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Evening star., 1926-02-26

| A. Calico derives it's name from tha
city OF Calicut, in Madras, where II
was first manufactured. 1t was
brought to England in 1881 by the
East India Co.
.. On what continent are the most
languages spoken?-C. r. 8.
A. There are said to be more than
90O languages used In Asia, almost
500 In Europe. PTS in Africa, and more
than 1900 languages and dialects in
the Americas.
Q. How much does the Federal
Government spend TO control floods
along the Mississippi?-V. P.
A. Congress appropriates at the
present time $10,000,000 per year TO
be expended for the control of floods
of the Mississippi River.
| Q. Is the red liquid in thermome
ter alcohol or mercury?-I NJ 8
| A. 1t is alcohol containing dis
solved dye.
@. What is the name of the new
march Of Sidney Roche's that is be-
ing played by Army bands?-L. C.
| A. 1t Is called The Washington
High School
Q. What was the "Barebones Par.
| 1iament"?-T NJ. Il.
| A. "Barebones Parliament" was a
derisive term applied to the Little
Parliament" summoned by Oliver
| Cromwell July 4, 1853. 1t derived
that name from one Barebone, a tan
ner. one Of the members for the city
of London.
Q. How long is the earth's orbit?-
H. II.
A. The earth travels 5s4 500. 900
miles on it's annual trip around the
sun-that IS, approximately 1.60l.6Ui
| miles per day.
! @. How large are whales?-F. "
! A. A blue whale is the largeS-
! whale. It is about 78 feet long, 81
feet around the shoulders. and has a
! head l9 feet long. The weight of the
flesh is SO tons; of the blubber s tons;
| blood, viscera and baleen, tons:
bones. s tons.
Q. Is the Colossus Of Rhodes meant
to represent any one?-J. d.
A. It represented HeHos. the Sun
God The statue was the work OF
Chares Of Lindus. 1t was erected by
the Rhodians at a cost OF 800 talents,
| apparently as a thank offering after
the successful defense of the city
against Demetrius Poliorceles. 1t was
set up about 2s0 BIC, but SO years
later was overthrown by an earth
quake, and lay IN ruins until 653
! AID, when the Arabs captured the
city and sold the metal to a Jewish
merchant.
When in doubt-dsb HdSktn. He
offers himself as 4 target for the ques
ttons of our readers. He agrees 10
furnish facts for all toho ask. This Is
large contrdct-one that has nerer
been fllcd before. 1t 1rouId be pos
sible only In Washington and only 10
one 11ho has spent q lifetime In 10
, eating sources Of Information. Hosktn
does not knotU all the things that peo-
pie ask him. but he knotCs people tcho
do kno1C. Try him. State Jour ques-
ton briefly, 1Urite plainly and inclose
cents In stamps for return postage
Address Frederic J. Hdshin, director.
The EUeninG Star Information Bu-
reau, Washington, d. @.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

