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Evening star., 1927-11-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

BE there one hundred years ago"
If this placard could greet us from
our favorite theater, we should turn
away sadly, for we have a sneaking
8, picion that the great Bonaparte
did not look so heroic in that scene
as the histories paint him.
He is played up to us, in all the
books we ever read land we have read
a shelf full about him), as sitting on a
rearing steed, his hat in hand, point
ing ou: ...e Great Pyramid with
gran. 'sture. while away in the des-
err g. etch miles upon miles of solid
rank; Of soldiers in the spick-and-
sp inform of the French troops.
Soldiers. forty centuries look Gown
upon you"
The reader rills to this day at. the
plain and inspired soldiertalk of the
great commander. He pictures to
himy tl.at entire multitude taking
| l., he speech with rapture and roar
| ing "Vlve le Empereur."
What Il blow it would be, if we had
the actual records of the event, to
see that Napoleon read his address
from bit of parchment, that only a
| few marShals and such Immediately
about him could have heard word of
hat he said, and that the soll.. RS in
tn, ranks spent their time. hile the
ha.arguc was going on, discussing the
absorbing topic of "Where do we so
from here?
LIN )ln's Gettysburg address is uni
versally recognized as a masterpiece
OF English, brief, yet packed with
meann :, filled with poetry and plain
h I'd sense.
lien one thinks Of that eloquent
appeal. he emissions hushed multi
tude, breathless realization on the
~ Of those present that they were
listening to great effort, destined to
go down in history as masterpiece.
Yet one Of the great journalists or
| that period (whose descendant is to-
day reporting in this city the doinSs
OF the PresidenD states very plainly
i'm his "reminiscences that the speech
was frost in so far as immediate
recOg gnition was concerned. The
crowd expected a set Grafton, and 1T
didn't get it. Lincoln arose, he tells
us. and read briefly from latter of
paper in his hand, an old envelope
or something on which he had written
the address while journeying to the
battlefield
Not only did that great throng, the
writer tells us, have no conception of
the sublimity of the address, but it
actually writhed in pain at what it
believed to have been gigantic fail
urei
AS for our other specimens. Cicero's 8
grafton on Catiline and Henry's opus
before the Virginia Legislature, per-
haps the world is better off to have
them as we do. in books, pictures and
dreams. than to possess them cOiled
In tin can. impressed on wire, to
come believing out at us in defiance
| of all our sacred rights.
/ Mankind has sacred rights, when
it comes to the great scenes of his
tory. One is not altogether sure that
the right thing was done to record
Col. Lindbergh's speech at the Monu.
ment. He repeated 1.-The people of
France" and the people of the United
States" too many times. for one thing.
Let us not examine too closely into
our history. Let us dream of Cleo
patra, beautiful, wonderful, floating
down the Nile. green, glorious. Per-
haps If we had an actual record of
that famous trip, we would hold our
| nose at the Nile and blush over poor
Cleopatra!
Evening star., 1927-11-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How many Jews are there in
Palestine now?-G. N.
A. At the end of 1926 the Jewish
population was 15S,O00.
@. What royal tomb has the efigy
of dog on it?-E. NJ.
A. On the tomb of King Edward VII
and Queen Alexandra. in ST. George 5
Chapel, Windsor. an eff1gy of Caesar.
lies at his feet.
@. Is it true that the manufacture
of artificial silk was suggested severa,
hundred years ago?--A. =.
A. The possibility of manufacturing
artificial silk was suggested by Robert
Hooke, secretary of the Royal Society
of England. in his book, Micro
graphia." published in 1867.
@. What is the process used in Eng
land for taking the strong taste away
from mutton?-F. L.
A. The lamb and mutton of England
is usually dipped in weak brine and
hung for several days and in some
eases for two or three weeks before
it is used.
O. Where is the largest harbor in
the WOTIO. I1OW &c tIIS lldilldA
Harbor?-E. +. b.
A. The harbor at Sydney. Australia,
is believed to be the largest in the
world. 1t has an area of $3.50 acres.
or approximately ii square miles.
Halifax Harbor is 6 miles long and
mile wide: therefore, it's area is ap
proximately square miles.
@. Where is Carrollton Hall?-
Y. p. s., --
A Charles Carroll of Carrollton
lived at Doughoregan Manor. Howard
County, Md. 5 miles northwest OF
Ellicott City. One of his descendants
still lives there.
O. When will the Association OF
Hairdressers have their next meet
ing?-H. X.
A. The American Hairdresser says
that the National Association of Hair
dresscrs and CosmetOlOgists holds an
annual show the week prior to Labor
dav. The next one is to be September
1928, at Boston. Mass.
q. What is a carol?-W. Ii. G.
4 A carol is a song of joy and
praise. 1t was sung originally in the
Middle Ages by the bishops and other
clergy. but now generally by a chorus
of children at their great festivals al
Christmas and Easter and on Christ
mas eve.
@. Please give Tunney's boxing ex
perience before his ring career be
gan.-L. l.. K
A. He took boxing lessons in tho
Greenwich Avenue Gymnasium. Later
Evening star., 1927-11-12
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Yea Ago Today

