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Evening star., 1926-12-01
"A Fitting Testimonial.

Responses 20 the invitations issued
by the committee in charge Of the pro-
posed testimonial dinner to Commits
sioner Cuno H. Rudolph, who is soon
to retire from Office, have been re.
ceived in such number that a very
large attendance Is assured. It is ap-
propriate that this expression Of pub,
lie esteem for a faithful and efficient
administrator should be complete and
hearty. On two occasions Mr.. Ru-
dolph has, in sacrifice Of his business
interests and his comfort, responded
to the call to duty and taken an Office
which exacts much Of the incumbent
and which involves heavy responsible
tiles. He has discharged that duty
not merely capably, but with the full
est regard for the welfare of the Dis.
trict, and now, on the eve of his re-
lief from the burden, his fellow cit
izens are preparing to testify to their
appreciation of his services. Partici-
patton in this manifestation Of esteem
Is a privilege which should be highly
valued. There is no doubt that the OF
casion of December II, when this din
ner takes place, will be memorable
as an expression of sentiment which
will assure the retiring Commissioner
that the community which he has
served SO ably and devotedly fully
values his sacrificing labors in it's be-
half during the years of his two terms
Of Office, soon to close.
Evening star., 1926-12-01
Bergdoll to Return.

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the war.
time draft dodger, will return from
Germany about Christmas time, to
take his medicine" according to a
statement made by his mother in
Philadelphia. Her son, she says, had
promised to be here for Thanksgiv.
ing, but sh Is confident he will keep
his word to return by Christmas. He
would have come back before, she
explains. but he has bssn deferred
not for fear of prison sentence. but
by the apprehension Of assault by
angry ex.servioe men.
Thus for the sake Of clearing up
this unpleasant case it is hoped that
Bergdoll will come back and sur
render himself to the Federal au-
thorities to complete his five-year
term of imprisonment. He is de.
cidedly in the class Of the ''unde.
sirables," although being of Ameri-
can birth he is not to be rated as an
alien. Unfortunately, under the law he
could not be excluded if he presented
himself. That would perhaps be the
proper punishment. He has not been
particularly happy in exile and he is
probably coming back now to work
out his term in order to live hence.
forth in the United States. It Is a
question whether he will ever flnd
much happiness here.
Perhaps Bergdoll exaggerates the
feeling against him in this country.
II In doubtful whether there would Be
any violent manifestations on his ~
turn. Most people think tha< hs has
Evening star., 1926-12-01
some Of the projected structures were

some OF the projected structures were
not yet begun and a state Of con.
fusion prevailed. A large national
gathering was held, drawing many
thousands OF people from all parts Of
the country. and these visitors went
away to tell a story of unreadiness
and unattractiveness that gave the
SesQuicentennial a "black eye" at the
outset. 1t was not until the first of
September that the big fair really
began to take shape, and even then
work was in progress, and. in fact,
yesterday, when the concluding exer-
cises were held, there were many de-
tails that had never been completed
and exhibits that had never been in.
stalled.
Conceived on a big scale, the Ses-
quicentennial would have been a great
and notable show if it had been car
ried through according to plan. To
accomplish that would have required
many more months than were given
for the actual work Of preparation
and construction. 1t would have been
far better had the show been post
poned year, as was done in the case
of the worlds fair at Chicago, which
was to have marked the four.hun-
dredth anniversary Of the discovery
of America, but was carried over un-
til the year following and proved a
notable success, despite the fact that
as an anniversary" observance 1t
was year late.
There were other factors. however.
in Philadelphia making for the tinan-
cial failure of the SesQuicentennial.
Violent differences Of opinion arose
among the Philadelphians. Political
influences were invoked. There was
unpleasant talk of undue enterprise
on the part of certain leaders in that
city with view to future profits.
Then there was the difficulty over
Sunday opening, a question which
aroused intense feeling and caused
the virtual boycott Of the fair by a
large section Of the people of Penn
sylvania In view of this combination
of difficulties and handicaps it is no
wonder that deficit of $20,000,000
has occurred.
