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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

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Q. Who were the Praying colonels'--
A. The foot ball team of Centre Col
lege at Danville, KY, was known as the
Praying Colonies.
@. What city owns the largest Amer
lean flag?--H. NJ.
A. Canton. Ohio. It was first I'M
furled in front of President McKinley's
home, then dedicated and turned over
to the custody of the Chamber Of Com
merce August 5, 1915.
@. Who invented the automatic sprin-
kler?-J. A.
A. The first automatic sprinkler of
which we find record was patented in
England in 1928 by Ambrose Godfrey
q CL1cInISJ II ~ IeleIEe0 W III OA6u-
ley's Weekly Messenger November q
1929. The first automatic device using
water through system of pipes was
devised by John Carey in 1906.
@. How far does the City of New
York extend north and south?-T. H.
A. Including the five boroughs, It has
an extreme length of SO miles.
Q. What proportion of the world sup-
ply of naval stores comes from the
Southern United StateS?-M. G.
A. Nine-tenths of the naval stores
used throughout the world comes from
the pine belt in the South The terri
tory embraces about 10000 square
miles.
@. Can a fire start from spontaneous
combustion?-W. F. B.
A. The origin of fire by spontaneous
combustion Is an accepted fact. When
ever oxygen combines with anything
heat is produced. In some cases the
oxidation takes place very slowly and
no heat or light is observed, so that
rags. cotton waste saturated with GER
tain oils, newspapers, straw and many
similar materials give of heat of sum
cient amounts to reach the kindling
point Of the materials, which then burst
into name. The loss OF many farm
buildings is laid to spontaneous COM
bustion Of hay.
@. How long ago did our Army stop
shooting men who were sentenced to
death by court j. M.
A. The practice was discontinued
about the time of the Civil War.
@. Why isn't the letter ~" used in
naming streets?-R w. H.
A. 1t is believed that 1t would lead
to confusion. since it is quite similar
to the letter "I''' and follows it In the
alphabet.
@. Is 1t known what caused the &C
cident in which Maj. Henry Segrave
was killed in a speedboat?-E. e.
A. The following statement was
made by Lord Brecknock, president of
the Marine Motor Association and pub
lished in the newspapers at that time:
Subsequently 1t has been learned that
20 minutes after the disaster the water
logged branch of a tree, approximately
20 feet long and inches in diameter,
was picked up IS yards of the stern of
the boat. and. as near as can be esti-
mated, on its direct path. This could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
An Analysis of. the Estimates.

An AndIyblS OI- INC 6SbAM0tCS'
The Commissioners consideration Of
the estimates for the 1888 fiscal year
resolves itself to much more than q
cut-and -dried process of making both
ends meet. On the one hand there is
Q set of figures, designedly large, rep
resenting the optimistic expectations OF
the various department heads. On the
other are the careful computations by
the auditor CT the money that will be
available under the existing system of
dividing expenses between the District
and Federal governments. Something
resembling a balance between the two
ceipts fall of as national revenue re-
ceipts have fallen, it will not be easy to
strike the balance.
Some of the trade organizations that
heretofore joined the Commissioners in
the annual review Of the preliminary
estimates and suggested where and how
the cuts should be brought about have
dropped the practice as futile. Whether
the Citizens Advisory Council will con-
tinue its work Of going over the esti-
mates and submitting recommendations
remains to be seen, in view Of the agi-
tation within the Federation of Citi-
Xens' Associations for the abolition of
the council as at present constituted.
For the most part, relatively few citi-
Sens take an active interest in the sum
total Of the figures and few Of them
know what they mean.
Instead of announcing, after their
study of the preliminary estimates, the
approximate totals in figures represent
ing the budget this year, 1t would be
interesting and worth while for the
Commissioners to take the taxpayers
into their confidence to the extent of
explaining what the budget will repre-
sent in the way Of city development.
Shall the Capital be able to continue
an adequate program Of development
with the funds allotted arbitrarily I'M
der the present system Of fiscal rela-
tons and with decreasing local revenue?
Has the budget reached the stage, or Is
It approaching the point where it repre-
sents for the most part the mere cost
Of normal maintenance? Does the
approximate one-third Of the general
tax fund set aside for the schools mean
that the schools are receiving what
they need, or is 1t adequate only to the
extent of being a traditional proportion
Of other city expenses? Shall the Dis
trict be able this year to continue work
or TO begin work on certain long time
programs OF expansion in various de-
partments, or are the programs to re-
main PAPER programs?
1t would be enlightening to have
from the Commissioners a general state
rnent analysing the budget in relation
TO the recognized needs of the city.
Such an analysis would be Of value in
connection with the studies of the fiscal
relations problem now under way and it
could be made, 1t Is believed, without
violating any of the rules of secrecy
that surround the general compilation
of budgetary estimates. This years es-
Inmates. compared with revenue avail
ability, may show more clearly than
those Of other years the unfsirly large
proportion Of city expenses that has
been showed on local taxpayers, and the
results Of working q good horse too
hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

