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Evening star., 1928-06-09
Unhappy Mukdenites.

An illustration OF the confused situa-
tion I'm China Is afforded by the plight
Of the Mukdenite garrison OF Peking.
when the troops OF the Kuomintang. or
Nationalist government. were about
to enter the capital which had been
evacuated, arrangements we're made ior
the orderly withdrawal of the twelve
hundred men who represented the
Northerners They were given safe
conduct through the Nationalist lines
Of Gen Feng Yu-Hsiang In the Turchow
district, As they were about 10 depart,
assembling at the Eastern Gate OF
peking. they we're met by the city elders
who. IN the presence Of several members
Of the diplomatic corps. thanked them
for the preservation OF order and served
ceremonial cups Of tea, after which the
gate was opened and they departed.
They marched about fourteen miles In
the hot sun and then something hap
pened ~ change the plan A conference
Was held between their commander ana
The nearest chief Of the Northern forces,
and n Was found thst the safe conduct
was not altogether satisfactory 10 him.
They we're between two flres. II they
went ahead they might get into trouble
with the fetreating forces of the North.
n they returned 10 Peking they might
find themselves 70 difficIltiff with the
fouthsrn army They decided 10 take
ehance on the latter. and making
s8 sbout~ face they turned bark and
csmped for the night on the temple
grounds outside ~ The Eastern Gate
What 10 DO with them has bfeoms .
problem.
These mtn represent the dis0rdefly
condition IN Ghina, The Ira drinking
ceremony 81 the Eastern nsist he
march and nonniHrmATob, ths tsIlnEh
~ sats conduct, the dilemma al, fise
s0iitbFrn commander regarding mem
the refusal of tils horibfrDetA W hiloz
them 10 pei0in the main army 0f Chang
ali typlfy ihe kind ~ warfare that "a
being ssgsd Ia Lhat unhappy ihnd'
'Ghes h no assurances ~ stgbiiily ssyfp
after military conquest Wy eiiiief sids
There sre ~ many generals, Nitb supi'
sD overlapping ~ authority slieh ~
uflsl Able military uOfals, ~ kfsn Az
apprehension on the part ~ 1iif ihifisi'
representatives on the score of an oiit"
Evening star., 1928-06-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

rains which continued for 40 days. This
has given rise to the popular super
stition that II 1t rains on st. Swithins
day II continues to rain for 40 days
afterward.
@. Where can one buy a bunch OF
wild range horses?--B. +. B.
A. There are IL States OF the Union
known as Western Range States tha
round up range horses. These horse
are sold at auction under State laws
The States are: Arizona. New Mexico
Colorado, Nevada. Wyoming. oregon
California, Washington. Montana, Idah'
and Utah.
q. What causes some bricks In wal
TO get powdery and waste away
q. o. P.
A. Usually such bricks have beer
undeTburned and are exceedingly sol
and therefore susceptible TO crumbline
or wasting away due 70 rehydration. III
the number Of such bricks In q wall is
small, they may be removed and re-
placed by others which have been
burned hard enough to resist weath>T-
ing conditions.
@. How long has wood pulp been used
extensively in paper-making?-H. n. l..
A. 1t began TO attract attention as
paper material about so years ago. This
use has increased rapidly from year to
year, until 1t is one of the most i'm
portant to which wood is put
@. Who we're the "four-minute men"
Of the World WARP p. w.
A. They were persons appointed 10
speak at theaters. moving picture houses
and other gatherings In order IN solicit
subscriptions for the Liberty loan.
@. In the Bible is there any poetry
which has rhyme or neter?--E. A. L.
A. Murray's Illustrated Bible Diction-
airy says: IF rhyme and meter be con-
sidered essential, poetry would have to
be denied to the Bible altogether. For
of rhyme, there is absolutely none; and
as meter depends upon pronunciation
and accent. 1t has generally been re-
garded as hopeless to restore these es-
sential elements. so long have they been
lost in the transmission Of the language
through consonants alone"
@. Which American colony con-
tanned people OF the most races and
Teligions?-W. B. T.
A. During the eighteenth century.
Pennsylvania was a refuge for Euro
pean immigrants. No other colony had
so many different races and religions:
Dutch. Swedes. English. Germans,
Welsh and Irish: Quakers, Presby-
terians, Catholics. Lutherans. Mennon-
ties and Moravians.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
Alleged Abuse of Franking
Privilege Arouses Protest

