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Evening star., 1934-02-05

OF the vast number Of questions
answered by this department, only q
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 let
ter In reply. Inclose cents in coin
OF, stamps for return postage. Do not
use post cards. Direct your letter to
The Evening Star Information Bu-
reau. Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
washington, D. c.
@. Are all the 1nflelds in the major
leagues ball parks grassed-L. F. P.
A. They are and always have been
grassed.
Q. How many stamps were there in
the Hind collection? What price did
1t bring?-C. Moo.
A. The American Philatelist says
that the stamps in the Hind collec-
tion were never totaled, but that a
rough estimate would give around
100000. The stamps were unused
when possible to obtain them. The
collection was general" collection
in that 1t included all the countries Of
the world with examples of all their
stamps, both early and current issues.
One section OF the collection, COM
prising the stamps Of the United
States and Confederate States, has al
ready been sold by auction, bringing
about $250,000, and another section
will be sold In April.
@. Who invented champagne?-
S. B.
A. 1t is attributed to the Benedic-
tine monk, Perignon, who lived dur
ing the eighteenth century.
@. What is the temperature of nat
ural ice?-H. G.
A. Ice can exist at any temperature
below freezing point, and gradually
assumes the temperature of its sur
roundings.
@. When were cableways first used ?
c. T.
49, toIC"dSo ddCC DdCh W tIl6
early part Of the nineteenth century
the first practical galloway was in
vented in 1860 for use in slate
Quarries.
@. What is meant by getting into
the international Copyright Union by
the back door? ?-B. S. S.
A. When a copyright is secured by
an American author In country
which is a member Of the union, it
is automatically extended throughout
the union under the provisions of the
Bern convention. This is a one sided
arrangement which some Of the coun-
tries in the union resent.
@. Who founded the Cincinnati,
Enquirer w. B.
A. 1t was founded April 10, 1841
by John and Charles Brough.
@. Who designed the memorial to
Queen Victoria which stands in from,
Of Buckingham Palace?-R. N.
A. 1t was designed by the English
sculptor. Sir Thomas Broc The artist
was knighted at the time the memo
rial was opened in 1911.
@. Did Hans Christian Anderson
write anything except his Fairy Tales:
w. c.
A. He began to have his work pub
lished in 1929. The Fairy Tales were
not published until 1885. He was ther
only 80 years old He wrote many
other books. He died ir 1875.
Q. Is 1t true that Cecil Rhodes
hoped to see Great Britain and the
United States united as one nation:
r. D.
A. 1t was this dream which ami
mated him from his young manhood
to the time of his death.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

There is an impression that every
political Office must be filled without
delay even though there is nobody
in sight who appears fully desirable.
1t might be a saving to the taxpayers
as well as lull in the pie counter
rush to nurse along a few vacancies
for awhile.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

Destitution which depends for relief
on distribution of public funds is in
danger of becoming overconfident in
the belief that "the world owes every
man living" A dole or a semi dole
is as difficult to manage as a currency.
Many may be tempted to disregard
opportunities for private employment
in order to benefit by what, for the
moment, appears to be "easy money"
Evening star., 1934-02-05

1t is perhaps a punishment to Huey
Long to be obliged to take himself
seriously and look at the record. 1t
may be that he has embarrassed him.
self by belief. not so very uncom.
mon. that it is his peculiar duty to
be the life of the party regardless
of what kind Of party it happens
TO be.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

The farmer is instructed to culti-
vate less land In order to make food
more expensive and income taxes are
raised to q level which reduces pur-
chasing capacity. Whatever happens
1t appears to be the white-collar man
who pays and pays"
Evening star., 1934-02-05
Encouragement.

Encouragement.
DO you think anything can be
done with my voice." asked the am
bilious youth.
1T might be Of practical service
in an emergency" replied the sin
cere musician.
I'm the chorus?"
mo. In case your automobile horn
was out of repair"
Evening star., 1934-02-05

When Prof. Irving Fisher predicts
Swar" between bankers and the Gov
ernment hope becomes very nearly
unanimous that this is only another
nf those startling but evanescent war
scares.
Evening star., 1934-02-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Variety.
All kinds O. days
1t takes to make a year:
Some O. them are May days.
With skies that shine so clear;
Some O. them are gray days
That slowly drift along
All kinds O. days,
For sorrow or for song!
All kinds O. times
It takes to make q life;
Some O. them are glad times
Without a sign Of strife:
Some o. them are bad times
So sullen an so glum-
All kinds O. times!
Jes' take 'em as they come.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

