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Evening star., 1927-10-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. In the word Cabaret" Is the
final "t" pronounced?-H. H.
A. The word has been AngliciZed.
The Standard Dictionary gives but
one pronunciation. sounding the at"
Webster's gives two pronunciations.
giving first the one sounding the final
"t"; second, the final 1T" silent, and
''e" as in prey.
@. How long does an armistice
last?-J. III.
A. An armistice suspends military
operations by mutual agreement be-
tween the belligerent parties. II it's
duration Is not fixed, the belligerent
parties can resume operations at any
time, provided always the enemy is
warned within the time agreed upon
in accordance with the terms of the
armistice.
Q. Please give the formula for
White House paint?-J. r. w.
A. This popular formula is as fol-
lows: White lead, 20 per cent; French
white zinc. 80 per cent; sufficient raw
| linseed oil to obtain the desired con-
sistency.
@. When was Thanksgiving day
| first observed?-E. c. L. c.
A. Thanksgiving day was first
| celebrated in Plymouth on December
| 18. 1921, and next on July 80, 1923.
| The first Boston Thanksgiving was
| held on February %, 1880. The first
| printed notice was for June 20, 1876,
for the State of Massachusetts. Wash.
| ington appointed the last Thursday in
| November, 1890. James Madison Sc
| lected the second Thursday in April,
| fha Of
| the annual observance on the last
| Thursday in November in 1868. The
last Thursday in November has not
been fixed by law as Thanksgiving
day, but each President issues a
proclamation regarding this holiday.
Q. How many fights and knockouts
have Dempsey and Tunney had?-
C. H.
| A. From the year 1915 to the pres
ent time Jack Dempsey has engaged
in 73 matches and achieved Al knock
outs. From 1919 to the present date
Gene Tunney has engaged in 81
matches and achieved 30 knockouts.
@. What Is the Bureau of Eff
cheney? The Bureau of Coordination:
B. G. w.
| A. There is in the Government q
Bureau of Efficiency, the duty OF
which, among others, is to investigate
| the needs of the several executive
departments and Independent estab
lishments with respect to personne
and to investigate Implications of sta
tistical and other work and methods
of business in the various branches ol
the Government service. There i:
also a Bureau of Coordination, which
| investigates cases in which it is possi
BILE to avoid the overlapping of depart
| ments.
| @. What is ozone?-S. McV.
| A. Ozone is colorless, gaseous allo
| tropic modification of oxygen. In
1885 Van Marum observed that oxy
gen gas through which an electric
current had been passed, as we'll as
| the air of oxygen in the vicinity of ar
electric machine, possessed a pecu
| liar odor somewhat resembling chic
rine. He referred to it as the smell o
electricity. In 1901 Cruikshank OBJ
served similar odor when water was
decomposed by electrolysis. Schon
bein in 1910 investigated the matter
and established the fact that the odol
was due to the formation Of new gas
which he named ozone. He showed
that ozone was generated by the ac
Evening star., 1927-10-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Varying the Monotony.

Varying the MOnOtOny.
I tried to frame a winsome lay
To make 'em shout "Encorew
The wise old person paused to say,
We've heard all that before"
PHILOSOPHERS that seem sublime
Or tragedies that. roar
Along the corridors Of time
We've heard 'em all before.
So to the base ball game went
And watched the varying score
And hear some things in grea
content
I hadn't heard before.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

A cheerful public halls good
scrappy demonstration between Army
and Navy boys with no question what
ever Of foreign relations; no entangle
ments save on the foot ball field OF
among the typwriter ribbons in the
press gallery.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

An element Of doubt arises as to
whether the war in China retains a
sufficient amount of implacable deter
mination to prevent it from being
fought out with f1recrackers.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Aviation experts who take their pro-
fession seriously will never be satisfied
until every "hop-off" can be accom-.
panied by a reasonably reliable return
ticket.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

