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Evening star., 1926-09-28

or the weapon is only incidental to the
commission OF some other ofrense.
The law, as far as protection Is con-
cerned. is worthless. 1t is not the
concealed weapon that does the dam.
age. but the weapon in the hand Of a
crook, a criminal.
A man can walk down the public
street in this city with a loaded
weapon in his hand and be technically
immune. II he puts 1t in his pocket
and Is detected doing SO he can be
arrested under the law which forbids
the carrying of concealed weapons.
He can go into a shop and buy a gun
and carry it home unwrapped and un.
concealed, though he may be going
straight on a murderous mission. But
IL he wants or thinks he needs a gun
for protection at home against bur-
glars he risks arrest when he puts the
weapon in his pocket to carry it to
his dwelling. Such Is the absurdity
Of the present law.
A"O laws are HeeueO IOr tn0 pro-
lection Of the community. One is a
statute which forbids the sale or gift
or exchange of a deadly weapon save
upon the presentation of a permit to
purchase or acquire it, issued by a
responsible public official. The other
is prohibition against the use of the
mail or express for the delivery Of
weapons for the purchase of which
permits have not been issued
Cut off the supply of the easily pro-
cured pistol and banditry will be les.
sened materially. The lives of police.
men will be safer. The property Of
shopkeepers and Of persons walking
in the streets will be more secure.
The coroner will have less work to do
There will be fewer cases crowding
the calendars Of the courts.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
A Hero of the Air.

Lester Kirk, flyer at Evansville.
Ind, the other day got a signal for
aid from q pilot aloft. A stunt per-
former was hanging from q trapeze
beneath the flying plane and had be.
come numbed by the cold had slipped
in a loop in the rope. Kirk immedi-
ately took off. scared and maneuvered
his plane to position directly under
the pendent man. Abandoning his
controls for a moment. he grasped the
trapeze performer and pulled him
loose. Then, manipulating the con-
trolls Of his plane with his feet and
one elbow, he dragged the body of the
semiconscious man into (th,. cockpit
and made his way to a landing.
That is the simple story of one of
the most daring and heroic acts ever
performed in the air. Aviators are
constantly doing remarkable things in
Stunt flying and in emergencies in
straight-away aviation. They seem to
adjust instantly to necessity. This
man Kirk saw the peril Of another
and went to his rescue as calmly and
efficiently as life.saver who plunges
into the sea to save a drowning
swimmer.
An airplane is not an easy machine
to handle In any circumstances. 1t
must be kept under control every mo-
ment or it is likely to go into a nose
dive or tail spin and crash. In this
case Kirk kept his machine under
control, apparently by sheer will, for
the time necessary to get the per.
former loose from the trapeze He
had never rehearsed the stunt. Moth
ing like it had ever been done before.
He did instinctively what was neces-
sary to be done to keep the plane
going while he rescued the dangling
aerialist.
All this happened at an air circus
given for the benefit of the Florida
storm sufferers. Those who paid their
moneyato see the stunts got what is
called in vaudeville an extra added
attraction. But why should life be
risked for public entertainment after
all?
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Al Smiths World Court Plank

