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The Washington times., 1927-12-17
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Continued from First Pakel
diatance telephone conversation
with her yesterday. Mrs. Lind
bergh had previously declined To
visit her son.
10 Continue Tour
After the holidays arc over,
Americas flying ambassador ue
goodwill will continue on his tour
Uf the central American countries.
the Inhabitants oe which are Al
ready planning 70 do him great
honOrs when he arrives
For q time Il appeared that Lind
bergh would be drawn into 4 cone
troversy concerning bull fights, but
today all doubt iii the question was
dispelled BY the young man himself,
He has been invited to attend 3
bull fight tomorrow. TeleKrarnn
from organizations II the United
States have urged him not to at.
tend
AZ the HOnnaiag Do
hut Lindberell, feeling that he IL
the sole Judge In such matters. has
let IL be known that he win ak-
tend. According to the flier HIM
sell. this happens to case of
| doing in Rome as the Romans do.
Besides, as be said:
i believe that Mexicans are per.
fectiy capable of selecting their own
sports
Colonel Lindbergh was elated to
day over his flight late yesterday
over Mexico City In q Mexican army
plane. And Mexican army pilots
were stfil talking 0f his remarkable
skill AT handing plane.
Once aloff, Lindbergh cavorted IN
perfect aerial acrObatic STYLE. zoorn.
ing and looping about In the skv
while critical observers below were
loud II their praises.
Capai Zone waiting
PANAMA, CANAL. ZONE. Dec.
1.-THE city Of Panama III particu.
lar ana the entire Canal Zone III
general were enthusiastic today
when Il was announced definitely
that Col. Charles IA. Lindbergh
would drop I'M for 1 visit.
The residents were most en-.
thuhiaHtic, making inquiries at
newspaper offices and government
buildings as to the exact date OF
the flier's arrival.
a Tremendous reception IL planned.
~ Colonel Lindberel Is one Of
Paliamas two popular American
heroes. The other Is Jack Dempsey.
general holiday for the $4,000
canal employees win not Be declared,
y was explained, because vessels
Evening star., 1927-12-03
Clearing the Air.

The Federal Radio Commission is de-
termined 10 clear up the ether so that
radio listeners may hear, without in
terference, any stations within the
range of their sets. To bring about
this desirable condition the commission
has announced that practically one
half of the stations now broadcasting
will be denied licenses 10 operate after
a thorough investigation has been con
Quoted to ascertain which broadcaster
should survive and which should be
eliminated.
Although the commission has taken
rnon itself a herculean task in at
4empting TO sift the wheat from the
chaff and do away with Approximately
three hundred broadcasters, the result
IN the radio fans, who pay the bill.
nil, Justify its efforts. There are now
nearly seven hundred broadcasting
stations in the United States. Four or
ave are what is known AS superpower
stations with power OF fifty thousand
,,at+s About twenty. such as WIG
IN Washington, range between twenty
ave hundred and seventy five hundred
watts The rest have power Of from
+vo hundred and fifty to one thousand
watts.
It will. of course, he the smaller
rowered stations which are unable to
.ar,onstrate pressing public necessity
for their existence that will he elm
mated. 1t is these stations that caus"
havoc in their respective neighborhoods
by interfering with the high-ciass pro
grams which are obtainable from the
bigger broadcasters. In the majority
sef cases these small stations serve only
n limited portion of the public and pro
vide programs inferior 10 those OF
higher power.
The commission will be governed
Evening star., 1927-12-03

tend to the present limits. There were
large areas that had not yet been or
eanized as States. When the shaft
was finished and dedicated there were
several vacancies. One by one these
have been filled. as the States have
supplied their tablets. and, as stated.
now only one remains to be installed.
a wide range OF artistry occurs In
the earlier stones. especially those III IT
were donated by civic and patriotic or
canizations Perhaps some of them
would not today pass muster under
the scrutiny of commission of art
But they are. nevertheless, interesting
souvenirs. and all bespeak sincere
and fervid admiration for the man
whose name is borne by the great
obelisk Unfortunately some of these
stones have been chipped by vandals.
and their mutilation stands as a shock
ing reminder of the thoughtlesSness
OF people deficient in a sense of re
spect.
When the final State stone comes
and is installed the record will be com
plete. Probably no others will be EN-
placed and the shaft will then con
tain a remarkable array of tributes to
him whose name and fame rise stead
lily higher as the years pass, and
whose services to his country are
measured in constantly increasing ap-
praiSement
Evening star., 1927-12-03

