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Evening star., 1926-10-16
Pay Rolls" by Mail.

1t has been definitely estimated, ac-
cording to an inspector of the Post
Office Department, that the loot of the
robbers who held up a mail truck in
EllzaDeth, N. j., Thursday morning
amounted to $151,700. Had the truck
been stopped by the thieves a little
earlier they might have obtained much
more, as it had already made three
deliveries Of currency packages after
leaving the post office. The currency
chat was taken consisted of bills of
S20 and smaller denominations. 1t
was pay roll" consigned to one of
the large industrial establishments.
Surprise has been felt at the fact
that such large sums of money are
lntrusted to the mails for pay roll pur-
poses. This cash is all insured, but
under the law no single mail parcel
can be insured for more than $780, If
this money taken was all in one pack.
age, therefore, the Government stands
to lose only $100, for which it received
an insurance premium of twenty
cents. The remainder Of the loss, or
s151,6O0. falls on the shipper, or the
consignee, according to their arrange
ments Of liability, unless they have
protected the currency by further in.
surance.
Postmaster General New, in a letter
to the president of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, calls attention
to the custom Of certain banks, par
ticularly the Federal Reserve, of trans
mitting huge sums of currency to
plants having large pay rolls, thus fur.
nishing the chief incentive for armed
attack. He says: "If concerns requir-
ing these large sums for pay roll pur-
poses would pay by check instead Of
in currency it would to q considerable
extent at least obviate the necessity
for these tempting shipments"
Holdups in American cities involv.
ing large amounts of money have be-
come so frequent that many of the
largest "paymasters" in the United
States have adopted the expedient of
payments by check rather than by
currency. BY this means it becomes
unnecessary to transport large
amounts Of money through the streets
Through daily deposits currency is
shifted from business establishments
to banks in comparatively small
amounts. A large percentage Of these
deposits, Furthermore, are in the form
Of checks. BY the use Of checks for
wage payments a very small amount
Of actual currency is required. Rob.
bers are not interested in checks.
They want the cash.
Every large pay roll robbery,
whether from the mails or from the
messengers of the disbursing estab.
lishments, increases the tendency Of
employers in this country to make
their weekly disbursements by check,
and doubtless this latest crime in New
Jersey will add to the number of bust.
ness corporations that utilize the safe
method Of payment.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

duplicate them. Man can sometimes
aid in the healing process, but the re-
suit is always unsightly. The care.
less driver who Injuries one Of them
works a wrong far greater than the
overturn Of an iron post or the smash.
ing Of a plate.glass window. Not a
bad sentence to be imposed on such
one would be payment Of damages
in reality mpossible-payment Of a
fine, and the task Of writing out fifty
times those lines Of Joyce Kilmer's
which begin II think that I shall
never see a poem lovely as q tree"
and which ends with, Poems are made
by men. like me, but only God can
make a tree"
Evening star., 1926-10-16
Ultra Modern Art.

What is art? The question is age.
old, unanswerable. Always there have
been schools" and always there has
been bitter war between them. Real
ism and symbolism have fought fierce
ly and the fight has always been a
draw. From time to time the pro-
tagonists of one or the other school
have dominated and lorded it over
their opponents. only to fall beneath
the dominion Of the opposition as pub
no taste has changed. The melee after
all means progress. advancement, de-
velopment. along medal line OF cul-
ture. The radical stimulates the con-
ssrvative, and conversely the con-
servative checks the radical. 1t is the
same in art as in politics, in social af-
fairs. The balance is struck after con-
fict.
An exponent of the strictly mod
ERNST" school of art. in sculpture, has
lust come to America. For twenty
wears his works have been the sub
tect Of controversy abroad and now
he Is here to supervise an exhibition
Of his products that is soon to open.
The exhibition Is to be under the aus
pices Of a French painter whose Nude
Descending a Staircase" caused fu-
rors in 1918. This sculptor is Con-
stantin Brancusi, a Rumanian. His
exhibitions have always stirred up a
storm Of censure, ridicule and praise.
A pupil of Rodin, rated by some as
the most brilliant and distinguished
tor, he has for the critics a calm coa-
tempt. In an interview he has ysst
said: I'VE modernists. who are strw-
Evening star., 1926-10-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

