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Evening star., 1926-11-09

/ The book snob ie akin to the music
snob.
Now there are two sorts of musical
snobs. as the world well knows. First
comes the gentleman Tor septlewoman NJ
who positively cannot abide. a tune.
Melody is so vulgar. Why, John
Jones may like it. And it positively
would not do for us to praise any
| thing that John Jones prefers So
We go in foT> lesser master works.
composed when the master had a fit
OF indigestion, only in those days they
called 1t IAN obscure melancholia
The second sort OF musical snob is
the lady tor gentleman who simply
| cannot endure anything less in the
piano line than a grand. 1t hurts
his ears to listen to an upright. The
fact that millions have enjoyed music
| on them makes no difference to him.
The tone-ah, the tone!-is not the
same. How can it be, with so much
| shorter strings. and the action
really, there Is simply no comparison
between the two. you know. An up
right piano is better than no piano at
all? Why, really, he does not think
30. Positively, no.
Book snobs also fall into two broad
classes. The first and probably the
| most obnoxious is the fellow who
thinks that being up to date" in one y
| reading is all that counts.
He knows the names Of the best
sellers" for every month in the year,
but If you ask him what was the best
seller for the year 1910, for instance,
he Immediately changes the subject.
A subvariety is the bOokIover who
values a book only for it's age. He has
gone to the other extreme in books
In fIrA = ,I,Sx.
| should be no extremes, and generally
IL not. in the mind of their real
friends.
The second classification Of book
snobs ia the bibliophile, who measures
book according to it's monetary cost
TO him an old rare edition that costs
500 is worth exactly twice what the
| same work in a later edition at $50
| In worth. If new book costs him
IS, and YOU secure an equally read
able copy at 81, he values his copy
at precisely 5 times the value Of
yours.
II he were dealing with money, OF
course, instead OF books. he would be
eminently correct in his valuations.
| He is, however, a banker who mis-
takenly calls himself booklover. He
should have become a certified public
the books, Of the Public Library.
X X
Snobbery, in all it's forms. consists
| basically in removing the accent from
the main issue and carefully placing
1t on q minor detail.
Thus the musical snob refuses to
consider the grand aspects Of music,
favorite laything OF gods and Of men,
nd jnRfNfA rnn0tAArinR Anlv hfn
| chosen little aspect, that of the grand
piano, for instance, or that of dis
sonance, as opposed to melodious har-
mony, for no better reason than that
melody is preferred by the masses,
| forsooth.
The whole tremendous scope OF lit
erature Is forsaken by the book snob
for the precious consolation Of hud-
ding in a corner with his expensive
editions, or conf1ning ones attentions
to the latest" books. which may or
may not be good.
The true lover Of books cares for
rare first editions. too, and also for
Evening star., 1926-11-09

tions are concerned the United States
has much ground to gain before it
ca hope to compete with countries
overseas.
Business will be immensely bene-
flied by the new air express service.
Packages suitable for air transport
will he whisked from city to city.
with the utmost dispatch. This new
enterprise. therefore. should not lack
for support and with this co-opera-
tion forthcoming it will mean a new
States
Evening star., 1926-11-09

@. Do the colors In Chinese rugs have
any particular significance?-R. r.
A. The Chinese have six symbolic
coiors: Red signifies fire and the
South: black. water and the North;
blue or green. wood and the East:
white. metal or mist and the West;
yellow, earth and the center.
@. How long has iodine been
known?-T. @.
A. Iodine was discovered in 1911 by
Courtois. 1t was only 81 years ago.
In 1895. that E. Baumann announced
that iodine was a normal constituent
Of the thyroid gland.
@. How much fresh air should q
person breathe minute?-J. r. r.
A. An adult should breathe in 10
barrels Of fresh air a minute.
O. Which Is the largest and which
the mallest national cemetery?-A. r.
A. The annual report OF @. M. Gen.
Cheatham says that Arlington Is the
largest both in area and number OF
inferred. The smallest is at Balls
Bluff, near Leesburg. Va, about one
half acre in extent and containing the
bodies of l known and "a unknown
dead.
@. Will the proposed road from the
Florida Keys to Key West affect the
Gulf Stream and thereby our climate?
M. NJ. M.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
this road will not alter the volume or
temperature OF the Gulf Stream, nor
in any way affect our climate.
O. What breeds Of chickens do not
have tails?-G. A. G..
A. The Depa rtment of Agriculture
says that all chickens have tails. A
South American breed, the Araucana,
may appear to be tailless. but in real
ity has a very small tail. This breed
is the only one known which lays a
blue egg.
q. What newspapers have the larg
est circulation i'm the wOrld?-J. w. w.
A. Sells Newspaper Press says that
lie Temps, Paris. and the Petit Paris.
len, Paris, have the largest circulation
of all the newspapers in the world
with approximately 400 900 each. The
London Daily Mail comes next with
approximately 1.Ooo,o 900 daily circula.
tion.
Q. What kind Of glasses are used
to read aerial photogra phs?-C. L. w.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

