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Evening star., 1926-08-21

imputation, however, that the for
eigners who are visiting France as
tourists are eating more than their
share of the food supplies is not war
ranted. Certainly the tourists are
paying their bills without demur, and
without their funds France would be
very much worse off than she is to-
day. This is the heaviest American
tourist season in history. In 1928, 1t
In now stated from the Bureau of I'm
migration, 356.125 American citizens
went abroad. or 54.507 more than in
1924. The figures for 1926 have not
been compiled, but they are known to
be greater than those of last year. 1t
is estimated that out of the $500, 0,000.-
900 spent by American travellers in Eu-
rope, Canada and elsewhere in 1925.
more than 1925. 600 was expended
in France. And this figure has like
wise increased the present year.
Whether the food restrictions imposed
rather late In the season will cut
down the American expenditures in
France remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

pense. Especially when one realizes
that so many Representatives went
home and left no words behind them"
''Expensive chatter" says the va
kima Morning Herald, which finds it
strange that when Congress ad-
journed, the lawmakers went right on
talking for publication. These da-
tribes on everything from tomatoes to
battleships,' continues the Herald,
contained nothing more than cam
paign material. The voters pay a
men may extend their remarks on
such important legislative subjects as
wild rice culture and torchlight po-
litiCal professions" The New York
Evening Post holds that the expend-
itures ARE not only unjustif1able. but
quite unnecessary. Any Congress-
man." declares the Post, will be glad
to pay his part of whatever 1t costs
to have the speeches of his fellow
members printed instead of having to
listen to them"
1T is an abuse of long standing"
explains the New York Evening
World, more in evidence on the eve
of presidential campaigns than in the
off years. There is manifestly no pos
sible excuse for the publication, at
the Nations expense. of mere cam
paign speeches, intended to serve the
interest of the speaker. However,
there is something to be said in de-
tense OF the leave to print in some
cases. In the House, where the rules
make it possible greatly to curtail or
shut off debate and to force members
TO a mere record vote Of aye or mo-
something can be urged in justifica-
ton. A member should have the right
to explain his vote or position, and
where the gag rule prevents an oral
explanation. he should not be deprived
OF the privilege to print"
Evening star., 1926-08-21
A Message to the Underworld.

Five young bandits, convicted of an
attempt to rob a bank in the Bronx,
New York. have been sentenced to
prison terms varying from seventeen
and half to thirty-five years at hard
labor. When they faced the Judge be-
fore whom they were tried he said:
Moralizing with desperadoes ac-
complishes nothing. Severity of pun
ishment is the only language they un-
derstand There will be no time vast
ed by this court in giving expression
TO an, maudlin sentimentality. BY my
sentence here this morning I send a
message TO the underworld that there
will be no compromise, and that they
viii receive no consideration at the
hands Of this court. Society Is well
rid of you. and II is the one regret Of
this court that the punishment cannot
pe more severe.
These Young men are under indict-
a crime Of the same character. Their
counsel. after the imposition of the
sentence. was concerned lest he be un-
able now to get them before that other
court for immediate trial. SO that, If
convicted. their sentences there i'm
posed might run concurrently with
those Just given. He will apply for a
writ of habeas corpus to secure their
immediate trial. to that end.
1t should make little practical diff
ference with these young chaps
whether they serve their sentences
separately or concurrently. The terms
pronounced by the Bronx court will
hold them in custody for goodly
period, provided they do not secure
paroles or combinations or pardons.
But in so many cases the pardoning
powers are exercised in behalf Of
prisoners, however bad their records
or however villainous their crimes.
that there may be an advantage in
getting the two sets of sentences to
run together.
The words of the trial judge in the
Bronx would have more effect II all
the courts held to the same principle
Of administering justice with the pur-
Evening star., 1926-08-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

