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Evening star., 1927-11-02

Revenue Bureau site Is located the
farmers outdoor market, for which,
likewise, no other provision has yet
been made.
Considering the length OF time that
this whole building project has been
in contemplation and in actual prep
aration. it is somewhat anomalous that
the work of construction should at
this stage be delayed in the least by
interferences due to lack of anticipa-
tory provision. But in view of the
long lapse of time that has occurred
while this great project was in for.
mutation and going through the pre-
paratory stages there Isl no disposition
now to complain of this comparatively
slight obstruction and delay inasmuch
as it is assured that within three
months. relatively a very short time,
the masonry piles will rise in tangible
evidence that the pital-making work
that is to effect such marked trans
formation of Washington is under way
at last.
These interferences. however. teach
a lesson that should be learned in con-
nection with other moves in this same
program. For example, in the plan
ming and in the provisions for the pro-
posed municipal center there should
be the fullest study of all the aspects
of the project and definite provision
for every detail so that when the work
is undertaken there may be no inter.
ruptions and no discommoding of the
public's business and no dangerous
temporary housing of public workers
pending completion and occupancy.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
A Recanted Decision.

After announcing that she had
abandoned a transatlantic flight for
the year. Mrs. Frances Grayson has
suddenly decided to make another at.
tempt within the next month with
new pilot. Back in New York from
her flying base at Old Orchard, Me-,
the sponsor Of the Dawn amphibian
overseas plane promptly accepted the
resignation of her pilot and engaged
Bernt Balchen, who was a member of
Comdr. Byrd's crew, for the control
seat. simultaneously, she announced
that the Dawn would be flown back
to Old Orchard and thence to Copen.
hagen. carrying out her original plans.
AS far as persistence is concerned.
Mrs. Grayson Is showing one of the
attributes of Charles Levine, the first
ira nsatlantic passenger, and the Joint
holder of the world endurance record.
1t cannot he denied that Mrs. Grayson
has high degree of courage also. But
ii appears that 1t is courage unmixed
~" N""N'oh' i1ti PldUe has TeDedLeu-
ly demonstrated its inability to attain
altitude with sufficient gasoline aboard
to make the overseas Journey. Twice
gasoline has had to be dumped imme.
diately after the take.off to prevent
| bad crash.
On the third false start to Europe
Of the Dawn. the ship rapidly lost alti.
tude when four hours out from Old
Orchard and the pilot was unable to
get II above the fog hanging low over
| the ocean. Wisely he turned back
and limped into port with only one
motor functioning properly. This ac
ton caused split between Mrs. Gray
son and Wilmer Stultz. who was op
Grating the plane. She has impugned
his courage for turning hack and he
replied tina. sh was asleep and sicl
and knew nothkfg Of his decision Il
Evening star., 1927-11-02
The Tipping Evil.

La bor unions are portrayed as be-
Ing heartily in favor of the abolition
of the practice of tipping" as the
giving of largess for individual serv-
ice is widely called Certainly the
practice has much against it and little
for it, but that little is deep seat
ed in human nature. 1t is probably
true that nine out of ten men "tip"
not because they want to but be-
cause they believe that they have to.
1t is the common belief among guests
at hotels. restaurants and in other
places where tipping" is the custom
that the individual will receive poor
service il he fails to dispense liber-
ally. The question is not whether
one shall tip. but how much? The
standard answer for the service of
4 meal is ten per cent of the check.
and this is to be hid carelessly be-
meath a napkin or left at the side
of the plate.
No doubt fully fifty per cent OF
The tipping evil' may he laid at
the door of the timid traveller. who
does not dare to expect and demand
what he has paid for unless he puts
himself in the position of employer
as well as guest and pay the man for
a service he already is more or less
paid for. The fact that he may not
be adequately paid is no concern of
the outsider unless his business be
specific Investigations of just that
character.
On the side of the tip taker It
may be said that there are certain
human natures, among both rich and
poor. which are not satisfied to do
their work without extra reward, but
must demand some compensation on
the side. Many persons are never
so happy as when getting something
for nothing, or when they think they
are getting something for nothing.
1t is extremely difficult. therefore.
to foresee a future in which there
will be no such thing as tipping"
unless a universal movement is put
on foot by employers of such labor
to stop the custom. Certainly
'tipless" land would more nearly ap-
proach the America of dreams and
ideals than the present country of
forced tips" and graceiess receiving.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
New Calculating Contrivance
Called Aid to Higher Things

