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Evening star., 1927-11-13

Iiaif century ago electric traction
had not been developed. and conse-
/ c+., U quently steam as a
~eSA ~@h6ihc motive power for rap.
| Street Care Id transit was all that
was in sight. In The
star of November Z. 1871. is the fol.
| lowing discussion of the matter:
! THE experiment of the substitution
or steam for horses as motive power
or street railways seems to be sue
| cess. 1t Is likely that time and the
inventive genius of America viii bring
about many improvements in the de-
tails of The method of applying steam
/ 10 tliiS use now employed, hut the
| great problem of a noiselcss and, com.
| pared with horse power. an ineXpen.
sive motor. has been apparently
solved. The efforts of some of the
| best maclIinists in the country have
been turned in this direction ever
since the panic of u few years ago put
stop 10 railroad activities. and the
, result OF their labors, may. he seen in
the successful experiment: in ,Phila.
delphia. -, -
The characteristics Of the philadel-
phia car are q vertical. steel boiler
winch displays great strength with
llttie. weight. and the capacity of run.
hlnS smoothly on about 5, pounds OF
visible exhaust steam. Steam motors
weighing from 1000 TO II one mounds,
constructed 80 as to be substituted
directly for horses by attachment 10
the front of an ordinary street ear.
were first built, and have come into
more general use than tho philadel.
phia car, but it would seem that the
smaller space occupied by the latter
car Will lead to Its adoption in crowd.
eli cities.
Several advantages of the use Of
steam for this purpose are claimed.
First. there is u great sayin- of ex:
pense. The actual cost of II steam
motor for one day is only little more
than one-half the expense of a two.
horse car. without taking into consid.
Grafton the saving in stables and real
i estate and the decreased expense for
taxes. insurance and repairs which
this saving implies. Speed and power
are largely increased. Mud and siuSil,
however great IN obstacle to the sue
cessful exertion of horse power, are
no impcdimcnt To- steam. paradoxical
rs 1t NAV seefn. IL Is Insisted that
there is Increased safety resulting
from the use Of steam. i;y the Em-
ployment of Il powerful brake ana the
! reversal uf the engine Il stoppage can
be effected it is asserted In about
half the space required by IN ordinary
horse car. There is. hastily. Il :ainor
gain i'll the point OF comfort. In tho
Winter pipes running under the seats
OF tho ear are kept filled with the OK.
hausted steam, II very happy arrange.
ment, in the opinion OF shivciing pas.
sengers."
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Europe Comes to America.

Elsewhere in The Sunday Star Il
published the announcement that
May. 1928, viii witness the arrival III
the United States of dazzling srray
Of European statesmen Ut the first
magnitude. The occasion is the
Centenary of the American Peace
Society. which looks back upon an
honorable history Of one hundred
years. though in that period the battle
flags OF the Republic have been un.
furfed ON many a field, at home and
abroad
BRAND, the eloquent, of France;
Chamberlain. distinguished son OF a
famous English father; Strese.
mann, symbol of the new Germany;
Seipel, pfiest.statesman Of Austria;
Padefewski, father Of the Polish
Republic; Nansen. explorer.diplomat
of Norway. Titulesco, foreign minister
of faction-torn Rumania; Milyukoff.
first foreign secretary Of liberated
Russia. and many other stars Of the
Old World political armament have
pledged their attendance at "Wofld
Conference on International Justice. &"
Cleveland, on the placid shores Of Lake
Erie, is to be the scene Of the Amer.
lean Peace S0ciety's Tooth birthday
anniversary. to be celebrated amid SO
brilliant a galaxy Of European
nota bles.
The Government and people Of the
United States will accord 10 the
august visitors a welcome Befittlng
their high taik. TO the messages Of
good and international brother
hood, which they will present the
Americah ear will lie cordially and
recipfocally attuned. But tife bearers
of transatlantic protestations must be
prepared to find a United states
bufdened with vast home problems
issues so transeendent In Importance.
from the national STANDPOINT. That
ttopian programs for solution Of
international problems with American
aid must perf0rce take second place in
American considerations.
1t may be unfortunate that the
Peace Society finds 1t necessary to
commemorate its centenary IN tho
midst of an American presidential
year." All indications at this time
point to the probability that purely
domestic questions. contrast TO-
world problems ii Will b1 asaarb the
thoughts and energies Of the American
people In 1928 Meantime. the tinted.
States may lsgitIfnateiy console Itself
with the, reflection that its capital
today ~ at work throughout the
globe, resencratins economically
war.shattered universe, And in the
realm of purely international politics
in which our distinguished guests Of
next Spring ere more directly con.
eerned--it will not he inappropriate
to remind them that In the year 1877
the Government OF the United States
initiated, for the second time, con.
crete movement TO "outiaw war"
through a further reduction in
suspicion. breeding naval armaments.
History will record that It was no
fault of America that that effort failed.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Prepare for the Bicentennial.

