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Evening star., 1932-01-26

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@. In playing Winter rules at golf is
it permissible to improve the lie Of the
ball everywhere, even on the green?-
F. G.. H.
A. Under the rules the lie may be
! improved only through the fairWay and
| on the green. Under local rules or by
agreement among the players sometimes
lies are improved everywhere save In
the hazards.
c. What was the first play presented
| by the Theater Guild?-G. E. L.
A. In its first season, the Spring of
1919, 1t presented two plays. Bonds of
Interest" and John Ferguson" Bonds
of Interest" was produced first, but was
not a success. The guild had its be-
ginning in the earlier Washington
Square Players, and the guild project
originated with Lawrence Langner who
called the initial meeting, December 10,
1918
@. How much money has been re-
funded by the Internal Revenue Depart
ment because too large an income tax
has been paid in the last four yearS?-
E. B.
A. The following are the total re-
funds including principal and interest,
that have been made since 1927. These
figures are for the fiscal years 1928,
$142 1893, ,56717; 1929, 90,164, ,359 AZ;
1880, $126,8S6, 1892; 1881, $69, ,476,-
1 93O26 making a total Of almost
$529, 900, 900.
@. What animals are considered
beasts of burden?-E. M.
A A beast of burden is any animal
domesticated for use in transportation,
draft CT agriculture. The outstanding
species which have been used for this
purpose are the OK and the horse in
practically all parts of the world, the
camel in the desert countries of North
Africa and Southwestern Asia, the dog
in countries where larger draft animals
do not exist the reindeer in the Arctic
regions, and the alpaca and llama in
the mountainous countries in Western
South America.
G. What is the longest telephone
hookup now in use?-H D.
A. 1t is from San Francisco by way
OF New York to Australia, more than
half way around the world.
@. How much ground is contained in
an arpen of land?-M. j.
A An arpen was an old French
measure Of land, roughly equivalent to
an acre.
@ What time is the basis for Green
wich or standard time?-C. D. G.
A. 1t is the mean solar time of the
meridian which runs through Green
wich, England.
w. B.
A. This was political party opposed
to slavery. 1t became part Of the
Republican party in 1854.
@. When James M. Beck referred to
the four major catastrophes of the world
what were the events?-C. c. P.
A. They were fall of the Roman en-
pire. requiring eight centuries before
Europe was restored to an appearance
Of stability; Thirty Years War, requir-
ing full century before civilization
was enabled to resume its former func-
tions; the period of the Napoleonic
Evening star., 1932-01-26

The well known slogan of praise, 1T
gets you there; 1t gets you back" )"
may soon be applicable TO the DO-x.
Her skipper" promises a far better
return voyage than she had coming
over from Europe. In fact, she may
yet be the heroine Of a thriller en-
titled Around the World in Eighty
Months"
Evening star., 1932-01-26
A Scare for the Wolf.

DO you think could keep the wolf
from the door by my singing?" asked
the musical young man.
You could" replied Miss Cayenne,
IF the wolf had any sort of an ear for
music"
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Advice.

That man always seems willing to
give advice"
Yes. He's one of those people that
you esteem much more highly for the
kind of advice they give than for the
kind they take"
Evening star., 1932-01-26

A young man and a young woman
are said to have held hands for seventy
two hours, establishing record. 1t is a
cinch that neither will ever henceforth
join any fraternity, sorority or other
secret organization employing fancy
grip"
Evening star., 1932-01-26

A big Alaskan brown bear about to
molest an expedition of collegian-
scientists was routed by a variety of
traditional college yells, including a
few "Hoyas!" Had these failed, re-
lance would have probably been
placed on a few unofficial collegiate
track records.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

1t is rumored that during the ap-
preaching Olympic games on the West
Coast the Prince of Wales may be the
guest of "Doug and Mary" at theil
residence, Pickfair What an over
whelming international honor fof AL
bert Edward!
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Modern Pastimes.

Poker Is a game of chance;
In bridge the risks not small:
But get-rich-quick is the sporty trick
Where there is no chance at all.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

An Englishman claims to have bought
cheap foreign suit for 81 cents and
then pawned it for 81. In this case the
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Problem in Derbies.

