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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
"A Capital Airport.

An intensive drive for the estab-
lishment of a municipal airport in
Washington is about to be under
taken by the District chapter of the
National Aeronautical Association. At
a meeting held in this city recently
it was decided to prepare immediate
ly bill to be submitted to Congress
authorizing a site for the field. The
filled-in ground between Hunters and
Gravelly Point on the Potomac River
has been selected by the association
as the most desirable location for the
airport, inasmuch as it is in close
proximity to the city and will be ade-
quate for four-way airplane landings.
Despite the press of other matters
in the short session of Congress, IA
vorable consideration should be given
to this proposal. Washington is one
of the few large cities without ade-
quate landing facilities. The time is
not very far off when airplanes will
be almost as numerous as automo-
biles and it behooves every city to
set aside some convenient space for
the use of this. new kind of trans
portation. With building operations
going feverishly forward delay in Sc
lection and authorization will result
in desirable sites being lost for the
new airport so that action is impera-
tive to assure that the National Capt.
tai will be represented in the new era.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

surface would be approximately the
same distance from the earth'S CEN
ter. In this event, some rivers which
now flow in one direction might
actually flow in the opposite direction.
O. Where were the scenes filmed in
the movie odd Ironsides," showing !
the attack on the pirates fort?-L. L.
A The Tripolitan pirate fort, built
on the shores of Catalina Island I'm
the Pacific Ocean. is more than a
mile and a half long and towers ESQ
feet above the sea. 1t is the most
stupendous set ever built for a mo-
ton picture.
Q. Who is the present laureate Of
Engla nd ?-H. d. l..
A. Robert Bridges
O. How many volumes have been
published by the American Bible
Society,". II. T.
, A. During the 10 years of its &C
tivity it's total issues have numbered
l74l2l,599 volumes of Bibles, Tesla
ments and portions.
Q. Where is the worlds biggest
| organ?-R. d. f.
A. The organ in Liverpool Cathe-
| dral England, is said to be the
/ aSSi t-NA71- IL was CoIAlijltlCI OtlAN IL lew
weeks ago, having been started be-
| fore the war. 1t has 10, 934 pipes,
and electro pneumatic action. The
| pipe playing the lowest note is a yard
| in diameter and weighs more than a
! ton.
| @. What fruits that are acid when
eaten remain acid In the system?--
! VI. r. l.. p
Cravhnrrfas vb,barh ,,1,,y,,s md
raw apples remain acid.
/ O. What is the candlepower Of the
/ sun? How much brighter is it than
| the moon?--J. a. =. c.
| a. The late Camille Flammarion
stated that photometric measures of
! solar light show that it is equivalent
| to ISIS, 000. 900 900 900 900, 900 wax
candles. The amount of light re-
ceiYed from the sun is equal to that
Of 100000 full moons.
@. What is a geOde stone?-C. T. N.
a. Goodies are rounded, hollow ag-
gregates Of mineral material, or in
durated nodules, either empty or con-
tanning a more or less solid and free
nucleus and having the cavity fire.
| quently lined with crystals. They
are sometimes called potato stones"
on account of their size and shape.
| The name seems to have been given
them because they are occasionally
| found filled with soft earthly ocher.
Agate is a geode built up of con,
centric layers of chalcedony.
Q. How many accredited schools of
| nursing are there in the United
| States?-P. +. S.
! A. According to the last report CT
! the American Nurses Association
| there were on January l, 1926, 1906
| accredited schools in As States-that
is, they meet the requirements es-
| tablished by State law. There are
| 57,774 students in these schools.
| Letters are going eUcry minute from
| our free Information bureau in Wash
! in0ton telling readers 1chGteUer they
1rGnt to bnOtc. They are in dHSlcer to
all kinds Of queries, on all kinds of
| subjects, from all kinds of people
Make use Of this free service lGhich
| The EreHinD Star is maintaining for
you. It's only purpose is to help you,
| and zee 1CGHt you to benefit from it.
Get the habit Of 1critiR0 to The EUe-
ming star Information Bureau. Fred
eric j. HGskiH, director, Washington,
| d. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRACEWELL.

