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Evening star., 1935-01-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to
any question OF fact BY Urtting The
Washington Euentno Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
Q. just what Is meant by bottled
in-bond?-C. r.
A. Whisky may be labeled bottled
in-bond after 1t has been aged for
q prescribed number of years in
charred oak casks in bonded Gov
! ernment warehouse under continuous
Government supervision.
F. Z: 3. What does 'hsmuFs' msan'-
A. It Is defined as q science con-
cerned in the working with and for
chemical compounds.
@. What languages are some
times called the Big Four?-H. B. F.
A. These four are English, French,
German and Spanish.
@. Why was the term larboard
changed to port?-J. MEG.
A. This change was made because
of the many accidents that occurred
from the similarity of the names,
starboard and larboard.
@. Where is oil found in Africa?-
A. A.
A. 1t has been found in Algeria,
French Morocco and Egypt.
@. When was the Boston Symphony
Orchestra organized?-G. F.
A. Two orchestras in Boston were
superseded by the establishment of a
third and greater institution, the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra. 1t began its
career october, 1881.
c. Are there heat lizards which can
live in red-hot ovens?-F. j. M.
A. The idea regarding heat lizards,
which are seen living in ovens and
running around inside the oven when
the oven door is open, is a myth which
Is due to misunderstanding regard
garding the nature and habits of the
Salamander. plus an optical illusion.
The salamander was formerly sup
posed to be impervioUs to fire and
actually live in ovens. This idea was
undoubtedly caused by the fact that
these amphibians occasionally crawl
into houses in the Wintertime in
search of warmth and seek refuge in
hearths. The misconception was no
doubt further heightened by the bril-
liant orange or scarlet color of some
species. As matter of fact, neither
the Salamander nor any other animal
is impervious to fire. and the so-called
heat lizards are entirely an optical
illusion.
@. How fast can track-laying ve-
hicles lay tracks?-N. w.
A. Experimental models Of track
laying vehicles have reached speeds in
excess of so miles per hour in tests.
@. Why were the bridesmaids of
Princess Marina called paranymphs?
X. C.
A. Para means beside; nymph
means bride. This title was used in
reference to the ceremony of the
Greek Church.
@. What did Daniel Webster con-
slider his greatest law cases?-A. B.
A. In letter to his brother Ezekiel
he wrote concerning the Sailors Snug
Harbor case upon which he was en-
gagged: II have made greater effort
in it than in any other since Dart
mouth College versus Woodward or
than it is probable shall ever make
in another" The Dartmouth College
case is. historically, regarded as Web
ster's greatest effort and a leading
case in all American jurisprudence.
@. When were internal revenue
stamps first issued?-W. F. P.
A. In 1862.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The New Year.

The New Year.
AS the New Year again We greet,
The glittering stars we see
Still shining bright until we meet
Another Christmas tree.
The Borealis brightly glows
And calls us all to learn
That life has mysteries to disclose
Which we may yet discern.
It hastens Ger the earth
To bring another Christmas tree
With gifts of wondrous worth.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Loud-Speakers for
Bonus LOBBYISTS
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
May suggest that the Senate and
House install loud-speakers in front
of the gallery seats of the Legion
and v. F. w. lobbyists? These gen.
tlemen can then issue their orders
verbally and Senators and Representa-
tives will be relieved of craning their
neckS in order to catch signals; neither
will they stand in such fear of mis-
understanding the signals and thus
incurring the displeasure of these high
and mighty guardians of dollar pa
trlotlSm. j. F. SWENSON.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