From the Boston xvsnins Transcript.
"Al" Smith really ought to tell wneIe
he stands. As things are, lot OF , sns
boys do not knee whether . ny
heoxn ar hiAAk SeeisA, - 49,
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Doubt Nero's Fiddling.

From the Toledo Blade.
We'd rather believe that washington
crossed the Delaware standing up IMAM
Nero fiddled before the violin was III
vented,
Evening star., 1932-01-26

The sun has no effect on cosmic radi-
alton, according to DR.. Robert A. Mill
ken, famous physicist Not so with cos
metic radiation.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Universal Activity

Everybody does his best.
Human life Is void of rest.
Some strive TO do some simple thing,
And they who shun endeayoring,
Fen though they strike restful pose,
Are ever busy, Heaven knows,
From early morn to set of sun,
Still knocking what the rest have done
Evening star., 1932-01-26
MOI Ear Wrong.

From the Florence (Ala) Herald.
Explorers discovered in Arizona an
unfinished dam 900 years old. FER
haps an ancient Muscle Shoals.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
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publishsd herein All riEhts OF publication OF
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Evening star., 1932-01-26

that Ia the story of Abraham Lincoln.
And that is the story that steps nat
urally out of this deeply interested and
most intsre9sng Lincoln: Ths un-
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Even Scotland
Has Illicit Liquor Stills.

iHas iHiCiI Liquor SLitiS.
Evening Times, Glasgow-The find
ing Of complete Illicit still in the
house of Thomas Hardness at Glasgow
brought upon him a fine of fl00, with
the alternative of six months impriS-
onment-and no time to pay-at Glas-
gov Sheriff Court recently.
The accused a middle-aged man, ad-
mitted the triple charge of having made
wash" having had still for distilling
spirits and having deposited spirits In
his house with intent to defraud his
majesty of the duty.
When a raid was made on the ac-
cused's house, said Dpute-Fiscal j. c.
Patterson, 30 gallons of wash" and
two bottles Of spirits were found in ad-
dition to a complete still There were
all the implements necessary for the
making Of whisky, and the still had
obviously been recently in use.
The penalties to which the accused
was liable were very heavy, said Sheriff
Robertson, but, of course, they were
proportioned to the offense.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
RIsH INDEPENDENT, Dublin

n R1SH INDEPENDENT, Dublin
Irish painters have joined forces
in an effort to solve the problem Of
L the trade, the unsatisfactory di-
vision of work over the year. Dur
ing the Spring and early Summer there
Is a hectic rush of orders. This period
Is followed by q few months of moder-
ate demand, and then business peters
out until the arrival of Spring again.
The painters contend that the system
is unfair to both the trade and the pub
lie, involving, as it does, rushed work
at one period and unemployment at an
other.
They hold that a much more eco
nomic and satisfactory arrangement for
every one concerned would be to spread
the work over the year. This would be
better for the masters and men, better
for the clients-Who would get better
and cheaper work-and better in the
national interest.
1t Is to bring this about that, for the
first time on record. joint advertising
scheme has been launched by the Ma
tional Association of Master Painters
and Decorators Of Ireland the Amalga-
mated Society OF Operative House and
Ship Painters and the National Paint
ers and Decorators Trade Union.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

"Dsr ain no such thing rs real
loafin'," said Uncle Eben; "if you doesn'
do yoh share o work, you'Atottsr hustle
sxassusi los1sdp fch sxonnns
Evening star., 1932-01-26
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Evening star., 1932-01-26
L. T.. GL DsI

It's Time She Did.
From ths Janssville Daily daxstts.
We suppose Japan will take great
personal interest In the Disarmament
i hCou{e1ence,
Evening star., 1932-01-26

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Evening star., 1932-01-26
Chengfu Women
Take Up Military Training.

Yenching Gazette, Chengfu.-With
scores OF men students, newly sprouted
into dominating, gray-clad soldier boys,
number Of Chengtu women, growing
restiVe, have organized corps of their
own. These young ladies, some 40 in
number, and with anti-Japanese con-
victionS, have applied to the Yenching
University authorities for permission to
participate in the classes and drills and
arranged for the mems compulsory mill
tary training work. The feminine
group turned out In full force for the
drill recently, and after the session
voted to adopt the same style of uni
form as that worn by the men stu
dents. Their uniforms will be ready In
two weeks, and are eagerly awaited by
the new auxiliary. The new lighting
system for the parade grounds will be
finished about the same time, and both
day and night drills will be carried on.
Concurrent with the introduction of
military training into Yenching Uni
yersity a first-aid course is being Of
fered to Yenching women students, who
are Just as anxious as the men to show
their patriotism. More than $50 have
signed up for this course.
Evening star., 1932-01-26
Insurance Companies Must
Deposit Gold in Guatemala.

