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Evening star., 1928-11-16
Ten Years a Republic.
I'M the Louisvill. courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
without celebration. but with con-
fidence in the past and hope of the fu-
ture. Germany looks back upon the first
10 years of republican government As
the new order was born in the midst of
defeat and hardships, its anniversary
was not the occasion for jubilation
None the less the wisdom of the change
is established and the arguments of the
MonarcfiSts have lost their weight.
Up to this year it might have been
questioned whether the republic could
last. Until few months ago the cham
pions of the monarchy all but held the
whip hand. They constituted the
strongest party in the ReichStag, Thev
harped about the good old days and
looked with contempt upon the bo,Ir-
geois leaders. Flying the colors of the
old empire they strutted about the
streets, and in the affairs of the nation
they demanded and received important
cabinet posts.
In the general elections last Spring
these MonarchistS were unhorsed Their
reactionary tactics and obstruction 20
forward-looking measures were given
popular disapproval Their seats In the
ReichStag. as the result of the ballot
ing, dwindled to g. poor second, and the
Socialists were accorded the first place
No longer is 1t necessary to consider
the iunkers in the formation Of a cao.
met. and they may be regarded p
harmless malcontents.
In domestic and foreign affairs the
new regime has indicated itself under
the most trying conditions. Germary,-
house has been put in order and its
place in the world has been restored.
1t is cause for luoilation. but the war
and the peace that brought II about
are too near not 70 remember the
wounds OF both
Evening star., 1928-11-16
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

Gen. March announced today that
100000 soldiers in camps In the United
States will be mustered out in the next
two weeks, following which the rate of
discharge will be 10000 a day. y
will be sent overseas. All sick and
tionary Forces able to be moved will
be brought back to this country with
out delay, In conference off
the coast of Scotland between German
naval delegates and allied naval repre-
sentatiyes arrangements are completed
for the surrender of German warships,
with full compliments of crews" de-
livered in allied ports within a certain
number of days after notice from the
allies. Ten battleships, battle
cruisers, light cruisers and so destroy
ers of the most modern type are to be
given up. Postmaster General
Burleson takes control of all cables
operating between the United States
and foreign countries. % 1t is
generally expected in Paris that Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing will
join Col. House with a large staff to
participate in the peace discussions
With British, French. Italian
and Belgian armies represented at the
ceremonies. Gen. Pershing is presented
with the Distinguished Service Medal
by order of President Wilson, the
presentation taking place at the Ameri-
can general headquarters at Chaumont.
United States Food Admins
traitor Herbert Hoover, with his staff,
sails for Europe.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Christmas Savings.

Anv number of fine morals can be
Sr.wn from the story which appears
,r The star today to the effect that
some eighty-three thousand Washing
torians on December will receive a
total of more than seven million COL
lars from the Christmas Savings CLUBS
which they joined SO hopefully year
AGO. But the moral that covers them
all is that Santa Claus Comes to Those
Win Save. If that is trite, then make
the best of 1t.
But one of the really interesting
things about the growth Of the Christ
mas Savings Club idea, which mas
spread through the country like Wild
fire in the last few years, is the fact
that from twenty-five TO twenty-eight
per cent of the funds saved, and in many
cases SO laboriously saved, throughout
the wear are transferred into permanent
savings accounts at Christmas time
For this means that large proportion
OF C0TlStuldS SluO AA~fN
learned not merely to save money
against the season when unusual de-
mands are made upon the family
pocket book, but to keep on saving
against the rainy day that too otter
comes when one is least expecting it
Saving money is merely a habit, din
cut TO acquire, but UIIce 4vaimro Dc'
comes automatic. Scores OF Cmlstma'
Savings Club members have acquired
the saving habit.
The Christmas Savings Club idea wa
not generally accepted by the bank
when it was first tried. The bankers
knowing only too well the short dura
ton of the vast majority of saving
accounts. saw in it too much bookkeep
ing and trouble for the banks, withou
any prospect that the depositors woul
save any more consistently because Q
nnembership in club" than they won)
Evening star., 1928-11-16

