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Evening star., 1926-12-28
Stolen Savings.

A Washington man puts his saw
ings, $1.700, in a bureau drawer,
thinks It safe, looks for 1t, sees that
it Is missing and calls the police. 1t
is story that is told too often. 1t
is pathetic. A man, and often a
woman, saves a large or small heap
of treasure. The process is long and
it may be painful because the bits
added to the hoard stand for pleasures
and comforts self-denied. It is pitiful
that a person loses such a pile of
saved money. It is pitiful that, in this
age when reading is universal and
when the experience of any man may
be common knowledge of all. a man
should willfully take the risk Of car
| ing for his savings. To secrete q
hoard recalls the days of misers and
| the days when banking was private
business not governed by public law.
It is painful to know that in our time
any person would think 1t better to
put saved money in q drawer, the
chimney or under a plank of the floor
than hand 1t to a receiving teller in
a bank and have the sum entered in
the depositor's bank book. The chance
of loss Is nothing compared with the
/; chance Of loss the owner takes by
hiding his money in the house and
carrying it in his pocket or sewed In
her skirt. The frequent loss of hid,
den savings should lead people to put
their savings in q bank instead OF
hiding It in the house. In addition
to the security given by the bank
the savings will earn a small but fair
return In interest.
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scientific metaphor. this possibility is
revived and becomes q theme OF inter-
esting speculation. AS for the sun,
DIR. Pupin thinks that the great orb
itself speaks" Could the Inhabitants
Of the red planet. II it is occupied by
sentient beings of the "human" kind.
identify and respond to signals from
the earth? Are they as advanced
as is the human race on this sphere?
Novelists have In their imaginative
writings peopled Mars with beings OF
superintelligence. Perhaps it is. Man
has no right to deny existence similar
to that Of his own on other members
of the planetary system which COM
prisesy his universe
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Can moro than one kind of ap-
pie grow on one tree?--C. II. It.
A. Yes, n different variety OF ap-
pie can grow on each branch, provided
that variety has been grated on.
Q. What were the principal vege
table substances formerly used to dye
hair?--A. r. Il.
A. Logwood. walnut, henna and In
digo formed the basis of hair dyes
a century ago.
Q. Who won the International
Oratorical Contest?-T. N.
A. The first International Orator
ical Contest was held in Washington.
d. c., October 16, 1926. CanaCa.
France, England, Mexico and the
United States were represented. The
contest was won by Herbert Wenig
for the United States.
Q. Why does the mercury first fall
and then rise when q thermometer is
placed in hot water?-L. ID.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
both the glass of the Thermometer
and the mercury. or other fluid, In 1t
expand with increase Of temperature
and contract with decrease of tenn
perature. For equal changes of tenn
perature the expansion or contraction
of the inclosed liquid is greater than
that of the glass. When the bulb is
put into hot water the glass wall
heats first. and 1t in turn heats the
inclosed fluid. OF course, the wall does
not heat up fully before any heat
gets to the mercury, say, but during
the first half second, or SO, 1t is Clis-
tinctly warmer than the mercury. -
first. then, the glass, being much more
heated than the mercury, Is more ex-
panded. Hence the mercury falls to
some extent. Quickly, however, the
heat gets to me mercury, and 1t eX-
pands faster than the glass, and there
fore rises.
Q. Does fireproofng wood make It
unsuitable for use as beams and
rafters?--L. v. NJ.
A. The Forest Products Laboratory
says that as far as it knows the treat
ment of wood with fire retardants
such as ammonium phosphate, am
monium sulphate or ammonium
chloride does not injure the mechani
cal strength of wood so as TO mako II
unsuitable for use as joist, studs
rafters, etc.
@. From what source does the F'ost
Office Department derive the greatest
revenue?-C. S. 3.
A. The principal source of the pos
tai revenues Is the postage raid on
mail, the receipts from this during
Evening star., 1926-12-28
Casting Out Communism

