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Evening star., 1928-03-31

Of South Africa, was the most insistent
with demands for unimpaired dominion
sovereignty. He favored adoption of the
conference findings, but he specifically
interpreted them as granting the do
minions charter of independence
Premier Hertzog held that they pro-
claim our absolute equality in the
freedom to exercise every function.
every power every privilege of national
life without owing any subordination
to any authority outside of ourselves, -
The South African prime minister was
ominouSly categorical. He said, in so
many words that IL Great Britain again
goes to war. South Africa will remain
neutral. If she chooses TO do so.
Tcmpcra mutantur. ct nos mutamur
III illisi Verify, British imperial times
have changed and the Britons change
with them.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
District Fiscal Equity in the Senate

EeTpon8e % the Districts demand Ter
Ascal equity has been made by the Sen
ate appropriations committee n It's re-
~1s,or q tae District bill The Senate
committee has stricken cut the lump
0Ba provision which continued the
contribution of 81 000. .090 without refer
ere - 'se total budget and has re-
stored t1e definite proportion cqntrlbu-
t'cr @rogleloa - me Substantive law
sppfop1a lag forty per cent q the totsi
fFcn FeceYal revenues and the re-
rsa1rcey II sixty Ue, cent from D.str!c'
funds ~he committee further in
rresses me total u the appropriations
cv s. e5T Ee5 So that the bin nov car
rsee ? total of s3sf5l.4z8. Ip thls lg~
oFezze tae D.strsct heartily aequesccs.
orogdec he pfnciple n progortjona,e
payments .s restored ~ ne lsW. " as 4
eeez .-Te = eoapfon..se fog tne pfeecet.
sae amount q. tae lunp-sam paymen.
~ s1e Feeetal Cg.erameat is mate
RAJ ltereaaec
Aao - is ne hoye ot ne D.slr.ct
fnat fae 6esafe H'i. stand Grmly by lt@
20. pn 4 fae 81. au6. after pass.n8
.f 'ae torn .a Hjlcn 1ne committee
gFfserfs = .Gsiy' III conference upon
l".s gffsa ~ tbe appsopylatlYe clause.
@ :ls-pHs }Ec sYDstaatlye laH
It.s ac-1n ~ ne Senste committee
was ftgee.,.es r.e,rnc f;y the s73fcey made st
Evening star., 1928-03-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TR.4CEW ELL.