Evening star., 1926-12-01
Clear the Air!

One of the first matters to come be.
fore the new Congress when it con-
venes will be the demand for general
radio legislation to aid in clearing up
the existing chaos in the air. Repre-
sentative w. A. White, jr., of Maine.
author of the bill bearing his name in
the House, has announced that he will
make determined effort to secure
passage of his measure and, failing in
that, he will introduce stop-gap reso-
new broadcasting stations until gen.
eral radio legislation is enacted. Mr..
White emphasizes that he still hopes
for a satisfactory agreement with the
Senate on his bill, thus obviating the
necessity of a resolution curbing fur
ther licensing, but he Is convinced
that Congress must act promptly on
conditions in the radio industry If har-
mony is to take the place of the pres
ent friction.
For the many millions Of radio lis.
teners this is an important subject.
Stations have Jumped" their regular
ly assigned wave lengths and have
ruined all reception on the particular
length they have adopted. This action
was taken following a ruling by the
court that the Department of Com
merce could not enforce the assign.
ment of wave lengths.
Until this decision broadcasting was
proceeding in an orderly and progress
sive manner. Each station had its as
signment of both hours and waves and
the listener could pick up the various
programs without interference. When
the ruling was announced, however,
stations which were dissatisfied imme-
diately changed over to other wave
lengths and hours, and jumbles and
screeches replaced the previous good
reception. The Department of Com
merce confessed itself helpless and for
the last few months little pleasure
could be obtained by those who tuned
in on programs in the air.
1t is apparent that the broadcasters
themselves will not correct the situa-
ton. They have been appealed to on
the score of not only good sense and
good business, but business ethics. So
far there has been little response.
The Government, therefore, should
take control by means Of the White or
similar bill. The Department Of
Commerce is ideally fitted to govern
broadcasting in the United States and
was doing a fine job of it until upset
by the court ruling. Passage of an ef-
fective bill will provide a remedy that
will be eagerly welcomed by more than
five million persons in this country.
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probable platform on which he will
stand Is indicated in the resolutions.
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probable platform on which he will
stand Is indicated in the resolutions.
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Here is one OF the latest suggestions
for the Democratic national ticket in
192S-Senator James A. Reed Of Mis-
souri, for President, and Senator David
l. Walsh, Massachusetts,, for Vice
President. hooking up the Middle West
and New England. The proponents of
this ticket, however. do not take into
consideration perhaps the antipathy
of the old Woodrow Wilson followers
to both these Senators. The late
President Wilson wrote a letter at one
time urging that Walsh be not re.
elected in Massachusetts. He was as
bitter an enemy Of Senator Reed as
Senator Reed was of President VIII.
son. Both Reed and Walsh are wet
one Is a Protestant and the other a
Catholic. Walshs run against Sen.
ator Butler in Massachusetts has en-
couraged some of the Democrats to
believe he might be strong enough 10
swing the State to the Democratic
column in 1928 if he were included
in the national ticket. But these
Democrats are optimistic, to say the
least.@ In all probability, Senator
Walsh will be found in the race for
the Senate again In 1928. He has Jus,
been elected for the unexpired tern
Of the late Senator Ledge, which ends
March Q. 1924
Evening star., 1926-12-01
THIS AND THAT
by CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Nor did Templeton Jones believe
that it was necessary that he. of al
men, actually should take up the du-
ties of a modern jeremiah.
SOS your old man. said Jones,
to himself, with much modern flip
pancy, dismissing the pleasant theory
forever.
1t was enough for Jones to go over
his files, now and then, and view
quietly the instructive cases he had
/ slowed away there. Sometimes ne
even consented to show them 10
friends, for Jones has an unusually
large number of friends, although
most Of them have never even seen
him.
Three recent cases engaged his
present attention. Each one was an
instructive example of wrath gone
wrong. Each person, he saw, VINO
sang the Song of Hate" harmed
only himself. Yet each victim fondly
imagined he was fulfilling his func-
ton on earth by thus indulging IN
emotions inimical to the best inter-
ests of humanity.