A fake Channel swimmer secured
almost as much publicity as genuine
performer. Willingness to be photo
graphed in a bathing suit goes a long
way toward establishing fame.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Having done a heavy share Of the
labor in base ball, Walter Johnson
feels entitled to interest himself in the
phase of the game which involves the
management Of capital.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred-
tied in this paper and also the FOCAL news
pIlhlished herein. All rights of publication
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Established laws and customs are
often attacked by public speakers
who feel that it is hard to be inter
esting without assuming contradic-
tory attitude.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

"Miss Democracy" Is still repre-
sented with a poke bonnet and pan
telettes, which is a mean method OF
insidious publicity to imply that she
Is out Of date.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
The First and Hardest Years,

From the San Antonio News.
Being absolved by fellow prisoner,
an inmate of the Texas Penitentiary
may not have to serve all his 114-year
sentence.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Those Simian Thoughts.

From the San Bernardino Sun.
A beauty specialist assures us that
beautiful thoughts make for beauty
Of both face and form. What n hor.
rible thinker a gorilla must bel
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Those White House
Breakfasts.
the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
AS a party function, White House
breakfast at which the President re-
trains from talking politics may be
regarded as not entirely successful.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

When 1t comes to celebrating his
meaning of a simple word. President
Coolidge again does not choose.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

Mexico's political affairs have for a
long time shown a tendency to employ
a firing squad as a court of last
resort.
Evening star., 1927-10-17

The invisible empire" raises enough
noise to prevent it from ever being
classified as inaudible.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Dilemma.

"Why don't you publish your auto
biography"
"It wouldn't be interesting enough
IL I didn't tell the TRUTH" answered
Senator Sorghum, land too interesting
If / did"
Evening star., 1927-10-17
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Evening star., 1927-10-17

Jud Tunkins says a man who loves
his work is frequently too willing to
be kind and give 1t q holiday.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
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Evening star., 1927-10-17
Hisfnric MemenfO,

Historic MementO.
He had a boom for Office high;
OF speed it showed a lack.
The family views 1t with a sigh
Among the bric-a-brac.
Evening star., 1927-10-17
Not Entirely Mercenary

Not Entirely Mercenary.
would you marry a man for
money!"
NO" answered Miss Cayenne. Il
have already refused two highly sue
cessful bootleggers."
MANY a person who dreams in
ecstasy Of a life Of future bliss" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "busies
himself with making this life as dis
agreeable as possible"
Synonyms.
The poet twists his rhymes anew,
He weeps or says, 'Ha, ha!"
His words. here conflde to you,
Are synonyms for "Blah!'
"a mansion in de Skies" said Uncle
Eben, lis worth tryin' for. SOS not to
| have no rent collectors, nor realtors.
nos assessors, to keep up de worry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Outlook Is Brighter
For Rail Stakeholder

From the Wall Street Journal.
In it's first two months 1927 mas
brought a beginning of fuifiliment OF
the prophecy that 1t was TO be year
of realization for the railroad STOCK
holder. This week the Pere Marquette
has taken steps toward the declara'
ton of a stock dividend, the St Louis
San Francisco has increased its pay
nents to common stockholders ana
the Wabash has inaugurated dlvi-
dends on it's B stock. Last month the
Rock Island declared the first dlvl-
dend on it's common shares since the
reimbursement Of the company s
finances in 1916.
Such a movement was forecast and
even begun last year. when the Penn.
sylvania and the Southern raised
their rates and Reading and Lehlgn
Valley declared extra disbursements,
both of which are likely to be re-
peated. It is perhaps only a coinci'
dence that the carriers which last
wear expanded the income of their
stockholders were among the stronger
companies and those so far taking
similar action this year are less defi-
nitely in that category. In none or
these cases is the action taken open to
criticism as unwarranted by current
earnings.
So, far from being a matter of sur
prise. a more liberal division or rail-
road income with the owners or the
properties was inevitable If their
managers were to avoid stultifylng
themselves before the regulatory
commissions and the public. For
many years they have asserted the
necessity of greater net revenues to
o&4~oo+ tho paadod aanifal into the
business. For two years past heavy
traffic combined with more competent
and energetic handling thereof and
the better facilities provided with bor-
rowed money have afforded practically
all railroad companies growing mar
gin Of net income. The very condi-
ton for expansion through sale of
stock in preference to the dangerous
expedient of amassing mortgage debt,
which railroad managers have long
been insisting upon as essential, has
in a measure been realized.
Much can be said for the practice
of "ploughing back" profits from oper-
alton instead of dividing them imme-
diately with those who have assumed
the risks of the undertaking, but Mat
policy carries within itself it's own
limitations. It's justification is the
ultimate benefit of the stakeholder,
who is asked to forego present re-
turns in exchange for greater future
COMPENSATION. Obviously, denial of
both the immediate and ultimate bene-
fits, after the time has clearly arrived
for the latter to be harvested, raises
a question of good faith, not merely
as between management and stock
holders but equally as between car
riers and public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14

