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Evening star., 1927-05-13

is sometimes referred to as the Fifth
Estate
Q. Please give me the total num-
Der of strikeouts credited to Herb
Pennock?-W. G.. NJ.
A. The number OF strikeouts cred
tied to Herb Pennock during 1926 was
rs. For his entire major league ca
reer to date, DAT.
O. Why don't the farmers in
Louisiana and Alabama use machin-
cry in harvesting their sugar cane?
M. L. NJ.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that the reason the farmers of
Louisiana and Alabama do not use
machinery for harvesting their sugar
cane is because there has never been
q machine devised that will satisfac-
torily harvest cane. There have been
several designed, but none will work
satisfactorily on commercial scale.
Q. How does the three.toed sloth
obtain it's food?--J. d.
A. The animal called "sloth" feeds
on the leaves, buds and young shoots
of trees among the branches of
which it lives. The animal rarely
descends to the ground. 1t is chiefly
nocturnal. Although 1t clings be
meath the branches with back down
ward, it moves with agility.
Q. When was the first levee con
structed on the Mississippi River
n. f.
A. The first levee was begun I'm
1717. when the engineer, LIE Blond de
La Tour, erected one a mile long to
protect the infant city Of New
Orleans.
@. What is the population of
| China?-Y. II.
| A. The population of China Proper
estimated in 1920 was 75.000.000. The
| population for all China is approx
mately 400, 100000.
| Q. Are bank notes issued by ma
tional bank good after the bank that
| issued them is closed?-M. B.
! A. The Treasury Department says
| that money issued by a national bank
| in the form of bank notes for the
payment of debts is redeemable by
the Government after the bank is
closed.
@. Can you tell me If the house
| OIeIeu Dy u. Z. D1OTSdny SlCudleu Ill
London, England, to the United States
| Government TO be used by it as an
embassy was ever accepted?-O. A. X.
! A. The building in London offered
| by j. +. Morgan as an embassy for
| the United States was accepted and
is now being used.
| O. What is electrolon?-A. G. r.
| A. 1t is a green to blush black
crystalline substance derived by heat
| ing q mixture OF coke, sand, shale
and sawdust in an electric furnace.
| 1t is used in making abrasives, grind
stones, anti-slip pavements, refracto-
ries, etc.
There is no other agency In the
aCorld that can dnStUer as many le0itt-
| mate questions as our free inforntd-
| tion bureau in Washington. d. G..
This highly organized institution has
| been built up and is nnder the per-
| sonGl direction of Frederic j. HGskin.
| By Keeping in constant touch acitb
| Federal bureaus and other educational
| enterprises 1t is in q position to pass
! on to Don authoritative information
Of the highest order. Submit your
| queries to the staff of experts tchoSe
| services are put at your free disposal.
| There is no charge except 2 cents
in stamps for return postage. Ad-
| dress The Eveniao Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. HdSkin, Director,
Washington, ID. c.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

How the flowers that bloom in the
Spring love hot weather!
One could almost see them grow
| the other day, after the heavy rain,
when the sun decided to show the
! National Capital what it could do in
the production of ultraviolet rays.
| Grass almost creaked in its re-
+ sponse.
| Rosebuds vlsibly began to open, so
| that by the next morning a full-bloWn
| Red Radiance was on the bush, with
scores of sister buds waiting to come
! out.
| This was not, however. the first rose
| OF Spring. Several days before, a Ra-
| dance tpinlll had thrown a perfect
| flower. on II stem not more than Il
| foot from the ground. This was to
have been expected of Radiance. If
there is anything rose can do, Ra-
dance will do it. Between the two
! of them, pink and red, they leave little
to he desired, in their color.
What does the home gardener care
If some jealous persons insist on
calling Radiance a "cabbage"? If
one wants q rose that grows and
blooms. and gives genuine satisfac-
tion with a minimum of care the
whole season through, Radiance and
her sister are the roses for him.
X X x II
The grass, too, was grateful for
the heat.
Grass can get along pretty well
without much sunshine, ordinarily,
but it responds to it's geniality Just the
same. Perhaps water is more Of Il
necessity to it. Certainly wet Spring
ies for. hn
Spring of years ago~or was 1t 5
years?-time certainly does fly
when it rained every day, with scarce
ly bit of sunshine for a month. The
grass that year was beautiful. soft,
rich green in color and wonderful in
texture.
If one may judge from the appear
ance of lawns and parks throughout
Washington, the Spring the National
Capital has experienced has been
much to the liking of the grass, no
matter how much it may have dis
concerted human beings, with their
varied activities, SO many of them
outside Nature. as one might say
The grass, unlike the human, has
no bridge parties, no automobiling
no radio to fuss over, no picnics, no
new dresses and hats to fear to get
wet, no feet to clothe in rubber, or no
medicine to take for cold"
The grass is a hardy fellow, living
close to Mother Earth. What are
her moods, are his moods. He knows
no other life and has no other aspira-
tions.
The troubles Of thinking, which
worry us intelligent beings, pass the
grass by, and he sits there on the
ground, sopping up moisture through
his little roots, expanding his green
blades to the sun. manufacturing him
self plenty of good chlorophil to keep
them green.
Trample upon him, dogs and chill
dren-he laughs at your efforts, and
straightens himself up again as
soon as you are gone.
Run a lawn mower over him, house
holder-he but grows the stronger,
and spreads the farther, as the result
of your work
Such is the grass.
X X * *
The five hibiscus in the back yard
are at least two weeks ahead of last
year. Already they are about foot
Evening star., 1927-05-13

