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The Need of Radio Control.

The House and Senate. conferees are
still deadlocked on the terms of radio
legislation. The Dill bill in the Senate
and the White bill in the House,
which the conferees are trying to
reconcile. seek the same purpose
control Of radio. The Dill bill provides
for an Independent commission, while
the White measure would put the con
troll under the Department of Com
merce, where it was until a court deci-
sion in Chicago stripped the depart
ment Of its power.
In the meantime the many millions
of radio fans throughout the country
are clamoring for relief from cha
otto condition. Various broadcasting
stations have usurped the wave
lengths of others. have infringed on
assigned hours for broadcasting, and
in general have made listening-in over
the radio a nightmare. Whistles and
jumbies Of sound greet the fan"
when he tunes in, and this has been
the situation since control was taken
away from Secretary Hoover and the
department
Inasmuch as either Of the two meas
tires under consideration will accom-
plish the same purpose--control of
wave lengths. stations and hour as
signments-there appears to be no
good reason for further delay in push
ing through radio legislation. 1t is a
certainty that among the millions of
radio set owners there are only few
who really care just what kind of con-
troll Is put into force as long as the
conditions In the ether are straight
ened out at an early date.
It matters little to the man wishing
to enjoy an evenings entertainment
or education in the quiet of his home
whether the program comes in prop
efly because of Department of Com
merce supervision or the control by an
Independent commission. All he cares
about IL that all unnecessary noises
are eliminated so that the maximum
results can be obtained from his set.
Radio IL still in the experimental
stage. There are many imperfections
TO be ironed out. 1t follows, therefore,
that when It IL within the power Of
the Government to eliminate one of
the biggest distractions to clear re-
ception, 1t should be done with the
least possible loss of time. Receiving
sets are becoming better each year,
and the manufacturers are doing
everything they can to improve/them.
But as long as the present conditions
are allowed to continue. even the man
with a five.hundred-dollar crtfit will
be able TO get little more than his less
fortunate neighbors.
Congress should waste no more OF
It's time and the peoples time with
this problem. II the two bills cannot
be reconciled by a compromise. there
should be an acceptance OF one of
them, so that new and great indus
try can progress in an orderly way to
provide entertainment, education and
enjoyment to millions of Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Theodore E. Burton.

Yesterday the House of Representa-.
f,ves paused in its work for few
minutes to pay a tribute to one OF its
most highly esteemed members on the
occasion of his seventy.fifth birthday.
IT was an unusual incident in the con.
gressional routine, and 1t Is particular
~ worthy of note for the reason that
the object Of this testimonial, Theo'
dore e. Burton. long a member of the
House. for a term a member of the
Senate, and again a member OF the
House, holds the respect and affection
of all his associates regardless of politi
cal opinion. AS Representative Tiison
said in voicing the sentiment OF the
House, for more than third of a GEN.
fury Mr.. Burton has been a conspicuous
figure In the life of the Republic. His
course has been unusual In that after
a long service in the House and sia
wears in the Senate he entered bust
ness and upon reaching the age al
which most prominently successful
men think of retiring. he relinquishet
his professional activities for a return
to the House. where he now sits, a.
the spokesman of that body said yes
terday, "honored, admired, beloved b,
all. a veritable tower of strength"
Mr.. Burton, in acknowledging thu
tributes paid to him. interpreted thu
demonstration as a disproof of q
prevalent impression that in the hurry
burly of public life appreciation is linn
tied to a politician who is dead" Hi
words in rejoinder and thanks art
worthy of perpetuation:
I have lived a long while, and We
I cannot say that / have lived Ions
| enough. It Is my earnest desire t
tarry vet a while to see what shall
| happen in this wonderful age. Thu
seventy-five years which I have wit
messed are ccntemporaneous--w hard
ly realize it--with the political ant
material developments almost equal
| ing all the years that preceded them
| and what shall happen in the future
| I should give thanks to Heaven every
| day that have been preserved to thi
| wear in health and strength. Indeet
| il seems to me that the qualities which
. we prize in health have been improved
| with the passing years. and may say
| In Q lighter vein. What shall be a
l eighty. should nature keep me alive
= x LIE q so full and Joyous at onl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

