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Virginia Reciprocity.

Now that Maryland and the District
are working together tremendously on
the automobile reciprocity question,
Virginia has apparently come to the
conclusion that the time has arrived
for her to start a little argument of
her own with the District. In line
with this policy announcement has
lust been made at Richmond that
hereafter all automobiles owned by
persons doing business in that State
must be equipped with Virginia license
plates. This sudden change Of policy,
which has hit the District with the
force Of a bomb, was inaugurated ap-
parently without consultation with the
local authorities, or discussion as to its
widespread effects. 1t will mean that
owners of District commercial vehicles
who make business calls in Virginia
and part-time Summer residents of
that State, who in reality live in the
District, will have to purchase both
District and Virginia tags, thus bring
ing about the same situation that
existed for years between Washington
and Maryland.
Virginia has evidently gone into
this matter with haste, but it will GER
tainly repent at leisure. Its people
will be harder hit than will the resi-
dents of the National Capital, COM
paratiyely few of whom use it's roads
or do business in the State. Virginia.
on the other hand, sends into Wash
tngton a great amount of produce and
a large number of persons VINO are
employed here. The District naturally
has no intention of sitting back and
allowing it's citizens to be mulcted oy
the neighboring State without re-
taliation. Each Virginian, therefore,
will, il the States present policy is
pursued, be compelled to buy Dis
trict tag, and furthermore to pass the
unusually severe operators test.
These measures, however, will
create nothing but antagonism and
resentment and should never be neces-
sary. Virginia, in beginning such
policy, should ponder carefully its in
evitable results. The modern theory
Of licensing automobiles is that one
tag should be good in every State In
the Union. It appears, therefore, that
Virginia by her action is proceeding
directly counter to the opinions OF the
best authorities in the country. Sup
pose, for instance, that New York re-
auired every New Jersey resident who
did business in the metropolis to buy
q New York tag. What spectacle
that would be and how damaging
would be its effect!
It is not too late for Virginia to re-
consider such move. In good will,
In trade and from an economical
standpoint the neighboring State is
making a colossal blunder-a blunder
that will be resented just as much
within its borders as it will be with
out.
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soft metal, card or millboard. The
paper or card is we'll damped and q
fly press is generally used. The en-
DDssiug is usually effected by press.
ing the paper into the die.
Q. Where are erneralds. turquoises.
rubies. topazes and jade found in the
United StateS?--D. Il.
y. Emeralds have been found In
Massachusetts and North Carolina;
turquoiscs in Arizona, California. Colo
RADIO. Nebraska. Nevada, New Mexico
and Texas: topazes in California, Colo.
RADIO, Connecticut. Maine. New Hamp-
shire. Texas and Utah; rubies in Geor.
gia and North Carolina; jade in Massa-
chusetts. III
Q. What IS the name Of the fern
that grows in the fountain of the
Treasury fronting Pennsylvania ave-
nuc?-W. +. II.
a. The water fern that is now grow
ing in the fountain of the Treasury
Building fronting Pennsylvania aver
nue is known as parrots Feather"
the botanical name for which il
"Myriophyllum."
@. How does n person lose a day
travelling around the world?-O. G..
\. When a person travels westward
he lengthcns his day by one hour for
oyerr Is degrees of longitude he
passes. since he moves with the mo-
ton Of the sun. By going westward
entirely around the earth, lengthen-
ing each day, he will have lost one
day at his arrival at his starting point,
since the total circumference OF the
earth consists of $50 degrees.
Q. How far can lightning be seen
and thunder heard?-P. j. w.
A. Lightning, under favorable cir.
cunStances, may be seen at least 100
miles. Thunder seldom is heard moro
than 90 miles and usually not over 10
to Is miles.
O. Can a skunk he operated upon to
prevent it from smelling SO disagree
ably? Would like to make pet OF
one--E. S. NJ.
A. It is possible to rid a skunk OF
it's odor. A competent veterinarian
can perform the necessary operation.
Hnue are had the pleasure Of serving
yom through our Washington InfOrmd-
ton Buredu9 Can't 1ce be Of some
help to y0n in gour daily problemsy
our business is to furnish gou acith
authoritative Information, and zoe in
rite qjoU to ask as any question OF fact
in qrfich yOu are Interested. Send
U0ur inquiry to The Erening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, ID. @.
TncIosc tlUo cents in stamps for return
postage.
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Prices demanded for seats when
theaters hold current success
threaten to introduce the greeting.
"Hello, Sucker" into the legitimate
drama.
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The B. & o. exhibition Of old loco.
motives provides a reminder Of re-
spected past and hope for the future.
The locomotive is now on trial to de-
termine whether it can hold its own
with motor competition.
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France welcomed American soldiers.
irresponsible clamor asserted itself
with the customary result. The loud.
est noise frequently has the least
meaning.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Love Lay.

