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fastening q Decision.

Passage by the House Of the Elliott
bill for acquiring remaining property
in the Mail.Avenue triangle will ne.
eessi.ate an early choice by the South.
ern Railway between the alternatives
Of removing it's headquarters 10 some
other city or providing new housing
facilities and retaining it's headquar-
tsrs In Washington. The Southern has
evidently anticipated it's future and
made its pis rs accordingly, but 40 far
there has been no definite announce.
nent u what these plsns contemplate.
There have been recent Indications.
however. that the Southern will keep
SIS headquarters in Washington. II
the Indications are corfsct, and IL this
j. the decision. Washington is grail
FED. for the Southern Railway il one
Of is c.ffs, Inhabitants. The city
would regret losing such a resident,
for IN the forty one years u has lived
snd grown in the Capital II has won
many frie nds and ests bIishe6 Itself az
one ~ the "iiys institutions.
The Elliott bile passage by the
House ard the probability of IN early
passage by the sensts is only putting
snto tffsct what has been known for
sotne time 20 H. the plsns " those in
charge ~ the GoeeFn,nsntE building
program. These plans contemplate
eventual purchase by the Federal
Government - the Distrtc, Building
th4s requiring the n}untcipa lily ~ join
fts nsigE Dor. The Southern. ia house
bunting. Under plsps now drawn.
Thirteen q RI -a.hsH street. separating
the Djrtrtct Building from the South
err Building. would he closed, and the
Two STRUCTURES joined, the front ~ the
District Building remaining - u In
shd new marble trent erected aoross
tie fsce ~ the Southern Building
Both buildings would form units VI u
group 81 new buildings extending ~
far south 81 the edge ~ the Mail for
the housing ~ dependent offess and
Embellishments ~ the Government
The Southern Railway hsS not been
sDis 10 hHs" lie choice ~ new home
on sentiment ~ addition 10 The faat
that ssFersi Southern cities. ineiutsDE
Atlanta and Charlotte hsse onyted
S~s railroad tsngibls Inducements q
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWEIL.

