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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

tim. Companions OF the dead man were
unable to get the license number of the
car. But one of the State troopers called
to the scene hunted all over the area of
the accident and finally found a small
fragment of glass. Close examination
proved that it was bit broken from a
motor car headlight. Then the troopers
began searching for a car with a broken
lens. Though this would have seemed
like hunting for needle in a haystack.
they finally found such a car not MANY
miles from the spot. They applied the
broken fragment into the hole in the
lens and it fitted perfectly. They ar
rested the owner of the car. who
acknowledged his offense.
Detective work is simply the noticing
of the unusual and the logical. Rarely
has crime been committed without
some trace of identity. The so-caIled
perfect crime is that in which the killer,
if it be murder, leaves absolutely Moth
ing to reveal him. Perhaps some of the
unsolved crime mysteries have been of
lillo hAliNs again blISIG are cases III
which there are so many clues. so many
evidences of identity that they are
utterly confusing. The local case of the
murder of Mary Baker is one of these.
If there ever was case in which de-
tective material, as it may be called, was
abundantly provided it was this. Yet it
was weeks before decision was reached
regarding the slayer and then by chance.
and only when he had escaped.
Promptness as well as precision of
observation is essential in crime detec-
ton. The sleuth must be quickly on
the scene and quickly in action. Ma
terial traces of the crime are apt to be
swept away or covered up and perhaps
destroyed The bit of glass found in
tho road in the Toms River case might
have been kicked of the pavement by
a pedestrians foot or picked up by a tire
and carried some distance away from
the scene. Indeed the crime Solvers,
like the firefghters, must be swift in
answering the call to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

A. Motorists from the United States
may enter Canada without red tape or
annoying regulations. Canada does not
require passports and for a period up
to 80 days no duty or bond is required.
The tourist may drive his car into the
Dominion under his state license for a
generous period in every province. All
that Is required is to report to a Ca
madam customs officer at the port of
entry and obtain a permit for admis-
sion OF his car. He must also report
when returning to the United States.
@. What is meant by wide cards in
cribbage ?--B c.
A. The term is applied 10 cards too
far apart TO be likely TO form sequences.
@. Please give some of the names OF
titles used in describing Jesus Christ
II. w.
A. There were great many titles
applied to Christ Among the best
known are Emanuel, Wonderful, Coun-
Sellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace GsaS h, ix.6I. At the
time of the crucifXion Pontius PLATE
bestowed the title upon Jesus of King
OF the Jews duke, xiii 3a). Jesus de-
scribed Himself as the Way. the Truth
and the Life: the Good Husbandman,
the Light of the World the Son of
man ana the son OF God.
@. What is the word used to desie
nate a rhyme used to recall something,
such as Thirty days hath Septem-
ber"?-E. E. r.
A. 1t is called mnemonic rhyme.
Q. Did Indians play games that re-
quired thought and calculation?---
A. E. G.
Tndia,, oapoae ,,a,, ~ l;,,iana IA.
two general classes games of chance
and games of dexterity. Games OF pure
skill and calculation, such as chess, are
entirely absent.
@. Who invented bifocal lenses?--
Blk.
A. Benjamin Franklin invented BIZ
locals in 1874 In 1866 cement bifocals
were introduced and the invisible" BIZ
focal appeared in 1890.
Q. Which motion picture company Is
the largest in the world?-R. S.
A. The Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors Of America, Inc, say that
1t is impossible to answer the CUES
ton, as they do not know whether the
company producing the largest number
OF pictures, having the widest distribu-
ton of product, or the largest studio
Is meant Among the largest Ameri-
can companies are Paramount-Pu
Corporation, Fox Film Corporation,
Warner Bros, Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
Distributing Corporation, First National
Pictures, Inc; United Artists Corpora
ton and Universal Pictures.
@. Where are Smithfield hams pro-
duced, what are the hogs fed and what
type is beSt?-J. S. H.
A. Smithfield hams are produced In
Smithfield, Va. The lean type or bacon
type of hog is used for this purpose.
Some of the companies use Virginia
and North Carolina hogs, while others
ship them in from the West and cure
them according to the Smithfield meth
cd or formula. The hogs are fed large
ly on peanuts. as the flesh is softer than
when the hogs are fed on grain.
@. What country and what city con-
sumo the most vegetables, especially
asparagus and cucumbers?--J. E. T.
A. The United States consumes more
vegetables than any other country in
the world. The largest consuming mar
ket for asparagus and cucumbers is New
York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
The Safety. Responsibility BIN.