who pack mediumly tight and those
who prefer loose packing.
Probably the medium ground
smokers are in the right, although
every man to his taste. 1t gives cne
a species Of mild heart failure, upon
purchasing a can of that expensive
English tobacco, to have tight
packer ask to sample the London
stuff.
This tobacco comes in a sort of
shredded form. The exponent Of the
first school takes out q flStful, Grams
it into his pipe and rarns 'er down.
He dips in for another wad, and rams
that home. Will he never stop? 1t
doth not appear so. In he goes again.
out comes what seems to be the rest
Of the tobacco in the brand-new tin.
Surely he has got it so tight by this
time that he cannot make 1t draw.
You look at the can with apparent
disinterest, yet stealthily peering to
see If there is any tobacco left. To
your amazement the can seems as
full as ever. Maybe the English IKE
their tobacco shredded in fine curle-
cues for a reason. When some Is
taken out the rest springs up INTO
place, always keeping the can 1uil 10
the eye.
x 4 X
Right here it is necessary to ex-
plode that myth of tobacco smokers
being such free-handed, generous fel-
lows.
They do put up a great blum. or
course. How Slibly they prof1er a
pack OF cigarettes or invite enc 10
"haye a smoke" tsome one has just
presented them with three cigars).
There is supposed to be a great sort
of freemasonry prevailing among
smokers of high and low degree but
if you want to test it out. draw upon
some friend for match gay a1ter
day. -,
The first two or three days he VIII
hand over his box Of penny matches
with great gusto.
The fourth day he will begin 10
look at you suspiciously
The fifth. he says: SAY, why ooh |
YOU carry some matches"'
The sixth day he will declare: "Sor-
ry, got to get some myself when
all the time you can see the box bulg-
ing out his coat pocket.
The seventh and last day he abso-
lutely refuses to give one a match.
Garry your own matches he says,
in a bearlike tone.
The reason. therefore. why men
carry matches ia because they have
to. 1t is much easier to borrow on
ones friends. but ones best friends
wilt at the match test, too oft repeated,
1t is wise smoker who knows
when to borrow his last match.
X Y y
Half way through a pipe, smoking
becomes burdensome. Oils collect, per-
meating the lower layer, making the
indrawn smoke somewhat acrid.
Because of this reason pipes ought
to be shallower than they commonly
are. With such Il pipe the tobacco is
consumed before it has a chance to
get saturated. The pipe connoisseur,
smoking an ordinary deep-bOwled pipe.
regards the. lower half as a sort of
padding for the upper, or true smoke.
Instead of sticking to the thing to
the bitter end Qiterally and figurative-
ly), he calmly knocks the whole She
bang out. half way through, and let's
it go at that.
He is a modern Indian.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
New Food Rules in France.

Premier PoiuCare's latest prescrip-
tinr for sick France is Il regulation
of diet lie has issued a communique
announcing a series OF food restric-
.tions. the direct object OF which is TO
lessen the importation OF food. Clients
. In hiSh.class restaurants. declares
the premier. eat too much and hence
forth only two dishes Will be allowed
a. a meal not counting soup and des-
, sert. This mea sure Is Indispensable
10 put an end u exaggerated Consunp-
ton. particularly IN luxury estab-
nshments espec 3aIly frequented by for
eigners Use Of stale bread instead
Of fresh is 10 be encouraged on the
theory that less bread. therefore, will
be consumed and consequently less
four Other features OF the new eco
nomc urder relate To prtCe.fXing.
Schedules ot rates charged must be
posted in every shop and store deal
? ing in all but luXuries. The exact
quantities Of produce arriving in the
different centcrs mus be published.
Food stocking is prohibited and speCu
latorS are to Va prosecuted. hoie-
sale markets are 10 be opened TO the
public after certain hours Special
committees composed Of delegates
from the police, citizens and mer-
chants ara t. he formed To- control
these measures.
This sounds like war times. These
measures are almost Identical with
those that We're established ten and
more wears ago when France was
flghting for her life. The people were
rationed and there were restrictions
on all necessities Prices were strictly
watched This was necessary TO In.
sure tie sufficient provisioning of the
people for. owing TO the German sub
marine campaign. the importation of
foods Was difficult and restricted.
Enormous areas of productive soil had
been occupied by the enemy or rem
dered untillable by the ravages of
war.
The present restriction is imposed
solely as an economic measure, TO
prevent extravaganza and to lessen
the volume Of importations 30 as
keep French money At home The
Evening star., 1926-08-21
A Meritless Plan.

