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Evening star., 1926-05-26

O. What building in Philadelphia
Is famous as an exsmple of Greek
architecture?-R. Y. F..
A. 1t has been claimed for Girard
College that II is the most perfect
Greek temple in existence"
q. How much tax do the various
States collect from sutomobilists?-
A. ID. n.
A. Taxes collected from car owners
by the States last year aggregated
S406,64S,561, of which SI4S,02s,7ss wss
the gasoline tax.
Q. Is there more than one flying
field at Dayton?-H W.
A. Eight flying fields are located in
or near Dayton, including the McCook
and the Wilbur Wright. Government
Fields.
q. Who was the last survivor of
the Revolutionary Wsr?-T. G.
A. That distinction is claimed for
John Gray. who died March 20, 1853,
aged 1O4 years 2 months 20 days. and
Is buried at Tiramsburg. near Cald-
well, Ohio. On his tombstone he ia
described as THE Last Of Washing.
toms Comps Mons"
Y. What year and by whom was
base ball Orlginated?-A. F..
A. The modern game of .ba Sc ba
originated with the Knickerbocker
Club, orga nized in New York CITY in
1845. The first person to prepare q
diagram of the playing diamond wa
Abner Doubleday of Coopersfown
n. Y. in 1897.
Q. What is the gauge of the rail
road which carries passengers tc
Ds jeeiing M. NJ
A. This railroad has a two.foo,
gauge.
@. Who started using cartoons OF
fancifui pictures to illustrate titles ir
moving pictures?-L. NJ. 8.
A. Harry Myers is credited with thu
innovation. having drawn such car
| which he was both director and star.
Q. What police first used the sys
tenn of Identification by f,ngerprints'
| &C. V. r..
| A. The system was first used b,
the police In the Province of Bengal
| Indie, at the instigation of Sir vii
| lie m Herschel.
Q. What is the wave length of tn,
| human voice?-N. A.
A. The wave lengths Of sounds pro
duced by the huma voice usually ar,
from ! TO 8 feet. although some sing
ers have produced notes ha wing wav.
lengths as great as 1S feet and other.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

1t Is the opinion Of Trotsky that
Sovietism has not preserved home life
ia Russia. Satisfactory home life has
long been regarded as the great test
Of efficacy in any form of govern
ment.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Both funda nentslists and modern
lists may yet I've persuaded to agree On
the simple old time proposition, DE
good and you will bo happy"
Evening star., 1926-05-26

The hard work at Geneva is more Or
less contra dictory to the reputation Of
Switzerland as the playground Vt ma
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Footwear.

The fashions consequential
In various forms we view.
The b0vtIeg's influential,
So Is the his h'heeied shoe.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Atlantic Coast resorts promise 10
assist prohibition enforcement by
making bathing suits SO scant that
none Of them will conceal a hip pocket
mask.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Wa shington, -. g., has long since
passed the point where Pehnsyivanla
avenue was u deserted thoroushfare
ON a June day. Now it Is tra iiic
DrUbieIA,
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Some Of the California political ms
sound warning that a dry enforce
meHt bs dge will not be regs rded AZ
auy hero medal.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is ax.'usivs,N "ot,it I'D
" the use TOR ,ennhlicstion ~ si rhws DIS
Matches "~etiited 70 IL ant "therwts> 'lr1-
ref in This naner Ana aiso the to.ai news
nnblish-d herein All riyhts ~ Dubli ca ton
81 sDccia, Tisnstches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
ke,es SING Potentislities.

Diamonds are carbon crystals"
''Any laboratory expert who can
cha nse tiara back into a few tons Of
coal will be q help 10 huma nity.'
Evening star., 1926-05-26
lDiSs.ip1ine Gone Astrsy.

HE used to write in his copy book,
Honesty Is the Best Policy"
Ibid 1t improve his mOrals?"
mo. But 1t improved his pennla ~
ship SO that he became successful
.countefreiter."
Evening star., 1926-05-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Il. TKACEWELL.