HE IL not such fool as some PEG.
pie think he is" said one man to a
second. indicating third.
The latter. when informed by the
second as to what the first had said,
expressed himself much pleased with
the compliment.
Later he fell to wondering just
why these left-handed compliments.
as they arc sometimes called. POSSESS
the power to soothe, rather than
runle.
II one has grain of humor in his
system. he cannot help but he dc.
lighted with such hack handed slaps.
meant in AL seriousness as tributes.
The encomium that recognizes both
fault and merit at the same time is
better everything else being equal,
than the pure panegyric.
UDdiluted commendation. while
often leaving the recipient exultant,
sometimes causes the feeling. upon
reflection. that such eulogy was what
Is commonly termed apple sauce"
The tribute that carries sting
with 1t leaves no doubt In the hearers
mind Of its sincerity. He knows that
the speaker really meant 1t.
* ~
''He Is not such fool as he looks"
He Is not such a fool as some PEG.
pie think he is
Here Is brace Of compliments
that any man may take to his heart
with pleasure.
The man so distinguished may feel
sure that he is being praised for the
qualities which he has, but which
some persons. less discerning, have
failed to recognize.
Not every man goes through life
on a bed Of roses. Many first.rate
and capable men are misunderstood.
The history OF the world Is full of
them: and the roll includes some of
the greatest
We are concerned, however. not
with the great figures of antiquity.
but rather with the generality Of
men. such as walk the streets OF the
great cities and hop the clods of
the farmlands.
These men have faults and virtues,
the former OF which are easier seen
and comprehended by their associates
than the latter. Life does not bring
such intimacy that all men are in
position to know all men.
The man with a hundred friends Is
rare. while he with 200 such is un.
known. Even the most hale.fellow.
wellmet scarcely can count his &C.
quaintances by the hundred
II IL given to few men to he init.
mately known to more than a few per.
sons. Perhaps his wife knows him
very well. Maybe his mother does.
Certainly his other relatives do not.
Ones associates commonly recog.
nize the apparent good points, not the
hidden ones; and more easily spy out
ones faults than ones virtues.
So the best OF men are often mis-.
judged.
What can he said, then. for him
whose qualities run outside the chan.
nels OF the average?
He will he almost totally misunder.
stood. except for that exceptional
group who may be attracted to him.
for one reason or another, and which
also includes those Of quicker appre-
citation, who are able to see good
points where others see only super.
fatalities. These comprise employers
who push a good man along. much to
the amazement OF those who do not
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appreciate the said good man and
who make no effort to understa nd
him.
They curse and they damn, in tho
honest conviction that they are right.
when all the time they are very
wrong and are only standing In their
own light. Their better balanced en-
ployers, whose business ability Is
large. look to essentials. They are
not fooled by eccentricitics, but get
down to essentials, and, once there.
know for q surety that the man has
the stuff.
The channels of the average, II may
he said. include the great virtues Of
| mankind In the large. There are
, other virtues. however, which mostly
are possessed by the man OF whom II
is apt to be said. He is not such n
! fool as he looks"
How the world loves to poke fun.
Sometimes the observer IL inclined TO
think that civilization would have
been many centuries further prog
resscd by this time II this one trait
Of humanity had been weeded out of 1t.
1t Is so easy to find fault with some
trivial something that makes no diff
ference. while ut the same time so
| convenient to overlook the subject
real merits.
This soothes the incapacity of the
observer and tends to level out all
inequalities, n state of mind eminently
pleasing to- mankind, and one which
finds it's highest statement in the
famous sentence IAN men are born
free and equal"
Gle Is not such fool as some
people think he is
or course not-he never is.
That Is the encoura ging thing. The
some people" have not done quite as
good job at observing. or appre.
ciating. as they have at thinking.
One may think furiously--and be all
wrong
Equally. one may think tepidly. and
vet think correctly. The heat of
thinking has little to do with 1t SO
long as the thinking is Of "A No. 1"
quality.
One of the worlds most foolish mis-
takes Is to believe that thinking is
thinking. Thinking is good thinking
with one man, bad thinking with an
other.
Thinking Is straight in one head,
crooked i'm the second. 1t Is heavenly
in one mind, hellish in another.
There are more brands of private
thinking than there are heads in
which thinking Is done. and too often
the brews are overripe. or under.
done.
The discerning man who looks
through imperfections TO the best
qualities that any one possesses u
thinking to a purpose, for he not only
raises the other in his own and other
peoples ordinations. but also he
raises himself in his own opinion and
also in the opinions of others.
SO. wherever you go. take heed of
the man OF whom some one says, He
IL not such fool as some people
think" Such n statement means that
he'is hrainy enough to have opinions
az his own. and honest enough to
state them.
II you want the truth. he IL the
man to go To. AS long as mankind
values intellectual honesty, "a well
as other sorts of honesty. ne will be
valued. and all finally will come to
zee that. indeed. he In not such a
fool rs some people think
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this country to have a Navy as strong
as the navy of that country. I neces.
sary power for IL to meet the Iespon.
sibility OF the richest world power,
not for offensc, but upon occasion TO
do it's full part In preserving peace in
the world and securing !or itself and
every other nation. great and small.
that freedom Of the seas without which
there will he no equal opportunity Of
commerce and trade
-
THE unwillingness of Great Britain,
France and Italy to enter into a rea.
aonahle supplementary agreement for
the further limiting Of naval construc.
ton drove the United States to this
action" asserts the Spokane Spokes.
man Review Republican). "he New
Orleans Tribune tDemocratic) explains:
III all work is started within the year.
Il will he the biggest program the
Nation ever paid for. But" continues
the Tribune. without "A time limit the
construction could be spread over
many years. making the program
either q gesture or a thing OF sub
stance. II might he diplomatic to set
no time limit. hut sttli tn authorize
construction. 'Such an approved pro.
gram would give the United States n
high card In future disarmament or
Limitation conferences"
Recognizing the need 20 round out
our present naval strength" for pro.
lection. the New York Times Qnde.
pendenO nevertheless argues that
from that ., great program rxed
for a period of years and costing a hill.
lion dollars or more Ia too long jump
for the President to take" and the
Roanoke World News independent
Democraticl says: AIR. Coolidge has
taken much credit for economy 10
which he was hardly entitled. lie
seems now determined To tie the hands
Of his successor with program ~
expenditures such as the Nation In
peace time has never before consid'
cred"
The upshot OF rivalry 10 this last
dollar has always been catastrophe,
states tho Des Molnes Tribune. Capital
independent Republican,. while the
Columbus Ohio State journal tRepuh.
licanl In OF the opinion that the y, O.
gram appears wholly unnecessary
and inadvisabie," and the Appleton
Post Crescent independently. conlemn'
ing the added tax burden. asks. us
this back breaking task worth while
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HISKIN.

