Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1928, Page 8

ANSWERS. TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC 1. HASKIN. THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY.......November 2, 1028 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor Rate by Carrier Th Eveaing aat's an Evening and Sun hen The Sunday Coliection Orders may be sent in ain 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Vi?lnh Daily only . fi Sunday only » Al Daily and Sunda: only States and .1 yr, 812, . 171 un yro the Associated Press. The Associated rress is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all i ews dis- atches credited to it or not othe cre ied In this paper and also the local news blished herein. All rights of publication of al dispatches herein are also reserved. East Side, West Side. ith day” on the sidewalks of New York. The big city is rejoicing over its native son, candidate for Pres- jdent. It has in the past few years shown a great capacity for acclaiming heroes and celebrities. It has turned out by the millions to pack the streets; has torn up thousands of telephone books and thrown away tons of ticker tape for confetti. But these manifes- tations of joy have been over Channel swimmers and fiyers, explorers, poten- tates and the like, all alien to the Man- hattan soil. Now is the day when New York cheers its own, its native son, and regardless of political feeling, it is mak- ing a historic occasion of the event. The governor has just been on tour of the country, most recently of nearby States. He has been acclaimed by im- mense crowds everywhere and is now, it 1s said, heartened by this spectacle of public interest and evidence of sup- port to the point of believing confidently in his prospect of victory. So he re- turns to the sidewalks of New York as a conquering hero in spirit, although the election day is still to come. He will speak tonight in Brooklyn and to- morrow night in Madison Square Gar- den and Monday night will make his final appeal for votes, speaking from & broadcasting studio in s Nation-wide radio hook-up. Gov. Smith has set & lvely pace in this campaign. He has thrown himself into the fight with unstinted energy, has made many speeches and has met great numbers of people in rear-plat- form appearances in the course of his tours. There has been no such per- sonal campaigning since that of Bryan in 1896. Those who have heard Gov. Smith at his meetings generally have felt that he is his own best advocate, regarding his deliverances as effective to a high degree. Opinion, however, is that he is not so effective over the radlo. There is no way to tell how this dif- ferentiation will affect the result on ‘Tuesday. In contrast with Gov. Smith’s “home- coming” today in New York is Mr. Hoo- ver's “home-going,” which began yester- day with his departure from Washing- ton for California. He will stop on his way and deliver three speeches and a number of “side talks” in passing. He will reach his California home on the eve of election and will vote there next ‘Tuesdsy. The comparative quietude of the Republican candidate’s final prog- ress and the vociferation of the Demo- cratic candidate’s wind-up of the cam- paign are the outstanding characteris- ties of the two candidacies this year. The two men are of different tempera- ments and employ different methods. If each attempted the other's role he would be futile and ineffective. It remains now to be seen whether this rousing home-coming-today in New York City indicates a Nation-wide pref- erence for Gov. Smith for the presi- dency. Only & few hours now remain before the people will render their ver- dict. They have probably made up their minds now for whom to vote. These concluding demonstrations are not likely to cause many to change their intentions. They have their value in the arousal of interest and they may have their effect in stimulating action no complaint on the score of apathy. The journey of the big dirigible was an epoch-marking event which may be historically remembered even as long as this election itself. ——————————— The First Aerial “Stowaway.” Although there is a certain appeal to the imagination in the feat of Clarence "Terhune, who became the first air stow- away In history when he secreted him- self abosrd the Graf Zeppelin for the return trip to Germany, it is ex- tremely difficult for the public to un- derstand just why he should be lionized, not only by the passengers on the air- ship, including Dr. Hugo Eckener, the commander, but by the populace of i Priedrichshafen. This young stowaway, from the time he was first found seated on a pile of baggage, has received the best of treatment, apparently the best of food and is s2id to have had many offers for his appearance on the stage. | 1t would seem that the natural course | to be taken by the group of people | aboard the dirigible would be to treat a | stowaway as an interloper and a person | calculated, in view of the rigid weight restrictions aboard the ship, to menace the safety of an experiment in air trans- portation. And at Priedrichshafen, when the Zeppelin arrived, under the same natural course of events, the police and state authorities should have been waiting with open arms to greet him, only long enough, however, o geta firm grip on his collar to insure speedy passage to the nearest jail. In view of these contradictory actions, it is not strange that a generally mys- tified public should delve a little deeper into the matter, and at the present time speculation on the entire occurrence is rife. TFor this reason the suggestion that perhaps this now famous stowaway J5 | agination of the people on both sides | Heywood would have occurred. seem to point in the other direction. many of the delegates have expressed records of the candidates. Much of | campaign” is made by the readiness the interest in the choice of the federa- tion's president, however, lies in the | with an amplifier. the next year, possibly for the next two| That old Tammany tiger years, the chairman ex-officio of the [growl or a very pleasant purr, Citizens' Advisory Council, a body of | to its temporary mood. men chosen to represent the citizens’ associations before Congress and the Commissioners, and which has attained | ideal type of modern high-power sales- an important place in the life of the | manship. community through its past