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Evening star., 1926-05-17
Urges Congress Gift
of 'sWestover'' to Byrd

To the Editor of The Star:
The suggestion made Yesterday by
Admiral Ralph Earle, Z. S. n, re-
tired. formerly chief of Navy ord
nance, now president of Worcester
Polytechnical Institute, that in recog-
milton OF Comdr. Richard Evelyn
Byrd's wonderful flight to the North
Pole and the glory thereby achieved
for the United States, Congress or the
American people should buy West
over. the old family home Of the
Byrds in Virginia and present it TO
Comdr. Byrd as a merited tribute to
his great work, is one that should be
put into operation.
Too often the United States has
ignored the work of it's really great
pioneers. For their polar work Mobile
will be highly honored by Italy
Amundsen by Norway: in other days
England knighted Scott and Shackle-
ton, Ross, Franklin, Markham, Mares,
Mawson and others, and that nation
has always recognized those who have
forwarded England's interest in ex-
ploration and scientific work. Peary
was made an admiral by the United
States for his discovery of the North
Pole.
In the welter of other polar pub
licity the great work done by Byrd
NAV be overlooked. Within 33 days
time from the day that he sailed from
New York in the Chantier, Byrd
reached Spitzbergen, landed his planes
under great difficulties and passive
opposition, took off on his epochal
flight. made the North Pole and re-
turned to his base. No hurrah. no
promises. but all performance. BYRD
courteously let his companion. Floyd
Bennett, guide the plane over the
Pole. he gave Bennett great credit
on his return, he paid Peary two
graceful tributes at the Pole by re-
| framing from dropping the American
| flag. since Peary had previously so
done, and by standing at attention
and saluting Peary as his plane
| nassed over the Pole. His polar work
done. Byrd next few on an errand
of mercy to the relief of two Nor
| weeians marooned on an isolated spot
| of Spitzbergen. risking his life to
bring them food.
| One of the most modest and un.
| assuming of men, Byrds s record OF
! achievement in aviation covers many
Years and excellent work, splendidly
GIVEN the United States and the Navy
without thought of fame or reward.
| Now that he has added a glorious
| chapter to American history, the peo-
nile of his country ought to express
their appreciation of courage. daring
| skill and ableness in a practical man.
ner. Others besides himself. to whom
I have talked, heartily indorse Ad.
| miral Earle's suggestion. 1t would
be a graceful act, would be generally
! approved and would do much to refute
The charge. too often made with truth,
| that the United States does little for
/ x.yI,o carI-o If hest
| Congress should buy Westover and
in the name of the United States
| present it to Comdr. Byrd.
| FAIRFAX NAULTY.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

by static which is introduced by the
friction of the paper with the metallic
parts of the printing press. This
gives considerable trouble in printing
plants, and in large establishments
special equipment is used to prevent
this. Controlled humidity conditions
assist in this respect, as paper that IS
kept very moist gives very little
trouble.
@. When were breeches first worn?
C. Il. A.
A. Breeches were worn by the
ancient Greeks as badge of slavery.
In the reign Of Honorius. about 394
AID. the breeches makers were ex-
PEELED from Rome.
Q. What was the first organized
army in the history OF the world?-
L. G..
A. Historians say that Egypt was
the first country TO have military
organization. Sesostris or Rameses
Ill was the first military organizer
of Egypt Q620 B.CJ. Palamedes in
1893 BIC. was the first TO form an
army in regular line Of battle. The
first guards and regular troops of a
standing army were formed by Saul
in 1893.
@. How much cloth will pound Of
cotton nake?--P. r.
A. Differences Of weaving govern.
but 1t has been figured that q, pound
Of cotton yarn should make 3Is yards
Of sheeting, 3al Yards of muslin, o.
yards of lawn, 7la yards of calico
o Il yards of gingham, or 81 spools
Of thread.
Q. Where do we get the word
news" as applied to the record of
current events?-O. S.
A. The word news" which was
coined to describe what newspapers
are supposed to print, came from the
four letters which for ages have been
used as authorizations of the four
points OF the compass. Early news
papers always published on their first
pages the crossed vertical and hori-
zontal lines, the former marked az
either end with an y and an :, and
the latter with a w and an z. This
was to indicate that the newspa pers
published all happenings from all
quarters of the globe. Later the let
ters were brought together in the
word news"
Q. For whom is Princess Juliana
named?-G. \. r.
A. The daughter Of the Queen of
the Netherlands is named for the wife
of William the Silent.
The resources Of our free Trfornd-
ton Bureau are at yOur scrutce You
are tnUited to call upon it rs often as
pou please 1t is being maintained bB
The Erenin0 Star solely TO SerUe you
What question can lCe dnStcer for
yOu? There is no charge at oil CT-
cept cents in stamps for return
postage. Address your letter to The
EUening Star Information Buredu
Frederic J. Hdskin. Director, TtCentu-
first and G streets northwest, Wash
in1ton, d. g.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
The Routine of Crime.
From the Kansas City Post.

