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oNE.ARM LOVING

.Euerybodv toUes toper," they
say Not so 4citb Judge Macdonald,
OF the Police Court. He ffned
chap for drtUtH0 10Th one arm.
The GRtotst not only had one arm
around his girl, but she had one
arm around him. The. Judge said
he didn't believe any man Hvit0
could do that and drive straight.
LopimS IN q parked car Is QUO
thing, IN moving car IL Is alto
Rgether another. Abe.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30
kIssING IN OUR PAIRS

Major u. S. Grant, 3rd., SUI
perintendent of public grounds
and parks, is lenient with mod
crate kissers in our public
parks IL they break away from
elinches in a few moments. The
Major evidently sympathizes to
some extent with French Gus
toms, which permit you to kiss
your mother-in-Iaw or uncle, If
you desire. Liberty, equality
and fraternity" with much low
ing, are the notices of the
French. JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30
She Su lse

AS CHIEF FIGURE IN the
already famous Mount. Rainier
attack case you've certainly
heard about 10. Miss Ethel Claw
ans. one 0f the two accused IL
the attack Oh Mrs. Myrtle ROsen-
field, has sworn out warrants Tor
the arrest 81 the latter and her
husband. Assault IS charged.
NY | What an exciting affair !
The Washington times., 1926-08-30

Plaste,img plnsterer IS
tie latest stunt Of Judge Sid
dons, of the District ST.
irene Court. He sent {.
plasterer to jail for falling
e pap ulinsony. FL. p.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30
Times staff Photo
MRS. SARAH BRUCKHEISER

WHO DISCOVERED that the
Hunt home at 21O1 First st.
n. w. had been robbed Of q $35
VictFOla and n SIS set Of tools.
while Richard Hunt and his wife
were struggling 70 recover in
Emergency Hospital, whence they
had been taken following . shoot.
ing episode. I'm which James
O'ConnelI IL alleged to have
wounded Hunt. .
The Washington times., 1926-08-30
ATTENTION. MAJOR HEssE

There was q young man named Stark,
Who liked to go out ON q lark.
He ran into = cop,
Who crowned him on tOps
OH hear the brides; bark! bark!
LEAPING LENA.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30
ENHANCED VALUATION

ny wife grows dearer 20 me each
day
"a hubby once proceeded to say
e ia the truth speak.
And y no Idle freak,
j Judge 81 the increased bills I must
pey.y =. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30

Jake Punch, of Dallas and
Anna B. Good, of Philadelphia,
are added to our names gallery.
The Washington times., 1926-08-30

cHANGING ETE,s DREssEs
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THINK 1T OVER
Standardized Living.
By William Mather Lewis,
President George Washington University

The pioneer in America had to
think for himself. We of later day
delegate that function to specialists
in various lines.
Do we decide what kind of clothes
we are to wear? Certainly not. The
length of skirts is dictated by Paris;
the width of trousers by London. Do
we choose what play we are to see or
what book we are to read? No! The
critics and publicity men attend to
that for us. There are associations
that direct us as to what roads we
shall speed over on our vacation trips.
We vote as our party chiefs direct.
We worship according to a predeter-
mined formula. We eat. not when we
are hungry, but according to what the
policy of our community indicates as
the proper. meal hour. At GrigbYs
Station the evening nouriShment is
taken at o'clock. In the exclusive
section of New York it is poor form to
be hungry until 8 o'clock. daylight
saving time.
Perhaps Standardization is being
race. Perhaps an overproduction Of
customs and conventionalities and
laws may ultimately make puppets
out of human beings.
Robinson Crusoe must have found
considerable exhilaration in the
thought that he could run things to
suit himself for awhile; that his in
genuity and talent would have full
swing.
DOWNRIGHT 1921
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The Business Map.

