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Evening star., 1926-04-15

the corpse and prisoner back to
Washington by road and steamboat,
were thrilling parts Of the tragedy
Then followed the trial by mill
tary commission Of the alleged ac'
completes OF Booth and the hanging
Of Mrs. Mary Jenkins -Surratt, David
Herold. Lewis Payne and John
Atzerodt in the arsenal grounds. Fri
day, July Z, 1865. Not long after
came the capture of John II. Sur
ratt In Egypt and his trial in the
Criminal Court in Washington. II
was a long trial, the jury disagreed
and was discharged by Judge George
p. Fisher August 10, 1857, and the
prisoner was freed. There was next
the bitter quarrel between Judge
Fisher and Joseph II. Bradley. who.
with r. T. Merrick, defended John
Surratt. Those things made history
that was and remains deeply :nler-
estins
Thousands of our people in the
District and nearby counties APP
peared. one way and another, in the
great events of those times. Many
were suspected of completely in the
assassination or of aiding the flight
and concealment Of Booth. Nearly
everybody who had ever spoken to
Booth. or who knew Mrs. Surratt or
Hero:d. was a suspect. Many who
did not know them but who had
held sentiments favoring secession or
had hoped for the success Of South
ern armies were arrested and i'm
prisoned. There were scores Of wit
nesses at the trial OF the conspira-
tors and at the trial of John Sur
raft. Time passes and tens of thou
sands OF Washington people would
not think Of last night as the 6lst an
niversary Of stupendous event un-
less their thoughts were called to 1t.
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Infant pickets.

1t is announced from Passaic, n. j.,
that six little girls. ranging from four
to twelve years Of age. are coming to
| Washington with their mothers tc
| picket" the White House in an ap.
peal for a settlement Of the strike OF
the silk workers of that city, which
has been in progress for nearly three
months. 1t is to be hoped that this
move will be abandoned before the
children are actually used for this pur.
pose. The spectacle Of infants parad'
ing the streets Of the Capital in advo-
lcacy Of an impossible Federal action 10
settle q labor dispute would be lam.
entable. In the first place the Presi-
dent has no power whatever to inter
vene in this matter. He cannot take
cognizance Of 1t in any manner. 1t is
strictly q local happening, q contro-
versy between employers and workers
In an industry that cannot by any
stretch Of the imagination be rated as
public necessity. If any official
move Is made to end the strike It must
be by the State Of New Jersey.
The practice Of picketing the White
House started some years ago when
the militant suffragists undertook to
force action by the President in favor
Of the nineteenth amendment enfran-
chising all the women Of the United
States That was a Federal question.
Unseemly though the proceeding was,
It had some basis in reason. But the
parading of little children in an ap-
peal for the settlement Of an industrial
disturbance in one Of the States is al.
together Of a different character.
This Passaic strike has caused much
disorder in that city. There have been
many clashes between the police and
the strikers and between the strikers
and the strikebreakers. The city has
been in a state of turmoil for some
weeks. Advocates Of radicalisrn have
utilized the strike for propaganda
purposes, and only yesterday former
clergyman, who has on several occa-
sions been Socialist candidate for
mayor Of New York, was arrested at a
meeting in Passaic for the delivery OF
a speech at a meeting Of the strikers.
in which he denounced the riot act Of
the State and the proclamation issued
under It as illegal denial Of the funda-
mental rights of free speech and free
assembly. It is evident that an effort
Is being made by extremists to make
the Passaic strike a national cause.
This present move to send children to
Washington to picket the White House
is plainly a part Of this same program.
Wise leaders Of labor will discourage
this effort to invoke Federal interven-
ton in q situation that Is strictly local.
The evident intent Of the children's
parade is to attract attention. Obvi.
ously the children cannot be treated
as malefactors. They are being
prompted to this service. They are
unconscious and innocent instruments
Of a mischievous propaganda. They
should be returned to their homes
promptly. Those who are using them
to advertise the Passaic strike are
guilty Of cruelty and should them
selves be punished for their action.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Reapportionment Failure
Stirs Criticism by Cities

