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Evening star., 1927-11-23
New York Spreads" "

New York City's metropolitan dis
been REDEEMED on the basis of eco
nomic and social activities centering
in the city, and new boundaries have
been laid down embracing approx
mately 3,765 square miles and extend
ing within radius Of forty miles
from the City Hall. The new metro
politan district takes in parts of New
Jersey and Connecticut, theoretically
wiping out State, county and munich
pal lines, to combine for practical
purposes some of the common needs
OF the 9,500,000 persons living therein,
outnumbering by half a million the
combined populations OF Chicago, Phil
adelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, st. Louis
and Boston. The boundaries for the
methods approved by the United
States Census Bureau, and the con-
sideration Of activities which center
in New York includes such items as
opluIiiuliHb, uellNeTy ana IclepnOne
service, in addition to the relative
density Of population. The Merchants
Association of New York, which ere.
ated the new metropolitan district
has announced that it will be substi
tuted, for census purposes, for the old
metropolitan district, the boundaries
of which extended in a ten-mile radius
from the City Hall.
The new district means no change
in political units. 1t constitutes, sim
ply, convenient definition Of the ter
11tory extending around New York
the activities of which center in the
city. Its creation was brought abou'
by the inadequacy of the old district
for the purposes of deter mining the
manufacturing and population cen
sus, plus the confusion in the public
mind regarding it's exact limits. With
in a few years it must be extended
again, for the new metropolitan dis
trict will outgrow its boundaries jus
as the old one did.
For some time now a select com
naittee Of experts, financed by. th'
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Fox Theater Music
Classes Are Praised
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
AS a much interested mother may
I urge all parents to have their chill
dren take advantage of the unusual
opportunity allowed the sixth, seventh
and eighth grade pupils, through their
schools, to attend the Fox Theater
Saturday morning music appreciation
classes?
Having attended the class last Sat
urday, l could not help making note
of the profound quiet and deep almost
hungry interest with which the great
majority of the 200 children attending
listened. This is one of the greatest
accomplishments of a far-reaching
scope in the music appreciation de-
partment of our public schools of
Washington. It affords the children
an opportunity not only to appreciate
the seriousness Of one note off tune
Though ever so little), but the serious
ness of feeling the soul of the rendi-
ton to the very connecting breath or
pause Of each bar.
Prof A. KOrnspan, conductor of the
Fox Theater Orchestra, expressed his
aim and desire to treat these classes
as strictly educational by having open
class in his studio at the theater after
each Saturday morning directing class,
to treat in detail the spirit and story
of the selections; also answer and
ask questions to ascertain progress.
He is most worthy in this movement.
1t seems to me this is real opportu-
nifty for the finding and developing of
much heretofore hidden talent.
In most sincerely appreciative way
may I express gratefulness to Mrs.
Anne w. S. Bassler, sixth grade teach
err in one Of our public schools, as the
originator of this progressive musical
step? Mrs. Brassler is, with Miss Clara
Burroughs, in charge of music appre-
citation in Washington public schools
Her untiring cooperation has placed
this line of our District education on
the very top round of the primary
public school children's musical lad
der The able assistance of the chair
man, Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, in
| charge of work of this movement
| through the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, certainly did much toward the
success Of this first class.
Parents of musically inclined chill
dren, come, show your interest, that
your children may benefit! One word
seems necessary to urge the privilege
of the classes to the children of the
fourth and fifth grades, who are in
the more receptive age, especially
more unconsciously open to the rhyth-
mic sense of music.
| Please know I offer this word pub
| licly as just a deeply interested moth
er backing the splendid movement.
| (Mrs.) SUZANNE w. RAUSCHER.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Drafting" for 1928.

