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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q. What were the first eommemora-
tive coins made in the United States?
IT. w.
A. The silver Columbian half dollar,
1892 and 1893, and the Isabella
quarter dollar struck in 1893, for the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, were the first.
@. What is the origin of the express
sion to send one to Coventry?-S. S.
A. ITO send one to Coventry" says
CroWell, "is to take no notice of him;
to make him feel that he is in disgrace
by having no dealings with him. 1t is
said that the citizens of Coventry had
at one time so great dislike to soldiers
that a woman seen speaking to one
was instantly tabooed: hence, when a
soldier was sent to Coventry he was
cut off from all social intercourse.
Hutton In his History of Birmingham
gives different version. He says that
Coventry was a stronghold of the
parliamentary party in the civil wars,
and that troublesome and refractory
royalist prisoners were sent there for
safe custody"
@. What are the heaviest rails used
for regular service on railroad?-E. N.
A. The Pennsylvania Railroad has
recently purchased rails which weigh
152 pounds per yard.
@. How dense are clouds?-F. L. L.
A. The densest clouds are probably
not more than l part water to 10000
parts air.
@. How long did it take TO build the
cathedral in Moscow which has recently
been razed?-M D. NJ.
A. The Church of the Redeemer was
built to commemorate the deliverance
of Russia from the French in 1912 and
1914. 1t was thank offering of the
Russian people for the victory Of the
War of Liberation. The work was
actually begun in earnest in 1887 and
the cathedral was completed in 1883.
O. When a man and woman occupy
the rear seat OF an automobile, does the
woman sit at the mans right or left?
C. NJ
A. A woman enters a car first. In
Europe it Is extremely important that
she occupy the position at the right Of
her male companion. In this country,
the rule is by no means strictly OBJ
served She enters the car and takes
her seat on the right and is followed
by the man. who merely steps across
the intervening space with word Of
apology.
@. Will Mount Vernon be open to
the public on Sundays during the
Bicentennial Celebration?-C. G.
A. 1t will not. The policy Of the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association has
been to preserve the quiet. peace and
dignity Of this national shrine.
Q. What people first made tools of
iron?-F. A. H.
A. 1t is thought b. archeologists
that the Assyrians were the first people
TO use iron freely in the manufacture
Of tools and weapons. They had knives
and saws Of hardened steel. The art
Of hardening and tempering steel was
a familiar one in Homer's time.
@. How many families are there In
Washington?-F. A. r.
A. In the 1880 census there were
126,014.
@. Why is a native of the Philippine
Islands, called a Filipino, spelled with
an F?-J. W. H.
A. The Philippine Islands were
named originally Islas Filipinas in
honor Of Philip II of Spain. When this
name became translated into English,
it was spelled with a PHI instead of
an F." The term Filipino. as applied
to the inhabitants. has still been re-
tained In its Spanish form.
@. Is Kenneth MacKenna married.
A. Kay Francis is his wife.
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sportsmanship in Ballooning.

Standards Of clean American sports
naanship have been upheld magnifi-
Gently by the country's premier balloon
racers In waving their rights to hold
the Gordon Bennett international bal
loon trophy race in the United States
this year.
The United States now holds two
legs on the trophy, by virtue Of inter-
national victories in two successive
years. Victory this year will mean per-
manent possession Of the trophy which
has come to be regarded as the great
est prize the balloonist can gain. Vic
tory in the international race entities
the winning country to hold within its
borders the succeeding race.
The victory of Ward +. Van Orman
In the last Gordon Bennett contest
automatically brought the race to the
United states this year for the third
time in succession.
owing to unsettled financial difn-
culties, it was feared that few European
cofitenders would be able to send bal
looms to the United States and that an
American team would permanently An
mex the cup with little real competi-
tion. American balloonists decided
that they did not want the trophy under
such conditions. They felt that If they
could not win 1t In the face of real
competition the victory would be hol-
low and the trophy thing of little
werth.
Accordingly, the countrys premier
balleoriists informed American dele
gates to the annual meeting Of the
Federation Aeronautique Internation-
ale, held recently in Paris, that they
would welcome a transfer Of the Cor
don Bennett race to Europe this year. 1t
was decided at Paris that the race
will start from Basel, Switzerland. be-
tween September 20 and october 10.
This action undoubtedly will reduce
considerably the number Of American
competitors and correspondingly IN
crease the European entry list. Chances
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Curbing Short Selling"