Q. Is there a. memorial to Joyce
Kilmer in Pennsylvania?-N. NJ.
A. The Joyce Kilmer Public Camp.
Union County. In the mountains Of
Pennsylvania. where he spent his boy
hood, has been named for the Ameri-
can poet who immortalized himself by
the poem Trees"
q. How many varieties Of domestic
duck are there. and which is consid-
cred best tor eating purposes?-J. p.
A. Tho Biological Survey says that
the so.called Picking duck Ia popular
for edible purposes. Most. II not all.
of the different varieties of domestic
duck are derived from the wild NAL
lard, the muscovy and possibly one
or two Of the Asiatic forms that have
been domcsticated in Japan and China.
Q. Can n whisper he amplified into
loud clear voice?-N. e.
A. Applying aets can be made that
will amplify whisper to any extent
desired. but they will at the same
time amplify such extraneous sounds
as are always present. so that the
result is anything but clear.
Q. Where was kumys first used
RI. n.
A. kumys originally was the name
Of the fermented mares milk used
largely by the Tartars. It's thera-
peutic values became known, and IT
is now prepared in the United States
from both cows and goats milk.
O. What did Egyptians use for
beads, and what for jewel settings
G.. S.
A. Iron. gold. silver, copper. glass
and brass were used for both.
Q. When did the originator Of the
Spencerian style of handwriting live?
p. F.
A. Plat Rogers Spencer was born
in 1900 and died in 1854. He gave
many lectures upon penmanship IN
various parts of the country. and his
work was influential in causing the
establishment of business colleges.
q. What is the normal condition
Of the eyes called the deviations from
which are known as astigmstism,
myopia. and hypermetropia?- &C. f. VI.
A. Emmetropia Is the normal re-
fraction condition Of the eyes. in
which the RAYS Of light are brought
accurately and without undue effort
10 focus upon the retina so that the
vision is perfect.
O. When a motion in made. then
an amendment to the motion is offer
ed, which should receive first consid.
eration?-G. r. $.
A. When an amendment TO mo-
ton is made and seconded the amend
ment should receive discussion and
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vote be taken upon II before the vote
il taken on the original motion.
Q. What Ia the highest pitched
musical instrument?-9. 4. y.
A. The piccolo IL the highest
pitched musical instrument.
O. How many different kinds ~
pears. pIums. peaches. and apples are
thereto. &.
A. 4 list Of fruit varieties rom pg1nd
by New York agricul'urisfz Indicates
2.929 kinds Of pears. 100 kinds ~
plums. 1900 kinds Of peaches. ara
$50 kinds Of apples.
o. How MAN. m!d-hiprn.r a.
a ap%s 2"''e ~ = ~ test for a.rDia"'
A. Out Of ~ rnidshipmen of .ts
class Of 1927 only 553 passed the
Nays pilot tests.
o. How nanv words IA, r.>io
added TO the English lanzVaga:-
e.. r. r.
A. According 20 David Sarsro-
radio has added about 5000 rev
words to the English languae.
~
ping trees for maple sirup?-.E y (
A. II Is good policy 70 tap sar-v
in the season in order 70 Obtain the
earlier runs Of sap. which are ganer.
ally the sweetest and therefore the
best sugar producers. All sugar
makers are familiar with sugar
weather" In general, the ssz zcr q
ready to open during the rn:6d'e e-
last part Of February in the sout1ar7
sections and later in the nrrtra~-
ones. when the days are hecor.~r
warm. the temperature going a}.,-
% degrees F., and the nights are s.ri
frosty.
Q. Did Gertrude Atherton attend
the public schools9-N e. r.
a. Mrs. Athertor was educated =
private schools and under prlra.e
teachers.
Q. How long have President ard
Mrs. Coolidge been marriad?-r. =
a. They were married October 4
1905.
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A number Of statesmen say they
do not choose" Calvin Coolidge said
it first. A few words can be highly
important In campaign and aspirants
are left fioundering for a phrase. Ii is
perhaps the first time that a negative
assertion has attained such positive
significance.
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1t may reasonably be regretted that
the submarine might not have been
neglected i'm practical mechanics and
left to the pages OF fiction in which
Jules Verne recorded the fascinating
adventures Of Capt. Memo. Our
myths are often more satisfactory
than our realities.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Mythology

