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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Another Protest.

The Trinidad Citizens Association
! has added it's voice to the volume of
protest against the narrowness of the
new Defense Highway, which runs
a resolution adopted at a meeting last
night the association has formally
addressed Gov. Richie on the subject
and urged immediate widening of the
| dangerous road. This action was de.
cided upon after members of the or
ganizatio had stressed the fact that
accidents and fatalities were occur.
ring almost daily and that remedial
measures should be at once under.
| taken.
For the protection of life and prop
erty Maryland road authorities should
take cognizance of this serious sit
uation. The Defense Highway is one
of the most popular arteries in this
section of the country and it's very
popularity makes it imperative that
it should be wide enough to accom-
| modate the heavy traffic. Only fifteen
feet in width. which would not be toll.
Grated in many States, the road pre-
sents an ever-increasing menace to
all who use it. Two large cars are
barely able 10 pass, and if the hapless
concrete, he is almost certain to meet
disaster, as the soil on the sides is
sandy and shifty
Maryland has done a fine work in
its general widening program. Shout
ders have been put on many of the
narrow highways with the consequent
lessening of danger. 1t is apparent,
however, that the Defense road can
not be left in it's present condition and
it would seem the part of wisdom to
delay work on some of the less trav.
eled highways and put concentrated
attention upon this much-used road.
Whether or not it can be treated in
the same manner as have the other
highways in the State is a matter for
engineers to decide, but ways and
means should be Immediately devised
to add materially to it's width.
The Districts interest in this mat
ter is obvious. The motoring affairs
of Washington and Maryland are too
closely linked for any complete sep
aration to. occur and probably there
will be the same community of interest
as long as there are motor cars. Dis
trict citizens are users of the high
way, and, it might be remarked at
this point, pay indirectly for the use
in gas tax which was imposed at
the instance of Maryland, and nat.
urally feel that a constructive pro-
test will be welcomed by the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Prospects of Tax Reduction
Argued i'm Academic Fashion

this national debt must be whipped to
a FRAGILE. The people don't wish to
carry it. They want 1t off their backs,
ana they propose to get it off by pay
ing 1t off. BY all means let there be
tax reduction. but only so far as it Is
in line with debt reduction
~ y
If the money goes for tax reduc-
ton, what is to prevent an increase
in taxes amounting to many times the
decrease a year or two later" asks
the Schenectady Gazette independent
Democratic). "Once used that way,
and the surplus is gone forever. But
when devoted to lowering the debt, it's
benefits will be felt by this and by
future generations. No ideas of DO
htical expediency should be permitted
to Interfere with the businesslike use
OF any surplus funds Washington
may possess" declares the Gazette.
Whatever surplus there is could be
used in both these directions, in the
opinion of the Wichita Beacon Gnde-
pendent Republican,, which says: The
national debt is proceeding very nicely
without every bit of the surplus be-
ing applied. 1t can be further reduced
without trying to put on too much
speed. This generation should bear
a large part of the war debt. But
it should not have to lquidate it."
There seems to be some volume of
opinion that If a cut is made in taxes,
the largest measure of relief to the
greatest number deserving considera-
ton may be attained by scaling down
corporation taxes" as the Terre Haute
Star independent Republican, phrases
1t. The Star believes that since the
corporation tax is paid by the public,
by the consumers" being passed along
I'm the cost of living" Cutting corpo.
ration taxes will not only benefit the
ultimate consumer by reducing his
expenses, but will help by stimulating
business" The Butte Daily Post Ire.
publican), commenting on this feature
OF tax reduction. concludes that
there would be no question whatever
about the matter if it were certain
that the reduction would be passed on
to the public in the form of lower
prices for commodities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
bers OF the organization in order to

bers Of the organization in order to
keep in touch with the movement.
There is no secret about the orders
from Moscow, One of the moves di-
rected from Soviet headquarters and
included in the .agenda for the pres
ent convention is the intensification
of the Communist campaign against
the American Federation Of Labor,
which Moscow denounces as a CAPT
talist organization. The instructions
also call for opposition to labor banks,
labor insurance companies and like
enterprises, and for a campaign
against the American Governments
alleged plans for war on Soviet Rus
STA. 1t is to be hoped that authentic
reports Of the proceedings Of this con
yention will be available for publica-
ton in order that the American people
may see just what Russia is doing, or
attempting to do. here as they have
recently been shown in some measure
by the Moscow-directed demonstra-
tons against the execution Of the law
in Massachusetts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Notice to Quit.

