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Evening star., 1934-10-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By SRsDERIc j. HAsK1N.


4 sesdsr cas sst TIE sasues to
6ny anestt0n 81 fGct By writing The
Warrington BventNe Star InforM0ttoN
DYreex, Frederic J. Hosktn, Director,
Warrington, D. G. Please tnclose
stamp for reply.
q. At what time are Government
ofacials paid their salaries7-J. c.
A. Minor Government ofieials are
paid on the fifteenth and last days
Of the month. Members Of Congress
and ofacials such ~ the President and
vics President are paid ON the last
day Of the month.
q. Must valuable old gold coins be
turned into the Treasury?-B. H. h.
A. The order which required al gold
to be called into the Treasury does
not apply TO collections Of rare coins
which have . recognized special value.
There n only one rare coin on which
there u any limit - 10 the number
which may be held by one individual.
This b the $3.50 gold piece. No one
person can hold more than four of
these from the same mint bearing
the same date.
Q. Before lemons became q COM
mercial crop In the United States, how
many were imported annually?-P. q.
A. About one million boxes. year.
The present importation 10 around one
hundred thousand boxes.
q. what use Is made Of the shells
Of fresh water mussels?-W. c. w.
A. Fresh water mussel shells are
used principally In the shell button
industry and when they are not suit
able for the manufacture Of buttons,
they may, where they occur in sum-
cient quantity Be marketed for the
manufacture Of lime, stucco and poul-
try grit. They also may be spread
over roads, - n done with oyster
shells in some sections.
q. What d the small instrument
called with which distances may be
measured on . map?-J. b.
A. It Is called o curvometer.
q. Please explain the prison indus
tries bill.-J. p. B.
A. Its purpose was to authorize the
formation Of body corporate to in
sure more effective dfversffication Of
prison industries. The law, Is ap-
proved, IL public law 461. It authorizes
the President to appoint . board to
determine how and what prison in
dustries shall least place the burden
Of competition upon industry. It is
lawful under approved conditions for
articles made In prisons to be mar
keted. but they are required to be
labeled and stamped.
@. Is Hawaii National Park repre-
sented In the current series of stamps
being issued by the United States Post
Once Department?-H. H. F.
A. Not - yet, although it Is under
stood . movement u on foot to have
such . stamp awarded.
q. How is petrincation accom-
plished?-B. K.
A. Fertilization u the conversion OF
organic matter into stone or q sub
stance Of stony hardness. Petrifica-
ton js produced by the infiltration Of
water containing dissolved mineral
matter, - calcium carbonate or silica
II replaces the organis matter particle
By particle, sometimes with the orig
inal structure retained. Silica gives
| the most perfect results.
q. What picture won Photoplay's
gold medal?-E. II.
A. Little Women" won that maga-
sine's gold medal rs the best and
most popular picture made In 1893.
q. why are letters addressed to the
Irish Hospital Sweepstakes returned to
senders marked fraudulent7-A. s.
A. The Post Once Department says
Evening star., 1934-10-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES 3. 1,RlcEwEIE.

