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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
All.Day Control.

With traffic conditions in Washing
ton markedly improved in the past
year under able and progressive di-
rection there still remains at least one
step to be taken before full credit ma Y
be accorded the officials concerned.
And so simple is that step that it is
difficult to understand why it should
have been neglected to date.
The busiest intersections of trafic
in the city are at present theoretically
controlled throughout the day and
evening by either automatic lights or
trafYic officers. Others Of less impor-
lance are controlled by officers only
at the traffic peaks in the morning
and Afternoon.
Among the latter are classified sew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
HOld-Cp Men.

HOlO-lp Men.
Where is the hold.up man Of yOre
Who rode gallant steed?
Where's Robin Hood, who lived of
yOre,
An outlaw scorning greed?
Around the corner bullets stray
Where bandits" speed a fiiv.
Alas! The hold.up man today
Seems scarcely fit to live!
He smells of synthetic drink
His manners are most crude:
His grammar Is what we should think
Original. but crude.
Romance has but little chance
Where motors clang and roar
And fancy brings friendly glance
Toward hold-up men of wore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
for immediate forfeiture OF the right

for immediate forfeiture OF the right
! to drive.
In ordinary violations of the traf-
fic rules it is permissible to allow a
margin of time and a latitude of ap-
peal before penalties are enforced.
But drunken driving is not in that
class. The Intoxicated driver is the
worst menace on the streets and his
punishment should be immediate and
effective. He should not be allowed
to drive again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Of the game. What gallant fig
ures they have been Year after
wear, they have Tended off defeat.
Year after year they have beaten back
the invader. But, like any other kind
Of headgear, crown may be worn
too long"
Through it all. however, the Jersey
City Journal takes note of the fact
that 1.-The United States has indeed
built up massive world of sport.
| surpassed in some few particular
fields abroad. but unedualed i'm it's
variety and extent anywhere. And
ii is worth while"
Per the good of the game" de
clares the Harrisburg Telegraph. lit
is just as well that the tennis title
20 to France. With the champion
ship in Europe, many young Eu-
ropeans will be inspired to try to
keep ii there. and countless Amer
leans, will strive to bring il back"
The Columbus Ohio State Journal re-
marks that France needs everything
she can get just at present to make
her happy" while 'in the natural
course of events no one can he cham
pion forever. and Mr.. Tilden is now
an aged man. bowed by the weight OF
80 years" The st. Paul Pioneer Press
concludes that Tin the rarefied at
mosphere of tennis as it is played by
these great stars, there is coming To-
be something of the uncertainty Of
golf; the American title goes to
France and it could not be in more
worthy hands"
The change in tennis affairs" Is
described by the New York Sun as
dramatic" while the Des Moines Eve
ming Tribune suggests that las the
premier Of France said to the chan
cellor Of Germany just a few DAYS
ago. there is glory enough to 60
around"
First Tilden. then Bobby Jones"
observes the New York Herald Trib-
une. with the judgment that never
nefore were two such champions de-
throned In single week. These revo-
lutionary doings give a livelier ASPECT
TO tennis and golf by proving that the
greatest players. in the general esti-
nation. that either game has known
are not invulnerable The Roanoke
Times believes that Bobby Jones 'is
far from through: that he Is "a great
golfer and likewise a great sports
man." and that his defeat at Baltus-
| rol does not mean that his sun has
set"
Inc winston salem journal teStIleS
that nothing in the field of ethics
can surpass the bearing of men like
Jones and Won Elm. and they are far
from being alone in their spirit of gen.
erous fair play. Good sportsmanship
has not done it's work until II makes
man a gentleman under all condi-
| lions and brings him to the end Of
his course, like Bobby Jones. smil-
| ing loser
And of the heavyweight champion
ship the Boston Transcript remarks:
MIR. Dempsey is not stretching the
facts when he says he kept the title
, in America. IL some one less gifted
had stood in his place it might well
| would have rested on a foreign head"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Cain for Sports i America
Seen i'm Stimulate ON of Defeat

