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Evening star., 1928-05-26

Some peoples idea of success seems
to be To look neither to the right nor 10
the left
What lot they missl
They heard once that the man OF
affairs showed his singleness of nur-
pose by strict attention to the straight
line.
Or maybe some article came within
their scope laying down the law that
no man could attend to more than one
thing at a time.
Perhaps it was lecturer who painted
rosy pictures of the straight and mar
row way, adorned with horrible ex-
amples of those who insisted on cranine
their necks from side to side.
The result, however 1t may have been
achieved Is that these unhappy persons
gaze neither to right nor left
This might not be so bad, Of course
" 1t did not result In failure to see US
who stand on the side lines.
That Is what hurts!
These forward looking fellows, let it
/ be added. secure their distinction by
physical not mental, laws,
Their looking straight ahead Is strictly
a matter OF eyesight,
The designation is actual not figura-
tive.
In walking along street they see no
one
AT a ball game they do not know who
sits on right or left.
AT the theater their eyes are intent
on the lady in the center OF the first
row.
If they wore blinders. after the fash
ion OF horses. their sight could be no
more fixed on the center of the road.
What lot they miss
The asides in life are often the most
interesting,
Oblique views, perhaps caught when
one should not have looked, stand out
in memory.
When walking along the street it is
often the sight on the left or right that
catches the eve. He who unfortunately
for himself insists on looking straight
ahead misses the sight altogether
Two friends are walking down mar
row thoroughfarc In the poorer quarter
of q great city It is a hot Summer
afternoon. when the drone OF katydids
sounds louder than traffic
The houses are high, with ornamental
iron balconies jutting out from the
second floor almost over the pavement
They are relics OF past days. when the
chic thing in architecture was the iron
balcony,
Years passed. These houses went
down and down n--in the sense that
houses do go down and down.
Today, as the men walk by. time and
progress have taken their toll The
sideward- -glancing man takes all this In
as he goes; hts comradc never sees a
thing.
He misses IT,
See them still walking along They
come TO q block where life may fairly
be said TO TEEN Half-empty milk bot
ties stand in window sills. old clothes
wave In the breeze Many people live
here
Balconies oalconieS--~-.
He who looks to one side suddenly
halts, his eyes ut the third balcony in
the row. His coinrade sees nothing
but the converging lines OF the street
In the distance
There behind the filigree OF the IRON
Evening star., 1928-05-26

cules; hence work demanding giants
strength.
@. What day is referred 10 as the
DAY Of Dupes" p
A. This is a name given to November
H. 1880 when the enemies Of Richelier
were foiled in their intrigues against
him with the King
O. Why does bird puts its hesd
under its wing to go to sleep?-H. D.Y.
A This habit had It's origin most
probably in the necessity Of protecting
its eyes from freezing. All birds. how
ever, do not do this.
O. How did Calico discover the law
OF pendulunS?-A r.
A. It. is recorded that Calico ~>s
one evening In the Cathedral OF Pisa.
The swinging OF hign Chanueuer
caught MS attention. and he watched II
closely as its distance Of travel dimIn-
ished. Suddenly ne observed a SigniG-
cant fact~-nO matter how wide the arc
described by the chandelier, the time
consumed in one complete oscillation
was always the same. From this cb-
SerVation came the construction OF q
clock, the fOrerunner OF the modern
pendulum tlmepieccs.
O. What Is the difference between
Bedouins and Fell1hS?-D. K
A. Arabian life is either nomadic or
settled. The wandering tribes are
Bedouins. and the settled tribes are
styled FelIahS
O Please name the five largest live
stock markets in the United States
z. q NJ
A. The largest stockysrd in the
United States is the Union Stockyard 81
Transit Co, Chicago, nj; second largest
is the Union Stockyard Co. Of Omaha
Ltd. South Omaha. Nebr., while the
Kansas City Stockyard Co. Of Kansas
City, Mo-. is close third The stock
wards OF ST Louis and st. Paul are next
III size.
O What is commercial paper?-J. A.
A. Commercial paper Is a general
name for checks, drafts. notes, bills OF
lading. bills Of exchange, warehouse
receipts, Treasury warrants, orders for
delivery of goods, certificates OF stocks
and bonds etc. and is sometimes ap-
piled to contracts and agreements.
@. Why Is the word "Celestials" used
when speaking Of the Chinese?--F. G.
A. This term. often applied 70 the
Chinese, is suggested by the title "Tien
Chao" heavenly dynasty which is q
popular name for the Chinese Empire.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHu.ANDER JOHNSON.
Bene6cenee