President Coolidge's position regard
ing another term in the White House
was stated in August when he made
his declaration. from South Dakota,
that he did not CHOOSE to run for
President in 1928" Immediately the
country began to discuss this state
ment. with a disposition in some quar-
ters to question its sincerity, to read
into the verb an implication of willing
ness to respond to a demand. The
President has refused TO ampllfy ms
words. holding in this matter an atu-
tude that commands general respect.
It is obviously not for him to go
further and state either a Willingness
to accept a nomination il rendered to
him. or a positive refusal to permit
the consideration of his name in any
circumstances.
Recently a movement has been set
on foot to draft" the President for
his party's nomination. Chain letters
have been circulated by a group of
Massachusetts admirers of the Chief
Executive. to be spread over wide
area and to constitute a Nationwide
Republican demand for his nomina-
ton. Immediately upon the matter
coming to his attention the President
expresses his disapproval of the move
ment and requests it's discontinuance
The fact that he has not in conjunc-
ton with his expression on this sub.
ject gone further in his statement Of
August is by some taken to mean
that he is still receptive" to demand
for another candidacy. Yet that de-
duction is not consistent with the at
titude which the President has as.
sumed from the outset.
It is not to be questioned that there
Is a general disposition to desire that
the Presidents name be presented to
the Republican convention, or a feel
ing that if it is so presented it will
sweep the convention, that in short If
there is no positive and peremptory
refusal on his part his nomination is
most likely. At the same time it Is
felt that If the present condition pre-
walls for three or four months longer.
with no specific declination Of the pro.
spective honor, the argument against
q third term" in the White House,
which was quieted upon the II do not
choose" statement. will be revived.
Yet 1t is to be doubted whether that
proposition will arouse much public
feeling OF opposition.
No question is to be felt regarding
the Presidents personal desire to be
relieved of further service after March
4, 1929. He has labored diligently and
faithfully. He has taken his duties
most seriously and has devoted him.
self assiduously to the task of admin.
istration. He has, in effect almost
explicitly. asked the country to permit
him to retire. If there is a widespread
and sincere expression of desire that
he serve another term, it will in ample
sea son have manifested itself in a
manner to permit of no mistake.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

The fresh-air craze has about run
it's course, If one may believe the evil
dence presented to his eyes in and
around this great city.
Not only have many row houses
been built here in the past five years
without sleeping porches, but perhaps
the ma iority of detached homes lack
this former essential.
There is nothing else to it but TO
believe that the vogue for fresh air,
whether or no, Is on the wane, and
perhaps never will again occupy such
place as it did for 90 years or so.
People are tired of freezing them
selves in the name of health.
The terms fresh air" and cold air"
are not synonymous, and never have
been. except in the misguided fancy
of those warm blooded propagandists
who happen to be able to stand an un.
usual amount of cold.
Cold air in Winter too often means
coal smoke. Many physicians are
coming to believe that there is enough
air obtaining admission to the aver
age home in Autumn and Winter,
through the mechanical agency of
winds. to make any other ventilation
unnecessary.
IT is real mystery why the man
who is able to sit in house all day
without one thought of ventilation, or
any particular pining for fresh air,
will become suffocated the very mo-
ment he gets into bed.
He may have been reading in his
bedroom, oblivious of the passage of
time or the fact that not one of
the three windows has been up even
so little as an inch.
He has given no heed, either, to
the equally important fact that the
blinds are waiting gently from the
pressure of the keen north wind, and
this, despite the fact that the best
metal Misunderstanding was installed.
and that the operative who did the
trick solemny showed how one might
hold n lighted match at the sill with
out it being blown out.
Perhaps one might still hold a
match there. If one wished TO indulge
in such a silly trick. The match is
not essential, the fresh air Is. One
can have no legitimate protest against
fresh air. 1t is the abuse of fresh
air that draws ones ire.
Here is this gentleman--this gen
tleman, that gentleman, any gentle
man--who has been reading steadily
for four hours. Not once has he felt
a craving for additional oxygen.
The fact that he was absorbed in
the book cannot account for his lack
of interest, for the time being. in the
tremendous necessity for fresh air" !"
Few books are that absorbing. :.
Let him once go to bed, however.
Immediately he feels as if he would
be asphyxiated unless the window
were put up Immediately. or two of
them, or all three of them, the num-
ber depending upon the extent of his
belief in the idea Of fresh air"
"Whew, I must put window up.
I'm smothering in here. Funny !
never noticed it before"
SO he crawls out of bed, throws
up window, and goes back to sleep,
with his mind benefiting wonderfully
from the mixture Of air, gasoline and
coal smoke waiting in.
&
They tell story in some Of the
older works on psychology of a lazy
fresh-air fan who, once in bed. and
discovering the windows to be closed,
threw his shoe in their general direc-
ton.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