Peremptory notice to quit certain
properties Of the Government Is
about to be served on the District ad-
ministration. Those properties, held
for a long period by the United States
as a site for public structures, are to
be utilized under the public building
program, and 1t is desired to have
the dirt flying" by the first OF No
Venber. In order to effect this the
Womans Bureau of the Police De
partment, the House of Detention and
the Health Department clinic must
be shifted before that date. The Dis
trict has no quarters available for
them and no funds for rental Of tenn
porary housing. A problem in munich
pal administration is presented that
seems impossible of solution il the
Government program is carried out.
An appropriation for the rental OF
temporary quarters for the bureaus
that are to be ousted cannot be Sc
cured until Congress meets. Use of one
of the Government hotels on the Cap
itol-Statlon plaza is suggested, but
that is impracticable without con-
gressional action. The Federal serv-
ice is itself seriously congested, con.
dition which the new building pro-
gram about to be started is designed
to cure.
Unless an extra session of Congress
is called there will be no chance for
provision of funds to meet this emer-
gency before some time in December.
In the event of an extra session called
for the middle of October it will be
possible by enactment of a deficiency
Dill to provide rental funds by the
time the clearance of the Commerce
Building site, now in part occupied by
the District bureaus, will be started.
In the circumstances there is but
one solution of the problem, and that
is to postpone the work of clearing
the entire area of the Commerce
Building site until congressional &C.
ton can be had. 1t is not the fault
Of the District Government that this
situation exists. There would be no
serious hardship in q delay of a few
weeks in beginning the razfng of the
buildings on the Commerce Depart
ment location. Furthermore, accord
ing to the latest plans for that struc-
ture, the square bounded by Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Fourteenth, Fiji.
teenth and E streets is not to be in
cluded in the layout for that build
ing, and the structures now occupy
ing it are available for temporary
District Government purposes. Why
should not the clearing Of that por-
ton of the "hve-square SITE be de-
layed and the District Offices quar-
tered there pending action by Con-
gress on this emergency need?
It is obvious that the District it.
self must have additional quarters.
A plan is pending for new municipal
center at another site than that &C.
cupied by the District Building. of
sufficient size to accommodate all the
local government activities. 1t should
be pressed to conclusion. There can
be no advantage in delay. The Gov
eminent itself is now at last at the
point Of operation on its protracted
building program. In another season
or two it viii be under Roadway on
large scale. Dislocations Of business
from the Man-Avenue triangle will be
effected. The readjustment affecting
the District Government should take
place in season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
The Vegetarian's Shoes.
From the Flint Journal