New hope for ''art and music and
poetry and inspiration in a too me-
chanical world is found by some
newspaper observers in the announce
electrical device capable of solving in
tricate mathematical problems. The
quotation is from the Brooklyn Eagle.
| which thinks the human mind may
give it's time and attention to higher
things if factory handling of equations
at last has arrived.
1t Is explained that the new con-
trivance will 'solve any second-order
equation and will make a computation
in from eight minutes to few hours
which would take from a month to a
year to work out by ordinary meth
ods." Nevertheless, there is general
objection to the name thinking ma
chine" to what the San Francisco
Bulletin describes as merely IAN elab-
grafton of the arithmetic adding ma
chine into one equal to algebraic equa-
tions."
Does it really Think" asks the
Charleston Daily Mail. Can a child
operate it? Can one who quit mathe-
matics when he met up with cube root
so manipulate the machine that 1T will
Of it's own innate powers solve Sec
ond order differential equation? Hard
ly. Nevertheless, even IL the human
factor cannot be dispensed with and
the human mind and human knowl-
edge of a high and specialized type
should be necessary to operate the
machine, yet no doubt it is wonder
full piece of mechanism"
The Chattanooga Times wonders,
''since the problems which the ma
chine solves are too complex for the
human brain. how does human brain
know that the answer which the de-
vice turns out is the answer to the
problem?" The Santa Rosa Press
Democrat points out, too. that ''it
takes a human intellect to make the
machinery"
''Those of us who have an adequate
respect for mathematics" says the
Providence Journal, Twill readily per-
ceive that an instrument capable of
the most intricate calculations should
easily be susceptible of development to
the point of dealing efficiently with
any problem with which the human
mind may be concerned. AT present
there are a thousand and one things
that battle us. In a few years possi-
UIy tHlS Will HO IOuSeT Ue SO. we
shall be able to take our most vexa-
tious problems. feed them into the
machine and get the perfect solutions
within an hour or two. Edu-
cation will become superfiuity."
Facetiously suggesting that the ma
chine may be applied to politics, the
Newark Evening News observes that
1.-The variety of uses to which the ma
chine could be put in the political
field alone is wide." and that "even
such a master mind as Mussolini
might be transported with delight over
this great handmaiden of politics. The
idea is novel;" concludes the News.
"but what difference would it make to
the electorate whether it has its think.
ing done for it by such machine as
this or by a political machine?"
The fear that Calculating machines
may cause men to lose their old.time
facility in handling figures" Is ex'
pressed by the Richmond News
Evening star., 1927-11-02

Leader, with the explanation: Some
OF the difficult processes may be so
completely mechanical that the man
ual method will virtually be forgotten.
But how many hours of tedious. con-
ceDtrated labor machines have saved,
and how many thousands of costly
errors they have prevented! If only
some genius will now devise a very
small machine that the parent can use
secretly in helping the youngster
with his arithmetic. humanity's debt
to the makers will overflow in odes
and monuments"
"It opens the field to hitherto inac-
cessible research along electrical
lines" in the opinion of the Butler
Eagle, while the Elmira Star.Gazette
is interested in the prospect that lin.
tricate problems may be solved with
out going to the trouble of thinking
them through" The Santa Rosa
Press Democrat. however, while ad-
mitting that this is a mechanical
age" nevertheless holds that lit takes
human intellect to make the ma
chinery"
IF science can invent one machine
which outdoes the human mind" the
Flint Daily Journal asks, 'is it not
possible that it may produce another?
Shall we some day make use of me-
chanical devices which can think bet
ter than We can, which will have bet
ter memories and keener perception
than we have? Some of the ordinary
meters and checking devices in COM
mercial use today would appear to be
such marvels to the ancients." The
Journal. however. admits that the
new invention "is too complicated to
be understood by any but a mathe.
matical expert"
The attitude of the average person
toward the mechanical mind and the
results to be expected in future gen.
erations are the subjects of specula-
ton by the Washington Courthouse
Herald. which states: Seems impos.
sible. 1t is impossible-of course. it is.
But we mustn't say that. because we
have seen too much of the fmpossi-
BILE accomplished during the last
decade. With this new machine, now.
that will do car listening. our figuring
and our diagraming and charting for
us, what we are beginning to wonder
about is what use the coming genera.
tions will have for that part of US We
call mind" go
Evening star., 1927-11-02
UNITED STATES I
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