rough character and sparse habita.
ton. 1t is not, of course, certain that
the plane which was seen last Mon
day was the white Bird" bearing
Nungessers strange device. Yet so
far as known there was no other plane
in that region at that time. The evil
dence is slight, but it requires action
in response. A liberal reward has
been offered by a Boston merchant
interested in aviation for the rescue
of Nungesser and Coli or the finding
of their bodies if they are in fact dead.
That reward will stimulate search,
though it is not needed to effect sys-
tematic endeavor to ascertain the fate
of these brave men.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

First of the new U-boat chasers Is
launched, but five weeks from the DAY
the keel was laid Balfour
visits with Col. Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, while Viviani thrills large AUDI
ence in Boston with vivid picture OF a
world union. Additional
contingents depart for officers tram
ing camps to begin intensive prepara-
tions for commissions in draft army,
soon to be called out. Re'
cruiting stations all over the country
are busy receiving enlistments for the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
Contract is signed for build
ing first of the 1000 ships for use in
our billion-dollar anti-subnarine prof.
ect. Secretary McAdoo ar
ranges for extensive tour of the West
to push Liberty loan subscriptions.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
The New EIOuuence.

"You are cultivating periods of ST.
lence"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
1.-The only man nowadays who is ex-
pected to attempt constant talk is a
radio announcer"
Evening star., 1927-05-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Rio Names in RusinasS

Big Names i'm Business.
Unto the greatest names we turn,
Our reverence they command,
And we forget the big concern
That brought the radio band.
I buy the Meyerbeer cheese cakes,
love Mozart deserts,
I'm eating Chopin breakfast flakes,
I'm wearing Haydn shirts.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Calculations of the damage done by
only in dollars. The injury to human
hopes and aspirations is beyond COM
putation.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
ited in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights OF publication
of special DISPATCHES herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Effort to build an ark to float fami-
lies and live stock in Arkansas re-
suited in failure, thus converting many
people from fundamentalists into mod
ernists.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Aviation is at present the supreme
fest of human courage. The flyers
who lose their lives offer no discour-
agement to those who make ready for
a similar attempt.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Hungary intends to tax bachelors
for the benefit of aged people who
have reared large families. No bach
elor who is a halfway good sport
will resent paying it.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

On thinking matters over, China may
find it difficult to distinguish between
Sovietisn and plain old-fashioned an
archy.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Germany claims to be able to make
finer films than the U. S. A. A brand
new style of trade war;" involving
considerations Of art as we'll as money,
may develop.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

For the moment Mussolini is com.
PEELED to turn his attention from an
cient Roman grandeurs to modern
finance.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Mexican rebels persist, although
they have no chance of being as pic.
turesque or as influential as they were
in the days of Pancho Villa.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
Frightful Warfare.

From the New York Evening Post.
Goodness" said the lady who had
just read of the renewal Of the tong
war, what terrible things to fight
Withv
Evening star., 1927-05-13
Simple Matter.

what would you do If an entire
stranger were to invite you to ride in
his automobile?"
"If / wanted to ride" said Miss Cay
enne, I'D call taXicab."
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Recent homicide sensations make
the Hall-Mills case look comparatively
respectable.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
A Large Order.