Democratic leaders in different
States have been enjoying the troubles
Of certain Of the Republican Senators
| who have been defeated in the pri-
maries on the score, according to their
opponents, Of their advocacy of Amer.
| lean adhesion to the World Court.
Whether or not these primary upsets
have been in fact due to the interna.
| tional issue, there has been much re.
joicing in the high places Of the
opposition party over the plight Of the
World Court advocates. But now
comes trouble right in the Democratic
camp over the same question. At
Syracuse. where the New York State
Democracy is in session to name a
State ticket and a candidate for the
Senate, the World Court issue has
Smith. who is being drafted for duty
again to head the ticket, is a World
Courier. He believes in American
membership in the international ju.
cialtribunal, with reservations. And
he believes, too, that in a campaign in
which a member of the Senate is to
be elected his party should in its plat.
form record it's faith. So he brings
forward a World Court plank, and he
demands that it be inserted, and he
goes so far as to tell the committee
on resolutions that if it is not incor-
porated in the declaration of principles
he will not run a fifth time for gov
ernor.
Such a howdy- y-do. OF course, the
governor will sweep the State, wheth.
er the party declares for the World
Court or not. For is not AL Smith
bigger than any platform? Is he not
his own platform? But while this is
only 1926, with merely a governorship
Immediately in the prospect, 1928 is
only two years off and a presidency
is in the offing. And. moreover, there
is the senatorship. So the Tammany
men who have been so busy fixing up
a slate and greasing the ways for the
convention protest, even to their be.
loved governor that it is bad politics
to mention the World Court, that the
World Court is anathema to certain
groups of voters in the big town Let
the platform deal with generalities
and ignore the controversial, especial.
ly on a subject that has been disposed
of and has left it's wreckage.
But Gov. AL Is not State boss with.
out possessing the qualities of boss
ship. He believes in the World Court,
he believes that 1t is pertinent to a
State campaign in which a senator
ship is at stake to mention the sub
ject approvingly, and so he gets his
way. All Of which is in turn mighty
comforting to the Republicans who
are meeting at Madison Square Gar
den and ironing out their own trou.
bles. The Tiger yields. but his fur
is rufiled and there is a sinister note
in his purr that makes it sound might.
lily like a snarl.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
We wish every boy in the world
would read Joseph Conrads Lord

We wish every boy in the world
would read Joseph Conrad's Lord
JIM"
1t is not an easy story to read, due
to the peculiar method OF telling
and to Conrad's distinctive way of
building up effect.
Many of their elders, offhand, might
be inclined to believe that Lord
Jim" is bit too heavy for the aver.
age boy. There is little doubt, how.
ever. that boys are among the best
readers in the world in every sense.
They are capable of absorbing books
of almost any type-books which are
generally held to be too old for
them" Lord Jim" is that type of
story. 1t is a study of character,
worked out in the painstaking method
peculiar to Conrad.
The action of the story creaks
somewhat. and at times tends to
weary even the adult reader. A boy
might be forgiven for calling 1t dull.
Very few will do SO, however.
The mass effect of this story on
boy would be something that he
would not for moment suspect. He
would, unknowingly, get a lesson in
the conduct of life that would stick
to him for the rest of his days.
Thus he would be the recipient Of
that best of all sermons, the uncon.
scious. There is no moral tagged
on to any of Conrad's romances, and
this novel Is no exception.
No boy would find himself preached
at; no boy would be repelled' by an
attempt to be taught a lesson, yet the
end effect would be that of a power.
full moral, burned into his soul by an
impressive lesson.
Lord Jim" is the story of fine
young fellow, handsome. brave, bold,
true, everything that a man ought
to be who missed doing his duty in
the big moment of his life.
The time came, on his ship, which
was transporting a crew of helpless
Malays, when Jim was faced with
the problem of being true to the. ira
ditions of the .Anglo-Saxon race or
giving in to the urge for safety.
A great storm came up, and the old
tub was in a bad way. The other
officers, more or less scoundrels, took
to the boats, and left the helpless
natives to sink.
And Jim joined them.
Against the best instincts of his
mind and heart, he allowed himself to
be persuaded that the ship had no
chance, and that he could do nothing
for the passengers.
Jim knew better. That was the
tragedy of it. He gave In to the per
suasions of lesser men-men without
his heritage of birth and breeding.
These things do mean a great deal in
life. Jim knew it. He was proud OF
himself, his folks, his nation, it's sea
faring traditions.
He allowed himself to do an un'
worthy thing 1t was not unworthy
of the lesser men without the law,
but distinctly not a gentleman's ac'
ton. And he was a gentleman.
'The rules of the game" How the
Anglo Saxon man loves them! They
mean everything. Time and chance
have formed them, over the years; ar
Englishman and an American abides
by them.
The point is not that one may not
come out all right. in the end, but
that he has not been square. that
he has not played the game.
The point within the point is that
he has not been square with himself
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Labor and Machinery.

A ten-hour day was easy enough
for the man who toiled mostly " .th
his hands. He paused now and then
to look off-maybe to light his pipe
maybe TO give greeting to a passing
acquaintance. Machinery has changed
this. It's memorable punctuality Of de-
mand, it's compelling rhythm, make it
the real taskmaster in the world of
industry. 1t asks no eight-hour day
and is easily repaired. 1t is from ma.
chinery, which links into its operation
brain, nerve and muscle, that the
willing worker must seek a relief in
an intelligent adjustment of the hu-
man element to the limitless capacity
Of mechanism.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
The Retail Market Site.

