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Evening star., 1928-11-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The LATEST boy who took part in the
Halloween festivities went down the
alley at exactly 10 o'clock.
He was on a bicycle.
Riding along leisurely, after the hue
and cry of the smaller merrymakers had
been silenced for an hour by paternal
mandates, this young fellow was going
1t alone.
He was trying his best to be devilish.
Evidently he was having such hard
time of 1t that he felt bored, for he did
not take the trouble to diSmount from
his bike, but looked to right and left
only.
Coming to a gate, he leaned over,
lifted it from its supports, and gently
put it down few inches away.
Then, as If satisfied with his merry
prank. he rode leisurely away.
X, X
That sophisticated young man typified
the spirit OF modern Halloween.
II some of us oldSters may judge
from what happened--or, rather from
what didn't happen-the other night,
even the children are feeling the urge
toward sophistication.
Probably 1t is impossible for parents
to go in so heavily for a thing without
the children imbibing something of the
same spirit.
Like parent, like child.
How can youth Of 1928 get any real
kick out of chasing around in costume,
if father and mother require cocktails
and cigarettes to put them into the
mood for the ordinary enjoyment of
life?
Hence. the fashioned moralist
may argue, we had the sad spectacle of
boys on the night of october 81 acting
as If they were terribly bored with ac-
tivities which the kids of yesteryear
reveled in.
For parents to grow bored, or staid-
which amounts to the same thing in
practical results-iS one thing. but for
boys to feel the same way about life
will continue to strike some as ire
mediably sad
Even the householder who might
curse the band of boys who upset his
garbage can could have nothing in his
heart but admiration for the young
rascalS.
Boys will be boys.
But what did these boys do?
Well, practically nothing.
Evidently it cost too much time and
trouble to overturn things, or to up
root anything, or to bother with tick
tacks.
One young man about IA years old,
dressed in costume, rang front door
bell.
He was in no haste about it,
He had solemn duty to perform,
evidently.
Some one had told him that pranks
were the order of the evening, so he
must play prank, all right, but no,
hum! what bore the whole thing was,
eh. Bill?
When the door was opened, a shaft
of light flashing down the walk, the
young man carefully pulled open the
screen door, and extended his right
hand.
The hand was full of rice.
Did he throw 1t into the face of the
one who opened the door?
He did not.
He simply handed her the rice,
nearly all of which dropped neatly
into her hand.
The young fellow made a courteous
Evening star., 1928-11-03
The Presidents Endorsement.

President Coolidges Endorsement OF
Mr.. Hoover's candidacy comes i'll appro-
pirate terms and at the appropriate
time, at the close of the campaign. 1t
comes also as somewhat of a surprise,
for no intimation was given OF the occa-
sion or the manner of the Presidents
statement of approval and of assurance
of Republican victory.
When analyzed the statement of the
President justifies the selection OF the
hour of its presentation. 1t takes the
form of a review of the candidates
speeches in the campaign, given upon
the conclusion of the final address OF
the series. 1t is as though Mr.. Coolidge
has been a listener-in from the outset
which he probably has been in fact
considering the words of the Republican
candidate in his various public utter
ances upon the issues of the campaign,
and has now decided that Mr. Hoover
meets the requirements of the high
Office to which he aspires.
1t is the right of every citizen to
express himself, in advance OF election
day, regarding the merits of the cand1-
dates for the presidency. From the
outset of the canvass there has been a
succession of announcements of this
character. The national headquarters
of the two parties have proclaimed
accesSions increasingly from the begin
ming Some of these have been con-
verts from the opposition party, some
have been independents, some have been
partisans holding different views from
those of the candidates on certain ques-
tions but agreeing on others.
President Coolidge announces his own
Endorsement of Mir. Hoover's candidacy.
1t has from the outset been assumed
that he was in accord with the nomina-
ton made at Kansas City by his party,
though he did not give the least indica-
ton Of preference in advance of that
meeting. He now, speaking both as
citizen and as President, gives his un-
OF his performance in the campaign.
In sense. this Endorsement is an
expert appraisal. EEr. Hoover's qualifica-
tions for the presidency are considered
by one who from his own experience
knows what is required in that Office To
the extent that the President can be
considered not as party man but as
the Chief Executive this approval will
have material weight with that portion
Of the electorate that may now be
wavering in indecision on the eve of
the election.
There is one factor in this indorse-
ment which is of particular value to the
candidate at this juncture. That is Mr..
Coolidge's statement that your success
in the campaign seems assured" It is
as near to an augury of victory as such
q conservative can be expected to go,
and it viii doubtless be regarded as
token Of confidence in the outcome of
Tuesdays balloting. There is always a
certain percentage Of the voting that is
determined by last-minute indications
of the chances. A great many persons
cast their ballots according as the wind
indicates the victor. They do not like
to waste their votes on loser. Mr..
Coolidges picking of Mr. Hoover as the
winner next Tuesday may be worth a
great many votes to his favorite in the
race.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

