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Evening star., 1932-09-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Egyptology. In this case he consults
the writer.
@. What is the process called kya-
nizing?-L. H.
A. It is a process Of treating wood
with corrosive sublirnate TO prevent de-
cay It was named for its inventor, ].
H Ryan an Irishman, who lived from
1774 to 1850.
@. Why Is liquid fit TO drink called
potable?-C. B.
A. 1t is from the Latin "potare,"
meaning to drink.
@. Are roller coasters controlled by
motors after they climb the first hill or
are they propelled over the track by
gravity?-H. P.
A. Cars are carried TO highest point
by motor After that gravity is the only
force used.
@. What Is the name of the symbol
of authority in the House and Senate
chambers?-T. j. B.
A. 1t is a mace. This was originally
a weapon Of offense. 1t was composed
OF iron or steel. 1t was of great weight
and particularly used in crushing he'll
NETS. It's use as a symbol Of authority
or force dates from the eighteenth GEN.
tury. 1t is shown in the Bayeaux tapes
tries Of the thirteenth century, carries
before medieval bishops. 1t was re-
garded as a part of the equipment G.
the royal bodyguards OF Francis II OF
France and Richard ] of England.
@. What is meant when a will says
that property is bequeathed to respective
hers in equal shares per stirpes?-
C. J. F.
A 1t means that a collection of In
dividuals, such as a family Of children.
would take-divided equally among
them-that part to which a deceased
parent would have been entitled had he
or she been living.
@. Name two elephants famous as
the possessions of European kings
A. w. n.
A. Charlemagne's was one Of the
most famous Frederick II owned one
which was the gift of the Sultan OF
Egypt. 1t was almost as famous as that
Of Charles the Great.
O. Does 1t take more gas TO run an
automobile carrying five passengers
than it does when there Is only one per-
sen in the carr. F. r.
A. The heavier the load placed in an
automobile the more the motor Is taxed
and more fuel is required TO pull the
lead.
@. Where did Jonas Chickering learn
piano making?-H. NJ. G.
A. Jonas Ohickering, founder OF the
Chickering Piano Co., learned piano
making in Osborns shop, in Boston,
Mass.
@. What are birthmarks?-L. A. R.
A. They are blemisnes with which
peop,e are born. They are IN reality
number of small blood vessels near the
surface Of the skin.
@. Please publish the list Of Psalms
that. are particularly helpful at special
tines-A. r. P.
A. An interesting digest Of the value
Of Psalms is as follows: When tempted
to do wrong read Psalm I39; in dis
couragement. Psalm 81; when bored,
read Psalms 103 and l04; when busi-
ness is poor, Psalm 81: anxiety for loved
ones, Psalm 9i; in sorrow, Psalm 98;
lonely or fearful, Psalms 81 and AZ;
danger, Psalms IL and As; penitent,
Psalm So.
G. When is the official first day Qf
Autumn?-B. NJ.
A. This year the autumnal e7u.nox
falls on September %.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

organised an international, propasanda
A Bolshevik among physictans. he slor.
led In the role. =. with magnificent
cplomb he dismissed oppesition - Z
manifestation OF "fhe powerful re.
sistance always operating 1against the
recognition Of the Unconscious mind.
Psychoanalysis, bAttening d publicity
became fad, then fashion. It spread
throughout the world. and its apostle,
waxed fat on the ,fees OF their victims
But the game could not 60 on for
ever. A day OF, reckoning was bound
to dawn. At long last II has arrived
authorities, have analysed the analysts
They report: "psychoanalysis has some
what the aspects Of hypnotism. 1t
creates a sentimental relationship
which is almost the condition OF Its
success. 1t will fall into the same
discredit. Psychoanalysis will not there
after be cultivated except by some
obstinate devotees and some charlatans
Thus is brought about the penalty i'm
posed upon a kind of therapy which
in spite of some justification, trif1es
too cynically with the moral con-
ventions."
Freudianism came out Of the East
1t is an expression Of Orientalism. II
presumed to protect and to enfran-
chise anti-social impulses Of remotely
primitive origin. 1t made the mind Of
man an ugly and fearsome thing. II
consigned the race to the jungle. II
had no proper place or function in
Western civilization. Denying the
Deity. foutins social obligation
mocking patriotism, libeling philan-
thropy. degrading science and ira
ducing art, it was an attempted con-
tradiction Of all the authentic values
of Western progress. 1t has worked un-
speakable mischief among the gullible
and the readily deceived. but its decline
was all the more inevitable. Now it will
go the way of its predecessors among
quack nostrums. 1t has been debated
Evening star., 1932-09-14
Divorce to Hold a Job.

