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Evening star., 1934-10-18
Yugoslavia's Future.

Wnlle 1ugOSlaVlanS IN mulClCQQeS
besiege Belgrade today in a farewell
tribute of homage to their martyred
King, Europe anxiously waits to see
what effect his demise will have upon
conditions within the country. AS
long as Alexander reigned, and espe-
cially since Inauguration of the die
tatorship in 1929, he was a certain
unifying influence, which enabled the
dominant Serb element to live on
terms of more or less concord with
Croats and Slovenes, but beneath the
surface the embers of irritation and
discomfort glowed, threatening ex-
plosion and conf1agration on slight
provocation.
Now that the King-the personal
cement that held things together
has disappeared, the situation is ripe
for new developments. Whether the
| regency and the Army, which take
over the regime, are equal to the task
of reconciling Yugoslavia's hostile ele-
ments and granting them privileges
hitherto withheld must presently be
demonstrated. 1t is already suggested
that early elections may be resorted
to, in order to establish truly dem
4 ocratic parliament, representative of
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Dalmatia,
Bosnia, Herzegovina and Montenegro,
instead of the shadow legislature
which has held sway under the die
tatorship. That would be an earnest
of purpose on the part of Alexander's
successors so to mold the destinies
of Yugoslavia as to reduce to a mini
mum the possibility that it is to re-
main source Of danger in the Bal
kans and an enduring menace to
peace.
Domestic political affairs are the
exclusive concern of the Yugoslavians,
but chronic disturbance and unrest
in their country because Of its politico-
geographical situation involves the
peril of international conflict. IN
cidents" could occur that might justify
foreign Intervention. France is anx-
ious to maintain a strong Yugoslavia
as part of her alliance with the Little
Entente. Italy and Yugoslavia have
acknowledged differences to thresh out.
Germany has been casting covetous
eyes in Belgrade's direction. She
would like to wean the Yugoslavians
away from the French and thus break
the solid chain which Paris seeks to
forge around the Nazi Reich.
The one guarantee that King Alex
ander's realm is not to become a
cockpit either for disintegrating politi-
cal turmoil at home or for interna-
tional intrigue is the establishment at
the earliest feasible moment Of a
government which recognizes the
rights of all of the country's racial
and religious elements. Internal dis
sension would carry the ever-present
danger of European complications on
an immeasurable scale.
Since the tragedy of Marseille, Serb.
Croat and Slovene alike have given
a worthy example Of self-control. The
world must hope that it is the precur-
sor of permanent political sanity in
the Yugoslavian land and of deter
mination to work out its salvation
on lines just to all its peoples. The
stabilization of Yugoslavia is more
than national need. It is para
mount European interest.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HAsK1N.

A refder can get the dnstDer to
any question of fact bb iDrtttng The
Washington EDentng Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. HGskin, Director,
Washington, D. @. Please tnclose
stamp TOR reply.
@. How many Republicans ant
Democrats were there In the last Con-
gress?-G. S.
A. According to the May, 1884
Congressional Directory, there were
312 Democrats, lis Republicans and
five Farmer-Laborites in the House
of Representatives and 60 Democrats
35 Republicans, and one Farmer
Laborite in the Senate.
@. How can person get a Hst
of coins which have been minted II
the United States?-S. @. w.
A. Each year the annual report o1
the Director of the Mint shows the
coins which have been minted moi
only during the calendar year, but
every year since the establishment
of the mints. This report may be pur-
chased for rs cents from the Gov
ernment Printing ONCE, Washington
D. c.
@. When was bootIegging first
known in this country?-W. d.
A. It dates back to the f1rst ta'
on whisky in 1871.
@. Please give the names Of somt
ships that sailed from American
ports with the date of their depart
ure that were never seen or hearC
Of again.---R. L. c.
A. The following Is list Of miss.
ing vessels of which the Navy has 6
record, together with the dates OF
their disappearance: Reprisal, TIT
General Gates, 1777; Saratoga, 1871
Insurgent, 1900; Pickering, 1900
Hamilton. 1913; Wasp III, 1914; Ep.
ervier, 1875; Lynx, 1921; Wildcat
1929; Hornet, 1929; Sylph II, 1889
Sea Gull, 1899; Grampus, 1913; JEFF
ferson, 1850: Albany /, 1854; Levan'
II, 1850; Tug Nina, 1910; Cyclops
1918; Conestoga, 1921; Kobenhavn
1928. In addition there are the Fly
ing Dutchman and the Marie Celeste
1872.
@. Is the avocado nutritious:
-E. G.
A. The avocado is ss.3 per cent
digestible and has more food value
than most fruit with the exception
of bananas. 1t supplies twice as
much vitamin A as the apple. anc
! a large quantity of vitamin B.
@. What are the advantages Of q
16-gauge gun over a IL or 10 gauge
gun?-D. K.
A. The National Rifle Association
saws that a 16-gauge gun is lighter
for load and has less reco1. The
velocity of all three guns is the same
but the quantity Of shot varies with
the size Of the gun.
@. How tall is the statue Venus
Of Milo?-C. T.
A. It is trihe over 6 feet !
inches.
@. Who is the famous designer OF
| type whose name begins with G!-
H F.
A. Frederic William Goudy has de-
signed over 80 type faces. He has
made many trips for study to various
| European countries and is the recip-
| lent of many awards among which art
the gold medal American Institute ol
Graphic Arts. gold medal American
Institute or Architects, bronze media
! for book printing, st. Louis Exposition
and the Friedsam gold medal OF the
Architectural League of New York.
@. How much does the average per-
| son spend in bakeries in year?-
w. B. H.
A. Per capita consumption of baked
Evening star., 1934-10-18

