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be assessed. that such excess shall be
paid out of an appropriation author
lied in the bill. These payments
would come out of the revenue of the
District and the benefits assessed
would be credited to the District in
the Treasury.
The Senate District committee prob
ably will meet Wednesday morning at
which time 1t will have before it a
report from a subcommittee, headed
by Senator Harreld. on the proposed
new insurance code for the city. Sen
ator Harreld said yesterday some In
surance men desire to be heard on
certain provisions of the bill before it
is acted upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
WET LUNCHES BANNED.
Considered as Commission Splits on
Stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, January 16 P).-F'ree
lunches with liquor must no longer be
served to favored customers by mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange.
Emphatic warnings to this effect was
issued yesterday by officials of the
exchange on an objection raised by the
committee on quotations and commits
sions which wants rigid enforcement
of the rule that brokers shall not split
commissions.
The committee made no objection on
the basis Of the Volstead act, but pro-
tested that It regarded serving either
lunch or drinks or both to a customer
as one form of splitting a commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

Marquette Railroad in Michigan and
Minnesota, and II with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
STREET OPENING
BILL INTRODUCED
Capper Measure Would Pay
Cost Where Damages Would
Exceed Benefits.

A bill to make possible the open
ing and extension OF streets in Wash
ington where the damages would ex-
coed the benefits was introduced in
the Senate yesterday by Senator Cap
per, chairman of the District com.
mittee.
The measure mentions Piney
Branch road between Thirteenth and
Butternut streets, Thirteenth street
extended, Concord avenue and Nichol-
son street, but also contains a general
clause to cover similar cases.
The bill provides that in cases In
which the damages plus the cost OF
the proceedings exceed the benefits to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
Magnetic Changes Enveloping Earth
Caused by Sun Eclipses, Says Science

Atlantic, and the second last Jan
uary when the path of totally moved
across the northeastern part of the
United States.
The point Of the magnometer used
In this weke's test moved as much as
an inch and half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
Assigned as Instructor.

Capt. Edward c. Black, Army Air
Service, and now on duty at Langley
Field, Va. has been assigned as in
structor for the Air Service, Maryland
National Guard. to be stationed in Bal
timOre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
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New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
SUZANNE IS BIG
 FAV0RITE 10 WIN
Odds Are ' to 1 She Will Defeat
 Helen Wills

Nice, France. Feb. 6 R--Thry are offering odds of : 10 along the Riveyia that Suzanne Linglon. tho French flash, will defeat Helen Wills. the American champion. if they come together in a match at the tennis tournament of the Hotel Carlton in Cannes next week.
 The reason for the big jump in the odds was the splendid game played by Suzanne yesterday against Mrs. Haylock of England. whom sh, defeated. 60, so. in the best dis play of tennis she has shown for years, The experts pointed out that Miss Wills last week in tho Gallia tournament at Cannes was hard put to it to win from Mrs, llaylock, 9-7, 6-2.
 A LcngIen-Wills match al singles now appears virtually certain. Both rirts have officially announced their entry for the singles of the Carlton tournament, which begins on Mon day.
 Both the champions are greatly upset over the tremendous pub Hcity they have received concern ing a match between them and evil dcntly are anxious 10 come face 10 face across the net and have it out. Suzanne especially has been labor ing under great mental strain, while Miss Wills, usually cool and self possessed, lately has shown signs of annoyance and is said to have de- cided 10 stake everything upon her chances now, so that. whether vic torious or defeated. she may enjoy 2 little rest from the pitiless spot light of publicity which has been following her every nov.
 Helen, although she has been playing in the Nicn tournament matches nearly every day, still feels that her overhead game needs i'm
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
Females Decreasing in
 Ratio to Jap Males

Tokyo, Feb. s Pl-A female pop ulation of Japan with reference 10 the ratio to the male population, is decreasing. figures of the last na. tional census disclose. The census gives the population of Japan pro per (eXcluding Saghalien. Tormosa and the South Sea Possessions) as 59,736,704. an increase of 3,700,000 in five years. or an average annual increase of about 750.0O0.
 Of the total population 3O,Ol@,S90 arc males, exceeding the number of females by 2SS,936. This means 100 females for every 10l males, Five years ago the ratio was 100 females for every 1004 males.
 Tho density of the population is shown 10 be l57 for every square kilomctNr.
 The city of Oskaka leads all other cities in number of population which Is 2,1t4.109. followed by Tokyo's 1,995,S0S, Nagoya's 7GS,56o, Kyoto's 679,97G. Yobe's G4i.@I2 and Yokohama's 405,73S.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
FREAK ARTISTS
 FACING A CRISIS
French Independents Salon Once
 Exhibited Donkey