~ the @experts' declare, or the real
thing. makes little difference, after Ill.
what counts u that Z little food, II
no more. than half . glass Of milk.
tends to draw the blood sway from the
head and that h . good thing when
one u trying to 20 to sleep.
The ending % that empty feeling y
agood thing. toc.s
How many persons are there. In .
sreat city, who possess fond memories
bread and milk hnished the day Tor
keeps?
or maybe It WIS, cracker and milk.
They were very ignorant, In those
days, and hadn't learned that milk u
an alkaline forming feed, on one page.
and 20 may be combined with s0-and-
10, but that Il Il . lrotein, on another
page. and must notlbe combined with
How happy the old days were,
when folks did not. BY the book,
but just ate! Maybe they made mis-
takes. and maybe they suffered for
'em. but they did have lot Of fun,
and the country seemed to have come
out pretty well, after all.
One may wonder how much Of the
depression may be laid to the banner
Of spinach and other nasty foods that
are good for you" At any rate, It
didn't come along until they had their
chance to show what they could do.
did 1t?
The new birds out In our trees have
no ideas about diet, good or bad.
They Just eat what they can ind.
and nothing pleases most OF them
more than . big fat earthworm. Thus
they get plenty Of utamins, although
they don't know Il.
Along with the shiny green black
grackles there are any number Of little
birds which must belong to the great
sparrow family. They aft In and out
the shrubbery, and sometimes come
to the evergreens by the house, where
they set up q soft musical chirping.
Cardinals are supposed TO stay here
oil the year long, but we have not seen
one for several weeks. The ubiquitous
jay, however. II here In ali his glory Of
blue and gray.
His harsh notes, his shrfll cries, re-
sound early and late. What . splendid
fellow he Ia, after all, with his size,
speed and color. He Is big bird, is
very strong and Is scarcely surpassed
by any In coloration, II fairly viewed.
Many persons will not look at the blue
jay fairly. but under honest inspection
he proves to be quite . bird. One
might thipk the fighting st. Louis ball
team had done better, lingslistically,
to call Themselves the Blue Jays,
rather than the Cardinals.
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Later the goldfinches will visit US to
eat the last of the seeds.
From time to time ~ Autumn
comes on there viii be strange feath-
cred visitors strange, that Il, to those
Of US who are not ornithologists.
Then will come the attempt-it Ii
seldom more than that with us-to
look them up In the bird books and
identify them therefrom. But the COL
ored illustrations of the birds are
small, and often enough there Is no
distinction made between the size Of
. titmouse and q grackle, so that we
are left bewildered. Anyway, it Is
amusing. and We hope 1t win prove in
structtve some day. Our greatest
thrill came in identifying" . COW
bird, sure, and then resolving it posi-
lively into . dove, . better exchange.
at that.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
Horse Trading at London.

It is not going too far to say that
the Observation-Disclosures naval
conversations about to be reopened In
London will deal with issues Of vital
importance to the cause Of peace and
international understanding. They
will, Of course, have direct and inn
mediate bearing upon the relations Of
the western world and the Far East.
Until Admiral Yamamoto lays on the
table the proposals he has brought
from Toxic. it will not be known pre-
cisely what it is that the Japanese
seek in the way Of readjustment Of
existing arrangements among the
principal three sea powers. It Is only
certain that Japan aims to revise the
present situation in her own favor, and
that in this purpose lies the key to
the problem now to be faced In London.
Fundamentally. what the japanese
crave is abolition Of the 5-5-3 ratio.
by which they are assigned fixed in
feriority of strength Is compared to
the British and American fleets.
Japan has other demands, but parity
with the Engiish-speaking navies is
what she primarily bankers for. II
Admiral Yamamato trots out other
proposals, such - reduction Of the
size of battleships. abolition of aircraft
carriers or bombing planes, or what
not, the strong probability Is that the
Japanese strategy Is to use these minor
propositions for bargaining purposes,
in order to achieve the parity goal
Nippon's first and foremost aspira-
ton. Japan, In other words, Is ex-
pected at London to ask for q lot of
things she hardly counts. on obtain
ing in order on the final showdown to
secure what she really wants.
The United States has no subtle
axes to grind in these conversations, I"
which are preliminary to the 1885
naval conference, If there proves to
be any virtue In holding it. This
country Is for any reasonable, prac-
ticable scheme Of proportionate reduc-
ton of naval armaments that can be
agreed upon. But with our japanese
friends and perhaps even our British
cousins in bargaining mood, It Is
devoutly to be hoped that Ambas-
sador Davis and Admiral STANDBY, as
staunch, outstanding Americans, will
remember that they are descendants
Of q long and experienced line Of
horse traders" and will govern them
selves accordingly in the conversa-
tional roles they are about to enact,
Evening star., 1934-10-17

