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What are the proportions Of Ro-
man Catholic and Protestants in
the world?
The Roman Catholic population is
estimated at 273,5Oo,O0O and the
Protestant population at 10000, 900.
Was 1920 leap year? Is every
year that is Invisible by four leap
year?
1920 was a leap year. Every year
Invisible by four is a leap year ex-
.cept even centuries, like 1900 and
1900.
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Bridge Play
Made Easy
BY W. ". WENTWORTH

queen; Jack; X-any card lower
TVHE urge to improve a minor
i bid should be ever present, as it
is difficult to make game in minor
suit.
However, before changing your
partners major declaration you
should wait and reasonably satisfy
yourself as to the clear ACCESSIBILITY
of furnishing any information
whatsoever.
The declarer, when making a
trump bid expects to find the fol-
lowing trumps in his partners
hand:
K x K or
A x or
K x or
at least @ x
This is called normal expect
ancy, or normal support. When
your hand does not contain nor
NAL expectancy it may we'll be that
your partner, having made a bid
on only four or five cards, is de-
feated at the outset, for your oppo
nents may have command Of the
trump strength.
The probability of game under
such circumstances is slight.
AS an illustration thereof let us
assume that declarer has bid on
A @ 10 x x. You hold x x in
trump, making a total of seven
trumpS.
The probabilities are that more
than half of the time the remaining
six trumps will be divided four-and-
two or five-and-one between the
opponents, and game under such cir
cumstances is very difficult to make.
A x, K x or @ x are accorded
by many experts the value of x x
x, though on account of modern
four card suit bidding it is of
greater assistance to hold x x K. It
is therefore incumbent upon you
when you hold less than x x x or
less than @ x in trumps to examine
your hand carefully to see whether
you can not radio" your partner
this information.
When holding more than normal
expectancy, as x x x x or K x
x in trumps, 10 not endeavor to
change partners bid unless you hold
at least six cards in the other major
suit with at least four honors.
(Copyright, 1928, by the Ready Reference
Publishing co..
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They Say
Marion ChronIclel

Nobody ever bothered how Her
bert Hoover looked before; but
now it appears that he buys his
collars by the gross, his hats in
lots and his suits by the half
dozen. Thereby he eliminates
waste in both time and money.
This will not hurt him with the
American people, says the Los
Angeles Times. When President
Coolidge announced some time ago
that his old hat would do for
another season, some were
scandalized. The matters i'm
mediately resolved that fedora
economy should not extend to
Federal matters.
Mr.. Hoover can be depended on
to carry on the Coolidge policies
even to wearing apparel. There is
further illustrations preceding in
these important matters. Lincoln
used his clothes for covering and
not for ornament. He looked like
a bundle of rails all dressed up.
He was no tailors dummy.
Some of the delicately attired
may wish to make Hoover over.
However, he has risen to be the
prospective first gentleman in the
land in his good old reliable
double breasted blue serge suit.
And that required engineering Of
no mean order.
We venture the prediction that
blue serge will be the vogue in
mems fashions for four years at
least. So it may be we'll to allow
the secretary of commerce to dress
as he pleases. Most Of the voters
wear common clothes also. There
is a free-masonry of old clothes.
Hoover will not likely be greatly
exercised by these attempts to re-
model him. Clothes do not make
the President. Clothes horses
come cheaper than $4,000 a year.
Sport model clothes can safely be
left to the sidewalks of New York.
The great issue is not with the
tailors, but with the smiths. The
mass of Americans wear good. or
binary clothing. To them Herbert
Hoover will have his appeal. He
uses his collars to end his shirts
at the top and his hat to cover
his head. He is no dancing master.
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David Dietz on Scient
David Dietz on Science -------
Dragon C0iled i'm Sky
No. 107

NRACO or the constellation of the Dragon, is easy
~ to find You will have no difficulty discovering
it if you remember the lines written in the first
century, B. c., by the Latin poet, Vergll author Oh
the "Aeneid" with which all high school students are
familiar Vergil wrote:
Here the vast Dragon twines
Between the Bears and like river winds
So 90 outdoors tonight and you will find Draco In
the sky between the Great and Little Bears or as we
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we appeal to The Indianapolis
Times to publish this letter.
Very truly yours,
Indianapolis Musicians,
P. j. Shusler, Secretary.

