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Evening star., 1924-12-06
Sewer Estimates.

The sewer department of the Dis
trict does not fare 80 we'll in the
budget estimates for the next fiscal
year as It was hoped 1t would, but it Is
allotted an increase in funds over the
sum carried in the appropriation act
for this year. The estimate is $780,
500, which is $s7,50e more than the
current appropriation. The hope Is
that Congress will not appropriate a
less sum for sewer work than the
Budget Bureau estimates. The total
estimate sanctioned by the budget for
District sewers is s1.154,500. OF that
SUM 1882, 600 10 for maintenance Of
existing sewers and the balance for
new construction. II was the belief
of officials Of the sewer department
that $1.soo.ooo a year should be spent
for four years to bring the system Of
the District in line with present needs
and make some provision for the early
prospective growth Of the city.
OF the s8e2,5o for sewer construc.
ton carried in the estimates s275,
is apportioned for construction of
small sewers to serve new houses
That is an increase Of $4,000 over the
current appropriation, but Is not
enough to catch UP with the building
operations, which for several years
have proceeded faster than the work
Of sewer extension, and It Is not
enough to extend the sewer system te
new houses at the present rHte ot
house construction. During the FIRST
Ave months Of the current fiscal year
applications for sewers to serve new
Evening star., 1924-12-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN

suit OF excessive Development of
NITROUS tissue, hhir, btooJ vessels, or
pigment in circumsoribe ed area SUI
gical treatment Is generally pre-
scrioed for the removal of. birth
mark. Among the methods employed
arc electrolysis. X-rays. the use OF
chemical caustics, such as nitric acid
or the acid nitrate Of mercury. The
removal Of bfrthmark is q delicate
operation and should only be per
formed by competent physician.
Q. How much shipbuilding is there
In this country at the present time?
A. 3.
A. The latest figures available are
for July ! last, when American ship
yards were building or under CON
tract to build for private owners 19o
steel vessels OF lTS,41s gross tons and
% wood vessels of 1853 gross tons.
@. How much does IL cost to teach
q single public school pupilT-G. E. 9.
A. The amount OF money required
to teach a pupil in the elementary
grades has been estimated at S37.12
for one year For public high school
II is estimated at $145.25 per year.
These are the only statistics available
| on the subject.
Q. Please give some old campaign
slogans.-H. G.. c.
A. Tippeoanoe and Tyler, Too
, Wings. 1s4o: "Fifty-four Forty or
FIght"-Democrats, 1874; Gen. Tay-
| lor Never Surrenders"-Whigs, 1S4s.
| '-fiive 'em Jesse''-Republican 1856;
Free Soil, Free Speech, Fremont
! Republicans, 1856; Peace at any
Price"-F'illmore, 1856; 1.-THE Constitu
| tion. the Union, the Enforcement OF
| the Laws" - Constitutional WhiE
| Party, 1850: "Repudiats the Repudi-
ators'-1sss: Three Hundred and
| Twenty-nine" Democrats, 1880:
Burn This Letter'-opponents Of
James G. Blaine. 1884: "a Full Dinner
| Pail"-Mckinley. 1895: sixteen TO
| One"-Bryan, 1896; stand Pat
| Republicans, 1902: He Kept Us Out
Of war"-wilson, 1915; Back to Nor
malcy"--Harding 1920.
| CFredsrSc J. HdSI-t,s IS employed 6y
| this poper TO hGsdte the inquiries Of or
| reddsTs and you are Snvfted to coli %poR
| hIrn as freely and as often cs SOjE
| please. Ask anything thot Is q ntctteT- o.
! yoct ard the authority tr%U be quoted
yotA There IS no charge for this ssT1Sre.
Ask tohdt you cant, sign gosT name dTG
! address and incbose 2 cents IN StdanPS
! for return postage. AddTgss The Star
! Information Bureau, Frederic J. HdektiI.
director. Ttrenty-frst and G streets
| r.orthscest.)
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Q. Can British subject residing IN
the District of Columbia become natu-
ralised?--R. T. ].
A. He car become q naturalized
American citizen. He should make ap-
plication in person at the Bureau Of
Naturalization, Department OF Labor.
@. What are the names Of the girls
who have been Miss Washington" p
n. J.
A. The young women who have been
Miss Washington are Miss Margaret
German, Miss Lorraine Bunch and Miss
Helen Gould Sweeney.
@. Would It be possible to operate
an automobile without a fan?--w. II.
A. The fan on an automobile coois
the water and at tho same time has Q
tendency to cool the engine block. II
would be possible to operate a car with
out g. fan II tho water could be cooled
some other way.
Q. Where is the Oldest frame building
In the United States?--W. w. p.
A What is believed to be the Oldest
frame building is the old Quaker Meet.
Ing House at Easton, Nd. Local his
tory places the date Of erection In 1884
The only preservative used on Il Is old
fashioned whitewash applied on the out.
side.
Q. Please state tho number OF physi-
clans in this country in proportion &c
population.-C. G.
A. The supply Of physicians in pro-
portion to population In the United
States in several different years IL
shown as follows: In 1880 the supply
was one physician to $50 people; In
1907. one to 636: In 1912, one to 669
in 1920. one TO 72I. and In 1923, one tc
every 124 people
Q. Does the government Of England
contribute to the support Of the church
&C. NJ NJ.
A. The government OF England
does not appropriate any specific sun
Of money in support of the church
One Of Its important sources Of In
come Is the Queen Anne's bounty, 4
fund formed by Queen Anne In l70'
TO augment the poorer livings OF tn
Church of England. There are alst
large endowments. Church rates arr
voluntary and cannot be recovered By
law.
Q. How may chlorophyll be syn.
thesized?-H. NJ. T.
A. The Bureau OF Chemistry say,
that chlorophyll has never been syn
thesized In any laboratory.
Q. How are birthmarks removed
B. A. S.
A. A birthmark is merely the re
Evening star., 1924-12-06
The Engineer Commissioner.

