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Evening star., 1926-03-27
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

Our exports to italy were $1S5,000.
600 and imports $4,000, 900. =
The entire foreign debt is not
worth as much to the American peo-
pie in dollars and cents as is pros
porous Europe as a customer
+ X 4 \
Senator Smoot pointed out that
the settlement made by Great Brit
ain with Italy was far more liberal
than ours. He declared, IF Great
Britain had insisted that Italy fund
its debt on a basis pari passu with
her agreement with us, she would
have been required to pay Great
Britain during the 81 years s3,347,-
100000 instead of $1,346, 100000, as
compared with the $2,400, 900 900, the
total amount to be paid to the United
States"
K 4 X x
While the American Debt Commits
sion included representatives of both
political parties and the commission
was unanimous in it's approval of the
proposed settlement, there Will be op
position in the debate on ratification.
This is forecast as based on the
claim that Italy's ability to pay has
been understated, and that the settle
ment will be precedent for all other
settlements, and that it will cost the
American taxpayer a loss.
The proponents of the Italian terms
answer that, since the settlement is
based on ability to pay, which, in
turn, is judged by the earnings, taxes
and percentage of total expenditures
of the particular nation, this really
is, in principle, the basis for all set
f1nIn IL Vl...k
But it is the principle, not the final
figures, that will be the basis in each
case. Upon that basis France is
warned that she. being prosperous
and ADLER to pay, will be required to
make more nearly the British terms,
or. at least, not the figures given
Italy.
The news from Italy has been filled
with reports of unrest and of polit-
ical plots against Mussolini Within
the last four days it has been reported
that an anti-Mussolini party, headed
by a leading banker-statesman was
undertaking to gain the support of
the army and navy and supplant the
Fascist, and that the King had de-
clared that if Mussolini fell he would
abdicate in favor of his son. All this
is denied as mere canard, and lead
ing Italians in Washington say that
Mussolini never was stronger in his
seat as practical dictator, with full ap-
proval of the King. For the first time
in decades the Italian budget is bal
anced. under Mussolini, with an an
nual surplus of about S8,000,0OO. Re-
ports that Mussolini had projects to
outrival the grandeur of ancient
Rome, create a Roman Empire supe-
l'ior to that OF the Caesars, with sky
scraper buildings which would dwarf
those of New York, are denounced as
too absurd to require official contra
diction.
Copyright. 1926. by Paul v. Collins.)
Evening star., 1926-03-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What place do wheat products
have in the total of food consumed?
E. b. +.
A. 1t has been calculated that
wheat flour bread and crackers, pas
try and similar products constitute
19 per cent of the total food of the
average American family, furnishing
about 81 per cent of the total pro-
tein, per cent of the total fat and
46 per cent of the total carbohydrates.
They contain q high percentage of
starch and may be profitably COM
bined with materials rich in protein,
meat, eggs, etc, to form a we'll bal
anced diet.
q. Why do we get our coolest
weather after the sun begins to trav.
ell north?-M. NJ. r.
A. The Naval Observatory says
while it is true that in the Northern
Hemisphere the maximum difference
between the heat lost at night and
that gained by day occurs about De
cember 81, 1t is also true that there
is more lost at night than gained by
day for some time after that. In
other words. one might say that the
Northern Hemisphere cools off most
rapidly about December q, but still
continues to cool off after that time,
though more slowly.
Q. Did the Indians have any gen
eral name for themselves before the
white men came?-S. Med.
A. The Indian Office says that the
Indians before the white men came
had no general names. Sometimes
they called themselves men in their
own language. The tribes knew each
other by the tribe names.
@. Why is the statue of Venus of
Milo always made without arms
II. 1. Il.
A. When the statue of Venus was
discovered on the Island of Melos,
both arms were broken off. No one
knows what position the arms origi-
nally held.
@. From what is grenadine made
L. 3. McG
A. 1t is made from the pomegran'
ate. The juice, when cooked with
an equal amount of sugar, produces
a beautiful red-colored sirup, which is
greatly improved by the addition OF q
little lemon sirup. This serves TO
bring out the aromatic flavor and In
crease the acidity. "A slrup Oh inns
nature constituted the original grena'
dine sirup, much used III Europe In
the preparation of soft drinks.
Q. When was the flint-lock rifle
invented?--H. o. W.
A. 1t was known in Spain as early
as 1900, but it was not brought into
general military use for about GEN.
tury.
9. What author is known as the
american Scott &C. A. p.
A. James Fenimore Cooper has
been so called.
n What induced England TO i'm
Evening star., 1926-03-27

