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many lives. put seven persons under
the care Of physicians for the treatment
Of slight injuries and sprains. It was
due to the stalling on the track OF q
truck that was hauling the ditch digger.
A f1agman, according to one report. had
gone scurrying up the track to warn
the approaching train. He did not,
however. get far enough and the en-
gineer had only time to apply his
brakes, without materially reducing
speed, when the collision occurred.
This happened on the main line Of
trunk railroad. over which the max
imum trafiic pours daily-expresS, local
and freight - scores Of trains in the
course Of twenty-four hours. 1t Is also
the scene Of q heavy road traffic, many
thousands Of persons passing daily over
the tracks by motor cars and In buses
and afoot. Yet 1t Is level crossing,
without positive safeguards against &C.
cident. It Is typical Of thousands of
such cases that yet remain in the area
of congested railroad and highway traf-
nc In the Eastern part of this country.
Had this accident resulted in many
deaths-as 1t might easily have done
but for remarkable twist of circum-
stances-it would perhaps have called
public attention to the fact that death
traps are still existent on the lines Of
the main routes of travel, places where
the railroad travellers as well as others
are endangered. AS 1t Is, with lucky
escape from serious damage, save to
the mechanism of train, truck and
ditch-digger and some disturbance of
the road bed and dislocation Of sched-
ules, the incident will pass with little
notice. 1t should, however, be regarded
as q grave reminder of the perils that
are run daily with the crossings main
tanned at grade-perils that affect every
user Of the railroad service as we'll as
those who travel by other means.
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developed projection and published a
map Of the world In 1859.
q. What is the real name Of Tllly
Marshall?-N. w. W.
A. This veteran Of the stage and
movies has merely dropped his last
name for professional use. His name
Is Tilly Marshall Phillips.
@. Who were the Seven Champions
Of Christendom7--S. d. r.
A. st. George of England, st. Denis
Of France. st. James Of Spain. st. An
thony Of Italy, st. Andrew of Scotland,
st. Patrick Of Ireland and st. David Of
Wales were given this title.
@. Where was the stone secured fer
of Liberty?-H. H. B.
A. The blocks that form the base Of
the Statue Of Liberty are made Of stone
quarried at Leets Island, Conn.
Q. When did Disraen become .. Chris
tian?-D. l..
A. When . boy Of II or Is. he, with
the other members of his family, was
confirmed In the Church Of England.
His father had lost sympathy with the
tenets Of the synagogue and felt that
the Time nad come 1Or the IdI1lly W
embrace the Christian religion.
@. Did President Grant 60 abroad
after his terms as President expired?
Il. L.
A. He sailed with Mrs Grant and his
son Jesse In the Spring, after he retired
from the Presidency. for an indefinite
tour. It heightened into trip around
the world and lasted over two years. He
was received with marked attention
and enthusiasm In the countries he
visited.
@. How can eggs be cleaned for mar
ket?-A. S.
A. Eggs going to market should not
be washed. Usually only high-quality
eggs for immediate consumption are
clean. To clean eggs, use damp rag
and some abrasive. such as soda. Dry
mineral wool is the best, since this does
not wet the egg.
O. Do the cherry trees on the Speed
way In Washington bear frut?-C. Y.
A. The Japanese cherry that bios
SONS 50 beautifully does not bear an
edible fruit. However. Japan has
cherry tree, native to the mountainous
districts Of the island. which bears q
large and delicious fruit.
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centuries has naturally turned to tea
as q rich source of revenue. II was
first taxed in good queen Bess' " reign.
The Stuart kings levied heavily upon 1t
for their lavish civil lists. Charles II
was given permission 10 lay eightpence
pound on tea.
For century and q half preceding
the World War the tea tax approached
the vanishing point, but the financial
exigencies Of 1914-1918 sent II up to
shilling, or twenty-four cents, pound.
Since the war the British public has
clamored for taxless tea, with "A free
breakfast tablet" as the battle cry. Mr..
Churclills announcement in the House
of Commons answers that call in sweep
ing terms.
Expressed In our money, the British
exchequer stands to lose more than
thirty million dollars a year in the sur
render of the tea tax. Even so, the re-
sourceful Mr.. Churchill presents bal
anced budget revealing q surplus Of
twenty million dollars. That the Bald
win ministry. moreover. goes to the
country on = vote-making platform can
not be doubted.
The British isles face next month
their first "napper election" as 1t is
being called In token Of the fact that
for the first time all females aged 81
and over may vote. Tea drinking in
Great Britain and Ulster Is not confined
to the fairer of the species, but 1t has
myriads of devotees among 1t. There
could be no single issue more seductive
to this new and immense British cleo
torate than the epoch-making tax re-
mission which took its place in British
history yesterday.
It's author aspires and hopes some
day to become British prime minister.
From this Olympic height, it would look
as II his boom had been effectually
launched and that Winston" IL now
irresistibly headed for No. 10 Downing
street. At any rate, Mr.. Churchill seems
to have been looking into the bottom Of
his teacups, where superstitious souls
profess ability to read the future. and
determined that in tea leaves-tax free
lies political fortune.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

