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Evening star., 1926-11-22
New Method Offered
In Traffic Regulation
To the Editor of The Star:


In connection with your editorial Of
recent date, 1.-The Right-hand Turn"
l write to make the following sug
gestion:
In visiting other cities of equal or
larger size than Washington, | saw
a system of signals, such as is now
in operation on Sixteenth street, of
red. yellow and green lights. Traffic
is directed by the following rule with
very satisfactory results: All vehicles
desiring to make a right or left turn
draw to curb on right and stop paral-
lei with building line, or pedestrians
walk in space assigned for this pur
pose. All right or left turns to be
made on signal of yellow light only
Motorists on right to have right of
way. Then upon signal of green
light pedestrians walk would be clear,
allowing safe lane and q more rapid
movement Of both traffic and pedes-
TRANS.
This would eliminate the congestion
due to the practice by motorists of
forming a double line in center of in
tersecting street, waiting for green
light to make left turn, not only OBJ
structing route for through traffic. but
blocking the thoroughfare for right
hand turns now permitted.
L would add the following SuggeS-
ton relative to congested areas or
such intersections which necessitate
direction of traffic by an officer: Sig
nails be erected similar to above-men-
toned ones on each corner and oper-
ated by officers from sidewalks.
Under our present system the. officer
is not only in danger by his position
in center of street, but signal is often
obstructed by congested condition of
vehicles completely surrounding the
officer waiting to make left turn.
Under such a system of all turns
on white light. pedestrian and motorist
would have equal conditions and oper.
ate and walk with more safety.
In some cities motorists and pedes-
trians must cross intersections on
green light only or explain to His
Honor"
Some motorists think our signals
are timed too slow; let this class start
to the office a few minutes earlier.
If motorists and pedestrians will CO.
operate with our director of traffic, 1t
will go far in making safe and more
rapid road for us all. Watch the
signal" C. B. FULLY.
Evening star., 1926-11-22

and the near great OF Britain. back
stairs talk, club smoking room chat
private lives being revealed in inti-
mate fashion without restraint. 1t
has created sensation and has had
a large sale. Now comes the charge
that il Is a hoax, and after some
exchan.se of correspondence the pub
fishers have withdrawn the book
rom issue. seeking to recall all out
standing copies, acknowledging that
they have been victimtzed.
In this case the name Of the per-
son through whom the manuscript
reached the publishers is now an
nounced, but not that of the "diarist"
whose revelations have SO shocked
London society. That name, it ap-
pears, was confided to the secretary
If the publishing company on the
condition that he would not divulge
IL TO anybody without the consent of
the diarist himself. The agent or
middleman states further that 1t was
definitely understood prior to pub
.ication that the diarist would
repudiate all connection with the
work when and by whomsoever ap-
preached.
That would seem TO have estopped
inquiry or research. The publishers
not being able to meet the challenge
that the book was. a. hoax with the
name of the diarist, there was moth
inG to do but to suspend publication.
1t would appear that the far wiser
course would have been to refuse
publication on such terms.
Anonymous gossip is mischievous
and should never be encouraged. 1t
should never be made into 'litera-
lure" Thinly yelled fiction which
bears upon the lives and characters
of eminent and perhaps living per-
sons is bad enough when frankly
signed by the author. Such work
has lately appeared in this country,
a poor performance in itself and only
notable because of the matter re-
tailed in the guise of story. But
the anonymous chatterer is an espe-
cially mean performer and should
not be protected by secrecy. 1t may
be, hoped that this experience will
serve to close the doors of all pub
fishing houses to the "whisperers."
Evening star., 1926-11-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Mary
land. Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri.
Montana. Nebraska, New Hampshire.
New Jersey. North Carolina. North
Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma. oregon.
South Carolina, South Dakota. Ten
nessee. Texas. Utah, Vermont, Vir-
gin!a. West Virginia, Wisconsin and
Wyoming.
@. When VIII the Louvaine library
be finished?-R. II.
that the funds for the completion OF
the library at Louvaine are at hand.
The fund totals 81 ,000,0 900. 1t is ex-
pected that the building will be ready
for dedication in June or July, 1927.
@. How was the cable put across
Niagara Falls?-F. S.
A. Theodore G. Hulett, who super
vised the construction of the first sus
pension bridge across Niagara, relates
that q premium of $40 was offered to
the first boy who should successfully
fly over the gorge his kite string and
fasten its ends to tree on either side.
