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Government and Safety Rules.

In connection with the inquiry into
the death of Department Of Justice
oficial, who was killed last Sunday by
an elevator in the building occupied by
that branch of the Government a fact
develops anew which is to be taken
into account In the determining of the
responsibility for this fatality. The
District Government, by authority
granted by act of Congress, establishes
regulations for the protection OF life
and property. One of those regulations
provides that all elevators in use in the
District shall be so equipped that the
cars cannot be moved If the gates and
doors giving entrance and exit to them
are opened. Had that regulation been
observed in the building occupied by
the Department of Justice the tragedy
would not have occurred. But while
the building is of private ownership, 1t
Is occupied as tenant by the Govern
ment of the United States, and that
Government cannot be compelled to
observe the rules laid down by the Dis
trict for public security. A question Of
law arises as to the responsibility fol-
the accident as between the owner Of
the building and the tenant. That
however, is not so much matter Of
public interest as the fact that the Fed
eral Government cannot be compelled
to observe the regulations which have
been adopted for the safety of tbs
community
This is an anomalous situation. The
police and building regulations arr
adopted by the Commissioners undel
the authority of Congress. They hav
the force of law, especially when givel
the favorable Endorsement of the court
in case of an appeal on the ground o
reasonahility. If not challenged the.
are regarded as equal in mandatory ant
prohibitory power with a statute. TIL
penalties prescribed for their violation
are imposed by the courts without dis
elimination, save that the Federal or
ganization is not regarded as subject t
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them. In effect, therefore. the Govern
n1ent OF the United States can, upon
its own premises or those which it en-
cages as tenant, maintain nuisance
or a dangerous condition and remain
immune to prosecution.
This, of course. is an absurdity. There
is no reason for such a situation. The
Government of the United States is not
like the monarch of old, who could do
no wrong" 1t can do wrong, and 1t
sometimes does. and 1t can be hailed to
court in the person of the responsible
official, and it can be punished, in that
person. But only when it violates some
statutory law A mere police or build
ing regulation, even though framed and
promulgated specifically under the au-
thority granted by act of Congress,
will not furnish the basis of prosecution
or punishment. be the infractlon how
ever fragrant or harmful.
If it is beneath the dignity of the
Government of the United States to
regard and respect the police and build
ing regulations adopted by the District
Commissioners under their statutory
mandate, in matters of life and death
and public security, assuredly it should
be the scrupulous and conscientious
concern of all Federal officials to OBJ
serve such rules in fact, the more strict
ly because of the theoretical immunity
that has been assumed. Obligation fol-
lows power. In this case the obliga-
ton to be law-abiding is the greater
because by strange hypothesis OF in
dependence the Government is not
strictly compelled to be so.
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UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today.

In the face of fierce resistance the
1st American Army hit the German
line two smashing blows today, one on
either side of the Mouse. German she'll
FIRE reached an intensity of 80 TO 100
shells minute during the fighting, and
the American gunners responded In
kind Marshal Haigs men again
push on and drive the Germans back
on the whole front between the Sambre
Canal and the Scheldt. about II miles.
Since yesterday morning the British
have taken 1000 prisoners and more
than 100 guns. Despite heavy German
resistance numerous strongholds on
both sides of Valenciennes are cap
tured French forces win on the
Lys. They increase their gains east OF
the river Allies hail Presidents
last words to Germany as final and see
an armistice almost impossible under
such drastic terms. Paris especially
likes his idea Of turning over armistice
matters to military leaders Austria
reported near full surrender Re-
volt threatens In Hungary Count
Karolyi demands a separate peace and
new king in Budapest Parliament
Six hundred and thirty-five
casualties on list given out today, bring
ing grand total thus far for both Army
and Marine Corps to 60,247.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE.