1T lis evident" states the Hartford
Courant, that the Ku Klux KAN Is
losing It's business acumen. The Or
ganization has been paying Senator
Hefiin for anti-Smith speeches when II
might have saved the money without
depriving the Senator of single cent
OF his pay, Gov. Smith or his
managers should at once get In touch
with the X. X. K and iind out Just
how much has been paid To Hefiin, then
reimburse the organization and guar :
antee any future Heiiin fees.
Hefiin is worthy OF higher rates than
$3.50 or $500 per. Smith cannot begin
To pay him for what he has done Iof
him on the floor OF the Senate. but he
can at least pay for his speeches else
where"
The question OF pay also interests the
Reno Evening Gazette, which De!icVes
that $3.50 Is mighty poor pay Tor q
sneech by A Senator anywhere" and
points out that "Iicfiin's negro stories,
with which he regaled his senatorial as
sociates, would pay higher than that. "
The Gazette. however. concludes: That
the acerbity with which Mr.. Hefiin has
attacked Gov, Smith Of New York In
the Senate could have been inspired Dy
such petty financial considerations !.
quite inconceiyable.
Considering the testimony as TO Mr..
Helms fees, the Chattanooga Times
points out that this information Is not
street rumor and gossip on which the
Senator has been basing his charges IN
his daily philippics, as he has himself
admitted. but was furnished by the at
iorney for the Khan. All this may be
legal but 1t Is likewise scandalous :"
And the Columbia Record exciaiins:
What a sorry, sorry role for a Senator
OF The United Statesi"
Men like Senator Hefiln." says the
Asbury Park Press. who, for hire viii
broadcast lies and unsubstantiated
stories, are enemies withih who do
more harm To the American ideal OF
government than any religious fanatics
may ever do. He sets creed against
creed and makes dissension where there
should be harmony The Syracuse
Herald says ne has demonstrated that
he lis ready to play the tool OF the
most bigoted and un.American organ
i2ation" and the Scranton Times con-
cludes that even the poor dupes who
looked upon him as a pure patriot must
realize how they have been fooled
Evening star., 1928-06-09
The Soft Pedal.

The American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion and the allied candidates for the
Republican presidential nomination,
meaning nearly every one except Her
bert Hoover. have decided not 10 press
for a farm plank naming the McNary-
Haugen bill and the equalization fee.
They will insist, they say that the farm
plank in the Republican national plat
form shall declare for equality for the
farmers They feel that to the initiated
this will mean the McNary- -Haugen BIZ.
or some measure containing the same
principles
But why this concession? Why do
these political farmers suddenly pull in
their horns? What has become of the
fire eaters who have for weeks and
months demanded the McHary- Haugen
bill and the equalization fee and MOTH
ing else? And what are the dirt farm
ers 10 believe when they hear that. after
all, the equalization fee is not the
sine qua non which the Farm Bureau
Federation leaders have made it out
20 be?
Possibly the answer is found in the
fact that the anti-Hoover allies in KAN
sas City have reached the conclusion
that they cannot buck the Coolidge
administration after all. Perhaps they
have been able to read the handwriting
on the wall. and have learned that they
win also be unable To get plank In
tins platform which would virtually re-
pudiate President Coolidge and his adj
n1inistration Certainly they must have
reached the conclusion that no candi-
date for the presidential nomination
whose platform was direct reputation
ot Mr.. Coolidge could be nominated at
the Republican national convention.
which opens on Tuesday.
II Is perfectly apparent that the Mid
west and the Northwest cannot OF
themselves nominate presidential can
6idate. They must have for their can
didate the support Of the great States
Of the East ard the North, and even
the much criticized delegates from the
States OF the South. or else their can
didats cannot hope 10 win The dele
gates 10 the national convention from
these Eastern. Northern and Southern
States viii not stand for the repudia-
ticn Of the President and his admins
txstion. or for any candidate who seeks
- b repudiate him
How this retreat from their early de-
n1ands Il going 10 affect the situation
In the national convention when the
bsgioting begins Is varionsly described.
The friends OF Vice President Dawes.
Of Mr. Lcwden Of Senator Curtis and
others who have supported the MeNary-
Haugen bib say hopefully that they be-
liege IL win aid their candidates But
the friends of Mr. Hoover. on the other
hand, claim that this retreat rs an ad-
mission ,1of weakness. II is proof posi-
tie, tl1ey say. that the loose converse
tacn Of The farmer leaders. 10 the effect
that I'll Smith OF New York. as the
Democratic nominee. can defeat Mr..
Hoover In the great Republican States
Of the west was. after all. idle talk,
intended merely 10 defeat Mr. Hoover,
Or the President. IL he consents 70 run.
sfser all. IN the national convention.
TIE soft pedal Ia altering the tone Of
si1e preconyention campaign In It's
sleyenth hour. And only the radicals
ere left. declslning for the equaIIza-
ts0n fee.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
Did Congress Adjourn Z