Everything is relative. The price
of this commodity is due to the high
price Of that and SO on i'm unlimited
variation. But who would ever have
thought that the growing number OF
food fads, Including vegetarianism
would have affected the price Of
shoes?
They do. however. on the assertion
OF no less an authority THAN the Ma
tional Shoe Retailers Association
which says that a decline of mea'
eating is forcing the price OF foot
gear up some Is or 20 per cent
The logic of the argument goes thi
way: When the public eats less inca
FEWER steers are killed, and as a re
suit the number of hides grows less
The fewer hides on the market, the
higher the price of 2shoes. You may
save by eliminating sirloin and rih
roast from your menu. but the cows
hide will get you If you do. And,
when all Is fully explained, it Is not
a skin game. either
Still there are afterthoughts. AL
ligator hides. snake pelts and lizard
skins are enjoying some merited
popularity, owing to the nifty way
in which they make up into sandals
and dainty feminine footwear. They
are. we believe, bringing the highest
prices ever. And we have heard Of
no special instances where the public
has beer denying itself the daily
ration of alligator roast or rattle
snake steak. Inagfner the business
depressfom IL some one should sud
denly start D crusade against eating
the flesh Of reptiles.
10, hum! Everything u relative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| proper sense of personal dignity {!
| If one believes indeed, that God made
man in His image. and but little lower
| than the angels, there Is no other way
to feel.
| To feel that one has some character
or worth that must not be sullied-
| this Is the safe anchor of life. Whether
| it be Christian character or not, to
| believe in ones personal dignity IS a
| great deal.
| Just as contemptuousness goes with
| unreasonable conceit, so an aversion
] to that which is or is thought to be
unworthy of ones character invari-
| ably follows pride in the sense of a
proper sense Of personal dignity, char
acter or worth.
| When one has such self-respect. he
naturally has an honorable self
graduation" in the dictionary's good
| phrase
| Children who are taught to depre-
| cate themselves and their accomplish
ments must learn, in later life, to feel
an honorable self-gratulation caused
| by evidences of worth in themselves.
| If they can be made to feel an equal
gratitude over the worth of their as.
| sociates, they have reached the
quintessence of human character.
| X X X X
This proper pride is in no way in.
compatible with a sense of humility,
as taught by the great moral leaders
| 1t is, rather, booster of humility
for there is proper humbleness, as
we'll as an improper sort. No one ever
meant. surely, that human beings
should crawl through the earth like
poor inch worms.
Man was made to go with his head
up and his chest high, these flags of
character to be lowered only when
God lowers them for him at last.
To keep ones self-respect means to
be true democrat in character-that
is, to have one line of action and con.
duct for all. not one way of treating
one class and another of treating the
next.
This it is to be true democrat of
the world. 1t has nothing at all to
do with political parties, or national
conventions or candidates.
When a man or woman has this
proper sense of personal dignity, it
holds them back from unworthy &C.
tons, or at least helps them to come
as near to this ideal as 1t Is humanity
possible.
Think how wonderful 1t is to have
character, and station and a name
so many persons seem to have none
at all! At least, they act as If they
had not, and the superstition must be
that they have none.
Self-respect means that there is a
certain limit to what a man will do
to win others to him or to his cause;
that. conversely, there Is a certain
distance only which he will go in being
Won by others; that, believing in his
character, such as it is, he has stand.
ards of conduct and an equal aver
sion to that which Is or which he
thinks to be unworthy of his char
acter.
In other words, he has standards,
based upon the 'self-esteem which he
has created himself or which aug
ments the esteem handed down to him
by prior creators. The creation of
esteem for ones name, or ones family.
has been thing of centuries, else
one could not be here.
Let such things. then, be properly
valued-and rightly used, with a
proper sense of personal dignity, with
real pride, in the best sense of the
word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Communists Plan a Revolt Here.