Editor Times-Your editorial sug-
question for quick justice" in the
issue of July 10 is one way to help
stop the crime wave, but if our
judges would put fine on the gun
toters OF $500 and sentence them
for 100 days on the penal farm they
soon could keep our citizens from
being robbed and policemen being
killed.
Young Judge Pritchard was the
only judge who would fine a man
500 and costs for carrying con-
cealed weapons and we did not have
so much gunplay at that time.
POLICEMAN E. STODDARD.
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This is the last OF three articles on in
fections Of the nervous system.
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
ditor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the

journal OF the american MCulCai
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine
DURING the World War there
II appeared in France in 1916
and in Vienna in 1917 cases of a
disease which had been described
more than a hundred years ago and
which was peculiar in character.
In this disease the brain and the
central nervous system were at
tackled, the primary symptoms being
disorders of movement and partic-
ularly form of Inconsistencies
which caused the disease to be called
lethargis encephalitis.
The lethargy or sleepy uncon-
seriousness gave to the disease the
newspaper name of sleeping sick
ness" and caused great confusion
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more OIJeu Call
them, the Big
and Little Dip
pers.
Begin your
search for Draco
as you did for
Cassiopeia and
Cepheus by trac-
ing a line from
t II e pointers"
in the Great
Dipper to Po-
laris, the north
star. But this
time do not con-
tinue the line
beyond Polaris.
AT about the
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This Date i'm
u. S. History

July 20
1628-Ballot first used in Ameri-
ca to elect John Wilson as
pastor at Salem.
Confederate Provisional Con-
gress opened its third session
at Richmond.
1662-Congress provided for 1000
medals to be distributed
among privates ad non-com-
Elissioned officers.
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Daily Thoughts

Judge not according to the ap-
pearance.-John 1924.
q
How little do they see what is.
who frame their hasty judgments
upon that which seenls.-Southey.
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In the recent report of a committee investigating
New York speakeases, six night clubs found to
be decent places The names of these have been
made public so visitors can avoid them.
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Secretary Work says protection" is the big issue
in this presidential campaign We thought most Of
the booteggers already being pretty well taken
care of.
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The Navy is investigating to find out whether or
not married sailors should receive more pay than
single ones. 1t is perfectly obvious they should
being more skilled in the way of battle
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Downright. 1928, by the Ready Referenc
Publishing CO..
Evening star., 1928-03-31
MERGER APPROVED
BY TRACTION BOARD
President Hanna Announces Action
of Directors Favorable to Re-
vised Draft of Plan.

The board of directors of the Capital
Traction Co. today approved the transit
merger agreement, as revised by the
Public Utilities Commission, Announce
ment OF this action was made by John
H. Hanna, president of the company,
following a meeting of the board.
The directors Of the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. viii meet Mon
day afternoon to consider what action
they should take with respect to the
revised agreement. The changes recon-
mended by the commission were dis
cussed at a meeting of the directors OF
this company yesterday. but action was
deferred until a special meeting to-
morroW
The directors of this company. how
ever, are expected TO follow the action
of the Capital Traction Co, board.
The revised agreement viii not have
Ia be submitted to the Capital Traction
Co for ratification. it was explained,
us the board OF directors Is empowered
to act with respect 10 any minor
changes that might be made IN the
merger pact
AS soon as the modified agreement
Is returned To the commission II viii be
transmitted TO Congress. Congressional
approval Is necessary before unifiea-
ton of the transit lines can he con-
summated,
Evening star., 1928-03-31
REACTION is SWIFT
ON STOCK MARKET
Radio Slumps-Tremendous Out
burst of Trading Swamps
Ticker.