Not every one has the opportunity
In the daily life Of looking over ocean,
or mountains, or widespread farm
lands.
Most human beings must be con-
tent If the gaze rests on houses In q
row, or even on q brick wall.
Those who live in and near Wash
ington are more fortunate, in this re-
spect, than the Inhabitants of many
cities.
There are many splendid views
which never grow old, or tiresome, no
matter how long one sees them.
From q stone farm house not more
than two miles from the District line
the visitor may look out over as pretty
a rolling countryside as he might wish
to see.
A few minutes Of driving out West
ern avenue from Chevy Chase Circle
will bring one into q veritable forest
primeval.
The average daily view, however
will not ordinarily be anything to brae
about.
If there Is q back yard, then. how
1t helps!
Perhaps those who have yards tend
to take them too much as matter OF
course.
Watching back yard is necessary
II one Is to get the most out Of it.
Just ordinary looking, now and
then. will scarcely do.
The point Is to watch 1t, to know
every feature. and to see the gradual
day
Perhaps the reader is one who owns
q yard, but who, somehow, has never
watched 1t In this manner. either be-
cause he has never thought to, or has
imagined it required great deal OF
scientific knowledge.
~ \ \
Such good watching of an ordinary
yard need not be exacting in any way
All that Is required IS some persist
ence, some small appreciation OF
beauty, and a great deal of imagi-
nation.
There will be special displays, from
time to time. but these ought not to
be necessary, since the prime requisite
is to be able to see the little. to note
it, and to appreciate it for what it is
Seldom will there be such a display
Of pure white beauty as at the height
Of the snowstorm last week.
There was a snow for you!
The snow was Of the exact texture
and consistency, as If it we're a sort
OF cake batter. to stick closely upor
every twig and limb of every tree.
More than sticking closely, 1t stuci
thickly, which was more important
Thus. In some cases, a pure layer
Of whiteness two or more inches thicl
sat atop every wire. every tiny bough
Rhododendrons wore enormous hat!
or capes, resembling the bearskin!
used by some fancy drilling compa-
nies of militia
Every one watched back yards thai
to do SO while there was yet ligh
enough to see.
Such beauty Of an afternoon is no
often seen.
Mostly Winter landscapes will neet
the sauce of deliberate interest.
This interest must be more thar
casual.
That is the very point where 81
many fall down. They have drawn w
a list in their own minds of what i
to be Of special interest to them
which is perfectly proper-and lis
of those things which they do not in
tend to dignity with more than a yer,
casual interest.
One may submit that this latter at
titude is wrong. since it deprives 81
many city persons of the largest op
portunity they possess in the every
day life Of viewing a true landscape
Let us make no mistake about 1t,
Evening star., 1934-02-05

A boom period is predicted and
eager interest Is shown as to the time
when theories In print will be re-
liably confirmed by figures in the pay
envelope.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

1t would be more thrilling to read
of Miss Vests $4,000 If it were pos
sible to dismiss the suspicion that q
Hollywood police reporter is q press
agent in disguise.
Evening star., 1934-02-05
Aureate Conversation.

From the Springfield Union.
It is announced that a research
board OF some kind Is engaged in
picking 900 words out Of the English
language as adequate for ordinary
conservation" Why 80 many when
silence Is golden?
Evening star., 1934-02-05
A Fantastic TheOrist.

A Fantastic Theorist.
"Why do you think that extremely
rich people are likely to go to a place
Of fiery torment?"
Because" replied the cynical per-
son, "only they could afford the fuel
necessary to keep 1t going"
Evening star., 1934-02-05

American cities have had their
police Investigations, but 1t required
the French cabinet to demonstrate
how tar a police shake-up could 60.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

Liquor, Death and Taxes.
From the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.
John Barleycorn, having once ex-
perienced death. Is now facing that
other inevitability, taxes.
Evening star., 1934-02-05

Inexhaustible.
Prom the Schenectady Gazette.
The reformer has one consolation.
Whatever happens, he never runs out
Of raw material.
Evening star., 1934-02-05
Refutati0n Tours.

Refutat ton Tours.
"People are very likely to believe
what they see in print"
"Yep," replied Farmer Corntossel.
That's why these candidates have to
keep travelin' around the country so
much. They have to prove that they
don't look like some of the pictures
of 'em that get into the papers,"
Evening star., 1934-02-05
Natural HiSfory.

