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Evening star., 1932-09-22

This treat service Il maintained by
The Evening Star for the oenent OF
its readers, who may use II every das
without cost 10 themselves. All they
have to DO Is ask for any information
desired and they VIII receive prompt
answers hy mail. Questions must be
clearly written and stated as briefly as
possible Inclose Scent stamp for re-
turn postage and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. washington, d. G.
@. II the Post once Department
handles the same amount Of mail which
IL did last year. how much more reve-
nue. will be realized from increased
postal rates?-W. B.
A. About Slss. 900 zoo. While the
volume Of mail probably will not equal
last years, IL is believed that the re-
ceipts will be considerably larger.
G. Who coined the phrase. the for
gotten mans. F.
A. II is attributed 70 William Grs-
ham Sumner. who used the expression
in q lecture in 1883
g. Are many Of the stocks sold on
the market aSsesssbleP-F p
A. Very few stocks except bank
stocks are sssessable. That system has
been largely abandoned IN modern busi-
ness because Of the dificulty OF selling
stocks which might develop liability
features. II can be generally assumed
that the listed industrial. railroad, etc,
stocks are not sssessaole
@ What is included in the term
'proscdy IT H
A II is that part o! grammar which
treats Of the quantity a. accent ot
syllsbles sne Of their arrscgement in
netr.csl feet and verses. II is the SCI
| ence Of YerSificstion
@ What Is the history Of the pref
dice against & third term for Presl-
den;7-O. N
A Washington declined a third term
in his farewell address. Some Amen
cans were offended because they be-
lievec John Adams would have liked to
have the presidency changed 10
crown. jefferson thought the danger
of personal control so great that he
proposed constitutional amendment
pTviding for one term OF seven wears
Several times in the history OF the Re-
public q single term OF six years has
been proposed. In 1913 this proposal
so so far As TO be passed by the
Senate
Q What can be done to brick walls
which have q white scum on them
A. p
A. The Bureau O, Standards savs
that the efhorescence, or white looking
scum, on brick work is probably com.
posed OF calcium sulphate. together with
scme calcium carbonate The best
known method Of removing this scum
IS 10 wash II with 10 per cent solu-
ton tby volumel Of muriatic acid. fol-
i, lowed with a washing with warm water
tc remove the acid solution. This
should be done on warm. CRY dsy
vher the acid solution and wash water
VIII evaporate rather than penetrate
into the structure. and il will probably
Be necessary TO repeat this procedure
several times.
Q How did the term ''ridshipman"
as applied to men st the Naval Academy
originate &C. E.
A. The title originated in the British
navy more than 200 years ago when
the Young gentlemen. who were
under instruction on those vessels for
the purpose Of becoming oficers. were
gwen quarters amidships abreast the
rsinnasJ on the lower deck.
Q How much money has the Re-
construction Finance Corporation ad-
'ancee to iarmerSa-p. Vt.
A An aggregate O. sss 600 600 in
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Practical politicians are surprised that
an experienced man like ex-Goy Smith
suspicion that he Is becoming one OF
those figures regarded hy ststesnanship
with peculiar dread-s man who asptres
10 be bigger than his party
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Admirers OF CALVIN Coolidge are hsy-
Ing frequent occasion 10 congratulate
him on his wonderful success as con-
temporary news writer without having
taken a single lesson in sohoo! Of
journalism
Evening star., 1932-09-22

II Mayor Mckee goes the full distance
il S-ylns 70 regulate the New York
"Surlesoue" shows he Will have an EVEN
harder Job than that which VIII HAYS
undertook As supreme censor OF the
movies
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Careless Accountancy.

From the Pasadena Post.
II is estimated that the visitors to the
Olympic games left $4&.4oS.s66 in this
community. Seems strange that the as
tute gentleman making the count over
looked the odd cents.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Lotteries are al wrong. but horse
racing is never seriously tnterfered with
The varieties In which gambling asserts
itself are SO numerous that It is in
pessibls to supervise them al at once,
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Russian Romances.

rron the Charleston Is, c. Evenins Post
Soviet Russia has decided to lift the
ban on romance in literature. There
are many foreign correspondents in
Russia Who have thoroughly qualified
themselves to take advantage Of the
new CT.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Turn Backward. Oh, Time.

Prom the Ph.iade Evening Bulletin
That H.verford township high school
clock, running backward, should be let
alone. II may bring US eventually to
tne early paxt OF ls29.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Nothing Is 10 be feared from a whisper
ing caueaign Sooner or later the
whisper gets into the nbrophone tnc
becomes one Of the loud noises.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Ruby Found In Corn
Stlfs Slarnese Readers.
lmpetuous.