we adopt system that has been tried
out in Ontario and Is satisfactory
neither to prohtbitionists nor anti-pro
hibitiOnistS there. And they would
nullify the Constitution to do it. The
clear and emphatic lesson that we are
to draw from Canada is that there
must be no compromising with the
liquor traffic.
THE law now repudiated," in the
judgment of the Asheville Times
was undeserving of the support ii
had from the drys, and it is difficult
to see why they should mourn It's pass.
ing. It's provisions for liquor on pre-
scription, under which any one who
feigned illness could buy for beverage
use, was an annoyance to physicians
and q reproach to temperance. The
sale of native wines was permitted
but even wine and A. per cent beer
did not interfere with q fourishins
bootleg industry"
''It is for Premier Ferguson to show
that his method is the right one," says
the Vancouver Star. which declares
HE is confronted with the task of
proving in a practical way that the
Ontario temperance act was the wrong
method Of fighting the drink evil and
government sale the right one. He
must therefore provide for the sale of
liquor and at the same time frame and
enforce regulations which will reduce
it's abuse to a minimum
The Toronto Star adds it's comment,
1--WE have but one suggestion that we
would offer the prime minister-let
him not forget that he had a great
body of support that accepted hts as.
surance that he would give the prov.
ince a better law than the o. T. A., q
law that would be observed, and that
would do away with evils that exist
under the present law"
There will be regret. of course
among American drys," according to
the Lansing State Journal. but, after
all, the legal control Of alcoholic bev.
erages is an experiment on q tremen.
dous scale. involving many considera,
tons, and the final result is not to be
attained without much variableness
of the popular mind. Issues Of a SINH.
lar nature have been worked through
to some kind of a definite and widely
accepted conclusion in the past. and ii
is likely that the liquor issue will also
be worked through in time to gen
orally acceptable position" The Jour
nal concludes that what the new
stage of the great human experiment
with intoxicants means is that govern.
ment control Of liquor without the re-
turn of the saloons Is to be tried on a
wider scale than ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How many men in the United
States are playing professional base
ball?--F s. r.
A. There are 10000 players in or.
ganized base ball.
Q. What person holds the record
for the English Channel swim?--J. S.
A. George Michel, Paris baker. SO
years Of age. holds the record for
| swimming the English Channel in IL
hours ) minutes, on September 10,
1926.
Q. Who wrote the poem that be-
gins:
"At the eleventh hour he came;
But his wages were the same
AS ours who all day had trod
The wine-press of the wrath of God"
N. l.. T.
A. This is the first verse of '"The
Vineyard" by Rudyard Kipling.
O. What is the average daily ca
pacity of oil refineries?-D. D.
A. The average capacity of rein
cries in this country is $500 barrels a
day.
@. What IS the meaning of "Philo.
melaP as Il name for a society of
women FL. y. MCh.
A. The word is Greek and, accord
ing to classic legend. meant the night
| ingale. Probably the organization is
one of singers or musicians.
@. What is Colleen Moore's real
name?-A. w. J..
A. Her real name is Kathleen Nor.
rison.
@. How many races are there in
India IN. Fl.
A. The whole population of India
may be divided into at least seven dis
tinct racial types. The following is n
list of the types and the districts in
| which those types most frequently
prevail: The Turko-Iranian, Baluchis-
tan and northwest frontier; the Indo-
Aryan, Punjab, Rajputana and Kash.
| mir; the Scytho-Drandian, western
India: the Aryo-Dravidian, United
Provinces and Behar; the Mongolia
Dravidian, Bengal and Orissa; the
Mongoloid of the Himalayas, Assam
and Burma, the Dravidian type, which
extends practically throughout the
whole of the peninsula proper.
@. Who was the first to discover
gold?-J. K.
A. The supply of gold in ancient
times was derived mostly from sur.
face sands and gravels which yielded
their values by simple processes of
washing. Gold was thus mined at a
| very early period in India, Central
Asia, the southern Urals and in the
region bordering the eastern Mediter.
| ranean. Apparently the discovery of
gold is not attributed to any one per.
son. The ancient workings for locat-
| ing gold have been ascribed to the
Egyptians and have been found In the
| mountains of Nubia, and DR.. Karl
Peters has described extensive mines
in the interior of South Africa, not
far from the goldfields of Rhodesia-
a locality believed by DR.. Peters to be
the Ophir of the Israelites. The Ro'
mans operated mines in Hungary
Spain and Great Britain at various
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
periods. During the Middle Ages thu
mining industry seems to have made
little progress.

