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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1920.
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fclONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1920
JVe need more of those old-fashioned
conscientious folic who adhere
lo'thc simple ivay of living and who
believe that every fortune should be
earned honestly and fairly by the
man who gets it.
I Grover Cleveland.
The Bond Election '
Jt is our belief that a mistake was made In the
bon election on Saturday, the rejection of those
propositions -which failed, and we suppose that if
there had been, a heavier rote they would have
carried.
But at the same time there was a gratifying dis
crimination shown by the voters on the seven propo
sitions: those which we must all regard as the more
essential carried, the extension of the water distrib
uting system, the sewer extension and Increased fa
cilities for fire-fighting.
The other proposed improvements except one
wro of a character which the voters believed might
waiu But that one improvement is one that must
somehow be undertaken soon the enlargement of
roont for carrying on the city's business, and espe
cially, larger and more human quarters for the city
prisoners.
Bit for one thing, we have no doubt that that
would- have carried the apprehension that the more
nvniy spent on the city hall plaza, the more secure
ly uld the seat of the city government be anchored
to tlmt spot and the less likely would we be soon to
hav a modern municipal business plant, and the
longfr would the plaza, once an ornament of the
village, remain as an eyesore In the business district.
This objection first appealed to The Republican
but to us it was overcome by our knowledge of
the pressing need of more room for the city business
and Jf larger and better quarters for the prisoners.
If tfc latter need could have been presented to the
TOteaa we think it would have been met. It the
littleness than 1,000 taxpayers who went to the polls
couls have been taken through the Jail some night,
we do not believe that a hundred votes would have
been cast against this proposition. There are two
iron .cages, each probably 10 by 7 feet. The prison
ers must be locked up in these cages at night, for
if left In the corridor they could break their way
through the walla in ten minutes. They lie In those
cages packed like sardines. Nothing could be more
unsanitary or contain more of discomfort.
Something will have to be done and done quickly
to remedy the condition of the prisoners. The plan
proposed having been rejected, the municipal au
4 thorities should call at once upon public spirited
citizens and civic bodies to suggest another.
patient watching we never quite found out. How
ever, we may reasonably Buppose that it was waiting
for the day to come when Mexico would turn over
a new leaf.
Many Americans believe that that time hag come
with the death of Carranza, with the accession of de
la Huerta as provisional president and with the or
derly election of Obregon as president.. So far as
we may Judge from the public expressions of the
Mexican government and from its acts, we believe it
desire to be friendly to the United States. It is
asking our aid In its effort to rehabilitate the coun
try and put it on its feet.
There may be matters between the two countries
that need adjudication but a refusal to recognize the
legally constituted and well-functioning government
of Mexico ean only make it harder to arrange tttvm.
And, we suppose that the Mexicans are not
worrying a great deal about American recognition.
Doubtless they are consulting Harvey's Weekly from
week to week, "taking note of the ever-decreasing
number of days of the present American regime. Not
long after the end of it there wilt be an administra
tion at Washington which will have no small narrow
reason for withholding recognition if Mexico behaves
itself as well in the next four months as it has done
since the overthrow of Carranza.
More of Our Mexican Policy
The diplomatic representative of the United
States at the City of Mexico was left in doubt as
late as Saturday night whether he would be allowed
to grace the inaugural ceremonies there today with
his presence. It was feared, according to the dis
patches, that if ho should be present that would be
taken as a recognition by the United States of ths.
new, Mexican government. .
That would not necessarily be so, especially if
a statement were Issued by our foreign office to
tho effect that such an act of courtesy through our
charge at the City of Mexico was an act of courtesy
and nothing more. Governments do not extend rec
ognition to other governments in this simple manner.
Mr. Summerlln In this case is at a sartorial
disadvantage. Tr-e Italian representative, it is
stated, will be-present, but not in uniform. Clad In
his ordinary garb he will be In the throng, like Gyges
In the royal bedchamber of Nyssia," seeing but un
seen." But as Mr. Summerlln has none but ordinary
clothes, he would appear in the full panoply of state
and would attract as much attention to himself as
a beadwalter. Thus, democratic customs are some
times not without their disadvantages.
