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Smith and 1926.

Gossip about Gov. Smith Of New
York ana the presidential race Of 1928
has been revived by his call on Presi.
dent Coolidge 1T White Pine Camp, hi
the Adirondacks. Interviewers have,
of course. secured nothing from him
in the way Of = declaration, but that
has not deferred them from announc.
ing that there can be no doubt that
ne il iii the running for the Demo
cratic nomination. Exceptional sagac.
ity! ForaOoth. prediction Of the Smith
candidacy Ii j Veritable cinch. There II
no question about It. Did ne not the
other day, when T'anan1any Was cele.
brating independents day. ''Accept the
nomination that vas rendered q him
by the venerable grand sachen1 81 the
organization! Quiszically 10 - sure.
The governor snnlled when he spoke
he words But lie knew, ana III others
knew, thai hix rtlsile r'A1 bit the fisn
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District Budget and Taxes.

District estimates of $42,os1,225 are
submitted to the Bureau Of the Budget
by the Commissioners. 1t IL accom-.
panied by an explanation of the re.
sources which. it is expected. will meet
80 large an expenditure. These re-
sources are thus compiled: Tax on in.
taneibles. s2,S00,000 tax on public
service corporations, hanks. etc.,
( r. 200, 900; miscellaneous receipts, fines,
fees, permits. ETC.. 100000; gasoline
tax. $1,000 900; water fund. $1,414,ss0:
trusts and special funds. s1,s75,0Oo:
unappropriated balance to the credit
Of the District. $so1. 900; Federal con-
tribution. $9,0O0,0oo; the remainder,
s2e,7oo.s4 to be raised by taxes on
real and tangible personal property.
This concluding item is the one that
concerns the District property owners
especially. The tax rate required to
produce the amount named is placed
at $3.50. But this rate is calculated
upon the hypothesis that the budget
as now framed will not be supple
inerited by additional estimates and APP
preparations. II other sums are re.
euired. to meet deficiencies or tardily
discovered needs. a higher tax rate
will be necessary.
To those who have with a measure
Of indifference viewed the proceedings
Of the past few years in Congress,
aiming at the definite proportion prin.
ciple of Federal aid in District main
tenance and eliminating in the adop.
ton of the lump-sum principle in sub
stitution, with $4,000 900 accepted for
several sessions as the amount of the
National Governments share of the
cost, this budget offers food for seri-
Gus thought. 1t verifies the prediction
often made that once the definite.pro-
portion principle was abandoned the
lid would be lifted from the District
tax pot.
It is to be noted that since the pro-
ceedings began which eliminated in
the framing Of this present budget.
which has yet to pass in review at the
Bureau of the Budget-for no particu-
lar reason in equity save that the
statute so declares-there has been q
decided arousal of feeling that the Dis.
trict has been made the victim Of a
congressional side stepping of respon-
sibiIity. Many citizens Of Washington
who regarded the shift OF congress
sional opinion on the score Of District
maintenance without concern are now
realizing that's the adoption Of the
lurffp-sum principle means decidedly
heavier taxes. and with no guarantee
against heavier increases in the future.
Clamor for improvements, which are
needed, is likely to be tempered by this
new understanding of the penalty the
District taxpayer must pay for the
evasion by Congress Of the funda.
mental law of Capital maintenance
enacted in 1873 and amended few
years ago by change of ratio. Mean
while here is budget which will tar
the District sorely to meet.
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Things We Once Needed.
Froln the Annsston star,

