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Evening star., 1927-10-05
WIDOW SAYS BEACH
NDDOCT0R ROWED
Mrs. liIIiendahl Refuses to
Re.Enact Scene in Which
Husband Was Slain.

b. the Associated Press
AMMONTON y. T., October o
Widows story that her husha no
ard her alleged admirtr had quarreled
over gossip concerning her reputed
love affair guided police today in
q renewed hunt for Willis Beach.
Iiammonton poultry farmer, sought
as material witness in the killing
of DR.. William Lilliendahl.
The story was told by Mrs. Mar
caret I.ilienda hi. under guard ~ her
home. during a police examination. in
which she refused Ia re-enact the
scene in which her elderly husba nd
was shot 10 death and iGcntitied her
self as the recipient of letters ad-
dressed 10 Peggy Anderson" said TO
have been sent hy Beach to her at
hsr former home at Fineland
Cemetery Plot Watched.
Eeach, wanted for appearance he
fore the Atlantic County grand .nrv
tomorrow. disappeared eight days ago
while al liberty under 81. 900 bond.
no>ted after Mrs Lllienda hi had been
r"lease in bond Of SIS 900. A heavy
guard was placed about the Beach
home last night and a State trooper
watched the Beach family plot in the
IIammonton Cemetery where detec-
tives dug up around headsiones in a
vain attempt To find the pistol with
which the physician was shot.
Police are certain that Beach is
hiding in the thick woods which sur
round Hammouton. Reach is quite
capable OF hiding for two months in
ihe woods around here" said capt
Ilarrnld, chief OF county detectives
He is familiar with the territory and
an expert woodsman. 1t would he
very difficult 10 catch him if he is
hiding in them
Saw Beach Only Once.
Mrs. Lilliendahl yesterday showed
her first signs of irritation over The
disappearance OF the poultry farmer
Mr.. Beach is fine friend" she
Sai id to Capt. Harold. II have learned
TO know who is q good friend. and
who is not, since this trouble hogan.
saw Beach once, hut did not talk to
hm-he passed the house after | was
released
Police were frustrated in an attempt
I" get Mrs. Lilliendahl to re-enact the
scene Of the murder when the widow.
on advice of counsel. fatty refused to
leave her heavily guarded house.
Il have been over the story Of the
killing six times now and | don't in
tend to go over il again. she told
Capt. Harold
Mrs. Iilliendahrs story that two
negroes had held up her and her hus-
hand the night of the shooting wa
vered under questioning for the
FIRST time yesterday. She 50 id the men
may have heen white hut very much
sunburned"
More than 30 witnesses have been
summoned TO appear before the grand
jury tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-10-05
Siamese Twins Thriving.

The twin girls hIrn Joined together
Al Plmlico, England. - few weeks ago,
are thriving. The doctors thought at
first that an operation wouid ba
necessary, but II was postponed in
view of the nnCertai inty ~ 10 Whether
AnIe. the less robust. would survive
Evening star., 1927-10-05
JUNKERS PLANE
HOPS FOR LISBON
Leaves Amsterdam on WAY
to u. S. With vienneSe
Actress Passenger.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Holland. October 5.
The Junkers plane, D-l2S0. flying
from Germany to the United States
by way Of the Azores. left at O'Clock
this morning for Lisbon. Portugal.
The plane arrived here from Nor
derney, Germany, last night with
Lilly Dillenz, Viennese actress, as a
pa ssenger.
Miss Dillenz was passenger in the
sea plane when il took off this morn
ing. but it was not known whether
she would travel beyond Lisbon.
Evening star., 1927-10-05
SIGHTED OFF FRANCE.

Plane Seen $50 Miles From Brest In
Direct Line to Portugal.
LONDON. October P).-The
Lands End wireless station received
a report at II 80 O'Clock this morning
that the Junkers plane D-1230 had
been sighted Off the west coast Of
France in a position about opposite to
La Rochelle.
This point is about $50 miles from
Brest in q direct line across the Bay
of Biscay TO PortugaD.
Evening star., 1927-10-05
Held on Bad Check Charge.