b. the Arsocisted pfess
NEW YORK March 81 ALL Satur-
day trading records on the New YORK
Stock Exchange we're broken today
when q spirited opening rally was fol-
lowed by a swift reaction which wiped
out most " the early gains OF 81 To
S. share and sent number of Issues
81 ~ 81 below yesterdays final quo
tations The stock ticker fell hope
iessiy behind tbs market, with Ghe flnai
quotation printed on the ticker 90 min
utes after the market closed the longest
delay On record.
Total sales were 2,50l 400 shares as
contTa8ted with the previous Saturday
record of 2,i98. 100, on March 10 Of this
year
The longest previous delay on the
ticker was 50 minutes, IN the drastic
decline of March q 1925. Since that
time the printing Of quotations has been
speeded up considerably through an alb
! breYiation Ia form.
General Motofs dropped from al
early high Of si94B7}z 10 sigg. closing
/ II Sts7 for net loss Of SIS share.
3 Radio broke from &l94 80 u $ib5. clos
/ ing at sisg foT q net loss ~ 50 share
Westinghouse Electric fell from Sii0.T5
/ ~ Sl0e i2lz, closing slightly above that
J figure for net loss Of $3.50. General
Electric slumped from Si6i 50 W @i56,b0
I and snapped back W sl53, unchanged
! on the day Wright heTOnsntical plunged
! from 500 20 10 $95
Evening star., 1928-03-31
OHIO CONTEST NOW
|SFOUR-CORNERED
LoWoen Looms as Chief Foe
of Hoover as Death
Eliminates Willis
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Ohio campaign has become. in
the twinkling of an eye. fight between
Herbert Hoover and Frank o. Lowden,
Senator Charles Curtis and Vice Pres
ident Dawes, although the last named
does not have his name entered in the
primaries.
The death of Senator Frank B. Will
lis has eliminated the favorite son
candidate, behind whom the field" was
massed to beat the Secretary Of Com
merce in Ohio.
From now until the primary, April
"a. IT will be the anti-Hoover people
against Mr.. Hoover 1t Is no secret
that Senator Willis was deriving sup
port from the friends of Mr.. Lowden,
Vice President Dawes and Senator Cur
tbs in his fight to win the Ohio delega-
ton to the Republican national conven-
ton. Representative Brand OF Ohio, q
Willis supporter. in an address IN the
House. declared that vote for Willis
was a vote for Lowden. or for some
other opponent Of Mr.. Hoover.
Majority for Lowden.
U.der the Ohio law. delegate candi-
dates must express first and second
Cl0lce. Inc W1lHs delegates nave given
their second choices as follows: Thirty
o. for Lowden. for Curtis. 3 for Wat
son and 0 for Fisher. a local. so-cailec
dummy" candidate.
The question now arises whether the
second choice announced By the dele
gate candidates must now become their
first choice. One thing appears Ger
tain: that there is no way in which
TO substitute a first choice candidate
for Senator Willis That being the
case. it appears that the delegates must
run, from practical point Of view, fol
their second choices.
Secretary of State Clarence Brown
ruled today in Ohio that Senator Willis
name must remain on the ballot. both
in the preferential primary and the
delegate race. This means that there
will be no substitute for Senator Willis
either as first choice Of the Willis dele.
gate slate. or in the State preferential
vote Only Senator Willis and Mr.
Hoover were entered In the preference
contest.
Little doubt Is expressed here toda!
that Mr. Hoover win now have a ma
iority Of the Ohio delegation TO the Re
Continued on Page 2, Column O.,
Evening star., 1928-03-31
BANK ROBBERS GET
$3.50, MISS $4,000
Runner. so. JoStIed at En-
trance to Commercial Ma
tionaI-4 Others Held Up.