cent of normal on September I. COM
pared with 41.3 per cent and Az
per cent on the same date In 1928
and 1926. While the crop suffered
injury in Louisiana and Texas from
the tropical storm at the close Of
August and from insects, favorable
conditions led to improvement in the
Southeastern States, where the bulk
of the improved varieties OF nuts are
produced.
Q. How tall is Freedom" by
Crawford "A. K.
A. The figure on the Capitol dome
Is 1919 feet high.
O. What are the metric units or
length and weight?-T. r.
A. The unit Of length Is tho meter.
equal to 39.37 inches. The unit OF
weight is the gram. equal to 16.4S2
grains.
@. What is the largest weapon for
seacoast defense in this country?-
c. b. II.
A. The 16-inch gun is the largest
weapon constructed for seacoast de-
fense. The maximum range with a
charge of $50 pounds of powder is
over 80 miles. A rate of fire Of about
one round per minute can be main
tanned with this equipment.
O. Where can I borrow money to
aid me in financing a college course?
N. r.
A. Practically every large college
or university provides funds through
which students may obtain money to
funds are obtainable only through the
college. or university direct.
@. Are there several kinds of poison
ivy?-H. r.
A. Poison ivy plants are most read
lily recognized by their leaves. which
are always divided into three leaflets.
and by the whitish, waxy berries
which resemble mistletoe berries.
Botanists now classify the poison ivy
into three species-f1rst, a special typ
ical Of the East: second, a species typ
ical of the Middle Northern States.
and, third, a species typical Of the
Far West.
Find out HhGteUer you acdnt to
knO1p. There is no room for ignorance
In this busy 1oorId. The person tchO
loses OF Is the one 11hO gueSses. Tho
person aoho gets on is dltcdys the one
1chO acts upon reliable information.
This paper en- ploys Frederic j. HdSkin
to conduct an information bureau IN
WGshin 0tOn for the free use of the
pu bic. There Is no charge, eTCept 2
cents in stamps for return postage.
Write to him today for dnU facts you
desire. Address your letter to The
EUeninO Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. HGskin, Director. Wash
tngton, ID. c..
Evening star., 1926-10-16
Women have a reputation for talk

Women have a reputation for talk.
ing about operations.
Men, however, like to indulge in the
same sort of monologue.
The other day we met T. Henry
Miffenwerther, who belongs to the
Bears Club, and is jolly good fellow.
Hello, T. Henry" we said. as
position permits.
"Hy" responded Miffenwerther, as
near as it can be set down in print.
How you?" was our next interro-
CATION, which. swiftly uttered, doesn't
sound as bad as it looks. Anyway,
one has to say something.
mot SO good" said T. Henry, with
a look Of anguish overspreading his
round face.
"Why, what's the matter?" we in
nocently asked, committing what we
soon saw was blunder.
We had not heard of the operation
upon the vitals of T. Henry Miffen-
werther!
Just got out of the hospital" mod.
estly replied he.
That's too bad, old man." we in
stantly responded. 1t was world of
solicitude we put into our voice. We
do not belong to the Bears Club, and
wouldn't join If they would invite us
(Which they never have). Our relations
with Mlfrenwerther, however, are
always pleasant, and we were glad
that we could honestly act so con
cerned over something that was now
all over. The note of apprehension
we managed to put over was very
good. A movie actor could have done
no better.
X X X X
What was the matter with you?"
we inquired, accusingly, in a tone of
voice that should have informed the
other party to the dialogue that we
were afraid we were going to be bored
But T. Henry Miffenwerther, like
most OF mankind, is, was and will be
interested in himself first, last and all
the time.
If one of them asks you an unpleas.
ant question, one which you do not
desire to answer at the time and under
the circumstances, there is always a
sure-fire way of getting out Of it.
Smile pleasantly-as pleasantly as
you can--throw heartiness in your
voice, and ask at once some such
question as follows:
us your new car in the repair
shop?"
NOW you Know quite we'll that the
chap prides himself on his care of
that new car, and that the vehicle
under discussion is very fine one,
that ought not to be in the hands of
a Wrecking crew for more than 10
minutes in 10 years.
The question, however, is as good as
any.
Your unpleasant interrogation in.
stantly forgets what he was asking
you about, and springs with large
mental jumps to the defense of the
Oozen-Six.
I'm the repair shop my eye" is his
sneering rejoiner, which would surely
puzzle Shakespeare. The latter
master Of English would wonder Just
what relation the eye had to the re.
pair shop. He might have some diff.
Guilty in understanding the gram.
matical construction Of that sentence.
These idiomatic expressions are terri
BILE.
I'm the repair shop my eye" how.
ever, is exactly what the gentleman
says, and you would have no trouble
at all-unlike Shakespeare's ghost
In understanding him.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