that fraud order was issued against
the promoters Of the irish HospitaI
Sweepstakes because the evidence
proved that they were using the United
States mails to conduct . lottery.
q. what Is the name Of the new
magazine which win be . Sunday
feature Of . number Of newspapers?
IN. B.
A. This week is the magasine which
win be published early in 1e35 with
special fiction and feature articles.
II win be distributed with Il news
papers and win be published by the
United Newspaper Magazine Corp,
40 Lexington avenue. New York.
@. How did the celebration Of
Halloween begin?-G. q. K. sgsss
A. Halloween and the ceremonies
that formerly attended It long ante
date Christianity. The chief char
acteristic in the ancient celebrations
Of Halloween was the lighting Of bon
f1res. The ancient belief was that
this night was the one night in the
year that witches and ghosts were
abroad. The main celebration of Hal
loween was, no doubt, Druidical, be-
cause the Druids held great Autumn
festivals on or about the date of
November !, and lighted great bonfres
IN honor of the sun god as O thank
offering for the harvest Of the year.
The Druids also supposed that the
wicked souls that had been condemned
to live in the bodies of animals were
allowed to come forth on the eve
Of the festival The custom of light
ing bonfires ON Halloween night sur
vfved until recent years in the High
lands Of Scotland and IN wales. On
the invasion of the Romans, certain
characteristics of the celebration Of
Romans, such as the Offering of apples
and nuts were introduced into the
celebrations Of the Druids.
q. What States have as yet failed to
ts.spSrI,Sn ts;e9ssrW thelr congressional dis
A. Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,
New York, Ohio and Oklahoma have
not completed their Reorganization,
and North Dakota still has Its entire
delegation at large. "a
q. What Is the native name for the
wild dog Of Australia?-R H
A. It Is called -dingo or warragal.
q. What nag is now nsed by the
Chinese Republic?-J. W. M.
I A. The present Chinese flag consists
of q solid red field with a blue can
ton. in the center of which appears a
white sun with many points.
@. What Is whipped butter?-G. II.
A. 1t is merely ordinary creamery
butter that has been whipped until
its volume has been increased by
about rs per cent. The butter is al
lowed to stand at room temperature
for about "a hours and then placed In
mixing machine like that which
bakers use for mixing cake batter.
The soft butter is whipped for six or
seven minutes, during which time
sufficient air is whipped into 1t to in
crease the volume about IS per cent.
The whipping causes the body of the
butter to be soft even after the
i whipped butter has been cooled In
the refrigerator AS nothing Is added
to the butter except air the whipped
butter contains the same percentage
of fat by weight as the original but
ter from which 1t was made. In New
York City large quantities of whipped
butter are sold. Usually it is unsalted
butter for the Jewish trade.
q. How many international euchar-
istic congresses have been held?--
L NJ.
A. The Eucharistic Congress at
Buenos Aires is the thirty second in
ternational one to be held.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

An entirely new list of birds visits
the home garden 1t this time Of the
year.
Among them Is the erackle, which
somewhat resembles startling, but has
long tail.
These glistening fellows arrive every
evening just before dusk and make the
neighborhood clamorous with their
songs.
It is interesting to speculate whether
the birds think they are singing.
II so, they have . much different
conception Of song than most Of their
human listeners.
The noises they make can best be
described ~ rasps, or CRATES. inter-
spersed with few softer notes which
yet resemble nothing 90 much as .
1ile on piece Of rusty metal.
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This chattering goes on every eve
ming IN every tree. Of which the neigh
borh0od has many.
There is much flying, too, from point
to point, with never moments let-up
In the noise
Despite its strident side, this sound
cannot be called unpleasing.
II the householder tries to figure
this out. the best he can do Il to de-
eide that 1t Is natural.
There Is something pleasing about
natural sounds, although some human
beings resent them, or say they do,
especially when they have been away
from them for long time or have
had no interest in them for many
years.
The outcry Of the birds is pleasing
| interlude in an automobile day.
After the urgency Of trafhc, whether
one is awheel or afoot, 1t is pleasing to
stand in the yard at supper time, lis
tening to the sounds aloft. where no
collisions ever occur. Perhaps there
are instances recorded Of birds butting
into each other in flight, but most Of
us have never seen such an accident.
Supper timel
Even the birds seem to recognize
that fashioned time of day.
City living makes 1t dinner time, for
most persons, but still there are many,
no doubt. who make it really supper.
City living accounts for that, too.
The sedentary life leads to fat, and fat
leads to an effort to get rid Of some
Of it.
Thousands have discovered that one
good way Is to make the evening meal
q supper, rather than q full dinner.
Something there is about the very
word supper" which calls for less.~
Maybe this comes about mostly be-
cause in the small towns Of America,
where the big dinner was in the middle
Of the day. the evening meal was COM
posed Of odds and ends.
Thus the idea of less, rather than
more, became associated with the last
meal Of the day.
Il 4 4 4
Last meal Of the day?
For q great many persons supper or
dinner, whichever one makes 1t or
calls it, is not the last meal of the day
at all
There is the before-bedtime snack,
so-called, frowned upon by all good
writer's upon dietetics, and indulged In
! by at least eight out of ten human
beings who have access to q refriger-
ator.
This truly last meal Of the day
ought not to be dignified by the name
of meal"
It is scarcely that, it Is just little
food to take away that empty feel
ing" humanity knows so well. What
ever may be the cause Of this feeling.
whether it is q false sense Of hunger,
Evening star., 1934-10-17

