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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. EASKIN.

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@. Who is the greatest foot ball
PLAYER of all times?-A. T. r.
A. It is a matter of opinion. How
ever. a beard of IL Of the most compe-
tent coaches in the country voted on
this and Jim Thorpe of Carlisle was
first. with Ernie Nevers, Stanford, and
Red Grange, Illinois, tied for second
place.
@. Have the Mexicans created me-
mortal to the late Dwight Whitney
Morrow?-H. F.
A. A group of his Mexican friends
presented to the United States En-
bassy in Mexico City bronze tablet in
memory of this former American Am
bassador to Mexico, who brought about
an increased understanding and good
will between the two countries. The
tablet has been affixed to the chancery
wall facing the embassy.
@. When is gold earmarked in this
country for people who do not live
here?-H. c.
A. Gold is earmarked in this coun-
try for the account of foreigners only
truln ho1n m
gold do not like to have it shipped on
account Of the danger OF loss at sea and
the high insurance rates. Anticipating
that they may need it at some future
time to discharge obligations here. they
order it earmarked instead Of delivered
to them This means no one can touch
it except on their order.
@. Please name the largest ocean
liner and battleship now operating?
j. P.
A. The largest ocean liner in oper-
alton Is the S. S. Majestic. The largest
battleship Is H. M. S. Hood of Great
Britain.
e: 8: " What is meant by fortified "ins'
A. 1t Is wine to which grape brandy
or ethyl alcohol has been added.
O. What is the real name of the
Flatiron Building In New York City?
p. v. C.
A. The name carved in stone on the
building is the Fuller Building.
@. In which of Shakespeares plays
did a woman first appear on the stage?
W. A. NJ
A. 1t is believed that the first wom-
an who appeared in any regular drama
performed the part Of Desdemona in
"Othello." Her name is not known.
@. What year was called Annus
Mirabilis?-W. NJ.
A. The year 1866, which was famous
in English history for two decisive VIC
tories over the Dutch and for the
great fire of London. Dryden's poem
by this name commentaries these
events.
@. When did railroad cars first have
vestibules ?+S. F. L.
A. The first vestibuled car, a Pull
man invention, was built in 1887. 1t
is considered the greatest single safety
device in railroad travel 1t provides
safe car-to-car travel, includes anti
telescoping construction to prevent cars
climbing one another In collision and
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Higghligghts ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

The students protested. They de-
manded the dismissal Of the boarding
mistress and the matron and some 9TH
ers but the manager did not accede to
their request.
Egyptians Recall
Tragedy so Years Ago.
The Egyptian Gazette, Alexandria
fifty years ago column We feel GER
tain that our readers will forgive US
for poStponing the publication Of our
report of the events of the past few
days, for our staff is dispersed and We
are at present working under difficult
ties. The few Workmen We have sue
ceeded in retaining in our employment
have been, in common with ourselves.
burnt out of house and home and are
at present living in our office, being
provisioned with great difficulty.
The present number of the Egyptian
Gazette is issued with the view of show
ing that, though the uncivilized rebels
under the command of that arbitrator
Araby Pasha, have burnt down nearly
the whole of the Egyptian quarter of
Alexandria. there is a fair degree of
safety insured for its residents. A po-
lice force has been organized and in a
very short time it may be hoped that
if We all put our shoulders to the wheel
We may evolve order out of the chaos
and restore matters to their normal
condition.
We were the only journal in Egypt
which steadily counSeled Europeans to
a bsent themselves from the country; we
were severely criticized and cenSured by
many for our adoption of this line Of
conduct; recent events have unhappily
0nlV tOO anDlv iiIStiEed ue Uya ,,our
counsel Europeans and natives who
have interests at stake to return. AL
though any immediate danger is past,
we may say that We do not consider it
would be prudent for ladies and children
to return for the present TO Alexandria.
The mere want of provisions and lack
Of suitable accommodations renders the
town utterly uninhabitable for those
who co not wish to be exposed to the
inevitable discomforts attendant on the
present position of affairs.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
holds the train in a rigid unit, riding
more safely and smoothly.