A report circulates that a bill will
he introduced in Congress at this
session, and pressed for action, to pro.
hibit the detail Of military and naval
officers to civilian services and the
Leaning" OF such officers to munici.
ralities by grant OF leave of absence, as
in the case OF Gen. Butler Of the Ma
rine Corps. now serving the City Of
. Philadelphia as director OF public
safety. 1t Is stated that such an act
would prevent the detail OF an en-
glneer officer Of the Army to duty as
Commissioner Of the District of Co.
lumbia.
1t does not necessarily follow that
such legislation as that proposed
would affect the status of the Engineer
Commissioner OF the District. For he
holds that detail by virtue Of specific
statute. the act Of June %, 1878,
known as the organic act for the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. That law directs
the appointment Of such an officer by
the President, TO serve with two
civilian Commissioners. Unless spe-
ciically repealed 1t would remain in
force. and no general prohibition that
Goes not distinctly refer to and cancel
its provision would affect the En-.
gineer Commissionership.
1t was the purpose OF Congress in
gave the Nation full control of
municipal affairs, to give the United
States direct participation in the
Districts municipal administration
through an officer Of the Govern.
rnent qualified by his training in en-
gineering to supervise the physical
works under that Government. From
time to time other officers Of the same
corps have been added to the detail to
serve as assistants to the Engineer
Commissioner. These details have
been made under specific provision Of
law.
There IS no likeness whatever be.
tween the detail Of engineer officers
20 serve as executives OF the District
government and the grant of leaves OF
AOocIISO W OHICcIS vi lHo HlllitAI y
service to take duty with other
municipalities. The Engineer Commits.
sioner of the District Is on duty for
the United States while serving in
that capacity. An officer who goes to
other municipal duty, as in the case
OF Gen. Butler, is serving not the
e United States but the municipality.
r. It Is not likely that measure such
rs that proposed would be framed
with any purpose to include the En-.
gineer Commissioner Of the District
within It's prohibition Of detail or
''loan." To do so would weaken the
tie between the Federal Government
and the Capital municipality, which
was the fundamental principle Of the
Reorganization effected in 1873.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Questions Charges
For Hospital Rooms
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Why Is IL that rooms in the hos
pitaIs in Washington cost the pa
tients 30 heavily?
Ffrst-elass hotels provide comfort
ably furnished rooms with service at
81 per diem, while four walls without
service in hospitals cost around $40
per day.
A sojourn in hospital for any mem
Der of the family of the ordinary
wage Garner 10 like putting an extra
mortgage on your house.
H. Y. DAwKNa
Evening star., 1924-12-06