The Love Lay.
The poets lay I tossed away,
Though it was sweet, beyond denial.
1t left a sense of deep dismay
When logically brought to trial.
The hold-up man seeks to adorn
The dancing girl with record shady.
The burglar, captured and forlorn,
Sought to make "Moll' look like Q
lady.
Some politicians give their lives
To struggles, with grave conse-
quences.
Because Of their ambitious wives,
Who study social precedences.
I tossed away the poets lay,
Which sang Of love in such elation.
For love, apparently, must play
A part that bothers all creation!
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Hot Waves.

The Katydid still tells of frost.
1t Is a weary tune.
The Old Thermom has never lost
His preference for June.
Jud Tunkins says women are no
longer slaves of fashion, but man
throws his straw hat away, regardless
Of Autumn weather.
Truth" said Hi ,Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, sis often helpless, because
-he is more dreaded than desired"
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The winner of beauty contest goes
back home and sets the village gossips
wondering why she did not even sue
ceed in landing a job in the chorus.
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When Mayor Walker got home, he
had to reconcile himself to hear
ing the bands play Sidewalks of New
York" instead of Venetian serenades.
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Ladies who love the wrong man are
becoming so frequent that the average
grand jury is liable to lose its sense
of romance.
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The spirit of st. Louis" is not so
satisfactory when manifested In the
form Of a tornado.
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Importance OF Silence.

you have remained absolutely
silent on some important public ques-
tions"
I'm these days." said Senator Sor-
ghum, "a man who can remain abso.
lutely silent demonstrates that he
holds a pretty important position in
public AFFAIRS
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Aviation, like polar exploration,
gives a position of high Importance
to the rescue party.
Evening star., 1927-10-01

The Associated Press Is cx2iIslvfiy emitted
to the use for republication of all news ttlS-
matches credited to it or not othPr"t~e cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
unfinished herein All ricnts OF nuhh"diIou
of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
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of fiction this is hardly one Of the
most plausible. The story. as 1t is
worked out. suggests nightmare. or,
in the language of contemptuous
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And We DO!

And We do!
Aloft the aviator flies
In an intrepid hurry;
And from the skies he gayly cries,
"You folks on earth should worry"
"De safety razor" said Uncle Eben.
lis doin' bout as much to stop fightin
jes' at present as some o. dem big
conferences"
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Precautionary Principle.