A boy named Homan Walsh. q rest
dent of Lincoln. Nebr., was successful
The following day stronger line was
drawn over by the kite string and
then a rope OF sufficient strength to
haul over the iron cable BY means OF
this rope the iron cable was carried
across and it's ends secured to the
solid rock. 1t crossed the gorge Ave
miles above Lewiston.
@. Could spontaneous combustion
cause a barn to burn?-S. r.
A. 1t has caused many such dree.
Wet or green hay may generate
enough heat under certain conditions
to start fire.
@. What Is the real name Of the
tramp printer known as "Kokomo"?
IT. p.
A. r. w Phillips was given this
nickname for his birthplace.
Q. How did Houdini happen 20
change his Names. NJ.
A. Houdini was named Ernest
Weiss. From boyhood on he was al
ways a great admirer Of Robert
Houdin uSO5-7D. the French conjurer.
When Weiss first established himself
as a professional he selected for his
stage name the name Houdin and add
ed the letter 81"
Q. What kind OF a mirage is the
Fata Morgana?-L. F.
A. 1t is striking kind of mirage
seen in the Strait of Messlna and
elsewhere In Italy. A spectator on the
shore sees images of people, houses.
ships, ETC., sometimes in the water.
sometimes In the air; there are some
times two images of the same object
one inverted.
There Is no other agency IN the
tCOrld that can dnS1Cer as many legiti-
mate questions as our free intorn,0-
ton bureau in Washington, d. C..
This highly organized institution hos
been built up and is under the per
SOnGl direction Of Frederic J. HdSkin.
By Keeping in constant touch tCitb
Federal bureaus and other educational
enterprises it Is In a position to pass
on to you authoritative information Of
the highest order Submit your
queries to the staff Of experts schose
services ore put at your free disposal.
There Is no charge except 2 cents IN
stamps for return postage. Address
The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. HGshin, director,
Washington. ID. @.
Evening star., 1926-11-22
Urges 1892 Fete Here.
Correspondent Argues Against
De Ford Resolution
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having read the article in your
issue of the 18th instant under cap
ton, Flights Washington Bicentennlal
Plans" by De Ford, cannot refrain
from taking issue with his resolution
before the Advertising Club to give
I'D the project. In this article he
states. THE day for big celebrations.
centennials, etc. is thing of the
past, and the public Is no longer
interested. etc." From the point OF
an industrial or commercial exposl-
ton, this may be true, and that sucn
expositions are very expensive ana
frequently result in losses to the
business men of the city is admitted,
but why? Because of the fact that
they are but temporary. Then, too.
an illustration Is offered by reference
to the Sesquicentennial. now being
held in Philadelphia. No comparison
should be considered here, as Phila-
delphia, while referred to as the
"City of Brotherly Love-" the home
Of the Hall of Independence. the
Liberty Bell and last, but not least.
the birthplace Of our American Flag,
is but a commercial and industrial
city. the home and pride Of Philadel-
phians, while Washington Is the
Capital of the greatest and wealth.
est Nation in all the world-the home
of the sons and daughters from all
the States and the property and pride
Of all America.
Washington today, with all its
magnificent Government, municipal
and business buildings. it's parks,
Fairgrounds, wide boulevards and
drives. it's beautiful church edifices,
universities. schools and handsome
residences. is an exhibition well
worthy of a pilgrimage from the most
remote corner of the earth, and with
the plans already made and approved
now being carried out, and with the
establishment of the permanent
States buildings for the exhibition, Of
the individual States natural re-
sources, as we'll as the manufactI,
agricultural and scientific develop
ments of each State, which cannot
help being of unlimited financial and
educational value TO the State and
also to the Federal Government. as
advocated by Col. Robert N. Harper.
Washington cannot but present itself
as one, If not the most beautiful city Of
all the world in 1882, and what could
be more appropriate than the pro-
posed celebration of not only the
2O0th anniversary of the birth of the
Father of Our Country, but of the
practical realization of his dreams and
visions in the city which has been
honored by his name. the Capital of
misunderstanding
l sincerely trust that the resolution
offered will not be adopted, and that
the newspapers. the trade boards.
the civic societies, all professional
and business men. the utility COM
Ia hIYf OF
District Commissioners will heartily
indorse and give publicity and moral
support to this project.
