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WOMAN HIT BY AUTO.
Mrs. Fannie Melincor Victim of
Hit-and-Run Driver,

Knocked down while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue near Sixth street
Mrs. Fannie Melincor, so years old,
of 1927 Meridian place, was critically
injured last night by an automobile
whose driver raced away from the
scene.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in an automobile owned and OPP
Grated by l.. c. jaeger of 11O4 Third
street northeast. Examination by
DR.. Gross disclosed that she was suf-
fering from a fracture OF the skull
and severe body injuries.
Police started search for the hit
and-run motorist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Legion Tax Bill Approved.

The Bacharach bill to exempt Amer
lean Legion members who attend the
Paris convention next September from
paying the usual revenue tax on pas
sage tickets. was approved unanimous
ly yesterday by the House and sent
to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
Study Gould Report.
BY the Associated Press.

ny bne Associated fTess.
At an executive session yesterday
the Senate elections subcommittee in.
vestigating bribery charges against
Senator Gould, Republican, Maine, be-
gan the study of preliminary draft
of the report of their findings pre-
pared by Chairman Golf. The sui
committee plans to meet early this
week to adopt conclusions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
BABY RADlO-PHONED.
Father Punched It to Make It Howl
for Purpose.

" Gable 20 The Star and the New York
World. Copyright. 1927.
LONDON. February 5.-Pinching
his baby to make it howl was resorted
TO by a man who wanted TO tell his
child In later years that II was the
6rst baby to speak On the transatlan-
fic radio telephone. The man is a
f,5end Of J. L. McQuarrie, who at the
tina was speaking from London, ad.
dressing New York. testing the line
hsfore Il was put into public opera
Hess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
AIR MAIL PILOT FALLS.
Eugene Johnson Uninjured in
Crash in California.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, February 8
R).-Eugene Johnson, Government air
mail pilot crashed with his plane near
Cisco, Calf, during a raging blizzard
today but was uninjured and delivered
his mail pouches TO the Southern
Pacific Railway at Tamarack, a small
station near Cisco. Word received
here by n. r. Taylor, meteorologist
of the United States Agricultural Blu
reau, said Johnson's plane was de.
mollshed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
CHARLES DEERING DEAD.

MIAMI, Fla, February CP.-
Charles Deering, IS. Chicago capital
list. died late tonight at his Winter
estate here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
If You Tire Easily

@~ if you should also have persistent light cough
loss OF weight. some chest pains hoarseness
you may be developing consumption and you
should lose no time to
See Doctor Have Yourself at Free
Health Department Clinic
Thursday or Saturday
To Prevent Consumption
l. Avoid house dust and impure close air. day night
all the light sunshine possible your
Avoid milk made of unpas
teurized
nourishing
by retiring
% avoid Tfnkki Your
mind body
Health Insurance
Physical Examination Every Birthday
Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Telephone Main 992 1922 18th Street NV.
Who haze paid for the above bulletin illegal noties)
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DRIVING TO LEFT
WASTES ONE-THIRD
OF CITY'S STREETS

