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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Noise Germs.

Motorists of New York City really
have something 10 worry about now be-
sides trying to prevent accidents in the
maelstrom Of traf1c. For II they obey
the edict Of the Noise Abatement Com
mission Of that city they win have to
add quietness to their skill in driving
that is. IL they do not wish to expose
themselves to illness lust as II they
had typhoid fever carrier in the seat
beside them" In its code Of etiquette
just published the commission gives a
few pointers on how to preserve the mo-
florists good health. Here are a few
excerpts: Buy quiet car; buy quiet
tires; shift gears silently; never race
your motor; investigate unusual noises
Immediately that develop in your en-
CINE; never permit your brakes to COM
nit the faux pas Of squeaking; grease
your car often; be careful of your choke
so that your engine viii not backire,
and correct Immediately any squeaks or
rattles that may develop in your car.
So, outside Of these few things, the
motorists of New York have nothing
much to think about. Most Of them,
however, the notorist does anyway, the
only new and worrisome aspect of the
case being that failure to comply will
result in illness just as If "a little germ
was riding on the seat beside you"
Certainly, If an unusual noise Is de-
tected in the motor, the repair station
will be promptly visited in order to
prevent great damage. and certainly no
one is deliberately going to purchase q
noisy automobile. Howsoever, every
thing will probably work out all right
despite those little germs riding on the
front seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
California Welcomes
Prospects of Academy
an Francisco Chronicle.


California welcomes the idea Of hav-
ing West Point and Annapolis estab-.
Iished here. The Governors prompt
assurance that the State will provide
the finest locations in the world for
either or both institutions shows where
California stands on the proposal in
the bill of Representative McSwain for
transfer of West Point to the Pacific
Coast. Representative McSwain, who
comes from South Carolina, is not in
spired by any desire to boost any local
ity, but puts his proposal squarely on
the best national interest.
OF course, it may be too much to ex-
pect a complete transfer of either the
Military Academy or the Naval Acad-
envy. Tradition and sentiment are
strong. But both of these institutions
have pressing need for extension, and
1t would seem better policy to provide
additional facilities by establishing
branches on the Pacific Coast than to
attempt to expand where they are.
Such expansion means purchasing land
from owners who already have the in
situations at hand and who expect high
prices. Establishing branches here
would be on a very different basis.
From the standpoint of efficiency
such a program has everything to
recommend it. The officers being made
in the two academies are to serve in
the Army for the whole country, not
tust the Atlantic seaboard. Both Army
and Navy have increasingly important
Pacific Coast establishments, certainly
fine backgrounds for the education Of
the Of1cers' Corps.
West Point and Annapolis were both
created at q time when the national
Destiny seemed focused on the Atlantic
seaboard. Now times have changed
and the empire Of the Pacific Coast is
under a rising star. 1t is good policy
to give the future admirals and gen.
erals in the academies as wide a view
point as possible.
California will be mighty fine place
for the military and naval students
and the files of snappy cadets who
make so splendid an appearance will
be q welcome sight to our people.
BY all means let California bend
every effort toward putting a West
Point and an Annapolis in this State.
We warrant that If this be done, the
California departments will set pace
for the Army and Navy to be proud OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

