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Evening star., 1928-11-24

It Is seeking now to have him punished
by the State Legislature for contempt
of the committee and Of the legisla-
tive body which created it. That 1t has
entered upon dificult course Is already
apparent. II might we'll have turned
to the recent records Of attempts of
committees OF the United States Senate
to punish recalcitrAnt witnesses for con-
tempt. Despite all the power Of the
Senate, that body has not been partic-
uIeriy successful in bringing prisoners
before it's bar for trial. The Senate has
adopted the device OF citing certain re-
calcitrant witnesses to the United states
attorney OF the District of Columbia.
The state Legislature may have to
adopt some such procedure with regard
to Mayor Hague.
One thing is quite certain, however
Many citizens Of New Jersey, both DEM
ocrats and Republicans, were not at all
satisfied by Mayor Hague's declination
to appear before the Case committee
at the time specified. The summoning
of the mayor before the committee
doubtless had its political angle But
there are q number of matters which
have been charged against the admin
istration and administrative officers in
Jersey City which the people Of the
State generally want cleared up. From
their point of vi.w. it would be mis-
take to forget t.. j, "estigation Of these
affairs in the attempt to punish the
mayor for contempt
Evening star., 1928-11-24
The First Skirmish.

Friends of naval preparedness and OF
the pending cruiser bill rejoice that the
first skirmish to secure the passage OF
that measure has been fought and won.
It takes the form of an agreement be-
tween Senator Borah, chairman OF the
foreign relations committee, and Sena-
tor Hale, chairman of the naval affairs
committee, whereby the cruiser bill is TO
have its routine right of way on the
Senate calendar.
The question of possible precedence
arose over the fact that since the
cruiser bill came over from the House
and became unfinished business of the
Senate TIE Kellogg anti-war pact has
been negotiated. The latter will pres
entity be brought before the Senate for
ratification. There was peril that cer-
tain industrious friends of the anti-war
treaty would seek to displace the cruiser
legislation and give priority to the
muItilateral war-renunciation pact.
That accomplished, their program was
to depict the cruiser bill as "superfuous'
and inconsistent" Some foes Of ma
tional defense went the length Ct
saving it would also be "hypocritical."
Their purpose was-and is-to kill the
bill.
Senator Borah has apparently nipped
this pacihStic scheme in the bud. MY
idea" he announces, lis to 60 ahead
With the kellogg treaty. according to
the regular procedure, the same as +
no naval bill was up for consideration"
What Senator Borah means is that the
snti-war pact will undergo statutory
consideration in the foreign relations
committee, be reported out and then be
acted upon by the Senate. Just when
that will be nobody knows.
The cruiser bill, on the other hand,
Is already reported out by the Senate
naval affairs committee. BY the cal
endar hitherto adopted it will come be-
fore the Senate as soon as the Boulder
Dam bill is disposed of. 1t is well to
be assured that no artificial snags are
to be placed in the cruiser bills path.
There will probably be shortsighted OPP
position enough to that moderate. legiti-
mate and necessary piece of naval eX-
pansion without strewing parliamentary
mines across its normal course.
Evening star., 1928-11-24
Flying by Night.

Through the night sails lone aviator.
He approaches his objective, city with
q well equipped landing field. He picks
up the lights of the town, but cannot
exactly locate the airdrome where he Is
to go to earth for rest and refueling, or
for the end of his flight. He turns on
o siren, operated by wind motor. and
the air throbs with its cry. Suddenly
the lights of the landing field blaze
forth and the lone flyer descends in
security. He has in effect himself
turned on the illumination, for the
sound waves of his siren have actuated
switches that send the electric current
flowing through the lamps.
This is the latest device Of a great
many designed to make flying safer. 1t
has Just been tried out at Belts Field,
near Pittsburgh. the test proving COM
pletely successful A keenly sensitive
electric ear" on the ground catches
the vibrations OF the siren, pitched to a
certain point and floods the field with
light from many lamps. The range of
the siren Is not yet stated, but it is to
be assumed that it is sufflcient to enable
the aviator to get his bearings for the
field in good season.
Night flying has many perils, and not
the least Of them is the difficulty of
finding the way. The airman must steer
mainly by compass, rather than by
landmarks. AS aviation develops COM
mercially, for the transport of passengers
and goods, there must be more distinct
markings of surface points, cities, rivers
mountains. to guide the flyers in their
course. The automatically Illuminated
landing field is one advance toward
security and certainty; but there must
be others to overcome the serious
handicap of flight in the dark.
Evening star., 1928-11-24
Smiths Advice to Democrats
Text of Political Discussion