Fact telling by pictures and by dia-
grams is much more graphic than by
words and visualizes the situation to
more people than the most effective
text. Each month the Nations Bust
ness, published by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, pre-
sents a picture of the state of bust
ness throughout the country that
wildly illustrates conditions, espe-
cially as 1t consists of a showing not
month preceding and the correspond
ing month in the year previous Thus
at a glance it is possible to obtain a
veritable motion picture of the bust
ness conditions Of the United States.
Il Is a valuable contribution to public
understanding.
The latest nations business" map,
rejecting conditions as of August l.,
shows an encouraging change from
the July map. The black spots. sig.
nifying quiet" business, are less nu-
merous, and the white spots, meaning
good" business, have increased and
are larger in area. Maine. which was
black a month ago, is now gray, sig
nifying fair" Vermont remains in
the dark zone. A black spot has de-
veloped on the southern border of cen
trail New York and at the western
end. Black spots remain around
Jackson, Miss, and below and east OF
81. Louis. though the latter has
shrunk in area. The black spot that
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Lure of Musical Comedy.

From the Detroit News.
Roosevelt, a voluminous writer Of
permanent additions to our literature.
turned in lighter moments to reading
loosely written detective tales. Lin
coin, author of the finest short speech
in the language, was an admirer OF
Petroleum V. Nasty and loved col
loouial story. Wilson, actor in the
mightiest drama in our day, was a
devotee of vaudeville. So it is not
surprising that CALI Curci, a fixture
among the larger luminaries of opera,
admits she would rather listen to
musical comedy than opera.
However, it would be a mistake to
attribute this liking for the lighter
form to a mere taste for diversion.
There are, 1t may be, more substan-
tial reasons for her preference. In
the first place, musical comedy plots
are not nearly so absurd.
There is none, for example, so
bizarre as those circumstances in
"Rigoletto" in which the famous quar-
tet is sung. The stage is divided by a
garden WALL two singers are on one
side, two on the other. and. though
neither pair can hear the other, their
voices blend in exquisite harmony. In
Aida" the play closes with hero and
heroine suffocating in a subterranean
tomb. Though there is insufficient
air for life itself, they sing with un-
abated vigor to the end. Similarly,
Mimi in ia Boheme" dies of con-
sumption. yet her voice carries to the
uppermost gallery in her last mo-
ment. In 1.-The Tales of Hoffman" a
barcarolle is sung by characters who
occupy lounges disposed on the pave
ment of a Venetian square.
Beside these episodes the ordinary
musical comedy is a masterpiece of
reason. If Fred Stone is blown up
through the floor in a cloud of home
brew, that is something that can hap
pen. If Jess Dandy fell into the foun-
tain in n dresa suit. so have many
others. If Leon Enrol. though
Russian nobleman, impersonates a
waiter, then so are hundreds of Rus
sian noblemen similarly employed in
real life. Musical comedy often is ra-
tional and real. One can understand
what solace it must be to an opera
singer who has heard Scarpia con-
tinue to sing with all his might
though MORALLY stabbed.
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An Epic of the Air.

Modern air transportation will
probably be a material factor in the
complete recovery of Lieut.. Cyrus
K. Belts. although it was the means
Of giving him the injuries from which
he Is now suffering. The Army avi-
ator, who holds world speed records,
crashed in the Pennsylvania noun
tains near Bellefonte in heavy fog
on Monday. With a leg broken and
other injuries. Lieut.. Belts found
himself strapped in his wrecked plane
miles from civilization. Knowing that
1t would be hard for searchers to
locate him in the dense forest of the
mountain into which he had driven
his machine, the flyer decided that
his only chance of salvation was to
crawl to some more accessible point.
On hands and one knee. suffering
intense agony with every movement,
Lieut.. Belts dragged himself three
miles to a main highway, where he
was picked up and rushed to a hos
pital. His tortuous journey through
the underbrush took him six hours.
A close examination at the hospital
showed the aviator to be suffering
serious if not fatal injuries. Facil-
tiles were not available at the insti-
tuition to give him the proper treat
ment. 1t was accordingly decided
that he should be transported at the
first possible moment to a completely
equipped hospital.
Instructions were then given from
the surgeon generals office here for
the Army ambulance plane to pro-
coed at once to Bellefonte and, if
conditions were favorable, to bring
Lieut.. Belts to Walter Reed Hospi-
tai. Rushing to Bellefonte from
Boiling Field yesterday, the ambu-
lance plane, with a doctor and two
pilots aboard, picked up the stricken
flyer and made the northumberland
eighty-f1ve-mile return trip in two
hours. Lieut.. Belts is now resting
comfortably in Walter Reed, with the
best surgical care and attention of
the Army at his disposal.
And so what threatened for time
to be a tragedy now turns into a
potentially happy drama in which
aircraft played both the villain and
the hero. OF course, the decisive
factor in the saving of this intrepid
flyer was his own grit and courage
in the face of almost insurmountable
obstacles. but nevertheless the speed
and comfort of his trip to Walter
Reed had a part in promoting his
ultimate recovery. In no other way
would 1t have been feasible to bring
the aviator to Washington, and to
the Medical Corps Of the Army must
go credit for the development and
efficiency of its first ambulance air
plane
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A Life-Saving Invention.

