davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1926-04-05

gests "chauffeuse," but has "chaff" as
ing and Is equal to "chaffer-ess." 1t is
designed as an English word on a
French model for smart and polite use.
There Is no lack Of French words for
talkative, chattering, gossiping wom-
en-, as "babillarde,' "bavarde, -
"causeuse'' and scores of others, but
''chaffeuse" flts the woman Of bright
banter.
In q competition for a word mean
ing a person who Is cruel to animals
there were submitted "anicus," re-
versed play on "amicus'; 'brutan,"
"hellbum." "swunk" and 'pitilacker. "
The last, a iacker-of-pity, won. The
word 'sportascrapana' is proposed for
the dictionary rs meaning a book of
clippings relating to sport. Perhaps it
might be written "sportascrapiana," it
following the form Of "Washingto-
niana," "Shakespeariana," Dickens
iana," etc. Another new word is
"midinia," meaning a section Of a
French city frequented by midinettes.
"Midinette' is itself not an old word
and Of slangior or slangus origin.
which was applied to the working
girls who hocked to the streets for
lunch and fresh air at midi, or midday.
Three other words proposed for the
dictionary are ''snig," something one
tries to obtain that one has not seen:
"brummy," bogus, phory, unreal, and
"dinkum," meaning real or genuine,
The English language could survive
II "snig," ''brummy" and "dinkum"
were not parts Of it.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
Chatter OH ''Hardships''
Of Dry Law Rebuked
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Apropos of the chatter going on
over the "hardships" brought about
by the Volstead act and the divorcing
of one from their rights, ! would like
TO ask Il question, What are our
rights in this matter?"
It is true that God has given us in
alienable rights, but only SO far as
we are governed by reason, conscience
and self government TO the exercising
of these rights. Can any one object to
this reservation?
Furthermore, I don't see where any
one or multiple of one is trying to
take away anything which is right.
The movement is TO give rights to
all; to the protection Of those who
have TO bear the brunt Of these So
called rights. If prob, h,bition was not
right, there never would be this stir
over 1t.
Would any thinking person consider
this an unreasonable situation were
they subjected to abuse, ending often
in deformity, or.pples, broken bones
and Sickly manifestations, and yet all
these can be laid at the door of these
so-called rights. these outside forces.
Where is the mother love. where is
the father love, while the seed of re-
bellion and disobedience to law, and
right thinking, through the opinions
and conversation, expressed before the
children, along this line, bear fruit"
The cause is not prohibition--we
all know the evil it is trying TO abolish
but rebellion and disobedience to
the law of good.
AS for those who deliberately break
the law to do something that they
have never cared for before" but
want to exercise their rights, how
often they simply cut off their nose
to spite their face. and they "get 1t
in the neck" often, through a fare
back" in their own children!
Did the "Grouchers" only realize
that the widespread rebellion is
through just such an attitude, spread
ing to the young of our land, and
realize that it will take a lifetime to
stamp it out, they would hang their
heads in shame.
We all know criticism will bring TO
our attention. first, the thing Criti-
cized. then our curiosity, ending in a
closer observation, whatsoever the
much talked of thing may be.
V. WHITE.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
Walker Got Cash for u. S.
From Germany in 1868
To the Editor of The Star: !

To the Editor of The Star:
The Evening Star Of March 2o
carried a small item, transmitted by
the Associated Press, purporting to
be a report of an address delivered
by DIR. w. L. Dodd, professor of his
tory at the University of Chicago,
H.. before an audience of the city
of Urbana, III. According to this re-
port, Prof Dodd said: Because of
the financial aid he obtained from
England for the Northern army dur.
ing the Civil War no man did more
than Robert J. Walker of Mississippi
to save the Union. Walker was sent
by Lincoln as a special envoy to
England"
The writer is curious to know just
where the authority can be discov-
cred that will support this statement
by DR.. Dodd as a matter of historic
fact. If DR.. Dodd Is correctly re-
ported, it is time for students Of the
history of our Civil War period to
refresh their memories by such new
ly discovered sources as may have
come to the attention of DR.. Dodd.
Until this revelation the trend of
opinion on the source Of Walker s
financial aid to the cause of Lincoln
and the Northern armies has always
been in a different direction. DIR.
Dodd himself is not without some
responsibility for this slant Of belief.