R. u. Waller. 81 years old, of 1913
| street, clerk i'm the Senate Office
Building. was arrested today by Head
quar- Detectives Ira keck and r.
w. Thompson for the alleged pa ssing
OF wort hless check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02

street car tracks--in an endeavor to
get through.
While Washingtonians are well
satisfied that repairs to the streets
are, in a majority of cases, being
made In a systematic manner, the
Pennsylvania avenue incident Is not
the only one which has seriously i'm
peded traffic movement. Thirteenth
street, Seventeenth street and other
much used highways have only re-
Gently recovered from an epidemic of
wooden horses and street patching
crews. Some of this work must
necessarily be done at times that
At In with the highway departments
general program of improvement. but
the motoring fraternity is emphati-
eally of the opinion that some Of the
distractions to traffic could be
avoided. especially the tying up of
morning and evening rush-hour
travel.
If the problem resolves itself into
a question of repairing the streets
and blocking traffic or letting the
streets disintegrate and allowing
free passage, there will be universal
support for the former. If, however.
the highway department, with a
realization of heavy traffic in the
morning and evening, can arrange
It's schedule of trivial repairs so that
the minimum Interference will be
given to heavy trafIlc, Washing
tonians will be especially gratified.
1t is simply a question Of admins
tration in street maintenance to get
the best results with the smallest
amount of congestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02

Prolegomenous writings. such as
used by Henry Fielding in his Tom
JONES'" have happily gone out OF
style. Yet the most modern reader
would miss them from this particular
story.
Perhaps a word Is necessary az to
'prolegomenous." 1t means intro
ductory," the more usual form being
''prolegomenary." It Is a good WORD,
but scarcely In more use today than
the habit of writing introductory es'
says for each book of long novel.
"Prolegomenon'' is the singular,
"prolegomena" the plural, the former
meaning a preface, the latter pro
logues." etc. Spring this word on
some friend who insists on displaying
his knowledge out of season!
The reason we give 1t here Is be-
cause it is used by Fielding in the
Introductory chapter to the eighth
book Of THE History of Tom Jones. !"
In this particular chapter of the
Is preliminary essays which distin-
guish this long piece of fiction from
all others, our author delves at length
into the subject of the marvellous,
as he calls it,
THE probable" might be a better
title.
Probability. in a story or a motion
picture, Is something upon which
many q plot has been wrecked.
Who Is there who has not gone to
a movie" enjoyed the film almost all
the way through, only to be disguised
with a most improbable ending?
why, she simply wouldn't have
acted that Way!" you say; the whole
picture becomes a total loss to you,
despite the previous pleasure.
y " \ X
The characters In a story must act
as such characters would act, else
reality Is destroyed.
Fielding was one of the very first
men in the history of English litera-
ture to see this. The setting down OF
his belief in thfs chapter under con-
sideration, therefore, marks an i'm
portant point in the history of the
English novel.
Fielding himself wrote a great bur-
lesque on prior novel, by Richard
son, In which he made the heroine
pursue the virtuous hero, the latter
a "take-off' on his brother novelists
MISUNDERSTANDING lady.
Ancient writer's violated common
sense, Fielding believed. when they
made the gods and goddesses engage
in the most trivial pursuits on earth.
In other words, given the character
Of god, he would not act as ne is
made to act. He simply couldn't
Homer's handling Of the divine
characters, according to Fielding,
could only have been prompted by an
idea to burlesque "the superstitious
faith OF his own age and country"
A rather startling idea, that, and
one which probably Fielding did not
really believe himself, but the
thought came to him, it sounded well
and he put 1t down.
But I have rested too long on
doctrine which can be of no use to a
Christian writer" he continues, sens.
ing all this.
AS for supernatural agents, they
can scarcely be introduced into
novels, he continues, with the excep-
ton of ghosts, which may be used
moderately.
Elves and fairies land other such
mummery" are to be dispensed with
completely. 1t is interesting to note
that even today Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, who says he believes in
fairies, and has produced photo
graphs Of them, does not introduce
them in any Of his fine detective
stories. Ghosts, on the other hand,
he has used sparingly.
Man, then, Is the chief subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
New House Office Building.

