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Evening star., 1928-03-03
Washington's Gloomy Fandom.

II IT IN not one thing IL II another.
Last year Washington base ball fans
decided that the team had suffered al!
the hard luck that could be tolerated
The peerless Walter Johnson broke his
leg. Speaker. Rice. Harris and Judge
were hurt, Rice was sii.ng most Of the
year and LlsHnbee, the sterling young
recruit. vas III for more than a month.
There vas one consolation, however,
Tor sli these tokens ~ iii~iIck during
ne 1927 season. II DGs The showing
~ recruit pitcher who although he
SWING into his stride comparatively
! Ii IN the senAon, blosshtned forth into
one ~ the leadng fast ball pitchers
III the ifsgue, snd lowered head and
shoulders over the entire Washington
SIAN Ihis pitchers name Is Irving
Hsdity ftws from Tampa today
Hi"te The HstiOnais are training Tor
ihe fDfthconpibg season. Tells of al
emergency operation for appendicitis
iarfotmsd Oh The young pitcher early
/ 'bis mntniHH, and marks the hitt
| hesVy blow delivered tO the team fDI
! 1923
! While only the most ardent of i0fal
/ fans have gone ~ far ~ W predict b
/ pennsnt for WakhinR,on this year. Il
| WEE d ssftainty prior 10 HadleY'A ~.
ness thst The team would he il strong
penHhnt c1iitender i.nhc ball mri
| freely .onctdsd liiat Washington had
| Due III The strongest pitching siafa IL
| the ieaeus, sud iindley himself wac
| haiied hs u hthf ~ ihs game Who's,
f,tli
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realized. Last year he won fourteen
games while losing only six. and this
year he was counted on to turn in at
least twenty victories.
How long the young star will be out
Of the game Is conjectural. The csti-
mates run from six weeks to three
months. but It Is almost certain that
without his aid on the slab Washing
ton will be hard pressed. indeed. to get
away to a flying start in the pennant
race. From all reports the operation
was success. and local fans wish
Pitcher Irving Hadley speedy and
comfortable recovery. but with this
young pitcher out of the game for an in
definite period there is little Joy today
among the Seventh street and Florida
avenue standbys.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Tosia,

Germans. apparently anscrcd by their
failure Ia pierce the Americans lin, i
In yesterdays raid. are trying To punish
the American troops with il deiuge nt
shells 1000 shells az all ealihera count d.
ed along the front IN - hours time,
with many left unto,tnted Com
pletr details ot the American defens,,S
are found OH body of captain who he'd
the German attack. Maps show every
machine gun emplacemcnt, every
trrnth and every drpirAalon III the
E,uuhd within the American lines
War Department announces
the Ordnance department has de
seloled special typrs ut bullets for ,is,t
III allpihne work Ia France fully equal
In. ~ sufraaAlns. thoaa In Use now.
In an impressive ceremony
Ambassador Sharp teeelseS, from the
descendants of French soldiers who
fought In The American Revolution
battle flags for The American regiments
along the front lines German
advance into Russia ceased with sign~
Ing at peace treaty with the Holshe.iki
Riasia Ii forced by the new terms tn
eedc all iands taken from Turkey In
ihlro Mata,
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pared with the tax rates Of other cities.
But the comparison is unjust unless
deductions are made and conclusions
arrived at on scientific and equitable
basis.
When these equitable readjustments
have been made, Washinstons real tax
burden stands very high In the list In
comparison With the tax burdens OF
comparable cities.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