President coolidges failure 10 sign
withir Ten 6ays the Muscle Shoals bill,
passed by Congress on the eve OF ad-
tctirnmeat. raises question of i'm
poftancs. upon the answer 10 which
given by the Supreme Court Of the
United states. will depend the fate Of
that measure and possibly Of others
thst haze In the past received pocket
ystOes" ~ this character.
Clause q Of Section Of Article II o:
the Constitution provides II any bill
stall MT be returned by the President
within tsn days fsDn6sys excepted }
sfthr II shall have beeh presented ~
kinl the sans E0an b. law. IN fEc
manner ss " he had signed n. unlfs4
tNe Congress by ttDeir adjournment pre-
yfs1t its return, in whieb easn # sfall
mn be = sH"
u ss bFId ~ the White HGuse sBc
the Department ~ Justice that ihF OH
fails becsgse ~ isck ~ signature, hn
days having eispsed ssnee tBae ei0se u
The ssfaioJ n Is c0nteB6ed on 'he
either Ilsnd by sena,of Norris and other
proponents ~ The measure that II
suioms ttcaily became iaW oD Isek 0i
signature i,eesuse Congress dld not adj
mum On the 23tb of May, bn tDok 4
rscess until Deeenber Tbe whole qHes-
ttop tarDs upon the meaning 81 thf
sord adjournment"
on the 18th ~ MAJ. VI the boaf sei
hs cGnE0fFfpt resolution, ibe ViGf
President ihHt sddressed tbe Senate
The hnlr ot $50 having srriyed the
ehsiF. unaeT the concurrent resGlDiiOi
~ the two houses. declares tbf Efbsls
adjourned sine dle Al tiie same biHt
the SPEAKER " the itopss, uDpn Iiif
conclusion II brlef spffcb " fare
well, wss saying "hDd I nov deciat'
the fsst session ~ the SeYentlfth C0p'
arefa sdjoUpen without day"
y This q5seiinn hes never get bees
Evening star., 1928-06-09

The resources of our free information
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Frederick J. Haskin, director. Wash
ington, d. G.
@. How many Lindbergh stamps
have been issued?--M. p. B.
A The Post Office Department says
that I'D to the present time there have
been 0,380,000 Lindbergh stamps
issued.
O. How long has Norman E. Mack
been a member OF the Democratic
national committee from New York;
A. r. S.
A. He has been a member for 40
years.
@. How long does It take for a
coconut to get ripe?-V. A.
A. It takes a year for coconut to
mature, a tree yielding from 30 to 100
nuts annually. The fruit Is eaten both
ripe and unripe.
O. What is the area and population
OF Nicaragua?-W. N.
A. It's area is 49,200 square miles;
population, 638.1l9.
S. T. Nm \. "'' ~
A. wordsworth. Coleridge and
Southey. who resided in the lake dis
trict of Cumberland and Westmoreland.
They were so named by the Edinburg
Review.
@. What was the first kind Of armor
called?-B. G..
A. Gambeson was the arnor used by
the ancient Egyptians. It was COM
posed of layers of cloth and tow, or a
similar material, quilted on canvas or
leather.
@. Where may see the manuscript
of "Old Ironsides"?-W. S.
A. The original manuscript Is on
exhibition on the second floor OF the
Library Of Congress.
@. What Is the story connected with
st, Swithins day?-G. N. E.
A. st. Swithin was an English
Bishop OF Winchester. At his request
he was buried after his death outside
his church at Winchester. When a
century later he was canoniZed. his body
was exhumed and buried within the
church. There is legend that
this was to have been done on July 10.
but was delayed on account OF violent
Evening star., 1928-06-09

break OF unrestrained rioting and loot
ing. that the situation becomes a puzzle.
the solution OF which holds the gravest
possibilities OF tragedy, even while 1t
has Its comic aspects.
The fall OF Peking to the Southern
forces may help to clear the situation.
But Il was accomplished without de
cisive battle The Northern army Is
still intact, though withdrawn. 1t re-
mains a factor for future trouble. for a
fresh combination against the Kuomin-
tang. Yet the taking of the ancient
city adds greatly to the prestige of the
Nationalists and may determine the
war. Meanwhile sympathy must be felt
for those twelve hundred Mukdenites
who. at latest accounts. were waiting In
the temple grounds outside OF the
Eastern Gate for something to turn up
to give them assurance OF security from
conflict that apparently. interests them
no longer
Evening star., 1928-06-09
America to Australia by Air.