A new scheme for cutting down
speed of automobiles at intersections
and curbing reckless driving is credit.
ed to Assistant Corporation Counsel
Walter Fowler. who advocates the ar
rest of both parties on a reckless driv-
ing charge when involved in a col
lision. The assistant corporation coun-
sci is quoted as stating that drivers
approaching the intersection from the
right. having the right of way, have
tendency to speed across the inter
section. or blindly enter it in violation
of the regulations which provide for
extreme caution and slow speed at
every crossing.
a campaign for the elimination of
reckless driving will be heartily sup
ported by the public; campaign for
caution at intersections will likewise
be supported but campaign along
the lines indicated by the assistant
corporation counsel will receive no
public support and, on the contrary,
will be condemned by all fair-minded
people.
In nine-tenths Of all collision cases
one, and only one. person is at fault.
Therefore, it should not be neces-
sary to arrest nine-tenths of the in
nocent motorists to get the guilty one
tenth. In other words, il consci-
entious and law-abiding motorist is
struck by a reckless and incompetent
driver and the circumstances show
clearly who is to blame, q perfectly
natural resentment will be aroused in
the law-abiding motorist if he is hailed
to court with the stigma of reckless
driver" attached to him. Undoubtedly
he will be proved innocent when he
appears before the judge, but the
humiliation, loss of time, expenses for
the repair Of his car and lawyers s
fee when he is tried as defendant
are not calculated to give him a high
respect for the administration of JUS
tice. When there is doubt as to the
blame in a collision case, and there
are some Of this kind, then 1t is prop
er for both parties to be held equally
responsible until the case is decided
In court. But to make wholesale ar
rests of both parties to every collision
would be a pernicious practice; one
that would work injustice on a large
percentage of Washington motorists.
Furthermore, it Is not believed that
the situation at intersections is as
bad as Is painted by the assistant cor
poration counsel The right-o way rule
is observed in the majority Of cases,
and it is only in rare instances that
motorists rush blindly into intersec-
tions." OF course, stupidity and in
competence are present in many
crossing controversies" but not to a
degree that could be charged to ex-
cessive speed and reckless driving.
So 1t is apparent that some other
plan to curb recklessness and boorish-
nes must be worked out--one that will
not involve the unjust charge of
reckless driving against innocent, law
abiding, intelligent. and conscientious
motorists OF the National Capital.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@ Is California the only place that
colors may be seen by moonlight"
W. u. w.
y. Colors may be seen by moon
light anywhere in the world. but less
distinctly. of course, than by daylight.
Q. Are any of the old harps of
Ireland still in exiStenCe2-O. NJ.
A. Some of the oldest harps al"
the so-called harps of Brian Bor,'.
preserved at Trinity College, Dublln.
having 80 strings: that of Robin Adair
at Hollybruoke. having 81 strings.
and the Dallway harp of 50 strings.
dating from 1921.
.. What is used as alloy III United
States gold money! Il. r.
A. United States gold coin is 90
parts gold and 10 parts alloy. This
is chiefly copper with a little silver
O. OF what King is there no record
of his birth. death or either parent
5. A. T.
A. OF Melchizedek King of Salem.
it is said that he was without father.
without mother. without Eenealosv.
having neither beginning of days nor
end of life
O. Where was the first negro unit
versity founded"-E. :.
4. Lincoln University, n Preshr-
terian college, at Lincoln University,
Pa, was the first negro university
to be established in the United States
This school was established In 1854
Q. Is a pane of glass perfectly
nat"-F. NJ. f..
A. Plate glass is the only kind Of
glass that is perfectly fiat: all other
glass is slightly bowed, since it Ia
made on n cylinder and before II has
hardened is split and allowed to fall
fat, but the glass never becomes per
fectly fiat
@. What kinds Of tomato are Wilt
and blight rcsistant"-W. T. =.
A. Some varieties have been 10
veloped that are wilt resistant and
to certain extent blight resistant:
Among these are Dwarf stone, Dwarf
Champion and Marglobe
ann reader can get the answer n
ann question ,bu 1Critin0 The Wash
in0ton Star Information Bured".
Frcdrric j. Hdskin. Director. Wash
;n0ton. y. C. This offer applies
strictIp to Information. The Bureau
cannot 1irC ddrice on legal. medical
and financial matters 1t does not at
tenn to settle domestic troubles nor
uudrrtnEc crhduSti1c research on any
subject. Write Uour question plainly
and bricNy. Girc fuU name and dd-
dress and inclOScC . cents In stamps
for return postage The reply Is sent
direct to the inquirerJ
Evening star., 1926-08-21
An Unfair System.