Nuestro Diario, Guatemala. The
ministry of commerce has determined
that all insurance companies doing
business IN Guatemala deposit in gold
securities, either with the Banco Cen
tral or any of its branches, sums in q
certain measure equivalent to their La
bilities. The exact percentage of these
deposits has not as yet been made pub
lie, but 1t will be suficient to guarantee
the tnnaedaaas payment of Asi0 saalsaas
Evening star., 1932-01-26

@. How much money has been re-
funded by the Internal Revenue Depart
ment because too large an income tax
has been paid in the last four years.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

Der OF Congress, as President as llber-
ator OF the slaves in this country as
martyr to the idea of human freedom
and equality.
Sketchy and inadequate, this bare
beginning Of Dale Carnegie'S admirable
study of Abraham Lincoln. But, as I've
already said, you will prefer to read the
story yourselves. And why, since there
are already so many books on the sub
Ject Of Abraham Lincoln? Primarily, ii
seems to me, because of the writer's
keen sense of the relation between early
years and the ultimate understanding
of any man in whom the world has
wide and deep concern. Therefore, into
these years that nurtured Abraham
Lincoln in the pioneer period of the
Near West, this writer has given a
wealth of such detail as clearly helped
to fashion the character of Lincoln,
Many items are here which others have
either neglected or failed to find. But
50 human, all of them, so COMFORTING
with the outlook and habit of that par
ticular day and locality that these be-
come, simply and naturally, a part of
the substance of Abraham Lincoln,
And the important point today is that
Lincoln be understood, as this is the
point with any great figure. And not
for the sake of Abraham Lincoln him.
self is such comprehension imperative.
1t matters not q straw to this man
whether he be counted great or less
than that. 1t does matter vitality, how
ever, to those who have come after and
will come after him. That which he
did for the world out of that limited
and sordid sourcing In pioneer days and
ways, that is the point Of awakening
for youth everywhere. TAat it, In the
fresh circumstances of today and TO-
morrow, may comport itself simply.
sfAadA DeMsG4n11qL - hshak = a9-
Evening star., 1932-01-26

@. How much does the Pyramid of
Cheops stand west of South?-W. F.
A. The aZimuth of the Pyramid of
Cheops is minutes 43 seconds west.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

A. The following are the total re-
funds, including principal and interest,
that have been made since 1927. These
figures are for the fiscal years; 1928,
$142 393 ,56717; 1929, s190, ,164, 1856. .48;
1880, $126,8s6, 1892; 1881, $69,476,-
93O.26, making total Of almost
1923, 100000.
Evening star., 1932-01-26

Q. What was the gross revenue re-
ceiyed by the United States Treasury
from tariffs in 1880 and in 1sS1?-E.
L. T. <
A. The United States customs reve-
nues in 1880 equaled s587 7,0oo, ,9o3; in
1881, $378, ,354,OO5.
Evening star., 1932-10-03

)qou prefer
QUALITY FASHIONS

Before you buy the really important parts your Win
terwardrobe (you doubt have already fallen for one
Of those delightfully."- chic. highfas+ening co|ars read
this fashion It is guide (qute reliable because
there is fashion knowledge back Of it it gives you
the fashion facts pictures The exciting things that
have happened to the Winter mode and will be hap
pening to you. But it is than that It gives you
the very FEEL OF 1882 smartness. And because it is
Woodward & Lo+hrops QUALITY is certain
As Paris showed :. :. as Vogue itself says, whether
fitted skirt climbs up to the bodice or the f+ed bodice
runs down to the hip the long, fitted sinuou prncesse
line is what we are really AFTER" Tighten up at The
throat but let the sleeves go to whatever extremes
they may they will give you extreme chic. Wear your
was+ne at your ribs sIung low The hips, let it
be one Of those double that bridges both sides
Of the question: Forget about skirts there has been
no great change there. Fabrics everything in fash
ion woods are smooth roug h. to The point Of
bis+erng veve+is the great news. 60 for color
as much as you like. those cabbage-reds. hy-
acin+h-b|ues. new bronze-greens yeNow-golds
gray because It is high fashion or be fantas+cay
chic in black. Have your clothes laden with furs
everything is dripping with tails and paws.
And. so to Woodward & Lo+hrop ;. to the Walnut
copies Of the best American houses !. to the Fur
sportswear Shop where you can be hiehhanded about
Service you are bent on getting married to the
Millinery Salon, your preference is for French hat
Everything is in readiness and always there is
no sureharge for pleasant shopping, and for that
QUALITY and FASHION you expect Of Woodward
Evening star., 1932-10-03
fashion picture

