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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-29
ONCE-OVERS

How About the Poor Bridge widowerq

HOW ADOUL bI4Ugs-WIUUW0IF 4
Too many would rather win prize at bridge than
take prepare supentend the preparation OF the
kind Of dinner their husbands like,
been said the neglected golf window but
it is doubtful if there are as many gofwidows there
'bridge-widowers. ;"
These two games are responsible for much wrangling
Golf and bridge pastimes that tend to minimize
in the minds of husbands and wives the Importance OF being
home appointed times.
situation of this kind does not to make the Of
tenders realize the inconvenience they
golf playing husband thinks his wife makes too much
fuss when he not prompt meals and the wife thinks her
husband brute if he mplains that dinner is ready
when he gets home.
Nothing so demoralzes home either Of these two
games played with disregard for family comfort and needs
If you belong either class be enient with your family
as you wish them to be with you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-29
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

HIS w l r f
AND HI l. d
MAY EAT OR
S r f L r / n
PEACE.
We Ster ma rk
tells about the
old ape in his
His DRY o I
III Il M a n Mar
ri a g e." II e
knows all ABOUT
I h e s g three
selfish motives, "
which are sup
ose d t o ami
mate life. ct
in that old ape
h q fin d g still
another motive.
wv hen a + N
iiv Of t h e S e
apes ascend a
tree, and eat a
certain fruit, "
says Wester-
mark, 1.-THE old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-29
Shopping Time

The Posoce issues its annual appeal for early Christmas
shopping and mailing Vast and wonderful stocks of gifts
await purchasers in the The weather invites to buying
adventures.
Take little thought Of Christmas needs and avoid
the hectic rush Of late December,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-29

Concentrate on this picture tired Jewish Weary
hungry oppressed only of thousands of refugees
In Eastern Europe.
Behind those eyes there burns the indoitabe
will people survive despite centuries of fierce religious
persecution.
Five million Jews third of the slowly facing
starvation Americans Christians alike being
asked relieve their distress Washington should raise its
full quota towards the $25O00O00 United Jewish Campaign
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-29

GEORGES CLEMENcEAU. the
old French Tiger" of politics
and war. has been passing his an
tumn, in the late autumn Of his
Evening star., 1926-10-22
The Hit-and-Run Aviator.

The hit it-and.run aviator has now
made his appearance 10 add TO the
complexities NJ life. Yesterday near
Montgomery, Ala. plane swooped
down and killed a plantation owner
trsrectinK his cotton fields. Then. in
the manner of his despica bic brother.
the htt.and,run motorist, the flyer
assembled again and disappeared in
the sky. thus writing the first chap
ter ot viciousness and Criminalty in
airplane plotting.
II ie Of course possible that the
aviator was unable TO see his victim.
Many planes are 60 constructed that
Il is ditficult for the fyer 10 observe
objects directly in front and under him.
II seems incredible. however. that
avtators who we're flying in that vi.
cfnity Yesterday. and there must have
been comparatively few OF them, are
unable 10 ascertain. after inspection
Of their planes, which one was the
culprit. So far no one has come for
ward 70 announce his guilt. So that it
must be assumed that the hit andrun
eviatsr, the kind NJ man who evades
respene;ktlity fer his acts. has taken
Evening star., 1926-10-22
The Marines on Guard.

The Marines have again answered
the call TO arms in defense Of the
United States mail. From the Marine
base at Quantico Yesterday more than
twelve hundred sturdy sea fighters"
we're dispatched to strategic points
throughout the country. there 70 stand
guard against the bs snditry which has
reached such proportions that drastic
measures on the part of the Govern
ment have become necessary
II will be brave and foolhardy
gang Of criminals. indeed. who will at
--rrpt now to rob the mails The Ma.
rtnes are quick on the trigger. and
will stand no nonsense from persons
bent on crime. Through faithfulness
to duty and rare degree OF courage
and cool hea dednNss the Marines have
made for themselves an enviahle repu-
tatjon in the fighting forces of the
United States. and the mere fact they
are now on guard TO protect the mails
is sufficient guara that henceforth
bandits will plan other lines of ac-
ttvtty for the easy money that is
their means Of livelihood.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Our New World"