Recently the garment workers OF
New York, who had been on strike
for some months and had secured a
partial victory, took drastic action
against their strike leaders, whom
they accused Of protracting the trou-
BILE for purposes of communistic prop
aganda, and, ousting them from au-
thority, quickly effected settlement
more satisfactory to all. They are
low in consultation with the officials
Of the American Federation of Labor
with view to the reorganization OF
their union and its affiliation with the
larger body. At meeting OF one of
the locals Of the garment workers
union just held in New York. attended
by 1000 cutters. Hugh Frayne Of the
A. r. L.. decrying the prevalence OF
strikes in New York, declared:
Any fool can call a strike. Had you
taken the advice of Morris Sigman.
president Of the International, there
would have been no strike and you
would have ~ained as much as you
have now after weeks of unemploy-
ment.
It is to be hoped that the experience
of these garment workers will teach
a corrective lesson to other trade or
ganizations that are now under the
influence Of the radicals who, operat-
ing in direct relations with the Mos
cow Soviet and the Third Internation-
ale, are seeking to promote commu-
nism in America. These agents Of
Moscow, as they are in fact, care moth
ing whatever for the welfare Of the in
dividual workers in this country. They
desire only to foment discomfort, to
breed hostility between workers and
employers and to develop a commu-
nistic spirit on the part of the indus
trialists. The longer a strike can be
protracted and the less satisfactorily
1t can be settled, the more discomfort
they engender. They are professional
strikemakers, not strike preventers or
strike settlers.
In other trades than in that Of the
needleworkers the communists are
busy. They have gained an influence
with the silk workers, chiefly In the
Paterson and Passaic districts of New
Jersey, and they have gained some
foothold among the textile workers of
New England. Most of these workers
are of foreign birth and are more sus.
ceptible to the pernicious influence of
the radicals than are the native
OF the American Federation OF Labor
which Is wholesome and corrective, is
at work upon these groups. and 1t
VIII be effective for good IL the ex.
ample of the New York garment cut.
ters in casting out their false leaders
is followed.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Survival Of Happiness.

Survival OF Happiness.
When Christmas melodies arise
With gentle sweetness to the skies,
We listen and forget tho grace
OF rhythms at the modern pace.
We hear the story and the song
For which, like children, still we
long:
And welcome that old, tovial saint,
Who contrast brings with humor
quaint.
While we pursue the reckless way
OF pleasure, to a. fiippant lay,
Old Joys we put unto the test
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the fiscal year 1926 amounting ta
$561 1856, ,1911S, or 1909 per cent rf
the total revenue. The average per
cfr!ta expenditure for postage dul
I; the year was S497.
O. Please give the volume Of water
flowing out of the Ganges River.
II. c. NJ.
A. The minimum outflow OF the
Ganges River is Sc 600 cubic feet per
second; the maximum outflow, 494 .0oo
cubic feet per second.
@. How many beads are there IL q
Roman Catholic rosary?--S. 4. r.
A. The usual rosary used by Roman
Catholics has 30 beads.
@ Do any Of the public schools give
n course I'm telephone operating
H. s.
A. What is believed TO be the only
training course of this kind has latelr
been Installed In the public high
school at Wheeling. w. Va.
@. In what month Of the year are
colds most common?-H. u.
A. One survey lee IS to tho conclu-
sion that colds arc most frequent in
October. A second wave strikes the
country about Christmas.
@. Where is the largest dry dock in
the DID,. NJ G..
A. 1t IS difficult to make a definite
statement concerning the largest dry
dock I'm the world and in the United
States, as there is none that has the
Greatest length, width and draft com.
bined. Some OF the principal ones arc:
Floating dry docks. Kiel, Hamburg,
Portsmouth. Montreal. New Orleans,
craving docks, Boston and Lewis.
quebec
@. What is Helen Keller doing now?
k. NJ.
A She is occupied in raising an en-
iowment of So 900 for the Ameri-
can Foundation for the Blind. She is
an author and lecturer Of note.
The Keynote OF the times is eG7cient
service. In supplying Its readers qtTtb
free Information Bureau in Wash
| ington. The EpehiH1 Star is HTtno up
| to this principle IN deed and fact. We
| are paying for this seTUice in order
| that it mag be free to the public. Sub
| NIT Your queries to the staff Of eT-
! perts tChose services are put at Joar
/ disposal. Inclose cents In stamps 10
couer the return postage Address
| The Erenfr0 StGr Information
/ Bureau, Frederic j. HGskIn. director,
Washington, ID. G.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

