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Evening star., 1927-09-14
Gate Failed, Thirty-0ne Hurt!

A heavily loaded trolley car was
struck by a freight train yesterday
at the Weehawken-Hoboke boundary
line and thirty-one persons were
severely injured. BY a remarkable
good fortune no one was killed. This
grade crossing, one Of the busiest
along the New Jersey water front, is
protected" by gates and also by q
derailment device. A heavy freight
train had just passed when the gates
were raised to let a stream of auto
and trolley traffic cross the tracks.
Another train, however, was approach
ing. The gate tower man tried to
lower the gates to prevent further
crossing, but they failed to work and
the trolley was hit by the freight.
So much for the protection" at
forded by mechanical barriers at busy
grade crossings. Dependence upon
such devices has been repeatedly
proved futile. There should be no
such condition in an area OF heavy
traffic. All grade crossings should be
corrected by underpasses or over
head viaducts. The continued main
tenance of such death traps is re.
proach to both States and railroads.
The rail lines, long occupying the
streets and street-level routes in the
large cities, contend priority rights.
The State must. however, act to cure
these evils. perhaps by dividing the
cost Of correction between railways
and the communities.
Disputes over the division Of cost
effect delays and cost heavily in lives.
In the neighborhood Of New York and
New Jersey and on Long Island long
lists of killed and wounded are mount
ing to attest to the tragedy Of pro-
crastination. In the vicinity Of Wash
ington dangerous conditions persist
owing to controversies over methods
Of correction. One especially danger
GUS crossing very near the District
Evening star., 1927-09-14

boundary In Maryland, which has
been the scene OF numerous fatal acci-
dents, would have been remedied long
ago, but for difference Of opinion
concerning the location Of a bridge
over which the traffic should flow in
safety. Just as plan was recently
adopted by the State commission OBJ.
jections were filed and now legal COM
plications are threatened that will
probably postpone for another period
the undertaking of this important
work. Human life is apparently not
reckoned as of the same value as busi-
ness interests
Evening star., 1927-09-14

points where the earth's axis Of 70.
tatiOn, extended indefinitely, would
pierce the Celestial sphere. These
points are called the celestial poles.
IL a star were situated exactly at
either of these points, it would have
no apparent durnal motion. The
North Star is now about one de.
gree from the north celestial pole.
and it appears therefore to reyo,ye
about the pole in a small circle onlv
two degrees in diameter. so that to
casual observer it seems to be
always in the same place in the skv.
Stars farther from the pole move in
large circles, and a star 80 degrees
from the pole moves across the sky
in great circle, from the eastern
point Of the horizon to the western.
Q. Where is the harbor of Mahon?
C. T.. ID.
A. The harbor of Mahon Is in
Spain on the eastern coast Of the
Island Of Minorca. II is perfectly .
safe port capable of affording shelter
for the largest squadron.
Q. In modern times has a non
Christian king been officially re-
ceivel by the Pope?-A. r.
~ ppc 4iS al recently IeCSlNeQ
officially the King of Egypt. lie was
the first non-Christian sovereign
officially received by the Pope"
Q. What important character In
Gospels is not quoted ?-R. S.
a. No word of Barabbas, an i'm
portant character in each of the Cos
pels, is spoken by him in the New
Testament story.
When In doubt, ASK Haskin. He
offers himself as target for the
questions Of our readers. He agrees
to furnish facts for all lCho ask. This
is q large cOntrGCt-0ne that has neUer
been filed before. 1t acould be posSi.
bic only in Washington and only to
one 1ChO has spent q lifetime in l0cdt.
ing sources Of Information. HdSkin
does not knO1O al the things that peo-
pie ask him, but he knO1Cs people tcho
do bnotC Try him. State your Ques-
tions briefly, aCrite plainly and tnclose
2 cents in stamps for return postage.
Address Frederic j. HdSkin, director.
The Erening Star Information Bu-
redU, Wdshin0to d. G.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Is Babe Ruth a cross,hand
batter?-A. V.
A. He is not. He bats left-handed
and throws left-handed.
Q. What are known as the depths
of the ocean"?-E. II.
A. Areas of the ocean floor covered
by more than 5000 fathoms of water
are known as depths" They are 81
in number-32 in the Pacific, 10 in the
Atlantic, 5 in the Indian Ocean and
l partly in the Atlantic and partly
in the Indian Ocean.
@. How many railroad ties are in
use in the United States?-E. K. d.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
one and one-quarter billion railroad
ties in use.
@. When did the boil weevil enter
South Carolina?-C. f. d.
A. In 1917. BY 1921 it had spread
over the entire State.
@. What is the fuselage Of an air.
plane?-F. L.
A. 1t is the hull. in which the pilot
sits and in which essential parts are
inclosed.
Q. How many basic odors are
there?-C. L.
A. 1t has been recently stated that
there are but four fundamental odors,
The chemists advancing this idea call
them fragrant. burnt, acid and
caprylic." The last is the odor of GER
tain evil-smellng chemicals.
Q. What are the territorial flowers
Of Hawaii and Alaska?-C. A.
A. The flower of Hawaii is the
hibiscus; of Alaska, the forget-me-nOt.
@. Why does the North Star seem
to stay in the same place, while all
the other stars have d motion even
as has the sum-. w. II.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
to an observer of the heavenly bodies
they appear as if attached to the
inner surface Of an immense revolving
sphere, the observer himself being at
the center. On account of the earth s
diurnal rotation from west to east this
imaginary celestial sphere will ap-
pear to rotate once a day from east
to west. The ends of the axis about
which the sphere rotates are the two
Evening star., 1927-09-14