Mr. Summerlln would also have a less embar
rassing time of it if his chief. Secretary Colby, had
not been betrayed into too much talking about the
subject of recognition. The substance of his remarks
tires birth to the notion that the administration is
opposed to recognition. That impression will be con
firmed by the absence of Mr. Summerlln from the
Inaugural ceremonies, whereas if there had not been
so much talking, the Mexican government might re
gard his absence as not necessarily unfriendly, but
as consistent with the yet uncertain Washington
state of mind. Not long ago Mr. Colby was bedeviled
by the reporters, we suppose, into a declaration that
"no corporation, no group of corporations, nor any
group of individuals is going to deliver American
recognition to Mexico."
We have heard of no Influence, that is, no pri
vate influence, which is seeking the recognition of
Mexico. More interesting to the reporters than the
foregoing bald declaration, would have been a state
ment by Mr. Colby uncovering some corporation,
xome group of corporations or some group of indi
viduals nw engaged In trying to force the American
government into recognition.
We do not think that the country at large is
deeply interested in the question of recognition but
we think that a very large number of Americans be
lieve that recognition would contribute to the sta
bility of the Mexican government and would, some
what assure the American interests which went into"
Mexico some years ago under wuch a guaranty of
protection as a treaty between the American gov
ernment and the then Mexican povernrnent seemed
t' afford.
For ear the saiminiMrati'm lias pursued a pol
icy of" "watchful vailing" toward Mexico. What it
was waiting f"r and what :t expected to reward its
Christmas Window-Shopping
One Cause of Our Lawlessness
A few days ago we had occasion briefly to review
Mr. Raymond B. Fosdick's "American Police Sys
tems" in which in a comparison with the police sys
tems of Europe and a comparison of the volume of
crime in America and In other of the greater nations,
we were shown to be sadly deficient, chiefly in the
administration of our laws. There were other causes
of our bad showing but this seemed to be regarded
by Mr. Fosdick as the principal one. He Was dealing
with crime in the cities of America rather than in
the country at large. But crime is not confined to
the larger cities nor to the larger and smaller cities
and towns; It extends through the community.
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, probably in
the way of throwing out a hint to forthcoming legis
latures against over-legislation, shows that there is
another cause of crime. Quoting from Tacitus,
"Corruptlssima republics, plurimae leges" ("the more
corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws"), the
Advertiser makes its point which will be readily rec
ognized by thoughttul people.
Lawlessness begets a multiplication of laws
which in turn promotes a general disregard for all
laws, r "eating a vicious circle, the disastrous effects
of which ore apparent to all. One "hundred thousand
persons pass - through the prisons and jails of this
country every year, a little less than one-tenth of
one per cent of the entire population. In ten years
one million persons will have been in prison; in
thirty years three million, all within less than a
single generation.
There is perhaps no other country in the world
where so many things are "verboten" Its citizens and
there is no other country whose citizens scruple so
little to do the forbidden things.
Reasonable restrictive laws are necessary for
the conduct of a large number of ths people, but any
restriction, reasonable or unreasonable, which Is not
enforced encourages the violators to the violation bf
all other laws which may be found to be embarrass
ingly restrictive. Mistakes may be made in the en
actment of restrictive legislation, but no mistake
there can be half eo great as the mistakes of execu
tive and judicial officers in falling to support them
and compel obedience to them. Neither Individual
nor public opinion should be allowed to stand against
a law. If It is a bad law, its rigid enforcement will
bring about its repeal.
When "it is left to a citizen to discuss in his
own mind whether a law which he finds unpleasantly
restrictive is a good or just law, he is left on the
open road to lawlessness. It makes no difference
how good a citizen he may be, ho is debating with
himself whether be would not be Justified in becom-,
ing an outlaw.