Jostled by two men at the entrance
OF the Commercial National Bank while
trying TO elude one whom he had seen
watching him. Enoch G.. johnson, 60
year -old runner for the institution. was
robbed of ss.T50 shortly before noon
yesterday while returning from the
Treasury with $i8.750.
johnson missed the money only when
he checked In at the paying teller's
cage, and no report was made TO the
police until late In the afternoon. when
bank officials were certain that the
money was gone.
1t was the second bank messenger
robbery here within a week, and came
on a day that saw also four other hold
ups. one of a woman,
johnson told his employers and the
police that when he went To work yes
terday morning he noticed man
leisurely walking about the lobby OF
the bank The man apparently had
no intention of transacting any buSi-
ness. he said Later when he went To
the Treasury to get the funds required
for the days business he again saw the
same man there, he said.
Money In Trousers Pocket.
Obtaining the money he placed the
sa, $50 In his leftstrousers pocket. $4,000
in his inAide coat pocket and carried am
other 5000 IN his hand
When he reached the bank at Four
teenth and q streets. he said, he was so
suspicious of the actions OF the stranger
that he decided 10 enter by private
passage through the q street entrance
CONTINUED on Page ,. Column ~
Evening star., 1928-03-31
GOLDEN RULE CRUSADE
is BACKED BY MANY GROUPS
Fleet Operators Aid by Instructions to
Employes-Campaign to Be Con-
tinued Another Week.

Indorsed by civic organizations, citi-
zens associations, Legion posts, busi-
ness organizations, churches. schools
and leading business firms. the Golden
Rule safety driving campaign OF The
Star concludes It's first week today.
Approximately 1000 pledge cards, i'll
which the motorists promise To drive
as they would have others drive, had
been received this morning, largely from
persons who mad not been solicited to
sign by anybody but had acted solely
on their own initiative after seeing the
Golden Rule car on the streets.
The campaign will be in progress
during the next week while the motion
picture film illustrating the dire conse-
auences of motorists disobeying the
Golden Rule is being shown at the Fox
Theater The entire campaign has
been planned with the idea OF letting
the idea sink in"
Greater Results Expected.
Before next Saturday II Is expected
that a considerable majority of the
citizens of Washington who drive au-
tomobiles will have thought the matter
over and enrolled as members OF The
Evening Star Safety Drivers Club
An encouraging feature OF the cam
paign TO date has been the interest
taken by business organizations which
operate fleets OF trucks or other motor
vehicles about the city. Commercial
Evening star., 1928-03-31
38 DEAD, IS HURT
IN SMYRNA QUAKE
Seven Sharp Shocks Create
Wide Ruin in City OF
Many Disasters.

By the Associated Press.
CONsTANTIEOPLE, March AL
Thirty~eight persons were reported dead
and 55 injured In series Of sever
sharp earthquakes which shook Smyrna
beginning at 2:30 o'clock this morning
The city, famed since antiquity foi
It's many disasters, saw houses rebulll
since the terrible fire OF several wears
ago and the Turco-0reek war. crash
down.
Half OF the neighboring village 0i
Tourbai Was destroyed and In the vii.
laTe of Eeidikeui 10 dead and 40 In.
jured were reported
The Turkish Red Crescent Society Il
rushing help 10 the stricken district
All telegraph poles IN the Smyrna re.
gl0n were hurled down and cOmmunt.
cations were cut of completely, News
Of the quake reached C0nstantin0plf
by way Of KOnia
Evening star., 1928-03-31
''The Penalty Movie
of Traffic Dangers,
To Be Shown Today

THE Penalty" the motion
picture drama. depicting vlvidly
the unnecessary sacrifice OF child
life in careless traffic conditions
I'm the District Of Columbia and
environs, will have its premier
showing at the Fox Theater to-
day. The picture will be shown
at two performances every aft
ernoou for the coming week at
LAS o'clock and 3:iS a'clock.
The movie. which Is an integral
part of The Stars Golden Rule
safe driving crusade, has seven
Washington children taking lead
: ing parts depicting the dangers
confronting motorists In children
heediessly romping and playing
in the streets.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Blanton First Victim of Police Crusade
To End Speeding on New Hampshire Ave