Events in the sporting world again
emphasize the uncertainty of athletic
competition. and that the champions
crown is not a permanent thing.
Those who were dethroned in various
spheres have accepted defeat in smil-
ing mood. and the public has been inn
pressed. not only by the skill of the
winners but also by the commendable
spirit of the losers. The benefit TO
sport is generally emphasized.
Recent weeks have witnessed sew
eral startling upsets of the dope IN
the world Of sport" says the Spokane
Spokesman.Review. I'm tennis. In
golf. in base ball and in aquatiCs the
leaders have tOppled in an unexpected
manner. 1t is the uncertainty OF sport
that makes it so universally appeal
ing. Even more sensational than the
Jones defeat was the clean sweep
made by the invading t'renchmen
Borotra, La Coste, tochet ana brus
non--in the tennis realm.
The papers generally comment on
the failure Of the Pittsburgh ana
Washington base ball teams to main
tain their former positions. 1T only
goes to show that the seats OF the
mighty are uncertain, according 10
the Bridgeport Post. while the chi
caeO Daily News suggests that H. as
some Europeans have said. Americans
have been extensively blatant about
the performance of Yankee athletes,
perhaps the winning of so important
a title as the American tennis cham
pionship by a European will have a
wholesome, Christening effect
"Champions all will ware hereafter
of September. and especially the
autumnal equinox, in the opinion OF
the Charleston Evening Post, winch
remarks that this Is the tlme ior al
good men to get the goat of the lesser.
There was Bill Tilden. fairly Melted
nv a bounding F'renchman at tennis.
and Rohbv Jones, turned green before
a California golfer, and there now IS
terrible Jack Dempsey, brought 10
his knees and despoiled of his crown
as king of fstiania.
The Grand Rapids Press finds les
son in the thought that Americans
are 80 often successful in athletics
that an occasional foreign defeat Is
probably good for them; 1t punctures
inflated notions about natural capac-
itv. racial superiority and the like.
Creating supermen or supermen no
lions is as bad for Americans as it
was for the Germans" concludes that
paper.
"The hazards faced in sport are
especiallv severe" according to the
indianapolis News. which says of in
diyidual players: "Tilden had done
better than most. Some believed that
he was destined for still more national
triumphs before he was conquered.
Golf also Is ever tickle mistress. The
greatness of Jones remains undis-
puted. but this does not detract from
the victory of the fiaxen-haired Won
Elm" The New York World see "a
! twilight Of the gods-our gods but
il continues: Hats on--there they
go, Tilden. Williams and Johnston
| Already their outlines blur a little.
soon. with wave of the racket
they will pass into the legends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Most men, If they will confess 1t
got into their life work quite by acct
dent. In later years they may evolve
a nicely dovetailed expla of how
they planned 1t from the beginning,
but in the secret recesses of their
heart they know it IL not so. Time
and chance play large parts In every
mans life.
young man. in order to avoid the
qualification Of too much cOncentra-
ton. ought to know something about
all sorts of men, their business. Occu:
patton, life. Perhaps ii might not be
bad thing for young fellow to
take up. one by one. a series of occu:
pations in order to get big slant on
life.
Give him year and half OF col
lege and then three months at time
at 10 different occupations in order
that his whole mental and physical
horizon might be enlarged.
Thus four years would be put in at
both the theory and practice of life.
with the accent-tWO and halt
years-decidedly on the practice. The
greatest benefit Of the college life,
aside from the cultural value. the
contact with ones fellows, would be
intensified by the three-month tricks
at the 10 ways Of earning living.
After much thought on this matter
and with the assistance of com
mittee Of experts with whom the
proposition was discussed, we are
able land willing) to suggest the fol-
lowing 10 occupations which every
young man ought to know something
about:
1. Waffle dispenser.
9. Street car conductor.
3. NeWSpa per reporter.
4. Army private.
3. Plumber.
&. Farmer.
Z. Banker.
&. Salesman.
q. Merchant.
10. Gardener.
Three months each at these 10 Jobs
would come to 80 months. While q
larger stint might be advisable for
some Of them, perhaps the time al
lotted would be sufficient. 1t Is need
less to say that some system would
have to be devised whereby the young
man receiving this new type of educa-
ton might switch from one to another
without waiting periods.
Under such system Of supervision
our student would not be in any dan.
ger OF becoming rolling stone that
gathers no moss" AS matter of
fact. whoever wanted to gather moss,
anyway? Moss has little, if any,
sales value. 1t is significant that the
maxim did not state that an ambu-
latory stone never gathers money or
experience, for often it does amass
both.
The school of experience is a good
one in it's way. Our young student
would get experience by the dayful.
The order of his going into the prize
10 would not make much difference
We have Jumped them in without
forethought and without distinguish
ing those of a mocha meal from a pro.
feSsiOnal status.
what we want to do is to give the
young man as many slants on life as
possible. We want him to see the
world from other fellows standpoints
II he does this, he will have charity
for all and malice toward none.
he VIII buck up against all sorts of
men. He will be thrown into situa.
tons OF every color. He will secure
nrst hand raw material to do him for
the rest Of his life. He ought to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Touching Them Up.