before he was shot ct the road house
he vas in custody for the infection Of
torture upon q truck driver who was
held up by his gang.
Diamond represents q Nationwide
evil. Nobody cares q rap about his
personal fate, save that there is hops
that he may be adequately punished
But behind him and alongside him are
many others. Of his own Tx, deadly
grafters upon society. seemingly i'm
mune from the statute law and vulner-
able only to the gang law Of rsprisal
The proceedings in Greene County,
N. Y will perhaps open the way for the
roundup Of the racketeers throughout
the State, and show the path to pros
ecutionS and punishments in other re-
gionS
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Stop a minuhe and think about this
fact: You can ask our Information
Bureau any question Of fact and get
the answer back IN a personal letter.
It is q great educational idea intro
duced into the livcs OF the most in
newspaper readers. It is a part OF
that best purpose of q newspaper
service. There is no charge except 2
cents in coin CT stamps for return post
age. Get the habit Of asking questions
Address your letter TO The H5ening Star
Information Bureau, FREDERIC j. Has
kin, director, Washington, D. G.
O. When did the underharht throw
and the curved ball come into base
ball?-W. s.
A. AS early as 1860 the disguised
underhand throw came into use, and
| in 1855 the curved delivery was irAtro-
duced.
@. Was Gen. smedley Butler in ao-
tual combat during the Wcrld War;
w. H. D.
A. He was at the front during the
World War, but not in combat. He
was stationed for the most part at
Brest, France.
@. For whom was the Filson Club of
A. This historical society bears the
name Of John Filscn, an early Ken
lucky school teacher and mapmaker.
@. How many miles Of gas and oil
pipe lines are there in the United
States?-J. A. c.
A. Gas pipe lines are estimated at
80 900 miles, while oil pipe lines are
estimated at 100000 miles.
@. How long did the Waldorf Hotel
function before the Astoria Annex
was added?-E. D.
A. This famous hotel first served the
public as the Waldorf in 1898. In 1897
the annex appeared on the site Of Will
street and Fifth avenue. The new
Waldorf Astoria is in process of con-
struction at Forty-ninth street and
Park avenue.
@. Please give the verse which ends.
"And the best will come back TO you"
A. 1t is from "Life's Mirror" by
Madeline Bridges and runs as follows:
For life is the mirror If king and slave.
IT'S Just what you are and do;
you have
And the best will come back to you. "
@. To what industrial hazard are
most workers exposed?-H. S.
A. Workmen employed in dusty
trades comprise the largest group.
Some kinds Of dust are definitely
poisonous, while others are harmful
when breathed into the lungs in large
amounts Of small particles.
q. What became Of the house in
| which Gems. Grant and Lee met at
Appomattox at the end Of the Civil
War?-W. H. D.
A. The house was constructed Of
| brick and was taken down in 1893.
The material was permitted to lie
about on the ground and many visitors
carried away pieces Of brick and wood
as souvenirs.
Q. From what language does the
word bazaar" come?-H. N.
A. The word is Arabic in origin, and
| refers to a market place in the East.
Some Of these bazaars are in the open,
some are covered over.
@. How much Of Norway Is in the
Land of the Midnight Sun?-R. s.
A. Norway reaches 800 miles into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

the Arctic zone, and nearly one-third
CT the country is in the domain Of the
midnight sun and Winter darkness, but
even in the extreme south the Summer
day is long and the Winter day Is
short.
@. Which color should a girl baby
wear, pink or blue2-C, G.
A. The choice of color for girl and
boy babies is merely a traditional mat
ter. Usually, If any distinction is made,
blue is preferred for boys and pink for
girls. Pink and blue are now used
INTERCHANGEABLE for boys and girls.
Pink, since 1t is universally becoming
and will stand frequent tubbings, Is
much more popular for both.
@. What kind of bread was eaten
by the Romans?-J. c.
A, Various kinds of bread were
used. Wheat bread was the most COM
mon variety. Barley bread was eaten
by soldiers and slaves. The dough
was prepared by nnoistening the -four
with water. adding salt and kneading
IN a trough Of wood or pottery. The
laaven was added, the dough shaped
and placed in an oven to be baked.
coan Sc bread was sometimes made of
speA
& sEOg are typewriter ribbons mAds'
A. TIE fabric used in the better
grades OF typewriter ribbons is the nm
est quality Of imported nainsook, close
" woven OF fine, even thread and spun
from the best. long fiber Sea Island
cotton. THIS is web adapted for abb
sorbing and retaining the ink. The
linking Is done by special machinery, %
that every fiber is thoroughly soaked.
@. Is the yard the standard of
length?-I. c. w
A. Measures are tested by meter,
yard being .91440lS of meter.
@. When will thu Department Of
Commerce move into its new building?
How many elevators win there be IN
the building?-R. r.
A. The department will probably
move January /, 1882. The building
will have So elevators.
@. How many inches long are
Primo Cameras shoeS?-J. o.
A. Boxing shoes made for him re-
Gently measured 8 inches across the
sole and 1914 inches from heel to toe.
@. Does the mulatto have great
er chance Of success than the NegHo?--
D. M
A. Recent studies made by E. ..
Reuter-, professor of sociology In the
University of Iowa, show the following
conclusions: That 1.-The mulattoes,
composing at present less than 20 per
cent of the Negro population, have pro-
duced more than 30 per cent OF the
superior men Of the race" and he
thinks that a mulatto child has from
so to 100 times the chances Of . full
blood Negro child Of making an out
standing StlCceSS.
@. When and where was the first
shot fired by Americans in the World
War?-O. s. L.
A. The Department Of War says
that, according to the best information
available. the first shot was fired at the
enemy by an Ameriean-manned gun
during the World War at Cos am,
on October %. 1917. near Barthlemont
les Bouzemont. France, by Battery G,
9Th Field Artillery. 1st Division. Sergt.
Alex Arch of South Bend, Ind, was in
command of the gun crew that fred the
shot. The gun itself. 75-mm. rife. is
now at the United States Military
Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Representative Sol Bloom has cleared
George washington Of chopping down
the cherry tree by the simple means Of
unearthing proof that no trees Of that
species existed on the farm In question
when the youthful Father Of His Coun-
try lived there. It may surprise a good
many to hear that Parson weems in his
original story never charged George
with chopping down the tree. One who
is inclined to be skeptical has only to
get cut the yarn and read it carefully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