Precautionary Principle.
Are you wet or a dry?"
I'm dry" answered Uncle Bill
politics as for the reason that the
licker around here has got to be so
terrible"
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Scattering OF light On the atmos.
sa>nz,a fx..x1aao sa rtlu.fn (nall narticIea
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THEODORE w. MOVES. -. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn.
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SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Col. John Jacob Astor Camp met
Monday at Stanley Hall. United States
Soldiers Home. One new member
was affiliated. Announcement was
made of the death of Harry Wells,
who was buried in Arlington National
Cemetery March Is.
Col, James s. Petit Camp at its
last meeting received into Its ranks
John +. Burke. Henderson Cornett and
Robert G.. Thompson, the latter being
a transferred member from Erambert-
Case Camp. No. IL. OF the Depart
ment OF Ohio Comdr. James f. Smith
appointed Samuel Hubacher as chair
man of the recruiting committee
Richard ]. Harden Camp admitted
two members. Frank Lehman and
Vernon r. Boyer. The reinstatement
Of Charles III. Graham was effected
Announcement was made of the death
of John T. Griffin. which occurred at
Naval Hospital March Is. Past
Comdr Henry Smith of Hubbell Camp.
Brooklyn, y. V; William l.. Mattocks
John a. Bethume and a number of
visiting members spoke.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux.
Hilary recruited six new members at
the last meeting President Addie
kimmell announced that plans have
been completed for the dinner to he
given next Thursday at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple for the benifit OF the
department.
The Department of the District Of
Columbia. L. ). w. v, will give n
card party next Wednesday at pm.
at Pythian Temple.
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several reasons, he decided, he must
have a talk with Thomas Granger at
once.
He paused for an instant outside the
housekeeper' bedroom. then walked
on to the next door. which opened into
kitchen. The third door, the one
farthest down the hall. gave access to
large room, and the tall tiers of
boxes and packing cases indicated that
Gage had used 1t for storage purposes
Abstractedly he let the CLEAN of his
electric flash glide over the floor and
the long, Jagged cracks in the be
grimed ceiling. He was looking for
nothing in particular, and apparently
there was nothing to find
Yet. as he started to walk out, some.
thing held him. He could not analyze
the sensation at first, but it was one
he had experienced before, and it was
associated in his mind with dreadful
and awe-inspiring things He could
not name it, but it gave him the i'm.
preston that he stood in the presence
of death.
He started forward, but of a sudden
ne checked himself and listened in
tently to sounds coming from the d,
rection of the stairs. They were short.
creaking and irregular sounds, like
those produced by a heavy man when
he tries to walk lightly, and they gave
the Phantom an impression of hest
fancy and furtiveness.
The stealthy footballs drew nearer
Quietly the Phantom pushed the door
shut, took the pistol from his pocket
and stepped behind a row of packing
cases. The footsteps were now almost
at the door, An interval of silence
came, as If the person outside were
hesitating before he entered, then the
door came open and a dark shape
prowled across the floor,
Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must be
in the Office BY noon on the Wednes-
day preceding the Sunday on which
publication is desired. Address ID. G,
Congress of p T. A, Publicity
Bureau, 500 Eighteenth street. Apt. 81,
The State Convention date has been
changed from April 19. and 20 to
April IS and II,
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter viii be the
speaker at the meeting of the Van
Ness =. r. A. March 80 at 1880 pm.
at the home of Mrs. Robey, 1909
, Fifth street southeast. Arrangements
are being made for an Easter luncheon
to be held April at the school.
DR.. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent of George Washington Uni
versity. addressed the association OF
the Hine Junior High School March
II The Hine Glee Club and Hlne
Orchestra furnished music. Mrs.
Rarker'S section was awarded the pan
ner for the best attendance. Mrs. w.
Curtis Draper announced the plans
of the District OF Columbia Congress
of Parent Teacher Associations. The
next meeting will be held April 2S,
instead of April 81.
Miss Catharine r. Watkins. direc-
tor of kindergartens in the ID. c. Pub
lie schools will speak on obedience
at the next meeting of the training
class for leaders in child study. to be
held in the Public Library Wednes-
day at o'clock.
The Service School, =. T. A. will
meet next Tuesday at 5:45 o'clock.
Supper viii be served at o'clock.
Maj. William A. Canoe will speak on
Discipline
There will be an open discussion on
the subject Miss Esther Celander
will render music selections. There
will be a French project by children.
Mrs. Rafter gave a talk on social
hygiene at the meeting of Weight
man 2. T. A. on March IS. DIR. 2. A.
Wood read a paper on Preventive
the movement to have increased
dental facilities in the schools. Mrs.
Rucketts gave a report on needs for
the second grade. Nearly $40 was
cleared on the luncheon held at the
school March 16. Twenty five dollars
was voted with which to purchase a
slide for the Fairgrounds. A letter
was read from Miss Jessie La Sale
explaining Intelligence Test" rat
ings. Miss Carl and Mrs. Smart ac-
companied by Mrs. Peters, sang sew
eral selections. The fifth grade, Miss
Nitzel, teacher won the attendance
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be held at the Franklin School and
also the meeting of the District Of
Columbia Dental Society to be held
early in April. Refreshments were
served The next meeting of the asso-
citation will be held April rs.
The Randla Highlands-Orr Associa.
ton met in the Orr School March Is.
The membership drive will be con.
tinued another month. 1t was voted
to purchase a lantern for the two
schools. Money was also given for
two pictures. one for each school.
The fourth grade. Miss Adelphia Nose
dale, teacher, was again given the
attendance pennant. thus winning a
picture for that room.
The annual election of officers fol-
lowed: President. Mrs. Clifford shoe
maker; first vice president. Mrs. l.. ID.
Jones; second vice president. Miss
Blanche Fawcett; secretary. Mrs. ID.
W. Lievsay; treasurer. Mrs. III. A.
Bacas. The retiring officers are: Mrs.
Deborah Strietberger, Mrs. George
French, Mrs. FL. W. Kruger and Mrs.
l.. Clifford The teachers of the two
schools presented the retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. Strietberger, a plant.
At the meeting of the Central High
School +. T. A. Wednesday. the noto-
riety given to certain occurrences in
school life were discussed A resolu-
tion was adopted setting forth that
the association deplores the exploita-
ton of the wrongdoings Of few Of
the boys and girls in the public
schools. The parents later held con-
ferences with the faculty.
DR. r. C. Galloway of the National
Social Hygiene Association will meet
the social hygiene chairmen and rep
resentativeS of the different local
Parent Teacher associations next
Thursday at / 40 O'Clock in the Frank
lin School building
The Barnard Association met March
II at 8 pm. Mrs. Rafter spoke on
'The Relationship Between Parents
and Teachers" DIR. Kimball made a
brief talk. Mr. Hudson reported a
profit of $13S on a benefit picture per-
Torrance. Mrs. Knox reported the
addition of 40 new members. The asso-
citation authorized the purchase of a
new mimeograph, set of scales and an
electric eraser for the blackbOards.
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banner. Refreshments were served
The grade mothers of the Force
Adams +. T. A. held a candy sale at
the Adams School last Tuesday
Money from the sale is to he used
for many needed things in both
buildings.
Lieut. Col u. S. Grant. Sd, adj
dressed the II. T. A. meeting of John
Burroughs School March II. Mrs.
Lawson, teacher of the second grade,
again won the prize for having the
largest number of parents present.
Entertainment features were furnished
by Lula and lenore George and
Mary Louise Kemper. Two vocal
solos We're given by Miss Smith. ac-
companied by Miss Price. Scout drill
was given by 20 Girl Scouts. Refresh
ments We're served
Miss Catherine Watkins addressed
the Truesdale Association Monday
afternoon on the subject. Parental
Education Mrs. Barry gave an ac-
count of the March meeting of the
d. c. Congress of Parent Teachers'
Associations. The association voted
to help with the sewing in the cloth
ing conservation rooms, Mrs. Daniel
oHdHhle, puDlIClIy chairman. TepOFlSu
that moving picture benefit would
be given the Truesdale Parent Teach
ers Association at the Colony Theater
April 30.
It was brought to the attention of
the association that two grades had
made 100 per cent in the construction
of bird houses this Spring. The asso-
citation voted, in order to stimulate
interest in this movement, that a
prize be offered by the Parent-Teach-
ers' Association to the child present.
ing the best looking bird house this
year.
The lack of playground space was
discussed. Mrs. Shankle was ap-
pointed chairman of a committee to
have the unused portables removed
from the school grounds Miss Smith,
principal, offered the services of her
pupils to help clean up and beautify
the school grounds. The next meet
ing will be April II.
A meeting of the Macfarland Junior
High School Association was held
March is. Isaac Cans of the Board
of Education made an address. A
one-act play was presented by the
Dramatic Club OF the school.
The Fillmore Association met March
81. Miss Catherine Watkins, director
District Of Columbia kindergarten
Schools, spoke on Parental Educa-
ton" Delegates were appointed to
attend the social hygiene classes to
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synopsis of Preceding miscellaneous