First contingent of American troops
in the trenches enjoy game of snip.
ing" with German sharpshooters. with
the result that many German win
do no more sniping. ComptefA
report Of U-boat attack on transport
Finland shows loss of nine lives. Five
men were drowned, indicating tho
ships company took to small boats.
Since United States enter1d
the war more than $25,000,00O worth
of food has been burned in this cotfn.
try. enough to ration an army, SUf
SOC, 900 for a year. Estimated that
most of this loss can be charged to
German spies or sympathizers. ss
Government quickly responds to
Kerensky's plea on behalf of Russia
by placing an additional $31, zoe. 600 n
Russia's disposal. Secretary Lansing
voices full faith in that country's az.
termination to carry the war through
to q successful finish. 80 The Ger.
mans retreated from points along The
Chemin des Danes in the Aisne SEQ.
tor Of front in France. Nav mean
new retreat. inasmuch as recent
French plunges toward Laon nav.
endangered a wide German f.,n,,t
- 4,641 $50 families have alreadv
enrolled in the food econon,v cs -.
paign started by the Food Admins.
tration this week. '-'-''.'1
Evening star., 1927-11-02

swing around, while the navigator
was busily sending radio messages to
notables unaware of the precarious sit.
uation confronting them.
The wise thing for Mrs. Grayson
to do is to give up her fight plan for
the year. She will find no pilot will
ing to fly heedlessly to certain death,
and it is apparent that she knows
little herself about the science of aero
nautics. Weather conditions are any.
thing but propitious at this time Of
the year and the combination of plane,
weather and pilot make it appear OBJ
vious that she should put her ambi-
tion to be the first woman to span
the ocean by airplane into mothballs
for the Winter.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Why do so many men dislike their
first name?
This is an unsolvable mystery. The
number Of u. Thomas Judkins" and
~. Frank Tompkins" in the land
show the fact, but the reason therefor
is not SO evident.
Not only are there certain names
which no man likes. seemingly, but
also there are initial monickers which
the individual dislikes on his own
account.
Thus so good and renowned a name
as "Charles' is heartily despised by
many who had it wished upon them
at birth.
They answer to the name of
Charlie" with more pleasure. but, of
course. never write it that way. Thus
such men find themselves thinking of
themselves as Charlie" but signing
themselves Charles the latter be-
ing the official designation of the per.
son, as it were.
Perhaps the remarkable fight OF
Charles A. Lindbergh did more to put
his ancient and honorable first name
in good standing with thousands of
owners of the same than any event in
history. at least since Charlemagne
became 1.-The great"
Let it be said again that there seems
no particular and impeachable reason
for personal spleen against the name.
1t is a good name. but many who
wear it feel in the position of the
enemy of one DR.. Fell. who described
his emotions in the following verse:
do not like thee. Dr. Fell
The reason why 1 cannot tell,
But l do not like thee, DR.. Fell.
There would seem to be less reason
for shrinking from the display of so
fine a name as John" yet this is per-
haps the most disliked name of all, If
one may judge from the number Of
full names appearing in print with
the name abbreviated
John has been shrinking through
the ages. especially in the familiar
English form. A century or less ago
it was quite the thing to abbreviate
it "Jno."
Just what good this did is difficult
to see, as the word in English origi-
nally possesses but four letters, and
the insertion of an IN" between the
u" and 20" and the placing of a
period after the whole gives exactly
four characters to be written, so that
the abbreviated form Is no abbrevia.
ton at all.
We moderns are doing a bit better.
To cut plain John" to plain u"
is to lop off half of the unwanted cog
nomen. II one thinks 1t is not wanted,
just notice the number of u. This"
and 81. That" you see in the papers.
Dislike, Of course, does not always
play a part, and no one else can say
that it does, in any individual case.
The desire to part" ones name, as
the phrase is, seems to appeal might
lily to many men. Women are not so
given to this little trick.)
Thus, by using an initial at the be-
ginning. the middle name, usually an
old family name, is given prominence.
This is a legitimate and natural way
to write ones name when one is the
proud possessor of a good old family
name. especially il it really happens
to sound particularly well.
If the present writer had been chris
tened. for instance, Charles Green.
wood" he might he forgiven today for
signing this column &C. Greenwood
Tracewell." Well, maybe.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