cans. Neither can wholly disown its
past, but there must be breaking away
from the utilities and ineficiencies,
and the party that makes the cleaI1est
aud most enlightened break Is the one
with the best future ahead of it,"
Most impressive to the San Bernar-
dino Sun (Republican) is the prohibi-
ton question. on which 1t comments:
"It is q strange situation that Mr.. Smith
leaves for the Democratic party. He
urges the party to carry on. 1mmedi-
ately the flrst question that is asked
cannot be answered. Is the Democratic
party the party of the vets or the
drys? Until there Is an an
swer there can be no hope that the
Democratic party will carry on. It
doesn't know what 1t Is"
In fact. the Fort Wayne News-Senti-
mel (Republican) insists: "The Denloc-
racy is no longer solidified minority
group. 1t is diSsectionalized and shat
tered so badly as to justify doubt that
it can be rebuilt. Gov Smith has un-
dertaken to rally the routed hosts. but
consolidation Of the defeated forces is
such formidable task as to appear
we'll nigh impossible of achievement"
Evening star., 1928-11-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

more satisfactory signals. The exact
amount of current used Is extremely
small in quantity. and depends upon the
voltage Of the battery at any time meas
urements are taken, the resistance re-
naming the same.
@. When was life insurance intro-
duced into England and Anieriea7-
W. o. s.
A. Life insurance was introduced into
England by the establishment Of the
Amicable Society in 1896 II was intro
duced from Great Britain to America.
in Philadelphia. 1889, for the relief of
Presbyterian ministers and their widows
and children. This was followed by Q
similar corporation for the benefit Of
Episcopal cleYsymen and their widows
The first company to attempt . general
business was the Insurance Co Of North
America, organized In Philadelphia in
1866.
O. What city Is older-Quebec or
Montreal?-H. l..
A. Both were founded as Indian
villages about 1898, but Quebec was laid
out as city by Champlain in 1908,
while Montreal was laid out IS q city
by the French in 1912.
@. What is the science Of correct pro-
nunciation Of words called?
A. It is called "orthoepy" or "phcno-
logy."
@. What portraits Of Presidents
wives are hanging in the White House
basement gallery?-B. e. w.
A. In the new basement picture gal-
lery. through which certain guests ap-
proach the principal apartments OF
WhftA TnlinWtnR
portraits: The second Mrs. Tyler. by F.
Anelli; Mrs. Martin Van Buren,, daugh-
ter -in-law Of President Van Buren,; Mrs.
Rutherford Hayes, by Daniel Hunting
ton. presented by the Wonlen'S Chris
tian Temperance Union: Mrs. James
Polk. presented by the women Of Ten
nessee; Mrs Benjamin Harrison. by
Daniel Huntington. and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, by Chartran.
@. Are common colds in the head
contagious?-W. r. p.
A. Common colds are contagious. A
leafiet on the subject by reliable au-
thority is incloSed which shows how
colds are spread and gives some ideas
upon preventing them.
O. Where is the Oldest church in
| Washington, d. CA. NJ. s.
A. Christ Church, washington Par
ish. located on G street between Sixth
and Seventh streets southeast, iS the
oldest Episcopal Church now standing
and being used as such in the District
of Columbia In fact, 1t Is the Oldest
religious edifce now standing In the
District.
O. What IS beach gold?-R. W.
A. The Geological Survey says beaeh
| gold is gold that Is recovered from
beaches and washed from the San0.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

what actually occurred were available
in New York and not accessible to the
British authorities for immediate ques-
tioning while events were fresh in their
minds. Every prompting OF common
sense, and ample precedent. indicate the
wisdom Of the course which has been
followed.
The good name of no British seaman
has been placed In jeopardy. A repre-
sentative of the British government has
sat with the United states commits
sioner, and no question has been asked
of the witnesses, no line of investigA-
ton pursued BY those charged with the
duty OF bringing out the facts in the
case than those properly purposed to
establish how the tragedy occurred, why
it occurred and what attendant factors
contributed to its extent.
Unless one connotes disinclination to
make public the truth in the matter,
unless there exists some disposition to
whitewash one or another Of those
members of the crew Of the Vestris or
of the American harbor inspectors there
can be no possible objection to that
thorough and dignified and unprejudiced
investigation which has been In process
in New York since the tragedy. Ameri-
can public opinion, shocked by the
tragedy itself. condemns no one. 1t
makes no sinister reflection upon the
splendid and irreproachable record Of
British seamen. Wherever response
bility finally attaches, II anywhere.
there will in this country be more Of
genuine pity for the individual or In
dividuals concerned than bitterness or
scorn. 1t would be deeply to be re-
GREETED If this spirit, twisted by the
venom of ignorance. should be further
misinterpreted in the British Isles.
Evening star., 1928-11-24
The Case of Mayor Hague.