valuable efforts in the community's behalf. fleld for the presidency of the federa- tion have served as members of the advisory council, s0 any one of them would be able to direct the work of this body with a knowledge of its affairs born of experience. capable and well schooled in the im- and each of them has been actively existence of that urge for self expression and participation in government which, | There’s very little that I can use though officially denied the residents of | In the bounteous bawl that they call voteless Washington, will not be downed. The greater the membership in the | 8o, please tune out and let me be. neighborhood associations and the more { Why should you tell your troubles to active their participation in ‘and dis- cussion of local affairs, the better it will be for Washington. | slumped in her seat. She had been shot should by all rights be languishing | off altogether as it appears may be the German prison, case in New York. Just what agency, if any, “planted”| If there is anything calculated to this lad on the ship to make news and | arouse public censure it is the maiming stir public interest is immaterial. It|and killing of innocent persons by over- was a grand idea, anyway. The one | zealousness on the part of agents of the slip-up, if it can be called that, was|law. It not only arouses antagonism, publication of his picture, life history | but brings the law into contempt. Dry and boyish am! “7 almost simul- | officers, of course, must deal with tough taneously with his C.:2overy on the Zep- customers in the bootleg racket, but the pelin. Americans are noted for their | courts have held that it is not a felony enterprise, but it was a rare feat in-|to transport liquor. The reason that deed if In the short space of time from / Hanson and Heywood did not stop their the first radio from the ship, “Stow-| cars was that they thought they were away found aboard,” and the second, | being held up. An innocent person, at “Name Clarence Terhune,” the com- | the sight of a uniform, will always bring plete autobiography of Clarence could | his automobile to a standstill on com- who ina ”". be prepared and put into type along | mand, but if he is sensible he will never with his picture. stop on a country road when hailed by It is a well known fact that Dr.|un-uniformed persons. How much more Eckener wanted all the publicity he | logical then to separate the guilty from could procure out of the trip of the big | the innocent by the simple process of dirigible, and if it were suggested to|men in full uniform enforcing the law! him that the “world's first aerial stow- | If this had been done neither the killing away” would probably catch the im-|of Hanson nor the wounding of Miss of the ocean, what is more natural than| It is obvious, therefore, that not only for him to grasp the novel scheme? Or | should these men display full authority perhaps the explanation of Clarence’s|by their dress, but should realize that appearance on board ship may lie in|the proper and efficient performance of the desire of some of the agencies rep- | duty does not call for the use of fire- resented in the flight to add a dash of | arms except in defense of their lives. color to an already colorful venturs by | The country wants no repetition of the injection of a little extra news for | these two outrageous examples of mis- good measure. directed zeal. At any event no harm has been done Aol e A gotes St oo except possibly to some hitherto credu-| Beauty has become so commonplace lous persons, who from now on will be | that in order to appear original an inclined to “believe nothing” of what [artist may feel obliged to exercise his they see or hear. Of course, Clarence |skill in depicting a somewhat ungainly may have been a bona fide stowaway | model. all the time, but the facts of the case R T Sy After the contest involving the “ele- phant” and the “donkey” is ended there will remain the duty of determining how the emblem of the “goat” is to be 1o | 2ssigned. It is something to think about, anyway. —_—ra—————— The Federation Election. Washington's nearest approach active participation in a political con- | .geray yotes” have a large element of test will come tomorrow night, when the | g po0rt from people Who have time left one hundred and ten delegates to the |, er from erossword puzzles and guess- Federation of Citizens’ Associations ing contests. choose their president. Interest in this et A year's election has been unusual. The | Considerable indignation is manifest candidates have enlivened it themselves | among orators because it proves im- by the exchange of letters and state- | pssible for any great political party to ments on matters of civic interest, and | copyright protection policies. ————————— themselves on the capabilities and| The answer to fear of a “whispering to hire still another hall and outfit it THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘Dear sir: Why is it such a pleasure to ride the street car to office in the morning after havi used a private car over a long ? During the cold spells when fllvver refuses to start we turn to what a delightful experience! because the street car is safe and de- pendable. Maybe it 1s the change. However, I have another explanation. “A ride in an auto is an adventure in loneliness; it is travel often under ten- sion and strain; you are aware of a me- chanical, depersonalizing force that is uncomforting; it presses all about you. But in the street car is the atmosphere of humanness; one is not aware of or forgets the mechanical; it is relaxing. “The auto isolates, the street car so- clalizes. The forces which bring men together in the city are soclal. Parties, clubs, dances, fraternities, banquets, churches, etc., are the fulfilment of so- cial needs. If the street car could speak it would say, ‘I, too, help man to_get together, to escape from himself. I hold a party 24 hours a day; it costs only 8 cents to join’ Of course, it is not much of a talking or knowing party, but you never feel like a wall flower in it; you don't feel strange in it, and you are never aware of being lonely in it.