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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
PHYSICIAN FINDS
FALL BETTER
occasion

Albert r. Fall showed decided
improvement" today when examined
by DR.. ]. J. Kilroy. in the May
flower Hotel. where the former Gov
eminent official lies with an attack
of the grippe.
Complete rest and immediate
treatment induced the satisfactory
change. DR.. Kilroy said. Mr.. Fall
has chronic lesion of the lungs
and bronchial tubes" the physician
said. His unusual activity during
the past few weeks here tended 10
aggraVate his condition and a Ia
grippal attack. with pneumonia
threatening, resulted"
He has survived four attacks of
pneumonia within the past few
wears and is especially susceptible
to colds and Ia grippe. Therefor,
it was imperative that he he or
dered to bed and active measures
be taken that the threat of pneu-
monia be checked.
AT Mr.. Falls advanced age,
pneumonia might prove fatal. AL.
though he showed Improvement to-
DAY. his general condition is very
much below par and no chance can
be taken
The advent Of cold weather in
Washington as well az Mr.. Falls
unusual activity durin the Fall
Sinclair conspiracy, just terminated.
were contributory agencies in the
former secretary's illness, DR.. kilroy
said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
COOLIDGE F D R
MERCER PLAN

President Coolidge favors mer.
ger of the local STREET railway
companies. Senator William H.
King, of Utah, ranking Democratic
member of the Senate District COM
mittee, declared today after q
White House conference.
Senator King discussed the local
traction situation with the Presi-
dent for half an hour, and is con-
WINGED that consolidation legislation
must be passed by the next Con"
gress.
The Harley P. Wilson merger
plan will be carefully analyztd by
Senator King in the next few
weeks. At the present time he was
unwilling to express an opinion
about it, and he found that Presi-
dent Coolidge had not vest received
any report from the Public Utilities
Commission upon it.
IT will say. however, that Mr..
Wilson is right in assuming that
81 900, 900 can be saved by operating
economies to be effected by consoli.
dation." said Senator King. IT be-
lieve that the prospective annual
saving will be much larger than
this figure
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
RUTH AND PILOT
OFF FOR HOME
Nv International News Service

nv International News SerVIce
PARIS. Nov. 5.-With the praise
and good-wishes OF all Paris to bid
them farewell, Ruth Elder and
George Haldeman boarded the Aqui-
tania today on their way back TO
the United States.
Both were a little paler and
thinner than when they left New
York on their adventurous trip
which eventually brought them
from the brink Of death to the
heights of fame and popularity.
But both expressed their happi
ness over two things--that they
are going home and that Paris re-
ceived them so cordially.
Ruth is sailing as Mrs: Ruth
Womack with one trunk. two bags
II Paris gowns. four coats. six hats
and two pairs Of shoes.
She was anxious to see her hus-
hand. Lyle Womack, who cabled
he was waiting for her in New
York.
what a darling boy ne Is"
Ruth said. But ! told him not
to do it since he risks losing his
Government job in Panama by
leaving his post for SO many days.
At the final press conference last
night Ruth was gay and happy
and insisted upon shaking hands
with every newspaper man present
thanking them for their kindness.
She said:
ut. is au revoir to Paris for me.
l have had a glorious time"
She was highly amused when
Benjamin Franklin Vaughan. promi-
nent society man Of Providence, r.
T., slipped intp the press conference
on a bet that he would be able
to speak A few words with Ruth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
MAR|EPR|SONER.
REPORT SAYS
BY International News Service


LONDON, Nov. 5.-Queen Marie
Of Rumania and Princess Helene.
mother of King Michael, are being
kept virtual prisoners. Premier
Bratianu and others of his govern
ment fearing they might leave to
join Prince Carol in move to
overthrow the present Rumanian
regime, dispatch from Sofia said
today.
The correspondent quotes uncen.
Nored dispatches from Bucharest as
the source of the news.
The Sofia dispatch also states
that Premier Bratianu is at
tempting to discredit members of
the royal family, allowing offensive
caricatures of Queen Marie to be
published in the newspapers and
giving widespread publicity to a
pamphlet representing Prince Carol
in the worst possible light.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
Business High Alumni
To Stage L'AigIOn Dance