SshVpsis OF PRECEDING InStaIfments
Inc Gray Phantom. hero of many near
i L.ulnal adventures. Is astonished To read. at
n sas retreat on Long Island. that he is wanted
aor Inc brutal murder of
Sylvanns Gage, recluse tobacco dealer The
49, hal NJ hah received threatening letter
S SHmeu GrST Phantom and had gasped that
nannSS Will his dying breath to
uf1Cer Pinto. who had discovered the muir
v ~sa; ~ 1hzing that he has been framed and
s fmde the police viii spend all their energies
5M90Sing for him, the Gray Phantom goes to
SMSS~ lDrk himself to seek out the true cul,
DIT But the real motive behind this bold
Aelen Hariwick
Visiting the scene of the crime, he is rec
ognlzed by Officer Pinto and locked in the
small murder room. from which he makes
c sensational escape by discovering hidden
ss xIt connected by tunnel with the lano. a
DR. Bimble, eccentric criminal psychologist
Mysuhed Ia reasi newspaper reports OF his
capture, the Phantom accepts Dr. Bimble :
hospitality. That night while investigating
~ mechanism of the secret tunnel he sees
fhe hldtten door omen from the tohacro shoo.
hears the Gage housekeeper cry, Hes killing
me, and watches fe' rail- dead last as tue
3 coor clicks shut. Next morning the news
papers tell ot the mistaken arrest of
Tommy Granger, TeDUrter of fnp Sphere,
I VINO SO clt resembles the Gray Phantom
I. that he had been taken prisoner With char
acterlstlc pFom0tness the Phantom determines
+ 70 see this man. Cleveriy outwttlnG the net
work of police watching for him. he drives
to the Office of the Sphere. where a stroke
OF luck lands the intoxicated Tommy Gran
ger in his cab.
2 Taklng refuge with
Peng Yuen, an old Chinese whom he had
once befrlended. the Phantom changes clothes
sw1th the reporter. locks him in a hidden
r room and energies from Chinatown as Tommy
Granger.
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MO0RlNG MAST UNUSED.
Built in Kansas for Shenandoah on
Inflated Trip.

