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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEW ELL.

We are in receipt of a letter from
Babette, in which this 1--WE hope
charming young lady informs us that
she by no means understood all 1.-THE
Luc,etius business printed in this
column recently.
Il don't know what 1t was all
about" she says succinctly, leaving
us conscious stricken. We thought
Prof. Munro's English translation OF
the Latin of 1.-The old Dago" las Bah
insists on calling the Roman) clear
enough. but we forgot several things
For one. we always have been fond
of the classics and have more or less
browsed through them since child
No doubt Miss Babette finds it's quite
transition from the fox-trot to
Lucretius.
So why not foX-tro the old Roman?
With this idea in mind we shall
translate the English of Munro into
the English of today. or. rather, the
American Of 1927. to the best Of our
ability. Here Is our version Of the
famous passage in the first book OF
THE Nature of Things:
"An old sap by the name of Epi-
curuS--rotten name, eh?-was the
first boZo TO work up enough pep
TO take a crack at the crazy sort or
mythology they called religion All
that bunk about .Jove and Mars and
Nenus-you know what / mean. We
studied IL in high school.
This baby rose on his hind legs
and reared to go. They couldn't hold
him down with blah.blah about Jove
and his tin thunderbolts--the more
he heard the more he wanted to call
their bluff.
so he hoped into his high
powered car and beat 1t out for the
great open spaces, where gods are
gods. Some boy. old ZIP!
Then he TAXED back again, and
will present big lecture next week
on All About Everything. or What !
Saw Among the Atoms Sharp, eh?'
The introduction to Book we
translate as follows:
Its a grand and glorious feelin'
to sit on the sand and watch some
Tut in a rowboat trying to tug a
Sheba along through the briney. not
because you wish him any hard luck,
but just because it's great to see what
you're escaping yourself.
And it's sharp to watch the sol
diers going through a sham battle,
but, DelleVe me, KID, tnere nOlnlng
quite so snappy as having an educa-
ton.
"A bricklayer may make more
money. but think of all the stuff you
tumble to when you got a sheepskin
framed on the wall and know what's
what about everything,
Then you can give all your friends
the once-over, just like the fellow in
one Of them crazy ads who bought a
trunk full of etiquette books. You
know what's wrong with the picture!
Poor saps! Don't everybody and
his old man know that old Lady Ma
ture only wants to be let alone? All
anybody wants Is health and car
that doesn't break down.
you don't have to have statues
in the family hail. or silver and gold
on the mantelpiece, or real music for
dinner. You can turn on the radio.
can't you?
That's stuff. Take a ride out into
the country and flop down on the
grass, and spread out the old dinner
and watch the ants crawl all over
your sandwiches. Everything is bobo.
Believe me, you won't get we'll any
quicker because you got fancy cover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
No Harm in Delay.

Apprehension is expressed by some
who believe that Sacco and Vanzetti
have been proved guilty OF murder
and that they should pay the penalty
for their crime lest the reprieve
granted on Wednesday by Gov. Fuller
to permit the completion of motions
and arguments before the full bench
OF the State Supreme Court Of Massa-
chusetts may lead to a long series of
delays and the further muddlement OF
the case in legal technicalities. This,
however, is not likely. 1t all depends
upon the action Of the Supreme Court
Of the State, which has been sum-
moned in full bench to hear the final
plea for stay Of execution and re-
hearing. That court has already
passed on the case, rendering an ad-
verse decision some weeks ago in
terms which admit OF no expectation
Of a reversal. No new evidence
worthy of consideration has been ad.
duced. The case stands before the
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DANNY Dever."

