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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. How many Summer camps do the
Boy Scouts maintain?-M. A. N.
A. During the Summer of 1925 there
were 500 camps conducted by local
councils of the Boy Scouts, and the
daily enrolment in these camps was
113, 800, or a total for the season of
227.600 boy weeks. In addition to the
council camps. many troops conducted
individual camps, but the enrolment
figures for these are not available.
O. What is the increase in the price
Of cotton going to amount to for the
.,outh?-W. A. r.
A. Definite figures will not be known
until the crop has been marketed. 1t
has been estimated, however, that the
recent sharp advance in cotton prices
means at least 5000 900 900 to the cot
ton planters of the South.
@. Did Henry Ford make money
with his automobiles from the very
beginning?-E. r.
A. II has been stated by financial
writer's that the Ford Co earned some
$4,000 in its first year.
@. Why does North Carolina pay
such a big internal revenue tax?-H. f.
A. North Carolina does not pay it..
The internal revenue taxes collected in
North Carolina are very large because
taxes on tobacco are collected at the
factories rather than from retailers.
Since the price of the revenue stamps
is eventually paid by the smoker Of
the tobacco. people all over the world
contribute to the internal revenue re-
ceipts of North Carolina.
@. What was the range Of Jenny
Lind's VoiCe?--D. O.
A. She had a clear range Of two
octaves and three quarters.
O. How many negroes are there in
New York City,. G.
A. 1t Is estimated that there are
more than 100000 negroes in New
York City.
Q. How were the big cables Of the
Delaware River Bridge put in place?-
w. +. S.
A. The 30-inch cables Of the Della
ware River Bridge between Philadel-
phia and Camden were laid up in place
by the method known as spinning in
air, originally developed by the elder
Roebling and used in practically all
the large wire cable suspension bridges
since. This method gives the best adj
justment of the individual wires and
avoids the necessity Of lifting the
heavy strands. These weigh about so
tons each and contain 500 parallel
wires.
O. Which is the most dreaded Of the
poisonous snakes of India?-B. NJ.
A. The kraft probably causes more
deaths in India, Assam and Burma
than any other snake. 1t is a near
relative Of the cOhta. is active and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
Is This the Perfect Crime"

The other day attention was called
ency toward the bizarre in crime in
| connection with n peculiarly atrocious
murder committed in Baltimore. Now
| New York, which has had numerous
cases of the fantastic in homicide,
| furnishes a fresh instance. The head.
less body of man completely stripped
Of clothing was found in a ditch in a
suburb Medical examination indi-
Gated that he had been dead about
! forty-eight hours and had probably
lain in the place of discovery for most
of that time. There was no mark of
/ Identification. Nearby were the wheel
tracks of an automobile, giving evil
dence that the body had been taken to
the place by motor. No attempt had
been made at concealment save that
of the placing of the body in the ditch
in a patch of woods. Now comes the
question of identification. 1t may be
effected through fingerprints. If the
dead man was ever under arrest at
any time in his career in recent years
at least, his physical sign manual will
be found in the official collection.
Otherwise there may be a long hunt
for his name, and perhaps it will never
be ended. But the police have re.
markedly effective means of tracing
identities and this unfortunate person
may be named within few hours. In
the lack Of clothing and without a
head the torso offers difficult prob.
lem. Perhaps the head itself will be
found and identification may be eff.
fected through some dental record If
the features themselves are not rec
ogniZed.
The perpetrators of this crime, short
Of the complete destruction of the
body. made almost perfect conceal.
ment. In the absence of identification
they cannot be placed save by some
chance disclosure outside Of the i'm
mediate inquest upon the remains.
The use of the motor car makes the
solution of such a crime difficult. The
body may have been transported for
many miles or for a very short dis.
lance. There is no clue to the scene
of the murder. Estimates of the age
of the victim from the condition of
the body are mere guesses. His sta.
ton in life is Understandable.
Probably in this case the slayers
were not aiming at the fantastic in
crime. but were taking the surest way
to safety by thus disposing of the body
in an open manner, and without
any attempt to destroy it. Their only
problem lay in the disposal of the
head, which could be effected by plac-
ing it in a box heavily weighted and
dropping it over a bridge into one of
the deep streams. 1t will be interest.
ing to see what comes of this case.
The chances would seem to favor
continued mystery, though it Is to be
hoped that this is not that perfect
crime" which battles detection alto.
gether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