From the Aberdeen Daily World
The new idea in photography is to
make 'em look thin whether they are
or not. the photogra piers association
is told. That, we take it, is an illus
tration OF the fact that figures can
be made to lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

French and German diplomats are
shaking hands. The example is a de.
SRA BILE one and may enable French
and German peasa nts eventually to
subordinate the nationalistic senti-
ment sufficiently to enable them to do
likewise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

BY taking down her auburn hair
in the presence of the multitude,
Aimee Mcpherson demonstrated faith
in a theory that congregations prefer
blondes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

A veteran New York theater man
seer is said TO dance a clog every
morning for exercise. Old-fashioned
dances are still holding their own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle telegraph
Barney Dreyfuss says injuries. not
dissensions. wrecked the Pirates.
Some sluggers and pitchers on other
teams helped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Freedom of Sneech.

We still enjoy freedom of speech"
III say we do" answered Senator
Sorghum. 1T no longer seems neces-
sary to notice whether ladies are pres
ent or not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

A rumor to the effect that Dempsey
was poisoned before the fight with
Tunney may lead prize fighters to
dispense with a few press agents and
employ dietitians in their stead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

The old poets fade from significa nee.
A landing of the Mayfiower on the
placid Potomac calls for no reference
to the time when. according to Felicia
Hemans. The brea king waves dashed
high on a stern and rock bound coast ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Onward and Inward.

They say each cloud silver lining
hath.
AS prices still pursue an upward path.
Wen follow them to loftier heights
anew
That silver lining we al last may view!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Jud Tunkins saws stingy man
never gets the worth of the money he
finds himself compelled to spend. He
generally gets about ninety cents
worth Of fiattery to the dollar and ten
cents worth of actual value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Plaudits are still going to Gertrude
Ederle for demonstrating for the first
time how easy it is to swim the Eng
lish Channel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Eminent minds disagree. Henry
Ford calls for less working time
Mussolini calls for more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

"Dey may pervide five-day workin'
week" said Uncle Eben. but | doubt
if it's ginter change de custom
round here Of wcrkin' emily two or
three"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
An Old.FashiOned Fiddler.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned
II hope" said Miss Cayenne. we
are not going to carry this old-fash'
toned fiddler stuff to extremes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Leather costs more than il used
to-" said Uncle Bill Bottletop. You
might think it had some real re.
sponsibiIity in the bootleg business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

intellectual labor is always irk-
some" said Hi Ho, the sage OF China
town. War is made possible by the
fact that so many men would rather
fight than think"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
Satisfying Substitution

