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Evening star., 1926-09-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| She is in white, in perfect taste.
yet probably a style of two years ago.
| Who cares? Her stockings are
strictly up-to-date. Her coloring is
| of the Creators authentic touch.
Her soul would step forth as
| homely, comfortable soul, one that
it would be great deal better 10
know than any number or tnese
pretty silly souls one sees gong
around in neat bodies.
Over there is a beetle-browed, red
faced party, thick as a barrel. his
| wife is of a similar construction. Both
have the healthy look of the outdoors.
These are the backbone of America.
If their souls might go on parade,
you would see no f1imsy stun, put
staunch souls you might take oe-
tween finger and thumb, and feel as
one might a sample of cloth. UP IN
the morning early, with days devoted
to thoughts of the crops, the chlloEen
and the weather-these are the good
souls that one ought not to examine
too closely.
Yet what worry and perturbation
they cause the young minister fresn
from the city! II simply cannot get
them interested in spiritual thlngS,
he says, mournfully, to a confidant.
"A
crops and the weather. They sit and
listen to me, but l know they do not
really understand a word / say"
He feels that he cannot stand the
stultifying life he is leading much
| longer. The life of his flock is TOO
Grass. too material, too ah-unsplrlt-
| ual. as it were.
Shall we. or shall we not, sympa-
thize with the good brother?
X X X X
Across from them sit their daughter
and son-in-law. 1t may be the other
way around. of course; it is pretty
hard to be sure about such things.
The daughter is stylish, fresh
faced, with cool blue eyes, and an air
of knowing exactly what she's about.
She is dressed in pale gray from head
to foot, with collar of gray fur
around her coat torn from some un-
suspecting squirrel one bright day
lust when he was singing Gods in
His Heaven, all's right with the
world"
The lady eats poached eggs with
equanimity If we were such a
pretty lady, and were so obviously
posing before the world, we would
rather hesitate about tackling two
ful-grown poached eggs in public.
She, however, does not blink an
eye, but handles her fork with the
precision of Fate itself, and eases
sections of egg, trimmed with the
white, into her flashing mouth at
intervals.
She gives us such a glance from
those bright eyes. we feel like hop
ping up and hollering, right out loud:
Lady, you certainly can eat
poached eggs
Her husband admires her greatly,
as we'll he may. He has rumpled
brown hair of nondescript hue, and
tanned cheeks with lines in them,
made where the creases come.
Most people have nondescript hair,
not really yellow. or actually brown,
or positively black. The melting pot
is melting. No wonder gentlemen
prefer blonds!
Here are two dapper young city
chaps They do not interest us much,
for we see their kind every day. We
prefer yonder tanned man with
bright blue eyes, and foxy jaws, type
of the small-toWn man. He is good
humored, shrewd. kind-hearted; we
would be safe in trusting our money
to him.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

