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Evening star., 1926-04-01
Buy an Acre!

An inspiring example is set by the
National Geographic Society in its
subscription to the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park fund of a sum sufficient
IN huv 900 acres of a tract chosen
Nfor reservatio This orga niZation has
dome much to promote geographical
knowledge and to develop the coun-
trv's appreciatio Of its natural won
ders. Ten years ago it subscribed
sufficient 10 buy / zoe acres OF Giant
Redwood lands in California, for in
corporation in Sequoya National Park.
Now it takes part in movement to
preserve forever a region marked by
exceptionally natural beauty, and yet
readily accessible to the people Of
many States.
The appeal for funds for the pur-
trhase of this land should elicit gen
Saral response in Washington, which
has so large an interest in the crea-
Tion of this national park. TO many
A,f them the great scenic park areas
@rf the West are but names. They are
Annab BILE to visit them owing To the
hength of time required and the dis
Aa nces TO be covered. Here within a
few hours of driving is a region that
hwith A comparatively small expendi-
Attre ca he made accessible, and that
when once preserved by law will re.
main always a source of infinite
pleasure.
The slogan of this campaign Is buy
an acre" Each acre on an avera Se
costs Sc. 1t is hoped that the "sale F"
now in progress will go fast az far
as Washington is concerned.
This Shenandoah National Park
"Sale" iS a veritable real estate boom.
tThere are big profits In sight. These
profits win take the form of pleasur.
able excursions in the future. Every
body can participate. can get in on
The ground floor, as the phrase runs,
SThere are no choice sites. one acre
Us just as attractive "a another and
just as certain to yield a rich return.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

About this interesting tree, a member
Of the laurel family technicaiiy.
Sassafras sassafras), common In the
Ea stern United states.
Cattle do not share in mans liking
for this root 1t Is not liked by them,
consequently the sassafras tree is one
OF the flrst to reforest pastures. In
some parts of the country 1t grows as
high as 100 feet.
The camphor tree In a cousin OF the
| sassafras. In fact, all the members OF
| this family are aromatic, therefore ap.
pealing to man. The animals, having
more sensitive nostrils, probably shy
from it on that very account.
Since It's discovery, sassafras mas
been reputed TO have great medicinal
! value, and household practice in this
country has made an infusion common
in the treatment of colds and as "a
! Spring tonic"
The root il also used as fiavoring
| in drinks, nOtab bly, root beer, the oil for
perfumes in soap, and part OF the
twigs and pith as mucilage. 1T is an
all-around tree.
! PrOba bly, the biggest use OF sassafras
Is In the time.honored Spring tonic
business. For years it was an Ameri-
can custom to dose the children every
| Spring with sassafras tea.
1t was supposed to "be good for
what allied them" and maybe 1T was,
| who knows?
| What. is this" we triumpha ntly
| asked, holding up our bundle.
"Sassafras" came the delighted
answer.
Now we can have some ss ssa fra s
lea for supper"
Are you sure you will like it,"
| Very fond OF it, we said, positive
| ly. What, not like "a ssa fras tea? Is
II not an American institution? Even
though we live In the city, do we not
! remember the days of our youth!
And do not the honest country people
| yearly. al this time, bring In bundles
| OF the root?
Certainly we like M ssa fras tea, Not
only that, we dems nd it. 1t is good
| for what ails YOU" 1t will clear the
! blood and give one a glowing com
! plexion. Let us have 8 cup OF that
| delightful sassa fras tea, by all means
| We remembered just how to make
! IL. You cut up some OF the bark
! quite a ha ndful. throw IL into a Vesse
of water then boil 1t and boil IL and
boil it. until the brew gets a deep rich
! color.
| VIC WhtCHEO lue pIOGSbS very care
! fully. AT first the water took on a
pale yellow tinge. then this deepened
! the water becoming OF a rose.red col
or, deeper and deeper, somewhat oily
1 looking.
The whole house was filled with the
fragrance. recalling Thoreaus words
The green leaves. bruised, have tho
fragrance OF lemons and a thcusa nd
| spices"
"Ah." we said, sitting down to oul
cup Of sa ssafras tea. the first since
boyhoOd. IT'S good for what ails yol
the woman told me So"
A wry face followed. Maybe w,
had brewed II bit too strong. This
addition of sugar helped some, bu
not very much.
| Cream gave an added interest. thai
| Of color shading. BY the addition d
| various amounts OF cream we finall,
secured a perfect "bois de roSe" sha de
so fashionable on the lad dies hats thi.
Spring.
After dinner our throat burned ant
we wondered il we had made an infu
sion OF hemlOck by mistake.
The next morning. failing to mote
| any improvement in our beauty, We
threw the rest Of the sassafras away
After all. the animals know best.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
Einstein's New Theory.

