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Evening star., 1926-05-29
A HALF Century Of Wonders.

More Than half q century ago the
Centennial Exposition at Philadeiphss,
held In celebration Of the hundredth
anniversary Of the signing Of the Dec
lara ton of Independence, was for
maiiy opened with impressive cere-
monies. Next Tuesday the sesqui-
centennial, In celebration OF the one
hundred and n ftieth anniversary, will
be dedicated and opened to the public
IN that city. In 1875 the Centennial
E,xposition was marked by the dispia y
and demonstration Of some remark
sbIe inventions and aAvanc In in
dustry. The telephone, for instance,
was f,rst used In public there. What
O. cha nee is evident today!
In that span Of nifty years the
world has gone ahead marvelously
In the matter of mocha nicsl develop
ment. Fifty years ago visitors to the
exposition Travelled, save over very
short dista nces, by railroad trains
slowly in compar rison with present
Aav speeds. Today the Sesquicenten
NAL will bs visited by perhaps miiliOne
Of people travelling In motor cars. TN
do,baediy ma ny Of the visitors will ge
by airplane.
From that first faint voice over the
wire of Alexa nder Graham Bells in
venttou, which 30 startled Dom Pedro
the Emperor of Brazil, to the present
development Of the telephone is Ions
rsnke. Then it was an achievement
regarded as q marvel to send speech
by a metal conductor over q shOr'
dtsta nee. Now the voice travels across
The continent and under the sea b,
this same mea ns Of 4 thin wirs. And
more marvellous stir. il travels through
inf,nits distances without any ICON
ductor" at all. Unfortunately for thu
point Of historic contrast. the radio
has come into ordinary use ahead o.
the SesouicAntennial. 1t IL now &
commonplace. Radio sets are In nj
most every home and daily, nightly
programs are enjoyed. The proceed
,nss at the SesQuicentenniat will b
broadcast. They will be sent into th'
air and received by countless multi
tudes without thrill of emotion ovel
the marvel. just a. they receive musi
cal concerts and speeches. hase bal
reports aid mas*tk anststieni
Evening star., 1926-05-29

