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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

up tremendous accrued liability to
be met by future taxpayers or to be
repudiated with hardships and en-
barassment to employees.
An examination OF the new law to
determine how far the defects of the
original law have been removed in.
dicates that while the new bill is an
improvement over the previous law.
the plan is still 40 inequitable that
the board Of actuaries believes 1t will
ultimately have to he amended. The
act as amended does raise the amount
OF the annuity and therefore comes
nearer to providing an adequate means
OF retirement. Less frequently can
the complaint be raised that em.
ployes eligible for retirement have to
continue in active service simply be.
cause OF the inadequacy of the maxi.
mum benefit allowable.
But probably the most important
change for the betterment of the sys.
tenn from the standpoint of the EN-.
ployes. and surely the most importan nj
from the standpoint Of the country is
the evident intention on the part OF
the administration to provide for a
systematic method Of liquidatinE the
Governments liability under the fund.
such a change means that hereafter
will have true knowledge of the actual
cost or the system by which EN-.
ployes contributions hereafter made
Will be kept intact. This is vastly i'm.
portant TO the financial stability of
the system because every employee is
entitled to receive in any event the
full value of his contributions. with
interest. The Government will nav
to the fund the amount of the EN-.
ployes' money that has already been
d1sbursed In the payment of annuties
to other employees and will hereafter
cover It's accruing obligations for that
part OF the annuities which are not
provided from employees contributions
The adoption Of this policy will be
beneficial to both employees and the
Government, the actuaries emphas size
when new employe enters the serv-
Ice both he and the Government will
currently get aside in the fund the
cost of his benefits as he earns them.
and when he reaches the retirement
age all of the costs of his service will
have been paid. and he can depend
on the retirement fund to pay his
benefits without calling on some fu.
ture generation of taxpayers for con.
tributionR.
The Government will benefit, be
| cause by adopting such a policy II
| introduces into the plan a positive
| safeguard against unwittingly adopt.
| ing legislation which will involve II
in heavy future liabilities. Every
| change in the annuity system which
would increase either the immediate
outlay or the ultimate obligations OF
the Government Ia immediate ly re
! fected in the annual appropriat ton
since the appropriation is based on the
| actual aNrrlipp In hilifiAu Antnc
mined by acturial calculation. Such
a knowledge Of cost tends to keep the
| plan on conservative basis and to
foster the adoption only of benefits
| which are fair to the Government and
| fair to the employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
CHICAGO TO HUNT HAWK
PREYlNG ON PIGEON PETS.
Echoes Of Firearms May Be Heard
in Downtown Canyons Of
Lake City Today.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January 15.-Echoes OF
firearms promised to sreverberate
through the canyons Of downtown
Chicago tomorrow as hunters got out
their fowling pieces tonight IN prepa-
ration for a search for a winged VII
lain which has been thinning the
ranks OF the thousands of pigeons
recognized as public pets.
A hawk, or. from the numerous re-
ports of his depredations. colony of
hawks. has invaded the downtown
district where for years the pigeons
have multiplied under eornices Of
skyscrapers. with their food chiefly
supplied by downtown workers.
1t seems that it takes from two to
Ave pigeons a day to still the maraud-
er's hunger, and helplessly the work.
ers in the ,skyscrapers have watched
the kills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Car Stolen, Dismantled, Sold for Junk
In 1925, Returned to Owner In Berlin

They found the motor in q second
hand accessory shop four months
after the theft was reported. The
chass was found in a junk yard
The owner was satisfied to take back
that much OF the car, but the police
assured him IL would pay to wait.
Two weeks ago they found the body
in another junk yard and few
days later a cop rang the doorhell Of
the industrialist's home to tell him
that his lost automobile was waiting
outside.
Out of gratitude for the painstaking
| detective work. unequaled in Berlin,
the owner gave 5000 tn the police
sick benefit fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