/ out like that OF a poutcr pigeon, his
eyes were fearless and undoubtedly
| capable of looking through armor plate,
/ his speech was cultivated yet firm, his
/ walk was u stride, his hat seemed
merely an adornment. not feature,
| his suits and collars aids, not him
dranceS. to the man.
Joe Hcmpsecd Immediately adopted
/ him MS an ideal and longcd for chance
! to speak to him. Yet he worked in an
other department and never came in
contact with the great man. Sometimes
/ he saw him go down hall or up in an
elevator, and once he passed him on the
street. but never once did nc discover
that DOmm so much as looked his way
/ After all. there was no reason why
! this great man should cast a glance at
one in such minor capacity. He Joe
! HCmpSoCd) might us well have lived in
London rs far as his chances of meet
/ inL J. Henry Domm were concerned
1t was a great day in his life when he
discovered that his home picture gallery
already held the picture of his new
hero. He remembered noW He had
Cut 1t out of paper some months ago,
struck by the dash and go of the man,
No wonder Domm looked familiar to
him Here ne was on his wall, impalcd
7
ture Tapping up in the wind from the
open window on rainy guSty evenings
After this startling discovery Joe
/ Iiempsccd took up his distant hero wor-
ship with renewed ardOr 1t was the
first time In his life that he had worked
in the same firm with one of his heroes
Hitherto they had all seemed equally
distant as far out of reach rs Caesar
despite the fact that they lived and
moved in the same world with him at
the same time
Joe heard other men speak familiarity
to Domm.
Hello. Henry!" was the invariablc
greeting
"Iiello!" was the inyariable reply
Day after day Joe listened To first
one man and then another call J. Henry
Domm by his middle name. Each one
said it with respect, yet with the hale
felloW-Wel-m air and each time he
heard 1t DOmm smiled pleasantly and
answered in kind
HcmpSecd longcd 70 call hinp Henry,
too. but each time he thought he would
do it his courage failed and he stood
there staring.
Hello. Hcnryi" they called
The popularity of the man was inn
mcnSc, Joe soon saw. His democracy
was unequalcd, he speedily realized. for
no cmploye was too high or too low TO
receive the fine smile and kindly greet
ing.
once HempSeed stationed himself in
a hall. waiting for the great Domm to
come along He was all set for the
occasion. But just as he was getting
up his courage to speak an acquaint-
anCe Of Domm came along and beat him
TO It,
That sort of took the wind out OF
HempSeed that. together with the evil
dent fact that Domm never realized
that he existed. Joe realized this full
we'll Yet
It was the next day that j. Henry
Domm met Joe Hempsced face to face
for the first time since the latter had
come to the firm.
Joe took his courage in hand lie
smiled all over his crooked little face.
Hello Henry!" he said, bravely.
"Hcllo!" came the smiling reply And
Domm went on.
Joe Hempsced stuck out his chest.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Joe Hempsecd was little. round
shouldcrcd man with an urge toward
greatness.
A long time ago he had given up any
idea Of ever being great himself,
Greatness, he came TO realize, was
for others more gifted.
Hcmpseed believed this doctrine i'm
picitly. Just as a Newfoundland dog
thinks that its one mission in life is
taking care of children.
This little round -Shouldcrcd man.
whose age nobody knew or even was
interested enough IN to inquire about
realized that human greatness was
never to be his portion.
There Is something satisfying, ,cr
ALL In knowing ones place. The caste
system of India must have its compcn-
Sati0nS.
If the United States had been India
and Joe HempSeed had been n Hindu
or whichever faith II Is that has castcs
he would have been in the lowest pit
and proud of IL.
Joe was natural and honest.
His urge toward greatness took the
form of admiration of great men, He
was always ready to stand on the curb
and add his image to the crowd Of hero
W0rShipcrS
When LindberEh came to town Joe
Hcmpsccd was right there waiting for
him He wore n big straw that day In
honor of the occasion, which made him
look all the more insignificant. but that
didn't worry Hempsecd; in fact. nothing
much worried him
His consuming passion for greatness
made him read Ludwig's Napoleon, -
although he admitted to himself that
he didn't understand the half Of II.
1t showed the soul of man. they
said, and any book that could do that
must be a great book, Joe figured
So he read IT,
He had a galaxy Of magazine and
newspaper portraits OF the great and
near-grcat stuck on the wall of his
room small. like himself affixed TO the
plaster with elaas-headcd pins.
AT these statesmen. rulers, aviatOrS,
authors. sportSmen Hcmpsced Ra2ed
with fondneSS, deriving no little salts
faction from the thought that his wall
paper was blottcd out almost by the
eyes. noses. ears. Chins. mouths and
what-not Of famous men.
Joe thus associated with greatness at
close range and knew the appearance
Of greatness as If by magic
Al 4ltN NAN9 listtl iitt bttlB
he could have infallibly picked a great
man Just on his looks as he called II.
Because his eyes were "on the bum. -
however, he was forced to wear great
gogglc-eyed Spectacles with rims like
buggy shafts. and this combination pre-
vented him from getting a closeup view
Of many celebrities
When he first saw j. Henry Domm,
however he had his glasses of and
therefore had no wagon spokcs in the
line of vision
To his then blurred eycsight J Henry
Domm looked every inch a man. every
inch a hero, although a mercantile
hero, to be sure Perhaps a merchant
hero was not exactly the same as Col.
Lindbargh, but still he was great
The FIRST day Hempseed held down
his minor position in the firm he real
tied that III j. Henry Domm a new star
had come to light.
There was a dash and go to Domm
that held Hempseed Speechless. j.
Henry Domm was a big man who was
everything that Joe Hempsecd was not.
He was tall and hefty his chest stuck
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Senate Row Adds to Interest
I'm Governor Smith Candidacy