There are few defenders for section
ala of the economy act, which pro-
yides that, in case Of dismissals, mar
ried persons with husband or wife also
empYoyed in the Government service
shall be the first to 90. When tne
economy bill was under discussion IN
the Senate, after agreement in confer
erice. this section was attacked by Sen
ator Bingham and others and deprived
Of any sound foundation which might
have been presumed to support it. 1t
places premium on matimony ane
disregards the theory that an employees
status has any connection with EN-
cheney. 1t means that valuable en-
ploye could lose his Job, not because
he was lacking in ability, but because
he had committed the crime Of marry
ing another Government worker. But
when the attack against this section
was undertaken in the Senate 1t was
too late to accomplish anything. To
strike it out would again have placed
In Jeopardy the few good things that
the economy act contained.
The action of the Civil Service Com
mission invoking section 9 Of the civil
service act, which holds that separa-
ton merely for the purpose Of avoiding
the family prohibition section Of the civil
service act would not be genuine sep
aration has been interpreted as new
assault on married couples in the Gov
eminent service. As matter OF fact,
1t is not. The section In question Is not
new, although its applicability under
the economy act contains fresh signtfi-
canoe. 1t stands to reason that the
Civil Service Commission Is pursuing
the wise course in bringing 1t to bear
now in order to prevent resort to q
hopeless expedient by some married
persons that would prove more disas-
trous than the loss by one Of them OF
a Government Job.
The section was invoked In the case
of a couple, one of whom lost his posi-
ton, who decided to establish separate
homes and drawn up q separation
agreement In hope that by such means
the lost job might be resained. The
forlorn tragedy Of such a decision
speaks for itself. 1t Is an indictment
of the Federal Government as an en-
ployef. But 10 oondone such tactics,
and thus deliberately TO invite resort
to home breaking as . method OF hold
ing a job would be even worse.
The National Womat's Party Is au-
thority for the statement that lat least
fifty people" have sought its advice on
the desirability Of divorce action in Or
der TO prevent discharge under the
economy act There Is some alarm
lest enforcement Of the discharge pro-
visions will lead to broken homes
through the divorce courts. 1t Is dim
cult to credit such fears or to believe
that the Institution of marriage VII!
be dealt knockout blow by such
passing fancies as those represented
in some portions of the economy act
The fact remains that the general
necessity. already demonstrated. for
amending the economy act demands
repeal of the ban on natrimony.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