Business High School alumni are
preparing for their third annual
dance to be held at the L'Aiglon
November II. Last years gradual
ing class has promised to attend
en- masse while many graduates Of
former years are expected to be
there.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Jerome G. Kaufman. chair
man. Martha Bean. Grace Wooden
and Paul A. Graves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
KILLS MAN At
BACK DOOR

Reversing the order of things as
they occurred in the case of Comdr.
Lucian W. Johnson. naval surgeon.
who was shot yesterday BY a burg.
lar who entered his home at SS0s
Thirty-fifth St. n. W., an alleged
burglar was shot and killed early
today when he attempted to break
into the home Of James e. Adams,
colored. "A, 233 Elm st. n. W.
Adams told police that he heard
a noise at his back door early today
and found man attempting to
break the door down.
Leaning out of the window, he
said, he saw a colored man attired
only in undershirt and trousers, and
without shoes and stockings, ham,
mering at the door.
Adams called to him to leave, he
said, but the man continued so the
former got his revolver and shot.
The bullet passed through his lower
jaw and he was pronounced dead on
the arrival Of Freedmen's Hospital
ambulance.
The body was removed to the
Morgue where IT had not been 1den-
titled today. Adams was arrested
and held for an inquest Monday.
Abraham Friedman, a grocer, OF
119 Rock Creek Church Rd. n. W.,
was getting his car out of the garage
in the rear of his home, preparatory
to going to market early today when
he was held up by two white bandits
and robbed of $4OO in bills and two
checks, totaling $42, he told police.
Friedman said that the men
escaped in large touring car with
drawn curtains. Both were short
and of stocky build. One wore a
hat and the other a cap. He fur
nished the license number Of the
car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05

If you stick to the Laddergram
way Of doing this, the Government
won't be hunting you for counter.
feiting. Take your Copper and come
down a rung at time. changing
only one letter in each step. If you
don't transpose the other letters and
use only good words, Nickel will ap.
pear as If by magic. The answer
will appear with Mondays Ladder.
gram. Solution OF Teach-Learn: l,
Teach; 2, Tench: 3. Tenth; 4, Tents;
5, Bents: 6, Beats; Z. Bears; 8. Years;
3, Yearn; 10, Learn.
Copyright By Public Ledgert ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
Gas Masks and Wage
Raise, Navy Yard Plea

Gas masks for navy yard painters
may be required in the near future,
the Naval Wage Board of Review
has been told by Representatives of
the workers.
Poisonous odors from the spray
guns used by the painters create a
new menace to health, r. III. Meyers
of the Norfolk Navy Yard, asserts.
He says that Navy painters are en-
titled to the same wage as civilian
painters. which is $l4 a day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
Has to Plan
Reforms for Wilbur

Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ma
gruder is to be given an opportu-
nifty to reform and improve naval
administration after all.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
will assign him to desk in one of
the bureaus here, at which he will
be permitted to elaborate and de.
velop plans for the reorganization
of the Navy along the lines of his
recently published articles.
The disciplined admiral will report
to Secretary Wilbur within the next
four days. Tn the meantime. Rear
Admiral Julian L. Latimer has re-
lieved him as commandant of the
PHILADELPHIA Navy Yard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
Senator BOrah's Wife
To Go Under Knife

MPz. William F.. Borah. wife of
the senior Senator from Idaho, was
taken to Emergency Hospital today
for an operation.
Her ailment is not OF a serious
nature, Senator BOrah says. Her
physician believes the operation will
correct a condition that has caused
I'll health for a year or more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05

RALPH SAYS his principal called him
yellow" when he showed disinclination to
fight. He is here showing chum, Jack
Malotto, how he can fight when there is any
occasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
ESSAY WINNER NAMED

A group of American citizens"
conducting the national essay on
Germany and the League" an
nounced today that first prize had
been awarded to that essay submit.
ted by Frances Cooper Marshal, stu.
dent at Radcliffe College, Cambridge,
Mass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05

WILLIAM NJ. RAINEY
PRINCIPAL RAINEY says
such flights" have been Gus
tom in. his school for fifteen
years. A disorderly conduct
charge preferred by young
Eposito was dismissed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-05
CLEMENS KIN DIES

RIVERSIDE. Cal, Nov. 5.-George
i. Clemens, 81, first cousin of the
late Samuel l.. Clemens mark
Twain was dead at his home near
here today.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
Warrant Leaks,