@. Is cannibalism practiced among
any civilized peoples?-G. ME-.
A. An official statement of the
British colonial ONCE notes that dur
ing famines in India cannibalism
has been practiced in fairly recent
times by highly civilized people, but
not from choice.
@. What is bob in music? IT. s.
A. In vocal music 1t refers to a
distinctive sort Of refrain involving
repetition. In bell ringing it is
call or signal employed In ringing
changes. lr
@. Is there a branch of the Bohun
family in America?-W. w.
A. This distinguished English fam
lily, once among the most powerful
in the kingdom, controlling three earl
ooms and with pretensions to the
throne, became extinct in the male
line with Humphrey in 1873. There
is an unsupported legend that a male
descendant, supposed to have been
slain, escaped and that Daniel Boone.
the Colonial pioneer, really is a direct
descendant.
@. What is the substance which
causes yellow stains on the fingers of
cigarette smokers?-J. M. M.
A. The substance which stains the
fingers and which may be clearly seen
by blowing cigarette smoke through
white handkerchief is a complicated
tar product which does not have a
dnGnifo PEoraiao1
caused by imperfect combustion In the
area OF the cigarette Just back Of the
part which is actually burning. Ia
Is complex mixture of hydrocarbor
and other substances and no chemic.
formula can be given for it.
@. How many Russian soldiers tc
long to the Communist party?-A.
A. At least 10 per cent of the RI
sian soldiers are members Of the Co.
munist party.
@. What was the last musical sh
in which Fred and Adele Astaire &
peared together?-A. G. M.
A. 1t was THE Band Wago!
Adele Astaire retired from the ST.
to marry Lord Cavendish three ye
ago.
@. Is it necessary to be an acco-
plished horseman in order to 90 o.
a national park trail on horseback?
c. A. c.
A. The horses and mules availab
for these trips are so trained that the
need no guidance from their ride.
Saddle animal parties are alwaj
under supervision Of competent pei
son.
@. How much money do peon.,
spend having washing done in laun-
dries?-C. G.
A. The annual volume Of busine-s
is estimated at about S750,O00, 900.
@. What was the first organization
outside of District of Columbia one
that took part in an inaugural prade?
"A. T.
A. The National Grays of Philadel-
phia was the first and came to take
part in the Inauguration of Gen. Har-
rison in 1874.
@. Why and how do glaciers move?
B. r.
A. The causes of glacier motion are
complex. The principal forces are
gravity, heat and expansion of freez-
ing. A glacier probably moves BY
sliding, flowing and creeping.
@. Does the gardenia have fruit?
e. R.
A. Gardenia florida. a Chinese spe-
cies, well known in America as Cape
jasmine, bears fruit about the size OF
a pigeons egg. 1t is orange colored
and is sold in the shops of China and
Japan for dyeing ilks yellow.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

"I listened to a soap box orator."
said HI Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
"and learned that in this fuel scarcity
many who were standing around were
only waiting for chance to steal
the soap box"
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Comic publications reveal an inter-
esting international influence on
American pronunciation of the So
called English language. When you
want to say Earle" in New York, you
say "Oil" and when you mention
"oil' at filling station, you say 'erl."
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The drunken driver makes the old
fashioned sleigh seem preferable for
merrymaking, since the old horse
needed driver with a clear eye and
a steady wrist, and in emergency could
be relied on to some extent to take
care of himself and passenger.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

There were phases of N. r. A. that
seemed a trifle kittenish, which makes
the reference to defunct felines the
more pathetic. An effort is still made
to make the old Blue Eagle look like
the canary who has eaten the cat.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The Fascinating Gambling Man.
Jimmy is a gambling boy
Whose methods rather funny
He finds so many who enjoy
Presenting him with money!
If he decides to 60 away
To other haunts of pleasure,
His public after him will stray
And hand him further treasure.
The innocents whom he deceives-
He is a first-rate actor
Will still 60 broke while each believe.
That he's q benefactor.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The underworld has peculiar ad-
vantage in the fact that law-abiding
citizen cannot appeal to gangsters for
the summary procedure they exercise
among themselves.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
1t Looks to Him.

whats your idea Of the swastika?"
at looks to me-" said the man with
the blue spectacles, like a four
handed monkeywrench that somebody
threw into the machinery Of civili-
zation."
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Wichita Eagle. British colonies in
and around the Orient are agains,
Japan. They want Britain to stand
opposed to stronger japanese Navy.
And if Britain makes concessions to
Japan. she will have those colonies
on her neck"
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Arms and the Woman.

From the Louisville urier-Journal.
New York policewomen must hence
forth carry .32-caliber revolyers in
their pocketbooks. This in spite Of
the, fact that the metropolis is over
run with purse snstchers.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

1t may be assumed that Mr. Ritchie
naS told Mr.. Nice all he knows about
receipts and expenditures, but in the
short time available not all he knows
about politics.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Truthful.

From the Stamford (Conn) Advorate.
When the personnel director asked
the applicant If she was one Of those
girls VINO watch the clock, she replied
with dignity, "No, sir, have a wrist
watch"
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Funds for P. w. A. employment are
contemplated on liberal turns which
will make them an investment for the
benefit Of posterity under good execu-
tive MANAGEMENT.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The songs of nations are important.
No one has appeared with genius
sufficient to make the "Marseillaise"
harmonic with die Wacht Am
Rhein"
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Each new automobile comes from
the factory equipped with every imag-
Unable safety device except life in
surance policy.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Wolves.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News
An Illinois county has revived the
bounty on wolves, and it ought to be
easy for somebody to make a good liv-
ing by simply going the rounds and
removing them from doors.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The Ultimate in Housing.
From the Boston Globe.
Housing programs, Of which so
much has been said, will never be COM
pletely successful until everybody has
house in which anybody else would
be glad to live.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Sophistication.