, From Detroit emanates a rumor
that Comedians Altrock and Schacht
have had a disagreement; are looking
at each other askance and are re-
luctant to pair up in stunts. Fans
need not be too depressed; Weber and
Fields, better fun-makers and more
temperamental, came tcgether again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

to put one foot before another along
the interminable way of becoming more
human. and more humane, and more
able for themselves. and those who are
coming after. MiStakeS-oh, innumer-
ablel But think. II you can, of O. more
stupendous spectacle than that Of
great racial impulse toward advance.
It seems to me that this is a good time
to study Russia. Oh. no, neither for
agreement nor for disagreement Just
to know. A very clear and penetrating
study. Most interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

John Masefeld, British poet laureate,
on arrival at Constantinople tells
eager newspaper interview:rs that he
honestly considers Mustapha Kemals
Turkeys president, a greater man than
Benito Mussolini. If he sticks to this
system John should have , pleasant
trip, provided he is not contemplating
q return by way of Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

The Prince of Wales, travelling i'm
perial supersslesman, just returned
from South America, meets at Birming-
ham with great British business execu-
tives to display with pride, his order
book. Many humber man in q
similar job keenly envies him fos the
fact that no demand Is made to zee his
expense account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

1t seems that Charlie Chaplin's visit
abroad was net such bowling success
after all. Apparently he hurt the feel
ings Of the Duke Of Connaught, and
many Englishmen hurt his feelings, and
he wishes he had stayed home Some
one ought to mail him the famous
linz, Laugh and the world laughs
with you: weep, and you weep alone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

Royal matrimonial reports from Ru-
mania are as confusing and contra
dictort as bulletins of trends" In busi-
ness and the stock market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

The Other Fellow.
The other fellow is the chap
Who fills our hearts with woe;
We execute q moral map
And show him where to go.
We tell him what he ought to eat
And what he ought to drink;
And, just to make the scheme complete
We tell him what to think.
The other fellow does the same.
We scarcely realize
That each of us some one will name
AS careless Oh unwiSe.
Himself each citizen neglects,
And does the best he can
To bear up with his own defects
And curb his fellow man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

The old saying caught like a rat in
trap" strongly descriptive as it is,
must give way to the modern, caught
in zippers that won't unzip."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

A New York matron lost a $50, 900
pearl necklace while on shopping ex-
petition. Well, tEat is just too bad,
say the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
And One FARO Arha.

from the Springfield (Mass) Union.
Some one maintains, in effect. that
there are 5000 different recipes for
long life. What ha actually said was
that there are 5000 c.nt.narians IN
this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
Am Other Statea and Canada.
Memher al the Associated Prese.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 tine use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

Queen Helen. affronted, tells King
Carol he can parade his tin soldiers by
himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