OF the vast number Of questions
answered by this department, only a
few can be published in this column.
The ones that are printed must be OF
general interest and not personal in
their nature. Do not. therefore, mere
ly sign your initials to your letter and
ask that the answer be published. Give
your full name and address so that you
may receive a personal letter In reply
Direct your letter TO The Evening Star
Director, Washington, D. c. g.
@. How tall is Babe Didrikson, the
girl athlete?-L. E. S.
A. She Is feet inches tall, weighs
1875 pounds, and is 19 years old.
@. Who carried New York City in
the last presidential election, Smith OF
Hoover?-G. M. x.
A. New York City in 1928 was car
ried by Alfred E. Smith. the vote being
as follows: Alfred E Smith, l,I670o7;
Herbert Hoover, 7l4,l02. ---
@. Is the 1-cent increase in first
class postal rate for the use CT the
Post Office Department in making IT
self-supporting, or is this a special tax
to be turned over to the Govern
ment?-C. J. p.
A. It Is for the use of the Post
Office Department. Indirectly, it is a
help to the Government.
O. How many suicides were there
in Washington. d. C., last year?-M M
A. In 1881 there were l27 suicides
OF these lis were white persons and
IL colored
@. In placing a quartet for singing
how do they stand?-M w
A. Usually the basso is at the left
then alto, soprano and tenor. Some
times the order is reversed but the
tenor Is next TO the soprano, while
the basso stands next to the alto.
@. When was the celebration Of the
Sabbath changed from the last day OF
the week TO the frst?-G. S. F.
A. The celebration of the Sabbath,
or the day of rest was changed from
the last to the first day of the week
throughout the Roman Empire By
proclamation of the Emperor Constan-
tine of Rome, who had been con-
verted to Christianity A few Chris
tian sects, as well as the Jews, cele-
brate the last day of the week.
@. How many licensed commercial
radio operators are there In the United
StateS?-H. E. M
l2,O61.
@. What is a stock mutual life in
sursnce comp2ny?-M. W. S.
a II is Cnc in which the capital
stock is subccT.o"d by stockholders, who
arr responsible for the management OF
the company. The policyholders share
in the profits.
@. What does the Latin phrase quo
usqus" rnean?-J. c.. NJ.
A. 1t means until when, how long OF
how far, whithercceTeT.
@. How should a person go about
doing research work in hbrary?-J. r
/ A. A person as jigned a subject in re-
search would logically advise with q
librarian. 1t is probable that the libra
ry catalogue is so arranged that the
subject in which the patron is inter-
ested is listed as seprate heading. Fol
example, he may wish to do research
work in Egyptology. The librarian will
indicate to the reader where Egyptology
is found in the catalogue. The reader
will then make out his cards according
to the policy followed in this particu-
lar library. 1t may be that the re-
seaTcher needs to have definite infor-
nation in regard to what a certain
author has said on The subject o
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Explanation has been made that the
Prof. Skinner" referred to Is Gov.
Norman of the Bank>of England, trav-
cling incognito, is another gentleman
by the same name, hitherto employed
to impersonate eminent personages and
who by coincidence happened to be on
the same boat. If the business were
not 50 serious, it might suggest Shake
spearean farce on lines similar to that
of the two "Dromios."
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Many new ideas are introduced IN
campaigning. Competition for the vote
of "the forgotten man" may give old
theories as to mnemonics a chance to
figure In the proceedings.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Mathematics, while beginning with
some such simple proportion as q and
2 make T." expands into complications
that the average intelligence finds baf-
fling. What Germany means by arms
equality may build up a relativity
problem that no one but an Einstein
could solve even to his own satisfac-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Protest against the silence OF ex-Gov-
ernor Smith is increasing. especially
among those who regard a forceful cam
paign speech as a pre-eminent feature
Of a good radio program.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Suggestions as to debt adjustment
often recall the poker game which
named the chips in terms of dollars and
then cashed them in on the basis Of
cents. The result was a relief TO the
losers, but rather confusing to the win
ners, previously uninformed.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
The Limited View,

Cant you see" said the conserva-
ZIONIST, "that the creek which runs
through your place Is getting smaller
every year,"
Yes" replied Farmer Cornto6sel,
but 1t never was big enough to get
any rivers an harbors preparations,
nohow."
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Germany does not complain of lack
of leadership. but finds embarrassment
in proffers OF superabundance of too
many different kinds
Evening star., 1932-09-14

The farmer might be more impressed
with q rise In market quotations if he
could sell his grain direct to the Chi
cago Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
Short Witted.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The Oklahoma lawyer who worked %
years t. sett'e debts with interest total
ing about $50 600 apparently never once
considered cancellation.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
Nav Easily Be.

From the Lowell .EyeninE Leader.
The man whose word is as good as
his bond, surveying the securities in
his safety. deposit box, may hope it is
much better.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

To be iobless is misfortune. To be
at the same time Red" aggravates it.
Communism AFFORDS one kind Of COM
pany which honest misery cannot enjoy.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
e Practice. W ork.

From the Macon Telesraph.
Investigation msy develop that New
York rsnesters. shooting children, are
second-stringers taking o Summ&
course before starttug in On upR foLM
Evening star., 1932-09-14
The Shirt Question.

From the M1ntan1q Standard 1Buttel.
The Brown Shirts are not Germany's
only worry. She Is also attempting 70
deal with those who insist on wearing
no shirts at - = - - 80 a.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
Cause of Gratitude.

From the Toledo Blade
, An automobile load of tourists always
makes US feel glad that we didn't have
to pack the luggage.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
An Observation.

What says the voice Of the people?'
inquired the oraeular alarmist. -.
MY personal observation" replied
Senator Sorghum, Is that the voice OF
the people is. as a rule, too closely oc-
cupied in giving three cheers for some
body to articulate anything very dis
tinctly." ...--r
Evening star., 1932-09-14
LAnking Ahead.

Ere long our Summer togs we'll shed
And view the land with gladdening eye
Where snowbirds will be seen instead
OF the mosquito and the fly.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
She Habitual RaconteuI

Don't you think it shows deficient
sense of humor for Bliggins to refuse
to laugh at my funny stories9' !
Mo- replied Mis-, Cayenne. Merely
lack Of tact"
Evening star., 1932-09-14
VARYING Effects.