attorney cannot make himself heard as
he makes his summation of the eyi-
dence, and Is forced to sit down after
speaking a very few minutes. In the
United States we go to the other eX-
treme. We find it hard to convict any
one Of murder. Somewhere lies a happy
medium between the methods of the
Mexican courts and those Of the United
States"
The emotions disnlayed by the assas-
sin are discussed by the Fort Worth
Record-Telegram, with warning
against the abstract dangers concealed
In arousing religious feryor," and the
expression of belief that "it knows no
denomination. but is "a receptive state
of mind that all ministers of the gospel
know to be congregational liabilities"
The Chicago Daily News, taking up
another phase of the case. SAYS: "A
painful impression was produced bv
Toral's uncontradicted statement that
after his arrest he was tortured by the
police. In the presence of higher su-
thorities. Mexico cannot afford to uss
the rack as means OF forcing con-
LESSONS, whether these be essential 10
conviction or. as in Toral's case. wholly
Superfous. But the police third de-
gree in the United States is still much
too commonly administered Torture is.
of course. no proper handmaiden OF
justice anywhere -
The attempt to broadcast the trial
moves the Des Moines Tribune Capital
to observe: The Mexican Judge who
stopped the broadcasting of the trial of
the murderer of President-eiect Obre-
9on is to be commended. Our own
courts have gone long way in making
concessions to publicity for trials. They
have halted proceedings for pictures
and films and all the paraphernalia of
ballyhoo. Trials should always be pub
Tic AFFAIRS, but that does not mean sliey
are TO De press agents orgies. The prc-
posal that great trial be broadcast bv.
radio was bound to come. 1t Is well
stopped the first time it is made Nav
there ne no such use of the machine.v
of justice in this country"
Evening star., 1928-11-16
A Dictionary of Biography

History is an aggregation of biogra-
phies. The history of the United States
is essentially compendium of the life
stories of approximately $4,000 men and
women who have attained prominence
in various lines of human endeavor.
The publication of the first volume
of the Dictionary of American Biogra-
pny, compiled under the direction of
the American Council of Learned Socl-
cites, represents long step ahead to-
ward a clearer comprehension of the
forces which for four hundred years
have nodded this Nation. The editors
have undertaken the monumental work
with a broad, consistent and intelligent
plan In mind Not only will the COM
pleted biography be the most valuable
source book of American history, but
1t will be entertaining and inspiring
reading
The view Of history al compendium
Evening star., 1928-11-16
No Red Cross Salary
Paid Miss BOardman
To the Editor OF The star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
A report has reached me that there is
runnor In circulation In Washington
that I receive salary from the Red
Cross would be indebted to you #
you would kindly publish this letter to
rcfute the statement.
have been volunteer in Fed Cross
service for some % years. I have never
received any remuneration in any way
from the Red Cross My services arc
given and ] never have received a SAL
ary. I have paid all my own expenses
In travelling Tor the Red Cross all over
the United States. from the Atlantic 70
the Pacific. from the Great Lakes to the
Gulf. I have always paid my own ex-
penses and I have contributed to all Of
its appeals TO the best of my ability.
In the raising of funds for the new
Memorial Building, in addition to our
contribution. my mother and I met all
the expenses of raising the fund.
I desire to have the false information
that has been circulated corrected.
May 1 take also this opportunity to
state that Judge Payne. the chairman
Of the central committee, not only
gives Ills services but pays all his own
expenses. Mr. Bicknell. who is in
charge nf iayeign operations. is also a
volunteer. The treasurer OF the Red
Cross, myself as secretary and the
counselor are all volunteers. The men,
bers of the central committee. from all
parts of the country, not only volun-
teer their services. but pay their own
expenses in attending meetings. This
amounts to some hundreds of dollars
annually for the members who come
from distant points Of the country, such
as the Pacific Coast.
I think 1t justice to t|'' officers Of
the organization these facts should be
made known. =,
The officers Of the chapter are All
volunteers, and S22 volunteers in the
chapter gave over $4,000 hours of vol
unteer service during last year.
would appreciate the publication Of
this letter for the sake of justice.
MABEL T. BOARDMAN,
Secretary. the American National Red
Cross.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Freak Bet.Payers.

