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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

the propagation Of the weevil.". adds
that eff this situation continues
through the next three or four weeks,
the crop must be reduced below the
present forecast"
In connection with the proposed
restoration of the Sea Island cotton
industry, the Charleston Evening Post,
considering the weevil danger, states:
1T should not be at all impossible for
Government scientists, working in this
area, to develop intensified control
measures that would insure protection
to the long-staple crop. In all
duced extensively again. growers would
be able to sell it at prices that would
repay the extra expense Of bollweevil
control
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram at
tributes the present situation in the
cotton belt largely to the flood, with
the boil weevil and 1.-The natural fall
ing off in planting due to last years
uEder-cost prices" and the Raleigh
News and Observer thinks that "if
there had been no flood destruction,
considering the good season, the cot
ton crop would have been large enough
TO Keep the prices down to a level that
would insure no profit"
About the only people who really
got great kick out of the cotton re-
port in the opinion of the Jersey City
journal, were the English manufac.
turers who exhibited the foresight to
buy in large quantity while prices
were at the bottom. The American
manufacturers failed to take advan-
tage of the situation"
The Rochester Times.Union believes
tnat every cent added to the price of
cotton tends to restrict the volume of
business
The Durham Sun tells its readers
That the chances are that the farmer
VIII fail to read the lessons in his ex.
perlence this year. On the other
hand. concludes that paper, "he will
regard an encouraging price as ground
for increasing his acreage. II is an
argument in exactly the opposite di.
rection."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL.

oh for the song of which one never
| tires.
There are such melodies, OF course.
but one might never think so, after
listening to the radio night after
night.
Here comes the nocturnal out
pouring OF song. ranging from the
latest expressed desire of some un'
known to go back to Virginia. 10
Beethovcn's dainty but boresome
minuet.
It is no wonder that the vast
ma jority of the so.called popular songs
will not stand repetition. since nine
tenths Of them are of a melodic pat
tern made in the kindergarten stage
Of music.
1t Is but little more wonder that
such really nice thing as the
Beethoven "Minuet" grows tiresome.
One would rather hear no music at
all. after being fed upon it for .
years. and the reason Is the same
the song pattern Is, unsteady speak
ing, only A, r, C,---and even the
little ones grow tired of repeating A.
b, C--they want to so on to ID, e, f,
too.
There are songs, however, that
never give the listener that feeling of
ennui which overwhelms him when the
announcer blandly states that the
orchestra with tho viollnist who plays
off-key Is going TO favor us with
Dvorak's "Humoresque."
Oh yes, the latter Is a wonderful
tune, but studios ought to make a
study Of the elemental things. and not
allow them to be played more than
once a week from any one station.
nrf
benefit, and, what Is more to the point.
so would we, dear listeners. one and
all.
Here is our idea Of music one never
tires Of:
Wagner's "Pilgrins' Chorus"
Nevin's Venetian Love Song"
Sullivan's Lost Chord"
Kettleby's I'm Monastery Garden. !"
Gounod's "Sing. Smile, Slumber."
Handel's Largo
Bizet's "Toreador Song"
While there are several melodies of
marked simplicity in this group, the
song patterns are elaborate enough
in each case to reach as far as r,
say, and every one knows how much
may be done with so many letters!
Here is no A. B, ca, B, ca. B,
C-endlessly repeated, boring one in
direct ratio to the number Of repeti-
lions, but real music that satisfies.
These songs embody the essentials of
melody, time and rhythm. They are
not new music or "futurist music"
but the old sort that has stood the
test Of time.
Take the famous pilgrim chorus
from Tannhauser. Some may arise
to call 1t trite, but it has never
seemed so to us. Whether heard in
the opera, or played as an orchestral
selection, or by a good band, or over
the radio, or on the monograph, 1t
possesses the climacteric power to
thrill.
Surely this is Of the inner essence
Of great music. Climax such music
possesses. either in large or little. 1t
begins, like a good story, at the be-
ginning, works toward climax, and
then ends. Like q mans life, 1t must
and does look forward to something.
It gets somewhere, as the saying is.
Such music, therefore. brings to the
listener something Of the same salts
faction a reader receives from we'll
told story, when the deserving hero
finally clasps in his arms the lady OF
his choice. It is not the kiss that
counts-the kiss r. only a sign, to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