allowance should include the sUEar
used in cooking and also that added
to foods a. the table.
corporsted "a ore city and IL 20 what
in the Joint name?-E. r. II.
A. The Post once Department says
Minnea polls and st. Paul. MINI. are
known az the Twin cities. but they
are Incorporated a. seps rate cities
and have sepa rate city government
@. What were the original nsnleN
Of New York. Chicago and Los An
geles?-B. B.
A. Now York was formerly called
original name Of that city. which the
Indians gave it. Los Angeles was for
merly known a. Pueblo de Nuestrs
Sonora Ia Reina de los Angeles.
@. What 10 tho origin OF Brother
Jonathan?-W. F.
A. The reference IL to Washing
tons reliance for advice and support
on Jonathan Trumbull. Governor of
Connecticut. whom he termed the
first Of PATRIOTS
Q. What IL the present condition
of the Tidewater trail from Fred
ericksburg on?-D. T. g.
A. The Tidewater trail from Fred
ericksburg to Norfolk il reported '"
be in excellent condition. although
little ss ndy in spots.
@. Did Germany ever furnish war
ma terisls to other nations which were
at war?-A. B.
A. Germany has exported munitions
Of war to the belligerepts in all mod
ern wars. particularly during the va
rious conflicts in the Balkans. Ger
many supplied Great Britain with
arms during the Boer War. when the
Beers were shut of from supplies by
sea. These supplies were purchased
from Ehrhsrdt by private neg"tis-
tion.
s. j. c.
A. /, means Of the sea or Of the
pool.
O. Are there organic compounds ~
iodine?--J. J. McC.
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry saws
that there are any number Of orga nic
most common ones are: Iodofcrn.
methyl iodine and phenyl iodine. All
Of these and many others have been
produced in the laboratory.
Q. How many people live in Nome.
Ala ska *. p.
A. 1t has less than 1000 iphah-
| itants.
@. What IL q point in measuring
| type?-I. r.
! A. A point is one-seventy second NJ
/ an inch, that is. there are seventy
| two points to an inch.
| Hare zoe had the pleasure Of ssr'--
| ing you through our Washington In T.
! formation Bureaug cant 're he Of
some help to you in your daily prob
| lemsf Our business is to furnish you
NTH authoritative information. and
zoe inrite vou to ask as any question
| OF fact in iphich you are interested
Send your inquiry to The Evening
star information Bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin. director. Wdshfnofon. D. e.
! Inclose 2 cents IN stdmps for r"t"rn
postage.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What was the vast engineering
plan that Nero planned?-D. G.
A. The engineering plan which Nero
conceived was to cut through the
Isthmus OF Corinth so a. to open ship
communica ton between the 1onis n
and the Aegean seas. Nothing more
was done than the loosening OF
feet OF earth with a great ceremony.
q. What does the name Oshkosh
mean:-U. p. b.
A. Oshkosh, Wis. was named for
an Indian chief. The word was ssid
10 mean the nail. claw or horny
part Of the foot Of beasts"
@. How long have we celebrated
Decoration day? II it comes on Sun
day is it celebrated on that day?-C. A.
A. Shortly after the Civil War
day was set aside as Memorial or
Decoration day in honor OF the sol-
diers and % ilors who fell In the Civil
war. it IL usually observed by pro-
cessions and orations in honor Of the
dead and by decorating the graves
with flowers. Originally different days
were selected for this purpose in vari-
ous States, but later May 80 was set
aside and made legal holiday In
most States. Memorial day 10 now OBJ
When Memorial day falls on Sunday
il IL generally observed On Monday.
@. When did the exploration OF in
terror Africa begin?-F. MEG.
A. Until the seventh century A. d.
the desert was an impassable barrier
between the Mediterrs mean countries
nd central Sudan. The first African n
expedition on record in mentioned by
ho oy,in nv
Pharaoh Necho, about the seventh
century, Be, to circumDsviEste the
| continent.
Q. Is the golden spike which con
nected the Central Pacific and the
Union Pacific still joining them?-M.
E. n.
A. A good many misconceptions ex-
ist as to the nnal disposition OF the
golden spike which was driven at
Promontory. Utah, May 10. 1869. con-
Meeting the Central Pacific and the
Union Pacific and the tie into which
the spike was driven. The spike, the
last tie and the ha MINER used by the
Union Pacific Railroad are now in
Ste nford University Museum, Psio
Alto. Calf.
q. What causes some eggs TO crack
when the water in which they have
been put to boil gets hot?-W. NJ.
A. Various things may cause this.
II the eggs have been preserved in q
| limewater preservative the shells
| should be punctured with a needle:
otherwise they are apt to crack AZ
soon az placed in hot water. owing
| TO the pores being closed.
Q. What memorial has Mrs. Roose-
welt erected in France to Quentin
| ROoseVelt?-P. B.
| A. On one Of her trips TO the place
Of Quentin Rooseveit's burial Mrs.
/ Roosevelt found that the little French
town nearby had an inadequate water
! supply. Rather than erect an elabo-
| rate memorial over Quentin's grave.
Mrs. Roosevelt had pure water piped
! from q distance to the village.
| Q. How much sweet food should q
! child have q day?-N. l.. T.
| A. Sweet foods include sugar, mo-
lassee sirups, honey and other sweet g
! An ounce of sugar or it's equivalent
| is snficient for a day for a child. This
Evening star., 1926-05-29
The Archives Building.