Italy urges this country to declare
war against Austria and thus de-
clare it's solidarity with Italian aims,
on ground that Americas abstention
from war with Austria is strengthen
ing craft propaganda against Italy.
President Wilson, addressing the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor in Buffalo, eX-
presses contempt for pacifists, and
asks labor to sink all differences and
give this country its fullest support.
Asserts Germany started the war and
aims to control the industry of the
world by force. Pays a tribute to
Samuel Gompers. Italians are
preparing for one of the greatest
battles in history. Heavy allied re.
Endorsements are pouring in to stiffen
that nations defenses. Kaiser Is at
Italian front with Emperor Charles
and King Ferdinand. . The Y. NJ.
c. A. drive for $35.0O0,000 war fund
is started off with a million.dollar
contribution by the Rockefeller Foun.
dation. 1t is expected that the full
amount will be raised in seven days.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

he boxed at the Fairmont Athletic
Club. Before he Joined the Marine
Corps, Tunney fought four prelimi-
nary bouts. none of which caused
much comment. The Marines held
regular boxing matches, and Tunney
boxed both at Quantico. Va. and over
seas. His real ring career started in
1919.
Yeats preach as "the language Of
poetry"?-M s.
A. The doctrine of simple words,
the diction of the best human speech.
Q. Do birds eat the seed of weeds?
--F. d.
A They do. and in this way give
planted seeds better chance to
grow.
@. Is there a national park in this
country located along the ocean
shore ?-E. s. w, -.-se ,-
A. The Lafayette National Park at
Bar Harbor, Me-. Is the only national
park which Is on the ocean shore
line. - Ne r. -
Q. Can popcorn he used for a
breakfast food I'LL. S.
A. Unsalted, rnbuttered popcorn
may be served~with sugar and cream.
with salt and cream or with cream
alone. Or the parched unpopped
kernels when ground like coffee
make a good breakfast food for eat
ing with cream and sugar or for
boiling in water and serving like
| oatmeal.
@. Is it proper to use the word
raise" in the sense that children are
raised or brought ups. w.
A. The word raise" is never to be
applied to human beings. This is
a misuse of the word common in the
| Southern and Western United States.
Cattle are raised: human beings are
brought up. or, in older phrase,
| reared.
| There is no other agency IN the
| nOrld that can dnStcCr as mdHU Cgh-
/ innate questions us our free InfOrmd-
ton Bureau in Washington. ID. G. This
| highly organised institution has been
/ built up aud is under the personal di-
| rection of Frederic j. HdsEin. BU
| keepin1 in constant touch 1cith Fed
erdl bureaus and other educational en-
terprises it is in q position to pass on
to you authoritative information of the
highest order. Submit yOur queries to
the staff Of cTperts iChOSe services are
nut at your free disposal. There is no
| charge, except 2 cents in stamps for
return hostage. address The EUe,Mn0
Star Information Bureau. Frederic j.
| Haskin. director. Washington ID. c.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