—H. W. T." * K K ¥ As the street car is to the private au- tomobile, so the bus is to the street car. Compared to the atmosphere of the bus, the sense of social well-being in the street car is not so hot. Street car riding positively strikes one as stilted, after riding the bus from Dogville. This thriving community lies on the edge of the frent city, It is small municipality in itself, a “chil- dren's paradise,” a place of roses in Summer and snows in Winter. - Since the bus came to Dogville sev- eral years ago it has remained the principal way of getting to town. Many who own cars prefer the bus, owing to the parking problem. It might be well to state, in passing, that the name no longer fits the community-—there were plenty of dogs in its initial stages, but they have given way to nice cats. As people become civilized they give up dogs, except in the country, where dogs ‘evlong. In meadows and fields d dogs lead good lives, but in small |- k yards they are miserable, and even the cats feel sorry for them, The bus from Dogville (we will have to change this name) 1s a veritable club car. Unlike the street car in- stanced by our correspondent, the Dog- ville bus deals largely in conversation. The several busses, leaving the ter- minus at stated periods, carry quota of workers, each bus containing about the same persons every morning. Thus residents get to know each ——————— has an ugly according fact that whoever is chosen will be for —————————— A good campaigner represents the SHOOTING STARS. All of the candidates now in the BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Melancholy Muse. 1 heard the music—fast or slow— From the new Ukulele or the old Ban-jo. The song they sang was somewhat sad. The tune was good, but the grammar was bad. And I said, “I really cannot see identified, for many years, ‘Why you should tell your troubles to affairs. mel” The interest in this year's election is | I do not care for your lovelorn stress, & healthy sign. It is indicative of the | When you're missing & Miss in your loneliness. Each of them is portant problems of the community in civic the “Blues.” me? Candid Self-Appreciation. “You made a wonderful speech,” sald the admiring friend. “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum. “I have had some doubts about the ac- 7 curacy of the position I am expected to Accidents have occurred with distressing assume. But that speech was so good frequency to mounted men who, in at- tempting to enforce the law agatnst | ‘1ot i SoVASed eren &1 S sutomobile speeders and violators of gyl other traffic regulations, have found | ju4 Tunkins says he'd like to be a impossible to gain clear passageway|pgy pgain and hear 'em recite “Boy through the congested streets with the | g¢504 on the Burning Deck” or “Curfew ordinarily inadequate horn on their|ghay Not Ring Tonight,” or most any- machines. If the tests are successful | thing that has nothing to do with poli- the eighty-three motor cycles of the| e The New Police Sirens. A new type of siren is being tried out for installation on police motor cycles. Inarticulate Enthusiasm. 1It's hard to know just what to say. So, with a willing heart, 11ift my voice and shout “hooray!” And think I've done my part. Mystery Play. “What did you think bf the play?” “It mystified me,” said Mr. Meekton. “I must be a bad actor. Henrietta new device. Not only will the nmew siren act to clear the way for motor cycle men in performance of their duty, but it will serve as a warning to all who hear it that police are in the vicinity and that regulations should be obeyed. It is a further carrying out of the theory that uniformed men in plain view on the than those mmmmz“mflmw':.unm un- | adores rough language on the stage. wary. The new distinetive police signals She would not stand for it from me should be & safeguard to the men who | 8round the house for a minute.” ride the two-wheeled vehicles 25 well as a reminder to the public to “watch its step.” ———————— The air reflects something of the old- time adventure of the ses. Even a Zep Different Method. may carry s stowaway. Battles With | pegyits in contrast Fortune quotes pirates in the clouds are by 1o means| por Jife's endeavor, here and there. inconceivable. The prima donna sings her notes. e Tl I write mine, with laborious care. L “Politics,” said Uncle Eben, “sounds & shown ble h , pr:::;m:: l:.:nun( with the el:::m, little like a crap game. It can't be Ohio, dry agent who on 8 lonely country played satisfactory wifout a certain road fired into the automobile of 8 mt of hollerin’ to cheer de luck reputable citizen of that town and|3long.” wounded his daughter. It was on the night of September 26 that Miss Betty Heywood was riding with her father and friends in the family automobile near Lorain. As the car approached & Dfld‘zltmhllhdbyfl\mmtn civillan clothes. Belleving that a hold-up was being attempted, the party proceeded at increased speed. A tinkle of glass was heard and Miss Heywood “Why regret the past?” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “when there is an unbounded future in which to re- pair its mistakes.” g Those Adamantine Heads. Prom the Richmond Times Dispatch. Hard hearts cause fights outside the church; the rows inside are caused by hard heads. ) More Lectures Needed. Prom the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Down at Harvard they say under- mulm dotnot get ‘;notuggh lelcl!':?e' in'the head. And ndy; e faw days more | Grpmr > o abandoning than & month later, Louls Cicco stands convicted of assault and battery and is subject to & fine of not more than two hundred dollars, imprisonment in the county jal for not more than six ! months, or both. The gratification that will be felt in all parts of the country over the ending v—or—s of this case will not be so much on the Would Be Great Game. |score of the terms of the Sentence s,y i, worcester Evening Gazette. | handed out as it will be that & convic-| with President Lowell of Harvard tion was secured. Police officers and fi'fm{‘}’o??.vfi'o:?‘x o;ng:fi:hl’;?g;t :,";:':';'h:: mflm.'