hard as flint. but not so brittle. In
TINS country they were made largely
from sandstone quarried In Ulster
county. n. Y: Lancaster County, Pa,
ana Montgomery County. Va.
Q. How long have spectacles been
used?-O. w.
A. Spectacle lenses were we'll known
In the thirteenth century. and their
invention is credited to Salvino d'Ar.
mato degli Armati. about 1855.
@. How many lepers are there in
the world?--G. R.
"A. The number cf lepers in the
world is estimated tn he about z. .00e..
600. two-thirds of them being i'm China.
Q. Please explain the significance
or the phrase comfy of nations"?-
]. 6.
A. 1t is an expression in interna.
tional law which defines that spirit of
courtesy which causes one nation to
recognize the laws and institutions of
another in such manner as to per.
NIT them to take effect within it's own
territory.
Q. What causes blushing?-P. s.
A. BlushinS is redness due to sus-
pension OF the acton of the local vaso-
motor nerves, allowing the arteries
and capillaries to dilate so that there
Is an increased flow of blood to the
Parts that redden. 1t is usually at.
tributed to self.consciousness. occa-
stoned by mental shock. Poise is
necessary in order to eradicate this
habit.
O. Do elephants make noise when
charging?-C. f. G..
A. An African elephant when about
to charge gives vent to shrill, loud
trumpet. while the Indian elephant
cGils up its trunk and charges in
silence. So
@. What is meant by poetic jus
tice?-M. C. r.
A. Poetic justice is that ideal jus
tice according to which crimes should
he punished and virtues rewarded, re-
garded by authors and critics of the
former pseudo classical school as
proper to poem. drama or other lit
erary work.
Q. How many visitors went to the
national parks and monuments last
Summer?-N. T.
A. During the travel year ended
September 30 they reached a total Of
2.797.s40. These figures exceed by
S2,935 the high mark OF 2.3l4,905,
reached last year.
Q. Are. there more negroes than
whites in South Carolina?-N. c.
A. For the first time since 1920 the
whites are in the majority. While the
1920 census showed that 51.4 per cent
of the population was colored, the esti-
mate for 1925 showed that the whites
had gained and were sos per cent Of
the population. The percentage of
negroes was at its peak in 1880, when
it was co.,.
@. Are surnames used in Sweden?-
A. s.
A. They are not universally used
in Sweden. Comparatively few peas
ants have surnames. The children
take the fathers Christian name in
addition to their own.
Find ont UhdteUer you tcdnt 20
Ino,c. There is no room for iDHOrG, 9
in this busy tcortd. The person frhO
loses out is the one tcho ouesses. The
person 1Cho gets on is dItcdys the one
rhO acts upon reliable information.
This paper employs Frederic J. Has
Rim to conduct an information bureau
in Washing for the free use of the
public. There is no charge. except o
cents in stamps for return postage.
Write to him today for any facts you
desire. Address The EUening Star
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has.
Kin, director. Washington, ID. G..
Evening star., 1927-11-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