It is a great misfortune that in the
rush of other business the Senate failed
to take up the McLeod-Capper measure
for safety responsibility on the part of
motor car drivers. Passed by the House
and favorably reported by the Senate
District Committee, this important bill
was not acted upon by the Senate itself.
There is consolation in the fact. how
ever, that the bill does not die and now
occupies a favorable place on the
calendar. This means that it will
probably be passed in December, when
the Senate reconvenes in regular session,
as there is no opposition to it. 1t is
almost Identical with laws now in effect
in twelve States and the Province Of
Ontario, Canada, and the National
Capital will be benefited by its early
passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

The answers to questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from the
mass of inquiries handled by our great
Information Bureau maintained in
Washington, d. c. This valuable SeTv-
ice is for the free use of the public
Ask any question of fact you want TO
know, and you will get an immediate
reply. Write plainly. incloSe cents in
coin or stamps for return postage, and
address The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin, di-
rector, Washington, D. C.
@. Do radio stars get much fan
MAILS. N
A. Radio fan mail runs into the mil
lions. While the number of letters re-
ceived by broadcasters does not permit
of comparison. the following figures give
some idea Graham McNamee is said
to receive from $50 to 200 letters week,
David Ross about 100 letters weekly
and Ted Husing between 104 and 1903.
Rudy Vallee receives 1000 weekly fan
letters from listeners, Floyd Gibbons
from 100 to 200 day, while the N. B. c.
reports $4,000 letters week and Co
luinbia a million and a quarter q year.
@. What association is asking anna
teurs to submit photographs of outdoor
subjects?-W. j.
A. The American Forestry Associa-
ton Washington, D. c., is conducting
such contest.
O. What was Amelia Earharts record
for speed in her recent f1ight?-C. D.
A. She established a speed record of
1749 miles an hour over measured
camille course, flying standard model
metal LocEheed-Vega carrying a light
load With a full load of LOB pounds
she averaged I'll "A miles an hour over
the same course.
Q. How large was the meteoric stone
that fell in ArkanSaS?-J. c.
A. The Paragould meteorite that fell
on February II, 1880. on a farm at
Paragould, Ark, weighs $40 pounds 1t
has been purchased and presented to
the Field Museum Of Natural History
in Chicago by Stanley Field, the presi-
dent Of that institution.
@. Where can miniature copies of the
Pioneer Mother Statue be obtained?-
B. S. S.
A. The Pioneer Mother Monument has
been erected in IL States. Miniature
copies of the statue can be ordered
from the d. A. r., through the business
Office of Memorial Continental Hall,
Washington, D. C.
@. How does Chairman Legge of the
Federal Farm Board pronounce his
name?-V. NJ.
A. 1t is pronounced exactly as the
common noun, leg" is pronounced.
@. How large were the first English
news sheets?-R. S.
A. They were the size of a sheet of
business stationery.
O. Why was oh, Promise Me" in
terpolated in the score of Robin
Hood"?-G. E.
A. 1t was interpolated to give Jessie
Bartlett Davis, the famous contraltc of
the Bostonians, special solo number
@. What language is spoken by the
most people In the vicinity of Jerusa-
lem?-L. M. S.
A. Arabic is spoken by the greatest
number of people in Palestine near
Jerusalem.
@. What arrangements need be
made in order to drive a car into Can
ada for vacation trip?-G. T.
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Am hitinn Satisfied.