From the Kansas City Post.
After investigating and analyzing
summaries arrived at from 10000 in
dividual tests. Criminologists give out
that 90 per cent of the crime is COM
mitted by per cent of the popula-
tion. The figures taken by and large
indicate that one man of every fifty
is criminal, with only q slight tend
ency toward crime among the forty
nine others.
The findings not only interest, but
they point the way to remedy for
the present wave of law-breaking.
Crime has it's best friends and surest
allies in non-criminals who are ever
ready to step between punitive law
and its detectives.
Comfortable crime begins at the
exits Of prisons. Having paid lightly
for some crime, the felon again Is
ready to take the chance and begins
the merry-go round confident that tho
road leading to the prison is longer
than the road leading from 1t, and
the stay within it's walls Is subject
to more than the usual trade discount.
With per cent of the population
committing 90 per cent OF the Ma
tion's crime, 1t would seem in order
to suggest that the back doors OF
jails and penitentiaries be securely
padlocked and the keys thrown away
Evening star., 1926-05-17

O. Will Japan be represented at the
Sesquicentennial Exposition?-S. l.. 7.
A. The entire exhibit will be on a
larger scale than any ever before at
tempted by Japan.
Q. Does thunder always follow
lightning?-F. III.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
lightning, particularly heat" light
ming, may occur so far away from the
observer that the thunder is not audi
BILE; on the other hand, the lightning
flash may be so close to the observer
that, so far as he can tell, the light
ming and the thunder occur simul-
taneously. If the lightning is at any
distance from the observer, however,
then, if thunder is heard at all, 1t
always occurs after the flash is seen,
the interval of time between the two
being greater the greater the distance
at which the flash took place. This is
because the speed of light is so great
Q86,330 miles per second) that the
flash is seen practically at the same
instant it occurs, whereas the speed
of sound is not very great (around
1 100 feet per second).
@. How fast does the blood circu.
late?-L. NJ.
A. 1t is said that all the blood in the
body goes in and out of the heart once
every minute.
@. Why was it difficult to carry on
conversation in old Latin?-E. H.
A. The difficulty found in speaking
Latin was the same as that of old
English. Sentences in Latin and old
English were very long, sometimes as
long as long paragraph. Men spoke
in sentences Of 400 and 500 words.
While one spoke all others had to sit
by and listen until he had finished
Today, it has been decided that a
sentence should not last longer than
25 seconds or contain more than l5
or Is words.
@. Was 1t on her first voyage that
the Mauretania broke the speed
record?-H. l.. S.
A The Mauretania on her maiden
voyage to this country sailed from
Liverpool on November 16. 1907, and
from Queenstown the following day.
She arrived in New York on Novem-
ber %. This Is not the voyage when
she broke the worlds record, which
was accomplished on September 10 10
16 in 1910.
@. Where is Blarney Castle?-A
G. d.
A. Barney Castle is in County
Cork, Ireland. 5 miles northwest OF
the town of Cork. Twenty feet from
the summit of the castle is the blarney
stone, to kiss which renders a person,
according to tradition, as persuasive
as a serpent.
@. In feeding a cylinder press we
have trouble with the papers stick
! ing TO each other. Is it electricity
that causes this? If so, where does
! it come from?-C. II.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the sticking together of paper
| during the printing process is caused
Evening star., 1926-05-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Bravery.
The vast white silence Of the northern
world
Still waits for men Of great coura-
geous soul.
Here are no weapons in defiance
hurled
AS strife leaves human passion un-
controlled.
Brave men will ever be; so will the
call
For daring faith and for intrepid
skill
To lead the way toward knowledge for
us all.
So wonderful, we shall forget to kill.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

What was referred to as "revolu-
ton" and "civil war" in London was
promptly adjusted to rational meas
ures. Further over on the European
map some demonstration at first re-
ferred to as a local disturbance may
develop fierce and general conflict. A
revolution" or civil war" is best han
died when taken under expert super.
vision in it's earliest infancy.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Great Britain has further important
and difficult situations to meet. She
has been conspicuously successful so
far in the orderly and practical method
Of disposing of her problems one at a
time.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

If Senator Cameron's group of
aboriginal dancers can maintain the
impression that they are rainmakers
they can establish a large itinerary
and be welcome guests for the re.
mainder of their lives.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
A Propaganda Formula.