probosces convinces him that on a
showdown the present House and
Senate would be dryer than their
predecessors. So when Edge, Ed
wards. Hill. Celler. Stayton and the
other field marshals of the wet b1-
gade are Illuminating the loudest,
Wheeler sleeps the soundest.
Another Smoot has arrived on the
Washington scene. He is Harold r.
Smoot, eldest son Of the senior Senator
from Utah, who has just removed to
the Capital from Salt Lake City to be-
come the head of a prominent New
York brokerage office. Mr.. Smoot. tr.
lnherits paternal talent from the chair
man of the Senate committee on
finance. having been in the banking
and brokerage business in Utah for
many years. Senator Smoot himself
is a banker by profession. His son
and heir. before going into brokerage
studied law in Washington, and for
two years was a Mormon missionary
in England. Like his influential father
young Smoot, who Is in his 30s, Is a
fine physical specimen-tall, broad
shouldered and powerfully built.
What price senatorial courtesy
these days? Comes a Senator from
Arkansas and buys fine old house
over the head and without the knowl
edge of a brother solon from Cali
fornia, who has occupied 1t in peace
and happiness for ten years and ex
pected to do so indefinitely. The next
aspect of the Chesterf1eldian code, as
practiced in the more exclusive wing
of the Capitol, reveals Senators from
| Idaho and Missouri taking the war
| path against confreres about to seek
denomination, respectively in Illinois
| and Wisconsin. The victims Of the
| new system OF senatorial manners
think that some Dawes plan" to re
store the little proprieties Of senatorial
life might have better chance OF
adoption than revision of rule %.
A great wartime figure In Washing
ton who was the terror Of all Germans
| in America, Capt. Guy Gaunt, has
| now become Great Britain,S own mys
| terry man. Gaunt was nominally nava
attache Of the British embassy ir
| Washington between 1914 and 1918
| intelligence service in North America
and acquitted himself so famous1y ir
that capacity that King George knight
! ed him. Later he was elected a mem
ber Of the House Of Commons. After
his injury in an automobile accident
| in 1924 Sir Guy suddenly disappeared
from England, and was never heard Of
again until he turned up aboard 6
| sailing ship of the coast Of British
| Columbia two weeks ago. He said he
| was fitting out a treasure hunt ex
petition to the Cocos Islands Con
! servative party leaders never were
able to clear up the mystery Of
Gaunt's prolonged absence from the
House Of Parliament, from which he /:
now expected to resign. He Is an Aus
tralian by birth, and has a brilliant
record In the British navy. In Parlia
ment he distinguished himself by hi:
plain sailor language. Gaunt was
British liaison officer for the United
States after 1917, and enjoyed many
intimate comradeships here. Hi.
friends say the Germans placed 6
heavy price on Gaunt's head.
| Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Motorists Should Obey
Traffic Signal Lights
To the Editor of The Star


was glad to ser your timely edi-
torial, "Obey the Lights" in Mon
days paper At first there was gen
eral observance Of the signals on Six
teenth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue., but now SO many are disregard
ing them ard getting away with 1t
that all classes of drivers are falling
into the habit. It is to be hoped that
watchfulness on the part of traffic
policemen will soon break up this
practice. Design. location, method of
operation-in fact. everything taken
into consideration-these signals are
among the best to be found anywhere
and reflect credit on the Traffic De-
partment officers. Automatic signal
ing is the solution of present traffic
problems: eventually 1t will be ex-
tended throughout the city, so why
not obey the lights now?
H. w. SMITH.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Dan Dooty. cub reporter, had al
assignment that struck him as emil
nently disagreeable.
He had not been in the newspaper
profession long enough to acquire
that sang-froid which is necessary i
one Is to survive.
He only knew that he would have
given his next pay envelope to any
one who would go on his assignmen,
for him. That being an impossible
ity, however, there was nothing to dt
but go himself.
I'D rather be shot," unused Dan
as he strode along. He looked arounC
In despair. His eyes caught sight O.
the Essary Building, where Mary
Rogue had an office. He had one
hope left.
by George" exclaimed Dan. "II
go see Mary"
He had known that agreeabl,
young lady since childhood, or
rather, Mary Rogue had known Oar
since he was born. as she was con
sderably older than he.
= To think was to act. He got up tC
her office as fast as the elevator coul6
take him, and burst through the door
with scant ceremony.
Hello, Mary" he cried, dropping
llllO ii IIldHOSdHy CIldlT.
why, Dan. how are you?"
Il got job l don't like"
"A common case"
80 I've come to ask you to helr
me out"
Mary looked a question.
i've got to CO." began Dan, "ant
tell a woman that her son has beer
lost in a wreck at sea. I'd rather b.
drowned myself"
Buck up. Danny" returned Mary
DUTY is duty. remember"
Il know. Mary, but she'll weeI
around, and"
You have got to learn to do It
Danny, even II 1t is disagreeable
There are disagreeable sides to al
work"
Dan looked around at Mary's Office
with it's curtained windows, mahogany
spinet desk. blue draperies. flowers.
Nothing disagreeable here" h
commented.
NO, 1t is agreeable enough here
but the disagreeable part comes In my
work where II does in every one else g
the human contacts. Dan. But wha
do you want me to do?'
Dan Dooty hesitated.
Il thought maybe you would go TO
me-"
Dan. | am ashamed of you" saiC
Mary. trying to look severe. but tn
expression Ill became her beautiful
face. You will have to go yourself
and hurry up about it,"
"All right then. but-but won't yo,
even go with me? No telling wha
she may do"
Mary jumped up. grabbed her hat
and pushed Dan out the door. III
follow along. as a sort of guardian
but you Will have TO do the Who'll,
thing yourself, Dan. This is your job
you know, not mine"
Dan sighed with great misgivine
I'D rather be shot," he said, will
conviction.
The public little knows the inneI
workings of the minds of newspape
men. Many persons regard reporte
as sort of ogre, poking his nose int
places where it has no business
whereas in many cases the reporte
would rather be any place in the worlt
than where duty forces him.
I'm trail you, Dan, about a block,
whispered Mary, as they came IL
sight of the woman's home, to whom
an unexpected blow of sorrow was t.
he dealt. 1t was a case in point
Many an older newspaper man woult
have shrunk from the task befor
young Dan Dooty.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Evidence Asked as to
Washington's Prayer
To the Editor of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Stdr:
Having just read in The Star of to-
day an eight-inch item about an al
legged washington prayer" said to be
copied in his own handwriting and
included in his manuscript prayer
book, and as l never heard of it be
fore, I am inclined to regard it as
fake or pious forgery; but, of course,
/ may be mistaken or simply not well
informed. So will some of your read
ers be so kind as to give me the evi-
dence that this prayer was ever cop
led or used by this great man?
II. 7. GERALN
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Mexico apparently cares little for
the scandal, SO long as the United
States newspapers. so generous in the
matter of free advertising, continue
to publish all the Tia Juana racing
news
Evening star., 1926-02-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Moonlight and Economy