Prom the Butte Csdont9 Standard
An Oklahoma Indian stole q railroad
locomotive for q joy-ride. Some psople
believe that within q few more years
he might have had the entire road
for the asking.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Youth Is back st school. Each year
makes it more diticult 10 convince stu
dents that Greek drama and Latin ora
tions are ss interesting as the speeches
Reproduced IN the daily newspapers
Evening star., 1932-09-22

An effort to have money available for
loans is accompanied by no less i'm
po-tant effort to have the borrowers
equipped with adequate security
Evening star., 1932-09-22

A number Of ".ayorits sons" are con-
soled by the reminder that q cabinet
position is often more comfortable than
that OF 8 President himself.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Gloon,s.

From the Hamilton tohio) Evening Journal
Some people didn't have to get their
smoked glasses out for the eciipse-they
have been looking through them for
three years.
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Noel Coward They are 50 ugly and
nausesttns that I Just turn my back
on them"
Mr.. M.s regretted that most modern
PLAYS failed to hold the attention Of the
audience.
In a play Of chekov's, for instance, "
ne said, the au6ience used 10 be 50
spellbound that If anybody dropped a
program his neishbors wanted to shoot
him.
But novsdays In most modern PLAYS
an only too glad If tvo women be-
hind me discuss their hsi- or what
ever else women do discuss N q
theater"
Vacation Plans Faii
To Prove Practical
If Matin. Psrts.-we have known
some women. and men, too for the mat
ter OF that. who. just before the time set
for departing on their vacation. gravely
write out with much labor ana pre-
cision. the complete progress Of what
they expect to do while they are away.
This list consists not so much IN 8
schedule, citing how they are 10 spend
every moment OF their time-for they
are wise enough to know that they can
interference With their plans will be,
though they Are certain that there will
Be mary-eut is Just list OF the more
or less important tasks and duties they
intend to accomplish before their re-
turn
OF their diversions and recreAtious
they have another and possibly longer
list. The first list is one Of the books
they intend to read, the arrears Of cor
respoldence they expect 10 balance. the
needlework they plan to commence or
finish For the materials Of these va
rious tasks and for the books they are
going to read these exeursionists need
q supplementary valtse, though. Of
course, one valtse, more or less. does
not make any particular difference IN
a baggage already nlultifarious in port
manteaux Of every shape and size
But then. slasl Arrived at their des-
tination, the laeies really haven't time.
just vet at any rate to think much less
to talk, about the reading and sewing
they are going to do, and, least Of all
have they either inclination or oppor-
tunity to do il. The .5mosPhsre the
viii be a better day to begin the affair.
Perhaps then We shall be more in the
mood" No, it is not alone children who
forget oil their plans and lessons during
holiday weeks.
Ruby Found In Corn
Stifs Sianese Readers.
Bangkok Daily Mail-The dignified
Phim Thai Daily News, semi-ofhcial
government organ, records strange
story to the effect that a ruby was dis
covered In an ear of the corn in Ayud-
hya and across two columns Of its first
page the paper suggests: anybody
Wishing to be rich may 90 and eat corn
at Ayudhya"-ia bod type.
The report, which was dispatched hy
rs correspondent, says that one Nans
Hieng Thoi 0Andi, while biting an ear
Of corn, came across q hard substance,
vhereupon she found . ruby, bright
and beautiful
Evening star., 1932-09-22
No Harm Done.

i suppose you were somewhat disap-
pointed In the outcome Of your plan to
sub5;vide the farm"
No" replied Mr.. corntossel. "of
course. it didn't work out as We ex-
pected, but it didn't hurt anything.
Were raisin' les as good turntps at the
corner of Metropolitan avenue and
Masnclia boulevard as We did before
the streets Was laid out"
Evening star., 1932-09-22
Prudence.

Prudence.
Have you studied the question thor
cushly?"
WHAT question:" asked Senator
Sorghum.
TIE one on which you are about to
make a speech"
No. I carefully avoided studious
cons.derat ton Of the matter In case
nv remarks do not prove agreeable to
nv constituents. / want them to sound
as If spoke impulsively."
Evening star., 1932-09-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANpER JOHNSON.