An invention that has great poten-
tialities in the saving of lives was
given a successful test recently when
a parachute attached to the top Of
an airplane brought the ship safely
to the ground after the engine had
been cut off and the pilot had relin.
pushed the controls. Although the
plane was slightly damaged when it
landed, the aviator was uninjured and
the test was pronounced satisfactory.
Observers Of the experiment state
that had a landing been made on
level ground instead of a hillside
there would have been no damage to
the plane.
The parachute, which is fifty feet
in diameter, was opened at an altitude
Of two thousand five hundred feet.
The engine was killed and the pilot
sat back to await developments. The
plane drifted steadily downward, os-
cillating slightly as it neared the
ground. When it landed, the pilot
hoped jubilantly out to receive the
congratulations of the onlookers.
If parachuted airplanes prove prac.
zealand from the result of this test
there is every reason to believe they
Will, at least for smaller ships-the
element Of danger in flying will be
materially reduced and many lives
will be saved. Aviators seldom 20
aloft nowadays without a parachute
firmly strapped to their bodies. It is
merely a following out of the same
theory to have parachutes attached
to the planes.
There is always slight jar in land.
ing with a parachute. 1t takes skill.
full manipulation to prevent this shock
from being severe. The same thing
has been shown to hold true when
the parachute is bringing a plane to
earth instead Of a human. In both
cases. however, the life Is saved.
which is the primary object.
Further experiments of this inven.
ton will be watched with interest. as
a safety development for airplanes of
this kind is a boon for the science
Of flying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

was around Little Rock has vanished.
and likewise one that circled Denver.
South Dakota has become solidly in
stead of partly black, and the "quiet"
zone has covered the western end of
North Dakota. Meanwhile white
zones have enlarged around Detroit,
Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianapolis, Bir
mingham and at Oklahoma City,
covering the whole of Oklahoma and
half of Kansas. and have appeared at
and the northwestern part of Idaho.
around San Francisco, and over the
whole State of Arizona and the west
ern third OF New Mexico. The south
ern California zone of white, center
ing at Los Angeles. has spread north
ward. A year ago there were only
three white zones of moment-the
Florida peninsula, an area covering
parts Of the Dakotas and Minnesota
and bits Of Arkansas, Oklahoma
Kansas and Missouri, in addition to
the traditional Los Angeles sector,
which for some years has been white.
At the same time a year ago there
were only three dark spots, around
Pittsburgh end in the West Virginia
coal regions, the southern portions of
Indiana and Illinois, and in the south
central part of Texas. At present
nearly half of Texas, comprising north
and south portions. is white
This current map shows a prosper
ity reaction in important sections,
comprising the industrial and agricul-
tural centers. July appears to have
been a month of varied happenings
in business, with a generally favor.
able tendency. But for the collapse
of the Florida boom, which when
it was at it's height carried the
white zone far north and west Of that
State, this current map would be in
comparison with 1925 token of ex-
ceptionally good conditions throughout
the country. These maps are based
upon detailed reports of financial,
mercantile and industrial happenings
and afford an instructive index to the
state OF the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Three. Quarters of a Million Lost.