haps congressional committee should
be appointed to investigate the matter -
Any one wishing 10 prove the case
and confound the scientists" advises
the Oakland Tribune. need do no more
than put toad In corner stone and
wait 30 years. Until that time he IS
entitled To his opinion" The Columbus
Dispatch finds significance In the TACT
that 1t was the corner stone OF q court
house and comments: This is said to
have occurred right down In The very
foundation OF courthouse. every par
t!cle OF which. during those 81 years,
has been constantly vibrating with In
functions. estoppelS, absence OF material
witnesses. habeas corpus proceedings
appeals. stays OF execution and only The
expert defense aaycr knows how MANY
other expedients for holding the exccu-
toner at bay Normally, the sentence
passed on that lilars. alias hcrncd
toad should have brought It's death in
about six hours. but possibly the DELAYS
OF the law SO close at land. would
hold out for 81 years"
Complaint IS made by the Kansas
CITY Journal that. while all this excite
ment was displayed. the bona fide find-
'uk VI II Iouiilioll OF kuT0An variety OK
hoptcad III Kansas CITY authenticate
buried In n wall for 80 years vas re-
sarded as OF SO little moment that II
was not reported until Texas began 10
get so naughty over It's prrcarious dts
tinction. The superiority OF the Kansas
CITY species OF toad" continues the
journal. clearly Is demonstrated by
The fact that, though this particular
specimen appeared to be bit stir
when Its 30-year sleep vas ended. IL
soon revived and hoppcd or The Texas
variety seems 10 be made ot softer stun
Tor all accounts agree that II VAS aS
nat as pancake and only with the
most strenuous efforts, this sid. Of t,Sinn
II pulmotor was Il enabled In !eStorr ,tH
RraVely Impaired physique Possibly the
Kansas CITY toads are not II the en-
rcnomcd variety OF which Shakrs,,ra,e
speaks, though no precious Jewel seems
To have been found In either. The pttu~
Cipnl point OF Interest Il that Texas IN
All 'htt up over lis toad. while kanAa,
CITY takes similar lind ~ matter of
course and goes ahead with It's plans
Tor The Republican national convention
Evening star., 1928-03-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. UISKIN.

The answers to questions printed
here each day are specimens picked
from the mass Of inquiries handled
by our great Information Bureau main
tanned in Washington. d. C.. This
valuable service is for the free use OF
the public. Ask any question OF fact
you may want to know and you will
get an immediate reply. Write plainly,
inclose cents In stamps for re-
turn postage, and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin. Director, Washington. d. G..
Q. Where may one take a thorough
course in training for the motion pc
ture industry?-S. p.
A. A four-year course in technical
training for the motion pictures is given
by the University Of Southern California
In cooperation with the committee on
college affairs OF the Academy n Mo-
ton Picture Arts and Sciences.
Courses in the preparation, production,
direction and presentation Of moving
pictures arc featured.
@ What is the highest price ever
| paid for race hOrSe2-T d
A. The highest price ever paid for
race horse was $500. 900, paid By Sir
| H. Mallaby- -Dulcy for Call Boy, the
3-year-old winner Of the 1927 English
! Derby.
| O. What Is the real name Of Con
! ME Mack" manager Of the Athletics? /?
Fl. j. w.
A, Connie Mack's real name is Cor
nelius McGillicuddy.
| O. What kind Of wood was used
in early American Windsor chairs?-
S. A. NJ.
A. They were usually made 0.
| hickory or maple.
| Q. What is the per capita consump-
ton Of sugar in the United States?-
| w. G.. E.
| A. A survey Of the sugar industry
recently completed BY the United
| States Beet Sugar Association disclosed
| that the average per capita sugar con-
sumption in 1927 was l07 pounds.
! O. Why is Andrea del sarto's Ma
donna of the Harpies" so called?-
/ l.. f.
A. Two small grotesque figures are
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carved on the pedestal beneath the
feet Of the Virgin.
q. Which IS shakespeares shor,ss.
tragedy?-O. L.
A. Macbeth"
O. Is It possible 10 tell the age 0; a
horse By his tceth?--H. II. s.
a. The age ~ horses may be rather
accurately estimated BY ar examina-
ton Of the teeth. The tine Ot erup-
ton. the cups" or depressions on the
wearing surfaces. and the fo:nn and
direction Of the teeth are all indicative
Of age at different periods of lie.
Q. What term describes the shape Of
the earth?--C D.
A. The earth Is fa.tened slightly a.
the North and South Poles. The tech-
nical term for the shape Of the earth Is
an "obiate sphero!d."
@ What Is me value o. Horticultural
products in this countyy?--M e.. e.
A. The products 0. American nor.i-
culture. including fruits. nuts and
vegetables. but exclusive Of ornamentaIs,
have an annual valuation ot approzi-
matcIy $4,000 900 900. All fruits are
valued at 500, 900 900, nuts. $50 600 900,
and all vegetables. including home
gardens, sl.270000 900. The total farm
value OF all agriculture! crops .. tne
country. except timber. may during
favorable Years reach $4,000 010 100.
Thus it appears that The value o: hort
cultural crops IL about one-siZth ot ne
total value Of all farm crops.
O. A recent news dispatch indicated
that Pauline Garon had jus, received
citizenship papers. IL what courtrv
vas she born "A G.. s.
A. Miss Garon vas born IL Montreal.
Canada.
@. What dcciduous trees are suitable
for ornamental p!anting?-A. W
A. Such trees include the following:
Common red oak. white oak. scarlet OAK,
pin oak. black oak. tulip tree. American
elm. red elm. RCD maple. Norway maple.
American linden. American plane tree.
white ash. London plane tree. sugar
maple, Kentucky coffee tree. tupeIo.
sweet gum. black walnut ard bald
cypress.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

