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Evening star., 1927-11-20

36o4 CONNECTICUT AVE.
Two rooms. kitchen and bath: three
rooms. kitchen and bath: $50 to $40
month.
1890 MASSACHUSETTS AVE.
Ants. OF two rooms kitchen and
bath. $50 and $40 month.
1878 IRVING ST. NV.
Five rooms and bath: h.-w H.: elec.;
garage; S45 north.
1921 EUCLID ST, NV.
Mr.. Central High School. Very at
tractive apis. of three rooms. kitchen
and bath. porch: $55 and $50 month.
1903 KILBOURNE ST. NV.
Ant. OF four rooms and bath: screen
ed sleeping porch gas and cleo. fur-
nished: ianitor service: $50 month.
1888 nth STREET NV.
Ant. of four rooms and bath; newly
decorated heat and ianitor serv1ce
furnished: Si5 month.
3i26 18TH STREET NV
Just above Columbia road: excellent
apts. of two rooms. kitchen and bath:
$3.50 to S55 month. Newly reno
waited
N. L. SANS
Evening star., 1927-11-20
NEW APARTMENT
BUILDING,
1921 CONN. AVE. NV.

80 Apartments-35 Rented.
Located just over Klincle
Bridge in Washington's best
apartment house section. All
apartments attractively finished
and have hardwood floors
throughout. Elevator and at
tractive lobby.
Sec resident manager in 32l7
Conn ave. NV, Apt. 81.
? r., kit. & bath 5000 and So5
B. F. SAUL CO.,
Main 2l00. OPS 18th St. NV.
1920 CONN. AVE. NV.
Lowest Rates IN CITY
kShsn sI}ins" And S9q bah large porch
= rooms kitchen and bath 90 0c
900 10Th ST. n w.
New r,reoroof Building,
ar an s'h ab eeyat9T S4o ss5yss Go
llO7 llth ST. NV
! room dining aiCoVe kitchen ana ~,
ns1 room and M}n bath With Sr Mnrphs bed d. 50
IA 5 81. NE.
rooms 2i27 81: 7''P + ST. NV. '' "
: rooms kitchen and bath ....... .sao 90 90
rocms and bath 40 90
1920 CALIFORNIA ST. NV
, rq.,ms max, K;tchFn and bath on front tss7 81
20 rooms n's'''liE Kitchen and bath 47.5o
l44S GlRARD ST. n w.
room dining alcove. kitchen and
bath na rs srfs scsd Gd"S S9s so MarsSv s4e so
1918 CORCORAN ST. NV.
''' 409-ii End ST. Sc.
Near Capitol.
nr b large rorch 90
740 9th ST. NV.
rooms kitchen and bath, ....... S45 90
GEO. w. LINKlNS,
1888 De Sales St. Main l0l0O.
l445 to l44o OAK ST. NV.
3527 CENTER ST. NV.
Between i4th and 18th s,s. Newton ano
Modern detached buildings
convenient to 14th st. shopping
district. Large yards.
3 rooms, kit. & bath. $500
2 rooms, kit. & bath. -. A.5O
See ianitor at l449 Oak ct
B. F. SAUL CO.,
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, Templeton Jones. being one of the
| l20. 900. 900 victims Of civilization IN
| the United States, has pocket fot
| everything.
The next time Jones takes n Vaca-
| ton. he declares, he Will take 1t in
overalls with precisely nothing in
each pocket
such is Jones idea of perfect va.
cntiun--to leave his pocketbook. his
| keys his fountain pen. his mechanical
| pencil his pipe. his tobacco, his match
| box his handkerchief and a few other
| articles behind him.
As things stand now. Jones Is mere
~ walking guardian OF these
articles.
once he lost $5 bin. and at an.
other time his keys. which ioSlngS so
impressed prudence upon his NINA
that it has become u mild ohscession. II
one may use such word In relation
to small things.
Jones can remember the time when
he had only one key. and didn't give
whoop whether he kept 1t or lost 1t.
20. happy days" signs Jones.
Progress ended all that. With
progress come Increasing cares. more
KEYS. more pocketbooks. including
both the money variety and note;
more personal articles of various
sorts. Now progress is wonderful. Of
course.
Jones sometimes wonders however,
which is the most important--the man
or his keys.
cam T." he sometimes inquiries Of
himself the custodian of all these
things, or are they the cuStodlans OF
me-"
In phrasing this question, even
mentally, Jones feels that he is being
slightly false to himself, and perhaps
giving the wrong idea to others, for
there is really no obvious thought on
his part i'm relation to these belong
ings.
Just as all prudent men do. how
ever. he finds himself feeling his
pockets, now and then. to see If his
key holder is still there.
Sometimes an inadvertent rub
against his vest will fail to reveal his
snappy fountain pen, certainly
beauty, both in appearance and utility.
whereupon he makes a frantic clutch
at the pocket, and breathes a sigh of
relief to find the pen still there.
There is an unaccountable sinking
feeling. In actually losing some priced
possession, that is hard to describe
Perhaps 1t Is one nelpleSSneSS III
the matter that rubs the average
capable citizen the wrong way.
Efficient men lin the best sense of
that much abused term) enjoy the
feeling of superiority which the care
of one s possessions gives. This is
the real sense of enjoyment in prop
erty ownership.
out of the Grass, material world, SO
much has been carved for ones self
When 1t comes to the small per
sonal things the average man carries
with him every day. there is an added
source of attraction in the intimat e
nature Of the articles.
Here is ones pocketbook, Of excel
lent leather. so excellent. in fact. that
after 10 years use ii shows practically
no signs of wear.
No wonder one dislikes to lose it.
Templeton Jones daily conducts the
following articles 10 and from work,
in pockets as given:
Right hand trousers poCket-key-
book and keys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