satisfactory uniform for the sandlot
base ball star. Gone are the days
when the follower of Ike Walton had
q rod and a reel and a line, and let 1t
go at that. Not only is the equipment
of the angler, the hunter and the
golfer more diverse and complete with
the passing years. but his land herr
clothing for various outdoor diversions
has become an elaborate wardrobe in
itself
Americans today buy in large guam
titles goods which, not so many dec
AIDES since. We're only known to and
used by few. Snowshoes and skis
are now sold by the thousands of
pairs. Girls use up hockey sticks and
gymnasium shoes, basket balls and
tennis rackets as fast as men. The
fewer the wild ducks, the more decoys
are sold. For almost every trout,
bass, salmon or pike taken out the
streams and lakes during a season.
some inventive genius invents a new
fly, plug or spinner. So II goes, and
those jaundiced or antiquated ones
who refuse to admit that there are
worse ways of spending
money are advised to take up prompt.
ly one or more Of these same sports
They will be the better for 1t, and so
will the Nation. For every man who
neglects his business and for every
woman who neglects her household In
favor of the golf course or the saddle
or the paddle or the tennis court, there
are twenty whose efficiency is i'm.
proved and whose lifetime of useful
ness is prolonged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Wheeler plans to visit the Philfppines
Japan and India.
Our greatest ship, S. S. Leviatllan. ia
ABOUT to celebrate golden jubilee.
On March 10 she will embark upon
her fiftieth sailing. Since the Levi.
athan entered the American flag serv.
ice In 1928, she has had phenome.
nal career. She remains the largest
vessel In the world. During the past
-FOUR years she has carried more than
100000 passengers. In 1925 the Levi.
atnan transported more people from
EUROPE TO New York than any other
liner, the average carvings per trim
Delng l9O more than those Of her
nearest rival. On July last wear. tho
queen of the American merchant ma
rine sailed from New York with 424
passengers, the years record. But
.hat 8 a oagatelle alongside the 10. 600
doughboys the former German Water.
lano Ierried across the Atlantic trim
after trip in 1918. -p
representative r. Walton Moore
Democrat, of Virginia, is ont with a
mover suggestion for preventing Sen.
ate nnbusters without radical taynner.
ing with the antediluvian rules that
now ala and abet them. II think the
rlght or free and full discussion should
10 preserved, says Representative
Moore, out would 1t not be possible
~ uo liils ana at the same time amend
the rules so as to put a majority in
complete control during a period of
say, 80 days prior to the. end of q
session.! Representative Moore thinks
us pretty clear that public sentiment
VIII demand the drastic change Vica
resident Dawes has advocated. nm.
iess Ialr compromise can he nro-
vlded. The Virginian saws .JuIius
caesar In the Roman Senate was the
worlds first filibusterer. '''
X X X
The father of Muscle Shoals LELAND
Lanln Summers, has Just passed
away at his home on Long Island at
the carry age of Sc. A consulting en-.
glneer by profession, Summers PROMPT.
~ placed his eminent services nj the
disposal of the Government whan the
United States entered the war and
became one of the leading $1-a.vear
men or the War Industries BOARD
bernard M. baruch, chairman of the
board, In tribute to Summers mem.
DRY, says: There is no one on the
munitions side of the war who did
more for the allied cause than Leland
summers. He pitched his tent at
washington. paid his own expenses.
worked like a demon and received o
check for but 81. At the end of the
war he was of priceless value to the
American delegation at Paris. and
was more responsible than anvhodv
else for many of the economic clauses
OF the peace treaty. Muscle Shoals
was his creation. His idea that ~
would make us independent of Chilean
nitrate was fully Justified" Summers
nickname at Washington was "Rus.
ter after the tenacious dog that
never quit a fight. When Summers
believed he was right, he never gave
in, and, says Baruch. che usually was
right" was
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14