Preferences for mid-city site for
the market center have now been
expressed by farmers and by a very
large majority OF the retail dealers
who are occupying stalls in the Center
Market. who must move when that
establishment is RACED to make way
for new Government constructions
The views OF these two groups have
been presented TO the authorities who
are studying the question and will
doubtless have an influence on their
decision.
Little has been heard from the con-
sumers. the patrons OF the markets.
upon whose trade the prosperity Of
the dealers depends. Unfortunately.
there is no assured way to secure
their views. They are not organized.
They are scattered throughout the
District. They cannot express them
selves effectively. Yet their probable
preferences may be conceived. inas.
much as they require merely conven-
ience OF access to the markets.
A study Of the map of Washington
will afford an effective answer to the
query as to the matter of the con.
venience of the market patrons. The
so-called mid-city site, with the Con.
vention Hall market as its focal point.
lies within q few hundred yards Of
the center Of population and not far
from the geographical center Of the
District. 1t is more central" than
the present Center Market. 1t is con.
venient to several car lines and can
be approached from all directions
The purpose of a market center
with stalls for the retail provision
sales 10 to enable the people to shop"
for their food supplies conveniently
and economically. Those who ''go to
market" instead of depending upon
the nearest corner grocery or the itin-
Grant hucksters do SO because they
have a wider range Of selection and
an opportunity to compare prices and
to get the most for their money. 9th
erwise there is no occasion whatever
for the concentration of the purveyors
OF foods under single group or in a
number of establishments closely re.
lated.
The man or the woman with a mar
ket basket is to be primarily consid-
cred in this matter of locating the
market. The retail dealers have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of a mid.
city site. presumably because they
know that if the market is not con-
veniently placed the people will not
patronize them. They will not "go
to market" if they have to cover long
distances and if they cannot reach
the market quickly and easily and
economically.
All these factors are to be taken
into consideration by those who are
now studying the question and whose
decision will doubtless govern In the
selection of a site and in the provision
of accommodations for the market
center. Washington should have a
model market. and it will not be a
model If it is not so placed as to draw
q maximum of trade from the people.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Little Acts of Kindness.
rom the Albany Evening News.

From the Albany Evening News.
A New York newsdealer, just before
he leaped under a subway train the
other day. wrote an improvised will
in which he left $4,000 to the girl
cashier of a Keith theater.
The girl had been courteous to him.
He had been regular patron of the
theater five years and she came TO
recognize him. So she used to inquire
after his health, listen TO his troubles
of the day and cheer him along She
was kind. considerate. gentle. 1t made
an impression on him because he had
been used to little except hustle and
no thanks in life.
There is a story of bread upon the
waters in which o. Henry would revel
and from which he would spin one of
those amazingly fascinating yarns OF
his. o. Henry's stories made him
famous because they were taken from
just such bits of life. He knew that
much of the true romance of hurried
existence in the crowded city may be
found In the little act of daily kind
ness,
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Reciprocity Aim Credited
To Canada's Liberal Party