Paris. Feb. SP>-Nine of the twenty members forming the com. mittee of the Independents Salon have resigned, bringing this body's existence into a critical state.
 The Independents" have gather. cd most fame or perhaps notoriety as the home Of every freak school of painting and the haunt of the fauves' or savages who recognize no rulee and observe no traditions. It was at their salon that a picture painted by a donkey once was shown.
 Several young artists tied a paint brush to the donkey's tail and en- couragcd the animal 10 swish 1t over canvas, conveniently placed, the brush being dipped into various paints from time 10 time.
 Such a trick was possible as no jury passes on the pictures shown by members at their annual salon. so that tho donkeys efforts only had 10 he sent In as the work of Mon steur Aliboron" whose subscription and the small fee exacted from eX- hibitors were duly paid.
 There are some 5000 inscribed members and an Independents Salon presents between G,000 and 1000 works A leading critic has said that of 6,o00 pictures at this Salon, 5,900 can be left aside as of no real interest and then the re- malning 100 should be carefully sorted.
 But If freak artists form the noisiest section of the Independents they are not the most numerous. Tho bulk of the members are what the French call harmless Sunday artists" that Is worthy individuals who work at all sorts Of callings all the week and devote themselves to picture painting on Sundays. There is a surprising number of such peo- pie In France, even If not so many as those who devote that day 10 a suburban garden or allotment or to trying to beguile fish with q worm.
 The present split has come on the question of how the hangin gof pie lures at the Salon shall be regulat- ed. At the annual meeting 1t was voted by 300 against 2. to retain the rule adopted last year that works shall be hung in the strict alpha betiCal order of the painters names, a rulo that was not entirely observ- cd last year. The minority wished that works should be grouped by affinities, SO as to allow q certain selection. and when defeated its nine members resigned.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06

provement and has been playing q practice match every morning on the Carlton courts. For these she has been picking the strongest men players available. Yesterday morn ing she played the professional Ma jouck before coming to Nice for the semi-tinal of the women's doubles, in which she and Miss Bennett. an English girl, defeated Miss Rad ciffc and Miss Plat in q hard three set match S-6, 4-6, S-5.
 The American girl and Najouck went through two stiff sets, The professional paid especial attention 10 Helen's vollcying, He kept rlac- ing the ball high close to the net whilo Helen smashed and volleycd. IL was noted that Miss Wills had abandoned the hard driving game
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
RECITAL OF SONGS
 FROM WTIC SUNDAY
Famous Tenor and Baritone SoloiSts Will Furnish Program

The eighth of series of fifteen Sunday radio programs, which Is be- ing broadcast through WTIC, Hart ford, Connecticut will be presented by Wcyland Echols, tenor. and Fred Patton, baritone, tomorrow at 9 D. m. Mir. Echols' rise from the roll of chorus man in one Of London S 1 most popular musical comedies, has been most unusual. One day he was given q chance to fill a vacancy at q benefit performance at Daly's theater when the King and Queen of England were present and from then on things took different course for him. Since then he has sung before audiences of all nation ialtties in London. Paris, Constanti- nople, Monte Carlo and this country. Everywhere he appears his hearers comment on the quality of his voice. Fred Patton, one of the greatest bass baritones of the day, was born in Manchester, Connecticut. AS a young boy he sang soprano in the school chorus and later ls his voice deepened he was assigned to alto work. In his high school days he sang tenor, but everything was not so easy for him in those days, as he. had to divide his time 10 two ends; first to the development of his bust ness equipment and second to devel. opment of his voice and musician. ship. At eighteen his voice develop cd into a bass baritone. In the next fcw years he sang for several church choirs in New York city. His rise was rapid from then on and today he can look behind and say that he has sung scores of times with the New York symphony orchestra, New York Oratorio society and similar organizations. He has done some very remarkable work. and has the distinction of being the only baritone in the country who had appearances with all three of the greatest organi- zations in the United States devoted to oratorio; namely. the New York Oratorio Society. the Chicago Ap- polo club, and the Boston Handel and Haydn Society
 Ho has appeared in opera, recital, oratorio and as soloist with many societies and symphony orchcstras. The Messiah alone he has sung Rs many as fifty times. The program:---
 Baritone Honor and Arms (from Samson)
 ................. Handel Myself When Young tfrom the Per sian Garden) ......., Lehman
 MT. Patton.
 II.
 Tenor Homeland Mine ,.. Gretchanlnoif The Perfect Day .......... Bond Then and Now .,........F Farley Come 10 the Fair ........ Martin
 Mir Echols.
 III.
 Baritone
 Song 10 the Evening Star (trom
 TannhauSer) ........ Wagner.
 MT, Patton.
 ".
 Tenor
 Swing Low Sweet Chariot
 ,.......,. BOTlelEh For Thee ........ ChaS, Gordon The Birth of Morn .Leoni
 Nr. EcholS.
 V.
 Baritone
 InNlctgS ,.....-,..,..... hunn Two GrenadieTs ,...., Sehumann
 Mir Patton,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
and on the legitimate stage?