amisble, gullible ass, Henry Adams
He maundered in culture -cluttered
Boston and sought a meal ming OF life
in books, pictures, concerts, conver.
sation in civilized Europe. Suppose
his forefathers had broken ont in a.
new pioneering rash and in their de-
lirium had marched across the con-
tinent. tearing up the virgin soil
with the labors of their women and
fertilizing the land with the sweat
of their offspring? Would he have
had different history to write of
the Education of Henry Adams?"
Truly the New England legend
wrought only a sense of frustra ton
In this. its truly bewildered and re-
sentf,l exponent A strange story
but indubitably a passionately sin.
cara anN. s4
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Most officials find time for vacA-
tions. but the busy day" sign is al
ways assumed to be hanging in front
Of the office Of Controller General
McCarl. The term watch dog Of
the Treasury" used to be regarded
as q figure Of speech. Mr.. McCarl
takes it in all practical seriousness.
Evening star., 1926-11-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

From Lamb to Pig.
Mary had a lamb, we see
As into books we dig.
Our faVorite now appears to be
The lady with the pig.
Az Jersey news we seek to learn
That witnesses uncork,
Not to "our mutton" we return,
But daily to our pork.
For gentleness the lamb holds fame
AS he his way pursues,
The pig who 10 not near SO tame
Keeps roofing for the news.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Jurors in the Hall Mills case are not
permitted to attend church. Yet
there is no group Of men who would
seem more entitled to moral encour-
asement and religious consolation in
order to sustain their faith in hui
ma nifty.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

A movie director shoots hims
because of overwork and a nervous
breakdown. Providing enterta innent
for others often means a hard life
and an utter sacrifice of personal
relaxation,
Evening star., 1926-11-09

1t was at last impossible for Uncle
Joe Cannon to vote. And the Demo
Gratis apparently took every advantage
Of the fact.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

The price Of turkey is expected to
be more reasonable than usual this
year, though not low enough to be
explicitly mentioned in the Thanks
giving proclama ton.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Ma sss chusetts threa tens to become
q rival of old Maine itself as a State to
which political foreca sters look for
shadows ca at by coming events.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

One Of the interesting questions in
yolved in the Hall-Mills case is that
OF how long a small town homicide
mystery can be made TO endure in
public attention.
Evening star., 1926-11-09
Round the Circle.

From the New York World.
Now Queen Marie knows something
of the trials Of campaigning in Amer
Tea.
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An Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
patches credited 10 II or not otherwise cred
ited in this papsr and also the local news
bubliahad hArAin. All rights of publication
~ special dispstches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-11-09
Relaxation Of Interest.

Rela xatiOn Of Interest.
What are your reasons for saving
you are out of politics."
II didn't say I was actually out OF
politics" answered Senator Sorghum,
but so long as l am "a fely re-
elected I'd like to be as nearly as
possible an innocent bystand for
awhile and rest up
Science.
The scientist discovers things
That help the world along.
And still the sad reformer sings
The ancient sorrowing song.
Though facts through centuries con-
cealed
Now time and labor save,
No way has Science vet revealed
To make us all behave.
Power said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, may come through for
tune. but only knowledge can speak
with true authority"
Atmosphere Of Unrest.
The Balkan war clouds lowering
With fierce suggestion strong.
Folks bring when they come visiting
Some of that cloud along.
Jud Tunkins says he never argues
When YOU have an opinion you like,
why take q chance on havin' 1t dis
turbed?
"Cheerin at an election said
Uncle EbeR. ''atn' got no mo- true
effica city dan hollerin' at crap
game. 'ceptir' 'o de extent dat it
ralisves d. mind" a.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Note: This is the first Of q series Of
articles discussin0 ,chGt aoiH PROBABLY De
day. 6v the special subcommittee Of seUen
members Of ne. HOnse District commit
tee. 1Chich has been authorized to make
a comprehensive and systematic study Of
The muDicip0t administration Of the No
tion0i Capital. Representative Frank
ne subcon,niftee. hos asked some goo
business and ciric leaders,: "Whdt is the
mGttsr tciM the District O0CernDtent?
What can ,ce do to maize it bettere' He
first requested them TO roice their rieDs
at a. public hearing. to sUhich ~ re-
sponded on ~ hours notice. and ne has
SiHcP asked them to submit their recon-
Mend0fiOnS IN uritinO
Evening star., 1926-11-09
Atmosphere Of Unrest.