Nobody really believes
We're going to the bowwows.
This method much support receives:
Instead of war. hold powwows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Regrets over incomplete literary
careers are. of course, always futile.
The destiny which ends u life is inex-
orable. Also the wisest prophet can
never tell what would have followed If
life had been prolonged. We feel
fairly sure that "Weir of Hermiston''
would have been Stevenson's best
work if it had been completed. but we
have no evidence that Shelley and
Keats would have written greater
poems than the "Ode to the West
Urn if they had lived to be old men.
Charlotte Bronte seemed to have only
begun her career when she died in her
thirties. but May Sinclair. in her
book, The Three Brontes." holds that
her marriage would have ended her
literary production even If death had
not come so soon after marriage
There would have been struggle
she says, between the husband. Rev.
Arthur Bell Nichols, and the genius
Of Charlotte. He was "passionately
fond of Charlotte" but hostile to
Charlotte's genius and to Charlotte
fame" He was "a plain. practical
robust man, inimical to any dream.
He could be adorably kind to a sick
submissive Charlotte. Would he have
been so tender to a Charlotte in re
volt? She was spared the torture OF
the choice between Arthur Nichols
and her genius. We know how she
would have chosen. 1t Is well for her
and it is all one to literature that she
died. not lin a time of promise but
in the moment of fulfillment."
II II II -.3
The publication Of Russian books In
Der Of titles in all languages regis
tered last year was more than 1000
The state publishing house is one OF
the largest publishing firms in the
world. The government also acts As
publisher through its commissions
Private publishers are said to have
rather hard times al present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

Q. Can an American obtain posi-
ton as member of the Royal
Mounted POlice?--H. A. X.
A. The Royal Mounted Police Force
of Canada is a Canadian organization,
and is not accepting any but Canadian
citizens at the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02

O. Please write me how and with
what to clean brown leather furniture.
H. V.
A. To restore leather furniture.
first wash the leather with sponge
and warm water to remove the dirt.
or wash it with a cloth wrung out Of
hot milk Then varnish with the
white of an egg.
Evening star., 1926-03-25

she ran against nail file he held. A
blood stained penknife found i'm his
room. he stated he had used to cut
her clothing in order to locate and
dress the wound.
Shortly after O'Clock this morn
Ing Mrs. Annie Green, colored, 929
French street, in whose home Hender
son and the woman lived. summoned
police to the house and explained that
Henderson had requested her to look
after the wounded woman while he
went to summon a physician. Police
man Stello of the second precinct took
the woman to the hospital where she
died without regaining consciousness.
Evening star., 1926-03-25
FASC|SMO UPHELD
IN MATTEOTT| CASE
Three Who Were Convicted
Will Serve Less Than
Three Months.
ny the Associated Press

ny the Associated Press
CH1ETI. Italy March o5-The
Fascist regime. championed by
Roberto Farinacci secretary of the
tasclst party. won a crushing victory
last night over its opponents when
hve men accused of having kidnapped
and slain Premier MusSolinis arch
enemy. the Socialist Deputy Giacomo
Matteotti. virtually escaped punish
ment at the end of their trial before
jury in the court of assizes. All
but one subordinate plea submitted
by the defense were upheld. while
all the plans of the prosecution were
rejected
The jury acquitted two of the men,
Malacria and Viola. outright. while
the confessed. rinsleader, Amerigo
Dumini, and Albino Volpi and Ame-
leto roveromo were sentenced to i'm
prisonment for five years II months
and 20 days each. The sentences
will be reduced as to actual further
jail service TO less than three
months. since Judge Danza deducted
from the sentence four wears on ac-
count of the Kings amnesty last
year. and the period already served
since the men We're arrested in 1924.
Banned From Office.
Those found guilty are prohibited
forever from holding public office
and must pay the expenses of the
court. They also are deprived of
all legal rights during their period
of imprisonment.
The burden of FarinacciS inciSiVe
speech was that Fascism's opponents
ask from the jury's verdict con-
demnation of the Fascists' revolu-
ton 1t took the jury only one hour
and three quarters to return ver-
dict. Dumini. Volpi and Poveromo.
the jury found. had committed
homicide. but unintentionally. for
cause. with relative completely and
with eXtentuating circumstances"
The prosecutions argument that
the crime was aggravated because il
wss deputy who had been killed was
rejected
Did Not Defend Matteotti.
While politically the sentence was
Q sweeping victory for the defense led
by F'arinacci. the crown prosecutor.
Salucci, constantly lay stress on his
Fascist allegiance, and did not at.
tempt to deny Matteottis role as
most vigorous enemy of the premier.
If these opposition deputies are
not here today" Farinacci said, lit Is
because they fear l might add to the
list of the iury's questions another
rhe moral demand for the condemna-
ton of all those who spoke about and
agitated about the moral question of
Matteotti's death. If the penal proce-
dure had permitted, would have un-
dertaken civil action in this trial l.,
behalf OF my party. which has been
atroCiouSlN DETAINED bv those who. in
thrs trial. are considered by us and by
the nation to he the real accused. the
opponents Of fascism.''
Evening star., 1926-03-25