Beneficenee.
Our candidate we're greeting
With gratitude profound.
We await q chance for meeting
One whose good deeds thus abound
When election day is nearing
The procession win be grand.
We will listen TO the cheering
And the music Of the band.
Some may talk about him badly
Ard their privilege In such.
We still acknowledge gladly
That TO him we're owing much
That is pleasant and endearing,
Throughout this blossoming land.
IL is ne who brings the cheering
And the music OF the band
Evening star., 1928-05-26
A Start Toward Pay Scale Equity

InaSmuch as The terms Of the IreaA-
IRE IN its final form had been sSSented
10 by The President before submission
70 the votes OF House and Senate. II is
confidently expected that the executive
approval will be given to the Welch bill,
raising the salaries Of Federal workers,
which yesterday passed through the iast
legislative stages. That approval mag
be given today. though it may be post =
poaed until Monday IN either case II
IS assumed that the bill Will become law
IN season TO permit the adoption of sp-
preparation measures 10 insure the COM
mencement of the new salary schedule
FOR the Government employees on The
Isl OF July next.
Although the session is now nearing
close. with perhaps only two or three
days Of next week remaining before
final adjournment. there is time to ef-
feet this provision Of funds. Congress
has IN the terms of the WEIGH bill. as
finally passed. provided for survey of
the departments end bureaus. with
mandate for report at the next session,
upon which may be based a more ac-
curate and comprehensive revision OF
the salary scale. The scale that has
been adopted was arranged upon this
basis. 10 be effective during the COM
ing fiscal year There is therefore a
definite obligation TO supply in some
manner the funds 10 carry It's pro-
visions into effect. by amendment on
the pending deficiency biil-whlch,
however. has passed into the final con-
ference stage-or by q special deficiency
bill put through in the closing hours.
This measure as Il stands is not fully
satisfactory. II does not adequately
care for the lower grades OF employees
and its provisions for increases are ac-
companied by reallOcations that may
cause much confusion in the schedule
In its original form the Weicn bill, tax
ing the established classification as q
basis. proposed series Of additions TO
the pay rates al along the line. Tae
measure as il passed is in a sense a
reclassihcaiion. and in working II Oh.
there may be some diseppontments.
1t is TO be hoped that the survey that
viii be made during the next six months
will follow the lines Of equity for ell
the workers. that it will bring 10 lisn.,
for purposes Of correction, inequalities
IN duties and compensationS that re-
main in the Federal service. Upon such
q survey may be erected structure
OF compensation that viii be more fair
than any that has YET been adopted ir.
the history Of the Government.
This new scale. temporary and In
some respects inadequate az il Is, as
gTlreg q considerable and decidedly wei
come measure Of relief TO the Govern
r1ent workers who have been struggling
10 MAINTAIN themselves ano their fam
lies upon inadequate compensation.
The increases are not very large, bat
every little addition 10 the family in
come IL helpful This new rate vii IN
many instances make the difference De-
tween priYation and suf1ciency. It VIII
ease the burden that In nov borne oy
practically every Government worker
And Win TIE possibility Of further ao-
vance resulting from The survey and
consequent legislation carrying forward
the xork Of Government pay scale re-
VISOR. the situation Of the Federal EN-
ploye Is greatly slieyizted
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Chinese are proverbialiy honest In
business. They employ the stratagems
of warfare, however. refusing TO allow
business 10 interfere with what ap-
pears TO be regarded more or less as a
national sport
Evening star., 1928-05-26

plan fol- ending production and
sales complications in the coal business
has been evolved by John D. Rookie
feller. jr The constructive work OF one
generation calls for administrative abn-
itv on the part of the next.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Only one man III the country mas
xuggested that Charles r, Hughes is
zoo old 10 be President~-Hu Hughes himself.
Only personal modesty could suggest
tnas the years which oring wisdom 10
g. comparatively eafiy maturity could
fsd 70 oe q national asset
Evening star., 1928-05-26
The ArmIess Driver.

i0ai lhs hew f0CA aun
The automobile that young America
would like best IA model that could
keep the road with the reins Just iooped
around the dashboard
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Resignation OF Or. Abraham FiexneI
is not clearly explained. Hts position
nss been one Of great responsibility.
the esteem in Whicn ne has been held
is anauestioned His works must in
eyilabiy go on, regardless OF any change
IN mis- associations
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Ii is confidently expected by aviation
promoters that Charles Lindbergh will
make reliable business man. even
though he takes no great interest in
golf and after dinner speeches.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Rate hy Mait-rayable in Advance.
MARYLAND aud Virginia,
An o,ber States and Canada
Member of the Associated Press.