One Of the current campaign wise
cracks runs. Whats the first thing
Al Smith will say when he enters the
White HouSe?" Answer: How do you
do, Mr.. Hoover" That's supposed to
be Republican propaganda. AS mat
ter of fact the New Yorker probably
would say just that, even If he should
enter the Executive Mansion as Presi-
dent, for the chief usher and guardian
of the portal there happens to be the
veteran, Ike" Hoover.
y
Senior Federico Alfonso Pezet, Peru
Wan Ambassador to the United States
from 1919 to 1928, and previously Min
lister, has been renewing old friendships
at Washington In connection with the
Ibero- american exposition at Seville,
Spain, next year. He came to interest
the scderal Government. which is
erecting a 100000 pavilion at Seville,
mental official volume of the exposition.
The United States is the only non-Latin
country to be invited to participate In
the Ibero- American exhibition spe-
cial compliment paid us by our sister
republics of the Americas. Former Gov.
Campbell of Arizona Is American COM
missioner at Seville and Is now super
intending our part in the show.
\ ~
North Dakota, which is variously
claimed by the Hoover and Smith
camps, is rather more confidently count
ed on by the Democrats, because of the
prohibition referendum there last Sum-
mer. BY vote of $1,000 to $4,000 the
State decided to sustain It's original
constitutional dry amendment. Not
DakotanS are wavering In their loyalty
pears, has cost North Dakota farmers
some $70,000.000 year In barley which
they used to sell to the liquor manu-
featuring industry. Prior to Volstead-
ism an owner of nine grain elevators
at jamestown, N. OAK, declares that he
shipped Al cars Of barley where he now
ships /. The price of land, the same
authority alleges, has shrunk in North
Dakota mainly for such reasons. He
contends there isn't a grain growing
State in the West which hasn't been
hit by prohibition in the same way.
** n
As the campaign winds up without
loosing their tongues, Frank o. Lowden
and William G. McAdoo are being nick
named "the missing links" Now that
Vice President Dawes has recovered his
speech and spoken out for Hoover, some
authorities think the spirit may move
| Lowden. McAdoo Is not expected to
leave his tent.
froov.iot,t 1o0QN
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measured by the high standards Of
literature. But 1t was great story
If measured In terms of public taste
and approval 1t created a mode. 1t
established q tradition.
In the Iwenty-seven years since
"Graustark" Mr.. McCutcheon wrote
no less than forty-two novels. an aver
age of more than one and a half
year. After the first two, he produced
for ten years two stories regularly
every twelve months, twenty tales in ten
years. They were not all of the same
quality. Some we're marked successes,
some were comparative failures. That
is the fate of all writer's, especially the
prolific ones. But the average of sue
cess was high, and it is now estimated
that no less than five million copies
of the McCutcheon stories have been
sold, truly remarkable record
Then there have been the stage per-
formances of the more popular novels,
particularly "Graustark' and Brew
ster's Millions" And of recent years
the picture versions have carried the
name of McCutcheon to enormous
numbers of people, including genera
ton that had to be told about the
famous tale of the Balkans and that
of the American youth who was sem
fenced, as it we're, to the spending of a
million dollars in a year.
George Barr McCutcheon gave great
pleasure to the people of his home
land. He afforded them clean, whole
some and, in a way, stimulating ro-
nance to read. He was always mind
full of the fact that the majority of
readers prefer decent matter in their
books, and he gave it to them, with
conscientious labor to make his stories
effective and to invest his characters
with the semblance of actuality. He
was an expert craftsman and he well
deserved his great success.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