A distinguished State Department
translator has invented a new magic
alphabet" and a monosyllabic language
in which three fundamental tones-mi,
do and sol-play an important part
This will be bit hard on the naturally
tone-deaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Foreign economic leaders are headed
for the convention Of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States with
chips on their shoulders" according to
an eminent observer. They have worn
these so long and so consistently that
many began to think they were sort
of epaulette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

It Is just too bad Congress is not in
session to form Exhibit A In the rnysti-
feation, entertainment and, possibly,
amusement Of their siamese majesties,
who represent one Of the few remaining
absolute monarcties on earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

China. it appears, is to embark afresh
on the raising and expectation Of opium.
Two trade slogans will be applicable to
the Celestial Republic-"Back at TIE Old
Stand" and mo interruption to Bust
ness During Alterations
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kind. An interesting book, too, for those
OF the other kird.ss,A survey to ponder
to appreciate, to accent. for the mo-
ment. Then a book to leave for the
tremendous existence that at the mo-
circuit OF activity, into a zone. of terri
flying stir. whose beauty Is undesirable,
whose promise Is Individually thaf OF an
ultimately finer human existence both
Tor the individual and for the uasA 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Chicken hearts have been kept alive
In glass dishes for twenty years. 1t Is
astounding how long those things live.
both in crockery and behind human
breast-bones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

A loose bull gets press notices for
overturning many dozens Of ginger-ale
containers in q Chicago bottling works.
Pooh for him! Nothing but lot Of
set-ups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
Impractical.

Impractical.
I'm my opinion" said Farmer Corn
tossel, that hired man o. mine is
very remarkable invention"
why do you call him that?"
Because so many inventions are
things that ought TO work and don't"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

The entire Iberian peninsula appears
to have gone Spanish omelette with a
dash Of Madeira"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

The man who dropped into warm
church and robbed the poor box during
the Winter Will soon be able TO swarm
around the countryside and sttip the
dogwcod trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

A movement Is on foot to designate
May 81 as 'Lindbergh day" Just how
will ordinary folks celebrate it-every-
body eat two ham sandwiches?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

His kinglets, Carol Of Rumania, sends
his younger brother to Paris to engage
in o course Of study. A COED one, Ike
big brothers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

II seems as though the advent Of
gentle Spring tended to bring not only
the flying Of kites but the kiting Of
checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHn.ANDER JOHNSON.
The Policeman.

The Policeman.
Spite Of all the churlish chatter,
It Is quite q serious matter
To become . proper guardian Of the
peace.
You must have q disposition
That would fit you for a mission
To Turkey or the Balkans or to Greece.
You must treat the children kindly,
And when people jostle blindly
At q crowded crossing mid the dust
and noise,
You must grab o perfect stranger
And convey him out Of danger
In o way that won't disturb his eQui-
poise.
You must learn the regulations,
And likewise the laws Of nations,
To avoid the chance of diplomatic jar.
You must listen accomplishing,
All your sense Of mirth restraining,
While they come to tell you what their
troubles are.
You should have a fund of knowledge,
More than could be learned at college.
To assist each weary wanderer in dis
treSs.
And your compensation should be
All a bank directors could be
Though I fancy it's considerably less!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28
The Merry Life.

We stay up late and strive to keep
Old Morpheus on the run,
And think because we're losing sleer
We must be having fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

In the line Of novelty the very tall,
thin garage Is matched by the hori-
zontal silo.
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Eeish.

From the Hamilton (ontario) Spectator.
A scientist says an cells brain Ii like
mans. Which may account for some
people being % siippery. 49, g.
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when . man takes a dislike TO you" "
said Uncle Eben, "dere's no use tryin
TO square 1t. II you do him . favor he
thinks he has you hlu1ed an II you do
him "A injury he !llsttnsS hiznseS IN his
nrst irnuResacm.s
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Renaissance.

A Winter strangely gated
Youth pauseS to recall.
You either roller-skated
Or you didn't skate at all!
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Severity Relaxed.

Severity Relaxed.
What makes that eminent oficial
have his photograph taken so often?"
IT suppose" replied Senator Sorghum.
that he enjoys getting some place
where II is his duty to look pleasant.
Jud Tunkins says some men manage
to get a reputation for profundity by
reeiing of the titles Of lot Of books
that nobody actually reads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

-hs Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Once:
=. nth o.. and Pennsylyania Ave-.
New York once: ITO East end St.
European once: IL Regent r.. London.
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

@. How many inches long are
Primo Cameras shoes?-J. o.
Gently measured 9 inches across the
sole and 1914 inches from heel to toe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

@. How many miles Of gas and oil
pipe lines are there in the United
States?-J. A. C.
A. Gas pipe lines are estimated at
80 900 miles. while oil pipe lines are
estimated at 100 900 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