Rate by MaiI-PayabI- \ Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

TnOuentS.
With probkms strange this life Is
fraught,
And haste will seldom thrive.
Some things require q second thought.
And some need four or five.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

de man dat wants 70 talk all de
time" said Uncle Ebsn, doesn't give
hissef a chance to pick up enough
information to make his talk wuf
listenin To-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
The OueStIOners,

IHc QuCoIIUNCKBs
MY children ask more questions in
an hour than I could answer in a
week." confessed the worried looking
man.
YES" replied Senator Sorghum, but
they're not in . position to defeat you
in an election II you don't succeed IN
guessing the precise answers they want
to hear"
Jud Tunkins says the dif1culty about
getting even with an enemy is that the
enterprise is likely to leave you with a
lot OF new ones on your hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
More Picturesque Calculation.

MOFe PICTURESQUE OdIcuIAEIOH.
us your boy Josh much help around
the farm"
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel. He
manages to make farmin' more in
terestin' than it was by usin' algebra
to figger out the losses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
Rapid Results,

The gardener goes forth anew
And plants a tiny seed with care,
And later on is called TO view
A lovely burdock growing there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
The Ninety and Nine Per Cent.

The Ninety and Nine Per Cent.
You used to refer to your wife rs
your better half"
II have revised my fractions" replied
Mr.. Meekton. Il don't feel as II /
represented more than / per cent OF
the combination"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12
Rate by Carrier Within the City.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

The Daily Mail. London lee cream
Is now in the category Of those things
which have their own annual eNhihi-
Li1n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

@. What can be used TO paint faded
awnings?-D. D.
A. A good oil color thinned with
turpentine to the consistency Of water
is used in painting awnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

@. What IS Marie DreSsler's real
name? Where was she born?-M. Z. G.
A. Her name is Leila Koerber. She
was born in Cobourg. Ontario, Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

Q. Are more patents taken out In
this country than in others?-G. r.
A. About one-third of the patents
OF the world are American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

O. What kind Of animal Is the eyra7
r. T. S.
A. The ezra Is South American
wild cat.
@. How many different kinds Of fish
are there?-B. F. d.
A. OF the true fishes, or Pisces, there
are about 10000 living species.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

O. How far does the City of New
York extend north and south?-T. H.
A. Including the five boroughs, 1t has
an extreme length of SO miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-12

@. Was Patrick Henry's father an
educated man?-C. A. s.
A Hi; father. John Henry, Q well
educated Scotchman, was the presiding
judge Of the Hanover court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-13
VAUDEVILLE AND DRAMA ID UNITE
 WITH FILM PL AY
"Roamers" on Stage and Skelly on Screen at
 Coliseum Tuesday

Both stage and screen will con- tribute to make an entertaining program at the Coliseum theatre Tuesday night. The Roamers, a troupe of singers, dancers and dra- n.atic performers, will appear in person in vaudeville acts and in a comedy sketch. Men Are All Like That featuring Hal Skelly and Doris Hill, will be the photoplay attraction.
 The Roamers arrived in Juneau yesterday on their chartered yacht Phroso from Vancouver, B. c. On their voyage North they gave per formances at several British Col umBoia and Southeast Alaska towns.
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JUNEAU BAND
 ASSISTS ELKS

The Juneau Elks and Juneau City Band, as well as several hun dred citizens, welcomed the Elks aboard the Prince Henry when they arrived here last evening from the recent Grand Lodge convention held in Seattle
 Headed by Exalted Ruler M. s. Jorgensen, Secretary M. H. Sides, J. L. Gray and 30 other local Elks, the local delegation followed the band to the Admiral Line dock The band played lively airs, await ing the arrival of the Henry and then when everything was again set, the parade was back to Elks Hall with the visitors and their wives or sweethearts in the line of march. Open house prevailed at the Elks Club for the visitors, who pronounced the Juneau Elks royal entertainers and greeters.
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CITY CRID|R0N INSTALLED AT
 COST OF s2,OOQ
Need of Improvement Is Evidenced by its Im-
 mediate Use