This Is q special department devoted
TO the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
ton In Washington to serve you In any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
address clearly and inclose 2 cents In
coin or stamps for reply. Send TO The
Evening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, d. G.
@. What States have adopted the
uniform motor vehicle code?-A. M. j.
A. The American Motorist says that,
so far, Pennsylvania and California are
the only States that have enacted the
entire code. Twenty States have adopt
ed portions of it. These are: Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey. Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia, Arizona, Arkansas,
Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan. Minnesota,
ginia and Washington Six States
Tennessee, Illinois. Wisconsin, New
Mexico, Missouri and Oklahoma-have
the code before their Legislatures at
the present time, while South Dakota
is also considering a measure epbody-
ing its principal features.
@. Is there any prospect Of connect
ing San Francisco and Oakland with .
bridge?-M. w. B.
A. The Department Of War says
that there will probably never be a
bridge between Oakland and San Fran
cisco, Calf.
@. What countries have colonies in
Africa ?--M. c.
A. Great Britain. France, italy,
Portugal. Spain and Belgium have AZ
rican colonies.
@. How long does 1t take persin-
mon tree to bear?-J. c.
A. The Japanese persimmon tree viii
bear when 1t becomes or years
old. The time at which the native
persimmon reaches the bearing period
is variable. Under the most favorable
conditions this tree will bear In from
four to six years.
@. Who was the first TO make map
Of the world?-F. p.
A. Anaximander of Mjletus sixth
century, is credited with the first at
tempt to draw map OF the then-known
world. Gerhard Kramer, generally
known as Mercator, invented the first
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The Washington community will oc-
cupy the position Of q diSinterested
spectator on the side lines during the
special session Of Congress which gets
under way and hits its stride with de-
livery Of the Presidents message today.
Lack Of proper organization in the
House would, ordinarily, prevent the Sc
rious consideration Of any local legis-
lation. In addition, there are only one
or two measures on the proposed cal
endar of local bills that are not con-
troversial. Congress is going to have
its hands 80 full Of tariff and farm re-
lief that little time will be available for
airing the pros and cons of matters that
apply only to the District.
There is one measure, however, the
library expansion program, which
might easily be disposed of. This bill
was passed unanimously by the House
at the last session and favorably re-
ported to the Senate. If the Senate
could ind time to act upon 1t, the sug-
gestion has been made that special
rule might be obtained in the House
which would permit Of a second vote
there. without reference to the now non
existent committee on the District of
Columbia. As the District auditor has in
cluded the library building program as
one of the major improvements con-
templated In the proposed five-year
budget, and would have appropriations
for the first years work included in the
1881 estimates now being prepared
Congress might well find time to au-
thorize the work now, thus preparing
the way for the inclusion of funds in
the appropriation bill which comes up
for consideration In the regular session
In December. But beyond this one
measure, upon which there seems to be
no disagreement, the outlook for Dis
trict legislation is vigorously confined.
IF Mr. Zihlman intends, as is report
ed, to introduce his bill for an in
crease in the gasoline tax at this ses-
sion of Congress, the more innocuous
the desuetude to which 1t IS referred
the better. Here is one measure which
should rally to the support Of the local
community all of its friends within and
outside Of Congress. 1t Is obvious that
the agitation in favor Of this bill, which
so far has not shown itself, must come
from gasoline statesmen in Maryland.
II the proponents Of park legislation
are seriously considering this expedient
to raise money for parks, they have
stepped OIL on the wrong foot Regard
less of the fact that the tax burden in
the District is high enough, the mere
fact that the proposed measure is class
legislation should kill it where it stands.
1t is a source of surprise to the Dis
trict that Mr.. Zihlman should even
contemplate such an unjust, as well as
necessarily uneconomic, measure a. he
now sponsors.
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The young man was reading volume
Of Henry Adams History OF the
United States"
He was in the middle of the Jefferson
administration, and. we could see over
his shoulder that he was walking with
great men.
The name Of the First Consul-"Na-
poleon himself" as we would say to-
day-shone from several paragraphs.
He was young man on a street car,
perhaps beginner in business, some
young underling In an ONCE. but for
the time being he was admitted to the
doings Of the great.
What difference did it make that the
celebrated actors in those scenes had
passed from this earth many, many
years ago, leaving behind them only
memories and names?
Perhaps that is one Of the giories
of books, that through them and In
them any one can instantly be adj
mitted to the ranks of the great ones
Of this world.
No doubt our reading young man, had
he lived In that far day. would not have
known President Jefferson personally,
any more than he knows Mr.. Hoover
today.
In the pages of the Adams history,
however, he knew him far better, In
sense, than most of the people OF Jef-
ferson's age knew him.
He got at the heart Of intrigue and
high strategy, and was '1et in" In the
precedence issues of the era. Yes. they
had problems then, too.
**
II Is no wonder that books are so
loved by young people, especially when
the youngsters are breaking into" bust
ness life.
Does q young man ever feel quite so
lonesome as during the first few weeks
or months in his first Job?
And we speak particularly OF the
position which, In some Of its aspects,
although 1t may not be all OF them, by
any means, smacks something OF the
inside job.
In such work Q young fellow will sit
around with little to do, realizing his
newnesS and his inexperience, wishing
hopefully for more work, yet realizing
full well, IL he be honest with himself,
that he has not yet got enough grasp
of the business to do much.
In such situations q book Is life
saver.
One might pick and choose ambitious
young men by their application TO
books during those inevitable idle hours
when they are breaking in"
Surely the boy who prefers to walk
with jefferson and Napoleon Is more
likely to succeed than the gay young
blood who spends, all Of such spare
time goSsiping about the fiapper he met
the other evening, and of what she
said TO him, and Of how cleverly he
answered her.
A devotion to good fiction viii do
Just as well: narrative Is the very life
blood Of deeds, since story Is telling
Of something done, and something done
Is what America most rewards.
The great fiction Of the world dove
tails closely with the grand narratives
of history and biography; we had as
lief see q young man reading Dumas or
Dickens or Conrad as The Education
Of Henry Adams"
X 4 4
ONCE boys sometimes will be discov-
cred reading the most unlikely things,
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John Bull and His Tea.