In days OF old we used 10 say
That Santa was an eli so gay.
hut now the facts we reason with.
And vow that Santa IL a myth.
And yet the Juvenile acclaim
And Santa stili seems all sincere,
While as q myth" looms Father
Dear.
And 80 IL goes, from day 10 day.
lima gination holds It's sway.
And he who tolls and does his best
In dim obscurity may rest.
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The Christmas holidays bring no
relaxation 80 fas as political discus
sion lis concerned. A busy statesman
has TO wait for a national eonven-
ton date to see what Santa Claus
brought.
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Camera men call upon famous per.
sonases to halt and be photographed
They invariably do so. In every
human breast there is the hope Of
rivaling reigning movie stars either
for grace or comedy.
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Eulifghiing il national sport In
Aexico. Lindbergh recognizes II as
such and permits the Impression 10
sink IN that after all q torsador takes
no chances comparable with those
faced by the aviator.
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An Omission.

from The poaaitila Ifibuns
A disuatGh Tells NJ u sieenle lack wba
TOOK the rest ~ the day 1m after fall
ing ~ feaI, but II ID NM state
whether hs @as doeked tbs time
t9at On lbs WAY dawn, wW@
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The Associated press Is exCnstvniy entitled
60 the Use for republication Of all news dis
rat he's credited 10 II or not otherwise cred.
ited 10 this narer ard also the local news
- h'i<h~i hs-tln. All rights ot nnh,i~9'ion
Of srs,'ia' dispatches herein are also ~eser, ed
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Lindbergh could easily stop a bull
fight: thereby making thousands OF
enemies and securing no assurance
whatever Of the friendship of the bull.
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The L. S. Senate may be pardoned
IL IL regards the suggestion OF some
thing more to investigate as a mis-
taken effort TO confer a favor.
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At least civilization has progressed
to a point where there are no cruel
tests OF physical endurance. A
beauty contest Is after all better than
a siX-day bicycle race.
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Black shirts are advocated by
Mussolini. AS a fashion dictator he
has no influence over the pa jamas at
the Lido.
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Those who have attended Mexican
bull fights invariably drop the hint
that the Carmens are far more danger.
Gus than the bulls.
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Psychoa nalysts are prepared to
concede that the more intelligent a
criminal is, the better his chances
are for winning in an atrocity con-
test.
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Crowded shops call attention to the
fact that good old 8. Claus In one
of our leading business doctors.
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An elaborate mocha nism. the sub.
marine. In peace or war. remains the
means of bringing only bad news.
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from Tia hes Molnss Esan,as T,thnnrt 'aptat
t.indN should know what "ltonraN"
sound, like IN sNets lsnguaae nv thts
time
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INSTRUMENTATION.

BtHsCOHSFuVUfuVTUH.
You have said many wise thingS'
remarked the admiring constituent.
so / understand" said Senator
Sorghum. II have not read them. but
! feel myself fortunate In having q
very clever secretary"
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Song ~ u suburbs mite.

Song ~ u suburbs mite.
Some day ] know
That shall score
A proper hii
IN Baltimore,
As back and forth
The letters speed,
Some day from doubt
! shall bs freed.
Some day. sectirs.
III pause 10 braE.
Some day III yet
NY license tag.
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"A mistake said uncta Chen
ought not Ia discourage you It's
only sigp ia, you'a human like dc
rect III III"
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The American lurWail,

kton the On,sha k,eeias Mnths hesAli
Things eertaials are mtAea M IN
China, but Just hoax al Oklahoma,
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NGperNIAlng the IlreM.