Q. How do the big hockey teams
get and keep their players?-E. A.
A. The players are sold just as
those on professional base ball teams
are.
@. How long does it take to fatten
poultry for market?-N. h.
A. In commercial fattening plants
the birds are fattened for from to 10
days. Farmers usually keep them on
fattening rations about two weeks.
sometimes little longer.
q. What was the Agora M. 2.
a. In ancient Greece 1t was the
place of assembly, usually the market
place.
@. Has the Army any seaplanes?-
e. F. v.
planes in the Army Air Service. Am
phibians are so constructed as to be
able to land either on the earth or on
the water. The Army has no actual
seaplanes.
@. When should holly bush be
transplanted so that it will produce
berries?-G. II.
A. The proper time to transplant
the holly bush is November l to April
/. Only the female holly plants pro-
duce berries.
Q. When was the State of Pennsyl.
yania last completely under water?-
+. V. p.
A. The State of PENNSYLVANIA has
been under water many times, but not
completely inundated since the car
boniferous period.
Q. Pleace give the date of the first
issue of the complete works of Shake.
speare and it's value.--C. G.. 6.
A. The 1923 folio edition of Shake
speare is the first edition of his com.
plete works. The folio edition Of that
year is almost priceless.
Q. How does the value of the dia-
monds in the world compare with that
of other gems?-W. Fl. r.
A. 1t is estimated by an authority
that the diamond represents fully four
or five times the value of other gems
fond, including precious and semi.
precious. India was the original home
of the diamond as jewel. For cen.
turies India remained the sole source
of Europe's diamond supply. About
1880 diamonds were discovered in Bra.
zil. In 1867 diamonds were discovered
in South Africa. South African dia.
monds constitute more than 80 per
cent of the worlds supply. From their
discovery to the present time they
have yielded 100000 carats. The
diamonds of the world probably repre-
sent value of $4,000, 900 900.
Q. How much copper is used in the
making of pins in this country
II. A. s.
A. Five million pounds are used
annually in the United States in max
ing ordinary pins. which are composed
mainly of brass that contains 65 per
cent copper.
Q. Does the male gorilla sleep or
the grounds. A.
A. He generally sleeps at the foot
of tree to guard his family against
the leopard. This beast Is practically
the only foe the gorilla fears.
@. Should rubber rings he used a
second time on fruit jars?-A. NJ. F..
A. Use only the best grade of rub
bers, and use only once. Test by
stretching. If they spring back like
elastic, they are in good condition.
@. What does the name Waikiki
meanr-P. d.
A. 1t means squirting water"
Q. What were old milistones made
Oft. NJ. ~.
A. The millstones used in the early
grist mills abroad were made Of huhr.
stone, a form OF silica. which was as
Evening star., 1927-11-02

dent are nominated. There will be
no delegations from the solid South
voting for Smith. To support Smith
outwardly for the nomination in
those States would. 1t Is said. be politi'
cal suicide. But there Is growing
inclination to ''let nature take Its
course" in the convention and II Al
Smith gets a majority of the dele
gates not to prevent his nomination
through a long filibuster against him.
Furthermore, Southern leaders are
predicting th4t II Smith is nominated
he will carry ltAe South in the general
election.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

Ingenious rumors as to election DOS.
sibihties indicate that many loud and
industrious politicians are not them.
selves concerned in the pursuit of
Office. 1t is only natural for most of
the cheering to come from the grand
stand.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

English craftsmanship sees a men
ace in proposal to tunnel from Spain
to Africa. With the airplane in serv-
ice. however. the Rock OF Gibraltar
may find less strategic threat in a tun.
mel than in the ordinary means of
transportation.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

mistrial means immeasurable diff
Guilty and delay. Justice has little to
do with the Einstein theory, although
the time dimension does figure impor.
tantly,
Evening star., 1927-11-02

The schoolboys who recited ITO be
a Roman was greater than a king
did not know that the particular Ro-
man in the case would prove to be
Mussolini.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

Herbert Hoover would be an invinci.
BILE candidate if he could be sure of
ballots in the same generous and sim
cere abundance that he receives bou.
quets.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

A novelist may find it easy to attain
notoriety by sneering at an epitaph
and approaching a reputation on the
terms of a grave-robber.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

There are now so many automobiles
that the motto Of the big manufac-
turers is likely to become Not more,
but better"
Evening star., 1927-11-02

From the williamsport Sun.
A New York taxicab driver, held
up by young highwaymen and robbed
of his money and clothing. can at
least truthfully say that he barely es.
capped with his life.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

Congress will be expected to study
errors of the past. but only with a
view to constructive work for the
future
Evening star., 1927-11-02

In the shifting conditions OF author
fly even a member of the jury is not
sure about how long he can hold his
lob
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Flighty Age.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Future historians may speak Of this
time as the dawn Of the era of wings
Or they may just call it the fiighty
Nage.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

A Thanksgiving proclamation ad
mits no responsibility in connection
with the prospective price of turkey.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Peaceful Times.

From the Santa Barbara Daily News.
We are a changed people. and even
a red-headed hoy can attend school
without having a fight every day.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
SHOOTING STARS.


Relaxation.
Men ought to work as well as play,
For toll may make holiday
When all the merry sports have left
The spirit weary and bereft.
When time and bets are lost In fun,
Toward serious things our minds next
run:
In the pursuit of honest care
That Office desk looks pretty fair.