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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

There is no other agency in the
world that can answer as many legiti-
mate questions as our free Information
Bureau In Washington. d. G. This
highly organized institution has been
built up and Is under the personal di-
rection OF Frederic J. Haskin BY
keeping In constant touch with Federal
bureaus and other educational enter
priscs it Is In position TO pass on TO
you authoritative information Of the
highest order. Submit your queries to
the staff OF experts whose services are
put at your free disposal There Is no
charge except cents In stamps for
return postage. Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.
@. How high should an aerial be?
F. w. A.
A. The Loomis Radio College says
that generally speaking the higher the
aerial the better. There are many
reasons for this, some Of which are
easily explained and others not 50 well
understood as yet. There should be
no trees or buildings under the aerial
to get the very best results from 1t. but
of course 1t Is not always possible to
obtain this condition in cities. 80
aerials on roofs are a common sight,
efficiency being sacrificed TO conven-
icnce Two or more wires added TO an
aerial will usually bring In more VOL
ume, but also more static and inter-
ference. One can choose between Sc
lectivity at moderate volume and less
selectivity at greater volume. The
actual length Of the aerial approxi-
mately determines its wave length, re-
gardless OF the parallel number Of
wires. One wire IS feet long and four
wires 19 feet long would give quite diff
ferent results. For ordinary broad
cast reception with good tube re-
ceiver one wire about so feet long Is
popular.
@. Are there any negro women in
the State legislatures?-H. J.
A. Early in January. 1923. Mrs E.
Howard Harper was appointed a mem
Der Of the West Virginia Legislature to
succeed her late husband She is the
first negro woman member of any
in the country.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

ductions beyond the number which
would have been imposed by rcappor-
ttonmert according to the enumeration
OF 1920 That situation will create a
vociferous protest from the affected
States" The Star concludes that the
members have simply avoided a dis
agreeable task because no large body
OF citizens has been insisting upon this
particular type OF law observance"
Never until the present decade"
states the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (inde-
pendenO. has Congress failed In any
decade Of our constitutional system to
make reasonably prompt apportion-
ment according to the census. The
duty has been thought unavoidable
That duty may seem fundamental-to
slight 1t Is TO start our representative
system toward the goal OF the rotten
borough-~but the census committee
seems bent on demonstrating that 1t Is
violable. Hitherto we have had only
postponcment OF reapportionment under
the 1920 census. The committees plan
would for the first time formally essay
skipping a census altogether"
Estimates Of the result tof reappor-
tionmentt II the House Is left at It's
present size" says the Omaha World
Herald OndcpendenD. indicate the
probability OF the loss OF Congress-
man to Nebraska Iowa would lose
two, Missouri four. Kansas one and
North Dakota one. Eight OF these
would go To the Pacific Coast or Noun
tain States. California alone gaining
six. This IL not pleasant prospect
for the corn belt, but II is inevitable.
II congressional representation Is to be
distributed according TO the popula-
tion. All We can hope for Is 10
grow like the dickens during the next
two years
The Wheeling lntellgcncsr Re-
publican, points out TO wait for the
1880 census really means waiting until
1882 or 1893, or even later The new
Federal census will be taken IN 1890,
but H. cannot be checked. tabulated and
published until at least year later.
and when this task Is completed Il Is
hardly probable that Congress will act
with any special haste"
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ure proposed by Representative Davis OF
Tennessee, to apportion broadcastins
power on population basis within the
! political divisions of the five radio zones
into which the country is divided. It
retained all the bad features of the
| original Davis measure in so far as ef-
! fecttve reception is concerned. The
doom of the high-powered station is
spelled by the measure passed by the
House II the Senate concurs. for, under
the terms of the House bill. the State
OF New Jersey, which now has $4,000
watts of power, largely concentrated III
the superpower station WIZ. will have
only $4,000 watts. scattered through sta
tions row existing. New Jersey Is but
an example, For the bill also provides
that the existing station arrangement
be not disturbed. To bring the matter
more closely home to Washington, II
also means that under the proposed
legislation Station WRC. In Washington.
will be cut from its present rating down
to less than 100 watts. placing 1t in the
class Of some small-town operator who
does not expect to reach out to any
more than a narrowly limited group of
listeners.
The thickly populated Eastern section
OF the country is the chief sufferer from
this legislation. In the East are con-
ccntrated the four high-power stations
KDKA, WEAF, WGY and WIZ. All
these would suffer drastic cuts under
the bill as passed by the House. The
smaller stations. rating down to 100
watts, and WRC. with its 500 watts.
would virtually lose their identities.
The bill has at least one good fea-
ture. 1t extends the life of the harrassed
Federal Radio Commission for
year, But 1t places on the commission
another well-nish insuperable task that
OF again arranging the radio spectrum
so that power will be distributed equi-
ably The sole effect OF such measure
as the bill passed by the House would
seem to be to cripple the advance OF
radio.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
Plca for Yosemite
Conservation Made