low-water level, has a one-arch span
of 500 feet and Is $50 feet long.
Q. How long do ships take to travel
through the Panama Canal?-R. e.
A. The total Canal journey Is ap-
proximately AZ miles, and the average
transit time Is eight hours.
Q. What was the Indian population
Of North America when Columbus dis
covered it?-A. r. w.
A. There could have been no au.
thentic census of the Indians in 1892.
A Government expert estimates the
number of Indians at that time at
1,115,000.
@. Why were there more reported
assertions among colored registrants
than among white during the World
Ward. s.
A. 1t was laid to two causes: First,
ignorance and illiteracy, especially in
rural regions. to which may be added
a certain shiftlessness in ignoring
civic obligations; second, the tendency
OF negroes to shift from place to place.
Draft executives reported that tho
amount of willful delinquency or de-
sertion was almost nil. AS whole
they responded readily and gladly to
their military obligations once their
duties were understood.
Q. Are there errors Of omission in
base ball? For instance, has a PLAYER
been credited with an error for not
attempting to tag out a base runner
or for not throwing one out when he
had ample time to do so?-A. D. NJ.
A. We are informed that no error
of that description ever should be
charged in base ball. II one were, the
scorer would be playing the game.
Q. In making briquettes Of char
coal what is used to hold the charcoal
together?-J. w. S.
A. The Forest Products Laboratory
says that in briquetting charcoal It
has been found necessary to use Ger.
tain binders, such as gums or
starches. Briquetting has also been
accomplished by using tar or pitch as
binder and then subjecting the
briquettes to low temperature dis.
tillation in order to drive off the VIOLA
tile material from the tar or pitch.
@. Is there a rank in the Army
known as sergeant major?-E. c. C.
A. Before and during the World
War there was rank in the United
designated senior non.commissioned
officer. However, this rank does not
exist at the present time.
Q. What is the area of the ton of
Mount Roraima in the Brazilian
jungle. which was the locale of the
Lost World?-J. X.
A. References to which we have &C.
cess concerning Mount Roraima do
not state the area at the top of the
mountain, but give the height as
8,740 feet above sea level and that the
perpendicular rocky walls rise to a
sheer height of nearly 5000 feet.
What do you need to Lnous Is
there some point about your business
or personal life that puzzles youe Is
there something you acant to knou
acithout delay? Submit your question
to Frederic j. HdsEin. director of our
Washington Information Bureau. He
is employed to help you. Address your
inquiry to The Evening Star Inforntd-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Hdskin, di.
rector. Washington. d. c., and inclose
2 cents in stamps for return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

Q. How do the salaries Of journal
lists compare with the salaries Of other
professions?-P. T.
A. The salaries Of Journalists are
distinctly more in the early profess
sional years than those Of graduates
of engineering and law. Newspaper
earnings, however, do not tend to in
crease proportionately in later years.
O. What is the average size Of hats
worn by menu. w. NJ.
A. Seven and one.eighth is the av-
erage.
Q. When railroad trains were first
used. how fast did they run?-R. C.
A. A speed Of Is miles an hour was
considered marvellous.
@. How many universities are there
in Germany?-R. n,
A. There are in the republic % uni
versities and lyceums. The largest
are those Of Berlin and Munich. The
University of Berlin has $3.50 stu
dents, Munich 1921. The famous Hell
delberg has 1885.
Q. Should a word following a colon
begin with a capital letter?-L. D.
A. 1t Is not necessary to follow a
colon with a capital letter unless the
ensuing word Is a proper noun. Oc-
casionally 1t Is done to call attention
to listing of items.
Q. Is there q tomato known as
ground cherry?-K. C. c.
A. The ground cherry, musk tomato,
strawberry tomato or Winter cherry
grows wild in the Mississippi Valley
and in other parts of the world and
is member of the tomato family. 1t
is known as the blue tomato by truck
gardeners. 1t grows in a small husk
which IL left on will preserve the to-
mato through the Winter. Although
this tiny vegetable. which is only a
little larger than small cherry, may
be eaten raw, 1t is at its best when
preserved. This Is only one Of the
fifty-odd varieties Of tomatoes. There
are red tomatoes, white toma toes, blue
tomatoes and yellow tomatoes of
every imaginable size and shape. Be-
cause of their shapes, there are to-
matoes that are known as the pear
tomato, the peach tomato, the cherry
tomato, the plum tomato. the grape
tomato and the currant tomato.
~' w lily are d1lCI 'uIHIcT (OdSlS anu
toastmasters so called?-B. A. n.
A. The custom of drinking to health
and success to undertakings at ban
quets dates back to the invasion of
the Romans. The word toast appears
to have originated from the practice
Of putting bits Of toast in the wine,
the guest partaking Of such a sippet
with the draught Of wine as soon as
the felicitation had passed the lips.
Q. When were the Dark Ages?-
F. G. s.
A. The term Ozark Ages" generally
describes the earlier centuries Of the
Middle Ages. the period between an
cient and modern history. Hallam re-
CARDS the Dark Ages as beginning
with the sixth century and ending
with the fifteenth.
0. How high is the highest bridge
in the world?-A. D. P.
A The worlds highest bridge has
recently been completed over the
gorge at Victoria Falls, South Africa.
1t is part Of the Cape-to.Cairo Rail.
road. The bridge is 400 feet above
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
Pins Wet Label to Smith.