views or topics which would command
hts attention II he were elected Presi-
dent"
##
THE personal quality OF the opposi-
ton IS having much TO do with turning
wavering Democrats to the standard
Of the New York Governor" observes
the Chattanooga Times independent
Dcmocratic) which also believes that
Tennessee will vote with the balance
Of the South for the nominee of the
Houston convention no matter who it
may be " The Admission Star Demo
craticj announces that Gov. Smith Is
making progress in his campaign and
IL will take the very best efforts Of the
friends Of prohibition in every State in
tho Union 10 encompass his defeat"
The AsheWlle Times independent
Democratic) however, speaking of a
poll In North Carolina. comments on the
subject. II may be q reasonable de-
duction from the poll that the majority
Of the Democratic leadership would en-
ter a campaign for Smith with little
enthusiasm The Springfield Union
Republicanl saws. The Republicans
would not In justified In attempting 10
hold Gov Smith responsible for the
that with Gov. Smith as the Demo-
cratic nominee the issue Of corruption
in government will lose most of It's
force In the hands of the Democrats
Conditions In the Northeastern sec
tion Of the country favorable TO Gov.
Smith are emphasized by various papers,
including the Columbus Ohio State
Journal tRepublicanl. the Providence
Journal independently and the Man
chester Union Republican, The
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democratic declares that the most
uncompromiSing opponent OF Smith
knows that he is the one chance the
Democrats have of clccting a President,
and they Will be moved accordingly
under cover II not openly" The South
Bend Tribune iindependcnt Republl-
CAM asserts that lie continues to be
the outstanding Democratic candidate" j"
Seeing the possibility of situation
similar 10 that III 1924. the Bclltngham
Herald independent Republican, states
that Coy Smith 'is generally counted
rs the Democrats best bet. considered
by many trained observers as The only
Democrat who would make a really dan
gerous opponent OF The Republicans.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIV.

Any reader can get the answer 10 any
question by writing to our information
bureau Frederic j. Haskin director,
Washington, ID. G.. This offer applies
strictly to information. The bureau
cannot give advice on legal medical
and financial matters. 1t does not at
tempt to settle domestic troubles nor
undertake exhaustive research on any
subject Write your question plainly
and briefly Give fun name and ad-
dress and incIoSc 2 cents in stamps for
return postage. The reply is sent direct
to the inquirer Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, ID. G.
@ Does Lindbergh advocate Federal
regulations for fying?-S. r.
A. He does He points out the fact
that great distance can be covered in
a short time by airplane, perhaps half
dozen States being visited in "A short
flight This makes necessary uniform
regulations, and nc urges State adoption
OF Federal regulations.
@. What is the purpose Of the Stable
Money ASSociation2-N. &.
A 1t was organized 10 promote Stabil-
i2atiOn of the purchasing power of
serious evils attending vide fluctuations
in the general price level. the prevent
ability Of such fluctuations and the
various methods proposed for stabiliza-
ton.
@ What is the value Of American
holdings IN Nicaragua2-~N n V.
A. II has been estimated at $20000.-
900.
q What is tin used for?-C. S. s.
a. Tin Is used In coating iron and
steel for many commercial and indus
trial purposes Roofs arc made Of it; a
tin compound is used on the backs Of
mirrors, cans for vegetab bles and fruits
are tim. buckets. cups pans and toys
are often made Of it, tinfoil enVelOpS
candies, medicines are often cncaSed in
it As pure metal il Is too expensive
10 be used for many purposes, 50
stronger and cheaper bases are found.
@ Please give Gene Tunney's vic
tories and losscs.--F. J. K.
A. Gene Tunney has engaged In 63
bouts. has achieved 80 knockouts. won
II decisions. and engaged In ii no
decision contests, lost one. and one was
declared no contest
q. when did julius Caesar visit the
British IslcS?--J W
A. Julius Caesar in 55 BIC visited
the Island Of Britain for the first time.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
False Economy.

