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Evening star., 1927-10-27

Lincoln Star. and the San Antonio
Evening News holds that 1.-The general
welfare demands that. as rapidly as
possible, the $110,OOO,000 Army build
ing program, already sanctioned, he
carried out" The San Antonio paper
adds that ''it Is an investment in last
ing values and in that vital concern,
the national defense" The Ports
mouth Daily Times is of the opinion
that Gen. Summerall won't care how
much of what the Chinese call saving
face is indulged in, if the Army gets
adequate housing"
obviously the soldiers have Just
grievance, and it cannot be remedied
by shutting their mouths" states the
Baltimore Evening Sun. The Lansing
State Journal suspects that Gen.
Summerall is impatient with the slow
ness with which the work is getting
under way" and the Jackson Citizen
Patriot, recognizing that "there is no
lawful way in which high military and
naval officers can go directly to the
public" AYERS that they should not be
required to take chances of court-mar-
tial every time they ask improvement
in the service they represent"
The Indianapolis News assumes that
'if anything is done to remedy con-
ditions, the public must take the lead"
and adds: 1.-The country is committed
to a policy Of adequate defense. There
being no argument about that policy,
there should be no argument about
adequate housing facilities for the men
who are looked to for defensive meas
ures."
In support of the generals COM
ments on the subject, the Charleston
Daily Mail makes the statement:
"There would hardly be anything
wrong when the chief of staff of the
Army finds men housed i'll unfit bar
racks to signify to them that he had
noted that fact, and to encourage them
to endure the discomforts by showing
that he recognized the situation. This
is not necessarily criticism Of the ad-
ministration. 1t is just a recognition
of the general listlessness that pre-
walls in regard to the national defense
during the times when we are not at
war and fondly imagine that we never
will be-"
Zone thing the general has accom-
plished." concludes the Davenport
Democrat: Bringing from Washing
ton the announcement that the Gov
ernment knows all about the Army's
housing needs and that $4,000 is in
process Of spending to meet them
right now, and that more is forth
coming"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

American troops are now in the
first-line trenches along the French
front. Infantry makes dramatic entry
by night. marching through wrecked
village in a bowling rainstorm to take
their sector. Artillery fires the nrst
shot for American troops.
French soldiers greet Yanks enthu-
siastically. Kiss and hug them and
shake their hands at the flrst-hne
trenches. Fifteen thousand
one hundred and seventy-eight men
apply for war insurance in first batch
of applications received. representing
total of 121 .424 900. Majority OF men
take out $4,000 apiece. Sec
ond Liberty loan closes with grand
rush OF subscriptions that swamp the
banks. Total probably well over the
maximum figure of five billions set
by Treasury officials. United
States and Japan are formulating an
agreement whereby Japanese mer-
chant vessels will be exchanged for
American steel. which Japan needs az
badly as America needs tonnage.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Christmas Reindeer
Called Needless
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The star:
1t is with deep regret that read
in your issue of the Goth of the ship
ment Of 800 reindeer to be distributed
in the various department stores of
the country to add to the Christmas
joys of the children.
Children little know how these crea-
lures suffer coming into the heated
temperature, amid noise and con-
fusion.
Is it any wonder that they sickened
and died, and is it necessary to make
this sacrifice in the spirit of
Christmas?
1 made inquiry last year. and was
told that our organizations working
along these lines were making every
effort to have this cruelty stopped.
We commercialize almost everything.
Let us leave out the reindeer.
MARY E. CLARK.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

year. Today he paints, never having
known anything about painting before,
with the happy belief that he is giving
a message to the world. One may just
paint, and one may paint with the
feeling that one is giving a message
to the world. The layman, not know
ing anything about painting, and still
less about message bringing, will
come to the conclusion that to COM
bine the two Is a master stroke.
Wherefore again it must be asserted,
Heinrich Musslein is a happy man.
happy in his work. happy in his mes
sage, in his work whether it sells, or
in his message whether it delivers.
Happy Heinrich Musslein!
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Some "Church Music"
Held i'm DisfavOr