President Coolidge does not speak
with needless frequency. But when
he does speak he has the satisfaction
OF hearing a large number of Amer
Scan people say, "Them's my senti-
naents."
Evening star., 1924-12-06

If the number of people residing in
this city continues to grow the District
fluence that must be respectfully con-
sidered. There is no such thing as
holding down the citizenship Of a Ma
tion's Capital forever.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Every citizen is interested in
methods Of taxation. The number
who demand sensational discussions
oiminishes. There is every inducement
TO Congress to settle down and talk
business.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Film publicity takes on g tinge OF
novelty. Marriages are being promot.
ed in publicity instead Of divorces.
and the interest, while a little less
thrilling, is considerably more agree
able.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Instead Of advising the public to
economize, President Coolidge pro-
ceeds. without needless conversation,
to show his fellow citizens how easy
1t is to do so.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
10 tie for republication OF all news dis.
patches credited 10 II or not otherwise credited
II this paper and also the local nsws PUB
j shed herein. All rights Of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Stage entertainers continue to make
jokes about prohibition. Since the
days OF Aristophanes laughter has
taken certain liberties with the law.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

II John w. Davis Is as great a
friend Of Wall Street as Bryan regard
ed him he cannot fail to be pleased by
the present stock market quotations.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Sure Loss.

Sure Loss.
ado you ever invest money in Wall
Street?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum.
"If the market went wrong I'd lose
my savings, and IL it went right I'd
lose my reputation"
Evening star., 1924-12-06
SHOOTING STARS.
DY PHrLANpER JOHNSON.
Vertical and Horizontal.

I'm very fond Of literature
That makes me weep or smile.
The crossword puzzle, am sure,
VIII help my mental style.
Tho exercise Is fine. I vow,
Although It brings a frown.
Instead Of only sidewise, now
I read things up and down.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

America has a reputation for fast
work that Is likely TO contradict rash
assumptions that any military ener-
gency may find her unprepared.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

. rAs Eyenias Star, with the Sunday snoraias
edition, 10 delivered by carriers within the
city at 90 cents per month: daily only. 80
cents per month; surday only. 20 cents per
-slonth. Orders may be sent by mall or tele-
sEhose Main 5000. Collection 10 made oy car
r.erD at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

An extra session Of Congress is not
universally regarded as an extra
added attraction
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Music In the Air.

There's music in the air.
Where once the light guitars
Would serenade the fair
Beneath the radiant stars,
The music that we hear
When life would fain relax
Is something kind o queer
From banjo, drums and sax.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Money and Marriage.

MONEY AIfQ M1lThSos
Would you marry a man for
money!"
How do I known re3oined Miss
Cayenne. "I never met an impov.
erished possessor Of q foreign title
that cared for. and nobody has in
troduced me to plasterer Or. q
plumber"
Evening star., 1924-12-06
The Evening star Newspaper Company

Sursxess Once, lIth St. and PennSylvania Ave.
New York Once; 40 East &2nd st.
Chicago Once: Tower BuildiAg:
EIzcpeAa Once i6 Regent St. .London, england.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
CrudeIy Expressed.

CrudeIy Expressed.
They tell US to economic.
Advice like this we know Is wise.
But rent and taxes cost a lot
How kin you save whut you amt got?
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
R7.rwla nj q nd VIRGINIA
All Other States.

DAILY only yr., $500; mo-, e0c
Sunday only. -. / yr.. $500; mo-. 26c
Evening star., 1924-12-06

"Dar Is two kinds Of friendship." !"
said Uncle Eben; zone dat makes you
anxious to help a man and another
dat makes you willing to take advara'
tsse Of him 5:; =. ..s.,,,z.,.. !.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Jud Tunkins says he Is still waiting
to hear about anything worth MOTTO
ing that dayiight-saving ever saved.
Evening star., 1924-12-06

And what is to become, after his
departure, of the great issues he
raised during his tenure of actual
lead dership? What of the question of
the sudan which he held before the
eyes of the Egyptian people as one
herseIf7
The fact 10 that all the ranking
bitterness, growing out OF the pecu-
liar Independent status conferred by
Evening star., 1924-12-06

Tales from history as thrilling as II
they were the most romantic fiction are
told by Rafael Sabatini, ''the modern
Dumas" in his Historical Nights En-
ssrtainraent,"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14