and on the legitimate stage?
 A. George Billings portrays him on the screen and Frank McGlynn on the stage,
 c, What is the standard size for a professional baseball diamond? [ A. Ninety feet square; that is. the distance between bases is ninety feet. Q. How many persons took the examination for prison guard in the recent civil service examination?
 4. Approximately 354.
 q. Who are the parents of Charlie Chaplin and has he brothers and sisters?
 4, Charlie Chaplin was born in London. England, April Is. 1882. He is an English Jew. His real name is Charles Spencer Chaplin. He is the son of Charles Chaplin and his wife Lily CHarley). His mother and fath- CT are both dead. He has one brother. Sidney, who is also a film comedian but there are no sisters. His step-mother is Mrs Hannah Chaplin.
 Q. Of what use is the little point near the front on the top edge of saw?
 A. It is known as the sighting tooth" and is used in cutting angles, to sight with. to keep the blade in alignment with the angle.
 Q. Is there movement in Con- gress to modify existing postal rates?
 A, A joint Commission. composed of members of the House and Sem ate and headed by Senator George II. Moses Of New Hampshire, Chair man of the Senate Committee on Post offices and post roads, is in vestigating existing postage rates The time Of the investigation has been extended and no prediction can be made about future changes.
 c. How can fumed oak be clean ed?
 A. To remove dirt or soilng mat ter wash with a solution prepared hy adding about two tablespoons of strong ammonia 10 or quarts of water.
 Q. What is the difference be- tween gold filled" gold plated" "soldid gold" and pure gold?"
 A. Gold filled-a substitute for solid gold used in jowclry consists of some base metal, generally brass. covered with d thin layer of hard gold by a mechanical process, Gold plated-a base metal dipped or i'm mersed in liquified gold thereby having over 1t a thin covering of gold combined with some alloy to give it hardness and wearing quail ty. Pure gold is gold in the natural state without the addition of an al- Joy.
 Q. Does the fact that a person I Is a Spanish American War veteran give him any exemption in tho mat ter of obtaining citizenship papers,
 A. No, the fact of his service in , the Spanish American War does not exempt him from meeting all the re quiremcnts of the naturalization law of this country to become an Amer ican citizen.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain eHrald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. c. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medlca. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confdential.--Editor.
 c, What is the religion of Vice President Dawes and his wife?
 A. e-Presdent Dawes is q Presbyterian and his wife Is an Episcopalian.
 c. What are the origin and meaning of the name steinman?
 A. It is of Germanlc origin and means "stone-man" or Quarry man."
 c, Who introduced the bill pro- viding for adherence by the United States to the World Court that is now before the Senate?
 A. Senator Swanson. Democrat, of Virginia introduced the bill at the beginning of the present session of Congress.
 Q. What soprano singer reached the highest note or had the highest voice?
 A. Groves Dictionary Of Music says that the soprano voice of Agu- jari is the highest and most ex- tended on record, and that of Tiet. jens is one of the largest in quantity and power. Lucrezia Aguiari was born in Ferrara in 1743. made her debut in Florence, Italy in 1764. Sacchini said he had heard her sing os high as B flat in altissimo.
 c. What is meant by Lower Cali fornia and to whom does it belong?
 A. Lower California is one of the territories comprising Mexico. It is q long strip of land south of U. S. California, lying between the Gulf of California and the Pacific ocean.
 Q. Who are the worlds leading heavyweight wrestlers2
 A. Joe Stecher. Wayne Mum. Strangler Lewis, Stanislaus Zbyssi1o and Earl Caddock.
 Q. Is the Mayo Clinic in Roches- ter, Minnesota, sectarian? Are the operations by the Mayo brothers per- formed there?
 A. It is not scctarian. It consists of a central clinic building owned and operated by the Mayo brothers in which they have large number of specialists The Mayo Institute has contracts to use the operating rooms in number of hospitals in Roches- ter and no operations except minor ones, are performed at the institu- ton itself. Many of the hospitals in Rochester have Mayo clinics. Per haps the largest and best equipped is St. Marys which has six operat- ing rooms and is largely used by the Mayo brothers for surgical cases.
 Q. What arc the capitals of AL bania and Lithuania?
 A. The capital Of Albania is now Tirana; the provisional capital of Lithuania is Kuvno
 .. What actors play the part of Abraham Lincoln in motion pictures
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
VI.