There may be no connection between
the Sacco.Vanzetti agitation and the
fifth annual convention of the Work
ers' party, which is to meet some
where in New York today, but the CO.
incidence is none the less striking.
The members Of the Workers party
are Communists, avowedly. The lead
ers are we'll known radicals of the eX-
treme type. Just at present the actual
leadership of the party is in dispute.
Charles f. Ruthenberg, the titular
chief, died last Winter in Russia and
his ashes now rest under the wall of
the Kremlin. the Soviet metropolis.
For several months the party has
been torn by a factional struggle, two
groups fighting for control. These
groups are headed, respectively, by
Jay Lovestone, who temporarily sue
ceeded to Ruthenberg's Office, and
William z. Foster. Though they may
differ as to personal precedence they
are in unity on the object OF the
party convention, which is to map
out plan for a Soviet revolution in
the United States in accordance with
instructions from Moscow recently
made public by the Daily Workers
Communist organ in America. Ac
cording to official Communist sources
the total membership of the party is
5000, but 1t is believed to be actually
below that figure. The exact location
of the meeting is being kept secret
by the Communists. 1t is known only
TO delegates, and, 1t has been stated
TO representatives of the Department
Of Justice who are now active mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. What part of the money that
people save in Christmas savings
clubs Is actually spent for Christmas
gifts?-N. E.
A. Last year less than half was
used for Christmas buying. More
than one fourth of the money was re-
deposited in banks.
O. What are the four medals that
have been awarded COmdr. Byrd for
bravery?-J. F. II.
A. The Navy Department says that
the four medals awarded to Comdr.
Richard Z. Byrd for bravery are as
follows: Congressional Medal of Honor
and the Distinguished Service Cross,
awarded for the polar flight; the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross. awarded for
the New York to Paris flight; the
Silver Life Saving Medal, awarded in
1922 by the Treasury Department for
rescuing a man from drowning.
@. When was Godey's Lady's Book
first published?--F. j. T.
A. The first issue of the Lady's
Book was published by L. A. Cooley in
Philadelphia in December 1880.
Q.-How long were sky-blue trou-
sers worn by the United States Army?
M. r.
A. From 1892 until 1916.
Q. What is the life expectation of
bees?-D. W.
A. The queen bees live from four
to five years; the workers, about six
weeks.
Q. Who posed for the Chocolate
Girl, famous as the trade mark for
chocolate and cocoa products?-B. N
A. The famous picture La Belle
Chocolatiere" was the work of Jean
Etienne Liotard, Swiss painter, who
was born in 1902 and died in 1890
The Viennese girl who served as the
model for the painting was Anna, the
daughter OF Melchior Baltauf, a
knight living in Vienna in 1860.
@. Where is the birthplace of Efrem
Zimbalist?-P. p. NJ.
A. Zimbalist was born at Rostoff or
the Don, Russia, April 8, 1889.
O. Can you tell me the Indian word
that means ION the plains?" 1 wish
to give my cottage such a name
A. In the Ojibway language the
word is Mashkodewan, pronounced
mash-koh- daywahn.
| @. What is a reclamation patent.
M. s. F.
A. 1t is one issued under the recla
nation act for land that is within 9
reclamation project.
@. What Is meant by letting ice
cream ripen?-F. G.
A. After ice cream Is frozen tht
water in the freezer is drained off
| fresh ice and salt added and the
| freezer covered. The ice cream Their
''ripens," that Is, becomes smooth an6
| creamy.
Q. What are cropmeters?-C. S.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that they are machines designed
to help the Government crop report
| ing service make prompt and accurate
estimates of the acreages planted t
different crops in the important agri
cultural States. The new device Il
| installed in an automobile in the SANE
manner as a speedometer. Each yea
an automobile so equipped will b.
driven over a certain highway route
AS the operator passes from a fell
of wheat to one Of corn, for example
| he releases the wheat button ant
presses the corn button. At the en-,
of the route he has a mileage recor'
of the road frontage of all principa
| crODS Comma riSon with last YEAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

fit henceforth into Rollins plan; and
that frequent, unhurried, inspira-
tional contacts" between faculty and
students as individuals. instead OF
students as composing body. form
the juice of college life
We need to agree that boy or girl
gone off to college Is not Jar to be
filled, but rather q clay to be self
shaped under wise and sympathetic
associations. Quality development,
not quantity production, Id what So
ciety sorely needs of it, tiniYer8itic1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Using Discretion.

"You have to study a question very
thoroughly before you talk about it?"
''Not too thoroughly" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. "You want to find out
what your listeners think and then
avoid going so far into the matter that
you may be tempted to- contradict their
Impressions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

In a clash Of authority between the
Juvenile Court and the District At
torney's Office the person whose in
terests are. after Il, most important
is a small fifteen.year-old boy who has
not the faintest idea of what it is all
a I1oIt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