Two Notices,
We would have 8 surplus teemtng
To conduct affairs of state;
We would fear no sordid scheming
In The annals Of the great;
Each suspicious thought that racks I
Would dissolve il all would quote:
1T Is wrong to Dodge your taxes
And You mustn't sell your vote
wed forsake our mood suspicious
Toward the favored Of mankind;
We would have no laws caprieious
To confuse the simple mind,
II the conscience that relaxes
prsceptS such as these would note:
1t is wrong to dodge your taxes
And You mustn't sell your vote"
Evening star., 1932-09-22
One Of the Earnest Advisers.

"You ought to be ashamed TO take no
interest in work" said the woman with
the severe expression. I want some
wood chopped"
Lady replied Plodd;ne Pete, Y do
take an interest in woIk. I'm one OF
de champeen lecturers on De economic
conditions an de failure to bring de
workman an de job together"
What good'n that do me?"
Lady you jes' waint an listen to de
lecture I'm goin' to give your husband
fur not chopin dat wood"
Evening star., 1932-09-22
A Statesmanx Prudence.

He paused amid the talk he heard.
Quoth he, Il shall refrain,
Since he who nevers says a word
Has nothing to explain"
Il has noticed said Uncle Eben, dat
4 man very seldom has swelled head
and big heart at one an de same
time
Evening star., 1932-09-22
4 Reform Danger
II people always told the truth

And argued loud for what was right
The vcrld as it improved in sooth-
would also grow most impolite-
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Q How much does IN. Post once
Department paw in subsidies fo air
mail and carrying by ship'-W 2 s
A. In the fiscal year ending June
30. 1891, they amounted 10 sss GOO 900
and in 1881 to Sal 600 600
Evening star., 1932-09-22

@ How many decks has the steam
ship JeviathAn5-E
A. 1t has nine regulation decks.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

@ What is included in the term
''prosody IT H
A. II is that part o! grammar which
treats Of the quantity q. accent o!
syllsbles. sn6 Of their arrangement in
metr;csl feet and verses. II is the SCI
ence Of yerSifcetion.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

G When cid Bridgeport. Conn. be-
come q tovr9-E e =.
A. The frst settlement called Pugh-
Qusnnock. was made in 1889 After va
rious fortunes. in 1900 the borough Of
Bridgeport was incorporated in 1871
the town Of Brogeport Vas set Of, sno
IN 1886 il became a city.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

G What are the small ornamental
buildings along IN. Mount Vernon
Boulevard R s 7
A. These structures are shelters at
bus stops
Evening star., 1932-09-22

@ Who vss the principal Republican
lesGer who would not vote fo- the i'm
pea chrnent Of johnson IS p
A william Pitt FeSsenden.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

The Republicans are getting together
in New York their state ticket Plans
fer the Republican state convention,
which is TO nominate the candidates for
Governor. lieutenant governor, attor-
ney general and Senator and is to meet
in Buffalo October 8, have been pretty
wen perfected. Kingsland Macy. the
State chairman. is to be permanent
chairman Of the convention. it is re-
ported. and Representative Ham" Fish
is 10 be temporary chairman and key
note speaker. More important is the
decision, apparently now entered into
! by all the principal Republican leaders.
to nominate william J. Donovan for
Governor. 1t looked for a time as
though the Republicans might get into
row over the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. But Bill Donovan nov has the
inside track and there seems no head
int him on Many Of the Republicans
believe that his nomination win Be q
real asset to the ticket and will help
carry the State for President Hoover.
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Q When docs Yom Kippur come this
wear What year is this n the Jewish
cslen6sr.-M s
A. Yom Kippur fails on MONDAY Oc-
tober 10 In the Jewish calendar the
year is 56a3
Evening star., 1932-09-22

Rate By Mail-Payable In Advance
Evening star., 1932-09-22

G What color are the young leaves
of the cashev tree7-w A
A. An exquisite pink
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02
SEWARD RECEIVES FINE PUBLICITY IN
 OUTSIDE JOURNAL
NOTED GEOLOGIST-EXPLORER'S s STORY IS REPLETE WITH
 SCIENTIFIC DATA