! Same pocket--handker chief.
Left hand trouser pocket-small
/ pocket comb.
Trouser watch pocket-watch.
Right hand coat pocket--briar pipe,
match box.
Small money pocket, In same
| change, car tokens.
! Left hand coat pocket--ieathef
| memora ndum book
! Inside coat pocket-letters.
Right trousers hip pocket-pocket-
! book.
| Left hand upper vest pocket
| fountain pen and mechanical pencil.
Lower right hand vest pocket-~key
l,ower left hand vest pocket-box
of leads for future use In pencil
Upper right-hand vest pocket-ol"
! insured parcel post package recelpts'
This IL Jones private collection"
avory man win have a somewhat sim
liar one although differently disposed
Some gentlemen carry their watch
In the upper left hand vest pocket
and thereby add TO their impeni-
menta one gold chain and one cigar
cutter. the latter hitched to the cnain'
some men carry their pocketbook
In another pocket. Others add JACK
knives TO their daily possessions OF
,u,ios of various sorts, and some even
carry bits of string with them, prop
ably as relics of boyhood days
-
1onae. kevbook has done service
for so many years that ne ~ ai'iiosI
as uroud of il "a he ~ OF ms poche'
hook. It has six hangers, each one VI
which is occupied, although Jones mas ma,
totally forgotten what the very S'nai
r,oht il for The keys. reading from
az ia RIGHT with their uses, are AZ
follows.
Thin, fiat key-~locker.
chunky keV-desk drawers.
1dontifcation tag, sent unengraved
Ia, gentleman with eye TO business,
,,,bo said that for IS cents 1t would
va onyrayed for dog" Jones replied'
Have no dog, but will hang tag III
key book" ,.
Very small key--uSe UNKNOWN
Large key--front door.
TWO KEYS on one hook, one very
flat the other round-keys to type
writer at desk.
Not only does Jones have TO be on
perpetual lookout that this book mas
NOT slid from his trouser pocket out
il is also necessary to reassure MN
self that no individual key has fallen
off it's hanger, since the book is very
old and liable to such failing.
ZONES makes no apology to any one
for carrying the small comb, as MS
hair is quite unrulY. and 1t is no
ones business, anyway
The pen and pencil are held In by
firm clasps. but he has to he sure
that he has not, in moment OF an.
straction. laid one or the other or
them dowp somewhere. and SIMPLY
left it there, for some kind soul to
pick up.
Before leaving for the office in the
morning, and upon returning nome
again from same. Templeton Jones
fnds himself unconscfously patting
his various pockets to see if he is
.'all there; and when he is observed
in this maneuver by associates some
of them are unkind enough to declare
openIy that he is not.
Jones is. however, simply victim
Of supercivilizat ton. What he needs
land wants. is a pair of overalls with
ont nOckpts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
Safer Truck Driving
Campaign Is Praised