To the Editor OF The Star:
One reads from time to time of
the very worthy efforts which are
made to improve the quality of church
music in our city. But the fact that
the opening voluntary on the organ at
the church attended by the President
of the United States. consisted of the
prologue to Leoncavallo's squalid
tragedy, "Pagliacci," makes one de-
spair of any hope Of betterment. Why
not the Miserere scene from III
1t is much more melodi-
GUS. GEORGE MIDDLETON.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

Latin word libra" which means
pound"
@. Are such carnivals as Dumas de.
scribes in Count OF Monte Cristo"
still held in Rome?-J. f. II.
A. In a general way it can be said
that carnival is held just before the
beginning of Lent. but it exists no
more in the form alluded to. In
Rome it is now almost wholly limited
to masked balls in the theaters and it's
manifestations in the streets are
sparse and very attenuated. On the
Riviera. however, there are floats,
mainly with flowers, while this aspect
of carnival, once so important, has
altogether disappeared in Rome.
@. Was Christopher Columbus a
Jew or Gentile?-O. f. G..
A. Christopher Columbus was born
in Genoa. While it is true that nu-
merous writer's have asserted that he
was of Jewish ancestry, most biog-
raphers regard him as an Italian OF
Gentle birth.
Q. When will the Department of
Agriculture hold its chrySanthemum
show. G.. $.
A. 1t expects to open the annual
chrysa millennium show on October 40
Q. Why do fever blisters appear on
the lips rather than on other parts of
the body?-H. F. l..
A. Fever blisters appear on the
mouth instead Of elsewhere on the
body because the lips are more easily
parched. due to the thin covering Of
skin over the blood vessels.
@. How long does it take to raise
bamboo for commercial purposes?-F.
j. j.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that the bamboo tree receives
its growth in a comparatively short
time, but from . to 10 years are re-
quired for the wood to ripen so that
it will be of use commercially.
O. Has Lake Titicaca an outlet and
inlet? How deep is it?-E. b.
A. The depth of Lake Titicaca, the
largest lake in South America, in
some places reaches 700 feet, but large
portions of it are shallow, and the
shores, especially in the south. are
lined with marshy tracts covered with
reeds. The lake receives a number
of streams from the surrounding
mountains and discharges through the
Desaguadero into Lake Aullagas.
whose waters finally evaporate in the
great salt marshes in the southern
part of the closed basin.
O. Who was known as the barber
poet"?-H. l.. w.
A. Jacques Jasmin, the last Of the
Troubadours, who began life as bar
Der in Germany. was thus called. He
was well known, and cotemporary
veTsemaker of Paris once said ne.
left his presence trickling all over
with poetry and vibrating like an
Aeolian harp"
O. What is the temperature Of the
water at the bottom Of the ocean,
r. S.
A. At the bottom of the ocean the
temperature remains approximately
Uniform at from 32' F. to 35' F. and
is independent of latitude.
You 1cdnt to kno1o something. You
acisb to be positire before You 90
ahead. Wen. The EUening Star ,ciH
tell you 1chdt you 1Cdnt to knoto and
0iUe You assurance before yOu pro-
ceed. Our Washington Bureau can
dns,cer any question of fact pro-
pounded to it. Here is the university
of informdtion-d great free educd-
tiondl institution established solely to
serUe you. Send in your question and
get the right anstCer. Inclose 2
cents in stamps to coUer the return
postage. Address The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
Kin. Director, Washington, ID. C..
Evening star., 1927-10-27

The Aztecs destroyed the libraries of
Montezuma and Herewith wiped out
the literature and history of race
superior in some forms Of culture to
the races of Europe whose weapons
subdued them. So, too, when corrupt
propaganda distorts historic truth, we
have classic assurance that the fires
of hell shall not prevail, for truth
crushed to earth will rise again"
ssI-.Syrisat. Lear. by Paul " Collins.l
Evening star., 1927-10-27

Airship disasters are terrifying, but
an ocean liner catastrophe still
sets the pace for wholesale gloom.
Individualisn is still able to COM
mand slight consideration as against
group psychology.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