which add comfort to the home. But
the greatest interest lies in how novice
may take the plunge, become a home
owner and enjoy the results without
sinking or strangling to death. The
provision of this information by men of
integrity and standing in the commu-
nifty has been one of the features of
the exposition which comes to an end
this evening.
This years exposition, it is learned,
has been the most successful ever held.
1t has established itself as one Of the
annual events of interest in Washing
ton. If it serves to add recruits to
the ranks of the home-owners in WASH
ineton, it will have been worth while,
indeed. The communitys interests are
best served by those who own their
homes
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Sturdiness in Aircraft.

Dr. Hugo Eckener, designer and COM
mander of the Graf Zeppelin, showed
himself to be man of broad vision
and rare good sense when, on his re-
turn to Germany after a successful
round trip to the United States, he fiat
" announced that the ship he flew was
not adapted for overseas passenger
service and that larger and sturdier
dirigibles will have to be built If trans
atlantic voyages are to be undertaken
on a commercial basis. The average
scientist who has reached DR.. Eckener's s
eminence in his chosen field is too en-
amored of his subject to see its weak
nesses. Not so with the German air.
craft designer, who, in spite of an ac-
complishment that will forever retain
It's place on the pages of history, admits
frankly that for a time on the return
trip he was not sure that the ship could
weather the tearing winds.
The achievement Of the Graf Zeppelin
cannot be belittled. 1t was a mag
nificent feat. But Dr. Eckener's words
when he reached his home port, after
having covered more than nine thou
sand miles in the largest and presum-
ably the strongest dirigible in the world,
give impetus TO the contentious of the
school of thought which holds that a
huge unwieldy gas bag. despite its abil-
ity to remain aloft for long periods, can
never be the solution of air transporta-
ton. and that the bigger the ship the
more surface for the wind to attack
with consequent loss OF maneuver-
ability and exposure TO the ripping and
twisting force of the elements.
At the Lakehurst station four hun
dred and fifty trained men were re-
quired to land the Zeppelin after il
had completed its roundabout trip from
Europe. And after it was safely housed
exactly the right moment had to- be
selected to get it out, owing to the dan
ger of cross wind driving the delicate
bag into the side of the hangar. The
Zeppelin, which DR.. Eckener says i,
too small and too weak to combat with
safety the elements met on an overseas
voyage, is more than seven hundred
and fifty feet long. 1t requires bag o.
this size to support the Comparatively
small main cabin and the motor gon
dolas. Twenty-Five hundred horsepow'
er in five engines was necessary to pro
pei the ship on the trip. Yet even witt
this power the dirigible. according Il
DR.. Eckener, was at the mercy of tn
winds over Newfoundland, and threat
ene9 for . time to buckle in two as diG
Evening star., 1928-11-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. Were the islands on the west coas,
of Scotland ever part of the mainland?
ID. Mel.
A. The islands on the western coast
of Scotland were originally part of the
mainland The whole western coast of
Scotland has sunk. The fjords are sub
merged land valleys which subsidized to
a considerable depth below their former
level. The Hebrides we're formerly one
with the mainland. but the land be-
tween sank and was covered by the
ocean.
O. Who is the champion heavy
weight lifte:2-D. G. c.
A. The champion litter Is George
Taambrias, who weighs $50 pounds. He
lifted dumb-bell weighing 104 pounds
from the floor above his head % times.
Q. During what years was Myle6
Cooper president of Kings College, now
Columbia University?-E. S.
A. He served from 1853 to 1776. 1t
was during his term of Office that a
medical school was added and In 1869
the first medical degrees bestowed in
America were given there.
@. Please explain the Austrian method
of subtracting-M. G..
A. The Austrian method of subtract
ing is the method of adding. For In
stance, the question is asked What
added to 8 gives 1s"-the answer Is
(which is the same as saying "l3
minus g."
@. What is the difference between nu-
triton and nutriment?-E. S.
A. Nutrition is the process by which
| growth Is promoted and waste repaired