In four years the bieehtennial of
George Washington's birth wifi be upon
Es. when people from all over the world
and especially from every state In
the Union will flock to Washington,
not only throughout the entire year,
hut especially for a focal celebration
probably on Washingten's birthday.
February 80. 1882.
For two years a special bicentennial
commission appointed by the President
and by the two houses of Congress
has been engaged in mapping OUT
general program. William Tyler Page.
clerk OF the House and executive sec
retaty of this commission. and Albert
Bushnell Hart of Harvard the his.
torian on the commission. have draft
ed a comprehensive program covering
an entire years celebration and ap
plicable to every community through.
out the c6tintfy. which will be recon-.
mended to the executive committee
when 1t meets next month.
This tentative program has wash
ington much in mind as the Capital
City. Washingtons own city. as the
logical location where all of these ac:
tivities will center ana which should
have an outstanding program that
would dominate all Of the others. 1t
is taken for granted that Washington
will have very distinctive features and
that it Will be mecca for people from
all of the States whetted up 10 the
spirit OF the anniversary by ;he edu-
cative work promulgated by Prof.
Hart and by their own local festivities.
Virginia. Washington native state.
within whose soil his dust now rests
on his own Mount Vernon estate, is
also expected to be outstanding in dis:
tlnctive and Unique features conl.
mefhoratinS its most noted son who
was Father of Ills Country as SHE Is
Mother Of Presidents. During the past
week an important conference was
held In Richmond between the COVER.
nor. the State commissioned and Mr..
Page. Virginia has mdde her start to
be ready to observe the anniversary
year fittingly and impressively.
Washington City has as yet made no
start. 1t is time that commissioner
was appointed and .comniittees named
TO cooperate with him. Tie bicef1tens
nial celebration will be for Washing.
ton bigger than an inaugural celebra.
ton, and with no precedents or past
performances as n guide. There is
plenty of work TO be done and some
of it should be started at once.
Congress viii not act toward start
Ing the local celebration here. neither
will the President The act Of Congress
authorizing the appointment of the
presidential commission left it for the
governors of the States each to ap.
point local commissioner and his
committees. Many Of the States have
already done this. and others have
notified Mfr. Page that 1t will be done
by 1929.
The District Commissioners are ex-
pected by the Presidents commission
to inaugurate the plans here by ap.
poiritinent Of blcentennial commits.
sioner.
Washington should be actively at
work on Its plans for outshining all
other communities I'm It's particular
features of this nationwide celebra
ton.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Simplicity.

NJ. Polret of Paris warns Washing.
ton women that unless they ehanxe
the style of their garments oftener
they are In danger OF getting into the
same mode rut" as men. who wear
the same style suits. hats and over.
coats yenr after year.
Perhaps Washington women. with
all due respect to the eminent French
designer, whose name has become SYN.
onymous with style. will take this
warming" with a grain of salt, or sew.
erhl Of them.
From the standpoint OF common
sense and beauty, the prevailing same.
ness in styles of women's clothing Ia
one of the most hopeful signs OF the
age. There are many women a. well
as men who firmly believe that tire
new age has seen no greater advance
than this same standardization OF the
apparel worn by the worlds better
half"
Every one remembers the old days
when sleeves puffed out one season
and shrank TO the other extreme the
next: when skirts were tremendously
full in the Spring and ultra scant in
the Autumn: when there was no pre-
dieting what absufdity might envelor
the womenfolk in the name Of fash
ion."
All that is changed today and will
remain permanently 30, unless the
women Of America take M. poiret too
seriously. Women everywhere seem
determined to develop costumes which
Will allow them the same happy choice
enjoyed by men, enabling them ia
show their genius In dress by the de-
velopment OF lines and the utiI!za tior
OF rich material, rather than through
| incessant change.
Simplicity takes the place Of "trip
perry and frills. A well dressed woma r
| today is ths well dressed woman OF to
morrow with the same clothes. II
Evening star., 1927-11-13
American Motor Interests
Protest Federal Sales Tax
BY HARDEN ('OI,FAX