&";:‘:: we coud have this election fought out | committing outrageous acts in its name, : The two Cogst Guardsmen who killed R Must Be Obeyed, Too. Prom the Dayton Daily News. Doctor says cducation wiil save half a million lives annually. And all the education it will take is enough to read traffic signs. v ot ‘was not a stowaway at all in the ac- cepted sense of the word might explain the queer series of events which have made & hero out of an interloper and an international figure out of & gerson Jacob Hanson of Niagara Falls have not Apple Prices Up. order to permit the cramming of as other by sight, and come to indulge In pleasant converse, one with the other, on the important topics of the day, especially as they affect Dogville. Often the bus is merely an overflow meeting from the citizens’ association gathering of the evening before. The need for better lighting, the condition of some sewer, what w do with four first grades in one public school— these are some of the absorbing topics. The very fine calculations made by the manufacturers of the busses, in many persons as possible in the small- est ble space, make for a most delightful proximity, which breaks the ice, as 1t were, and makes every one feel at home with his neighbor. When Miss Gerty Sweetheart 1is standing on one’s toes, and Miss Mary Youngfellow has her right elbow deftly ressed against the most sensitive spot E; one’s collarbone, and Miss Oldchap insists on huldlnz?::r buttery bag of ‘These conditions might not prevail, of course, if Dogvilllans were polite, but they are terribly rude when it comes to gettin~ up and giving ladies their seats. No one does it, flpefl.lug to the young ones. What is the use of ting a sea if one cannot keep it? Male inhabitants feel, too, that they are doing a public service by remaining steadfastly (espe- cially fastly) in their seats, since the aisles are so narrow that standees find themselves very uncomfortable as they are. While it might be said that a change of places would not crowd the aisles any more than before, on the other hand it is true that male passen- gers weigh more than female, and therefore would take up more room. All male passengers belleving in the truth of this statement will say “Aye!” The “ayes” have it and we will remain seated. Over there is the old gentleman who insists on talking politics. If he cannot spot a friend he will talk to a foe, be- cause talk he must. His views are so well known by all riders that each and | P& every one shrinks from seating himself beside him, for to do so simply puts one under the torture of listening for sev- eral miles to old stuff. Tw. or three miles of this fellow is enough—once. More than once, the thing becomes un- bearable. His accents, howéver, are clear and ringing, and no matter where one sits he is forced to assimilate some chatter. Some riders have given wn this particular bus, taking to the next ona un:)ll after election. ur busses are very chummy. One thing that adds to this feeling };f good will is the way the wheels come up into the riding surface, or what you will, so that several of the passengers must sit with their feet two feet aloft. One’s air of dignity vanishes instantly when he places himself in this position. He feels as silly as the man in the rumble seat looks. Sweet young things look very fetching so, it must be admitted. All passengers steer clear of these seats if they can, but often the thing is impos- sible. Gentlemen are very gallant in allowing ladies to sit by the windows ll;::e thhu! receive the full benefit of the wheels. * K ok K There is so much conversation in the Dogville bus, ordinarily, that one forgets to look at the ads ranged in a row above the windows. Upon occasion, however, one will get aboard a bus filled with strangers. Then the ads come in handy. There is the one about soup, a favorite of ours. One time it is red soup, another time green, but in ir | each and every case the steam arising from the plate looks very natural and very appetizing. Then there is the bright young lady showing all her teeth in a beautiful smile, which says as plain as day, se Foama Tooth Paste and Be Happy.” Some wag, how- ever, has added a mustache to the lady, so that she appears rather silly this trip. No doubt the makers of Foama will send a menial aloft with a big eraser at the next stop and rub out | dl.gu that felonious adornment. Why do wags insist on adding mustaches to the ad girls? There ought to be some sort of law against it. Yes, the bus socializes even more than the street car. The latter con- tains oceans of room, compared with the small bus. in which every dimen- slon was skimped. Then, too, one never gets on a street car where he is able to recognize nearly all the riders. Every carful is a car of strangers. While the feeling of being with human beings is intense in the car, it is tensified in the bus. In the street car, for instance, if a neighbor sneezes in your direction you may flee to the other lunch squarely against the shoulder of one’s suit, there can be no question of the chumminess of the occasion. f | end of the vehicle, but in the bus you can do nothing but sit and take it. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Win or lose on November 6, Alfred Emanuel Smith is a Democrat with whom the Nation undoubtedly will have to reckon in 1932. If he is elected President, he will, of course, be a candi- date for a second term. If Smith is defeated his friends are determined to renominate him. That much, they say, is already settled. One contingency would interfere with the program— Smith's defeat at Hoover's hands by an overwhelming majority of landslide proportions. 1f- the Republicans caps ture the presidency by a “reasonable’ margin—say 30 or 40 electoral votes— Smith’s admirers are prepared to diag- nose such & result as a “moral victory which can be beaten Into a genuine triumph for the New Yorker four years hence, This long-distance reasoning is based on the theory that Smith be- came in 1928 a “nationally advertised product” which can be - successfully marketed in 1932. ' * ok Kk K ‘Weather will play an important, and perhaps even a decisive, role in many States on election day. New York and Massachusetts are the reglons in which the Republicans particularly hope for a fair and balmy November 6. In both of those commonwealths the G. O. P. is dependent upon a heavy rural vote, whlcge customarily is light when the weather is bad. City folks are usually mindless of rain or cold, but small- towners, villagers and farmers have been known to abstain in droves when snow or other causes make roads un- navigable or long journeys to the polls uncomfortablé. The meteorological divi- sion of the Republican national com- mittee asserts that nothing but the weather can prevent Hoover from carry- ing both New York and Massachusetts. * Kk K K Volumes are going to be written some day on the effect radio has had u the fortunes