Letters to this column always give
the writer something to think about
and he in turn. from time to time
presents a few of them to readers
here in the hope that they will serve
a like purpose with the general public
Recently we attempted to solve
the labor problem, in a mild sort of
way, and IN return received several
! interesting communications, the most
interesting one of which was adorned
with sentence clipped from the
article, as follows:
There are thousands of mental
laborers who put in hours of endeavor
far in excess of those licked off to the
credit of the bricklayer.'
The letter follows:
Dear Sir: The clipping above, |
think. represents what the head wait.
er didn't like.
"Generalizing is always dangerous
business. AS the wife of brcklayer
whose husband happens to be sitting
here now at $3.50 pm. working over
an estimate on set of plans and who
may be working far into the small
hours of the morning on estimates,
we protest.
'Some years ago, l remember a
criticism of poetry in which brick
layers were used as the horrible eX-
ample Of inappreciativeness' of
poetry. Here again you are on danger.
Gus ground.
ITO soften the above explanation, I
wish to say that your writings are
much appreciated and often read by
"a BRICKLAYER'S WIFE"
X X X X
We heartily agree with the writer
Of the above letter on the danger of
eeneralizing in writings that have to
do with the personal equation
Yet 1t would seem impossible for
even a writer who genuinely and
honestly tries to refrain from hurt
ing any ones feelings to avoid doing
that very thing, now and then,
1t can only be hoped that the
reader will understand something of
the problem of the writer, who is not
writing for one alone, but for the
manly-headed person, the general
public.
Without a certain amount of out
spokenness. If one may phrase it
that way, writing tends to become
lnsipid. Too much sweetness and
light makes Jack a dull writer.
One would not go to the extreme
OF certain gentlemen who fondly call
themselves the ''intelligencia." what
ever that means. who would wound
their dearest friend If by doing so
they could turn a clever sentence.
Yet, on the other hand, when an
honest thought comes to one, if it
expresses the belief of the writer,
it would seem incumbent upon him
to put it down. Where no harm was
intended there can be no harm done.
In this way congratulations are
put into print that do not exactly
fit particular cases. If there is a
little sting. after all it will do no
harm. There was a little stinger in
the quoted letter, but it has done
us good!
After reading the following missive
we almost feel ourselves getting into
the class of that good lady and excel
lent writer. Dorothy Dix:
Dear Sir: Several times I have
saved articles of yours to write you
about, but always after a while would
tear them up, as writing and COM
menting on editorials Is little out of
my line. This is my first real attempt,
but mentally 1 have made thousands.
II usually read your articles. some
Of them with more interest than
others, of course. My attention was
attracted years back, when you wrote
an article on sensitive person, whom
Evening star., 1927-09-14
Souvenir Vandals.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
An amazing story comes from
Teterboro, N. j., where the airship In
which Comdr. Byrd and his compan-
ions flew to Europe has been kept in
storage. 1t appears that souvenir
hunters were given easy access to the
airplane and stripped 1t of every NOV
able part, and even of most Of the ap.
pliances which were supposed to be
permanent fixtures. That this form
Of collecting" is nothing more than
common thievery does not appear to
have occurred to the minds Of the per-
sons who stripped the airship of its
essential parts. If they could be
found and suitably punished, the effect
might be a wholesome deterrent to
enthusiasts of like mind. 1t might not
also be out of place to hold to strict
accountability thoseGRho were respon.
sibls for the care okShs machine.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

It may be assumed that the threat
ening eruption Of Vesuvius is not de-
scribed in terms that might imply
insignificant danger. For some mys-
terious reason, tourists appear to re-
gard the possibility Of being caught
in an eruption as an extra added at
traction. The distinguished historic
associations of the volcano may have
their influence on the minds who like
to be linked with greatness.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Shoes.