From the Charleston Daily Mail.
Divide propaganda statistics by 10.
take off so per cent of that and divide
the remainder by another 10 and then
you will probably approximate the
correct figures.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
HuInOr and PathOs.

Humor and PathOs.
The hero Of the comic page
Is bounced and battered round the
map.
In new misfortune he'll engage
Each day. He Is a patient chap.
His plights grotesque that grow more
grim
view with sympathetic eye.
I often used to laugh at him,
But now he makes me want to cry.
when friend axes you fob advice,
said Uncle Eben, ''you sometimes has
to study hard to give him de kind he
needs, wituaA hurtint his Seennga"
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Everybody has some little chance at
setting a new fashion, but it is not
likely that our Hopi friends will have
immediate success in displacing the
Charleston with the snake dance.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

The Associated Press is exclusively ertt.eo
patches credited TO il or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news news
published herein All rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Washington. d. c.. is the one city
on the map where nobody can vote
and yet where everybody has to listen
to Congress all the time.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

The most valuable evidences Of farm
relief are being credited to the efforts
OF those who persistently prayed for
rain during the long drought.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
A Domestic Limit.

From the Wall Street journal.
If British wives had dictated the
length Of the strike 1t would have
been just long enough to have the
rugs heateus r--...-.-----.-----
Evening star., 1926-05-17

One agreeable feature of the North
Pole is the fact that its location en-
courages neither rum running nor
wild cat real estate.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Avoiding Confusion.

Avoiding Confusion.
"Why don't you start an investiga-
tion?"
I'm waiting my turn" answered
Senator Sorghum. II could find sew
eral things to investigate, but in order
to have a chance at public attention
you've got to take 'em up one at a
time"
Evening star., 1926-05-17

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
ins edition. is delivered nv carriers within
the city az 60 cents rer month dallHH only.
45 cents per month: sunday only, 20 cents
per month. Orders may he sent by mai or or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is mace by
carrier at the end of each month
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Tho Nau Publicity

The New Publicity.
The radios messages are sent
From every place.
It now puts up the sign For Rent"
On Time and Space.
Jud Tunkins says even If you call a
spade a spade, there's no reason for
making mud a perpetual subject Of
conversation.
No Relief.
There's a great deal Of excuse for
the discomfort of farmers"
"I know there is," answered Mr..
Corntossel. NEARLY everybody who
makes a speech considers it his duty
to keep US from forgettin' our troubles
even for little while"
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All O,ber States and Canada.


nslIy and Sunday. yr,. Sis GO 90 mo" mo 81 90
Sunday only -. yr $500; mo-. 3oc
Evening star., 1926-05-17

"Uncle Joe Cannon is still a wise
man. On his ninetieth birthday he
refused to tell the present generation
how to conduct ITSELF" comments the
Des Moines Register. Concerning this
attitude. the Flint Daily Journal asks:
Evening star., 1926-05-17
The Evening Star Newspaper COMPANY

Busness UFNce
l1th st and Pennsylvania ave-,
New Work. t'"tre: TO East +2itd ~.
Chicago Office Tower Building.
European Office l4 Regent ST., London.
England.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

Q. When were breeches first worm
C. T. A.
A. Breeches were worn by the
ancient Greeks as a. badge OF slavery.
In the reign Of Honorius, about 394
AID. the breeches makers were ex-
PEELED from Rome
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
RADIOCASTING HINGES
ON SUIT IN CHICAGO

WARRINGTON, April G.-R)-
Continued operation Of the radio
broadcasting machinery on the North
American continent depends on the
outcome of the suit to TEST the pow
crS Of the Commerce Department to
regulate the industry. Secretary
Hoover said today.
If the suit filed by the Zenith
Radio corporation in Chicago is de-
cidel against the government. the sec
rotary said. the voluntary plan gov
crning assignments Of wave lengths
for various stations would be killed
and five or six hundred million dol
lars worth Of receiving sets would he
useless to the thousands Of families
now enjoying this field Of amusement
Complete chaos also would result,
he added. if the Senate failed to pass
the White and Dill radio hills which
would give the Commerce Department
authority to govern the radio world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
BUTTE VOTERS
PUNISHMENT
PLANNED
Barring Of Democrats Who
Backed Republican
Proposed.

