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Evening star., 1927-08-16
A Situation Painful.

What this country needs Is a large
assortment Of new adjectives. Some.
thing ought to- be done about it.
There should be n law. Estimates
have been made that IL the drain on
the Nations supply Of raw adjectives
continues at the present rate for the
next five years America will have ex.
hausted what once was looked upon
as a great national asset. The
moving picture industry, the automo-
bile industry and the real estate bust.
ness are largely to blame, but the de-
velopment of the radio constitutes a
serious menace. Already these in.
dustries are adopting a method of con.
servation that may prove to be a sys-
tenn beneficial. Instead Of placing the
adjective before the noun, they are
following the noun with the adjective.
A few years ago the real estate bust.
ness contented itself with such ex-
pressions as beautiful home" mag
nificent lot" or superb view." Forced
by threatened shortage to adopt ex.
treme measures. the up-to-date firms
are now batting their hooks with
home beautiful 'lot magnificent"
and view superb" The moving pic.
ture industry has followed suit. Long
since having exhausted the market by
profligate use of such superlatives as
most tremendous" most amazing"
most amazingly tremendous" and
most amazingly, tremendously stu
pendous," the industry is turning to
"a picture amazing" "a production
stupendous," "a sight magnificent"
and Entertainment enjoyable"
Such expedients, however, are only
temporary. 1t Is conservation superb.
cial, and not, as it should be, con.
servation fundamental. Cub reporters
on newspapers are not allowed to use
adjectives without special permission.
The moving picture industry, the au-
tomobile industry. the real estate bust.
ness and the radio manufacturers
should similarly curb their expert
adjectarians. If something is not done
there will be a shortage dangerous, to
be met only by steps drastic.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
A Lesson in Failure.

Germany's first attempt to span
the Atlantic from east to west has
ended in failure. Following elabo
rate preparations two Junkers planes
took off successfully within five
minutes of each other. One, how
ever, landed within two hundred
miles of Dessau, the starting point
| while the other, after a twenty two
hour battle with the elements, re-
turned to that city.
Inclement weather was the cause
of the failure. The Europa was also
| troubled by the imperfect perfor-
nance of its motor. The crew of this
ship, Edzard and Risticz, after their
forced landing at Bremen, about two
hundred and fifty miles from Dessau,
said that it would have been fool
hardy to continue the flight.
When the Europa was reported
down the hopes Of Germany centered
in her sister ship, the Bremen,
which soon afterward was reported
over Ireland. Piloted by two of the
most capable flyers in the Father
land, the Bremen was apparently
making good headway in it's long
flight to the United States. But
when an anxious world was listening
for word from the vast stretches of
the Atlantic the ship settled gently
on her home field, vanquished by the
fury Of the elements.
Although Germany has not sue
ceeded she has failed with a thor
ough demonstration of the qualities
that go to make up great airmanship.
Her pilots were eager for the trip.
They had waited months for the
chance. Their ships were the finest
obtainable and the navigation instru-
ments were Of modern type. Prepa-
rations had been intensive and moth
ing had been overlooked. Yet when
the elements refused to At themselves
into the thorough man made plans,
the pilots showed that they were not
foolhardy sensation seekers but men
capable of realizing that the odds
against success were too great.
In the Dole race to Hawaii which
starts today it is to be hoped that
the Americans will show the same
degree of prudence. Probably none
of the nine entrants has taken the
same amount Of thought and care
that the Germans did for the trip
which is now chalked up as failure.
Some of the machines are probably
not in as good condition as were
the Junkers ships and some Of the
pilots are not as competent as those
who sought to bring the Europa and
the Bremen to America.
If this is so, it will be much more
to their credit to drop out of COM
petition than to fly over the Pacific
to a needless death. The world is
watching keenly the development of
aviation; it desires and applauds ac-
complishment, but it does not want
the toll of death and injury to mount
because of the lack of careful prepa-
ration and careful and prudent
execution.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.
@. What type of building activity