BERLIN, January 15.-To bob or
not to Job, is question which Ii
troubling the women Of the house Of
Hohenzollern.
The former Kaiser dislikes bobbed
hair, and his wife, Princess Hermine,
wears hers long and drawn tightly
about her head. Wilhelm's only
daughter, Duchess Victoria Louise OF
Brunswick, also is unbobbed.
But the daughters-in.law of the
former Emperor are more FESTIVE. 1t
In understood that former Crown
Princess *Cecile wants to follow the
example of her short haired sister
Queen Alexandrina of Denmark. but
her husband. like his father. objects
The first Hohenzollern bob was &C.
nuired BY Frau Arnold Ruemann, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Bobbed-Hair Craze Splits Hohenzollerns,
With Women on Either Side of Argument

was divorced by Prince August vii.
helm, now visiting the United States
She had her hair shingled as soon as
1t became fashionable In Germany
Princess Sophie Charlotte. recently
divorced from Prince Eitel Friedrich
adopted q permanent wave bob even
before the dissolution OF her maria &c.
Marie Augustine. widow of Prince
Joachim, youngest of the former
Emperor's six sons, discarded her long
tresses before her second marriage to
Baron Won Leon
The only Hohenzollern princess
actually glorying in long hair Is Anna
Marie. wife Of Prince Oscar. She de.
clares she would not sacrifice her hair
for any consideration. believing IL 10
be the greatest attribute of womanli
nesg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
CITIZENS PLAN TRIBUTE
TO CAPTAIN OF POLICE
Cornwell's Thirtieth Year on Force
to Be Marked by Pet
worth Association.

Capt. Fred Cornwell. comma nding
the tenth precinct. will receive trib-
ute from the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation Tuesday night, on the thir-
tieth anniversary of his entrance into
the Metropolitan Police Department.
The ceremony win be held in con-
nection with the monthly meeting Of
the association at s o'clock in Joppa
Lodge Temple, 1909 Ninth street.
Many of Capt. Cornwelrs friends and
brother officers will be present.
Mr.. Mckeown of Oklahoma Will
speak on District OF Columbia affairs,
after which the recent appointments
to the Public Utilities Commission, the
proposed bond issue for the District
and the jury award for the purchase
of ground for park purposes near
Sheridan Circle, will be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. January ia seven
passenger limousine. stolen two years
ago. disma ntled and sold in pieces
by thieves to three junk dealers, has
been restored to the owner in rum
ming condition by the Berlin police.
All IL needs Ia a coat of paint.
More than a dozen policemen and
detectives worked on the case off
and on. Armed with the numbers
of all parts of the stolen car. which
is owned by a wealthy industrialist,
the police gathered them in bit by
bit until the police garage mechanics
we're able TO restore the car as it was
when stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
How to Draw Up
Your Income Tax


For those who have difficul.
ties making out their income
tax statements. and those who
are unfamiliar with the new
regulations. The Star is publish
ing a series of articles covering
every phase of the income tax
problem, written in such a way
so as to clear up every problem
for every one. The articles.
which were prepared by the
Bureau OF Internal Revenue,
will start tomorrow and run
every day for 90. days.
The series is based on the
: revenue act OF 1926 and the
latest regulations relating to
the income tax. The reduction
IN rates. increase in exemptions,
credit on earned income, applySl
Ing to earned net income not to
exceed $40, 900; and other
changes in tax legislation, In
comparison With the revenue
act OF 1924, are set forth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

trict attorneys ONCE. The police also
have succeeded in obtaining several
other art magazines not handled here
by any regular agency.
Maj. Gordon believes that the news
agencies are doing their utmost to
cooperate In keeping Objectionable
matter Off the stands, as evidenced by
the absence of many publications
previously sold elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
COATS LAST 10 YEARS.

PARIS. January Is P).-Premier
Poincare's economies have balanced
the 1927 budget but MANY small
functionaries have raised a great CRY
about their own budgets which are
badly out of balance
The forest guards worst complaint
was what they called the govern.
ments 'parcimony" in clothing them
The guards get a new Overcoat every
10 years, a coat every FIVE years, and
cap every three years. while a pair
OF trousers is officially admitted to be
worn through in two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
A U. S. Map
For Every Home
Office and School.