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your printing of the traffic article
by William Ullman is a public service
of the first order. The Capital City.
which should be the paragon and thus
leave a lasting impression on the visi-
tors, is just the reverse In regard TO
traffic.
The principal is responsible for the
acts of his agent, | believe our legal
friends tell us. If this theory is ac-
cepted in our scheme of civilization,
then the business men OF this town
have much to answer for as TO the
traffic situation.
Drivers of large trucks pay little
or no attention IL they think they
can slip around a corner or across
street on the red light or when you
have the right of way. If a few OF
us would ram them and collect DAM
ages it would awaken the owners.
The drivers know the stores carry
blanket insurance. They have no
moral responsibility in the matter be-
yond personal injury. and in that
regard they seem willing to take a
chance because Of the size of their
trucks.
Another situation that should be
corrected is the end parking OF the
moving vans, the coal and big delivery
trucks. This blocks traffic on many
of our streets. The driver goes into
the store and has his entire bill OF
goods checked by the store manager
after unloading. Then he chats
q while. l timed one such perform
ance for AZ minutes after the truck
had been cleared. This was on Con-
necticut avenue and Mckinley street.
The truck left about a foot between
the radiator and the street car tracks.
You can see worse situation two
or three mornings week at Lamont,
in Mount Pleasant, where the cars
start.
Strange to say, there is hardly a
morning l go to work that / do not
see the user of dealers tags jump the
red lights or beat somebody to the
crossing when the other fellows cl>.r
" have the right of way.
For the good of all. business men
of this town should call in every driver
and tell him he is the travelling adj
vertisement of the concern he drives
for. 1t would also help the morale
to strip fancy uniforms from some
of them and impress upon them the
fact we are all alike when we sit
down behind the wheel of an automo-
bile.
Your next step should be to put this
diplomatic immunity" bunk as to
auto driving in the ash can and leave
it there RUSSELL L. EDWARDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

pubIican. who sits In the House at
large" for Illinois, says it's mis-
taken impression. II hail from the
most populous of all Midwest COM
monwealths," said Rathbone to this
observer I'VE are not paciists in
Illinois. and l believe our state OF
mind on national defense is charac-
teristic of the corn-belt region as a.
whole. We want peace, and we want
more disarmament, but we also crave
safety and security. / expect to vote
for the three-cruiser program, believ-
ing | am expressing Midwest senu-
ment If we want to bring about
further disarmament at sea, we
must have some leverage--we must
possess a bargaining basis. That
means ships and authorization to
build ships"
REPORTS are circulating that the
President and Mrs. Coolidge may not
vacate the White House to put IT
under repairs when Congress ad-
journs, as has all along been planned,
but stay there until it's time for their
Summer vacation. The executive
family has an embarrassingly big
batch of choices of Washington pri-
vate residences, which have been ten
dered for camping-out purposes.
That may be one of the reasons the
President will decide to use the White
House until Summertime. The West
continues it's drive to induce Mr.. and
Mrs. Coolidge to vegetate in the wide
open spaces where men are men and
corn is surplus. Colorado and South
Dakota are at the moment the most
active competitors. If the President
does not succumb to the siren song
of the Midwest or the Rockies, it
will probably be due to his desire not
to do anything this year that might
SAVIOR bit obviously of 1928 politics.
4 X
Washington is full of American
foreign ENJOYS home for consultation
with the State Department. They
include Ambassador Hammond from
Spain, Minister Gibson from SwitZer-
land and Minister Brentano from
Hungary. Minister MacMurray Is on
his way from China, and so Is Min
lister Stetson from Poland. Ambas-
sador Fletcher Qtaly), Houghton
Great Brittany and Collier tChile) have
been here during the Winter, as has
Ambassador Sheffield from Mexico.
Ministers recently reporting at head.
quarters included Einstein from
Czechoslovakia and Washburn from
Vienna. Our chiefs of diplomatic mis-
sions abroad are entitled to 80 days
annual leave, with pay, and exten.
sions on emergency to so days. They
may spend their leave in the United
States. but must pay their own travel
expenses both ways.
copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
Public Opposes Traffic Ruling