! lie knows how to conjugate the
Latin "amO." but he does not know
how TO love. He can tell you the
derivation of our word kindness"
to the letter, but he does not COM
prehend the quality itself. He does
not want to comprehend 1t. He had
rather sneer at 1t.
Mr.. BIS chief fault, however, Is his
inability to restrain the movements
Of that organ called the tongue. or
stinger, as II Is more properly termed
In him.
Whatever thought springs into his
fertile mind must Immediately out
by the aid Of the tongue.
Wherefore he is cOnstitutionaliy un-
able 10 refrain from wonnding friends
and foes. Like a mad dog running
amuck. Mr.. B bites his way through
life. The sOlaces which those bitten
apply like plasters to their wounded
feelings are regarded by him as badges
of honor. rewards Of his own inesti-
mable merit.
The strange fact Of his nature is
that all which he says is mean. The
uniformity Of his product is star
tilng. He never fails. and, In this re-
spect, at least, IL "A success.
Women say that he never deiens TO
mention them as human beings, but
invariably says that "a maj n thinks 80
and 80, or "a man does so and 80" +"
he never refers to "a person." even
nor uses the word "one." for these In
definite expressions might allow one
to infer that a woman might have a
thought OF do a. good deed.
Az women are the foreguard Of civ.
i1iza ton and without them there
would be none. we might as we'll finish
our portrait Of the lamentable Mr.. B,
with the addition only Of the following z
stroke. In paraphrase:
Owning his weakness
His evil behavior.
| And leaving, with meekness
We have but small place left for our
portrait Of Mr.. A, but his fea lures
are so suffused with sweetness and
light they shine az we'll from q linn
tied space as from q large one
The goodness of Mr.. AfYable has
painted itself into the hearts Of oil
who know him. If at times his uni
formity Of cha racter strikes one as
almost too much Of q good thing. 1t IL
quickly esteemed at its proper worth
mo sun may Snln6 TOO strongly q,
times. but how we love its bright rays
Mr.. A reJOices the heart Of ma n
woman and child. Even the dogs run
and hop up at him. glad 10 feel the
sunshine Of his smile. He Is q sort OF
medicine Of the soul.
II you board a. crowded street car
with your wife. and a gentleman gets
up and offers her his seat. you may be
| sure that he is Mr.. A. for he is the
only man in Washington who does 1t
we believe.
He has a keen eye for the happy
and good In life as he sees II. and
most loudly points it out to those OF
US who fail to do 50. He dispenses
''appIesa uce" with a liberal ha nd, and
| we lop it up greedily, and ask for
more, SO acceptable Is his bra nd VI
praise.
His ways are ways Of gentieness
and all his pa are peace. He Is not
perfect, but he Is not mean. Let us
| thank God for the good Mr.. A. He
does not need the aid Of our brush
for Kindness pa ints its own portrait.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Much time and energy may he con-
sumed here and abroad without de-
Gliding when q coal strike is definitely
settled.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

1t sure that the sentiment In the
South will not be 40 strong In opposi-
tion to their candidate an to cause
any Of the States to break away from
the Democratic column In the cleo
tion OF 1928 IL the governor be nomf-
Evening star., 1926-05-26
SHOOTING STARS.
ny phILANDER JOHNSON.
The Significant Word.

ImC 01B nsuCNuS sVVaVs
There IL one simple word Which makes
This life seem we'll worth while.
Eac ch day new interest it wakes;
A. frown or else a smile.
As we prOpOund mid wisdom great
Or else whore fOilies ny
With ardor which will not abate
The little question "Why?"
Why do we love? Why do we hate?
Why do we toll and scheme?
Why do we seek for proud estate
Or idly drift and dream?
Why is the sun? Why ia the night?
As years 60 rolling by
One thing alone brings new delight:
That Same old question. "Why?'
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Proposed Change.

From the Portland Oregon journal.
mo Parking" signs changed to
read mo Sparkling fmight solve The
prphiam of subirha1ltess
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Multuin i'm ParvO.
From the Nashville Banner.

From the NaehVlIIe Bannef.
Those who go In for dress reform
are to be numbered among the brave.
ly optimistic souls who believe that q
great deal can be accomplished with
q very little.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
The Building Program.