entirely by the policy OF the greatest
good for the greatest number. and will
not hesitate TO chop off the head of
the small broadcaster who consistently
interferes with the pleasure OF millions
by sending out into the air waves that
though feeble are sufficient to destroy
the clarity of radio reception.
1t is apparent that the goal OF the
is to furnish. through
high-powered key stations in all sec
tions OF the country. a high grade of
undistorted and easily obtainable radio
entertainment And when this condi,
tion is finally brought about there will
he a perpetuallv happy smile on the
face of the radio enthusiast who has
gone through months of grouches
after being baked in an attempt to cut
through the ether chaos 10 reach his
favorite station.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
A Follies Foursome.

Announcement has been made from
Plymouth, Mass, of a contemplated
new aerial trip to the South Pole.
The jolly companions who are said to
have made the bargain to take this
iaunt together are DR.. Frederick Cook.
TO whom the North Pole Is already
an old, old story, and Col. Charles r.
Forbes. former director of the United
States Veterans Bureau, who, while
he has never gone apoling. is Injured
TO chilling blasts. The two buddes
were celmates in Leavenworth.
whence Col. Forbes has recently been
released and which will shortly dis.
gorge the famous Arctic explorer.
DIR. Cook, it is stated, will travel in
the role of scientist; Col. Forbes will
act as navigator. DIR. Cook not only
intends to visit the barely accessible
Col. Forbes help, that he really
reached the upper extremity of the
earth's surface. The best possible pilot
will be selected.
Many of these big modern planes
used in transatlantic and exploration
flights can accommodate four persons
with a fair mount of comfort, espe-
cially if the weather be chilly. Comdr
Byrd had three fellow voyagers with
him on his successful flight to France
Four compa Mons make, socially an
ideal combination for any trip.
whereas three Is an odd and some.
times difficult number. 1t is respect.
fully suggested to the colonel and the
doctor that ideal added personnel for
this venture would be Dorsey Foultz
and, when he shall have been appre-
hended, 'The Cat" With those four
zooming around the polar wastes, the
Nation and the Nations Capital would
share joyfully and equally in the sue
cess of this great aeronautical trek.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
Time to Act.

Another accident, in which three
persons were injured. has taken place
between an automobile and a fire
truck. The scene of the mishap is
one of the most wide-open intersec.
tions i'm the city, that at Sixteenth
and u streets northwest. The fire
engine had undisputed right of way,
as in all cases, and yet the driver of
the automobile ran heedessly on.
These accidents. in most cases trage
dies, have occurred with distressing
frequency in the National Capital. In
no other city in the country is there
such disregard on the part of au,
tomobile drivers Of primary safety
first principles. and of the cardinal
right of way granted to fire engines.
Firemen are placed in consta nj
jeopardy and many have paid with
their lives for the stupidity Of the
motoring public. Is it not about time
for the Police Department to take
cOgniza nee Of this situation? A few
arrests of careless and thoughtlcss
motorists will not only preserve their
lives. but the lives of the fremen as
we'll
Evening star., 1927-12-03
Bratiano's Remarkable Career
Reviewed by American Press