The story of Washington woman
who jouyncyed to Philadelphia to buy a
dress because II was on sale five dollars
cheaper there than she could get It
here has Just been matched by an
Alaskan couple who travelled six thou
sand miles to New York to sue a furricr
for six hundred dollars. Although the
woman got her dress and Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Maeids were awarded their SIX
hundred dollars. it cost them far more
to accomplish their objects than it
would have If the Washingtonan had
stayed in Washington and the AlaSkans
in Alaska
II seems that MIR end Mrs Magids
rented team Of dogs and sled to a
representative of the fur company, with
the stipulation that thgir property be
returned on a certain date The agree
ment was not kept by the rentec and
the owners of the team became so cx-
crciScd over the situation that they
determined to seek redress The fact
that 1t was a twelve -thousand-mil trip
to New York and return was no
deterrent to their determination There
will be no disagreement with tho priu-
ciple which actuatcd them In their
quest for justice. They are al least to
be congratulated for their persistence.
if not for their conception of economy.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Independent South Africa.

on October 7. 1924. Minister oi the
rr,sn Free state became officially ac-
credited 70 the Government Of the
United states. on july 10. 1928. the
Minister of the Kingdom of Egypt
Dyesented his diplomatic credentials At
washington on February 10, 1927 the
Dominion u Canada achieved inter
national status here When an envoy o'
rs own swung open the d0or Of the
first Canadian legation ever 10 De
established % United States soil.
How bong will It be before still another
Daughter nation" of Mother Britannia
will station spokesman Of her own On
the Pglomacg That eVentuaiity would
serin ~ have been brought aDprecIabiy
nearer by an event of the past few days
shen the Parliament ot the Union u
South Africa virtually declared that
eountrys independence ot Great Britain
Action Iook the form ~ ratification oi
tne findings II the British Imperial
Conference a. london ~ November
1926 The conference by a resolution
destined ~ become historic defined His
Britannia Malcstys "dominions oPer~
se8 ~ "aItouomous communities within
tuc empire equal ii4 status IN no way
sJb0yd.nate one 10 another u any
asDec1 ~ thflr domestic " external
aHs1fs though united by common
allegiance ~ the crown
What vast distance Britain hat
snus tfaaeled since the Victorian efa
of "u3lobses' anawefabir ~ thtlf snail
est affairs ~ the Colonial Oiilce IL
D0gnHR Street British stafesmatshjf
dsd nos hesitate ~ reconcile itself 4
/ tie gn0defu demands ~ the y0tiua
British "cpmmuujtiee' WHicb nohf-
isi3fd on the principle " sovereign
natlpnhopd bong since oltgrf0 ih'
lgnSmiulous status ~ dependeDeies A.
tue 1875 Imperial Conference. Britain
rat the figure II venerable pafen
compelled by iDexGfabis conditions Il
y.elc ~ bef sturdy aggressive Offspring
aa fheif rights that which MOI nam
years Beiofe SoIId have been isaSi0Wft
upon them conaeseendibgly ~ lafRses
Il hsppeHa that Gen. HeItD1g, pieml@
Evening star., 1928-03-31