Continued from First Page.)
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sary to spread 1t over an adjacent
area, with the result of gripping its
activities.
Patience has been exercised in the
treatment OF this problem, and now
the happiest solution has been found
In the decision to secure a large space
south of the Mall and thereon to
create u Botanic Garden that will be
not only of service, but will be an at
traction and means Of public educa-
ton. Designs have been produced for
the structures, assuring that the
Botanic Garden will be fittingly housed
and equipped. When they have been
carried into effect Washington will
have a midcity botanic collection Of
Importance and significance i'm suit.
able setting.
1t Is proposed to remove to the new
Botanic Garden the Bartholdi F'oun.
tain. which for many years has occu.
pied a conspicuous place in the Mall.
1t belongs to the garden. 1t has Il
special significance. Not many now
realize that it was the work of the
eminent French sculptor who modelled
the great Statue of Liberty which
stands in New York Harbor, the gift
of the government of France to the
United States. Its preservation and
restoration to service will be assured
by the enactment of the measure now
recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Approval by the joint library com
mittee Of Congress of plans for the de-
velopment of the new Botanic Garden
south of the Mall, with a recommenda-
ton that funds be appropriated at this
present session to carry the work into
effect. virtually assures the immediate
undertaking of this important project
OF public improveme Recently a
fund of $4,000 was authorized for
the acquisition of the necessary site
south of Maryland avenue, and this
latest action favors the appropriation
Of 1915 900 in addition for the neces.
sary structures, making a total of
81 $4,000 for a Government garden
that will be credit to the Capital
For many years the Botanic Garden
has occupied an inadequate site in the
Mall, Immediately west of the Capitol.
When plans for Mall development
vera proposed II was evident the.
eventually this establishment would
AAvo % y. shifted to another location.
them SO remote from the center of the
city that they We're obviously insult
able. Inasmuch as the time had not
arrived for the undertaking of the
park development, the decision on the
future location of the Botanic Garden
was wisely postponed. The location in
the Mall section of two monumental
memorials lessened the space available
for garden work, and it becs'~~ neces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Foot Guards in 1S45. He served
thirty straight years with his first
regiment: later he commanded an
other in the same brigade. Among the
last acts of his long. honorable and
heroic life was his appearance at the
dedication last year of the memorial
to guardsmen who died in the World
War. But few days ago he got a
thrill from hearing that portion of
the Coldstream Guards. whose colonel
he was from 1879 to 1884, had sailed
for service in China.
Gen. Higginson was past thirty
years of age at the outbreak of the
Crimean War. that conflict which
would have been so ridiculous had it
not been SO tragic, a struggle whose
only tangible results have been ca.a.
iogued as Tennyson's famous poems
concentrating the charges of the
Heavy and Light Brigades and the in
terminable comic song abdul Abulbul
ANN. He was twice promoted on the
held of action for personal bravery
Perhaps he saw Scarlett's heavy cav.
airy cover themselves with glory on
the field Of Balaklava and, later in the
same day. may have had a view of the
six hundred gaudily-clad hussars.
lancers and light dragons of the so.
called Light Brigade" waiting the
bugle's signal for their deathless ex..
plot. Certainly he must have seen
and have loved Florence Nightinxale.
from whose devoted services modern
wartime nursing has developed.
What Ink with far-dis,ant past
was this ancient warrior. His su.
periors in the Crimea were largely
veterans of the Peninsular and Water
loo campaigns against Napoleon.
whose combined ages. as "a British
military writer has remarked,
amounted to something terrific"
With his prediction for army life he
probably knew and admired in his
youth men who had fought in Amer.
lea with Burgoyne. with Howe and
with CORVALLIS. Gen. Higginson died
in his sleep. Let 1t be hoped his
dreams that last night were such as
to make him smile in his slumber
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKir.