monarchical possibility: that Bratiano
was able to keep Carol from the
throne. but now there seems to be
nothing. not even a fathers affection,
standing between him and the over
throw OF the infant King" The
Fort Worth Star-Telegra sees "al-
most certainty that there will be
stirring events smacking of medieval
statecraft in Bucharest" The Charles.
ton Evening Post believes. too. "the
whole situation is likely to blow up
and start a confiagration in the
Balkans unless the great powers put
the lid on and clamp it down hard"
Advising liberalism as a weapon Of
the existing regime. the Flint Daily
Journal remarks that Young King
Michael at the head of a democracy
such as that Of Englan nd should sur
pass even the Prince of Wales in pop.
uiarity." On the other hand. the Sa.
vannah Press suggests that "if Carol
is wise he will not push his case while
his country Is in confusion: that "he
has everything to gain by a policy of
'watchful waiting. The Wichita
BEACON states that "the picture of
Carol, an exile from his native la nd.
has seized the imaginat ton of the Ru.
manian mind. and the movement to
bring him hack as King will unques.
tiOnablv gain strength
Now that Bratiano is gone" con-
cludes the Kansas City Post. almost
anything can happen in Rumania. 1t
all depends upon the behav vior of sew.
eral persons. and from this distance ii
is impossible even to guess what anv
one of them will do. Two of them.
Queen Marie and her exiled son. seem
10 have the temperaments of prinla
donnas"
Evening star., 1927-12-03

none OF these, madame. / am DEM
onstrator.'
Then / took down the sign.
Recently we have been additional
ly annoyed by telephone agents selling
silk hose, importations of lace, etc.
etc. And the photograph galleries
and their persistent drumming of
trade! Having out ut-oftown guests. ]
used to like to put occasional notices
in the society columns. letting mutual
friends know about the visitors
but no more! The minute an item
appeare we were done to death by
calls from dozen or more places.
II was taught to be patient and
courteous with house-tO-house can
vaSsers because they were trying to
earn AN honest living But my
patience Is threadbare. and nowadays
look at them sternly and say. j
never buy from agents Sincerely,
~. Il. W."
The lady should have added "dem-
onstra tors" to the list and let it so
at that. 1t was good sign. needing
hut that apendation. Still. 1t cannot
beat the card displayed by a house
keeper in another section of the city,
who worded it thus briefly: Posi-
lively no solicitors patronized."
There is something cuttingly abrupt
about such wording which sends
the honest CanvaSser on to the next
house without more ado. Harassed
homekeepers, who find their daily
work seriously interrupted by such
unwanted doOrbell ringing, ought to
keep i'm mind that it is no discOurtesy
to send salesman from a home
ha 10 n
where he has the chance to complete
a tranSac action.
ANY ho' sa-tO house canvasser ought
to welcome the honest reply from the
front door, II do not want it," Tn.
doubtedly. there must he hundreds of
persons who do want what he is sell
ing. il it is a meritorious article. SO
why waste his time on those who do
not desire it?
The plain fact is that perhaps many
such statesmen consciously or uncOn-
sciousIy loaf on the job. There is no
work in the world in which men can
not spend part of their time doing
nothing.
To go through the motions-that is
satisfying to many persons. The
houSe-to-h0uSe canvasser who persists
in working" homes where he never
makes SdltS IL SiItlDiN NdStilS HIS liIIie
Surely some of them must realize as
much.
The trouble with many of these
bright young gentlemen is that they
never give the slightest consideration
to the person they are trying to sell,
which we submit is a plain viola tion
OF one of the primary rules of sales
manship.
The real salesman puts himself in
his prospects place and tries to think
If the way which he himself would like
to be approached. Even little children
get wise to the fact that it is not ex-