Friday afternoon and evening, May
23 Supper will be served at 6
o'clock.
The academy team had bad
slump last week, losing Wednesday
to Ellsworth high school, in Ellis
worth, 4 to 5, and to the Eastern
State normal school in Bluehill
Saturday, 13 to 5. The star of the
Saturday game was Tobey of Castine,
whose daring steal home in the third
inning was a feature. The score was
tied at two each until the sixth in
ming, when five hits and four errors
Melted six runs for Castine and put
the game on ice. Wednesday the
team will play Clark high at Penob
scot, and Saturday Ellsworth high
school will play a return date at
Academy field.
May 8, the anniversary of Mrs.
Chrissie Osgoods birthday, was OBJ
served by the relief corps, together
with birthdays of other members oc-
curing in May. Mrs. Osgood is held
in high esteem in the corps, having
been charter member, and serving
faithfully as president, secretary,
conductor, and in other offices. De-
licious refreshments were served by
the committee, Mrs. Lena Snow and
Mrs. Alice Twining. On May 10,
there was a large attendance, and an
interesting meeting. One candidate
was initiated. Refreshments were
served.
Nav 70
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
Success with Red Clover Depends on
MANY Factors

A successful stand of red clover
depends on a number of factors, the
absence of any one of which may
seriously affect the crop. A simple
test to determine the needs of the
soil on the farm or in the field where
it is desired to grow clover may be
made by setting aside a small plat
of ground in the field for expert
mental purposes and trying different
treatments of the soil as regards
lime, fertilizers, etc
An arrangement of a series of
eight plats for such a test is sug-
gested by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The strip of
land to be used for the test should be
as near representative of the field as
is possible to determine from super
fetal observation. Divide it into
| eight plats of equal size. Leave the
first plat untreated for a$ check on
the treated plats. On the second
spread lime alone, on the third lime
and phosphate, on the fourth lime
| and manure, on the fifth manure
alone, on the sixth manure and
phosphate, on the seventh phosphate
i alone, and leave the eighth untreated
for another check
BY this arrangement all of the
| lime and all of the manure can be APP
| piled to the experimental plat in one
continuous area. The phosphate
alone must be applied to separate
areas, and phosphate is the easiest to
apply. A ton of ground limestone
and 250 to 500 pounds of 16 per
cent acid phosphate per acre is sug-
gested unless the land is known to be
very poor in lime, when two tons of
ground limestone may be applied. In
this outline no potash has been sug-
gested. Potash plats can be inserted
! if desired, but over most of the
clover area scarcity of phosphate is
much more common than scarcity of
potash, and by following the outline
suggested here the farmer is likely
to find which fertilizer is best to use
This outline illustrates the principle
OF definite experimentation and can
be varied to suit the kind of infor-
nation wanted. One or more check
plats to which nothing is added and
which receive only the same treat
! ment as the main field must always
be left for definite comparisons.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK SIS
At probate court held at Ellsworth
in and for said County of Hancock on
the sixth day of May, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty -four,
A certain instrument purporting to
be copy of the last will and testa-
ment of Joseph r. Simpson, late of
Newton, Massachusetts, deceased, and
of the probate thereof in said state
of Massachusetts, duly authenticated,
having been presented to the judge of
probate for our said County of Han
cock for the purpose of being allowed,
filed and recorded in the probate court
of our said County of Hancock, and for
letters testamentary to issue to Old
Colony Trust Company and Georgiana
l.. Simpson, executors, the said Georgi-
ana l.. Simpson being exempt from Civ
ing a surety on her bond by the terms
of said will.
Ordered, That notice thereof be
by publishing a copy of this order three
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth
American, a newspaper printed at ELS
worth, in said County of Hancock,
prior to the third day of June,
A. D. 1924, that they may appear at a
probate court then to be held at ELS
worth, in and for said County of Han
cock, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
and show cause, if any they have,
against the same.
BERTRAND e. CLARK,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: ROBERT p. KING,
Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
PROBATE NOTICES.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments have been made
by the Probate Court within and for
the County of Hancock, State of
Maine.
Thomas r. B. Edmands late of Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, deceased Anne
Page Edmands of Brookline Massa-
chusetts, appointed eXecutriX of the
last will and testament of said de-
ceased; date of qualification April 22,
"A. d, 1924. Not being a resident of
the State of Maine, she has appointed
Frank l.. Trundy of Sorrento Hancock
county, State of Maine, as her agent in
said State of Maine, as the law di-
reefs.
Nellie E. Keisor, late of Bar Harbor
in said county, deceased Marie X.
Maddox of said Bar Harbor, appointed
executrix of the last will and testament
of said deceased; date of qualification
April 5, A. ID. 1924.
Fred l.. Savage, late of Bar Harbor
in said county deceased. Alice Preble
Savage of said Bar Harbor, appointed
executriX of the last will and testament
of said deceased; date of qualification
April 2, A. D. 1924,
Lewis E. Crosby, late of Amherst in
said county, deceased. Elsie A. Crosby.
of said Amherst, appointed executrix
of the last will and testament of said
deceased; date of qualification April l,
A. d. 1924
Hattie R. Douglass, late of Brooks
Vile, in said county, deceased. Omar
w. Tapley OF Ellsworth, in said county,
appointed executor of the last will and
testament and codicils of said de-
ceased; date of qualification April /, A.
d. 1924.
Alice e. Greedy, late of Ellsworth, in
said county deceased. Alice M. Tap
ley of Bucksport, in said county, and
Elizabeth M. Walsh, of Ellsworth, in
said county, appointed executrices of
the last will and testament and codicils
of said deceased; date of qualification
April s, A. d. 1924.
Helen NJ. Edmands late of Brook
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
STATE OF MAINE.
To all persons interested in either of
- Sn+n+D &C horainn ftor NJ nod.