OF January and Is emphasized by
being followed by materially colder
weather. which occurs on the last
days of the month and the first days
OF February. OF course. In some q.
the years no such feature exhibits
itself, but long records chow the
tendency to the presence of temper
ature changes of this character at
many stations in the country.
Q. How many American boys
play marbles?-M. II. A.
A. DR.. II. c. Lehman has compile
statistics which show that about Al
per cent of boys play marbles. They
are most interested between the
ages of 8 and II. =
o. How did grapefruit" get its
| name?-L. G..
A. Grapefruit" is so called because
| ii is borne in clusters like n bunch OF
grapes. This fruit appears TO have
been brought into this country by the
Spaniards in the sixteenth century.
and many desirable varieties have been
originated here.
@. What are the indications for
building operations during the coming
year?-N. r. j.
A. A nationwide survey Of the con.
struction industry, recently completed
by the Building Economic Research
Bureau Of the American Bond and
Mortgage Co.. New York City. estis
mates that not less than $3.50, 900 900
Will be expended on new construction
during 1927. Building operations total
ing $4,000 900, 900 are already planned.
under way or about to be started, -.
@. Has the tourist travel TO rIorsda
fallen off much since the boom?--Es
| NJ. g. ~. IL,
4. During the past year 7t,s4,
| motor vehicles. carlylng 2I.111 pas-
sengers. entered Florida over the
Jacksonville-St. Johns River Bridge.
at .1aeksonyille. undoubtsdiy there
| were thousands of others who eT1tered
the State over other highways. ! Dur.
| ing the height of the. Florida boonf
the number of cars passing over ST.,
Johns River Bridge was 102; 462, and
they carried s9s.44s passengers. /.
@. Is Mothers day. observed lin
South America?--N. Ct. fI @s
A.. a. recent magazine article says
that "the institution OF Mothers day
continues to capture the hearts and
| minds Of the Latin American people. =
One of the first Of the Latin American
countries to adopt the idea was Veiles
zuela. in 1921. Peru first paid tribute
to the mothers OF the nation in 1894.
Hare ne had the pleasure Of serr-
| ing you through our Washington IN
| formation bureau? Can't re be of
| some help to you in your daily prob
| lemsP Our business Is to furnish you
tcith authoritative Information, and
Ue inrite you to ask us any question
| Of fact in achich you are Interested
| Send Jour inquiry to The Evening
Star Information Buredu, Frederic j.
HGsktn. director, Washington, %. G..
Inclose cents in stamps for return
| postage.
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yet take 1t in his head to do all the
business in the country" The Chat.
tanoOga News asks: Can a great
financial rival of New York be de-
veloped in the Middle West? And is
some such purpose in the mind of
Ford?"
With the confession. 1--WE can
scarcely visualize a billion dollars, es-
pecially if it be in copper pennies or
dollars bifls--to us a billion is rather
a mental abstraction than a concrete,
announces, $50 we just set 1t down
in II signs and symbols for whatever
these signify, and let 1t go at that
81. 900. 900, 00O."
What intrigues the financial
world" remarks the Rochester
Times.Union. lis not SO much the
valuation placed on the Ford plant
as the fact that a man whose judg.
ment is highly respected in Wall
Street believed it possible to sell
promptly to the investing public the
securities involved in such an enor-
nous transaction. Andrew Carnegie
took his s30O.000,000 in underlying
bonds Of the United States Steel Cor
poration. Apparently the Ford fam
lily, sole owners of this mammoth en-.
a new measure of the American in.
vestment market
X X y X
The Hartford Times emphasizes the
intended profits of the brokers who
made the offer: THE public wouldn't
buy 1t for billion, by any means. 1t
would have to pay back to the brokers
all they had to put in. plus a profit.
and then the brokers, while manag.
ing the business. would be running
Il entirely on the public's money"
The Charleston Daily Mail says that
cor course. its stock would have fur.
nishcd a fine field for glorious pick.
ings on the market and been subject
tn the usual manipulations. but the
plant would no doubt have suffered in
consequence. Speculative business
and creative business are frequently
two different things" continues the
Daily Mail. For sentimental rea-
sons, as well as others. we are re-
ioiced that Henry Ford did not bite,
whether the thing was worth biting
at or not"
Fancy man lodging another.
who pursued him with "A billion dol.
'ars cash in hand" exclaims the Har.
risburg Telegraph. I'm doing that
unheardof thing. Henry Ford dis
days new angle to his character
hat of the individual who loves work
more than money" But the Lynch
ourg Advance argues: Ford is not
yet an old man. He Is % years Of
age and apparently In good health.
Every year since he started in bust
ness has witnessed n growth In his
business and growth in his wealth.
N 10 years time, II he lives that long,
ri 1x~ so
reble''
The Albany Evening News, com.
nenting on the great increase in the
number Of millionaires. adds: wealth
seems to fall into the hands Of those
who know how to use It. Not q few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