The usual outcrop of freak ard fool
ish election bets has come this year,
wagers that are not heard of at the
time they are made, but which come 70
public view after the ballots are cast
and the losers begin their public PEN
ances and performances in expiation
for their bad judgment or overenthu-
siaSn1. One case Is just reported from
Harlirgen, Tex, where man is now
engaged in rolling peanut with his
nose mile day for eleven days The
other day in this city an election bet
loser rolled straw hat down one of the
public streets with golf club. All over
the country bet losers have been carting
winners in wheelbarrows. Placard wear
ers are numerously in evidence. Beard
growers are dotting the landscape.
There is no public sympathy with
those who lose these silly wagers and
pay them. They, in fact, seek no such
sympathy. In truth, they made the bets
with the idea of becoming conspicuous
in case of loss. A suspicion is felt by
many that certain of these freak bettors
really hope to lose in order to become
objects of public attention.
No amount of ridicule will ever cure
these folks of the habit of stalking some
thing strictly personal upon the out
come of elections. No arguments can
ever persuade them of the folly of sup
porting their partisanship by pledges OF
nonsensical actions in case OF failure
The psychoanalyist finds in such case
an interesting field of observation. Is Il
an "inferiority complex" that inspires
such wager? The natural habit 81
mankind is to avoid any show of alb
normality. Yet these freak bettors al
most deliberately seek public displays Of
eccentricity that were they not pro-
claimed as the paying of bets would
subject the performers TO question on
the score of their sanity,
Evening star., 1928-11-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC EILLIAM FILE.

Houghton wholly lacked-could have
beaten Copeland for Senator"
No election OF recent times let the
melting pot come into its own more
vividly than the poll Of November 6
Of the 33 new United States Senators
elected 2 are of foreign birth. A ma
tive Mexican enters our Congress fol-
the first time in the person of former
Gov. Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, Re-
publican. of New Mexico, who was elect
ed for the short term ending March 4
1929, to fill the seat held by the late
Senator Jones. Democrat, of New Mex
leo. Gov. Larrazolo was born in the
State of Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1859
but he has lived In the United States
for nearly so years and held many
offices in New Mexico. The other new
Senator of alien birth Is Judge Felix
Hebert. born in Quebec. This French
Canadian. a Republican, will inherit
the place of Senator Peter Goclet Gerry
Democrat. of Rhode Island.
i isn't often that two of the great-
est lawyers in the country face each
other in the courtroom, one as counsel
and the other rs witness undergoing
rigorous cross-examination. Such was
the unusual spectacle just presented
in Washington during the perjury trial
of Col. Robert w. Stewart, Standard
Oil magnate. The lawyer was Frank
J. Hogan, the brilliant and triumphant
defender of Doheny; the witness was
Senator Thomas j. Walsh. Democrat,
of Montana, regarded by most authori-
ties as the leading legal light of Con-
gress and chief prosecutor of the oil
scandals. Hogan and Walsh have been
at daggers drawn ever since the Sena-
tor, during the Teapot Dome exposures,
spoke on the radio while court proceed
ings were In progress
tCopyriCht. 1927
Evening star., 1928-11-16

