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Conjecture Over Cause.
RECIPROCITY TAG
WAR IS AVERTED BY
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR

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Co.. of Washington; II. c. Violet OF
the Schneider Baking Co.. of Wash
ington; j. Hefiin, Dorscil Baking Co.,
Washington: A. +. Gray, Rice Bak-
ing Co., Washington; Robert Bender,
General Baking Co., Washington; c..
w. Lowe, Colonial Ice Cream Co.,
Washington: H. B. James, Corby Bak.
ing Co., Washington, and Albert L.
Martfield of the Loeffier Provision Co.,
Washington.
The Langley Citizens Association
entered the lists against the Virginia
State officials at a meeting Monday
night. The action was unanimous. II
was embodied in a resolution which
places the association on record "as
being opposed to any agitation which
threatens severance of present pleas
ant automobile tag reciprocal relations
between the District Of Columbia and
the State of Virginia"
Ask Curb on Break.
The resolution specifically requests
the State officials ito refrain from
any action tending to disturb the
cordial understanding between officials
State of Virginia.
Not content with merely adopting
this resolution, the association direct
ed it's secretary to send copy with
out delay to the State authorities. and
incidentally, also, to the officials Of
the District and the press.
At the same time, r. e. Plymale,
president of the Arlington County Mo-
tor Club, issued a statement declaring
that District citizens taking up tenn
porary residences in northern Virginia
should not be imposed upon by two
separate and distinct registration
plates, even if there is some archaic
law on the old statute book Of Vir-
ginia to that effect"
Condemns "Chinese WALL"
Virginia, and specifically Arlington
County," declared Mr.. Plymale, ''is in
sistent that there shall not be a Chi
nese wall at the Potomac River. Ar.
lington wants to supply its share of
produce to the Washington market,
and we want to welcome all pur-
chasers of Washington to what we
have to sell in our county, and 1 be-
lieve that the producers and business
men of Fairfax County feel the same
way. b.
what should be done is to forget
this whole problem that has beer
raised from one individual case and
to get down to normalcy on the whole
situation as sane business men. The
legal residents Of Virginia must be
to have Virginia registra-
tion of their cars. II this is enforced
/ believe it will iron out the whole
Wants Definite Action.
According to a statement issued by
the Greater Washington Motor Club
today, the "great need to iron out
the situation with Virginia is ultimate
workable legislation that will clearly
define the rights of Washington motor
sts in northern Virginia and of
northern Virginia motorists in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Following the principle accepted in
Dther sections where cities are ad- |
jacent to another State, the question |
Of legal residence, according to this |
Is the determining factor |
rs to the registration of the motor |
vehicle, even though there may be |
some minor laws on the statute books |
hat may be applied and work hard. |
ships with intercommunity trans |
Dortation.
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Costes Again DELAYED

SSAINT-LOUIS, Senegal, October Il
V+9.-Dieudonne Costes was again
forced to postpone his hop.ofr f6yy.
Port Natal, Brazil, today in his plane,
the Nungesser.Coli The sogginess of
the flying field made take.off mad.
visable. A''''U'
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because of a speech delivered Tues
day in San Diego in which he is said
to have criticized severely Govern
ment policy in connection with the
housing of troops created widespread
interest among Army officers and Off
cials.
The chief of staff Is known to hold
positive views on that subject and
has exhibited recently considerable
degree of frankness in expressing his
opinion publicly, although up to this
time, at least, he has avoided any
thing approaching a direct conflict
with congressional or admInistra- :
tion policy in handling the Army
s6c a s bsSk Miat President Cool.
idg9 has Afterveaaed directly because
Of Gem Silnameran's remarks in San
Diego Id aled him to Washing
ton, tMA sftN6H6n would be almost
unprecedented IN Army history. AS a
rule, Wdete the President desired to
take st1ch action, White House in
structions to the Secretary of War
would accomplish the purpose, the
actual orders to the officer involved
being sent in the name OF the Secre-
tary.
Conjecture Over Cause.
One aspect of the situation srousing
particular interest in military circles
was the course Gen. Summerall might
follow If he proves to have been called
in rebuke for his San Diego speech.
Some officers were inclined to believe
he might ask to be relieved as chief
of staff in that event, thus forcing the
Army housing issue and any other
he is tieeplv interested into nuhlic no-
tice in such a manner as to insure the
attention Of Congress during the COM
ing session.
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CONSULAR PROGRAM
FINALLY APPROVED
BY PAN-AMERICANS