L. V. HYSAE
Evening star., 1926-11-22
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

in a far more interesting sense. Her
Rumanian majesty had planned to
broadcast over a Nation wide hook-up
from the Rumanian legation, a fare.
we'll radio message to the American
people. 1t would have been, in addi
ton. vlvaciOus summary Of her i'm
pressions of the democratic land that
dearly loves a crowned head. Posi-.
bly, the Queen would have taken occa.
sion to clear up some invidious sug
gestions as to the real motives of her
trip to the United States.
X X u y
A year or SO ago the Encyclopaedia
Britannica. in it's biographical sketch
or Newton D. Baker, made some
deWgatory references to the former
Secretary of Wars political career.
Remonstrnn by his friends have in
the meantime brought about the de-
letion OF the slurring passages. There
is nothing in the way of apology in
the new edition, as the amende hon.
orable takes the simple form Of a
straightaway account of Mr.. Bakers
distinguished public services. The
World War administrator of the
United States Army. now at the head
OF an immense law practive in Cleve
land. has a nimble wit. The other
day. asked his opinion Of a certain
Midwestern Democrat with presi-
dental ambitions. Baker said, THE
mans flliteracy is complete" As a
true Wilsonian, Baker hasn't unn1ix.
ed admiration for the political reveIa.
tlons of a cotemporary memoir.
writer. When he wants to become
truly confidential, Baker observes,
with twinkle in his eye. I'm going
to tell you things now that I wouldn t
even say to Col. House"
Senator Henrik Shipstead, Farmer.
Labor and D. D. S. Of Minnesota. at
whom the Republican organization is
casting an r. S. V. p. eye, ought to
fit into it as snugly as, say, Borah
Norris, Johnson, La Toilette, Brook.
hart or half dozen other tempera-
mental statesmen labeled Republican
In the congressional roster. Ship.
stead. indeed, has usually trained
with that group IN preference to
flocking by himself. The G. o. p
caucus two years ago evinced its re-
spect for the young giant from the
wheatfields by placing him on the
foreign relations committee Of the
Senate-a coveted blue-ribbon assign.
ment. Shipstead, by common con
sent. has grown" appreciably since
he came to Washington in 1923. He
comes up for reelection in 1928 and
stranger things have happened than
that he should head the regular Re
publican ticket in Minnesota.
II X X X
Alphonse Gaulin, jr.. newly ap
pointed American consul general al
Paris. has arrived in Washington
from his late post. Rio de Janeiro
Gaulin is one Of the youngest holders
Of class A position in the consular
branch Of the foreign service. A ma
tive of Rhode Island. Re was edu
Gated in Canada and at Harvard and
did post. graduate work at the Sor
bonnie in Paris. After he had served
as mayor of Woonsocket, r. T.. Presi
dent Roosevelt appointed Gaulin con
sui at Havre. Afterward he became
consul general at Marseille and later
at Rio.
tCoryright 1926
Evening star., 1926-11-22

regulations, although elder Washing
ton residents can probably remember
the time when an overzealous police
man, likewise on a bicycle, would
threaten to arrest a speeding cyclist.
AT any event boys on bicycles have
roamed the streets at will, violated
police semaphores. ridden the wrong
direction on one-way streets. bumped
into pedestrians. zigzagged from side
to side and made themselves a gen
eral nuisance. Their defiance of con.
troll and their silly chance-taking have
resulted in many accidents.
1t is therefore high time that action
be taken. There is absolutely no ex.
cuse for the conduct of these bicyclists.
They endanger themselves and in
many cases make innocent motorists
liable for collision. If they will not
mend their ways by persuasion they
should be arrested the same as any
other traffic offenders. Director Ell
dridge Is to be congratulated for his
nrm stand on the matter and with this
class of street user under control there
Is every reason to believe that Wash.
lngton will soon take its rightful place
at the head Of Well regulated cities in
the matter of traffic administration.
Evening star., 1926-11-22
Bicyclists Should Be Regulated.

A strong protest has been sent to
the Western Union Telegraph Co. by
Traffic Director Eldridge against the
disregard of traffic signals by tele
graphs messengers on bicycles and
warning that serious accidents will
occur unless the practice Is checked.
Mr.. Eldridge also points out that mes.
sengers are required to obey the regu-
lations in the same way as all street
vehicles and announces that he viii do
everything in his power to prosecute
violators.
Until the traffic ONCE was created
bicycles seemingly were not under any
Evening star., 1926-11-22

Q: What were the first buildings to
oe lighted by electricity?--H. s. B.