The whirling presses of the GOV
ernment Printing Office today are
turning out millions Of speeches de-
livered by Senators and Representa-
tives. These speeches are to be used
in campaigns for denomination and
reelection. Produced at costa very
low cost-they are sent through the
mails to constituents free Of charge.
A sitting member Of the Senate or
House, under these conditions, has
tremendous advantage over an out
side competitor. He can send a
speech, which amounts to a political
circular, to every voter in a congress
sional district or In a State for a
few dollars, where it would cost his
competitor hundreds or thousands OF
dollars. 1t Is an un-American system
in fact, unfair AS campaigns draw
near members of Congress crowd the
record with speeches intended for
home consumption. They are po'
litical documents, appeals for votes.
Because they become part OF the Con
gressional Record they are "franka-
BILE" under the law and can be re-
printed by the hundreds of thousands
at the Government Printing ONCE. In
pamphlet form, at cost.
Why should not the printing office
be compelled to print speeches Of the
candidates opposing the sitting mem
bers, for use in the campaign, at cost?
Why should not Uncle Sans postal
service be just as generous In dls-
tributing these speeches free of charge
for the non n-member of Congress as
for the member? No good answer to
the contrary presents itself.
The practice of reprinting speeches
and sending them out under a frank
during a campaign is not confined
to any one Senator or member OF
the House or to any one political
party 1t has become an almost uni
versal practice. Suggestions have
been made In some quarters that, In
order to give all candidates right
TO present their arguments and their
platforms to the voters the Govern
ment print and send out their cam
paign documents. In this way, 1t is
argued, the need for excessive cam
paign contributions and expenditures
would fade away. Every candidate
could make his plea at the cost OF
the taxpayers. Each would be allot-
ted a reasonable amount of space.
Whether the Government should
20 into the business OF conducting
campaigns for the aspirants TO office
is questionable. But at least 1t should
not conduct the campaigns for a part
OF the aspirants merely because they
happen TO be members of Congress.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

@. When do the seasons of the
American and National base ball
clubs close?-R. G.. y.
A. The base ball season in the
major leagues closes September %.
1t is announced about the end of the
season when the world series will start
and where the first game shall be
played Commissioner Lands makes
this announcement.
Q. What will take the rust off
tools?-J. f.
A. Rust may be removed from tools
by soaking them about "a hours in
kerosene.
Q. How are safety matches differ
ent from other matches?--W. l.. r.
A. The composition of the head of
an ordinary match consists of phos.
phorus and inter, or phosphorus. sui
phur and chlorate OF patash. mixed
with melted gum or glue. and colored
with vermilion lumber, SCOT or other
coloring material The safety match
differs from the ordinary match in
having the phosphorus omitted from
the composition applied TO the match
stick and combined instead with sand
to form q friction surface on the
match box, where the matches, which
usually have chlorate of potash in
their heads. are rubbed in order to be
lighted.
@. For whom was Hams Point
named?-A. d. j.
a. 1t was named in honor of Gen.
Peter Hains of the Corps of Engineers.
O. Does sunstroke only occur when
the victim has been exposed to the
sun?-R. p. 5.
A. The condition known as sur
stroke may be produced in hot weather
by exposure to high temperature not
in the direct rays of the sun. This
is particularly true if the person is
engaged in hard work in close quar-
ters.
@. In a cOmpositor's case which
letter has the biggest box?-M. 7. i.
A. A pair of cases consists of an
upper and a lower case. While the
boxes in the cases are not exactly the
same in all printing offices. it is the
lower case "e' that has the largest
box and that is placed directly in
front of the compostor. This letter
is the one most frequently used in
the English language.
O. When are icebergs most MI
merous in the lane of ocean travel?-
NJ. Il. l..
A. From March ! to July |. during
the heavy flow period of the Labrador
current. the danger from icebergs in
the north Atlantic is greatest. Dur
ing this time the cutters patrol this
area vigilantly.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