Q. What type of building activity
leads?-N. F.
A. The Normal Instructor says that
new school buildings lead office build
ings are second: apartments. third; ho-
tells, fourth; industrials, fifth.
@. How many people attended the
Worlds Poultry Congress in Ottawa
NJ. d.
A. Almost 10000 delegates attended
the congress. About 1000 came from
various parts of the Dominion, 1000
from the United States, and the rest
were scattered among about 40 ma
tions.
@. Please give a translation of the
Latin under the mosaic Minerva in
the Library of Congress.-J. w. b.
A. The inscription in the Library
of Congress to which you refer-"Nil
invita- Minerva quae monumentum
acre perennius exegit"-may be trans
lated as follows: Minerva who erects
a monument more lasting than brass"
@. How many miles can the av.
erage person walk an hour?-B. A.
A. A good walker makes about
miles an hour IL he or she is in
good health and Is accustomed to
walking. A hiker makes about
or miles, but this pace cannot be
sustained over a long period OF time.
@. What is the aim Of the Gug.
genheim Aeronautic FOundation?-A.
S. G.
A. The general purpose Of the DAN
iel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro-
motion of Aeronautics, Inc, may be
broadly defined as follows: To promote
aeronautical education, both academic
and general; to assist in the extension
of fundamental aeronautical science;
to assist in the development of COM
mercial aircraft and aircraft equip
ment; to further the application of air
craft in business, industry and other
economic and social activities of the
Nation.
O. What industries employ the
most children?-M. l.. w.
A. The Organizations Associated
for Ratification Of the Child Labor
Amendment say: 1.-THE textile industry
employs more children than any other,
namely, $4,000 children 10 to Is years
of age, according to the census Of 1920.
The census shows besides the textile in
dustry nearly $4,000 children between
10 and 16 years old in the steel mills;
almost 10000 in clothing factories and
shirt shops 10,500 in lumber mills and
furniture factories; 1900 in shoe fac
tories and $500 in coal mines. There
were child servants and mattresses re-
ported to the number of 500; mes
sengers, bundle wrappers, office boys
and girls number 4S. 900; sales boys and
sales girls in stores. 10000; other child
clerks, 22,500; insurance boys, 20,700;
and there were 1862 700 children in 9TH
Evening star., 1927-08-16
Success Through Thoroughness.

From farmer boy to magnate-such
was the career of Ebert II. Gary, a
career not exceptional in this country
and yet in his case notable because Of
the magnitude of achievement. In
every step of the life work of this
man merit was the dominant factor
Intensity Of purposes guided him in
his youth. He prepared himself thor
oughly and diligently. He made the
most of his opportunities for educa-
tlon against difficulties incident to his
environment. He mastered the sub
5ect which he chose as his life spe-
cialty-the law. There was in his
case no half measure of training, but
thorough, consistent pursuit of
knowledge, which equipped him un-
usually for success.
The lives of men who have achieved
greatly are held up as lessons to the
younger generation and should stimu-
late all who follow them to similar en-
deayors. One of the difficulties and
handicaps of modern youth is the
facility of what passes for education,
the variety of openings for immediate
occupation, and the lack of training
for definite careers in lines requiring
skill, Elbert II. Gary made for his
goal without regard for the pains and
sacrifices involved. The consequence
was that he was recognized early in
life as an able practitioner at the bar
and his selection for the judiciary was
the result.
In the great ma ajority of cases men
do not step aside from their chosen
lines of endeavor into other fields in
middle life. Judge Garys departure
from the law into finance and indus
trial management came as a conse
ruence of his legal equipment. He
was selected for the work Of reorgan
izirg the steel industry because of his
Evening star., 1927-08-16
A Bus.Color Contest.

A new idea in civic artistry Is
projected in the contest that has just
been arranged by the Washington
Rapid Transit Company for the best
color scheme for the painting of the
new coaches ordered for use on it's lines
and on such units Of the old fleet as
may remain in service. Invitations
have been issued to the artists and
decorators Of Washington to submit
by next Saturday designs for the deco
ration of these vehicles. Though the
time Is short-necessarily so because
Of the exigencies of the service-it is
to be hoped that there will be large
response to this invitation and that
many competitors will present their
color schemes.
1t is desirable that there should be
particular line or service, though it
is impossible to give an individual
color to the vehicles that run on spe-
cific routes. 1t is also desirable that
this color layout should be artistic.
City life Is drab as rule and should
be frightened, but not to the point of
garishness. 1t is possible to decorate
the public vehicles harmoniously and
distinctively without offending the
eye.
The rules OF the contest are simple
and practicable. A color light enough
to be visible at night Is desired. The
| upper part of the bus should be suffi.
ciently distinctive to be seen and iden.
titled for some distance when operat
| ing in the midst of other traffic, and
yet the color should minimize rather
than magnify the appearance of the
size and height of the vehicle. Colors
should be avoided that are now used
by the street railway companies. The
point is stressed that the psychological
effect of certain colors should be recog
nized, and those should be chosen
which create a cheerful reaction, but
which are not so glaring as to tire
! the eye when used on large vehicle
This contest will be q test Of the
Evening star., 1927-08-16