Shoes.
The cost of shoes is pretty high,
And yet 1t does not bring a sigh.
My shoes will let me walk my way,
My shoes won't leave me stopped afar,
Like tires upon motor car.
My shoes may punctured be, or worn;
They will not leave me all forlorn.
They stick to earth among the crowds.
They join no airplanes in the clouds.
When modes Of travel I must choose.
I'm partial to my plain old shoes.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

American steamship officials warn
passengers not to try to smuggle in
toxicating liquors from Europe. Jewel
smugglers have been known to swal-
low valuable articles in order to bring
them ashore. This method also has
been tried with costly drinks, but with
unsatisfactory results.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

When Charles Z. Hughes said he
was too old to run for the presidency
he doubtless won a good laugh from
Chauncey Depew, John d. Rockefeller
and several other highly active citi-
zens.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

France has decreed longer skirts
for fashionable attire. The limit of
display has been reached. If there
are to be beauty contests" it is
necessary to start anew and have
something to take off.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

Plans to erect a monument in Mis-
souri, to the late Jesse James are evil
IDENTIFY based on the idea that he was
largely misrepresented by the dime
novel biographers. Fame is fire.
quently misleading in the direction OF
censure as we'll as Of compliment.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

One way to keep prizefights on the
level would be to require pugilists to
dip their gloves in lampblack so that
the referee can see exactly where
every punch landed.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

Beach pajamas are all right for the
Lido, but Mayor Walker will never
take a chance on intruding on Gov.
AL Smiths pasture by parading in
them ION the sidewalks Of New York"
Evening star., 1927-09-14

In calling studious attention to pre-
else definition of the word choose"
the administration has made the die
tionary as important as the campaign
text book.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

Radio wave lengths can never be
rendered sufficiently available to &C.
commodate all the jazz orchestras that
are willing to be heard.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

France does not approve of Ameri-
cans who make ostentatious demon.
strations Of wealth. A great many
Americans feel the same way about
the matter.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
OVatiOns.

do you look forward to facing the
great crowds who read your printed
words and breathlessly await the test
that will bring you victory or de-
feat?"
II can't go as strong as that" an
swered Senator Sorghum. II am
neither base ball player nor a pugi-
list"
Evening star., 1927-09-14

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20 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited TO il or not otherwise cred
tted IN this naper and also the local news
published herein All rights OF publication
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-09-14
Amateur Sapience.

What problems easily we solve
To help earth smoothly to revolve;
Then find that Congress, as of yore.
Will come and muss 'em up once
more!
Evening star., 1927-09-14
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Evening star., 1927-09-14

Jud Tunkins says man who hates
peace is usually found running when
there is a real fight ahead.
Evening star., 1927-09-14

VaIueless Accumulation.
The theories that men have found
Create in thought a wondrous store;
And yet we still go cropping round,
Just as the household we explore.
AS time flies on, with rapid ease.
It leaves US an abundant stock
OF plain and ornamental keys
Which do not At in any lock.
mo workin' men watches de clock
any more" said Uncle Eben. "Dey
all carries wrist watches -...-....
Evening star., 1927-09-14

do you play the races?"
mo" said Uncle Bill Bottletop.
1--WE quit. I allus loved hosses. But
it has been a case of unrequited af-
fection."
Evening star., 1927-09-14
Mental Culture.

Mental culture.
"You should cultivate your men,
ory."
"On the contrary" answered Miss
Cayenne. After seeing one of the
so-called naughty plays I am con.
vinced that the cultivation OF forget.
fulness is more desirable
"They who make great dreams
come true," said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, "are careful not to over.
sleep themselves"
Evening star., 1927-09-14

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Evening star., 1927-09-14
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Evening star., 1927-10-22
THos J. OWEN & SON, ATCTIONEERS.
1925 EYE ST. NV
Trustees Sale of Valuable Semi
Detached Two-Story Brick
Dwelling, Built-in Garage.
276o WoodIev Pl. NV.