Seward clocks told Bernard R Hubbard, s. J., the Glacier Priest, ? that Aniakchak Volcano, the larg est in the world, had. exploded, ac- cording to one of his most graphic and interesting stories in the Sat- urday Evening Post.
 Localizing his story Father Hub bard says:
 Say, Ole, did your clock stop this morning."
 You mean when that earth quake almost cracked my cabin open?" the old Bering Sea fisher man answered. "Yes it did"
 <. Ole ushered me to the one
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

living room of his log cabin where I carefully noted the position of his eight-day clock left him and crunched through the snow to Mrs, Murphy's home on the other side of Seward .
 When John de Brille, the sour dough with whom I was staying, told me that Ole's clock had stopped went out to investigate.
 :" Now the pendulum of a clock swings loosely if a shock comes along the direction of the swing, it stops it. Most of the clocks I looked at this morning pointed their pendulum swing to- wards the center of the Alaska Peninsula where my big Aniakchak volcano is.
 T went to Mr. lessen, editor of the Seward Daily Gateway for Seward, small though it be, boasts a daily neWspaper-and had him put a writeup in the current edi- tion and send out a news dispatch containing my prediction that there would be major eruption in the center of the Alaska Penin- sula for the coming summer. ""
 The story of the exploration of the volcano is replete with scien-
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

tific data and many unknown phe- nomena published for the first time. Especially is this true of the havoc wrought among reindeer, caribou and other animals and wild fowl
 Among the scientific data is the discovery of chlorine gas, emitted by volcano This may lead to the study of the actual process of creation of precious metal lodes, held to be the product of super heated magmatic gases
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02
BENEDICTION BROADCAST

ROME, Jan, ?, (P)-Pope Plus broadcast his benedicion through out the world over radio for the first time in history when the mi cr0phore was installed near the
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

Hannah Long will head the Cor dova Order of Eastern Star for the year of 1882, having been elected worthy matron at a recent election, says the Cordoya Times
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

Special rate on all cleaning and pressing received on Monday. Sew ard Steam Laundry.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

Try our Seattle Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLYIA'S,
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

Have you heard the new "0KEH' records at Sylvia's. They are won derfui
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

high altar of St. Peters Cathedral during the services. The entire mass was not broadcast because of a ruling of the Pope against such step.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-02

Old papers for sale at the Gateway ofnoA
Evening star., 1932-10-07

During the 1881 planting season at
Kentenia State Forest, in Kentucky,
Al 900 seedlings were planted.
Evening star., 1932-10-07

the first President who has been able to
accomplish anything in the face Of
panic.
The Vice President asserted the
farmers present depression started
in 1919 with the drastic, unreasonable
defiation Of the farmer" by the Federal
Reserve Board under direction of Presi-
dent Wilson, by the advice Of william
G. McAdoo and other Democrats.
Curtis next turned to the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation with the
statement ut will not be continued
after this emergency passes"
In the course Of seven months busi-
ness" he said, "the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation authorized loans
totaling $1,054, ,814 900 to Abs separate
institutions. And three-flfths of all
went to banks and trust companies,
which had a most bracing effect on the
AZ, 100000 bank depositors of this coun-
Evening star., 1932-10-07
KIWANIS TO SPONSOR
ORPHAN BOYS CLUB
Committee Named to Draft By
Laws and Purposes of New
Organization.

Creation of boys club for st. Johns
Episcopal Orphanage, 1922 F street,
will be sponsored by the Washington
Kiwanis Club, it was decided at a
weekly luncheon meeting in the Ra-
leigh Hotel yesterday
Frank L. Peckham was appointed to
the Craftsmanship Of a committee which
will draft the bylaws and purposes of
the new club. Other members of the
committee are Frank T. Mitchell. vice
chairman: Martin T. Wiegand. Will
liam F. Smith, c. H. Pardoe, Col Claude
Jones, Frank E. Johnson Dr. H. s.
Huffman, DR.. David L. Maxwell and
Kemper Mohler.
The club voted to enter q float In
the Districts annual Halloween parade
Thomas D. Darlington, Wilmington
Del, a delegate to the National Safety
Congress, was the luncheon speaker.
He told Of the great decrease in acci-
dents resulting from application of
systematic safety measures and warned
there must be no relaxing of safety
standards if the accident mark is to
be kept low.
Edwin Hill, president of the club,
announced the KiWanis "TWo-a-Day
Club" now has four members-George
Winslow, Charles Pimper. James Ed
munds and William r. Schmucker. Mr..
Pimper submitted a report from the
Under-privileged Child Committee. OF
which he is chairman. and Stephen H.
Takes Of the Institution Entertainment
Committee. described the Summer work
Of his committee, which included the
arranging of 18 band concerts for en-
tertainment Of inmates of various Dis
trict institutions
Evening star., 1932-10-07
PRESIDENT WEIGHS
LEGION INVITATION
Invited to Make Principal Ad-
dress Armistice Day
at Arlington.