| way to the third. however, while trav'
cling along a lonely country road
there was a sudden explosion which
blew both cars high into the air
and landed them upside down, in
juring the FIVE guards. one OF them
seriously. The bandits who had
mined the highway then stepped out
calmly, grabbed the bags of currency
and made off at high speed.
And so the war between the under
world and society progresses. No
weapon is too terrifying for use by
the criminals. Pistols, rifles, shot
guns, poison gas. machine guns and
dynamite, each has its use in the
hands of the viciously inclined gangs
of the United States. Now comes
the mined road with bandits able to
set off explosives from a safe dis
lance, that may wipe out every liv-
ing thing and leave the loot at their
mercy.
The surprising thing about the en-
tire situation as it is revealed from
day to day is that there are still
those In this fair land who weep
over, sympathize with and send pres
ents to these vicious characters when
the authorities are lucky enough to
catch them. This is the type of citi.
zen who balks at the prospect of
severe laws to give the bandit a full
dose OF justice and shoulders at the
thought OF prison life, which, in
cidentally. is a much better, cleaner
and more sanitary life than that en-
joyed by thirds of the unfortu-
mates before they were incarcerated.
This class of citizen forgets the agon.
les undergone by the guards who were
catapulted sixty feet In the air by
the explosion; 1t forgets, likewise. the
flash Of a gun which in other hold.ups,
has sent faithful guards to eternity,
and 1t seems to take little heed of
the suffering of the families whose
loved ones have been killed or in
jured by the activities of the under
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Spending for Sport.