forcement of a policy of holding the
recognition of America as something
given a Central American government
only if it has come to power without
stain. political or moral" The rain
how countries of Costa Rica, Hondu-
ras. Nicaragua, Salvador and Guate-
mala are depicted by Thompson as
rich in beauty, culture and economic
possibilities.
X n X
The prohibition authorities in Wash
ington are smiling over some news
from Marshfield, Greg. Last June a
worthy named Bill Smith was sent
to Jail for 80 days and fined 800 for
violation of the Volstead act. His wife
applied to the county authorities for a
subsistence allowance of $40 a month
while Bill did time, and got it. When
he was released the other day and
couldn't pay his fine. friend wife
stepped up and handed over 800
saved from her allowances:
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Why should one go to the Zoo
when he can see a more interesting
aggregation any day by dropping
into the restaurant next door?
We love to see the people.
men and women, after ALL are the
most interesting animals in the world
TO their fellow human beings. These
are the animals which we have agreed
to endow with souls.
Our poor dogs must go without
souls to all eternity, leading verita-
for immortality are concerned.
Cats. horses, cows, hens, guinea
pigs, bears. lions, giraffes, wolves
domestic and wild animals, one and
all, lack souls. And, of course, no one
will admit cockroach or other crawl
ing creature to own one.
1t Is the soul, therefore, that looks
out from those blue eyes, that inter-
ests as we sit at a little table in a
restaurant. pretending to be doing
nothing but drinking a cup Of coffee.
How Woefully we are fooling these
people! We are mentally taking notes
of their appearance, their dress, their
carriage, the very contour of their
souls, because we are interested in
them, and propose to write an article
about them.
You, kind reader, are doing the very
same thing when you sit in res
taurant. whether you realize it or not,
and whether you ever write them up
or not. The writing does not make so
much difference, but the observing
does.
To sit selfishly, never deigning to
look around one, is to miss seeing
the animals" as 1t were. the most de-
lightful animals-our own kind!
What a solemn old party that is
sitting there reading his paper! He
has thin red hair, and pair of gold
spectacles, and a mouth that turns
down at each corner. in the manner
of the top side Of a circle.
He holds his paper at a perilous
angle-perilous for his eyes, that is.
Maybe he would be easier standing on
his head. We know one man who
has to turn a printed page practically
upside down in order to see it properly.
The subject under discussion simply
has to get his page slanted Al degrees,
evidently. We wonder what he has
done, or what has been done to him,
to slant his mouth down so.
The mouth is supposed to be the
most flexible and tale-telling feature,
next to the eyes, and some would put
more stress on reading the mouth
than the eye.
One may tell the most whopping lie,
and still look the other party in the
face, but the astute will be able to
detect a twitch to the mouth. they de-
clare. In times of stress and sorrow
every one knows how difficult the
mouth is to control. 1t is like weak
knees, it aSsails one without asking
leave. and makes one feel both foolish
and helpless, something like a night
mare, which he knows to be a dream,
yet one from which he cannot escape
until the appointed time.
The observer may legitimately Won
der, therefore, what course of life the
red haired man has led which has so
distorted his mouth lines, pulling them
down so, instead of leaving them
ready to turn up into a smile.
Is this a grasping, covetous soul,
one that has turned it's daughter into
the street because she violated some
decree of mankind, of which she knew
nothing? Or is this soul simply sim
mering in it's own misery, until the
good God shall take it away?
X x X X
Here is a simple country girl in
town for the big parade.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

position, partly because OF Zirkle's
good record not only in the academy
but on the Summer cruise, and partly
because bad precedent would have
been set II he had been allowed to re-
sign. The midshipman, of course,
may have at last realized that his at
titude was not a practical one, but 1t
Is much better to believe that he de-
clded that Navy life was not SO bad,
after all, and that he might as we'll
make the best of it. Despite his in
suspicious start he will probably be-
COME a valuable member of the serv-
ice. in no wise embarrassed by his
early error Of judgment.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

the New York World Gndependent
Democratic) says: Republican leaders
have been quick to grasp the mean
ing of eX-Gov. Blaine's defeat of Sen.
ator Lenroot in the Wisconsin pri-
mary. 1t signifies that almost the
last hope Of regular Republican con
troll of the next Senate has vanished
into thin air The Senate may show
Democratic majority, and if il does
not. the progressive Republicans will
hold 1t clear balance of power" The
Manchester Union independent Re-
publiCam also offers the opinion al
ready the die is cast in the matter of
Senate control in the Seventieth Con
greSS. 1t is irrcVOcablv lost to the
present Coolidge administration. This
is Enthusiastically shown by II cursory
study of the outcome of those pri
maries for the nomination OF Senators
thus far held. Those yet to come may
enlarge the proportions of the loss
but they cannot recover lost ground 4"
j; x =
Democrats generally" according
to the Schenectady Gazette Gnde
pendent Democratic). will regret tO
see Lenroot ousted and Bass beaten
World Court advocates. and Lenroot
was an able leader for the cause,
while Moses fought it. Nevertheless.
Bass and Lenroot ranked as Coolidge
men and for five months the country
has been expressing Its opinion just
one way on the slogan adopted by
the Republican leaders, of stand by
the President
ON the other hand the Columbus
Ohio State Journal NRepublican) be-
lieves that the outlook for admin
istratiOn measures may not be So
hopeless az appears on the surface.
The Democratic Senators" continues
the Journal, may not vote as unit
to block the Presidents policies. for
there will be many conservatives
among them" The Springfield Union
Republican, suggests. Furthermore.
that 'if it should happen that an in
surgent bloc should hold the balance
of power in the Senate and that
the Democratic Senators cheerfully
should walk into the spiders net. as
before, il might be the best thing
that could happen to the Republican
party and it might give a longer life
and greater strength to the Coolidge
policies than if the Senate remained
in complete control of the admin
1StratlOn.
Nevertheless, the Charleston Eve.
ming Post independent Democratic
Is sure that since "the group of in
surgent Republicans will hold the
balance of power. and in combina
ton with the Democrats will be able
to defeat any measure to which they
may he opposed" the bearing Of the
situation ION the political fortunes
of the President is n subject for in
teresting speculation" The Davenport
Democrat (Democratic) predicts for
the next Congress turmoil that will
block intelligent legislation"
The Kansas City Journal (Repub-
lican) finds satisfaction In the belief
that it is but fair "to prophesy that
bitter partisanship win not be per-
mitted 10 block In White House or
Senate the carrying out OF ideals
whose fulfllment Is vital to national
welfare" The Journal observes that
The White House never has been sup
posed to control the Senate and that
mo executive ever has sought to di-
rect it's work without ovsrstspping
the Constitution" .....
Evening star., 1926-09-17