From the Passaic Daily Herald.
Prof. Einstein spoke with a great
deal more clarity on the subject of
nationality than he did on his theory
of relativity.
why" he asked In recent inter
view, do some people speak of great
men in terms of nationality? They
like 10 call them great Germans or
great Englishmen', Goethe always
protested most vigorously against be.
ing called a German. Great men are
simply men, they are not to be con-
sidered from the point OF view OF ma
tionality. Neither should the environ.
ment In which they have been brought
up be taken into account. Great men
are simply born
rhe Einstein theory Of greatness is
interesting but somewhat ultra-mod
ern. Internationalism has not yet be.
come so all-prevailing that any indi-
vidual can escape the Identifying tag
of his homeland. In Europe especial
Iy nationalism is paramount to genius
While the fundamental qualities Of
human greatness. So called, may he
universally the same. II is doubtful
IL men will readily drop the time.hon.
ored distinctions Of race and patiansI-
Ism just nov. ~
Evening star., 1926-04-01
keystone Senatorial Battle
Outstanding Political Event

quarrel will he so disturbing that II
will give the Democrats a chance IN
carry the State. still the Utica 90
server Dispatch independently thinks
There is possibility that this might ne
the result" The Asheville Times I'm
dependent DemocratiCl also. admitting
that the Democrats are greatly out
numbered in the state, says that
"theV make known their intention TO
profit to the limit by any DIVISIONS
which NAV develop within the Repub-
lican ranks" The factional fight it.
self looks to the Louisville Courier
journal (Democraticl like IAN open
race" and that paper concludes that
THE fact that The President viii adopt
a hands-of policy in all senatorial
primary fights of his party this year
does not tend TO make the race In
PENNSYLVANIA a foreSone conclusion.
Under the long tried convention sNs-
tenn with it's chosen delegates ana
recognized leadership" AYERS the Har-
risburs Telegraph (Republicanl. there
was actual responsibility for party
nominees. Now the ambitions Of aspi-
rants for place have no restraining
check. Self.starting candidates are
promoted by q few easily procured
petitions through which 1t is made to
appear that there has been an up
rising of the people in support NJ
particular individual. In choosing
United States Senator and governor
there is abundant reason to allow the
think-ta to function.
The Watertown Daily Times Gnde-
pendenU. however. asserts that III
Pinchot wins. it will be substantial
victory for progressive policies. The
Spokane Spokesman Review dnde-
pendent Republican,, looking upon
Ware as a wet against two drys. points
TO the danger that one more avowed-
ly wet Senator may be added to the
little group already there. and that II
the Philadelphia boss should be elected
his victory would be misconstrued as
indicative of public opinion in general
throughout the United States"
THE wet and dry question" ac-
cording to the Canton Daily News
Democraticl. may cloud other issues
but il will not hide them. And Pennsyl-
vania politics is such that real CON
sideration of definite issues never Is
allowed in general elections. Mr.. Ware
comes forward TO reassert the method
Of procedure The Portland. Oregon
Journal independently welcomes the
candidacy of Gov. Pinchot with the
statement that the United States
would he better off IL there were
more Pinchots in the Senate, while
the Waco News independent Demo
cratic) calls him clean and coura-
geous." On the other hand. the Akron
Beacon Journal CRepublican) remarks,
THE governor. according to his habit,
arrays himself in the robes of Sir
Galahad and will seek to give his
State a new exhibit of the worlds
only honest man, the same being
himself"
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

