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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
c. c. LONG TO TALK
ON BEAUTY OF CITY
Fifty-TWo Citizens Groups to
Take Part in washington
Night" Program.

Washington. Our National Shrine,
. picture talk by Charles Colfax Long,
will feature the Washington night"
entertainment arranged for Monday
night under the auspices of the COM
munity center department Of the pub
lie schools.
officers and members of 50 citizens
associations, besides hundreds of
other persons interested in preserv-
ing the beauty of the Capital City, will
attend the meeting, which will be held
In the Central High School Community
Center, Thirteenth and Clifton streets,
at SIS o'clock.
Commissioner Proctor l.. Dougherty
will preside and introduce Mr.. Long,
who is widely known as a lecturer and
expert on the development of Wash
ington.
His picture-talk has been given be-
fore hundreds of civic and cultural
clubs throughout the country, includ-
ing the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the American Red
Cross The pictures shown by Mr.
Long are a swift succession of col
ored slides.
The community center department
has arranged for Washington Night"
with the cooperation of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations and with
the assistance of the music depart
Inent of the public schools, which will
present the newly organized Inter-
high School Orchestra, conducted by
Ludwig E. Mandy, in a special fes-
tival program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

sons or property beneath. No aircraft
is permitted to land on the ground or
waters of another without the owners
consent except is a case Of forced
landing, and any damages resulting
to the property shall be borne by the
owner or lessee Of the aircraft.
The bill declares that the owner of
aircraft is absolutely liable for in
juries to persons or property on the
land or water beneath caused by the
ascent, descent or flight of the air.
craft, or the dropping or falling of
any object therefrom, whether such
owner was negligent or not, unless
the injury is caused in whole or in
part by the negligence Of the person
injured or of the owner or bailee of
the property injured
Liability for collision on land or in
the air shall be determined by the
rules of law applicable to the land,
the bill continues, which also shall
govern all crimes, torts and other
wrongs committed by or against a
pilot or passenger.
A fine of $1,000 or Imprisonment
for not more than six months, or both,
is provided for any pilot or pas
senger who shall engage in aero
batic flying over thickly inhabited
areas or fly low over public gather
ings. The same penalty will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

Holiday TOiLetrieS

Three Flowers, ' anish n &
Cream. SOC.
Three Flowers Face Powder,
75c.
Denney and Denney Velvet
Cream. 75c.
Denney and Denney Rouge, soc.
Ire Jur Compacts, 81; double.
Street Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Lake Named for Engineer.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April z CP).-
Under the terms of a resolution which
without opposition passed both
houses of the South Carolina Legis-
lature here yesterday, the huge arti-
ficial lake formed by the impound-
ing Of the Saluda River in the Lex
ington water power hydro electric
development near Columbia will be
called Lake Murray. after William
5. Murray of New York, vice presi-
dent of the Lexington Water Power
Co. and a member of the information.
ally famous firm of hydro electric
engineers, Murray & Flood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Marylander Retired.

Capt. Abraham w. Williams. 18TH
Cavalry, has been placed on the re.
tired list OF the Army on account of
disability incident to the service. He
Is from Maryland and began his mill
tary service in August, 1917. He
served during the World War and
reached the grade Of captain in July.
1870: He has been recently stationed
In Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Bandits Slay Deaf Man.

CHICAGO. April s GP).--NeIs r. Lii
jedahal, n. bookkeeper for the Jack
son Coal Co. of this city, was shot and
killed at his desk yesterday by one
of two unidentified robbers who fled
from the office after killing him. The
bookkeeper was deaf and did not hear
the Glands up' order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
REMOVING ACID SCARS.
"Peaches" Browning Undergoing
Treatment by Specialist.