At cost of approximately $2,000 marine gridiron has been built by the city at the upper municipal float. The improvement is now in use by three halibut boats, which are undergoing overhauling and painting.
 Installation of the gridiron re- quired 10 days time. One hundred and eighty piling, including the leaning and piling, were necessary. There are two ways, one 136 feet long, which affords room for three boats of ordinary size at the same time, and the other, 40 feet long, which can take, two. The gridiron thus can provide accommodations for five boats at the same time.
 Near Machine Shop
 The gridiron is at the rear Of the Charles c. Warner Company. Tn the immediate future a hoist will be erected by the Warner Company so that engines can be lowered into and installed in boats cred into boats on the gridiron.
 "The gridiron fills a long-felt want" said Mayor Thomas B. Jud- son, who supervised its construc- ton. Heretofore boats requiring repairs or overhaul either beached themselves as best they could in the neighberhood of Juneau or went to Petersburg or Ketchikan
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CAPITOL BILLS WALLACE BEERY
 FOR TOMORROW
'Millie , with Twelvetrees Shows for Last
 Times Tonight

"Mllie," starring Heler Twelve trees, will be shown for the last times tonight at the Capitol thea tre. Way for Sailor with Wallace Beery, Polly Moran, JohA Gilbert and Jim Fully in the cast, will be the attraction tomorrow night.
 Tn Willie" Miss Twelyetrees proves that her success in pie lures has not been due to her beauty alone. In her portrayal of t!.e fiery-haired heroine of this photoplay she is required to age IS years from the beginning of the picture to the close. She is shown first as a small town beauty just out of school, then as a sophisticated NewYorker and finally in the dra- rnatic climax, when she faces the villain to save the honor of her daughter, as a middle-aged woman
 Remarkable Age Changes
 The entme change, which leaves the impression that she has ageG without Haunting it with grey wigs and such. is achieved by Miss Twelvetrees by q process of elimi'. nation As she grows older cer- tain portions of her makeup are left off and the camera does the rest. It is interesting to note the strange reaction of the camera in this process. Miss Twelvetrees is actually a young woman but leav ing off certain portions of her IT akeup tbe camera changes her youthful face to a startling degree.
 Realistic Background
 For Way for a Sailor" mari time romance, Director Sam Wood provided the players with a grip ping ba ckground of Liverpool docks, sordid waterfront saloons, dripping river fogs, battered ocean tramps, shipwrecks and rescues al seq that climax the exciting action of the story.
 Gilbert is the hero who goes down to the sea in ship in which Beery is the bosun's mate. Fully rounds out a roliicking trio oi shipmates.
 Leila Hyams Has Lead
 Leila Hyams is the leading wom- ar. playing the part of the Eng lish girl who tries to match the lure of the sea in holding her sail or sweetheart. Polly Moran and 7. ris Lloyd complete the cast as waterfront wastrels of doubtful morals, if any.
 Throughout the picture there is alw avs evident the influence of the sea, the roarings and poundings oI waves and surf adding dramatic emphasis.
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Action of Nor,uay Is
 Protested
Danes Register Complaint on Ocupation of
 Greenland

COPENHAGEN, July 13.-Com- plaint against the Norwegian oc- cupation of Eastern Greenland, ad- dressed to the Permanent Court of International Justice, at the Hague has been made by the Danish Gov ernment.
 The complaint alleges Norwegian hunters, in flying their flag over the section last month and proc lamation by King Haakon of occu- patton constitute a violation of the Danish rights.
 The note pleads the occupation be declared null and void.
 Public feeling here is intense and there has been much press comment that the Government has been too friendly and easy in the controversy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-13
THEATRES GIVE FINE PROGRAMS BOTH STAGE AND SCREEN LURE
RUSSIAN CHORUS WILL BE HEARD
 AGAIN TONIGHT
Success of First Perform ance Brings Another
 at Coliseum