How about a plate of fried mush for
| breakfast tomorrow morning!
Corn, gift of the Great Spirit to the
world, assumes no more interesting or
appealing form than that of fried
mush, piping hot from the pan.
Here is a toothsome morsel, indeed;
| one hailed alike by young and old,
with the exception Of the dyspeptic,
who does not welcome anything.
Fried mush Is the highest transmu-
tation of our friend, King Corn. 1t Is
his apotheosis
A bowl of mush and milk is great.
Corn on the cob is regarded by some
as even greater. Hominy, with butter
anG plenty of salt, is grand, from a
gustatory standpoint.
Hominy grits is a better breakfast
food than most that come to us in
fancy packages. Corn cakes are
tastter than wheat cakes, in our opin.
ion.
AS for honest corn bread, there is
something!
But when all these forms of corn are
considered, and when each is given it's
due need of praise, one is almost COM
PEELED to admit that there is one
greater, which is fried mush
Slices of mush, properly fried, golden
brown in appearance, crunchy on the
edges, medium soft in the middle, are
food fit for the gods.
That we who inhabit the earth are
given to taste of such earthly am.
brosia is something over which we
shall not cease wondering.
x X
Let others write of the League of
Nations, international amity, the state
or Europe, which Is always getting
itself into some state or other, the
condition of peoples as to employment
and the lack thereof etc, etc.
We, knowing but little about such
matters, will sing the praise of fried
mush, and we will not be at all sur
prised to discover that nature, who
must be somewhat tired of our quar-
rels by this time, will give us the
award after ALL
You see, corn meal mush is q natu-
raj product, straight from the bosom
of the Great Mother. 1t is the milk
of grain, the nectar Of the earth. For
merly II was more natural, even, than
1t is now, for then it was ground
crudely on water stones, and was a
rough and ready product that held it's
primeval taste.
Corn meal today is finer ground,
even though the bag does display a
PlNLblt VI a. water lullI, anu titti tS,
in very large letters, that it is rough
ground. Something of the old glory
has passed away, but from what does
it not?
Has there not been a bit of glory
passing away from everything, as
Wordsworth put it, as we grew up?
And whose fault is it? Why, cur
own, Of course. The happy thing is
that each generation that comes along
starts out with it's own fresh supply.
The glory of the earth and all its
product seems ineXhaustible. Days
and centuries pass away, and nations
become rich, and their peoples
sophisticated, and yet new nations
and new peoples start up with plenty
of glory left to go around.
SO we must regard this glorious
product, corn meal. 1t may not be
quite as fine as it once was. but it
is fine enough for a grand breakfast
dish. even yet.
Any one can recall the days of his
youth by the simple expedient of
voicing a wish for fried mush for
breakfast.
Fried mush, What on earth do
you want fried mush for?"
well. want it, just the same"
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Interstate Trucks

Development of the motor truck for
hauling goods over long distances has
raised new question which is now
under discussion in Congress. A bill
is under consideration which proposes
Federal regulation of interstate traffic
by automotive vehicles. 1t is contend
ed on the one hand that truck lines
now in operation are competitors of
the rail lines and should be subjected
to the same degree of supervision and
rate regulation as the latter. On the
other hand, it is contended that eco
nomic principles automatically regu-
late motor truck hauling; if rates be-
come too high or the business becomes
monopolistic, shippers can buy their
own trucks. Rate fixing, it is urged,
will destroy the fleXibiIity of motor
truck transportation and prevent a
special class of service which the
truck furnishes.
The interstate commerce law under
which rail transportation is subjected
to Federal supervision is based upon
clause 3, section s, of Article I of the
Constitution, which empowers Con-
gress "to regulate commerce with for
eign nations. and among the several
states, and with the Indian tribes"
From this brief phrase land among
the several states" has developed a
broad system of Federal control. Ap-
plieation Of the interstate commerce
Evening star., 1926-03-27

cumstances at least will not be verti-
cal and on the nose of the plane, and
the chances of escape are all in favor
of the pilot.
If Lieut.. Barner with that plane,
Weighing more than two tons. had at
tempted turn at twenty feet with
the object of getting back to the field,
it is doubtful if he would be alive to.
day. There was no panic in his mind
when the big 700-horsepower engine
lost 800 revolutions per minute. He
just "put her down straight ahead"
The water is no place for land plane,
but it is softer than the ground. Sub
sequent results bore out the good judg'
ment of the pilot and served to
strengthen the belief that airplanes
are not necessarily killing machines.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
rom the Rock Island Argus.