One of the largest utility corpora
tions in this country a few weeks ago
announced a new issue Of stock avail
able to its shareholders at par, though
the stock securities were then selling
at nearly fifty per cent above par.
The value of this issue at par would
be 1854, 100000. 1t was a gift Of
great worth to the stockholders and
there was reason to expect that every
share would be taken and every
right" would be claimed or sold. Yet
when the last day for the transaction
had passed, after many weeks OF no.
tice, rights to the value of about
$3.50, 900 had not been exercised,
through neglect or carelessness on the
part of the stockholders. While this
was only less than half of one per
cent of the total issue, it represents
a very large sum lost through mat
tention. confusion Of mind or procras-
tination. Nobody benefited by this
failure on the part of the holders OF
the $3.50. 900 worth of rights to claim
them or to sell them. Probably in
most cases they were fractional. I'm
der the proposition one share OF new
stock would be issued for each six
shares of old. Thus, one share OF old
stock represented a right to one-sixth
of a share of the new. These siXths.
however. were worth several dollars
each. They could be sold in the mar
ket. and the company itself offered
facilities for their disposal within
easy reach of all shareholders. Yet
thousands of these rights We're ig-
nored, forgotten or lost. This is an
intersstinx pheuemsnons in 1EisW pf
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ocrats carry when Lincoln was re-
elected in 1S64?-D. NJ. b.
a. Mcclellan. the Democratic can
didate for President against Lincoln
in 1864. carried but three States
New Jersey. Delaware and Kentucky
with total of II electoral votes.
Q. How many telephones are there
in the United States?-A. Il. r.
A. The number of telephones on
the 1st of January, 1926. was approx
imately 16.SS0,0O0.
Q. Who was the richest man In
the world 40 or 80 years ago?-H. T.
A. When William II. Vanderbilt
died. in 1885. he was reputed to he
the richest man in the world. his es-
tate approximating $2OO,0OO,OO0.
Q. What Is the definition OF trea-
son in this country?-M. II. l..
a. Whoever owing allegiance 70
the United States. levies war against
them, or adheres to their enemies.
giving them aid and comfort. is
guilty of treason. Misprision of trea-
son consists, in general. of having
knowledge of, concealing and not
disclosing the treason of others.
Q. Do soda and salt added to veg
etables while cooking destroy their
vitamin value Il. F.
A. Soda added to vegetables when
cooking partially destroys the vita
min content. AS far as we can as
certain. salt does not have this effect.
Q. Who invented the stream line
SHELF. r. W.
A. The stream line shell is con-
sidered not an invention. but de-
Velopment. This shell has been in
use in various forms In Europe. En-
periments and developments made by
several countries have improved II.
No one is credited with it's inven-
ton.
Q. Please explain the use. value
and natural location of selenium-
H. s. Z.
A. Selenium is an element and not
found native in visible quantity. 1t
Is obtained as a by-prOduct in the
electrolytic refining OF copper. 1t is
used in making red glass. electric
resistances and cells for measuring
light. These cells are particularly
sensitive to light and many of them
come under Swedish patents. The
present supply of selenium is greater
than the demand and it has no great
COIIlIIIeICldl value.
@. Tell something of Eugene San
dow's life-A. X
A. Sandow was born in 1867 at Ko-
nigsberg. He died suddenly in Lon
don on October ID, 1925. The imme-
date cause Of his death was the burst
ing of a blood vessel in his brain.
Sandow was feet inches tall and
weighed 1856 pounds. He succeeded
Sigmund Breithart as the worlds
strong man."
Q. What Is the largest known
flower?-J. X. n.
A. Probably that of the plant known
as raffoesial. found in Borneo. The
buds of this plant are frequently as
large as mans head and blooms
have been found measuring 35 inches
in diameter.
Frederic j. HdSkin is EN- ployed by
this Paper to handle inquiries Of our
readers, and you are inuited to coll
upon him as freely and as often as
you please. Ask anything that Is q
matter of fact and the authority 1UiH
be quoted you. There is no charge for
this service. ASK 1Uhdt you tcdnt, sign
your name and address and incrose 2
cents in stamps for return postage.
Address The Evening Star Informd-
ton Bureau. Frederic j. Hdskin, d.
rector, Washington, ID. C..
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@. How old does a person have to
be to make a will that will be legal
r. j.
A. In most of the States the age at
which persons may make wills Is 2l.
However both males and females are
competent to make wills at Is years
in California, Connecticut. Idaho, Mon
tana. Nevada. North Dakota. Okla
homa, South Dakota and Utah, and
females only may make wills at Is
years in Colorado. the District OF Co
lumbia, Illinois, Maryland. Missouri,
Washington and Wisconsin.
O. How many thunderstorms are
there on the earth in the, course of
a year?--C. II. b.
A. Data compiled by the British
air ministry shows that the earth ex-
periences about 100000 thunder
storms q year, or an average of $4,000
daily.
@. What percentage Of divorces are
granted to wives?-W. c. j.
A. Of the divorces granted in the
United States in 1928. the latest year
for which figures are available. wives
were plaintiffs in 67.S per cent of the
cases.
". I1OW OCt IdA W. Wa
were there during the World War;
d. II.
A. There were 9 declarations OF
war by the central powers and %
by the allies and associates during
the World War.
@. Did Robert Todd Lincoln wit.
ness the assassination of his father
w. A. B.
A. He had the peculiar experience
of being present when the three mar
tyred observation-disclosures. Garfield
and Mckinley-were assassinated.
@. How many capitals has Moroc-
COL. A.
A. 1t has four-Fez. Meknes. Mara
kesh and Rabat. The seat of the
government is at Rabat. where the
French resident general resides.
O. Who Is considered the most
popular musician in the world to.
day?-R. c.
ed to Paderewski.
@. What city is known as the
Pretzel City?-N. T.
A. Reading, Pa.
Q. Do small stockholders receive IN
the aggregate the bulk of the divi
dends that are paid by the corpora
lions of the country?-B. p.
A The latest compilation shows
that the largest amount of dividends
goes to persons in the different
States whose incomes range from
$50, 900 to $4,000 a year. Small
stockholders receive a comparatively
small amount in dividends.
@. Is helium gas ever used as an
anesthetic &C. T. A.
A. Helium has been used as an
anesthetic with some success.
@. What is the highest mountain
in Canada?-M. p.
A. Mount Logan, 1859 feet high,
is the highest peak in Canada.
@. Are the coal mines of England
being rapidly exhausted?-B. B.
A. The mined coal fields of Eng
land are being depleted, but last year
one of the richest fields in the world
was discovered near Hull. 1t is a
continuation of an exhausted vein,
from which it was separated by an
eight-mile gap, and is estimated to
contain 23,000,000,000 tons of coal,
sufficient to provide Great Britain's
needs at the present rate of con-
sumption for 400 years.
Q. How many States did the Dem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Marvels Of science multiply and
grave men are wondering what will
happen If any chemist ventures to
explode an atom. The scientist has
an inquisitive mind that is often more
or less whimsical. He is in present
danger of finding himself regarded
with something of the same appre-
hension that attaches to the small bow
who sits down on a key of gun.
powder and proceeds to play with a
box of matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