A serious situation has been dis
covered in the district attorneys
office relative to the swearing out of
warrants for handbook raids. A
leakage Of information into gambling
circles on proposed raids has become
SO persistent that an investigation
has been started by the Police De-
partment. The most fragrant case of
advance information on the issuance
of a warrant occurred last Saturday.
Great secrecy attended the issuance
of the papers, but before they reached
the captain in whose precinct the
raid was to take place he was ap-
preached by a man who told him
that the warrant had been issued.
The theory of the Police Depart
ment is reported to be that hangers
on at the warrant Office are respon-
sible for the leakage. The integrity
of no court or police official is in
volved, but there are said to be num-
bers of "tipsters" who attempt to
listen-in on audible conversations
around the Office so that they may
warn their gambling constituents
that raid is to be staged
The Police Department should push
this investigation vigorously. If
loiterers around the district attor-
ney's office are responsible for the
leak, 1t would seem to be compare
lively simple matter to change the
method of issuing warrants SO that
the entire transaction would be
secluded from prying eyes and
stretched ears. In the case cited
above the informant had the correct
address and appeared to be thor
oughly cognizant of all the details
If "tipster" secured this informa
tion he must have been right on top
of the transaction.
It is obvious that such a condition
needs immediate correction. The
Office should be swept clean of all
loiterers and warrant issuance should
take place only in the privacy of four
walls. Despite the persistency of the
leaks the Police Department has rem
dered a distinct service to the public
of Washington in their efforts to
wipe out handbook making. Raids
have been conducted and convictions
obtained. With a thorough over
hauling of the methods of securing
warrants, and added alertness on the
part Of the members of the force,
Washington has every reason to ex-
pect even greater results in the
elimination of this contemplate and
character destroying practice.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
U. S. Press Mildly Criticizes
I'll. G.. Wells View of Democracy

1t is the faith of the American people
in democracy that makes it impreg-
nable-though forms change and con-
ditions alter 1t is this faith that Mr..
Wells has overlooked"
X X
The Wichita Beacon maintains that
"the question is not whether the COM
mon man works perfectly, but wheth-
er the sum total of his electoral
function is beneficial in the course of
century; that "the right of the peo-
pie to rule their own commonwealth
can never be successfully challenged.
no matter what the changes may be"
Greater perfection is to be ex-
pected of democracy. 1t will not come
through such device as appeals to the
fantastic mind of Mr.. Wells" states
the Pittsburgh Gazette Times, while
the Wattertown Daily Times AYERS:
Democracy will struggle along. 1t
may make mistakes. 1t will continue
to make mistakes al it has in the past
But it will survive in spite of them"
Holding that democracy is the only
hope of Il people like the Americans"
the Erie Dispatch Herald advises:
Instead of decrying democracy as a
failure and inefficient without hope of
improvement, because of the disin-
clination of citizens to learn all about
it and sensibly take their part in it,
let us rather anticipate the day,
which we hope Is not far removed,
when the stream of democracy will
purify itself"
The Lansing State Journal admits:
Whether Wells is right or not as to
the eventual outcome, it must be ac-
knowledged that there is considerable
in the way of present day manifesto
tions which serves as basis for his
theory. The growing indifference to
voting in the United States is one"
Evening star., 1927-04-12

mark twain" depth of water7-w
NJ. r.
A. Mark twain" is an old river tern
signifying fathoms, or 12 feet.
Q. Who made the first watch?-o
A. The first watches were mad
early in the sixteenth century. Pete
Hele OF Nuremberg, Germany, 1
credited with the invention.
Q. Why was the Tom Thumb loco
motive built?-J. s. NJ.
A. Peter Cooper built the Ton
Thumb locomotive for experimental
purposes on the Baltimore & Obi
Railroad.
@. Why were all Army and Nav.
men in Denmark ordered bv tn
Danish Labor Cabinet to Quit Free
masonry?--W. G. w.
A. This report has been denied
King Christian X himself Is Free
mason, and there can be no question
of his officers or his subjects mo-
being permitted to be members of
body in which their sovereign ia {
leading light.
@. 7 have heard that there ar,
this true?-E. p. M.
A There is a book published il
China giving 100 of the most com,
mon and well known surnames callet
the PA CHA Single, the 100 fam
ily surnames. In DR.. Herbert A. Giles
Chinese English dictionary there il
list of Chinese family names or sur
names given. The list comprise'
over two thousand names.
@. At what temperature does mer.
curry freeze &C. r. Fl.
A It freezes at about 40 degrees
below zero.
Government statistics bring out The
fact that the HneduCdted man h0;
only / chance in 800 to attain dis.
t:nctioa. There is no reason lChD Gal
one should Hue under such a hdndi'
cap in these days Of free schools ana
free information This paper sup
ports in Washington, ID. C.. the
largest free information bureau IN
eristencc. IL 1ciH procure for you the
dnstcer to any question you may ask
ArGu yourself Of its facilities for goW
self i'm proUement. IHcloSe 2-cent
stamp for return postage. Address
The Euenin0 Star Information
bureau. Frederic J. HdSkin. director
Washington. ID. C.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
The Smith Boom.

