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Evening star., 1926-03-03
When Is a Sign?

Washington motorists are taught
and drivers from out of town are
urged to read signs and TO believe
them. One of the former had occa-
sion to circle the Capitol for the first
time in a year or two the other day
He approached from the Peace Mon
ument, ascending the curved roadway
on the south to the open plaza, where
he wished to turn to the left. Con-
g1ess had apparently just adjourned,
for the plaza was filed with hurrying
pedestrians and circling automobiles.
At the top of the incline the mo-
torist was halted by red light IN
kiosk He pulled up in a position
where he could read, plainly printed
on the south side of it's base, the
legend, Turn left on white light"
He looked up to the top Of the kiosk,
and there, sure enough. was a white
glass globe. He waited patiently for
it to flash. Nothing happened and
cars began to queue up" behind him,
while passing pedestrians gave him
derisive glances.
Finally he became conscious of a
new noise over and above the eX-
hausts, horns and conversations. 1t
came nearer. 1t proved to issue from
the open mouth of a Capitol police
man. who gesticulating wildly, with
his long blue coat Tapping about his
knees, was rushing toward him from
his usual post of duty and roaring
something at the top of his lungs.
This proved TO be the phrase, Turn
left on the green light" repeated over
and over until it became a sort Of
hoarse scream. When the officer got
within range tne driver remarked
mildly, THE sign here says to turn
left on the white light" The answer
began with the words, THAT don't
make no differsnce-" and was ac-
companied by sGch a violent wave of
the arm that the driver paused no
longer, but stepped on it." In the
meantime things seemed to be in a
SIdlo DeiCh lllC
should have been.
Consultation with the manager of
one of the city's leading paint stores
discloses the fact that one-half pint
of good quality prepared paint for out
door use costs as little as 40 cents,
while for the inconSequential sum of
"a quarter a brush, not of the best, per-
haps, but good enough, may be pur-
chased With perhaps dozen strokes
of said brush, a coating of said enamel
adequate to obliterate the misleading
motto could be applied and a lot would
remain for some other odd job about
the Capitol Building. If the personnel
of the Capitol police and work forces
are too busy to do the job, there is
one citizen of Washington (name and
address furnished on requesD who,
for the benefit of his fellow motorists,
will be delighted to undertake it. If the
needed 65 cents be impossible of appro-
priation or expenditure, he will even
dig down in his plus-fours and meet
the bill. All he asks, in fact, is kindly
permission; his reward will come in the
admiring appreciation of those who
sit behind the steering wheels of the
District and of the Nation.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. What is monkey-bread tree?-
NJ. C.
A. The baobab, a native of western
and northern Africa, is sometimes
called the monkey-bread tree. 1t is
one of the largest known trees, its
trunk being sometimes no less than
80 feet in diameter, although at that
size it's height will not be over 20 to
rs feet. The fruit tastes like ginger
bread, with a pleasant acid flavor.
The juice is used incidentally and also
as a seasoning, and the pulverized
leaves are also used similarly.
Q. How large is Hyde Park?- D.
A. 1t comprises 800 acres in the
west central part of London.
@. Has an electric typewriter been
invented?-H. A. d.
A. Steady advance is being made In
the development of the electric type
writer. The essential feature of the
latest machine before the public Is a
toothed shaft which crosses the in
strument under the typelevers. The
shaft runs by means of a small cleo
trio motor which can be attached to
q plug at 300 revolutions per minute.
AS the keys are struck, whether light
ly or heavily, the typelevers engage
the teeth of the rotating shaft, oper-
ating them as the fingers would do.
A method is provided for increasing
the strength of the impression so
that several carbon copies can be
taken, and q simple apparatus pre-
vents two keys being pressed down
at one time.
@. What country has the most
gypsies Pr. G.. l..
A. Rumania has the most. There
are about 100000 there. Bulgaria has
95 900 and Spain $4,000.
Q. Will you please give me the
latest immigration statistics?-C. D.
A. In November, 1925, Canada sent
the largest number of the immigrant
aliens, 8,494; Germany sent 5,242,
Irish Free State, 2,079; Mexico. 1867;
Sweden, 1924, and Scotland, LIPS.
Less than 900 each came from any
Of the other countries.