fearless and is likely to creep into
houses and tents.
@. Has any one ever refused an in
vtation to dine at the White House,
w. L.
A. Sudden illness or some such
emergency may have caused many
people to send regrets" in response
TO Il White House invitation. Charles
Dickens, the famous English author. is
remembered, however, for featuring
his visit to the United States with a
curt 1T does not suit my convenience"
in reply to an invitation from Presi.
dent Tyler to dine at the White House.
O. Please give the story about the
Little Church Around the Corner
+. C..
a. The Little Church Around the
Corner in New York City is name
given to the Church of the Transtigu-
ration. due to the following incident,
according to the rector of the church:
George Holland, a popular comedian,
died on December 30, 1870. The clergy
man first appealed to refused to bury
him because he was an actor. but d.
rected the applicant to the little
church around the corner. DR.. HOugh-
ton, then rector, Immediately consent
ed. and his action in the matter drew
many kindly feelings toward the
church, particularly on the part of
members of the profession.
0. How much ice cream does the av.
erage American eat in years.. +.
a. Last year the average consump-
ton was 2.77 gallons.
O. What We're the names Of the
Indian foursome that have been shown
in pictures lately playing golf in
Indian costume?-H. II.
A. They were Chief Sitting Eagle.
Mrs. Sitting Eagle, Chief Black Buffalo,
Mrs. Black Buffalo. The game was
part Of the annual Indian day celebra-
ton at Banff. Alberta.
Q. How many large battleships does
the United States have now?-R. r. X.
4. At the present time it has IS
capital ships. They all bear names
of states.
0. Which of the new varieties of
wheat are most SUCCESSFULLY. c.
A. The most valuable are Kota,
Federation, Hard Federation, Kar.
mont and Nodak.
The resources of our free Tntorm1.
ton Bureau are at gour service. You
are mrited to call upon it as often
as you please 1t is being maintained
By The Euening Star solely to Serre
you What question can 1ce GnSlcer
for youP There is no charge at all
except tl0O cents in stamps for re-
turn postage. address The Erening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic
J. Hdskin, director. Washington. ID. c.
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SHOOTING STARS
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Policing LIES Game.
Throughout the splendid Nation
Our cares will never cease.
We get the information,
I'VE must have more police"
We place a cop on duty,
And there we cannot stop.
We need, for moral beauty,
Some one to watch the cop.
Then, some one must be landed
The simple truth to tell,
When he has been commanded
To watch the watcher we'll.
Plain people, few, If any,
Will see ''the force" increase.
We can't be very many,
Compared to the police.
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Business and OratOry.

II suppose you will have some i'm.
portant speeches to deliver in Con.
gress."
mot that I know of at present"
answered Senator Sorghum. I'm not
going to peddle my talk. Any speeches
delivered by me will have to be ordered
in advance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Dear Sir: For some time I have
turned regularly to your This anc
That column, as l have been botf
instructed and entertained by the
articles appearing therein.
'"This is to thank you for the one
respecting music one never tires of.
| imagine that many. like myself. are
longing for the time when the jazz
craze will have passed. / like to at
tend the movies for the sake Of the
film numbers occasionally and my
great horror is to have to stand one
of those jazz orchestras provided as
A treat by the management.
perhaps some never tire or get
above these limitations of an auto
matte monkey band, but l cannot help
wonder why some good music is not
sandwiched between the jazz mum
bers. If we had to eat either straw
or cake only for food we would soon
tire of eating. What pity that the
better class of jazz orchestras do not
show what they can do in the way OF
playing good music occasionally in.
stead of rendering a long string of
piftle tum-tum stuff,
VERY sincerely yours,
"W. +. A"
=
The better dance orchestras, as a
matter of fact, do attempt to deal
with the better musical numbers, but
even these high-brow jazz organiza-
tions do it in their own way.
Thus we get "rhythmical versions
of the ella ssics strained into IA time,
whether 1t fits or not. The first of
these was Strauss immortal "Blue
Danube Waltz" in a version fearful
and wonderful to hear
Since that day less sacrilege has
been done good music by less vio-
lently wrenching it into fox-trot
tempo. Recently we heard over radio
q really interesting treatment of a
complicated classical number. It pre-
served enough of the composition to
be good, yet was not an outrage upon
the spirit of the piece.
This sort of thing, of course. is not
what our correspondent meant when
he asked for some good music to be
sandwiched between the jazz numbers
1t is, indeed, a very poor compromise.
for not one Of these versions" makes
as good dance as a really good dance
tune.
There are, of course, some of the
iCtSeNh' iCiC 10 IIO ABOUT
it. Perhaps half dozen times a year
some writer of socalled popular songs
writes better than he knew. Hence
arise the big hits"
The trouble is that one has to listen
TO so many poor or Indifferent tunes
In the meantime. We heard Of n
grandmother who listened for the first
time to the radio. A dance orchestra
to be on the air.
Tune after tune was ground out.
After half an hour of patient listening
the old lady turned to her son and
made the following historic COM
ment:
Why they all sound alike."
They do of truth, all sound alike.
not only because their composers lack
the melodic gift, in it's best sense, but
also because the means of instrument
tation are absurdly limited.
Here is one department Of music in
which the modern dance orchestra
ought to shine. The effects it NAV
use are unlimited, there being here no
occasion for the more or less strict
propr1ety of the symphony.
Yet nothing is more common than
to hear the violin carry the melody
throughout, including the boresome
repetition Of the chorus half a dozen
times. AS matter of fact, musically
inclined persons often wonder why
the lesser composers of dance tunes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