E EWAu VIM 1ANA1apbUn GeUEs 81 \
Now and then some one wonders
what has become Of the old horse
drawn street cars that once were con.
sidered an aid to rapid transit In the
cities, It would require b search
warrant and i lot Of searching to Ana
them now. And the Gun holders that
were 20 useful when our cuffs we're
not seWed into our shirts, what has
become Of them? Not even the most
ancient Of citizens now use the c,aff
holders. yet IL has been but few
years, a. years go, since every bust,
ness man would take or his cuffs
when he rolled MP the top OF his desk,
and the cuffs ana their Ornamental
holders would be an exhibition,
throughout the day on 3, corner 81
the desk.
Ana how about the traits, the ladies
used to need to M up their hail: IN
the proper way, or the hatpins. some:
times used for defense? One never
hears Of them now, aimee bobned hair
has become the vogue. Also the hair
net II not 70 prominently In view
now as It was q few years ago. In
fact. many things We once knew ana
used seem re De useless In this more
advanced are.
RerhapS the most c0nspicu0uGlY alb.
sent article of other days Ii the good
0ld.fashioDed hnnting.Case watch, the
kind YOU had Id pop open when yeu
were curious as to the time of the
day, and which popularity was sup.
posed To safeguard the crystal against
injury. What has become of 1T
81 There was . time when ST fiourishetI
like the proverbiaI Ray tree, but Il
seems To have pAssed out Of favor
along with long 6kfrts, peg.top tro,a.
Esers, cOrslsts ana the brown derby.
Jewelry statesmen tell You 1t IS ob.
solefe. IhO war made men brave
enough tn wear thA strap watch. and
the high.kaared eKilcfency Oe the aay
demands Of watch that IL furnish
the time Ia a AilAppy manner and
without lost motion.
The hHnting.caae timepiece very
often was IN ornamental a1fAir, with
All sorts ok fancy birds engraved On
Il. IL was 4 jiln-da dandy III iE Day. ai0ne
With the family album ana the what.
nst. like mans 0theE things. Il had
% yieli All more fkNIiinl1eklH eiie:
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SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Limit.
she took on garments, one BY one,
In the pursuit Of art.
Until. when all was said and done,
she looked iii clad. but smart,
AZ she the course of less attire
Consistently pursued,
She put an artist under hire
And had herself tattooed.
Pictorial designs 70 neat
Made SURPRISING show.
But here she meets disniay complete.
How shall she further go7
Alas she ventures to implore,
As for effects strive.
How can take or any more u
Unless I'm skinned alive?''
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All those who are keeping house
without aIi Ice cream free3er hold W
their hands. ss
nv, Whist ! nice iot Of folks! Is the
1ovial radio announcer rays.
W. know one family that had been
~ the housekeeping business for 10
years DafOre they purchased h ma.
chine II which To freeze lee cream.
liz was not until the other day.
therefore, that they realised All the
fun they had missed For the ptir-
poses of this narrative we viii call
them Mr.. and Mrs. SirnpletOn Jones'.
We ought to get an Ice cream
freezer, Mrs. Jones announced with
discrimination.
what for?. asked simp Jones.
$50 we can have homemade Ice
cream. s
I'VE can get it al the STORE
Yes, know that: hut think of
the fun making your own. y
Can't see any. fun about grinding
. crank for m hour or 90.
You don't have 10 grind for an
hour q
How do YOU known.
The advertisement said six min.
More like six hours, you mean
Well, we had better set one. any
& Il
The npshot 81 it was that Jones
bearing 3 2-duart frsezer which he
.siad picked up III = bargain rate at
. department store.
Here YOU are" ne grinned.
-
Then the fun began.
Have you got any ice?' asked
simp.
III got an extra piece this morning"
What are We going to make r.
Lets try orange water Ice 70 ~.
Where you going T. set the
oranges?'
II have SIX Of them right here and
the two lemons and the sugar and
the half cup Of cream and the orange
extract.
How about the ice cream salt?"
Got q 10-pound bag
Good. DO you suppose II will taste
like anything when We get II done7
Sure, It win be fine.
Jones carried the freezer. which
mont and loudly called for the Leo and
q hammer.
When his invaluable assistant
brought tho Ice and the hammer,
Jones demanded y buriap bag to crack
It In, and. whacktng away. smashed
his thumb.
His assistant then took over the
Job Of cracking the Ice, while Jones
aseiduoualy read the directions for
the tenth time.
1T says here that you ought to
put the Ice and salt In before You
pour In the mixture, How about the
mixture?''
81 have II all ready upstairs"
Sure you didn't put too much OF
that orange extract In? i am kind
OF suspicious OF that--don't see why
they want that In when you have six
oranges and two lemons
1T says the freezing takes out some
of the favor an well as the sweetness
sort OF tones 1t down. AZ It were. !"
4&8A
How much salt did It say to use?''
continued Simpleton Jones.
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. NfIllaiOI..

IL ia ~
The song 81 the wind III the tree.
The hum Of the wandering bee,
They ten Of the hours
With the skies ana the dow'fs
III 4 melody simple and free.
The way of the woodland ii streweti
With hardships that often seem rude;
But the singing II sweet
4 In ! leafy retreat
Where the static can never intrude.
considerin, 4 sid uncle Eben, at
In every hoss race you = asked to fig.
ger on AZ owner, AZ trainer. de jockey,
de percentage an' also de boss ( cant
zee how de legitimate odds Kin ever be
less dan i've to one. 4
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC y. HAskiN.