hesion of Canada 10 the British EN-
pire and for its annexation to this
country. They offered no construc-
tive program. The Liberals and the
Farmer Progressives, on the other
hand. promised efforts to establish
reciprocity with the United States and
to reduce duties still unnecessarily
high"
parliamentary majority for any
party" remarks the Detroit News
ut achieved what all Canada has
lately sought. a fairly stable govern
ment. The need was not for a Con
Servative government or Liberal
government. but for a strong regime.
The strength of the new order Is not
all that was desired, but the crisis
IS safely passed; the violent partisan
ship manifest during the canvass is
bound to induce a reaction of reason.
X X X
The Bangor Daily Commercial rec
ognizeS that Canada seems to be on
the way to the establishment of Il
two-party government" and that lit
will be for the advantage of Canada
if it can have n two party government
and more to it's advantage if II can
have an administration that will he
able to maintain itself in office more
than Il few months or for a year.
The Portland Express similarly points
out that Canada already has had
two general elections within n year
and is about ready to take Il vacation
from politics.
The result suggests to the Spring
field Daily News the thought that
while lit is not so long ago that pub
1io nj, IN t.tin
dictionary regimes all over the world.
forsaking liberal thought. ,'the first
test this year comes in Canada. and
the pendulum swings back with tre
mendous momentum. The world rel
atively is smaller than it once was.
the Daily News finds. "and what has
happened in Canadian precincts may
be fOrerunner of events elsewhere.
The Baltimore Sun also sees "a dis
tinct swing Of the political tide"
The progressive element in Cana
dian politics. says the Charleston
Evening Post, Seems to he very much
the same as that in the United
States, and is composed principally of
members from the western provinces.
representing a dissatisfied farmer con
stituency. The power of this group
Is even greater in Canada than that
of the corresponding group I'm the
United States, since. under the par
liamentary system, an adverse vote
will turn out n government" The
Reno Evening Gazette observes that
"the Liberal leaders include many of
the most important men in public life.
and they point to the wonderful pros
perity now enjoyed by the Dominion,
and which they declare had it's begin.
nings under the Liberal party
Evening star., 1926-09-28

@ How should dishes of canned
fruit be eaten?-G. G.. Fl.
A. Canned fruit served in side
dish should be eaten with a fork. If
the fruit is served as a dessert, a
spoon is used.
@. Is Giacomo Meyerbeer the real
name Of the composer?-W. r. +.
A Giacomo Meyerbeer was born
John Beer. He changed his given
name to Giacomo in order to appear
Italian and prefixed Meyer" to his
surname in honor of friend, Meyer,
who helped him in his youth.
@. What is the meaning Of "Kai.
bab," the name of one of the National
forests. and for what is this par
ticular forest noted?-C. C. d.
A. Kaibab is a Piute Indian word
meaning mountain lying down." 1t
Is vast plateau, so miles long and
miles, of yellow pine, fir. spruce and
aspen. This is said to be the largest
virgin forest in the United States.
@. How may person abroad
have his passport renewed or eX'
tended? d?-H. B.
A. Beginning October 1. 1925. an
American in foreign country may
have his passport extended. or new
one issued if the old one has run out,
by applying to the nearest American
consul. Formerly, in such cases, IT
has been necessary to send such ap.
plications direct to Washington, and
this often necessitated weeks or
months of delay.
hA
perspiring under the arms and
staining ones clothes?-R. NJ. K.
A. The American Medical Associa'
ton suggests the use of 25 per cent
solution Of aluminium chloride. This
should be lightly dabbed on the az
fected areas for three or four days.
or until some irritation appears. 1t
should be repeated in three or four
weeks. Any medication should be
discontinued upon the appearance OF
the slightest indication of infiamma'
ton.
O. What does "Yom Kippur." the
name of the Jewish holiday, mean
A. G. l..
A. In English this is known as the
Day of Atonement, the day on which
one solemnly asks for pardon for the
sins that nave QlSllSuTeu IilS Hle'
@. What is the proper height of
kitchen sink?-M. V. w.
A. This depends upon the height
of the individual woman. A table
of the proper height of working sur
faces according to the height of the
individual woman has been com
piled. This provides that woman
4 feet 10 inches tall should have
working surfaces 81 inches high; one
4 feet II inches, PIN inches, etc.
The height of the working surfaces
is increased half an inch for each
additional inch in the worker e
height.
o. why do people blush, and what
could be done to stop it?-A. j.
A. Blushing is due to the suspend
ing of the action Of the local vase
motor nerves allowing the arteries
and capillaries to dilate so that there
is an increased flow of blood to the
parts that redden. To conquer the
habit of blushing is largely matter
of will power.
O. What has been called 1.-The
mother of sciences'?-C. d.
A. Philosophy has been called this
The real meaning of the term is the
love of wisdom"
Evening star., 1926-09-28

her heroes no less renowned than
War.
Entomologists have tried to fright
en- us by saying that the future pos
session of the world lies between man
and insects. and victory is Uncertain
it may go to bugs and beetles or cat
erpillars. But there are insects"
known only to the microscopist and
bacteriologist. Sometimes these prey
upon the larger bugs" whose ferocity
scares one who ventures to look close
up.
Copyright. 1875. By Paul Y. Collins.l
Evening star., 1926-09-28