pedient to ask Daddy for dime before
he has had his dinner.
Thus ordinary common sense de-
mands that canvasser. If he aims to
make many sales, must time his Wis
it's to the convenience Of the house
holder. and not interrupt her at her
daily tasks.
In other words. let the house-to-
house canvasser take course Of
studies in household economy, as
preliminary to selling whatever he
aspres to sell--and then he won't
want to sell anything.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Congress convenes. Members favor
war against Austria. Estimated budget
of country for the second year of
Americas participation in the war
will be 1874 billions. War and Navy
estimates alone agg..gate more than
IL billions. Army estimates
laid before Congress provide for 99,S1S
officers and 1,60G,353 men. with fur
ther demands likely. Germans
continue terrific attack on British
front at Cambria and sustain heavy
losses of men and guns. Secretary
Baker predicts that Germany Is pre-.
pairing a new Winter offensive and
large scale military operations of a
mobile character. Paris con-
ference ends in high hores of real re-
suits with founda tons laid for better
handling of the entente's affairs. All
the allies are counting heavily upon
the power and resources of the United
States. Austrians are demand
ing peace 'at any price" Financial
crisis and suffering acute, with rela.
tons between Austria and Hungary
becoming more and more strained,
Actual armistice already re.
ported in operation in sectors of the
Russo. so.German front. Fighting is
stopped on entire line in Volhynia and
Galicia as former foes fraternize.
Berlin reports Rumania seek,
ing an armistice.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Cross Building. Washington. ID. c.,
has as it's purpose the removal Of Hit
eracv from the United States Its out
lined program is as follows: TO stimu-
late interest; to carry on research; to
assist in the organization of groups
for study and for actual work; 10 sup
ply leaders along definite lines and in
particular fields Of lliteracy; to pre-
pare suitable texts for different groups
of iliterates. based on their psychol-
ogy and environment; 10 provide spe-
cialized training for teachers Of Hit
crates, and to coordinate as far as
possible, the work of all agencies for
concerted attack on this problem.
@. How large must a plant manu-
featuring wood pulp be in order TO
make money?-A. II. Il.
a. 1t has been found generally that
a pulp-manufacturinG plant is unable
to operate profitaby on less than 70
tons daily production.
O. How many people live on the
Isle of Man2--P. !.
a. The estimated population is
50 900.
o. Is Justice Holmes related to the
poet. Oliver Wendell Hotmes?-P. u:
A n
Holmes is the son of Oliver NendeH
Holmes, the poet.
q How does the length of the New
Testament compare with the Oid -
f. ii. r.
version Of the New Testament ana o9"'-
4q3 words in the Old The New Testa,
ment contains 1853 verses, the olu
23,2i4.
n Do the United states mints pur-
chase platinum?-E. G. r.
A. They do not buy this metal.
O. What does the name Ben-Hur
mean?-E. I. - por
is Hebrew for son.
n Are enough eggs produced IN
This country to supply each lnhapitahI
with an egg a day?-P. y.
A. Egg production in the United
States amounts to about "a p'inon
eggs a wear. This would allow aoout
200 to each person, or less tnah an
egg a day, including the eggs useo III
cooking.
q When was the Hudson-Fulton
celebra ton held?-D. ].
A. The celebration lasted from Sep
tember 25 to October 9, 1903. 1t was
held IN New York.
The resources of our free InfOrmd-
tim, Bureau are at uoUr Scrrice. You
are ipritcd to call upon it as often as
pou pledse. 1t is being maintained oy
The Erenin1 Star sOlely to serre you
What question can are dnStcer tor
vouP There is no charge Mt al. eTcept
? cents in stamps for return postage.
Address uour letter to The Erenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic d.
Hdskin, director, Washington. ID. g.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
The Stones in the Monument.