Listening the other day to one of
these talking movie" devices, show
ing famous man making a speech
and giving the audience the speech
as he spoke 1t, we fell to wishing the
thing had been invented earlic".
Wouldn't it be fine 20 have actual
records of:
Antonys speech over tie body of
Caesar;
Cicero's grafton on Catiline;
Napoleon's speech at the Pyramids;
Patrick Henry's Give ms liberty
or give me death"';
Lincoln's Gettysburg address?
These come to mind !;nmediately
any one can think up n irng list OF
time-famOus orations to supplement
them. Yet these were famous occa-
sions and speeches probably the world
shall never see their like again
Today mankind is more conscious.
Every orator approaches the plat
form with the sub conscious thought,
Now l must do my best. because
they are taking pictures Of me. and
reeling my stuff cIf on II wire or
something"
This is a Sclf.con s.iouS age, when
publicity tends to take SpontaneitN out
of mankind. And II is the spontanc.
GUS which makes for greatness. Great.
ness Is not attained by budding to-
gether in corner to think mp some
magnificent scheme. but by going out
into the light OF day and doing OF
saying the great thing.
Greatness IL that SIMPLE.
v
Suppose the spotlight had been
turned upon Antony. as he stood over
IA Had .tF
dripping from the wounds left by
the cowardly blows OF the conspira
tors. now mute and turned to clay.
"Friends. Romans. countrymen! he
would begin. CAT least. according to
Shakespeare.l In the temple above
the rostrum Il white-clad figure leans
out. Turn on little more juice,
Publius," he says tn a comrade. The
amplitier Is not bringing 1t out. 1t
blurs."
Antony continues: Lend me your
ears" etc. Hold that pose, please.
pipes up the official photographer.
Just minute. please Keep your
arm up. Antony. That's good. Thank
you!"
Under such circumstances Antony
no doubt would have failed to speak
so cleverly. SO admirably. so from
the heart. with the result that
Shakespeare would have been forced
to invent another speech. Ye gods.
the old one blurred.
After all. would mankind benefit,
would 1t not rather lose. from an
actual picture and words of Antony'S
great grafton? There can be little
ioubt that he did make a speech, that
he cleverly utilized his skill in ora
tory to turn the mob against Brutus
and the other conspirators. at the
same time he managed to deftly sneer
at them.
1t is most probable, however. that
the modern persons idea of the
scene Is far in excess of the actu-
ality, that it was neither so great nor
glorious as we see it, either on the
stage or in eur own minds as the
result Of historical reading.
Mere truth might be served by a
talking picture-but would romance
and glory be served, too? One may
well doubt it.
X ksk
Special Tonight.
"Nappy n .poleon at Pyramids.
"See the French Conqueror. Hear
him in Big Address! ..
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The English house party which IN
4cluded Princess Mary and Niscount
Iascelles and which fought fire in
it's nightclothes at the country resi-
dence of Lord Allendale did not re-
turn to bed, but dressed and went out
on it's scheduled shooting trip. From
descriptions and pictures Of British
shooting expeditions the average
American might consider such as
about as restful way as possible to
spend the day following hectic night.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The State alienist of Illinois ar.
ranged special concert at which the
reactions of the audience, all insane
and many violently so. were carefully
noted. Every number was Of the
classical variety and by some great
master. There are many men walk
ing Washington's streets and consid'
cred perfectly normal who would reg
lister complete craziness il compelled
to listen to any classical program.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Proud.

$50 you enjoy seeing your boy play
foot ball"
"I should say I do" answered
Farmer Corntossel. ut makes me
right proud to see him out there an
realize that he is the young fellow
was once able to whip"
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Dire Expectations.

did you have an excuse for staying
away from school today?" said one
small boy.
"No," answered the other. but II
father delivers the chastisement / ex'
pect I'll have a good excuse for stay
ing away tomorrow"
Evening star., 1927-11-12

1.-THE word incurable should be re-
moved from the dictionary" declares
New York hospital director. He is
speaking, however, from a strictly
medical standpoint. Preceding the
words lass" or Crouch" it is likely
to remain applicable for a long time
to come.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Long.Eared Game.

From the Terre Haute Star.
Three were killed and 20 injured
on the first days hunting in Pennsyl.
vania and Delaware, giving some idea
of the number Of men who resemble
a rabbit.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The face of six-year.old King
Michael of Rumania is to go on
new issue Of stamps. Not every
Juvenile collector can see his own
visage staring back at him from the
pages of his stamp album.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
JOcOSe.