There was a time when a seat on
the New York Stock Exchange was
not very hard to secure. There is no
relationship between the Stock Ex-
change and the League of Nations,
but it may be as we'll for Spanish
statesmen to remember that oppor-
tunities do not last forever.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

their lands by the advancing whites.
Since 1871 Congress has appropriated
a total of $3.50 900 900 for the support,
education and civilization of the In
dams. Thousands of them have shown
marked development and improve
ment. Lands valued now at hundreds
of millions of dollars have been set
apart for them
Evening star., 1926-09-17

No motion picture star in announc-
ing an engagement or a divorce fails
to mention that a new film is in course
of preparation. Those who belong to
the public must not be surprised to
find business intruding even into mat
rimony.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Gene thinks he can whip Jack, and
Jack is sure he can whip Gene. The
preface to all prize fights is practically
the same. and only the wit and inge-
nuity of the sporting writer's serve to
make it interesting. If true justice
were done. the sporting writer's would
claim the lions share of the gate re-
ceipts.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Actors Part.

An actor read his part with care.
The author, modest person,
Since wicked plays were in the air,
Had tried to write a worse 'un.
The plot was in a modest vein,
Now grave, then somewhat gayer,
And yet it's meaning was not plain
Unto the gentle player.
He sighs, THE times are out Of joint.
Upon the page there flashes
Full many an exclamation point,
Preceded by long dashes.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Exiled politicians have long been
accustomed to seek refuge in Paris.
The anti Fascist who go there are not
content to spend their money in the
quest Of traditional gayety. They
cling to the habit Of political agita-
noting fireworks displays for their
original home towns, which are far
from safe and sane.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Chicago has a population of over
sensational episodes which startle
readers of the news from that city,
most of them are we'll behaved and
seriously concerned with the needs of
social betterment
Evening star., 1926-09-17

While France is unable to prevent
insulting references to Americans from
irresponsible sources. the people here
join in honoring Fonck, the French
ace. There is no use in being small
and retaliatiye.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Italy blames Paris for entertaining
been a favorite place for politicians of
all kinds and degrees who happened
to be for the time unoccupied.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

1t may have been deemed necessary
by some of the Chinese to precipitate
a clash with foreigners in order to re-
mind the world that a large and ex-
pensive war Is in progress
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Suspicion gathers that Aimee Nc
Pherson neglected her sermons in Or
der to gather material for a motion
picture scenario.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

One desirable form of disarmament
would be to take his motor away from
the reckless driver.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Swimming the English Channel will
be indulged in as a popular outdoor
sport until Winter sets in, few weeks
hence.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
The Impractical UtiIitarian

What a wonderful invention the
airship is"
Yes" answered Farmer Corntossil.
But 1t would be more useful to hu-
manity if instead o droppin' bomb
shells, il could lay eggs
Evening star., 1926-09-17
The Great American Symbol

From the Hamilton Spectator.
Reversing the algebraical formula.
voters will be expected to let "N'
stand for the known quantity.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
A Sinister Impression.


Il understand there was much
money used in that election?"
II don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum, whether / would exactly
call it an election. 1t looked to me
more like an investment.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
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Evening star., 1926-09-17

One advantage of the primary sys-
tenn of elections is that it prolongs
the suspense.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
Come On, John!

From the Indianapolis Star.
If some E,nglishman doesn't paddle
across, it may be necessary to change
the name of that Channel.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
Itlealislll.