periods. During the Middle Ages the
mining industry seems to have made
little progress.
@. What is the highest railroad
grade. excluding incline or cog roads?
"A. x. l..
A. Any grade of per cent or over
is very uneConomical. Grade revision
has progressed In this country until
there are few grades of per cent or
over. The Denver & Rio Grande has
IL miles of "a per cent grade west
bound from Helper. Utah, to Kyune,
Utah, and 2 per cent grade from
Soldiers Summit, Utah. to Tucker,
Utah, distance of about IS miles.
The Pilatus Railway. Switzerland
Crack Railway, called "the Railway
that Stands on End" has 10 per
cent to 4S per cent grade.
Q. If the mail which Is sent free
by departments and establishments of
the Government had to have postage
paid, to what would it amount?-R. l..
A. During the past fiscal year, 1t
amounted to $14,O21,932. 1t weighed
109 ,993,9S6 pounds and there were
457 ,155,212 pieces.
Q. How high above the earth'S sur
face can people live?-T. W. T..
A. Recent altitude tests indicated
that human beings cannot function
beyond an altitude of $4,000 feet.
Q. When were newspapers first
published at seas. L.
A. Marconi inaugurated the first
daily newspaper. the Cunard Daily
Bulletin, in 1904, on the II. NJ. :.
Campania.
O. What Is the best material for
stringing pearls?-A. b. G..
/ A A we'll known authority on
pearls believes that silk of pure quail
ity is perhaps the best material for
this purpose. owing to it's strength.
fexibility and smoothness.
Q. Has the saxophone ever been
! used in grand opera?-L. d.
A. The saxophone made its first APP
pearance in a grand opera orchestra
when Harling's "a Light from st.
Agnes had it's premiere at the
Chicago Auditorium on December II,
1925.
O. How much does a full-grown
deer weigh PHI. B. NJ.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the weight of a full-grown deer
ranges from 175 to 225 pounds.
Our Washington Information Blu
reau does not take q UdcGtion. 1t IS
ON the job euery day during the gear,
answering questions for our readers.
It's special service is to dnStoer any
question of fact on any subject for
dny reader at any time. 1t Is in1pos-
sible to make q complete enumeration
of subjects giving an adequate idea
Of the scope and range in t0htch the
bureau can Serpe you. Its activities
can only be summed up IN the phrase,
'achdteuer you tcGnt to knolo." Send
in uour question. Address The Ere
Mug StGr Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HGskin, Director, Washington,
d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
The New Botanic Garden.