As q means of crime detection, the
gas filling station has played an i'm
portant part. Its function in this di-
rection might be elaborated with ad-
vantage. A filling station sooner or
later requires a criminal to halt, nc
matter what his hurry. There is no
reason why each customer should not
be required to give his name and ad-
dress and show further credentials II
required.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Manila food sufferers will not stop
to discuss Philippine independence as
willing hands are stretched forth in
assistance. In the complicated rela-
tionships of humanity there is no such
thing as absolute independence.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

goods Is more than So year. More
than 30 per cent Of all bread and as !.
per cent of the cakes, pies and cookies
consumed II, the United States are
baked commercially s M
q. Does unemployment increase
Sickness2-F. M. =
A. A study made by the Milbank 4.
Fund In eight industrial cities shows
that there is 48 per cent more illness
in families of the unemployed than
in families whose members are en-
p.oyed.
@. Is NJ true that Queen Elizabeth
had an enormous collection Of
clothes?-W. r.
A. At her death, It is said that her
wardrobe contained more than 5000
| dresses. a. =
o.why is common brick red'-c.
b; N
A. Because there is iron In the clay.
| Ordinary white bricks owe their color
to lime. Lime and iron make a cream
colored brick. Brown bricks are due
to the presence Of nagnesia and yel-
low bricks to combination Of mag
nesia and iron. @
a. Who fred the shot wfiun killed
Gen. Fraser in the battle Of saratoga?
p. C.. s
A. It Is not definitely known who
| fired the shot that killed Gen. Simon
Fraser IN the battle of Saratoga. Dur
! ing the course of the battle, Morgan
directed twelve Of his best Virginia
marksmen to kill Fraser. Morgan aft
erward said that he attentiyeiy OBJ
served his men, and saw them all
raise their rifles and. taking deliberate
aim, fire at the British general.
@. How many stars make up the
Pleiades?-F. w. -
A. There are seven stars in the
group which are visible to the naked
eye. A small telescope shows about
100 more.
@. What Is the meaning Of the word
anschluss?-E. H.
A. Anschluss, German word mean
ing accession, is used in special sense
in discussions of European politics to
indicate a possible union Of Germany
and Austria.
@. How many packs Of fox hounds
are there in the country?-E. R.
A. There are more than 100 packs
of hounds in America officially recog-
uized by. the Hunts Committee OF
the National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association and by the Masters Of Fox
= "a nf
@. Theodore Roosevelt once called
President Wilson Byzantine Logo
thete. What is the allusion?-S. c. w.
A. The officials of Byzantium were
called Logothetes-men of learning
academic. Their foes were called bar
barians These men wrote notes to
their foes, who read the notes and
conquered the empire.
@. Where is the largest tuned bell
in the world?-L. T. L.
A. The carlton of the Riverside
Church, New York City, contains the
largest tuned bell. It weighs more
than 20 tons.
@ How long has Samuel Gempers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor, been dead?--J. @. r.
A. Almost 10 years. He died De-
cember 13, 1924.
@. How long did it take to put up
the scaffolding for cleaning the Wash
ington Monuments. W.
A. 1t took IS days. When the
cleaning and repairing Is done, the
steel scaffold can be taken down IN
about two weeks. S'issS
Evening star., 1934-10-18