g. Do people eat more pork than
other kinds Of meat?--W. Il. NJ.
a. Yes. The average yearly meat
bill of the American consumer during
the five-year period 1919-1S23, inclu.
Sive. contains the following items:
Lamb and mutton, "a pounds; beef
and veal, ca pounds; pork, 75.6
pounds.
q. What per cent of college stu
dents go outside Of their States to at.
tend school?--H. p. b.
A. An average OF 24.4 per cent
OF the college and university students
of the United States go outside the
State In which they reside In order
to attend college, while 1875 per cent
OF them remain in their home State.
q. What is the cause OF the Kala-
hari Desert in southern Africa ?--E. s.
A. The kalahari Desert in Africa
is caused by the aridity of the region,
as are all the great continental wastes
ying within the tropical and temperate
zones which are scantily watered by
rain. This desert is bordered by
mountain ranges which deprive the
east winds OF their moisture before
they pass beyond the interior slopes.
q. Who was known as 1.-The Black
Napoleon TT. l.. s.
A. Dessalines. whose statue stands
In the Champ de Mars. Port au
Prince. Haiti. He drove the French
out OF Haiti and a century after his
death his monument was erected bear
ing the epitaph, Founder of the
Republic"
-. Can YOU give me the date of
the Eastland disa ster. and how many
lives were lost?-E. +. ID.
A.. The Eastland disaster occurred
on July "a. 1915. Eight hundred and
hfty-two persons lost their lives.
q. In what year was the first of.
ticial standard United States penny
r1ade?--L. +.
A. The first one.cent piece was
coined in 1892.
Q: What is meant by the "coro.
mach" FL NJ. F.
A. This is the Gaelic name for the
lament or dirge formerly sung or
played on the bagpipes on the occasion
OF funeral of an Irish or Scottish
person. Sir Walter Scott in THE Lady
of the Lake has one of the finest
coronachs extant.
Q. What is meant by the "Janu-
airy thaw?"--R. r.
A. In the minds of the general
public. the term January thaw" Is
applied to relatively warm spell in
January. but the justification for this
Is the apparent meteorological fact
that In decidedly more than 80 per
cent of the years, at least over the
Northern Central and Eastern sec
tons OF the country, the records show
relatively warm spell Of weather
occurs in the last week of the month
that Is. between the goth and 2StL,
The warm spell does not occur at
exactly the same date each year, but
generally 1t falls in the latter part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
BilliOn-DOllar Offer to Ford
Starts How-to-Spend-It Debate

The disclosure in the Ford tax hear.
ing that the automobile manufacturer
more than once refused q billion dol
lars for the business that he controls
strongly impressed the country and
has caused interesting speculation as
to what could be done with that large
amount of money in actual cash.
THE human mind cannot grasp the
dimensions of a billion dollars Z, mil
lion times 1000" observes the Belling-
ham Herald, but by comparison it
gets a haZy idea of what one man
has done in a new industry in hardly
more than a quarter OF century.
One thing we know is that the late
Mr.. Croesus and all the other pluto
Gratis Of other days were mere pilSers."
What Is the greatest single thing
that he could buy?" asks the New
York Sun, which then suggests: ''rhe
answer is Vermont. If MIR. Ford could
send his agents in with billion dol.
lars and buy at the estimate placed
upon the wealth Of Vermont by the
Census Bureau in 1922, he could own
everything purchasable In the State
the real estate and improvements, live
stock, farm and factory implements
and machinery. water works, steam
railroads, trolley lines. motor vehicles
ing sap buckets. were valued at $842 :.
600 900. The odd change would leave
Mr.. Ford something with which to pay
taxes. On the same basis. a billion
would also buy Delaware, Nevada OF
New Mexico"
THE significance of the billion.dol.
lar valuation is realized says the
Macon Telegraph. when it Is consid'
cred that only the United States Steel
Co. and the American Telephone and
Telegraph Go. are regarded az bill
iion.dollar corporations. Standard Oil
Is. of course, a billiondollar business.
but it is divided into 80 different cor.
porations" The Springfield Union
adds: Taking his little nest "gg
Henry Ford could ait current pric"
rates pay off a quarter of the cost of
the Civil War. reserving so millions
for himself to keep the wolf AVA;
from the door. The total cost OF the
Louisiana Purchase was Is millions.
or about one sixty seventh Of the offer
to Ford"
+ x i, +
at has not been so long ago" re.
calls the Lima News. that "a New
York bank revealed that it's deposit.
had exceeded the billion-dollar mark
for the first time in the Institutions
history. But in that instance the
accumulation Of this great wealth il
represented by thousands of de.
positors and is invested in business
enterprises of all kinds In All parts
Of the civilized world" The Los
|. Angeles Times finds a further sub
ject for speculation in the report
that Mr.. Ford has two big stores In
Detroit and that ION a single day re.
Gently these twin stores disposed of
! nearly 10000 pounds of butter an
1000 dozen eggs. The cash registe'
rang UP nearly $4,000" continues
| the Times, land 1t was q cloudy day
at that. Unless some effort Is made
to contract his powers, Henry may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
The Happy Warrior,