When the National Press Club well
coined Col. Charles Lindbergh with a
great reception on the night Of his
arrival in the National Capital after
his famous flight the huge audience
found itself puzzled to understand
why the song They Are Hanging
Danny Dever" was selected as part
Of the ceremonies. The inappro-
priateness of such song at such a
time was commented upon. In the
light of subsequent events it becomes
clearer. Was it intended to be
prophetic?
Judging from news reports, Col.
Lindbergh's tour of the country In
the interest of aviation is becoming
wearisolne for. him indeed. One cor
respondent mentioned that his face
was drawn and tired. The imprint
OF his flying goggles remains for
hours after he takes them off. He
is getting stale" Banquet follows
banquet In rapid, never-ending sue
cession. He flies from city to city
without pause. going through a
routine which never changes-circles
the city, is welcomed at the flying
field, takes his place in the back seat
Of an open car, runs the gauntlet of
cheering crowds, snatches a few
minutes to change from flying togs
to evening clothes, rushes to a ban
quet, listens to tremendous amount
of blah, replies to same with speech
on await ton. returns to his hotel, up
early next day to exhibit himself
before crowds again, then to the fiy-
ing field and thence to the next stop
Such a strain will break anybody
down.
1t would seem more in the interest
of aviation to call a halt in this mad
pace and allow one of our most re-
spected national heroes to take rest
IL it is not done the loss to aviation
may be irretrievable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
Urges Use of Potomac
River for Power Plant
To the Editor OF The Star.

~ the EUjtOr OF Ine star:
In the photogravure section of The
Sunday Star, August 7, you presented
some most attractive pictures of that
stretch of the Potomac River which
embraces Great Falls, and, in your
editorial, asked the question, Park or
Power Plant" And you state that If
the proposed power development, now
under consideration. is made, this
scenic beauty will be destroyed for all
time-Or words to that effect.
Natural beauty Is one thing: but
our rivers, both great and small, in
the march of developmental improve
ments call for dams and bridges which,
instead of destroying scenic beauty,
complete the picture. One is the COM
plement of the other. | feel that a
dam, with a bridge over all, on the
Potomac River above Chain Bridge,
as high as conditions will permit and
that is MISUNDERSTANDING the falls
down to the dam-would be grander
scene than Great Falls in it's natural
state. What is the most attractive
spot in Rock Creek Park? The Pierce
old mill and dam.
A park embracing the stretch of the
Potomac River which includes Great
Falls would be expensive to buy and
keep up. liability without tangible
asset, whereas power development,
such as is being contemplated, would
be a utility greatly to be desired. and
if made in accordance with modern
engineering skill and methods. should
be attractive indeed, The white coal"
of the Potomac River and its trib
utaries, from the standpoint of power
If properly harnessed and conserved,
would be equivalent, in round figures,
to million tons of black coal" each
year. If stream Of commercial coal,
equal in power possibilities to that of
the water in the Potomac River, was
rolling past us, going to waste, what
would we do?
A million tons of commercial coal
at S. per ton would amount to
So 900 900, and s5.000.000 would pay
the interest on S100.000,000 at per
cent per annum. and $100,000,0O0,
wisely and economically used, in maxi
ing power developments on the
Potomac River and it's tributaries,
should justify the investment. To
allow this natural resource, which is
everlasting. SO far as concerns our
common humanity, to go to waste, and
consume a like proportion of fuel
which. when burned up. is gone for
all time" and which may be needed by
future generations. is a sin and
shame, G.. w. kERNODLE.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Labor and Rest.

Labor and Rest.
We're going home on Labor day."
Said HeZekiah Bings.
Wen, cast vacation cares away
And seek familiar things
The home spot, where old friends
draw nigh:
The gossip with her lore;
The cook who boils when she should
fry:
The salesman at the door.
Were weary of the bellhop's glee
While hurrying for a tip.
The batteries offered C. o. D.
Well be content to skip.
And for life's truest Joy Wen pray,
Mid dear old welcomings--
Wen hope for rest on Labor day."
Said Hezekiah Bings.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
Mr.. Coolidge and Chairman Butler in
positions Of enforced neutrality.