Gov. Al Smith of New York, it is
tated. is resting at a New Jersey
easide resort after q strenuous ses-
lion in Albany with the business left
over from the Winter term Of the
I,egislature. He says he is not think
ing or talking politics, but is intent
upon recuperating from the fatigue
Of a long series Of busy days at AL
Ilany. But politics will not down.
rhe governors friends are busy as
bees in a clover field working up his
loom for the nomination. His cham
pions in all parts Of the country are
laying lines Of procedure in the dele
gate-choosing contests. He himself
is saying nothing to promote their
efforts. In few days win be pub
lsghed his reply to recently printed
open letter asking him certain ques-
tions regarding his fealty to the
American Constitution in the light Of
his devotion to his religious faith.
Much depends upon this rejoinder and
until 1t Is published a lull in the pre-
convention activity is inevitable. And
yet it is not a complete lull. There
are still some activities. For example,
the other day Senator Carter Glass of
Virginia put forth a statement cor
rective OF his supposed qualified ad.
vocacy of Gov. Smith, And now
comes Senator Caraway of Arkansas
with the statement that the senti.
.hent among the rank and file Of the
democracy in the South is fifty to one
Evening star., 1927-04-12
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL IL. 1917.

APRIL IL, 1917.
More than 10000 additional National
Guardsmen ordered into service,
bring total to more than $4,000, most
ly for police purposes Presi-
dent approves bill authorizing govern
ment control and operation of all rail-
road. telegraph and telephone lines
during war, and drafting into mill
tary service of the employees of such
common carriers High off.
GERS of British and French Navies
confer with Secretary Daniels in
Washington AS result our
Navy will take over most of patrol
work in Western Hemisphere and re-
lieve Allied ships Costa Rica
places her ports at disposition of
United States and regrets lack of ma
terial strength precludes more sub
stantial cooperation Proposed
espionage bill hotly attacked before
House Committee as being too gen.
eral in it's terms and it will be re-
vised Salvation Army offers
all it's resources to aid Government
United Mine Workers ask for
more pay to meet higher living costs
and hold workers. No strike threat.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
Do Not Linger.

Washington motorists are not get
ting the fullest use from either the
automatically controlled streets or
the arterial highways. The same
comment applies to a less degree to
the officer controlled intersections.
The reason is simple. When a driver
stops for a red light or for a stop sign
or at traffic policeman's signal, he
sometimes seems to think that he can
iinger in that spot at his pleasure
and forgets completely that there are
others waiting behind him anxious to
Evening star., 1927-04-12