q. How long Ii the track over
which the English Derby r. rum
n. B.
al. The Derby course it Epson IL
exactly mile furiOngs, having been
shortened 10 yards ~ the rounding
on 81 Tattenham Corner.
a. How long does Ii take 10 10
from California to China, by steam.
ship III. n.
Al: The average time consumed In
. trip from California to China Ii "a
days.
q. Does the United states Govern
ment have perpetual bonds?--J. Il.
Al. The United States Government
does not issue perpetual bonds.
France, England, and possibly some
other countries. issue bonds Of this
debt Of Great Britain and the French
rentea are perpetual bonds. n
q. Why, when one 10 driving. can
pools of water be seen on the road
ahead, only to disappear upon APP
proacli, and appear farther on?-H.
r. s.
A. The Bureau Of standards says
that the phenomenon II the same a.
the mirage Aeen over hot. sandy plains.
The air next to the roadbed becomes
hotter than that above and the lower
layer consequently reflects just a. q
body cf water does.
Q. How Ions did Queen victoria
reign2--W. ~.
a. She reigned 50 years. dying in
1901 at the age OF 81 years.
=
period called?-M. A. E.
life. The duration Of this period IL
probably greater than ali the time
which has elapsed since.
@. Why was q fort about % miles
from New Orleans named Chef Men.
teur'' I'D. d.
A. The following legend is told:
The Choctaws were conspicuous for
their love Of truth, but one Of the
chiefs was known 10 pfevaricate fire.
quently. He was exi1ed and settled
on q peninsula projecting into Lake
Pontchartrafn. which therefore was
called Chef Menteur.' which II
French for Lying Chief" The fort
was named for this place.
Q. How long does 1t take light 10
reach the earth from the moon and
stars?--N. =. M
A. Light travelling at the rate OF
196 900 miles per second requires IL
seconds 10 reach Us from the moon,
minutes to come from the sun, and
AZ years to cross the space between
ne and the nearest star. The Hercules
star system II 30 far distant that the
light which left It $4,000 years ago
has only just reached us, while there
IL another klObular cluster that is
distant more than 100000 light-years
from the earth A light-year IL near
" 10000 miles.
Q. What kind OF an organization
is p. e. O.?-W. w. c.
A. The organization known a.
p. T.. o. was founded January II, 1859,
At Mount Pleasant, Iowa, by seven
girls. At flrst 1t was simply q secret
society Of a local school, but spread
until ct the present time Il IL report
ed to have $4,000 members scattered
through the different States. Its pres.
ent object II the acquisition and dis
position OF an educational loan fund
whereby young girls past high school.
who have not the means to secure
higher education, may make a loan
for one or two years to carry them
through the preparatory college
classes.
H q. II II true that there are still
British colonies where slavery IL law.
ful?-N. s. A.
a. Until, 1925 slavery existed in
Burma, but the work Of the liberation
OF all slaves In Burma through pur-
chase by the British government was
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
By FREDERIC WILLIAM vile.

81 less than million. They comprise
an utterly unique economic unit IN
the world Each individual family pro.
vides for its own needs.
-
Senator Ralph III. Cameron, Repub.
Iicai1, OF Arizona, denies vehemently
that he filibustered, either on his
own account or ut organization be.
hest, on tho last day the Senate was
In session. His panegyric on Grand
Canyon dam sites" Cameron ayows
and ayers, was purely and simply to
draw the Senate's attention to them,
and he held the floor for no other rea-
solS--so the ex-sh6riK Of CocOnlno
County and the blazer Of the Bright
Angel trail asserts. The press gallery,
from its listening and looking post,
received another impression OF Cam.
eron's oratOricai marathon. It was
driven home when galleryites saw
Senators Butler, Watson ana other
q. q. r. stalwarfs rush over to Cam.
eroii's desk and warmly felicitRte him
on his feat.
Rudolph Forster, executive clerk Of
the White House, ID fulfilling for the
twenty-ninth successive Summer the
President OF the United States. He's
been doing it without 4 break every
year since William Mckinley was
Chief Magistrate OF the republic. All
executive business that drifts into
and through the White House now.
adays sits through Forster's hands.
Much of 1t is transacted by him with
out reference to White Pine Camp,
for practice has made him perfect, and
the confidence OF all his chiefs, includ-
ing that OF Calvin Coolidge, always
has been 100 per cent complete. If
audolph every made break, IT isn't
of record. Nor is 1t anywhere set
down that he ever spilled q state
secret, though the news sleuths OF
Washington long since gave him a.
medal Of honor as the personificatio
Of good fellowship.
49,
Although its distinguished denizens
Senators and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
taken wings from WasfingtoYl, the
Capitol buzzea with life. Tourists con.
tinue TO thrCng It. and the guides are
still happy. The public restaurants Of
senate and House wings are doing III.
most ~ much business a. during the
height OF the session. a few members
of both branches linger on during the
Summer, or drift III for occasional
sojourns ct washington. Former
members De Congress, many of whom
live here, like to drop In 1t the Capt.
tol. They retain a. s'exes, All the Old
the libraries, restaurants ana cloak
rooms. There's q celebrated lame
duck, an ex-senator, now in high ad-
rnfv1fakraff0Y1 rOaffinn Tr11n 1.A1i es3ntrhl<r
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out.of.town papers are Allied with
social items concerning people who
visit Warrington. D. q. for recrea-
ton during the Summer. shops are
busy and hotels are crowded. The
role Of deserted village during the
months Of July and August has been
abandoned by the Nations Capital
forever.
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!. MalestY N fila 49,, >.