Mr.. Coolidge and Chairman Butler in
positions Of enforced neutrality.
Five vacancies exist in the
Seventeen Congress, all in the
House, and each caused by death
They will be filled this year in
members who died were Republicans
and one was a Democrat. A. +. b.
Stephens of North Bend, Ohio, eight
years in Congress and for some time
in ill health. died before his new
term commenced. His. district is
overwhelmingly Republican. The
vacancy in the first Colorado district
is caused by the death of William n.
Vale. He was serving his fifth term.
The district comprises the city of
Denver and is rated Republican. In
the death of Representative Stephens
and Vale the National Guard lost
steadfast champions. Walter w.
Magee was serving his seventh term
as Representative from the Syracuse
district of New York--a Republican
stronghold. His death leaves a
vacancy In the committee on appro-
priations. The third Oregon district
where vacancy exists because of
the Oodln OF Maurice Il. 1EuIil PACKER,
went Democratic in Congress in 1922.
Representative Crumpacker was serv'
ing his second term. Ladislas Lazaro
was serving his eighth term from
Louisiana at the time of his death.
Now that the American radio
public has heard the voice of the
Prince of Wales incident to the dedi-
cation of the International Peace
Bridge at Buffalo. it Is worth while
noting that there remain only two
International celebrities who have
never yet stood before a microphone.
Mime. Galli-Curci, the opera singer,
and Fritz kreisler, the violinist. In
explanation it is said that CALI
Curci has an incurabIe timidity Of
singing into the mike" and that
kreisler Is unwilling to trust his
music and his reputation to the ten
der mercies of static and other in
references and the reproduction de-
flciencies of some receiving sets.
Efforts have not abated, however. to
persuade both artists to change their
minds and make it unanimous.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

merce SAYS that Mai. John Huribert
was the engineer who constructed the
road. The road was built in 1889 and
was put in operation the following
year.
]. w. H.
A. Metallurgists' handbooks give
the hardness of lead on the Mohs
scale as Is and that of zinc as 40.
Q. Where is shoreditch in London?
g T. n.
A. The borough of Shoreditch IS
Immediately north of the city nucleus
of London. In Shakespeare's time the
two theaters of London were I'm
ShOreditch. The name was probably
derived from that of Sir John Shore.
ditch who lived in this locality in the
reign of Edward III.
@. Who was the first Congress
woman?--F. d.
A. The first United States Congress.
woman was Miss jeanette Rankin of
Montana. who was elected to the
Sixty fifth Congress U918-1919).
Q. What Is a limequat?-H II.
A. The Unequal is a cross between
the West India lime and the kumquat
orange. 1t Is very much like the lime
in quality and flavor and has the
hardness of the kumquat. The lime
is sensitive to cold to a degree that
. makes the production of the fruit
uncertain in Florida.
Q. What Is the temperature OF
space?-G. r. T.
A. The temperature of space genar.
ally is believed to be very nearly abso.
lutte zero, or about -274' C..
O. Is Lowestoft china still made?-
S. n.
A. The production of this celebrated
blue and white china was begun I'm
LOwestoft toward the end of the
eighteenth century, bat 1t Is no longer
| made.
O. Does the African octave have
the same number of tones as The
European octave?-C. r.
A. James Ballanta, a negro, born
in Africa, trained in the University OF
Edinburgh and, by scholarship. in the
New York Conservatory of Music, has
discovered through research that the
African octave contains II tones
whereas the European octave contains
only IL.
@. Is there alcohol in vinegar
NJ. n. c.
A. The Bureau Of Chemistry SAYS
that, while there may be a very little
alcohol left in vinegar, 1t is almost
always entirely used up by the acetic
fermentation which takes place.
O. Why was John Trumbul i'm.
prisoned in London?-W. II.
A. After serving in the Revolution.
| Trumbull went to London. Arrested
| there. he announced that he had been
| on the staff Of Gen. Washington.
This occasioned his being confined in
the Tower of London for about eight
months. The artists life was saved
by direct appeal to the King made
| by Benjamin West, with whom the
artist had studied.
Find out 1ChGteUer you rant TO
knoO. There is no room for ignorance
In this busy tcorld. The person acho
loses out is the one lrho guesses. The
person 1Cho gets on is dltcdys the one
tChO acts upon reliable information.
This paper employs Frederic J. Hdskn
to conduct an information bureau in
| Washington for the free use of the
public. There Is no charge, ercept ,
cents in stamps for return postage
| Write to him today for anB facts you
desire Address The EUenin0 star IN
| formation Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin.
dtTeCtOr, WASHINGTON ID T.
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let. And I'll bet Henry Ford's money
don't do him a bit of good when he
kicks his shins against the bed post.
| No, man.
80 it's the old bean. in the last anal.
ysis, that's a fellows best friend in
times Of need. Brush off your think
tank and hop to 1t. Hope you don't
feel hurt"
The famous passage in Book 8:
And then this modern generation.
You know all that stuff dished up
by the preachers about hell fire and
birthstone? Well, hell sure exists. but
1t is right here. honey.
Take that old fellow Tantalus-We
get our word tantalize' from him. lie
Is supposed to be looking up at stone
just about to drop on him. The sap!
when he is afraid of something We
got to get rid Of these inferiority COM
pleXes. Pass the smokes
TityOs was another--he was sup
posed TO have a vulture eating his
liver. Today anybody Is a Tit who
soaks up bootleg Ticker
"Sisyphus Is a guy who was always
running for off1ce-first he wanted to
be county clerk, and then treasurer,
and then mayor. and they turned him
down every time.
And all those other fairy stories
nobody believes in 'em any more. not
even in Kentucky. but there is plenty
Of punishment to dread in this little
that just too TERRIBLE
Here is the passage one of the most
famous in classical literature. on ones
lady love:
Don't fall for a Sheba 1t is lots
easier to keep away from 'em than to
give 'em the slip once they hook you.
Amt that just too terrible.
land yet even II she grabs you you
can give her the old ha-ha, if you
gotta 'nough sense to stack her up
against other girls. That's where
they all get by--a fellow falls for 'em
and overlooks their faults.
so you see Tut claiming his gal
to be a brunette when she is high
brown, If you get what | mean. A
Sheba who is careless with her buds
Big Boy.
"A girl with cat eyes is so intellec-
tual: The skinny one is a slender
darling: the short, dumpy lady is
called graceful; the fat gal is said to
be 'dignitied.' My eyeD
''If she is so tongue-tied she can't
order the groceries without waving her
hands she just has lisp: if she can't
put up an intelligent line of talk he
says she is just bashful; il she Is
regular spitfire. or a teaser. or Cos
sip. she is a Grand Woman.
"a sweetie who is about dead be-
comes a slim darling; if she is too
tat, then she is onlv larger woman.
Say. won't somebody call one Of 'em
largest woman sometime? If she has
a pug nose. then it is just retrousse;
IL she is thick-lipped, then she is One
Big Kiss.
"Oh you men! 1t certainly is lucky
for us gals you fall so hard. II you
didn't you would see that even Venus
looks funny eating corn on the cob.
Amt that a crime"'
**
There you are, Babette!
Accept these trifies, via Lucretius,
Roman: via Munro, Englishman: via
c. E. T., American, in the spirit they
are written. And write us again!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