CHICAGO, April s OP).-Mrs. Ed
ward j. Browning, Peaches, today was
undergoing treatment for removal
from her face of the acid scars mys-
teriously inflicted shortly before her
marriage.
A radium, misunderstanding process
was employed as the first step of the
treatment. The estranged wife of
Daddy" Browning is holding up her
plan TO fill a contracted cabaret en-.
gagement until the work of the spec.
ialist is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

q length. Just right for the
small child who wears sizes a.
10 Z. Lisle. with rayon top and
all-over rayou. Derby rib and
plain, in dainty colors and com
binations. Perfect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Phoenix Hose, OON

= length Thread Silk and
Rayon Hose. in sky. pink, peach.
buttercup, pongee. buck. Jade.
white. turquoise and black. Sizes
to 91a. Perfect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Sport Hose, OT(

Boys and girls = styles, in
Isle or rayon. Sporty checks.
stripes and combinations. Per-
feet and irregular qualities.
Spring patterns. Usually soc and
SOC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08

levied, under the provisions Of the
bill, against any airman who shall
Intentionally kill or attempt to kin
any birds or animals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
AIR-CONTROL BILL IS PASSED
BY MARYLAND LEGISLATURE

Looking into the future when the
air above the sovereign State of Mary
land will be filled with aircraft, the
Senate and House of that State have
passed a uniform State law for aero
nautics, which now Is before Gov.
Richie for his signature.
Without the law, operators of air
craftcraft, so long as they stay in
Maryland, are not subject TO the Fed
eral air commerce act of 1926 and avia-
ton Is free to do as it pleases re-
CARELESS of the consequences. The act
Just passed. however, is designed to
supplement the Federal act and to eX-
ercise some control over Maryland air
men, if they choose to stay within
the boundaries of the State.
The moment they venture into
another territory. they become subject
to the Federal act and their planes
must be licensed, registered and In
spected at intervals, and the pilots,
before they can so operate the craft
across the border-lines, must undergo
rigid examinations on their ability TO
fly.
Sasscer Introduces Bill.
The bill. which was introduced in
the Senate by Senator Lansdale G..
Sasscer of Prince George County, de
fines the sovereignty in space above
the lands and waters of Maryland,
as resting in the State except where
granted to and assumed by the United
States pursuant to constitutional
grant from the people of the State.
Ownership of the space above the
lands and waters is declared to be
vested in the several owners of the
surface beneath, and fight over this
property is lawful unless at such a
low altitude as to cause interference
or to be imminently dangerous to per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Candy Easter Eggs
for the Children

Bring the children if you are
coming to the infants and
girls department on the second
floor, and while making your
purchases the youngsters can
get their Easter Eggs free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
Easter Hosiery
for Children
Short Socks. ACC

Rayon and Isle. with ravon
tops, perfect quality, in a wide
variety of attractive light and
dark colors, with plain on striped
tops. Sizes to SIC.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
FINDING THE OWNERS

Who owns the Interboroush Transit company in New York? That was one of the first questions projected at the hearing before the New York Transit commission. The City wishes to readjust its transit facilities and would like to know with whom it is dealing.
 The information that 90 per cent of Interborough stock is held by Wall street brokerage firms may mean little or much. That the stock is primarily . market football' can scarcely be denied. If 1t were not for the fact that the Inter- borough is the chief transportation company in New York this would be of no great moment to the public. A transportation concern, to be efficient and run in the public in terest. cannot at the same time be a  market football" Concerns in the past which degenerated into this capacity usually served the public secondarily.
 The directors of the Interborough owe only 1e4 shares of stock. This leads to the assumption they are dummies for the higher ups These are being located in Wall street.
 The Transit commission. by mak- ing public its findings. is at least educating it's public. As the Inter- borough loves secrecy and dislikes publicity the inference Is broad enough to cover almost anything the public prefers to believe.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
MOVING PICTURES

There are now IT moving picture palaces and theaters showing films on Broadway, Twenty years ago there was only one, and all the theaters on the great white way" We're giving plays and musical comedies.
 The legitimate theaters if New York have been crowded off Broad way for the most part. They are ensconced in the side streets leading from the main theatrical thorough fare. Their patronage is made up of q sprinkling of New Workers and q mass of visitors. There are 300, 900 or more visitors in New York at all times, and they are more likely to patronize the Legitimate" or the music shows than 20 to the movies, 1t is the native New Workers who
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
MANHATTAN