MOVIES' AT SEA
Just last week there steamed out of New York
for South America a ship, the Martha Washington,
and one of the features for the entertainment of the
passengers while on the long journey will be motion
pictures. Up to this time the movies have been
barred from passenger, ships because of the fire
danger.
But science and Invention have got in their work.
The result is a slow-burning film instead of the cel
luloid flash. And so the unrestricted approval of
motion pictures aboard boats has been secured.
Wherever people assemble the movie now finds
its way. Its appeal is universal. Its clihetelle, the
world. Like the cartoon it tells its tale with swift,
direct strokes; the, reaction is immediate. The ship
board movie may easily be of immediate educational
benefit to its patrons, for, besides providing enter
tainment, it may also show most strikingly how to
put on a life Jacket, or how not to act in case of panic.
The movie Is ubiquitous the world its field. The
land has been conquered. Now comes the sea.
LUCKY HORSESHOES
If good luck In years gone was sure to follow the
finding of a horseshoe, double luck ought to follow
the finding of one these days. For, though horses
have as many feet and bo wear as many shoes as
they formerly did. the horse is being crowded off the
road by the auto. And many less horseshoes are
lost.
Why was the finding of a horseshoe supposed to
bring good! fortune, anyway? Well, it was a matter
of growth and changing of custom. There was a
time when the thing to do was to nail up a horse
shoe over'the door as a protection against witches.
Finally witches went out of fashion. Then the cus
tom was twisted so it was construed if one found a
horsehoe and nailed it above his door, he'd have
good luck.
If it is a foolish thing to do, one might point to
the fact that a pretty good man established a prece
dent. For Lord Nelson saw to it that a horseshoe
was nailed to the main mast of his fighting
Victory. .
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BLOOD MONEY
One hears about somebody or other being forced
to give up "blood money." That extortion has been
practiced, it is understood. And sometimes the words
are used to convey the idea that -a reward had been
paid for turning over a criminal to the law.
Along there in the middle ages when people were
rough and "killers" were abroad, "blood money"
meant the money actually paid for ,shedding blood.
Sometimes it meant money paid to a man for bringing
another's death, or the slayer himself, might pay it to
his victim's nearest relatives to save himself from
' their vengeance.
In the old lays the amount of blood money varied
with the crime. Unfortunately, there is some evi
dence that killers for a price have not yet been ban
ished from the earth. But they ought to be, and may
be they will be. "Blood money," in the old or the
new acceptance of the term, has no place in the
language.
Ten million silver dollars were melted into small
coins at, the mint and this may indicate that the
dollar isn't going to be small change any more.
SCIENTIST BRINGS
BMBEB 0 STARS
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
From ths Phoenix Herald, which was absorbed by Ths Arizona Re
publican in 1859, and for a time was published as
an evening edition
' November 29, 1SS0
Don Abbott has returned from Tuc
son. The churches were well attended
yesterday.
John Wearhas sold his blacksmith
shop and premises to Luhrs and Her
rick. The Red Men will give a hop Wed
nesday evening which from prepara
tions, promises to be an enjoyable af
fair. S. M. Wessels has left for San Fran
cisco after a short stay in Phoenix. He
is interested in the Texas mine near
San Simon which is well spoken of.
Bank Exchange restaurant, Ben
Buttler, caterer, is the way to say it
after December 1. The gentleman and
place are too well known to need any
praise in these columns.
The two' Sunday schools of Phoenix
have united and will have on Christ
mas tree this year and will devote all
their energies in making this one a
complete success.
The Phoenix coffee stand built, and
owned by M. J. Reinson will soon be
opened under the management of Steve
Dole and is sure to be popular.
Charles Philes will leave for New
York on mining business in a few
days. He has incorporated two of his
properties in Cave Creek and on his
return wil commence active develop
ment. .