20 the use far republication ~ an news ulS
ratvhes credited IN q ar not otherwise Cred
ste3 I'm thiS napef ana Ola the local news
ri. hi;sha0 herein Al rights of nuhltrataun
80 special dispatches herein are sjso deserved
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Cixiiira iinn,n KeIaLiyltx.

GiVhtzatl0ne heiAISlty
II IL commerce that leads 10 the ciyi~
lized day
That over this big earth extends,
so, folks venture 10 say In . dlfi1dent
way,
What's the reason we can't all be
friends?
Our neignbOr mas les which we all like
10 toss
Tobacco our countryman vends
Though oceans we cross we are still al
u loss
10 know why We shouldn't be- friends.
DE best wine" said Uncle Eben,
makes de shafpest vinegar. DE worst
enemy IN an old friend dat has turned
sour"
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Rate nv Carrier Within the City

The kNen3nR Star fSc per m"h'h
qhe EVen,ng an3 Sunday Star
tvhen 1 SGadaNSt ......., oNc neI nohth
TIN ENpp;nE ami Sunday star
~ her = SUu6Sysl. ..-.. oAr pef m""'h
Tive sunday star. ....... B., per ,vnnN
tNaiiectian made AZ the end 81 each 'n"n'h
Gav.rrs MAY oe snt IN nY mai oc feiephnne,
Hafp hN0n
Evening star., 1928-05-26

that an otherwise obscure Sarah Jo~
sepha Hale wrote the Immortal master
piece,
Anyway neither OF the American
claimants to the authorship and neither
Vt the oonIeotural American "MaryS' h
nov IN the land al the living lnas-
luCh AS the British Mrs, Hughes Is atilt
alive and going strong II h ungfacious
10 dispute her right To accept the feliei~
tatlona which are being shaWered upon
her, II SHE really was not the MARY"
she might have been, for 1t Is we'll at
teated that she did once have pet
lamb And the great International CON
tFevefsy II hardly worth tha lnk That
has boon snent an II,
Evening star., 1928-05-26

So far as farm relief Is concerned
President Coolidge is willing TO formu-
late ideas and snow the country some
thing he does choose.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

FLYING or sailing over the North Pole
holds new and important promise OF
shortened routes of travel. No sincere
effort in exploration is ever wasted.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Llndbergh is said 10 be little inter
ested in popular songs in his honor
popular song is short-lived and of
small account in the permanent fame
OF the pioneer aviator.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Sokink Art.

Are you fond of music2"
Very" answered Senator Sorghum
i never make a speech without having
a band in attendance. II my remarks
don't happen 10 go so wei, VIZ e-si So
ways strike up tune and make sure
that the assembIage is being genially
entertained"
Evening star., 1928-05-26

There would be no limit TO the capi-
tai available in campaign If Tex
Rickard we're able to control concess
sions for ringSide seats at a conyen-
ton.
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Pertinent Inquiry

Before of war" we talk SO free,
In rather reckless pride
Let's see II one more war" would oe
Mere general suicide.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

II is stated that every day two mil
lion citizens are Ill., Taxing into con-
sideration the transient grip epidemtcs.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

A successful Socialist" is recognized
by the size of personal bank account
as the result of his writings
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Poison gas fatality in Hamburg Of
fers new angle on the old didn't
know 1t was loaded story.
Evening star., 1928-05-26

Jud Tunkins says man who loves
nosses shouldn't bet on EN- unless ne
has Q mighty forgiving nature,
Evening star., 1928-05-26
nfInrT and After.

From thh AaAbyltif Ispneshnaaa,
In SONS States you must set . pre-
sGrlpti0D before you get ltgu0n In other
fstatAh sou must gel one afle~'srd,
Evening star., 1928-05-26
Fortunate Preference.