dulged in that grim witticism little
dreamed that October. 1884, would see
1t verified.
President Roosevelt will deliver
three public addresses between now
and the end Of the month-one ut
Roanoke, Va, one at william and
Mary College and another before the
American Bankers Association I'm
be made within three weeks Of elec-
ton day, none Is planned to b
political In nature, though the Roa-
noke speech, ct the dedication Of .
veterans hospital, and the talk to
the bankers are likely to deal WITH
vital current issues-rcspecttvely, the
soldiers bonus and monetary policy,
Perhaps r. d. n. thinks two members
Of the family on the stump at this
time are enough-Mrs. Roosevelt In
New York State and son Jimmie, who
Is whooping things up for walsh and
Curley in Massachusetts,.
$50
1t looks Is IL william Green were
out to match the record Of the late
Samuel 0ompers as perennial presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Labor. With his recent reelection
at San Francisco. Mr.. Green enters
upon his eleventh successive year as
head Of the organization. 0ompers
headed the federation for ~ years.
Ever and anon stories crop up about
plans to unhorse Green, but - regu-
larry as annual convention times roll
around opposition vanishes into thin
air, and the one-time Ohio mine
worker bohs up serenely and invincible.
His energies during the next year,
bulwarked by the full and militant
support Of the A. +. OF L., VIII be
devoted to persuading Congress to
enact 30-hour week law. The United
States Chamber Of Commerce thinks
President Roosevelt can be counted
upon to oppose . a0-hour law, al-
though he Is regarded favorable to
the Introduction Of such work week
by individual industries that might
asree upon It with their workers.
Gen. johnson also opposes . blanket
3o-hour week.
y =
Now they've kidnapped Alexander
Hamilton. That Is to say, the famous
stone bust Of the greatest Secretary
Of the Treasury before Henry Mcrgen-
thau, r., has been stolen from -
historic resting place atop the Pal-
sades Of New Jersey, across from New
Work city near WeehaVken and d.
rectly over the spot where Hamilton
was mortaliy wounded in duel with
Aaron Burr on July II. 1904. The
vandAl who removed the bust threw
1t over . 7oO-foot cltff. The shou1des
were found, but the head b still misD-
ing. The bust was secured 10 : boul-
der on which Hamilton reclined after
he had fallen before Burr's flrst shot.
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Newest evidence Of topsy-turvydom
In the 1894 campaign y the prospect
that Senators Borah Of Idaho and
johnson Of California, once Repub-
lican progressive brothers In arms.
| may Be on rival stumpe IN Michigan.
Borah has promised to speak for
| Senator vAndenberg, Republican cam
didate for recollection. while the Dem-
ocrats are working On Hiram johnson
to spellhfnd on behalf Of Frank Picard,
vandenberg1 Democrstic opponent.
It hasn't come 70 anybody1 notice
that Mr.. johnson has generated any
enthusiaam for his California Demo
cratic running mate, Upton sinclair.
tCopyrisht 1854,
Evening star., 1934-10-17

George Washington Is still re-
spected, although the subordination of
the two-cent stamp has done a great
deal to put his portrait out of popu-
lar circulation.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

Bar associations will take steps to
regulate practitioners who specialize in
profits to be gained by defeating the
law instead of assisting in its en-
forcement.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

Even in this highly educational era
1t Is not easy to find q college pro-
fessor who undertakes to be as i'm
pressively influential as q foot bal
coach.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

Gov. Richie has an attack Of laryn-
gifts. which may. after all, be advan-
taseous in relieving him Of the danger
which Q candidate always faces Of
inadvertently saying the wrong thing.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

Every town has its would-be rack
eteers who accept with proper humil-
ity . rebuff If they try to associate
themselves with representatives OF
big-time reputation.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
The MORO Castle Officers.