Picked for its points Of
fashion-throat. .throttling
neck, Lego mutton
sleeves, form. fitting lines,
crinkly crepe and its
color = pavement gray,
$3.50.
Only a simple little suit
and its cape-but note its
dash. 1t is all in a deep
dark brown from its fab
ric to its fur-and its
little fur cape comes of.
$3.50.
Evening star., 1932-10-03

The smart woman who
would prefer this smart
knitted frock with its
cardigan jacket, would
also prefer to have it in
this new gray, $3.50.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
DRUGS
ACT ADOPTED

After four years of discussion,
a draft of uniform narcotic
drugs act was adopted today by
the National Conference of Com
missioners on Uniform State
Laws by a 26-to-3 vote, taken by
States.
AS finally presented the act
provides that drugs seized by
State enforcement officers shall
be distributed to State inStitu-
tions or other worthy organiza-
tions, such as hospitals, or turned
over to the Federal authorities,
or destroyed, but their sale would
be prevented. Experience has
shown that if such drugs are
sold are are likely to get back
into illicit channels.
Three Washington men re-
ceived committee reappointment
today. Walter C. Clephane as
chairman of the social welfare
section; C. v. INLAY as chairman
of the committee on a mechanics
lien act, and F. S. Tyler as a
member of the public relations
committee.
The conference will close Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
B,E.F.EV|CT|ON
NDORSED

Newspaper men were excluded
today from the convention of the
Military Order of the World War,
at the Mayflower, while the or
ganization debated what stand it
should take on the Bonus EXpe-
dictionary Force and other prob
lens connected with Vete1AeS af-
fairs.
The B. F. F. resolution, as orig
inally presented, was first on the
list of those read to the conven-
ton today. 1t recited that the
congregation of bonus marchers
in Washington "defied authority"
and commended President Hoover,
the Secretary of War, the Chief
of Staff and the officers and
men who participated in ousting
them, for the humane manner in
which they were evicted.
The convention later decided to
consider resolutions dealing with
the B. E. F.. in some detail, and
in executive session.
Col. C. D. Horror, chief of
the reserve division. U. S. A..
told of plans for military pre-
paredneSS which contemplate an
array of 1000, 900 men. with 150.-
900 trained officers, for the next
war.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
SMITH To TAKE
STUMP SOON

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 G.N.SD.
There was jubilation at Demo-
cratic national headquarters to-
day because former Gov. Alfred
E. Smith will actively campaign
in the East for Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt's election to the presi-
dency.
Party chieftains predicted at
least 100000 votes would be
added to the Democratic ballots
in November as result of
Smiths forthcoming speeches for
the ticket in New York, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
Island, and possibly in Penn
Sylvania and New Jersey.
In New York State, Smith will
make special efforts on behalf
of the election of Herbert Leh-
man as governor.
Although a report said Smith
may also appear in support of
the Roosevelt Garner ticket in
Illinois, no confirmation of it
could be obtained from hom or
Democratic headquarters here.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
UTILITY VALUES
COMMONLY
INFLATED
Writing Up Book Record Held
Usual Practice of the Major
Firms, U. S. Discovers