intimate knowledge Of corporation
finance gained in the course of his
practice. There was another quality,
however. which won him this distinc-
ton. and that was a native capacity
for detail. and, furthermore. a strict
integrity.
That Judge Gary's knowledge of
the law was. however, his most valu-
able asset in his work as head of this
country's greatest industrial organi.
zation is evident. He was the Steel
Corporations most dependable legal
counsel. His administrative success,
therefore, was due in great measure
to his early diligence and study and
his application as young legal prac-
titioner.
An artisan who learns his trade in
every detail loses nothing when he de-
parts from that line of work into
other activity. What he has done for
himself In mastering a given subject
becomes capital when he changes
His capacity for mastery of his craft
is a factor of infinite value in any
other pursuit. This is illustrated def
nitely in the case of Elbert II. Gary,
and his life should be an inspiration
to all young Americans, to cause them
to devote themselves assiduously to
chosen work, to understand every
principle and every detail, regardless
of what the future may hold in de-
velopment and advancement. Special
ism is not limiting. 1t does not re-
strict opportunities, but often leads to
greater ones than those which the
speciality itself may present.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
THIS AND THAT


| One of these Is the resistance Of the
system. Resistance Is an intangible,
| but none the less real thing Some
persons throw off diseases better than
others. They, may catch" cold. but
it does not make them very ill. Such
persons never understand why others
are floored by colds.
Another factor is the condition of
the nasal passages. Colds seem to
get their inception, in most cases in
these passages causing moist condi-
| ton, which. allowed to go on. results
in the disagreeable symptoms known
to every one.
The use of electric lamps and the
violet ray to dry up these passages at
the beginning of a cold. and so end the
breeding of the germs and restore the
passages to normal condition. promises
| to be one of the best methods of at
tack on the colds of today.
| Another factor must be modern liv.
ing conditions, under which head NAV
be included modern eating. Men and
women OF today undoubtedly take. in
thousands of cases, less exercise than
Is good for them and live in too hot
| houses.
The diet, however. probably is to
be looked upon as the one sreat cause
|
ing cold"
| Every one catches colds-and what
else does every single living soul do.
II 1t Is not eat? This is tie one thing
| that every man alive does. We all eat
| three square, rectangular meals a 1ay.
| ana many persons indulge in round
meals, oval meals, triangular rreals
| too!
| X X X
There is bit of empiricism, of
course. IN BADLY declaring ones belief
tnat the prevalence of colds ls sonne-
how connected closely with modern
| eating habits.
The present writer for MANY months
| was thoroughly convinced that sugar
IN the diet was the real criminal. At
| tempts TO prove it, however, have
| resulted IN little. The study Of diet
| IS something to be undertaken in a
| laboratory. not in life itself.
Latest researches seem to put the
emphasis not on any one element in
| diet such as sugar or starch. but
upon the general proposition of al
kalinity of the blood.
The stomach, therefore, must be
regarded as the center of attack upon
| the prevailing respirational. diseases
something is wrong with our eating
| habits. We eat too much and too
many things.
We would seem to need a return
to the old idea of commons" or a
| few foods for the many, instead of
! a great variety of foods and con-
fections. Recently we quoted a
writer in this column who told of a
| famous English scholar who never
ate anything for breakfast or lunch
| except bread and butter.
In other words, the modern
| stomach. in a prosperous country
such as the United States, is stated
with food. Our meals are anything
but common We guzzle cold drinks
and weighty foods at all hours Of the
| day and night.
Our blood becomes acid. Now the
germs love to operate in such a me-
dium. The slightest lowering of the
| temperature in Summer sets a whole
city to sneezing and snuffiing, not
because Of the lowered temperature,
but because the slightest congestion
| combines with acid blood and cold
germs to give us all colds. This may
not be very scientific, but we be-
! lieve it is common sense.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
Woods Countrymen Unanimous
In Lauding His Unusual Career