Have you an up.to-date United
States map, with the zones,
populations and areas of States,
lists OF large cities, distance
chart, electoral votes. literacy
tables and other basic data?
The Informa ton Bureau of
The Star is able to offer such a
map TO it's readers for mere post
age and handling charges.
The map is Fl by % inches, in
full colors, on heavy super-cal-
endered paper. Reverse side has
pictures of As Government Off
Gals. map of the City Of Wash.
ington and other important and
interesting material.
Use this coupon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
$50, 900 Waste Inquiry Asked.

President Coolidge yesterday asked
Congress for Commerce Department
appropriation of $4,000 to investigate
uses of agricultural wastes, such as
wheat huns. corn cobs, cotton seed
hulls and vegetable and fruit refuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

The Evening Star Information
Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director,
21st & c SITS. NV,
Washington. D. c.
Enclosed find ten cents in
stamps Tor coinl postage and
handling charge for the United
States Map.
Name Observation-Disclosures.
Street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
City Observation-Disclosures.
state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
FEDERATION VOTES
PROBE OF UTILITIES
BOARD APPOINTEES

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
GEORGE YOUNG HOLDING LEAD
IN CATALINA CHANNEL SWIM

Continued from First Paee)
crossed the channel. as he announced.
Henry r. Sullivan Of Lowell, Mass.
quit the race at S:19 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

"If the Government makes appro-
priations to pay accruing cost the
board of actuaries says, st Is reason
able to- suppose that before any such
amendment receives consideration cal
culations will be made to determine
the amount of the increase in sppro.
priation OF the Government which
would be required should the amend
ment be adopted. After the employees
obtain these figures, either from their
own advisers or from the Govern
ment, they will appreciate the mag.
nitude of their dema nds. The very
fact that employees will he required to
analyze their own proposals in the
matter of cost may tend TO make their
recommendations of nature de.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Happiness in Labor
Great J0y of Life

l believe the right question to ask,
respecting all ornament, is simply
this: Was 1t done with enjoyment
was the carver happy while he was
about 1t? 1t may be the hardest
work possible, and the harder because
so much pleasure was taken in it.;
but it must have been happy, too, or
it will not be living.
We are not sent into the world to
do anything into which we cannot put
our hearts. We have certain work to
do for our bread, and that is to be
done strenuously; other work to do
for our delight, and that is to be done
heartily neither is to be done by halves
and shifts, but with will and what
is not worth this effort is not to be
done at all. Perhaps all that we have
to do is meant for nothing more than
an exercise of the heart and Of the
wills and Is useless in itself; but, at
all events, the little use 1t has may
well be spared If 1t is not worth put
ting our hands and our strength to-
John Ruskin, in "The Seven Lamps Of
Architecture"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Awaiting a Decision

A youngster visiting his indulgent
aunt partook heartily of cream cake.
When asked if he hadn't had all that
was good for him, he replied that he
didn't know.
'But what do you think?"
"It isn't any use thinkin'."
swell, you're funny boy" said
his aunt. "When will you known
"In half-an-hour."
"And how will you know then?"
"Well, that's easy enough. II I'm
not i'll In half-an-hour, I'll be sorry
1 didn't take more, and if I'm Ill Pll
be sorry took SO much. That's the
only way to tell."-Stray Stories.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
CoIlodion's Origin

Collodion, used in medicine, surgery
and photography, was first discovered
by DR.. Josiah Curtis, who was born in
Connecticut.
Maynard of Boston Is believed to
have first perfected the process for
the manufacture of the fluid, but Doc
tor Curtis is said to have originated
the idea and was the first to make use
Of collodion In surgery. 1t Is made by
Gissolving guncotton and alcohol In a
mixture of ether, other ingredients be-
ing added for the different uses Of the
substance.
It's chief surgical use Is as a pro-
lection against inflamed surfaces.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Electricity in Use
in Gothic Churches