On August 10, 1925, in the last one
of q series of lectures on Little
Men OF Great Influence in American
History" anent the European mis-
sion of Walker. DR.. Dodd said
walker began to borrow for Lin
coin. Lincoln was In sore need
Walker went to Holland, where he
borrowed more for Lincoln. But II
was at Frankfort, Germany, that
Walker performed miracles. There
he a induced Jewish bankers to LEND
to the United States $3.50. 100000. II
was as great q stroke as winning
the battle Of Gettysburg. Lincoln
was saved in Europe"
Our history books--even an article
by DR.. Dodd I'm the Americana, 1920
Volume 2S--speak of help from Eu
rope, but never mention England as
a helper. Some of them mention
Germany, but not all of them.
Heretofore the letter Walker wrote
"to the people Of the United States.
November, 1867, in which he made
his own record of the events, has beer
accepted as authentic and exhaustive
In that letter he tells the American
people the story of who it was thai
saved the Union and how. He said
"I went to Europe under the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Chase. but with letters
also from Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward
So hitter then was the hostility o1
Evening star., 1926-04-05
Reply to DIR. Stelzle's
Prohibition Figures
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The star:
In your issue of April !, you quote
DR.. Charles Stelzle of New York as
saying that prohibition Is a great sue
cess in the United States because ar
rests for drunkenness were reduced
from 506,737 in 1914 to 49S,752 in 1924,
without taking into consideration the
increase in population. You do not
give the cities from which these COM
parative statistics were taken. How
ever. the decrease is shown to be 1885
about 11a per cent. DR.. Stelzle was
one of the Anti-Saloon League stars
who predicted that national prohi-
bition would make America sober
nation.
have before me the licensing sta
tisticS for England and Wales for
1924. These statistics show that in
England and Wales, in 1914. there
were 1898 convictions for drunken
ness. In 1924, Notwithstanding the in
crease in population, there were only
79. .0S2 convictions. That was q de-
crease of 104,746 convictions-J7 per
cent.
/ have also a report OF the Min
istry of Labor of Franco which shows
that the average arrests for drunken
ness in Paris In 1911-l3, inclusive,
were 23483 and from 1919-22, in
elusive, 11,S7S.
Taking DIR. Stelzle's own figures and
assuming that they are accurate, we
thus find that England and France.
without prohibition. are making great
strides toward temperance, while the
United States, under prohibition. is
making no progress at all. 1t Is inter
esting to compare arrests for drunk
enness in Washington. under prohi-
bition, with London and Paris under
regulation. on the basis of arrests
per 100000 of population the figures
are: London, 37J; Paris, 500; Wash.
ington, $500.
With Washington, under prohi-
bition, almost eight times as drunken
as London, and five times as drunken
as Paris, it is quite apparent that
prohibition is worse than IL failure as
temperance proposition.
The City of Chicago, under prohi-
bition, with only 100000 population,
had more than $4,000 more arrests
for drunkenness in 1924 than England
and Wales combined, with 10000, 900
population.
You quote DR.. Stelzle as saying that
prohibition was adopted because 200,-
600 saloons had become d stencil in
the nostrils Of the American people.
When DIR. Stelzle was a preacher
back in St. Louis u good many years
ago, he wrote book in which he de-
clared that the saloon was a great
boon to the laboring man. No brewer
or distiller ever gave such praise to
the saloon as the poor mans club as
DR.. Stelzle gave It. But that was
before he became one of the highest
priced propagandists of the Anti
Saloon League. j. B. DEBNAM.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
New Words.

Several words nominated for atlmis.
sion to the dictionary have been given
out by the Associated Press on author.
ity Of the managing editor of a great
American dictionary. Some Of the
words seem to come from the lower
part Of Slangland, Slangleterra or
Slangia, and do not seem to have
much, If any, merit. Others show
that their coiners were inventive and
had knowledge Of language. In some
of the words there is humor and
sense. One Of them knocking at the
dictionary is 'chaffeuse," meaning a
woman who chaffs, banters or even
ohaStees mere than % ueuaa. fe cum.
Evening star., 1926-04-05

man to whom he must report and to
whom he is responsible during the
remainder Of the term.
But does it follow that q State of.
ficer is at liberty to go forth In the
primary campaign and work for the
nomination of his chief for the sen.
atorship? The governors statement
is silent on this point. 1t does direct.