tinues. "If a majority in the House
wish TO beat the Constitution by refus-
ing-as they did Thursday--to make
an apportionment upon the 1920 cen
sus, the exact language serves their
purpose" The New York Herald
Tribune Republican) suggests: "If n
bill retaining the present limit of
membership and reducing some State
delegations cannot be passed, one In
creasing membership to the point at
which no State will lose a seat ought
to be substituted. Congress has too
long delayed doing what 1t should have
done in 1921 or 1922" The Herald
Tribune also asserts: 1.-THE position
of the census committee. which re-
Gently went on record as favoring
postponement of reapportionment un-
til after 1880. Is usurpatory and inde-
fensible. And the House is becoming
an accomplice in this defiance of law
by countenancing the committees OBJ
stinate inaction."
A query as to attitudes toward two
different parts of the Constitution is
uttered by the Lynchburg News
Democratic). 'Is it permissible, ;"
asks the News, ito wonder how many
members of the House committee hav-
ing the matter in charge and which
has refused to act are 'drys,' and how
many of them regard the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution as sa.
cred. while ignoring other provisions
of that document" The Chattanooga
News (Democratic) adds that "consti-
tutional guarantees are suspended in
the refusal to reapportion congress
sional representation. A further
query comes from the Worcester Tele-
gram Republican), which says, eff
members of Congress who will be up
for reelection this Fall DONE put
through a satisfactory reapportion-
ment measure, what will they say in
their campaign speeches." The Tele-
gram also remarks, 1.-THE States max
ing the slower gains in population
would lose proportionately under any
reapportionment measure; that is
what reapportionment is for
The situation in one State - Yer
mont-which stands to lose when the
change is made is discussed by the
Rutland Herald independently with the
comment, "Once more Vermont es-
capes from the impending shadow of
losing Representative. but this. of
course, Is only temporary reprieve."
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Good Old Fudge!

Many cases have come to light OF
the watchfulness of dogs, their fidelity
and their value In giving warning Of
danger. But perhaps as remarkable a
case as any ever known Is reported
from New Rochelle. N. Y. Fudge, q
fox terrier fifteen years Of age. blind
and deaf, but still endowed with a
sense of smell and with vocal organs
unimpaired. shifted smoke early the
other morning and barked so loudly
that 1t awakened its mistress. Every
one in the house got out safely though
the flames were under high headway.
No one knows just what enables
a dog to sense peril. In this case per-
haps old Fudge was simply obeying
An instinct OF self-pre@rvation. But
there have been so many instances of
dogs risking their own lives. indif-
ferent to their own safety, helping
others, their masters and nistresses
and children of the families, that 1t
must be believed that this old veteran
when it smelled the smoke knew that
those in the house were in danger and
did it's best to arouse them.
The dog has been called mans best
friend. 1t has done things which are
not in animal nature, though evident.
ly distinctly in. dog nature, for the
safety and welfare Of humans. That
the dog has n sense of responsibility
has been proved repeatedly. There
are countless evidences that it feels
accountable. This old blind, deaf ter
rier was running true to type when It
gave the alarm and saved the lives OF
the inmates Of that burning house.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