When President Coolidge said II do
not choose" he perpetrated catch
phrase which has so far been pecul-
iarly neglected by the "tin pan
alley" song writer's.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

One Of the ways for an officer of
the Navy to attain popular promi-
ence is to place himself in a posi-
ton to be disciplined"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
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Evening star., 1927-10-27

Revivals of old comic operas often
leave an audience wondering whether
audiences in those days were keenly
appreciative or only tolerant.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

All his persuasiveness has not en-
abled Charles Dawes to induce the
noble American Indian to adopt his
particular style of pipe of peace.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Fact and Phantasy.

Truth is stranger than fiction"
1T isn't" answered Senator Sor.
ghum. "That impression is due to the
fact that fiction is so frequently sub.
stituted for the truth"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
BOlsl,eyism.

1 think the world was made for those
Who gather wealth and seek repose.
There is squirrel in the tree
Who says, 1.-THE World was made for
me-"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Merger.

"There are mergers everywhere"
"Yes," answered Uncle Bill Bottle
top. lone OF the most enterprising
bootleggers in the neighborhood is also
an undertaken"
Evening star., 1927-10-27

While favoring old time dances,
Uncle Henry Ford is interested in
taking the jump out Of the old-time
fiyyer
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Relief.

"What I want" said Farmer Corn
tossel, "is farm relief"
What kind Of relief"
political jobs for all me and my
wife's relations"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Music and Words.

You ask what music means to me.
Without the words that bring
Glints of poetic fancy free.
II doesn't mean thing.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

A really great motion picture artist
IS able to command more interest in
his films than in his divorces.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

A successful king knows when to
avoid interference with energetic ad-
vice that Is really running affairs.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

THE ryenjnc star with the SUNDAY morn
ing edition is delivered by carriers within
tie citv At so cents per month: daily only
az cents nor month. sundays only. 20 cents
mr. month Orders NAV rc sent ly mail o.
telephone Main 5000 Collection Is maGe ny
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

1--WE would all be happier" said
Uncle Eben, "if 1t was as easy to re-
member a kindness as 1t Is to recall
an fniury," Z"'i. Il
Evening star., 1927-10-27

Jud Tunkins says a good servant is
one who knows how to disobey with
deferential discretion.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

"Our ancestors" said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, command admira-
tion for many wise words they said,
even when doing foolish things"
Evening star., 1927-10-27
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New Britain herald., 1927-09-13

chine without the knowledge of the pilot. Not until after an ascent Of 5000 feet had been made and the hoy intsrfered with the ruaier the pilot decided 10 make a landing in the belle, that something had gone wrong with the guiding apparatus,
 That this astonishing experience did not result in tragedy was due 10 continuation Of good luck and me alertness of the youth when he found himself borne aloft. He held on, twined his feet around ropes and in general placed his body so that falling from the plane was un- likely, in spite of the nunbness that came to his hands.
 Did the unintentioned flight" cure the youth from being air minded 2" Not at all By this time he is back at the airport, "helplng' such aviators as need it 10 get away safely. We rather think, however, he will exercise more care in the fu-ure not to get tangled up with the tuselage
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
FAILING TO "APFRECIATE' LATE INVENTIONS

How often have you telephoned across the Atlantic since this great privilege vas extended to the world2
 Perhaps the gentle reader has hls answer ready It can be safely as stunned that no such telcphoning IS being done from this city 10 any eT- tent Somebody in the British par lament made an inquiry recently and discovered that fhe average number of telephone calls across the Atlantic totallsd only seven 4 day which IS but q fraction Of the calls that were anticipated when the sys- tenn was established.
 The claim therefore IS made that the public IS not taking advantage of the maryols of latter-day inven- ton This supposition cannot he well founded in view Of fhe efficiency and cheapnoss of cables If the lat ter were non-cxistsnt trsnsoc"anic telephoning would be more com mon. just like. if land telegraphing had never been invented, long dis tanoe talephoninG would he more common.
 Another invention which 1s said not 70 ho as popular as It ought 10 he is television Pictures. blue prints. architects drawings. and what not can he taloris!ored from san Francisco 10 New York CT oyer long distances but a stri'Hnely small number O. firms are said 10 unize The invention.
 Hera 1s another instance where other inventions compete. The air maJ is 'ta most efficient competitor of t@IaU-ion; and though 1t isn't as fssf as tr'.vl1on. the cost is far less The difference in cost. as ve under-tonj it, f= sf2ao. The aiffer- croe in time across the continent IS TWO arl half days. This may mean something. hW not so much in most irstancr-
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
IRELAND UNCERTAIN
Vote of Parliamentary BalIoting fin Free State Becomes Matter of ConjeCture.