II George Ills chancellor Of the ex-
chequer had had the wit of George VS.
Winston Churchill, these United States
Of ours might still be part and parcel
of the British Empire. There would
have been, in other words, no tax on
tea, no Boston tea party and, perhaps.
no American Revolution.
It has taken Great Britain one hun
bred and fifty-six years to realize the
iniquities Of the tea tax, for it was In
1773 that the Boston colonists made
their immortal raid on the tea-laden
ship lying at anchor in their harbor
and dumped its cargo into the water.
Yesterday. AID. 1929, the British chan
cellor, in budget speech, which is as-
sured of Immortality, proclaimed the
abandonment Of the tax which Brit
ish governments have imposed upon
tea since the Elizabethan era.
Perhaps it was the Yankee blood
"the English Winston Churchill is half
American on his mothers side-that
induced the finance minister of the
Baldwin government to propose q tax
revision that cuts the price Of tea to
the consumer fourpence, which amounts
to eight cents in American money, q
pound. MFR. Churchill, historian by
profession, remembers that the tea tax
cost the crown the American Col
onies. The immediate necessities Of the
Conservative party have induced In the
chancellor Of the exchequer the con-
clusion that abolition of that same tax
may save the Tory government It's job
bring it victory and retention of power
in the forthcoming general elections.
As a political stroke, 1t is difficult to
imagine shrewder maneuver. Tea in
Britain is not beverage. 1t Is sacred
rite. King and commoner practice 1t
It is as much Q part Of British history
as Magma Charta. What anbrosia was
to the gods, tea Is to John Bull. Being
the .most common object OF consump-
don, the British treasury through the
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An Insxpensiye Warning.