DALLAS, April G.--CP)-Steps to
bar from the Democratic primaries all
persons who voted for the Republican
candidate for governor in 1924, after
having taken the Democratic ballot
pledge TO support that party's nomi-
nees, may be instituted soon if anony-
nous rumors here are borne out. says
n political story published today in
the Times-Herald.
Persistent demands by party men
in different parts of the state. pro-
testing against ''unpunishcd' break.
ing of the Democratic pledge. are
said TO have such support as to re-
suit possibly in called session of the
state executive committee to decide
the issue.
No call for such Il meeting has been
issued yet by Arthur 4. Edison OF
Hamilton, who succeeded Judge T.. A.
Berry TO the committee Craftsmanship.
If an order to bar the "Doltcrs" of
the 1924 Democratic ticket is issued,
il is estimated that more than 200.-
900 persons will be obliged to vote
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
DRY CHIEFS ALARMED
BY PERMIT DECISION

WASHINGTON, April G.-R)-
Prohibition officials showed consid
cradle concern today over the de-
cision Of the Federal Circuit Court
of Appeals in New York yesterday d.
claring treasury regulations for rcvo-
cation Of alcohol dcnaturing permits
without a hearing were Illegal
At first glance the decision was re-
gardCd as a severe blow 10 enforce.
mcnt plans. 4 preliminary estimate
indicated that under it more than .!13
permits which have been revoked since
last November would have to be re-
considered aud formal hearings al
lowed in each case.
The case was brought by William
j. Higgins, one Of Is manufacturers
refused renewal of permits by former
Prohibition Administrator John \.
Foster of New York.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
TCH|TCHERIN FLAYS
DISARMAMENT MEET

MOSCOW. April 6.-LP)-In
3OOO-word statement, George Tchit-
cherin. the Soviet foreign minister.
rcitcrates Russia's intention not 10
participate in the proposed disarma-
ment conference because of Switzcr-
lands obstinate refusal to meet the
minimum legitimate demands Of the
Soviet government in connection with
VI. NOrOvsky's assassination"
IN. VOrovsky, the Russian unof-
fetal observer at the Lausanne CON
ference. was shot and killed by n
Swiss citizen who later was acQUit-
ted.
VI. Tchtchcrin also asserts that the
powers have not the slightest intcn-
ton OF bringing about actual disarma-
mcnt. He adds that meeting Of Il
preliminary disarmament commission
will be futile comedy" and new proof
Of the impotence of the League of
Nations in assuring n lasting peace.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
| 6 MEN HURT T
WHEN AUTO
CRASHES
Five in Serious Condition
as Result Of Spill
Near San Marcos.

Five men are in the Robert B..
Green hospital in a serious condition
and eleven others received first aid
treatment ut San Marcos as a result
Of an automobile accident six miles
from that town early Tuesday. Tues
days wreck brings San Antonio's toll
Of accident victims for the last four
days to ~.
Ignacio Castillo, Santiago Nieto
RaOul Salinas, Jose Padclla and Man.
ucl Pena are the five men in the hos
pital. They suffered bruises and
cuts and possibly internal injuries.
The sixteen men were being trans
ported from San Antonio to Fort
Worth by the G. Campo labor agency.
They left San Antonio early Tues
day.
About six miles from San Marcos
according to reports TO police, the
radius rod on the car broke, causing
the car TO turn over. The sixteen
men were spilled along the road for
distance of about 80 feet.
The five seriously injured were
brought to San Antonio in two auto
mobiles and the remainder taken to
San Marcos.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06

some ticket other than the Demo
cratic or be 'party-lcss.'
George Butte, the Republican nomi-
nee for governor in 1924, received
29S,046 votes. Of which, it is said,
less than 100000 were cast by the
Republican party. Governor Miriam
\. Ferguson's winning majority was
about 10000.
The talk Of barring the Democratic
'bolters' is not confined to any one
political group within the party, al
though the administration supporters
are the leading advocates.
Should the state committee disQuali-
fly those who voted for Butte. such
an order would have the additional
effect of barring from the primary
ballot as candidates the names of all
who failed to support Mrs. Ferguson.
Thomas y. Love Of Dallas. is
among the candidates for Democratic
who. at least in speeches,
supported the Republican choice.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
General Kinds
Gives Up Suite
To Mitchell