q. What Anertcan-made machine
gun shoots with greatest speed7-R. o.
N.
A. The rate Of fire Of the Browning
aircraft machine gun. the fastest ma
chine gun, is 1850 to 1900 shots per
minute.
@. What makes the leaves change
color in the Fall2-F. P.
A. The brilliant colors of dying leaves
in Autumn are due partly to chemical
changes in the decaying chlorophyl
and partly to the exposure of pigment
cells previously concealed by an abun-
dance of chlorophyll or other feature
of vital activity. The leaf drops be-
cause 1t no longer receives nourish-
ment from the stem or twig.
G. Have any peoples other than the
American Indians practiced painting
their bodies as q war preparation?-
]. K.
A. The ancient Britons stained and
dyed their bodies and faces with the
juice of the woad plant, which was blue
IL color. The British women also used
the dye on their bodies in certain reli-
gious ceremonIals.
@. Why is IN English policeman
CaIleQ b DODDy9--d. Y. +. s+.
A. The Metropolitan police force Of
London was organized by Sir Robert
Peel, whence the name bobby for q
policeman.
@. Please give me brief history of
the Petit Trianon.-B. H. p.
A. The Petit Trianon is hand
some villa erected by Louis XIV for
Madame Du Barry at Versailles. It
was a favorite resort of Marie Antoi-
nette, who, with her naidenS, delighted
to play at dairying, making cheese and
butter The Petit Trianon is regarded
as the most finished model of the Louis
XIV style of architecture. 1t was COM
pleted In 1853. The gardens surround
ing it are particularly noteworthy.
@. What is the average number Of
days year In the United States when
artificial refrigeration is not needed?
"A. r.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says that on an average for the United
States only 19 days provide safe natu-
raj refrigerating temperature.
@. Who was the first universal en-
peror of the united provinces Of China?
&C. H. B.
A. Shi-Hwang-ti.
@. How does sound travel?-D. d.
A. Sound travels in waves, ordina-
rily invisible to the eye, but subject to
reflection and distortion, just as are
water waves.
@. What is meant by an IS" line
in paintings! M.
| A. The 'S' line is so-called because
1t is made Of double curve like the
letter s." This is illustrated In John
Alexander's painting, Isabella and the
Pot of BASIL" The front outline Of the
| figure of Isabella is an IS" line.
@. Is 1t possible to have So Sundays
| in year?-F. B. M.
A. The year 1928 will have SO Sum
! days.
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Dog paraders are not so much in evil
dence in Washington as they were sew
eral years ago.
Once upon a time no evening came
around without procession of gentle
men moving along pavements leading
small dogs on leashes.
They we're sent out by their wives TO
! walk the dog" for little much-needed
exercise.
Fido had to have his walk, no matter
| what else went by the board in the
! household in question.
So the leash was snapped to the col
lar and small Fido went struggling down
the street. Juggling until he almost
choked in his eagerness.
Along behind came Friend Hubby,
doing his best not to appear foolish, and
having a very hard time OF 1t, SEEM
ingly.
ed. in the last analysis, upon the size OF
the dog.
If it were big dog the man holding
the leash managed to make MS Jop look
at least interesting.
IF the dog were small, however, and
esnecially if the man were big, the lat
ter generally seemed to be blushing UNI
der the impact.
n X X
Hence many of the dog paraders Of
those days went out after night1ail' SO
that their humiliation would not be
viewed bv too many masculine eyes.
We can recall one very large fellow
who took over very small dog. 1t was
a fox terrier. if memory serves us right.
hut of the variety known as toy, much
smaller even than the general run OF
this breed. which at its largest weighs
not more than 20 pounds or so.
This hefty citizen. weighing more
than 200 pounds, sneaked out every
evening with this small Fido, certainly
of no more than IL pounds weight.
Fido made UP for his lack of weight
in canine pep" vigor, general cussed-
ness, whatever one chose to call it.
He pulled and he tugred and he
yanked and he leaped; he jumped and
he ierked and he sprang and he hauled
he iiggled, he joggled, he twitched and
he tossed.
If there was any kind of a motion
dog might make on leash, Floo
made it, and he made 1t with flend-
ish sort of energy no more common IN
dogs than in men.
Fido was a super-dog.
Passers-by often got the idea that
this bench-legged mutt was trying to
choke itself to death. Men, II they so
thought, took pity on the man and
said to themselves, 1T would be good
thing
Women. on the other hand, pitied
the dog. and expressed the belief, some
times audibly, that the two-legged
member of the team was "cruel to that
poor dog"
Today city dogs are mostly confined
to back yards, where they anguish out
their lives in a species of prison, for
no back yard ever made Is big enough
for any real dog.
There are few dog paraders still
to be seen. Just what has become Of
the rest of them is a matter for specu-
lation Maybe mankind has grown
brave, and refuses any longer to serve
as perambulating anchor for man.
kinds so-called best friend.
The few faithful left, however, seem
to walk because they want to. They
are walking mems dogs not women's
dogs, and no doubt that makes big
difference. We saw big. hulking fell
low going along one night with three
dogs on one leash, rather unman-
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Our Necessary Cruisers.

Belated publication of the Franco
British agreement by the London gov
eminent constitutes an anticlimax. Its
rnyopic conception of the international
naval situation had already been fully
exposed in the course of the United
States communication to Great Britain
in September. The American note
ruthlessly revealed the one-sidedness Of
the deal negotiated between the two
European powers and its utter unac-
ceptability as far as the United States
is concerned. Were any other evidence
required to complete an imperfect alibi,
it is supplied by the official text OF the
ill-begotten Franco-British pact.
President Coolidge does well at once
to lend the authority of his name to
the statement that further limitation
of naval armament is now palpably
impossible for the immediate future.
He fixes 1881 as the earliest date at
which that question can be practically
approached. The United States at
tempted to approach it in 1927 at
Geneva. Its efforts were frustrated by
the British attitude toward cruiser
limitation.
Limitation efforts now are baked by
the joint attitude Of the British and
the French, duly proclaimed to the
world in a stealthily covenanted pact
a transaction officially excoriated by
America as having postponed, rather
than promoted, the cause of disarn1a-
ment. President Coolidge points out
that Italy and Japan, though their OBJ
sections have not been registered with
that fullness of detail set out by the
United states, share our hostility to the
Franco-British scheme for feathering
their own naval nest at the cost OF the
Italians, the Japanese and ourselves.
Mention of 1881 is made at the
white House as the earliest period at
which limitation of sea armament can
be retackled, because the Washington
treaty provides for reconsideration OF
the naval situation as it exists at that
time. Ten years after the assembling
OF the Washington conference, it was
thought, would find naval science at
such a point of development that re-
vision of the 1922 pact, on strictly
technical grounds if for no other rea-
sons, might be feasible.
Meantime, in the intervening interval,
the United States has plain duty. It
is an unacceptable duty. That duty Is
to provide for the construction OF the
fifteen cruisers authorized by the House
last Winter. but still awaiting approval
by the Senate. The Senate should ratity
the Houses action. The ships should
be built. They could not all be built
by 1881. But plans for laying them
down could be carried into effect.
The Senate must not be prcpagan-
died by professional pacifiSts into be-
Meving that the Kellogg pact for out
lawry of war makes the maintenance
of American naval strength an UNI
necessary expense. That view Is not
shared by Mr.. Kellogg or by other
Americans of common sense. Next Sat-
urday is Navy day. The hour is ripe
for sane heart-searching along such
lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-24