The first case involved a young
writer chap, a good friend OF Jones !,
and another gentleman. The young
writer chap had something OF Jones
own way of looking at life. lie coulu
use persons and happenings IN per.
fectly impersonal way. at least IN ms
own mind, although he sometimes
found that others could not attain .ne
same impersonal attitude. HaVlns
written an article dealing with spe-
cific case of snobbery, but treated IN
a perfectly general way, urbaneiy
enough. he found to his amaZement
that the gentleman in question was
terribly angry. ,,oa
"Did YOU call me a prig?" he asked
in accents heated. did 1 call you-
what?" asked the writer chap. You
called me a prig in that blank,piank
column of yours" wrathfully SAID the
other. Now, our hero. if he had oeen
ZONES. would have instantly declared
"Indeed, you do yourself TOO nlucii
honor" but, not being Jones, ne re-
snonded. mo, I didn't call you prlg
Il called you snob.
Now. the angry gentleman was an
wrong. Jones told himself. Wneh one
insists on wearing shoe II eenei'
ally fits. sa
But Jones turned to his second case Sc
Here he had something entirely oh-
fPrGnT again, lIl ouN"oAN
the same at the core-hurttul spleeh'
rancor. call it what one Will.
Two friends, Mr.. A. ana MISS % D.
nv In a moment of thoughtless'
ness. makes a slight criticism OF MISS
r which a kind friend there IS az
wavs one in every office, as Wepster
savs) Immediately ran to the laoy
Whereupon Miss B. froze up, re-
fused to speak or even look at Mr.. "A.
The latter thought that the lovely
Miss B. was pretty severe upon MN nm
hut the lovely Miss B. thougnt she
was not half severe enough anu 81
remained thinking.
"Too bad for Miss B." said Jones
nousingly, as he closed his ledger upon
both Miss B. and Mr.. A. alike
Jones third case was strange one
Three men were involved, Messrs. ~,
Y. and q. Mr.. X. and Mr.. y. nao @
heen great friends, but suddenly Mr;
x dropped Mr.. Y. like the proverolal
hot cake. Then he became trleno 10
Mr.. Mr. z. The innocent Mr.. q. was
pleased. and showed 1t. Then. appar
emily. Mr.. X. was up TO ms olo
tricks. for all Of a sudden he dropped
Mr.. u. as quickly as he had Mr.: Y.
TOO bad for poor Mr.. H.,' said
Templeton Jones.
Evening star., 1926-12-01
A 500 900, 900 Failure.

Yesterday marked the formal end.
ing OF the Sesquicentennial at Phila.
delphia. held to commemorate the
one.hundred-and-fi -fiftieth anniversary
Of the Declaration of Independence.
The gates, however, will not close un-
til the 31st Of this month, in order
to permit certain expenditures that
are legally possible only while the
show is In operation. The demolition
Of the structures will begin at once.
Thus comes to a conclusion one of the
most unfortunate misadventures this
country has ever known in the way of
O worlds fair
The story of the Sesquicentennial
has been one of mistakes, controver.
sizes, delays and heavy losses It Is
estimated that the final cost of this
big show to the city of Philadelphia
will be approximately $50, 900 900. The
deficit at present is s17,00o,0oO, and
to this should be added $4,000 900 con-
tributed by citizens through the pur-
chase of participating certificates on
which there will be no return. Bills
aggregating SIS 900 900 remain unpaid,
and a bond issue already authorized
win take care Of this debit
There are two views of this failure.
One is that the exposition did not
draw a supporting patronage because
the day OF the world fair has passed.
and the people are no longer inter
ested in these great shows Of indus
try. The other is that the lack of at.
tendance was due to the hardness Of
prsparausn and the long delay in get
ting the buildings erected ana the ex.
hints installed. When the show was
opsnsd on the first Of June the
GROUNDS were still In the making.
Most Of the buildings wore incomplete.
Evening star., 1926-12-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. What country has the best
schoolhouses?-B. N.