The sad fate of Sergt. Maj. Jiggs,
! Marine Corps bulldog, who died of
| overlooking, brings home a lesson to
! every owner of a pet.
The temptation to feed a pet too
much and too many kinds of food is
one which must he resisted at all
times, especially if one is very fond of
animals.
The more one cares for a dog or
cat the more likely he is to indulge
the animal in the matter of it's appe-
tite for food.
This is the one sure way to an
animals heart, the sure-fire wav of
pleasing the creature. DR.. Mann.
superintendent of the National Zoo
logical Park, has been quoted as say
ing that wild beasts do not miss their
freedom so long as they are safe and
get plenty to eat.
While we are not willing to admit
the truth of this statement in it's
entirety. especially in regard to free.
dom, certainly Supt Mann is right
concerning food, as perhaps he is on
all points, at that.
The creatures in Nature face the
stern necessity of finding their meat
from God" or dying in their tracks.
or being consumed by other creatures
as the result of inability to fight or
flee.
Food, with them, is eaten as it is
discovered, There is no set meal
time, and certainly no stipulated
amount.
Regular eating times and a fixed
amount OF food per meal are essen
TALLY creations of the creature man,
VINO. with his brother animals. must
eat or die, too, only he does ii with a
difference.
\ X X
Household pets-and we speak par
tlcularly of the dog and the cat, the
two most popular ones-are animals,
there is no doubt of it.
Yet it would seem that some such
paid assertion of fact is necessary, in
the face of the common treatment of
these pets
The tendency to humanize them is
seen everywhere. Dogs are spoken to
in terms applicable only to babies:
sweaters are placed on Warm-blOoded
bulldogs; cats are adorned with collars.
Both dogs and cats are kept in the
house, an unnatural environment for
them, and then threatened with
respiratory diseases when allowed to
so out into the cold of Winter.
1t is commonly forgotten that dogs
and cats normally run high tempera-
ture, as compared with that of the
human being, and that their heart
beat is largely in excess of mans.
Their fur grows with exposure, in
most cases. Cats out in zero weather
all night long return to their homes
in the morning as warm as walking
stoves.
In the matter of eating, pets re-
quire q natural treatment, in so far
as compatible with human nature
This exception is made, for it is
impossible for a human being who
cares for a pet to treat it in all
respects as Nature would
Nature is cruel--at least, that is
the way Nature has impressed many.
Love is not found in it, but comes
from living, breathing creatures, and
from the Creator Of all these
In making this statement, we pur-
posely confine Mature" to all things
except the living, breathing creatures
which properly may be classed as out
side. in a special sense. This is not
at all scientific, but we are not scien-
tific, either.
X X x X
The natural treatment of household
pets in relation to their meals calls
for as near a duplication of natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