" indicate that no State funds and no
forced contributions will be permitted
to flow into the primary expense ac-
count on his behalf. Yet 1t leaves
open to deduction the question Of
whether a State official who takes Off
his cost and works for "Pinchot for
Senator" will be disciplined as ex.
ceeding the rights and limitations Of
official position.
Evening star., 1926-04-05

| Evidently George Washington was
about to assume a new role as helper
Of every Tom, Dick and Harry in the
United States who pined for an in
crease in salary. This much we saw
at glance.
This man can make you great" de-
| clared the elaborate booklet, advertis-
ing a life OF the man who had been
first in war, first in peace and first in
| the hearts of his countrymen, and now
was to become first, II we could
| believe our eyes, In the long list of
| mail order heroes.
What he did for hundreds of others
he can do for you" said the letter
which began Dear Friend" and
which continued:
THE power of this narrative to de-
velOp you Is n proven matter" tNot
q bit of doubt about 1t, boys-step
right up and get your copyJ LAS
you read 1t q little of Washington's S
fibre. his capacity vision and general.
ship, creep into your own being, and
! give you a new spirit of Decision, the
power TO think and act.'
"The Dear Friend" (who is yourself,
| OF course) is asked to examine critical
| ly the volume, and "see if powerful
guidance does not shine through them.
| II not, return them at our expense"
Certainly that is fair enough!
The important thing" we are as
| sured, 'is to ascertain their effect
upon yourself. Are you standing on
| the brink of great things?"
Come to think of it, maybe we are!
And suppose. in our innocence, a yawn-
ing depth of these interesting great
| things spreads before us--well, what
of it?
Washington will give you courage,
will fire your ambition, enable you to
make the successful plunger
So now we have George Washing.
ton, general, statesman, surveyor,
homebuilder, business man, suddenly
developing in this year of 1926, into
Americas greatest developer Of
men,"
Perhaps he is, after all-who can
doubt it? Listen!
Never will you have an oppor-
tunity to advance yourself in SO pleas
ant and normal way. Mail the in
closed form today. The risk is ours.
The gain to you may be beyond calcu-
lation."
Now for the "big punch"
ITO act when convinced is the mark
of the man of Decision"
Surely we will offend the man who
wrote us this nice letter, If we do
not Immediately sign on the dotted
line. He seems to be such a pleasant
fellow, we would not willingly allow
him to suspect that our power of De.
cision Is not as gigantic as that pos
sessed by Washington.
Undoubtedly it would be something
indeed, to acquire Decision under the
guidance of Prof. George Washington,
maker of great men.
This man can make you great" T"
So says the charming booklet, into
which we now dip, our appetite whet-
ted by the letter. Perhaps, after all,
we do stand on the brink Of big possi-
bilities
Men had only to know him to be-
come great" says our booklet. That
is very encouraging. No study, no
work, no toll, all they had to do was
| to say, Glad to meet you, General"
and automatically they BECAME great.
What, the book does not say that? ?
Men had only to know him to be-
| come great"
What Washington did for scores of
others, he can do for you also! With
Washington's aid you can get on in
the world"
In our spineless condition, those
words are soothing. We look at the
strong face of the great man, and are
Evening star., 1926-04-05

Louis Napoleon and the late Lord
Palmerston to this country that,
whilst the so-called Confederate loans
had nearly reached, In Europe. par
In gold. our United States stocks
could find no place on the London or
Paris exchange, and our cause no
hearing in the leading press of either
city. 1t was then. at the pc
riod of our deepest gloom and danger,
that still small voice was heard in
our favor from Holland. where Frank.
lin had negotiated our first loan. II
was then that the still louder notes OF
hope and sympathy fell like music
upon my ears from the great German
fatherland l visited both countries.
unheralded and unknown, in 1863.
Satisfied that any public call for u
loan would be defeated by the nachi-
nations Of France and England.
never announced my official capacity
nor asked for any American loan. l
published my financial essays over
my own name. merely as an American
citizen, exhibiting the vast resources,
the wonderful progress OF our coun-
try and the certainty os our success In
crushing the rebellion Tho
result was that In a hrler period the
people of Germany. emphatic<tlly the
great masses OF the people, took sew
eral hundred millions OF our loan at
the same rate as our own citizens.
AS It is impossible 10 suppose there
can be any intention to mislead or
motive for the misrepresentation OF
long-accepted facts, it seems only
proper. in the interest of sound
scholarship and clear, historic per-
spective for what promises to be a
long but most interesting futuR, to
offer the author of a grave errVF an
opportunity to correct his notes.