By virtue of certain deed of trust. dated
September %. 1924. being instrument No.
10. recorded September 23. 1924. among the
land records of the District of Columbia. and
at the request of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will sell At pnblic
auction IN front OF the premises, on mon.
DAY. THE TwENTY-FOCRTH DAY OF
OCTOBER AID. 1927. AT FIVE Pm. the
following described land and premises sif-
nate in the District of Columbia. and desig-
mated ~ and being lot SO in Jacob B. Sha-
piro's subdivision of lots in block 20. wood
ley Park" as per plat recorded Ia Llber ~
folio go of the records OF the office OF the
suryeyOr of tha District of Columbia. said
subdivision being now known as "Waggaman
and Ridout. Trustees'. Addition to the City
of Washington: subject to the covenant that
10 h;:r,ding shall be erected within Is feet
~ the front line OF WOodley place except
bay Windows projecting not over feet ana
porches projecting not over 513 feet Note
At the dats hereof the above-steEortbed land
is designated on the records OF the assessor
0t tho District Of Columbia for taxation Dur-
poses as lot so in square 220B.
Terms: Sold subject To prior deed OF
trust for SO 900. further particulars OF
which will be announced at time OF sale: the
purchase price above said trust to be nald
in cash A deposit OF $3.50 required, Con-
yevaucing recording etc. At purchasers cost.
Terms 10 be complied with within fifteen
dass otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property NAV he advertised and resold at the
discretion of tho trustees.
MAURICE G.. SHAPIRO.
LOUIS OTTENBERG.
ncI3l5Js 20 .,o Trustees.
Evening star., 1927-10-22
THOs. J OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS,
1925 Eye Street Northwest.
Trustees Sale of Fourteen Val
liable Two-story Semi-De-
tached Stucco Over Cinder
Block Dwellings B Elm 6
Known as Premises Nos.
5146 So 81 56-58-62-64 $40
74-76-8O-82-86 Fulton Street
Northwest; Partly Completed
A Builders Opportunity.

BY virtue Of fourteen certain deeds OF
trust dated April 4. 1927. being Instruments
Nos. 1856 to 1919. both inclusive. rec9Itied
May -. 1927. among the land records OF the
District of Columbia. and at the request Oi
the party secured thereby, the lIndersignea
trustees will sell at public auction iii ir1nt III
THR6 II rs 2Ss4lseSF paY 81 SSoovEM BEN, Ab 1877
AT THREE O'CLOCK r. M. the followln.ue-
scribed Iand and premises situate IN tne
District Of Columbia and designated as anu
being all of lots % to 2S. inclusive. ana the
west % feet front by full depth thereof M 0i
lot 20 in SQUARE 1419 in the subdlvlsl9n
made by william F.. Jackson and James 4, "
Dorsett of parts of a tract OF land calieq
"St Philip and Jacob" as per plat recorleo
in the Office of the surveyor Tor the DisIriSct
of Columbia In Liber S3 At folo 20. Sup
ject to building restriction line as SHOWN on
said plat Subject to covenants OF record
Terms of sale: ne-third OF the purchase
money to be paid cash. balance IN two eauai
installments payable in one anu TWO Years
with interest at the rate of " per centuni
per annum. payable semi-annually. from uay
OF sale secured by deed of trust upon PROB
erty sold. or all cash, at option OF purchaser
A deposit of $4,000 required ON each par
GEL Terms OF sale 10 he complied with
within thirty DAYS from day OF sale. otner,
wise the trustees reserve the right TO resell
the property at the risk and cost OF the de-
faulting purchaser. after. FIVE DAYS adver-
tisement of such resale in some newspaper
published in Washington. d. G.
EUGENE A. SMITH.
G, FRANCIS OWENS.
ocQ2 % ~ 19. 31 mol g. Trustees
Evening star., 1927-10-22
Trustees Sale of Valuable Resi-
dence at the Corner of 18th
and Varnum Streets, Wash
ington, D. C., Being Premises
4224 18th Street NV.