The same thing will. make entirely
different Impressions on different read
ers." remarked the man who writes.
Quite So" replied the lawyer. Let
ters which bring tears to a girls eyes
frequently make a jury laugh"
Evening star., 1932-09-14

Some, men," said Uncle Ebsn, gifts
so far ahead of DER times dat dey's
sumpin' like de drum major who trav.
eled 30 fast dat he didn't look like he
belonged to de parade" -.s-.- -.
Evening star., 1932-09-14
what Always Happens,

No matter what You strive to. do
To max, mankind your debtor; :.
somebodr shows when you get through
1t might be done much better. :.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

@. What are birthmarks?-L A. R.
A. They are blenlisnes with which
people are born. They are IN reality
number of small blood vessels near the
surface Of the skin.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

@. Where did Jonas Chickering learn
piano making?-H. M. G.
A. Jonas Ohickering, founder OF the
Chickering Piano Co., learned piano
making in Osborn's shop, in Boston,
Mass.
Evening star., 1932-09-14

@. Does 1t take more gas to run an
automobile carrying five passengers
than it does when there Is only one per-
sen in the carr. F. r.
A. The heavier the load placed in an
automobile the more the motor is taxed
and more fuel is required TO pull the
lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
TALBOT DENIES
WRONG DOING In
RECHFIELD CASE

LOS ANGELES, May 6.-U.P)-
Prosperous days of the Richfield
Oil company when he was chair
man Of the board and as such a
financial power in the organiza-
ton were described today by j. A.
Talbot at his trial on charges of
grand theft and conspiracy.
Talbot explained that he fire.
quently dealt in millions of dollars
without waiting the approval of
the board Of directors. He was the
first of three defendants called to
testify. The others on trial are C.
M. Fuller, former president, and
r. w. Mckee, former vice-presi-
dent, both scheduled as witnesses.
Talbot declared that he made
many individual loans in conduct
ing the huge oil business. He testi-
fled that he once made a loan of
1925 900 to a producing company.
Bank loans totaling millions of dol
lars were made by him on behalf
Of the company without action by
the board of directors, he said.
AT one time, according to Talbot,
$2,5O0000 in company money was
out in call loans to promoters.
Another time he paid $55 900 for a
plane for the company on his own
responsibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
Mx& R1-<.
. 1888. hsHsssht syati>ss>.
ACCUSED YOUTH
FAILS TO RECALL
WRITING LETTERS

LOS ANGELES, May 6. (U.P) -
Frank Newland, I9, accused of an
attempted Staying which involved
him in situation as tense as that
in Dreiser'S IAN American tragedy"
today was cross-examined by the
state on a charge that he attempt
ed to murder Lois Wade, IT, a Po-
mona high school girl.
The prosecution brought out a
love letter written by Newland to
Miss Wade and through it attempt
ed to Shatter his contention that it
was his wife, lone, that he loved
rather than Lois, who was his
sweetheart before he married lone.
AS the letter disclosed such
phrases as It love you and you
only" and the state asked him if
he had written them, Newland, on
the chair, nervously answered; 81
don't remember"
Miss Wade contends that she
begged Newland to divorce his wife
and marry her because she believed
she was to become a mother. In
stead, according to her story, her
sweetheart took her to a lonely
country club near Pomona, beat her
and threw her into an abandoned
well from which she escaped when
she heard Newland drive away in
his automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
Six Wounded In
Chicago Rioting

CHICAGO, May 6.-tUP)-Police
opened fire with a machine gun on
300 rioting Communists on a street
in Melrose Park, west side suburb,
today, wounding six persons.
Clubs, knives raZors and revolv-
ers were taken from the 40 persons,
10 of them women, who were seized
after police and firemen subdued
the rioters.
Assistant States Attorney Ed
ward Markham, who led the police
against the radicals, said the meet
ing was held as an open defiance
of officials.
THE crowd was in an ugly mood.
Some had guns and others brand
ished knives, razors and clubs"
Markham said. The police had
orders to break up the demonstra-
ton. When they advanced against
the crowd big free-for-all battle
broke out
"T'he police were forced to defend
themselves. One officer opened fire
with a sub-machine gun. The six
persons felled either by its bullets
or by police clubs suffered scalp
leg or other minor wounds"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
HENDRIX CASE
MAY BE- GIVEN
JURY TOMORROW

