican would run better than
the President.
-
When Senator Charles L. McNary of
OREGON recently declared that he ia
vored A resubmission OF the eighteenth
amendment to the voters he gave ex-
preston to a developing sentiment on
the Pacific Coast. The Senator did not
declare himself against prohibition.
But the ardent drys are stoutly against
resubnnission of the eighteenth amend
ment. They have what they want and
they see no reason for taking any
chances In the matter. even though
they insist that If the amendment were
resubmitted it would win overWhelm-
ingly. In the third Oregon district,
normally Republican, Representative
Charles H. Martin. a Democrat. de-
claring himself against the eighteenth
amendment, was elected last Fall. His
wetness was not the only issue. to be
sure, but 1t has been held that 1t aided
him materially in Portland and some
of the wetter territory. Senator Nc
Nary is one of the most astute of the
Republican politicians in public life to-
day. Whatever the Republican ma
tional platform and the Republican
candidate for President may say about
prohibition, or not say. next year, it Is
fast becoming apparent that the Re-
publican party in many Of the States
does not intend to be hooked to the
water wagon any longer. Among the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

O. For whom was the month OF
August named?-E. W.
A. 1t was named for Augustus Caesar
by the Roman Senate II previously
had been called Sextilis. July had been
named for julius Caesar, and Augustus
thought he should have equal honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31

O. How did it happen that Kansas
Judge sentenced Legs Diamond in New
York?-A. NJ. q.
A. Judge Richard J. Hopkins was
sitting as a guest jurist In the Federal
District Court OF the Southern District
OF New York, in which the case vas
tried
The Alaskan., 1931-04-10

.ngs their ballots for other thar Alaska candidates.
 The problem today in Al-SEA, as elsewhere, is to maintain a standard of wages that will give the greatest purchasing power so that there will be an equili- brlum between supply and de- mand in the labor market. In a large measure, American pros perity has been built on such 3 system. If maintenance of the wage scale results in increased purchasing power then those who are employed and interest:
 which benefit thereby, should stand together insisting that the oJandards be not changed nol
 local labor displaced by cheap CT foreign labor-the migratory
 homeless wanderer, here today gone tomorrow.
The Alaskan., 1931-04-10
THE RED HERRING

We are not certain of the or igin of the red herring industry. According to one authority net many years back, it was common practice to drag a dead cat, and 'in case of necessity" a red her ing along the trail to throw the fox-hunting dogs off the scent.
 Red herrings today are freel.' used by politicians to befuddle the minds of voters thereby making it easier to draw atten- tion away from real issues.
 Such is the Boyle literacy law. t talks in high-sounding terms If raising the standard of quail 1cations of voters and the dan Ser of domination of Alaska $ affairs by so-called ignorant !oterS.
 The real issue in the Boyle
 measure is Shall the Indian par ticipate in the management of Alaska's government or not. In lection times, MT. Boyle sought Indian votes, begged, pleaded and promised fair government in return for the vote.
 The real issue Is Shall Alaska
 lave a decent, fair literacy law or shall it continue to have only such unfair, elastic, discrimina tory propositions as he proposes We demand enactment of the New York law in Alaska. There IS no more severe literacy re- 1uirement in any state of the Union-BUT, it is a fair law. Ii MT. Boyle is honest in his in tentions to raise the standard o1 qualifications, he will himself propose this amendment, but we do not believe that he will ever permit such an amendment.