Such marked success was achieved by the Royal Russian Chorus in its concert last evening at the Coli scum Theatre that the organization was booked by the management of the playhouse for special matinee this afternoon and for another per- formance this evening. The doors sof the theatre tonight will open at z o'clock and the program will be- gin at 8.
 The Chorus was scheduled for a matinee yesterday afternoon, but the troup arrived in Juneau too late to keep the engagement. They came here in their chartered yacht Harmony They were greeted by a crowded house last evening.
 Six Good Dancers
 Although the Chorus is famous for its vocal harmony its work is not confined to singing, as the members are very versatile. Half a dozen dancers are included in the organization, and for some of the dance numbers a group of six 1 furnishes orchestral accompani- ments on the balaika, queer shaped, but beautiful sounding Russian in struments resembling the American mandolins, guitars and banjos.
 Chief among the accomplished soloists is Mademoissele Mara Sla- viansky, daughter of Princess Mar garita Agreneva Slayiansky, con- ductor of the Chorus, who in addi- tion to being a genuine Russian Princess, with historic back ground, is a comedy young woman, with a rich dramatic soprano voice Celebrated Basso Profundo
 One of the most interesting members of the Chorus, is Ivan Butenoff, celebrated basso profun- do who has sung with the Chorus for more than 30 years. The great Metropolitan Opera basso, Chalia- pin, who has delighted America with his glorious voice and rare artistry, is a close friend of Butte noff; in fact, many years ago when Chaliapin was member of the Slayiansky Chorus, they were room mates.
 Princess Maragarita Slaviansky conductor of the Chorus, and one of the few internationally recog-
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where gridiron or marine way fa- cilities are available. Any boat needing engine installation had to go to Ketchikan.
 The gridiron can cradle five boats at once, and the crafts, en- tirely exposed at low tide, can be subjected to any sort of work. When the Warner Company erects it's hoist, engines can be easily low cred into boats on tn egridiron.
 The necessity for the improve ment is evidenced in it's quick use by crafts of the Juneau fishing fleet"
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Members of Troupe

AAlC OOlllkJdlly lllS4uACo 4ld1i V. Willis, ventriloquist and vocalist; Peg Willis, singer; the Pierce Twins. Lillian and Marjorie, novel- |ty dancers and harmony singers; Dot Pierce, singer and character comediene; John Duffy, dancer and musician comedian; Phyllis Duffy, singer and character performer, ana Hal Lane, pianist. musical di- rector.
 All the players appear in vaudc- Vile acts and all take part in the comedy entitled "The End of a Perfect Day"
 The photoplay, Men Are Like That" is Paramount's screen yer sion, broadened in thought and scope, of the successful stage hit by George Kelly, "The Show-Off." As Aubrey Piper, Hal Skelly has straight-comedy role.
 Regular Four FIusher Gusty, back-slapping, clustering Aubrey Piper is a typical figure the four -flusher. He knows every body, butts in everywhere, fixes everything and, by good luck and sheer brass, climaxes the story iu a happy ending.
 As a $3250 a week clerk, Piper talks on automobiles, oeean-g going yachts and country estates until he turns the head of lovely Doris Hill who marries him in spite Of her family's opposition. Married } life is a disillusionment for he,
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ATTENTION MAsONs.

There will be Stated Communi- cation of Mt. Juneau Lodge No 14T, F. & A. M, at the Masonic Temple Monday evening July 18th Work in the E. A. Degree. All brethren welcome. By order of the w. M.
 J. w. LEVERS, (adv) Secretary.
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Old papers TOT sale at the En- pire office.
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(adv.)
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WOMEN OF MOOSEHEART LEGION GIVE DANCE IN
 HALL SATURDAY NIGHT

The dance given by the Women of Mooseheart Legion Saturday night was one of the best at tended affairs of the kind of the season and was also financial success. A feature of the evening was a tap dance by Claud Brunes, of the Pantages and Orpheum cir cults. He was well received and responded to numerous encores.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-13

A total of 11o,225 physical exami- nations of pilots for licenses has been conducted by medical exam iners since the organization in 1926 of. the aeronautic branch Of the department of commerce.