The President, it is now revealed.
has taken q hand in the movement TO
prevent bear raids on the stock mar
ket raids conducted through short
selling" 1t Is high time that . halt
be called on professional traders IN the
market who have been making millions
out Of the ruin of others and by bring
ing about still further depression in
business. Gambling to win on greater
and greater mistortunes Of the people
and the country does not have that
shining appeal to the man in the street
which would endear to him the bear
raiders OF the market.
Short selling, the sale Of securities
which the seller does not possess but
which he hopes to purchase and de-
liver when he has driven the prices
lower by his so-called sales, thereby
making a considerable gain for himself.
Is hitting business below the belt. It
has been argued again and again that
II a man Is permitted to speculate on
the increase in values Of securities in
the stock market he should be at liberty
to speculate on the decrease in such
values. There Is something particularly
sinister, however, in the operations OF
the short selling bears.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the New York Stock Exchange had
endeavored to meet the demands OF the
President and those members OF Con-
rress who have attacked short selling
by adopting a rule which would prevent
brokers from using stock owned by their
customers to lend to the short sellers
without the written consent and spe-
ciflc permission OF the individual owner
OF the stock It seems incredible that
such a practice should have been per-
.mitted at all Brokers. however, have
reaped q rich harvest from the activities
of the short sellers, obtaining interest
or commissions on the loan OF this
stock which they do not themselves
own, and on the handling Of the SELL
Ing and buying transactions for the
short sellers. II short selling were pre-
vented the dealers on the markets
would lose a lucrative business All Of
which has made 1t more and more DIFF
Iicult to deal effectively with the prac-
t1ce of short selling.
Even before Congress assembled in
December the rumblings against the
further manipulation Of the market by
the shorts were heard. Senator Wat
son, Republican leader Of the Senate,
and other prominent members Of Con-
gress asserted that legislation to prevent
short selling on the market would be
put through unless the market cleaned
been prepared and introduced to put an
end to short selling. A committee Of
the House Is investigating the trading
activities Of the bears. Demands are
made by Senator Capper Of Kansas for
an investigation by the Senate Finance
Committee of the short selling on the
New York Exchange. 1t Is asserted by
Senator Watson and others that the
step now taken by the exchange leaders
to limit the activities Of the short
sellers Is not sufficient. The time seems
Bet for action, either by the exchange
itself or by the Congress, to regulate
drastically the trading on the exchange.
Enough warning has been given.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