Natural History.
This simple fact I often long to see
Explained In brief, unscientific
terms;
That billiards, which are bad for
you and me,
Are always 50 extremely good for
germs.
Evening star., 1934-02-05
Drawing the Line.

DT4WnG the Line.
'Ihat parrot has some redeeming
traits, anyhow" said the owner of
the profane bird.
What are they?"
1T doesn't sing ragtime songs or
dance any Of these new fancy dances"
Evening star., 1934-02-05
The Wintry Thermometric.

The WintFy ThefmOmetf1C.
How like our cash the mercury
Across our gaze will hit:
Alas, the less 1t gets to be,
The more yeu netios II
Evening star., 1934-02-05
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wAsHING TON, D. G.
MoNDAY.....February 5, 1884
Evening star., 1934-02-05

not seeking the presidential nominal
ton, the Republican nomination.
Who ever heard of a candidate an
nouncing that he was candidate for
the presidential nomination? 1t isn't
done. Certainly not couple of years
before the nomination is to be made.
Did President Roosevelt announce
himself a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination in 1929 and 1890?
He did not. The fact that a man Is
willing to run for the presidential
nomination is usually drawn out of
-publicly-when the Democrats
or the Republicans in one of the
primary States call upon him to say
whether they may place his name on
the ballot for the election of delegates
to a national party convention. So
why should Mr.. Mills be expected to
declare himself a candidate at this
time, even If he has presidential as
pirations? But whether Mr.. Mills be
a candidate or not, he is likely to be
thorn in the side of the Democrats.
He has the ability to make speeches
that get under the Democratic hide.
X X
In this column last week, in a
discussion of Democratic National
Committee chairmen, past, present
and future, Ed Moore of Ohio was
put down as national chairman for
the Cox-Harding campaign of 1920.
This was an error, for the present
Governor of Ohio, George White, be-
came chairman at that time. Mr..
Moore had been the campaign man.
ager for Gov. Cox during the pre-
convention era and during the Demo-
cratic National Convention which was
held that year in San Francisco. It
had been generally supposed that Mr..
Moore would go through as chairman
of the national committee until the
election of 1920 was held, following
the nomination of Gov. Cox But
Mr.. Moore was aroused when Cox
went to Washington, soon after he
was nominated, and consulted the
then President, Woodrow Wilson, on
the League of Nations issue and was
won over to it. That put an end to
Mr. Moore's being chairman. He in
sisted upon stepping aside and George
White was elected in his stead.
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British Commons,
Curbs Lotteries
Irish Sweepstakes Public
ity Made Illegal


LONDON, Nov, Is: (URl-T5e
house Of comrfons i5st nisht an
proved the betting lotteries bill
which practically kills the legal
possibility of sale Of IriSa hospi-
tai SweepStakeS tickets IN Great
Britain. The vote was 20S, 10 80.
The lotteries bjll makes Regal
the plInting selling and distribu-
ton OF lottery tickets and forbids
newspapers from advertising :4oE
publishing = q. description of the
drawing Of the lottery or the LIST
Of prize winners. ~ -
(Hunheds Of Americans l1Sf
month won hundreds Of thousands
of dollars on the Irish hospital
sweeps. clandestinely purchasing
the tickcts)
The bill allows small lQtteries,
sue as charity bazaars in clubs
or offices, but prohibits newSpa-
per competitions such as forecast
ing the result Of an event or any
success not. depending on sukstan-..
tial skill.
1t limits operation of licensed
greyhound racing tracks to 104
days a year, and legalizes total
iz2t0rs on betting at these dog
tracks similar to horse race
tracks. --
Sir John Gilmour, home Secre-
tary. however, emphasized it
would be legal FOR anybody to
send 10 shillings (about $3.50 to
Dublin for a sweepstake ticket for
himself, only. .
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SSARlETcN
kEhcRAke
0la,I AEA Service. b