A. The first church to be so lighted
was the City Temple. London: the
first theater, the Bijou, Boston, De-
cember II. 1882; first hotel. Blue
Mountain House. in the Adirondacks,
1891; first private residence, that Of
The first steamer to be electrically
lighted was the Columbia, plying be-
tween San Francisco and Portland,
Greg.
@. What was the strength of the
German cavalry in the World War;
T. ID. T.
A. In August. 1914. the approxi.
mate strength Of the German cavalry
was S5. 900 men and horses. The $50
squadrons were organized into ITO
regiments. From these II cavalry
divisions were formed. the extra
squadrons being assigned as corps
and divisional cavalry The number
of mounted divisions was decreased to
four in 1918. Stabilized warfare and
the shortage of horses as war pro-
gressed caused the dismounting OF
some Of the cavalry divisions and
their use as infantry divisions.
Thirty-nine regiments of reserve
cavalry were organized soon after the
war began, which were allotted prin-
cipally to infantry divisions. The
strength Of a squadron was about $50.
A regiment had normally five squad
rons, one being a depot squadron.
The cavalry division had three bri-
gades of two regiments each. three
horse artillery batteries. a pioneer and
signal detachment, and a machine
gun detachment.
Q. How many illustrated manu-.
scripts Of the so-called classical period
exist?-A. E. r.
A. There are only three classical
manuscripts in existence--the two
Vergil manuscripts now In the Vati-
can. and the "Ambrosian Iliad." now
in Milan.
@. Where Is the largest lumbar mill
in the world?-R. A. L.
A The plants or units Of the Long
Bell Lumber Co. at Longview, WASH,
are said to be the largest lum-
ber mills in the world. These mills
have approximately 3S acres under
one roof.
@. Who named favrile glass?-F.
A. 1t was named by Tiffany, who
invented it in 1894.
@. Please describe the gold plano in
the White HouSe.--R. C.. Fl.
A. The piano is a concert grand.
The makers presented it to the Gov
ernment. The piano is gilded. II is
mounted on three eagles half regard
ant, with outstretched wings and
standing upon square pedestals,
draped with laurel wreaths. The case
is without holdings. but is adorned
with a painted scroll of acanthus in
varying tones of red, which serves to
bind together the arms of the original
States. which. beginning from the
right appear displayed upon shields of
dull maroon in the order in which
they adopted the Constitution.
Q. What are blue sky laws? What
States have them?--G. l.. G..
A. Blue sky laws are laws passed
in several States to prohibit the sale
or manipulation of fraudulent stocks.
bonds, etc. According to digest of
the blue sky laws of the different
States, those having blue sky laws at
this time are: Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas, California, Florida, Georgia.
Idaho. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Evening star., 1926-11-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

just the Same.
This good old world keeps a-rollin'
along
Jes' the same as it used to do.
1t pays no 'tention to the ragtime song
Nor the arguf1cation that Is loud an
strong.
Cause it don't tell nothin' new.
The sun keeps risin', jes' on time.
The snowflakes flutter, or the roses
climb.
This good old world keeps a-rollin'
along
Jes' the same as it used to do.
This good old world keeps a-rolltn'
around
Jes' the same as it always did,
And Jim loves Jane with a love pro.
found,
And the wedding bells will sweetly
sound
Though they thought their love was
hid.
You may talk about fashion an look
askance
At the Navajo sweater an the Char
lesion dance,
But this good old world keeps rollin'
around
Jes' the same as it always did.
Evening star., 1926-11-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The pleasant task of placing the
tulips in neat. stiff rows has been fin
ished. Several ate.planted lilies have
yet to 60 into the soil. With the con
tinuance Of such warm weather, how
ever, there should be no hardship upon
this score.
Gardening, then. is over for 1929
except. of course. such work as may
be carried on indoors. Cultivation OF
gardening. certainly not in the gen
orally accepted mean ming Of the word.
Gardening means a garden. And a
garden. to be real garden. must be
outdoors. Surely the word can have
no other meaning. Wind and rain and
sunshine must strike it. 1t must be
open to all the winds that blow, to all
the varieties of weather, good and
foul, that our climate may throw
upon IT.: it must be dry one day and
wet the next.
This Is the true garden. and. as
such. has come to q formal close for
the year with the blooming of the
chrySanthemums.
Surely, there are no regrets.
In fact, we are rather glad that the
Autumn has called halt in the
gardens. We would have nothing last
forever. since nothing We know can.
