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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

VS.. Persons, we would prefer to see
the former match every time. and we
believe that three out of four would
follow us to the Dempsey go.
X x X y
We have never met Dempsey, and
never expect to, but there must be
something likable about the chap
personally, probably a reflex from his
huge health. A perfectly healthy
creature, whether man or animal,
attracts.
The reason for Dempsey's appeal,
as we see it, is that he did what he
set out to do. He fought. He did
that in the recent bout, to the best
of his ability. His ability was not
there, that was ALL
We might as we'll get down to rock
bottom on this prize fighting business.
People-all Of us-like to see 'em soak
the other fellow, just as we prefer to
see Babe Ruth knock out a home run.
Those who tell you they would
rather see a pitchers battle than a
really good bat-feSt are fooling them
selves. The fine points of the game"
are one thing, but the hit-and-run
stuff is the true essence of base ball.
Similarly, in the ring, we like to
see the boys paste each other with
all they have. When the mill gets
fast and furious. and the blows sound
like taps on a kettledrum, the spec
tators are happy.
Boxing is one thing, and fighting
is another. AT his best, Dempsey
was a fighter. He could hit and
take. He could soak 'em and be
him, much.
Tunney couldn't knock him out.
Not in 10 rounds, anyway.
x X x X
Now that is the sort of heavyweight
champion the people like. When we
get to the king of the heavies we want
a chap who impersonates brute force.
| Sure we do. Who would have it
otherwise?
Physical force does exist, and we
like to see prize specimens of it in
action. When men set out in the
gentle art of mauling, we like to see
them maui.
| 1t was because Dempsey did this
| to the kings taste that he was the
most popular champion, despite the
constant campaign against him.
Dempsey stirred the imagination.
He had something most Of us would
like to have-the ability to haul off
anu hHock Inc TAR out OF the OIner
| fellow.
Bloodthirsty?
| Not a bit Of it-just human. If you
think this instinct is not human, then
what was it the gentle Jesus worked
against? What did He fight?
| We. the people, would not willingly
go around with a chip on our Shout
der, but we would very much like to
be in position to defend ourselves
if somebody knocked it off.
Dempsey typified this longing in the
male human heart. He could knock
the stuffings out of the other fellow
and he generally did
If there is return fight between
Jack and the new champion, who
richly deserves his title, Dempsey will
still be the drawing card. We'd walk
a mile to see Jack Dempsey fight
| huff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| are not being used" This firm has
so acres of land which is not being
used
A. In the above sentence the
speaker uses the plural form ARE" II
/ he wishes to emphasize the number
of acres involved. If he regards the
so acres as a unit. the singular form
| is used.
@. Who was Jean Reboul?-I.
NJ. NJ.
A. He was a French baker. who
was also talented as poet. He was
born in 1895, and lived in the south
ern part Of France. 1t Is said that.
although his poems attracted much
attention and he was lionized in Paris
on his occasional visits. he never gave
I'D his work as a baker. he once
said to Alexandra Dumas that from :
o'clock in the morning until O'Clock
in the afternoon he was the baker.
and from o'clock in the evening
until midnight he was the poet.
Q. What year did DazZy Vance.
pitcher for the Brooklyn Nationals.
have his greatest number of strike
outs?-A. S.
A. Vance had his greatest number
| Of strikeouts in the year 1924. when
his record was 1852. In 1925 he had
| 221 strikeouts.
Q. Which Of the antique Oriental
rugs is the most valuable?-A. j. X.
A. An Ispahan of the sixteenth
century brought recently $IS,OOo,
which is said to be the highest price
paid for a rug in the United States
! and probably in the world. The SIN
teenth century was the high period or
| Persian rug weaving.
@. How much revenue does the
Government receive annually from
taxes on tobacco?-K. G.
| A. During the fiscal year 1925 the
taxes on tobacco and tobacco manu-
features amounted to 1884, 2S2.9o-
! In 1925 the amount collected was
S344 121 .296.55.