Republican national convention Of
1920" But in spite of these events,
''he had not been soured, outwardly
| at least" continues the Times, but
took obvious delight in doing the
work at hand and doing it the best
he knew how"
Whatever he thought Of the de-
cisions made against his ambition to
serve in certain high capacities, "he
never disappointed the Government or
people that placed trust in him. ac
cording to the Oklahoma City Daily
oklahoman. and the Indianapolis News
! declares: His high sense of duty
marked him as man Of extraordinary
patriotism. He set an example which,
if followed generally by public officials
throughout the country, would re-
suit in high plane of governmental
service"
The length of his service to his
country is emphasized. The Balti-
more Sun observes: Many Americans
made their mark in the subjugation of
the Western frontier. Others have
won their fame in building the empire
which the United States has now be-
come. But Gen. Wood remains unique
as one who led in both phases of ma
tional development" That he reflect
ed in his career 'in kaleidoscope pam
orama," the story of a nations
growth, from the days when he served
as medical officer in the Indian
wars to the present hour" is sug-
gested by the Fort Wayne News
Sentinel.
The Cleveland News predicts: MAI.
Gen. Wood will not be forgotten. His
laborS were too vast, and his results
have been upon so enormous a scale
that neither time nor it's unpredictable
whims will erase them." The Santa
Barbara News also feels that "his-
tory will do justice to him." Among
the achievements recalled with praise
is the following mentioned by the
Chicago Daily News: 1T was the
sympathetic encourageme and sup
port of Gov. Gen. Wood during his
extraordinarily successful administra-
tion of Cuba that enabled Army doc
tors to discover the cause Of yellow
fever and develop successful methods
of combating it,"
Recognition is given to the big part
played by Gen. Wood in preparing the
country for the World War. Some
day." says the Milwaukee Journal,
there should be a monument to him
at Plattsburg," for he has written
something into the life of this Nation
that it did not have before he organ
lied his first group of civilian young
men at Plattsburg."
Although Gen. Wood had been chief
of staff of the United States Army and
for a generation one of the country's
foremost military figures, the Cincin-
natl Times-Star feels that "his most
substantial work was accomplished in
Cuba and in the Philippines" His
In nd Of yt-
ment of the Southeast in the World
War is recalled by the Charleston Eve
ming Post, with the statment that "a
memorial of his association with
Charleston exists in Lenwood street.
which was named after him."
The conclusion of the Tulsa World
it that "he was among the most valu-
able men of his time, and he was not
generally appreciated in his lifetime"
Evening star., 1927-08-16

er miscellaneous occupations, making
a total of nearly one-half million chill
dren in manufacturing, mechanical or
industrial occupations"
@. Was King Albert of Belgium the
first reigning sovereign to visit this
country?-G. A. 3.
A. Many newspaper and periodical
accounts of the visit of King Albert
Of Belgium to the United States in
October. 1919, make the statement
that this was the first time that
reigning sovereign had ever visited the
United States. However, Dom Pedro
II. Emperor of Brazil, attended the
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in
1876. Although he came as private
individual, he was still Emperor at
that time, as he did not abdicate until
1889.
q. Does a halo around the sun
forecast rains. J. G.
A. Since halos occur in high thin
clouds of small ice crystals, and since
such clouds occur on the forward side
of a widespread storm, or cyclone, 1t
follows that rain or snow usually oc-
ours within day or two after q
halo Is seen.
as April FOOLS day?-E. K.
A. Brewers Dictionary Of Phrase
and Fable suggests that as March 25
used to be New Year day. April 1st
was it's octave when it's festivities cul-
minated and ended. ut may be a relic
Of the Roman 'Cerealia' held at the
| beginning Of April. The tale Is that
Proserpina was sporting in the
Elysian meadows and had just filled
her lap with daffodils, when Pluto
carried her off to the Lower World.
Her mother, Ceres, heard the echo OF
her screams, and went in search Of
| the voice; but her search was FOOLS
errand; it was hunting the gowk, or
looking for the echo Of a scream"
O. Is there a good grape crop this
year?-D. c..
A. This seasons total grape crop
| Of some 2,5O0,0 900 tons will be at
| least 8 per cent heavier than last
years, and about 90 per cent above
the average production for the past
| five years. About 90 per cent Of the
crop Is grown in California.
Take advantage Of this free seruice
| II you are not one of the thousands
1cho hare pdtronized the bureau since
| its estdblishm ace acdnt you to
start nOU. This is q service main.
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Send your questions to as. Inclose Q
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Address The Evening Star Intormd-
ton Bureau. Frederic j. Hdskin, Dt.
rector, Washington, d. C.
Evening star., 1927-08-16