| in living organisms Nutriment is that
which furnishes the substance for the
| process.
@. Where is the heaviest protection
given to an Atlantic cable?-M. H. p.
A. The heaviest protection is given
to the shore-ends, and these weigh
when complete. between 20 and 80 tons
| per nautical mile.
@. Who wrote THE Wearing Of the
| Green"?-R. E. G.
| A. THE Wearing of the Green" is an
| Irish ballad by an unknown writer.
1t first appeared during the activities
| of the United Irishmen in 1897. Later,
at the time of the Fenian troubles. a
revised version was introduced by Dion
Boucicault in his play "Arrah ne
Pogue."
c. How Is paper watermarked?
A. F. M.
| A. Matchmaking is a mark produced
in paper by pressure of projecting de-
sign on the dandy roll, in the mold, etc
This makes the paper thinner where it
comes in contact with the design and
causes the watermark to be visible when
the paper is held up to the light.
| @. Why are the Florida Keys So
called?-M. T.
A. A key is a low island, especially
one of coral, along the coast. The
small islands along the coast Of Florida
are called Florida Keys because Of their
| location and because they are low and
of coral formation.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Many readers send in questions
signed only with initials, asking that
the answers appear in the newspaper.
The space is limited and would not
accommodate a fraction OF Such re-
quests. The answers published are
ones that may interest many readers,
rather than the one who ask the ques-
ton only All questions should be ac-
companied with the writer's name and
address and cents. in coin or stamps,
for reply Send your question to The
Frederic J. Haskin, director, WASH
ington. d. G.
O. What per cent of the possible
vote was cast in 1920 and 1924?-
l.. c. ].
A. In the national election of 1920
less than 48 per cent of the potential
vote of the country was cast. In 1924
approximately so per cent Of the po-
tential voters exercised the franchise.
@. Which country has the largest
army, largest navy and which the larg-
est air force?-J. H.
A. Great Britain has the largest
navy in the world; the United States
the second largest. China has the
largest active army in the world; Rus
sia the second largest The four ma
tions which have the largest air forces
are Great Britain, the United States,
Italy and France. No accurate statis-
tics are available on the strength of
the foreign air forces, so that 1t Is
not possible to tell which of these
countries rank first.
@. Are any of the popular movie
actresses tall?-M. G.
A. Greta Garbo is 5 feet 6 inches
tall. Esther Ralston is 5 feet inches
tall. Alma Rubens, Betty Blythe and
Jane Novak are feet z inches tall,
and Katherine Macdonald is 5 feet 8
inches.
@. Please give derivation and pro-
nunciation of robot. H. A. S.
A. Robot" is a coined word invented
by Karel Capek for his play, "R. U. r. y
The term describes mechanical auto
nlata, which are manufactured by the
millions to attend to the worlds labor
and welfare. The word is pronounced
with the "o's" long and st" silent.
@. What is meant by "slubbing OF
yarn"?-A. c. r.
A. Slubbing is done by the slubbing
machine, which draws out stubs or
coarse hanks into twisted portions.
O. If the King or Queen of England
has daughter older than the Prince OF
Wales. which would succeed to the
throne?-G. E.
A. The throne of Great Britain is
hereditary in the British house OF
Windsor with mixed succession, the
sons of the King and their descendants
hoUiY1O YYnN0donnn nf doTINhfnTc hIlf
daughters and their descendants having
preference over lateral lines. Thus
| when the eldest child of a king is a
daughter and there are sons, the eldest
son will succeed, to the exclusion of the
daughter This occurred in the case OF
Queen Victoria-her eldest child was
Princess Victoria, but she was succeeded
on the throne by her eldest son, Edward
VIII
Evening star., 1928-11-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Vast Wakefulness.
The great inventor learned to keep
At work and feel no need Of sleep.
He soon produced electric lights
That cheer us on through lengthy
nights.
More great inventors came along.
Machines for story and for song
And tireless motors now they make,
To keep the whole world wide awake.
What can you ask? You're told with
pride,
No mechanism is denied.
Our gratitude Is surely deep,
We can have anything-save sleep.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Temple of Human Love-
Has Place for Edison
To the Editor Of The Star:

I was looking at Edison's picture the
other day. Away back in the seventies
began thinking of Edison. Since then
that interesting man among the great
has surprised the world with his hard
work and achievement. Perhaps the
world can do nothing for Edison but
he will always occupy a memorable
niche in the temple of human love.
D. A. N, GROVER.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

California. the most bounteously
blooming State in the Union, is making
ready to adopt the new custom of
throwing flowers to a candidate with a
view to especially impressive salutation
to Hoover.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
And What of the Ladies?

From the Springfield (Ohio) Sun.
In Denmark women complain there
are not enough husbands to go around.
over here women complain because too
many husbands do
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Practical Farm Relief.

From the New Orleans States.
A crowd at Florence, Ala, pelted a
political speaker with eggs. Well, when
you come to think of it, that is one way
to get rid of the farm surplus.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Passengers who pay $4,000 for a
dirigible trip enjoy remarkable expert
ence. But they can hope for nothing
like the envious admiration commanded
by mere stowaway.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Jocose references to the brown
derby" might suggest relief from THE
Sidewalks of New York" by revival of
the ancient ditty, Where Did You Get
That Hat?"
Evening star., 1928-11-03

A convention of dietitians offers no
valuable suggestions as to whether
there is any lingering hope Of restoring
the reedbird and the quail to a legal
status on the menu.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Like elections of the past, this one
will eventually fade into the comparative
calm that leads some one to ask what
the shouting was about.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
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Evening star., 1928-11-03

The eloquent and indefatigable Gov.
Smith should succeed in claiming much
admiring support among the corntry's
high-poWer statesmen.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

That old Tam Tiger has had a
suspicious history that requires him to
relapse into silence in the face of nu-
merous catty remarks.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Gamblers are cool calculators. The
odds in favor of Hoover are free from
the emotionalism which so frequently
miSleads.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
The Genus Americana.

From the Roanoke WorldNews.
Americanism Being rude to the rich
man to show him YOU are Just as i'm
portant as he is; feeling outraged be-
cause that nobody was RUDE to you.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

There is not much use of trying TO
score critical points with reference to
grammar. 1t was Shakespeare himself
who said This is the most unkindest
cut of all"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Who San Tell?

From the Bay City Daily Times
A driverless car injured II people the
other day. just think how many 1t
might have hurt If 1t had a driver!
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Wasted Philanthropy.

What ticket do you intend to
vote?"
my ideas might disagree with
yours" said Miss Cayenne. why in
terrupt pleasant bridge game by a
philanthropic effort to convert each
other?"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
A Rad Break" I"

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The coal men are already insisting
that Summer is being given a 'long
count"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Automatically.

AutOLHdbCduys
do you always think before you
speak?"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum
"By the time 1 have delivered an opin-
ion two or three times can turn II
into the microphone automatically"
Evening star., 1928-11-03

'The struggle for power" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown. "is marked at
first by wish to serve humanity and
later by desire for revenges."
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Near Shooting Time.

From the Salem News
Soon the time will be here when we
have the right to go out in the woods
and get mistaken for a deer.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

In a commendable spirit of economy,
after the days financial work is done,
the ticker tape can be used for confetti.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Not Provided For.

From the Beloit Daily News.
Evidently the Kellogg war outlawry
treaty wasn't far-reaching enough to
cover tong wars.
Evening star., 1928-11-03
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Evening star., 1928-11-03

number of his march compositions as
given in the volume is los. so he seems
entitled to the name of March King"
one of those epithets casually given. but
becoming permanent because OF obvious
appropriateneSs. -, -
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Cancellations.