70 have me interviewed by the
newspapers. Then after the news
papers came out knew tnat me
wasn't .Cathay at fall. The news
papers said he /. was. a DICK
pocket" ..o
with him." -
"Of- course"
what did he say"
sHe said that the impersona'
ton was entirely innocent" she
said 'that he was trying to help
a man. get a good position. That
this person. had ITO have flrst-
class references from Mr.. Cathay
and it was necessary fer Mr.. Ca
thay to sign some sort ofia bond.
He said that Cathay wouldn't dq
it. He would give references but
he wouldn't give the kind. OF re1i
erences that were required, and
he wouldn't sign the, bond" :,
$50 this man was impersonat-.
ING Cathay and was going to see
that his friend got the iob?"
Eyes" {
"Who was his ,friend?"
sT don't know. 1t was sorne1
one he called Frank"
(To be continued.l
Fisher makes a threat in tho
next installment-and Stella re.
members an address. ...
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Plans
Treasure Hunt

MIAMI Fla, Nov. Is. (UP)-
Jacques BlWner, OF New York, ad-
venturer and naval 5architect, re-
vealed plans yesterday for a
treasure hunting expedition into
the headwaterS of the MarOni RVS
er in French Guiana.
The adventurer has purchased
a J2-foot auxiliary schooner from
Soldiers Of Fortune, Inc, of
Washington, the latter organiza-
ton headed by Major Herman
Bennett. ,. .
The 54-year-old schooner is
made of FIVE inch, hand hewn oak,
which serves as AN armor.
He will first retrace the trail Of
the Aztecs and Mayans. beginning
in the Florida Keys, through the
Wfndward Islands and into the
Yucatan peninsula.
From the Yucatan peninsula,
the expedition will proceed to
French Guiana and attempt to as
cend the Maroni river into its
headwaters in the Akarai noun
tains, u feat which 70 white man
has accomplished.
Natives Of French Guiana trade
gold, chief export of the country,
at Cayenne, but as yet the source
of the gold supply has not been
revealed, although It is known to
be in headwaters of this river.
Aboard the schooner, the Lydia
Grant, win be Blumer. an archie
ologist, sailing master and four
sailors.
Blumer has conducted numer-
Gus explorations into the South
Seas.
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nally, and gave . him just the
faintest suggestion of a smile. He
Icame overland we got TO talking.
He seemed very fine fellow
The more / talked with him. the
more | liked him. | was lonely
myself. I'd been going with a
steady and he'd stepped out on
me. l was on the loose. This
man suggested dinner. l ate with
him there at the hotel. Then he
suggested a ride. He said he had
a car parked near the hotel.
"He didn't seem to know much
about the town. After a while
we stopped at a place and had
something to drink. He wanted
to take bottle with him but |
was a little bit nervous about
getting in an automobile with a
new acquaintance and a bottle
of whisky, so l talked him out Of
it. We talked about going to a
dance and then he spoke of an
appointment that he had-some-
thing that he'd come to town to
do-so he went back to the hotel
to keep his appointment. We
were on the way back to the no.
tel when the officer stopped us
because of some traffic violation.
The officer smelled booze on the
mans breath and then the man
started talking back to the officer
and the next thing | knew the
officer climbed on the running
board and told us to drive him to
police headquarters. He said we
were going to be Intercepted
about some stick-ups Of service
stations. .' .a*.."
Right away l had visions of
my picture being in the paper,
and l whispered to this man, Re-
member I'm a hitch-hiker pick
up. You don't even know my
name'.' - -. '' -'
/ She paused for moment and
stared pathetically at the attOr-
ney, as though begging him with
her eyes to believe her.
Fisher, however, remained stern
visaged, and uncomprising. Tel
It all" he said. every bit Of it,
That's ALL" she said. "You
know the rest"
= = =
Fisher shook his head impa.
tiently.
"Thia man had given you q
name" he said, "when you met
him ?"
"Of course" she said.
"What was that name?"
! Frank B. Cathay."
'Did he tell you he was from
Riverview?"
eyes"
"Did you know he cashed &
check?"
"Only a small check. | think il
was $50 check. He got some
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money before we went out:
"And that's all?" asked Fisher.
'1rhat's ALL" she said.
Fisher turned to Griff. then
looked at Blocker.
Satisfied" he asked. :
. Griff shook his head slightly.
"Neither am l." said Fisher.
Fisher whirled once more to
the attack. Immediately after
that" he, said, "you left the no.
tel. You came here. You reg
istered under the name of stella
Moekley." -.. =.
YES" she said. .......
"Why did you do that?"
81 didn't want to beyrtraced.T
she said. :.
at wasn't your NAME" Fisher
said. "Your real name was the
one that you were registered UNI
der at the hotel, Edith Nevers.
The name, Mary Briggs, that you
gave the police was merely an
alias you thought up on the spur
Of the moment. The name Stella
Mockley, that you assumed when
you came to this hotel, was also
on alias"
She nodded.
"And your new-found friend"
he said, twas the one who paid
the bill"
NO." she said. 81 did it my
self"
Don't lie to me-" Numbered
Fisher, give told you what's 60
ing to happen if you lie. l am
telling you that the man who
posed as Frank B. Cathay is the
one WI footed the BILL"
She lowered her eyes and re-
garded the tip of her shoe.
I isn't it fact?" Fisher in
sisted, his forefinger once more
pointing at the girls face. ~
Eyes" she said in a low voice.
"As," he said. "Now we're get
ting somewhere"
She said nothing, but there was
a little SILVER that ripDled Ter
shoulders. .,"i.'
Fisher sneered. :" a.
"You would want to stor
there" he said. "You would want
us to believe that was all. Now
90 ahead and tell us all of it
Tell us the sordid part Of it.
Don't try to spare yourself, or i
you do, so help me heaven, III
have you in cell before another
hour has passed"
"You know the rest" she said
in a whimpering manner.
eco ahead" he said. "Tell ii
to me. l may surmise the rest o,
l may know it. That's neither
here nor there. You tell me-"
"He put me in this hotel" she
said. "He told me that it hat
been just a prank, that he had a
wife and that ne couldn't afford
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BIG WILLOW