Sundry New Workers dislike to have the island of tall buildings referred to as Manhattan. The name New York appears much more significant. of greater potency to the out of -towners. Yet Manhattan is a perfectly proper designation.
 Despite the fact that Brooklyn is counted in with the six million supposed to make up thu population of New York" folks there still prefer to say they live in Brooklyn. In all the years since the gobbling up process has taken place. Brook lyn has not lost it's identity. It re- mains a great city of distinction, as different from Manhattan as the difference between a lamb and a tiger. No one in Brooklyn insists upon being referred to as a parteof New York. The same holds true for the citizens of Queens, Long Island City, Staten Island, and the remain- der of the satellites around Man. haitian.
 It is merely for population pur- poses-i. e. advertising-that New York brides itself upon having six million people. Manhattan, the real New York, from population stand point would have trouble in com peting with some other cities in the world which now are rated far be- low six million.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

It ceasssts essentially Of 7,.os part, Of nitSogsn and 3e.e1 parts el oxygsn with vsfytug smajl auantt. ties of earbonic acid. ammonia, osene. srgon, hslium. neon. krypten xsnon and aausows vapof. Certain chemical compounds as common salt, smmeniuu nitrate, etc, q well e minute particles Of animal, vegetable cad mineral matter. are also frsausutly found ia the air. Q. Was' Hawai- ever an inds- pendent republic?
 4. In 1S9t. Hawaii was pro- claimed . republic. and in accord ance with the request of the people. expressed through the legislature, and of . resolution of the United States congress of July {. 1893. signed July '. by President McKin. lay, tho islands wore formally an, nexed to the United States August IF. 1893.
 O. What arc the highest water falls h tho world?
 A. Stirling Falls in New Zealand. Their height is 1.so4 feet.
 c. What three photoplays have had the longest runs in New Yofk city?
 A. The Big Parade, ''rhs Ten Commandments" and The Covered Wagon"
 Q. Who played the leading roles in the motion picture Faust?
 A. Costa Ekman and Yvette Gilbert.
 Q. How is Porto Rico governed [?
 A. The supreme executive au- thority is vested in and exercised by the governor-general appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States senate. The people elect their own legislature.
 Q. Do dogs think?
 A. Many people believe that dogs think. Ono authority gives as proof of their thinking that they recognize certain days in the week and certain duties on special days.
 Q. When guest arrives at din- ner party after the others are seated should the gentlemen rise to greet the tardy one?
 A. While 1t Is unusual for the guests to be seated at dinner until the last one arrives, If such an emergency arises it is less confusing to have those who are at table re- main in their places, while the host and hostess rise to greet tho one who is late.
 c. What is the feminine for toastmaster?
 A. Toastmistress.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
25 Fears Ago Today

Dr. Cremin's barn on West Main street was destroyed by fire this noon. The fire was discovered by Attorney Marliley but the barn burned so rapidly that the tiremen could do nothing with the flames. The barn being i'll the fire district, the loss is greater than appears on the surface. since the doctor cannot rebuild except out of tlrcproof mate- rial.
 The general manager of the Con- necticut Co. says that in another year the Hartford-N Britain line will be the best-paying branch owned by the company.
 Prof. Marcus White has secured the weli-known orator and scholar Prof. E. H. Griggs, who spoke In Hartford before the Froebel club Tuesday evening. to deliver the ad- dress on the occasion of the grad uation at the Normal school June lS.
 Fifteen girls employed in the sort irg room at Russell X Erwin's yes- terday went on strike. They say that they cannot make as much money under the new piece system as they could under the old ar ransement.
 The local retail coal dealers held a meeting yesterday and decided to take steps to avert a coal famine Tn New Britain. There are only 5000 tons in the yards here and factory supplies are running low. Only one ton will be sold to a customer at one time, and a price of S7 a ton has been agreed upon.
 Mortimer Rhodes stopped a run- away near his ice house yesterday. Mrs. Frederick Stanley's horses broke from her control although she is a splendid whip and dashed down Arch street to inc corner where her eoachman was killed eight years ago in similar accident, MT. Rhodes saw them coming. leaped from his ice wagon, and grabbed the head O. the nearest horse. He was lifted from his feet but gradually forced them to halt. He was laid up to- day with a sprained back.
 Hanford l., Curtis was notified to- day from Hartford that he had sue cessfully passed his examination for second lieutenant of Co. F, First Regiment. C. x. G. His commission will date from January 1, 1902.
 Plainvile is a junction for three trolley lines, and there is agitation there for waiting room. There are said to be people waiting for trolleys at all hours of the day. and such accommodations would be ap- preciated by the public.
 Out of town wheel clubs met at the local Y, M, c, A. in the first wheel run of the season yesterday. being met at various points by squads explained by Parker, Breck- enridge, and Geary, Refreshments were served and there was a pro- gram ot entertainment.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
DECENTRALIZING
INFLUENCES