Amid eloquent pleas to wipe the
wet and dry issue from the Demo.
cratic slate Senator Bruce of Mary
land demands the election OF q wet
President and the lowering Of prohibi.
ton bars. The Maryland Senator.
speaking before the Institute Of Pub
lie Affairs at Charlottesville. mentioned
the name of Gov. Alfred z. Smith of
New York, before all the rest, as the
proper candidate for President. He
ever. Gov. Richie of Maryland, Sen.
ator Reed Of Missouri, Democrats; for
mer Senator Wadsworth of New York,
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler of New
York and Senator Edge OF New Jer-
sey. Republicans.
Gov. Smith may or he may not
thank Senator Bruce for the promi-
nence which he has given him as a
wet" There are indications that the
Smith supporters are moving to pre-.
sent the governor as a strong en-
forcer of the law, all law, which nee.
essarily must include the dry law.
Senator Reed Of Missouri, regarded
as a real possibility" for the Demo.
cratic nomination. is inclined. him.
self, to soft-pedal the liquor issues. and
to declare that it should never dis
rupt the Democratic party. And now
Senator Bruce adds fuel to the flame,
denouncing the prohibitionists Of the
South, and declaring that "the dry
South belongs to the province Of dry
humor."
This may be Senator Bruce's idea
Of winning Southern delegates to vote
for Smith or Richie or Reed at the
Democratic national convention next
year. But it is doubtful method of
procedure, to say the least. The South
and West have been dry, politically.
for years. The South and West hold
an absolute veto power in their hands
at a Democratic national convention,
where It takes a two.thirds vote to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President.
1t appears quite certain that Gov.
Smith Of New York must stand as a
wet before the next Democratic con-
vention, that all the law enforcement
talk in the world will not serve to
change one jot his anti.prohibition
record. Even If the drys themselves
should be willing to gloss over the
governors wetness, the vets them.
selves will proclaim it to the skies.
AS a wet, the Democrats must accept
the governor or turn him down. II
he should seek to lean too strongly to
the dry side, he would Immediately
lose prestige with his own great fol.
lowing in the North and the East.
The man who can carry water on one
shoulder and a different beverage on
the other in the coming campaign will
be a skillful politician, indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Playing tho Game.