Yesterday the House of Repre-
sentatives passed a bin, already
passed by the Senate, for the pur-
chase of two squares south Of the
present location of the Botanic Gar
den. on which 1t Is proposed TO erect
Conservatives and greenhouses. A
slight amendment having been
adopted, to extend the time in which
plans are to be prepared for this
work, the bill must be returned to
the Senate for acceptance of that
change. which. being virtually per-
functory, will doubtless be adopted
Thus is settled question that vexed
Congress for some years. and the
failure to answer which has retarded
the development of the Mall and
likewise the permanent improvement
OF the Botanic Garden.
BY the enactment of this bill into
law Congress will provide q per-
manent home for what is one Of the
most attractive features of Wash
ington, a garden in which rare and
beautiful plants are grown, easily
accessible to the people. Located In
the heart of the city for many years,
by millions of Washingtonians and
visitors. 1t has been one of the most
enjoyable detectives of all in the
Capital for tourists. The equipment
has long been outgrown and it has
been forced to expand in the most
unfavorable circumstances. For some
time controversy prevailed as to
the location and there was con-
fusion Of thought regarding the nature
and the future of the establishment.
Now happily all Misunderstanding
has been cleared away, the true
function of the Botanic Garden has
been definitely established. and 1t is
at last recognized that 1t should have
an enlarged permanent home out
side of the Mall where 1t can grow
and develop without obstructing the
park or obscuring the view Of monu-
mental structures.
The location proposed for the gar
den in its new environment IL in har-
mony with the plans for the develop
ment of the property. The conser-
vatories VIII form an attractive
thanking feature to the Mall and will
not lose in accessibility. Eventually
: It may be hoped that the garden
reservation will be extended south
ward, perhaps even to the river.
giving Washington one Of the finest
urban collections Of shrubs and
flowers and rare plants enjoyed by
any city in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

There seems to be no doubt that
foot ball is overemphasized in the
United States. just who does the pos.
sibly reprehensible overemphasizng
in amateur circles. the sport-loving
public or the colleges themselves, IL a
moot question. Probably both. There
is no doubt as to the party overem'
phasizing the professional game; 1t is
decidedly not the public.
One of the arguments, If not
charges. brought up by those who see
flaws in the existing state Of things
and flaws there certainly are-is
that foot bali is the only college sport
that pays expenses. Just how this
argument is applied varies with the
arguer. but it always crops up before
the end of any discussion. And, for
the sake OF argument, and with no
intention of going here into the ques-
ton Of possible improvements In the
situation. one must admit that paying
the bills Is something. Foot ball re.
sembles a hard-working paterfamiiias
with an extravagant household. He
might well improve the situation, but
then he gives comfort and pleasure to
O. number of persons.
Figures just issued at Princeton,
N. j., show conclusively that Old Mas.
sau is in precisely this situation. one
in which surely a majority OF educa.
tional institutions find themselves.
Foot ball there this season made $751;.
1881. Every other intercollegiate
sport showed a deficit. The total los.
ings of base ball. track. crew, basket
ball. hockey. soccer. lacrosse and ten.
mis- came to $74.404.34. "Other ex.
penses" amounted to $71.177.0s, or a
grand total OF $145,5S1.42. The grid.
iron pastime took care of this loss
nicely. with more than $1,000 left over
Base ball, the American national
game. had the smallest deficit, only
$373.05. The crews had the largest,
over $22.500. Many thousands of PEG.
pie go to Lake Carnegie to enjoy
the boat races, to witness which costs
not q nickel. What would a Prince
ton or any other commencement be
for the jolly old grads without a ball
game with its traditional rival? Hockey
and basket ball give thrills to many
during the season when snow and sleet
lie outdoors. without entering ct a.
into the question Of athletica fog TN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

The name of "Tngersoll' is revived
in attention from two angles by a
New York homicide sensation. 1t
brings forward two unrelated families,
that of the prominent watch manufac-
turer and that of the celebrated orator
on agnosticism. Robert @. Ingersoll.
whose graces of diction were admired
even by those who hated his ideas.
Pagan Bob. as he was facetiously
called, could he have survived, would
have been one OF the few men able to
meet the imprisoned challenges Of
speech by the late w. ]. Bryan on
equal terms Of eloquence and intellec-
tual audacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHLANDER JOHNSON.
Letter to Sanity.