Four hundred and thirty-fOur years
ago Christopher Columbus landed on
an island and subsequent discoveries
proved it to be, not the India OF his
desire, but new world CT which
the greater part of the inhabitants
Of the Europeans had indeed in pre-
vious centuries touched on these
shores, but their exploits had been
forgotten and the discovery Of Co,
lumbus brought America into the ken
OF the European civilization. 1t was
for long time. indeed Is to some eX-
tent today, STYLED the new world
That was just four and third GEN.
turies ago, a long span In the reckon
ing of man in some respects, very
short one in terms of ''old world" his
tory, and a mere breath Of time in
terms of the world itself. From time
to time science digs up evidences OF
the age of the planet on which we of
the human race are living. They are
positive, doubt -defying proofs of an
tiquity. For the centuries and the
ages" have left their records. in the
rocks that were formed in the course
Of the process Of planet making, per-
manent and indisputable memora nda
in the diary of creation.
The latest find dates" the presence
of life back so far that the mind of
man fails to grasp the fact. Fossil
deposits have just been placed on ex-
hibition at the Smithsonian that
paleontology computes are between
one and two billion years old. Two
of the institutions experts found
them this Summer in the Cambria
rocks of Utah and Montana. They
consist mainly of trilobites, small
crustaceans which became extinct
about the time when the eaIth's sup
ply Of coal was being laid down. At
that period these creatures were the
dominant life in the sea. Today their
nearest prototypes are the brine
shrimps, which are abundant in the
Great Salt Lake Of Utah and the
Dead Sea of Palestine.
A billion years. And these relics of
that incomprehansibly remote period
are found in the rocks of the new
world"'
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Mason Denies Klan
Is Linked With Order

To the Editor of The Star:
NV attention has been called to a re-
cent article in a. local paper in which
a. member of the ku Klux klan is
quoted as follows:
Telling of the origin of the klan
and it's mission. the speaker declared
that it was Masonry in action.
In justice to the various Masonic
bodies in the United States. kindly per-
NIT me to question that statement. for
none of the Masonic bodies have ever
found it necessary to keep their mem
bership-that is. the membership Of
their various bodies-secret. and none
of the Masonic bodies have ever found
it necessary, nor have they permitted
at any time any of its members when
appea ring before the public, to hide
their features by a. mask.
George Washington. Thomas Jeffer-
son. Abraham Lincoln. Theodore
Roosevelt, woodrow Wilson and the
other great representatives of the
American people and the trainers Of
the Constitution Of these United
States. some of whom were Masons.
did not find it necessary to hide their
face when in public or at any other
time. and it IL not to the credit OF the
ku Klux Klan or any of it's members
to try and confuse the public and mis-
lead them by claiming that they are
in any ma nner carrying out any Ma
sonic ideals or principles. 1t Is evil
IDENTIFY being done with a hope that
thew can fiatter the Masonic bodies
or their members and thereby increase
the membership of the Ku Klux Klan.
AUGUST F.. HERMANN.
Thirty-second Degree Scottish Rite
Mason.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Active Community Spirit.