Mr. Bycrs brought down from the
Bradshaws today eleven ounces of
gold amalgam. It is from the vicinity
of tho Del Pasco mine. .
Mr. M'Connachie passed through this
morning for Prescott,
CHINATOWN ON SHOW
By Frederic J. Haskin
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.. Nov. 28.
San Francisco has the largest and
most essentially Chinese Chinatown in
America. People who knew it before
he fire declare that its charm disap
peared with that catastrophe. By this.
of course, they mean that most of its
colossal filth and wickedness is gone.
But the visitor wandering about its
queer, irr 5?ula.-- streets, finds it still
rage, place a one-armed chair for Misa Robert
son of Oklahoma. The new congresswoman runs a
cafeteria.
exotic and picturesque.
One moment jou are in Portsmouth
Square, before the monument of Rob
ert Louis Stevenson, and a moment
later you aro in a narrow Canton oy
vay, containing numerous Chinese
markets, drug -stores, restaurants and
clothing shops. Chinamen in dill na
tive garb or second-hand American
clothes throng the sidewalk, and oc
casionally a Chinese housewife, a bril
liant Chinese basket on her arm, trips
silently into a market.
The markets are worth Invesga'lng
in themselves. Always they are
crowded with tiers and tiers of wooden
coops reaching al Hhe way :.o trse low;
ceiling and containing nervous raoims
frantic hens, and despondent ducks
and geese. Nearby the same species
are exhibited in their popular dried
form, looking very much as if tney had
received a coat f yellow varnish.
Some of them have been chopped into
small withered pieces and strung on
bits of cord-like necklaces, which is
also the state to which beef, pork and
mutton are reduced.
But the principal trade of the mar
kets, as you can easily detect by the
smell, is in fish. There are big fish
and little fish; fresh fish and dried
fish; and fish of every hue and shipr
Chinamen, it seems, are - devoted to
fish, and fish are sent from all parts
of the racific to gratify their fishy
pppetites. Here you find huge, black
bellied sturgeon, spotted sharks, piles
of flounders, carp and curiously yel
low cod. -
Chinese Chow
Even the Chinese restaurants of San
Francisco are more Chinese than those
encountered elsewhere. Many of them
have a wide and permanent patronage
among San Franciscans of Anelo-
Saxon stock, who are disappointed if
they miss their weekly treat of a Chi
nese table d'hote. Pathetic " is the
plight of the visitor who happens tn
have several such acquaintances, for
each and all of them are eager and in
sistent to share this treat witn him.
The fact that -an appetite for Chinese
food must be created by a strong and
persistent effort of the will seems
never to have occurred to them. .
Usualy, the meal begins with chop
suey, which is a sort of complicated
and comprehensive hash, apparently
containing, among many other things,
old shoe leather and wooden shavings
flavored with rusty" pipe juice. The
second course, if you are lucky, may
bo nothing more alarming than fried
rice, chicken and shrimps rendered as
dry and withered as possible. Then
cornea the prize of the collection
Cho Go Gong a sort of soup supposed
to contain meat, eggs, mushrooms and
beancakes. If the diner is not carried
away unconscious at this juncture,
ergs are brought in. And such e-ggs
only the Chinese know how to procure.
They aro the eggs of yesteryear, and
yet the year before, or maybe they are
eggs passed down like old wine from
the Ming dynasty.
No butter is served with a. Chireje
dinner .the Chinese holding buUe.- in
fierce contempt. 'You smollce all r.me
butter," is one of the deadliest insults
a Chinaman can level at an Occidental,
but we may all be thankful that tbey
do not say wo smeji like eggs. .
There are only two articles on the
menu of a Chinese table d'hote which
are acceptable to the uninitiated pal
ate, and those are the dessert usually
a delicious, rich fruit served in honey
and the tea. More than any other race
the Chinese know how to maka tea
You can buy Chinese tea and mv.ko it
vcurself. but unless you aro remarK-
afcly expert, you never quite achieve
ths same flavor secured by a Liimeae,
chef.