President Hoover today took under
advisement the formal invitation to
deliver the principal Grafton Novem-
ber IL at the exercises at Arlington
National Cemetery marking the rededi-
cation of the Unknown Soldiers Tomb.
The invitation was extended by a
delegation representing the American
Legion, headed by Col. John Thomas
Taylor, chairman of the National Legis-
lative Committee The President as
sured the delegation that while he
would make no promise at this time,
they could count on him for some par
ticipation in the Armistice day OBJ
servance in the Capital, OF which the
rededication of the tomb will be one
of the features.
Col. Taylor advised the President
that arrangements are being made for
an elaborate observance of Armistice
day here. He said there would be a
large parade on Constitution avenue,
which would start at the Capitol at 8
am. The rededication ceremonies at
Arlington Cemetery are scheduled to
start at II o'clock. In the evening
there will be an armistice ball. to be
given at the Mayfower Hotel. The
Evening star., 1932-10-07
LEGAL AID GROUP
i ON Job MONDAY
Formed by Young Lawyers
to Aid Destitute in
Civil Cases.

A Legal Aid Committee formed by a
group of young practitioners here to as
sist destitute persons in civil cases will
begin functioning Monday, it was an
nounced today.
The committee is composed of six
men and six women and is headed by
Miss Beatrice Clephane, as executive
supervisor. The formation of the COM
mittee was announced concurrently with
the opening at the Willard Hotel of the
tenth annual meeting of the National
Association of Legal Aid Organizations.
Plans for the local project have been
a committee of Is, headed by Louis
Gutenberg, as chairman.
The new headquarters will be located
at 1418 l street, where two rooms have
been provided by the Council of Social
Agencies, which also will do the mime
ographing. The Community Chest is
financing the telephone bill The only
other expense, postage, will be cared
for by private funds, the entire venture
being voluntary.
Miss Clephane emphasized that work
will in no way infringe on any prac-
ticing lawyers, inaSmuch as only those
cases will be handled in which there is
a positive element of destitution, no.
Will tlic USyOlid liiC oSOPC
of civil cases.
The committee will have Office hours
every week day from to o'clock and
on Saturdays from 10 to II o'clock to
make its services available.
The scope of cases generally handled
by legal aid groups takes in wage COL
lection, debt cases, landlord and tenant
actions, installment house contracts
and workmen's compensation cases.
In most instances the organizations
are private philanthropic ventures, and
where these exist clients are charged
a nominal fee if they are able to pay
in order to get away from the label Of
charity Where this cost is imposed it
averages about 81 per case, though it
is less than 81 in some places. Else
where the work is handled as NUM-
cipal venture and is financed accord
1ngly.
The meeting here is headed by M. w.
Atchison of Pittsburgh. who in opening
the conference today reviewed the &C
tivities of the organization and looked
forward with optimism to continued
progress.
Other speakers this morning were
Allen Wardwell, president OF the Legal
Aid Society of New York City, and
Claude E. Clark of Cleveland, both OF
whom are past presidents of the group.
Evening star., 1932-10-07
CATHOLIC WOMEN
MEET AT CHARLESTON
Committee Sessions Feature First
Day of National Council
Convention.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S. c.. October T.
The National Council of Catholic Wom-
en- opened its annual convention today
with Informal Conference day." largely
devoted to committee meetings.
National committees and diocesan
presidents met separately this morning
and were to hold joint conferences this
afternoon A reception will be held for
delegates tonight.
The Most Rev Pietro Fumasoni- -Bion
di of Washington. apostolic delegate to
the United States, will be the celebrant
at a solemn pontifical mass tomorrow.
The sermon will be preached by the
Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, Arch
bishop of Cincinnati.
The convention will end Wednesday.
Evening star., 1932-10-07
WORST HAS GONE,
CURTIS ASSERTS
Traces Farm Depression to
Reserve Board Policies
Under Wilson.

OMAHA. Nebr., october 7 R.-Re-
affirming his great faith in this won-
derful country" Vice President Charles
Curtis last night asserted the worst of
the depression has come and gone"
Every day can be brighter for us. If
we have faith and will all pull together
in harmony for the public welfare" he
said In a campaign speech prepared for
delivery at the Brandeis Theater.
Curtis described President Hoover as
Evening star., 1932-10-07
GRANGE TALKS LISTED

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture r.
w. Dunlap, DR.. E. v. Wilcox and
Chester Gray, representative of the
American Farm Bureau, will be speakers
at a meeting Of Potomac Grange No. 1,
Wednesday night at All Souls Church,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets. The
grange will meet on the second and
fourth Wednesday each month during
the Winter.