BIG WILLOW, Nov. 15.-Mr.
and Mrs. 3. F. Orr of Jones Gap
were recent visitors Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. A. Drake.
Mrs. Everett Higgins and chill
dren visited relatives at Jones Gap
last weekend.
G.. B. Drake was the dinner
guest of Hall Drake Sunday.
Mrs. r. E. Corley is i'll.
Mrs. Martha Drake of Pleasant
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of the late Mitch
eli Glover Johnson, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to
the undersigned on or before No
vamber 3. 1885, or this notice will
he pleaded in bar of recovery
Persons indebted to said estate
viii make settlement with the I'M
dersigned. -,
This Nov. 8, 1884: a.,
w. R. RUSHER, Admir- a.,
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MIAMI FOLK BUTTON
COATS; USE BLANKETS

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. Is. Up
Floridians buttoned up their linen
:uits yesterday as a protection
against cold wave. i :.
A stiff morning breeze ratified
the palm trees and the mercury
dropped to 48 degrees. ."H
The weather was the chief toP-
ic of discussion. The afternoon
newspaper gave the cold wave top
position on its front, page.
The weather man could pot pre-
dict the minimum temperature,
but he said he was certain the
mercury would not go below 80
last night. -. 49,
Miami, however, was the sec!
ond warmest spot on the national
weather map. Key West was the
warmest. 81. .
Blankets were in vogue last
night and most merchants kept
their doors closed Yesterday TO
keep out the chill Winds ~. q.
Travel may broaden Americans,
or perhaps they just look broad
er because the are loaded with
enpyapirc -
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I'LL, visited relatives here this

Hill, visited relatives here :. this
week. .... ,. .u . 80 =
Miss Catherine SenteH spent
last weekend with Miss Jervia
Higgins. 4
p.fErnest Orr of Pleasant Hill was
in this community Monday.
Mrs. LeNell Higgins was sup
per guest at the home of M. and
Mrs: S. c. Higgins recently.
p. Laxton Cantrell made q bust
ness trip to Hender$onville Sat-
urday. -
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A LTHOUGH the United
u States was neutral at the
time. American .members of the
FreneHaForeign Legion flew the
[. S. tiag. at PerignOn Barracks,
Toulouse. France, before en-
hing FOR the front. Electric
arc lights were used in a night
game between a Cherokee In
dian team and the Southwest
Teachers College of Missouri.
Three years after inventing the
dry-gaS meter. ITO record the
amount OF gas used, Bogardus,
a New Yorker, improved il to
make it applicable 10 all eur
rent fluids.
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IWHOwQ6ERSTo
m AMERICA !
! BY Joseph Nathan Kane
/ Author of Famous First Facts"

Who wrote the first geog-
raphy? /
s.. When was the firsti Amert-
can Derby GUN?
=. Who 6peh&d the first law
: schooR s,s.sf; {
-. Answers in ncM issue.