The proposal to put a laboratory In
Congress to prove that alcoholic drinks
can be rendered unpalatable. while re-
naming harmless will make any surviv-
ing member OF the bartenders force In
the Senate restaurant confess that the
art OF drink mixing has gotten entirely
beyond him.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

A family album IL mine own
I'm glad ~ greet those 0lden scenes
Where not single face is shown
Like those In current magazines,
like the large, ma ]ehLic hair
And highiights marking aiken shecns.
| only get vacant STARE
From pictures In these magazines,
"Oid fashioned religion" said Uncle
Ebsn. ''is mighty highly prizsd by In
telligenL folk same ss s0me other kinda
ri pre- war stuff"
Evening star., 1928-03-03

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
O. the U.s. for republication Of all uevs dis
patches credited to II ar moi otherwise cred
ttei ~ this paper and also the local news
rNA'I she'd herein All rShs OF publication
of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1928-03-03

The dime novel" Is no longer heard
OF. It's equivalent In mysterious thrills
we'll worked out. could not. as the cost
OF living grows higher, be purchased for
less than two dollars per volume.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

Spectacular stage entertainment Is
eminent. A manuscript is feeble
compared to what can be written in a
check book.
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Injuries Open 10 House.

fran, iilr Hnstnn TtansDripi
Why d1rhit the lower h0iae 81
CDbetrbA conduct acme invrhtiEatlnnsf
WIN four times tha membership ~ Tie
:.enalr. u could handle four times aa
many iinniiies. thus hat ming thr day
when rYfjy ylhiuu stall have been In
sesiiaAird and Ihe process may be be "
Evening star., 1928-03-03

A wife charged with ridiculing her
husband In a story book is trying 10
reverse the adage to make 1t read.
Husbands have no sense Of humor."
Evening star., 1928-03-03

Liberty bonds in oil transactions are
made TO revive the admonition TO pay
till IL hurts
Evening star., 1928-03-03
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PHiL.ASDfR JOHNSON.


A Tear for Yesterday.
used TO laugh at sorrow--
And that was long ago.
The sadness OF the morrow
had not learned to know.
The dewdrop OF the morning
IN radiance draws near.
learned with later warning
That dewdrop is a tear
A tear for hours departed.
Beneath a golden sky
With memories light hearted.
So swiftly passing by.
The morning dewdrop cleaning
We swiftly brush aside.
And turn 10 day-dawn's dreaming.
To noon times hope and pride.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

Much that In criticized In government
Is attributed not only 10 those who vote
wrong, but 70 those who do not vote
at ali
Evening star., 1928-03-03

The evident intention of Sandino is
10 make the dispute as 10 whether he
is bandit or a revolutionist as stub
born as possible.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
Rate nv Carrier Within the City.

The Evening Star, 49,. iac per m"h'h
The Evening and sunday Star
when Sundayst -..,...,.. boc per niontn
The EvenlnI ami sunday Star
tvhen = Sundaysi $500. HSc per nian'h
The SUNDAY Star ..,,.. 81 per copy
COLLECTION made NJ the erd ot each mouth.
Nrers MAY be semi IN by mail ar tFleph"ue
Nam SONO.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

II We had all the w0ndrous sense
Our parents thought we had.
Our glory would be 80 immense
That no one could be sad.
Evening star., 1928-03-03
I.inguist.