.. In what way was EsterhaZy con
nected with the Dreyfus AFFAIR."
NJ. X.
A. Mai EsterhaZy became notorious
through his connection with the Drey-
fus case. 1t was he who accused
Dreyfus of being the writer of the
famous "bOrdereau." alleged to have
been sent to certain German military
officers, revealing French military
secrets. In 1896 Col. Picquart, head
of the intelligence bureau of the war
office, made discoveries pointing TO
Mai. EsterhaZy as the author OF the
''bordereau" Investigation was made
and il was believed that Esterhazy
forged Dreyfus' handwriting and was
the real traitor He was not con
victed. however, but was forced TO
leave France and is said to have died
in England in 1923!
O. Did the Greenland k.skimos come
from Asia or America e. ;.
A. DIR. IT, Rink, who made lie
studv of Greenland ard its people and
is the greatest authority on lheIh;
held that most Eskimo weapons anu
indictments are Of American orlslh'
He advanced the theory that, even
though the Eskimos Originally hlnE
have come from Asia. they developer
as a race in the interior of Alaska ,
whence thew finally migrated norm
ward and srread out along the codsts
of the ice sea He said that theh
sneech ia closely connected with tne
primitive dialects of America "ihe
their legends and customs reSeihpie'
or at least suggest, those OF the II"
dians.
O How long have eggs been as
sociated with t,aster2-E. V. y.
A The use of eggs at Easter time
is the result of custom OF greatest
antiquity, the egg having been. con
sidered in widely separated pre.Cnrls.
tian mythoIOgies as the sEnpoi oi
resurrection 1T is probable that the
Christian Church adopted and conse-
| Grated an earlier custom. 1he egg Is
generally regarded as the sYmooi ol
| Spring. life and fecundity OF nature
| O. What are the largest of the
| Finger Lakes. g.
A The chief of the Finger Lakes
are Seneca. Cayuga, kenuka ana
| Canandaigua. There is an lndlan
| legend to the effect that one OF the
gods buried his hand III the soIt
earth and the space occupied oy the
| thumb and fingers became lakes.
0. Under what deps rtment does the
| Coast Guard come?-L. W. q.
A. The Coast Guard is under the
| Treasury Department in time OF peace
| and is automatically transferred 10
| the Navy Department in time of war.
| O. How long has it taken TO form
| the delta of the Nile?-F. 7.
| A. Biologists are of the opinion
| that the River Nile has been at least
| 1850 years in building up it's delta
| to it's present size. 1t has advanced
| very little in the past 2 600 years.
Q. What Is "contraband" p. Oh.
! A. The definition Of "contraban
| is. with respect to time OF war. any
| thing which will give aid, comfort OF
assistance to the enemy. The United
| States Congress has during wars oi
! the United States defined what shall
constitute contra ba nd articles.
@. If a vinegar eel is swallowed Is
| it harmful?-R. h.
A. Vinegar eels are harmless wher
Evening star., 1926-04-01
taken internally, but very objection
able from an esthetic sta andpoint.

taken internally, but very objection
able from an esthetic standpoint.
O. What is abaca?-P. X.
\. In the commercial world 1t js
known as Manila hemp. The plant is
native to the Philippine Islands. and
the cordage made from this hemp is
considered the best.
O. What Ia the cause of twitching OF
the eyeiids?-B. r. M.
A. This condition is frequently as
sociated with overwork and part1cu'
larlv overstudy There may be ashN
ciated errors in refraction, causinA
eyestrain and when this condition sA-
lists. ii may be relieved by glasses
Twitching of the eyelfds may also oe
due to infia NINA tions of the eye ana
will cea se when the condition Is cured.
@ We are displaying cut glass in
our show window. VIII the sun anect
it in any waY?-l. :. ID.
A. ANY glass is subject TO discoIor'
alton when exposed to bright sun1Gh''
especially if decOlorizers are nsed IN
correcting the color OF the gissr. II
the suns rays fall on portion Inc
rest remaining in shadow. II Is pos
sible that differences in temperature
NAV cause the glass TO break.
@ When was Cruden's Bible CON
Corda nee first published?-O. w. r.
A. Alexan ander Cruden published MS
cOncords nee in 1887.
O. To what people was the Term
negro first applied. +. B.
A, It was first applied TO the inhsn-
jtants of the banks of the Niger 1iNei
! in Africa The word means black.
N
play golf on the Potomac hnAs
F. r. D,,,,A;r,s
and Public Parks says that q permi
is not required in order 70 play soh
on the Potomac Park links. me IihNs .
| in West Potomac Park are lot peEin
/ ners and the fee is cents OF ons
/ round of nine holes on week Gays anu %
! 10 cents for one round OF nine npies '.r
/ on Saturday afternoons. Sui,oS SN
/ md HOLIDAYS. The links in East 70
@ aliu parL are for those qualified 10
+ nIav and a fee Of Is cents Is charsen
I fnr one round of nine holes on Week
/ days and % cents for one rouno .,
/ nine holes on Saturdays, Suhoays az"
! tliida,,s There is an instructor on
| the links.
@ How long is the Lincoln high-
wav?-I. G. r.
According to automobile mileage,
the Lincoln highway is 1928 mi'es
| long.
TLe star Information bureau
ANSWERS questions in n hnndfef heMS
-scjcncr. business, politics. Gorer"-
| ,aent, history. the household ara rs
many other phases Of ddiy "e y"
| Jou ma. care to add, II "a fmposS-
| he IL mate n complete enumeration
~ subjects giriRJ an adequate tdfd
of me scope dHd range in Thich me
bureau can Serre you. Au ouesuo"S
are nnsuered ia reliable AMI dn-
tboritnfjre ardV-by referring them ~
ezperts. What do yOu 1;urt to kHoWF
what question can the bureau dHstrer
for you? There is no charge toF sfTf-
ice eTcept 9 cents IN stamps 70 corr
the return postage. Address ire
ErcninO star Information Hnreo"'
Frederic j. Hdskin. Director, WASH
ia0ton. ID. e.
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Extending Rhode Island Avenue.