From the Schenectady Gazette,
II comes rs n shock To those who
have thought that Yosemite Valley trees.
one OF the wonders OF the world, were
safely national property. to learn that
only groves here and there have been
acquired II Is even limited that some
0f these Government owned massive
pieces Of creation may be doomed
through exposure by cutting protective
private forests around them.
More than all this. We learn that
many wonderful trees famous IN story
have already gone. Many more with
IN the national park areas are ready
To 80 because The owners have the
rieht to say so. Here Is another big
Job Tor the conscrvationist
There Is only one way to save the
yossmlle trees, The people must save
them aud that promptly through
Congress and The State Legislatures,
California has been almost Indifferent
In The past. but II waking up Many
articles and editorials are being issued
throughout the country, and they all
appeal for saving the tfees
The Government can buy the lands
outright. This viii seem to many a
staggering proposition with flood bills
pending Yet this IL u bid Tor big
stakes IN the aame direction. and there
arc those who say that timber In the
Yosemite will pay for the additions
without perpetrating damage,
The United states Government can,
however b. authorized Ia condemn the
threatened lands aud take their time 20
pay. This would interfere less with I'M
pending programs Of national develop.
Ia fall kak. 80. Al II
works ot nature must be preserved,
The California trees could not he re-
produced IN centuries II ever again
We have deatroyed much that our over
aangnine, tree. .vandai erandfathers left
We owe 10 ourselves to put "A stop both
to snehdthrlIt forestry and indifference
to beauty,
Evening star., 1928-03-13
The Feather Duster Legislature.

1t is sometimes suggested mat the
shame and scandal Of the Feather
Duster Legislature, in the seventies Of
the last century. should prohibit forever
any thought of voting at elections for
any purpose in the District. But these
conditions have no relevancy nor per-
tinent bearing Of any sort upon the
constitutional amendment issue in 1928,
the issue of national representation for
the District. Like 1.-The flowers which
bloom In the Spring, tra-la.' they have
nothing to do with the case.
II there is a warning in the terri
tcrial experiment Of 1914, 1t is against
the kind Of voting which then pre-
vailed, a voting not for American
representation in House, Senate and
Electoral College. but for members OF
one branch of q so-called territorial
legislature and for a voteless delegate
In the House. Our contention is that only
fun voting representation In Congress
and the Electoral College, with per-
manency guaranteed by constitutional
authorization, will attract District resi-
dents with votes In the States to
transfer their votes to the District, and
that nothing less than such represen-
tation as the result Of such votes should
be desired or accepted.
The warning of 1914 is against
the delusive representation by vote
less delegate In the House and through
one branch Of a territorial" lesisla-
ture, which, in the last analysis. has
only the power Of legislative petition to
Congress. since Congress can only to
o limited extent delegate its exclusive
power Of District legislation.
There is also the warning that local
self-goyernment is impossible for us
until the court decisions have been
modified which in voiding certain acts
of the Feather Duster Legislature de-
clared that Congress had no power to
delesate 10 anybody its constitutional
exclusive power Of general legislation
for the District.
But while a territorial form OF gov
eminent is obviously inadequate and
unfit for the District OF today. and We
should not think for a moment OF re-
turning to Il. the territorial experiment
vas not on the whole an injury TO the
District. 1t had its features Of hui
initiation, Of shame, OF injury and dis
tress. But It had also its benefits. 1t
developed into positive force the ma
tional sense Of obligation and duty In
respect to the National Capital. It led
inevitably to the organic act Of 1873
based on recognition Of the Nations
Capital obligation-under which Wash
sngton has in a material sense 50 Won
6erfully and justly prospered.
The Nation Is now revising its rela-
tons, financial and political, With the
District, an American community con-
tanning a larger intelligent. patriotic
and public-spirited population than
seven OF the States. paying more ma
tional taxes and offering more soldiers
and sailors TO fight the Nations bat
ties than many Of the States.
There is no ground whatever. in JUS
tice or decency. or In accord with Amer
team fundamental principles, on which
the Nation can refuse the half million
District residents national representa-
tier
Evening star., 1928-03-13
A. Radio.crippling Measure.