An extraordinary escape from rail-
road wreck costing many lives occurred
Yesterday ct q grade crossing in New
jersey when an express train struck
q trench-digging machine that was
stalled squarely across the track. The
high speed at which the train was
moving caused the wreckage to be
pushed several hundred feet down the
track before the momentum was lost.
BY IN almost miraculous chance the
locomotive and four cars swayed over
and left the rails on the side opposite
to that at which the ground fell away
IA deep cut.
y This accident which naisht have cost
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The exact date Of Col. Lindbergh's
marriage Is not disclosed. Lindbergh
has been showered with so many gifts
that the possible avalanche Of wedding
presents becomes something to be con-
templated with discreet restraint.
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The D. A. r. hints at stormy ses-
sion. The spirit of the organization is
Realistically militant. There Is no ex-
pectation of D. A. r. meeting to
record on the minutes merely met and
adjourned"
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Each session Of the D. A. r. Is her
aided as one of peculiar stress. Yet, as
in the case Of national political con-
ventions, everything always smooths
out.
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Prehistoric Restaurant.

From the Yakima Morning Herald
No doubt that archeologist digging in
the Near East who found himself in 9
prehistoric restaurant surprised the
patrons. They probably mistook him
for the waiter bringing the second cup
of coffee.
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A rlm-runner Is lonely sort Of
ship, with only prospects Of convivial-
ties In which It cannot hope to par
ticipate.
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Japanese cherry trees attract thou
sands Of visitors to Washington, d. G.
The reminder Of foreign friendliness is
asserted and blossoming beauty has Its
diplomatic value.
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Eminent financiers seek TO show how
Germany could manage her finances
better. Germany goes ahead with an
idea of simple, interest on huge in
vestment.
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Poet. Spring and Coal.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Fortunate is the poet who can write
of Spring so probably as to use the
check from the publisher toward an
other ton Of coal,
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Where Clocks Are Needed.

From the Dayton Daily News.
A Columbia professor says alarm
clocks should be banished from the bed
rooms, probably on the theory that they
are more essential In the classrooms.
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Questions of social precedence make
their way slowly into the limbo Of cross
word puzzles which simply cannot be
solved.
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Crowds are said to be wearying Col.
Lindbergh. It Is q bad actor who quar-
rels with his audience.
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From the Cleveland News.
Even prohibition agents seem to have
dull days. They made three raids In
Sandusky and found nothing but some
sweet cider.
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Probably Rcpentant.

From the Springfield. Ohio. Daily News.
Two Nebraska men have been arrested
for trading wives, but the ch4pces are
they already had realized their mistake.
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Congress Is expected to work more
and faster. 1t Is q story that SOUNDS
sweet and familiar.
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But leave Il. Let me say that here
Is book In which ] have had deep
and genuine pzaasure. ] hope the same
to you, lucky reader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16

A Mexican bandit exemplifies human
aspiration in his hope Of being pro-
NOTED to the title Of "revolutionist."
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Towering.