Q. What painting in Mrs. Jack
Gardner's collection eXcites the great
est interest?-C. S. f.
A. Mrs. Gardner's biographer,
Morris Carter, says it is ''El Jaleo, T"
by John Sargent.
O. Was the recent bakery merger
the first of its kind?-N. L. T..
A. 1t was only 16 years ago that
the first consolidation of bakeries was
effected This merger, now known as
the General Baking Co.. brought
under one head bakeries in Buffalo,
Providence, Washington, Canton,
Cleveland, Rochester, Boston, st.
Louis, New York, Jersey City, De
troit, Toledo and New Orleans. Since
1910 other consultations have been
effected. The Continental Baking
Corporation, the Ward Baking Co.,
the Purity Bakeries Corporation, are
the most important ones. Each have
from score to more than 100 plants.
The Purity Bakeries Corporation is
one that has recently been formed
1t is a consolidation of 25 baking
plants, mostly in the Middle West.
Q. How far away can an airplane be
seen?-M. II. Fl.
A. An airplane can be seen under
favorable conditions from about 10000
to $4,000 feet.
O. I would like to know whether
Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen had
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Now that important legislation
which was supported by both major
parties is disposed of, the prospect of
political fireworks in Congress is well
coined by many observers as likely to
have a wholesome effect.
Accepting as a fact that from now
on the Democrats will make no truce" ,"
the Charleston Evening Post Gnde-
pendent DemoCra1c) explains that
this attitude, it is said. has been
adopted in consequence of numerous
inquiries which have come to the
party leaders at Washington from all
parts of the country as to whether
they are in opposition or only a sub
sidiary political element. and the
warning from party scouts that un-
less they begin quickly to build up a
record on which to go before the
country this Summer, there will he
nothing on which the party can rely
to promote the candidates. of Demo-
Gratis Offering for Congress-" The Post
argues that "it Is well to have two
schools of thought operating in the
political world, each sharpening the
other and making for better govern
ment by check and counter-check. In
short, that the business of an Opposi-
ton is to oppose"
~
There are ample opportunities for
Democratic attack" as the situation
is viewed by the Seattle Daily Times
Independent Republican,. which sug-
gests these issues: The tariff Is
being thrust again into the political
arena Unrest in some agricultural
districts is being exploited. The
kindlier attitude toward business af-
.s,l n,
the radicals. Although they partiCi-
pated in passing the World Court
resolution, the Democrats would not
be slow to seize upon failure of this
institution to function as expected.
The Times feels that there is much
in this Democratic activity to please
the majority party; ii is less difficult
to hold the party check on individuals
and bloCs when there is vigorous
and functioning minority organiza-
ton"
The Roanoke Times (Democratic)
believes that frequent displays of
political fireworks are in prospect,
and 1t predicts Pat Harrison, Joe
Robinson, Tom Hefin and other
sharpshooters on the Democratic side
will be in their element, for political
warfare is more to their liking than
a political truce such as has pre-
vailed" mo one wants mere captlous
opposition" declares the Palm Beach
World. mo one is interested in pin
prick attacks prediCated on small fail
ings. But one who appreciates not
only the Importance but the necessity
of a virile and wide-awake opposition
will be satisfied to have the Demo
Gratis go along complacently without
taking proper Cognizance of actions
of the administration that are legiti
mately open to attack. If the oppo-
sition speaks to the point and does
not merely splutter rhetorically, II
will serve the best interests of the
country"
| r X y
From the viewpoint of Democratic
strategy, the New York Times dnde-
dependent Democratic) observes: "All
depends, the judicious would say, or
where those lines are drawn. If the
commander of an army draws up his
line of battle in a way to make il
exceedingly vulnerable to the enemy
he might better have not drawn it al
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as secure as dividends can ever be.
Unless they have other holdings of
speculative nature, on which their
margins are inadequate, there is no
occasion for them to be concerned re-
garding the collapse Of prices.
The country is in sound condition
and these present movements in the
stock market are calculated to keep 1t
in that condition.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,