Playing the Game.
Had a little poker game at Crimson
Gulch one night.
The players started bettin' in a man
ner most polite;
It was a freeze-out contest. They as.
sembled with much stealth
To make a distribution Of the general
store of wealth.
One was an anarchist and one was
called bolshevik.
There were two socialists on hand
whose wit was very quick;
A communist likewise was there. with
visage rather grim,
Yet generous was his talk and we
were not afraid Of him.
AS one by one we parted with our lit
tie cherished hoard.
The communist we found the only
winner at the board;
With slitterins eyes he gazed upon his
sudden store of gold,
We then admired his principles so lib.
eral and bold.
We thought he would disdain to place
dull avarice on view.
And said, TITS time to share alike and
start the game anew"
He looked at everybody in supercil-
ious way
And to our reasonable claim he sim
ply said, NAY, nay!
Eat last have a tidy sum and shall
take rest
And tell some honest broker I have
money to invest:
Though have favored equal distribu.
ton moro or less,
It's easy to be generous with what
you don't possess"
The anarchist he grabbed a bomb, the
socialist grabbed two,
The bolsh had three and at the com
munist the lot they threw.
Said Cactus Joe. TITS mighty sad, but
certain just the same.
You can't believe nobody sittin' in a
poker game" ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
An Unprovoked Insult.

Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, must indeed be an
i'll and irritable man. He cannot
have recovered completely from the
recent illness which was all that
saved him from a final sever
ance from the game of base ball.
His latest official act has to do with
Bucky Harris. manager of the Wash
ington team. than whom there is no
grittier player in the big leagues.
Harris was banished from a recent
game in this city by Umpire Rowland
after having one of the most out
rageous strikes called on him that
Washington fans have ever wit
messed. In leaving the plate, in his
surprise and rage, Harris jostled his
royal highness. the umpire. This
act automatically calls for a three
day suspension, If reported by the
arbiter. Evidently realizing that 1t
Harris to the outburst, Rowland re-
Trained from reporting the affair.
thereby showing a commendable and
manly spirit.
But a week later Harris Is the
recipient of a letter from the league
head stating that he has been fined
one hundred dollars. All very well
johnson, while still holding the
presidency Of the league. is entirely
within his rights in upholding disci-
pline. But, and this is the signifi.
cant part Of the matter. johnson
takes occasion to add the following
ain the light Of a recent event al
. Philadelphia you should have thor
. oughly fortified yourself against ar
occurrence Of this sort Such q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
The Final Court Decision.

Complete denial by the Massachu-
setts State Supreme Court, by unani-
NOUS vote of the four judges sitting
lin full bench" of the petition Of the
counsel for Sacco and VanZetti, ends
= The case as far as legal judicial pro-
ceedings can go unless by some
device not now apparent 1t can be
carried to the United States Su-
preme Court for review. The decision
was announced this morning and is
a; rejection of all the pleas Of the
defendants counsel. It exhausts the
remedies for delay save in the con-
.tingency suggested.
A justice of the United States
Supreme Court has already refused
10 intervene on the ground of lack
of Jurisdiction. The court itself is
not in session, but single justice
might grant a writ of error, though
that is extremely doubtful in view
of the practice of the court to alb
stain from trespass upon the juris-
diction Of the States in criminal
cases. It would therefore seem
assured that short of executive
sclemency, which has already been
denied, the condemned men will be
executed at the expiration Of the
present reprieve, which extends to
midnight next Monday.
The decision of the Massachusetts,
Supreme Court Is based upon strictly
legal grounds. On the score of the
appeal that Judge Thayer, who pre-
sided at the trial, was prejudiced
and that the accused therefore did
-. not have a fair trial, the court holds
that the time for such protest passed
with the announcement Of sentence,
thereby upholding the ruling Of Judge
Sanderson, in appeal from which this
latest hearing was granted.
e Doubtless this decision will be re-
ceived by the partisans of Sacco and
Vanzetti as a definite closing Of the
final door. The agitations. which
were suspended, save for the bomb
ing of the house of a Juror, will prob
ably be resumed. Already there is
talk of another one-day strike of
workers in New York, perhaps ac-
companied by similar strikes in other
cities. Mass meetings will in all
likelihood be held. with denunciations
7; Of the courts and threats Of 'revo-
luton" if the sentence Of the law
is executed. These demonstrations,
however, win not affect the course
OF the case. There Is no ground
whatever to expect that Gov. Fuller
will reconsider his adverse decision.
He granted the present respite only to
permit the completion Of the motions
which were instituted after his re-
fusal to extend clemency.
Criticism of Gov. Fuller's grant Of
additional time to allow the carrying
of the case anew to the State Su-
preme Court in full bench was ex-
pressed upon the announcement on
the score that 1t was a yielding to
the clamor Of the radical defenders
and partisans of Sacco and Vanzetti.
On the other hand 1t was appraised
as a judicious allowance of oppor-
tunity to exhaust the legal remedies.
The outcome has justified his course
even as a favorable decision by the
Supreme Court would have justified
1t. It cannot now be said that these
men were cut of while there re.
manned a chance In the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19
Two Who Approve of
''Personal Appearance
To the Editor OF Tho Star