evil that had developed in this city in
the course Of years. But it was not
finished. The grade crossings were
eliminated from the urban area. and
numerous death traps Of this charac.
ter were permitted to remain uncor-
rected and unguarded in the suburban
sections. Traffic conditions have
changed completely since then. Road
travel has increased enormously and
train headways have increased as
well. 1t is no longer possible to re-
gard the outlying sections as immune
from daily. hourly danger. Every part
Of the District requires the same
standard ofssafety as that which was
established in the major work under.
taken at the beginning Of the century
for what was then regarded as the
cure of the grade-crossing evil in
Washington.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. When was tho famous murder
committed which led to Abraham Lin.
coin defending the accused?-N. A. T..
A. DUFF" Armstrong. in broil on
the night Of August 20, 1867, beat a
comrade, one MetZker. who had pro-
voked him to fight. That same night
Mctzker was hit with An OK yoke by
another drunken reveler. Norris by
name Three days later he died. Both
Armstrong and Norris were arrested.
Q. When saying He. as we'll as his
cousins" should the verb be singular
or plural?-C. G..
A. Together with" and "as well
as" do not affect the number Of the
verb. In the construction about which
you have inquired 1t is correct to say
He, az well as his cousins, Is going"
Q. When and where was Kipling
born and where does he live now
". +.
A. Rudyard Kipling was born in
Bombay. India. December 80. 1865.
the son of John Lockwood Kipling
and Alice Mcdonald Kipling. At che
age of S he was brought to England
and educated. Returning to India,
he edited several papers and wrote
voluminously. He visited the United
States and married, in 1892, the dsugh-
ter of II. w. Valestier of New York
and lived for several years in Yer
mont. Kipling now lives in Sussex,
England.
Q. How did Coral Gables, Fla, get
its name?-L. A. c.
A. Y local office representing the
Coral Gables interests in Florida says
that Coral Gables is located on coral
rock and the architecture Of the
homes is confined to the gable type.
Q. Were monasteries and insti.
ktutions for religious orders started by
the Christians?-L. S.
4. The building of monasteries
and institutions of religious orders
did not originate with the Christian
world, but was known to the ancient
Egyptians and was prevalent among
Jews and later among Mohammedans.
Q. When will the new speedway
near Atlantic City be Completed
j. V. A.
A. 1t is hoped that it will be
completed May l. This speedway is
| located IS miles from Atlantic City
and SO miles from Philadelphia.
Q. How many horsepower OF
electric energy are developed bysdams
on the Ohio River? FL. w.
a. There are no dams at the
| present time on the Ohio River.
| However, there is one under con
! struction at Louisville. This vii
! generate about 900 200, 900 kilowatts
a year.
@. Are condiments classed a:
| foods?-N. T.
! A. They are known as food ad-
/ iuncts. They are used to stimulate
Evening star., 1926-04-15

the appetite by adding flavor to food.
Among the most important are salt,
pepper, cayenne pepper, mustard,
ginger, cinnamon, cloves. pimento.
nutmeg, mace, vinegar, caperS and
horseradish.
Q. What were the expenses o.
the Currency Bureau last year and
what income did it bring the Gov
ernment?-D. L.
A. The total expenses incident 10
maintenance of the Currency Bureau
at the end Of the fiscal year, June
30, 1925, were $4,954,164.86. Tho net
income to the Government from taxes
on circulation was s2.621.S74.4S.
Q. Which Of the principal cour-
tries of Europe has the largest num-
ber of automobiles and the largest
increase?-L. L. +.
A. Registered motor vehicles in
Germany total 216,220, Go per cent
increase; United Kingdom, 20S,l6
15.S per cent increase; France, 17S.-
600, 26 per cent increase.
Q. How Is sugar used instead OF
starch?-E. A. l..
A. Sugar solution is used as n sub
stitute for starch IL the lace or article
starched is not TO be ironed. Use ap-
proximately one cupful of cane sugar
to one gallon Of water.
Q. Who was Phaon. depicted In
"a Reading from Homer"?--H. y. =
A. Phaon was q deformed boatnaIl
of Mytilene. He was famed for his
chivalry. once an old woman asked
him to ferry her across the sea,
although she could not pay her fare.
When safely across the sea the Won
an gave the kind ferryman a box cl
ointment. telling him TO rub the cor
tents OH his misshapen shoulder
When he did 80. Phaon was changed
to q handsome young man. Venus
in the guise OF the old woman, had
wrought the miracle. Soon Phaou
and Sappho became lovers.
Q. How many men were On TIE
Monitor when 1t fought the Merri-
mac?-H. L. i.
A. The Naval Library says thaj
there were 58 officers and men or
the Monitor when it fought the Me-
rtmac.
Stop minute and think about this
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| Information Bureau any question Of
| fact and get the GnStcer bGck IN
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| tionaI idea introduced into the lires o.
| the most intelligent people in the
| tcorld-Americdn nescSpdper Te0ders
| 1t is part Of that best purpose of
q nelcspdper--Serrice. There is 20
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TO The Erenin1 Star Information BH-
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| Washington, d. c.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Man.
Man is a eliminating force
For mighty execution
From a remote and humble source
Produced by evolution.
We fear the earthquake and the trust
And war talk that grows grander.
Man ia at present only just
An innocent bystander.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