Real estate men always have something to worry about. A plaint by one of them in a neighboring state caught the eye. and after di- gesting his tale we have come to the conclusion modern inventions cer- tainly have a bearing upon the earth they sell us. \
 Came tho widespread use of the automobile and tended 10 aid the suburban developers at the expense Of the developers of more central properties. Those who sat steadily on both sides of the fence, of course, had little to fear. But the automo- bile made 1t possible for people to live far away from home and spoil ed many a downtown dream. so this realtor orator said. Perhaps he is right; however, few of the pro-
 
 But what is bothering him and others who have investigated has to do with the radio. Neighborhoods with a penchant for radio ipterfer- ence are getting to be less in de- mand than sections where such in- references are less common, he claims. People in the market for homes are actually inquiring as to the possibility of radio interference, he says. When 1t is question of buying a house and lot. usually for keeps, the careful householders are beginning to look around and note the distance of the nearest electric power house, the nearest factory, the proximity of electric power lines, the terrain generally. The realtor who can prove the least radio interference in a development is likely 10 make the sale. This. we will admit, is just bit ruffling; q bit hard on the fellows who got hold of property for sale near po- tential scramblers of the atmos- phere.
 When the airplane flivVers get into common use perhaps the call will be for property in the valleys to avoid having the roofs of build ings scraped by the passing planes.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

Levee-building along the Missis- sippi begins in July and ends in De- cember. The latter month Is when Congress will meet, so that there would be no new levee building un- til the following July. There are scores of levees needing to be re- built, but of course they will have to wait for more than a year-un- less Congress goes into special ses- sion and substitutes action for de- lay. But that may be too much to expect.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
NOW YOU ASK ONE
The AaSwerS

The Answers
 Here are the answers to the Now You Ask One' questions for today.
 New York City.
 2-Maid Marian was the sweet- heart of Robin Hood, or Robert, Earl of Huntington, leader of an outlaw band In Sherwood Forest, England.
 3-St. David.
 4-Chinn.
 5-The leopard, the lion and the tiger all are members of the cat family.
 6-President Wilson was born in Staunton, Va. 7-There are twelve ounces to the Troy pound. S-Calvin Coolidge. 9-Ths Statue of Liberty stands on Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor. 1o-Mt. Whitney. in California, 14,5ol feet in height. is the high est point in tho United States.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
Observations On He Weather