Once more the world pauses to offer
hearty congratulations TO the flyers oil
the Southern Cross for their magnifl-
cent feat in linking America and Aus
tralia. across the vast Pacific, by air.
Eight days after they left San Fran
cisco they touched Australian soil 10
be given a vociferous welcome. Or the
eight days elapsed time, Capt. Charles
Kingsford-Smith. Charles Ulm. both of
Australia, and Capt. Harry w. Lyon
and James Warner of America were
in the air approximately three days and
ten hours and they covered seventy
three hundred miles in that time. The
fastest steamship time for this trip Is
eighteen and half days. Two stops
we're made in this record breaking
fight. One was at Honolulu. which was
reached by the airmen twenty-seven
hours out from the Golden Gate, and
the other was at Suva In the FIJI
Islands. more than thirty-one hundred
miles from the Hawaiian Islands,
which was covered in approximately
thirty-four hours. The last lap of the
trip, from Suva to Australia, nearly
eighteen hundred miles. was success
fully completed last night when the
big plane roared into Brisbane twenty
one hours after it had left the Fits.
Five hundred miles remain on the
flyers itinerary. Sydney being the des-
tination announced when the four
brave men took off from San Fran
cisco. This, however, will be childs
play when compared to the hazardous
fiying over seventy-three hundred miles
OF ocean with mid-station landing out
OF the question. To the aviators 1t
win doubtless be something like the
motorist putting the family automobile
in the garage two blocks away after
transcont;nental run. For them 1t
is all over but the shouting. They
have done what they set out to do
and the shouts that they may or may
not hear will be of world acclaim for
their feat
These four men have made air his
tory. and in making 1t have set an
entirely new standard for long-distance
flying. From the time they left San
Francisco TO the time when they clam
bcred out OF their ship last night in
Australia the world has known, minute
by minute. exactly what was happen
ing inside and outside the cabin Of
the Southern Cross. Operated by
Warner. the radio has cracked forth
an unceasing series OF messages He
told OF the weather conditions en-
countered, the position OF the plane
and the atti-ass OF the flyers and gen.
orally ended with Ais we'll, cheerio!'
The plotting. shared by Capt. Kings
ford Smith and Ulm. was MASTER
piece OF ITS kind. the navigation by
Capt. Lyon speaks for itself. while
the efficacy of the radio has already
been described. A fine ship, a fine
crew and fine voyage!
Evening star., 1928-06-09

There is lull in the proceedings
the lull before the storm.
Iced tea is about TO be served.
For a split second you hoped that the
affair was over, that the group had got
enough OF themselves, had retired to
their chariots.
| No such luck!
| Refreshments. the most essential
:, part of the party, have yet TO appear
| around in the kitchen, clomp, clomp
| clomp.
Gee, she must have big feet.
| There comes the well known and IA
vorable sound Of cracking Ice. Every
step Is pictured by your tired. feverish
| mind
| Clunk--that'S the big door opening.
Clunk---thats the Ice pick.
! Rap, rap-~-thoSe are the blows OF the
mallet against the pick
Swish--swish-hea the gurgling wa
ter from the spigot washing of the ice.
Smash, smash, smash-fiendiShly she
scrunchcs the big mass into smaller
masses.
Clank. clank---the Ice goes into glasses
one, two, three and four.
Clink. clnk--the Ice is hitting the
sides of the glasses as they are filled up.
Clomp clomp, clomp--out comes the
lady of the house. treading gingerly with
her tray of glasses lest she stumble over
something or other.
| "Ee-ee-ah! Eee-ee-ahl What's
in this besides tea? Ee-ee-ahl"
Il ~
Her kittenish shrek rings our.
You hear--or think you hear-the
hostess trying to calm her down
No, SHE ---~t't say, For heavens
sake, shut up!
What are you trying to do keep all
my neighbors awake? You can see as
well as l can that we are the only
people up In square mile"
No, she doesn't say that, although
your firm belief is that she, too. would
like to- She tries to divert the con-
versation. She might as we'll try TO
takes more than words to do 1t.
And ! said to him"
Some one makes waggish remark
"Haw! Haw! Hawl"
One-ton Bill, over In the corner. who
| hasn't cheeped to this minute, lets
| loose guffaw only feebly described In
| the conventional "haw."
| It goes rumbling through space at
| the conservative rate Of l,762.345 mill
meters per second. Another remarkable
thing about parties is how funny every
thing sounds. After sitting one out.
the observer might think that the real
humorists of America had been guests.
instead of set Of boneheads, whose
remarks. viewed In the cold gray dawn,
will strike every one as worse than
absurd.
Tonight. however. they are simply
killing" as Gertrude tells Bill. You
can hear her tell him. There Is yet
hope, however. There is always hope
after the iced tea and cake have made
their appearance.
Parties have an unmistakable urge
to diminish after every one has been
fed. Say what you will, the best part
of the party Is the feed Most folks
lust set around waiting for the eats.
Deny 1t II you will Tor must). Grub
is the life OF any party.
Food inspires them all with oit OF
something that has been assatling you.
patient waiter and listener. for a long
time. Sleep the gift OF the gods, be-
gins TO assert its powers
Genevieve Gertrude yawns You near
her vawn. You thank God for that
yswn, 1t is one of the most beautiful,
refreshing yawns you have ever heard,
You know that pretty soon the party
| will break up-~at least by the lOlst
I 'good-by."
Evening star., 1928-06-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY rHif.ASDER JOB SsoN.