A. In school buildings. material
equipment and pedagogical expert
ments America leads the world.
@. When was the hump system Of
switching cars in railroad yards first
used?-L. S. B.
A. Records show that hump yards
were maintained at Speldorf. Ger
many. in 1875, and also on the Paris,
Lyon and Mediterranean in France
in 1888. The first summit yard in
America, as far as can be learned,
was constructed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad in 1882 at Huffs Station, 2
miles south of Greenbush, Va.
@. How can 1 get a job as care
taker in a national cemetery?-F. NJ.
A. In order to obtain a position
as caretaker in a national cemetery
it Is necessary that you make appli-
cation at the office of the quarter
master general, War Departme Mt,
Washington, d. C. In order to quail
ify. one must be a former service
man and must have been disabled in
line Of duty.
@. How old is King Ferdinand?-
K. G.
A. He was born August "a. 1855.
and is therefore 81 years Of age.
@. Why Is a soap bubble round?
How many surfaces has it? What
causes the play of colors?-J. D. +. s.
A A liquid surface by virtue of
the surface tension tends to become
as small as conditions will permit,
and a sphere has a. smaller surface
al Of nnIIaj VnI1In1H
This explains why a soap bubble IS
round. A soap bubble has two sur
faces. one inside and one out. A soap
bubble has many mirror surfaces and
light falling on it is reflected BACK
and fortb~erom them, so that there IS
interference amdng the various
trains of light waves. This produces
the variety Of colors.
@. Are automobile accidents in
creasing?-N. S.
saws that the toll of life from auto
mobile accidents is higher than ever
before. Last month 81 persons were
killed daily. OF these II per cent
were pedestrians.
@. On which syllable Is the world
conversant accented?-M. D.
A. The accent is on the first sylla-
BILE.
O. Have more Canadians come to
the United States from the French
provinces or from English ones?-
J. G. II.
A. According to the 1920 census,
there were 848,309 residents of the
United States who had come from
the French provinces of Canada and
1,755,519 who had come from other
parts of Canada.
O. Is there any special kind of glass
required for thermometers?-G. A. l..
A. Authorities say that In ther-
mometers that are to be used for accu-
rate scientific work the bulbs should
always be made of one of three kinds
of glass. The first type of glass is a
French glass which has been demon
strated to be peculiarly adapted for
use in thermometer bulbs by the
elaborate experiments made by the
International Bureau of Weights and
Measures at Paris. This glass Is
known as "verre dur" The other
two are made at Jena, Germany,
and are known as Jena 49," and
Jena 59'"" This type Of glass has
similarly proved to be adapted for
use in accurate thermometers by the
experiments made at the Reiehsanstalt
in Berlin.
Evening star., 1926-12-01

@. Was Houdini. the handcu6 king.
ever a fyer?-M. s.
A. He was awarded a prize by the
Australian Aeronautio League in 1910
as being the first successful flyer In
Australia.
Q. What kind of fur is ssalinsf-
W. w.
A. Sealine fur is clipped rabbit fur
dyed black and resembles seal.
Q. Where do the swans Of the
eastern part of North America spend
their Winters?-D. 8.
A. They concentrate on Chesapeake
Bay. Md: Back Bay, Va, and Curr1-
tuck Sound, N. c.. and nearby waters.
These birds have become bolder under
the 10-year protection given them.
They now number about $4,000.
@. How does the caterpillar Of the
morning clock butterfly heareD.
F. S.
A. DIR. Munnich Of the University
Of Minnesota discovered that this
caterpillar hears through its whiskere.
He found that by carefully singeing
the hairs of one of these creatures. or
by otherwise putting them out Of COM
mission, the caterpillar failed to re-
spond to sound stimuli. He also noted
that these caterpillars responded TO
sound when their heads were cut off
and that relatively small sections Of
dismembered caterpillar showed
that they could still recognize q sound
stimulus.
O. Who was the first artist to rep
resent q scene taken from Dante's
Divine Comedy"?-R. L. 7.