How Ia your boy Josh doing In his
Gfetk2"
"Fine!" said Farmer C0rntossrl. "ie
learned enough Of the Language 10
make fair bargain for a job AZ a shoe .
polishfr,"
He who talks much" said III H0.
the sage nf Chinatown. may have 10
seek sn audience that thinks but IT.
tie"
Evening star., 1928-03-03
Our Political Cynic

VWF tyH'Ns
Your friends are rallying 10 your
support"
They aren't my sure-enough friends" "
answered Senator Sorghum. They
want TO hold me In a comparatively
small job so that they can boost their
favorite into a better one
Evening star., 1928-03-03
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Evening star., 1928-03-03

.Jud Iunkins says the early robin Is
A good little bird, who exercises the
privilege of the singer TO carol OF sun
shine snd sentiment without much
recognized obligation 10 know what he
is talking about.
Evening star., 1928-03-03

The stern principle ot huNinS on!N
what YOU can afford has been thtoWn
into the discard hv the modern meth
cd OF iustallment huvine. which Is de-
Tended aS sound hV Prof Edwin Il A
Sciisnan ot Columbia in his book The
Economics of inStallmcut Selling" lie
says tha, the inStallmrnt method Is
very old and Is simply u form os credit
II Is no more injurious to seller and
purchaser than thc financing by hanks
OF manufacturers and tradcNmen ar the
selling ~ real estate un the basis W
periodical payments, The Seils'r ap.
parentiy assumes no extreme risk hN
the installuEnt plan, for III the AUTO
mobile business, where the plan -four
iShrS. the loss Is less than cnr~ sixth VI
per cent,
WHY Go to College," why RavA ra,
IN College" Putting College for the
Hoy" why Parents Fail" Financial
Handicaps 'ricSing the Winners, :"
Athletics" "Fratrtnitics." Religion. "
College Franks" college Discipline "
Half BAKED Education" and What :
the Use" ate The titles OF chapters III
college What the uaeH" nv herbert
r.. Hawkes.. Dean of Columbia College
This Ii Il book 10 be read 10y the hum
drrtts ut parents ot boys and gsrls fur
whom college is either IA deridrd ur ait
underiied question When % out ut
r>tiy 10 900 uf the population ate going
to college and the roiieGra n,r tutntus
away often as many ~ tlttrc uut nt
every four candidates. thcrc are uu~
meioua things tn I've cousldrtcd hV both
parents and Young prople, iii addttrn
to the inevitable college entrance e\~
amlnatons,
"put ot the RuiuS" II rnllettinn
ot European post war tales h, rhillp
dihhs, MANY counties form The set
tinss and many types az people the
characters l'hr UermRn Youth n,ost,
ment. reconstruction III tIanre. race
hatred III Nirnna, nttlgurA III thr
ltaN uf Muasuliul, ATE the auhtetta ot
Tie pt,ta lhc tule atotN. unv ot tlte
hvat, tells tie ttagcdV W Ntsmne n
ehl ot Arias, wia has lnst her othVer
lover d.nmg the war and II hrtne toIn-
pelled by her tamtlN ta ma,tN a Wal
ptuilleei whom she hasea,
Evening star., 1928-05-01

board of directors into his confidence
The witness said he would have been
willing to have the details of the deal
published TO the world.
Did you have any other 3la per cent
bondsP" Walsh asked,
yes"
Where did you keep the record of
thoSe?"
"On the books of the Hyva Corpora
ton" (Sinclairs personal corpora
tionl.
MY recollection is that the books
of the Hyva Corporation did not show
any 3ta per cent bonds" he said.
well, they purchased some eight
million dollars of them, so there should
have been a record"
Accompanied by Counsel.
Sinclair appeared at the committee
room a quarter of an hour before the
time for the hearing to open, accom-
panied by his counsel, Martin w. Little
ton of New York. George p. Hoover of
Washington and G. T. Stanford and
r. w Ragland OF New York,
1t was Littleton who advised Sinclair
four years ago to refuse to answer fur
ther questions before the committee.
Sinclair was put under oath by Chair
man Nye. He held his right hand hign
as the OATH was administered.
The committee is charged with IN
curing into the affairs of the Con-
tinental Trading Co." said Senator
Walsh. will you please tell us about
that company"
Just where do you want me to be-
gin?" the oil man countered.
Tell us about the organization of
the company" the prosecutor directed
The first knew of the Continental
was October II. 1921 had nothing TO
do with the organization
Met in New York.
Sinclair said that representatives Of
three STANDARD Oil Companies were
present with himself at hotel in New
York when the Continental deal was
put through.
AS these Standard officers ne named
H. NJ Blackmer then chairman of tho
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that Sinclair could have withdrawn
with honor November 16. The oil man
said his word had been given.
How did the Continental come into
the situation" Walsh finally asked.
1T was brought in by Mr.. Blackmer.
He said the Continental was to buy
the oil. He was speaking with Col.
Humphreys and Senator Thomas
Senator Thomas told us he never
heard of the Continental Trading Co.
until just before the contracts we're
signed. What have you to say to
that?"
Fails to Remember.
81 am not responsible for what Sena-
tor Thomas told you. I cannot re-
member whether it (the contracD was
brought in on the 10th or the nth"
In what connection was the Con-
tinental Trading Co. mentioned?"
Walsh asked.
II do not recall"
"You have no recollection of it?"
Yes, / have recollection, Mr.
Blackmer mentioned it, but I cannot
recall the details of the conversation. "
Senator Walsh told Sinclair that he
was reciting the testimony of former
Senator Thomas lin an endeavor to
refresh your hazy recollection on this
matter" The witness insisted he was
not responsible for Thomas testimony,
but finally said that 1t was his under
standing that Blackmer had arranged
10 buy the oil from the Humphreys COM
panies.
when did you first learn that there
was any effort on the part of the
Standard Oil of Indiana to buy this
oil?" Walsh asked
Tried to Buy Interest.
II do not recall that the Standard
of Indiana made any effort to get the
oil, but my attention was called that
Mr.. Blackmer and Col. Stewart made a
trip TO Mexio, but it was my under
standing that they were trying to buy
an interest in the Humphreys COM
pany."
Sinclair said the Standard Oil of In
diana was anxious to get the oil, but
only through the Sinclair Crude COM
pany.
Evening star., 1928-05-01