In the interest of all the people Of
the United States, the House took wise
action last night in passing a bill to
build a new House Office Building SO
as to give each member two Office
rooms in which he can with greater
economy and increased efficiency
transact the enlarging volume of bust
ness for q rapidly growing constit
uency.
Unless clogged UP behind filibuster
this measure will be promptly ap
proved by the Senate, because the
members of that coordinate branch OF
the Congress know how preposterous
it is for any House member to have to
go out in the corridor In order to have
private conference with any one who
comes to his Office.
AS a retiring member Of the House
who has been honored by his con
stituents by promotion to the Senate,
emphasized, In no private business
would such accommod ations be toll,
Grated for any executive, and he laid
down this conviction:
1.-THE people of this country are per.
fectly willing to pay their public serv'
ants a decent salary. and they are
not afraid, If we are, to provide a de-
cent place in which to transact public
business"
With the rapid increase Of the bust
ness of the House, working members
have found a single room entirely in
sufficient. Just as Senators, who erdi-
narily have three rooms. would be un'
able to transact their business in one
room.
The effort which led to final action
in the House last night was started by
an amendment offered by Representa-
tive Moore Of Virginia on February
IL, 1925, and attached to the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, providing the
sum of $4,000 for the architect OF the
Capitol to make an examination and
report. This was done, and at the last
session, and also at the present SEES,
sion, the architects report was con,
sidered by the committee on public
buildings and grounds, which recon-.
mended the enactment of the bill
passed yesterday.
Like the present House Once Build.
ing, the new building which Is eontem-
plated will be a place for work in the
interest Of those whom the members
represent. It win be distinctly to the
public advantage.
All those interested in the develop
ment and Identification of the Ma
tionai Capital-not only Washington
residents, but members of Congress
and all the people Of the United States
will applaud this new improvement,
which 10 a notable step in retaining
the long'neglected area south Of the
Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02

site until hearings on the bills al
ready introduced and others that may
follow are held.
The first direct evidence that an
airport is a necessary element In the
economic development of Washington
was received with the granting by the
Post Office Department of the air-mail
contract between New York and At
lanta. with a stop here, to the Pitcairn
Aviation Co. of Philadelphia. The COM
pany's planes are confronted with the
need of a suitable landing field. and
must take their choice between Col
lege Park. Md. or Hoover Field. near
the south end of Highway Bridge.
Facilities of Boiling Field may be
granted to the concern, but it has
been the practice Of the War Depart
ment not to mix military and civilian
aviation for the best interests of both
parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
Divergent Views Expressed
ON Cause of Student Suicides

Several suicides by college Students,
coming within a brief recent period
offer subject for speculation on
which the public finds no general
points Of agreement. Some deny that
the cases of self-destruction were asso.
ciated with college life, except by acct.
dent. Others blame materialism In
the modern schools for destroying the
imaginative or spiritual side of life.
Among those who have killed
themselves" 1t Is noted by the Albany
Evening News, "were several students
Of philosophy. Evidently. they did not
know the real philosophy of life. Life,
even when one Is depressed. ought to
be considered splendid adventure
something to pursue. Suicide Is cow
ardly. It Is weakness 1t Is confes-
sion Of cowardice. Look upon lie Tor
what 1t is-an adventure that depends
upon yourself. Look upon suicide as
the method of gutter
'Why in this happy land which
does literally flow with milk and honey
should any young person destroy him
self?" asks the Dayton Daily News
"If buoyant youth cannot endure the
world their elders have made for them,
the lob the elders have done falls
under suspicion. Have We built a
civilization and surrounded 1t with a.
philosophy which offers to oncoming
youth no reward for facing the whips
and scorns of timef
"As the oallow youth Is tempted to
a morbid mental state which In the
extreme may lead him to shuttle or
his mortal coil to see TIE wheels OF
the other world go around, ADVISES
the Bellingham Herald, ne should
sprint for the nearest chophouse and
get on the outside of a square meal.
He ia likely to discover hat the world
is so full of number of things he can
AFFORD to be at least az happy as
crown prince"
The Syracuse Herald believes that
youth of today takes itself too seri-
ously: that is ALL" and adds: Some
where our civilization is fearfully at
fault when young men who have not
vet learned what life Is like, what It's
glorious possibilities are, how much
fun there Is in just living, can decide
without knowing that time Is wasted
in going farther. We can but stand
aghast at colossal egotism that
calmly d1vests itself OF this finite
mortal existence to face the unknow-
able and infinite"
"Perhaps," suggests the Birming-
ham News, many a man and woman
and perhaps many youth whose de-
feats and Establishments are the
more poignant because of the fresh
ness Of their souls on this earth have
been saved from the darkness through
remembering the old. sweet phrase.
Always 1t is darkest just before the
dawn" And turning to those who
have failed. the News continues: "As
TO those who break through the dark
ness because of some despair. some
broken dream or some wonder If the
other side of the curtain holds more
light than this. how can We measure
the weakness or the strength OF their
souls? What wa who do not shoot
the gulf knpw-we who pity those
who leap ahead--is that we would
have done so much to console them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
An Opening Wedge.