A number Of statesmen are running
for office and even presidential can-
didate cannot expect to monopolize the
admiring attention of an audience.
Like base ball, American politics is the
science of teamwork.
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Advocates of higher street car fare
are inclined to adopt the call of the
old side Snowman; only ten cents! A
silver dime! 1t will neither break you
nor make you rich" Which might BE-
all right if street car ride were as
much fun as a side show.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHlLANDER JOHNSON.


at Pays TO ADVERTISED"
There is lesson very plain
All politicians teach.
Amid their praise and their disdain,
A common point they reach.
Their measure may be great or small
Regardless Of the size,
This is the lesson. after all;
ut Pays to ADVERTISED"
Of all the notices that we hear.
Through ages handed down,
This one forever is made clear
In circles of renown.
While demonstrations may display
PHILOSOPHERS so wise,
This is the watchword of today;
1T Pays to ADVERTISED"
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Ships of the air will carry many pas
sengers who desire to reach Washington,
D. C. Arrangements may as we'll be
made to dispense with long journeys
and enable them to land here in the
first place.
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Much Importance is attached to the
prospect of fortitude on the part of a
criminal in facing capital punishment.
And yet 1t may reasonably be regarded
as the least significant incident OF the
entire transaction.
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Telephone service has gradually
grown more costly. Tearing UP the dl-
rectories for purposes of delirious cele-
bration is one of the incidental expenses
that the subscriber is required to meet.
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In so exciting political contest there
is no saying how long the cheering
would last If there were not radio man
at hand to recall the adage, Time is
money"
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So many topics are mentioned both
aloud and in whispers that every cam
paign speaker is at liberty to choose an
issue that best suits his temperament
and talents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-24

Concert goers have often complained
that conversation interrupts the music.
In a radio campaign. the music inter-
rupts the conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-24

Bitter as political contentious may
become, they at least serve to relieve
the tension of interest In the bravado OF
the underworld.
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Betting odds on an election are help
to a citizen who wants to express his
convictions without the trouble of a
prolonged argument.
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Some Of the automobile crashes create
a fear that treating" as a prediction
practice has not yet been quite aban-
doned.
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Putting Ideals High.

From the Louisville Times.
So live that you can go into a gro
Gerry and buy cake Of yeast without
betraying guilty look.
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Another Slant on 1t.

From the Seattle Daily Times.
A few more days before we shall
know whether our politics may be
classed as carnivorous or herbivprous.
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Taxes Stand Alone.

From the olean Herald.
Death and taxes have points in COM
mon, but in some cases death is painless.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th St and pennsylvania Ave
New York once: Ito East 42nd 81.
Chicago once: Tower BUILDING.
European ore: IA Regent ST.. Lond.n.
England
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Impressionable Crowd.

unreasonable Crowd.
"You seemed to convince your audi
ence."
There was undoubtedly, much
laughter and applause" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum, but can't be sure, as
yet, whether my hearers were con-
WINGED or only entertained"
Jud Tunkins says honest effort beats
loafin'. It's better to make few mis-
takes than to make nothin at all.
Passing Seasons.
Natures device
Is ever cruel.
Instead of Ice
Well pay for Fuel.
Economist.
How are you going to vote?"
For economy" replied Miss Cayenne.
I'm going to vote without arguing
about it and so save a little share of
valuable time"
Our ancestors give us the same good
advice" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, which they disdained as 1t came
from generations of ancestors before
them"
Hot Waves.
Listened for the katydid to say
That warmth could not endure.
The Fall campaign came romping down
the way
To boost the temperature.
thine flies" said Uncle Eben, AN
1t looks like we was all aviators dat
has to take our chances"
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WEDNESDAY. October "a, 1928
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Economist.
Hot Waves.

Thine flies" said Uncle Eben, AN
1t looks like we was all aviators dat
has to take our chances"