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Evening star., 1927-03-23

Congress stands before the bar OF
justice under indictment of having
impeded traffic.
For years we have had a general
complaint about "the laws delay" in
melting out justice that should be
swift and certain. For years we have
had particular complaint here in the
National Capital against a congested
docket under which known criminals,
frequently apprehended, are allowed
to continue living among decent peo.
pie while awaiting jury trial.
1t now seems that the administra.
ton Of justice throughout the country,
and especially here in the Nations
Capital. is going to be further ham,
pered by the failure of the second
deficiency appropriation bill behind
the Senate flibuster in the closing
days of the Sixty-ninth Congress.
Attorney General Sargent has an
nounced that in important cases the
administration of justice will not seri-
ously be impeded by the failure of
Congress to make adequate financial
provision.
But now comes correspondence be.
tween the District Commissioners and
Presiding Judge Schuldt of the Police
Court, which emphasizes that the
court is facing deficit.
The Commissioners have notified
the officials of the Police Court, the
Juvenile Court and the Municipal
Court, citing ruling by the con-
troller general, that they cannot sane
ton an overdraft of funds, and that
authorized increases in salaries for
employees OF these courts and for com
pensation OF Jurors must wait until
| adequate appropriations have been
made.
An official circular on the same sub.
| ject has been sent by the Attorney
General to all United States marshals.
| We are not alarmists. We believe
that substantial justice wilr continue
| to be administered. But it is timely to
stress that when 1t is recognized by
Congress that the pay of faithful EN-.
ployes should be Increased, and when
Congress authorized enlarged court
facilities to expedite the administra,
ton of justice. 1t is absolutely unjust
that those employees should be forced
to continue working without the in
Evening star., 1927-03-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Has an an-Chinese film made in
China ever been shown outside
China?-B. d. o.
A. The Legend of the Willow
Pattern Plate" has just been shown.
1t Is the first Chinese film drama TO
be shown outside China. The cast
was Chinese. The play was produced
In Shanghai. The period of the play
antedates the introduction of pigtails
and footbinding for women by the
Manchus about 400 years ago.
Q. Has Chicago a zoo?-R. O. X.
A. 1t has none at present, but plans
are made to have such an animal
park. The ground has been set aside,
172 acres, most of which was a gift
of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mccormick.
The Chicago Geological Society, of
which John T. McCutcheon is presi-
dent, was incorporated in 1921. The
park will have a capacity for caring
ultimately for | 900 mammals, 5000
fowls and 500 reptiles.
@. Has any woman Travelled 10000
miles by aiE?-W. n.
A. Lady Maud Hoare, wife OF Sir
Samuel Hoare, British air minister.
accompanied her husband on his re
Maud fs the first woman to have
travelled this distance. 10000 miles by
air. On her return to England. she
was made a Dame Commander Of the
Order of the British Empire.
O. What city is the capital of the
State of Mexico?-P. c.
A Toluca is the capital and princi-
pal city. 1t is As miles from Mexico
City. The capital of the United MeXi
can States lies in the Federal District,
which has an area of $40 square miles
and about 906 900 inhabitants.
O. How many times were attempts
made to assassinate Mussolini last
year?-N. p.
A. There were three attempts made
which were noticed in the public
prints: one occurred on April Z. one
on September IL and one on Oc-
tober 81.
@. How long did 1t take to build
the Brooklyn Bridge?-H. b.
A. 1t took about 13 years. It was
begun January 3, 1870. and was open
ed May "a, 1888.
@. What direction does a chinook
come from?-T. II.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
these winds usually occur in noun.
tain regions and are the result of the
downward movement of the atmos.
phere by which its heat is greatly
Evening star., 1927-03-23

increased. due to increase In pressure,
They may occur on any side OF the
mountain region, therefore blow from
any direction of the compass.
Q. What was the origin OF the name
applied to macadamized roads?--
II. p. l..
A Sir John McAdam was the in.
veutor of the method of road building
which is given his name.
Q. Are there any grandsons Of
Abraham Lincoln living?-R. h. NJ.
A. Robert T. Lincoln, the only son
of Lincoln who lived TO maturity.
married and had two daughters and
one son. The son died while I'm school
abroad. Robert II. Lincoln was the
last Of the family 10 bear the name.
o. I know of a clever device that
has never been patented. Can take
out a patent on it?-J. J. s.
A II is impossible to obtain n
patent on anything that has been in
public use for two years.
O. How many rivers are there that
are 900 miles or more in length2--
A. Is.
A. There are 50 that are known to
be in this class.
Q. How many bacteria have been
found on a fly?-T. o. B.
A. BY actual examination, 1t has
been shown that 100000 OF them
may attach themselves to the body
of a single fly.
@. What is the difference between
a broiler and a Spring chicken?-
r. f. G.
The d;fforopoa batuaau n hrntlaY.
and a Spring chicken Is that the for
mer is higher priced, weighing from
one and one-half to two pounds.
while the latter is somewhat cheaper
and weighs from two to three pounds.
There is no other agency iH the
tCOrld that can dHStcer as mGny le0iti-
mate questions as our Free IRfOrmd-
ton Bureau in Washington, ID. C..
This highly, organised institution has
been built up and is under the per-
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By keeping in constant touch 1Dith
Federal bureaus aud other educational
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of the highest order Submit your
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There is no charge, ercept 2 cents in
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The Epening Star Information Bu-
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Evening star., 1927-03-23