E. p.
A. Nearly all varieties of honey
will crystalline, but the extent to
which this takes place varies, due to
the variation in the relative amounts
of dextrose and levulose in them.
Some honeys, such as alfalfa and
white clover, crystallize nearly COM
pletely, while others. such as sage
and tupelo, remain liquid under prac-
tically all conditions Of temperature,
etc.
@. When was the first concentrated
embalming fluid made?-A. +.
A. This form of embalming fluid
was first made about 43 years ago In
Boston, Mass.
O. Where was Ranelagh?-R. E.
A. This was a. fashionable London
pleasure resort of the eighteenth cen
tury. The rotunda was built on the
model of the Parthenon. 1t stood IN
a beautiful garden and accommodated
5000 persons. The grounds are now
occupied by the Chelsea Hospital
O. Have many new crops been
added to our list since colonial
days?-D. B.
A. The Department of Agriculture
has sent plant explorers to the ends
of the earth, and many new species
are being adapted to this country
Until it became active in the matter
only two plants. sorghum and alfalfa
had been added to the list since CO.
lonial days.
@. How many big African rivers
flow into the Mediterranean? ". G
A. The Nile is the only great
African river that flows into this sea
1t drains an area Of more than
100000 square miles.
O. In referring to literature what
expresses the opposite Of realism ?
r. Il.
a. It. depends upon the meaning
to be expressed. Some terms eX
pressing opposite ideas are idealism
romanticism, conventionalisnl5 senti-
mentalism and imaginative treat
ment.
Q. How great was the damage
done by the Charleston earth
quake?-H. A. D.
A. Seven -eighths of the houses
were rendered unfit for habitation
many persons were killed, and prop
erty valued at over $S,000,000 was
destroyed. The damage, however
was quickly repaired.
Q. How long has Alaska had rep
resentation in Congress?-B. D.
A. In 1906 Alaska was granted
the right of representation in Con-
gress through a delegate.
@. Is this a good pecan year,
M. r.
A. The pecan crop stood at the
relatively high condition of 654 pei
Evening star., 1926-10-16
international 0ratory.

An International OratOrical Contest,
in development of the American con-
test which was inaugurated in 1924,
with students of the secondary schools
in five countries as candidates for
highest honors was held in this city
last night, when representatives Of
Great Britain, Mexico, France, Canada
orations which had been pronounced
the best in their respective countries.
A high order of merit was demon
strated by these five offerings. They
displayed thoughtfulness, research,
Skill of construction and unusual abil-
ity in delivery. They were judged by
a jury Of five eminent men. a Span
lard, a Belgian, a Frenchman, a
Canadian and an American, who met
with difficulties in determining prec-
edence. BY a close vote the award Of
first place went to the young Ameri-
can representative orator, Herbert
Wenig Of Los Angeles, with second
place given to Jose MunoZ-Cota of
Mexico City.
This experiment in international
competition in oratory may be deemed
complete success. The five young
men who last night appeared as the
champions of their respective coun-
tries represent, it is computed, two
and half million students of the sec.
ondary schools. of those lands who
have for months been preparing,
studying and practicing for this finale.
The educational value to them and
their competitors is incalculable But
best of all is the association of these
five national groups in a contest which
has involved an understanding not
merely Of their own national stories
and principles and ideals, but a con.
cept of other nations.
The oratorical contest in the United
States has become an established in
stitution, the value of which is not
easily estimated. 1t has been a tre-
mendouS stimulus to study. 1t has
caused a more perfect understanding
VA lAAO SollolAtullOil VI luC \ Hllcu
States by the people Of this country
than has ever prevailed. Literally
millions of people have been led to ap-
probation Of the Importance and sig
nificance and value of the fundamental
law Of this land.
The climax of the American orator
ical contest this year was trip to
other countries, given to the seven
f1nalists, winners in their respective
areas. These young people have re-
turned richly rewarded for their eff.
forts in preparation for last Junes
contest, broadened in their views.
Crossing the threshold from youth to
manhood and womanhood, to citizen
ship, they are better Americans for
that experience.
1t may be hoped that another year
will find the field Of international COM
petition in this line widened by the
inclusion of other nations. The sue
cess Of the national contest, with it's
striking climax of last nights pro-
gram in this city, should cause a
greater interest in other lands in this
means of education and this stimulus
70 eYDreSSjon
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Many a jury has failed to reach a
verdict because Of the obdurate atti-
tude of one or two men. Yet the ex-
pedient of reducing the number of
jurors to eleven or ten would promise
no better results. A jury of nine would
be entirely capable of reaching an
eight-to-one deadlock.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Rurnors that Wilhelm Hohenzollern
hopes to be recalled to a throne In
Germany are current. There is always
an element of citizenship that Is look
ing for trouble. 1t is seldom large
enough to constitute q working
ma iority.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