Letter to Sanity.
I'm writing a letter to Sanity.
To be left where the fire Is aglow.
I'm asking for gifts to be brought me
From out of the long. long ago.
For the smiling so honest and gentle
That seems from the embers to start;
1t ought to be easy to grant me
The wish that lies close to my heart.
Please give me a moon DER a river
Where the music was happy and
sweet;
Give me the sunshine Of June time
That scattered the gold at my feet
Into the fire / am tossing
These wishes that cannot come true.
There are things, am sadly admitting,
That even dear Sanity can't do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

A Des Moines bank was forced to
close because It had too much real
estate on it's books. In this era OF
much speculation. it II well to be re-
minded that even a bank may awake
some morning and discover that it is
land.poOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

A mechanism designed ito diagnose
thought" figures as a possible means
of breaking down the mind of a man
involved in a. domestic tragedy. 1t is
a. strange affair. which few pretend
to understand. The study Of the hui
man mind is designed to assist its
workings, but is too often a means OF
overtaxing 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Fears that a bread trust has been
created will cause the Senate judiciary
committee to investigate. II the trust
is discovered. 1t will require more in
vestigation by vast amount to de-
termine what is going to be done
about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Several Of the big league base ball
club managers have been fired, but
so far the directors have not selected
single successor from among the
wise guys on the bleachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

In certain portions Of Europe some
one Is always very courteously offer
ing to get UP and give somebody else
o throne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

In refusing to give up a. man
charged in this country with forgery.
Chile may eventually discover that
she missed a first-rate opportunity to
get rid of an undesirable citizen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

China is proverbially peaceable and
patient. It Is constantly encounter
ing some development In affairs where
proverbs do not count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

"Why don't you get your boy Josh
to help your"
1T don't want to interrupt him." an
swered Farmer Corntossel. There's
good money in music these days and
it 'ud be shame to stop him while
he's practicin' on the banjo"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Attack ON Intelligence.

From the New York Hetald Tribune.
There are a lot of bachelors in the
world who feel that Mussolini's tax
on unmarried men Is an open attack
on intelligence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Leisure on the Links.

Leisure ON the Links.
He who doth play
At golf all day
Claims general respect,
Because we see.
No work hath he
That he cannot neglect.
"Dar is allus two sides to a Ques-
tion," said Uncle Eben. "A mule is
terrible persistent and he thinks de
same way bout de man OATS tryin'
Ito drive him" A4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Less Speedy Next Time.
3 Pathfinder Magazine.

From the Pathfinder Magazine.
"It's very improper. my dear. to &c,
married again only 10 months after
the death of your first husband"
"Well. the next time I'll wait
longer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Great 0ratOry.

Great OratOry.
"Who is your favorite author?"
shakespeare" answered Senator
Sorghum. There never was another
man who could go on for centuries
delivering long speeches and holding
audiences spellbound when there isn't
a thing being said about taxation or
the Volstead act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
Buying and Selling.

Money now seems flowing free.
The outcomes kind O. dim.
One day my friend asks more from me;
Next, I ask more from him.
So what sell and what / buy
More cost goes on revealing,
And prices must keep getting high
Until they hit the ceiling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Jud Tunkins says it's shameful for
a man to put bootleg liquor into his
stomach. At that, we have improved
lot since cannibals were swallowing
one another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. How high above the earth's sur.
face can people live?-T. w. T.
A. Recent altitude tests indicated
that human beings cannot function
beyond an altitude of $4,000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. If the mail which Is sent free
by departments and establishments of
the Government had to have postage
paid, to what would it amount? -R. l..
A. During the past fiscal year. 1t
amounted to $14,021,932. 1t weighed
109 ,993,9S6 pounds and there were
Asst 1922 pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. What is the average daily ca
pacity Of oil ref1neries?-D. D.
A. The average capacity of rein
cries in this country is $500 barrels a
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

@. How many men in the United
States are playing professional base
ball?--F. s. r..
A. There are 10000 players in or
ganized base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. Who wrote the poem that be-
gins
''At the eleventh hour he came;
But his wages were the same
AS ours who all day had trod
The wine-press of the wrath of God"
M 7, IT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. When were newspapers first
published at sea ?-S. T.
A. Marconi inaugurated the first
daily newspaper. the Cunard Daily
Bulletin. in 1904, on the r. M. :.
Campania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Q. What person holds the record
for the English Channel swim?-J. S.
A. George Michel. a Paris baker. SO
years of age. holds the record for
| swimming the English Channel in IL
hours minutes, on September 10,
1926.