We're prayin' for help from above
Toward world that is free from
all blame.
Where all might be brotherly love,
Were politics out of the game.
Evening star., 1926-09-17
DAVIS Journey.

Into the traffic jam you drive,
AS on your way you press:
And if you get back home alive,
The trip was a success.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

The Evening star with the Sunday morn
!nF edition. is delivered by carriers wltn,in
ne city At go cents per month; daslSS csnis "n1yi
per month. Orders may be sent by maii or or
telephone Main 5000. Collection IS mace oy
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Jud Tunkins says conceited man
nearly always gets the worst of it,
through being bad judge of human
nature.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Religion" said Uncle Eben, brings
comfort to de mind. but is liable to
make a conversation disputatious.'
Evening star., 1926-09-17
Busy Grand Jury

Busy Grand Jury.
Philosophers advise in vain
And preachers waste their fury,
The bulk of business seems to gain
Each day for the grand jury.
Evening star., 1926-09-17

Q. What proportion of the average
American family allowance for food
is spent for dairy products ?-B. J. r.
A. Studies made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture show that out
of each dollar expended for food by
the people of the United States. ap-
proXimately 20 cents is applied TO
dairy products.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
PONIES OFF
At GRAW

HAVRE DE GRACE, Sept. 22.
Four Of the seven races that will
usher in the autumn turf campaign
in Maryland today at Havre do
Grace are over distance of
ground. Marylanders always have
been partial to contests around tho
oval, and Joseph McLennan, racing
secretary, has provided them plenty
OF their favorite races during the
10 days Of the meet.
In the star attraction today
the September purse eVent-s!X
thoroughbreds above the ordinary
will be seen in action at a mile and
a sixteenth. J. Edwin Grlffin's
Single Foot will carry the hopes OF
Baltimoreans, and this son OF Vtr-
ginia L, the dam of Canter, will
meet such good ones as Samuel D.
Riddles Big Blaze, Harry Payne
Whitney's Blondin, Edward F. Whit
ney's Joy Smoke, General Thatcher
and King Nadi, the last named be.
ing a Western horse.
The other long races are the
third, sixth and seventh and Suffi-
cient are entered in each to make
the sport interesting from start to
finish among the selling platerS.
Featuring the sprint events Is the
Quick Fire Handicap, a sprint at
three-quarters Of mile. Guy
Bedwell Is back with Senator Norris
and Bulletin, the latter a recent ac-
quisition. They will be called upon
to meet the Harry Payne Whitney
speedster in Croydon and others
capable Of running fast is Prince
Of Wales, Shuttle Along and Mr..
Pepp.
Opening the program will be a
race for maiden youngsters at five
and half furlongs. Maiden horses
at this time of the year are not re-
garded very highly. So it would
not be surprising IL a long shot
brought home the bacon. Two.
year-oldS also will perform in the
second contest, another sprint at
similar distance.
The Philadelphia race special out
of, Havre de Grace Thursday night
will carry hundreds Of persons to
the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney
Battle Of the Centennial" This
train will leave here about o'clock
and will arrive in Philadelphia in
plenty OF time to permit the fans
to get to the arena.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22

he yielded six runs on eight hits.
Then came Elam Van Glider who
was spanked for three runs on six
hits in three innings. Win Ballou
finished the contest for the Browns.
three hits and walk giving the
Griffs two runs in the ninth
inning.
General" Crowder held the
Browns to three hits and one run in
six innings. Then he apparently
weakened. Two hits and walk
gave tife Browns run in the sew
enth and in the eighth a walk and
two triples gave the home boys two
more runs. The result was that
Marberry came to his assistance
in the ninth with two out and the
bases loaded. A pass 20 Robertson
forced a run over the pan but Ger
ber's fly to Goslin in short center
ended the inning and the game.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22

