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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Have we had the pleasure Of serving
you through our Washington Informa-
ton Bureau? Can't we be OF some
help to you in your problems? Our
business Is to furnish you with au-
thoritative information, and we invite
you 70 ask us any question Of fact in
which you are interested. Send your
inquiry to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin. Direc-
tor, Washington, D. C. Inclose cents
In coin or stamps for return postage.
q. In rodeo competition, may a rider
hold on In any way he chooses?-B. L.
A. The rules of rodeo competition
allow no rider to hold on. He must
keep his seat without such tactics.
@. How many extras are on the rolls
at Hollywood?-M. M.
A. Photoplay says that there are
about 1880 extras listed at Hollywood's
Central Casting Bureau. Only 1913 Of
them average one days work per week
during q year.
@. What Is Andrew Melons annual
salary?-W. T. G.
A. As Secretary Of the Treasury he
receives $4,000 year.
G.. What States have school ships
where merchant marine officers are
trained?-E. M. S.
A. There are achusetts.
Pennsylvania and New York. It Is nee
essary to be a resident of the State to
be eligible for the training.
@. Where does it rain the most?-
J. A.
A. So far as known at the present
time, the heaviest precipitation occurs
nv Hn oil ~ Iiv1Aa Low
Mountains, in Northern India. Here
during the monsoon period, usually
from May to September, inclusive, the
heaviest rainfall has been recorded. At
Cherrapunji, In this region, the average
annual precipitation is about 40 feet
or slightly less than 500 inches.
Q. When did Lepine make watches9-
s. N. A.
A. Lepine was an eminent French
matchmaker who lived from 1920 to
1914. He made watches for Louis XIV
and XVI and Napoleon I.
6. Is kiln drying as satisfactory as
outdoor drying OF wood?-E. T.
A. Authorities say that kiln drying has
all the good features of outdoor drying
and without detriment to the wood. A
mild heat is used first, with a very
high relative humidity, often as high
as 80 degrees. This regulated weather
slows up the surface drying, but the
heat brings the inside moisture to the
surface of the lumber. In this manner
the inside and surface shrink together
SO no strains develop, and therefore no
checks, cracks or varying.
@. What are the "stars" made of in
the tower chamber of Mammoth Cave?
H. r..
A. The Geological Survey says that
they are crystals of white gypsum that
sparkle when the chamber Is lighted.
Q. What was meant by usury in the
Bible?-P. C.
A. The word usury has come in mod
ern English to mean excessive interest
upon money loaned. illegal or oppres-
sive. In the Scriptures, however, the
word did not bear this sense, but meant
simply interest of any kind upon money
The Jews were forbidden by the Law
Of Moses to take interest from their
brethren, but were permitted to take it
from foreigners. The practice of mort
gaging land. sometimes at exorbitant
interest, grew up among the Jews dur
ing the captivity, in direct violation of
the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
Capital Offers Camel
Riding Advantages

