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Evening star., 1926-03-04
THIS AND THAT


matters one accustomed to the
household cannot"
"I'Il have you out there in a tiffy,"
announced Crawford. arising.
II 4 w.
At the Crawford mansion, situated
In a pleasant part If the city. Mary
found herself confronting a cook, a
housemaid, two helpers and a man
of-all-work.
The servants answered all questions
with SO much sincerity that Mary
soon dispelled any doubts she might
have had about them in her own
mind.
They had not taken the wine. They
thought too much Of their master to
do so. This much Mary was conf
dent of. Crawford, in the meantime,
had left the house.
Miss" said the cook. there amt
but one person who could OF took
that wine"
"Who do you think?"
There was timer UP here"
"Ah!'
yes. and he had to go back to get
tools, you know how they do"
yes, he had to go back to get
tools. of course"
"I counted his trips. did"
"Well. how many trips did he
maker"
HE made eight"
Mary smiled. What did no bring
back with him?"
"Oh. one time he brought a cutter.
and"
"Yes, yes, but what did he take
away with him each timer
"a bottle Of wine! Eight trips
eight bottles gone"
you think so?"
"Yes, miss, who else could it have
been?"
who else, indeed"
Mary decided to call on the timer.
He had a little shop a half mile away.
The room was small. but there was
larger room behind. The timer
was there. He was a beetle-browed
fellow, with q merry twist to his
mouth.
do you Ak cutters and that sort
Of thing?" inquired Mary.
"Yes, ma'am," he replied, continu.
ing to hammer away at q big sheet
of tin.
Mary was using her bright eyes FOR
all they were worth.
what can do for you. mlss?''
went on the timer, ceasing to ham
mer.
"If hired you. would you have to
make eight trips back to this shop TO
get tools?" grinned Mary, impudently.
Impudence, with Mary, was very be-
coming.
The timer grinned, too.
II might only make four. seeing it's
YOU" said he, q bit irnpudently In his
turn.
"ons bottle q trip, eh7'' suniled
Mary.
"Wha-what7" he exploded. drop
ping his tin.
Your bag here is rather heavy
for tin." suggested Mary, tugging at
big leather satchel at her feet.
But not for wine," she went on.
"You drop that bag!" shouted the
timer, coming forward, his hand
raised threateningly.
IT didn't know a timer worked with
glass;" Mary continued. drawing forth
a neat automatic from her purse and
pointing it careiessly in the timers
direction.
"Pick up that satchel," she went
on. land Wen return those bottles of
wine you took by mistake from Mr..
Crawford's house. It's too bad you
had to make 50 many trfps-and now
you've got to make one more!'
Evening star., 1926-03-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the canal constructed In the early
Egyptians history by the Pharaohs.
Q. Are sorse and whin the same
A. Gorse, furze and whin are all
names for a thorny shrub of the pea
family which grows abundantly on
the hills Of northern England aDG
Scotland.
Q. Are there any regulations to be
observed by radio amateurs who ex-
pertinent with spark coil transmission
H. H. p.
A. The radio division of the Depart
ment Of Commerce says that all radio
transmission stations. including anna
teurs, must and can only be lawfully
operated by virtue of q license issued
by the Department OF Commerce.
Q. What Is the length Of life Of the
fresh water mussel?-S. p.
A. 1t has been said that II q mussel
is not molested 1t is possible for it To
live from Is to 20 years.
@. When should tulips and hya.
cinths be taken out of cold frame
and subjected to q temperature be
tween 60 and 65 degrees in oroar 80
bloom for Easter?-T. H. T.
be taken in about four weeks before
Easter If they are submitted to a tenn
perature Of from so to 65 degrees. Ii
Is better to bring them in six weeks
before Easter. and reduce the tempere
ture to 55 degrees.
Q. Is there really town called San.
taclaus?-R. H.
A. There Is q town by this name In
Spencer County, Ind. In 1920 10 had
a population of 100.
Q. Is Switzerland under prohibition
r.. v. c.
a. At the present time Switzerland
is not under prohibition. alcohol dis
titled from fruits, etc, being under
Government control, while alcohol
| distilled from potatoes and corn since
1885 has been controlled by monopoly.
A recent effort was made to extend the
federal control to the entire alcoholic
product, but this failed to pass.
Find out tDhdteUer yon tocnt TO
| knoto. There Is no room for IoT1o-
rance IN this busy t0Orld. The per-
son ,cIto loses out Is the one t1ho
guesses The person tCho gets on Is
| dI1UduS the one 1ChO acts upon TeH-
| able Information. THIS paper employs
| Frederic j. H1SEin to conduct az
| Information bureau In Washington
| for the free use Of the public. There
is no charge except 2 cents tt stamps
for return postage. Write TO him
| TO-DAY for any facts you destre. Ad-
dress UOuT letter to The EUentn0 StdT
| Information Bureau, Frederic j.
HGshctn, director, Washington. ID. o.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
The British "Dole, +"