BUSINESS Washington manifests its
n1enda ble manner when it adopts the
carnival idea for expression. The
demonstration of the merchants of
Columbia Heights. which opened last
worthy exemplar of the spirit Of prog
ress that should and 10 a great extent
does prevail in every community.
These neichhnrhood festivities are
calculated to stimulate pride in local
eetiyities. There have heen other
\ similar enterprises in the past. in va
rinus sections OF the Capital. and their
effect has always heen good. A city
as large as Washington necessarily
develops regional business centers.
They supply the needs Of the nearby
residents. Closely allied to the main
business district. they are necessary
for the convenience OF many thou
sands Of people who prefer 10 trade
close 10 their homes. Pride in the eff
y
ranifests itself in such occasional
demonstra tions as that which so gayly
began last evening.
Competitive efforts between sections
fcient trading centers are praise
worthy. All Washington prospers in
consequence of these endeavors. Con
aequently all Washington is inter
ested in the carnival which ia now in
progress on the heights to the north.
that section which in former times
was broadly known as Mount Pleas
ant and which eventually came. as to
the farther range Of it. TO he STYLED
Columbia Heights.
The subdivision Of the District into
Jurisdictions of civic activity. as eX-
pressed by the various citizens asso-
Citations. is in the line of the best de-
Velopment of constructive community
endeavor. Rivalry naturally results.
and rivalry Of the most wholesome
kind Neighborhood boomers. prais-
ins and proclaiming the attractive
ness of their respective sections. vie
with one another to attract new resi-
dents. To secure provisions for public
Improvements. to gain the more
ground toward the goal of municipal
ideals In these efforts the local husi-
ness interests are naturally most
active.
The example set ny the Columbia
Heights people in making their car
nival a model Of attractveness and
variety and colorful interest should be
followed by other sections of the Cap
ital. Washington cannot have county
fairs. as does State. 1t must con-
tent itself with neighborhood displays
ot enterprise and energy and pro-
gressive spirit. and these should be-
come annual features of the com
munitN life.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
A Desirable Traffic System.

A new and desira bile system for cut
ting down the number of traffic ar
rests for minor offenses has just been
installed by the Traffic Bureau Fiji
teen viola tions OF the regulations are
listed on the back OF newly printed
blanks. If policeman finds it neces-
sary to admonish motOrist for one Of
these offenSes, he simply checks the
violation and orders the mOtoriSt to
the Traffic Bureau. where he is told
Immediately take to avoid later ar
rest. In case the offender does not
appear at the bureau within forty
eight hours. a warrant is issued and
he is hailed into court.
The fifteen violations to he treated
in this way range from dazzling
lights to improper signaling devices.
They are OF the type that can easily
he corrected. and the new system is
calculated not only to relieve court
congestion. but to result in a degree
of cooperation from the individual
motorist that has never before been
obtained.
elimination Of this plan. which has
been in the minds Of traffic officials
of the District for a long time, Is
cause for satisfa ction. both to the mo-
tOrists of the city and to those charged
with its traffic destinies. There is
probably nothing that so irks a nor
mally conscientious and law abiding
automobile driver as to be ordered to
court for trivial offense, such as
mo rear light" 1t offends his sense
Of fairness. because he had no way
he is inclined to believe that the police
and traffic officials are paying more
attention to minor violations than
they are to the major types of in
fractions.
Such an attitude benefits no one.
and it is precisely this feeling that
both police and the traffic office are
endeavoring to avoid. They are no
more anxious to cause annoyance and
delay to the motorists of the city
than are the motorists themselves,
and although the regulations must be
enforced to insure safety for the gen
eral public, this type of offender is
not regarded as serious menace, and
the traffic officials believe that he
should receive different treatment
than that accorded the reckless and
the drunken driver
The new system has worked with
success in other cities. Consequently
there is no reason to suppose that
similar success will not attend its
operation here, and Washingtonians
can confidently expect a better morale
among it's motorists than at any time
in the past.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