The need for simplicity in diet dur
| ing Summer was never more strik-
| ingly shown than this year. when
| thousands OF Washingtonians are go
| ing around sneezing with August
| colds.
Colds in Summer!
In the old days. when you and
| were young, no one ever had a cold III
| August.
What, never? Well, hardly ever
| AS n matter of cold fact. coryza Che
| fancy name for the common cold) was
| no way near so prevalent then as now.
Nearer to the pioneer days 1t was,
of course--nearer to the hardy men
| and women who thought nothing at
all of plunging over mountains into
| the wilderness.
We heard the other day of pioneer
lady who. moving to Ohio or Indiana
became so homesick that she finally
walked back to New York State
through the wilderness all by herself
And the wilderness meant some
thing in those days! One didn't hop
into the latest model of the greatest
car In the world Gf you listened to the
manufacturer) and take Negro Noun
tain on high.
What this doughty lady did was TO
hoof 1t all the way from the Middle
West Qt wasn't so central them to
New York. and back again. And she
probably didn't suffer from u cold, -
either.
No, In the old days there were
plenty Of 'chills and fever" which
may or may not have been the fore
runner Of the modern cold, but there
vas no such widespread epidemic of
sniffles as today engulfs the American
people.
Take this present August 1t is a
poor morning on the public vehicle
that at least half n dozen persons do
not sneeze vigorously into the air.
Never into their handkerchief, of
course.
The other morning a group Of young
people had lot of fun out of an eld-
erly party with large mustache
who began to sneeze.
"Ker-choo" he beloved. holding his
hand solemnly in front Of his face.
about a foot out. so that the total
effect OF his maneuver was to afford a
splendid defiector or spreader for the
1899. .S76.543 germs exhaled.
"Ker-choo"' Away went another
one. Three is the traditional number,
OF course, so no one thought anything
of it when the elderly party let loose
with another.
When he beloved forth fourth
sneeze, however, interest became rife.
A fifth was followed by a sixth, then
a seventh in rapid succession.
The boys began to bet on him.
Here comes another one" Then,
when it did come, a guffaw of laugh
ter went up.
BET you on another"
"Ker-choo!'
Having disseminated 46,999. .S76, ,543,-
234 cold germs, at a conservative
estimate, the gentleman calmly got off
the bus at the next corner.
X X
It is this sort Of carelessness and
Indifference that spreads colds through.
out large city. Any one who has
been exposed to such sneezing and has
taken cold within "a hours, will not
doubt that the common cold Is germ.
spread disease.
There are other factors entering the
,ase. however-factors of such moment
that they play an equal part with the
germs in the causation of this dis
ease.
Evening star., 1927-08-16

public taste and of the artistic in.
genuity of those entering it. Compe
tent judges have been chosen for the
award of the prizes, and the result
will be awaited by the public with in.
terest. regardless of the question of
patronage Of the vehicles that are to
be thus decorated in accordance with
the best judgment of the community.
This is a commendable project.
Evening star., 1927-08-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

PrecOciOus Decision.
"Some day you may be President
Said good old Uncle Josh.
The little boy withheld consent
AS he exclaimed, "Oh, gosh!
would not ride pony wild,
Nor wear a cowboy hat,
Nor try to meet in accents mild
Rough diplomatic chat.
II would not undertake to be
An umpire in a game
Where the conditions that we see
Are never twice the same.
When politics affords a way
To startle and amuse,
The only thing 1 have to say
Is this, L do not choose"