Some of our greatest men have had
Defects that are considered bad.
With expletives they oft made free,
And took strong liquor with their tea
When called upon to heed, today,
The lives of heroes passed away,
We strive, too oft in vain, to reach
Their dignity Of deed or speech.
Their gift for high, courageous thought
We seldom find that we have caught
Their grave defects, sad to relate,
Are easiest to initiate.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

administration air policy seems on
its way to success So far as agri-
culture is concerned, the Haugen bill
providing for a division of cooperative
marketing has passed the House and
is expected to pass the Senate--an
administration measure. The admins
tration's proposal that Federal board
be established to advise with regard
to the disposal of the surplus crops is
as far as Congress is apt to go in
legislation dealing with that subject,
Notwithstanding the demands from
some quarters for the passage of the
Dickinson bill.
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limitations by Germany that she
might feel compelled 10 organize a
league of nations of her own at least
implies an admission that she regards
the general idea as a good one.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

No doubt DIR. Coue was right in de-
claring the world is growing better
every day, but in view of various news
items. this is no moment for lecturers
to seek to prove the accuracy Of his
theory.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Side Stepping n Boomerang.


Are you in favor of reducing the
pay of Government workers."
NO" answered Senator Sorghum
"The idea might travel too far. 1
have managed by great care and per-
spicacity to get the reputation of be-
ing something of a Government work
er myself"
Evening star., 1926-03-03

A large element Of the speculative
surprise at each new discovery that
the New York stock market cannot
keep going one way all the time.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

ever played tennis against each other
before this year,. II. E.
A. They had never met until their
recent match, in which Helen Wills
was defeated
Q. Is the flame of an acetylene torch
injurious to the eyes because 1t is
bright or because of gas or other rea-
SOMA. f. Z.
A. The flame of an acetylene torch
Is injurious to the eye in proportion
to its brightness. If 1t is so bright
that on looking at it and then wink
ing the eyes an outline of the flame
can be seen on the retina, goggles
should be worn. The effect is the
same as that of looking directly at
the sun. The parts of the retina af-
fected are apt to be permanently in
jured.
Q. What is rouge made of2-D. L.
A. Rouge is usually composed of
such ingredients as carmine. tale and
gum arabic.
Q. When was sos adopted as dis
| tress signal and what was the signal
before that?-F. G.
A. CDQ was used as a wireless dis
tress signal before SOS. Since 1911
SOS has been used universally as the
| wireless distress signal by wireless OPP
orators.
Q. What, when and why did Ter
| enCe MacSwiney starve himself to
| death?-S. c.
! A. Terence MacSwiney. lord mayor
of Cork, was convicted of melting re-
| bellion against the British crown and
| sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
He denied the right of England to in
| = t., Tt. v-a1
upon hunger strike in prison which
resulted in his death.
@. What will take the rust off OF
| iron without injuring the metal?-
J. II. S.
A. Soaking In kerosene or immers-
| ing In a hot solution of Is per cent
ammonium citrate should do so.
@. How many school children are
| furnished transportation to SCHOOL,
NJ. o. +.
A. Some pupil transportation at
| public expense Is being carried on in
every State. In "a States reporting to
the Bureau of Education there were
470,379 pupils furnished transporta-
| tion at public expense.
@. Where did barbecues originate?
j. Y.
A. Inc barbecue is an INSTITUTION
of Southern origin, and the word Is
said to have been used in Virginia
prior to 1900.
O. Is stale air harder to heat than
fresh ARP. c. T.
A. There is no appreciate differ
ence in the amount of heat absorbed.
Stale air may feel colder than fresh
air because Of the smaller response in
vitality that 1t gives.
No man can take kno5cled0e from
yoU. IT Is the pass kep to the door
of success. II is Hfe's greatest treas
ure. KnOlcledOe mdD be acquired bB
the sim pie effort Of using the free tn
formation service that The EUeninO
Star maintains for the pleasure and
profit of It's readers. The scope Of
this bureau IS national and inter
national, and no subject is fnO eIc-
! DieHt0ry or too broad to enlist the
| personal attention Of specialist
| Send Dour query 1Ctth 2 cents IN
stamps for return postage to Frederic
j. HdSkin. director. The Evenin0
| Star Information Bureau, Washing
ton ID o.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