Since you have accorded space on
your editorial page to several holier.
than-thous to express their approval
OF your editorial, "A Challenge to De.
cency." perhaps you will favor me
with similar courtesy even though I
am in violent opposition to your at.
titude.
The man in the case, Roscoe Ar.
buckle, had the misfortune several
years ago Of being the central figure
In very bad scandal. There was a
wild party and a girl died.
Due to the prominence Of those in
VOWED there was much publicity. Med
ical testimony did not blame the man
for the girls death. But she had died
at drunken revel and the public was
public off and in measure restore
confidence in the motion picture indus
try, there had to be victim; a sacri-
flee to the angered populace. Ar
buckle, having been with the girl when
she died, was naturally the one to bear
the brunt.
There were others at the party as
culpable in every sense as ArbuckIe.
Some of these have continued in pub.
lie favor. The Star has started no
rabble-rousing against them. Why
select one man, no worse than the
others, to bear the blame for all?
Roscoe Arbuckle made a sad mis-
take. He admits it. He has paid
bitterly for 1t. I do not want to, nor
would I, sit in judgment on him. One
Of many thousands, I wish him God.
speed and brave fortune.
Allow me to add that believe my
sense Of decency is not as distorted
as Is The Stars sense Of justice.
WILLIAM Balm.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Anent the lively discussion now
going on incident to the advertised re.
turn of Roscoe Arbuckle in motion
pictures, I would like to contribute
this thought. Arbuckle has been
denied the practice of his profession
for the past five years or more, and
rightly so, but is it not time for us to
give new consideration to the case now
that he has been punished? We must
have confidence in the thought that
he has been taught a bitter lesson and
that he has made an earnest effort to
come back" We cannot expect him
to rise if we keep the foot of oppres-
sion on him! We seem unwilling to
forgive this individual for his connec-
ton with crime, yet we make peace
land peace is forgiveness) with thou
sands Of former enemies las a Ma
tom who committed atrocious as
saults upon many more thousands of
women and girls of France and Bel
GUM. How inconsistent!
The question is raised that Ar
buckles return to the screen will have
an i'll effect upon the youth Of Amer
lea. The younger girls and boys of
today do not know anything Of the
history of this case unless their
parents choose to discuss it in their
presence. and I often feel that the so
called "fiappers'' and "cake-eaters" are
more generously inclined in such mat
tiers than their elders. There are
many Americans who will vehement
ly condemn Arbuckle and yet con.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

The many admirers Of the late ].
Ogden Armour may solace themselves
with remembrance Of Andrew Car
negies statement, 1T is a disgrace to
die rich" A brilliant organizer and q
scrupulous observer Of business ethics.
he measured the standards Of others
by his own and trusted ideals rather
than hard facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

veniently forget to inquire into the
war history of foreigners with whom
they may associate either in their
homes or while on visits to Europe.
feel, therefore, that this man is now
entitled to chance to earn his honest
living. Those who believe in his sin
certify of purpose will witness the pic
lures in which he appears: those who
do not certainly are not compelled to
lend their patronage.
The whole question should be viewed
in the light Of the words Of the Great
Forgiven and Redeemer: Let him who
is without sin among you first cast
the stone"
THOMAS a.. SPENCE.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

Aviation apparently needs a die
tator; a cool, we'll informed, level-head-
ed chap who will absolutely forbid fly
ing under conditions that threaten fail
ure and death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

Screen figures have had many tales
of woe to tell. A new novel might be
written entitled, How to Be Happy,
Though a Motion Picture Star"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

Efficiency experts have not yet de.
vised a scheme to prevent important
business enterprises from being run by
the Office boy during the vacation
months Of July and August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-19

A statesman who has adopted cow
boy attire and familiarized himself
with the rodeo might be expected to
go a step farther and tell some jokes