AS good a detective as Arthur Scriv'
ener himself may be needed to solve
the homicide mystery which now oc'
cupies the attention Of this city's
police.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

New Jersey has a mail robbery on
its hands. The Atlantic shore is not
permitted to revel serenely as the
scene of beauty contests. Classic en-
deavors are hampered by the fact that
the crooks follow the crowds.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

A drop in the price of gasoline is
promised. 1t will not be enough to
cause general rejoicing. The cost Of
gas should occasionally be slightly re-
duced in order to prevent a hopeless
impression that it can vary only in an
upward direction.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Edison's views on immortality tend
toward more conservative opinion
than that which he previously ex-
pressed. Edison is a great inventor
who deals with physical forces. Meta
physical forces are another matter.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
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Evening star., 1926-10-16

People dislike to admit that they
have been fooled. Whatever Aimee
McPherson's adventures may have
been, she can rely on this trait in
human nature.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Two motion picture stars are di-
vorced. The episode is depicted as a
comedy. The breaking up of an OBJ
stitutes one Of the real tragedies of
Evening star., 1926-10-16

A mild Winter is predicted. The
price Of fuel is not visibly Influenced
by any suspicion that the supply may
be in excess Of the demand.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

Discoveries in Egypt reveal the long
suspected fact that the ancients were
far behind the moderns in matters of
practical convenience.
Evening star., 1926-10-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Lights Beyond.
When you look at the stars in distant
space
With their bright eternal glow,
You think as you halt life's busy pace
OF the things you do not know.
Some purpose they hold in our scheme
of life
Which ages alone can show.
They may lead to an end Of hate and
strife.
But how-we cannot know.
Yet we're certain that all is for the
While the human mind is slow,
We may find a moment of faith and
rest
In the things we do not know.
Favorable Opinion.
What do you think Of the primary
system?"
Its all right" answered Senator
Sorghum. "It favors the possibility
Of inducing political hackers to go
broke on the preliminaries so that
they won't have any money to use in
the regular election"
Giving the Air to Airy Nothingness.
My radio! My radio!
You leave me many a pain.
I turn you on; but soon know
I'll turn you of again.
Jud Tunkins says the trouble about
agriculture Is that the man with the
hoe gets only sympathy. while the boy
with tho ukulele gets the applause.
PoliteneSs.
els it polite for men to make fun
Of women's clothes?"
"Unquestionably." answered Miss
Cayenne. "a really polite man would
pretend not to see them"
Publicity.
The propagandist's agile art
Oft plays a part
That has no heart.
And much in print we daily see
Which ought to be
Marked ADV"
Eve cherish strange respect for a
wise man who lived thousands of
wears ago" said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, "even though he knew
nothing whatever about radio or the
airship."
DE man dat plays wifi loaded dice y
said Uncle Eben, "loses de confidence
Of so many people dat wha1 money he
kin win don't amount to nAuxh."
Evening star., 1926-10-16