The Senate committee Of the Jersey
Legislature investigating alleged cor
ruption in Hudson County Is having Its
troubles, all on account of Mayor Frank
Hague OF Jersey City, the Democratic
boss OF the State. This Senate commit
tee popularly known as the Case COM
mittee, because it Is headed by State
Senator Case, Republican, has sought
to have the mayor punished for CON
tempt because he refused to appear
and testify before the committee few
days prior to the recent national elee-
ton. The mayor, however, has tied
the whole proceeding up in legal Snarl.
and there appears to be doubt as to
his ever appearing before the bar of the
State Legislature to be tried for con-
tempt.
Mayor Hague rates high as monarch
in his own bailiwick. He not only
avoided arrest by the Senate sergeant
alarms, but 1t now appears he had
that off1cial arrested by the Jersey City
police and held until he, Mayor Hague,
was ready to be arrested himself and
to take steps to prevent his being re-
moved from Jersey City.
The controversy between Mayor
Hague and the Republican Legislature
is not new, but 1t is acute. The mayor
insists that 1t is just matter OF poll
tics: that the Republicans who strongly
dominate the Legislature, wanted to
put him in a hole before the election
in order to manufacture political capi-
tai. and that now the legislators are
anxious to put him In jail because ne
would not agree to their plan. The
Case committee, on the other hand,
insists it is out to clean up political
corruption in Hudson County, which
embraces Jersey City, and that 1t has
many questions 1t desires to ask the
mayor, and that he declined to appear
when summoned.
That Mayor Hague declined to appear
before the Case committee is all url-
disputed fact. He sent a message to
the effect that he was not going to
subject himself to examination by that
parttsan committee on the eve Of an
election; that 1t was the purpose Of the
investigating committee to gain ad-
vantage by this last-nainute inquiry. He
added he would be willing to appear be-
fore the committee the day after elec-
| ton.
The Case committee, however, ha!
declined to be nouted by the mayor
Evening star., 1928-11-24

Take ADVANTAGE Of this free service.
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O was a member of President VIII
SONS cabinet born In CanAda?-D. j. B.
A. Franklin K Lane, Secretary Of the
Interior in President wilson's cabinet,
was born in Canada.
@. What Is a telegraphone?-A.E E. H.
A. The telegraphOne Is q device that
in principle Is development Of AleXan.
der Graham Bells electromagnetic tele-
phone. BY it. speech is magnetically re-
corded on a hard steel wire. It has not
been commercially marketed in the
United States.
@. How far away is the nearest
Star?-M. p.
A. The nearest star. so far as known,
is Alpha Centauri, the brightest star In
the constellation Centaurus. It's dis
tance is about 4.3 light years, or rs
trillion miles.
@. Please give a list Of Office posi-
tions that people who are hard OF hear
ing can f1ll.-N. A. L.
4. A partial list follows: Do filing,
typing and operate Office machines; !;
audit and keep books keep stock and
stocxroom records; they may become
fine draughtsmen. or good research
workers in such lines as chemistry and
bacteriology: in advertising departments
they can do research work, prepare
copy, layouts and illustrations, and
some might f1t into complaint depart
ment correspondence or into the writing
of policies and bonds.
O. What is the difference between
Pilgrims and PuritanS?-C. p. r.
A. The term Pilgrim" Is used IN refer
ence to the earliest immigrants to Mas
sachusetts, but more especially to the
settlers at Plymouth in 1870. The term
must be distinguished from Puritan, "
which was that given to . body OF re-
lisious refornnArs who sought to reform
the Church of England. The Pilgrims
were SeparatiStS from the first, who
had already left England and formed
an independent congregation in Leyden,
whence they came to New England.
q. Is it worth while to conserve .
"B' battery by using lower voltage tap?
ID. L. H.
A. The Loomis Radio College says
that, due to the fact that there Is an
unavoidable shelf deterioration in dry
cell "B" batteries--that IS. that they
will gradually decrease in voltage,
whether used or not-there Is little to
be gained in attempting to conserve
the "B" battery by using lower volt
age tap II q higher voltage will give
Evening star., 1928-11-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