That tomorrow probably will see
the fate of Andrew l.. Hendrix given
into the hands of the jury was the
opinion of court observers today as
the defense drew near the end of
its case, and the state was ready
to offer rebuttal testimony relative
to the asserted Staying of w. H.
Mccoy last January 10, five miles
north of Holtyille.
The second trial of Hendrix, made
necessary when the first jury could
not agree on the murder charge,
has developed several angles not
brought out in the first hearing.
Among these is the testimony of DIR.
Wilburn Smith, famous Los An
geles brain specialist, who was called
as q defense expert late this NOM
ing.
Hendrix had taken the stand 70
tell of The fight which ended in the
death of Mccoy. Under questioning
by his attorneys, Clarence B. Smith
and Fred Thompson, the defendant
related a story of months of trouble
with Mccoy, eliminating in the fa-
tai battle.
Throughout the case Hendrix has
assigned as the real cause of the
trouble between himself and Mccoy
the matrimonial troubles of Luther
Shelton, a friend of Hendrix, who
was suing Mccoy in $4,000 alien
alton of affections suit, and whose
arrest Mccoy had obtained by in
forming officers of his activities in
operating a still.
Shelton was called to testify yes
terday afternoon, but his testimony
was greatly restricted by legal tech
nicalities, dealing principally with
what he knows of Trouble between
Hendrix and Mccoy.
DR.. Smith, testifying this morn
ing, answered a hypothetical ques-
ton with the assertion in his opin-
ion, and under the circumstances
related by Clarence B. Smith, Nc
Coy did not die from a blow on the
head, struck by Hendrix.
His testimony dove tailed with
that of Dr. o. H. Van Eman and
B. R. Davidson that McCoy's death
might have been the result of nat
ural causes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
WOuld-Be Suicide
Held By Police

LOS ANGELES, May 6. UP) -
Instead of a suicide today, H. NJ
Hellyer, So was charged with as
sault with deadly weapon after
his plans for death set a house afire
and injured two other men. After
several hours in Jail he was released
on $500 bail.
Hellyer, unscathed in a gas ex-
plosion which shook his rooming
house.
Leo Elliott, 81, walked into He'll
yer'S darkened room with a friend
and saw the would-be suicide lying
on the floor. AS Elliott struck a
match the gas exploded and set fire
to the house. Elliott and his friend
suffered serious burns but Hellyer
ran from the house uninjured and
later was arrested.
Hellyer penned an elaborate par
ody on the tWenty-third Psalm,
which he had written to express his
sad economic condition before he
turned up the gas in his quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
Man Wanted Here
Commits Suicide

LOS ANGELES, May 6. (U.PEA
poison taken April 26 as officers
were about to arrest him on a
charge of passing a ficticious
check in FL Centre, has proven
fatal to James Wallace, %, inves-
tigator for the Los Angeles Gas
company, police said today.
Sheriff's deputies said today a
warrant was issued by Judge
w. H. Lorenz of CaleXico, Septem-
Der l, 1881, for the arrest of Wal
lace. The warrant was sent to
Los Angeles on information he
was living there.
Los Angeles officers reported
upon the arrest of Wallace by say
ing they arrived at his wife's home
only to be informed he had taken
bichloride of mercury tablets, and
had been removed to the Georgia
street emergency hospital. He ap-
parently had heard of the warrant
for his arrest,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-06
PLANS FOR new
POST OFFICE ON
DISPLAY TODAY

Plans and specifications for Ell
and federal building were received
this morning and now are on dis
play in the office of the local post
master.
Judging from the drawings, the
building will be a handsome one
and a credit to the appearance of
the town. It's location on Fifth
and Olive streets with the front
entrance facing Fifth street, is
shown in the plans.
A commodious lobby, large
workroom, adequate lock box space
and well planned office rooms i'm
mediately are noted by those who
view the drawings.
The plans follow the same gen.
eral type of architecture favored
by the treasury department for
post offices.
Bids are to be opened publicly
at 3 o'clock on the afternoon CT
June l, in the office Of the super
vising architect in the treasury de-
partment at Washington.
Those who wish to bid may OBJ
tain a set OF plans from the de-
partment upon deposit of SIS to
assure prompt return Sealed bids
submitted are to contain bids for
furnishing all labor and materials
and performing all work in con-
nection with the construction.
The prevailing wage scale is to be
paid all workmen, according to
instructions.