Sometimes we pity the poor folk of
Florida and California. who surround
themselves with flowers the year
around.
That. at least. is the popular con.
ceptiOn of those sunny States, crowned
with flowers from, one months end to
another. with trees resting from leaves
only few weeks at q time, to burst
forth in new glories at what, to us,
would be the strangest times of the
year.
Our 1926 gardening ended with a
great deal OF work This included
digging up the gladiolus bulbs. drying
them and finally removing the old
roots and stalks; garnering other
aender bulbs. such as the Ismene; pre-
pairing beds for tulips widening other
beds: transplanting rosebushes.
There can be little doubt that climb.
ing roses have little place in a small
back yard. They are too rank in
growth, soon taking possession of all
fences and clothes-line posts.
Their worst effect in the small
garden is the hidden root growth,
which extracts for itself the nutriment
OF the soil for many square feet
around. Perhaps the one climber per-
m1ssible in the average Washington
back yard Is the climbing American
beauty. There can be no hard and
fast rule, Of course, for conditions
vary. The back or side of a garage,
for instance, might be beautifully and
adequately covered with a DIR. Van
Fleet, or the dainty Thousand
Beauties.
In general however, there is OBJ.
servable a tendency to overcrowd
back yards with climbers Of all sorts,
including the pernicious wild honey.
suckle. This latter is such strong
grower that its roots take possession
of your neighbor's border as we'll as
your own. and practically force him
to give up attempting to plant any
thing near the honeysuckle.
Most persons, when they come into
the possession Of a house and a yard
for the first time, desire two things
a dog and climbing rosebush
For the sake of the dog, resist. And
for the sake of the garden, refrain. A
very small dog. in very small yard.
ts not so bad. but large. rambunc.
tious dog in little yard Is absurd.
Evening star., 1926-11-22

Six climbing roses in little garden.
while not making SO much noise. will
clutter up the place beyond repair.
And once rosebushes are growing
well. it takes a hero or heroine to dig
out their taproots and cast the bush
into outer darkness.
So the thing to do Is not to plant
them in the first place.
After all. what is the function Of
the small garden?
1t seems to US that it's best use Is
to permit the planting Of as many
flowers as possible. consistent with the
management OF sufficient grass to
form background for the bright
colors, all framed with shrubs and
perennials.
, A garden ought to be a personal
thing. so II you, reader, have a differ.
ent idea, by all means suit yourself,
and let me suit myself. The expert
ence of 80 out Of 100 persons. however,
bushes and honeysuckle in the average
back yard.
Digging up the gladiolus bulbs and
storing them away for the Winter is
one Of the most interesting of the
years garden tasks.
When one does this, in little, in the
back yard, he is emulating the gladi-
olus grower. who digs his bulbs by the
thousands upon thousands and his
bulblets by the millions upon millions
The home gladiolus grower gets a
small idea of the magnitude of the
task faced by any one Of the many
gladiolus growers upon a commercial
scale.
Each variety seems to have its Pc
culiarities as to number Of new bulbs
formed. and especially as to bulblet
formation. Some. varieties throw few
If any bulblets. while others produce
perhaps a hundred, some larger than
the thumb. and practically sure to
bloom next year, and others as small
as a pinhead.
One of the pleasures of working
with the gladiolus, at any stage Of
tirely free from insects. Removing
old roots and tops would be no par
ticular pleasure If bugs" were crawl
ing away in all directions as one
worked.
A minute, white thriplike creature
Is the only "bug" ever discovered on
them, in our experience. and these
not on many bulbs.
There are few pleasures OF the
garden more profitable. in every sense,
than the cleaning and storing of the
gladiolus bulbs They will range in
size from as big as ones finger end to
inches or even more In diameter.
forming striking display of Natures
handiwork.
Here one has blossoms in cold stor.
age. as it were. The bulbs had better
be put away too dry than too wet
Forty degrees Is the theoretical best
temperature. The atmosphere should
be dry. not damp. Mice are fond of
the bulbs. so care should be taken to
look at them, now and then, during
the course Of the Winter.
Our lawn. allowed to go into the
Winter with long coat Of grass"
presents a most disreputable appear
ance at this season. in contrast to
other lawns. green and healthy look
ing
When we look at our mat of dead.
yellow grass, we begin to doubt the
advice Of the experts" and mentally
resolve that we shall never do it again
Well. one learns by experimenting.