The Governme nj : f>e wear building
program AT Washington will probabl
he heeun with the least possible delay
and NO doubt will be executed accord
ing TO schedule. The President has
signed the $165 .pQ0 900 public building
hill and thai bill aries an appropria
lion Of S5C. .00". .h0o 70" the construction
NJ Government; buildings over d five
rear period a, Washington. !, is be
feved that the appropriation and the
program viii bring public housing &C.
commoda tions a. Washington nip to
the needs of the Government, The be
hef is that il Will release the Govern
man, from the necessity Of conducting
its affairs in rented Offices. which
in many cases are not suited 10 the
Government n"ed. Ii will allow the
Government to take down the tempo
rary buildings on the Mall and In Po
tomsc Park and bring its scattered
Offices into adequate and convenient
buildings. The program promises i'm
provement in the conduct OF public
development of Washington.
This step by The Government is the
culminat ton of many years effort.
There has not been a time since the
establishment OF the Government. and
particularly since the establishment Of
the Capital al Washington. that the
Government has not had housing
shortage. During the Civil War Gov
ernment activities were so expa nded
thai all kinds of private structures
we're taken for public use. Expansion
Of Government activities during the
half century following the Civil War
kApt far ahead of the Government 8
housing facilities. There was steady
complain, from Government officers.
There VAS an incessa nj criticism that
the Gov ernment was paying rental fOt
private properly when economy and
efFSciepcy urged ;hat the Government
should own the buildings in which it
carried on its work.
The state Of affairs on The EXTRA nee
Of the t'nited States in the World War
is known. Private buildings were
tsken over and many temporary build
ings wood structures on slender foun-
dation--w.ra put no on park Ia nd.
When the var ended. the Govern
ments business at Washington had SO
much extended beyond that Of the pre-
war state ths, il WAS not possible To
carry on all public business in pre-war
buildings. Under the s5o.Vpv.O0O hHe-
wear proSra III" GoNernment VIII
erect credita blA structures situated
with respect to fscih.atin9 pubhc bush
nass nd impro> ing The appesra nee Of
The CAPITA. The Government AT
Wa ashinston grows so fast that Con
gress should be careful not 10 let II
fol- ga in upon hard times in housing.
Evening star., 1926-05-26
Pleasures. sf Occupation.

DO you love your work."
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
1T has brought me great deal Of
consolation; especially since the in
crease of salary"
Evening star., 1926-05-26

The manner in which BioadwaX y
Mterateurs depict ingenious wicked
ness may yet cause little Old New
York to he regarded as the "Topsy"
of his America cities.
u has hean po ssibie for BernstOrff
to stage q coma back in German pol
Rics. This fact should not encourage
the Hohen2nlerns.
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Have faith" said Uncle Eben:4 :'but
be keerful bout wastin' it on asAoss
,HachF q
Evening star., 1926-05-26
THEODORE w. MOVES. . Editor
Hsfe hv Mxil-Payabi" 80 \JvaNce.
Maryland and Virginia.
AM AflAac SAalS

Az Other States aad Canada.
nA,iv and SUNDAY I We SO 90: NO. s. %
,.,aiiy only ..... VI. sa.0o:'l mo, 90
Ninhay only .....l rr.. $500: mo. 80
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Nah, ,jong has had it's cha nee in
this country and has gone out Of IA sh-
len. china snouid attempt a reciprocal |
demonstra ton nevettheiess and seek
the relief from nervous tension such
as hsSe ball affords
Evening star., 1926-05-26

Two wears ago II was the followers
Of william Gibbs McAdoo. controlling
O. large number Of delegates at the
Madison Square Garden convention,
who looked with favor on an abrosa.
tion Of the two.thirds rule. His Op-
bonents, who used Gov. Smith as
club to beat down McAdOo, were Op.
posed. The factor which may disrupt
the pia M for doing away now with
the twO.thtrds rule is the group Of
Southern States which mvaria bly,
cast their electoral votes for the
Democratic nominee. The two.
thirds rule operates as a veto power
for the South in ca sc the North and
the West. which In the last half cen.
tury have rarely cast electoral ballots
for q Democrat for President. should
urge a candidate looked upon with
disfa vor In the Southern states. II
the two-thirds rule should be abro-
gated, and the nomination Of q candi-
date for President should be forced
through the convention which the
South could not stomach. might not
the solid South" at last be broken?
Democrats who oppose the abrOga-
tiOn Of the twO.thirds rule say that il
has worked no real hardship In the
past and only on o few memora Die
occa sions has 1t given rise to q pro.
longed struggle In the Democratic
national conventions-once in Balti
more. where Woodrow Wilson finally
triumphed over Champ Clark. and
more recently in New York. where
McAdoo and Smith fought each other
like q pair Of Kilkenny cats. Wilson
was elected following his nomination
i'm 1912 and was reelected.
There ID n great deal Of work
going on at present to make the n0mi-
nation OF Gov. Al Smith more pala
table to the Southern States. The
Sniih ssspeoEsass- AN band. on making
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-08-14

father. Sir John Holder. of Broome
House. near Birmingham. England.
the family hobby-a great liking
for miniature locomotives. car
shops. and all the paraphernalie
connected with such a pastime.
Somewhat to the dismay of his
parents. who had pictured their
offspring as a polished Oxonian,
the lad. tired of the humdrum ex-
istence of modern everyday life in
England. seized the opportunity
which was forthcoming when the
Wembley Exhibition opened. He
was employed to pilot the minia-
ture Canadian Pacific trains over
the Lillipution railway at Wem-
bley. Before the Philadelphia Ex-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-08-14
TIE REAL TRANS CANADA LIMITep