To the Editor Of The Star:
can't understand why any Wash
ingtonian should go to Turkey to ride
a camel when he can ride Sixteenth
street bus. One of those buses can
do anything a camel can do except
kneel down.
Sitting on the top deck. one feels
himself rolling like a barrel in tidal
wave. The old hack groans and creaks
with every plunge, while a sudden ap-
plication of the brakes gives the i'm
preston that the thing is about to
turn flipfop. There hiss been
nothing like them since the days of
the old bicycle-the kind with the tall
wheel and the little wheel. When the
front wheel CT one of those things hit
q rock the rider left for parts unknown.
I'm always afraid that the same thing
will happen on bus.
The one advantage that camel has,
as far as I can see. is that its gears
don't grind quite as much as do the
gears of our own horseless shays. Ma
ture oils camel, but nobody seems
to Gil bus.
believe have guessed the reason
why these things survive. After a
passenger has ridden two blocks on the
Opeu-dIT IOO1 nc Is III d uedIly COuld-
t1se condition from the carbon monox-
ide that Is waited to him from the
many autos down below. He emerges
from the trip with his brain so numbed
that he forgetS to complain.
The life insurance companies are
overlooking big bet here. They ought
to make a two-hour trip on one Of
these buses a part Of the physical ex-
animation to which applicants must
submit before they will be granted
policies. ANY one who can breathe the
air in a bus Is destined to die Of old
age. No ordinary wear and tear will
kill him.
The sightseeing possibilities are worth
millions, too. If some one would in
vent a device for shooting sand in the
air, a ballyhoo man could megaphone
the passengers that they were aboard
a camel in the desert and they would
never know the difference, provided,
of course, the noise Of the gears could
be hushed.
I am not knocking the buses, you
understand It isn't every city that has
Sahara possibility along its own public
highways But we ought to have
stage manager on the job. so that with
O little ballyhoo we could make the
big butter and egg meE from Keokuk.
Iowa, feel that they have been some
where after we had given them trip
in one of the busses.
PAUL D. GABLE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

A Trifiin' Day.
Only jes' trifiin' day,
When the birds is singin' gay
To the sky SO mild and blue
River is a-singin,' too.
Whisperin' breezes softly blow
Through the branches bendin' low.
Nothin' much to do nor say
Only jes' a triflin' day.
Far across the distant hill
Sounds the engine whistle shrtll,
Tellin' bout the busy life,
With its hustle an It's strife.
Some folks say the toll an pain
Aren't worth the joys we gain.
don't ask no better pay
Only jes' q triflin' day.
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An impractical Regret.

An Impractical Regret.
took life insurance. They said 1t
would be
A safe and productive Investment for
me.
But in seeing the profits my premiums
earn
wish I'd bought stock in the blooming
concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Tesla says he has discoveries in mind
that will revolutionize the world. Phil
osopher as we'll as inventor, he sits
meanwhile in austere serenity and
watches the world go round on Its own
customary terms.
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Providence Furnishes.

From the Rockford Resister-Repukiic.
Dynamite caps, employed in making
gangster picture at Hollywood, EXPLODED,
injuring four actors and o spectator. we
sympathize with the wounded, but Is It
not Just retribution for turning out
gangster stuff?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Stocks go up few points and then
drop back again. The great slump
was serious enough to develop little
conservatism even in the Wall Street
Spectator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

It is intimated that while the parts
undertaken by statesmen abroad were
well acted, the manner in which proml-
nence was distributed did not leave the
stage management beyond reproach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Consultations may go on, but COM
petition is never stifled. The biggest
trust becomes aware Of preparations
for a fight by a trust still bigger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Tourists ere welcome in Berlin. They
are free to come and 60. But the funds
they leave in the course Of sojourn are
accounted for to the authorities and are
not expected to travel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
= A Critical Juncture.

A Critical Juncture.
"Bliggins is a great friend OF yours"
"He has been, heretofore"
Don't you expect him to remain sop
cant tell. I have just Endorsed his
note"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Trying to keep bears Of any species
well tanned Is no easy matter. whether
attempted in Wall Street or highway
In East Falls Church.
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THEODORE w. MOVES. :. Editor

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th st. and Pennsylvania ave-.
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England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
A Cherries Person.

A Cherries Person.
"Aren't you going to the seashore"
mo" answered the busy mar. Il hire
three hand organ grinders and pop
corn man to assemble, under my win
dow each evening and I find that the
impression Is much the same"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
Saturnine.