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LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.
a Dorwood Stable entry

SECOND RACE-Purse 81 aoo. o,.i,.....
ICr maiden 2-yedr-olds 6 fllrIongs '"i"s
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G. 0. P. LEADERS WATCH
PARLEYS BEING HELD
BY SENATE INSURGENTS

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SUMMERALL TOUR
ENDS IN MYSTERY;
-
OFFICIALS PUZZLED

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entry. "V
.Apprentice allowance claimed.
Neasner clear: track good. ,fffsfR&lA
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FOURTH RACE-Purse. 81 500. Gam.
bridge Handicap; 3-year-olds and up: ~
Brlev NJ. c. -. lis Nat Eyens 100
Athel 11S Fly Hawk -. lis
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SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $1,000, claim
ng; for 3-year-olds and up: ! mile and
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Automobile Tags.

Wade H. Coombs, superintendent of
licenses. has suggested to the Com
missioners a return to the old system
OF numbering automobile tags and has
thereby provoked an interesting dis.
cussion as to the merits Of the let
tered tags against those with straight
numerals. Mr.. Coombs characterizes
the letters Of the alphabet now on
the tags as anything but a success"
but gives no reason for believing so.
The entire matter will be carefully
investigated by the Commissioners be-
fore they act, and 1t is likely that they
will be governed by reports from the
Police Department as to the ease of
Identification on the various kinds of
tags.
At first glance it would appear that
a small set Of numbers with a letter
would be easier to retain in the mem
DRY than a tag Of perhaps six nu.
merals. In other words, the police.
man who had only a feetlng glance at
q NoA AuHiUCI WOuiu U0 SuTcE OF &C.
curacy If the tag was A4876 than il
1t was 943659. But this is where the
rub comes. There are certain letters
which can easily be confused with
others, such as B and r. o and @.
and c and o. In the case Of the
District, however, 1t is not necessary
to retain these letters on the tags.
They could be dropped and there would
still be enough to furnish Identifying
licenses for the more than one hun.
dred thousand local motorists on a
fournumeral basis.
1t is not probable that those who
drive cars here will become wildly
excited over the issue. The sole con.
Germ Of District motorists regarding
their 1928 tags is that they arrive on
time and in good condition. The pres.
ent tags were delayed in the making
and apparently are not of high.grade
construction. Smears and illegibilitv
are the distinguishing marks of manv
OF them. Perhaps that is what Mr..
Coombs meant when he said that thew
were anything but a success"
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