The power of the press is again illus
trated by the fact that many states
man is proud to find his career
eliminating in a comfortable contract
with a newspaper syndicate.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Somewhere in the history Of the
Postmaster Generals office a card
index" system became prominent. Mr..
Farley is seeing to it that in this era
Of innovations at least one tradition
shall be preserved.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Especial vigilance is demanded con-
cerning the sale of narcotics. Re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment
has not sufficed to allay fears of
"bootlegging" in its most pernicious
form.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

The irresponsible youth who threat
ened Edsel Ford with abduction and
blackmail is another reminder of a
possibility that the get-rich-quick
business of kidnapping is being over
advertised.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

A wood burning fireplace Is an ad-
mirable redundancy in the modern
home.
It has come to he vogue and a
fashion, rather than necessity, q
thing of beauty in addition to Its
utilitarian purpose.
This Is shown by the fact 1t may
60 unused the greater part OF the
year, yet it is very much in place all
the time.
And at this season of the year,
when the first approaches Of cold
come upon US, many households find
good use for 1t.
There are q great many persons
who have set a formal date for the
beginning of the heating season, and
will not violate their own decree al
though they freeze to death.
Thus they leave perfectly fine
heating system out of operation until
the date set rolls around. Then they
are willing to start 1t up.
In the meantime they rely upon the
fireplace and small electric heaters
and their imaginations, and We hope
they are good. Our Imagination will
not tell us we are warm when We
are not.
One of the beauties Of the fireside
is Just that-the side.
Each side.
1t is on the sides of the hearth
that the tools are gathered with
which the task is done.
This wood basket, this implement
set, this fancy broom
Each one of them goes back to the
early days of the Nation.
This is as close to those days as
most people can get nowadays. You
can't do it in motor car; an au-
tomobile isn't even near to covered
wagon.
A fireplace, for all of certain
changes in mantels, is just the same
thing the elders had. They had
bricks and they had stones, and the
principles of the chimney and the
draft.
Is it the result of early literature
of the Colonies that many today
think Of them mostly in relation to
Autumn and Winter?
Most of the popular pictures of the
Colonists painted them in the Win
ter, or showed them in the Fall, es-
pecialy at the time OF Thanksgiving
for the blessings vouchsafed them by
the Creator.
r X *
Most of the fireside equipment with
which the modern hearth Is some.
times overloaded comes down from
those early days.
It is possible to have so-calleo
Dutch ovens, and cranes, and spits
and brushes, and tongs, and shovels
and brooms, and baskets, and and
irons, and woodbasketS, and fire.
| lighters in little conical pots.
The flresereen itself is more of g
modern touch, but essentially a gooc
one. Somehow it fits squarely into
the middle Of the picture. A picture
is what the fireplace is, lit or unlit
| Probably it Is unlit more than iii
nowadays, for after the furnace is or
| there is little real need for it, If one
| keeps a warm house.
M<inly the blazing logs add touch
| of comfort to the mind, rather thar
| to the body. there is something a.
once cheerful and bright and inter
esting in them.
Brass is the favorite metal fol
hearth equipment. 1t, too, is bright
but not too bright. at the same tint
1t offers admirable contrast.
| Fixtures of all kinds must be of tn,
| proper size for the individual fire
Evening star., 1934-10-18

After studying the problems of Eu-
rope, Gov. Ritchie is naturally re-
garded as able to make more dis
eliminating survey than ever of intri-
cate public affairs in his own State.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Colleges continue to admire the old
Greek dramatists, although, owing to
circumstances over which they had
no control, none of them had the
benefit Of a Pulitzer prize.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

When both Bilbo and Huey Long
announce that they are out to make
trouble in Congress they merely in
troduce new problems relating to
overproduction.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Hornets.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
A speaker at the safety conference
says it would be q good idea to regu-
late pedestrians. It'd be nice, too, If
some arrangement could be made for
herding hornets.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

A mutual agreement not to under
take more armament than they can
afford might simplify discussion in a
manner agreeable to taxpayers in
several languages.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Make II Direct.