rTOm tIIe noCh 4Slduu argus.
1t is being demonstrated that there
is such a thing as blue-sky insurance
as well as blue-sky stocks. A man
who carried an accident policy in a
casualty concern of Philadelphia was
drowned in August, 1924. He had
been under the impression that in
the event of his accidental death his
widow would receive $1,000. That
impression was abundantly justified
by the wording of the policy, but the
company. contesting the claim, de-
clared it's liability was only 800,
standing upon the letter of the policy.
The case got into the courts, and
Federal Judge Ferris, sweeping the
pleadings of the company aside as
''ambiguous," and Calculated to de-
ceive," awarded the widow $4,000
with interest and costs, and went
further on record with the statement
that "a policy. of this sort should not
by consent of the courts, be allowed
to run at large In the commercial
world!r
Evening star., 1926-03-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The tracks are all laid.
Tomorrow morning we are going 10
have fried mush. The meal has been
mixed up, with whatever you mix IL
, with, and has been put in the big pan
to "set" over night.
All through the night, when the lit
tie birds are grooming in the trees,
and the bugs are tuning up their
wings for the hot months to come, the
mush is setting"
Firmer and firmer it becomes, until
by $50 in the morning, the time that
Harry Lauder hates to get up accord
ing TO his song), our mush is all ready
for frying.
We, upstairs, we can hear the fat
sizzling in the frying pan. Having
watched the process, out of curiosity
once before, we can see the slab OF
mush being turned out of the pan.
Out it slides.
The knife is applied, and semi-thin
slices fall to one side. The consistency
of the mush is such that the slices can
be easily lifted up and placed in the
pan.
Comes a stewing, then (as the "mov-
les" say, a great sound of breakfast
being got in the land.
The odor of fat comes to our Sensi-
tive nostrils.
Soon this gives place to the smell of
frying mush.
In anticipation we see the slices of a
golden tan color, spread out on
white china platter. We are now
about ready to descend the stairs, and
partake of that greatest of breakfast
dishes
Fried muSh!
x + x <
AS we sit down to table we can hear
the slices still sizzling. From past eX-
perience we know that each and
every slice is terribly hot. If there
is anything in the world hotter than
slice Of fried mush, it can be nothing
more than molten steel.
So we carefully impale a slice on
our fork and lift him into our plate.
A second slice follows the first. Our
plate is now about full. so we proceed
to cut the slices into small squares, in
order to let some of that concentrated
heat escape.
Most mush needs plenty of salt. Ap-
ply 1t, therefore, not forgetting a bit
of butter on each segment just before
it is placed in the mouth.
one might think the slices had
enough grease on them already, and
so they have too much, from some
views), but d little butter helps bring
out the corn flavor, so we will put it
on.
Now we are ready to partake.
Wow, But that Is hot. Blindly we
grab for the glass of cold milk-ah,
that's better. Yum, yum.
Experienced mush eaters always
have Il glass of cold milk handy. 1t
helps out in the pinches. IT must
never be forgot that fried mush is
one of the hottest substances in the
world.
Those who innocently attempt to
eat it without some emergency relief
present will rue the day, unless they
are the proud possessors of copper
plated tongues and impervious mucus
membranes.
Come we now (as the flip writer's
writel to the best part of it all. 1t is
that the more fried mush one eats the
more he wants and the more he can
hold.
This astonishing phenomenon is
unique in foodstuffs. Although small
eaters ourselves, we can easily eat
two platters of fried mush any morn
ing, and could hold another if the
supply did not give out, which, fortu-
nately for us, it does.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