London, Sept. 13 Lp - Which way the electors will vote in next Thursdays parliamentary balloting in the Irish Free State continues 10 be a matter Of wide speculation even among careful observers in Ireland
 London correspondents watching events in Dublin are fairly we'll agreed that the Cosgrave govern- ment would get 3 substantial ma jority if a loo per cent poll could be obtained, but they believe that the apathy of the Free State voters will be serious factor.
 In the last election at least 40 per cent Of the electors did not go to the polls, and this non-voting largely consisted Of people who never were Sim Feiners but who consider their political views of no practical importance.
 Meanwhile the Free State is streaming with political oratory. Yesterday was marked by more than q thousand election meetings at which the government ministers were among the hardest workers, some speaking for hours on end
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
MAKING AIRPORTs OBSOLETE

Thomas Edison is still looking forvard-and upward. He seems to think the development Of the heli copter has greater possibilities than the airplane needing an airport from which to get away. When the helcopter is perfected.' he is quoted as saving, roofs may be the landing places for communications goods and passengers" He adds it would end street congestion
 T. would be funny thing if after every city, town and village had gone to the expense of building an airport the hclicopter came along, fully developed, and made the air ports obsolete,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
sation Seekers"2
StI NIVl4 si
 A. Raymond Boomer.


 4. Raymond Bloomer.
 e How many automobiles were manufactured in the United States in the first six months of 1927?
 4. 1,779,334 passenger cars; 24S,- 50s trucks.
 Q. What is the best timber for fence posts?
 A. Red cedar. yellow locust, black walnut. white oak and chest nut.
 Q. What is the home address Of John McGraw?
 A. 15 West filth Street. New York city.
 4. At the Dempsey Willard fight at Toledo, Ohio. in July. 1919. what was the color Of the trunks and belts worn by the fighters?
 4. Willard wore blue trunks with belt of red. white and blue Dempsey wore white trunks, also with a belt of red white and blue.
 O. How is French drip coffee made?
 A. By pouring boiling water very slowly over freshly and finely ground coffee and allowing it 10 drip through two strainers into the bot tom Of the pot.
 Q What was the paid attendance al the recent Dempsey Sharkcy fight and what proportion Of the receipts did each boxer get?
 A. The paid attendance was 72,- 2S3 and the receipts s9S5,027. Of which Dempsey received s270,SS2 and Sharkey s22t631.
 Q How can stains be removed from granite steps?
 A Make q strong solution Of lye by dissolVlng three pounds of wash ing soda in one gallon Of water and lay if on the granite with q fiber paint brush. A bristle brush would be ruined by the soda. Scrub the stains and rinse with clear water.
 Q How much did Rahe Ruth re caive for playing in the movie "Baba Comes Home?
 A. A fat s1oooo0 plus a share in the profits.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
ARCI SING HE IRE OF
 THE SE NATE