Q. Does a S. gold piece contain IS
worth of gold?-E. l. T.
A. When 1t leaves the mint it con-
tains exactly S. worth of gold. The
value Of the alloy is insignificant.
Q. In what city is the national
headquarters of the Congress of Par.
ents and Teachers?-S. T. II.
A. The national Office of the Ma.
tional Congress of Parents and Teach.
ers is located at 1901 Sixteenth street,
Washington, d. c.
@. Which sours more quickly-milk
or cream?-H. NJ. ID.
A. Milk sours more quickly. The
Bureau of Dairy Industry says II
knows of no reason why the cream on
the top of the bottle of milk should
sour quicker than the milk, unless II
is a matter of flavor that the cream
would taste sour sooner than the milk
Q. What Is meant by the term
public policy?-R. E.
A. 1t means general interest.
Q. How large a. territory does the
Columbia River drain?-R. T.
A. 1t drains basin of 259, 900
square miles. This river system is
said to contain at least one-third OF
the water power available in the en-.
tire United States.
@. What IL the climate of Holland?
j. NJ.
A. The climate of the Netherlands
often called Holland, is moist and with
small range In temperature. The Sum
mers are not very warm, nor are
the Winters often very cold. With
an average annual temperature al
Utrecht Of so degrees Fahrenheit, the
mean temperature Is 40 degrees Fab
renheit in the Spring and Autumn
ga degrees Fahrenheit in July anC
August and 1915 degrees Fahrenheit ir
January.
@. What proportion of the automo
biles now made are closed cars?-
G. II. X.
A. In the United States 10 per cent
of the total production for 1925 were
closed cars and 30 per cent open cars
Q. Assuming an inhabitant on Nep
tune, how large would the sun look tt
him? Would Neptune's moon reflect
any light?-N. NJ.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
to an inhabitant of Neptune the suns
apparent diameter would be about one
thirtieth what ii Is as seen from the
earth, or about one minute Of arc
too small to be seen as a disk by the
unaided human eye. The sunlight re
ceived by Neptune is about 1.900th OF
the amount received by the earth
equal. to $50 times that of full moon
light 'on the earth and abundant for
all visual purposes. Neptune's satel
lite gives the hypothetical inhabitants
of Neptune less than the hundredtf
part Of the amount of light that our,
gives us.
Q. What Is meant by calling a per
son a pooh D.
A. The allusion is to one who fill:
many offices inefficiently. The ludi
crous character of this name is in Gil
bert and Sullivan's "Mikado."
@. Who is the author of the quota
ton, Daughter am I In my mother:
house, but mistress in my own"?-
NJ. d.
A. This is. from Kipling's "Oul
Lady of the Shows"
@. What is the membership of the
Society of Christian Endeavor?-R. C
A. The total membership in this
country and foreign ones Is 1900, 900
@. Who was the engineer whc
built the cog railroad up Pixies Peak.
F. +. 8.
A. The Denver Chamber Of Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