A career at Oxford University,
or the life of the pilot OF min;a-
ture locomotives, which, This was
the question confronting Young
%. Terence Holder. scion of one of
En@!and's wealthiest families. and
he decided to forego the former in
favor of the latter.
Terence is pictured above seated
lat the throttle of miniature loco
motive Of the Canadian Pacific
Railways Traus- Canada Limited"
fascinating feature of Treasure
Ilslant. one Of the most popular at
fractions at Pkiladelphia's Sesuul-
centennial The other picture
shows the real Trans Canada. Ter
ence inherited from his grand
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-08-14
PEN POINTERS

'Vegetarians." says a prominent
,dietician, who evidently never wore
red tie In front Of bull. never,
lose their tempers."
A motorist who ran over a girl has
married her. II they all had to do
that there would be lot less reck- /;
less driving.
Friday. so IL is said. is an unlucky
day for marriages. Peggy Archibald
'Hopkins.Joyce- Morner. for instance. =
makes II rule never to marry on
Friday.
The only way movie directors cRe
make Indians look savage enough to-
film is to tell them how much OF
their salary will be income tax.
The only thing that's more aggrn.
waiting than a bad husband u o par,
fectly good one.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-08-14

position opened, Terence was invi.-
ed to the United States by Cans,N
dian Pacific officials to pilot their.
miniature .rain at Treasure Islanoi
through a replica Of the Canadian
Pacific Rockies, as well as across.
a miniature Canada from tna
Chateau Frontenac. Quebec, to tn.
Canadian West. l
Sir John Holder, Terences
grandfather, was the first Englisl,-i
man to construct a miniature rail-
way system on his estate. This
proved not only an excellent meaI.>'
Of recreation. but provided trans
portation for passengers anC'
freight from one quarter of his AK
tensive estate to the other.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Mainland Real Estate Transfers

to VIM. Andrews; $500; 6 acres,
beg. in center of Washington av.,
230.5 #. from center of Fernwood
av
Chas. S. Adams to Louise S.
Halter; $1,000; N. w. cor. Spruce
av, and Doughty I'd, S. to N. line
of property formerly of one Mar
tin, S. w. to right of way of Read
ing railroad, N. w. to N. line of
Spruce st.
Mary Price ct. vir to Mark
Price; $500; beg in center of Fire
I'd, 76S.17 TT. N. E. of Tilton I'd,
N. E. 1888 #, by N. w. 1855 ft.
Francis B. Edmonds ct ux. to
Mabel Brown; 5000; lot 165, map
of E. A. Doughty, at Mckee City.
Sun Realty Co. to Garden State
Development Co.; 81; lots 13 to
90, inclusive, blk. G.; lots l to 80,
inclusive, blk. D; lots l to Z, in
elusive, blk. E; map of building
lots in Egg Harbor township.
Garden State Development Co.
to Margaret H. Nelson; 81; prop
erty same as above.
Philip A. Little ct Tx, jean
nette, Pa, to Mabel Brown; $500;
10 acres, being lot ITO, beg. in
center of English Creek av
Jesse L. Risley to VIM. F. KEN
zlen, Rockledge. Pa; lot 1875,
tract 4, map of E. A. Doughty ct
al.
Chas. S. Adams ct TX. to An
drew Kandrow; $500; lot %, blk.
2, sec. A; lots 7, s, blk. l, sec. G..
Blenheim.
Jacob Esslinger to Myrtle E..
Tarbet, Magnolia Heights; 500;
10 acres, along S. line of road
from Bargaintown to Humphrey
Scull's mill.
VIM. Lorenz ct TX, Brooklyn,
to Morris C. Rookie, Brooklyn; 81;
N. E. cor. of Zerxes and Corinne
avs, 100 it. by 125 #.
Galloway Township.
John C. Conover ct ux. ct ais.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
THEY BELIEVE IN SIGNS.
Freeholders Will Assist in Direct
ing Tourists.