Not until you have dined in a China
town restaurant, do you reV.ize the
significance of tho nearby drug stores,
always a few feet from a food mart
or cafe. We feel sure tha,t the Chinese
dvug stores must do an overwhelming
business, although the re'medie: they
offer do not inspire great cnnlidencc
in the Occidental. Chief among these
aro roots and herbs, as well as such
popular medical staples as drerl lizarns
and toads, displayed occasionally in
weird juxtaposition to American soaps
and chewing gum. ',
A Rubberneck Tour
A trip through Chinatown would not
he comnlete. of course, without an in
terior view of a Chinese joss house, or
temrrte. To obtain this, unless you
are well acquainted in Chinatown, you
must join a sightseeing party. Even
night several huge rubberneck wagons
park along the curbs of Chinatown
and hundreds of tourists are enter
tained through a megaphone while be-
int. V. ;.4a ffnnciwf
ti- Known as mile uunn nuc
as possible. In fact, one gets the im
pression that the Chinatown one sees
On SUCh an Occasion is eniireiy a. tica
Hon of the local association of sight
seeing companies, with the help of a
few Chinese stockholders, iveverine
less, it is amusing.
The loss house to which the sight
nartv. of which the reporter
was a member, was led the other night
u-.-ja inr.ntcrt in a narrow alley. In
darkness and fog it was just possible
to glimpse a dimly lighted balcony be
neath a pagoda roof, and to see that
the temnle faced, as is the custom
with nil well-behaved loss houses, to-
traM the east. Then suddenly a dark
figure appeared on the balcony, and a
vnlre beean shouting: in angrj -m-
TheVe was a moment of breath
less suspense in the crowd, which had
hcfn waitinsr natiently for a thrill.
tiibti. "rh. bHntr the gang on up." said
the same voice in smooth . and con
temptuous English.
Tho tmnle. which was filled to
overflowing with Chinese embroidered
tanestrios. wood carvings, gods and
inwnsp. was housed m a smau room
on the ton iloor. A Chinaman, who
was in charge of a souvenir counter in
the hallwpi-, led the party in, after
which he ran and beat on a brass
gong in order to drive away the evil
snirits brousht in with the visitors.
Upon a central altar at the back of
the temple a dozon or more Chinese
rrods were seated in a row, in com
pam- with one or two black-haired
goddesses. Most of the gods had long,
flowing black mustachios, one sus
pended from either side of the chin,
while bne of them, said to be the doc
tor god. had three eyes, one in the
center of his forehead. Along the
ledge, in front of each god the god
of war, the god of health, the god of
business, the god of luck, and othors-r-was
a small Chinese cup of tea, in the
process of evaporation. The tea is
placed there in case the gods should
become thirsty, and when it is entire
ly evaporated the priests of the tem-
been appeased. Before the altar a
huge lamp, burning peanut oil, shed a
dull radiance pn the gayly dressed
small wax figures. This lamp, it was
explained, is kept perpetually burning.
If it should suddenly ko out. It would
mean that the gods were enraged, and
not a Chinaman could be persuaded to
go Into the temple.
An Oriental Switchboard
One of the most interesting features
of the San Francisco Chinatown is its
telephone exchange, located, in a build
ing with a brightly decorated-pagoda
roof and balconies and an Interior
elaborately frescoed with Chinese de
signs. The switchboard, which is
carved and set in a shrine, is operated
fcv Chinese cirls in richly colored silk
en coats and trousers, who speak
equally well in both English and Chinese.
Chinatown had its beginnings in San
Francisco in 1869. according to Cali
fornia authorities, when Chinese
coolies were . encouraged to come to
this country to work on the construc
tion of the Central Pacific railroad. It
was the same coolie class that laid the
foundation of all other Chinatowns in
America. Later came the merchant
and leisure class, but never in such
great numbers.