Are you paying attention to the
prohibition laws IN Crimson Gulch?''
You bet we are answered Cactus
Joe. There isn't anybody that can
psddls 4 drop of Illicit Ticker around
here unless he stands III with the
sherifs. I,
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Two Crimes and Corruption.

A striking contrast offers In two
tragedies In this country, just enacted.
One IL the murder Of an editor at
Canton. Ohio. obviously because Of
his incessant activity against munic-
ipal corruption. The other is the
killing of wealthy business man Of
Fort Worth. Tex. by q clergyman
who had attacked. from the pulpit
and In a weekly publication. certain
municipal ofiicials, charging them
with graft.
In the Ohio case the crusader
against corruption was slain. In the
Texas case 1t was the crusader who
did the killing. In Ohio the slayers
are unknown and are being sought,
with large rewards offered for their
Identification and capture. In Texas,
the SLAYER acknowledges the shooting,
is released on bail, and yesterday he
spoke from his pulpit TO packed
church.
Mystery attaches to the Canton crime
because Of the Iackeof any clue to the
identity OF the killers. In the Texas
tragedy there is some mystery az 70
the circumstances. The slain man
had gone to the study of the clergy
man to protest the attacks that were
being made against his friends. The,
clergyman says that his caller. on the
telephone. declared that he. was com
ine to settle" with him. On his
arrival he became violently abusiye
and threatening. Finally. says the
minister, the man put his hand be-
hind him, and 1t was then that he
took from a desk drawer q pistol
provided for the protection of the
church Waterman. and fred. He
claims that he shot In self-defense.
But detectives who examined the body
of the slain man state that they found
no weapon on his person. There were
NO witnesses to the alteration or the
shooting.
IN Ohio public feeling is rising to Q
high pitch over the crime. The chief
Of police, whom the dead editor had
often bitterly denounced, declares in
a. statement that he had been unjusti-
iiabiy prosecuted and that in his belief
the editor was Not sincere, but was
seeking political prestige and advan-
tage In conducting his attacks. It
matters not at all, of course, whether
the dead man was sincere or was
playing reform as a political move
He was consistent in his attacks. fear.
less and thorough in his methods.
That he had reached the truth and
was on the point Of turning up scan
dalous conditions with specific proof
OF guilt on the part of somebody is
indicated by the crime itself. He was
"silenced
Men Of the underworld, professional
criminals, crooks and grafters, do not
commit murder merely for revenge,
save upon members of their own
gangs who have turned traitor. They
will kill without ruth to stop attacks
or to prevent exposure. The fact
that Mellett was shot down BY gang
is the surest proof that could Be de-
sired that he was put out Of the way
to stop him from reaching the crooks.
In or out Of ONCE. He may have been
insincere there II nothing to justify
the assertion Of his enemy or he may
have been wrong-headed fanatic. but
his death proves that he was on the
right track and that crime was the
only resort Of those whose crooked
work he was threatening.
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Tells Of Telephone.
George Briggs Sheds New Light
on Bells Invention.


TO the Editor Of Tns star:
read with interest In recent
edition OF The Star what you say
concerning .rThe First Telephones =
You ask what know about it7"
And take pleasure in enlightening
you.
The telephone was born over so
years ago, when I was spending
many years In South America. re
was my good fortune to know both
Alexander Graham Bell and his
father, Melville. personally. Neither
OF them ever went to the Southern
Hemisphere and there was no expo
sitiOn In Rio de Janeiroi
But Emperor Dom Pedro, Segundo,
OF Brazil toured this country In 1876
and while ut our Philadelphia Gem
tennial was so impressed with
Bells telephone exhibit that the
bunch of reporters who published his
most Appreciative remarks positively
saved that invention from oblivion.
Yours in the interest Of truth,
GEORGE BRIGGS.
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Ennobling Influence.