Moonlight and Economy.
The lovely moonlight falls across
The roadway I must tread.
1t puts away the fear of loss,
And quells the sense of dread.
The lovely moonlight guides my wa,
To comfort and content,
And yields me light for which pay
No solitary cent.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

The pathway of the present German
politicians might be more clear If II
were not so plain that the Hohen
zollern family still retains a consid
cradle pull,
Evening star., 1926-02-26

After serious world crisis
Mussolini favors going back to
ancient Rome; thus establishing him.
self in public attention as the earth.
greatest reactionary.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
A Back-Seat Driver.

From the BinRhamton Press.
The man who is driven by his trou-
bled conscience generally hears the
the back seat.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Publicity thrust upon Count Salm
serves only to call attention to the
impression among managers that he
has no talents as a lecturer or q
movie star.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Anywhere Else But.

From the Newark Star Eagle.
Democrats have about decided not
to hold their next national convention
on the sidewalks Of New York"
Evening star., 1926-02-26

After few Broadway experiences.
Countess Cathcart might be quite
willing to experience deportation as a
means Of moral freedom.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Significant Silence.

Significant Silence.
You haven't said a great deal of
late"
MY silence is intended" answered
Senator Sorghum, ''as a demonstration
of power and security. A man who
knows exactly where he is at doesn't
have to say much"
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Tells Her the Sad News.

From the Uniontown Herald.
One East End man always confides
his business troubles to his wife
whenever she asks him for money.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
AM Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press ia exclusively entitled
90 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to il rot otherwise crr'-
ited In this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Extravagances.
A lady bathed in ginger ale.
I don't see why she should.
Hot water and a kitchen pail
Would do a lot more good.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

tng edition. is delivered by carriers within
the city at go cents per month; daily only.
40 cents per month: Sunday only, 70 cents
per month. Orders may he sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is made by
carrier Ut the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Traffic regulations are gradually
working around to a point emphasiz.
ing the disadvantage of the man who
can assert no political pull.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Jud Tunkins says there's no use
worryin' about the date of presidential
inaugurations. If they keep on gettin'
quieter and quieter, nobodyIl notice
'em anyhow.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
Adjustability.

like my little radio,
At which I used to scoff;
For when the stuff gets punk know
That I can turn it of.
Evening star., 1926-02-26
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
Tho Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business Office:

11th ST. and Pennsylv ania Ave-.
New York Office: 40 East 42nd ST.
Chicago Office. Tower Builolng
European Office: IA Regent ST., London,
ENGLAND.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Political Prowess.
Il hear that your boy Josh is at
the head Of his class at school,"
yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
Josh ain't much Of a scholar, but he's
a fine politician. He drew his allow.
ance in advance and bribed all them
boys ahead of him to let him move
up."
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Dem old excavations" said Uncle
Eben, shows dat an Egyptian family
had quite little left after do under
takers biu was paid" s-
Evening star., 1926-02-26

O. Why is calico so called?-G. A. B.
Evening star., 1926-02-26

Q. How large are whales?-F. W
A. A blue whale is the largeS-
whale. It is about 78 feet long, 81
feet around the shoulders. and has q
head 19 feet long. The weight of the
flesh is SO tons; of the blubber. tons:
blood, viscera and baleen, Z tons;
bones, tons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-10-01
WAYfE B. WHEELER ON POISONED LIQUOR

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cent
in
rion a the United
is
IN cir
this kind
the e of their authors
alcohol of
product
of
o
swho
booegger who sells n
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-10-01
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING

A friend told us the other day OF an
experience of his just few days before.
He was in New York. He wanted, to
see the Bowery. After hunting while he
asked policeman how to get to the
Bowery. The policeman told him he was
in the Bowery right then. The visitor
looked around in surprise and said. This
doesn't look as I had expected the Bow
cry to look l expected from descriptions
I had read to see much squalor and filth,
much drunkenness and fighting, but this
place looks quite peaceful and respect
able" The officer told him that his inn
preston was true for the Bowery of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-10-01


few years ago, but that conditions were
different now
Our friend asked the reason for the
change The officer looked at him sig
nifcantly and then said, "Yo on do not live
in New York, do your He was told that
the visitor was from Ohio. WELL" said
the policeman, "if I lived in Kansas or
Idaho I would say that Prohibition was
responsible for the change. But I cannot
say it here for it would cost me my job. l
will leave it for you to decide what has
made the Change
This incident gives the true inward
ness of certain wet statistics from GER
tain police officials.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-10-01
of Civic and Temperance Organizations of Illinois

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-10-01
Drys Indifferent

multitude rural sections regard this problem
to
results of which have If the dys participate the
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cause n o partisan
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dandy
RootsP Plan Fake


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to be
it known advance impartial
An Of May 10th United
him this referendum The
made by Mr. Root including public policy
consideration"
Who Wants
OF
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reject the proposal and repudhte the leadership.
Duty
in
The criticisms hurled legislation
based violation of obedience provisions When
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successfully enforced the of
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Public Policy
leming Supernt Illinois
Rener Waveand Ave Congregational Church.
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Narrow, Superintendent of the ILL., Vigilance
President Chicago
the Hyde Park Protective League.
Mathes Director Illinois Christian Citizenship Council
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12

serve that the efficiency man att the
stra wberries.
Out in the hall an Immediately
aal bed maid Matilda. stood holding
Alice's hat and coat and d bundle of
thooi books,
Hurry. now, Alice: you're late
again. ch.ded Constance. THE car
has been waiting ten minutes"
Alice flung herself carelessly into
a garment of fur. jimmed rakish
little hat over hci iuaily hair. soiZad
hor books and raced toward tho door.
II was swung open for icr by Hor-
ace. tn" butler, Down the front
steps Of the Erooke mansion she
lcapcd three at n time. crossed the
pavement in two bounds. ana
plunged through the open doorway
of q massive limousine. A footman
closed thr door after her. then
swung himself into the seat beside
the chauffeur A second later the
fifteen thousand, dollar English mo-
torcar was rolling imnrcssi"eiy up
tho avenue.
Hedge had followed as far as the
front door and saw it all. He watched
until the ear disappeared around Il
corner. then returned to where Con-
stance. and Billy were still standing.
Docs 1t .ake four persons to sind
Mice to SCHOOL," he inauiI ed briSkly.
Sometimes six or seven re.
marked Billy carelessy. Amy OBJ
jeetIon2'
Hedge ignored the poorly disguised
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12