holds the train in rigid unit, riding
more safely and smoothly.
@. Who is the author of the quota
ton on the New York City Post ONCE
which begins Neither snow nor rain
nor heat"?-C. B.
A. 1t is taken from paragraph 80,
Book VIII of the work Of the Greek
historian HerodotuS, who wrote in the
fifth century BIC. 1t reads: Neither
snow nor rain nor heat nor night stays
these couriers from the swift compile
ton Of their appointed rounds"
@. What can be done to get rid Of
or put to use the electricity generated
by walking on heavy rug?-T. S. N.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the experience described is a COM
mon one in Winter when the heated
air indoors is very dry There is no
effective way of preventing such charges
except increasing the humidity Of the
air The electrical energy is so small
as to be entirely useless.
O. Why tax salt? Do natives of
India use more salt than other people?
w. T. T.
A. The natives of India do not use
salt to an uncommon degree. In COM
mon with practically all of the human
race, however. a certain amount of salt
| is necessary to insure health, and this
being universal need, 1t was a logical
object Of taxation.
O. How many Of the people listed in
Who's Who in America" are scien-
| tists?-G. G..
A. Men of science comprise 304 per
cent Of the number listed, lawyers l52
per cent and physicians and surgeons
7.3 per cent.
O. What use is made of geometry
after one leaves Schools C. H
A. Geometry is used extensively in
the professions, principally in all
branches of engineerinc. architecture
astronomy, as well as in mechanical
drawing, carpentry and building.
@. Why was the Colosseum in Rome
given this name?-B. V. E
A. 1t had been called the Flavian
Amphitheater, but came to be known as
the Colosseum from the colossal statue
of the Emperor Nero which was near.
The statue of gilded bronze was lit
feet in height.
Q. How much do bears weigh at
BIRTHS. N.
A. Bear cubs weigh from nine to
Twelve ounces at birth.
@. How much do the insurance COM
panies of the country pay out to policy
holders in a year?-R. d.
A. Last year it is estimated that S2,-
100000 900 was paid out by insurance
companies in death, endowment, and
disability claims, and in dividends and
surrender values
O. How many pounds are there in a
bale of cotton?-J. S. j.
A. In the United States the bale
weighs 480 to 500 pounds; in Egypt,
228 pounds or 72O pounds; India, 396
pounds; Brazil, 220 pounds.
O. How many beef cattle are killed
in day in big slaughter house?-J. S.
A. The Chicago plant of one of the
largest packing firms is equipped to
dress out ESQ cattle per hour. On the
basis Of an eight-hour day, this would
be 1000 cattle a day.
O. How many asteroids are there?
S. G.
A More than 1000 have been dis
covered These tiny planets range in
diameter from 48O miles to three miles
or less. Most Of them have been named
and catalogued.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
The jay Walkers.

Traffic Director Van Duzer in a talk
at dinner given by the American Au-
tomobile Association for local school
police and traffic officials in connection
with school board patrol work has said
that jay walkers are as much of bane
to traffic officials as reckless motorists.
Demonstration of this fact calls for only
brief observation at downtown corners
in the hours of heavy traffic. Indeed. at
any point at any time the pedestrians
are guilty of breaches Of safety rules.
At street crossings where lights are
installed for the guidance of traffic 1t is
rare exception to find a pedestrian
waiting at the curb when the red signal
shows. Those who do not actually try
to cross the street in such conditions
will walk out into the traffic way several
feet, in fact as far-aS they dare, and
with groups thus forming from each
curb the lane of travel Is narrowed
and traffic Is seriously inpeded at the
points where 1t should move most expe-
ditiously and smoothly. These impa-
tient and venturesome pedestrians thus
form bottle neckS at places which
should be fully open for traffic, to their
own danger and to the delay and de-
moralization of the traffic stream.
Those who cross streets between cor
rers do so, of course, at their own
risk Many persons prefer this means
of crossing because of the freedom from
the danger from corner-turning traf-
fic But every person crossing in mid
block adds to the difficulties Of driving
and to the possibility Of accident. The
person who steps from curb without
looking in the direction of on-coming
traffic, and the one who crosses the
street at an angle away from approach
ing traffic are familiar types of jay
walkers. Repeated warnings seem to
have no influence upon them. Common
sense dictates that for their own sakes
they look before they step and walk
with eyes turned n The direction q
Evening star., 1932-09-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Question OF Thanks.

II never get no thanks at ALL"
Said Uncle Hiram Boggs.
Mans gratitude is mighty small,
An goin' to the dogs.
I've lent my neighbors lots O. things
An showed 'en what to do.
An the rewards such conduct brings
I say are mighty few"
You ought" said Grandpa Dinkelspeer,
ITO think of all the fun
You've got through bringin' peace an
cheer
Through favors you have done.
The man who waits around for thanks
Don't meet true friendships test:
They're jest like people at the banks
That looks for interest"
Evening star., 1932-09-24

The situation in California recalls to
old-tilne observers that which arose
when Charles Evans Hughes was nearly
elected to the presidency. 1t is the
privilege of Mr.. Hughes to enjoy dig
nified silence just at time when Sc
ries of "reminiscences would be prize
for any magazine.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

To preserve an incognito is not easy,
but the feat can be accomplished even
by those who have attained the heights
of popularity. The Prince Of Wales
visited parts Of Germany unrecognized
and James j. Walker can go where he
likes without a storm of enthusiasm
marked by thunders Of applause and
showers of confetti.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