l Hear d Thrush at Eve .... x .d0nan Lullaby (from Jocelyn) Goddard
 Mir Echols.
 VII, Baritone My Dreams ..,..,...,....T Tosti Gunga Din .......,.....Sp Sproth
 Mir Patton.
 VIII
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06
Music Clubs Offering
 Another Good Award

Columbus, O., Feb. s R>-Cham- Der music is to receive a new re- coGnition in America through a prize composition contest announced by Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley. president of tho National Federation of Music clubs.
 Through the federation, c. C, Birchard offers q prize of s1,00O in the name of the Carolyn Beebe New York Chamber Music society and the agreement 10 publish the successful composition. This must be submitted prior to the Biennial convention at Chicago in the spring of 1927 .z
 Tn" Spaniards found no horses In the new world.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06

for soft lobbing. Some of the ex- perts expressed wonder as to why the American champion was play ing a soft game, declaring that she never could defeat Miss Lenglen in this manner.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06

The moon moves around the earth every 27.32 days.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-06

China imported ooO,00o,ooo vii garettes in 1923.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-15

human that it must eventually dsap-
pear from all decent, Christian COM
munities. 1t is the long string of
smaller injustices against the Negro
which mount up.
For more than five years the En-
quirer-Sun has fought the Khan, de-
nouncing it as 100 per cent un-Amer-
lean and as cowardly masked gang
which attempted to usurp the rights
of constituted authority and foment
racial prejudice and religious intol-
erance. With the exception of small
afternoon daily and couple of
weekly papers, the Enquirer-Sun car
ried on lone fight. Finding no other
Georgia newspaper intended to print
the New York Worlds expose of the
Khan, the Enquirer-Sun did so. Tween
ty per cent of its circulation dis
appeared III the air and the mails
were burdened with anonymous
threats. The Columbus chapter of
the Khan as final gesture paraded
about 300 strong, masked and robed
and carrying placards which con-
tanned such Christian sentiments as
America for Gentiles,' Down with
the Jews Down with the Negro The
fight against the Ku Kuxers was con-
tinued until the local Klan dwindled
to the point of disappearing from
public notice. The original chapter
disbanded and efforts to get any
strength have failed. Its first and last
entry into local politics resulted in
a to / defeat"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-15
Nelly Miller's Authentic History Of
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DEATHS REPORTED
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The following is a list of deaths
(colored) filed with the Bureau of
Health from May 4th to May 18th,
with date of death:
May adam Glenn, 1116 Con
cord St., 4S years.
May 2-AIice r. Hewin, 900 n.
Third St., SO years.
May 3-James Brown, r. F. d.,
No. 10, 26 years.
May 4-John Henry Winfree,
GOT " Preston ST., 20 years.
May 5-Robert Jackson, 1914
Taylor St., 10 days.
May 4-Cornelia McIntos;, sol
Catherine St; as years,
May 5-Martha Adams Barley,
1910 William St., "a years.
May 6-Cliver Randolph, City
Home, 80 years.
May Harold j. Price, 91O
Brooke Avenue, 8 months.
May Annie Hunt, City Home,
40 years.
May 6-Rosa Bell Winston, 727
w. Leigh St., 20 years.
May 9-Annie Mallory, r. F. d.,
No. 10, AZ years.
May 8-Marion Edwards. 1712 E.
Franklin St., 80 years.
May 6-Lelia Hicks Trent, 515 y
Catherine St, 80 years.
May 10--Miles Hall Jefferson, 429
w. Duval St, ] / months.
May 8-Emna Lee, Sis n. Eighth
ST., Go years
May 8-Rogers Ponders, 1914
Washington ST., Is years.
May 10-Infant Berry, 603-A N
Harrison ST., ~ hours.
May 9--Landers Bowman, Rox.
bury, Va, AZ years.
May 10-Mollie Robinson, TIT E
Twentieth St, 80 years.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-15

mohlais from the Secretary. of War
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reputation are set forth In no uncer.
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dressed to the famous "Bufraloes"
the 367th Regiment, are. typical Of
the high regard and respect of Amer
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