has entered promptly on It's part Of
/ tee fve-year fifty million dollar Gov.
ernment building program at Wash
instOn. Ii has decided that, the frst
OF the structures to be begun will be
The Archives Building for tho safe
keeping Of public records not needed
; In the current conduct Of Government
business. This building will protect a
rnent records from fire and damage
by other causes and will make them
availab Bile to persons who would con.
suit them. These papers, not imme-
and not often called for, occupy space
in Government buildings that is needed
by The working forces.
The Public Buildings Commission
has allotted 81. 900 900 for the Archives
Building out Of the $50 ,OO0. .00e author
ized. This is agreea BILE in that IL indi-
Gates that the building is to be not Of
warehouse architecture. but of design
and construction that will improve the
Ca pital. 1t indics tee that the commits
sion means 10 reverse the policy of the
Government entered on at Washing
ION several wears ago, Of erecting ma
tionsl buildings not unlike ordinary
private office structures. Ii 10 desir-
able that future Government buildings
at Washington should be OF that archi-
ture conveniently called ''mOnu-
mental" and which IL represented by
the Patent Office. Treasury. old Post
ONCE Depa rtment, new National Mu
scum and the House and Senate once
Buildings. and the new city post once.
The Government should not construct
other national buildings on the srchi-
tectursl lines Of the Interior Depart
ment Building and the Arlington
Building, which houses the Veterans
Bureau. A very high class Of private
or semi public architecture 10 mani
fest at Washington, as In the build.
inss of the Pan-American Union.
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, Red Cross. CorcOrsn Gallery Of
Art. Freer Art Gallery, Union Station
snd the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. Government architecture
should not be below the level Of excel
Ience Of private architecture In tho
Capital There should be agreement
In architecture between natiousi build
inss. TOO much individuality ought
10 be avoided, and dissirnilar archi-
lecture such as represented by the
Pension ONCE Post once Department
and the old National Museum ought
not to be thought Of.
The site of the Archives Building
has not been announced ut this time,
but limiting the cost Of the building
to 50. .0OO, ,000 indicates that q privately
owned square south OF the Avenue
will not be taken. 1t is. however.
asainst public policy and contrary to
plans Of the several Capital improve
ment commissions that any parklsnd
shall be used - site. Tho proba'
b,lity is that the Archives Building
will be given o site on one OF the
sousres owned by the Government
and occupied by tenants in the section
Of the city between Pennsylvania
avenue and the Mall and Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Letters and numbers mean more
In the District Of Columbia. perha pr,
| than in most cities on account. Of the
system Of naming our streets. 20
The numerals 1e. for instance, IN
most cities have merely a mathemati.
cal sort OF sound. denottns the mum
ber Of ounces in q pound or some
thing along that order.
In washington, however, Sixteenth
| street" cOnjures up q whole world Of
pictures and Impressions to any one
who has ever lived here a. much a.
six months at q time.
1t Ia impossible to esca pc from the
distinction Of Sixteenth street II one
IL Washingtonian The implica
tions OF the term are SO ma ny. tina
one might write q book apon them.
Utterly beyond the mere signif-
| canoe Of the number is Is when it
Is followed by the word street" and
that by the designation "Washing
ton, ID. c." '.
This has been so felt that an at
tempt was made some years ago to
giid the lily by remaining Sixteenth h
street as The Avenue OF the Presi-
dents. Another suggestion cherished
by some was Executive avenue.
We always have felt that such well
meant but mistaken attempts de-
served the failure they achieved. for
their prOposers uniformly forgot the
genius Of the original planners as
well as the traditions gathered by the
street in the course OF decades.
We ought no more to change the
name OF Sixteenth street than we
should desire a man by the name of
Jones to ditch his mOnicker after he
had arrived at wealth and honors.
4 4
The characters Of city streets are
arrived at through growth and accre-
ton, 50 that when a thoroughfare re
becomes as Old as most of the main
arteries of the National Capital in
most instances it has taken on well
defined cha RAJ cteristtcs.
Among these. its most precious
asset is a good name. Like q man In
the prime OF life, the name stands for
something. How can any other be
quite 80 good? A rose. the poet "a Id
will smell as sweet by any other name
but perhaps even then he was
wrong.
Who would want the dainty
Thousand Beauties" called some
thing else? The splendid climbing
American Beauty, which recently has
transformed hundreds Of fences and
garages. would not be exactly the
same to us by another name.
To US.
There lies the secret Of the old
name. Just as The Old Refrain"
made immortal by Fritz Kreisler,
sta nds for definite associa tions and
memories. % does the old name, the
old familiar name, mean more tha n
any other name.
1t IL true that succeeding genera
lions would come to make their own
sssocis tions with q new name, and
that gradually the old one. like a
loved memory. might fade from the
minds Of men.
Yet such a change ought not to be
made lightly after 4 street is q GER
tain number Of years old, unless 1t be
that a definite change in the cha ra c.
ter Of the street makes q change Of
ma me advisa ble
There are, for instance, certain
streets in Washington which might
well be renamed. on account Of past
associations. The thing works both
ways, OF course.
A wide, stately way IL sixteenth
street, lined with noble trees. fine
homes: a thoroughfare along which
Evening star., 1926-05-29

There are many clubs In existence
but none of them succeeds in proving
as ingenuously entertaining as the
Pickwick Club, personally conducted
by Dickens. Nature provides the ma
terisl but art provides the touch OF
eternal interest.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Subms rines are dema nded as essen
tial 10 defense. The fact that the
world got on without them for ma ny
thousa nd years has no bearing on the
matter. There Ia no cha nee Of re.
tracing the course of evolution in
warfsre and going back TO the bow
and arrow and the spear
Evening star., 1926-05-29

intending to overthrow the Sultan.
IL peace and order can be main.
tanned in Morocco under French con-
troll there il promise of very rich de-
yelopments I'm resources, agricultural
and Industrial. There are oil and iron
and great abundance Of water to be
developed both for power and irriea'
tion.
lCspxzieht.. 1926. By Paul ?. CelileA.)
Evening star., 1926-05-29

scopes is supposed to be patiently
and sincerely studying somewhere In
Baltimore His homo town insists on
continuing q hula bsloo calculated 10
distract hts attention and possibly re-
tsrd hts Development a. an Intellectual
force
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Farm reiief has been a. problem
ever since the first peasa mt titled the
soil. Tho present age 10 one in which
science works wonders and new Idea q
may assert themselves in political
economy as we'll As in chemistry and
engineering
Evening star., 1926-05-29