I'm very busy man, YOU know" y"
Blanton Is said To- have explained, Hut
what do YOU want 10 do with mee"
Il reallse that YOU are a busy man, -
the policeman answered, YOU may 80
ON your way"
Blanton, despite hts haste 10 Set to the
trial board, Is said to have taken sew
eral minutes to explain 10 ofticer ualt-
more what he Is doing 90 improve
conditions III the Police Department,
When aaltmore returned 20 the
Traftie Bureau, he made a report Of the
incident To Inspector Brown. who for
warded II to Nal heSse,
Inspector brown explained that relice-
man ualimere was assigned especially
to the New Hampshire avenue section
today 20 catch speeding motorists, The
1ratfic Bureau. he said. has received =
number OF complaints regarding the
excessive speed at which automobiles
proceed along the avenue,
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Representative Blanton OF Texas, who
is defending Policeman Orville Staples
before the police trial board, was the
first victim today of special crusade of
the Trafiic Bureau to break up speeding
on New Hampshire avenue, The Com
greasman' prominence and his activity
in defending policemen saved him a
trip To the police station and probable
finc.
According to report made to Mai,
Edwin H. Hesse, superintendent nt police,
by Inspector " w brown, IN charge OF
the Trafiic Bureau nlanton's machine
was hitting Il up" along New hanp~
shire avenue on It's way Ia the police
trial board, when It was stopped by
Motor Cycle Policeman dalimore, The
officer informed the driver that he was
doing 81 miles an hour"
DO you know who l ame" hlanton
Ii said to have asked the policeman
AXes, Mr., Congressman, uallmure
replied
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Gibson and Hammer Concur
in Formal Statement
of Legislator.
DENY GRANTING BLANT0N
RIGHT TO CONDUCT PROBE
Taliaferro Seeks Missing Portions
of Hearing Record Concerning
Inspectors Testimony.

A formal statement by Representa-
tive Gilbert. Democrat. Kentucky, and
concurred in by Representatives Glib
son, Vermont, and Hammer, North
Carolina, that in spite of the decision
Of the grand jury and the statement OF
Foreman Martin D. McQuade, he be-
lieves the testimony given by Policeman
George Hellmuth, to the effect that
McOuade had advised him to keep his
eyes shut regarding certain gambling
houses on his beat, was true, was placed
In the record of the Gibson subcom-
mittee of the House District committee
al its hearing today. Gibson and
Hammer we're the only members present
in addition to Mr.. Gilbert.
At the same time the subcommittee
placed itself on record denying that
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas, or any one else had been author
lied to speak for the Gibson body or to
represent 1t in the Staples case before
the police trial board or in any investi-
CATION OF the Police Department by the
District Commissioners.
Commissioner Taliaferro appeared be-
fore the committee 10 find out why GER
tain portions of the transcript of hear
jngs had not been furnished the Com
missioners. principally that containing
the testimony of Inspector Albert j.
Headley. While the Commissioner was
present. the subcommittee received de-
tailed information regarding amounts
paid to certain hotels by bus companies
granted exclusive concessions near the
hotels and tended TO point to discrimi-
nation against other bus lines.
Attacks Abuses.
MIR. Gilbert advised Commissioners
Taiiaferro that there Is no other puSl-
ness before the District Commissioners
more important than to correct Sucn
abuses. particularly as the Commission
ers are supposed to protect people from
ali parts of the country against nelnS
fleeced In the Capital.
After Commissioner Taliaferro hao
explained TO the subcommittee that
checking I'D showed some OF the most
| interesting testimony was missing from
| the transcript of the hearings, search
/ showed that 1t also was missing from
/ the transcript furnished other members
| of ....a subcommittee. On the motion o!
M. Gilbert. the original transcript OF
| the missing sections was turned over 70
| This committee has turned over u
I
I aation of the Police Department, and
will not examine any more witnesses
| In police matters unless 1t becomes
necessary to do so, and then notice
/ will be given to the Commissioners In
advance: but on request Of the Commits
/ sioners the committee will hear any
( witness the Commissioners desire us 70
| hear in executive session. Our mten-
! tion is TO be Of assistance 10 the Com
missionerS in their inquiry. The Cont
missioners already have asked that We
hear one witness. and this will be done
In the near future We place ourselves
| at the convenience of the Commission
ers to help them in any way we can.
The committee is turning over 10
the Commissioners the original tran
script OF the hearings March ana
March 8, so that the committee may
Continued on Page ,, Column 60
Evening star., 1928-03-31

cars have been frequent offenders IN
the past but with this Humanitarian
viewpoint impressed on the minds OF
the drivers there Is every indication
that the conduct OF the drivers win be
above reproach in the future.
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