the general thriftiness Of the people
of this country, especially of the class
of people who are stock owners. The
holders of these securities are gener-
ally of highly intelligent character,
aware of values and of opportunities.
Yet values to the extent of three.
quarters of million dollars were
misunderstanding or thoughtlessness
or Indifference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
Evidence of Prosperity.

Evidence Of Prosperity.
1.-THE country was never so pros.
porous as it is today"
THAT is obviously true" answered
Senator Sorghum. "Only extraordi.
nary prosperity could provide leisure
for the discussion of so many queer
subjects that don't really amount to
anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Burglars secure few hundred dol.
lars and leave behind the plain evil
dence that their operations were a.
failure. IN view Of the enormous risk
they ran. Foolish money is destined
inevitably to be dissipated by fools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

The high cost of living causes de-
mand for higher wages. Higher
wages increase the cost of housing
and production. The calculations in
volved become confusing, in the alter
nate substitution of effect for cause
and cause for effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Mussolini is intent on restoring the
splendors of ancient Rome. An eco.
nomical handling of the tips of Amer
lean tourists will go far toward at.
tanning the admirable object.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

All Other States and Canada
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press ~ exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication Of all news DIS
b patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
asted In this paper and also the local news new"
cof special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Having tried beauty contests and a
homicide mystery as means of pub
iicity. New Jersey may another year
be content to resume relations with
the comparatively quiet and orderly
sea serpent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

AS an accomplished politician Gov.
AL Smith could scarcely be expected
to submit 1926 presidential boom to
two years systematic punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

Farmers pray for rain. Spectators
pray for a scarcity, which will compel
higher prices. There is need for an
intelligent get-together movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

A presidential vacation results large
ly in transferring the hard work Of
political news gathering from the
White House to White Pine Camn.