of the political parties this ear, That the broadcasting of speeches fiu revolutionized campaigning is now a settled fact. The speakers’ bureaus of the Hoover and Smith camps soon found out that the microphone is a far greater magnet for the spellbinding liticlan—even the biggest guns—than he promise of a vast visible audience The popular orators are very ‘“‘choosey’ ersons nowadays. One of them mnot ng ago became as temperamental as a prima donna when he was told that his radio hook-up included only 14 sta- tions., He'd heard that Senator ——, & few nights before, had had a chain of 23 stations, and, until assured he would orate over just as wide a network, the entleman from —— firmly declined to gmld forth. It was arranged to appeasc him. * K k% Robert Lansing, former Secretary of state, who had just passed away, Is credited by his friends with the author- ship of the celebrated notes dispatched by Woodrow Wilson to the warring powers prior to our becoming a belliger- ent in 1917. In particular, the Lusitania note to Germany in May, 1915—though ‘Wilson is its generally accepted writer— is attributed to Lansing. Even the Euro- Yeln governments which made wry aces over America’s attitude between 1914 and 1917 considered our diplomatic communieations models of terseness and logic. “Bob” Lansing's admirers say he was content, because of his profound admiration for Wilson, to permit his chief to monopolize the glory. Lansing was in lively demand, after his retire- ment from the State Department, as counsel at Washington for foreign gov- ernments. Half-a-dozen European and South American countries are under- stood to have paid him handsome an- nual retainers. Lansing and Coolidge “Did you say those stars are all suns?” asked one of them. “Yes, sir,” replied Dr. W. W. Campbell, then director of the observatory and now president of the University of California, “and each of the stars, on the average, is larger than our sun.” know_how large our sun is. ‘“‘Well” said Campbell, “if it were a hollow shell of its present size, you could pour more than a million earths into it, and there would' still be much unoccupied space between the earth balls.” Campbell add- ed that there are possibly or probably planets revolving around many of the cluster stars, and a lot of them may be inhabited. “Well, then,” ejaculated the astonished visitor, “I don’t think it mat- ters much whether Roosevelt or Taft is eleced.” * kX K If Al Smith becomes President next March, he'll find a double in the Wash- ington diplomatic corps. The man who looks like the governor is Senor Don Manuel E. Malbran, the newly accred- have in common the facial feature which is Smith's most prominent char- acteristic—a nose of the dimensions which are supposed to gepote acumen and combativeness. Dr. Malbran is a little huskier than the Democratic nom- inee, but otherwise they're bullt alike. The Argentinian envoy has a tie with Washington which he says will always attach him sentimentally to this coun- try. His ls-glr-old son, now finishing Erep school In Buenos Aires, was born ere when Dr. Malbran was an attache of the former Argentinian legation. * K ok ¥ Will “Bill” Borah accept the secre- taryship of state in a Hoover cabinet? The betting is that the Idahoan would prefer to remain a Senate giant and chairman of the foreign relations com- n | mittee. As almost the outstanding cham- plon of Hoover on the stump, Borah's claim to high honors in case of the Californian’s _inauguration would be very strong. Democratic dopesters have only one certainty picked out for an Al Smith cabinet—George N. Peek of Illinois, McNary-Haugen high priest, as Secretary of Agriculture. ey say that's been “promised.” * ok kK Europe has recently formed an_Anti- Prohibition League of Nations. It has been in existence for exactly one year, but has only become a matter of public knowledge since the ‘covenant” was registered with the “big league” at Geneva a few weeks ago. The eight high contracting powers are France, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxem- burg, Portugal and Tunis. They have entered into a treaty providing for the establishment in_Paris of an “Inter- national wine office,” the purpose of which is to carry on a world-wide cam- paign to promote the sale of wine. (Copyright. 1928.) ——— Washington Insulted, Stamp Protest Says To the Editor of The Star: Naturally one dislikes to criticize our Post Office Department, but when it commits a gross indignity to Washing- ton, as they have in the recent issue of our 2-cent stamp, it seems that a pro- test should be made, which we hope will have the effect of having this offending issue ‘canceled. I refer to the 2-cent stamp we know so well, with the head of Washington printed in red. It now appears with two words, “Molly Pitcher,” in black were fellow alumni of Amherst, though the former took his A. B. nine years before the President was graduated. ER Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recalls an in- | set recelved justice, and while the Lorain hv; the Detroit Ne e s i agent got off with an exceedingly light e seem gradually penalty the courts of Ohlo can take! Gugior 1 ths Jarst 'puumu . o pride in the fact that he did not get nomical as a daily apple. : v cident at the Lick Observatory, i» Cali- fornia, which he thinks a little ai™opos this witching hour. A group of Visifors had just been looking at the cluster in Hercules through the giant telescope. m.;:‘ p:l}:l':cd a'lc!:\:u his tm;ed ay prof cause a s| ly with- drawal of this regrettable issue. EBEN F. COMINS. Prolonging His Power. From the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. ‘The subjects of the new King of Albania are urging him to get married, but it is understood that he prefers to rule a while himsel ¥ The visitor wanted to | Americans ited Ambassador of Argentina. They |y, Presbyterian Lauds Episcopal Decision To the Editor of The Star: mmw sessions of the General Convent of the Protestant Church of the United States of Am the House of Bis| by & vote of 68 to 37, decided to enrich the American Book of Common Prayer by adding a s service for the Fourth of July for the obvious church to fulfill more perfectly its func- tions as a truly national church. The writer of this letter is a Presby- terian, but he believes that the average American, no matter to what denomi- nation he may belong, would feel that