Washington. May 24.-Showers and probably thunder storms to- night and Wednesday. Slowly ris- ing temperature Wednesday, and in west portions tonight. Fresh easter ly winds possibly strong on the southeast coast. Shifting to satth- east and south winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Showers and probably thunder storms tonight and Wednesday, with slowly rising temperature, fresh cast. probably shifting to south winds.
 Conditions: The low pressure
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answ.s to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents :n stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot bs given. nor can sxtended researeh be undertaken. All other questions will receive personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are con6dential.-Editor Q. What is an Authors edition" Of book?
 A. A special edition printed ex- pressly for the author. Usually it is limited to few copies that are numbered. and autographed by the author.
 @. How did Bohemia get It's name?
 A. The name is derived from Boil, Celtic tribe who were the earliest known settlers of that region. They were later driven out by the advance of the Germanic tribes. but the name was retained.
 Q. How many ships has the American Merchant Marine?
 A. In 1926 there were Zs6& sailing vessels and 1s,6s9 steamers.
 Q. Did President Roosevelt en- certain a negro at the White House?
 \. Yes, he entertained Dr. Booker T. Washington at luncheon.
 Q. Who are. the secretaries of state since 1900?
 A. John Hay Elihu Root, Robert Bacon, r. C. Knox, w. J. Bryan, Robert Lansing. Bainbridge Colby. Charles Evans Hughes and F. E. Kellogg.
 Q. What was the first Greek letter society founded in America?
 A. Phi Beta Kappa, founded December 5. 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. It was secret society and it's objects were social enjoyment and the cul- tivation of literature.
 Q. What is the soft inner part of a loaf of bread called?
 A. The crumb.
 Q. How much space would . short ton (2,ooo pounds) of sand or gravel occupy?
 A. Sand or gravel weighs from 90 to 105 pounds per cubic foot. A short ton therefore would occupy from 1904 to 22.o: cubic feet.
 Q. Who was Robert Koch?
 A. He was a German bacteriolo- gst who contributed many impor- tant discoveries to meteorological science and identified the cause of cholera.
 Q, Is whtcwash beneficial to the trunks of trees? A. The '. $. Department of Agriculture says: "Whitewashing the trunks of trees is a useless and unsightly practice: useless because it does not prevent the attacks of insects, and unsightly because it makes the trunks of the trees ob- trusive. when they should be in- conspicuous"
 o. What is air composed Of? A. It is the mixture of gases and forms the atmosphere of the earth.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
LINDBERGH AND MASlMON

Well he can cash in on 1t and be on easy street the remainder of his life."
 How many times we have heard the statement made since Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic is beyond reck- oniI,S. The average man." 1t ap- pears, has been reading so much about what moving picture stars, prize fighters, baseball players and other public entertainers make in hard cash that part of the thrill of contemplating such marvellous eX- ploit as crossing the Atlantic alone in m airplane consists of wondering how much money the hero can shake down.
 The headlines have already given an inkling what to expect. A movie offer "totalling s1,000,000" has been made to Lindbergh. the black type screeched
 Mir. Average Man discovers with a shock that Lindbergh declined to talk business.
 And here's another; Mrs. Lind bcrgh. mother of the famous flyer, was offered the role of ''an Amer ican mother" in moving picture film, one guaranteed to net sl00,- 900 to the Detroit woman.
 Mir. Average Man learns with con- sternation that Mrs. Lindbergh thought herself no celebrity and pointedly turned down the offer.
 It is clear as daylight that neither Lindbergh nor his mother are aver age people.
 Fancy Mir. Average Man refusing to talk business with $l,000,000 looking at him from the table; or refusing to lend his name to even S100,000 Of easy profit.
 It's hard for Mir. Average Man to believe such things; 1t sounds near ly as improbable as flying across the Atlantic in the first place.
 We have been fed up on the Red Grange type Of sportsmanship, the Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb salaries, he dollar art of Charlie Chaplin, and what the other celebrities make" so that we cannot under stand how man can be anything but crazy if he refuses to lend him self to accepting s1,000,0O0 when handed to him on silver platter.
 Of course. Lucky Lindbergh" may be able to turn in a few honest pennies here and there, but they are , going to be incidental. He is go- ing to continue flying, and some Of the flying will be without profit. He Is going to visit few mores places, see things, see the world, add to his mental equipment This Viking of the air Is not prlarlly bent upon
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
COUNTY SELLS LAND

The board of county commission- CTS has completed negotiations for the sale of 49 1-2 acres of land in Newington originally purchased as . site for a jail farm. Thomas Zekoe, president and general manager of the Independent Outdoor Advertise ing Co.,, Is the purchaser and the price is reported at $15.000.
 The county purchased in 1920. 15s acres of land from John and Timo- thy Long for about $53,oo0. It was later decided not to use the land as a Jail farm and 1t was sold of in three parcels. With the sale yester. day, the property brought the coun. try $5s.o00 or a profit of $5.000.
 Newington resident objected to the use of the land as . jail farm.