ance the pro and con In his daily ar
ticles and to see all sides Of q subject,
in so far as that is possible
This leads him to an excessive use
of however" and q few other words
which invariably show plainly that a
writer does not think that he knows it
all
He Is interested in life as a sort of
game, and in human beings as the
actors in the game. He Is almost a
Hindu in his belief that life Is sacred.
He likes books, music, pretty girls,
bulldogs, cats, flowers.
He diSlikeS crowds, insects. elevators
waiting for street cars, oysters. beer
crabs.
He smokes pipe, but largely as q
gesture The history Of the pine. as 4
strictly American tradition, interests
The physical handling of tobacco in
connection with q pipe is what in
trigues his fancy. He is convinced that
millions OF men smoke for no other
reason.
He does not fear national prohibi-
uon OF tonacco. II the American peo-
PIE oecreed q constitutional amend
menC proh1bitinR tobacco, he would
never smoke again.
He believes In law, that It should be
obeyed no matter what the individual
thinks OF 1t. He feels that the sane
tlty OF law is what makes life under
civfllzation worth while.
Napoleon:
y. had rather be wild and live in a
law"
He has a reputation among his
friends for being something of a crouch,
but he believes that they accept this
belief as a sort of tradition in which
they do not put much stock after all.
He Is the victim of an unfortunate
timidity which prevents him from do
ing the good deeds which come to his
mind and heart.
He believes in his "star" in big
things, but feels that he has the tough
est luck In small things. For instance,
If he Is at the foot of building and
wants to go up, all the elevators are
at the top. II he Is waiting for q
Georgetown street car, 10 cars marked
MT. Pleasant" come along In success
sion.
He has innate resentment against
snohhery, cruelty and "hokum." De-
spite his firm faith in modernism and
the young, he realizes that much that
Is old is fine, and that probably nothing
will ever excel much of what has gone
before.
He prefers new. clean books to old,
musty ones; brand-new houses to those
which have been lived in; flowers in
the garden to those on the table.
He likes old books lin point of time)
better than the latest best sellers; pre-
fers the music of the old German
masters to other music
The sea has a wonderful effect upon
him, physically. mentally and spiritu-
ally; If he Rad his choice ne would
live where he could see 1t while at
work and play and be bathed III its
healing, salt air.
He has never made q speech and
hopes he will never be called upon for
one. He prefers old clothes to new
ones, and is never really comfortable
except when in bathrobe and slippers
His idea Of hell Is an endless ban
quet presided over by b tireleSs toast
master. His idea OF Heaven Is a great
library filled with new and even
better Dumas, where he may receive his
friends, who, in that happier state,
will have forgotten his faults, particu-
larly that terrible one that his hair
insists on standing on end.
Evening star., 1928-11-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BIZ PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Isle of "NeVer Mind"
Maybe. some day, well drift away
From shores that seem unkind,
And reach, across the Twilight Bay
The Isle Of Never Mind.
Perhaps to Cloudland we must 20,
And leave dull Earth behind;
But somewhere we shall surely know
The Isle Of Never Mind.
Resentments will no longer win
Ambitions well designed.
Only Forgiveness waits US In
The Isle of Never Mind.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