The end of satisfactory radio broad
Gssting Ia In sight, The revised" Davis
bib, which viii bring brosdcssting power
IN ali u3ileg dawn " the level u the
losest power yone, has passed the HoiiSe
sEd nov goeE 10 the Senate for coasid.
Grafton of the House revision II con,
cured In by the Senate, IL means that
the day ot high power broadcasiing and
satisfactory reception u distant station.
by other thsn the bighest-poXsred sets
IL 81 an md
AHnoggh the Rouse, s1ting IN COM
tgittee of Inc whole, revised lie nssAs
Evening star., 1928-03-13

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
60 the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited 10 II or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper ard also the local news
published herein, All rShis of publication
of .recial dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

There Is An evident desire to call
everybody ION location" to show just
how the present dictator Of the moving
pictures handled certain funds for cam
paign purposes.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHiLANDER JOHNSON.

Days.
Old days and new days.
Winter, with its snow.
Brought us a few days
OF trouble long ago.
New days and old days
When the Summers warm.
Wen wish for the cold days
And for the sleety storm.
Those days and these days.
AS they come and 60
Some-that-will-pleasc days
Others fraught with woe.
Smile days and tear days,
As We face the strife:
Hope days and fear days,
Make the span OF life.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

shrewd and amusing survey at the
hands ct Charles Nera A subtitle
menttanS the book a. a study al eX.
asgerations" These lie. one takes II,
IN the facts themselves Certainly
they do nat lie IN the authors APP
palsals Here IA truth W Concentrate
as 10 make IL look absurd nlftused as
Il Is III reality, II pasNes notice unit,
salue one like Mets rounds American
facts IN the handVWagan Oi q laughe
Ing. and as.ute, ronndsun
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on with the Dance.

why don't you learn to dancer"
II was a very good dancer" answered
Senator Sorghum. Il decided not To
cultivate the accomplishment. It
looked TO me as II was planning to
get more votes in stepping contest
than In an election"
Evening star., 1928-03-13

Ci'tS showeTed On Liadhsrgh leave
him the I,s&essor Of ore of the fines.
museums on earth. lie prefers flying
with the mail 10 occurring for the beEs-
At Of tourist visitors
Evening star., 1928-03-13
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Candidates who say they are too old"
overlook Hindenburg, who. though no
romping youth. is regarded as pretty
good president.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
Ideal Jurors.

Ftom The Seattle Daily Imes
II that mechanical man, dem0n-
sirAisd recently New York dnes oil that
its Inventor claims II eaud bs sold In
dossa lots for jury service.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
The Dnul,lc battlefield.

From the OnIaha Wotti iterad
What makes II worse Is that every
battle In Nicaragua has 10 b. fought
over again IN the United States i3enate
Evening star., 1928-03-13
Ultra Wisdom.

Fran the 1Died) Blade
Add SMILES A. wise rs the woman
who tries 10 back Out af revolving
door
Evening star., 1928-03-13

Investigation leaves the possibility
open that Rockefeller millions may be
phpanthropically applied TO the refor-
nation OF oil spectators.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

The March climate has been COM
paratively moderate. Only an inaugu-
ration year brings out It's most energetic
demonstrations.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

An income tax return leaves the aver
age citizen regretful because he was not
born with the gifts of an expert ac-
countant.
Evening star., 1928-03-13

Accidents In trafic and the havoc Of
nature cause a loss Of life that should
prevent thought of risk Of war leading
to further sacrifice.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
Fuel and Action.

From tue sioux CHy Daily Tribune
There are fueileas motors and fueilfsa
furnaces, but ~ get action out Of them
IL quite another matter,
Evening star., 1928-03-13

Reports OF new Paris revues indicate
that they have fallen into a rut and
neglected to get the latest American
ideas
Evening star., 1928-03-13

A refusal TO exploit criminals In print
may prove a deterrent OF crime. The
morbid mind covets the spotlight at any
cost
Evening star., 1928-03-13

Handbook gamblers have been objects
of police attention for many years, They
are perhaps less prosperous than the
Evening star., 1928-03-13

While Vice President Dawes favors an
unusual pipe. 1t Is Senator Bcrah who
raises the big smoke.
Evening star., 1928-03-13
Back 10 Reno!