1t has appeared a matter of such
graceful ease to effect tax reduetion
that each performance brings popu-
lar demand for an encore.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Art becomes a puZzling affair when
q tenor whose singing is entirely sat
tsfactory has to fear having some
thing thrown at him because of his
politics.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
The New Sport.

Inc New sport.
"I understand Crimson Gulch is en-
joying a real estate BOOM"
"Yep," answered Cactus Joe. "We've
got the old place mapped out for
miles around"
"Disposing of much?"
mot to outsiders as yet. But
won two corner lots and the site for
department store in a poker game
last night"
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Whenever there is movement to
promote peace, a suspicion is sure to
arise that somebody is going to try
to play politics.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Settlement of the coal strike at this
time conveys assurance that there
will be a reasonable supply Of anthra-
cite by the beginning of next Winter.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Quarantine.

Keep out that moral turpitude,
With vigilance courageous.
It is a malady most rude
And terribly contagious.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Noise From the Courts.

From the Pittsburgh Chronice-Telegraph.
News from France gives us an. ink
ling of what is meant by a tennis
racket"
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Jud Tunkins says we're getting
mixed up in our minds, wishing our
own taxes were less and yet envyin'
the man who has to pay moro.
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Vague.

From the Boston Traveller.
The chap who starts his remarks
with the words Generally speaking"
generally is.
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Cause and Effect.

What is the cause of these wild
parties?"
"Foolish money" answered Miss
Cayenne.
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the Is" fdr ~epuhlication of all news dis
patch credited 20 = ~ 'nt o.hn-'vi-n c"o =
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
OF SPECIAL dIsnatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Spring Song.

The Fates have serenely relented.
BY fears we no longer are vexed.
With the full dinner pail we're con
tented.
We'll have the full coal Scllffle next
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"a still tongue makes wise head"
said Uncle Eben, ''providin' you's
talkin' bout de right kind OF STILL"
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Evening star., 1926-03-03

Q. What is rouge made of?-D. L.
A. Rouge is usually composed of
such ingredients as carmine. tale and
gum arabic.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

. The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
sng edition. is delivered by carriers within
me city at 60 cents per month; daily only,
80 cents per month: sunday only. 20 cents
per month. Orders may be sent 10y mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

Q. When was sos adopted as a dis
tress signal and what was the signal
before that?-F. G.
A. CDQ was used as a wireless dis
tress signal before SOS. Since 1911
SOS has been used universally as the
wireless distress signal by wireless op-
orators.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