Both Gleason and winnai in
their new mounts, already tuned
to perfection" he said, will ride
higher and faster on the precipitous
banks of the Laurel bowl than any
other contestant in any other race.
I'm the Duesenberg straight
eight which brought fame and for
tune to Peter DePaolo last year,
Winnai has a car that well matches
his skill and daring, and the two
matchless combination of steel and
flesh-are certain to give spec.
tators a thrill such as no local
race ever has produced.
"CIOse to the end of our racing
season, with both men battling
for first place In our national
championship and with both in
cars OF sterling design, a royal
contest is going to be staged ON
the slippery sides of the worlds
fastest track in the waning sun
light of next Saturday afternoon.
"Winnai knows no fear; Gleason
knows no master in heady driving.
The Laurel saucer is sharply turn
ed and tricky. That portion of the
public that wants thrills in their
sports may mark September rs as
their day"
Early ticket sales, Jacobs stated,
indicate that a record-breakinG
crowd will be out Saturday. The
announced reduction in prices, with
$1,000 grandstand seats at 81 each,
will make it possible for many per.
sons to see the coming races who
could not afford the prices charged
at former events. More than 10000
were present at the last race when
the low price was SO and the top
$40.
The new lessees of the speedway
are believers in popular prices and
larger crowds with the resultant
increased enthusiasm which makes
each event more enjoyable for driv.
ers and spectators alike.
Tickets are on sale at the Willard
and MayfloWer Hotels, and at Spald.
ing's. They will admit spectators
not only to the Saturday races but
also to the qualifying trials on Fri.
day.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
! AN K f 6
ABOUT IN

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-While the
outcome of the National League
race remains problematical the
Yankees appear to have clinched
the American League pennant by
their crushing defeat of Chicago
yesterday.
The YanI1S, with their lead OF
three games, can sew up the pen
nant by winning three out of five,
while two victories out of five
will force Cleveland to make a
clean sweep of their five games
to tie the leaders.
st. Louis still leads Cincinnati by
two games, as both teams were de.
feated yesterday. BY picking up
one game on the Cardinals in their
next three contests, the Reds can
negotiate tie by winning the last
game OF the season, with st. Louis
to clinch the pennant, however, Gin.
cinnati must win all four contests
while the Cards lose three.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
Batting Practice

Totals. 20 1871 II Totals. as Q az 10,
1Batted for FaIk IN fifth.
2Batted for Ballou in ninth.
3Batted for Van Glider in eighth.
washington. .......1 1004030 iii
st. Louis. ..........0 o ! 2 2--
Runs-McNesIy (2). z. Rice, Goslin
(2). s. Harris, Bluege, J. Harris f2).
Ruel. Crowder. H. Rice, Sisler, sehang
CD. Robertson. Van Glider. Errors
Bennett, Schang, Gerber. Two-baae hits
IS. Harris. Crowder, Ruel. Thrse-basa
hits-Robertson, burst. Home run
Goslin. Bases ON balls--Off Falk. s; off
Crowder, g off Van Glider, ! off Ball
lou. /; off Marberry. i. Struck out--By
Crowder. 2; by Van Glider, /: by Mar
berry, /. Umpires-Evans, Beisel. VIM
ming pitcher--crowder. Losing pitcher
-Falk.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
RaIIy TO Short

A two-run rally by the Cardinals
in the ninth fell short as the Red
Birds lost to Brooklyn, to 3.
Petty pitched well for the winners
while his mates routed Willie Sher'
del, who had beaten Brooklyn five
straight.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22

General CrOwder opposed the
Browns Yesterday and went along
in the ninth, then Fred MErberry
came to his relief. The big Texan
put the snuffers on the Browns as
only he can do that little thing.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
GRIFFS SEEK T OUR H
NROWFROM BROWNS
BY Louis A. Dougher

ST. LOUIS Sept 22"smer" George Murray win go to the hill
today the Grmen against Jzebel Zachary
Washington souhpaw Murray is anxious make good giving the
Grfs e fourth straight victory the Browns Winning today
the Gr will Ii against eight defeats for
against the Browns.
Unless nterfere today posponement
the champions will leave
tomorrow before facing White
beginning Friday and lasting through Sunday.
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
LOOK FOR NEW Marks
ONLAUREL SPEEDWAY

Mlers, Duesenbergs, and Mercedes
the formidable of fast already in their
driving Racing Association
expected speed
will until outdoes
himself in modern racing design.
According Jacobs secretary the organization under
Saturdays events will be held at least two of
speed kings will all former records upset themselves
The Washington times., 1926-09-22
Ruth Gets 4th

The Yankees donned their hitting
togs and smothered the White Sox,
Ii to 0. Hoyt yielding only two
hits. Ruth contributed his forty.
fourth homer and Lazzeri hit his
eighteenth.