Innumerable books about the World
War have been written without pro-
ducing anything that may be regard.
ed as a masterpiece in historic litera.
ture. This fact may account for the
enormous amount of conventional f1c-
ton that overwhelms the book shops.
1t requires at least a generation to
render war picturesque.
Evening star., 1926-09-28

The so-called Crime waves" do not
appear so formidable on analysis as
they did at first. Two bandits can
commit enough depredations to con-
vey a terrorized impression that an
organized band of unlimited numbers
Is at work
Evening star., 1926-09-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

September's Ruling Passion.
Where is the farmer boy whose glee
He sang at break O. day?
He's yonder, fixing up a tee,
For there is golf to play.
Where is the housewife, verv prim
Where is her daughter gay?
They're trudging in the distance dim,
For there is golf to play.
The carpenter, the blacksmith stout
With millionaires now stray.
Each Office door you seek says OUT
For there is golf to play.
Evening star., 1926-09-28

A shortening of labor hours per
day and labor days per week will
benefit the manual toiler, but will af-
ford no relaxation for a mental
worker. such. for example, as Thomas
Edison. Psychologists say the human
brain is never truly at rest, not even
in sleep.
Evening star., 1926-09-28

A new split IN party lines Is dis.
cussed, which threatens a possibility
that voters, regardless of the tariff,
may line up as "Drypublicans" and
"Wetocrats."
Evening star., 1926-09-28

Dempsey has already changed his
style of fighting. Instead of favoring
postponements he now wants another
match as soon as possible.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
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Evening star., 1926-09-28

Visits to one another are being
planned by kings of Europe. Most
of the conversation will probably re-
late to the good old times.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Opinions.

Its dangerous for people to believe
everything they hear about a man."
mot always" answered Senator
Sorghum. Out my way I've been
pretty successful in getting 'em to be.
lieve what my press agents say about
me''
Evening star., 1926-09-28
WOrkleSs Days.

They talk about the Busy Bee
A sorry bluff he seems to me.
Six months of sleep each year he'
scored.
That beats the plan of Henry Ford.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
Higher Skirts.

shorter. What will be the ultimate ef-
fect?"
II don't know" answered Miss Cay.
enne, unless each flapper hoists a
parasol and calls it a petticoat."
Evening star., 1926-09-28

Pushing a Good Thing Along.
Five days of work for six days pay
Is insufficient stuff.
Four days, vehemently say,
Or three, are quite enough.
Evening star., 1926-09-28
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Don't hOller bout wantin' to be
yoh own boss" said Uncle Eben. DE
fus' thing you'd do would be to give
yohself permission to loaf on de job
till YOU went broke
Evening star., 1926-09-28

Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says
we are truly in the era of resplendent
prosperity when a man can go to the
City Of Brotherly Love and receive
lavish riches for one black eye.
Evening star., 1926-09-28

Jud Tunkins says the hunting sea-
son is on. and two-thirds of the boys
in his neighborhood have picked up
shotguns and are hunting most every.
thing except work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-17
Augusta Young Man
With Radio League
To Be Married Today

Arthur Handy and Miss Mary
Handy left Thursday afternoon for
Hartford, Conn, to attend the we'd
ding today, Of F. Edward Handy,
Mr.. Handy's son, and Miss Winifred
Gladys Richardson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Gray Richardson
of Julius street, Hartford.
Edward Handy is a graduate of
Cony High school in the class of
1920 and of University Of Maine in
1924. He has recently been ap-
pointed traffic manager of the Am
erican RADIO Relay League, with Of
flee at Hartford, although he has
previously held that position tenn
porarily in the absence of the form
er traffic manager
Young Handy is well known in
this city and has world wide repu-
tation as an amateur radio opera
tor. While attending Cony High
school and later at the University
of Maine he owned and operated a
radio code station. With his sta
ton at U. of M. he communicated
with radio operators in many Eu-
ropean countries as we'll as with all
parts of the United States and
Canada.