Seven years ago the British Parlia.
ment enacted a law for the establish
ment of unemployment insurance"
by the Government as a means to
tiding over the great numbers Of peo-
pie, both men and women, who had
been released from war service and
suspended war industries. This be-
came known as the dole" 1t is still
in force, and to date, according to a
report Just made to the House Of Com
mons, it has cost Great Britain since
its institution nearly f240, 100000, or
81 ,166, ,400, 900 computed with the pound
sterling at par For the week ending
the goth Of February s55. 900 persons
were ION the dole"
Some think that the dole" has
saved England from revolution. 9th
ers maintain that 1t has ''chloroformed
the nation" It has undoubtedly pre-
vented a great deal Of suffering. When
the armistice was signed, and when
rehabilitation had been effected. a
vast army OF soldiers and civilians
were thrown upon their own resources.
Returning soldiers were unable to find
work. Many Of them discovered that
their former jobs had either been filed
or were eliminated in the industrial
and commercial readjustments Incl.
dent to and following the hostilities.
Several hundred thousand women who
had been drafted into the industrial
army in the manufacture Of munitions
and supplies without having had pre-
vious occupation at wages were com.
petitors for employment. There were
not jobs enough. At times the un-
employed totaled more than a million.
Without the dole" unouestionably
there would have been great distress
and serious political danger. AS 1t
was, England narrowly escaped a So
cial revolution. Had the labor minis
try which gained power In the second
election after the armistice not been
wisely led and restrained in Its admin
istration Of affairs q grave disaster
would have ensued.
Political conditions are now more
stable. Industrial conditions, however,
are still far from normal. as the con-
tinued maintenance Of s55.000 people.
by means Of the dole" indicates
Gradually. though slowly. this number
is being reduced. The bill that Great
Britain is paying for this sustenance
of the unemployed, however. is an
enormous one. The hope has been ex.
pressed that the dole can be aban.
doned by the end Of the decade, or
three years hence.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Q. Where are grapes grown in
commercial quantities?-W. s. II.
A. The following foreign countries
produce grapes in commercial guam
titles: France, Italy. Spain. Greece,
Persia, Germany and Russia. Grapes
are produced under glass in Belgium.
Holland and England. The leading
States in the production of grapes are
California. New York. Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan, Missouri. Illinois,
Indiana, Arkansas and North Caro-
lima.
@. Does barbarian mean always q
heather or inferior peoplef--N. A. N.
A. AS used by the Greeks, bar
barian was term to designate a for
eigner. one who could not speak
Greek.
@. How long have men worn high
silk hats?-T. G.
A. This dress hat is about $50
years old. 1t was first made in Flor
ence, but came to America from
London and Paris.
@. When did the Industrial revo-
luton occur in England?-L. r.
A. The Industrial revolution Is
generally regarded as being instituted
by a series of inventions which were
made in England beginning about
1850. These inventions completely
revolutionized methods Of industry,
and therefore introduced new indus
trial era. 1t Is correct, however. to
say that there had been many years
of preparation. The years Immediately
preceding the Industrial revolution
showed a great advance in mental
activity.
Q. What is the New York Board
of Regents?-L. G. d.
A. The Board of Regents Of New
York controls the system Of educa-
ton of the State and consists of II
members, one from each of the 8
judicial districts Of the State and 3
others at large. Each member Is
elected for a term Of 12 years by a
Joint session of the two houses of
the Legislature held the second week
in February. Their duties include
the apportioning of funds for State
education, promotion of cultural
work, conduct Of examinations.
awards Of certificates, diplomas and
degrees, admission to certain prLfes-
sions, regulation Of the certification
of public accountants and nurses,
granting Of all educational charters
in the State and the indication and
provision for a continuity OF training
and the approval Of tho school books
of the State.
O. Where was the canal built by
the Pharaohs that was a forerunner
of the Suez Canal?-F. j. +.
A. The route Of the Suez Canal.
as constructed by Ferdinand de Les
seps In 1856. followed the route OF
Evening star., 1926-03-04
American Citizens Blamed
For Summing at Tia Juana