here" he went on. lis a fresh pack
age, nice and mellow. just as this
package keeps it. You see it smokes
cool because of the way 1t is cut"
He said this with the air of an ex-
pert. but we knew he was doing moth
ing but reading the blurb on the pack
age. Why couldn't he tell us some
thing original? But that is the trou
BILE with all Of these young men. They
know no more about the product they
are selling than the average person.
and not as much as those who assidu-
ously read advertisements.
You'll like it," he continued. He
would not take mo for an answer.
His little instruction book provided
him with an answer to every obJec-
ton OF the prospect. In the mysteri
Gus literature, "a IT is called. OF mod
ern salesma nship, an answer that II
satisfying to the salesman must be
satisfactory to the prospect. Answer
the fellow. and shut him up. II he
does not shut up. he is some sort of
boob, and you must be patient with
him. Give him the same answer over
again. Most of EN- never resist after
YOU have fired the same answer at
them twice.
Then there is always a sure-f1re
come back in case persistency does
not seem to be having the effect the
book says it will.
Ring in the prospects children. and
sneer covertly at him, insinuatlne tnat
If he does not purchase what you
want him to purchase he IL a sort or
monster who would willingly see ms
children without food. Very few, In
deed, can stand against this. Mothers,
especially, fall hard for this line.
- "
"Smoke that package, and I'll be In
to see you again" breezily said our
salesman We smiled family. and
wanted to ask him. What for?' But
we knew too we'll what for. He wants
to inveigle us into saying something
nice about Goofy tobacco
But we won't do IT.
Here and now we assure the world
that under no circumstances Will we
saw a single word in favor of Goofy
'roba eco. for We do not like It, and
we do not smoke 1t.
After the young man had gone
down in the elevator we handed the
package, which he had thrust upon
us, to the janitor, and wished him
luck. If he likes it, that is his bus-
ness, not ours.
We do not like Goofy Tobac Geo. and
we are ECtC1IlS OuI Httic SpSONA .N''
readv for that so-called salesman
when he returns, II he does return.
We hope he does not. We belleVe
that the world is too much encum-
be,ed already with fellows selling
things, anything. as one might say
on which they are not solo tnem-
selves. One Of the prime requisites
of real salesmanship, we understand.
is that the salesman must be "sold
on the product himself. Now we defy
that young gentleman to smoke
pipe OF Goofy, and then pipe of any
one Of a dozen bra nds we might name.
and still believe in the former.
Moreover, why do these "salesmen
insist on spending their time with
man who, they know. does not care
for their product. when they might
go on to an unprejudiced prospect!
Our only answer is that they are
stalling. They are going through the
motions Of salesmanship. at least, and
If makes them feel comfortable. But
it makes us uncomfortable. And
making a man uncomfortable is not
salesma nship.
Evening star., 1926-10-22

his place in the aerona utical world.
A blow of sufficient power to kill
will certainly leave it's mark. Fur
thermore. the balance Of plane in
fight is delicate and whoever is the
guilty person felt the shock when the
collision occurred. In addition to this
a flyer has no right to skim the
ground SO closely that walking per-
sons are enda ngered.
So there is one aviator today who
must Join hands with the universally
hated and despised motorist who mows
down his victims and runs away.
leaving them helpless on the street.
II is a pitiful thing, this manning and
killing, whether by airplane or motor
car, and when the guilty person is
caught there should be no leniency
shown. He is vicious type and
should not only forfeit his license for
the rest OF his life. but should have
time to reflect at Government or State
expense on the criminal act for which
he has heen deprived Of his liberty.
Evening star., 1926-10-22