So many requests have come in
during the last year for a pen picture
of the author Of these lines that we
reluctantly give in. .
Self-portraituHe We always thought
somewhat conceited. Yet 1t must be
admitted that 4 painter knows himself
in many ways better than any one else
If he covers UP some blemishes, no
one can blame himl SO with these
reservations we begin:
He is about feet inches IN height
and weighs ITO pounds. OF this total,
about 80 pounds Is just so much suet, as
the discriminating reader VIII deduce
from a comparison with the height:
Too much sitting, too little exercise.
these, alas. are responsible for most OF
the excess fat In the world! The subject
of our sketch. however, has never been
able to solve the problem of typewriting
while standing up.
AS for exercise, that is something to
which the child must be trained If the
man Is to indulge In 1t. No matter how
keenly one realizes the need for exer.
else In mature life, he will not take 1t
IL he did not so exercise when young.
Let our subject, therefore, continue
to stand (or sit) as horrible warning
to all little boys and girls who aspire 70
write pieces for the newspapers.
without exercise. my young 1rlenos,
vou may be able to write articles, put
YOU will be forced to overcome tne
handicap of too much stufnng IN the
wrong place. ,. .a.
IN being able to write slim, 1.-the arti-
cles despite his eirth. His fat, ne
honestly believes, has never gone TO ms
head, although now and then, Wnen IN
a bhe mood. he suspects that some one
or other rather thinks 1t has.
He has a large nose. a somewhat
receding chin and a mop OF brown
hair. which insists on standing stralgnI
up. much to the discontinue OF some
of his friends.
He solaces himself with the thought
that very few writer's, OF whatever oe-
gree. are handsome. Irving Cooo Is
no beauty, nor Is Booth Harrington.
Contrary to the belief OF some, ne
has no extra opinion OF his own aDll.
ity. If 1t were not for thousanos OF
readers of The Star who have written
him kind letters. he would seriously
consider opening q book store OF new
sort.
The knowledge that unknown thou
sands are waiting to see what one has
to say-well, that is at once thrill
ing and 4 Sobering thing. 1t Is ques-
tionable whether Lindbergh got as
much kick" out OF flying across the
Atlantic as the subject Of our disser-
tation did from the following letter,
the latest to arrive:
Clarendon, Va.
Dear Sir:
your articles under the heading,
This and That are daily food Tor
thought to me- My regrets are that
overlooked reading them In the past.
In fact. my eyes were not open to them.
but when I found the splendid philos-
ophy embodied in This and That I've
made 1t a daily hobby to read and clip
them for my scrapbook. This
and That contains wonderful thoughts
that should never be lost to the read
ing world. especially, believe, Star
readers. Respectfully, H. W."
" Il u
The subject of our sketch Is a queer
combination of radical and conserva-
tive temperamerts, the first urging him
on to experimentation and the second
to "let well enough alone"
From this combination comes the
evident care with which he tries TO bal
Evening star., 1928-11-24

The annals Of Rothstein stand out in
sad contradiction of the stories about
the boy who worked faithfully, protected
the cash drawer and finally became q
partner in the business. Rothstein was
"so-getter," but he overplayed his
role
Evening star., 1928-11-24

The gentleman who talks too much
is almost invariably bad witness before
grand jury whose business 1t is to
consider facts and disregard personal
emotions.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

italian volcanoes generously assert
themselves as sources Of popular agita-
ton for which Mussolini cannot be held
responsible.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

The farmer would have no troubles
had he been we'll enough informed to
buy some Of the stocks listed on wall
Street. The farmer has great economic
duty to perform and, in all conscience,
he survives pecuniary stress as long as
he can and insists on farming.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

Congress will have many things to
talk about. The bensHcent system Of
United States Government affords valu-
able time to enable partisan fervor to
cool down.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

Washington, ID. c., is growing so
rapidly that Virginia and Maryland will
properly consider parts of their territory
entitled to rank as definite portions Of
the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

Democratic enthusiasts are willing to
allow Gov. Al Smith q rest for four
years while intimating that eight years
may be too many to expect.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

From the Fort Worth Soar-Telegram.
The next war Tor territory propaoiy
will be between the people VINO want
parking space and those who want goiI
courses.
Evening star., 1928-11-24

Little is expected Of . holiday session
Of Congress. A Christmas tree might
be introduced to assist in Willing away
the hours.
Evening star., 1928-11-24
We Don't Read EN-.

From the Richmond News Leader.
Doesn't it occur TO you mat tnere
must be a reason why ads that promise
70 make you beautiful appear only In
magazines printed for rear-idiots?
Evening star., 1928-11-24
It's Inevitable, Though.

From the South Bend Tribune:
If q few more unbeatable foot ball
teams are beaten, the fans may lose
their faith in humanity
Evening star., 1928-11-24

long residence in France. every minute
spent in the company of poets. painters,
novelists. philosophers. social person.
ages and frequenters OF cafes. As to
who is In 1t, I should say a cityful Of
celebrities"
Evening star., 1928-11-24
Then Well Read 1t.

From the Muncie Morning Star.
That new book on silurian geology
OF Northern Indiana. It should be- url-
derstood. has no reference 10 any cam
pAign dirA