they are Of no immediate moment
Wet and dry! That is the issue at
present which will have to be met by
the national Democratic convention
seventeen months hence.
Memories of Madison Square Gar
den are revived by the announcement
that McAdoo is enlisted for the dura-
ton of the war" against the adoption
of a wet policy by the Democratic
party. That he is not a gutter was
proved by the great shindy of 1924.
That Smith is not a gutter is proved
by all the facts of his political career,
not to mention that same ruction. The
country is in for a very interesting
year and a half
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Q. How many species of birds are
there in the United Statcs?-C. w.
A. There are 500 distinct kinds of
birds in this country They are di-
vided into 60 families, of which 20
families are classed as waterfowl,
as shore birds, as upland game birds.
as birds of prey and 33 as land birds.
Q. How wide is the Strait of Gibral-
tar?-H. r.
A. The width of the Strait of Gibral-
tar varies from about miles at the
west entrance to about 10 miles at
the east entrance. The channel is 5
miles wide through the center of the
strait.
Q. Please tell something Of the
origin of the wholesale grocery bust
ness.-C. M. w.
A. The early history of the whole
sale grocery business is confined prin-
cipally to England. The immediate
forerunner of the grocer was the pep
perez or spicer. whose trade was well
established in London by 1880. The
earliest use of the word grocer" Oc-
ours in 1910 in the city record report
Of London. During the Middle Ages
all trades were formed into guilds, and
therefore the Grocers' Company of
this time the growth Of the trade was
rapid.
Q. How clean will air be that has
been drawn through a water-soaked
closely woven cloth?--A. d. p.
A. Air that has gone through such
ir-cleaning apparatus has had prac-
ttcally 80 per cent Of the dirt taken
out of it.
@. Who were Rodent Browning's
parents?-C. II. n.
A Robert Browning was the son Of
Robert Browning, a clerk In the Bank
of England, and Of his wife, Sara n
Anne. daughter Of a Hamburg ship
owner named Wiedemann who had
settled Pm Dundee, Scotland.
Q. Which is the largest passenger
pier in this cOuntry?-E. b.
A. The largest passenger pier in the
United States is Commonwealth Pier.
No. 5, Boston, Mass, , 800 By <t5
feet.
@. What is the best road to take to
go by automobile from Pittsburgh to
the Panama Canal Zone?-C. S.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
citation says that it is not practical or
possible to make a trip from Pitts
burgh, Pa, to the Panama Canal
Zone. Some of the roads after leaving
the United States are impossible and
in some sections there are no roads
at all.
@. Please give the explanation of
the reason that the Mississippi River
may be said to run up hill.-M. G.. c.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the foundation for such a
statement is that the mouth of the
Mississippi River is farther from the
center of the earth than is the source.
This is because the earth bulges at
the Equator, due to centrifugal force
generated by the earth's rotation.
However, in measuring elevations,
which determine the force of gravity,
all elevations are referred to sea level,
or zero. Surface measurements show
the Mississippi's source to be several
hundred feet above sea level surface,
while the mouth is, of course, at sea
level, or zero elevation. Thus, the
river runs down hill, or from a great
er surface elevation to a lesser. If
the earth were to cease rotating,
scientists believe it would take the
shape of nearly perfect sphere.
Then any two points on a sea level
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Farm-Relief Measures Again
Attract Nationwide Interest

against this danger" concludes that
paper.
''As for our part" says the Column
bia Record, cOndemning both old and
new bills, I'VE cannot understand why
Representative Crisp is fathering this
strange sort of legislation at the ex-
pense of the public. If the farmer is
to be pensioned into prosperity, why
not the newspapers, the candlestick
makers and every other organization?
And If every organization is to be
boosted by law into prosperity, re-
gardless OF the old theory of supply
and demand, then who is going to pay
the fiddler ultimately"
X
The New York Times admits that
''the case of the farmer calls for SYM
pathetic dealing but insists that lit
must be intelligent dealing, lest their
last estate and that of the country be
worst than the first" The Science
tady Gazette remarks that "the rem
edy, and the only one which will not
impose a burden upon all the other
people of the country, lies in reducing
the tariff"
Quoting 'city farmers" statement
that the purpose of certain farm-relief
bills is 1.-THE disposing of surplus when
surplus occurs, out tney make no pTur
vision for the prevention of surplus,p
the Birmingham News says: "Assur-
eddy, he is right in saying that when
this sort of benefit is assured the pro-
Queer for his Overplus, without laying
the law down as TO reduced acreage
the following year. there can be no
conceivable safeguard against increaS-
ingly greater yields year after year In
such volume that the world could
not possibly consume them"
Prospects for the passage Of such
legislation appear TO the Indianapolis
News to be doubtful, and that paper
adds: How much legislation can aid,
or ought to be depended on, IS an ir4 :
portant phase of the situation vary
ing opinions on that, as well as I'M
certainty as to the efficacy Of differ.
ent solutions suggested add TO the
tangle."
The Kansas City Journal-Post, re-
viewing the situation, suggests: Inc
Lowden plan, indorsed at the chicago
convention of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, provided for no Government
financing-a Government board merely
would collect needed money from prl-
vate sources to care for unWleIdy
surplus. Senator Curtis and Repre-
sentative Crisp go much farther. 1hey
believe Congress will accept the ldea.
But will the President? VIII AInerl-
can commerce and industry -
important that reasonably unlted IN
dorsement be accorded such q move
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
liberation.