Yesterday g ceremony at the Wash.
ington Monument, incident to the plac
ing in the shaft of a memorial stons
from the State of New Mexico, calls
attention TO the fact that all but one
OF the States of the American Union
are now represented in this manner
in the inner chamber Of the Nations
tribute to the First President That
exception is the State of Idaho. and
steps have already been taken to sup
ply the omission and thus to complete
the roster of the commemorative
When that stone has been placed the
inner walls of the shaft will contain
lS7 tablets, each commemorative OF
State Of the Union. a foreign govern
Few visitors TO the Monument real
lze as they ascend and descend by the
elevator that the shaft carries within
its walls these expressions of acknowl
edgment of the character and services
Of the man i'm whose name it rises so
grandly and mpressively over the city
that bears that name. They may catch
tieeting glimpses of some Of them. but
unless they elect to make the ascent
or descent afoot they will not be able
to read the record of world wide ap
preclation that has been permanently
installed within the structure.
When the Washington Monumen,
was planned there was. of course. no
thought OF the number Of States that
would seek representation in the EN-
! bellishin2 Of the interior with their
tablets. The United States did not ex
Evening star., 1927-12-03

Q. Please tell me something con
cerning the former life of Gilbert Ro-
land.--N. NJ.
A. Gilbert Roland was born in
Spain % years ago. He was formerly
bull fighter in Spain. His real name
is Francisco AlonZo.
O. Where Is the strongest magnet
in the world?-P. S. Il.
A. The strongest magnet in the
world is in the Bureau of Standards,
Washington. ID. G.. 1t is so strong
that it will draw nails held loosely in
the room from a distance of one foot.
@. Do persons in Argentina ride
about the streets on steers?-F. II. ID.
A. Outdoor life in Argentina is
very much like outdoor life in our
Western States. People ride horses.
use motor cars and now and then
some may be seen on steers.
O. Have subsidiary silver coins
always been legal tender up to the
amount of $10-E. +. d.
A. The act of February 2f. 1853.
limited the legal tender quality of
subsidiary silver coins to $5. The act
OF June 9, 1879. made the subsidiary
silver coins legal tender to the amount
of $40.
O. Is there an elevator in the
Statue of Liberty?-R. r. A.
A. There is no elevator in the
Statue of Liberty proper, extending
beyond the pedestal The steps from
pedestal to the head number 154 and
there are 81 rounds Of ladder in the
upraised right forearm.
Q. How does agricultural pros
pcrity now compare with its status
before the war?-M. L.
A. Secretary of Agriculture Jar
dine states that agricultural pros
perity iS now 81 per cent of what it
was before the war
O. How many people attended the
Sesquicentennial Exposition in Phila
delphia? What was the cost of this
exposition to the city?--D. A. G..
I A. More than 5000. 900 persons Wis
tied the exhibition and of these some
$500 900 paid the admission price of
50 cents. 1t was estimated that the
show cost Philadelphia and its citizens
about $20,000,000.
Q. What part of the United States
is ibest adapted to the growing OF
olives?-M. C. l..
A. The region in which the olive
may be successfully grown for the
commercial production of fruit in the
United States is not as great as for
most frost hardy fruits and has been
sconfnedd to portions of California and
Arizona, although the trees VIII live
and bear some fruit in portions of all
of the southern tier of States of this
country.
0. What Is the purpose of the Ma
tional IlIiteracy Crusade?-W. +. f.
A. This organization. which has
headquarters in the American Red
Evening star., 1927-12-03
Suburban Telephone Charges.

A proposal has just been advanced
by the Chesa peake & Potomac Tee.
phone Co. to be submitted to the Pub
lie Utilities Commissions of the Dis
trict and Maryland. to increase the
rates on phone service in Maryland
that is listed in the District and to
charge tolls for messages between the
District and Maryland over those lines
A protest is certain to he entered
against this plan by all present phone
in the proposition.
A considerable area in Maryland is
covered by District exchanges. At
present the service between that sec.
ton and Washington is on the same
rate basis as that between different
Washington exchanges and no tolls
are charged for communication be-
tween the Maryland suburbs and the
metropolitan exchanges. 1t is con-
tended by the company that the in
crease in populat ton and the expense
ices make the increase necessary. 1t
is not, however. pointed out just why
it is essential to impose both rate in
creases and toll charges.
1t has always been contended by
the community that the increase Of
the number OF telephone subscribers
does not in itself Justify increased
rates. While it is true that the value
of the service to the subscriber is
greater in proportion to the number
of persons who can be reached by
has been urged and in the main sus.
tanned that the charge should he de-
termined on the basis of the cost of
service plus reasonable profit. If
under the present arrangement such
A profit is made there is no justifica-
ton for this dual addition to the cost
to the subscriber in what is practically
a single metropolitan district. whether
it extends only to the jurisdictional
boundary or beyond.
To effect this change, especially in
regard to the imposition of toll charges
on messages between Washington and
Maryland areas. the assent of both
public utilities commissions is neces-
sary. The Maryland commission may
alone determine the rates to be
charged on the Maryland side of the
District line. just as the District COM
mission has sole authority over the
rates charged within the District.
At present toll charges are imposed
for messages between Virginia ex.
changes and the District, fact which
may be cited by the corporation to
justify the proposal to extend the toll
system northward. However. the con.
ditions are not identical and when the
case is brought to test before the COM
missions the differences will doubt.
less be stressed in the effort of the
Maryla nd District subscribers to avert
what is now regarded as q double in
crease N telephone expense.