FORT WORTH, April c.
R)-COIOnel William Mitchell,
former chief of the air service,
yesterday won a victory over
Major General Ernest Kinds,
who filed the charges which re-
suited in his recent suspension,
when the latter withdrew from
suite of rooms reserved for him
and left the stormy petrol" in
possession.
Mitchell, who arrived to lee
ture here last night, was mis-
taken by the hotel clerk for Cen
eraI Kinds and was installed in
the reserved sui.e. When the
commanding general of the
Eighth Corps area came to in
spect the Il. q. r. C., the COM
mittee which had made the reser-
walton took him directly 10 his
rooms. They found Colonel Nit
chell at breakfast.
The former brCthers-in-armS
greeted each other cordially,
after which General Kinds with
drew, explaining that there had
been a mistake, but leaving the
other in ignorance OF the fact
that he was enjoying rooms re-
served FOR his One-time superior.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
MINORITY OIL STOCK
OWNERS FACE SUIT

GUTHRIE, Okla. April G.-F)-
Application for an injunction to pro-
hibit minority stockholders and
state court receiver from taking pos
session Of the properties OF the Riv.
crside Oil and Refining company un.
der judgement handed down by the
Oklahoma county district court was
filed in Federal court here Monday.
The suit was brought by the River
side company, through its attorney,
$. B. Martin Of Tulsa.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06

work, and when she saw this medi-
cine advertised in the Star" and
other papers, she went TO a drug
gist and got a bottle of Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
She took 1t regularly. was greatly
benefited and now feels very much
better.
Ethel May Snider's experience is
similar to that of thousands Of
other women in all walks. of life,
who have sent testimonials to the
Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine Com
pany of Lynn, Mass.
From Maine to California, from
Wisconsin TO Texas, and from Ne
braska to Florida letters are re-
ceived every day from grateful
women who say the Vegetable
Compound has helped to restore
their health.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
Chinese Add
Infant Brigade
To Army

TSINGTAO. April 6.-CP)--
\ Chinese infant brigade. is the
latest civil war anomaly in
Tsingtao. The local commander
organized the youngsters with
the promise of regular rice ra-
tons. Applicants must be more
than IS years old, sound and
sturdy.
The little fellows in their
baggy regimentals. do not appear
sOldierly and often are seen play.
ing hopscOtch ard other "kid'
games. How they wOula be
used in repelIing the enemy has
not developed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
NEW AERIAL MAIL
TO WEST STARTS

PASCO, Wash, April G-CP)--
Bringing virtually every city in Pa
cific Northwest to within approx
matcly 40 hours of New York City,
the air mail service between Pasco,
Wash, and Elgo, New, started to-
day,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
WOMAN LOSES LIFE
IN HOSPITAL FIRE

OLD TOWN. Maine. April G.
P)-MiSS Blanche Frost. an en-
pIoyc. was burned to death and nine
patients. three of whom had been OPP
Grated upon yesterday. were removed
with difficulty during fire today in
the pcnobScot general hospital. The
building was badly damaged.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
MUSSOLINI PUSHES
HOUSING STATUTE

ROME, April G.--Prcmicr Musso-
lini is working night and day to com.
plctc his legislative program for the
solution of the housing problem and
The enforcement Of the anti-strikc
laws preliminary to his departure
for Trip0li Thursday.
The prcmicr's trip to Africa is
designed to give him II closeup study
of conditions, according to high Of
ficials of the foreign office. so that
when forming Italy's new colonial
policy he will not repeat the blundcrs
of predecessors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06

woman proved
to be too much
for Ethel May
Snider. r. r. 1
of Hartford City,
until she started
taking Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Overwork had
so undermined
her health that
she had to give
up all outside
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-06
GETS $4,000 4 WEEK

NEW YORK. April G.-R)-Seno-
rita Raqucl Mcller, exotic Spanish
coincidence and singer. whose hair is
is here to entertain for a
month at $4,000 a week.