"I suppose that success in a cam.
paign depends on electioneering."
somewhat" answered Senator Sor-
yhum, who was in a particularly
iocose mood; "and somewhat on COL
Iectioneerins.''
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Knows How to Reach 'Em.

From the Ohio State Journal.
One of the astonishing things about
President Coolidge Is how short he
can make his messages to the people
and how long he can make his mes
sages to Congress.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Between Times.

Midway 'twiXt seasons now we pause
And all rejoice with proper cause;
'Tis still too soon to shovel snow
And there are no more lawns to NOV
Evening star., 1927-11-12

Engineers have announced that the
air in the new Holland vehicular tun.
nels under the Hudson is more pure
than the air on Fifth avenue. Less
extensive, also.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The "smile on the face of the tiger, :,
celebrated in a familiar limerick, is
said to be the prevalent expression OF
Tammany countenances since Tues
days balloting.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
Worlds Greatest Nee.

From the Waco tTex) Times Herald.
A restoration of the sense Of God Is
the worlds greatest need.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
% the nse for renuhlication OF all news ois-
r,,ches treIitnd to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also tnf pbcaiSn roGai adw
IF snerial dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1927-11-12

Fraud Charged in Philadelphia
Elections may as well be kept as
standing headline.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
A Candid Expression.

From the Louisville Times.
An egoist doesn't think any more Of
himself than you do. He is just honest
enough to express it.
Evening star., 1927-11-12
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Just to Avoid Suspicion.
From the Detroit Free Press.
In a nervous town it's pretty good
idea to stop your motor when you stop
in front of a bank. * =
Evening star., 1927-11-12

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renee in Mornings in Mexico" He
gives a series Of pictures. each sug
gesting something of Mexican life and
Mexican character. Here is a caravan
winding it's way in to a market town
on a market day: From the valley
villages and the mountains the
peasants and the Indians are coming
in with supplies. Dark-eared asses
and running men. running women
running girls and running lads.
Twinkling donkeys ambling on fine
little feet, under twin great baskets
with tomatoes and gourds, twin great
nets Of bubble-shaped jars. twi"
bundles Of neat cut fagots Of wood
neat as punches Of cigarettes, and twin
net sacks Of charcoal"
X * X
The contrast between the public eti.
quette and the private manners of
royalty In the Valois period is com.
mented upon and illustrated by Edith
Sichel in her Later Years Of Cath
crime de- Medici." Marguerite de
Vatois. later Queen Of Navarro. in love
with Henri. Due de Guise, gave him a
secret rendezvous, which was discov'
cred by her brother. King Charles IX.
and the Queen.mother. Catherine de-
Medici. Whereupon, Catnerlne ana
the King, still in his nightdress. with
out word. fell on Margot and violent
" beat her then followed the
etiquette The court would
soon be stirring-Margot might be
seen in this condition. Catherine
made the doors safe and set about
repairing with her own hands what
those hands had wrought"
X X X X
The ninth volume in the Wayfarers'
series is. "A Wayfarer in Spain," by
Alice M. 8. Newbigin. The author
found a little knowledge of Spanish
essential to travel In Spain. at least
outside the large cities. The art, archi.
lecture and history of Spain share
space with accounts of the agricul-
ture. industry and customs of modern
Spain and descriptions Of individual
places. ----.--.--.--- Do. -----------.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

That iodine put into the water viii
make fish grow more rapidly has
been demonstrated in recent expert
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

geons of Columbia University. A mum.
Der Of scholarships are to be awarded
this year.
Committee reports viii be submitted
on a wide variety Of subjects and
studies made under the auspices Of the
association. These include public
health matters, race betterment. legis-
Iation, international relations and med
ical service. The committee in charge
Of the latter work was In charge Of
the American women's hospitals, which
did such valuable service during the
World War.
DR.. Eliza NJ Mosher of Brooklyn
is honorary president Of the associ-
ton, while the president is DIR. Fran
ces EASEMENT Rose of Spokane. Wash.
The president.elect is DIR. Elizabeth
Thelberg. physician-in-chief at Vassar
College. other officers are: DR.. May
Agnes Hopkins of Dallas, Tex, and
DR. Mary r. Noble of the Pennsyl-
vania State Department of Public
Health, vice presidents; DR.. Eta V.
Davis of Chicago, secretary; DR..
Maude Parker of Seattle. Wash.
treasurer, and DR. Ethel Doty Brown
of New York, editor OF the Bulletin.
The local committee In charge of ar
engagements FOR the meetings consists
of DR.. Mary O'Malley of st. Eliza.
beth's Hospital, chairman: DR.. Louise
Taylor Jones, DR. Daisy Nj. Q. Robin
son, DR.. Blanche M. Haines and DR..
Elizabeth Kittredge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
MODERN PORTlA AIDS
YOUNG SUFFRAGISTS
Miss Nancy s, Parnell Leads Fight
for Women Under so
Years of Age.
NANCY STEWART pARNErI..