O. What kind of grease or oil IS
| used on iron or plaster of Paris moldS
used in making fancy concre'e o"''
| ings?-S. n.
| A. The Bureau of Standards says
in order to prevent concrete castings
from adhering to iron or plaster OF
Paris molds a soap solution, mace pE
dissolving as much soap as possipie
in hot water, or paraffin dissolved III
gasoline. is employed.
| O. understand there is to be held
a poultry congress in CANADA neNt
wear. Can you tell me anything of
| this?-A. l.. G..
| A. The Worlds Poultry Congress
is to be held next Summer at Ottawa
ontario. Already 16 countries nave
accepted invitations to send delegates
and the United States has agreed I"
| send / 900 automobiles to take part In
the tour which is being arranged from
points on the United States border to
Ottawa. The United States will also
have an exhibit.
! Government statistics bring out inc
fact that the uneducdted man has
| Only one chance in 500 to attain dis
tinction. There is no reason 1chy anu
one should Hre under such hdndt-
cap in these days Of free schools and
free information. This paper sup
ports in Washington. ID. c.. the largest
| free information bureau in ertstenc6.
| 1T 1riN procure for you the Gns1cer to
am question you rndy ASK. Ar0H
yourself of its facilities for your self
Inn prouement Inclose a 2-cent stamp
for return postage. Address The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, Director, Washington.
ID. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29

Independent Republican candidate Tor
the Senate, State Senator Franklin
W. Cristman of Herkimer County,
they hope to prevent the election OF
Wadsworth, even though 1t means
sending a wet Democrat to the United
States Senate in his place. Their
slogan is: 1.-THE Republican party OF
New York State must be dry" If
they succeed in their present plans,
there is likely to be nothing left OF
the Republican party in New YORK
worth mentioning after the elections
in November. What they desire Is
first to tear down and then build up.
But the structure may be so under
mined that it will require years to
erect another from the ruins.
Personalities are to play their part
in the campaign. Al Smith, pride OF
New York City, whose genial smile
and rapier-like wit have put him on
a pinnacle, is regarded as unbeatable.
To overthrow the Smith popularity
within a period of five weeks Is the
herculean task to which Represent
alive Ogden L. Mills has set himself.
Already Republican gibes are launched
at the Smith smile and personality.
The hope of the Republicans, on
the other hand, is to win for Wads'
worth also on a personality plea. His
personal record, his outlook upon
things American, his ability and ex.
perience will be declared by his sup
porters to place him above the fac
tionalism which has crept into the
party over the wet and dry issue.
However the Democrats Of New
York may regard the effort of Gov
Smith to succeed himself, many Dem
ocrats outside the confines of the
State would rejoice to see the gov
ernor defeated. Such defeat, In
their opinion, would solve for them
the problem of 1928. 1t might. in
deed, prevent the problem from arts
ing. They are the Democrats who
say that Smith shall not be nom
mated for President in the next Dem
ocratic national convention. On the
other hand, the Democrats Of New
York are planning their whole cam
paign today with a view to the nom
nation Of Gov. Smith as standard
bearer of the party two years hence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

gust. may tour the country this Win.
ter as vaudeville troupe. The word
from Vermont is that it has all been
arranged with IA New York booking
office. Three relatives of the Presi.
dent are included in the troupe-Uncle
John Wilder, octogenarian fiddler
and veteran of a solo vaudeville trim
of his own last Winter; Clarence
Blanchard, town moderator and the
Notch's clarinet virtuoso, and Herbert
j. Moore, founder of the Home Town
Coolidge Club and veteran spellbinder
OF the Coolidge-DaWeS transcontinen-
tai caravan in 1924. Moore will play
the role of director and announcer.
Wayne E. Wheeler, generalissimo
of the Anti-Saloon League. has a han
ole to his name. Henceforth it will
be courteous when mentioning him
IN the public prints-a frequent priv,
lege- to describe him as DIR.