The extension of Rhode Island ave
niue in Maryland to HyattsVille, where
1t would join the Washing ton Balti-
more boulevard, and elimination of
the railroad and boulevard grade cross
ing at Hyattsville, will improve transit
between Washington and Baltimore,
remove a danger point on the boule-
ward and advance the interests Of
Northeast Washington. Mount, Raj
nier, Hyattsvllle and other towns. A
dispatch from Baltimore to The Star
SAYS:
State Road Engineer MacKall stated
today that surveys and other prepara-
tions for extension Of Rhode island
avenue from the District of Columbia
to Hysttsville had been completed and
that tAe beginning 81 the work de-
nsrda uSn ths dseiiIen - to slinin1'
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Capital. While Washingtonians have
not become reconciled to the situa.
ton by any manner of means, they
have learned to grin and bear their
troubles with certain degree of
stoicism, but the visitors Will have
learned no such self-contrOl.
: The longer repairs are delayed the
more they viii cost. In nothing Is this
tIuer than in the maintenance OF
streets. because every vehicle con
tributes its bit TO the general decay.
1t is most assuredly up to the street
and highway department to get busy
aud wipe out a condition which Is
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Perpetual Reformation.

work to do?"
'It never ends" answered Senator
Sorghum. When We think we have
a condition corrected we are likely as
ia again and reform some of the re-
forms
Evening star., 1926-04-01

There is great rivalry for the posi-
tions connected with the gaming tables
at Monte Carlo. Roulette has the
reputation of being on the level, and
it seems too bad to have 1t mixed up
with politics.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
NaletudiDarianism.

Naletudina rianism.
We're wondering what can be mea mt
BY three and three quarters pc,
cent"
1t appears we are now on the brink
OF a new mathematical drink.
Our minds it will greatly displease
If there comes a new form of disea Sc
And hip -hypoc turn
Strange medical methods to learn.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

"a without color. but to the artist 1t is
full of color. The artist Is as rule
peculiarly sensitive to color: the lay
man often has 10 learn to see 1t. The
artist attempts to recreate the illu'
sion of vision. not to initiate some
thing in nature or man.made; there
fore. to Judge a painting do not com
mare 1t with what you Know. but con-
slider whether or not it adds to your
knowledge. opens your eyes to what
has not heretofore been seen.
Here are two reasons why paintings
appeal TO US andare accounted good. /
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Mussolini expects to be able quite
soon To announce plans for d New
Rome which will be attractive TO in
vestors seeking homes in growing
community, thoroughly restricted and
supervised.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Ss ssa fras is selling for Is and 20
cents bundle at Center Market these
DAYS.
This great American institution
thrives today much as 1t did in 1902,
when the English sent an expedition
to Massachusetts to secure, among
other articles, the aromatic root and
bark.
Before the Revolution sasss fras root
sold for shillings a pound. There
was legend in circulation to the Of
feet that this odor was waited to Co
lumbus 1on his first voyage.
Certainly no one who has smelled
sassa fras in his youth will ever for
get il. Memories of II are waited up
to him every time he takes a drink of
root beer. OF which it is constituent
No doubt an Indian held out piece
of the root to Columbus and said,
Heap good medicine"
Doctors OF the pre-reVolutionary
and stimulant'
Women al Center Market on the
south side. hold up bundle tied with
string and assert. IT'S good for what
ails YOU"
Every real American knows about
sa esa fras.
Most OF us have memories OF drink
ing at some time in our young days q
,, cup of "sassafras tea" a none too
pleasant pink fluid. which we vainly
tried to disguise with sugar and
cream.
Hundreds of bundles OF the root and
bark on sale at the big market today
prove the prevalence OF an ancient
belief in all its glory.
We have described CenLsr Market
before i'm this column. so there Is no
need of telling in detail our search for
"a ssa frRS
We went past the hundreds OF pots
of hNacinth, seeming the crisp Spring
air; past the commission mercha nts
with their boxes OF ora nges a nd grape
fruit on to the south side OF the mar
ket proper.
A stream Of people WAS flowing
along the narrow sidewalk. made so
by the lands, which take up most Of
the space.
A tall man was peering at a bundle
OF sassa fras.
What's that he asked.
What ignorance!
Not to be outdone. we popped In
with a question. What's IL good
for?" We asked
ITS good for what ails YOU
Everywhere the answer was the
same. varied, al this stand by the
formula, IT'S good for the blood, /" and
at another by IT'S good for the com.
plexion."
We were brought up on sassa fra s..
SO we're putting on our ignorance. We
would know that odor II we, too, were
discovering a new world.
We would not choose blindly. how.
ever. We passed up scores OF bun.
! dies at Is cents a bunch and went to
Il specialist, who had all sorts OF herbs
| nd "simples.'
How much" we asked, pointing to
! sa Ssa fr8s.
Twenty cents"
| Wrap 1t up" we ss i'd, believing
! that when a thing is thoroughly ex-
| pensive Ii is thoroughly good.
! Sassafras root Is one article in
! which we can indulge our liking for
| the best.
! All the way home tantaiizins
/ fra GRANGE kept coming up out of our
overcoat pocket. From time TO time
we would take a surreptitious Whit
at our roots.
We tried to recall what we had rea d
Evening star., 1926-04-01