regain one of the most coveted records
m aviation. The Navy will be doing
a great service for the development
of the art Of flying If it will lend its
facilities to Williams in this emer
gency and Americans will watch
eagerly the progress of the tiny racer
when It takes the air over foreign
waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Not only are motion picture stars
expected to progress in developing the
art of the screen, but they are depend.
ed on to give the neighbors something
to talk about, thereby bringing pro.
fessional talent to the relief Of home.
made gossip
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Respect for an Institution.

We still serenely forward go,
Despite some fierce acclaim:
And every day we want to know
Who won the base ball game.
We sometimes wish to shirk a ia al.
And scold; but just the same
We still conservatively ask,
Who won the base ball game?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Eskimos have found rich ivory
mines where walrus tusks have been
buried for many years. An Eskimo
ivory king may yet appear among
the picturesque figures Of wonderful
wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

This Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication IF all news els
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
'ted in this paner and also the local news
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

England objects to the fiat straw
hat customarily worn on this CONT
nent. The shock would be terrible if
the Prince, who INDUCED in that head.
gear in Canada, were to return to
London wearing an Indian war bonnet
and set of chaps"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Whether next seasons theater will
show the effects of a censorship can
not now be known. A certain amount
Of hard experience may cause even a
censor to relax rigid ideals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

1t will not be long before several
statesmen will have to doff their Wild
West togs and get into evening clothes.
The after-dinner speech, though much
discredited. is still more impressive
than the warwhoop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

1t becomes difficult to understand
how some of our motion picture
stars" should have won fortunes by
the use Of a custard pie for a yellow
chip in the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

you were formerly regular win.
ner at poker" said Mesa Bill. "Of
late you have always quit to the bad"
That's all right" confided Cactus
Joe. II don't want to lose my anna
teur standing"
DO not grudge a busy man his
days of vacation" said Hi Ho. the sage
Of Chinatown. "Some of the worlds
greatest thoughts have resulted from
lonely reflection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

AS headquarters for conferences,
Geneva should be encouraged to build
skyscraper hotels and announce fire.
works in the evening for the benefit
of onlookers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Trotsky was possibly estimated at
his true value when he lived In the
Bronx and radical editors gave him
barely a living wage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Japan has been automatically sue.
cessful in limiting references to her
international relationships largely to
the realms of pure rumor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

If Vice President Dawes is sincerely
intent to capture the young American
vote he will drop his pipe and learn to
smoke cigarettes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

If the weather could have been fore.
seen, a boost in the price of coal might
have been in order for the month Of
August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

So many prominent citizens have
stead Of mentioning a that" candi.
date may say, my war bonnet is in
the ring"
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Jud Tunkins says he's going to go
on loving his wife. even if it does pre-.
vent him from getting his picture
printed in the alimony news.
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Industry Program.

This Is the tireless way
That business men now seek
Twelve hours Of golf per day
And seven days per week.
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"Are you going to swim the English
Channel?"
IF l can get clear course. But
the crowd is going to be terrible"
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Tell dc truth" said Uncle Eben,
but not de kind Of truth az gifts It..
self mixed VIII idle gossip"
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Ellen Glasgow contrives a clever
mixture of f1attery and scorn in her
description of modern girls in her
novel, THE Romantic Comedians"
Judge Honeywell, who is going
through disturbing but intoxicating
process of regeneration a year after
his wife's death, is easily persuaded
by his worldly-minded sister that he
has been brooding too much and needs
to go out more, even that he might
dance occasionally. because it is such
good exercise. SO he goes to dance
in honor of the birthday of young
girl of his acquaintance, and is sur
prised at his own disinclination to
dance with his hostess, a stately.
white.hatred woman. half dozen
years younger than himself. "Quite
shamelessly. he longed to dance with
those images OF fire and snow with
out corsets and without conversation,
who melted to wisps Of tulle over soft
little bones ana wisps of gold or brown
hair over soft little minds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Q. How many large battleships does
the United States have now?-R. r. X.
4. At the present time it has IS
capital ships. They all bear names
of States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Q. Which of the new varieties of
wheat are most successfully. c.
a. The most valuable are Kota,
Federation, Hard Federation, Kar.
mont and Nodak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

Q. How much ice cream does the av.
erage American eat in a years. +.
a. Last year the sc COnsump-
ton was 2.77 gallons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

O. Which is the most dreaded of the
poisonous snakes of India?-B. NJ.
a. The kraft probably causes more
deaths in India, Assam and Burma
than any other snake. 1t is a near
relative Of the cobra, is active and
, 1927-11-17
The Nav ST, CrojI Savings Bank.