lie was accompanied by two legions.
Caesar did little beyond landing In Kent
on this visit In Sd &c. accompanied
by five lc2ions and 1000 cavalry. Caesar
again visited the island He penetrated
MiddlCscX and crossed the Thames
River.
Q Please give a biography Of Marie
Corclli.--P H. F.
A. Marie Corelli vas born in 1864 In
Italy. OF English and Italian parentagc
After her death IT. was reported that her
birth certificate gave her correct name
as Caroline Cody. and that she was the
daughter Of Thomas Cody. lab0rer.
She was adopted by the poet Charles
Mackay. and educated by him in Ion
don and France. She died in England
on April q, 1924.
@. Why are calico damask. cambric.
hatiste muslin. WOTsted and gingham
50 caIled?-E Mex
A. The names Of many cloths and
materials have their source in the places
where they were first manufactured a.
calico from Calicut, damaSk from Da-
fhascus and cambric from Cambrai. a
weaver named Baptistc invented the
soft cloth known as batiste. Muslin IS
named after MOsul city on the bank
Of the Tigris. worsted after WOrsted. III
Norfolk. England. and gingham after
Guingamp, Brittany.
@ What state leads in the produc-
ton Of oniOns2-G. w.
A. Indiana led in onion production
last year, with crop Of 100000
bushels.
@ What are the "CoOkellizcd' prod
uCts referred 70 in accounts Of recent
Greenland expedition as being Of great
value on such tripe?-T. T. L.
A. CookelliZcd vegetables are those
dehydratcd By the CoOke-Kelly process
By this method the yitamins are re-
tanned and the food will keep indef-
nitely in powdered form. Spinach
corn and mixed vegetables are amoua
the foods treated IN this manner.
@ what seventeenth century author
wrote the first great comedy OF French
literature III f. D.
A. Literary critics regard Jean Bap-
tiste PoqIelIn fMolieret as being one OF
the first, if not the first. great seven
tecnth century dramatist 70 write .
notable comedy,
O. Why is portcrhoUse steak so
caIlcd1-W n.
/ a. II is because this particular cut OF
/ beef was made popular by the proprietor
OF New YORK porter house.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
THE LIBRARY TABLE
By the BoOkI0uer

Perhaps the most interesting chapter
in Mark Sullivans second volume of
Our Times" America Finding Her
self" is Chapter 2, THE American
Mind: Education" 1t begins: THE
backbone of education in the common
schools Of AmCrica--SO far as 1t aimed
to impart ideas standards of individual
and social conduct and the like--Was
the Readers These Readers, of
which McGuffey's were chief. were the
only text books common to all schools
and came in series graded according to
the ages and state of advancement OF
the students. THE beginning of the
Readers was more or less simultaneous
with the beginning OF public education
at the expense of the state" Some
early Compilers Of Readers were Lind
ley Murray long an authority on Eng
liSh grammar, S. G. Goodrich. orig
inatOr Of the Peter Parley's" Readers
and John Picrpont a New England
clergyman. who prepared Readers bear
ing his own name. Less famous com
pliers were Abner Allen. Samuel Wood
and Warren Colburn. Most widely used
OF all the carly text books of this type,
however were McGutfcy's Readers
4 4 X
William Holmes McGufTey son Of
ironttcrSman Of Scotch descent, was
born September %, 1900, in southern
washington County, Pa He attended
the old Stone Academy" when he was
not working on his fathers land man
aged TO enter and be graduated from
Washington College, then taught school
in Kentucky, and finally became sue
ccsSVcly professor of ancient languages
at Miami University, president of Gin
cinnau College, president of Ohio Uni
vcrSitY at Athens. Ohio, and professor
OF natural and moral philosophy in the
University OF Virginia He was also
Presbyterian minister He died May
q, 1878. In 1886 he began the compila-
ton of Readers for Cincinnati pub
fishing firm and, with the assistance o.
his brother, completed series of six
The last revision of these Readers was
copyrighted in 1901 In 1927 some
copies OF them were Still being sold
Three generations Of children learned
to read and imbibcd many of their
ideas OF history. literature, oratory. so
cial and moral conduct from McGuffcy's
Readers. TO probably out of 10
average Americans, what taste Of liter
aturc they got from MCGuHevS was all
they ever had. what literature the chill
drCn brought into the home in Nc
GutIey'S Readers was all that ever
came, Broad classical reading was de
Cidcdly not general McGufTey, in
short. because Of the leverage of his
Readers. had large part in forming
the mind of America A compiler who
selects. from the entire body of Eng
liSh literature. enough to fill six small
books may put into the process as
much personality as many an author
Of original works, McGufey. his COM
pilations reveal. had a very definite
mind and a temperament which ne
expressed in what he selected and in
what he omitted
Evening star., 1928-03-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PuiLANDER JOHNSON.
Big Laughs.