Wheeler" An honorary degree of
LII. d. was conferred upon him by
Oberlin College, Ohio, back in 1919 as
mark of esteem for his able leader
ship in the prohibition battle. After
lapse of seven years the statements
emanating from his office now for
the first time employ his title Wash
ingtOn correspondents are privileged
to read that DIR. Wheeler points OUT
this and that, and DIR Wheeler
shows thus and so.
x x x *
Gov. Albert Richie of MARYLAND
has added another notable painting to
the collection of colonial historical
pictures which hang in the Senate
chamber of the statehouse at Am
napOliS. 1t is the third acquisition
bought by the governor within the
past year for the collection. 1t is a
three quarter-length life size portrait
of Lady Anne Arundel, wife of Ce-
cilius Calvert, the second Lord Balti-
more. The canvas is done in oil and
is more than 200 years old. 1t was
executed by Michale Dahl, Swiss
artist who enjoyed the patronage of
the court of the period. Gov. Richie
secured it in London. The other two
recent additions are a likeness of
Queen Henrietta Maria, by Mytens,
royal court painter preceding Van
Dyke, and portrait of King
Charles by one of Van Dykes pupils.
X x j: X
"A SlQeuSnL on the farm SITUATION is
furnished by the Treasury announce.
, ment that farmer borrowers from
Federal land banks have purchased
all of the stock held by the Treasury
in of the IL banks throughout the
country. Originally the Treasury fur
| nished much of the capital for the
, land banks by investment in the
banks stock. This investment has
Shrunk from nearly nine million dol.
lars to a single million. Farmers may
acquire stock in BLOCKS equal in value
to per cent of their borrowings. AT
the present rate before another year
passes the Treasury investment in all
12 banks will be entirely closed out
Evidently some farmers are partici
pating a little bit at least in the
heavily advertised prosperity and &C.
cumulating a little cash surplus for
investment.
(Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
The New York Campaign.

Issues in the New York campaign
have been joined. candidates have
been formally named For the next
Ave weeks Republicans and Demo
Gratis will drive at full speed, seeking
success at the polls November ,.
The Republican attack will be
against Gov. Al Smith as an exponent
of State socialism and as failure
when il comes to real economy in
State government. a comparison u
the lessened expenditures and taxa
tion Of the Federal Government under
Republican control with the increased
expenditures of the New York gov
eminent under GOV. Smith will be
made.
For the Democrats, Gov. Smith and
his supporters will charge the Re-
puhlicans of New York with incon-
petence and with favoritism OF big
interests, with special privileges ac-
corded one class as against another
So far as the wet and dry issue is
concerned the situation in New York
presents its complexities. The Dem
ocratic candidates for governor and
senator are recognized vets. SO are
the Republican nominees for those
Offices In the matter of platform,
however. the Democrats have been
frankly wet. while the Republicans
have struggled to stand for law en-
forcement and at the same time favor
the wet and dry referendum, which is
TO be held November ,.
No matter whom the voters elect
governor and senator in November,
as between the candidates of the two
old parties, the vets win. Smith or
Mills, Wagner or Wadsworth. the
victory is to the vets The utmost
the drys can accomplish is the de-
feat Of Senator Wadsworth in the
hope Of causing his retirement as the
Republican leader Of the State. For
this the ultra drys, forgetting the
ties OF party. are striving. With an.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29

| @. Is there any difference in the
amount of nourishment of a loaf of
hand-kneaded bread and one which
has been machine-beaten?-J 3. M.
| A. There is no difference in the
nourishment content of one loaI OF
handkerchief bread and one loa1 Oh
machine-beaten bread. The hanu-
nodded loaf will remain fresh longer
| O. If O. veteran of the World war
died before the passage or the 'au'
| iusted compensation act, Is any one
in his family entitled to his bonus =
l.. D. n. ,,;s
A. If the veteran IS deceased. ms
dependents in the following oreei ~.
preference may file apphcatlon io Ian, ra
adjusted compensation prior 10 JAM .
ary 1 1928: A widow or wldower' II
nnma rried: children. if under IL at
| the time of his death; mother, II oe-
pendent at the time OF his oeatn; VI
| the father. if dependent at the time
of the veterans death.
| n Who was the oldest President
| of the United States and VINO was the
voungest?-B. E. X. &,
| A The oldest President wnen III
ouy,,rated was William II. HARRISON
| 6S, and the youngest, Theodore f'oo'o
welt, AZ.