"The old Chinatown." explained a
San Franciscan, "contained over 25.000
inhabitants, whereas the present one
contains about 20,005. Many of those
who fled the fire located elsewhere
and never came back. The section
used to- be 'composed of dilapidated
tenements and rookeries (from two to
five stories high, divided by narrow
alleys that were swarming day and
night with the occupants of the first
floor stores and basements. Nearly
every house had its cellar and sub
cellar, usually given over to the use of
opium, gambling and other laiqume.
The joss houses were more numerous
then, and Chinese music, wmcn is so
excruciating to occidental ears, con
stantly issued from them.
"Tho theaters, too, were more nu
merous.! Ail tne actors were men.
women being forbidden in the Chinese
theatrical profession: the scenery was
primitive often nothing at all: the
play was without plot, so far as an
occidental could see. ana it often tooK
days and even . weeks before the final
curtain descended on the last act.
The new Chinatown is a reproduc
tion of the old. but it is much cleaner.
much healthier, and less wicked. It is
also much grander, for there are now
several Chinese millionaires. and
many palatial Business nouses tinea
with the richest products of the
orient."
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MEASURED 10 II
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Vs.. Nov. 28.
Dr. Samuel Alfred Mitchell, director of
the Leander McCormick observatory
at the University of Virginia, who has
measured more stars than any other .
astronomer In the world, today brought
his grand total up to 150. -
The astral body whose parallax has
Just been taken is known as 84 Cet.
It is invisible to the naked eye and is?
a star so tiny that its measurements'
can be recorded only by the most pow
erful of lenses. With light travelling
at 186,000 miles per second ,a span
greater than the average life of a man
is required for reflected light from S4
Cetl to reach us.
Dr. Mitchell's research work in ob
taining the parallax of 84 Cetl has ex
tended over a period of two years. or
purposes of working out its exact
angle, relative to the earth's surface,
five series of photographic plates wero
taken at intervals of. 6ix months. A
mistake of one-ten thousandth of a
millimeter at any stage of the under
taking would have spelled ruin for the
accuracy of the parallax.
The McCormick telescope Is the
fourth largest in the United States and
is equipped with a twenty-six inch
lens. It is valued at $100,000. While
the task Just completed was arduous
in the extreme. Dr. Mitchell does not
regard It as difficult as the taking of
the parallax of Epsilon Lyrae, accom-
plished by him several years ago.
Light from this star requires 300 years
to reach the earth.
The director Is particularly gratified
that he could bring his record tip to
the even figure of 160 during the year
that the University of Virginia cele
brates its centennial anniversary.
With the exception of twenty-fivi .
parallaxes taken at the Yerkes ob:
servatory. Dr. Mitchell has done all his
Important research work in star meas
urements with the aid of the McCor
mick telescope.
He became interested In star meas
urements shortly after taking his Ph.
D. degree at John Hopkins. During
fourteen years membership on the
faculrv of Columbia university, he
gained an enviable reputation In this
iffifTiit branch of astronomy and
was awarded the Adams Fellowship to
continue the work. He has been di
rector at the U. of Va. for the past
seven years.
t The director has witnessed four tota s
eclipses of the sun and has travelled
49,000 miles to be present upon thesa
rare occasions.
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
give m i w
FOI RELIEF FID
There was received over the counter
of The Republican office on Saturday
over the counter, mind you, no so
liciting, no suggestion, but freely given
$225 for the Hoover relief fund for
the starving children ot Poland and
adjacent countries where the horror
of peace prevails, something more ter
rible than war.
There was one rather touching inci
dent. A man came in accompanied by
two little boys. He had not . made up
his mind how much he ought to con
tribute. He asked what would be i
proper donation. When he was told
that was a matter that rested entirely
with himself, ho looked down at his
little boys and he looked for some
time, probably thinking of the plight
of those starving Esthonian boys.
"Well." he said. "Ill give $10 for
each of these boys," and he made out a
cheek for $20. That will be enough to
Keep two boys in that part of, tho
wond from starving for a year."