Jud Tunkins says he never argues
When YOU have an opinion you like.
why take q chance on havin 1t dis
turbed?
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Russian rims are initiating Ameri.
can movie stars. The Soviet idea ap-
pears 70 have extended to the thought
that reputation as we'll as property
cannot be held 9 a private possession.
Evening star., 1926-11-09
THEODORE w. MOVES. . Editor
The Evening Star Newspa per Company |

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1926-11-09

Power" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, may come through for
tune. but only knowledge can speak
with true authority
Evening star., 1926-06-20

half hour after the passing of Big
Six became known in Pittsburgh. a
story was well under way on the wires
embodying tributes from base ball S
leading figures.
THE detailed account of the last
worlds series by the Associated Press
probably re&ched more fans than any
previous sporting event. In addition
to ihe gigantic wire hook-up, which
flashe J the play to all corners of the
country. to millions of newspaper
reader and score board watchers, mil
lions more heard the same account
broadcast by 80 radio stations.
THUS the necessity of speed. as
well as accuracy, is easily apparent.
Instead of working to meet the dead
line of a single newspaper, as is the
case with the average corresponden mt.
the A. p. man must keep in mind
the headlines of 1.200, some one of
which is going to press at nearly
every minute of the day.
ITO meet this demand, wire facil-
tiles are extended nowadays to big
college stadiums throughout the coun-
try. to points of vantage overlooking
boat races, to tennis courts and golf
courses, auto SpeedWayS, race tracks
base ball parks and ringsides-
wherever there is necessity of instan
taneouS service.
Late this month, for instance,
along the banks of the Hudson op-
posite Poughkeepsie, the Associated
Evening star., 1926-06-20

Press will cover the intercollegiate
rowing championships with a. staff
OF editors and telegraphers stationed
at various spots along the course.
giving a detailed description of the
races as they take place. A few days
before this, for the historic Harvard
Yale races at New London, some
what different system will be used,
with an editor in the office of the
New London Day receiving by tele-
phone a running story from four men
stationed along the 4-mile course.
This is transferred without delay to
the wires.
THE Olympic games. that quad
rennial carnival of sport, come closest
of all to being a crossword puzzle
from the news gatherer's point of
view Ii is more difficult to solve be-
cause in Europe where they usually
are held, correspondents have to deal
with the problems of filing over thou
sands of miles of cable and with con-
tinental standards. which differ rad
ically from accepted American no
tions of high-speed press association
work
Late one evening, for instance,
while Il tired group of American
correspondents in the Olympic sta
dunn outside Paris waited for tabula.
ton of figures on the decathlon or
all-around athletic championship, Of
ticials folded up their books and post
Doned reckoning the results until the
Evening star., 1926-06-20
GEN. HOBBS NAMED.
Retired officer Appointed to Bat
tlefeld Commission.

Brig. Gen. Charles w. Hobbs,
United States Army. retired, who
lives at 2540 Massachusetts avenue,
this city, has been appointed by the
President to be a member of the
commission which is charged with
making a survey of the battlefields
around Appomattox, Va, where the
Confederate forces under Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee surrendered to the Union
forces commanded by Gen. u. s.
Grant and virtually ended the Civil
War Gen. Hobbs fills the vacancy
on the commission occasioned by the
recent death Of Mai. Gen. Charles
f. Humphrey, former quartermaster
general of the Army.
Gen. Hobbs is from New York
and served as volunteer in the
Civil War being honorably mustered
out as a major in July, 1865. In
September, 1867. he was appointed
second lieutenant of Artillery and
was retired as brigadier general in
April, 1906, after more than 40 years
active service. Since then he has
made his home in this city.
Evening star., 1926-06-20