those 68 bishops took & much larger and far wiser view of the matter in question than did the minority. The bishops of Southern Ohio, New York and Tennessee in the course of their strenuous protests against the pro- posed special service for Independence 1 day went so far (strenge to say!) as to express the fear that their brethren in the Anglican Church might be offended by such an annual, official reminder of our break with the “mother country” in the eighteenth century! | Tennyson's splendid poem, entitled “England and America in 1782,” antici- ted and should allay the timid fears expressed by the protesting bishops. It shows the sympathetic and statesman- like attitude of the great poet laureate of the Victorlan Age toward our War of Independence, and it is interesting to recall the statement in Sheppard’s | dustry. “Bibliography of Tennyson” that the poem was contributed by Tennyson to an American newspaper in 1872: Strong Mother of a Lion-line, Be proud of those strong sons of thine Who wrench'd their rights from thee. What wonder if in noble heat ‘Those men thine arms withstood Retaught the lesson thou hadst taught And in thy spirit with thee fought— ‘Who sprang from English blood! But thou rejoice with liberal joy, Lift up thy rocky face, And shatter, when the storms are black, In many a streaming torrent back, The seas that shock thy base! Whatever harmonies of law ‘The growing world assume, Thy work is thine—the single note From that deep chord which Hampden smote Will vibrate to the doom! 1t is also pertinent to recall the fact that the first stanza of Tennyson’s “liberal” and prophetic poem is the frontisplece of Trevelyan's “History of the American Revolution,” as the key- note of that scholarly work. It shows that the twentleth century Englishman takes an intelligent and sympathetic view of our War of Independence, as being simply the long delayed evolution of the embryonic principles that were establ by Charta in 1215 and were fought for in the sixteenth century by John Hampden. Today, in obedience to Tennyson's exhortation, all clear-thinking English- men “rejoice with liberal joy” in the independence won by the American colonies. They now look upon the American Revolution as a blessing in iise to the “mother country.” British statesmen, unconsciously ap- plying the lessons learned from the American Revolution, gradually aban- doned the "colonial system inherited from the Roman Empire, in which the 38, “colonies” were exploited for the profit of England, and they have learned to treat their “colonies” as infants that were in time to become uu-covernln, “dominions” and co-equal members of the great commonwealth of nations, now called the British Empire, English historians have at last added George ‘Washington, along with Oliver Crom- well, to the roll of the pioneers of “Anglo-Saxon” liberty. Nothing could be more felicitous and less objectionable than the Collect and the “Epistle” in the proposed special service for the Fourth of July. When the Bishop of Mississippi spoke of that “Epistle” as being “most unfortunate” he overlooked the fact that in that very “Epistle” the Divine Lawgiver revises the Old Testament injunction “Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy” by commanding us to ‘“love our enemies.” That fact is exactly in line with the expressed by Bishop Manning that there may be prepared “a service of love and fellowship for cur English-speaking brethren throughout the whole world.” That hope is shared by all sensible who appreciate the essential unity of the two great English-speaking nations. But there is no real antago- nism between a reasonable, self-respect- ing and unboastful American “national- ism"” and any sane and practicable “internationalism.” RICHARD D. HARLAN. Discusses Middle-Aged Persons Out of Work To the Editor of The Star: May I be accorded space in the col- umns of your very valuable paper in which to give expression to a subject that grows more grave each day? It is concerning the interests of the unemployed persons of middle age in gton that I hope to call atten- tion to, and particularly the women, of whom I, alas! am one. It has been my sad experience ::- cently to have been dropped .without a moment’s notice from rolls of a private office. Upon inquiry I was In- formed that a reduction of force was the reason for my discharge, that my work had always been highly satisfac- tory, but_that in process of force reduc- tion the lowest average was the warrant for discharge, mine being caused from an illness of six weeks’ duration. This was, of course, not the true rea- son, as every other person in that office over the age of 35 was discharged, given ages applying to department heads only. The places were filled with girls in their teens, most of whom have homes | tian and no responsibility. 4 That is perhaps a matter of a firm's own business, but we middle-aged have given time and thought to our . ticular lines of work and have given satisfactory service for years. Is there, then, nothing left but to become a charge upon the city? ‘When one is upon his own resources, no family, no home except that made by his own efforts, if he is willing and anxious to be independent.and self- supporting, is it fair that he suffer be- ing told repeatedly that “We can’t use you; we want young employes”? Or, willing to depart from his regular line, willing to do anything to earn an hon- est living, to be asked, “What experi- ence have you had in this line?” when perhaps it is in question a job, not a position, paying only $10 per week. Homes are offered women in return for housework, etc,, with- out pay. In order to even secure a home thus, one must have sufficient income to clothe one’s self and supply daily needs. I appeal, in the name of justice, that some philanthropist will take up this most serious and deserving matter .