The Christmas card neglected lies.
The New Year resolution fails.
A storm cloud gathers in the skies
And Winter heartlessly prevails.
The tinseled trees as firewood serves.
The toys are getting on our nerves.
So are the tunes that once were gay.
Old Santa Claus, sagacious elf,
No longer seeks with genial zest
To make each one enjoy himself.
He knows this old world needs a
rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

"Why don't you arise and tell your
public what is wrong with the way
the country is being 'run'?"
II don't want to remind 'em that
anything is wrong" answered Senator
Sorghum. II have taught the folks
to have great confidence in me- If
tell 'em anything is wrong, they will
simply turn on me and ask why I
don't correct it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

When Senator Reed of Missouri
delivers a speech. he makes it clear
that he can interest his audience
Missouri used to be the State of which
it was said, Show me"' Reed is APP
parently willing to undertake the task
of showing them something.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Ends i'm Smoke.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Young women and their chaperons
will be allowed to smoke between
dances at West Point: and IN TINS
pacifistic age this will be about as
near to smoke as some of the cadets
will ever get.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

With two presidential claimants in
view the Nicaraguan public may re-
wise the old song, How Happy Might
Be, Maybe, With Other Dear
Charmer Awayr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
G.. WIS Portrait.

George Washington, whose birthday
now draws near,
Calls us his truthful practice to ro-
we're.
And yet that twocent stamp assists,
we know,
In scattering lots of talk that isn't SO.
Jud Tunkins says overweight is al
ways associated with geniality and
comfort. A fat man is one of the
greatest Of optical illusions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

The radio announcer is a new figure
in artistic affairs. His position en-
ables him to speak in terms of con-
descending patronage of Chopin and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Rate by MaiI-PayabIe in Advance
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entiIeo
20 the use for republication of all news uis-
patches credited TO it or not otherwise crem,
tied in this paper and also the Local d eve
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Many statesmen admire Ben Frank
Inns thrift, while admitting that he
would have been a disappointing
hacker of a campaign fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
No Cause for Alarm.

From the Boston Herald.
The Nicaraguan situation is not
alarming so long as Sacasa mas time
to say, "Once more I reiterate the
categoric statement" etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

classification as local habit and not
an international calamity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

A good show causes surprise. A
bad show is accepted as an incident
of the ordinary grind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Unanswerable Query.

From the Boston Herald
Senator Heflin put another I'M
answerable question when he asked
the Senate. "Why should 1 be mealy-
mouthed?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Holiday Daily.

From the Philadelphia Record.
If Nicaragua celebrated the anniver-
saries of her revolutions as piously
as the United States does, life would
be one long, bright holiday in that
brisk little country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Motorists have paid literally and
without complaint for good roads.
The ''detour" still persists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

1t is not believed by Clarence Oar
row that Leopold and Loeb will be
liberated. There is a limit even to
luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Mexico does not desire war with the
United States. The United States does
not desire war with Mexico. Nothing
could appear simpler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Leader of Fashion.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Hans Andersen's king who wore a
suit of clothes which nobody could
see never dreamed that he was only
about p year ahead Of the 1927 styles
for women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Clues have become so numerous
that it grows difficult to assign each
clue to it's particular case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Nicaragua experiences a situation
not uncommon-a surplus of presi-
Dental material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

A f1ivver marked Congressional"
may linger without any time limit;
the same as a speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Police find many clues which lead
only to a scare head" in the news
columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

Another arms conference may be
laws of arithmetic as they relate to
proportion when Uncle Sans war
ships are counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
In the Lists,

"Men used to fight for the love Of a
lady"
YES" rejoined Miss Cayenne. THAT
was before SO many ladies' were busy
engaging lawyers and fighting for ali
monv"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

A beauty contest does nothing what
ever toward deciding the prospects
of a useful and remunerative career
as a typist and secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

way become mixed with motion pic
ture art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
Alcoholic AnllOriSTn.