move forward at the first possible
Sixteenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue, for instance, are staggered
so that If motorist gets under way
promptly on the green signal at the
beginning of n light.controlled artery
he can cover the entire length Of that
street without stop. In an un-
fortunately large number of cases,
however. he is unable to do this be-
cause the man. or woman, In front
of him is talking merrily with his
or her companion and it is some few
seconds. enough at any rate to throw
the whole proposition out of gear,
before he can get started. With the
stop signs at boulevards and arterial
highways and with intersections con-
trolIed by officers, the same condition
exists. The leading car or some car
in lire will hold up the whole pro-
cession. and where three or four cars
should have time to get through only
one driver may be able to make it be.
cause of the leisurely and careless
actions Of the blocking motorist.
This lack of aIertness on the part
of Washington drivers causes great
delay in the transportation of the
city and works, day by day. to the
disadvantage of frictionIess traffic
Every motorist In the city has prob
ably, at one time or another. been
the light t-controlled intersections. He
knows that If he gets started at the
flash OF the green he will be able
to make his run without stopping.
The driver Of the car in front Of
him, however, is turning off at the
next block on the automatically
lighted street and with exasperating
slowncss gets his machine under
way. BY that time there is no hope
for the driver behind. He is lost and
he knows he will have to stop at
every succeeding intersection.
Washingtonians, with the present
system of modern traffic control,
should be con their toes" When the
light flashes green, get started
quickly. When there is an opening
in boulevard traffic. put the old bus
in gear and get going. When the
policeman blows the whistle and
turns the go sign step on the gas
and get out Of the way. There are
others behind, at the side OF you
and in front of you. and it is dis
tinct1y up to you to help along and
to do your part to harmonize with
the general traffic stream. If this obli-
CATION of good citizenship Is recog.
nized and met in the morning and
afternoon rush hours it will be sur
prising how many more cars can pass
at intersections at the officers go sig
nal, how many more cars can get
through an opening on a boulevard
and how many drivers will be able to
make nonstop runs on the automat-
ically-lighted streets. It is worth
trial at least.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
cold Snow Slide"

Montana's famous wolf, "Old Snow
Slide" which killed and ate approx
imate1y $4,000 worth of live stock
during the past ten years, was trap
ped with poison bait recently.
Thus ends another animal epic. Per-
haps the farmers who suffered by the
creatures ravages and great cunning
could see nothing particularly epic
were, to them, nothing but a tragedy.
Those who sat removed from the
struggle, however, were able to see
its sporting aspects, and to wonder
that in this day of machine guns a
lone wolf could outwit thousands of
men, including Government workers,
who concentrated on his trail.
Barney Brannin is given credit in
dispatches from Billings for the kill
ing of the animal with poisoned bait,
after many attempts. SO keen were
"Old Snow Slides senses that Bran.
min could not fool him, although he
used three different horses.
Snow Slide" knew the scent of all
three horses as well as that of Bran
min. 1t was the smell of the enemy
In order TO place the poisoned bait
the Government man had to leave
his mount on the highway, and make
use of a covering OF sheepskin which
he placed over his shoes.
So "Old Snow Slide" slid to his
death. Viewed simply from the ele
mental aspects of struggle. he was
worthy antagonist. He pitted his
wolffsh brain against the combined
minds Of thousands Of creatures with
vastly more developed ones, and he
INDUCED his expensive taste for meal
for many long years. The fact that
he could live so long-and eat SC
much-might well give the pride O.
men pause.
Evening star., 1927-04-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Do each OF the major base ball
leagues have certain color socks?--
r. E. Y.
A. The players of the major leagues
wear white uniforms at home and
when on the road gray uniforms with
narrow blue stripe. The different
teams are designated by the names of
the teams across the front of the
shirt. There are no uniform socks, a s
they change the color of the socks
every few seasons.
9; Why can't birds fly backward?
e. A. II.
A. The Biological Survey says that
birds cannot fly backward because
the feathers of birds point back
ward, so that if a bird attempted to
fly backward the air would force the
feathers forward and the resistance
OF the air would be such that the bird
could not make progress.
Q. Where and when was Gen.
Lawton killed?-S. f. V. 4.
A. Gen. Lawton was killed Decem.
Der 10. 1899, in the battle OF San
Mateo, 2. /.
@. Is there a street or avenue in
washington named Tor each state In
the Union?-M. Nick.
A. The District Building, Wash
ington, D. C.. says that all the States
in the United States are represented
in this city in the names of avenues
and streets.
Q. Where is the House Of Seven
Gables"?-E. NJ.
n is in Salem Mass
Q. What has become of Buena Vista
Lake in California?-E. F.
A. 1t is now dried up and its area
Is under cultivation.
@. What country leads in the pro-
duction Of fax?-R. G..
A. Argentina leads the world in
production Of fax.
Q. Have there been volcanic erup-
tions and earthquakes in Colorado?-
J. S. M.
A. There have been no marked vol
canic disturbances and earthquakes in
Colorado as recent as 900 years ago,
but earthquakes and volcanoes are
shown to have been there thousands
and hundreds Of thousands of years
ago.
Q. How many feet are there In a