following day. In contrast to this, 1t
is noteworthy that within a minute
after the final event of the decathlon
championship at the Pennsylvania re-
lays last month, the Associated Press
bulletined that Tony Plansky had
won, and in a few minutes more had
given his detailed score as well as the
totals of the other contestants.
Frequently sports writer's are de-
scribed as those members of the news
paper craft who have entire to the
inner sanctums. front-roW seats Tree,
to big events. for which spectators pay
sometimes as high as $100--in short,
nothing but good time. To offset
this impression however, II is only
necessary to picture the rain.soaked
correspondents. flirting with pneu-
monia, in the press box az the world
series last Fall, after few days pre-
viously at Washington, WORKING in
the teeth of Il 60-rlilc gale in q tenn
perature lowering around 40 degrees:
or recall the work of covering the
Ha-..A rd. Yale foot ball games of 1923
ar& .924, while delugeS of rain made
sluiceWays out of the press stands, or
of trying to write the story of a fight
with scores OF excited spectators
milling around the >ingside. humping
into or actually trying to climb over
the writer's.
There are thrills in all sports,
nevertheless: even the most hard
boiled writer win get his Kick out of
Evening star., 1926-06-20

big events. In the last few years of
Firpo. Nurmi, Ruth, Tilden, Grange
and Walter Johnson have stood out
vividly as the central figures of great
SpectacleS. For pure brilliance OF
achievement in the past two years, 1t
has seemed to me that Nurmi's record
breaking running in his American
debut at Madison Square Garden,
Johnson's pitching victory over the
Giants for the 1924 world series title
aud Red Oranges spectacular work in
the mud of Franklin Field against
Pennsylvania last F'all have eclipsed
all others.
THE charge frequently has been
made that newspapermen over-em-
phasize' their individuals in sports.
that their feats are played up too
much to the detriment of team spirit
My personal opinion. however, is that
the stimulus these individuals have
given to the various branches Of
sport, the heroic examples they have
provided for the younger generation
more than offset whatever excess
publicity they have gained. And after
all, II is the athlete of this sort. the
performer with color as well as
greatness, that appeals to the great
sporting public. A Ruth. a Dempsey
or q Grange becomes an international
figure, as a matter of fact; known
and of interest even to those who do
not profess to follow the details of the
game"
Evening star., 1926-06-20
ALOYSIUS CLUB OUTING.
Members to Have Event at Mar
shall Hall Thursday.

The .Aloysius Club will hold its an
nual outing at Marshall Hall on the
Potomac Thursday. Members will
leave the Seventh Street Wharf on the
steamer Charles Manchester at 1890
am. and 2:30 and 6:30 pm.
Rev. owen ]. Murphy, ). j., is gen
eral chairman in charge Of the eN
cursion, assisted by Charles ReRan,
John Nolan Joseph Fitzgerald j. Car.
roll Hayes, Walter Kelley, John Car
mody, Harry McNerney. Joseph Lana
han, Paul Collins. Francis j. White
Louis j.. Nesnne, James Cavey
Thomas Probey, A. w. Neale James
Sweeney. George Tyler. Leo F'itzgerr
aid, Dan Hassett, Francis Miller, John
Long, Ralph A. Norton and Charles r..
Stewart.
Evening star., 1926-06-20
HARZ MOUNTAIN HORSES
TOBE SENT TO U. S.
16 Steeds From Home of Roller
Canaries and Police Dogs
Will Be Auctioned.
By the Associated Press.


BERLIN. June 19.--F'rom canary
birds to thoroughbred race horses
may seem a wide stride in commerce.
Nevertheless the FTarz Mountain peo-
pie are about to add horses to the
large numbers Of canaries and Ger
man police dogs they are sending to
the United States.
Fourteen yearlings from the Harz
burg Breeding Farm of Baron Won
Lyncker have been selected for ship
ment to the United States, and will
be auctioned during the August race
meeting at Saratoga, n. Y. This farm
has been supplying the German turf
with thoroughbred animals for more
than rs years.
The Harz country in northwest
Germany. which exports 100000
Roller" canaries annually from its
picturesque mountain regions. was
the first to engage in rearing the
police dog commonly referred to
abroad as ''the Alsatian hound
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-03

After Marjorie and Maryetta
had gone to bed piercing wall
followed by sobs, came from the
direction of their room upstairs.
Their mother hurried up to see
xhat .he Trouble ,saaisht bs. &ar-
jorie (crying): "Maryetta hit me
in the stomach" Mother: MA
ryetta, why did you hit Marjorie
in the stomach" Maryetta:
We'll, mother, you don't need to
think I'm going to get up and turn
on the light just to see where to
hit her" Life.
When a woman announces
that she is very much interested
in business it wouldn't be nice to
ask her whose.
The Cynical Bachelor OBJ
serves that by the time a man has
enough money to get married he
finds that he has other uses for it..
The modern girl is brought
up to date, and yet may impress
us as not having much bringing
up.
Men can conquer everything eX-
cept a sense of loneliness.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-03
School Population Doubled in
Last Ten Years, Reports Show