Aviation can hardly be defined as
strictly intellectual pursuit, but it is
test of character and may be a source
of extraordinary personal popularity.
When Amelia Earhart calls attention to
the fact that there are still discrimina-
tions against women in the laws Of this
country a public sense Of justice cannot
fail to take notice.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

BY cen plimenting Hiram johnson as
"a warrior in the ranks of true Ameri-
can progress" Franklin D. Roosevelt
may be disclosing hopes of discovering
a new happy warrior" away over on
the other side of the continent
Evening star., 1932-09-24

In the midst of a presidential cam
paign the country pauses to take note
that the Tammany leadership of John
F. Curry is assured and no doubt feels
a moment~of relief in finding that one
great political question is definitely
settled.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

Sagacity Is still required in practical
campaigning, despite the progress of q
mechanistic era. No political machine
pense with the services of the willing
worker
Evening star., 1932-09-24

The customary course OF political
campaigns is being followed as the rear
platform of a railroad car is depended
on for announcements as significant as
those Of a party platform itself.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Taking Sides.

(which side of this controversy do
you take?"
Wait till it's over" replied Senator
Sorghum "It is wiser not to make a
selection until you see which side is to
remain uppermost"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
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published herein All rights of publication OF
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Evening star., 1932-09-24

Plans in Geneva for the improvement
of conditions surrounding the citizen of
Liberia may be regarded as more evi-
dence of awakening interest in the
forgotten man"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Opportunity.

From the Detroit News.
We'll, well!" remarked the town crab
cheerily as he looked over the ballot.
What a perfectly marvellous number
M -peQQle 70 vote againsts 49,.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Movie Matrimony.

From the Dayton Daily News.
A movie actor says he and his wife
discussed divorce two days after they
were married, but the chances are their
friends were discussing 1t even before
THAI -.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Room for All.

From the Toledo Blade.
In prosperous days the man who
owed everybody walked through the al
leys. Depression has made the streets
u1noG IN &n1nS sfr.. W. 1.,.,t..
Evening star., 1932-09-24
War RumOrs.

War RumOrs.
The rumors of impending war,
Forever new,
Drift into view
This much we may be thankful for:
very few
OF them come true.
DE man dat wants to look on de
bright side" said Uncle Eben, gets
de bes' results if he does some cleanin'
up an polishin' on his own account"
Evening star., 1932-09-24

Contradictory Evidence.
THAT woman says she feels tremen-
dously superior to all the fads and
foibles Of society"
YES" replied Miss Cayenne, "but
observe that she has read about them
so attentively that she knows them all
by heart"
A New Economist.
80 what you want to do is to put
the Government on a strictly business
basis?"
"Yes," replied Mr. Dustin Stax. IF
they'd let me alone with 1t, I'd incor-
porate it and sell stock every time we
needed money"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Filia1 Consideration.

Your sons seem very devoted to you
Yes" replied Mr.. Biggins. Some
times think the boys admire and re-
spect me almost as much as if were a
celebrated base ball player"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Functions.
With braWr

Some men the worlds hard work must
do,
With brawny arm and willing heart,
And others are alarm clocks who
Inform us when it's time to start.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
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Evening star., 1932-09-24

Q. How many Of the people listed in
Who's Who in America" are scien-
tists?-G. G.
A. Men of science comprise 30.4 per
cent OF the number listed, lawyers 152
per cent and physicians ard surgeons
7.3 per cent.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

gins, a life which is not in all ways
better than the old one. When she
can hear all that they say she finds
people less fine and interesting than
when she could only see them. She
marries Noel, of course, and he disap-
points her. The development of the
characters in "The Happy Prisoner"
has much of the insight and subtlety to
be found also in Lorna Rea's earlier
novel, six Mrs. Greenes."
\ y
The meeting of two eighteenth cen
tury celebrities, swift and casual, is
described by Matthew Josephson in his
biography, "Jean-Jacques Rousseau"
ing at Neuchatel. shortly after the pub
Hcation of Emile" when James Bos-
well, satellite of DR.. johnson, sought
out the famous philosopher of the re-
turn to nature. Rousseau cannot have
felt either honored or delighted by the
visit of the voluble Scot, but he was
suave and polite. Boswell at least was
pleased with the visit. He relates that
Rousseau "kist me several times and
held me in his arms with elegant cor
diality. Oh! ! shall never forget that
I have been thus"
Undiscovered Europe" by E. Alex
ander Powell, takes us to Latvia,
Estonia, Albania, the tiny state Of
Andorra in the Pyrenees, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and another
miniature state, that Of San Marino.
Col. Powells book is one Of history
as well as Of travel, and in both ca
pacities contains much interesting In
formation, as, for example, that Tai
linn, the capital of Estonia, viewed
from the sea, is the most picturesque
city in Europe, except Constantinople.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

@. What use is made Of geometry
after one leaves Schools. C. H.
A. Geometry is used extensively in
the professions, principally in all
branches Of engineering, architecture,
astronomy, as we'll as in mechanical
drawing, carpentry and building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-08
SELBYSPORT