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His Movable Positio.i
"Hey, you!" yelled a lieutenant to a
negro doughboy who, at the screech of
an approaching shell, had Jumped from
his shell hole and run over to another.
"What do you mean by moving with
out orders? Do you wapt to give away
our position?"
"Position?" replied the doughboy
scornfully, "when dat shell comes over
dere, mah position am ovah here, an
; a shell come here, mah position am
somewhah else. Ah ain't got no regu
lar position." American Legion
Weekly.
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meant to be a scientific poser.
"What ist that pervades all space,"
she said, "which no wall or door or
other substance can shut out?"
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Q. Is the expression "Ish-ka-bibble"
really Yiddish? P. fc. ' ,
A. t-tuoents "i. iiuuion
"Ish-ka-bibble" does not belong to
that lanruage. . - . ,
Q. Who originated state laim u.
E. L.
A. Elkanah Watson, a prosperous
merchant ot Albany, N. Y nginatca
the idea of agricultural xairs suca as
tate and county fairs. Tnrougn nis
influence in 1S19 the New York legis
lature appropriated $10,000 a year for
six years for premiums on agricultural
products and family manuiacturrs.
Since then sucn lairs nave oecome
quite general.
Q. What is l exas leaguer i
P.O. .. .
A. This is a baseball term applied
to a batted ball that loops Just over
the infield, but not far enough for the,
outfielder to catch it.
O. Which birds have the longest
and which the shortest lives? T. B. V.
A. The bureau of biological survey
savs such -birds as warblers, wrens.
sparrows are the shortest-lived bird.,
while swans, geese, eagles and parrots
are among the longest-lived birds.
Q. Are the British isles part of Eu
rope? H. J. C.
A. The British isles are part of the
European continent. Originally they
were joined to the mainland, forming
nart nf ht rnti tinen tn 1 shelf. The
North sea and the English channel are
merely depressions filled in by water
when the land sank.
Q. What is the meaning of the ab
breviation D. V.? J. R. S.
a. xne letters u. v. are xne ac
cepted abbreviation for "Deo volentifS
meaninrr "God willine " : v..
Q. What is acetic ether and ow
produced? J. R.
A. Acetic ether is more generally
known as acetic ester. It is an ester
of acetic acid, especially the ethyles
ter, or ethyl acetate, a colorless liquid
of agreeable odor. The aroma of vine
rar ia oartlv dnf. to its nresence.
Acetic ester is obtained by the action
of metallic sodium on the ester formed
by the union of acetic acid and or
dinary alcohol. Acetic acid is the sour
principle of vinegar, an a.cid composed
chemically of carbon, hydrogen and
oxvgen.
Q. What is arbitrage? I. K.
A. This is a term applied to trans
actions taking advantage of difference
in price in different markets for the
same r.rticles. At the same time that
the trader buys in the cheaper market
he sells In the dearer. The margin
between the two prices must be more
than the cost of exchange in order to
show a profit. Arbitrage- transactions
ore usually in bullion or coin, bills and
exchanges, or stocks and bonds.
Q. What is tho technical term for a
suicide? L. W.
A. The lejjal term is "folo de se-
literally, "traitor to himself." Black -well
says, "A felo de se. therefore. i
he that deliberately puts an end to b
own existence, or commits any unia'-ji
ful act. the consequence of which is
his own death."
Q. Are a guinea and a sovereign of
the same value? F. J.
A. The value of a guinea is fixed
at 21 shillings, while a sovereign is 20
shillings. The guinea is no lonsT
coined, but it is still customary in
Great Britain to estimate professional
fees, honoraria of all kinds, compli
mentary subscriptions and pay for art
treasures in euineas.
Q. What was the treaty cf Ghent?
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I.I.
A. This was the treaty that con
cluded the war of 1S12 between Great
Britain and the Vnitod St"es.
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