From the Life Magazine.
Secretary KelloggFsays the United
States should treat sghll nations alike.
What a lot Of Marines that will takei
Evening star., 1927-05-13
No Chance for St. Paul,

From the Boston transcript.
Possibly st. Haul had the long-dis-
tance weather fprecast in mind when
he wrote: "Whether there be prophe-
cies. they shall fail. !. .-.--......----
Evening star., 1927-05-13

A third term" introduces the study
Of fractions into political arithmetic.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
Doeuments of Romance,

A few short months ago he sent
A tender valentine,
She greatly prized the sentiment,
So graceful and SO fine.
But recently we heard her say,
In tones devoid of glee,
"Please take that valentine away,
Bring divorce decree!'
Evolution" said Uncle Eben
leaves de monkey de best Of de argu
ments. cause he don't waste no time
tryln' TO argue." W -.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
General Rejoicing.

Hooray! And let the cheers increase
And not for hours be stopped!
Here is victory of peace
The price of ''gas" has dropped!
Evening star., 1927-05-13
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Member Of the Associated Press.

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Evening star., 1927-05-13

"Street rioters" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, "too often f1atter
themselves with the idea that they are
conducting war"
Evening star., 1927-05-13

Jud Tunkins says his dog bit him
and there wasn't anything to do but
forgive him, because he doesn't know
enough about dog language to under
stand the imaginary provocation.
Evening star., 1927-05-13

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn.
ing edition. is delivered by carriers within
The city al 80 cents per month: daily only.
per month. ORDERS may he sent by mail or
TELEPHONE Main 5000 Collection is made by
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-13
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business ONCE :

11th st and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: 10 East 42nd st.
Chicago Office: Tower Building.
European Office: II Regent ST.. London.
England.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
ORATORY FINALS
TICKETS ON HAND
National Contest to Be Held
in Washington Audito-
rum May IT.

Tickets for admission to the final
meeting of the fourth National Oratori-
cal contest, to be held in the Washing
ton Auditorium, May 27, are being dis.
tributed now at National Contest Head.
quarters, Room 1923, The Evening Star
Building.
Not more than two tickets will be
given to any one person by virtue of
the very heavy demand for the admis-
sion cards. This policy has been in
force at the previous national contests
and was adopted as the only fair means
for distributing the tickets over a
broad area.
Are for National Finals.
The tickets that are being distrib-
uted are for admission to the national
finals, May 27, when the regional
champions from the seven areas Of the
United States compete for the cham
pionship of this country and the sub
sequent right to represent the Nation
in the international contest next Fail.
The next oratorical contest meeting in
Washington, however, is The Star
finals, May 4, which will be held in
three group meetings beginning at
o'clock in the morning. No tickets will
be required for admission TO those
meetings and an aggregate audience
or 0,UuU persons may near tIlS oIdtlOAlS
by which will be determined this re.
gion's representative in the national
contest.
The 10 district champions OF The
Star will deliver their contesting ora
tions in the following order: The win
ners in the Washington white public
high schools, am, in the Central
High School auditorium; winners In
the colored public high schools, il
am, i'm the Dunbar High School audi
torium; winners in the private and
parochial Washington, Maryland and
Virginia school districts, 11:45 am, in
the auditorium of the National Mu-
scum. The speaking order of contest
ants within the three groups and the
order of the groups themselves was
determined by a 'lot drawing" made
by Stephen f. Kramer, assistant SUI
perintendent Of schools in charge of
high schools.
Phone Calls Disregarded.
Distribution of the tickets for the
national contest viii be made only In
Evening star., 1927-04-23