Although the automobile owners of
the country have borne rp bravely
under an aggregate burden of spe-
cial taxes which now runs at the
rate OF. more than half billion dol
lars a year, they no longer are doing
SO patiently.
Appeals for elimination OF the
Federal sales tax on passenger cara
which were submitted last week to
the House ways and means commits
tee. are only u fOrcrunner Of "a con.
Cefted drive for more moderate State
and municipal assessments launched
by the units of the American Auto
mobile Association and other organ.
ICED motorists.
The increasing tendency to raise
gasoline taxes. drivers fees, licenses
ana other levies against the auto
mobile at last has brought about or.
ga1ized opposition which threatens to
roar down upon state Lcgisiatures
and city governments with every cut =
out wide open.
II ~ Il 4
Figures Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau and the Bureau Of Roads for
the period ended June so. as to the
Federal excise tax ana the State gas
taxes. respectively. and calculations
of the a. a. A. for the calendar year
1875 on other features show that the
motorists of the country are paying
special taxes I'm these annual
amounts: Fee and licenses $2SS.2So.-
600: gasoline taxes. 2O2, 500 300;
United States sales tax. G6,437 900
municipal levies. $4,000, 900. Total,
$572,219.00O.
=. To this aggregate Of special taxes
there may be added $125.OOO,O 900 In
personal property taxes, which
owners pay cities, counties ana
states. according to estimates, whic,,
would raise the grand total tax
revenue from automobiles to $6g7,.
2l9.00O.r
1t is not the property tax that the
organized motorists are lighting. Nor
do they oppose reasonable drivers
tees and licenses or reasona BILE
rate of taxation on gasoline. But the
situation revOlves around differing in.
depreciation Of that term "rea.
sonable" in regard to these levies,
while owners. dealers and manufac-
turers combine In panied outcry
against continuance of the . per cent
tax assessed by Uncle Sam on the
manufacturers sales price on pas
senGer cars.
The gasoline tax is a favorite
method with states to raise revenue.
1t Ia not Objectionable To the orr
Evening star., 1927-11-13

The gold stripe In GermanyA repubs
lican red, black and gold flag brings
forth the cry Of mustard from those
sensitive to color values. and, per.
haps. at the same time. enjoying i'm.
periallstic leaninss. one such got off
with a fine of seventy marks. Imas.
inc what would have been coming in
the days Of the kaiser to d similarly
sensitive SOUL howling "hofseradish'
at sight of the white stripe. or "tabas.
CO. at the red?
Evening star., 1927-11-13

upstairs, Jacl; WAS making his way
carefully across the dining 1on table.
He left u neat t.aii OF paw prints
across the cloth. and WIS about tn
jump to the carpe; when we seized
him
Carried to the kitchen, Jack was
PIT down on the porcelain table. upon
which he walked off the remainder of
hia paint. at least most uf II.
Probably the paint didn't have
enough smell. The next time, II
shall be favored with salmon.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

England is enlivened with d con.
trovefsS a. to whether Beatty Or Jei.
licoe won the battle Uf jttland. TIP
pops the German Admiral seheef.
tneir opponent. and Says that neither
won 1t. because 1t was not 4 British
victory. The Spanish sea fighter Ger.
vera could get no publicity along that
line in connection with our own samp.
son.Sehley quarrel.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

need be. Neither NJ. PoirAt nor any
one else need imagine, for moment
that this trend toward simplicity will
strike a blow at the sale of dress
goods. Not If women remain women.
which 1t is pretty certain that they
will.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

William and Mary students Of both
sexes have captured $4,000 bugs OF $50
varieties In the course Of their studies
in biology. 1t ID wondered II the erst.
while famous kissing Bug" was
among the specimens.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

Robbers got $4,000 from a Texas
bank. but overlooked single penny.
1t all averages up in the long run.
however; think of the man who fig.
ured that Mount Everest was 23.OOo
feet high.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

Secretary Of war Davis declares
that the last war settled nothing. Oh.
yes. II did 1t settled, with other
things. that no nation can safely say
u, won II; that bayonets are not useless
ornaments; that cigarettes are not
harmful and. incidentally. that It was
not the last war.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

In Abyssi1ia &. divorces are easy
enough. except for one point: each
party to the decree can forever forbid
the ys1arriAgs of the other to one par.
tic1'Ar person. shucks! That takes
all the fun out OF it.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

An army Of unemployed marching
on London from the Welsh coal fields
has been compared to the famous
"coxey's Army of three decades ago.
Another point: most Of Gen. Coxey's
cohorts were welshers. too.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

The Associate Press is axcllsi.elS tntiiird
pstchfs credited to il or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper aud also The local news
published hnrein.. Al tislts of fnihiiration
Evening star., 1927-11-13