A steadily increasing tide of public
Indignation is sweeping the city anent
the recent decision of judge in the
Traffic Court. who held that mo Park
ing, Shipping Entrance signs in front
of business establishments We're H.
ton has been in force more than a
year and convictions have been regu'
larry secured under it before the other
three Judges of the court. With the
commissioners acting with commend
able promptness in filing an appeal.
members of the Congress characterize
ing the ruling as outrageous and
the business interests of the city
aghast at the prospect Of business
stagnatiun, there is every prospect OF
immediate and drastic action to as
sure that Washington will not be per
manently saddled with an unreason-
able Interpretation of wise and
needed regulation.
In filing the appeal the Commits
sioncrs have temporarily stayed the
effects of the decision. They have an
nounced that arrests will continue to
that motorists need expect no leniency
il they block shipping entrances to
stores. At meeting of the Senate
District committee Senator Glass an.
nounced that unless quick action was
taken by the entire committee he
would see to it that legislation was
passed to provide against interruption
to an orderly and progressive traffic
administration for the National Capt
tai.
In the meantime business is con.
fronted by the situation created by
the extraordinary decision. Business
leaders are confident, however, that.
powerless as the Commissioners and
the traffic office appear to be under
the ruling, Congress certainly pos
sesses not only the power but the
will to set things right, and will do
so at the earliest opportunity.
Therefore, gloomy as the conditions
look at present, there is every hope
for solution that will cure for all
time the chaos caused by rulings of
one of the four judges of the court.
When the problem of this unique
court situation at the National Capital
is solved then, and then only the city
may expect to press steadily forward
in combating the traffic evils of today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
Denies Life Terms
Will Deter Crime

To the Editor of The Star:
In connection with your editorial in
a recent issue of The Star, Life
Terms as Crime Deterrents," l beg to
inform you that many States now have
what is called the "Ha bitual Grim
inal Act" which covers the argument
you put up. West Virginia, for one
State, has that law and at this time
they have many men serving life"
under that act. One man has life"
for stealing. a pair of shoes; one has
life" for stealing a chicken. While I
was a convict in the West Virginia
State Prison at Moundsville many men
came there for life" for petty crimes
under that criminal act such as you
speak of l knew of one case where
a man got life" for stealing bottle
of beer. Brit Sprigs got life" for big
amy. When l left Moundsville they
had / ,200 convicts. Now the average
daily population of that prison is
1895. Severe sentences will not keep
other men from committing crime.
l am very we'll posted on this subject
f. E. BUDDING.
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Tanning Night Club Life.

Mayor Walker OF New York and
Premier Mussolini of Italy are work
ing together, but separately. They
both have the same idea on one sub
ject, although Mussolini goes a little
further with it than does Walker. In
other words. they both want to tame
the night club life Ut their respective
bailiwicks. Walkers domain, of course,
is not as extensive as that of the die
tator; he has only New York City
while Mussolini has but to lift his
hand and all Italy obeys.
A singular phase of this American
Italian campaign is that it skaters
the popular impression that CONT
mental Europe is more liberal in its
Interpretation of pleasures than the
United States. Gay Italy is evidently
no more. and moderately gay United
States is developing.
This is the reason: Mayor Walker
was instrumental in closing up the
night clubs at three am, but that il
as far as he went. Mussolini simply
orders all dancing in all cabarets IL
all OF Italy TO cease, and besides sets
two o'clock closing hour. A drastic
order, both Italians and America Ms
will admit.
SO while the Charleston. the Black
bottom. the foX-trot. the Virginia reel
and the minuet can be danced at will
until three o'clock in the morning In
every cabaret in New York, Italian
haunters of clubs must content them
selves with sitting idly by while the
orchestra plays q snappy jazz tune OF
a singer fills the airtwith sweet notes
And when this stirring evening il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Members of Congress barely had
chance to settle themselves comfort
ably in their seats after the Christmas
recess before being bombarded from
every side with requests to remove
the chaos from the air. Some action
at the present session is demanded ny
radio listeners, whose case is strongly
supported by the press.
In it's comment on the situation the
India napolis News calls attention to
the resolutions adopted recently by
the Broadcast Listeners Association
of Indianapolis, insisting that as the
interests of the listeners are para
mount" the legislation now pending
Ito remedy chaotic air conditions is
incorrect in principle and that what
Congress needs to do is to start from
the listeners end of the problem" In
similar vein the Port Arthur News
saws: THE public has been made the
goat long enough. 1t is high time Its
rights In the matter were attended to.
The whole development of the science
of radio, nearing the day when sets
will be as necessary in the home as
flivver or a straight-eight in the ga
rage, depends upon II"
AS the Harrisburg Telegraph puts
1t: Fans do not care how the clearing
of the air is accomplished. They are
only interested inflow soon? Con
gress should waste no more of its time
and the peoples time in passing the
buck"
What an industry that might have
a great future and what thousands OF
owners of sets demand is control and
regulation, without which there can
eff OF N
| is the comment of the Youngstown
Daily Vindicator, which sees Congress
itself as "up in the air" on the sub
| iect AS to the extent of the industry
and the number of persons incon-
venienced by the present chaos in the
air, the Kansas City Star says: at
is estimated that there are more than
| 20. 600, 900 citizens of the United States
who are listeners to radio programs;
that more than 5000 900 citizens are
owners of radio receiving sets; that
the investment of these citizens as
individuals in radio Is millions of dol
lars, to say nothing of the investment
which broadcasting companies and
commercial operators have in the
| industry" The Star sees this great
radio listening public, together with
| its large investment in radio" as
likely to suffer "a tremendous injury
| unless immediate steps are taken by
Congress to prevent confusion in the
air."
While recognizing this duty that
| lies before the Senate and the House
as "a big order" the Columbus Eve
ming Dispatch declares lit can and
must he done" and the Pittsburgh
Chronicle- TAtaHranh expresses tha
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ended nj two O'Clock they must trek
wcarllV to their homes
1t IL n subject that Is likely to
cause considerable discussion among
the night club element OF the two
countries. The Italian Is probably try
ing To decide whether he would ra Their
give his legs or his arms exercise
while the American is cogitating on
the same thing. The only hitch In Il
at the present time is that the Ameri'
can can stlll find way to do both
when he attends festivity Of this
sort although ii is said that the quail
ity of the arm.eNerCisng product Is
getting poorer and poorer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Trurnpeting.