pose stamp act on the American
colonies?-M. G.. G.
A. 1t is related that the profuse
display of jewelry and silverware in
the homes of prominent New Workers
melted Townshend TO introduce the
historic stamp act.
Q. How fast dld Robert Fulton's
steamboat travel up the Hudson?-
NJ. NJ.
A. Fulton's steamboat. the Cler-
mont, made about miles per hour
on its trip up the Hudson to Albany.
Q. Did the ancient Romans drink
beers. II.
A. Pliny, who is the earliest writer
to mention beer, describes it az
scorned by the Roman citizens. who
looked down upon it as fit only for
barbarians. and he thought it "a more
sinful drink than wine"
@. How far is the usual shooting
distance to the trap?-J. L. Z.
A. The National Rife Association
says that the standard rise is Is yards
from the firing point to the trap.
Q. When will Congress adjourn" "
Can visitors attend the meetings.
Reader.
A. No time has been set for all
journment, but it is thought that II
will come some time late in May Or
early in June. All sessions are open
to the public except executive ses-
sionS.
@. What kind of wood is used fog.
bows and arTows?-R. J.
A. In this country Pacific yew is
considered the most satisfactory ma
tive wood for bows. Usage orange
Is also desirable. but both Of these
woods are scarce. Foreign woods
that are often used are greenheart
and wych elm. Arrows are usually
made of red pine, eastern spruce o.
Douglas fir.
Q. What are tortillas?-R. J. d.
A. Tortillas are large round cakes
of popular consumption in Mexico.
They are made by soaking corn grains
until soft, then crushing them into a
pa ste, generally by working them
with a roller or similar instrument
on a large stone and shaping them
into the desired size and cooking on
iron or earthen plates.
Find out 1chGteUcr gou 1rdnt t.
hIEUW. 4 NCft 70 NO fOOHL JOI tJHCfuf-F
in this busy 1corld. The person 1rHO
loses out is the one lOhO gUeSSGS. The
person lrho gets on is GlrdgS the ono
Uho acts upon reliable Information.
This paper employs F'rederic j. Has
Kin to conduct an Information bu
redu in Washington for the free Hse
Of the public There is no charge or
cept 2 cents in stamps for return
postage. Write TO him today for ann
facts you desire. Address The ETc-
ming star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director. Washing
! ton, ID. C..
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Sir oliver Lodge will resign from
the Royal Society rather than relin-
ouish his views as to the return OF
departed spirits, whose views and con-
versation he no doubt prefers to thpse
of his colleagues, anyhow.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Good behavior lightens the prison
soiourn of big Tim" Murphy, chi
cago ward worker and mail robber, py
nearly year And the demonstration
that he was able to behave should be
worth something in his future career
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Reindeer meat is expected from
Alaska. but there is not much hope
that there will be enough of it to lower
the price of sirloin steak or even
pork chop.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Crime waves would lessen If 1t were
as easv to put a man on trial for
burglary as it is to put clergyman
on trial for an honest though unusual
ODinion
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Complaint is made that stealing au-
tonobiles is so common and so profit
able that those engaged in it threat
en- to classify it not merely as a
crime, but as an industry.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
"Spring! Gentle Spring."

"Spring! Gentle SPRING..
Spring, gentle Spring, you now draw
near
And life once more will find repose.
The skid chains soon will disappear
And water pipes will not be froze.
The furnace will not sound at morn
AS if attacked by demons bold.
Our teeth won't chatter, all forlorn,
Because the breakfast egg is cold.
We need not wonder every night
If carbon gas upstairs will creep
And leave you in the morning light
With good excuse to oversleep.
Spring, gentle Spring, the songs you
sing
Are sweet; and yet what makes us
gay
Is not what you are going to bring,
But what you're going to take away.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Referendum was greatly favored by
the late William Jennings Bryan, but
not the kind of referendum proposed
by Senator Edge.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

A settlement of the differences be-
tween Chile and Peru would be a
peace move covering a limited portion
of the globe, but of great value as
general example.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

When perfected for general use, air
planes will have a great advantage
over automobiles in not being so easy
to steal.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Astronomy is an accurate science
but the fact that Spring is here does
not in any way restrict the remarks OF
the weather foreCaster.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Not Matrimonial.