cultivation on the part Of the people
of the powers of enjoyment of health
full, recreative pleasures, such, for in.
stance, as music and art. The only
way, furthermore, TO implant a love
of art is through q knowledge of art,
the possibility of seeing great art.
There is every reason to believe, by
an examination of the attendance
records at the museums of this
country the turnstiles at the Metro
politan Museum, New York, and at
the Art Institute of Chicago for the
past year record over a million
each), that the people of the country
have discovered art as q source Of
enjoyment; therefore, the more little
museums of. the right sort and the
more big museums mot too bie) that
we have, the better it viii be.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Prices in the stock market fluctuate.
but the man who Is content to look
for regular dividends or interest as an
unmortgaged owner need feel little
concern. The values are there and the
stock ticker Is in large degree an idle
though often mischievous gossip.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
In Favor.

HI NdEUT.
What is your position regarding
the League Of Nations?"
I'm for it," answered Senator Sor-
ghum. .It will do great deal of good
II 1t can keep people so busy arguing
that they will have no inclination for
fighting"
Evening star., 1926-04-15

a music publishers monopoly is
limited at. The small boy who whistles
a tune on tho street may yet be ar
rested as a sort of melodious boot
logger
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Gen. Smedley Butler. having shown
his teeth as a reformer, is promptly
commended by opposing counsel to the
dentist. Defective teeth are being held
responsible for much i'll health and &c
centricity. and it is a relief to find
dentistry in evidence as judicial con
sideration instead of psychoanalysis.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Another base ball season IS under
way. and the effort to induce Walter
johnson to settle down as a nice old
gentleman with fan and rocking
chair proves as usual unavailing.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

A villa in France for Abd.el.Krim
would mean a complete forfeiture of
his popularity among followers left to
go on struggling with the housing
problem.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Prohibition enforcement must de-
pend on the cooperation OF the lndi'
yidual citizen. The question Of law
support is more important than that
of law enforcement
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Iowa Is willing to try q Democratic
Senator once in order to demonstrate
that an unsatisfactory Republican
may be subject to discipline.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Blue laws have too often caused a
rebellious, reactive tendency to paint
the town red.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

The corner saloon IS a reprehended
recollection. Reformatory determine
ton may yet reduce the liquor-laden
motor car to the same desirable status.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

World peace may be established. but
there is little hope that conditions at
Herrin, Ill.,, will ever become other
than habitually riotous.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Muscle Shoals illustrates how even
the mighty forces of nature may be
slowed down in getting into economic
operation by red tape.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
If We Only Could. .

From the Waterbury Democrat.
Some Of us would like to hang on
for another so years If only to hear
the third generations version of
moral turpitude.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Authorities refuse to ban a maga.
zine before it has been issued. This de.
cision spoils what might have been
valuable advance advertising.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Sigh for Solitude.

SA$u 1OE 6UhAOuuCs
Where have you been?"
Fishing"
Catch anything?"
Didn't expect to. I mentioned fish.
ing merely as an excuse for getting
off to myself"
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Universal Curiosity.

From the Portland Evening Express.
Maybe 1t was in Missouri where
they first had to be shown, but the de-
mand has become general.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

From the Columbus Dispatch.
The housewife would say of what
has happened to the bread trust that
1t fell"
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Pastry and POliteness.

From the Boston Traveller.
II 1t Is impolite to point, how should
one 60 about selecting French pastry?
Evening star., 1926-04-15
An Even Division. .

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
Republican party in Texas has split.
1t was always hard to get two men to
agree, anyway.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Mute.

From the Columbia Missourian.
The main objection to q "Use-No-
Slang week" Is that too many people
couldn't talk.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
IJps and Downs.

I look upon the April skies
And seek to check each frown.
But every time my spirits rise,
The mercury goes down.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
General Program

The farmer is a candid man
Who, following out the simple plan
That many have pursued before,
Gets what he can and kicks for NOR,
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Our Biggest Product.