THE Members of The New ST. CRox
SAVINGS BANK are hereby notified
that the 46th Annual General Meet
ing will be held at the Office Of the In
stltution on TUESDAY THE 22ND DAY
OF NOVEMBER 1927 an 4 O'Clock pm,
at which meeting a statement of the
Transactions for the year ending March
3lst 1927 will be laid before the meeting.
and election Of trustees for the ensuing
year take place.
Christianst9d, St. Croix, November
2Ad 1927.
"A. E. STAKEMANN.
President
, 1927-11-17
BY THE GOVERNOR
OFIHE
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF The UNITED STATES
A Proclamation.

Thanksgiving Day.
gagHEREAS, the founders Of our
wv country, in divine recognition
Of the blessings of ALMIGHTY
God, did set apart a dav for public
thanksgiving and prayer, which Gus
tom their descendants have obselv-
ed throughout the years that are
past;
AND WHEREAS. His ExcelIen-
cy, the President Of the United
States has, by proclamation. desig-
mated thursday, the tWenty-f0urth
day of November. 1927. as 4 ma
tlonal day of general THANKSGIVING
and prayer;
AND WHEREAS. IT is fitting
that we, the people of the VIRGIN
Islands, should unite i'm thanksoiv-
ing to Almighty God. for the MANY
blessings bestowed on us during the
past year, for the abundance of
rain and especially for His mercy
In sparlng us from disaster during
the hurricane season,
NOW, THEREFORE,. T. WALDO
EVANS, Governor of the VIRGIN Is
lands Of the United States Of Anne
RIGA, do hereby designate Thurs
day, the tWenty-fourth day of No
Vember, 1927, as THANKSGIVING Dav.
within the Virgin Islands of the
United States, and do solemnIv
urge that the people Of these is
lands congregate ON that dav at
their usual places of worship to
give deep and sincere thanks to the
Great Oliver of all Good for the
manifold blessings, both spiritual
and material, enjoyed during the
year which is about to end. and to
petition that they may be continued
IN the year before us.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the Government
Of the Virgin Islands of the United
States to be affixed.
Issued at Saint Thomas this EIGHTH
day OF November, 1927.
WALDO EVANS.
(oEALJ G0rerB0r.
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A Small Deposit Will Hold Any Purchase
Made in This Sale for Fall Delivery
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Suburban for Sale
Real Estate for Exchange

IN University Heights; 3-bedroom bunga.'
low; new and modern; $4,000, and wortf
the money. Call Irv. 0340.
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thing From Baby Carriages to Buildings At Bargain Here
Lots for Sale

LOT on Drexel Ave-, second lot south OF
18th ST.; west front, just two blocks
ing community: 1900 buys clear title to
this lot. Drexel 2091-J.
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Legal Notices
The Annual Meeting of the Indianapolis
CHAPTER OF the

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Will Be Held on Wednesday. oct. 20. 1927.
At $3.50 p. M
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NOTICE OF ABSENTEE

State of Indiana. County Of Vigo. SIS
Josephine Utterback VS.. Ada Andrews IS.
In the Vigo Circuit Court.
To Ada Andrews, greeting:
You are hereby notified that the above
named plaintiff has this day filed in the
office Of the clerk of the Circuit Court OF
Vigo County. state Of Indiana, her certain
complaint alleging among other things
that the said defendant Ada Andrews has
absented herself from the said State OF m
diana for more than ive 49, years last
past prior to the filing OF this complaint
and notice. and that the said defendant
has continuously for more than hye (5D
years remained absent and unheard from.
Now therefore you are hereby notified
that the said complaint and the matter
and determination in the said Vigo Cir-
cult Court on the 18th day OF october.
Witness the clerk and seal OF the said
court at Terre Haute, Indiana, this day
OF october, 1927. - -,
GsEALJ FRED A. sTALNAKER, Clerk.
JAMES II. LESTER,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
oct. Il. 81. 2s. 1927.
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Seward daily gateway., 1927-12-15

Stine W. 'Dunkel, manager of the Frye Bruhn Meat Market and who has been on the sick list for the last week, is up and around again feeling much better.