WESTERN STARR
Evening star., 1926-04-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| touched by the very thought Of re-
ceiving his personal aid.
Washington had the same obstacles
you have. Did you miss going TO col
| lege?' (No, we went, Mister)
80 did he." (Not go, of course. }
"He was mainly self-educated. lie
struggled not only with difficulties out
side Of himself, but within himself as
well.'
Next we see q map of Virginia and
MARYLAND, with homes of great men
made by Washington" and are as
sured that What he did for these
others, Washington will do for you.
Again we are touched by Washing
tons interest in our problems. But
let us go on; the best is yet to be, the
last, for which the first was made;
From these pages the living Wash
ington strides forth, the most power
full personality of modern times, hold
ing out his strength for you to grasp,
his example for you to Follow, ms
courage and steadfastness ana re-
sourcefulness for you to use In at
tanning the goal of your hearts desire.
Here is an opportunity which may
be the turning point OF your entire
life!
Take advantage OF It,
mail the inclosed form promptly.
= X X X
Here, on the last page, we find a
beautiful cut of the Washington
Monument, seen through the japanese
cherry trees, and are told:
THE touch that will unchain the
Bigger Man within you, If anything
can, is the touch of George Wash
ington.
simply knowing how Washington
fought will put behind your punch
, that extra pound of force that wins
Success.
"Will you let George Washington
help you to the front?''
How can we resist such a sweet
appeal?
WIN we let George Washington
help us to the front! We most GER
tainly will, and count it u privilege,
sir.
Always. always, we have been pin
ing TO unchain that Bigger Man
within us, and let him go roaring
adown the ages. We have pictured
the chap all the way from Senator
from Indiana, to national hero. saving
the United States from foreign in
vasion by putting into effect military
combinations learned over the chess.
board.
But hold. there is joker there.
THE touch that will unchain the
Bigger Man within you, if anything
can, is the touch of George Wash
ington."
There. now, that deucedly clever
advertising man, who got this master.
piece up, made terrible blunder.
"If anything can"
Wow. what q sneer, what a gibe
what a covert
college education. IF anything can"
Surely the guy must think that moth
ing can!
Dearly we would love TO have behind
our punch that extra pound of force
that wins Success" for success IL
hard to win, indeed, as every one
knows.
We stand on the brink of those
big things, and surely we need Cour
! age to make that successful plunge
| We long to unchain our Bigger Man
and George Washington's touch will
| do tt
IF anything can
We throw down the letter anc
| pamphlet in despair.
Nothing can, not even Washington
We are lost, and that is all there is
to it. Our Big Man will have to stay
| little.
Dear friend, we cannot sign on the
| dotted line.
| Let George do it.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
The Wet-Dry Debate.

Today a debate opens at the Capitol
which will not be reported in the Con-
gressional Record day by day, but
which wifi eventually be printed in Il
volume for the delectation of all who
may secure copies. This is the de.
bate on the prohibition question, open
ed by virtue of persistent declarations
by opponents that the law is fail.
ure, that the eighteenth amendment is
q nulIity, that violations are breeding
Iawlessness in general and that mod
ifcation OF the enforcement act, il
not repeal OF the amendment, is re-
ouired in the interest of national well
fare, and is demanded by large
majority of the people.
All these assertions are denied by
advocates of prohibition. They ac-
knowledge that the law is being VIC
lated. Il would be an ostrich-like act
OF self-deccption to deny that pro-
hibited liquors are being made and
sold in this country. But the friends
Of prohibition do not regard the pres
ent violations OF the law as indicative
OF failure. Nor do they agree that the
recent so-callei polls Of popular Will
on the subject signify Il general de-
sire for the modification or the repeal
of the law.
II does not follow that the hearing
which opens today in the Senate office
building Will lead to action. Various
specific proposals are pending, upon
son1e Of which the committee which
fs conducting the hearing will perhaps
report later. These proposals range
from modification Of the enforcement
law to absolute repeal Of the eight
eenth amendment, including plans for
q nationwide referendum. Nobody
really expects action at this present
session, which is now drawing to
close. For any serious proposal to
weaken the law, or to submit the
question to a popular vote, would lead
20 protracted debate. far beyond the
time which has been generally estab-
ushed as the date of adjournment.