The League Of Nations has effected
q fire. nix disclosure Of the fact that be-
fore lying eacefuny together nations
insist on knowing whether the lion IL
genuinely capable Of attaining n lamb
like disposition.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Prices Of farm products are re.
ported to be decreasing at a rate
which must sooner or later diminish
the cost of a posched egg or a sslad.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Occasionally an investigation proves
valua BILE not because Of disclosures
of culpa bility, but because of sus-
picisns that 1t allays.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Pennsylvania must admit that af
fairs were simpler when BOies Pen
rose was on ma nd TO res ch 4 decision
and put il into effect.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Polar explOra tion has a perpetual
lure Of adventure. Even when dis
covered the Pole offers opportunities
for q series OF rediscov cries.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Royalty always finds admiring in
terest in America even though 1t is
never quite strong enough to move
the country to desire some Of its own
Evening star., 1926-05-29

| Funda mentalists and modsrnists
develop as much debate a. II the is'
sue affected taxation or once patron
age.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Pretty Noisy!

From the sprinsheld Union. 10.
The North Pole can't be much Of
a place nowadays In which to set
good un4lNurbe4 ntkht.& &IAeA
Evening star., 1926-05-29
A Natural Result.

Tr0m the Muncie Star.
A sympathetic strike generally
alienates whatever sympathy the pub
lie might have had.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

America, with all her enterprise.
sttu has undeveloped resources;
among them Muscle Shoals.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
In Time.

From the Leweii Evening Leader.
1t may console Gen. Smedley ID.
| Butler to reflect that he left Phila.
delphia before the deluge.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
Rate hy Maii-Payabie In Advance.
An Otb.r States and Canada
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press ls rxciu,,vtiS ~rntie'i
~ the uae for reou','ication tf all news a.
patches credited to Il Or not otherwise cred
i.ed ir fhs paDer and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
" special dispatches herein are also reserve ed.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
weather predictions and dramts.
o,,ita a. a mn tier of course.

weather predictions and dramas,
quite a. q natter of course.
What will the SesQuicsnte nnial
yield as the extra ordinary outstand'
ing achievement Of man in tho realm
Of science and invention? Already
ia dio pictures are being transmitted,
not yet perfectly, but with sumcient
distinctness to promise rare results
In the near future. Radio power
ira nsmission Is also In tho Stage OF
development. Flying machines are
40 frequently seen that few people
turn their heads to note them. and
from the flying machines men talk to
people on the ground and receive mes
ssges from them. The other day a
great airship sailed over the North
Pole from Spitzbergen to Alaska and
sent bulletins by voice Of the progress
Of that astounding voyage. A short
time before an airplane few from the
sa me isian nd. circied the Pole and re-
turned In Iess than fifteen hours.
Perhaps the Sesquicentennial will
produce no thrills equal 10 that given
in 1875 by the whisper over the wire,
but il will be in that event possibly
even more signihcsn mt In the estab.
lished use of devices and aids nd
facilities that half century ago
were SIN the dreams Of men.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

10 serve as q Federal dry agent
man must In some communities jeop-
srdize his popularity to an extent tnat
NAV interfere with his political pro-
motion.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
SHOOTING STARS.
nv pHUANDDR yOHNsOH.
vs,A ssk>vk WarV

The Next War;"
The times are different We hear
Since days before the war.
Yet fashions queeriy pereeVers.
We wonder what they're for.
We left the hoop skirts long ago
And Mother Hubbards'' which va
know
Wore deemed q most audacious show
Way back, before the war.
Oh. let's have peace and talk no more
OF days before the war!
Those eccentricities Of yore
We faithfully abhsr.
And lot us seek q saner bent
for ma nnsrs and habiiiment.
Avoidins future discsntent
For days before the war"
Same Ol1 WerId.
1.-The world 10 not like 1t used to be. v
"Yes it 1s," declared Senator Sor-
shum. "All We need to set into it's old
stride is q few people with the pep Of
George Washington, Tom Jefferson
Ben Franklin and q few others"
Joy.RSde.
what do you understand by the
term 'joy-ride'?"
"A motor trip" answered Miss
Cayenne, during which everybody IL
scared half to death. except q moron
driver"
Frsm the !Amatsur Gardener.
Man doth q patient plan disclose.
| He humbiy deives.
The insect says, THE Lord helps those
Who help themselves"
! Jud Tunkins says the man who tslki
about himself can at least be relied
on never to ke any unpleasant re
marks.
Polar Pun.
Find any politics at the NORTH
Pole?"
Every little" answered the explorer
IAN ] could detect in that line wal
q policy Of Ice collation."
when a mean br&ss about how
honest he is," saids Uncle Eben. I'll
sounds like he was tryin' to talk lout
an git de hest Of an argument witt
| his own conscience
Evening star., 1926-05-29