at Tia Juana go for the purpose Of do
ing something they cannot do in the
country of which they are citizens" in
sists the San Bernardino Sun. The
Oakland Tribune. stating ut Is too late
to do anything for the Peteets, but not
too late to protect Others" afflrms:
This Government has the power to
act. If 1t can do no more than demand
that all who cross the line carry pass
ports 1t can thus put an end to q dis
graceful, menacing place"
\ y y
Referring to the American order
closing the border at Tia Juana from
o'clock In the evening until o'clock
the following morning" the Aberdeen
Daily World thinks that in this action
''the customs department has taken the
only effective means to make Tia
Juana and Mexico understand that de-
cent America disapproves of Tia Juana
and will not be satisfied with any clean
up gesture Tia Juana may make" Not
ing the difference in conditions on the
American and Mexican sides of the bor-
der, the Admission Star records that q
suggestion has been made that O neu.
trail zone. 80 miles on each side Of the
border. in which saloons, questionable
resorts. racing and other forms Of gam.
bling would be prohibited, would re-
lieve the situation"
In this same connection the Florence
Times News notes that $50 miles means
only an hour to an hour and half of
motor travel, which would not prove a
serious hindrance to people as prospec-
tive visitors, and perhaps the greater
distance away from the border might
cause a greater degree Of license, which
would Offset any advantage gained"
In the meanwhile, according to the
Topeka Daily Capital, 1t Is well to re.
member that we have had a stable
Government "for q century and q half.
but it was only recently that we clean.
ed out all our sink holes---if we have
them all cleaned out"
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Crawford J. Crawford was in a state
Of perturbation. What was more
natural, therefore. than that he
should visit Mary Rogue. bright-eyed
Mary, private Investigator Of the
greatest ability, as the French would
say?.
Crawford was a large man. i'm
maculately groomed, backed by much
money and more pretension. but q
likable chap for all that. He was
pleasant to all his friends, Indifferent
to his enemies.
When a man has reached the place
in life where he can act so. he is
generally called successful. Crawford
J. Crawford was successful, but was
at the moment perturbed also. So
he thought Of Mary.
No sooner had he thought Of her
than he boarded his snappy roadster,
and in a few minutes was walking
along the corridor to her office. ="
raped on the door. "Come in," said
soft voice, which Crawford lost nc
time In answering.
This is pleasure, Mr.. Crawford
smiled Mary, with the gleam Of the
eyes often seen when one Is getting
a pleasant and wealthy patron. Mary
laughed at herself for smiling 50, but
Immediately thought that she was nc
different from the rest OF mankind
Money. in our day and age. rep
resents power, and power Is appealing.
The man with large resources is
the possessor of power. and. II he
combines with it pleasant qualities
is powerful personality. How car
it he otherwise?
Mary Rogue looked upon Crawford
J. Crawford i'll that light. and sc
welcomed him. He bowed with great
courtesy, reminding Mary Of the gal
lants Of the old French courts
What can I do for you, Mr.. Craw-
ford?" she asked.
"Some one has walked off with my
wine." said Crawford.
your wine?" parried Mary.
"Yes, eight bottles Of pre-prohi-
bition wine, that had been In my
family for years and years. / had
16 bottles left, and now half OF them
are gone at one clip
"Who could have taken themT'
THAT is for you to find out. young
lady"
eyes" replied Mary. "but you. be-
ing the owner thereof, perhaps have
some idea as to. who might have
taken them"
"Not an idea. young lady. l fee
confident that none of my servants
would take that wine. Besides, II
was locked UP in a closet in the
"And who had the key. Mr.. Craw-
ford?"
II did-here 1t is." he said. drawing
forth a brass paddock key.
'It has never been out OF your
pocket?"
mo. except this morning when
happened to leave 1t In the lock-
"Ah! and when did you notice the
wine was missinR?"
"Just now" answered Crawford
with a sheepish look.
Have you questioned the serv'
ants?"
Yes, but they all swear they did
not take that wine, and I believe
them. They have been with me a
long time, and I don't believe they
would pull such a trick on me"
II like your confidence in them. but
feel that I ought to question them
too. An outsider often finds out
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Tagging the Guests.
From the Portland Evening Express.