eosTife annual bill paid by the people
of the United States to crafty their
love of sport is astounding. Accord.
ing to one prominent New York sport.
Ing editor. this country is spending
several billion dollars each year, and.
based on his tentative figures, the
United States sports bill for ten years
would clear all the war debts of all
nations.
The manufacture alone OF sport.
Ing and athletic goods was authori.
tatively valued for 1925 at more than
100000, 900. nor does this include fire.
arms or ammunition. BY the time
this product was carried and sold to
the consumer II Is estimated that II
totaled $1o0,00o.00o in value. Each
year marks an increase in figures,
and the making of sporting goods now
ranks distinctly as big business.
More and more is the United States
becoming a sport-loving nation, and
more and more are its devotees will
ing--nay, anxious--to unstrap the
bank roll for the purpose of proper
complete and often artistic equipment
Gone are the days when the removal
of the coat and collar and the assump
tion Of a pair OF bicycle clips made q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Complains of Dogs
Disturbing Nights
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
cannot refrain from expressing
my sincere gratitude for the article
written by your correspondent on the
question of dogs in the city and print
ed in yesterdays Star. Surely that
man is brave man and deserving of
the plaudits of those residents of this
fair city who day and night endure
mental suffering imposed upon them
by that selfish class of humanitarian
city dog owners.
Not long ago this city passed
regulation requiring owners of chick
ems to obtain permission of a certain
number of their neighbors before they
would be permitted to raise chickens,
but to date no such regulation has
been promulgated for dogs. And, be 1t
remembered, that chicken is not
nearly so noisy as dog. and is. in
addition, productive and possessed of
an economic value, whereas the dog
is absolutely useless in the city.
The only recourse one has at pres
ent is to swear out a warrant Tor the
owner of an offending dog. But how
many of us care to swear out war
rants for our nelghDOrS! ana even
If we did, can imagine what sweet
time l would have of it If / started
swearing out warrants for all the
owners of noisy and peace-disturblng
dogs in my neighborhood. The hrst
big difficulty would be to find the own
ers of the numerous canine nlSht
providers and howlers that infest the
alley in the rear of my house.
But, of course. know, ana others
know, why there is no great eHort
made to eliminate the dog in the CITY:
1t would offend too many influential
owners of this particular nuisance
whereas chickens are owned by the
poor and middle class, who as RUE
think too much of themselves TO per
NIT dirty dog to slobber over them:
Be it said in favor of the owner or
those SOLDERING little lounge lizaros'
however, that they at least are not
very disturbing to ones peace OF nina
when out of sight. The other class
of dogs-the real dogs. those that
prowl the streets and alleys and poke
their noses through the back FENCES
and howl and bark at every other dog
and every person and every cat-these
arc the dogs that disturb the peace
of mind of the entire neighborhood, IN
or out of sight and day and ngnI.
These last are not so much the OF
tenders against good taste but or gooo
sleep. ROY A. TOMLlNoON'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| by members are carefully omitted, and
the chief interest centered on the de
| lightful luncheon and the radio music
as it should. Our private opinion
however, is that none of the ladies
listened to the radio. No lady we
know has ever been known to listen
to radio. and we doubt that the
ferent from those in the Capital City
of these United States.
John Christley was q victim of a
recent surprise when the members OF
the Bible class of the Busy Bee
| Church gathered at the home in honor
of his birthday" Delicious refresh
ments also were served here. Re-
! freshments are invariably delicious
we note, no matter in what Commun-
ity served. This is a good sign.
Down at Chalmer we pick up this
| interesting item; Thomas Olde left
Monday for Chicago. where he ex-
poets to be employed"
Toms trust in Chicago is touching,
or inspiring, either way you choose
to look at it.
Albert Turnipseeds fourteenth
birthday was celebrated with a big
party, attended by rs persons. "A
ulIlIleT was enjoyed anu
games We're played"
Perhaps the reader here is not ac-
quainted with what ''sumptuous
dinner" in the small places really
means. Well, it means fried chicken
and mashed potatoes and corn on the
cob and beans and peas and celery and
tomatoes and squash and eggplant
and jelly and high biscuits and
chow chow" and radishes, to start
off with, and pie and cake and ice
cream and pudding and coffee and
milk and water. to end with and in
between about a score more delicacies
that are crammed on the table some
how or other.
X X X
Dave Garrick is assisting Otto
Copeland with his corn husking.
Mrs. Albert Hall assisted Mrs.
Jack Benjamin cook for corn shred.
ders Monday and Tuesday of last
week"
Those who attended the film. 1.-The
Big Parade" from Brooktown rural
route 16 got their names in the paper
but no more so than those who at.
tended the high school picnic in the
Joe Young woods, south of town.
Mrs. Tip Draper, we see, is quite i'll
with tonsiltis. Arnold Coonrod was
0hiANdJ SuCSI VI Ilclbu lLe Beau.
Look out for another wedding in this
vicinity!
So the record goes. These, the
big events" of our common human
nature, will strike a responsive chord
in the hearts of those who remember
their humanity.
Such is the stuff of life-visits,
parties" movings, illness, work.
Most persons. whether in city or
country, have little to do, after all,
with the great and the near-great.
Their association with the grand
moments" of history is only via the
reading route.
What one actually does today is
more important-to him-than what
some one else did. To read the home
town newspaper is TO bring ones self
near to this truth Of existence.
There will, too. perhaps be a dull
pain In the reading, which one may
not be able to trace at first, but which
he will finally discover to be his re-.
greet that he no longer lives in a
place where he knows everybody
and every one knows him.