Rev. T. E. Shea delivered a helpful
sermon here Sunday morning.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Fike were Miss Ida Anne Liston, Mr..
and Mrs. James Liston and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong and son, of
Pittsburgh, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Boyle, of Point Marion, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller, Mrs.
Alice Grove, Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Crit
fifth and daughter Eleanor attended
the funeral of relative at Outcrop
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Lowdermilli
are visiting in Ohio short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Jones and their
daughter, of Uniontown, Pa, spent
Labor Day here with friends.
Mrs. Orval Frazee and two chill
dren spent last week in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Bertha Fike and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Griffith at Guard.
Mr.. A. E. Griffith and family have
returned to their home at Moore, Pa,
after spending two weeks here with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Sonkap, of
Sewickley, Pa, visited at the home of
George w. Frazee last week.
Our school opened on Tuesday with
Miss Jennie Timney as the teacher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-08
THE MARYLAND BIBLE SOCIETYS CORNER
''The Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever"

At the annual meeting of the Board
of Managers held in April, 1910, the
Society honored itself in the election
of DIR. John Franklin Goucher, LID,
as its president. DR.. Goucher pos
sessed all of the fine and noble quail
ties of mind and heart requisite for
the large success which attended his
administration. DR.. Goucher was pre-
eminently missionary minded and had
the Masters conception of Kingdom
growth-from within outward, from
center to circumference.
In the first year of his presidency
the Maryland Bible Society made a
subscription of $4,000 to the Ameri-
can Bible Society to enable it to Sc
cure half million conditionally prom
ised by Mrs. Sage, and, when the sub
scription was paid in three years, a
further subscription of $4,000 was
made to the Society, to be paid in four
years, and to be used in payment for
the revision and stereotype plates of
the Arabic Reference Bible. This
splendid achievement being namely,
the assumption Of the cost Of erecting
a Bible house at Christobal, in the
Panama Canal Zone. The project cost
$4,000 and the Maryland Bible So
ciety's pledge contemplated paying
the entire sum in ten years. The build
ing long since completed and out of
debt, bears a bronze tablet with this
inscriptions:
The Word of our God shall stand for
ever.
1916 1916
The Maryland Bible Society
Presents to
The American Bible Society
In commemoration of it's centennial
anniversary
THIS BUILDING
With thanksgiving to God for the
marvellous opening of the Gospel to
the peoples of the earth through the
ministr yof the Society during
these first one hundred years.
Grace to you and peace be multiplied
in the knowledge of God and of
Jesus our Lord
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-08

In 1916 the Society received lega-
cy from the estate of John X. Nc
Culloh, which greatly enhanced its
power to serve the State in Bible dis
tribution as we'll as to further its
missionary program in aiding the ma
tion-wide work of the American BIZ
BILE Society.
However, with the rapidly changing
social conditions, and the increase of
endowment there came gradual fall
ing away of auxiliaries in the counties
until in 1916 there were only two ac-
tive county societies in Maryland
the Young Mems Bible Society of
Frederick county and the Ladies' BIZ
BILE Society of Princess Anne.
During the year 1917-1918, 81, 472
volumes were distributed, of which
1850 were given away, and 1888
came in as gifts to the Society. Two
Princeton students were employed
in the summer of 1917 as colporteurs
and their work in the countryside reg
istered favorable results.
In the spring of this year the Unit
ed States entered the Great War and
thousands of copies of the well-known
khaki Testament were distributed,
bringing comfort and strength to
many a homesick lad in the concen-
tration and training camps within and
without the State.
At Camp Gather, Laurel, Mary
land, one thousand New Testaments
were presented to the regiment and a
khaki bound Bible was given the
Chaplain, Rev. F. C. Reynolds, now
the beloved pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Baltimore, Md.
At Cockeysville, Nd, twelve hundred
men of the Fifth Regiment were as
sembled by Col. Washington Bowie.
Rev. John F. Goucher, LID, read
Ephesians 4:10-17. The executive
secretary, Rev. James Hart Hyatt,
DID,, assisted by helpers, then handed
each man a New Testament, Roman
Catholic and Protestant, Jews and
Gentle received alike, and, marching
by in single file, gratefully acknowl-
edged the gift.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-08
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-08

members of the Jenkins family, Eel
louisville, w. Va.
Mr.. John Spoerlein and Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Groden, of New Jersey; Mr..
and Mrs. Randall Spoerlein, of New
Windsor, Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ley Spoerlein, of Grantsville, visited
relatives here recently.
Mrs. Mac Ridder and daughters WIS.,
tied the formers sister, Mrs. Beecher
Morris, in Oakland, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beeghley spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Will Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordon and children,
of Benbush, w. Va, spent Monday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitz-
miller.