The findings of the Steamboat In
spection Service board of inquiry in
the case Of the MORO Castle disaster
that five Of the officers Of the ship were
later proceedings to determine whether
they will suffer suspension or revoca-
ton Of their licenses. But this does
not solve the mystery Of the fire itself.
which did not lie within the scope Of
the investigation. The boards an
alysis Of the testimony given at the
hearings shows . complete breakdown
Of discipline. failure on the part Of the
officers to discharge their duties, the
exercise Of bad Judgment In the han
ding of the ship, hardness in giving
alarm and in calling for help. lack of
efficiency on the part of the officers
and crew and altogether . deplorable
decentralization in the emergency.
This was q combination Of tragic
circumstances - the result Of which
one hundred and twenty-four persons
lost their lives. eighty-nine Of them
passengers and thirty-five members of
the ships company. There will be
further proceedings, chiefly In the
form of the prosecution Of claims. in
the course Of which presumably the
physical circumstances Of this disaster
will be definitely brought to light. But
meanwhile the seagoing public win be
chiefly concerned in the adoption Of
measures to lessen. II not prevent, the
danger Of another such disaster. The
revocation Of the licenses Of the ON
GERS now named - culpably negligent
or incompetent win perhaps not be
their only punishment That. how
ever, is not 20 much Of public interest
as the adoption Of remedies for the
future safeguarding Of the lives Of
those who take passage on ships.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
One Hat Available.

From the Shreveport journal.
Il the numbers in that New York
lottery are to be drawn from o hat,
the management ought not to have
any trouble locating an old brown
derby for the occasion.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
81 the var.

yfon TIE 1EAetn Tllesraph.
A 1fttitSh military observer says the
Arabs always 50 Into battls with two
poets h the drst line. Jpst ofLhand,
though, we'd ~ . couple of saxo-
phonlsts cr musical saw players would
be more likely to dishearten the
Evening star., 1934-10-17
So,lthpaws.

From ths noanoke Times.
Left-handed children need not be
infericr. according to ur. Morris rish-
betn. 0racious. no. Think q the .4ts
kEddie Flank. Hubs Vanguard, Nap
Huckef and Carl Hubbell.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

One of the demonstrations that add
to the suspense is the extraordinary
Borah approaches the microphone.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
False Report.
Merewse Csrmsnl.

From the Detreit News.
There 3 no truth Ia . report that
Tiger batter was seem in Navin
Field early "wednesday taxing . late
swing at one Of Diz1ys pitehes
Evening star., 1934-10-17

"Parlor Socialists" are no longer In
favor. They have perhaps proceeded
too far on the theory that it is always
clever to appear contradictory.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
Spain.

From the Boston Transcript.
It seems to be extremely di1icult
to know just how to walk Spanish IN
Spain.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDKR JOHNSON.

Peace Sign.
In simple days that are gone by
A "parlor social" used to show
A sign made plain to every eye;
Please check yoh weapons at de do. .
The safety razor put to flight
A weapon that was keen and true.
Yet human beings long to fight,
Just as they always used to do.
OF submarines and air machines
Whose deadly motives persevere.
When any peaceful group convenes
with CONSERVATION still we hear.
When peace is talked Of day by day
Perhaps it would be wen once more
To put that old sign on display
please check your weapons at the
door,"
Voices.
suppose you VIII undertake TO
represent vox Populi?"
"As usual" answered Senator
Sorghum, Il suspect that in addition
1t may be desirable to have Congress
equipped with . Voice of Safety"
Jud Tunkins says It's remarkable to
think Of what q man can do with q
million dollars and equally remark
able to see what o million dollars may
do with q man.
Election Suspicion.
Some ballot boxes still are made
Designed for . Houdini trade.
Though ballots are sealed up with skill.
They may get In or out at will.
Complicated Finances.
"what do you think Of the so-called
fifty-cent dollar?"
I'VE haven't seen anything Of 1t In
Crimson Gulch," answered Cactus
Joe. There isn't . poker game in
the place that would let . man feel
safe in tryin' to call SO raise with .
IS chip"
TOR offenses Of which we are
aware" said HI Ho. the sage Of China-
town, I'VE may apologize as We see at.
It is the inadvertent offense that may
rankle forever"
Pied Piper.
The Pied Piper came one day
And whistled our soldier boys away.
In accents grim we hear them say
That Pied Piper we must pay.
The boys returned, q saddened crew,
To hear Of taxes raised anew.
That Pied Piper. still in view,
sneers that an encore may be due.
"I's willin' to learn" said Uncle
Eben, hut I can't help gittin' tired of
hearin sumpin' explained by . man
who shows signs Of not understandin'
it any better dan I does"
Evening star., 1934-10-17

II would strangely complicate the
affairs Of . troubled world II the
eleven-year-old King of Yugoslavia
should show the confident self-asser-
ton Of . typical infant prodigy.