So it is likely that this hearing will
he no more than a debate upon the
general question, with some excur-
sions into specific details of the pro-
bfhItion situation. Each side will have
six fun days in which to present Its
case. the opposition being heard first,
the defenders Of the law and the
amendment second. So far as mas
been now arranged there will be no
rehuttal or surrebuttal. This plan
makes it necessary for the dry side
TO establish it's contention during its
week Of argument and testimony, with
the prohibitionists enjoying the priv
iere Of answering without risk OF re.
ioinder.
II is to he borne in mind through
out this hearing that a congressional
campaign is on this year, with every
seat in the House of Representatives
and one-third of the senatorships in
the balance. Consequently the political
aspect Of the debate is strongly evi-
dent. Much that is said at the hear
ing will need to be interpreted in the
light Of nominating conventions and
primaries soon to be held. Notwtth-
standing the apparent evidence of an
overwhelming sentiment for modifica-
ton and repeal in the recent news
paper polls there is no apparent dis
position on the part Of hitherto dry
advocates in Congress to change sides.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. How long have there been Eng
lish sparrows in the United States
j. l.. S.
A. The English sparrow was intro
duced at Brooklyn. ~. Y, about 1852
and for the first 90 years il was prac.
tically confined to the cities of the
Atlantic States, but since that time
has spread throughout the United
States and Canada.
Q. Is it true than an 4 battery
Of low amperage will give clearer
and stronger reception than q fully
charged A battery?-W. o. J.
A. The Loomis Radio College says
that its many years Of experience in
radio reception convince it positively
that signals VIII be received over q
greater distance and with better tonal
quality when the filament lighting
storage battery is fully charged
Sometimes. In tuning. it is found that
the battery power needs to be de
creased somewhat by means OF the
rheostatS which control the filament
| lighting. However, the effect is very
different from Operating on j partly
charged battery.
Q. When and by whom were the
| oldfashioned long "s's" changed il
printing?-W. II. A.
A. r. c. Hansard in his book called
Topographic" (printed in Londor
1929 says: THE introduction Of the
round "s." instead of the long, is ar
| improvement In the art Of printing
for which we are indebted to the in
genious Mr.. Bell. who introduced
them in his edition Of the British
Theater," published 1791-1S02.
@. How are wienerwursts made
G.. II. f.
| A. They are made of finely minced
lean beef and fat pork, favored witt
coriander, mace, lemon peel. etc, anC
| sometimes garlic and shallots, stuffed
into sheep castings, and twisted of
| into Sausages, about 312 to ounce:
each. They are then dried anC
| smoked until they are Of q chestnut
brown color.
Q. What is the work Of the Theo
sophical Society Of Adyar, Madras
| I. S. ID.
A 1t is the organization that ha,
| taken on the huge work of establish
| ing a library of valuable and rart
| manuscripts. II has. within a period
of 20 years, been able 10 collect L. ,84'
manuscripts. The manuscripts anc
printed books in which the Adyal
| library is especially interested are
those that bear chiefly on science. re
| ligion and philosophy. 1t is also rich il
| the collection of works in the Chinese
| Japanese, Siamese, Burmese, Pail anC
| South Indian languages, besides nu
| merOus works in all the important
| European languages. During the frs
| half of the year 1925. eight tours were
| undertaken for the collection of manu-
scripts, over GO collections beinl
| examined in the course Of these tours
| @. When did England begin to hav'
! secretaries Of state or prime minis
| ters?-D. NJ. W.
A. The first mention Of an English
Kings secretary Of state is under
| Henry III. Owing to the press o
work, two secretaries were appointed
and until 1894 two seem 10 have beel
the normal number.
| @. Are ali vocal cords OF the sam
length and thickness?-G. W. G..
A. They vary both in length ant
thickness.
| Q. How are positions in the Bureal
Of Engraving and Printing obtained
IL. W.
| A. Such positions are filed from
the list of applicants who have takel
| civil service examinations.
Evening star., 1926-04-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
The Holiday That Scored.

The Holiday That Scored.
Holidays confuse the mind.
Disappointments oft we find.
Christmas made us grieve because
Now there is no Santa Claus.
New Year Day brought shabby luck,
Resolutions haven't stuck.
And the Ground Hog came and went
Adding to our discomfort.
False and fckle proved the line
Penned by old ST. Valentine.
Here. amid the wintry blast,
Vernal skies are overcast.
We admit, in chill distress,
April Fool was a Success.