From the worcester Evening Gazette.
A child psychologist advises parents
to tell their family secrets to chill
dren. Why not save time and tell
the neighbors directly2
Evening star., 1934-10-18

There is a disposition in circles of
musical politics to disregard Hanf-
staengl's programs and get back to
the old Dawes melody.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Thinkers and Legislation.

From the Albuquerque IN. Mex) journal
A legislator should be q man who
can think. But men who think, as o
rule, don't want to be legislators.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Mine Output.

From the Helena tMont) Independent.
Good times In the mining business
are when the promoters can sell the
product of their mines instead Of stock.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Overlooked.

From the shreveport Journal.
But we shall always think the ad-
ministration passed up bet when it
failed to put Gen. Smedley Butler in
Gen. Hugh Johnson's place.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Crooners for the Kids.

From the Flint (Mich) Journal
Now they have radios for baby car
riages. But 1t seems like q needless
duplication of crooners.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Politics.

In politics we make start.
And on this question we are stuck
Is it a science or an art?
Or is it mostly just dumb luck?
Evening star., 1934-10-18
GIorifed Gangster.

The bandit summons all the Clan
From humble scribe to camera man
With pride serene, while others rage
He says, I'm making the first page!"
A legal mind presents his cause
As folks bring flowers and applause,
While those in suffering sincere
Marvel that life should be so queer.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

"De word good" said Uncle Eben.
don't always mean de same thing.
When you say man is good lawyer
you don't necessarily prophecy that
hes goin' to heaven"
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Blend.

"That dog of yours is only
mongrel."
That's a harsh way Of speaking.
answered Uncle Bill Bottletop. u
call him a blend. But I've got to ad-
NIT that blend is as no account tn
q kennel as it is in a dispensary."
"Plowing under crops would benefit
my country" said Hi Ho. the sage OF
Chinatown, ''if neighbors could be
persuaded to plow under their poppy
fields"
Evening star., 1934-10-18
Privileged Discourtesy.

Privileged Discourtesy.
Senatorial courtesy is not what it
used to be-"
Perhaps not at present" answered
Senator Sorghum. I'VE need to get
rid of a certain impression that sue
cessful discourtesy is an evidence Of
superior influence"
Evening star., 1934-10-18

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to IL or not other
local news published herein. All rights Of
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Business once:
11th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: i10 East And 81.
Chicago ONCE: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Regent st.. London.
England. So
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Jud Tunkins says Halloween Is .
time when women buy false faces in
a toy store instead of a drug store.
Evening star., 1934-10-18
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Evening star., 1934-10-18
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THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. How long did it take to put up
the scaffolding for cleaning the Wash
ington Monuments. W.
A. 1t took IS days. When the
cleaning and repairing Is done, the
steel scaffold can be taken down n
about two weeks. I S'issA
Evening star., 1934-10-18
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Evening star., 1934-10-18

@ How long has Samuel Gempers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, been dead?-J. G. r.
A. Almost 10 years. He died De-
cember 13, 1924.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

Brass is the favorite metal for
hearth equipment. 1t, too, is bright,
but not too bright, at the same time
1t offers admirable contrast.
Fixtures of all kinds must be of the
proper size for the individual fire.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. Where is the largest tuned bell
in the world?-L. T. L.
A. The carlton of the Riverside
Church, New York City, contains the
largest tuned bell. It weighs more
than 20 tons.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. What is the meaning Of the word
anschluss?-E. H.
A. Anschluss, a German word mean
ing accession, is used in special sense
in discussions of European politics to
indicate a possible union Of Germany
and Austria.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. How many stars make up the
Pleiades?-F. w.
A. There are seven stars in the
group which are visible to the naked
eye. A small telescope shows about
100 more.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. How many packs Of fox hounds
are there in the country?-E. r.
A. There are more than 100 packs
of hounds in America officially recog-
uized by. the Hunts Committee OF
the National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association and by the Masters of Fox
Hounds Association of America.
Evening star., 1934-10-18

@. Theodore Roosevelt once called
President Wilson a Byzantine Logo
thete. What is the allusion?-S. c. w.
A. The officials of Byzantium were
called Logothetes-men of learning
academic. Their foes were called bar
barians. These men wrote notes to
their foes, who read the notes and
conquered the empire.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
LIQUOR SALE ON
/. IN ALEXANDRIA