From the Evansville Courier.
This year, once more, the biggest
American CROP will be suburban. iotR
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Jud Tunkins says a silly person is
always satisfied with himself and
often gets by because nobody is hard.
hearted enough to disturb his hap.
piness.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

''Listenin' to a RADIO, said Uncle
Eben, 'is a. lesson in life. You take
de bes' you kin git an tain no use
kickin'."
Evening star., 1926-04-15

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
ing edition. is delivered by carriers. within
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telephone Main 5000. Collection Is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
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hCIlOI1 therefore,. eco.
nomically a mistake.
The mere fact that collectors are de.
sirouS of permanently placing their
collections here in Washington indi.
Gates a recognition of the position
which this city, as the National Capi.
tai. occupies and it's future possibiI.
it1es as a great cultural center of art.
X - X X
Never, perhaps, in the history of
the world have such great sums been
given for the establishment of art
museums and their support as in the
present day. Through the will of
the late Frank A. Munsey the Metro.
poiitan Museum has this Winter In
herited a fortune of approximately
$40 100000; through the will of the
late Edward D. Libbey. the Toledo
Museum has come into possession of
about $20,000,0 900; 1t was made known
a short time ago that John D. Rookie
feller, Jr.. had offered 10,000 900 to
the Egyptian government to estab.
lish In Egypt a Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities. Within the last few DAYS
announcement has been made of a.
bequest Of $1.0O0,000 to Yale Uni.
versity for an art museum. Gifts
of this caliber would be sufficient
to erect q suitable building for a
National art gallery and adequately
endow 1t. Who can measure the
benefit to the people at large, not
only Of the present day but of coming
generations, that such an institution
might bestow
X x x X
The topic most under discussion
at the present time is that of pro-
hibition. Speaking of another re-
-strictive measure some years ago,
Senator Root said, "It is impossible
to successfully prohibit anything un-
less you are prepared to put some
thing better IN its place." The surest
safeguard q ahw ana order In the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08

Old newspapers for sale at Dispatch
office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
(By CHARLES w. DUNKLEY)


ST. LOUIS, oct. 7.-(AP)-Failure Cf
the Cardinals to capture todays game
was directly due to the errors in judg-
ment displayed by "Chic" Hafey, the
Cardinals left fielder. That was the
explanation of Rogers Hornsby after
he led his defeated players off the
field
Il hate to say it, but ordinary pop
flies that anybody should have caught
were allowed to go for two base hits
"Hafey misjudged Pennc ck's fly in
the start of the sixth with the result
that it went for two bases. Hafey ran
in for the ball, then tried to turn and
go back, and fell down. That started
the Yankees scoring.
"That two base hit of Gehrig's in the
ninth was just an ordinary pop-up. We
gave that to him. That gift cost us the
ball game. The score should have been
2 to in our favor"
Ht rnsby and the Cardinal players
surrounded Willie" Sherdel, their
pitcher, when they reached the dressing
room, sympathizing with him for los
ing such tough game Tfornsby
praised his performance declaring he
pitched a. better game than Pennock
"They didn't earn rum" Hornsby
declared.
Another thing" Hornsby added, "you
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-08
ALEXANDER WILL, PITCH FOR CARDS SATURDAY,
DECLARES MANAGER HORNSBY; SHAWKEY FIRST
CHOICE, SHOCKER SECOND, FOR LEADING +YANKS

can say for me that we are going to
pitch to Ruth in the remaining games
of the series. Sherde1 pitched right at
him today You didn't see him get any
home runs, did you? Once he nearly
broke his back striking out Well
tear into him again Saturday, pitching
right at him..
Sherdel suffered a painful injury, the
seriousness of which he gamely con-
cealed until after the game, when he
was struck on the first finger Of his
pitehfn hand in the fifth inning.
Three quarters of the nail was black
and blue when he examined it after the
contest.
DOuthit Out of Series
Douthit, the Cardinal center fielder,
who was knocked unconscious yester-
day when he collided with Hafey as
they raced for a fly ball. will be un-
able to play in the remaining games.
His ribs were damaged in the crash,
with the result that his left side, from
shoulders to his waist, is firmly bound
if tape.
Horsnby intends to start Alexander
in the sixth game of the series in New
York Saturday. The veteran bowled
the Yankees over, allowing them only
four hits in the second game. Hornsby
believes "Cld Pete is ready to repeat"
The victorious Yankees believe they.