The attempt is being made 70 prora gandize the assumption that the opposition to Smith Of Illinois and Ware Of Pennsylrania is due en- tirely 10 the reputed size of their campaign expenditures More than campaign expenses are objected to, however, particularly in Pennsyl- vania. The question Of election frauds in Philadelphia and Pitts bursh, .strongholds Of the Pennsyl- vania Republican machine. remain paramount. The Senate does not need to accept senators who t thinks were not elected honestly.
 Most Republican senators, irclud- ing Senator Bingham c, Connecti- cut. are desirous of having Smith and Ware seated regardless Of how they were "elected" They are claiming that the national govern ment should not have the right 10 decide whether a senator should be seated or given the gate" although this right is plainly conceded by the Constitution. They overlook entirely that the moment senator is sworn in he has hand in national leg islation. The bogey of states rights does not apply, as senator does not vote exclusively on mat ters pertaining 10 hls own state but votes on matters affecting all the states. For this reason the senate vas specifically charged with the right to govern the admittance of senators
 The claim is made further that if Smith and Ware are not admitted to the sacred precincts numerous sou-hcrn senators likewise ought 10 ho disbarred on the ground that the t4th and 18th amendments are gen. erally disre garded throughout the south. There may he some iueIfica- ton for the premise, but this also is q matter for the senate 70 de eide, There is no doubt how # will decide this point however; it is merely one Of those little side is sues brought Up to becloud the Smith-Yare issue.
 The mood Of a majority of the senate seems to he one Of irritation at the tactics of the grand old party in Pennsylvania and 10 lesser ex- tent. perhaps, in Illinois. This irri- tation is not amelorated by the elaborate legal technicalities thrust into the pathway of the senatorial Investigating committee. Confronted with such holeeon4 methods the senators in all Likelihood uIll be disposed to bar smith and Ware on general principles Thus the efforts to prevent on honest recount would defeat itself
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13
Observations Or TAe Weather

Eastern New York Showers this afternoon followed by mostly fair weather tonight, warmer in south portion tonight: Wednesday fair; moderate southwest shifting 10 northwest and north winds.
 Southern New England - Local showers this afternoon or tonight; slightly warmer tonight; gentle to moderate southwest, shifting 10 northwest winds.
 New Haven and .Vicin}ty-Local showers and warmer tonight; Wednesday fair.
 Weather Conditions
 Pleasant weather prevails this morning along the Atlantic Coast and in the Mississippi Valley with unsettled showary weather in the lake region and over the Rocky mountains. The pressure is low over the western and high over the southeastern districts. The temper ature continues high in the central and is rising in the eastern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slowly rising temperature
 Forecast till P. M. Wednesday:
 Connecticut, Massac chusetts and Rhode Ieland-Iocal showers this afternoon or tonight; slightly warm CT tonight; Wednesday fair: gentle to moderate southwest shifting to northwest winds.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13

The Russian soyiets plan 10 fool the International bankers" 1t Is said, by issuing their bonds directly 70 tha publics in foreign countries, the bonds 10 pay from l2 10 16 per cent interest guaranteed" Consid-, sring the large numbers of Ameri- cans who bought marks, francs, fires, and what not after the war there is reason to think tha. the market will not be entirely devoid of soviet bond buyers There is a law against destroying money, but it isn't enforced against those who throw it away.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13

Modern kids aren't worse. They re just too frank 10 sneak out to the barn 10 eat their forbidden sweets.
 In his last interview, C. E Shaw seems as spr ghtly as ever. The sun never sets on the British wag
 The clinging vines haven't iissn- reared, they just cling 10 the pock- etbook nos instead Of the sturdy oah.
 An average man Is one who thinks he is a typical American, though little above the average.
 So often one reads q best seller and is saddened 70 think there ar" so many people capable of liking II.
 Correct this sentence: "TIe made ton thousand dollars on the stock exchange" said the gossip. and then quit forever
 Copyricht 1927, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1927-09-13

Ever since automobiles were com mon equipages of the hoi polloi girls have been warned not to take rides with unknown men. Taking rides with men they know often is had enough. but the folly of en- trusting ones self 10 the ministra- tions of unknown male quantities is radically worse. But despite the re- peated warnings from press. pulpits, Y " C. AS and what nots, it still is being done to some extent. Sensl- hle advice Is that if IL is 9 case of being forced to get out and walk, the walking may as we'll be done in the first place: and the distance 1t is necessary to travel 10 get home may be less. These may be harsh words, but not half harsh enough to apply to those who would be fool ish,