@. For whom was the Filson Club Of
Louisville, KY, named?-F. r.
A. This historical society bears the
name Of John Filscn, an early Ken
lucky school teacher and mapmaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

Th0y Are Not FFee Who
Are Slaves 70 PAasions.
u TELEGRAPH, 0uayaquil. Slavery b
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There is no tinge Of hypocrisy In the
attendance Of the Catnip Pig at our
back door.
He wants catnip. and he makes no
pretense Of anything else.
A dog would faWn around, Slobber
all over our shoes, and make out as
If he were pining for our companion
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

@. Is the yard the standard Of
length?-I. c. w.
A. Measures are tested by meter, a
yard being .9I4401S of meter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-28

@. When will thu Department Of
Commerce move into its new building?
How many elevators viii there be In
the building?-R. r.
A. The department will probably
move January /, 1892. The building
will have SO elevators.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-27
A Coolidge Idea

With his characteristic incisive-
ness, Calvin Coolidge points out
the inconsistency of those who ar
que that aur government should
cancel the debts owed to it by
other governments. Almost with
out exception those who make this
argument insist that trade should
be free and unrestricted, and yet
in demanding the cancellation of
the debts, as Mr.. Coolidge points
out, they are really proposing an
enormous subsidy to foreign COM
merce. They are asking us to
subsidize the trade of foreign
people out of money collected from
our own people. Carrying this
principle to it's ultimate conclusion
it would be logical tokselect coun-
tries where an argument could be
made that if our Treasury would
bear a part of its tax burdens they
might enlarge their commerce
with US. That is what critics OF
the present tariff law do wher
they demand that the rates be re-
duced on the score that it would
stimulate foreign trade.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-27
The Tariff Issue a Dud

Writing in Current History fol-
July, William Hard, a liberal and
a progressive, warns the Demo-
Gratis that considered as campaign
ammunition the tariff is dud.
Mr.. Hard declares the idea ri
dlculous that the tariff should be
held responsible in any way for
the present business depression.
He calls attention in the first place
to the fact that the decline in in
dustrial production commenced in
May, 1929, more than year be-
fore the Hawley-Smoot act was
passed. In the second place he
points out that the stock market
debaele, which accelerated a de-
preston already underway, oc-
urred in the fall of 1929 MANY
months before the Hawley-Smoot
act became a law. Most signif-
icant of all, in the third place, Mr..
Hard notes that the eountry's
present complaint is not high
prices, which the Democrats pre-
dicted would ruin the country, but
low prices. The only effort of a
downward tariff revision at this
time, he declares, would be to send
them still lower; depression would
be intensified, not relieved. If
prices are a billion dollars high
er now than they would have been
if the Hawley-Smoot law had not
been passed, as the Democrats
predicted, would they be willing to
revise the law in such a way as to
let prices drop a billion dollars
more?
If the Democrats want to go be-
fore the country on that issue next
fall, the Republicans certainly will
offer no objection.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-27
ADDITIONAL EVENTS ARE
PUT ON FAIR PROGRAM
Continued from Page l J

fair will be given by Governor J.
E. Erickson. The fair committee
has issued an invitation to the
Governor to attend the Carbon
county exposition before attend
ing the Midland fair at Billings.
The Carbon County Taxpayers As
sociation has charge of arrange
ments for the program of speeches.
The fair management last week
issued a booklet containing pre-
MUM lists, judging schedules,
and rules of entry and eompeti-
tion. Provisions have been made
for the collection and display of
exhibits, and every effort is being
extended to secure the best that
Carbon county has to offer, as
the blue-ribbon exhibits of the
Bridger fair will be entered as the
Carbon county exhibit at the Mid
land Empire fair, September I'll,
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-27
'CIMARRON' IS DRAMA
OF OKLAHOMA HISTORY

"Cimarron,' which opens Sun
day at the Iris theatre, is truly an
epoch in motion picture history.
1t reveals Richard Dix in a new
and startling role-that of Yancey
Cravat, glamorous hero of the
mighty Edna Ferber story. Given
the greatest chance of his long
and notable film career, Dix comes
through with characterization
that will rank high among the
best performances in the history
of modern entertainment.
In Irene Dunno, Radio pictures
has made the most sensational
discovery of the talkie age. Not
only is her beauty and stage pre-
senee unsurpasable, but her act
ing is nothing less than inspired.
Roscoe Ates exhibits a Chaplin
esque sense of humor that evokes
tears through gales of laughter
and vice versa; while George E.
Stone after this will be considered
among the foremost character ac-
tors.
In fact, every member of the
cast of thirty-three artists is out
standing-Edna May Oliver, Nance
O'Neil, William Collier, Jr., STAN
ley Fields, Eugene jackson and
long list of others.