From The SIOUX tiIs Journal
real estate ought 10 go UP again In
Reno. Paris divorces are not 30 easy
now,
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Rate by Msil-Payahle In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Am flther States and Canada.
sfemher of tbe Associated Press.

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Summer OF '2S.
The candidates are all In line
To meet a mighty test.
And ready for the fray SO finc,
To show which man is best.
The pugilist. though wide-awake.
In strife should not engage.
II would not be polite TO take
The center Of the stage.
Jud Tunkins says a mummy sur
rounded by treasure looks TO him like
some one who had been evading the
tax assessor.
THE ancient wisdom OF China" said
III Ho. the sage Of Chinatown. has
alas. effected little 80 far, except ia
teach the civilized world 10 play NAH.
Iongl"
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THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor fl
The Eyening Star Newsrarer Comrany

llth 81. and Perrsylvanis Ave.
New York Office: ITO East l,nd st.
Chicago Once: Tower Building.
European Ofice: IA Resent ST., London.
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lteilnaiienl Muse.

OF poets we find little need.
Where once there we're SO many.
From poetry life must be freed
Because there isn't any.
Religion" said Uncle Eben. us
comfort unless you let II git you mixed
up In some kind OF q quarrel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
PAIRINGS ARE MADE
FOR NJ. A. NET EVENT

Drawings for the twenty-third annual
Middle Atlantic doubles tennis tourna-
ment, which will begin on Columbia
Country Club courts tomorrow sat j
O'Clock. were made Yesterday by A. Y
1eech, chairman of the Columbia ten
mis- committee.
Eddie Jacobs and c. Alphonse Smith
Of Baltimore and owen Howenstein and
Eddie Dodd of Washington drew oyes
Twelve other pairs will engage in the
opening round of play tomorrow
Drawings we're made as follows:
A, O White and partner VS. Billie Jacobs
and Clsybaush Of Baltimore :. r..
Rutlcy and Paul Harding. cont.
Kip Callan and Bowen VS.. Willard Lewis
an noo Moff's Mi nS'n and oyvnn King VS.
Carter Baum and partner, r,,.r q. Can,
Clarence Charsst ana partner '" ""'''
Tom Mansan and Bob Considine vs. Jack
Dudley and Don dudley
Competitor will be confined this year
TO Baltimore and Washington doubles
teams. Norfolk and Richmond Will NOT
be represented.
Percy L. Kynaston and Anton Won
Bernuth. who won the title at Rich
mond last year. will not defend their
title. New York and New Jersey stars
who have figured prominently in Middle
Atlantic tournaments in past years Will
not compete.
PLAY will continue throughout the
week. starting at o'clock daily. The
final is scheduled to be played Thurs
day afternoon. An matches Will be
PLAYED at Columbia Country Club. Con-
ME Doyle former District champion. mas
been selected as official referee.
Victors In the tourney will be eligible
to compete In the national doubles
tournament to be held at Boston, be-
ginning August 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
WOMEN IN SPORT

Margaret Lustig, Frances Ruth Ethel
Drake. Harriet Hutchinson. Eleanor
Southland and Nellie Robinson.
Girls from the school grounds will
Join with those from the municipal
grounds IN the swimming meets and
tennis Journeys which are scheduled for
August The playground doubles
net championship will be decided the
first part of August. Georgetown pool
will be the scene of the first Of the sec
tional swimming meets on August Z. All
girls in the western section Of the city
will be eligible to enter this event,
On August 8. Rosedale playground
will hold its tank meet, open to those
in the Eastern section of Washington.
Winners in these two events, that is,
those winning first. second or third
places, will meet In the Georgetown
tank to decide inter-sectional honors on
August 4. The championship now is
held by Georgetown.
On August sc there will be general
field day and track meet.
Beatrice Tease and Roma Wright won
doubles quoits tournament at Mont
rose Park. triumphing over a field of 20
contestants Virginia Moore won the
singles event at Plaza playground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
HAHN RUNS, HAMM JUMPS
TO NEW WORLD RECORDS