The nations major utili-
ties have made common
practice of "writing-up" in
vestments to a point millions
Of dollars above their book
values, a survey of Federal
Trade Commission reports
showed today.
One of these reports disclosed
the Middle West Utilities Com
pany, a principal subholding com,
pany of the recently collapsed
insult utility empire, wrote up"
the value of its investments in
subsidiary companies $30,816,770
above their book values.
BY book value is meant the
value of property recorded on a
holding company books just
prior to the sale or transfer of
that property to another COM
pany.
without Authority
The reports submitted by Gov.
ernment examiners in connection
with the commissions present in
vestigation into the financial
operations of power and gas utili-
ties reveal these "Write-upS" were
made in many instances without
the authorization of State public
service commissions. Particularly
was this the case in New York
and Pennsylvania.
In one instance, the fixed capi.
tai value of the Staten Island
Edison Corporation was written
up" $3,157,672 without the au.
thority of the public service COM
mission.
In another case, the New York
State Electric and Gas Corpora
ton wrote up" the value of it's
fixed capital $1,133,925 without
the authority Of the public Serv-
ice commission.
Pay Double Price
A "write.up" of 100 per cent,
netting the H. D. Walbridge Com
pany, of New York. profit Of
$10,000,000, was disclosed in a re-
port submitted by Commission
Examiner o. c. Van Zandt.
This "write-up" occurred in the
value of securities sold by the
Walbridge company to the old
Pennsylvania Electric Corpora
ton.
The latter paid $2O,919,75O for
the securities, although Van Zandt
said he found the book value of
the securities to be only $l0,176,-
636.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
KAHN TOO SICK
I To TESTIFY

NEW YORK, Oct. s G.N.SO.
Lawyers today arranged to take
q deposition from Otto H. Kahn,
banker and patron, at the lat.
ter's home, where the financier
IS confined to bed with a grave
illness.
His testimony is sought in the
suit of Rosalinda Morini, opera
singer, who asked $250,0OO dam
ages from Kahn. She charged
he ruined her singing career by
repudiating an Endorsement of
her attributed to him in an ad-
vertisement in a musical publ
cation.
In court doctors testified Kahn
suffered from Angina pectoris
and a complicating pulmonitiS
to such an extent it would en-
danger his life to leave his home.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
CHILDREN TAKE
To LITERATURE

Circulation Of literature through
the District Public Library in
creased 16 per cent in the last
year, necessitating an increase in
the book collection to 419,987 vol
umes, according to the annual re-
port filed With the District Com
misSionerS today by DR.. George
F. BoWerman, librarian.
The report fixed the book cir
culation at 2,264,937 volumes.
Increased circulation is attri-
buted largely to children as the
juvenile service has increased 80
per cent in the last two years.
DR.. Bowerman, in his report
stressed the needa of placing
branch libraries at locations con-
venient to schools to prevent chill
dren from being endangered by
traffic congestion when seeking
to avail themselves of library IA
cilities.
The report states that e cen
tral library will remain open on
Saturday from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Other branches will close at l
p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
BRIEF HEARING
BY COURT IN
ONTARIO
Utilities Chief Remains in
Cell While Lawyers Make
Plea to Judge

=. BARRIE, Ontario, Oct. s
NN.S.O. - Martin j. insult,
under indictment at Chicago in
connection with the collapse of
the insult utilities empire, was
released from the Simcoe
county Jail today on bonds of
$4,000.
~" Justice Dudley Holmes, Of the
p Simcoe county court, granted the
-prea of insults attorneys that he
/. be admitted to bail after a brief
~ hearing. insult was not in court.
= Two of his attorneys, j. M.
Boys, of Barrie, and j. C. Nc
.4Ruer, K. c., of Toronto, ap-
peared before Justice Dudley
Holmes, senior judge of the Sim
ecoe County Court, before whom
: insult was taken when he was
..arrested Thursday night.
Edward Bayly, K. c., deputy
attorney general of the Province
= of Ontario, was in charge Of the
:. efforts of the States attorney of
Cook county, ILL.,, to resist the
motion.
F.: While the legal wheels re-
.1Volved outside the Jail, insult
within brooded and read and
kept very much to himself. He
has asked, according to the
sheriff, Col. H. D. MacLaren,
that he be permitted to remain
'-aloof from other prisoners at all
;times, and this request has been
granted.
~ Treated as "GentIeman"
DR.. ]. j. D. Banting, governor
of the Jail, told a friend:
-, "He is a gentIema',, he is
acting like a gentleman, and
am treating him like q gen.
tleman."
,- Some 80 miles away, at Orillla,
MRS. insult remained in seclu-
i sion.