This Is . special department, devoted
solely to the handling Of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
Of an extensive organization in Wash
ington to serve you In any capacity
that relates to information. This serv-
ice Is free Failure to make use Of 1t
deprives you of benefits to which you
are entitled. Your obligation Is only
cents, in coin or stamps, Enclosed
with your inquiry for direct reply. Ad-
dress The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. g.
q. What part Of the money spent
At race tracks in Florida goes to the
State?-W. E. D.
A.. The State gets 3 per cent of all
bets made through pari-mutuel ma
chimes at dog and horse races and Is
per cent on admission and license fees.
This season it Is estimated that the
State will net at least $475,o0o.
O., What Is the largest fish caught
with rod and reel?-L. D. M.
A. A Mako shark weighing 2,176
pounds holds the record. 1t was caught
by w. w. Selkirk in South Africa in
1923.
Q. What hospital is the largest gen
erar hospital in the world?-M. M.
A. The Cook County Hospital Of
Chicago is the largest general hospital.
There are many hospitals for nervous
and mental patients which are larger.
Q. Are British consols similar to
United States bonds?-J. F.
A. British consols are obligations Of
Great Britain, just as United States
bonds are obligations of the American
Government.
Q. How many are in the crew Of
the q. g. S. Akron?-H E. H.
A. The crew consists Of so men, Of
which number II are officers
Q. What early Presidents have held
the Office of Kitchie Okemaw, or Great
Grand Sachem, of Tammany Hall?-
r. L. D.
A. Presidents Washington. John
Adams. Jefferson, Madison. Monroe,
John Quincy Adams and Jackson.
q. What is the largest privately
owned business in the world ?-R T. F.
A. The House Of Mitsui. in Japan, is
said to be the greatest business enter
prise in the world. Takatoshi Mitsui,
the great" began with a dry goods
store, where he established the first
fixed price, spot cash, no credit system.
He sold cloth in any length desired, in
stead Of only "kimono lengths" The
house is ruled by the senior Baron
Hachiroyemon. l4th Baron Mitsui, but
the prime minister" of the Mitsui
empire Is Baron Kakuma Dan, fire.
quently referred to as the Morgan of
Japan. Baron Dan was graduated from
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology. The aggregate wealth of the
House of MitSui has been estimated at
2,OoO. 600, 900 yen, or ST .ooO,00o,0oo.
@. What does "Exitus acta probat"
mean?-D. E. M.
A. 1t is Latin quotation from ovid"
and means "The result justifles the
deed"
@! Are older people less susceptible
to common colds?-E. r.
A. Older persons are less susceptible
to colds. They may have developed a
certain amount of immunity
q. What States sent the most horses
to the World War for Cavalry and for
draft?-E. B.
A. The greatest number OF Cavalry
horses came from Texas, Oklahoma,
Oregon and Idaho in the order named
The greatest number of draft horses
were secured from Missouri, Kansas
and Iowa.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Prevalence Of bootlegging may pos
sibly tempt an overworked doctor to
make a hasty and erroneous diagnosis
in a case where a man is so severely
injured that he cannot explain that he
is a sober and hard-working citizen.
Alcoholism threatens to become an ad-
ditional evil as a means of accounting
for symptoms in a way that permits
fast but careless work.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

England may as we'll be notified that
it must be content with carefully
studied data from Mr.. Mellon without
the rhetorical exuberances with which
his predecessor used to embellish his
discourse.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

A number of public speakers who mis-
pronounce words over what he calls
the "raddio" could be mentioned by A
Smith If he we're not afraid doing sc
might help to endear them to the met
ropolitan masses.
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SHOOTING STARS.
ny pHuANpER JoHNsoN.~

Nature Does Not Hoard.
The twilight gold is fair to view
At each departing day;
It shines across the sky 30 blue
And then 1t fades away.
The day we'll spent it glorifies;
With confidence we learn
To see it pass without surprise
And wait for its return.
The stream goes flowing brightly on,
The blossoms bloom and fade.
We do rot ponder what Is gone
BY any fear dismayed.
What this year spends next year vii
find
Abundantly restored;
So Nature works with generous mind
And never deigns to hoard.
Important Legal knowledge.
saw a man who knew the laws
That govern great affairs,
To justice and its various haws
He gave judicial cares.
His wisdom great I praised anew.
Yet with q trace of fear
I wondered If he fully knew
All traffic rules round here.
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The Terrible Inconsistency.

Men say they love their fellow man.
Yet oft they do the best they can
With shells to shatter those who pass,
Or lay them low with poison gas.
And vow that the inventors skill
Il finest when 1t works to kill.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Not only does Trotsky continue TO
write and publish, but he allows his
remarks to be so emphatic in interest
As to imply the suggestion, Now b the
time to subscribe"
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Journalism has not changed in one
respect. However craftsmanship may
labor with economic essays, it is still
the police reporter who IL required to
work the hardest and lose the most
sleep
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Most Of what China seems able to do
At present u to give national scope to
the ancient proverb, Beware the anger
of 4 patient man"
Evening star., 1932-02-20

George Washington was a man OF few
words. orators who have spoken about
him have more than compensated for
any lack Of verbal lavishness on his
mart
Evening star., 1932-02-20