Eugene. Greg. school boy. lost out TO
Lee Bartlett of Albion, Mich. College.
Fifty-year-old Matt McGrath. New
York police captain and hero of four
previous Olympics. lost his chance to
make nth trip abroad when he fin
ished fifth in the hammer throw won
by Edmund Black. Maine collegian.
representing the Newark A. c.. with a
toss OF l66 feet Al inches. This pulled
Black up from last place. McGrath's
mark of 1853 feet gil inches was more
than 90 feet short of the olympic rec
ord he made in 1912 at Stockholm.
The high jump. in which 20 per-
formers did 6 feet or more. went to Bob
King of Stanford. when. in a jump-off,
he broke his tie with Charley Nc
Ginnis of the Chicago A, A.. at feet S
inches McGinnis, slight OF build, but
an all-around star at Wisconsin, was in
great form. also qualifying in the pole
vault by beating Jack Williams OF the
Los Angeles A. G. in the jump-off, after
tie at 10 feet s inches,
Bud Houser, the Olympic discus
champion, increased his margin over
the other plate tossers with a toss of
153 feet GA inches. an improvement
over his own Olympic record.
Levi Casey Of the Los Angeles A. c.
staged a comeback to successfully de-
fend his title in the hop, step and Jump
and beat the Hammond. La. school
boy. Sid Bowman, with mark Of 48
feet l0is inches.
The 5000 meters face, battle of
youth, saw Leo Lermond. Boston A. c.,
turn the tables on his conQueror of the
Eastern trials, Mac Smith, also Of the
B. A. A.. with Dave Abbott of the Uni
versity Of Illinois third and Charles
Haworth of Penn College, Iowa, fourth.
Lermond's typically wild squirt was too
much this time for either of his main
rivals. Abbott. with second place in
his grasp. slowed up TO such an extent
that he was passed by Smith in the
last few strides.
The National A. A. U. team cham
pionship, at stake as the individual
titles were decided went to the power
ful Los Angeles Athletic Club squad,
which scored a total of 40 points The
New York A. c. finished second with
81 and the Illinois A. c. third with %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Callan Defeats Siam i'm Only
Upset in Public Parks Tennis

Third , round, first euarters@Philips de-
Third round schedule-Coronel vs.. Loney,
Gomez VS.. Shore.
Fourth round scheduie-Philltps VS.. Newly
MONUMENT.
First round. second quarter. Neale de-
mans defeated r. Lugo, 90, % M; G.
50; c. G. Yoakum defeated H c. White
son. IS. 6-2, SO; G, Woodin defeated NJ
3 zsm0Ta 2 esya a. s NJ RyrR Rob de-
second round--Dooley Mitchell defeated
sterns S'f N.1kf fsie detsated
R. A. Reel, Ga, IS H. Shepard defeated
r 4: podse, s-?. e-l: G. WOodip, defeated -;te
son defeated Byrnc, Ga, al, s--3.
Second round Schedule--Felix NJ. Silva VS.
John Neale; e. D. Yeomans VS.. M. G. Mar
Third round scheduIe-Dooley Mitchell vs.
A. Staubly; Newkirk VS. H. Shepard; r
Robinson VS.. G. Woodin
POTOMAC PARK.
First round, third auarter~-O' Neili defeat
ed Troth; 81, s-3; Dreschler defeated .a,l R.
smth IS aane To% assisted
"a "a, Love s defs sd Kimberly 50 So =
seber defeated Douglas e.. ga.
90, ID Seldei defeated person. 0-O
SO: Garnett defeated j. Hooper, 81, 6-3;
Trigg defeated Cox, 81. 80; Buchanan
defeated Dreschler So. 81; O'Neill de-
feated Hofecker. SO. 81.
Second round schedule --Sperry VS.. Haney;
Rathreber VS.. Tomelden.
Third round Scheduie-O Ncill VS. Buchan-
an Love Us. Setdel; Garnett VS.. Trtgg.
HENRY PARK.
First reund---H. Callan defeated STAN,
eli, 6--4. S.; j. Mitchell defeated Haley,
50. 81; Jackson defeated Russell, IS
81: Goldsmith defeated George Considine,
81, Ga; Hoffman defeated Boyle. 81
Cd.
Second round-Ciark defeated Rsthsack
81, St; Deck defeated Provost, Ga
81: Hoffman defeated Acantiisdo, s.
50; Bob considine defeated Peters. SO
81.
Third reund-Deck defeated clark. SIS,
rs s..
Schedule Mitchell VS.. jackson; Kelsn
vs. Goldsmith Callan VS.. winner J Mitchell
and jackson match Richardson VS.. winner
Kelso and Goldsmith match; Considine VS..
Hoffman.