1t falls to the lot Of but few men to
attain their lifelong and steadfast am
bition before death oyertakes them. and
II ambition satisfied can be said to be
a consoling factor when the end comes,
then Maj. Sir Henry Segraye died
happy, for he had obtained what ne
most coveted, the twin worlds record for
1peed on both land and water. Early in
MS career, which was so unfortunately
and with such tragic suddenness ended
in the waters of Lake Windermere, in
England, Sir Henry determined to be-
come the speed champion of the world
and with characteristic British persist
ence carried through until death
claimed him a few minutes after his
ambition was satisfied.
Driving his speedy boat, Miss Eng
land II, Sir Henry was seeking the
Ecxlds record for thu wsters ! record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
Old CAPITOL Relics.

Keen interest is manifested in the
possible disclosure of historic souvenirs
in the destruction Of the old Capitol
building, on First street opposite the
Capitol, now being removed to clear
the site for the Supreme Court struc-
ture. Already bones have been exca-
waited and this suggests that ct one
time human bodies were inferred there.
Were they the bodies of prisoners IN
generated in the old building, which
was for time during the Civil War
used as place of detention? Or are
they relics Of an earlier period? This
may perhaps be determined by accom-
panying evidences of identity or time
of interment.
Then searches are being conducted
in the course of the razing of the
building for underground passages,
tunnels, possibly means of escape. This
seems to be unlikely. If prisoners sought
to leave their confinement by under
ground passages they could hardly
have lined the tunnels in way to
make them stand up for nearly seventy
years.
The associations of this old building
are such as to cause it's passing to be
much regretted. An effort to save it
from demolition was made, but, of
course, could not succeed. The site was
needed and this single structure, how
ever closely related to the early history
Of the Government and the Capital,
could not stand in the way of so es-
sential a development.
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postpone plant renewals and main
tenance activities as far as possible"
the details of this ARRANGEMENT. 3"
suggests the Milwaukee Journal. ARE
less important than the fact that
another large American industrial
organization attempts to meet its I'M
employment problem. Until this prob
lem is solved, industry will not fully
nave met its responsibilities. AS
one company after another makes its
teStS industry as whole will learn how
pest 10 Keep the greatest number of its
regular employees steadily at work dur
ing thelr productive lives. The public's
immediate concern should be to encour-
age those industries that sincerely
attempt something in this direction. -
Statistics covering public construction
activities for the first half of this wear
as presented by Mr. Hoover in his
ADDRESS by radio TO the Conference of
Governors are subject of some COM
ment. Under the title, "A Partial Vic
Tory Tor Unemployment" the Houston
chronicle says: Announcement that
zOO,OOO,000 more went into public con
Structlon activities in the United States
IN the hrst six months of 1890 than II,
the record year 1929 gives evidence of
q sane economic attempt to combat
D0AAAcfoo oppression. CO-ODera-
Ion OF the States with the Federal
government has made this possible, and
=! tt4aS Is especially encouraging, because
A. demonstrates that our Government
oTnclaIs have come to a general agree
ment as to what steps governnenta1
agencies can wisely take in such cir
cumStanceS. Another annolnceroa,,+
tnat should add to confidence in tho
future is that from the Census Bureau
statlng that a one-fourth count of the
NATION shows but 100000 persons nm
employed. That would mean that the
enIlre count should show about . ooO
wv, naroly half what many of our
pesSlmists were estimating.
me showing has great significance Z"
declares the San Jose Mercury HeraIc,
because 1t is the result of a yo11ntar.,
response of public authorities after The
STOCK panic to the Presidents anneaI
70 expand public construction as .
means TO relieve unemployment and in
crease consumption. To find an
industrial remedy for depressions and
unemployment was the goal the PRIEST
uenc SET out to attain. His call for
PUBIC and private cooperation to eV-
PAho employment after the stock manic
was an application of his theory and
'4lT suoSIantlaI results gained prove II "
me FORT Wayne News-Sentinel is
sKeptlcal OF results under the insurance
plan and makes the comment. AT hest
Sucn system presents kind of patch
WORK makeshift-a treatment of SWIM
TOMS and effects without scientific
regard to underlying causes That
paper holds that ANY unemployment
insurance worthy of the name anJ
endowed with any really santarv
poentlallties should include some neans
OF protection against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :, 40
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Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