Possibility of congressional action
on two proposals to establish an air.
port for the District Of Columbia. an,
pears too remote for thought in this
dying session, but advocates Of an air
terminal here are gratified that an
opening wedge on the subject has
been driven in, with results next ses-
sion more likely.
Interest in the proposed airport has
increased since last August when The
Star advocated action, and has reached
the point where two factions have
sprung up and are engaged in friendly
rivalry. Each side wants the projected
port in its territory, but both agree
upon IAN airport first and it's location
afterwards"
The two groups responsible TOR the
two bills now before the House Dis.
tr1ct committee are the District of
Columbia Chapter, National Aero.
nautic Association, and the Benning
and Kenilworth Citizens Association.
The former desires the site be chosen
from marshy, underwater ground on
the Virginia side OF the Potomac,
diagonally from Hams Point, while
the latter wants the old Washington
Jockey Club property, now owned by
q real estate firm. Acquisition of
either tract and development for an
airport would involve a maximum ex.
penditure of about $4,000
The blu by Representative Gasore
specifying the Benning area has been
referred to the Commissioners. who, in
turn, have passed it on to the Budget
Bureau with the inquiry as to whether
it conflicts or conforms with the ex'
ecutive's financial program. The bill
by Representative Stalker. who. like
Mr.. Gasque, is a member OF the Dis.
trict committee, does not specify any
particular site, but specifies that the
field shall be large enough to accom-
modate all types of aircraft and shall
be so situated that it will be con
venient to transportation" and also
shall be capable Of expansion as fu
ture needs may require.
In the interest Of an airport first
rather than its location before au
thor1ty to establish one is granted
the Interested groups probably win -
nssye thslx epiutens % No n,t5uaata
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
Street Repairs.

Although Washington can afford to
lose no time In its systematic repairs
of the bumps and hollows on many
of Its streets, 1t would appear that
on certain main highways. where the
pavement is not badly worn and
takes little time to mold into shape,
a little more discretion might be
used in the period OF day selected
for these trivial repairs. A case in
point is Pennsylvania avenue between
Eighteenth and Twentieth streets,
which, because of the enterprise of
the highways department. at yesterday
mornings rush hour traffic resembled
the scene at the services for the Un-
known Soldier at Arlington. Traffic
was stalled for blocks and automo-
bliss were vying with the street cars
Aee DO ouly aWaSiAhio ohAnneA-<he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
The Beauty of Washington.