It might mean more work for the
already busily engaged bank employees,
but a general system Of wage pay
ments by check instead of by currency
would offer some encouragement to
the hOld-up man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

record over the same route indicates
the changes the farmers have made in
their paintings. Compilation Of rec
ords from thousands Of miles of driv-
ing gives a more accurate estimate
Of changes than can be secured from
estimates found only on observation.
O. Do we say we are going
abroad when going to South Amer.
lea ?-S. r.
A. From association of ideas, the
phrase 1--WE are going abroad has
grown to mean I'VE are going to
Europe" In a general sense the
term could be applied to South
America. but the meaning would not
be clear.
O. Is the apple crop this year .
failure?-W. A. Fl.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that although there are fewer
apples being produced this year than
in former years, the commercial
crop will amount to about $4,000 600
barrels. The crop, although the
smallest since 1921, is by no means
failure.
O. What are the duties of the
pilot and navigator in an airplane?-
s. NJ.
A. The pilot of an airplane oper-
ates the plane: the navigator keeps
the plane on its correct course.
O. What is Macmillan Harden's
real name?-D. G.
A. His name was Isidore Wfttkov-
sky. This war correspondent and
editor now lives in Berlin.
O What tribe of indians inhab-
tied the northeast corner OF lndianaf
w. c.
A. The northeast section of In
diana was inhabited by the Ottawa,
Chippewa and Potawatomi tribes.
O. Who were the bondsmen for
Jefferson Davis when he was released
from Fort Monroe?-A. a.
A. The bondsmen for Jefferson
Davis were Horace Greeley. Gerritt
Smith, Augustus Schell. Horace F.
Clark representing Cornelius Wander
bilt).
O. Who wrote 1.-The Bivouac Of
the Dead" and when was it written?
w. c. C.
A. "The Bivouac of the Dead" Is
| by Theodore O'Hara. The poem.
which concerns the Civil War period,
was written prior to 1867 We find
no definite statement concerning the
actual year of it's composition.
O. What is a glockenspiel?-S. n.
A. This musical instrument, orig
inally a series of bells on an iron rod.
| is now made as a set of fiat metal
! bars which give a bell-like tone when
struck with the mallet provided for
| the purpose.
| @. Is bilge water supposed to be
pumped out of ship?
| A. The water that collects in the
bilges has a peculiar fetid odor which
| Is very strong If the bilges are not
cleaned often. In the Navy bilges
are pumped out at least once daily
and thoroughly cleaned once a week.
! Find out 1chdterer you tCGnt to
| Eno1C. There is no room for ignorance
in this busy tcorld. The person tUho
loses out is the one Uho Ouesses. The
person icho gets on it dlicdys the one
1Ch0 acts upon reliable information.
This paper employs Frederic j. Has
Kin to conduct an Information Blu
redH in Washington for the free use
of the public. There Is no charge err
cept cents in stamps for return
postage. Write to him today for any
facts you desire. Address The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdskfR. director, Washington,
n q ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

1t is earnestly hoped that Mr.. Levine
will not attempt an over-ocean fight
alone. 1t would be deplorable to spoil
almost the only element Of comedy
relief that aviation. now affords.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

Indifference to danger is almost an
essential in an ocean flyer. The boys
will have to be supervised. They will
never once think. of safety first on
their own account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

Canadian officials would like to stop
smuggling, but the time for search is
hardly long enough to permit looking
under all the mattresses in the sleep
ing cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
Rate by Mail-Payahle in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
30 the use for republication of all news DIS
patches credited TO II or not other cred
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

Love of grace and beauty is not yet
sufficiently developed to prevent many
spectators from preferring prize fight
to a tennis match between two femi-
nine stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
TOpsy.Turyy Seasons.

AS men observe fractions CLINE,
New fashions must be taught EN-.
Well wear fur coats in Summer time
And lightweight toys in Autumn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

Gear" Will Hays of the movies is
fortunately not expected to regulate
aIimony claims or the wage scale OF
the mechanical forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31

The weather man has managed to
acquit himself agreeably in providing
one Of the few safe conversational
topics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-31
A Record Thrower.

From the Detroit News.
In q horseshoe-pitchin contest at
Duluth an Illinois woman threw six
consecutive double-ringers. .The old
record was four consecutiTal rolling
pins. -..-.....