Some accusations they let slip,
And each said, You're another"
They next set up a partnership,
And called each other brother"
Evening star., 1928-11-03

Jud Tunkins says he is still afraid
Of dirigible, but, at that, he believes
it is safer than canoe.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

'I's gineter keep away fun fiyin'
machines" said Uncle Eben. II has
often sung I want to be an angel,
but dar ain no good Of actin like
YOU was in a hurry"
Evening star., 1928-11-03
Stars in the Big Drama.

StarS IN the Big Drama.
A poet in bygone age
Assured us, All the Worlds Stage"
The Platform is the Stage that waits.
The Actors are the Candidates.
The crowd has gathered round anew,
Some lift up cheers and some say "Bool"
But each must smile upon the town,
And speak the lines for him set down.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

@. What is the difference between nu-
triton and nutriment?-E. S.
A. Nutrition is the process by which
growth Is promoted and waste repaired
in living organisms. Nutriment is that
which furnishes the substance for the
process.
Evening star., 1928-11-03

1t has been the tate or poor James
Boswell to be known to the world only
as the satellite of DR.. Johnson and re-
corder of that great mans brilliant con-
verSation. Yet Boswell wrote things not
without merit on his own account
Some of his essays, originally contrib
uted ANONYMOUSLY to the London Maya
zine, as "Hypochondriack Papers" have
been reprinted in two volumes, by Mar
gerry Bailey, Phi. D., of Stanford Univer-
sity, under the title The Hypochon-
driack: being the 10 essays by the
celebrated biographer, James Boswell,
appearing in the London Magazine from
November, 1777, to August, 1888, and
here firsts reprinted" In these essays
Boswell assumes that hypochondria is
an almost universal ailment and seems
rather proud of his own particular
form. as sign of sensitive and highly
organized mind. DR.. Bailey thinks BoS-
wells addiction to alcohol may have
had something to do with his melan-
chOly. The essays are introspective and
self-critical and offer advice to others
for dealing with hypochondria. In them
much is revealed about the man Bos-
we'll which does not appear in the Life
of Johnson" where Boswell Subordi-
mated himself almost abjectly. He was.
it seems, a man who thought sufficiently
we'll of himself, who was tempera-
mental. with periods q elation and de-
preston, vain, talkative, self-indulgent,
morbid Che says that he never missed
hanging at Tyburn), sentimental, but
devoted to literary pursuits and always
striving after moral ideal.
X X X
Marching Along" is the story of the
journey through life of John Philip
Sousa, composing marches as he has
gone. The subtitle is "Recollections of
Men, Women and Music and many
and interesting are these recollections,
The 7d-year-old composer began study
ing music in washington at the age of
7 and when still a small boy composed
airs which he played on the violin. He
taught violin when NM ne was, was 10 l. al aid was was
Evening star., 1928-11-03

@. Why are the Florida Keys 50
called?-M. T.
A. A key Is low island, especially
one of coral, along the coast. The
small islands along the coast Of Florida
are called Florida Keys because Of their
location and because they are low and
of coral formation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-08
SOCIAL ELITE
AT PALM BEACH
ELECT MAYOR
Major Barclay H. Warburton
Has 4 to l Majority With.
out Making Campaign

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 8.-(AP)
"A socially prominent landslide to-
day had swept Major Barclay II.
Warburton into the mayors chair
here.
The former Philadelphia publisher
made no campaign and solicited no
support, but the polls yesterday pre-
sented q scene Of vigorous and local.
" unprecedented electioneering-ac
complished mostly by the matrons
and debutantes Of the elite winter
colony here. These stepped from
the supposedly sedate pages Of the
social register and were as brisk,
tireless and effective in their efforts
as the proverbial ward-heeler.
A margin Of more than four to
one for their candidate rewarded
their dynamic efforts. Major War
burton received 482 votes out Of q
total Of 653 cast. OF. his opponents,
]. M. Clifton had 100; BENJAMIN
Hoffman q, and Franklin p. East
man 20. 'ss
To Miss Eleanor Chase went credit
for the days outstanding maneuver,
her feat consisting of prevailing on
. councilmanic candidate Of IN op-
posing ticket to hand out cards en-
blazoned with "Yote for Warburton.' Y
Aiding IN the all-day sally against
tardy and apathetic voters were Miss
Marjorie Oelrichs, New York; Anita
Loos, novolist, and her husband,
John Emerson.