The average length Of life has in
creased 40 years inathe past CEN
Evening star., 1926-10-16

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Evening star., 1926-10-16

An interesting but little read novel
has just been epublished-"Philip
Dru: Administrator" which was writ.
ten some years ago by Col. House and
published anonymously. It is said to
be the best Interpretation of Col
House, so long considered a sphinx in
politics. The novel gives his ideas on
Government and his political ethics
and ideals.
Evening star., 1926-10-16

DE man dat plays wifi loaded dice y
said Uncle Eben, "loses de confidence
Of so many people dat whai money he
kin win don't amount to riAueh."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-22
GOLDF|ELD HERDS
BODY DISCOVERED
Tragedy of Two Years Ago
Caused When Pair Missed
Camp During Night.

SpcS1hl Oa5phNGu 10 luo star.
RED LAKE. Ontario, July 22.--Ly-
ing face down in the sand, where two
years ago a pickering camp fire brav-
ed the elements. the body of =. L.
Murray. companion "sourdough" of
Capt. Christopher O'Kelly, has been
found at last, and with it the simple
evidence of tragedy and heroism in
the Northland wastes.
Murray died making last effort to
save his pal, who himself had won the
highest award for bravery in the
British empire the Victoria Cross.
O'Kelly's body was found two years
ago. The story as told today by F. B.
Evans, Winnipeg prospector, is one of
the weirdest that has ever come out
of the gold camps.
Two years ago, in the dead Of night
and while a blizzard ragged, Evans
said, ne was awakened by the howl
ing of his dogs to see two ghostly
forms crossing the snow. He shouted,
but the ghosts" disappeared into the
darkness. Search next morning re-
vealed nothing.
Walked in Circles.
Yet it was over the exact spot where
Evans fire had been built that Muir
rays body was found, and not far
away the body of O'Kelly, the hero of
Paschendaele, had lain. The two pros
pectors. tramping blindly about in cir
cIes, actually passed within a short
distance of Evans camp, the gold
rush district believes.
The prologue of the tragedy dates
back to 1928 when Murray and
O'Kelly. both prospectors Of expert
ence. left Winnipeg to stake claims.
They established a camp on the north
shore of treacherous Lac Suel, east OF
Bruce Island, intending to wait until
after the freeze-up before completing
their journey. Fearing they would run
out of food they hurried back to Pine
Ridge, Hudson Bay post, for more
supplies.
Loading their canoe, they started
back in 4 snowstorm. That was on
November >, 1928. The two men We're
never seen alive again.
Caught In Blizzard.
In March Of 1924 a party of pros
pectors QUILTED at Hudson and left
to do assessment work on the claims
staked by the two missing men. Dur
ing the breakup they were caught on
Lac Suel in bad blizzard and the
party turned back. Evans, however.
pushed on through the flying snow.
The second night after leaving their
comrades Evans and the Indian
camped on the shores of Goose Island.
On the lake. at some distance in the
fitful moonlight. Evans says, he saw
the figures of two men and took them
10 be Murray and O'Kelly, as one was
very tall and the other short. Evans
frightened up the fire and went into
the tent to awaken the Indian. but
when he returned the forms had dis
appeared.
Reaching Pine Ridge later. Evans
told of what he had seen, but was
ridiculed. Then after the breakup
O'Kelly's body was found on the west
shore of the lake. No one laughs a
Evans story now that MUrray's body
has been found nearby testifying 10
the mans fight for life and his efforts
to save his companion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-22
Women Grow Worse
Men More Religious
Aged Canon Asserts

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July 22.--Canon Mar
quis of Normandy, the only mar
quis in holy orders, says women
are not as religious as men.
Women have grown worse in
the last so years, while the attitude
of men toward religion has i'm
proved" declared the canon, who
is still preaching, although he is 80
years old. II think many modern
women have too material and arti-
fetal an outlook on life-perhaps 1t
is the reaction from their greater
freedom"
The venerable canon says the
great need of the Established
Church in England. is more vigor-
GUS men in its pulpits, and he urges
the laity to assist the church in
paying better salaries. He saws
parsons can not support families
on 81 900 a year.