While much attention has been
directed to the illumination Of the
exteriors of many American tenn
Piles of industry and various other
skyscrapers, some English engi-
nsers have been contending with
the problem Of better illumination
for the interiors of Gothic churches
These stately structures that nave
for many years attracted the adj
miration of the entire world have
never, it seems, been properly
lighted inside even in the DAYTIME
Eleven lamps of 500 watts each
have recently been installed in the
cathedral at Norwich, England.
with such satisfactory results that
photographs of "before and after"
are having considerable circulation
in electrical journals and illustrated
papers. The lamps in the Norwich
church are arranged in two main
groupings so that the light is di-
rected into the required areas by
means of specially designed and
constructed multiplane silvered
glass refectors. These, although
invisible from the body of the ca
thedral, are easily accessible from
the upper part Of the tower.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Supreme Torture ls
Deprivation of Rest

Deprivation Of rest is one Of the Sc
verest forms OF torture. If continued
long, the victim will resort to almost
any end to relieve 1t. His behavior
may become as frantic as that Of
dope addict deprived Of his drug. He
will do anything, sign anything and
say almost anything that promises a
chance of sleep, says the Pathfinder
Magazine. Confessions obtained un-
der such circumstances should be re-
garded as obtained by torture.
"During the Middle ages prisoners
who were actually innocent confessed
the crimes charged to them to gain re-
moval from the rack, even though con-
fession brought death by hanging,
burning or breaking on the wheel. A
scientist, who has undergone many
long periods of experimental insom-
mia, says the discomforts he then suf-
fers are almost indescribable and that
his dread of future experiments ex-
ceeds his dread of any other form of
physical pain. Our own observations
indicate that after sufficient depriva-
tion of sleep and rest a person is, at
least, at times, neither mentally nor
normally responsible. Facts and con-
fessions obtained under such circum-
stances should be given their proper
values by the courts" remarks re-
search worker.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Engineers to Probe
Niagara Water FlOlU

How much water flows over the
great Niagara cataract! Engineers
measured the flow in the Niagara
river in 1917 and concluded that
100000 cubic feet per second made
the drop-the biggest drop of water
in America, Since 1917 the level
of the water in Lake Erie has low
cred slightly, thus reducing the flow
over the falls.
In order to determine how much,
engineers have shot line across
the river at Goat island, just above
the falls and are installing cable
from which soundings of the river
depth will be made. They will soon
know the rate of flow, almost to
the gallon, and can then calculate
how much of the water is put to
work making electricity and how
much is wasted. About SO per cent
of the river goes over the Horse
shoe falls on the Canadian side.
The center of the crest is moving
backward eight feet each year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Blanket Sail Saued
Life Of "JeH" Dnuis

Use of a, blanket as sail once
saved Jefferson Davis, later to be
president of the southern Confederacy,
from death at the hands Of hcstile
Indians, writer in the Kansas City
Star recalls. He was Lieutenant
Davis then and had been sent to sup
erintend the cutting of timber on the
banks of the Red Cedar river in north
ern Wisconsin. His task consisted
mainly OF cutting logs, dragging them
to the water, fastening them together
In rafts, and guiding them down the
Chippewa river and thence to the Mis-
sissippi.
Once Davis party, padding along a
stream, was halted by party Of In
dians who demanded trade Of to-
bacco. Davis and his men padded
over to the bank to parley. Some one
In the party discovered that the peace
full ones of the Indians were merely a
cloak to hide their hostility and
warned Davis Of the danger. The SOL
diers hurriedly pushed out into the
stream and the Indians followed.
Realizing what little chance white
men had against such experienced
paddlers, Davis conceived the idea of
rigging up a sail with a blanket. A
strong wind made this rather danger
GUS, but as it was chance between
death from the Indians and possible
death from drowning, they were will
ing to take the risk. The sail was
quickly hoisted and it worked well.
They soon sped on far ahead Of their
pursuers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
JUST A SUGGESTION