England finds SO many men willing
TO accept small sum of money
dole" instead of solving the unem.
ployment problem, appears to increase
il. The lure OF something for moth
ing" is eternaily irresistible.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

What changes the fashions have
brought about!
"Rema rkable!' replied Miss Cay.
enne. But the comment on every
change remains about the same as 1t
was when grandmother used to be
shocked from season to season.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Trotsky has plunged into his old
editorial work with an enthusiasm
which indicates his appreciation OF the
fact that publicity is now the impor-
tant consideration in almost every line
of business.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

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Investigations continue to be plan:
ned in spite of general suspicion
that there IL already more informa
ton available than anybody knows
what 10 do with
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Opportunity"

When now and then the market slips
And grows detected,
I'm very grateful for the tips
That / neglected.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

No blue laws could be devised which
would convince a fair.minded public
that the way to be good is to be un-
happy.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Rootleggers made it impossible to
get rid of the corner saloon without
adding to the responsibilities of the
corner drug store.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Brokers have been compelled to
wipe out number of spectators who
permitted their investments to park
overtime.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

Jud Tunkins says the man who got
day" displayed mighty little respect
for the example of George Washing
a.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

No amount OF business prosperity
can keep the Wall Street markets
from being hard to guess.
Evening star., 1926-04-01
One Group Of Hard Workers.

Some folks may lead restfui life
And loaf the happy hours away,
But in this age of reckless strife
The old Grand jury earns it's pay,
Evening star., 1926-04-01

'De more you learns" said Uncle
Eben. de less confidence you has In
things you used to think you knew
Evening star., 1926-04-01

An official report from American
Consul Watson last October showed
the costs of food at Lyon in the open
retail market-remarkably close to
Washington market prices: Meat, rs
cents a pound: lard, 90 cents: cheese.
Is cents; nctatoes. u cents: coffee.
Il cents; butter. 80 cents; eggs. ~
cents; wine. 8 cents quart; milk, Ala
cents . quart.
Evening star., 1926-04-01

And then there is color. As Harold
Speed has said: There is no other
word for color and all the stimulating
qualities that fine color gives. Color
has an expressive vitality of it's own
that many artists revel in, quite apart
from form or tone" 1t ~ perhaps the
most winning and popular of all the
instruments of the artistic orchestra.
Color Is very much like sound-it may
be harsh and offensive, soft and lovely.
1t is like the notes In music and may
be deep and resonant or high and
clear. Some color Is SO lovely in itself
that it fairly thrills the observer and
when beautifully combined is capable
of creating esthetic ecstasy. For ex-
ample. the colored glass windows in
Sainte Chapelle, In Paris. As the sun
light falls through these amazing win
dows it is literally molten color, and.
coming upon the scene suddenly by
way Of the spiral staircase leading up
ward from the basement, the visitor Is
swept off his feet by the glory of the
vision. 1t is the color. as well as the
craftsmanship Of the early Italian n
painters. the Venetians In particular r.
which makes their works supremely
beautiful.
But color is 70 great extent rela
tive. To the average person sAadcw
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Q. When was Cruden's Bible ION
corda nee first published?-O. w. n
A. Alexand Cruden publisheo ms
concorda nee in 1887.