His Royal Highness Prince Leopold
Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad HUI
bertus Marie Miguel, Prince of Bel.
gium, Duke of Brabrant, is the full
name of the Crown Prince Of Belgium.
Evening star., 1927-04-23

response to personal visits to national
contest headquarters in The Star
Building, or to mail requests. Tele-
phone calls for reservations, which
have proven unsatisfactory in the
past, will not be considered this year.
The demand for tickets is unusually
heavy for the 1927 finals. Approx
mateiy | 900 have been reserved for
schools and organizations outside The
Star area, particularly of New York
and Pennsylvania. Large blocks of
seats are being held also for the stu
dents of the schools which competed
in the contest in this region, and I'm
the distribution Of tickets among
these schools and effort is being made
to apportion them as equitably as pos
sible in view of the enroIlments of the
various institutions.
Greater Interest Shown.
An 11-piece amplifying system will
be installed in the vast auditorium,
and through it the Contesting speakers
will be heard distinctly in all parts
of the hail.
Greater interest is being shown in
this years contest throughout the
country than i'm any previou year.
and the national finals will be perhaps
the fnest.staged contest since the
movement was inaugurated. Each con-
testant viii be bound tightly to the
time rule this year, both in the re-
gional and national finals. and the au-
dience will be apprised of the expira-
ton Of the allotted 10 minutes in a
novel manner that will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
VOTERS OF TAK0MA PARK
URGED TO CAST BALLOTS
Municipal Election in Maryland
Town May 2 Announced for
Choice of Councilmen.

The Town Council of Takoma Park,
Md, has adopted an ordinance calling
on the qualified voters of the town
to participate in the municipal elec-
tion on May 2, at which time three
councilmen will be elected. The terms
of the elective candidates will be for
two years from June 6.
June / the terms of Councilmen II.
r. Rogers. John r. Adams and DR..
+. G. Salisbury expire. Councilman
Rogers has served 20 years on the
present council, Councilman Adams
six years and DR.. Salisbury four
years.
Under the provisions of the charter
Of the town a general registration
was required this year, and for this
purpose registration officers were on
duty last week and will again be on
duty Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week.
The council will meet Thursday
evening at the Office Of the town clerk
to hear any appeals from action or
decisions of the registration officers.
The judges of election will be James
w. Ellsworth, Henry w. Scherger and
Mrs. j. o. Folk. Mrs. Helen B. Davis
will be the clerk of the election board.
A caucus OF the voters of the town
to nominate candidates for election
as members of the council will be
held Monday at 1880 pm. in the Com
munity Hall,
Evening star., 1927-04-23
MRS. CHAPLIN FILES
NEW ALIMONY PLEA
Wife of Comedian Asks $4,000 a
Month for Support of Self
and Children.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 23-Iita
Grey Chaplin. whose previous at
tempts to collect temporary alimony
from Charlie Chaplin pending her suit
for divorce, have proved unayailing,
today awaited the outcome Of a new
effort in that direction.
Mrs. Chaplin filed new alimony
petition yesterday asking $4,000 a
month for the support Of herself and
two children, with an extra bill of
$4,000 for legal expenses. She would
have the alimony order be made retro.
active from December ! last
Her petition states that Chaplin
an annual salary of $3.50 900
and a. monthly income from com.
munity property of $40, 600. Since
she left the actors home last No.
vember she has received only S1,50O
from the comedians attorneys for
the support Of her children, she al
legged.
A previous alimony ward was
invalidated recently when the ap-
pelate court there held that Cahplin,
who is in New York, was not under
the jurisdiction of the California
courts. Mrs. Chaplin's attorneys
point out that she will be able to
collect on subsequent alimony order
because of the fact that Chaplin now
has accepted service of the divorce
complaint.
Los Angeles contains 391 square
miles
Evening star., 1927-04-23
FRIDAY is UNLUCKY.
London Finds Day Is Fatal for
Pedestrians

LONDON, April % Op).--F'riday is
the worst day of the week for London
pedestrians, and Sunday is the safest.
The ministry of transportation has
tabulated street accidents for seven
year period, revealing this and also
that December is the most dangerous
month. while February is the safest.
December's seven-year toll was 502 IA
talities, compared with 359 for Feb.
ruary.
Last year 166 persons were killed in
the streets on Fridays, mostly by auto
mobiles. Saturday, with a total OF
157. was the next most dangerous day,
while for Sunday the number was 101,
the least of any day in the week.
Since 1920 the number Of persons
killed in the streets has increased from
657 in that year TO 1,020, the number
Of injured increasing from 21.02S to
4T,213 OF the fatally injured 687, or
68.5 per cent, were killed during the
day time and S16 at night.
Evening star., 1927-04-23

A soft bed viii build as much men
hI energy for the sleeper in six hours
= a hard bed viii in eight is the con
ausion reached by a noted psychol
. sgiSt
Evening star., 1927-04-23
FEDERATION DEPL0RES
OFFICERS ACQUITTAL
Public Confidence in Police Tribu-
nails Lessened, Says Report
Adopted by Body.