From the Oakland Tribune.
The severance tax we are hearing
about these days relates to the lum-
Der industry. 1t has naught to do
with alimony.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Old Stuff.

From the San Bernardino Daily Sun.
The Department of Agriculture
has decided that lightning rods have
value after all. Politicians knew that
long ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Provocative.

From the Evansville Courier
Just as things were beginning to
grow bit dull every body has a
chance to argue about that prohibi-
tion poll.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Rate by MaiE-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
AN Otner States and Canada.
Nyember of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitied
20 the use for republication of all news uls'
patches credited TO it or not otherwise cree. crea.
ited II this paper ard also the pIGnSaica.t0n IGGai n
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Oh, please don't teach my dear boy
evolution
To bring a frown of sorrow to his
brow.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

In the Middle West the plow of the
agriculturist is again obliged to stand
aside in favor of the snow plow.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

"I'l mebbe learn dis Charleston"
said Uncle Eben. Looks like it might
help you to git around safer on slip
perry day."
Evening star., 1926-03-27
The Luxurious Life.

The Luxurious Life.
"How did you come to go to prison?"
"Well," answered the bootlegger, "I
needed a vacation. All the best hotels
were crowded. SO for first-class ac-
commodations I had to go to a peni-
tentiary"
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Trouble.

They say this life is like song
That's ended all too soon;
A little static comes along
And spoils a first-rate tune.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morn.
tps edition is delivered bv carriers WITHIN
the city at 80 cents per month canliy I,s omE,
46 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 ccnts
per month. Orders may be sent by mall o., or
telephone Main 5000. Collection Is mace oy
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
No Weakening.

No Weakening.
Nobody can be Eght all the time"
perhaps you're correct" answered
Senator Sorghum. But it's not safe
to admit any such thing if you want
to stay in politics.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Jud Tunkins says before he got a
fiivver he used to tell his troubles to
policeman. Now the policeman knows
them first.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

It Is a much-suspected lnstltutlon-
Besides, he couldn't learn it anyhow
Evening star., 1926-03-27

a. 1Ith st. and Pennsylvania Ave-.
New York ONCE: 10 East 42nd 81.
Chicago Office: Tower Building
european ONCE: IA Regent ST.. LONDON
England.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. :. Editor
Evening star., 1926-03-27

@. How far is the usual shooting
distance to the trap?-J. L. =.
A. The National Rife Association
says that the standard rise is 16 yards
from the firing point to the trap.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

1t was in this atmosphere. that the
League of Nations assembled, with
the universal realization that a battle
between France and Germany i'm
pended, and that Britain was divided.
while Italy stood with France for
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received By Private Wire Direct to The s&ar Once

The present buying appears to be
wholly based on expected large earn
ings to accrue to Warner Brotners
through it's holdings OF Vitapnone
Corporation stock. which give IT q
controlling interest.
Little happened in the market !or
oil shares, which continued 70 nuctu-
ate without definite tendency. strength
Of Reiter Foster, accompanied reports
that three OF the six wells being arm,
ed in Woodson, Tex, are scneouieo
to be completed within the next rev
days. It was also learned that the
company's acreage has been further
enhanced by a large gas producer
from depth OF 2.155 feet In Texas
County, Okla.
Glen Alden Coal. rejecting excellent
earnings. went into new high GROUND
around III, and Dupont new ana
General Motors new moved upward IN
sympathy with higher prices for the
old shares on the stock exchange
Celotez preferred came In Tor more
attention on what appeared to be IN
vestment buying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26
MONEY RATE BLAMED.
Recent Reaction in Market Partly
Laid to Firmer Cash.

NEW YORK, August Is R.--
While the recent. stiffening of money
rates is considered a seasonal develop
ment resulting from the heavy de-
mand for funds to finance crop move
ments and expanding commercial
needs in preparation for Fall business.
1t has been widely regarded in Wall
Street as one of the primary causes
for the recent reaction in stock prices
on the theory that higher money rates
invariably have a tendency to restrict
bullish operations in securities.
Short-term time loans were quoted
at per cent yesterday for the first
time this year. incidentally, it is
the first time since 1923 that such a
high rate has been reached in August.
comparing with a rate OF Az per cent
at this time last year and 3 per cent
in 1924, just prior to the big Bull
movement now Familiarity known as
the Coolidge market"