A. The English painter, Sir Joshua
Reynolds, was the first artist to rep
resent a scene from the Divine
Comedy" in his picture Of Count
Ugolino della Gherardesca, whose hor-
rible death is recorded in the twenty
third canto of THE Inferno"
@. How can I wash quilts and COM
forts so that the padding will not be-
come lumpy and uneven?-B. NJ.
A. If quilts and comforts are
washed by immersing them in gaso-
line instead of water the padding will
remain undisturbed. Gasoline cleans
ing has the added advantage Of killing
all moth life and germs. but 1t Is
dangerous home practice.
@. When was the gyrosoops nrst
used by railroads.&c.. w. NJ.
A. During the year 1925 the gyro-
scope was first used in this field. It
is now used by railroads to bring
about more comfortable riding over
the rails. 1t being explained that In
this application it functions as the
heart of an extensive recording de-
vice to measure and locate uneven
spots and other irregularities in the
track"
Q. How much blood Is contained in
the human body?-R. l.. G.
A. Experiments have shown that
the total blood volume Of a series Of
healthy men averaged 40 per cent,
or approximately one-twentieth of the
body weight. There were individual
variations of from 40 per cent to
So per cent.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

News blind-address sleuths deciphered
the address with ease and delivered
DIR. Morley's letter without delay,
even though the latter's correspondent
had heard of the American capital
only by ear. DR.. Morley has just
lectured at the Carnegie Institution on
his recent explorations in Mexico,
Guatemala and Honduras. One of
the discoveries of his expedition was
an old empire city, Macanxoc, in the
heart Of the new empire. 1t is the
most important field contribution
made to MayI archaeological research
in the past five years.
X X X X
Philadelphians who esteem highly
his fervent, though futile, effort to
dry up the City of Brotherly Love,
ize Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
United States Marine Corps. They
plan to erect at Marine headquarters
in Washington a bronze tablet in ap-
probation Of Buffers work as director
of public safety in Philadelphia in 1924
and 1925. A committee has been
formed, tablet has been designed
and 81 subscriptions are now being
asked from the public. The tablet is
emblaZoned with this legend: He en-
forced the law impartially. He de-
Tended it courageously. He proved
incorruptible."
A nationally known member of
Congress hopes the next Army. Navy
foot ball game will not be played
within a thousand miles of his con-
stituency. 1t cost him, he claims,
around $4,000, representing 600 tickets
supplied to devoted and determined
supporters at $40 per pasteboard.
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President Coolidge confesses he Is
not a radio fan and leaves listening in
mainly to his wife, who finds it an
agreeable companion pastime to knit
ting. The squire of the White House
is keener on the sending than on the
receiving end Of the broadcasting
game. He has come to realize that he
has f1rst-class radio voice''-one, in
the language Of the profession, that
"cuts through''-and his friends say
that the President Is genuinely fond
of delivering addresses to the invisible
audience. On a certain occasion in
w cAHoA44Ai6 eOAAs AAOb 81 4OII6 dSo, oOIIlC-
thing went wrong when Mr. Coolidge
was on the air. That's a rare hap
pening that the broadcaster never
knows about till he finds out that his
voice failed to reach the wave length.
The White House moved promptly to
learn just what cut the President off.
1t was nothing more serious than a
mechanical mishap.
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Latin American quarters in Wash
ington don't take very seriously the
Mexico City newspaper charge that
Woodrow Wilson invented article 27
of the present Mexican constitution,
with view to setting up a socialistic
state beyond the Rio Grande Another
story, much more reliably vouched for,
Is that Lincoln Steffens, first of the
muck -rakers. was the patentee of the
confiscatory article. The same yarn
has 1t that Steffens in 1917 took ar
ticle q to Russia and sold" the un-
derlying idea to the bolshevists. This
Observers authority for the diverting
information is that Mexicans now.
adays bitterly resent the suggestion
that Soviet Russia taught them the
doctrine Of state supremacy over land.
They claim, on the contrary, to be
precursors and not imitators, and that
Steffens can prove it.
(Copyrtght 1926)