From the Portland Evening Express.
We were interested in reading the
other day OF a plan adopted in Lon
don society of labelling all the guests
present at any function Of impor
tance. The name Of the individual
and his or her claim to distinction is
printed on bit of coiored ribbon
worn on the mans coat lapel or the
lady's corsage. The scheme Is Lady
Astor's. who Is an American. and so
might be expected to be the author
Of any innovation in British social
usage.
Over here we have q plan some
thing like this. when tags bearing
names are provided for those presen;
at conventions, club meetings and
like gatherings, but we never have
heard of its being introduced into so
ciety. How useful the plan might be
can readily be conceived. One OF the
embarrassing features of most for
NAL social functions Is the lack Of ac-
quaintanceship among the guests
Even when any of those present
have met" there Is frequently doubt
as to Identification, and to avoid
speaking to the wrong person many
neglect to speak to the right one.
This Is embarrassing. as we have said.
ana sometimes is productive Of hard
, feelings.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
The Owls Poll.

Two adventurous young Americans
have just returned to this country
from the Himalayan wilds, where they
have been hunting certain rare AMI
mails In behalf of the Field Museum of
chicago. They brought back with
hem numerous specimens, all dead,
0ciuding about so large mammals
and between 500 and 1000 small man.
mails, birds and reptiles. Their chief
trophy. however, is a skin Of the owls
poll. or Marco Polo sheep, scientifl-
ally described as an undomesticated,
hollow-horned ruminant OF the family
aovidae. In the absence Of a photo
graph Of this interesting creature It
may be imagined as something simi-
ar to the Rocky Mountain goat Of
North America, though that specula-
ton may be wide Of the mark.
The owls poll may have a future In
American politics. It is quite certain
hat It will be identified with the name
of its present discoverer, whose dis
ringuished father put another great
mammal on the political map some
fourteen years ago, shortly after he
returned from a. hunting expedition.
The progenitor Of the present big
game hunter did not find that animal
in the field OF his scientific research.
II was a native animal, well known.
and, to hunters in the northern woods
Of this continent, quite familiar. 1t
has. however, during the last fourteen
years, become quite extinct politically.
Should the owls poll gain a distinct
place in the political 200 It will run
COUNTER to the claims for distinction OF
tho common or garden goat, which has
A,ecn identified as the symbol Of a sue
lessor of the bull moose party. The
ia,ter is ruminant of q voracious
appetite. with long, though, at present
somewhat disf1gured horns, quite diff
ferent in type from the curving horn:
# the owls poll which appear to b
tgaaSes gather for putting than 70
Evening star., 1926-03-04

which often gives the impression that
art is a superficial thing-worse still,
at times almost n disease. to which
the weak minded are particularly SUB
jected; whereas in truth art Is seri-
Gus matter and charm a rare quality.
difficult to capture.
There Is little that Is impractical or
affected in the shop of Samuel Yellin
"a plain enough looking building on
one of Philadelphia much-traversed
streets, with straight front and order
ed openings ornamented by wrought
iron balconies and a swinging iron
sign. But here art and utility go
hand in hand. Useful, essential ar
ticles are made not only beautifully
but beautiful, and through their
beauty of design, their fineness of
Workmanship. charm the eye-are
charming. Here is q robust art,
practiced not only with skill. but
virilir~ thing of our own time and
geneft-DA-xne naturalization of a
Gree< t4eels --. -.---.--.----
Evening star., 1926-03-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PKILANDER JOHNSON.
The Arctic Dwelier. /.