years ago as Resident Commissioner of
the Philippine Islands he joined the
famous Lulu Temple of Philadelphia
and is fond Of wearing it's symbolical
fez. Whenever the Shrine Club of
Manila holds festivities or ceremonies
Senior QueZon is accustomed to turn
up. fez-bedecked, and take enthusiastic
part in its rites and frolics.
X X
President Coolidge will broadcast his
Thanksgiving proclamation to the Ma.
ton tonight from his White House
study. the famous old cabinet room
in the Executive Mansion. But some
times he has gone into the White
House basement for a radio perform
ance. Whether the President address
es the mcrophone from his living
quarters or in the lower regions OF
No. 1000 Pennsylvania avenue, the
basement is always turned into
broadcasting station for the purpose
A considerable paraphernalia has to
be installed, including the full equip.
ment of transmitting outfit. John
b. Daniel. announcer of Station WRC,
Washington. says Coolidge has the
ideal radio voice" Of the United States.
The Presidents nasal twang has the
quality of cutting through" the ether
with particular clearness.
X X X X
DR.. John J. Tigert of Kentucky, the
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, has startled effete Manhattan
Island afresh by repeating his allega-
ton that there's more illiteracy in
New York City than in all the Ynoun.
tains of the Southern States" Tigert s
been pretty we'll roasted" for an
nouncing that view, he says, but the
other night, at the annual meeting
of the New York State Teachers AS
sociation, he advanced it again in ac-
cents that didn't inspire anybody pres
ent to challenge the assertion. DR..
Tigert's charge that Little Old New
York" contains more white trash
than the sections which breed "Hill
Billies" was evoked by assertions that
it's in the South where American edu-
cation is retarded.
(Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Satisfactory. but Belated.


Yesterday the New York Court OF
Appeals ruled adversely upon the ap-
peal Of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd
GRAY from their conviction Of the
murder of Mrs. Snyder's husband.
The crime was committed last March.
After a few days of mystery the case
was fully cleared, and proved to be
one Of the most brutal and sordld
triangle" tragedies ever known In
this country. Both persons accused of
the murder confessed. each seeking in
some degree to throw the culpability
for the deed upon the other. They
were Jointly indicted and Jointly tried,
and were both found guilty Of first
degree murder, with the death pen
atty. They sought reversal of the YER
dict on the ground that they should
have been given separate trials. The
appellate court finds no ground for
such a plea and affirms the verdict,
and will at once set the date Of eXecu-
ton. There is no further appeal, save
for executive clemency.
In this decision the appellate court
proceeds upon the line of logic for the
benefit of public security, to prevent
prolongation of a case the outcome of
which could not be different even if
the defendants were granted separate
trials. So plain was their guilt that
they could not have been spared from
conviction in any circumstances.
They were equally guilty, having plot
ted the killing in cold blood. To set
aside this verdict would have weak.
ened public confidence in the integrity
of the judicial process.
There are altogether too many cases
of delay and retrial on the ground of
technical objections to the procedure
in court. So frequently have the
courts split hairs over infinitesimal
questions of practice and pleading and
rulings, in the face Of assured guilt
on the part Of defendants, that the
public expectation is usually, what
ever the circumstances of a crime,
that the guilty will escape punish.
ment, or at least delay 1t for many
months, perhaps for years. 1t Is.
therefore, reassuring to find the high
est court in the State ignoring plea
that, IL granted, would have prolonged
the execution Of the law for perhaps
another year or two.
The crime was committed March 90
last. The trial of Gray and Mrs.
Snyder began April 26, and they were
convicted May 9. That was unusually
expeditions. But since the conviction
six and half months have elapsed.
Although the outcome of the appeal is
satisfactory it would have been much
more effective if it had come within as
short a period as that which elapsed
between the murder and the convic-
ton. The issue before the appellate
court was simple, and yet more than
half a year passed before it was de-
termined There lies the chief trouble
with the judicial process in this coun-
try. Too much time is taken in the
higher courts. Jurists are seriously
concerned on this score. A remedy
must be found to shorten the period
Of review and to effect the swift, sure
execution of the law.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
No Dempsey-Kearns Revelations.