Saturnine.
"No malaria around here?" said the
man with o tourists cap.
Nope" answered Farmer Corntossel.
"Nor mosquitoeS?"
"Nope."
"You must have some of the annoy
ances of country life.'
"Yep."
"What are they?"
Summer boarders. But we have to
gut up with EN-"
An Indication.
at Is easy to tell a pessimist," said
the man who assumes profound knowl-
edge.
"How?"
GAS soon as he picks up the paper he
looks for the weather news"
Compensation.
Nay, do not despair, though the rose has
thorn,
And disdain all It's poisoning fair.
Nor turn from nfe's pleasures with
doubling and scorn
Because Of regrets hidden there.
Tie smart Is forgotten and past In O
day
Mid the Joy that the flowers disclose.
| Too oft must we suffer with naught to
repay.
It is well when the thorn has rose.
"Take keer o. de pennies" said Uncle
Eben, IAN de dollars will take keer o. de
folks dat you done handed de pennies
to. to save fob Sou"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Q. What is the area Of Egypt?-T. D.
A. The area is about $4,000 square
miles If the desert regions are included
and 1925 square miles If only the
cultivated and settled areas Of the Nile
Valley and Delta are considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

@. What is the cost to the Federal
Government for maintenance Of its
S.
the total cost was $4,000 4336.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

Q. Where does the hooking bird go
In the Winter time?-F w.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the mocking bird Is practically nom
migratory. Neither the males nor the
females go South, but they are usually
solitary In the Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

@. Was the Aaron Burr who fought
the duel with Alexander Hamilton ever
president of Princeton University?
F. K.
A. He was not. He was the namesake
Of his father. who was the second pres
ident of Princeton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29

O. How long does it take the Big
Dipper to revolve around the North
Stare. J.
A. It revolves around the Pole Star
once In % hours Sc minutes, moving
in a counter clocgwise direction.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
THE TANG OF AUTUMN

Autumnal weather brings a certain
tang into the atmosphere. There is
a touch of invigoration and exhila-
ration in the bright air that sets
people on their feet Those who had
been dull and languid under the
heats of summer, feel energetic once
more, and work seems easy and
pleasant They look about for new
activities.
Many who had had no courage for
anything but drinking cooling
drinks, start out for healthful stunts
of exercise. A new power of
achievement inspires their motions.
If you do not feel capable of Wig
orous action, better talk it over
with your doctor. Perhaps you
have been living a too sedentary
life, and would be improved by more
exercise. At any rate, the stimulat-
ing air of September and October
bids us all to be up and doing, and
to make the best of life.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
THE SAFETY LESSON

One of the first lessons that will
be given to many American children
this fall in the schools, consists of
/ instruction on how to take care of
themselves in the streets. The
American Automobile Association
is promoting a plan for a general
safety drive, to stop the cruel loss
of child life. AS the result of their
work last year, 100000 boys served
as schoolbOy patrols to protect their
fellow pupils, and 100000 safety
posters and safety lessons were dis
tributed.
1t is a shameful commentary on
the selfishment of automobile driv-
ing, that all this agitation and pre-
caution are necessary. A motorist
who has heart and common sense,
takes pains to avoid the risk of run
ming over children 1t is not neces-
sary to put up signs for him which
sal, School, Go Slow. He is on
the lookout every minute. When he
sees children emerging from a
school house, he has his car under
such careful control that an acci-
dent is almost impossible.
But as long as we have an army
of speeders tearing up and down the
streets, safety training will be neces-
sary to save our children The child
mind is a needless thing, it is not
by that prudent fear which
sways the conduct of older persons.
If the boys ball is knocked out into
the street, his first impulse is to run
and seize it, regardless of whatever
motor traffic is menacing his very
life.
He must realize that the modern
world is a dangerous place. He
can't be the simple little needless
of former years, kicking |
up his heels in play at any spot he
may select The street perils have
abolished much of the carefree ex-
uberance of youth. He has to learn
to act like sober adult. 1t may
seem too umch of a weight to i'm
impose on frisky youth, but youth
must learn the lesson if wants to
continue to see the light of day.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
LONG NECK