Fortunate Preference.
THE Prince OF Wales has survived
many little tumble on the turf"
Yea" answered Miss Cayenne. Il
arm so glad he Ia a horscman instead
Of an aviator"
Clothes do not make The man. as
you declare" said HI Ho. the sage OF
Chinatown. yet the Jewels Of an en-
per0r have their influence
Evening star., 1928-05-26
,THEoDoRE W, MOVES. Editor
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Evening star., 1928-05-26

@. Why Is the word "Celestials" used
when speaking Of the Chinese?-F. G.
A. This term. often applied 70 the
is suggested by the title 'Tien
Chao" heavenly dynasty. which is a
popular name for the Chinese Empire
Evening star., 1928-05-26

A campaign has been undertaken for
Il memorial to Thomas Hardy Ii is
being handled in England by a CONT
mittee Under Sir James M, Barrie and
In America by Harper & Bros and the
Saturday Review ut Literature. The
plan for the memorial Includes the
preservation ot hardyS birthplace, n
humble thatched cottage at uookhamp~
ton, an obelisk somewhere In The Hardy
neighhorhood. and Hardy museum In
Dorchester, containing n collection OF
his works manuscripts and objects con-
nected with him
The Washington times., 1928-10-08
7oMMERcIAL GUIDE OF GREATER WASHINGTON -

Plan to meet your "tomorrow's" needs today.
Know just where and how you can get in touch
with the reliable business services that will meet
your home or office requirements.
Oftimes the car will stall-a mechanic is needed
or a battery perhaps; then too, it might be the
radio in the late evening when the downtown
shops are closed. The washing machine might
need repairing as the result Of a breakdown
while the washing is being gotten cut. A mes
senger service is handy service to know about.
In the past you have probably wondered about
some of the self-same services you will find
available to you today through these columns.
Prepare yourself for future emergencies read
these columns regularly ]. they tell you of tel
ephone numbers you should know.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Court Ruling Raises
Many Possibilities
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Supreme Court of the State of
Georgia has decided that ball club
cannot be held liable for damages sus-
tanned by a spectator who was assaulted
by a player. 1t seems that gentleman
named Lawrence persisted IN giving
Mclaughlin, pitcher for the Atlanta
team, what Is known as the raspberry
Mclaughlin left the box and IN the
language of witness, "socked Lawrence
on the button" The court decided that
when Mclaughlin left the box ne
stepped out of his character as ball
player and that his employers therefore,
were not liable for his actions.
This raises many delightful possiolli-
ties. In the past 1t has been the privi-
lege of an audience to assault by over
ripe tomato or egg the unhappy actor
who does not please. In future the
actor. when he sees his audience grow
ing restless can, without endangering
his employer, step over the footlights
and put to sleep one or two Of the chief
disturbers. Such an action would un-
doubtedly have an excellent effect on
the others.
This may, again, be the "out" which
politicians have been seeking. The
most vigorous and persistent hecklers
could be silenced, should the politician
prove quick enough Hailed into court,
he could plead that he was the en-
ployer of himself and that himself
having stepped from his role OF poll
tician in the heat of the moment. he,
the employer. could not be held liable.
There Is no charge for this suggestion.
We only ask that we be notified when,
where and by whom 1t will be tried out.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Guilty Juries Called
Parties to the Crime

From the Nashville Banner.
In Chicago a few days ago a man
was on trial for robbing a filling station
The owner Of the place identified the
defendant as the gunman who had held
him up on two occasions and was try
ing the trick the third time when ar
rested. Two policemen testified that
they arrested the defendant and took
a revolver from him in the station.
The accused and his girl friend claimed
to have been to prize fight and a
couple OF cafes on the night in question.
With the evidence standing as above
outlined, the jury took the case and
came back in As minutes with a ver-
dict of not guilty. "Your verdict.
gentlemen" said Judge Marcus Kava-
naugh, illustrates the reason robbers
and murderers are so fearless in Cook
County. This defendant was proved
guilty of three robberies. You haven't
hesitated to set him free, and that
without reason. The case was one with
out reasonable defense. When you
hear Of another robbery or a murder
by robber in this neighborhood you
can consider yourselves as parties to
the crime" There are juries guilty in
many places other than Chicago, and
not enough heed is paid to the fact by
society. Small wonder the jury system
is under a fire that grows steadily
hotterl
Evening star., 1928-12-07