Keen disappointment is felt in GER
tain circles at the failure Of the suit
Of Jack Kearns against Jack Dempsey
for third Of a million dollars. Mon
day the case was brought to non
trial by agreement and the pyrotech-
MICS that had marked the beginning of
the affair, at Newark, were suddenly
cut off, with a final blast CT bombs.
There was a general expectation that
the hearing Of this suit, brought by
Kearns against Dempsey for breach Of
contract, would result in the shedding
Of much light upon the inside arrange
ments Of the great fistic game, which
now has grown to million.dollar pro-
portions. Kearns claimed that Demp-
sey had signed an agreement with him
to the effect that the former champion
would place himself at the exclusive
disposal Of his long time manager for
future engagements. Dempsey claim
ed that the alleged contract was a
forgery, his own name having been
signed to it by Kearns.
The general public is not concerned
about the private affairs Of the fight
ers so far as they affect them per
sonally. But it is concerned to know
the details Of the business arrange
ments which reflect in the high prices
charged for this particular form OF
entertainment. 1t is well known that
the men who reach the upper strata
Of pugilism make big money for them
selves, their managers and the pro
moters OF the bouts. Purses are enor
nous. The gate" is in terms OF
| millions. The "cut" Of each partici
pant is enough to establish him In. life
independently of all other occupations
Mondays abrupt close of the case
may not mark its finish. Kearns ha:
lost the first round OF the engagement
He has suits planted in two Other
jurisdictions and may persist in then
In an effort to squeeze some Of tn,
Evening star., 1927-11-23

"easy money" out Of the man whom
he brought to his great prominence
and who, for some reason not yet fully
understood, divorced him as business
manager on the eve Of his Philadel-
phia Waterloo. 1t would seem that
the fistic fraternity is not particularly
anxious to have the true inwardness
Of the matter get out. For, II the
truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth were told in court about
the fight game, in specific terms of
money and management, there might
be a revision by the public of it's esti-
mate of the manly, art" as a means
of popular entertainment.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Q. When did the storm strike Wash.
inGton which caused such destruction.
shortly before the World Wars. l..
a. heavy wind and rain storm
was experienced during the afternoon
of July 80, 1913.
Q. Is Thanksgiving observed in
Canada &C. r. f.
y. Thanksgiving is proclaimed an.
nually in Canada by the Governor.
General. The day is Monday of the
week of November II.
q. What IS a citrange?-N r.. n
\. y large group of hybrids known
as "citranges" were first produced hv
crossing the trifoliate orange OF japan
with the ordinary sweet orange.
Q. How much money was expended
by the Carnegie Foundation during
the past year?-A. W. y.
\. approximately $4,000 900 was
distributed during the fiscal year Just
ended by the Carnegie Foundation for
the advancement of teaching.
Q. Is wild rice really a form OF
rice?-R. r..
y. 1t is not true rice. The grains
are longer and less rounded than
somewhat darker in color. Wild rice
is usually served as a vegetable,
especially with game.
@. What is a chopine ?-R. NJ.
\. 1t is a high clog worn under
the shoe 10 make the wearer appear
taller. 1t was introduced into the
West from Turkey. The shoe with
clog attached is also called a
"chOpne."
O. Why does one say smart as
a Philadelphia lawyer" "?-R. b.
y. The expression is traced to the
fact that in the early days OF the
history OF Pennsylvania there were an
extraordinary number of lawyers in
Philadelphia, many of whom were
noted for their brilliant intellect.
Q. Why does the needle of a COM
pass point to the north ID. T. 3.
y. The action of the needle of the
compass is based on the fact that
the needle is composed of magnetized
steel. 1t is therefore attracted by the
earth's magnetic force and always
points in the direction of the mag
netic pole.
O. Where is Epping Forest
r. G. 5.
A. Epping Forest in England is a
part of Waltham Forest, which
originally covered all of Essex and
extended almost TO London.
O. What is the best method OF
treating fresh cider to keep it from
getting hard?-S. II.
A. The Bureau of Chemistry says
that there are two ways of keeping
cider sweet. The first is to pasteur-
ize it and the second is to add ben
zoate of soda, 1-10 of l per cent to
barrel. If the cider is to be sold. the
benZoate Of soda content must be de-
clared upon the label.
@. Is Ben Lyon married? How old
is he?-W. T. K.
A. He is unmarried. Mr.. Lyon was
born in Atlanta, Ga, in 1901.
@. How many of the public school
teachers in the Philippines are Fill
pinos?-C. l..
A. There are about 80 white teach
ers and 25,391 Filipino teachers.
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Evening star., 1927-11-23