The Orient has at last succeeded in
persuading the newspaper writer's who
charm by briskness Of style to take
the latest war seriously.
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Some One Not So Happy.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
The Happy Warrior would seem to be
causing considerable unhappiness for
the man who gave him the title.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Like other comedians who have In
sisted on being taken seriously, G..
Bernard Shaw Is probably disappointed
at the results Of having his own way
about the matter. The jester who de-
lights to place tacks on other peoples
chairs Is especially disconnected when,
aspiring to seat with the mighty, he
happens to sit on one OF them himself.
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published herein. All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

The name Pacific" was perhaps not
appropriate for body of water that
develops warlike preparations that may
Astonish the world.
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Embarrassing Admiration.

Have you extended your education
90 as to include oriental languages?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum.
"And I'm glad 1 never did. My con-
stituents have great faith In me. If I
knew Oriental languages my constitu-
ents would expect me to get between
the Japanese and Chinese armies and
make q speech that would stop the
war"
Jud Tunkins says the man who first
called China The Celestial Kingdom
must have been one Of those silver
toneued real estate promoters.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Mrs. Murray Knows 1t.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Alfalfa Bill' refuses to give the
name Of his favorite Democratic candi-
date. But Mrs. Murray knows 1t.
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Making Terms.

Making Terms.
"Do you like your new butler?"
eyes" replied Miss Cayenne.
Does he require much time off?"
He says he's being quite liberal In
that respect. He allows our family to
dine at home as often as three times
q week."
philosophers sometimes become her-
mits," said Hi fIo, the sage of ChinA-
town, 80 that In case their political
or religious advice Is unpopular they
can retire to caves where the mob can
not get to them"
"Dar is 70 many folks tryin' to tend
to one another's business" said Uncle
Eben, dat tie sittin' to Be like de world
was full O. policemen all seeldn' to af.
rest everybody else"
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@. What hospital is the largest gen
erar hospital in the world?-M. M.
A. The Cook County Hospital Of
Chicago is the largest general hospital.
There are many hospitals for nervous
and mental patients which are larger.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Q. Are British consols similar to
United States bonds?-J. F.
A. British consols are obligations Of
Great Britain, just as United States
bonds are obligations of the American
Government.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

O.. How many are in the crew Of
The q. g. S. Akron?-H E. H.
A. The crew consists of so men, Of
which number II are officers
Evening star., 1932-02-20

O., What Is the largest fish caught
with rod and reel?-L. D. NJ
A. A Mako shark weighing 2,176
pounds holds the record 1t was caught
by w. w. Selkirk in South Africa in
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smiled at one another. 'Jennifer, do
vol realize anything? Realize what?'
'Do YOU know you're exactly like her?' "
When John and Jennifer are married
and build their house on the harbOr,
near the shipyard where John con-
structs expensive modern yachts. they
build into a great outside beam the
wooden fgurehead of Janet Coombe.
x
After her successful Pulitzer Prize
novel. Years of Grace" Margaret Aver
Barnes has again attempted to present
the middle aged woman who Graves a
last fling with love before she succumbs
to the evidence Of her birthdays, known
to herself, however well she may con-
ceal them from others. This time, in
westward Passage" Mrs. Barnes has
covered a period of only a week in
stead of two generations, and has
limited her narrative to single IN
cident. 1t might have made good
short story, but it is not a novel de-
serving much attention. Olivia Often
dorf. married to Nicholas Allen, author.
and divorced from him. has afterward
married a wealthy broker, who has
SPOILED her badly. Returning from
Europe. she encounters her former hus-
band and they sentimentalize over each
ether until she imagines the issue Of
4 choice between him and the present
husband. The situation does not deeply
interest a reader.
4 i
Emil Trinkler. German scientist, not
Choosing the laboratory for his re-
searches and adventures. began his
geographical and geological explora-
tions in 1928, when he made trip
to Afghanistan and India. In 1927 he
again visited India, whence he made
an expedition to Northwestern Tibet
and Chinese Turkestan. His book, THE
Stornswept Roof Of Asia" Is b record
Of this expedition, 3 record full Of
general interest ~ wen - geographical
Information.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