LIVERPOOL, England, April O..
A modern Portia has arisen here to
lead the Young Suffragists Of Eng.
land to the polls,
She is Miss Nancy Stewart Parnell,
a descendant of Thomas Parnell, the
great Irish leader and poet of the
eighteenth century, Her father. promi.
nent as poet and playwright, is a
first cousin OF Lord Congieton.
Miss Parnell is / honor graduate
of Liverpool University and was a
leader in efforts of woman students
toward obtaining their emancipation.
She is a debater and Is secretary of
the Liverpool branch of Saint Joana
Social and Political Alliance.
She came into prominence as spokes-
women of the Young Suffragists when
a deputation called on Prime Minister
Baldwin to petition the government
for the ballot.
1.-THE Young Suffragists of England"
Miss Parnell informed the premier.
ARE the women less than 80 years old.
They include teachers, professors. doc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
DUPLEX KEYBOARD
ON NEWEST PIANO
Permits Playing of Most Diff
ficuIt Passages, Concert
Player Says.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MOWRER.

By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1877
BERLIN, April 9.-"Within FIVE
years the old single keyboard piano
forte will be as dead as the spinet on
harpsichord, and it will not be long
before the present concert instru-
ments will find an honorable place IN
museums and strangers exploring
rural districts may happen upon
quaint uprights. tucked away in
musty farm parlors, yielding ali the
thrills of an archaeological find,
This is the opinion of Richard Bun
liz. one of the greatest of American
uianists. who, after witnessing and
hearing several demonstrations of
the new improved duplex clavier, has
decided to use it exclusively.
Has Two KeybOards.
The new instrument has two key
boards. the lower of which is Identical
with the present piano. special
pedal links each note of the lower key
board with the Immediately opposite
note of the upper keyboard, which is
an octave higher, this permitting the
most difficult octave passages to be
played as easily as a single note.
German critics" said Mr. Buhlig,
have listened to the new Moor in
strument admirably played by Mrs
Winifred Christie Moor wife Of the
inventor, who is himself q diStin-
guished composer. They are unani-
NOUS in pronouncing this the first
important step forward since the
invention of the hammer piano by
Christofori in the eighteenth century.
An entirely new style of piano-playing
will develop.
"Bach's works for the organ, which
hitherto have been impossible to
render on the piano, and have been
rendered only unsatisfactory on the
organ, have found their perfect me-
dunn in the new instrument.
Playing Is Clarified.
There are certain technical diff.
culties which, however, are not
organic On the other hand, a new
and undreamed-of virtuosity viii be
developed. giving fresh impetus to
piano composers. The greater wealth
of overtones and the double keyboard
clarifies the playing of passages in
close position, as wei as bringing the
wide positions within hand reach.
Another advantage is the posi-
bility Of better orchestral transcript
tons for the piano which are useful
In musical pedagogy and invaluable
for the composer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
WOMEN WILL HEAR
Of MEDICAL FIELD
Convention Here May 1917
to Discuss Chances Of
fered Sex.

Opportunities for women in the field
of medicine win be considered at the
annual sessions Of the Medical Won.
ems National Association, which will
be held May Is to II at the Mayfiower
Hotel. Prominent woman physicians
from all parts Of the country and sew
eral from Europe will take part in dis
cussions Of international questions af-
fecting women in medical service.
Organized II years ago in Chicago,
this organiza ton is a member of the
international association of which
Lady Barrett Of London is president.
An important function of the Amer.
lean association is the awarding Of
scholarships to young women who
wish to study medicine. A Washing
ton woman holding one of these schol-
arships is completing her second year
at the College of Physicians and Sur