In the past ten years the school
population has been almost doub-
led, according to table of stats
tics which have been compiled by
Prof. Simon Horstick, head of the
city's school system, and given to
each member of the Board of Edu-
cation.
In 1917, the first year the new
high school building on Washing
ton avenue was used, there were
1,455 students in the school sys-
TEN. Last year there were 1923
pupils enrolled.
The population of the high
school classes has more than dou-
bled There We're 142 students in
that building when il was opened,
"a freshmen and IS students Of
the other three classes.
Last yeal 29S students were en-
rolled. One hundred and twenty
seven of these We're members OF
the Freshman class, while III
were members of the other three
classes. The report shows an in
crease of 156 pupils in the high
school within the last 10 years.
The statistics will help men,
bers of the Board of Education in
their study of school conditions,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-03
Double Decking Roads
Seems ln,practiicable
Widening Main Arteries Affords Little Relief-Recourre
Is to Develop Alternate Routes

With weekend congestion on
the White Horse Pike and New
York-Atlantic City highway at a
pass that frequently retards mo-
tor travel to speed lower than
when these great arteries were
ordinary gravel roads, the New
Jersey Highway Commission con-
fronts perplexing problem. At
Egg Harbor a week ago, for exam
pie, north-bound drivers became SO
eXasperated that they finallyline
up five abreast, completely block
ing roadway and shoulders, bring
ing about a snarl that took the
best part of an hour to straighten
out.
Widening main arteries appar-
emily affords little relief, for the
shore traffic increases faster than
such provision can be made. Dou-
BILE decking. which has been pro-
posed. may be dismissed as i'm
practicable. The sole recourse is
to develop alternative routes to
carry portion Of the traffic, and
the New Jersey authorities are
wisely looking to such POSSIBLE.
ties.
The latest proposal is to inn
prove the fifteen-mile stretch of
country roads from Chatsworth to
near Wading River, through the
| Wharton tract, a rectangle fifteen
by twenty-five miles now without
anything approaching an improv-
ed road. Connection with the
Shore Road would be made at
| New Gretna.
Such a link would serve motor
lists from Burlington and Mercer
| Counties and adjacent Pennsylva-
mia, who now come into the White
Horse Pike at West Berlin or at
'Hammonton. 1t would perform
for that section service compar-
able to the Harding Highways
traffic from lower Delaware Riv-
er points.
Results of similar experiment
last year in improving the old
trail from New Lisbon to Barne-
gat, via Chatsworth, through the
northern section of "the Pines
a route that now carries hundreds
of motors where one ventured be-
fore-has inclined the State high
! way engineers so favorably to the
proposal that the State will pay
seventy-five per cent. If the town.
ships of Woodland, Washington
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-08-03
Thoms Speaks to
Kiwanis Members
Tells of Growth of Florist
Business in the
United States

Growth of the florist business in
the United States and world was
stimulated to no small degree by
the organization of the Florist Tel
egraph Delivery, which gives SER
vice in every section, Walter R.
Thoms, prominent florist and XII
wanian, told members of the XII
wants club recently at the Coun-
try Club of Atlantic City in North
field.
mot so many years ago." Mr..
Thoms declared, "A florist was
compelled to raise vegetable
plants for farmers in order to
keep in the business. Now all Of
the people have come to realize
the important role flowers play in
the hearts of everyone. The re-
suit is that a florist can specialize
on flowers without raising yege-
table plants.
THE florist business was then
bettered by the organization of
the Florist Telegraph Delivery,
which gives service to all the
world. The business is transact
ed through clearing house,
which not only receives all or
ders, but notifies the florist near
est the. address of the person to
receive them, the kind of flowers.
and the date upon which they are
to be delivered.
The amount of business done
trough the clearing house is ex-
pected to double this year, Mr..
Thoms declared. His talk was d
continuation of the business adj
dresses given the club by it's mem
bers.
George H. Adams donated the
attendance prize, which was won
by Robert P. Carey. The Night
Owl Serenaders furnished the mu-
sic, and vocal selections We're
sung by Jack Perry.