From the New York Sun.
A 4-month-old baby has made the
round trip from coast to coast by air.
plane. She ought to be pretty blase
at months.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Trade.
My Radio! My Radiol

You give me many thrill.
The inside facts you let me know
With a consummate skill;
You prove that wisdom still must know
When it Is time to stop
The really instructive show
And keep on talking shop.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

In some quarters the little old
Blue Eagles are almost as unpopular
as the starlings themselves.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Borah's Jig Saw Puzzle.
Prom the South Bend Tribune
When Senaotr Borah finishes the
rebuilding of the Republican party he
will not, we trust, have too many pieces
left over. " -
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Duhious Asset.

From the Charleston (w. Val Daily Man.
Couples with six children escape the
income tax in Germany. But we
fioubt II they show . prof1t. 4
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Jud Tunkins says his idea Of pros
perity is a time when society can get
back to high-power salesmanship in
stead of high-power bill collecting.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Courtesy Gesture.

IT suppose you are wishing every
body a Happy New Year,"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. But it's only an empty formal
ity Everybody's idea of happiness
just now is to make somebody else
feel that life Is a failure"
Evening star., 1935-01-01
And keep on talking shop.

Il never yet did hear Of a p'litical
boss" said Uncle Eben. "dat didn't
leave me curious about who was bossin'
de bosAs D
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Q. Does the gardenia have fruit?
e. R.
A. Gardenia florida. a Chinese spe-
cies, well known in America as Cape
jasmine, bears fruit about the size OF
a pigeons egg. 1t is orange colored
and is sold in the shops of China and
Japan for dyeing ilks yellow.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

@. When were internal revenue
stamps first issued?-W. F. P.
A. In 1862.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

@. How many Russian soldiers hc
long to the Communist party?-A. =
A. At least 10 per cent of the RI
sian soldiers are members Of the Co
munist party.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

@, Why and how do glaciers move?
B. R.
A. The causes of glacier motion are
complex. The principal forces are
gravity. heat and expansion of freez-
ing. A glacier probably moves by
sliding, flowing and creeping.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Boston, Mass.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business ONCE:
11th st, and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Once: 10 East 42nd st.
Chicago Once: Lake Michigan Building.
European Office: IA Regent St.. London.
England.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25

Housing Administrator James A.
Moffett tells the Middle Atlantic Re-
tail Lumbermen,s association that the
housing administration Is laying the
groundwork for 'sush q revival of
building construction as this country
has rarely SEEN"
Tho results to date have hardly
been spectacular. and one can only
hope that future developments viii
b OF . kind b fulfill Mr.. Moffett's
prediction.
It IS certain that full recovery waits
on Q revival OF the building trades;
certain, also. that q tremendous
amount Of work Is waiting for these
trades, II only some way can be found
Of getting 1t started.
Mr.. Moffett warns that we cannot
expect too much right at first. Ulti-
mately, he Is confident, the long
range program to reform methods Of
homo mortgage financing viii release
q flood Of building orders.
II he Is correct, q great reservoir
Of sales and jobs should presently be
tapped.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
s Which Is Absurd

In the days when We struggled
through geometry, we all met that
method Of disproof which led up to q
final conclusion .. which Is alb
surd."
The kind of dictatorship which in
sists that people shall have only such
plays, books, movies, and newspapers
Is the rulers believe are best for
them. always runs afoul Of these abb
surdities In wholesale lots.
TWO shining examples recently
cropped up. In Russia there was a
public scandal over the fact that a
radio station was caught red handed
broadcasting negro spirituals! Some
body saw insidious counter-reyolu-
tionary propaganda in the haunting
melodies and sweet chords that had
wandered so far from their home In
the Old South.
And in Germany, . movie film,
which was immensely popular in Ger
many in 1926, is today barred as mot
coinciding with world philosophy Of
the present day in Germany" It was
Charlie Chaplin's 1.-THE Gold Rush!"
II q man Is . political dictator, he
inevitably thinks he knows better
than the rest Of us what we ought to
see, and read, and hear. Which Is
absurd.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
DEFECT OF HEALTH FROM
VITAMIN DEFICIENCY

10 the uninitiated it may seem ode
that reduction Of overweight or ODE.
sity Is best achieved by adding food
to the ordinary reduction diet. Yet Il
is perfectly logical and 1t has proved
emiuently successful In practice. You
see, obesity Is . deficiency state II
the important sense that hypovita'
miuosis causes the overeating which,
produces the excess weight. Clinical
experience has proved this Is thor
oughly, In my judgment. - any AMI
NAL experiment can prove any prac-
tical fact about nutrition.
In treating obesity from this point
Of view physicians have had . rare
opportunity to conduct nutrition ex-
per1ments on human subjects. Not
rigidly controlled experiments such e
. psychologist or nutrition worker in
. laboratory would have over . group
Of rats, but rather clinical expert
ments. Human subjects cooperate
more or less and even tell the doctor
about their feelings or experiences,
side issues which must remain mys-
terry to the laboratory man.
Some Of these fat folk are not at
Ill dumb. They are capable Of OBJ
serving intelligently and perceiving
that what they observe may be wortt,
reporting to the doctor. They even
recognise that their handicap is q
disease and that It Is wise to leave
the management, treatment or cor
rection Of the trouble in the hands
Of the doctor: that even . big fat
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
Destroy the Confidence
VALLEY City Times Record)