Chef D'Oeuyre.
They're writing history once again.
Out there the clans assemble.
Where products OF the tongue and pen
Bid us rejoice or tremble.
And every time vote 80 gay
Is l1eaTd~-a care remover
1T is q masterpiece, we say:
A genuine chef D'HooveF"
Evening star., 1928-06-09
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Evening star., 1928-06-09
Negligible.

How about your campaign expense
acc0unt?"
tits negligible" answered Senator
Sorghum. - few persons who might
be- willing 10 sell their votes have got
ten such: exaggerated ideas that the
price Ia prohibitive."
Evening star., 1928-06-09

No ticker quotations are made avail
able concerning ''gteam-roller" stock.
but the impression prevails In Kansas
City that Its value Is gaining steadily.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

A national committee manages to
work fast In deciding contests a. TO the
claims Of delegates. Congress cannot
hope TO attain the same speed in set
ting controversies as TO membership.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Europe says America has more gold
than she needs, but has not suggested
any method OF utilizing the money that
seems economically sound.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Genuinely wise men frankly admit
the limitations Of human knowledge.
This mental attitude makes 1t easier
to conduct movement to educate the
educators.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Many Republicans insist on regarding
the disinclination OF Coolidge TO run
again, as only personal prejudice over
which argument may yet prevail.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

There Is a hopeful feeling that among
the many messages purporting TO be
from Mobile q few should prove to be
authentic.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Suspicion Of propaganda In scenarios
and school books Is caused by the sud
der increase Of duiInes in the demon
strstjcn.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
For ,D,e Home. but Not in II,

eium the hiehiuopa Times n,spateh.
The great trouble alinut family life
h that all th0sa Who heleve IN u arr
always away from home making
speeches IN favor Of II,
Evening star., 1928-06-09
What's The Rew7

What's The h9w7
We say Jnst now,
Whats all the rowY'
Where some woliid night,
We 'tass delight
In ire immense
And talk intense
Then, shskiDg bAndf,
Meet Ilfe's demands
Time goes its way,
NO doubt we'll ray,
A ysar from u0w,
What Was tbF r0W5"
Evening star., 1928-06-09
THEODORE W. MOVES. ]. Editor
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Evening star., 1928-06-09

"A man vii big bsss Voice" said
Jude Eben, nnan. keep y01i interested
wl,sthsr he tells you anything ~ not
Evening star., 1928-06-09
LooLinr 10 the Enlurs.

NWUhFHE W VIZ EHEWF'
eYou have decided 10 build new
1aii In Crimson 0ulch7"
yes" answered Cactus Joe. We're
feformin the town and II we get all
the folks that ought 10 be locked up
we're bound 10 need larger acoommoda"
ti0ns"
~ man who has no regrets" SAID
Hi 10, thr Eage Of Chinatown, is TOO
dnII 10 understand his own expert"
eneeE"
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Jud Tunkins says he's going 10 vote
for the best man knowing beforehand
that the best man IN bound 10 be a
member Of the political party with
which he and his forefatheTs have been
affiliated.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
Parody.

The world IN no full OF such ominous
things
Perhaps We may all be unhappy as
kings.
Evening star., 1928-06-09

Not onlg ATE mosquitoes musical. but
thry arc great enlafists, This was dem-
nnsifatrd whnn trans we're set, ~ dllfer.
ent eolors. aud the number VI mos
Evening star., 1928-06-09

In the stupendons work by Dr. How
ard n h recorded that ane of the hest
means oi fighting mosquitoes, as Was
tormerly believed, was mol with falcons
nor hounds, hut with bats. which makes
II suspicious that MIR Killjoy may have
accumulated more bats In his heltry
than were fnund useful, whore there
are "yery few mosquitoes" and Is now
trying to md market for the surplus,
AatA are ~ longer tile heat bets Ia tias-
sfiita WaffarR