| create an interest in the subject. I would like to hear, through this paper, the consensus of glnhn. Mrs. LOUISE MORTIMORE. Co-operation in Finding Birth Records Is Asked To the Editor of The St: You will confer & stors of ciurche: E:!ore the public a notice ing effect: Applicants for civil service positions who request certificates of birth from parish_registers, from pastors, should on making application state the date of their birth, and, if possible, the place of their baptism, in order that their record may be located in a very few minutes. Otherwise, in a parish ter that goes back 30, 40 or 50 years, containing hundreds of names, it means a tedious and lengthy task to find a particular rson's record. Also eti- quette requires at least return postage for the favor asked. HARRY HOWE BOGERT, Rector. eat favor on all if you will place to the follow- of enabling that great e ‘There is no other agency in the WE that can answer as many legiti- maf pecial | tion Bureau in Washington, D. C. This organized institution has been built up and is under the personal direction of Frederic J. Haskin. By keeping in constant touch with Fed- eral bureaus and other educational en- terprisess it is in a position to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Submit your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free disposal. There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, gedgi% J. Haskin, director, Washing- n, D. Q. How many motion picture actors are there?—E. P. A. Milton Sills says that the extras number about 1,800, the rank and file actors are unnumbered, featured play- ers,number about 100, stars about 70, actor-producers about 17. Q. How long has there been manu- factured rubber in the world>—W. C. C. A. For a little more than a hun years. In 1810 Thomas Hancock what is known now as the rubber in- . His first place of business was a little back in Goswell Mews, London. Investigations in rubber process also were conducted about this time by MacIntosh and Goodyear. Q. What is “Mussolini’s 'Forum”?— . H. A. This is the latest of Rome's forums. It is being laid out in_ the new Fascist School for Physical Edu- cation at the Farnesina recreation ground, on the outskirts of the capital. It is noted by a great marble obelisk, the largest ever extracted from the Carrara_quarries, This is 67 feet high and 17 feet wide. Q. How many steps are there from street level to the top of the Capitol dome in Washington, D. C.2—F. P. A. Prom Peace Monument at street level on Pennsylvania avenue to 'Azep step in the dome there are 464 steps. Q. Who nominated Hoover for Presi- dent in 1920?—S. E. M. A. Mr. Hoover was presented for nomination for President at the Re- ublican national convention of 1920, ld at Chicago, by Judge Nathan Mil- ler of New York. His nomination was seconded by Hugh Henry Brown of Nevada and by Mrs. Mary Miller Mor- rison of Illinois. Q. How long is the average roll of news print paper?—A. B. D. A. The average length of a roll of news print paper is about 18,000 feet. Q. Could a Roman Catholic be King of England?—J. M. F. A. It is not possible for a Roman Catholic to ascend the throne of Eng- land. The act of succession provides that the King be a member of the Church of England. Q. From what ports did we ship horses during the war?>—M. E. M. A. During the war horses were shipped only from Newport News, Va.— 00 horses and 29,000 mules were sent to Furope from America. Less than 1 per cent of these animals were lost in transportation. dream,” s Paso “but he made it a good one while about. it. * * * It is true that his interest has wandered far from home, but there seems little likelihood of this becoming another of those love-triangle affairs. 1If it does, it will be the biggest triangle ever heard of.” The Aberdeen Daily World muses: “If Mars can understand we and so are able to observe us, their ‘large ears’ must have been weary of the election din in this country, and the Martian ladles, gathered around their bridge tables of a pleasant after~ noon, must smile with pitying contempt at our antics, at our rushing here and there, and, most of all, at our great display of importance.” Noticing that “the Robinson wireless was addressed to ‘Oomaruru, a big-eared Martian woman,’ ” the St. Joseph News- Press suggests that “it would serve him right if she were to rebuke him sharply for Lis glaring default in chivalry.” The Minneapolis Tribune feels that “if Oomaruru is a nice, quiet Martian girl, she must resent the blast of publicity which attends her inurgl:neury com= munication. She must be just a little bit sensitive over the subordination of the Oomaruru intellect to the Oomaruru ears in the earthly press dispatches.” “The most un| lar man in the world today,” in the opinion of the Cleveland News, “ought to be Dr. Mans- fleld Robinson of London. With 500,- 000,000 women from whom he could select his lady friends, he paid out good money in an effort to communicate with a girl on Mars. But there is consolation in the knowledge she wouldn't answer. Probably she had her opinion of a man who couldn't find a soulmate among the half billion fair ones closer to home.” As to American women, the Kansas City Journal-Post points out that they that the Mar- they are big, to the males of this planet.” Referring to the statement that Dr. Robinson, “realizing that his friend, ‘Oomarury,’ might not be acquainted with the English I , - translated his greetings into a code,” the Kalamazoo Gazette comments: ‘‘Where he got that code or what led him to How Hoover Could Be A “Voter” in England To the Editor of The Star: . About two weeks ago The Evening Star quoted the clear and satisfactory reply of Chairman Work of the Repub lican national committee to a ca paign whisper that Herbert Hoover name was on the voters’ registry list in England, thus ques his real American citizenship. But the whisper ‘The undersigned would like to offer a bit of evidence corroborative of Chair- and | man Work’s explanation as to how Mr. Hoover’s name could have appeared on @ voters’ list in England. The undersigned was American consul at Nottingham, England, from 1902 to 1910. During that ‘an election for members of Parl it occurred. He lived with his family in a rented house and paid taxes (rates, in England) as an “occuplier.” Under the English law, the owner of the house paid no taxes on that propert; income tax on the rent recet - th “.rom. During the parliamentary cam " the undersigned received by mail %floc':. ments from both the Conservative and Liberal candidates in that district so- licfting his vote. A few days before the election, he received by mail from each candidate a ballot (a small square of per containing the one name), with e address of the polling place. In- terested in learning more, the under- sgned went to the polling place on elec- tion day and fo that his name was actually on the voters’ list, put there because he was a ratepayer in that dis- questions as our free Informa-|D! the | State, Territory and Q. Are the Cambridge University coples of Samuel Pepys' diaries in ted form or are they actually the diaries that he kept?