zona from Missouri, poor young
man, As years ago. He worked as a
helper in a restaurant in a frontier
town. Later he owned the restau-
rant, then others, stores and banks.
He is reported to be very wealthy,
Certainly he has been very success
full. In a dry State he wins, al
though he is considered by some of
the voters as mot so dry" A run
ming mate for AL Smith, perhaps.
Some of the Democratic leaders are
beginning to worry about the COM
ing fight in the next national con-
yention over wet and dry plank.
They realize that there will be large
number of delegates in the conven-
ton who favor modification or re-
peal of the prohibitory laws. Some
of the States with the largest dele
cations are wet in sentiment. They
may force the issue. A majority Of
the delegate strength, not the States,
rules In the convention.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Il have become very suspicious OF
buffers and nephews since going on a
mental diet of detective fiction recent
ly," Templeton Jones said.
Most murders, one gathers from
reading a stack of these stories. are
committed by either one or the other.
Generally the butler is soft-footed.
oily-looking individual, who has a
long record in police annals.
THE nephew is a ark-complexioned
gentleman who is simply waiting for
the rich uncle to die, and who sud
denly decides that he has waited long
enough.
"The infinite variety of means used
to attain their end runs the gamut
from poison to bullets, subtly admin
istered in new and daring ways only
to be thought up in the imaginative
minds of their creators.
IF the reader is to believe that the
characters actually originated such
methods, the only way he can account
for their variety is to believe also that
those who commit homicide have read
every story on crime ever written.
LAS a. matter of fact, it Is extreme
ly doubtful If criminals, crooks, mem
bers of the so-called underworld, ever
read these stories. They are too busy
practicing their professions.
Readers of detective fiction gen
orally are entirely moral men and
women who get a kick out of them
mainly because the action and types
depicted are at utter variance with
their own characters and lives.
"Timid souls of all descriptions revel
in deeds of physical bloodshed and
daring-on paper. The Napoleon cult
proves 1t.
X x y
"The detective story, in my opinion,
has succeeded to the place held by the
Western story, once so dear to so
many readers.
THE intrigue of the latter, and it's
gun play, are now more or less things
of the past, ancient history; but crimi-
nality, in all it's phases, is very much
up to the minute,
THE crime and the criminal we
have with us always, keeping pace
with the growth of wealth. Older
forms of crime, such as forgery, once
so popular in the United States. have
been checked. only to give way to new
and more daring achievements.
ITO read the detective stories, from
those of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle down
to the latest short effort Of some un.
known writer in any one of the better
magazines devoted to this type of fic-
ton, is as near as millions Of persons
will ever come to knowing about crime
and criminals.
Such reading is, too. about as near
as this same average person will per-
haps ever come to any real familiarity
with the men and work of police de-
partments, especially in a big city.
1T seems to me that a reading of
such stories gives one greater re-
spect for the hard working, often mis-
understood members of metropolitan
police forces, the men popularity called
bulls and dicks by the crooks in the
stories and in real life.
X X X
Some Of these stories are really
clever, well worked out, well told.
The percentage of good ones in the
better magazines devoted to them is
about as high as the number Of first
class tales in any magazine devoted
to fiction.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

France assures American tourists
that the high cost of identity cards
will be modified so as not to interfere
with the customary liberality in tips.
While the American tourist does not
always succeed in making himself wei.
come, he is still valuable asset
Evening star., 1927-03-23

BY this time Mussolini is compelled
to realize that before the glories of
ancient Rome can be restored there
will have to be a great deal of work
done among nearby countries in the
way of suburban improvements.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

In international affairs 1t becomes
necessary to regard the practice of
weapon-carrying as something more
than a matter for the local authori.
ttAa
Evening star., 1927-03-23

Homicide mysteries become less mys-
terious. People are killed In cold
blooded desperation and the criminals
apparently think they can trust to
luck.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

The English people are affection
ately gratified to find the Prince of
Wales devoted to horses and taking
no chances on an airplane.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

In the interests of peace 1t Is hope
fully suspected that the opposed Chi
nese leaders are ready to leave off war
and begin to play politics.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

Thomas Edison takes more sleep
doubt about his having earned a
greater share in one Of the simplest
luxuries of life
Evening star., 1927-03-23

Debts are evidences of good faith
between friends. A disregard of them
on either side spoils the good under
standing on which they were based.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Unacclimated.