A retired general in the British
Army, born in the reign of George ",
died the other day at the age of one
hundred years. This man, whose life.
time encompassed the entire reigns of
William Nv, OF Victoria and of Edward
VII, not to mention parts of two
others. was Gen. Sir George Higsin.
son, who was commissioned in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Candidates for presidential nomina-
ton on the Democratic ticket are still
sufficiently numerous to promise in
terest when the convention calls. them
phone.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

'Wishin'."
Wishin' for lazy day
When skies are blue an warm,
Even If the lightnin's play,
With threats of comm storm.
Wishin' for the humble bee
To buzz a little tune;
Wishih' for a chance to see
The rose that smiles in June.
Wishin' for the butterfly
That floats, here and away.
Wishin' for the winds that sigh
When twilight ends the day.
A little dreamin' now and then
Will set the heart 7.aglow---
But what's the use O. wishin wheI
You've got to shovel snow?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Anarchists masquerade as com
munists and bolshevists. They are
not as easily disposed of as was poor
Johann Most, who. after declaring
himself an enemy to government. was
cornered under a bed and consigned to
hopeless rldicule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

1t may ue assumed that neither
Ford nor Rockefeller is much worried
over the popular discussion as to who
enjoys a reasonable security against
want
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

1t is made quite clear that if Ebert
H. Gary should decide to resign from
the craftsmanship of the United States
Steel Corporation the action will be
the result of an orderly and deliberate
gentlemen's agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

The orator is no longer very infiu-
entail. In order to be sure of getting
the "ear of the people" it is now nee.
essary to be a. radio announcer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

In international relationships 1t is
recalled that the English language
includes a large amount of Latin
along with its Anglo-SaXon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

An Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

Tbs Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
Patches credited TO It or not otherwise cred.
,tsS u thjs psper and also the Local nG"s
al special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

New Yorl1 theatrical managers are
required to clean up some of the
shows. The problem Of teaching old
dogs new tricks arises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Paris has ceased to set the fashions
in clothes. The Paris label on di-
vorce is still conspicuous mark of
distinction. N@
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

sist largely of things which. if true,
might better be forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Even in radio affairs there must be
some arrangement to protect simple
merit against the spotlight grabber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

In not many more years it may be
expected that there will be airship
parleys instead of naval parleys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

rnillionaix0e have put the world IN
their dso1 ~ the u6e they have made
of their money Cor the. public good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
Money in Politics.

Money i'm Politics.
There IS too much money in poll
tics.' exclaimed the constituent.
And yet said Senator Sorghum,
"you couldn't expect a man to get
elected by going broke and advertis-
ing it,
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Wear and Tear

Wear and Tear.
They tell me I smile should wear.
/ take those sunshine pledges;
Though smiles grow sad when here
and there
They fray along the edges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
They fray along the edges.

Jud Tunkins says many great
man is remembered more by his
birthdays than by his services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

There are too many languages"
said Iii Ho, the sage of Chinatown
There would be fewer fights if every.
body understood precisely what every.
body else was trying to explain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
Uncomfortable.

dreamt l had a harp and crown
And robes and angel wings.
l sighed, II wish / could climb dowl
And wear my usual things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12
Efectual Reform.

us prohibition a success in Grim.
son Gulch?"
at is" answered Cactus Joe. More
than half the population has quit
drinkin' in the last ten years, OWN to
helm in the cemetery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-12

Oar ought to be some way" said
Uncle Eben, Ito prevent a man who
starts q crime wave FUN lima sinin'
dat he's a public entertainer" ...