A million people reverent1y watched
the cortege as the remains of the Late
Emperor Of Japan were returned to
Toxic from the royal villa at HayamaD
The incident is another evidence Of
the reverential respect for high au-
thority which distinguished the Japa-
nese people. and which, in turn, COM
mands respect for them as q nation.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

It is autheritatively denied that Ger,
man inventors tried to sell plans for
new artillery mechanism to the
U. s. A. With peace plans so earnest.
ly promoted, an artillery invention
would seem more or less like a gold
brick, anyhow.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

The Fourth OF July has been made
safe and sane" Bootlegging may
yet be regulated In way that Will
do as much for New Year eve.
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Rate by MaiI-payable I'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
An Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
60 the use for republlcation of all Dews di 3
patches credited TO it or not otherwise crei-
ited in this paper and also the local news
publishe.I haren Ali rights of publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-12-28

American citizens residing in other
lands are not only valuable in develop
ing business enterprises, but they also
help in bringing forward some strong
arguments for peace.
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Watching the New Year in is q
time-honored custom The convert
charge 10 an indication Of the great
prosperity which justifies good cheer.
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Figures.

Within her stocking she would hide
The liberal funds she had acquired
It spoiled her shape; yet 1t implied
A figure much to be admired.
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shop early" Is still an influential
motto. Business announcements al.
ready show that the season for ex-
ceptional bargains Is at hand.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

It is when the holiday bills come
due that father realizes regretfully
that there Is no Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

It occasionally takes years to ar.
rive at the finish Of ono base ball
game.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

A synthetic mineral oil is being
made from coal In England and Ger
many.
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Ending the Story.

"And so the romance closes, they
lived happy ever after"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne: ''they
lived unhappy for six months and
then very sensibly got a divorce"
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Umbrella ants Of South America
carry their burdens over their heads.
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Adjustment.

IT have always applauded your
speeches." said the loyal constituent.
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum.
''you showed facdle adjustment in
keeping up with the changes Of opirl-
ion have been impelled to make"
Evening star., 1926-12-28

There are more than $4,000 epilep.
tics in institutions in the United
States.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Benjamin Franklin published a pa
per on causes of earthquakes.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Water distilled in metals has q de.
cided toxic effect on plants.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

One-fifth Of the entire population OF
the United States crosses from one
State into another every day.
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Renewals Of Custom

A bit Of pork. in early days,
Men were forbid to touch.
We may revive those ancient ways
Because pork costs too much.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

George Washington couldn't tell q
lie." said Uncle Eben; "leastways
when he said what he meant dar
WASH nobody dat amounted to much
wiz nerve enough to conterdict him. .
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Crude rubber is the leading Ameri.
can import this year.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

A kite over ii feet tall won a recent
kite--hying contest.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
Room for Kicking.
nm tha Ralfimora a,,r

From the Baltimore Sun.
1t takes 7S yards Of material to
make dress for a Turkish woman.
And yet we kick about short skirts!
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Tne Evenine star. with the Sunday morn
ing edition is delivered 10y carriers within
the city ut 90 cents per month: daily only.
IS cents per month: Sundays only. 90 cen 20
per month Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made ty
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

1--WE worship our ancestors" said
HI Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, I'm
the hope Of encouraging our posterity
to become in turn ancestors worthy Of
respect.''
Evening star., 1926-12-28