To be forever in doubt as to ones
actions, thoughts and choosingS is to
be perpetually unhappy.
There Is q mild sort of chronic un-
happiness which countless thousands
suffer from, which Is not named in
the medical works, and which doctors
long ago agreed to scout, yet which
has a sure place in the list Of those
one thousand and one ills mankind Is
supposed to suffer from.
Not to be able to hold the head up
and look at the world with a well
who are your" air, is to be apatheti-
cally unhappy.
The dilution of pure happiness is
small. butt it exists, nevertheless, and
takes it's toll. Ask any person who
recognizes his own uncertainty.
X X X
Petty affairs of life, such as choos-
ing between two pies, form fertile
field for the working of such germs
of discomfort.
If the President had said "I will not
run" there would have been no lin
gering doubt in our minds as to what
he meant. He knows words too we'll
to be ambiguous. Read his collected
speeches since coming to the White
House.
The use Of the now famous word
"choose"-does this not place him in
the great category of all us older folk,
who were repressed and held down,
and told to mind our Ps and Qs, and
not to take a second piece of cake,
even If 1t were offered?
If an uncertain-minded man Is faced,
at a restaurant, with a choice between
two pies, one lemon and one peach,
for instance, he will not be able to
reach instantly for one or the other.
He will be in the classical dilemma
of the beast of burden with the three
bales Of hay equally attractive.
He won't know which to choose!
This is sure Of such a man, although
one may we'll doubt the story Of the
beast and the hay. This interesting
creature has positive sort of charac-
ter, and probably would unhesitating-
ly choose the larger bale.
The hesitating gentleman confronted
with the perplexing problem Of choos-
ing between lemon or peach pie. has
no such guide.
He reaches out his hand for the
peach, then is tempted by the charms
of the lemon. Visions Of peach pie
as they once were float before his
nina. He reSclndS mis- opinion In
favor Of lemon, and reaches out for
the peach, only to think Of lemonade
and lemon ice.
Jaw, shucks. gimme chawklutw he
says, in despair, congratulating him
self on his choice, when all the time
he has run away from the problem.
His choice is not a choice at all.
X X X X
Happy Is the man, confronted by
two motor cars and two statesmen,
both claiming that they do not knock
other cars, who can keep his head and
select one or the other.
Let him do it instantly, without so
much as a consideration Of the size of
the timing chain, and he will be a
happy man.
This is something bigger than the
selection of a car. This is the biggest
thing in the world-happiness.
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skill, indicative Of experience. In the
aggregate a very large sum has been
taken by them in cash and in goods.
There is plainly a fence" for mer-
chandise thus taken. These gangs are
operating on a system. The local
police force is not large enough to
cover all the ground effectively on tho
twenty-four- hour basis. The thieves
study the police schedules and time
their operations accordingly, thus
gaining opportunity to work without
molestation. Whether or not the laws
are made more severe, there should
be an addition to the local police force
TO permit the organization of flying
squadron" charged with the duty of
securing the business district nightly
without schedule. That cannot be
done at present owing to the lack OF
men. An addition to the force suffi-
cient to form this anu-burglary squad
should be made through an emergency
appropriation at the next session Of
Congress.
With a special squad for the patrol
of the business area, which would
doubtless result in catching more Of
the maurauders, and with sitter pen
alties provided by the law, Washing
ton would become an improbable field
for the bandit gangs instead of being.
as now, easy pickings" for the yegg-
men and cracksmen who have been
scared away from New York and are
plying their trade in comparatively
safe territory.
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More Police, Stricter Laws Needed.

At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce held the other night the
suggestion was advanced that an eff
fort be made to secure the enactment
for the District of Columbia OF stat
utes similar to the so-called Baumes
laws Of New York. This proposal was
inspired by numerous robberies that
have occurred in the District recently.
1t Is believed that most of these crimes
have been committed by gang Of
bandits who have been run out Of New
York by the new statutes and are now
operating in other cities.
The Baumes laws in New York have
undoubtedly operated for the public
protection. Crime has diminished in
New York State and notably in New
enactnents. which apply successfully
more severe penalties to repeated Of
lenses, and which reduce the chances
OF the criminal to escape conviction
anu DuUlSIlHleul. StCOIlu anu I'LL u
offenders are put away for long terms,
the latter class for life, on the theory Of
their incorrigibility and the certainty
OF their continued preying upon So
ciety If left at large. The prospect of
long stretches" in the penitentiary
with lessened chances for reprieve,
pardon or parole, has deferred many
a professional crook from persisting
In criminal operations in that jurisdic.
ton.
Stringent laws in one State have
undoubtedly the effect of driving out a
certain percentage Of the criminal
class to operate elsewhere. 1t is pain.
fully evident that other cities than
New York have suffered from this
exodus from the metropolis. Wash.
ington has lost heavily in the past
year from the visitations of thieves
whose work has been performed with
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