>—C. W. P. A. The original diarles of Samuel Pepys in the library of Magdalene Col- lege are in Pepys' own writing. Mosé of the text is in a form of shorthand, with proper names and dates written in longhand. Q. Please define the riding terms. “military seat,” “hunting seat” and “park seat.”—J. A. P. A. “Military,” straight seat with long stirrup; “hunting,” o seat with a shorter stirrup; “park,” the best looking seat, more like a chair, riding easily, with weight poised on ball of feet and no stiffness. Q. What will remove walnut stains from the hands?—H. J. A. The Department of Agriculture says that walnut stains be re- moved from the hands by the use of an l:‘t‘dl:‘ eradicator, such as is found in drug Tes. Q. Does the National Illiteracy Cru- sade pay its teachers>—B. B. A. The work is all voluntary. Q. Which character in Shakespeare has the most lines to speak?—P. N. A. Hamlet is the one that has the most lines. They are 1,569. Q. Which State was admitted to the Union first?>—A. B. L. A. Vermont has that honor. It was admitted in 1791. Q. What was the Army of the Com- monwealth?—E. G. A. Coxey organized “the Army of the Commonwealth.” It was composed of men out of work. The purpose of the march on Washington was to influence Congress to take some action for the benefit of trade in the country. Q. Is there any State in which Thanksgiving is not a legal or public holiday?—W. D. A. Thanksgiving is a holiday in every possession by pres- idential proclamation. Q. When will Chicago have another World's Fair?—J. C. H. A. It has been definitely decided to have a World’s Fair in Chicago in 1933. Q. What is wild rice used for?— D. T. H. A. Its principal use is as food for wild ducks and other water fowl. It is also used to some extent as human food, particularly by some of the Indian tribes of the upper Mississippl Valley. It is considered excellent to serve as a vegetable with wild duck, fowl and game. Q. Please give the time that Louis- ville, Ky., was settled—V. T. A. Louisville, Ky, is built on a plateau about 60 feet above the Ohio River. - It*Wwas settled in 1779 and was named in honor of Louis XVI of France. The city was incorporated in 1828, ~ g. met soldiers are called hussars? A. A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine, brilliantly unifc ed, is called a hussar. Formerly he wore dolman and busby. The name was long confined to light cavalry, but is now applied to similar troopers in other European armies. s Humorous Skepticism Greets Claim of Radiogram to Mars has “If the Herald, | close telepathic contact with Dr. Rob- inson to arrange the other details of the Dy Eagle, “she. weuld Baraly B o 71 WO! omitted to make provision for yln e ladies tical whole result is the ulative imagina than that of neighbors in the heavens.” E The report that a dictaphone record “on which the national anthem of Mars is recorded” is in the possession of Dr. Robinson is met by the statement from the Los Angeles that the Martians are as fi words of their national anthem as the people of the United States are with those of ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’ they run something like this: ‘Tum te tum te tum te tum,’ etc. Just like ours.” This paper, however, finds interest in the report that “ladies on Mars are six feet tall, round-faced and oddly behind the times, for they wear their hair long,” that they “have ‘penetrating eyes’ and ‘very large ears,’” and that “other equally trustworthy descriptions credit them with two thumbs on each hand and u!‘ng’lnz for knowledge of our wicked earth.” “We may never get in touch with this planet,” observes the New York Evening Post, seriously, “but we shall never give up trying. Scientific observa- tions will go on, just as well as spectac- ular attempts to send radio messages or to catapult human beings from ntic mortars. What adds particular piquancy to this quest is the astronomical belief that Mars is an older world than the earth and that consequently, if there are Martians, they may know secrets of life which we have not yet discovered.” “There are many moderns who be- lieve that interplanetary communica- tion will one day be established de- spite any doubts in the scientific world that the planets have inhabitants,” says the Dallas Journal, while the Louisville Courier-Journal concludes: “There is only one flimsy basis for attempting in a sclentific way communications with the planet. The ntmoug{xen around Mars indicates the possibility that it is conducive to human life. There may be a race of men on this other world that to the naked eye is but a spot of red in the nightly sky.” UNITED STATES N WORLD WAR Ten Years Ago Today. The American 1st Army has broken through the German defense line north of Verdun and is pursuing the retreat- ing 3d and 5th German Armies, with the French 4th Army co-operating on our left. * * * Crashing through the Freya Stellung on a wide front, the Americans today captured Champig- neulle, dashed on to Thenorgues and then by storm took the important Ger- man railway center at Buzancy and captured Fosse and several other towns. * ¢ Dispatches from the front 1 o'clock tonight say our troops, advancing in motor trucks, have reached Briquenay, where they have stopped for the night. They have no! caught up with the Boche yet. * ¢ * Gen. Currie’s Canadians enter Valen- ciennes after hard fight! and press on toward Mons. * * * Austrian defeat is becoming the most gigantic military catastrophe in the annals of Eurcpean wars. Terrific losses are be- ing inflicted by the Italians, and Aus- trian dead litter the country for a dis- tance of 70 miles. * ¢ * The terms of the armistice to be submitted for German acceptance or refusal will be ready and published in the next day or two. * * * Germany is expected to accept and must confess defeat or trict. No doubt, other American consuls in Fngland have had a similar experience if they were thers at the time of a * parliamentary election. FRANK W. MAHIN. r an invasion of German territory will follow. * * * One thousand and thirty-nine casualties on list at War Department mlfl‘d e hun- dred and eighty-one in action w dead from wounds and disease, and ven out b