The road committee of the
Board of Freeholders is busy at
work on plans to erect large and
legible traffic sign-boards along all
highways leading to the shore. 1t
is realized that visitors by motor
from out of the state are not re-
ceiving the necessary guidance.
They have their maps, but not IN
frequently in travelling over the
less known roads, to avoid heavy
traffic on the main trunk pixies,
they lose their bearings. They
NAV even carry their patronage,
intended for Atlantic City, into
other territory.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20

to Alfred J. Kurtz; 500; beg. in
dividing line between David
Blackman and Geo. Satherwaite,
on N. w. line of Shore I'd. to
Leeds Point, "a chains and so
links by chains and rs links,
14.75 acres.
VIM. F. Dunn, Philadelphia, to
Leon L. Wenzel; 81; lots 8, % to
2S, inclusive, and 1876, tract g..
map of Gilbert e O'Callaghan.
Stella B. Spence ct vir to Marea
H. Taylor ct al; 800; 1.26 acres,
beg. in center of road from Eli
Higbee's to Port Republic
Peter T. Smith ct ux. to Mar
shall H. Counts; 81; 6.3S acres,
beg. at cor. of Peter Smiths
land and adjoining lands of Ezra
Somers, Chas. Jacobson and VIM.
Leeds.
Gilbert e O'Callaghan to Alfred
Woods ct ux.; $1,000; lots 6S2,
6S4, tract 9, map of Gilbert e o.
Callaghan.
Alice E. Harris, Philadelphia, to
Jos. Carnesdale; 81; lots l, 2, 3,
A, 5, blk. 2S6, sec. c, Pinehurst.
White Way Land Co. to Madi-
son II. Elliott, Elsmere, Del;
500; lots A to as, inclusive, blk.
%, Pinehurst.
Chas. H. Juniewicz ct ux. to
Louis Mackler; $1,000; E. line of
Oceanville-S mithville I'd, 35 acres
C. F. Hammell to Hollywood
Park Co.; $1,000; 2S5 acres, beg.
at cor. of tract conveyed by David
Adams ct ux. to Adam Blackman,
on the road from Leeds Point to
Absecon.
Jos. Stein ct ux., New York, to
John l.. Gormley; $1,000; farm lot
$50, tract 8, map of Gilbert & o.
Callaghan.
Germain- Hegeman Co. to Ella
M. Cascaden, Philadelphia; 81;
lots S, 6, blk. SO, Seaview Park.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20

Money talks, but you will find
it to be a mighty poor listener
when you are trying to interest
it in some of your schemes.
"A woman can always furnish
pleasure for her friends, even
though it may be to merely give
them food for gossip.
-Nell-"He told me l was the
only girl he ever loved" Belle
"And you believed it," Nell
"I'm afraid l had to- His anna
flourish love making seemed to
prove it."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
MOTOR "sPooNlNG" UPHELD.
Bradley Beach Will Permit It in
Lighted Cars.

At Bradley Beach Mayor Frank
c. Borden, jr., announces that mu-
nicipal authorities have no objec-
ton to young couples "spooning
in parked automobiles at night.
The resort will require, however,
that such automobiles have their
lights turned on, otherwise the
occupants will be arrested on
charges of violating the traffic
laws.
Young people often find it i'm
possible to sit in friendly CONVEX
sation at their homes or in hotels
or boarding houses" Mayor Bor-
den saws. "The only opportunity
they have for such conversation
is often an automobile on a public
highway. We have no intention
of taking this privilege away from
them"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
Festus NeedIework Guild

Mrs. Emma Hackney, of West
Decatur av., was hostess to the
Festus Needlework Club. The
original costumes of some of the
members caused much merri-
ment, and recitations, solos and
duets contributed by the members
added much to the pleasure of the
afternoon. Mrs. Hackneys guests
Included Mrs. Belle Horton, Miss
Horton, Mrs. Flora Risley, Mrs.
Maude Howell, Mrs. L. Reiner,
Mrs. Gertrude Fest, Mrs. Addie
Robinson, Mrs. Mary Hughes and
Mrs. Edythe Bruce.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-20
HOME DEPARTMENT, FIRST
PRESRYIIERlANC CHURCH

A business meeting of the Home
Department of the First Presby-
terrain church was held Thursday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
Dorsey S. LeCompte, at which
time it was decided to hold the
annual social at the home of the
superintendent, Mrs. Preston B.
Adams, Friday evening, May Fl.
After a business session refresh
ments were served and a social
hour enjoyed. Those present were
Mrs. Preston b. Adams, Mrs.
Thomas Crawford, Mrs. James
Porteus, Mrs. Garfield Roser and
Mrs Dorsey S. LeCompte.