The next meeting of the Ladies
Aid of Central Church will be will
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Burton the
second Thursday of October, the 1S
We are hoping for a gool attend
ance.
Miss Emma J. Warrington return
ed to Philadelphia on Sunday after
spending a month vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warringtc..
entertained on Sunday eyening NJ.
and Mrs. Geo. Atkins of Millsboro
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Steele anI
daughter Doris spent Sunday e e.
ming at RehOboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warrington
and boys spent Saturday evening at
RehOboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parsons en-
tertained on Wednesday Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Jarvis of Clarksville.
Norman Draper of Bridgeviile
circled among friends here on We'd
ueSOdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3. Parsons and
children of Millsboro spent Tues
day evening with Frank Parsons
and family.
Miss Edna Parsons spent Satur-
day evening in Milford.
E. G. Lingo spent Friday evening
at RehObOth.
Misses Kathryne Joseph and Mar
guerite GOslee were callers with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Lingo Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hazard and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Stevenson, all of
Philadelphia, motored down and
were guests at supper with A. L.
Joseph and family Sunday evening.
Later in the evening they were cal
lers with Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson
and Mr.. and Mrs. HaSry Prettyman
of HollyVille.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
WHAT MAKES A REAL CITY?

The word "city" comes from a
Latin word meaning citizenship. The
original thought behind the word,
wa that city was a place where
people showed the qualities of citi-
zenship.
How many of our cities and
towns live up to that idea? There
are many very large places that are
not real cities, because their peo-
pie do not as rule perform the
functions of good citizens. They do
not take an interest in the good gov
ernment or development of their
communities. Similarly there are
many smaller communities which
have excellent qualities of citizen
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25

might benefit and be happy; and
giving of oneself is the no5lest form
of giving.
Your real thanks no doubt you
found in seeing the children gather
their crops of happiness and bene-
fit, but accept this word of appreci-
alton along with that. The Tribune
Fund has a warm place in its heart
for Milford, it's Friendly Town com
mittee members, its Fresh Air
hosts and all who helped in the
good work of the summer.
May we ask you to broadcast this
message as widely as possible
among our friends. We hope to sehd
each one of them an individual eX-
preston of appreciation, but there
are thousands of them and it will
take us some time to get around TO
them all.
Sincerely yours,
LESLIE NJ. Comfy
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
HARRISON

The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Petty.
john on Thursday evening; Octo.
ber 1st.
Mrs. George A. Rust and Mrs
Lawrence Mason are spending a
week in New Haven, Conn, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, OF
Washington, d. c., spent the week
end with Mrs. Cora Prettyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Walls spent
Tuesday at Rehoboth Beach visiting
Mrs. Annie Lingo.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Elwood Godfrey
and children, of Millsboro, visited
Mrs. Nora Ennis on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Rogers, of
Piney Grove, visited their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Coulter, on Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret O'Donnel, of Lewes,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hud-
son.
Wilbur Warrington is spending a
few days with his mother, Mrs. Leta
Warrington.
Raymond Kapple and Alberta
Smith returned to Delaware College
at Newark, Del, on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Veasey visited
relatives in Wilmington this week.
There will be services in the
church as usual on Sunday. The
topic for the evening sermon will be
Wait"
Miss Bessie Jenners, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Miller of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Magee; it being the first time Mr..
Miller ever was in Delaware. He
thoroughly enjoyed every minute Of
his visit, especially the trip to Re-
hobo III, as the saying goes where
the pines and brine meet"
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
Milford, Friday, September 25, 1881
CAN ALL YOU CAN