Big Laughs.
AT every genius we have Laughed"
Said Hezekiah Bings.
You must remember how we chaffet
At aviator wings;
Or when the motor rolled away,
Detected and alone,
Or when musicians tried 10 play
Across the telephone!
We laughed at all the wireless talk
And al the modern art.
The comic stuff at which you halk
You next take 10 your heart.
I'll quit my way meticulous.
Since profit small! 1t brings,
And strive 10 be ridiculous"
Said Hezekiah Biugs.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
New Influence.

There was q big bootlegQer here to
see you sir"
Always tell him I'm out, said Sena-
tor Sorghum Il shouldn't mind talk
ing private business With him, but I'm
afraid my prohibition friends might
think we were talking politics
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Rcnrx Of the Times.

From the hnstan 'fransaript
Increase III Federal income taA re
etipta over those ot last year Is indi-
Gated II VIII take ihe most ingfuuus
~ pgaainiata 10 convince anybody else
that heta Is Indication that tle country
has been enjoying bad times,
Evening star., 1928-03-31

If Lindbergh wants 10 ENJOY IMP
through Europe he may find II nece@-
sary to purchase false whiskerh ana
travel not merely incognito but IN dis
gt3lSc
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Advice is always in favor of bun
market, The bears" are always hard
luck performers, and even If you win
they are liable to plead pathos and re-
sort to what is known in sporting circles
as "welching"
Evening star., 1928-03-31

During his Summer vacation PreSi-
dent Coolidge received several war bon
nets from admiring American Indians
None Of them is to be thrown into
the ring" along with the hats.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Captain Of Industry" Is a desiena-
tion still assigned to Henry Ford Old
General Motors" insists that ne MAJ
speak with some authority in the IN
dustrlal world
Evening star., 1928-03-31

chill prolonged from March into
April may at least avert the monotonoJs
prediction that the fruit crop will be 4
failure.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Germany reports industrial reoupcra %
ton The whole world apparently has
prosperity within its grasp { 1t knows
how to manage the situation
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Sieniflcant Silence

The orator may find his akiii
Into oblivion sinking
while he with gifts for keeping still
Gains credit for much thinkng
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Taking up a subscription for Hairy
Sinclair might progress more rapidly if
a few expert oil statesmen could be put
on the Job.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

A radio hook-up has made many an
aggregation Of famous entertainers
sound ike a good old-fashioned anna
tetlr night"
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Noted Tor long Walls.

ksaB tbe ttrpuDahau HrAh Aaa iltoaii
tn farmer needut expect much
Feiief from Washington i0nk how
long tbs Weather bureau has been
Dylug
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Sarfi0uie Ift,u4ar.

The almanac announces Spring.
II must be one of those old fashioned
almanacs." said Miss Cayenne, that
are iull u Jokes"
jud Tunkins says smart Alcc' Is Il
misn0mer He Is seldom smart and III
no way resembles Alexander
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Thc nlsrrlnlnaIlnr InnulrN.


What are you going 10 do with all
your money!"
The question has gone beyond that
answered Mr. Dustin f3tax II am III
the hands ~ the Juries What I want
~ know nov Is what all my money Is
going 10 10 with me"
Even misfortune brings some happi-
ness said III Ito the sage Of China
town II enables our enemies to
rejoice
The Handsome Stranger.
Beware the handsome stranger
Since there ls always danger
Hen prove u pick purse ruthless
OF pfohlb agent truthieas
"GGDd ADVICE said Uncle Ebrn
may be valuable. but IL cant never bs
guaranteed 50 you les got 10 gf
ahead au' do yah own Ruehsln'"
Evening star., 1928-03-31
The Handsome stranger
u. T., q Bird Sanctuary.

From iae Atlanta Constitution
II looks az II Washington Is "a bird
sanctuary tof lame duckE