possible to expel foreigners for such
political activity, but this is too often
a remedy applied too late, and it were
far better to prohibit the admission of
all whose characters or previous records
indicate them individuals who are
liable to disturb the common order.
The government is considering serious
ly restricting the entrance of any who
do not profess an intention to abide
| by the established doctrines of our
people. Too many would-be immi-
grants own no allegiance to their ma
tive country and have no desire TO be
faithful to an adopted one"
Gains Freedom
From Prison With Pen.
lie Matin, Paris.-We hear frequently
of prolific writer's, of no great talent,
who compose their works in prison.
We have in mind the instance of q
very ingenious sWindler, who, after his
incarceration, indited an exciting ro-
nance, the proceeds from which, 20, 900
francs $4,000, enabled him to bride his
jailer and win his freedom. Truly
literature is still at this day, sort Of
open sesame, and if man lays claim
to the title of novelist" he has easy
access even to the heart of a turnkey,
llO lHdLJSl WLldI HIS JULIET undesirable
qualifications are
Poets likewise have a vogue. There
was prisoner in Jail at Nantes. He
did not see anybody there except the
daughter of the warden. The lovely
songs he wrote. coupled with his fatal
beauty, so ravished the damsel that
she opened the door for him. But TO
be handsome is no longer a necessity.
Writers of prose or verse, composing
their charming lines in their solitary
vigils can sell their efforts TO their
jailers, now so amorous Of the MUSES..
+
Irish Youths
Urged to Stay at Home.
Irish Independent Dublin.-The
United States is no longer an Irish
FL Dorado. A conservative estimate
puts the number of voorhees, there at
5O00.o00 Since 1924 the average
number of immigrants from the Irish
Free State exceeds 500 a week. The
majority OF the Irish workers are un-
skilled, and therefore must of neces-
slty find themselves in this huge army
OF unemployed. The Irish boy or girl
who goes to the States will not readily
admit failure, and they are reluctant
TO tell their parents of true conditions.
but many letters have arrived in Ire
land OF late giving narrowing details
OF unemployment and misery. Young
Irish girls, on landing by some
anomaly, find it far easier than their
brothers TO find work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
Sherlocks in Service.

The high pressure" crime detector
of the Sherlock Holmes school, ex-
plotted by the late Conan Doyle, is not
lacking in actual service. He may not
go around with deerstalker cap, long
bowl pipe and magnifying glass, but
he nevertheless notices odds and ends
of evidence and patches his case to-
gether with fragments and hlaments. A
case of this kind is just reported from
Toms River, N. J. Recently man was
killed by an automobile, the driver Of
which 1An auag altar hitting tia xaO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
EYerYhodY's World

EverybOdy's World.
Everybody has hope in view
That leaves him discomfort.
Everybody has a landlord, too,
Insistent on the rent.
Everybody has a tax to pay,
And various bills beside.
Everybody wants awhile to play
In leisure and in pride.
High and low we come and go,
Where banners are unfurled.
In spite of all the sound and show,
It's everybody's world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

An airplane crashes. Men are killed
or MANNED This is no longer news. IF
a man should bite dog" says a repor-
torial expert, that would be news"
Some day pilot will study defective
plane and smash it before it can 40
him hahn
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A Born Handicap.

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
An astrologer declares that the Lind
berghs will have a hard time keenino
tnelr son from becoming an actor Buf
II the young man is like his father he
VIII never amount to much in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Golf has its destinations for men in
public life and during the Summer
months some of them appear more
interested in Bobby Jones than they are
in Daniel Webster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Visitors desire to see Congress in ses-
sion. To Congressman themselves the
gathering is an old story. They register
in common human feeling the simple
human desire for a Summer holiday
with full pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Resources of the United States CT
America are enormous. Wise men refuse
to gamble on them, knowing that they
can forget the ticker and deal in terms
of permanent value
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Front Page STUFF.