=, BY virtue 4 certain deed Of trust dated
EenSre9 Eg n!, t9 beng No %. o2asd
records of the District of Columbia and at
the, request of the party secured thereby the
ton. in front Of the premises. on TUESDAY.
4HE T1o%SEEN1HTF6oTR 1oSE IT FoR By 9E 0eT9BFBR Il.
following described land and premises. sit.
uate in the County Of Washington District
of Columbia and designated as and being lot
two t2l in square numbered tweutv-six hun
tircd aud fOr.v-tve tH6i5' in Mschen's sub,
division OF part of Argyle CowI and Lorn /"
vevor for the District Of Columbia in Libcr
40 at folio 81 said part Of lot numbered
ming for the same at the southwest corner of
said lot numbered one I1I in said suuare
ard r4nnpg m thGnce south a,3ng 90 TIE 1eo vest line
| lot numbered two (2l 30 feet: thence north
numbered two t2l 30 feet to the north line
of lot numbered two t2l thence along said
north line of said lot numbered two (2I 30
feet 10 place OF beginning; together with the
improvements. consisting OF 3-story brick
Terms of sale: Sold subject to a prior deed
of trust for $50. 900 at so. further particu-
lars of which will I've announced at the time
oi sale: tns purchase Price an3ve S sai6 trus
in two equal installmerts payable in one
and two wears. with interest at 9 per centnm
of sale secured nv deed of trust uDon the
property sold. or all cash at the option OF
ne ad "a time o Hen1s sae q m T w
recording. etc. at cost of purchaser. Terms
Vi sale to- be complied with within thirty days
| serve the right to resell the property at the
| risk and cost of defaulting purchaser after
fve DAYS advertisenent OF such resale In
JAMES n. HOBBS.
| HOWARD A. BURNS
Evening star., 1927-10-22
AUCTION SALES.
FIIrTfRE NAYS
THOS. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS
1925 Eye Street Northwest.
Trustees Sale of Valuable Brick
Garage Property, Situate in
the Rear of 1920 K Street
Northxesf

By virtue OF certain decd OF trust. dated
March 30 1926. being instrument No. 11S
recorded October 90, 1926. among the land
records of the District of Columbia. and at
the request of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will sell at public
auction. in front of the promises. on MON
DAY. THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF OC.
PM, the following-descrlbed =, land and
District of Columbia. and designated as and
heng part OF lot IL IN DavIdson's sub,
division of lots in square 199. as Der plat
recorded in the Office Of the surveyor for the
District of Columbia III Liber y X. at toliOt
81 aud 81 beginning for the same at ;he
southeast corner of said lot and ruunnC
thence west 80 feet inches: thence orth
80 feet : inches thence east - feet a!
inches: thence south go feet : inches to the
beginning
Terms of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money 20 be paid in cash. balance IN two
equal instalments payable i'll one and two
years. with interest at Bla per centum PEI
annum payable semi-annually. from day OF
sale secured by deed OF trust upon the
property sold. or all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser. A deposit of S1.O00.0O viii
he required at time of sale. All convey
ancing. recording. etc. at cost OF purchaser
Terms of sale to be complied with within
30 days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the prOD
erty at the risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser after five days advertisement Oi
such resale in some newspaper published IN
''''''''N JAMES II. BADEN.
LAURENCE A. SLAUG HTER.
oc20-d&ds. .exSu Trustees.
Evening star., 1927-10-22
THOS J. OWEN & SON. AUCTIONEERS
1928 Eve Street Northwest.

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO sEM1;DETACY-
WITH BRICK 2a GAEAGE RAGE IN ,Ri, REAR +
KEeWS KERN Sr AS AA'w PREMISES '1''-lii'
Nv Virtue OF two certain deeds OF trust
dated November 4. 1925 being instruments
Nos. a2S. 220, recorded November 3, 1925
among the land records OF the District OF Co
imbia and at the reanest Of the party sc,
rnred thereby. the undersigned trustees vii!
sell at puhc auction. in front q @ the nrsg; m NJ;
BxY !Sft q SE %S%GHE@MsEh M AP P 19s*, AT F6nk. j.
snribed land and premises; situate IN the
District Of Columbia and designated as and
hfing lots 81 and 64 OF Cyrus Simmons
suhdivision 0f lots in square @954. az per
Mai recorded in the Office of the surveyor of
the District OF Columbia In Book -. page
IN Subject to building restriction line and
Terms. Each sold subject to a prior deed
Of trust for 81 10000. further. particulars
The nurchsse price above snid trust to. he
maid in cash deposit Of 5000 90 required
on on each parcel by certified check or cash
Convevancing recording etc. at me Our'
within thirty davs. otherwise deposlt Tor,
feitpd and the property may be advertised
and resold at the discretion Of the trustees.
"''' II, GLENN PHELPS.
W. il KING. ,.
ocoO 90 % ~ 2q3I Trustees.
Evening star., 1927-10-22

ocl9:0..2 "a 20. .2s.31 no1.2.3
THOS. OWEN & son, AUCTIONEERS
1925 Eve Street Northwest