"Mr. Hoover. in the present COM
plexion of human affairs" says the New
orleans Tribune, has a good deal to
DO that Is more fnOff1entOus than shak-
ing hands," thought which Is voiced
also by the Roanoke Times, and the
Texarkana Gazette contends that his
time and energy both are worth too
much to the Nation to be squandered
In such manner" On the other hand,
The Davenport Democrat takes the posi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-15
Same Old Struggle

NTHEN Jefferson staged his
w great battle for return of this
government to it's people, he was
ostracised by the socially elect and
condemned by the financially strong.
He was called a "Jacobin.' and
thousands of people were led to
believe that his opposition to GER
tain interests foreboded an attempt
at revolution.
In those days, our forefathers did
not stop with describing a man as
unsafe" They went the limit of
the language in their violent and
picturesque designations, using such
words as beast" "fiend,' devil
incarnate," "riffraff" and scum"
A century and quarter of educa-
ton has taught us how to conceal
our feelings. We are more polite
and less robust, but the old issue
will not down.
Where the Hamiltonians whis-
pered of monarchy and looked at
revolution-ridden France with hor-
ror, some of our people have kind
words for MusSolini and SILVER at
the thought of recognizing Russia.
Where the Democrats of 1900
fought to prevent establishment of
centralized power, backed by a big
standing army, the progressives of
today fight to prevent establishment
OF bureaucracy, backed by big bust
ness.
In principle, it is the same old
struggle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-15
Must Defend Weak

THE situation demands some
4 thing bigger than personality.
except as personality serves to ex-
press and restore those principles.
without which this republic becomes
a mockery Of its original design.
The question is not whether YOU
prefer Hoover or Roosevelt as in
dlyiduals, but whether you believe
IN paternaliSm or democracy: in a
philosophy of government which ca
tiers to entrenched privilege, or con-
Germs itself with the welfare of aver
age people.
In this connection, it were lust
as we'll to remember that the pri-
mary objective of democracy is de-
tense and protection for the indi-
vidual who lacks power to cope with
organized wealth, mass production.
of any other form of voluntary
coalescence by which society func-
tons.
Democracy never was meant to
invent or promote commercial
schemes for the benefit of favored
few, but to safeguard the rights
of the IS per cent inarticulate, to
speak for those who can not speak
for themselves, especially against
the abuses which go with super
system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-15
Artificial Sunlight of Some Benefit

mercury arc was 30 times as power
full as the mercury tungsten glass
arc, and about 100 times as powerful
as midday summer sunshine.
Moreover, it was 480 times as
powerful as winter sunshine, and
an ordinary incandescent lamp was
so feeble as to have little, if any,
value.
The carbon arc has about the
same value as the quartz mercury
arc.
1t is, of course, difficult to select
the proper dosage Of ultraviolet for
various purposes. 1t is known that
overexposure is dangerous.
Excessive exposure to ordinary
sunshine will bring on listlesSness,
irritability, fatigue, and even fever
Certain skin diseases become worse
on the administration of light.
There is possibility that con-
tinuous excessive use may cause the
depositing of calcium in the tissues.
A certain exposure of the light is
beneficial to development of the red
blood cells, but overexposure may do
harm.
1t is, therefore, we'll to bear in
mind that sunlight or ultraviolet
rays should not be had in excess
and that in every instance in even
the slightest doubt it is we'll to con-
suit a physician who has special
knowledge of this subject.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-15
Forests Threatened

Four states face destruction of their greatest
natural resource. TIL white pine forests of Idaho,
Montana, Washington, and oregon are being devas-
tated by blister rust
Forced cutting of the timber in these states, where
the lumber market already is glutted would strike a
blow at sovency of the entire region And part
of the United States not go bankrupt without in
turing the rest
The white pine blister develops in currant and
goosebeuy plants and protection of the northwest
forests requires nothing complicated than erad-
oation of these plants of 100000 acres
The work is under way but it is moving slowly.
II it could be placed an eight-year basis it
would provide labor for an average of 10000 man
days season, an important item in relief of unem-
ployment in the west.