annuity Of 1900, which means q slight
increase all along the line. It changes
the divisor used in computing annuities
from IS to 40, which gives better rate
of annuity tU those in the lower salary
ranges. 1t changes the number OF
! years on which to compute the an
nuities--the present law designating the
| last ten years of service, while the Dale
bill designates the last five years. The
pending measure also provides for op-
tional retirement two years in advance
of the retirement ages of 81, IS and 10
years in the several groups, after 80
years of service.
The retirement age of 81 is for the
railway mail clerks, sea post clerks,
those working in tropical zones and
other hazardous employment. The re-
tirement age of IS is for the mechanical
forces and laborers, letter carriers, post
Office clerks and rural carriers. The re-
tirement age of 70 is for all others.
mostly the clerical forces in the de-
partmental service.
The retirement fund is in a healthy
condition. On July l last there was
approximately $103,000,o0O in the fund
! and the contributions of the employees
is about $28,0OOOOo annually. The
amount paid out In annuities to those
retired was about $l4,000,000 during
the last fiscal year. About SIS 100000
will be added to the surplus in the
fund this year.
As President Coolidge emphasized in
his message to Congress, the Govern
ment has now started in with annual
appropriations over a long-term pro-
gram to pay up its accrued liability In
the retirement fund
There therefore seems to be no good
reason why the employees should not be
given as nearly perfect and as gen.
erous retirement system as can be
devised. and a system in which all
shall be treated justly.
If inequities and injustices are known
to exist it is the duty of the lawmakers
to see that they are smoothed out.
The Dale bill has been approved by
the Senate, by the House committee,
whose members are best informed on
Civil Service problems, by the rules
committee in ordering special rule
to give 1t privileged status. Practically
the entire membership of the House has
individually urged prompt action on
this measure. 1t is generally known
that the Dale bill will be passed with
acclaim in the House as soon as the
members are given an opportunity to
vote.
The House leaders should not longer
delay its passage. There can be no ex-
cuse for not allowing SO many members
an opportunity to vote on a measure
in which they are so much interested.
1t will not entail long debate.
Let the Dale bill be passed -- and
soon.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

Iame TO the WOrld-Tame0 CoUee DedIl
the plant kingdom has been combed to
| give new gustatory thrills.
| Herbs, used in cookery and medicine,
are widely used, although not to the
extent once customary. as mankind has
become more sophisticated In its med1-
cine.
Even the animals have taken part in
| the search. Cats show a partiality to
catnip, sometimes called catmint. A
box of Blue Ridge Mountain catnip.
sent recently to the cat Jack Spratt,
went over big with Jack and his feline
| friends.
Jack hitherto had shown little in
terest In catnip, either fresh or dried,
| but this particular brand he ate with
! avidity, both when fresh and when
dried. Evidently the mountain air
lends charm to catnip as well as
| to human beings.
Who is there who has not shifted
with appreciation when the grocery
man was grinding pound of coffee
for percolator use?
Then the fresh oils of the bean are
released, and their fragrance goes on
the air, to wend their delicate way
into the nostrils of the purchaser
How good the ground coffee smells
in the paper bag! If one takes it
home on the street car. many nostril
will wiggle in tune to the aroma.
The worlds most popular flavor, or
! taste, chocolate, comes from the cacao
bean. Just how this word got its VOW
els reversed, and became cocoa" we
do not know.
Certainly the smell of fudge cooking
is an enticing one. The small guam
| tity of vanilla extract added has some
| thing to do with 1t, but basically the
charming smell comes from the choco-
| late.
We never think of fudge without re-
| calling a great white bulldog who
| front of fresh plate of it without
touching It,
| 1t is impossible to give even so frag-
mentary a survey as this without In
cluding the Sassafras root. 1t has an
odor entirely It's own This Is the
! curious thing about the fragrance
which come from the earth.
These elementary odors are never
confused. Nature has not blended her
havors in the manner of the modern
perfumer, who takes a bit of this es-
sence, combines 1t with 10 others and
gives final product subtle and un-
known to her.
Natures pleasing smells are indI-
vidual.
No matter how many years 1t has
been since you smelled cubeb. no
matter If you only got Whit of it
then passing odor on the street will
recall 1t to you in all its intensity.
The human memory of smells is ex-
ceptionally good. One may forget dates,
or faces or names, but odors remain
with their names.
It may take a moment or two to 60
back over the years, but soon out of
the mists of days gone by there floats
the name sought.
Nor is this strange, since the animal
kingdom places great reliance on its
powers of smell. Wild creatures of
forest and stream, domesticated ami
mails, all use their noses. They "see"
food and enemies by smell rather than
sight. Mankind's sense of smell binds
him to his furry brothers, although 1t
is elementary compared to theirs, only
used when strange odors flash him
backwards In time.