Il shall cast this priceless pearl
into the cup" said Cleopatra,
wait u minute whispered Mark
Antony. 'ses II there In . prohibition
agent present"
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I'VE throw our prayers 10 u joss.
said III Ho. the sage Of chinato town,
"and hope on. even though he files
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Rate by Mail-Payahle In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Member Of the Associated P,ess.

paIv and SUNDAY. J vr ST. 90, mo. 81 ~
SUNDAY onlv......l VIZ 81 90. ! mo. SIS
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winter Cheef.
The Christmas cards that ] admire
Depict IA glowing chimney nre~-
And not a radiator neat.
Which makes us tenants beg for heat.
Juf Tunkins says he believes In
evolution. even though no monkey
has progressed high enough In the
scale Of intelligence TO own his own
hand organ.
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Perennial.

Uin The san Anianin tknIesk
Never werry, aurf grandchildren
n,nhahly viii see the nd vt the Tea
pot nama litigation.
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.. How long have President ard
Mrs. Coolidge been marriott. 4 ?
a. They were married Octobe. 4
1905.
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Q. Did Gertrude Atherton stfe-4
the public schools7-N. e. r.
A. Mrs. Atherton was educated =
private schools and under prIv3-e
teachers.
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y. How MAN. m!d-hiprner q.
Anna pslie vaD IL test for a.rplans
pilots?-5. O. y.
A. out Of 80 nidshipmen of ERE
class Of 1927 only 553 passed the
Nays pilot tests
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.. How man- words has ra<in
added to the English languaza:-
e.. r. =.
A. According 20 David Sarares
radio has added about 5000 rev
words to the English Ianguae.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-15
Prize Offered
In Essay Contest

S'udcnts in grammar schools,
high schools and colleges Of South
cTn California have a chance to wir
cash prizes for ESSAYS on safety, ar.
crrding to the Autnmohil" Club Of
southern California. The American
Railroad Association is launching a
nationwide contest among student
to "btain sugEeStionS for prevent
ton "f grade crossing accidents.
Cash prizes Of 800 each are to
hc awarded for the best essay sub.
n'ittcd on the subject Of Gross
Crossings Cautiously. These will
be given respectively TO the success
full grammar school student, high
school student and college student
preparing the best papers.
In vicW of the safety teaching IN
the public schools inauguratcd by
the Aut utomobile Club Of Southern
California nearly five years ago, il
is believed that the students of this
section will be represented among
the prize winners.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-15
BEAR-CAR'DINAL
TRACK MEET TO
BE- HARD FOUGHT

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
April 15.-Track and field records
some of them musty with age, are
threatened with relegation to the
scrap heap tomorrow when two of
the most traditional enemies of the
western slope clash III the California
Stanford duel.
The "big meet presents an III
tcrcsting situation. Collectively the
teams Of the two schools are far
from being world bcaters. But II
few individuals on the teams stand
out as some Of the best material III
the country.
The red shirts, tutorcd by Dink
Tcmpleton, the ''Eoy Coach are
favored to beat the Golden Bears,
coached by Walt Christie, the grand
old man of track and field on the
Pacific coast.
II is net impossible for California
to win, however, and considering
the fact that the Bears would rather
lose every meet Of the season l."
beat Stanford than lose 70 the Car
dinals and win every other contest,
there certainly is hope for the
berkeley outfit.
California is almost sure of an
even break if not a slight edge in
the track events, particularly the
distance runs. But III field events
they will have to perform over
their heads TO have a look in.
Perhaps The biggest features of
the contest will be:
4 duel of weights between Elmer
Gcrkin of California, and Biff HofT-
man of Stanford. Gcrkin won la|t
wear, but Hoffman has made a far
better showing than Gerkin this sea-
son TO date.
Emerson Spencer s running of thr
quarter mile. The Stanford boy
came with % of Il second of break
ing n world record OF II years
standing in the 40 last week. He
made Il new coast record then in
wind, raia and cold. 1t looks like
the world mark will fall tomorrow.