After a musical producer has served
term in prison he is confronted with
the task of utilizing publicity to the
best advantage. Sentiment oscillates,
and the outlaw of today frequently
becomes the fair-faced favorite of to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Singin' Along.

Singin' Along.
Singin' song Of the Autumn day
With it's hint of a glad tomorrow,
Singin' a song of the sky so gray
That pictures a bit of sorrow.
Singin' a song Of the snowflake white
That seems like frosted flower,
Singin', though things don't seem all
right,
or the Sun and the Bloomin' Bower.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Many tasks have been undertaken
by Herbert Hoover. Those who favor
him for still higher honors point with
pride to the fact that everything he
has undertaken has been we'll done.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
BOtheratiOn.

BOtheratiOn.
"You have said many wise things"
II have" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. II am sometimes bothered by
the fact that circumstances prevent
me from taking my own perfectly
good advice"
Evening star., 1927-11-23
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Evening star., 1927-11-23

A statesman who manages to COM
mand respectful interest without re-
naming silent is Senator Borah.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Remus was too busy getting rich
to take care of the things in life that
really count for something.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Analysis is solemnly applied to
bootleg liquor, regardless Of whether
the previous consumer has been sub
mitted to the test of an autopsy.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Remus was a tyrant while he lasted.
His history Is that of most tyrants,
high or low.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

A curfew law to prevent cards and
dice after midnight might relieve po-
lice responsibilities.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

king Of Italy" is a deeply respect
ed title, provided, Of course, that it
has Mussolini's ok"
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Some Of the so-called "best sellers"
are flagrant productions of worst
writer's.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Husband Is Defined,

From the Detroit News.
A husband is a man who gets angry
because supper isn't ready or hasn't
any appetite il it Ia. -----.----.-.--
Evening star., 1927-11-23

A crap game results in a fatality.
The money involved is a slight ele-
ment Of the risk.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Just the Man for Gales.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
If we were President Gales we'd
hire Mussolini at any price.
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Wc-nan's Mysterious Wav.

From the Detroit News.
Many woman with q $3.50 fur
coat rides in Q $3.50 automobile. and
Evening star., 1927-11-23

Sleepfulness.
What time did you 60 to sleep last
night?"
Ten o'clock"
'Why so early?"
II went to theater and saw a dull
Show"
Ancient WISDOM said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, "admonishes us
to be good and achieves no more
genuine respect than the modern
police regulations"
No Serious Radical.
The jaZZy singer no one breads
When heard in the Re.Vues.
He never sings about the Reds"
But only of the Blues"
Unf0rgetfulness.
There is one friend who has never
forgotten me-"
"Why?"
II borrowed money from him."
Tell de truth" said Uncle Eben,
but don't go out o. yoh way to tell 1t
when tain none O. yoh business"
Evening star., 1927-11-23
Big Job,

Big Job.
The Juror is supposed to be
From simple information free
And then proceed with wisdom grand
The gravest truth to understand.
Jud Tunkins says an old friend is a
pleasant reminder of the past, but too
often an unreliable hope for the
future.
Evening star., 1927-11-23

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