: The letter addressed to Judge Hit
In care Of Police Headquarters. and
which was, returned with the super.
scripture mot known" probably con.
talned inside information As to who
stole Judge Macdonaiis watch from
his bench In open court.
Evening star., 1927-11-13

at. say 2 cents per gallon. Hut the
tendency to jack up the rate to 5
cents. is what has brought about
what promises to lie series Of real
fights in individual states.
An states excepting New York and
Massachusetts now. levy gasoline
taxes. Illinois and New Jersey hav-
ing Joined the majority last Sum-
mer -Four states have tax of s
cents, I imposes 41a cents gal.
lon, have rates of 4 cents,
3 collect 3h cents. Is charge
3 cents and the others 2. In 1926.
gasoline taxes accounted for $751;
t03.000. In the first six months Uf
this year this source. yielded the
States $101, ,25O,000. an increase of 10
per cent over the corresponding
period last year. Although motor
registration this year IL only 7 per
cent greater than 1926. gasoline con-
sumption has increased ia per cent.
according to Bureau Of Roads figures.
so far as concerns the Federal
sales tax on passenger automobiles.
witnesses before the ways and means
committee last week appeared puZ-
zled as to why this war.bred levy
should have been retained. in modi-
fed form, on automobiles ana re-
FOIEefS alone out OF fD prOuuCtS on
which sales taxes originally were
assessed. And they vigorously OPP.
posed the recommendation of Treas-
ury Department officials who asked
retention of the excise tax on auto
mobiles. 1, .....
4 r
Up to last June 30. the automobile
tax had yielded Uncle sam SE06S, 600.
900 since it was instituted 10 years
ago. 1t was pointed out that this is
$40O, 900 600 In excess Of expenditures
for Federal aid for roads.
The owners OF the 100000 pas.
senger automobiles in the country
have an investment of S15.G00 900 900
they are anxious to protect. 1t was
made plain. The 10000 busses used
as common carriers in the country
average $500 each 81 year In gasoline
and license 1evies. not to mention the
10000 school busses and the sight
seeing busses, the committee was
told.
Even farm relief entered the pic
ture before the ways and means COM
mittee, for representatives uf the 3d.
600 automobile dealers OF the country
presented figures showing that 27.130
OF these are In towns of 5000 popu-
iation or less and % per cent of all
passenger car sales are TO farmers.
tCopyrisbt. tp37.,
Evening star., 1927-11-13

A dispatch from P6us shkeepsie, n. r.,
tells how d voting buck deer entered
the city's business section ana broke
/ .li a lurchroom window. Pough-
keepsle news writer's must be of on
their zoology. 1t was undoubtedly a
visiting elk hunting the local Elks
Club. =
Evening star., 1927-11-13

Get your He'd Cross membership
buttons early.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
SHOOTING STARS.
or PHff.ANDEK JOHNSON,
A Consistent t,yur.

m quite convinced said the
K r'' T.. scientist, 'that Mars is
inhabited by 4 race Of people whose
inttlligenc Ia vastly superior to ours"
hen. in my opinion" answered
NJ. Sirius BarHcr. ITS A wise pro.
vision tf nature that prevthts them
from ttinE down here, to write es.
says and lecture. We have too many
superior p.ople already"
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Rate by Mail--I'ayable in Advance.
MARYLAND ana vtfeinta.
All Other States and Canada.

nMly and sunday.s..i yra sg 9o; mo. q.
fundav only. =. .... vr. Sd 90 NO. 25t
Evening star., 1927-11-13
A pAfaphfsM.

$50 you have become converted to
prohibition.'
""' "a answered Col. Stillwen of Ken.
lucky; II am not exactly q prolibi.
u niLe. Eut an. a firm believer In
tn, ~ that 4 soft drink turnath
away headaches"
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Member Of the Associated Press.

,siy nsIIy and aniv SUNDAY w. s.s Il CO. "G mo" ~
sunday oniv -. 1 W.. $500: mo. 35c
Evening star., 1927-11-13

rhe Evening Star With the sunday morn.
~ edition is delivered by carriers within
! e city at 90 cents per rrontt: daily only.
;, r mont month. ORDERS ds may "ffs fs sest By mail or
'lephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
,cfieF at cfti ol r4eh month.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
MlAS Pei Ain,lu0ps.