Young gentlemen posing as sales
men are something Of a nuisance.
Now. real salesman Is one thing.
a would-be salesman distinctly an
other.
Men have to live, Of course and per-
haps the charitable will allow these
young fellows to bore them with their
fine articles, but there will come a
time when they must draw the line.
We drew it the other day, after
having been the victim of bright
young chap from the Goofy Tobacco
Co. He was OF the stylish slim type
and wore an unimpea chable blue
suit and a not quite so unimpesch-
able coiOred shirt with collar to match.
1t was a gem. that collar, sort Of
blue checks, in a diamond weave. or
something along that order, with bold
eyes that stared out at the innocent.
He greeted us by name. We did
not know. at the time, that he had
just asked an Office boy the name Of
the gentleman in the tweed suit, the
fellow there smoking the pipe.
No, we were quite taken in by the
fellow. We always are, we may say
in passing. We recall the time when
a mOtherly- looking old soul stopped
us on the street and said, Young
man, EOu nave hiIN lace. AlIcI
that, she distracted a quarter from
us in no time at ALL But think of our
dismay. an hour later, when we saw
her approach a sailor, smile and say
Young man, you have kind
gentleman remarked that he saw we
smoked a pipe. Having this tobacco
accessory in our mouth at the time,
there was no way to deny the allega-
ton. We We're caught in the act.
SO we grinned foOlishly and ad-
mitted the obvious. Perhaps he was
fellow smoker. Since we had put
ourselves on record as declaring that
every one who smokes pipe has the
instincts of a gentleman, there was
nothing much we could do. in all
honesty. but give the fellow his due.
Have YOU ever smoked Goofy To-
bacco?" he next asked.
Yes" we answered, with a mental
grimace. Now Goofy Is not a bad
brand at all, but one totally without
character. Its best point is that it
does not cost much. But we know a
dozen brands that hit our taste better.
How do you like it," he persisted.
I NOW mere was the place we SnOul0
have unlimbered some such speech
as the following:
II don't like it at all. To me it has
no taste. 1t Is smoked by those who
can't afford better tobacco. | believe.
1t tastes like hay to me. Surely you
aren't trying to sell me that stuff, are
you? And you look bright, too
SO we should have spoken. 1t is
needless to say, however, that we did
not. We never do. No one does. We
are all too civilized. We let these
fellows get by with their stuff because
we are too polite to send them pack
ing. And they take advantage of us.
Yes. their instructions order them to
take advantage of us.
So he asked, "How do you like it?'
Inwardly cursing our weakness,
we made some hesitant remark about
lit not being so bad" We didn't want
to hurt the fellows feelings. He was
ma king living at this thing, and
perhaps
Maybe YOU got a dry package he
said, briskly yanking a packet of
Goofy out of his handbag. Now
Evening star., 1926-10-22
Points to Peril Faced
Under Traffic Laws
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
May l be permitted through the
columns Of your excellent paper to
call attention to what l consider the
greatest menace to human beings in
the traffic laws?
am very careful to observe the
signs displayed by q traffic officer. /
remain on the sidewalk until the
stop" sign for conveyances coming
across my path is displayed. I then
feel that / can cross with safety.
when, without warning. a car turns
a corner and goes along the street
while machines on that street have
been forbidden to move. 1t always
comes with a shock to me and num-
Der of times / have nearly been run
over.
On sixteenth street, where the
lights are used as signals, this prob
lem has been solved by the drivers
being compelled to wait On a corner,
where they wish to turn. thus allow
ing them to go in the same direction
as cars already started that way.
A number Of people have told me
that they consider this permission to
turn a corner and proceed along u
street where other traffic has been
stopped is the most dangerous Of all
trafic laws 10 them. Why IL it al
lowed? MRS. J. e. BENEDICT.
Evening star., 1926-10-22
An Avertible Accident.

Twelve persons. seven OF them
Americans were rescued from the lev
waters Of the English Channel yes.
terday when a Paris .ondon air liner
Of the Imperial Always. Ltd. was
forced down off the coast of Engla and.
Inasmuch as the planes used In this
service are land machines. which sink
rapidly when let down on the water,
the saving Of all persons on board was
a remarka BILE feat. Promptness in re-
spending to the sos signals from
the plane is alone the factor which
turned what might have heen a
tragedy into a harmless though terri
flying experience.
This accident again lays empha sis
upon the necessity for amphibia n
planes in cross channel service. Air
liners capa ble of being set down either
on the water or on land are the osical |
planes for use between Paris and Lon
don. and to this conclusion there will
hardly be dissenting voice. especia l.
~ among those who have made the
trip between the two capitals.
Many of the planes used at the pres
sent time are twO-motored machines.
Both motors are required, however, to
sustain the ship in flight. 1t is prob
able that in Yesterdays accident one
Of the motors failed with the inevita BILE
result Of forced Ia nding on the
water. With an amphibian plane this
would have been no more than a tenn
porarv delay in what is considered a
pleasant and quick method of trans
portation between the two cities. But
with the land plane 1t meant dsa ster
unless aid was Immediately rendered.
1t would seem. therefore, almost i'm
perative that a change be made in the
tvpe of air liner to be used for this
trip. Although much Of the haza I'd
is removed by careful inspection Of
esc ch plane and by the expertness Of
the individual pilots. as we'll as the
physical equipment Of the two landing
fields. which maintain constant radio
communication with the ships. the
English Channel is too Easty stretch
OF water to be travstted By planes