\V0AXCy 0Aty AuCS 1VCCO1Qy
The impeachment resolution passed
by the House yesterday uses the fol-
lowing language, And whereas, the
belief In the existence Of impeach-
ment Is evidenced by written records,
common reports and public charges so
extensive as to initiate against and
destroy the confidence Of the people
In the affairs OF the state"
Whoever wrote that certainly shows
. strange lack Of perception. or else is
very careless indeed about sticking
to the facts. II there Is any one thing
which has operated to destroy the con-
fidence Of the people In the affairs of
the state 1t Is such horse-play as has
been carried on by the House majority
since the legislative session began.
Confidence has indeed been Destroy
ed. Confidence that we could select
group Of men for service at Bis
marck who would pay some heed to
the need Of state affairs to be conduct
ed reasonably and fairly has been
knocked cold. Confidence that in the
face Of the urgent problems facing
Us, many Of them involving bitter per-
sonal suffering Of individuals, most
any group Of men regardless Of party
or faction would see the necessity of
doing whatever could be done to allev-
late the distress has been proved
groundleSs. Confidence that in the
serious situation now upon us We
could trust these men to turn a deaf
ear to the commands Of discredited
and disgruntled leaders and pay some
attention to the urgent matters de-
handing attention IS gone: and the
legislative session now promises to be
barren OF any useful results. We
have heard OF the iniquity of men
who are willing ITO play politics with
human misery: but We never expect
ed to see that personal abandonment
Of any sense Of duty toward the pub
lilo welfare 20 fully illustrated as 1t
now y by the House majority.
Confidence In any true devotion to
public duty and to solemnly accepted
oath ol office on the part OF League
extremists was sadly shaken by the
acts Of the LANCER regime: whatever
Of It remained has now been obliter-
ated by the continuance Of that spirit
Of wrecking everything rather than
give up even the faintest hope of re-
tanning the hold Of this group on their
power Ia state affairs.
It = not the "belief In the existence
LOT impeachment" which has destroy
Cd the confidence Of the people
1 It Is the revelation that . majority
Of the House b willing to resort to
peanut politics, ct Z cost Of $1,000 q
day to the state, while every con-
alteration Of common sense demands
that they undertake the work they
were elected to perform. Il Is anothe,
dirty chapter added to the history Of
the state, and written by League ex-
tremist& The voters will one day
repudiate such things ct the abllot
box. perhaps sooner than some peo-
pie realize.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
persons health 4 worthy Of expert
attention.

persons health i worthy Of expert
attention.
OF course Il doesn't signify much
when an obese individual on . reduc-
ton regimen including m optimal
vitanin ration remarks that for the
first time in years he or she can do
50 and 80 or again notices -. but
when an extraordinary number OF
them Independently make the same
observation it does mean something
to the alert physician.
It Is by this means that We have
been able to gather some new I'M
pressions which are to be, OF already
have been, tested In actual practice.
mot by myself, but BY the thousands
Of physicians who have conducted
such nutritional experiments on their
patients.) These new impressions ap-
ply entirely to health defects from
vitamin deficiencies, defects which
have not heretofore been regarded
as due to hypovitaminosis.
In talks to follow I shall offer
readers, whether laymeu or physic-
ians, some practical suggestions
cleaned from original observations Of
medical colleagues who have had ex-
perience In the use Of vitamins. Nee
essarily these pieces win b fragmen.
tary (no pun intended), but don't
forget the hints conveyed arc both
practical and practicable. I have
never said anything about vitamins
~
physician or nutrition chemist. At
present there Is far too much pseudo
scientific hooey about Ntamins and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
Trial BY Attorneys

Lawyers who criticize the way news
papers cover criminal cases usually
complain that reporters and editors
like to TRY the case In the nevspa-
peTs."
Anyone who follows the daily re-
ports Of the Hauptmann trial must
feel. however. that II this case y be-
ing 'trisd b the newspapers" to any
extent II must Be the fault Of the
prosecution and defense attorneys.
Is there anything IN legal proce-
dure requiring these attorneys t.
issue lengthy analyses Of the testi.
mony each EVENING" Anything re.
curing them 70 make lengthy fore.
casts Of what thsy are eptng to do Il
this o. that witness tomorrow morn.
ing? Anything SECURING than to tel
how so-and-so hurt The states case
a how whoosis weakened the de.
Tense. q how Tomorrow they vii
ogsv0 thia. that. q The othsr thing?
n tho Aauptmann trial = leaking
over into tho newspapers, Il + thu
attorneys Themselves who NJ rsspon-
sibls.