~ = 4'ersimmon by defense
ons E.vemi,er day
Said she Clint see no sense
=, nufsin' anyway.
It'l very seldom dat you strike
A disposition bad
50 criss.eross an so pltkery.like
Dat Miss Terslmmon had.
jazz Frcs', as he comes alonk,
I,l-d "''ss Perk anon there.
4 "uckerin' so sharp an strong,
An kissed her fair ana square:
+, Autumn leaves done laughed 30 ga,
Dsy's tumblin' FUN do tree
- - Mise Persimmon sence dat da,
II sweet as she kin bs,%s ...
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Hard Work.

Hard Work.
The LATEST man, without a doubt,
May often know fatigue surprising.
i..'s naturally tired out
by constantly apoiogizing!
Advice" said Cncle Eben, "sits
to he so common dat whut man
needs mo- Il 4 d thing else is good
vice about whut advice to let alone"
Approval.
II hope your titled son.in.law will
like YOU"
were getting on" answered Mr..
{ mrox. looking up from his check.
boo!s; ''he SEEM to thin!; very well
Of my handwriting and the kind Of
eiGa.; smoke"
Evening star., 1927-11-13
HEoDoRE W. MOVES. Editor
I he Evening Star Newspaper Compan,
business OHice.

1ith st. and Pennsylvania. Ave.
Neg York 0Gfce: IlO East fsnd 81.
European Once: IA Regent St.. London.
ENGLAND
Evening star., 1927-11-13

The gasoline tax Is a favorite
method with states to raise revenue.
II ia not Objectionable to the orr
gani2sd motorlstk.3 when it Is fixed
Evening star., 1927-11-13

Tcgt: "Durid Ionyed and said. on.
that one 1rouN gice me to drink Of
the tcuttr Of the lrcH Of Bcthlchem,
1chich is By the gdteS!"- SAINT
uei, EIiiifj.
Evening star., 1927-11-13
Fifty Years Ago
LIN The Star

Half century ago electric traction
had not been developed. and conse-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-27
Fist Victims Widow
Again in Collapse

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, April 27.-Doro-
thy Mackaye, actress, was confined
to her home by nervous collapse
again today following a breakdown
at the funeral of her husband, Ray
Raymond, bare knuckle' murder
victim.
Despite her collapse the States
attorneys office indicated she
would be brought into court tomor-
row for arraignment on an indict-
ment charging her with attempts to
cover up facts concerning her
husbands death Meanwhile, the
State announced it had obtained adj
ditional evidence Of close friendship
between Mrs. Raymond and Paul
Kelly, athletic young screen star,
who goes on trial May 3, charged
with the murder of Raymond.
Deputy District Attorney Forrest
Murray said the State will intro
duce testimony at Kelly's trial that
the actress and Kelly were drinking
gin in Kelly's apartment while Ray
mond was dying in a hospital from
the beating inflicted by Kelly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-27

neighborhood of new Shortridge High
School, the boarK promised to re-
move fence which contractors have
built out to the street line between
Thirty Fourth and Thirty-Fifth SITS,
on Pennsylvania st.
A petition was presented by par
ents of school children who lave
been forced to risk the street traffic
because of the closed sidewalk
Because of trucks passing in and
out the grounds Charles w. Kern,
school board member, insisted that a
death trap" would be created if the
fence were moved back.
"This is just part of the program
to object to everything connected
with new Shortridge," Kern said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-27
BURR|S RITES
PROBABLY FRIDAY
Former State School Head
Drops Dead.
BU Times Special

BU Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, April 27.-The
body of Benjamin Jackson. Burris,
45, president of Ball Teachers Col
lege here, and former State super
intendent of public instruction,
who dropped dead at Hope, Ind, on
Tuesday night, was to be brought to
his home here today for burial.
Mr.. Burris died at the home of
L. F. Carmichael while eating din
ner, shortly before he was to make
the principal address at the Hope
High School commencement.
Funeral services probably will be
held Friday.
Following memorial services at
the chapel this morning calsses at
Ball College were dismissed. All
college activities for the week were
cancelled.
Mr.. Burris was appointed assist
ant State superintendent of public
instruction in 1917, being appointed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-27

State superintendent in 1921. In
1924 he was elected president of
Teachers College and resigned the
State superintendency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-27
Help Is Needed to Restore
Your Wasted Strength
and Energy.

Flu" leaves the body weakened
and rundown. In such cases, a tonic
is clearly indicated. Restore the APP
petite and rid yourself of that let
down feeling.
Flu is very enervating disease.
1t leaves it's victim so weak and de-
bilitated that there is as much dam
ger from the after effects as from
the disease itself. In other words,
after an attack of the ''flu," you
need selective tonic to rebuild the