Additional Government control over
the type of buildings which may be
erected on land abutting on important
Federal properties was recently adj
vocated by Edward H. Bennett, ad'
wiser to Secretary Mellon in the new
Federal building program, in an adj
dress before the Washington Study
group.
The importance of such step as
that advocated by Mr.. Bennett cannot
be overemphasized. 1t is doubtful If
the city as whole appreciates the
scope and significance of the building
program which the Government is
about to undertake. For more than
fifty years the dream of a compre-
hensive and co-ordinated program for
governmental building has been held
before us, yet through these years we
have seen haphazard and, too often,
ill-advised construction undertaken as
the need for this or that project be-.
came too pressing for further post
ponement. The threat Of eventual
governmental absorption lay over
great tracts of the city, resulting in
the death of any incentive to their
proper development under private
ownership. Auditing property suf-
fered commensurately. From year to
year matters dragged on. And then,
when the dream had all but faded
from the minds of those who cher
ished it, Congress ieaped into action.
The magic wand of sound economic
policy had been waved at the western
end of Pennsylvania avenue: the Jim
of legislation and appropriation re-
sponded from Capitol Hill. The dream
Of the years became the reality Of to.
day.
Twenty years from today PenHsyl-
vania avenue from the Capitol to the
White House will be the most beau
tiful thoroughfare in the world. On
its southern side will be the vast,
monumental Government buildings,
harmonious in architecture and set
ting. It is fitting and proper and es-
sential that such steps as may be
necessary shall be taken to Insure the
extension OF that harmony to the
Avenues northern border. Economic
factors. it might be argued. would
provide strong insurance Of a dignifled
treatment at this point, on the theory
that with the existing unsightly con-
ditions to the south removed, the
north would automatically respond
But Mr.. Bennett is right. Nothing
should be left to chance. And IL the
existing coming laws are Inadequate
for the purpose, additional clauses
should be enacted, to the end that
private owners may not, either at
this point or elsewhere in the Ma
tional Capital, thwart the whole.
hearted determination of both the city
and the Nation that Washington shall
henceforth reign as the worlds most
beautiful city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What part OF the land area Of
the world does the British Empire
cover?-B. C..
A. According to the most recent
estimates. the British Empire covers
approximately oue-quarter OF the
worlds habitable land area. This ex-
cludes the Arctic region. The Brit
ish Empire comprises 13,406, 103
square miles.
Q. In playing five hundred. IL a
player gets the bid at no trump. and
his partner has the joker. must he
play 1t when he cannot follow suit?--
A. A. d.
A. He may discard IL he chooses.
@. Are all insects killed with the
same expedition by the use Of carbon
disulphide?--D. NJ. p.
A, A great variation has been
found in the resistance OF different
species of insects TO carbon disulphide
fumigation. In saturated atr1os-
phere OF disulphfde at about 90 F..
a bumbiebee will die in a few Sec
onds, while the saw-toothed grain
beetle will live two hours.
@. Please state where the smithy
was that is mentioned In Longfel-
| lows pOem.-C. ID. N.
A. Ernest Longfellow in his book
Random Memories" says: "A short
time ago / saw in an English news
paper that the village smithy was In
a certain English village that was
named as a matter of fact, as every
body knows, it was on Brattle street,
Cambridge, Mass"
@. Who said I'VE must hang to-
gether or assuredly we shall all hang
separately"?-G. J. r.
A, Benjamin Franklin thus ex-
pressed himself to John Hancock at
the signing of the Declaration OF In
dependence, July 4, 1916.
Q. What is the best kind of candy
thermometer to use?-O. p.
A. A thermometer protected with
a metal case Is to be preferred for
making candy. Such thermometers
usually come in copper cases and are
of varying lengths. For home cahdy,
making a small thermometer about
8 inches long, costing about $3.50,
will be found very efficient.
@. What Is the meaning of the IA
nous painting 1.-THE Huguenot"?-
o. w. 9.
A. Briefly. the explanation of the
pdIHtlUS Cdlleu n0 I1uBuSHOL Is
as follows: BY order of the Duo de
Guise, issued before st. Bartholo-
news day, ''all good Catholics" were
enjoined to wear a white scarf as a
distinguishing badge. The young
woman pleads with her lover as she
strives to fasten the symbolic white
scarf. The lover will die in the morn
ing. As one writer suggests, the pic
ture Ia reminiscent of the famous
line, 81 could not love thee, dear, so
much, loved I not honour more"
@. Have all crystals, when unmo-
Tested, a definite number Of faees?-
". NJ.
A. Every crystal has a definite
molecular structure and It's outward
form Is bounded by a number of faces
resulting from the regular arrange
ment of the particles of the substance
which is undergoing qualification. AL
though the faces often develop I'M
equally, the angles between them re-
main constant.
@. Did Phi Beta Kappa always
admit women?-L. M.
A. This was obviously not intended
by the founders, but fidelity to the
test Of scholarship required it. Women
were first admitted by the Alpha of
Vermont in 1875.