From the Arkansas Democrat.
The temperate zone is where some
of our ot-headed citizens would feel
uncomfortable.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

War starts in the Balkans so fre.
quently that the idea of sending mis-
sionaries to that region might be hope
fully considered.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

Disarmament occasionally finds least
encouragement among nations who
really need ii most.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
A Matter of Location.

From the Birmingham News
Base ball Is business In the play
ing field. a pastirne in the grandstand
and a sport In the bleachers.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Relativity.

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Probably the man who was born
with a silver spoon in his mouth Is
pretty sore because it isn't a gold
spoon.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

At present missionaries in China are
not able even to report progress"
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Different From q War.

Oars dis to be said in favor of a
prizefight." said Uncle Eben. de
fighters knows exactly what dey 10
fightin' bout"
Evening star., 1927-03-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Real Excitement.

hed EXcItcHticHt.
We often sing about the charm
OF natures way down on the farm.
So, weary of the city strife,
1 sought repose in rustic life.
/ walked right up unto hoss.
He quickly showed me who was boss
Just once he kicked. His aim was
great.
He sped me at a rapid rate.
l thought a proper frame OF mind
Would find friend doggie always kind,
I patted him, but made no hit.
He wagged his tail-and then he bit.
Here Is the record up to now:
Chased by bull; hooked by cow;
Stung by bee; slammed by goat;
Poison ivy failed to note:
Sick for a week, afraid to dine,
Toadstool looked like a mushroom
fine.
Cold wave made it understood
I had to chop and carry wood
For great excitement and alarm
Gimme the life down on the farm!
Evening star., 1927-03-23
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Evening star., 1927-03-23
Romance.

Strangers they were. Such are the
paths Of fate.
Two beings meet; but meet. alas, too
late!
The pig ate on in his lonely way.
The hen proceeded an egg to lay.
And yet
They never met
In the wide ways that Destiny has set,
That chick unborn, that pig mature,
Till through affinity's strange lure
They found themselves united at the
last,
AS Ham and Egg. when hope of life
was past!
"a wise man." said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "holds his tongue while
he teaches a fool to speak and bear
the blame"
Jud Tunkins says a man who Is al
ways smiling is good company; but he
isn't always to be trusted for candid
expression.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morn
ING edition. is delivered by carriers within
~ zhe city city at 90 cents per month; daily only only.
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Freauent Demonstrations.

In horsemanship he often fails.
This brings no serious losses.
Wales
But what lot o. hosses!
Evening star., 1927-03-23
Still Figuring.

Still Figuring.
"You have figured In a number OF
Investigations"
II have" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. 1.-THE sums alleged to have
been spent queerly are enormous.
never did so much figuring in. all my
iifa
Evening star., 1927-03-23
WOninp Wealth.

"You want farm relief, don't your"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. But I've gotta confess that
somehow got the idea mixed up with
a get.rich.quick scheme"
Evening star., 1927-03-23

O. How many bacteria have been
found on hy?-T. o. B.
A. BY actual examination, 1t has
been shown that 100000 OF them
may attach themselves to the body
of a single fly.
Evening star., 1927-03-23

ASHIN GToN, D. C.
WEDNESDAY,. March 23, 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-23

@. How many rivers are there that
are 1 900 miles or more in length?-
A. Is.
A. There are 50 that are known to
be in this class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03

reached thousands of hearts, part publisher and
owner Of newspaper completely devoted to the in
terests of his communicative San Diego Sum- sister
paper Of The Indianapolis Times. But primarily, he
was reporter Blessed with mitless curiosity,
everything interested him; he fascinated by life.
And he loved to tell of the wonders he observed,
whether the wonders of everyday life in San Diego
or the wonders of the world at large For him to
see seemed to be to understand and nothing unkind
ever came from his busy typewriter.
What this gentle, sympathetic observer is to find
in this last of his many travels not to know.
But he has left something of the philosophy with
which he embarked for us to read. In a column
of his paper there appeared few days ago, the
following:
Tomorrow, the doctor says, I must go on the
table and as is true in all such cases. may come
out on this side with temporary pain in my tummy
the other side with no pain at all.
"And in either event it is perfectly all right be-
must trust these things to the judgment
of those who know little.
Life is to most of think rather unsatisfying
experience. We never accomplish even the smallest
part of what we plan to do. Our lives soon become
an unimportant round of unimportant details.
While all the time, in the background of brains,
huddles half-formed prayer that somehow we might
vouchsafed the time and ability to do something
really worth while
Life is unfinished always unfinished symphony
the incomplete part of the pattern which we
may call infnity; the completion of which no man
can know or even dare to dream.
at count life just stuff to try the souls strength
on wrote Browning, and think he knew much more
of life, here and beyond, than those who think they
know so much for Browning knew he did not know
and that's all you and can ever know. no matter
how many decades our bodies may move about this
earth"
Thus he felt as he faced his last great assignment
There are thousands of his friends-whch includes
all his readers-who will regret that the opportunity
was not given them to tell him that his half formed
prayer" had been every day of his lfe
there never was day in which be failed to do some
thing worth while
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Not Important