I'VE should forgive our enemies.
THAT fact" commented senator
Sorghum, lis what makes me regard
politics a. an ennobling influence.
There's nothing like II for compelling
a man to forgive his enemies AZ new
deals arise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-19

Weather experts are puzzled BY the
erratic Summer temperature. An ex.
ceptionally cool period has been fol.
lowed by record.breaking hot waves.
The law Of averages IL still respected,
but. IKE other laws Of less authorita.
tive origin, II evades practical applica.
ton on terms Of human comprehen-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-19

begun January ~, 1925, and recently
concluded. The highest prizes pAid was
about 81 The cost TO the British row.
eminent was about f1S,0Oo, some Of
which may be returned, ~ n provision
IL made whereby freed slaves desiring
TO eniigvAte must hrNt refund their
purchase price. Burma was the last
Britiah colony in which slavery was
lawful.
q. How can . worn Gle Be re.
newed?-I. d.
A. To restore worn file, carefully
clean II in hot water and soda, and
dip for - minutes in nitric acid
AZ B.. wash II on. dry and of.
a.. When was the ny catch intro.
duced In base BALM. B. o.
A. 1t was introduced in base bail
In 1858 by the Knickerbocker and Elk
celsior clubs, the former OF New York
City and the latter Of Brooklyn. Prior
to that q hall caught on the first
bound was out.
Q. When and where was the first
skyscraper erected?-A. s. g.
A. The Tower Building at 50 Broad
way, New York City, IL believed to be
the first. 1t was erected in 19ss-1ss9
The Flatiron Building was built in
1902: the Singer and Metropolitan
buildings were COMPLETED by 1910: the
Woolworth and Equitable by 1915.
Q. IL 1t true that there IL tree
growing on the roof of q build
ing somewhere in the United States?
II. I. H.
A. A young maple tree has taken
root In a ereyice in the summit Of the
brick tower Of the courthouse at
years old, and no one knows how II
got there. g., "a. -.
Q. What does Selma Lagerlof's
family name meant. l.. H.
A. Appropriately, the name in
Swedish means ''laurelleaf."
Q. Please print the size Of Lake
Winnepesaukee?-H r. ...,.s4 p
A. This New Hampshire lake II Is
miles long and from to 10 miles wide.
1t covers an area Of 17s square miles
and is 400 feet deep.
q. What In the difference between
bridge and viaduct?-S. g. b
A. A viaduct Ii a bridgelike struc.
ture. especially a large one Of arched
masonry, to carry q roadway or the
like over a valley or ravine or across
another. roadway A bridge ia struc-
ture erected across a waterway,
ravine, road or the like, serving 4for
the passage OF persons. animals or
vehicles, or a. q means Of support and
transit az for water main. Bridge"
can be used in a more general sense
than "viaduct" can. s9
=
Q. Do tomatoes supply yitamins:
e. A. B. RS
A. Tomatoes are an excellent
source of vitamifis A, B, G and ID.
In this, vegetable the vitamins are
not materially affected when canned
or cooked.
@. What is used TO make loose
ivory faces stick on plano keys?-
K. M. s.
A. Piano dealers use a cement in
repairing piano keys the ivory COW
erings Of which have become loosened.i
Government statistics bring out the
fact that the nneducoted man has only
one chance in 500 to atom distinc-
ton. There IL no reason tcby anyone
should HDe under such an handicap
in these days of free schools and free
Attenuation. This paper supports ~
WGshiB0tOn. ID. O., the largest infor-
nation bureau in existence. re tCiH
procure for u0W the Gastcer to anu
question you may ask. ACoiI yourself
Of tts facilities for your seif-intpFoce-
ntent Inclose 2-ceNt stamp for re-
turn postage Address The EUeRin1
Etdr Information Bureau. Frederic !.
HdSkin, Director. W GsbiM0t0B. %. O.
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In addition to being reprehended rs
vioIators Of speed regulations and nu.
merous laws Of more national author.
ity. bootleggers are now being held
up to public disapproval as "maiefac-
tors Of great wealth. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-19

The high cost or gasoline should
make the public grateful to Mr.. Rookie
Teller for limiting himself to the dis
tribution OF ten-cent pieces when he
feels like squandering money in an on.
hand personal way.
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SOM Al the FllyYnr.

The fiivver Is a gentle brute
Whom I respectfully salute.
His various faults that We derids
Are due to some poor boob inside.