Trumpeting.
When Angel Gabriel blows his horn
/ shall be much perplexed,
For signals leave me most forlOrn
And seriously vexed.
/ dodge to left or else to right,
Or straight ahead ! run
To dodge the motors in their flight.
The race-it Must be Won.
Each trumpet that | chance to hear
Yes, even in a band,
Brings a sensation very queer
And hard to understand.
SO when at last I'm called to dwell
With happiness restored,
I'll wonder, lis this Gabriel,
Or only Henry Ford"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
CONGRESS Under BOmbardment
By Radio Fans Seeking Relief

hope that Congress will soon take
the necessary action to relieve situa-
ton that Is becoming increasingly
complicated"
AS to the responsibility for the
chaotic situation, the Buffalo Evening
News places IL squarely upon Con-
gress. recalling that two hills for
the regulation of the radio were in
troduced last Spring, but when ad-
journment was taken neither was on
the statute book" The Topeka Daily
Capital explains that Gin the main the
question is whether the Department
of Commerce or a new commission.
the former favored by the House and
the latter by the Senate hill. shall
have charge of the management OF
the relatively few available radio
wavelengths." and the Capital an.
nounces its belief that "compromise
by the two branches of Congress on
radio regulation Is making favorable
progress"
The Champaign News.Gazette thinks
there will be action IF Senators and
Representatives can be brought to a
realization that national authority Is
actually and urgently needed in this
proper and popular field" The Ana
conda Standard thinks 1.-The ultimate
form of agreement is likely to be for
commission within the Department
of Commerce. but with very wide au
thority to control all matters of radio
policy" although the indications are
that this proposal will be accepted as
a temporary measure"
AS to the extent of the present
confusion, the Rutland Daily Herald
declares: THE overlapping wave
lengths of the rapidly increasing num-
Der of broadcasting stations make
the rural 14-party-line telephone
marvel of unimpeded communication,
and the Omaha Evening World Herald
says: Because there exist no rules.
no regulations. no laws to govern
radio broadcasting, the air II filled
with anarchy and screechinG discord.
1t is little less than a holocaust in
which all the noble arts and sciences
are put to death in one grand mas
sacre."
In the face of this chaos, Congress
continues to dilly-dally, while a situA
ton which becomes truly alarminS
continues to develop from bad te
worse" chides the Worcester Evening
Gazette. which quotes some Congress
men as protesting Ito feel that any
Government regulation OF radio IS re-
pressive." On this point. the Gazette
asserts: "Of course, the ideal way
would be for every one to have the
right to open a radio station on his
own responsibility. IL he had the
money and the inclination. But toe
many radio broadcasting stationr
means that no broadca sting static
will be much good and that will kin
radio quicker than anything elss,"
explains this paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07

Inmates that his country is too small
TO create any trouble worth noticing
is liable to find himself out OF favor
with a considerable element of i'm
pulsively patriotic citizenship.