@. It is said that static eiectrici.S
J is produced by combing the nal. w. w.
a rubber comb. Is there any oahsel
| in doing this during an
| storm?-G. l. NJ. ,,,h;no
There is no danger in comoins
the hair with a rubber CONN u"' no
an electrical storm
O. Is it known what causes an "
| casional clover to grow Aou ..so;ailvo
| 90 ;f 90 could it be done artlilcldhy
T. w. G. ,aors+and
tho cause of the formation OF an oc 90
sional four-leaf clover. Plants Oh INC
fn,,r1leaf strain have been bred, Out
annarently with but little success
@. Will you please tel me no"
real ivory may be cleaned ,ond con.
dition we would suggest that Sou
ennIv salt and lemon juice ana poiisl,
,,;th whiting. Apply the last-naHieu
With moist cloth and ruo WIFI
channels.
O. What is meant by Jap in,,.n
fur, and how well does II wa
made ND into a coat?-A. ). w.
An authority says that japanese
wink comes from Japan. 1t Is oyeu
fur. and naturally will not wear az
we'll as fur that has not been uyeu
In many cases, however, people VIZ
have had coats made from eoou
| grade of this fur have been wen
Satisfied with it's wearing quaI,les
Before being dyed it is a pale yeno"
ish color.
@. When was Vanderbilt Unlver'
sitv established. and did the Vander
bilt family furnish any part Oh lhe
Fundamentally. r. II.
A. On March q, 1873. Cornenus
Vanderbilt of New York donateo
$500 900 to establish Vanderbilt Uni
versity at Nashville, Tenn. Thls was
subsequently, increased until the en-
tire donation amounted to Sl,OOo'ooo
From time to time a number or glits
have been made to the university py
members of the Vanderbilt family. LII
1926 the productive fund amounted &c
SS.773.OOO. The income for the same
wear from this fund was $422,943.l7
The increase in one year from private
benefactions amounted to more thar
S3,0O0,OO0.
! @. VIII you kindly advise me
which of the following is correct
"This firm has SO acres of land which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
The Highway Bridge Danger

An electric car headed into Virginia
jumped the track on the Highway
Bridge this morning and by the mar
rowest of chances missed going into
the river. 1t struck one of the larger
members of the bridge truss and was
ton of a second sooner or later it
would probably have crashed through
the comparatively frail structure and
gone overheard, with a serious loss
of life. AS it was, by the good for
tune of the collision with a stout
steel truss beam, the car was held on
the bridge and no one was hurt.
This accident was caused by a
broken rail. The roadbed on the
Highway Bridge is in very bad condi-
ton 1t has been in that condition
for some years. The floor of the
bridge is laid upon a series of steel
plates, which do not afford a substan.
tial foundation. The track is bumpy
and the traffic surface is in a peren-
NAL condition Of disrepair. Despite
frequent patching, the roadway is
rough. Not until the bridge is en-
tirely remodeled as to its flooring will
these conditions be cured.
The traffic on this bridge is prob
ably heavier than on any other via
duct in the District. The completion
of the Key Bridge has relieved it
somewhat and the Arlington Memorial
Bridge will further relieve it. But
as the most direct route to Arlington
County and Alexandra and to Mount
Vernon It carries the bulk Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-29
Nearer the End.

A Federal appellate court has re-
versed the decision of a lower Federal
court in the celebrated Teapot Dome
oil case. remanding the case to the
trial court with the instruction that a
decree be entered for the cancellation
of the Governments lease to a private
corporation of one Of the naval oil re-
serves. This decree, as thus ordered.
would enjoin the corporation from
trespass upon the Governments lands
and compel an accounting for the
value of all the oil that has been taken
from the reserve.