The woman, after many years de-
votion to oli-fashioned overshoes, had
finally succumbed to modish, Ii by no
means esthetic goloshes.
As the salesman tried on a pair of
the newest zippers, the woman noted
with distaste the great bulge at the
top of them.
Haven't you pair that fit me
more snugly?" she asked
mo, madam. I'm sorry. They all
come one width at the top"
"Well, isn't there anything that you
could suggest to improve their fit9'
"Only that you eat more potatoes,
madam" he said with cordial smile.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
DEATH TAX LOBBY
lists ACTIVE IN
WASHINGTON

Washington.-A congressional in
vestigation of charges that a lobby
has been set up in the nations capi-
tai for the repeal of the federal in
heritance tax was predicted by Con-
gressman Rainey.
"This tax repeal lobby is the most
expensive l know" said Mr., Rainey
He said there are more than 1,20O
millionaires in Florida who claim res
idence in that state because of con-
stitutional amendment which pre-
cludes an inheritance tax.
Opponents of this system are urg-
ing that the states be permitted to
pass such a tax. Defenders of the
federal tax claim that this will even.
tually result in no tax, as the states
will adopt the Florida plan.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Anniversary of Birth

The word birthday" has two rec
ognized meanings. 1t may mean the
day on which a person Is born, or 1t
may mean the anniversary Of his
birth. 1t is equally correct to speak
of February % as Washington's birth
day or as the anniversary Of his birth.
This meaning Of the word birthday
was accepted already in the time of
Shakespeare. The poet has Cassius
say in Julius Caesar: "This Is my
birthday; as this very day was Cas-
sius born" ."-Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
St. Elmo's Light Seen
on Land and Water

St. Elmo's fire consists Of brushlike
tufts Of light which sometimes ap-
pear on all pointed objects or those
with sharp angles, during thunder
storm or snowstorn. 1t has also ap-
peared OH the masts of ships at sea.
It Is most common at high elevations
on mountains. 1t Is simply brush
discharge of electricity due to the
large change in potential with height.
A kissing sound is usually heard and
sometimes an odor is noticed. Loom
ing" is a phenomenon allied to mirage,
occurring chiefly over the ocean near
the seashore and in the Arctic regions.
Rays Of light passing upward from
an object through warmer and less
dense layer of air above it are bent
by refraction so that total reflection
takes place, and the observer sees an
inverted image above the object. OBJ
jects even below the horizon may be
brought into view In this way and
nearer objects seem much raised and
elongated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
CLOAK FIRMS WARNED

New York. - Cloak manufacturers
must live up to their agreement not
to patronize non-union shops, warns
Raymond v. Ingersoll, impartial
chairman of the cloak industry.
Certain employers are violating
their union agreement and Chairman
Ingersoll notifies them that "they
must expect to suffer the conse.
quences" The tricky manufacturers
may find they have been isolated from
all union connections.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Had Youngster Guessing

After the family returned from
church, mother noticed a puzzled
expression on little Chester's face.
"Did you understand the sermon,
DEAR" she asked?
"Well, not quite" said Chester.
"He preached about the sheep and
the goats and | don't know what
/ am, because you call me lamb
and father always calls me kid'."-
Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
Basket Ball in France

In recent years basket ball has
been making great strides toward
popularity with the French women.
This game has literally captured
the feminine heart in Paris and
other chief centers in that country,
says the Pathfinder Magazine. The
game is really new to France. I'm
til recently the French women knew
nothing about it. But now there
are some two hundred fairly expert
women players in Paris and in the
industrial centers Of Lyons and
Clermont- -Ferrand
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-11-18
"HeIp YourselfW

An invitation to "come in and con-
sumo all you can eat and drink" is
displayed outside cafe in San Diego,
Calf.
On entering the customer is con-
fronted with q lunch counter, appar-
emily ordinary in all respects, except
that 1t Is circular, and revolving
circle Of wood moves clockwise on q
roller around the Inner edge of the
counter.
A waitress seated at the counter
serves butter, water, soup and silver
ware, but after that the customer
looks after himself. An assortment Of
meat, vegetables, salads and desserts
rolls past on the moving circle. This
circle runs through the kitchen, where
the cook fills up the dishes as they
are emptied.