The resignation of two members of the civil serv-
ice commission because the mayor hurriedy changed
his police chiefs. under conditions which rob
it of any elements of dramatic protest.
That the mayor has never taken civil service
seriously when it interfered with the plans of the
politicaian who happened to be his adviser for
moment has been continuously demonstrated
The spirit of civil service which is presumed to
insure recognition of merit and lift public servants
and employees from the dangers pitfalls of parti
politics has always been missing.
The police department, not only under Duvall but
under other mayors has always been regarded the
property of the political machine and legitimately
used for political purposes
When Worley was unceremoniousy ousted from
the head OF the detective force only three weeks ago.
the commission did not notice his passing viola
ton of the spirit letter of the laws of civil srevice
Back of that was the indefensible of all the
members of the police force who could be cajoled
and of the fire department and other city employees
solicitors for the short-lived publishing enter
prise of the mayor.
If there time for protest, it when
this unusual use of public employees who under
the protection of the board was made
There is no one so guileless as to doubt that the
the safety board we're dictated by political and not
police considerations.
The public may speculate as to what motives caused
the mayor to discharge worley from minor posi-
ton and then make hi mchef of all the police three
weeks later. No one would suggest that the three
weeks which elapsed SO changed conditions as to
protection of life and property and the enforcement
Of laws as to require the hasty summons from the
Eba to which Worley mad been sent.
He was put back. of course, because the political
outlook demanded the change and for no other
reason.
Aside from emphasizing the need of committee
If citizens who have political schemes to promote
and who are intent only on the best interests of
indianapolis to act guardians for an administra-
ton whose acts are at least bizarre the resignation
of the civil service board is too late to be important
Or effective
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
It's Own Comment

The hasty appointment of Claude john
son to the position of city controller follow
ing his even more hasty removal as chief of
police is its own comment on the condition
Of the city government.
A board of safety resigned because they
said Johnson was so good police chief that
his removal was an outrage.
Unquestionably that is fine recommen-
dation for the position in the city service
that has charge Of the finances of the city.
Under his scrutiny, several millions of
dollars are collected each year and spent by
the city.
We have perhaps reached the stage where
the people need the very best trained police
man to stand guard over their funds.
There can be, of course, no other logical
reason for this change.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03

By United PreSe
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. B.
A clerk in our Chilean embassy
worked overtime.
The reason why does not appear.
He may have been one of those few
and peculiar souls who can find no
other way to get rid of their surplus
energy.
The chances are, however, that he
was asked to do so. Putting the
question aside, the fact remains
that he worked overtime.
What is also part of the story.
he lived in a suburb of Santiago.
which could not be reached without
passing through a slum district, and
which had no street car service
after midnight.
Under the circumstances, Ambas-
sador Collier not only advised him
to take cab when he left the en-
bassy as late as two or three in the
morning, but charged it to the Gov
eminent on his expense account.
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You Can't Fool McCarI

The Mississippi River commission
is doing all it can to repair broken
levies in order to prevent a flood
during the next winer's rise. It's
funds, however, are nearly ex-
hausted.
The War Department had planned
to help the commission out by bor-
rowing 100000 from the $50,000,-
600 rivers and harbors appropriation,
which could easily be replaced next
year.
But again Comptroller General
McCarl steT1 in to remark that it is
not allowable.
What wonderful comptroller
general we have. The taxpayers of
this country can certainly rest easy
as long as he is on the job, unless
they are embassy clerks, who have
to work overtime, or persons who
live near the Mississippi.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-03
Air Interest Morbid

Our interest in aviation is grow
ing dangerously morbid. We are
contracting frame of mind toward
it much like that with which we
view the dip of DEATH" the high
dive or a bull fight.
If we keep on we shall suddenly
suffer from a revulsion of senti-
ment, become Mortified at the price
of our thrills and demand a retreat
which would spoil much of the
progress that has been made. We
are dealing with one of the greatest
achievements of humanity. yet with
an attitude which promises to
shrivel it to the level of circus
stunt. Two Or three hundred dare
devil aviators are knocking us off
our mental feet with their capers,
and we are mistaking their per-
formances as more important than
the plodding, purposeful work OF
thousands.