Rumors are in circulation TO the ef-
feet that Judge Gary will soon retire
from active business life. Industry
will go on without him, but his fame
as author of the phrase "gentleman's
agreement" will commemorate him as
a man who introduced the human ele-
ment into what threatened to become
cold -blooded commercialisn1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

A so-called hunger strike" invaria-
bly, conveys the impression Of an effort
to substitute personal Inconvenience
for convincing argument. The man
who sits squarely before his three
meals per day" is the one who shows
fortitude in the present and faith in
the future,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

The police are convinced that more
bombs. most OF which do not function.
are planted by practical jokers than by
anarchists. A practical joker Is al
ways nuisance. 1t is safe to abuse
him. He has no friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

From the Spokane Spokesman Review.
President Nicholas Murray Butler
Of Columbia University is worried be-
cause he is unable to find any great
men, at home or abroad. He saw
America first, and now he has finished
n tour of Europe, and still no great
men.
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Political Fortunately.

"Have you ever thought Of retiring
from politics?'
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
II shall never retire. / shall follow
the rather usual custom and wait to
be thrown out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
Editors at Liberty.

From the Boston Transcript.
So many newspapers are being
drowned in the process of consnlida-
ton that there will soon be enough
laid.off editors to run all the courts,
universities, churches and other activ-
titles in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

1t is confidently expected that va
rious divorce complications will be ad-
justed in time to permit all the ia
vorites Of the film to go on location in
time for the Fall trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

Some Of the presidential possibili-
ties appear to contemplate the situa-
ton with the manner of one not over
but unwilling to take dare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

The pugilists again rehearse,
With observations witty:
No matter who may take a purse,
Tex Richard lands the kitty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

Theater managers say musicians de-
mand too much money; and yet true
musician seldom hopes for the com
pensation freely accorded the leader of
a jazz band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

A naval ratio is a problem In math-
ematics the discussion Of which may
be advantageously prolonged in the
hope of indefinitely averting any test
Of actual strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
Jay-W alker.

From the Boston Transcript.
The aviator has his troubles, but he
does not have among them the tear
that jay-walker may suddenly APP
pear around the corner of the next
cloud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
UnOriginalities.

Some of those so-called Hawaiian
melodies sound strangely familiar.
Maybe that's why we hear so much
about the steal guitar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12

At least the Geneva conference re.
vealed a number of expressions in
favor of peace and good will which
may be valuable for future reference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
Getting Together.

From the Boston Transcript.
From England comes news OF an.
other union between the nobility and
the opulent loWT middle class. A
noble lord has married the daughter
Of the village plumber.
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Jud Tunkins says he never contra
diets his wife at breakfast cause he
can't afford to start an argument
thatll make him miss the train.
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How Pedestrians Can Help.

From the Boston Herald.
Pedestrians mixing with automo-
biles on the highways will save Off
Gals much bother by carrying iden.
tifcation cards,