What did you know about the Con-
tinental?"
II did not know anything"
Before he signed the contract Sinclair
said he told Blackmer he would have to
see that the Sinclair company got a
part of the commission.
But you are not answering my ques-
ton. Tell us how it was that you came
to guarantee the contract"
II think Mr.. Blackmer told Col
Humphreys that the Continental Co.
and not himself would buy the OIL"
Asked by BIackmer.
The committee prosecutor pressed
Sinclair as to why he was brought into
the Continental situation. The oil man
insisted that he could say only that
Blackmer wanted us to purchase some
Of the oil" He said he did not guar
antee the Continentals contract. but
signed 1t on behalf of the stock owner
ship of the Sinclair company. He was
willing to do that to get the oil.
Asked whether there was a reason for
a guarantee, Sinclair said that as he
remembered it Humphreys said he did
not know the Continental.
The witness said he represented an
independent oil company at the confer
ence and that he thought he had pro-
tected its interests
That was very profitable contract
for my company" he said. II would
like to make, another one like it,"
Evening star., 1928-05-01

board Of the Midwest Refining Co.:
Robert w. Stewart, chairman of the
board of the Standard Oil Co. of In
diana. and James e. O'Neii, then presi-
dent of the Prairie Oil &; Gas Co.
AS he told his story Sinclair con-
ferred occasionally with Littleton, who
sat to his left, The lessee of Teapot
Dome recounted how he sought to pur-
chase oil from the late A. E. Humphreys
of Denver, which the Continental subSe-
quently got and sold back to the Sinclair
and Standard companies at a profit OF
25 cents barrel.
Humphreys declined to sell an interest
in his companies, explaining that the
Pure Oil Co. of Ohio already had OBJ
tanned one
Luncheon Is Held.
Two days before the Continental
transaction was completed Sinclair said
there was luncheon at the Bankers
Club, attended by ONeil Blackmer and
former Senator Thomas of Colorado,
counsel for Humphreys.
"Blackmer informed me that he had
purchased from Mr. Humphreys 30,-
100000 barrels of oil, and that a num-
ber of persons were interested" he con-
tinued. The difficulty was to take
care OF the purchase, as the wells were
coming in rather fast and Blackmer
wanted to interest the Prairie Oil 81 Gas
Co. In the repurchase, as it would re-
quire construction of pipe line to field
and storage tanks as soon as possible"
The conference was continued the
next day at Blackmer's apartment at
the Biltmore Hotel with the same per-
sons present. The negotiations went
over until November II, the witness
said, when Beeman Dawes, president of
the Pure Oil Co., was present. along
with Stewart.
1t was then that the contracts were
signed. They called for the purchase
by the Continental of the Humphreys
Oil and its resale to the Sinclair Crude
OIL Purchasing Co. and the Prairie Oil
& Gas Co.
After some sparring with Senator
Walsh over whether the contract for
the oil was finished November Is or II,
Walsh asked if the situation was such