The Arctic Dweller.
He was Old and young together.
For his face held shadows deep,
Like q landscape in the weather
Where the storms incessant sweep.
And he threw aside the curtain.
Soft and silken to the touch.
And he said. well. folks. for certain,
This existence amt 50 muchi
"'Way up yon the wind is bowling
At the stars, through half the year,
And the Winter snow comes prowling
AS 1t brings a ghostly fear.
Through the hours Of long inaction
You must wait with spirit vexed;
But you have one satisfaction,
You can tell what's coming next.
There the storm will never meet you
With the semblance of a show'r,
And the snowflake will not cheat you,
Like a sweet and fragrant fiow'r.
So, I'd rather be UP yonder
Where the rules are all the same,
And you'll never need to wonder
How you'll have to play the game. VI
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Whether tax reduction brings about
q Treasury deficit or still permits a
surplus, the American people can be
depended on to take care Of the situa-
ton intelligently through their gov
ernmental representatives.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
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Evening star., 1926-03-04

An indiscreet effort is being made
70 make George Washington scarcely
less prominent as an amateur brewer
than as patriot. A great man should
be most considered for his qualities
of greatest national usefulness.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Kings Tut's position as an econo-
mist is not clearly established. How.
ever, there Is much evidence that he
was an advocate Of the gold standard
as O basis of values.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
To the Coal Man.

Let's be happy while we may.
All the world will soon be gay.
Warmth complete will soon be due
Please accept my I. Q. u.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

In his league activities, just at
present Sir Austen Chamberlain re-
CARDS the subsequent explanation as
preferable 20 the preliminary pro.
spectus.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Divorce suits have become SO fre.
quent that they are likely to lose their
efficiency as advertising devices.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

The old-tiIne orator has disappeared
We now have the radio announcer.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

AFTER tellin' de chillun dar amt no
Santa Claus" said Uncle Eben, "de
mex thing some o. desc smart folks
is ginter do is to tell 'em dar amt no
George Washtngtcu."
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Whatever may be the matter with
Mussolini, 1t Is no nervous trouble
induced by an inferiority complex.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Helping Some.

From the South Bend Tribune.
AS long as Bergdoll is held In Ger
many one cannot say that country is
not making a contribution to civiliza-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
No ChOlCA

do you admire brunettes?"
you've got to admire 'em. Since
we've been using soft coal. there isn't
any other kind OF complexion"
Evening star., 1926-03-04
The q. III.

The ground hog, from my very heart,
speak Of in regret.
In real work he plays no part
And never makes a pet.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
The Real Test.

From the Winston Salem Journal.
A great man is one who has been
dead long enough for his enemies to
b dead, toe,
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Human Nature.

DO you think George Washington
used profane language?"
Don't know q thing about IT," an
swered Senator Sorghum. But I'll
say would have If had been In his
place"
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Jud Tunkins says a malefactor OF
great wealth is liable not only to es-
cape punishment, but to get popular
by declaring dividends.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24

In these more modern days of the
prize ring, since Tex Richard started
offering thousands Of dollars to fight
ers, it has been the opinion of those
close to the game that the heavy
weight title mover would be passed
on decision.
But the title passed Thursday
night before a crowd Of 100000
spectators, and there was not one
voice of protest from the crowd.
Wins Eight Rounds
Tunney won eight Of the ten
rounds decisively. Two might have
been awarded to Dempsey only
through the courtesy that might be
conceded to a champion. Dempsey
made his best showing in the first
and fourth rounds. And they were
the only rounds in which Dempsey
looked like the champion who muir
dered" Jess Willard, stopped Carpen-
tier with ease and outslugged Firpo
in what the olddimers called
''back-room fight"
The question first asked here to-
day was:
why did Dempsey loser"
Those who thought Dempsey
couldn't lose and who had bet three
to one that he would retain the
championship, recalled that all the
race track money in New York had
been planted on Tunney to win and
that the fight was in the bag.
But any unprejudiced spectator
who saw the fight Thursday night
knows Dempsey lost because he
wasn't the Dempsey Of old, and
that he wouldn't have taken a
dive for all the money in the
world.
A little tout from the New York
race tracks. who came up to the
press pit after the fight, offered in
typical language the solution of the