A nation wide movement is re-
ported by Washington authorities,
to can and preserve foods for the
coming winter. Women's clubs,
church societies, and other organi-
cations and people are telling all
their friends to "can all you can"
1t is very fine advice, in view of a
winter when many people are ex-
pected to be out of work. There are
always many unemployed in winter,
and more should always be done for
their benefit. The canning of vege-
tables, fruits, etc, that otherwise
would go to waste, represents one
of the most practical ways of caring
for these people.
1t has always seemed a tragedy
that vast quantities of good nutri-
tious vegetables and fruits go to
waste out in the country, on account
of the high cost of gathering, ship
ping, and selling them, when in the
cities there are always a multitude
of poor people out of work, who have
to draw on their savings or depend
on charity to obtain food
People who want to do a kindly
and charitable act, can do nothing
more practical than to can all the
surplus vegetables and fruits they
can get hold of. If they do not
raise them, they can buy them at
low prices now, and it would cost
but little to put up a stock that
would carry some impoverished fam
lily through the winter. Then if
these preserves could be turned over
to some relief agency, they would go
a long way to meet any emergency
that may occur during the coming !
months.
The people are determined that no
worthy person shall go hungry and
cold, and they must either supply
charity gifts for a lot of needy
folks, or else help them in such
ways as this. The women of Della
ware did very much to help the
United States win the war in 1918,
by providing an abundant supply of
canned and preserved foods. They
can help us win the fight against
unemployment now in the same
way.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
@&GE
SILVER AND BUSINESS

What is the relation of the value
of silver to the state of business
One of the causes of the recent de-
preston has apparently been the ac-
ton of Great Britain in establishing
a gold standard in India, which has
led to the dumping of vast quantities
of silver from that country.
The price of silver has recently
fallen so per cent. Fully S5 per
cent of the worlds silver is produc-
ed on the American continent. Mex
leo, and our states of Utah, Mon
tana, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, suffer
heavily from the fall in the value of
this metal. The purchasing power
of Mexico, China, and India, great
silver using countries, is reduced.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
WRITES APPRECIATIVE LETTER
FOR FRESH AIR CHILDREN

Mrs. Bayard V. Wharton, who act
ed as chairman of the local commit
tee which provided homes for the
Fresh Air" children from New
York City during the summer, has
received a letter thanking Milford
folks for their hospitality. The let
ter follows:
September 18, 1881
lrs. Bayard V. Wharton
Milford, Delaware.
Dear Mrs Wharton:
The active fresh air season is ov-
er. The thousands of Tribune
Fresh Airs" have been returned to
their homes, except for a fortunate
few who are staying over indefinite
ly with their hosts.
The tale of the good times the va
cations brought to the children and
of the health and inspiration and
friendships that grew out of them
would be a thrilling, heart-war-
ming narrative if it were possible
to write it. Pleasant memories of
those vacations will never wholly
pass from the minds of the boys and
the girls who enjoyed them. And
who would attempt to estimate the
results of goo dinfiuences set up in
the lives of the children by their
visits to a new world?
For all those good times, for all
those benefits, for the pleasant
memories which will brighten dark
days ahead, credit and thanks must
go chiefly to the Friendly Towns
where vacations were spent, to the
and hosts who made the
vacations a reality.
This letter is a symbol of the
thanks The Tribune Fresh Air
Fund and its children owe you all.
AS warmly and as cordially as we
can we say THANK yOu!" for all
you have done to make the Fresh
Air season of 1881 a success. You
worked hard and effectively, YOU
gave of yourselves that the children
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
NO MORE r

or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP.
It's sure rodent killer. Try a Pkg.
and prove it. Rats killed with
RAT-SNAP leave no smell. Cats or
dogs won't touch it. Guaranteed.
S5c size 1 cake enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
Csc size 2 cakes for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$1.25 size cakes enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by The Pierce
Hardware Co., The Milford Feed
Co., Milford, Delaware. 7-10-16t
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
AGAINST SALES TAX

Retail dealers all over the coun-
try were urged to oppose the move
for a federal sales tax which will
come before the next session of Con-
gress, by the national conference ON
retail distribution which recently
met at Boston.
A retail sales tax will be far from
popular. 1t will hit the masses of
the people, and a great deal of work
will be required to compute the
amounts due and collect them.
However, the government has very
threatening deficit, and the money
has to be raised somehow If Con-
gress can not agree on any other
method of raising it, the tax should
be assessed mostly on luxuries
rather than necessities.