concerning the same.
AN ORDINANCE establishing the
grade for the curbs. cutters and
centre line of Waba sh Avenue from
the centre line of Marvin Avenue
Enthusiastically to the Northeast
Borough line in the Borough of Lin
wood. Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Section No. |. BE it ordained by the
Borough Council of the Borough of
Linwood that the elevation of grade
of cutters on said Wabash Avenue.
shall be five tenths of one foot lower
than the grade of the adjoining curb.
Section No. 2. That the pitch or
rise of finished surface of sidewalk
from the curb to the property line
shall be nj the rate of three eishths
of an inch per foot. The outer edge
of the sidewalk to be flush with the
curb.
section No. 3. Re II further ordain,
ed that the grade of the centre line of
said Wabash Avenue shall be as fol-
lows:
Beginning i'm the centre line of Wa
bash Avenue where the centre line Of
Marvin Avenue intersects the same at
an elevation of 25.l0 feet. and from
thence extending Enthusiastically.
along the centg line of Wabash Ave-
nue..
N Descending at the rate OF 020
feet per hundred feet TO the centre Of
Vernon Avenue Gel. 24.50).
(2) Thence ascending at the rate of
0.20 feet per hundred feet to the
Northeast Borough line.
And be 1t further ordained that the
grade of the Northwest curb line of
Wabash Avenue shall he as follows:
al The West curb corner Of Wa
bash Avenue and Marvin Avenue shall
he at an elevation of 25.l06 feet.
(2) The North curb corner shall be
at an elevation of 25.l0G feet.
CD Thence descending to the West
curb corner of Wabash and Vernon
Avenue. elevation 2i.028 feet
ca The North curb corner of Wa
bash and Vernon Avenue shall be al
an elevation of 24.02S feet.
60 Thence ascending at the rate Of
q 30 feet per hundred feet to the
Northeast Borough line.
And be it further ordained that any
ordinance or parts thereof inconsist-
ent herewith be and the same Is here
by repealed and that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately.
Passed third and final reading after
n hearing at a regular meeting OF the
Borough Council, October 4. 1926
Approved October 4. 1926.
CHAS. Il. BROWN. Mayor.
Attest:
JAMES PARISH,
Borough Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12
H
100 Much Efficiency
By .J(x.SssNy:.n)RaH

, port a high.priced hot house has ex.
pircd.''
The three Brooches exchanged
glances.
Horace" said Constance. you
VIII order and serve strawberries to-
morrow morning.
Horace" said the efficiency man.
in equally calm tones. "if you ordr
and serve strawberries tomorrow
morning you willpay for them out of
your own pocket. after which YOU
will he fired F."
Horace looked appealinGly at his
mistress. She bit her lip. but made
no further remark.
So ended the fixed rule for gay
breakfast II. Hedge had irrevocably
smashed il. The three Brookcs gave
him a silence for the remainder of
the meal 1t was poor revenge. PR
hapS. but they were in no mood for
e;2ccch 1t chec"cd them none TO Oh.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12
LIES Obligations

Such help as we can give to each
other in this world is a debt to each
other: and tie man who perceives
q superiority or capacity in sub
ordinate. and neither c0nfesstS nor
assists If. is not merely the with
holder Of kindness hut the commit
ter of injury. -Ruslin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12
JAMES PARISH.
borough ClcrlS
ORDINANCE NO. IS.
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing ordinance was introduced al a
regular meeting OF the Borough coun-
ell Borough of Linwood. N. j.. held on
September goth. 1926. and passed first
reading, and will be considered for
final passage by the Borough Council
at a regular meeting to be held In
Borough Hail. Poplar Avenue. on De-
tober 4, 1926, at 8 o'clock r. NJ. and
any person interested will be heard
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-10-12
somees POINT ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE to fix the fees and
salaries of the city officials of the
Gitv of Son1crs Point and providing
for the payment thereof
BE il Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Somers Point.
sec. f. That on and after January
LIST. 1927. the annexed salaries of the
CIV Officials of the City of Somcrs
Point shall bc fixed and determined as
follows.-
Mayor 20
civ Clerk G9N
Treasurer for city and Sinking
Fund Commission combined 400
Collector of Taxes - 1900