Look not upon the wine," we're told,
Lest headaches you may nurse.
The bootleg stuff, at present sold,
May hurt you even worse.
"Dere is so many musicians" said
Uncle Eben, dat befo' long we's liable
to find everybody on earth eitA Her play
in tunes or lstenin' to ems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22
The Eveninp Star Newsnaper Company

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn.
ing edition is delivered by carriers within 1
The city at so cents per month; daliSS c omEi
per month Orders may be sent by mall or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is maze oy
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-22

The character of Jesus has been
many times discussed critically, with
out the bias of faith in the inspiration
of the Bible story Renan and George
Moore are among the creators of this
type of characterization. A similar
critic is J. Middleton hurry, editor of
the London Athenaeum, who has re-
Gently written a volume entitled
Jesus, Man of Genius" Mr. hurry
selects, rather arbitrarily, it seems to
q casual reader, certain events in the
life of Jesus, as related in the four
Gospels. and pronounces them anthem
tic and certain others to be discarded.
Jesus seems, according to Mr.. hurry.
a genius Of the extreme kind nearly
allied to madness. He is a lonely
cystic. not without sin, who plans his
own death, to take place at the hour
of sacrifice in the temple on the day
of the atonement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09

Saturday night at p. m. the A.
G. Bradley team composed Of E.
Meyer, Fulton, Rabe, Weisman,
Moore and Reynolds will take on
the Alberti jewelers.. OF Chicago. The
Albert team is composed of some OF
the best women bowlers in the coun-
try and are leading the North Side
Travellers, and Sheriden Leagues of
Chicago.
The pace the A. c. Bradley girls
are setting in the local leagues con-
vinceS one that the match will be
hotly contested and in doubt until
the final ball is delivered. Pritchetts
Recreation will be the scene of this
match, and a nominal entry fee will
be charged to defray the expenses
of the Windy City girls.
Games in the Elks Club League at the
club alleys resulted in three-time wins
for the Antlers, Hides and Hoofs over
the Shinbones, Teeth and Tails as the
Eyes grabbed two from the Ears. Weis-
man Of the Antler team had games OF
2l5, 172. and 2S1 for total Of 61S which
was high.
The Shelter and Gauss teams won
three from the Winegardners and Oster-
myers as the Piel boys took the odd
game from the BALI outfit in the Ameri-
can League games at the /. A. c. al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
Tech Quintet
Groonedfo
Net Conflict
Arsenal Squad to Play
Rochester Aggregation
Saturday Night.

Coach Tim Campbell was to adj
minister the final preparatory
touches to his Technical High
School netmen this afternoon for
the Green and Whites second hard
wood engagement Of the season at
the Armory, Saturday, against the
Rochester five.
The locals have a wholesome
respect for the northern squad,
which has won three games this
year and lost one, that to the power
full Frankfort quintet.
Campbell has a small but clever
first five in Cox and Conner, for
wards; Higgins, center, and Davis
and Parish, guards.
The game Saturday will count in
the standings of the North Central
Indiana High School Conference.
Both schools are members.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-09
The Referee

Where was frankie Frisch born?
C. N. G.
In New York City.
How long has Jacques Fournier
been playing baseball?-F. H. B.
He started in 1908 with the Aber-
deem club in the northwest.
Was Gordon Cochrane a good
football player while in college?-
r. M. A.
He was considered one Of the best
backs in the East his last year at
Boston.
Where is Clyde Littlefleld, former
Texas star, now?-F. H.
Littlefield is coaching at Texas
University.
How does Jameson of the Cleve-
land Indians bat and throw?-D.
M. B.
He bats left and throws left.
Is Doug Wycoff of Georgia Tech
playing pro football this year?-G.
A. F.
Yes, with the New York Giants.
Where was Fred Lindstrom born?
r. P. K.
In Chicago.