The Evening Star. with the SUNDAY morn
inp sdition IL delivered nv carriers uithn
the city at 80 cents ner mouth: daiiy oni,
~ cents per pionth SUNDAY only. 20 cents
per month Orders may Re seat bv mail or
telephone \ in 5000. COLLECTION is msde u"
carrier st tue end OF each month.
Evening star., 1926-05-29
THE EVENING STAR
With Sunday Morning Edition.

WAS HING TON, D. c.
SATURDAY. ...... May 2e, 1929
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Luther fell because on the issue Of
the tas-that is. opn the question Of
Evening star., 1926-05-29
THEODORE w. MOVES. Z, Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business Ofi't:
11th 81. and penn.yivaEi. Ave.
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Chicago once: Tower Building.
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Evening star., 1926-05-29

Q. What IL the present condition
Of the Tidewater trail from Fred
ericksburg on?-D. 7. g.
A The Tidewater trail from Fred
ericksburg to Norfolk il reported ""
be in excellent condition. although
little "a ndy In spots.
Evening star., 1926-05-29

Add -el. .Krim rebelled at first only
against Spain, for Spain's zone of in
fiuence covered his mountains-El Riff.
He was 80 successful in lighting the
Spa aniards that he grew reckless. and
= year aga invaded the French sons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-17
oil MERGERS !
.AREATTACKED
Connally of Texas AS
sails Department
of Justice 4

WASHINGTON. ID. c. June IT,
Pl-The department of justice was
assailed in the house today by Rep
resentative Connally, democrat, Tex
as, for sanctioning the recent mer-
gers of the Associated Oil company
with the Tidewater Oil company,
and the Standard Oil company or
New York with the General Petro-
leum corporation.
1T is notorious" he said, that
gasoline prices have materially in
creased within a very recent time
II the increase is such as to justify
the president is asking for an in
vestigation BY the federal trade COM
mission, IL seems that the truth
could at least in part be arrived at
by turning over to the house the
secret information in the files Of
the department Of justice upon
which was based approval or two
significant mergers Of large oil
property"
He recalled that he recently had
introduced resolution requesting
such information, and II had been
reported adversely by the judiciary
committe, on advice of the Depart
ment Of Justice
Connally added that the depart
ment ION more than one occasion
has shown its sympathy for what it
calls business
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-17
.MOPAC TRACK
LAYING ENDS
Close Gap in Edin-
burg-Raymondville
Cutoff
Especial to The Herald. }

RAYMONDVILLE. Tex. June H.
The track laying on the cut off from
Raymondville to Edinburg on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. was COM
pleted at 4:30 y. m. Tuesday.
The two crews met near LaSara.
about eight miles west of Raymond
vile. which completes the line from
HRaymondville into Edinburg.
The two crews will now start lay
ing track from Hargill TO Rollo and
from Allendale to Monte Christie. A
crew will be put 70 work on the main
cutoff just completed in grading
and getting the road ready for the
first official train to be run on July
1. which will be one of the features
in connection with the celebration on
the fourth in Raymondville under the
auspices of the American Legion.
This cutoff when completed will
make Raymondville an important
railroad center in the Valley and
will save the upper Valley about rs
miles in getting their produce TO
market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-17
AUTO DESERTED
BY BOOTLECCER

One touring car. the driver Of
which is missing. and a quantity of
booze found in the vehicle. are in
the possession Of United States
authorities as tho result Of a catch
made early Wednesday afternoon
near Santa Maria.
The driver Of the car deserted il
on the approach Of Roy and Ed
Harrell. patrol inspectors; Marcus
Hines. customs Inspector and ~ VI.
Ragland. state game warden. and
was not caught in the chase that fol-
lowed. In the auto were 80 quarts
Of tequila, II gallons Of mescal. IS
quarts of peach brandy and Is quarts
Of cognac. The driver il being
traced By the license number Of the
car
William Shears made an arrest a
short distance from Brownsville
Wednesday night on charge Of re-
ceiving, possessing and transporting
liquor. Rafael Ruiz is the man ar
rested. Five gallons Of mescal were
found.