CeIldlOT .DOTdH Is TO ne q serious con-
tender for the nomination. The latest
report regarding his possible candi-
daCy comes from Chicago, where it is
said that some of the leaders who
are opposing the denomination and
reelection of Senator MCKINLEY on
the World Court and other issues are
ready to swing the Illinois delegation
to Senator Borah at the next national
convention, provided they remain in
the saddle. It is much the same eIe-
ment in Chicago which supported Sem
ator Hiram Johnson of California for
the nomination in 1920.
X X *
AS Spring approaches the talk of
early adjournment of Congress is
growing. The wish, however, is father
to the thought. If Congress adjourns
sine die by June 1, or a little later. II
will have moved rapidly considering
the legislative program that still
awaits action. Many of the appropri-
alton bills are yet to be passed. Other
subjects demanding attention are agri-
culture, railroad legislation, coal.
merchant marine, Muscle Shoals, the
Italian Belgian and other war debt
settlements and a large number Of
lesser matters. 1t must be admitted.
however, IIdt tIle administration mas
been much more successful in getting
it's legislative program handled favor
ably by the present Congress than
In the last. During the present ses-
sion President Coolidge has faced no
such defeats as the passage of the
soldiers bonus bill over his veto in
the last Congress. Indeed he has
seen the Senate ratify, his proposal
that the United States enter the
World Court, with reservations sug-
gested by himself The tax-reduction
bill. following the administration s
plan, has been passed. The effort to
make another Teapot Dome case out
of the Aluminium Co. of America, in
which Secretary Mellon is financially
interested, failed in the Senate. The
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her such a subtle mysterious appear.
ance, such extraordinary secret eyes.
and her smile of a Mona Lisa, only
to make little ears-he had not seen
them, for they were hidden under
that gorgeous hair of hers, but he
was sure they were 1ittle-only to
make them tone-deaf.
He walked up and down frowning,
his Amato under his chin, drawing
from it sounds of anger, sorrow, de-
iight-then rage again.
All at once his frown melted. his
smile flashed. He began improvis.
ing a fantasia, delicate and whimsical
and very wild. Yes, yes-that was IT..
1t was coming to him now as on wind
from fairyland--clearar. clearer. lie
would complete it. write it down. 1t
should be called THE Wanderers
Fantasia"
He alternately played and scrib-
bled musical notes until 4 o'clock
that morning, then. throwing himself
dressed upon his bed, fell at once into
a dreamless sleep.
Hilary continued to work at high
pressure on the conclusion of his
book. Two secretaries, who needed
his constant supervision. worked with
him on the index and appendices. In
addition to this, not only were the
American and English proofs coming
in, but also those of the French
translation, which was to appear
simultaneously with the others.
He found 1t hard to get In each day
the half-hour of broadsword prac-
tice to which he was accustomed. No
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WCAP-C Chesapeake and Potomac
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to 7:15 p.m.-"Queer Quirks of
Nature" by =. :. Ridsdale, presented
10y the American Nature Association.
7:i5 to 1885 p.m.-The Mount Vernon
Church Male Quartet, Bernard Spille,
first tenor; j. l.. Mitchell. second
tenor; Howard p. Bailey, baritone;
James +. Schick, bass; r. Deane
Shure, accompa mist and director.
1885 to s p.m.-"Public Utilities
final of series of talks on matters of
special interest in the National Cap
ital, by Charles w. Darr. given under
auspices of Washington Chamber of
Commerce.
to Sis pm.-Phyllis Price. So
prano. in a group of songs; George II.
Wilson, accompanist.
SIS to $50 pm.-Representative
Ross a. Collins, Democrat, of NJ .ssis
sippi member of the appropriation
committee, will talk on Fiscal Rela-
lions Between the District of Column
bia and the United States Govern.
ment"
$50 to S:45 p.m.-Miss Louise Le-
more Jones. concert pianist.
$40 to 8 p.m.-"Tower Health
Talk" from Metropolitan Tower, New
York City.
9 to 10 p.m.-Music by "A&p
Gypsies" from New York City.
10 to II p.m.-Grand opera, 1.-The
Bohemian Girl" under the direction of
Cesare Sodero, from New York City.
Early Program Tomorrow.
S:45 to 7:45 am.-''Tower Health
Exercises" from Metropolitan Tower,
New York City.
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one knew of this habit of his except
his fencing master and a few out
siders. members Of the Sala di
Schema.
He had long ago decided that the
violent and necessarily brief exercise
Of Saber fencing was the best daily
exercise for Il scholar. 1t kept him
in condition and took up a minimum
Of his time. Besides, he had a nat
urai aptitude for 1.-THE God-given
wrist and the devil-sent. quick eye"
said Maestro Giannini. For Hilary.
if Il stork. was Il stork Of steel. As
Z young man. after giving up the
diplomatic career which Laura had
SO regretted, he had spent some years
in adventurous travel and the hunt
ing of big game.
But all at once he had turned
against this form Of sport as stupidity
brutal. His own photograph, taken
with II tiger he had shot. converted
him. What an idiot he looked. How
silly and insignificant contrasted with
the ST riDed SDlond0r under his foolish