Front Page STUFF.
you are appearing on the front page
quite frequently"
IT regret" said Senator Sorghum,
that readers are not always discrim-
mating. I sometimes feel called upon to
explain that I am statesman and not
a racketeer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Prison life is unpleasant, but it has
probably saved Thomas J. Mooney from
contacts and experiences which would
be even more disagreeable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

A gasoline war is threatened. Fill
ing stations may be compelled to de-
pend more on price lists and less on
futuristic art in architecture.
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What America Lacks.

From the Bay City Daily Times
Lord Derby told folks back in Eng
land that prohibition and not money
was our national topic of conversation
And the curious thing about it is that
we have neither.
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Farmers Nav Draw Line.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
1t has been decided by some authority
that the farmer must learn to eat What
he raises But presumably there would
be some exceptions, such as hay and
straw
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WAv Some Cars Are Old.

From the San DIEGO Union
1t has been discovered that this con-
tinent has been inhabited for approx
mately 10000 years, which explains
some Of the vehicles, one sees In the
maAd@cax lnta.
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Still More Relief

From the San Bernardino Sun.
The job of the next Congress will he
to relieve the farmers of the relief that
they got from the last one.
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Hard OH Resorts.

From the Lincoln State Journal
When Chicago starts on a gang
roundup Florida and California re-
sorts lose some of their best patrons
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Xeracitv on the Links

i.om the Fort Worth Record-Telesram.
We shculd hire caddy to do the
cadd. g for our opponents. Then the
poor kids can learn to tell the truth
without losing heir Jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

The great game of politics is stII
energetically followed. The great game
of golf continues to get the big head
lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Jud Tunkins says he can't see why a
chain store keeps changin' clerks unless
it's because they're 1ookin' for new Gus
toners instead of old friends.
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Rate nv MaiI-Payable in Advance.
NInrr.Innd and Nirritnin
All Other States and Canada.
Nfnmher of the Assnciated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited to II or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local ews
published herein. All rights Of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also re5erved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Various States are digging up blue
laws" in satirical reminder that law
enforcement has frequent attacks of
colorblindness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Rumanian politics suggests comic
opera. 1t is still too dignified to resort
to jazz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12

Trotsky, as a specialist in world
politics. has managed to establish his
latest book as best seller.
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Darwinian Idealisn1.

Darwinian Idealism.
OF evolution, things I know
Which no one is refuting.
Onward and upward, let us go,
And keep on "evoluting."
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Modified Dlsputation.

Modified DisputatiOn.
What has made the difference in the
social spirit Of Crimson Gulch?" asked
the commercial traveller.
We've changed our method of start
in arguments" answered Cactus Joe.
When we feel the need of dispute
We call a meeting of the Rotary Club
or the Chamber of Commerce instead of
getting up a poker game"
"He who tells his own belief" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, always
thinks, whether it is right or wrong,
that he is uttering simple truth"
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Scholarship Winner
Gave His Best"

Irish Independent, Dublin Frank
Geoghegan, the l2-year-old winner OF
the $3.50 scholarship under the ma
tional education scheme promoted by
Messrs. williams and Woods Cross and
Blackwell and Keller, showed a boyish
shyness and reluctance to talk about his
success when an Irish Independent rep
resentative met him in his home on the
N. c road, Dublin. This young pupil
of the O'Connell School, who bore his
splendid trophy from a field of 78 COM
petitors, has received many congratu-
latory messages, but behaves as If the
winning of ESQ scholarships is all in
the days work Naturally, as he re-
marked, he was not going to be beaten
by a girl. However, his true feelings
were shown in the simple comment that
while 1 did not expect to win, knew
I had put my best into it," On the
subject of his career he was rather diff
dent. The only topic on which he was
inclined to become voluble was his tour
of Messrs. Williams Sc Woods jam fac
tory.