MAY the announcement prove to
be a new emancipation proclamation"
Is the wish Of the Omaha World Her
aid, which recalls that ION the medical
side, curative methods which have
been employed were of such a rigor-
Gus nature and of such doubtful sue
cess that little headway has been
made in that direction. On the po-
litical side, the effort to head of tho
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Jud Tunkins says q man who ar.
CUES on the wrong side OF a. case Is
in many cases making an honest ef-
fort to earn his pay.
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A YOUNG MANS FANCY. John T
Mcintyre. Frederick A. Stokes
Just pure fantasy and a very deer
reality besides. The young man falls
in love with a beautiful girl-a wax
girl In q shop window. More charm
ing every day does she become under
the holden eyes of the dreamy young
Pickering. On the beach or on the
golf links, hunting or driving, just
lounging or being a social belle-it
is all the same to Pickering. Here
beyond doubt is the incompatible
one. Gusts of love, spasms of jeal-
ousy, long condolences, easy hours OF
companionship, come and go in turn
here to mark the course of Picker
ing's wooing of the wax figure. Non
sense! 1t does look like that, doesn't
it? But it, In reality, Is anything but
that. And this brings the matter to
the peculiar gift of imagination pos
sessed by John Mcintyre. Here is
an imagination that works in artistry
and power to produce, on the one
hand, the complete realism that
marks "Shot Towers" and on the
other hand to create q whimsical
but actually plausible effect out OF
SO tenuous q theme as the one chosen
here. Rooted, no doubt, in the same
Celtic source, these two products of
the imagination are of really con-
Trajectory effect. But, here they
are! To be sure, this is. in a sense,
little story. but 1t is a beautiful
one. carried forward seriously and
understandingly to an outcome that
removes it from q merely fanciful
invention and places 1t with the more
familiar forms of the love story. The
real depth of this little story, how
ever, lies in the deep and universal
fact that everybody in the world re-
ceives his greatest satisfactions in
companionship through his own art
in playing that the companion, that
the intercourse, is something differ
ent from what it really is. And, to
my mind. this is the deeply signifi-
cant thought Of this charming
romance.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

@. How many beads are there IN e
Roman Catholic rosary2--S. 4. r.
A. The usual rosary used by ROman
Catholics has 80 beads.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

@. In what month Of the year ara
colds most common?-H. u.
A. One survey lee Is to tho conclu-
sion that colds are most frequent in
October. A second wave strikes the
country about Christmas.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
W0MEN'S STATUS
IN CHURCH DEFINED
Presbyterians at Pensacola
2stSTS
End Session in Calm After
Vigorous Start.
By the Associated Press.

PENSACOLA, Fla. May 2s.-The
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States closed its
session here yesterday in a. lamb.fike
calm after 1t had opened with lions
roar.
Described by the moderator, DR.. j.
w. Skinner, kingsville, Tex, as a
body characterized by an inspiring ex.
hib;tion of the spirit Of "give and
take" in solving it's problems, the only
tendency to debate without hamperinE
restrictions was last Thursday. the
first night OF the, session, when the
question of the status of women in the
church was Unexpectedly brought into
the discussion.
Women may 60 into activities. it
was decided when it was reached in
regular order without debate. BY ac-
ton Of the church court, the position
taken on this question at Orlando.
Fla, in 1916. was reaffirmed.
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EVENING WASHINGTON, D. c., FRIDAY, NAY

Presbyterian Church 81 in the United
States was discussed and an ad In
terim committee was appointed to
study. the question and confer with
committees from the other Presbyter-
ian bodies. The assembly adjourned
after hearing encouraging reports
from its executive and promotional
agencies. it's theological seminaries
and training schools, making pro-
nouncements in favor of temperance
and q wider use and. distribution of the
Bible: Lords Day Alliance, Protes.
tant.+relief in Europe, Near East Re-
lief, appointing permanent judicial
committee, commencing the Presby-
ferian Foundation and merging the
trustees of the assembly and founda.
ton into one group of 25 members.
1t also approved the objects and pur-
poses Of the World Conference on
Faith and Order to be held in
Lausanne. Switzerland, in 1927. ap-
proved the Mountain Retreat Associ.
alton. Montreal, N. c.. and commend.
ed the New Assembly Inn to the lib
erality of the people.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
MEMORIAL FOR IRISH.
Exercises to Be Held Sunday il
Mount 0livet Cemetery.