Mrs. Anton Stephan, wife of the
commanding general Of the local
Guard. and Mrs. John w. Oehmann,
wife Of the commanding offlcer of the
regiment of Engineers. We're presented
with bouquets OF roses. They headed
tho ladies committees.
Lieut.. Col. Harry E. Gladman. ex-
ecutive officer of the 121st Regiment
OF Engineers. who organized the com
mand is president OF it's association.
Capt. William +. Jorgensen comma nds
the organization.
Evening star., 1926-03-25

street, and employed at an under
taking establishment at 723 T street,
was arrested early today by Sergt.
l.. j.. Kelly, Detectives w. J. Barbee,
N. G. Thayer and G. r. Bremmerman n
and Policeman w. r. Davis, members
of the second precinct command, and
held on a charge of murder. 1t is al
legged he stabbed and killed Matilda
Beatrice Jackson, .colored, 26 years
old, early today.
Henderson denied having intention
ally inflicted the wound in the region
of the Woman's heart that caused her
death while on the operating table in
Freedmen's Hospital. He declared
Evening star., 1926-03-25

Club last night. They had as their
guests of honor officers of the War
Department. the Militia Bureau. the
| Sd Corps Area headquarters at Balti-
| more, Fort Humphreys and the local
Guard itself
Company c made its annual inspec,
| tion this year the occasion for the
celebration Of last night.
Dance music. furnished by section
OF the 1c1st Engineers Band. led by
! Sergt Naecker. was broadcast over
| st alton WCAP
Evening star., 1926-03-25
GUARDSMEN GIVE DANCE.
Company c Makes Annual Inspec.
tion Occas sion for Celebration.

Members of Company c. 121st Regi.
ment of Engineers, National Guard of
tn. District of Columbia. staged one
Of the most successful ba lla in the his
tory Of the local Guard at the CITY
Evening star., 1926-03-25

Portland tMaine) is the nearest
United States port to Europe.
Evening star., 1926-03-25

Coroner hewitt will conduct an In,
quest at the morgue tomorrow after.
noon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-12-23
DeUice Called Upon
 to Detect Bdlonca

Detecting the unbalanced portion of any revolving mass. such as a dying wheel of an engine or a dynamo ar mature, Is declared a simple matter by the inventor of a device that is called a balance detector." The theory of the instrument is based on the principle that any revolving body or disk, perfectly balanced and loose ly supported on its axis. will, when re, yolYing, seek its own course Of revo- luton and rotate steadily. Irrespec. tive of the course of its axis.
 The device consists essentially Of a case or housing Through this runs an axle, universally supported, on which is rotating disk. The bearing member protrudes from the casing and when testing, is placed against the end of the shaft of the piece of machinery in question. This Is al- lnwed to rotate until it has attained the maximum sp,,ed of the shaft. In the casting Is pointer which shows the trend of the motion, greatly exag- gerated. The machine is then stopped, with the device still connected, and the pointer will then show the side out of balance