LEAVENWORTH, Kans., March 10
Up).-Immediately south of the site of
the citizens military training camp
on the Government reservation at
Fort Leavenworth stands steel
mooring mast, waiting for a ship that
will never come.
The mast was completed late in
August. 1926 1t was to have moored
the Inflated Shenandoah on it's last
stop before swinging back to Lake
hurst. n. j., from its Western trip.
But the naval dirigible crashed at
Caldwell Ohio, early in the morning
of September 3, killing II of the
crew.
The mast raars above the golf links
at the fort, a silent memorial to the
daring men who lost their lives when
the dirigible buckled and fell to
earth.
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Mems Hair Long.

BOkHARA, Turkestan, March %.
Bodied hair and truncated tresses
may be popular in America and Eu-
rope, but the mode has not penetrated
Asiatic Russia. Even the men in some
parts of Turkestan wear long hair. In
the Heavenly Mountains" of Turkes-
tan the Kalmucks, who are pure Bud
dhists, wear their hair in long, thick
braids. They live in felt tents, eat NUT
ton and drink "doumiss." Badness
is practically unknown among them
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Pheasants Like New Zealand.

To enlarge the variety of birds in
New Zealand. the Otago Acclimatiza.
ton Society is importing and raising
pheasants at its farm at Waitati
Three pens of birds. some of Mongo-
liam breed and others of English, were
imported few months ago. The first
Matching was successful In every par
ticular. and the birds soon will be lib.
Grated in different parts of the island.
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Divers to Use Wireless.

Divers of Berlin are experimenting
with the use of radio in connection
with signaling to those at the surface
of the water. New diving suits con-
tain radio head phones and connec-
lions to a small broadcasting set car.
ried by the tenders In this way wa
ter workers may keep in constant
touch with the outside world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

An ocean steamship just completed
at Belfast carries a complete radio
loud speaker system, which will re-
produce broadcast programs on her
decks for the passengers.
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A Warming From the Duke.

Continued from Yesterdays Starr
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%HE Phantom walked briskly,
z with an easy, carefree swag
ger, breathing freely for the
Il first time since the beginning
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-20

In the Superior Court Of the State
of Arizona, in and for the County of
Cochse.
In the Matter of the Estate OF James
Hern, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
Stacy has filed in this court a docu-
ment purporting to be the last VIII
and Testament of James Hern, de-
ceased, together with petition pray
ing that same be admitted to probate
and that Letters Testamentary thereon
be issued to the said Charles Stacy.
and that Saturday, the 22nd day Of
January, 1927, at the hour of 10000
o'clock A. NJ, at the court room OF
said court in the City Of Tombstone,
Cochise county has been appointed as
the date of hearing said petition, ana
all persons interested are hereby motif
fled to then and there appear and show
cause, if any they may have why said
document should not be admitted to
probate and such letters issue thereon.
as aforesaid. tf
Dated this 10th day of January. 1921.
]. Il. JAMES, Clerk.
First publication Jan. II. 1927.