Approximately $4,000 worth Of
alcoholic beverages are on shelves
and in store rooms Of the two
liquor stores in Alexandria ready
for sale today, the first legal
liquor sale here since November
1, 1915.
The stores, in the 400 and 1900
blocks Of King street, will open
at 8 q. m. E. E. Lawler, jr., is
manager, and Albert Hurshman,
assistant, in the store in the 400
block, and Wade Maddox, as
sisted by Robert Wheat, is in
charge Of the other.
Frank Jameson, P. q. Morris,
Fred Frankhouser and J. K. Bow.
man, from the Richmond office,
will assist in the opening. The
stores will close at 8 p. m. except
Saturday, when they will remain
open until 10 p. m.
Straight and blended bourbon
and rye, Scotch, Irish whisky,
domestic and imported gin, rum,
brandy, cordials, and q complete
list Of wines are being carried
by the stores, as well as cock
tails prepared in shakers.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
BY RALPH B. JORDON

BERKELEY, Cal, June 81
Q.N.S0. - Noiseless airplanes
without wings or propellers,
steam-motored, diagnosed for de-
fects by x-ray. and operated by a
pilot with a doctor Of philosophy
degree.
A certain type Of fever and
arthritis treated successfully, even
eliminated, by eating foods rich
in vitamin c.
Pictured by Engineer
These were topics occupying the
hundreds Of delegates to the an
nual meeting Of the American
Society for the Advancement Of
Science which swung into its
third session today on the Uni
versity Of California campus.
The verbal picture Of a wingless
and propellerless plane was drawn
by F. K. Kristen, professor Of
aeronautical engineering at the
University Of Washington, at a
meeting sponsored by the Ameri-
can Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
TRICK PLEASES ACTRESS
loan Crawford Is Glad
She's Educating 3
Youths, Not 7

HOLLYWOOD, June Il IN90.
Instead Of two boys, as she
thought, Joan Crawford really has
been sending three Denver Undi.
anal youths through school this
year, the actress learned today.
The news came when William
and Donald Donaldson, whom Miss
Crawford befriended, nervously
asked studio friends to tell the
star that they had been making
the expense money she gave them
also pay the expenses Of 13-year-
old younger brother. AL three Of
the boys have been going to Comp
ton (Cal.) High School.
When informed Of the innocent
deception Miss Crawford quickly
allayed her proteges' fears that
she would object to the money be-
ing split with their younger
brother. The star said:
'I'm glad to hear they were
30 generous. Now that ! know
they have q brother, I'll be glad
to see him through, too"
It was due to her kindness TO
the Donaldson brothers that the
town of Denver, Ind, this year de-
clared q holiday on her birthday.
Now that the elder boys have
finished high school, she'll send
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
war; VETS Open
4 3-DAY MEET

D War veterans marched again to
S1he rattle Of drums last night a.
She District Department Of veter'
Ans Of Foreign Wars inaugurated
4 tlree-day celebration commenna.
rating its first encampment.
Flanked by 100 floats and II
brass bands, the group paraded
from Fourteenth Street and Flor.
ida Avenue Northwest, to Thir.
teenth and M Streets, where Of
ficers Of the Foreign War League
and members Of every Washing
ton business mems organization,
witnessed the spectacle from o re-
viewing stand.
- The veterans will meet at I'm
;" Snaculate Conception Hall again
tSnight for q second business
k-meeting, and will conclude the
celebration with an election Of Of
Ulcers tomorrow night at the hall.
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
Wingless and Propellorless,
Picture of Future Aircraft

He said aircraft Of tbs future
may be equipped with combina'
ton wings and paddle-wheels, like
the paddle.wheels Of a ferry boat,
He said:
'TdIing cycIoidaI prOpeTlers
should be superior to fixed wings
and cyclOidaI aircraft are su-
perior for military duty because
there are no wings to interfere
with machine gun fire"
The Washington times., 1934-06-21
SUMMER DUE
At 9:48 ?. NJ.
'Tn the good old summer

'Tn the good old summer
time. -"
That old-time favorite may be
really sung, starting tonight. for
at s:4s p. m. the summer season
starts and for the next three
months will be with us.
This summer will differ from
the last in that mint juleps, gin
fizZes and high-powered beer will
be legal once again, to cool
parched throats.
Summer started in approved
fashion, with the mercury ex-
pected to 20 close to the 90 mark