was not canned, but frequently pre-
served. Many butchers had horse
meat for sale, but owing to the gen.
eral aversion to it as food, it was not
subject to government restrictions as
were other meats.
Q. How long do adult mosquitoes
live?-E. G.
A. Mosquitoes live but a few weeks
in adult form.
Q. What is the Book Of Kells?-
J. A. l..
A. The Book Of Kells is beauti.
fully executed manuscript copy of the
Gospels dating from the sixth or sew
enth century. 1t is preserved in Trim.
ity College, Dublin.
Q. Is Cher Ami, the pigeon that
won the war medal, still living?-F. c.
A. Cher Ami was shot through the
breast and killed on June 30. 1919, at
Fort Monmouth. n. ]. 1t has been
stuffed and is now in the new National
Museum at Washington, D. c.
Q. How long have corner stones
been laid?-E. c. r.
A. The laying of corner stone OF
building with ceremony is an ancient
custom. The corner stone, as being
the most important in consolidating
building. has a peculiar significance.
1t commonly has q cavity into which
documents Of historic interest or cur.
rent coins are deposited. A reference
to the subject is to be found in the
Bible in Job.
Q. How long has Brother Dutton
been with the leper colony at
Molokai?-M. l..
A. He has been there for 40 years.
He is now "a years old.
Q. Is there any animal or Ash that
has only one eye?-C. T.
A. The only one-eyed animal In ex.
istence is the cyclops, a genus of
small fresh-water crustacean. They
are popularity included under the wide
title of water fieas." Various spe.
cies are common as active swimmers
in fresh-water pools or slow.flowing
brooks and a few forms have been
recorded from the sea. A very marked
feature to which the name refers is
the single radium eye, usually bright
crimson and sparkling like gem.
Q. How much land in Alaska is in
national forests?-W. B. D.
a. Inc UdIlOIdl IOEeSLS Oh Alaska
contain 10000, 900 acres. In them are
1850 100000 feet Of lumber suitable
for general consumption.
@. What was the name of the first
Pullman CARR. w.
A. In 1859 George Pullman rebuilt
an Alton day coach, No. 8. But the
first all-Pullman-built car was called
the Pioneer and it was first used to
bear the widow and children of Presi.
dent Lincoln to his last resting place
in Illinois in 1865.
Stop q minute and think about this
fact: You can ASK The Evening Star
Information Bureau any question Of
fact and get the Gnst0er back in a
personal letter. 1t is q great educd-
tionGI idea Introduced into the Iiucs Of
the most intelligent people in the
newspaper readers.
1t is q part of that best purpose of q
ne1cSpdper-Seruice. There is no
charge except 2 cents in stamps for
return postage. Get the habit of ask.
ing questions. Address your letter to
The Evening Star Information Blu
redu. Frederic j. HGSkin, director.
Washington, ID. c..
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pected that regular aerial service will
be maintained. If so. the transit of
letters will doubtless be the first OBJ.
jective rather than the carriage of
passengers. A two-day mail service
between New York and London Is thus
to be regarded as feasible. In that
event the practice Of catching liners
with belated mail or Of sending planes
from ship to shore upon approach to
port with mail will be obsolete. Still,
it Is worth while trying meanwhile to
shorten tho mail time by combinations
of ship and plane. and the experiment
that is soon to be tried will be watched
18th interest as one of the steps in
the development Of aviation for prac-
tical purposes.
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UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Lone German airplane, evidently
engaged in long-distance reconnais-
sance work, flies high over American
front line training camp.
volunteers continue to rush to the
colors despite the fact that Regular
Army quota is filed. Maps
OF our coast defenses found on Ger
man arrested in Seattle.
war Department orders conscientious
obJectors sent to mobilization camps.
but will assign them to non-combatant
branches of the service. Gov
eminent officials and steel companies
lock horns" in attempt to fix price
on steel that satisfies both sides. ."
First draft appeals are quickly dis.
missed on the ground that the Ma