The Irish-American Union will hold
its annual memorial exercises in
honor of Irish patriots and deceased
members of, the organization in
Mount Olivet' Cemetery Sunday morn.
ing at 1890 o'clock. About 40 graves
of deceased members will be decorated
with flowers and flags.
The ceremonies will be conducted
at the moment erected by the
Union to Thomas Devin Reilly. a
leader of the Irish independence
movement in 1S48.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Survey Committee Named.

Appointment of a survey committee
was approved by the assembly. Head
ed by DR.. Ernest Thompson, Charles.
ton. w. Va, the committee was charg-
ed with the responsibility of studying
the possibilities OF closer coordination
and correlation OF the executive and
other agencies Of the church. looking
toward the more effective promotion of
church enterprises in the interest Of
economy.
To the survey committee also was
assigned the task Of studying the mat.
ter of special and designated gifts as
they relate to the unified budget Of the
church. Other members of the com.
mittee in addition to the chairman are
DR.. r. F. Campbell. Asheville. N. c.;
DR.. c. 7. Caldwell, Waco, Tex; DIR. E.
F. Abott. Fulton, Mo-, ministers: and
w. M. Erett, Atlanta: Helm Bruce,
Louisville. Ky; DR.. }. r. Mccain. De-
catur, Ga: George NJ. White. Nash
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Scope Of WOmen's Work.

A pronouncement on the subject at
Lexington, KY, last year. referred to
a deliverance Of 1880, but neglected to
mention the latest Interpretation. The
pronouncement OF 1916, reaffirmed
here, however, declared: But. while
women are thus debarred from certain
forms OF service in church there are
others to which they are freely ad.
mitted and which afford full scope for
their devotion. 1t Is significant that
while they are excluded by distinct
prohibition from the Office OF pres
byter. no such barrier Is thrown
around deacons' ministry .
The omission strongly suggests that
to this ministry women are eligible
equally with men,"
Closer relation with the United Pres
byterian Church and the Associate Re.
formed Presbyterian churches and the
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vsl5pment Of the institution. At the

'vsl6pnent Of the institution. At the
last meeting Of the board Mrs. Evans
reported an additional $1,1OO raised
through her efforts toward the pro-
posed third building unit for the uni.
versity. and 500 for the Columbian
Women's room in that unit. She also
announced an addition of $500 to the
third scholarship fund of Columbian
Women.
Mrs. Evans was graduated from the
university with an A. b. degree in
1913, receiving at the same time the
degree OF bachelor of education from
the Teachers College.
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vile. Tenn. and John Friend, Peters.
burg. Va.
The general assembly will continue
to be composed Of newly elected com.
missioners each year. An effort to
provide for election of commissioners
for terms Of two years, with one half
Presbytery's representation named
annually, was defeated.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
CADETS FIGHT FLAMES.
Blackstone, Va, Business Section
Suffers Heavy Loss.

BLACKSTONE. Va, May IS HY
Fire which was discovered in the
business district here early this
morning destroyed three mercantile
establishments and. according to
telephone messages. for while
threatened the small town.
Only the assistance Of scores Of
cadets from Blackstone Military
Academy saved adjoining buildings
from becoming ignited. Blackstone
is a small college town a few miles
west of Blacksburg.
Evening star., 1926-05-28
Coolidge Receives Delegates.
Following Col. Moller's explanation
f the methods used in Washington.
Sues Brilliant" Husband.

NEW YORK, May IS IP).-Mrs.
Henry Rubin, who considers herself
beautiful but ignorant, is seeking a
separation from her husband, a law
yer, whom she regards as brilliant, but
cruel.