To all persons interested in either OF
the estates hereinafter named:
At a Probate Court held at Ellsworth
in and for the County of Hancock, on
the thirteenth day of May in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twentyfour and by
adjournment from the sixth day
of said May, A. d. 1924 terra of said
court The following matters having
been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated, it is hereby
ordered:
That notice thereof be given to all
persons interested, by causing copy
of this order to be published three
weeks successfully IN The Ellsworth
American. a newspaper published at
Ellsworth, in said county, that they
may appear at a probate court to be
held at Ellsworth on the third
day of June, A. d. 1924, at ten of
the clock in the forenoon. and be heard
thereon if they see cause.
Orient c. Rich, late of Bar Harbor,
in said county, deceased certain in
strument purporting to be the last will
and testament of said deceased, to-
gether with petition for probate there
of and for the appointment of Maude
Lindall, Administrative with the will
annexed, presented by Maude Lindall,
daughter and sole heir of said de-
ceased.
Aleck M Borland, late of Swans Is
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
00,00O-Near-Old Skull.

EXcavators employed by a con-
struction concern at Los Angeles in
March, unearthed a human skull,
which paleontologists declare to be a
relic of a race older than either the
Neanderthal or the Piltdown man.
The skull is not of the Indian
type. 1t was found in glacial sands
beneath pleistocen clay strata in the
valley which a few years ago gave
up fragments of the skeletons of the
giant sloth and the saber-toothed
tiger. 1t was estimated that the Los
Angeles county man roamed this
section 100000 years ago.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-05-14
BluehilI.

Rev Roy M. Trafton will speak
at union service at the Baptist
church, May IS.
Aliens mill has moved his family to
Bluehill.
Information and instructions re-
garding entrance requirements for
the citizens military training camp
at Camp Devens, will be furnished on
request by Supt. E. l.. Linscott.
Sedgwick high school will present
the light opera, "Stella's Strategy"
at the town hall, May 90 The pro-
ceeds will be donated for the benefit
of the interscholastic track meet.
Annual cleanup week occurs May
1924. Families having no facilities
for removing rubbish can have teams
provided by the Village Improvement
Society by notifying its president,
Harry Hinckley, on or before May
%.
Lejok lodge, |. o. O. F., of Ellis
worth visited Bluehill lodge Thurs
day evening, and worked the third de-
gree in an impressive manner The
initiatory degree was eXemplified by
Bluehill lodge.
Early summer arrivals include G.
r. Kurrie and wife, Philadelphia; E.
j. Brooks and family, East Orange,
N j.. Mrs. l.. Dean Holden and Mrs.
II. e. Krehbiel, New York.
Miss Fannie Sweet has returned to
Boston from visit to her mother,
Mrs. Nellie Sweet.
The Christian Endeavor conven-
ton will meet in the Baptist church