tons interests are paramount in an
emergency. The food admin
istration indicates that sugar and dairy
products will be placed under Federal
supervision to prevent profiteering as
soon as the wheat situation is under
control. Japanese mission to
the United States reaches this country.
Pledges Japan's LOYALTY to- our ,xzax..
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Uncertainty is a great curse.
To be happy one must feel certain
he is right, then go ahead.
He cannot do the latter If there is
much doubt about the former.
This is the excuse, if any Is needed,
for the man who offends because Of
his positiveness.
From the standpoint of others he
IS conceited, self centered, a "know-it
ALL" but from his own viewpoint he is
simply and beautifully right.
If one is able to look at him thus,
he ceases to be an annoyance and be-
comes an object lesson, for. with his
cocksureness mitigated by the aware
ness of 1t. his happiness remains un-
touched.
This, it would seem, Is the greatest
benefit to be gained from the present
freed nd.easy methods of bringing up
children.
Children are being '1et run" more
nowadays than formerly. They are
not repressed very much. They are
brought up to regard themselves as
integral members Of the family.
The extremes, of course, show up
as boys with consummate gall"
plenty of brass and an insufferable
conceit.
The majority, however, are simply
good kids who do not have to spend
half their time fighting themselves.
They are free, in the best sense, to
deal with life as they find it.
The fact that they are sure about
-; t- 20 hot. 4s,f
blessings, although they may never
know 1t.
They do not have to-they have it!
Having a thing often is much bet
ter than knowing about 1t. Knowl-
edge is not always power. Sometimes
it is a set Of four-wheel brakes.
Uncertainty, in it's ordinary forms,
is merely an old-fa shioned two-wheel
set of brakes, which some declare does
not hold, yet creates enough disturb
ance to cause trouble.
There is uncertainty arising from
others, for instance.
Take the tribe Of touchy persons
who must be handled with gloves.
One is never certain about them
cannot ever be sure about them. One
day they speak to you; the next day
they do not.
This Is the uncertainty which Is
thrust upon one, which arises from
others and goes out like a cloud Of
vapor, dimming the clear road of life.
Relations are foggy with these per-
sons.
Perhaps the only certainty one
can arrive at with them is that they
are easily upset. and therefore must
be regarded from a humorous stand
point.
One can be certain, at the least,
that they are tough customers to
manage: therefore nothing that they
say or do shall upset one.
This is being certain to good pur-
pose!
X X X y
Uncertainties that arise from
others, however, are as nothing to
those that come from ones self.
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Ship.Plane Mail Service.

A plan has been arranged on the
strength of the successful fight Of
Clarence Chamberlin from the outgo.
ing steamer Leviathan to shore, to
deliver mail to the same ship on her
next eastward voyage from New York.
1t is proposed that nine hours after
the departure of the giant liner a
navy seaplane will take off from
Squantum, Mass, with mail sent by
rail from New York to that point.
For this experiment two sacks will be
carried, being suspended from the
plane by long lines. When the plane
is over the ship these lines will be
cut and the sacks dropped. Tests are
now being made to determine the &C.
curacy with which the sacks can be
deposited.
The purpose of this experiment Is
to lengthen the time of mail deliveries
to outgoing ships. When the liner
leaves port she carries all the mail
that has accumulated on shore for
that voyage. If the plane service can
be established 1t will be possible to
deposit with the ship a quantity Of
mail that has been received after her
departure, thus saving delays in wait
ing for another mail liner. or. to put
the matter conversely, the time for
steamer mali is extended by several
hours.
Eventually It is possible-perhaps,
indeed, probable-that mails will be
carried overseas by planes. The Lind
bergh- Chamberlin-Byrd flights proved
the feasibility of transatlantic flying
within two days, It Is confidently ex.