The acquittal of policeman
charged with abusing woman re.
Gently in Linden court was deplored
by the Federation of Civic Associa-
tions at a meeting last night in the
boardroom of the District Building.
A report adopted by the federation
declared that the failure of the Police
Court and the Police Trial Board to
convict the officer lessons public con.
fidence in the tribunals before which
he was tried. The report was sub
mitted by a special committee headed
by Archibald S. Pinkett.
The action of the Citizens Advisory
Council in discussing proposals or
amendments affecting the federation
without notifying that body was pro-
tested by II. /. Brown. Dr. George
Richardson and George Beason, mem
bers Of the council, advised the fedora.
ton that such proposals or amend
ments would have no effect until acted
upon by the Civic Federation.
The federation indorsed the clean
up week campaign and adopted its
new constitution.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
Ordnance Assignments.

Six officers of the Ornance Depart.
ment Reserve Of the Army, residing in
this city, have been ordered to active
duty in training at the Frankford
Arsenal, Philadelphia. as follows:
Lieut.. Col. Frederick f. Wright, Maj.
John G. Gray, Maj. Colin E. McRae,
Capt. Harry b. Hambleton, Capt.
Vladimir V. de Sveshnikoff and Capt.
James L. Delany.
Capt Ephraim j. A1mquist of this
city, also Of the Ordnance Depart
ment Reserve. has been ordered to
similar duty at the arsenal, Water
Yliet N. Y.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
81, 900, 600 LOST IN PLANE.
Crash That Killed Mail Pilot De-
stroys Stocks and Bonds.

CHICAGO, April % CE).--The Trib-
une today said that stocks, bonds and
checks for more than $1,000, 900 were
believed lost or burned in the Govern
ment air mail plane crash at Topeka,
Ind, yesterday.
The pilot, John F. MilatZo, %, of
haywood, Ill.,, was killed in a heavy
sleet and snow storm.
The mail cargo that left Chicago in.
cluded 46 registered letters and pack
ages, but the newspaper story said
that very few of 40 parcels turned
over to the postal authorities after the
crash were registered. If the secur-
tiles were burned the loss would be
only the replacement Of the docu-
ments, it was explained.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
WAR HALTS TOURISTS.
Chinese Trouble Interferes With
Visits to Japan.

TOXIC, April II CP).--Japan's plans
for the entertainment of thousands
Of American tourists this Spring and
Summer have been dampened by the
troubles in China, say government Of
ficials.
The authorities declare that numer.
Gus Americans who had intended Wis.
iting Nippon-and, incidentally, China
have Cancelled their reservations be.
cause of the uncertain conditions in
Shanghai and other Chinese cities.
Japan consequently suffers, because
the ordinary tourist wants to do the
entire Far East when he sails for the
Orient on a pleasure trip.
During the last six months Of 1926,
the finance department announced,
1857 foreigners visited Japan. OF
this number there were 3,058 Ameri-
cans.
Evening star., 1927-04-23
Succeeds Capt. Mclean.

Capt. T. II. Craven. u. S. ", is
scheduled as the next director
Of naval communications. relieving
Capt. Ridley Mclean, who has been in
charge for over two years. Capt
Mclean is ordered to duty as chief Of
the submarine division of the battle
feet. Capt. Craven comes to commu.
nications from command Of the battle
ship Maryland formerly he was on
duty in Washington as head Of the
aerOnautical section of the Navy. The
new assistant director is to be Comdr
Reed NJ Fawell, succeeding Comdr.
Glassfnrd
Evening star., 1927-04-23

Los Angeles contains 391 square
miles.
Evening star., 1927-04-23

Distribution of the tickets for the
national contest will be made only In
Evening star., 1927-04-23
STORM HITS MARTINIQUE.
immense Damage Done to Island
bv Cloudburst and Floods.

PARIS, April % tE).-Advices from
rort-de France, Martinique, say i'm
hense damage has been done through
'sut the island by cloudburst. Rivers
Werfiowed their banks, roads were
lashed away at many places and tele-
sraph lines were prostrated. AS far
is has been aseertained there was no
Dss of life.
The devastation was particularly
evere i'm the industrial centers, where
many persons were made homeless.
Fort de France was inundated and
mffered badly.