This decision squares up the Gov
ernment's cases in the Oil reserves. A
Federal court in California decided
against the Doheny lease, while an
other court in Wyoming upheld the
Sinclair lease. These two decisions
were Numerically opposed, though
based upon practically the same series
of facts. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals has affirmed the decision in
the Doheny case. Now another appel
late court has reversed that in the
Sinclair case. Thus the Government
stands as winner in it's fight to cancel
the leases on the contention that they
were made without authority of law.
An appeal has been taken in the Do
heny case by the lease-holding COM
pany and will be heard next week by
the Supreme Court of the United
States. An appeal will doubtless be
taken by the defeated corporation in
the other case to the same court and
will be heard later. Should the ST.
preme Court sustain the decision in
the Doheny case it is likely to sustain
that just rendered in the Sinclair case.
An early decision in the former case
will probably expedite a final finding
in the other. although the circum.
stances are not identical in detail.
In its decision the appellate court
says:
A trail of deceit, falsehood, subter-
fuge, bad faith and corruption, at
times indistinct, but nevertheless dis
cernible. runs through the transac-
lions incident to and surrounding the
making of this lease. 1t should not
receive the approval OF the court.
Our conclusion is that the Govern.
ment has sustained it's claim that the
lease and contracts were procured by
fraud and corruption and that they
should be Cancelled.
With this decision one of the sor-
riest episodes in the national history
draws nearer to it's end.
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Swift Justice Needed.

With the death of Policeman Busch
the charge against the young bandits
who on Sunday morning engaged in
gun fight in this city becomes one OF
murder. Report is that one of the
young men has admitted the shooting
Of the officer Others are more or less
directly involved in the crime. All
were participants in a lawless ARRAY;
all have been associated with other
crimes. Now the question in the pub
lie mind is whether they will be given
prompt trials.
After every shocking crime, espe-
cially one in which an officer of the
law loses his life, there is demand
for immediate action by the court, TO
make an example" of the criminal as
a deterrent. Speed is promised by the
prosecuting officials. Then weeks
elapse, although indictments are
quickly found, and the usual expert
ence is that it is not until half year
or more has passed that the accused
are brought to trial. Then. If conVlc-
ton is had, there are appeals and
other delays, and finally the law Is
executed, so long after the commission
of the crime that the case has. to be
revived in the public mind by recitals
of half-forgotten facts.
There is no deterrent effect in SUCH
delayed, protracted proceedings. Inc
force Of example is lost when punish
ments, If any are imposed, are admin
istered long after the commission OF
the crimes. Other tragedies have been
enacted meanwhile. Other lawbreak-
ers have taken their fling at the stat
utes. confident that they will In turn
be enabled by the shrewd maneuvers
of counsel and the congestion OF the
court calendars and the liberality OF
the rules of procedure to postpone
their punishments, perhaps to eVade
them, if they are themselves caught.
There would be some degree of pub
lie reinsurance on the score OF the e1-
fectiveness of the laws in the District
If this case were speeded. AS fair
trial can DE ldu NllIl1H IL WYNN NS
within two months. This is no mys-
ferrous case. 1t requires no protracted
research. The facts are all well estab-
lished. The identities Of the men IN
yolved are assured. Let them be pre-
scented for indictment Immediately, let
the indictments be at once taken to
court. let the cases be set for trial,
even if others have to be postponed.
and let them be pushed through to a
verdict in record time. Then there
will be some force in the law and the
community will be given measure
of assurance.
Delay in the administration of JUS
tice is demoralizing. 1t is true that
the courts are busy. But so are the
criminals. 1t is true that the trials
are protracted to the point Of congest-
ing the calendars. But they can be
shortened. without injustice to the as
cused and without hardship upon the
Judges and jurymen. Earlier meet
ings, longer sessions, briefer eXamina-
tions. fewer echnicalities-these RENE,
dies will produce results. II they are
not applied the criminals will win
their battle with the law.