The Japanese send cherry trees
In beauty all a-bloom:
And yet,
Our modest violet
Helps to dispel the gloom.
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SHOOTING STARS.
by PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Indebtedness.
The times went going with whizz.
With joys and also ills.
And still the mighty question ris.
How kin you meet your biils?"
We seek for financial wiz
To ease each nations thrills.
The big and little question Is,
"How kin you meet yoursbills?"
Though socially you may expand,
With furbelows and frills,
This is the question still at hand,
"How kin you meet your bills?"
We owe hero many debt.
As he great hope fulnlls;
And, In his honor, question yet,
How kin we meet our bills?"
No Boss.
"Were you ever political boss?"
"No such luck" answered Senator
Sorghum. II have spent my entire pub
lie career taking orders Of one kind or
another"
Jud Tunkins says he wishes he could
quit being a professional comic. The
idea makes life altogether too serious.
Key Men.
Reformers none would dare to snub
In programs comprehensive.
They put . paddock on the club
And made the key expensive.
Providing for the Future.
II hear you have bought an aero
plane"
Eyes," answered Mr. ChugginS.
"How can you meet the expense?"
MY family will be able to pay for it
out of my life insurance"
''They who have lived long" said
Hi Ho. the sage Of Chinatown, think
Of the past Is picture and Of the
future Is q dream"
FIowering.
The Japanese send cherry trees
In beauty all a-bloom;
And yet,
Our modest violet
Helps to dispel the gloom.
"a tip on de races" said Uncle Eben,
"often makes you de more grateful to
de man who jes' leaves plain twc-bits
on de tablecloth"
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"a tip on de races" said Uncle Eben,
"often makes you de more grateful TO-
de man who jes' leaves plain .two-bits
on de tablecloth."
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Key Men.

Reformers none would dare to snub
In programs comprehensive.
They put paddock on the club
And made the key expensive.
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"They who have lived long" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, think
Of the past as picture and Of the
future Is a. dream"
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Providing for enc Future,

IT hear you have bought an aero
plane"
Eyes," answered Mr.. Chuggins.
How can you meet the expense?"
MY family will be able to pay for i
out of my life insurance."
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In this mood Of reaction you begin
to poke and prod these stories one
after another. For instance, that
Norwood Marsh" couldn't possibly be
so beautiful and at the same time true.
1t is against the law Of our early teach
ing. And you sniff at every one OF
these tales that might have been stories
about humans themselves. And really
that's the point. With but q shred OF
experience. no more than feeding the
live things in the park every day, rain
or shine--you come after q while to
realize that, within their own needs
these things-sparrows, pigeons, robins
squirrels and the hke-know just about
activities to needs. Such recognition as
that, but In a much wider reach, is the
keynote of these stories. You grant
this. All right. Then you give an
other jab to see II these two really know
what they are talking about. suspect
that you are school teacher. Get
your books and give them an examine
ton. Call up some Government bureau
in support of any doubtful point. And
here they are-1O0 per cent scientists
II that Is what you are fidgeting about
I agree to such necessities shade
halfheartedly. Yes, I agree. STILL
granted the knowledge, the first-hand
knowledge. and the power to make
story out Of plain fact, these people inn
press me most Of all, delight me most
deeply with the fact that they are pri-
marily poets. In their minds and hands
these facts of life are greeted In the
glow Of an imagination that touches
the whole with beauty-beauty and
truth or rather truth in beauty. You
want evidence. I know-you're that
kind. Well, read the whole Of Weir
wood Marsh" Then come back to
page for the courtship of Ardea,
"the loveliest young heron Of the Tar ofi
river banks" There Is q love. story
that, 50 far as I know, Is unsurpassed
True, too, in its ritual and ceremonial
III you insist on truth in matter
which, as 3 rule, Is sadly devoid Of
such quality. That does not sound
right. II Is out Of tune with the rest
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An Other States and Canada.
Daily and Sunday. yr., sl2,oo; I mo-. 81 ;go
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Jud Tunkins says he wishes he could
quit being q professional comic. The
idea makes life altogether too serious.