France resents the ostentatious dis
play of money by American tourists.
And vet a tourist who goes broke Is
certain to find himself no object of
svmpathetic consideration. The happy
medium is to be sought in regulating
expenditures abroad as we'll as in ad-
iusting finances at home.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Publicity.

Bill Shakespeare plays are good
enough.
| do not care who wrote the stuff.
If some one else in fancy's flight
Eluded fame, it served him right.
For Bill, at least. was all alert
His claims for honor to assert.
Disdaining all dispute, We'll state
Bills advertising sense was great.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

Men love their pipes he said
And he was right. How can one
have something stuck into his face so
constantly without coming to love it?
A pipe Is an intimate thing. 1t
sticketh closer than brother, nearer
than hands and feet. 1t intrigues
the smoker with its vagaries, compels
him to bless it one day, curse it the
next.
1t Is, in other words, almost human,
so closely has time and custom inter
woven 1t with the life and thought of
mankind.
Cigars and cigarettes have their
place in the smoking world. but the
pipe is the true smoke. after all.
There is tradition to show that 1t was
the original form of tobacco consump-
ton.
Passing centuries have not been able
to better it, when one gets down to
rock-bottom. The gentleman quoted
had six pipes. which he smoked one
after the other, and he knew. He
knew.
At his work. he had his pipes laid
out in neat row. AS soon as the first
became slightly acrid to the taste he
discarded It. and lighted the second,
and go on down the row.
BY the time he got through the last
one the first was cool, and ready to
he smoked again. Thus, through the
hours. he passed from pipe to pipe.
His working hours lay between two
pipes. two dreams, two kisses"
Pipe authorities say that 1t is neces.
sary to have more than one pipe.
since even the best one will become Ill
tasting upon occasion, no matter how
thick a cake" it has in it.
The thing tO do thop ic tn roct tho
overworked pipe by smoking an
other one, which the passage of time
has sweetened.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

One of the attractions Of a Phiia-
deiphia SesQuicentcnnial lies in the
fact that the historic spots Of interest
in and near Washington. d. c., are
so easily reached by means of a few
hours travel from the Quaker City.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

France has money, but has been
apparently a little reluctant about
turning it over to the French gov
eminent to be handled in the in
terestS Of the nation.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

New planes manufactured by Henry
Fords works may be eXcusably de-
MED popular confidence unless they
are, one by one, tested out in trial
flights by Henry himself
Evening star., 1926-08-21

American tourists have been re-
minded that the L. S. A. has
cabarets of it's own where money
can be spent freely and received
with at least show of courtesy
Evening star., 1926-08-21

The Jersey toaS; has held many
beauty contests. The Hall-Mills case
has developed no photogra phs which
suggest competitive significance in
this line.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

"A "sheik" Of the movies has to go
to a hospital. The inflnitesimal germ
may yet be revealed in microphotog-
raphy as a contestant for popular at
tention with the film hero.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

The Ha1l-Mills case might have been
solved more easily if the Phillips farm
had been provided by municipal au-
thority with discreet regulations with
reference to parking overtime.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

Europe regards America as coun-
we'll face the situation and be on the
lookout for the bunko steerer and the
green goods man.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
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Evening star., 1926-08-21

Devotion to the old home town leads
Lady Astor to leave England mo-
mentarily to it's fate while she re-
visits New York.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

Suzanne Lenglen is frank in say
ing she will play tennis for the sake
Of American money. The money will
be good, whether the tennis is or not.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
Action.

What is your opinion Of the Vol
stead act?"
IL approve Of It," answered Senator
Sorghum, excepting in so far as it Is
rendered inactive"