The search for the perfect cup ol
coffee leads the connoisseur into
strange places and adventures, Haunt'
of all sorts of men are visited. adven'
lures chiefly noted for whimsy are en-
countcred.
Years of search lead the seeker to the
honest belief that the perfect cup ot
coffee nowhere exists except in tht
mind. where perfection is seen to bt
possible but not very probable.
Just as every pipe smoker envision'
the one perfect tobacco, but scarcely
ever finds it, so the coffee drinker car
imagine what he seldom II ever tastes
This is no reflection upon the coffee
bean. nor upon the growers, blenders
packers, grinders.
A human taste, whether 1t be for art
music, coffee, radios, automobiles OF
whatnot. remains human taste sun
with all the vagary and changeablenesS
instinct in the likes and dislikes ol
humanity.
Two men listening to the very latest
thing in radio loud speakers wlll nno u,
themselves as far apart AS the poles II
their verdict
"It's tone is too deep" says one.
1t is too high pitched" declares the
other.
So it goes through all the walks ano
affairs of life. From books to beams
no two agree. 50 that there is place loi
all of them inltte strange, glorious COM
pleXity Of American life.
X * =
There was the tiark-eyed soda foun-
tain girl who astonished the connoisseuf
by offering him extra cream for Ills
coffee without being asked. -. 49,.
1t was the first time in his NE ina,
any one had proffered an additional
amount of cream without stfonSiy
voiced wish for the same. :.
He could scarcely believe the soft
voice that said. You want some more
cream. don't you?''
Yes" he gasped 80.
He sat in anaZement before MS
brimming cup of coffee and his one
very small jug of cream.
He happened to be one Of the ad-
herents of the Light Coffee School, the
opposition party being the Black Cof1ee
School,
These two schools of thought on cof-
fee claim 90 per cent Of the drinkers OF
this brew.
Cur friend liked his very light" de-
spite the admonition Of the doctors,
who claimed that the addition OF cream
TO COrce reSulIGQ III LlE luI uILIdUIVIl VI
substances which literally tanned the
lining OF the stomach.
He had a particular shade in his
mind to which each cup Of coffee had
to arrive before he really liked it. This
particular tint of light coffee was the
result of leaving about three-eighths OF
an inch of space at the top of the cup
of average strength,
Most dispensers insisted on leaving
but one-eighth of space. Requests, pleas
threats, commands, all had failed
Sometimes he got his coffee the way ne
liked it, and sometimes he didn't.
Most of the time he didn't.
And now, for the FIRST time in his
life. he was face to face with a nice
young lady who softly asked, You
want some more cream. don't you?"
So saying, she handed him a second
jug. ..
Young woman on the spot. He longed
Evening star., 1928-11-16
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Wide Open Spaces.
Where are the wide open spacesG?"
Said friend Cactus Joe with a tear.
They've put up those gas-filling places
To welcome mankind, far and near
The high-powered bootlegger scurries
His wares 'crost the prairie TO bring;
The racketeer busily hurries
Where once the coyote was king.
Where are the wide open spaces?"
They've vanished, alas. from down
here:
But the sunset In cloudland still traces
New pathways to welcome or fear.
The airman his course boldly reckons
And rides toward a prospect so fair :;
Content, as his destiny becKons
To wide open spaces up there.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson. each
of whom served two terms.
Q. How many daily papers are pue
lished in Paris?-S. M.
A. Paris has 50 dailies and T
weeklies.
O. What is the name for the atfli'
ton Of some persons--a terror
depths?-.T. A. p.
A. "Bathophobia" means a fear
depths"
O. What is St. Bernard's Symbol
A. The symbol of st. Bernard is
beehive. II typtfies eloquence.
o. What temperature is necess-
for a love bird?-W. B. T.
A. The love bird is kind Of parl
1t is tropical species and must be H.
quite warm and the air fairly moist.
Q. Are the Hawaiian commemorat
half dollars for sale in this country
F. P. D.
A. The Capt. Cook sesouicentcnn
half dollars we're all sent to Hc.olu
None of these half dollars was sold
the United States
Q. What Is the most common me
food with the Chinese?-E. T.
A. While cattle. hogs. sheep and Fl.
provide part of the meat diet in Chin
probably the most common of all rle:
food Is poultry. Many varieties
chickens. ducks and geese are raise
and eaten.
Q. Does damp air weigh more tFe
dry ARK. M
A. Damp air weighs less than drv a;
The dampness is due to the vapor
water in the air. and vapor Of vat
is lighter than most of the other gas
Of the atmosphere.
@. What is darso?-E. ?.
A. Darso is a grain sorghum Of "
known origin. 1t is probably a crt
between a saccharine sorghum end
non on-saccharine sorghum.
Q. How did alumni associstio.
start?-E. M
| A. The organization Of those who hav.
been students Is Characteristic nf Arrer
lean schools. The first alumni asso
ciation was established at william
! College in 1921. For lhsrp $50
alumni organizations were chiefly 10
cial. affording opportunity for the re
union of friends. AS these association
developed. however. they proved to b
useful, not only In welding formet
students together in friendship, but il
maintaining interest in and in som,
cases supplying funds for the variou
! schools and colleges.
9. What Is the nationality of MRS
| Patrick Campbell?-S. r. v.
| A. Her father was English and he
mother Italian. She was born in Len
don in 1867 and married in 1884 Il
Patrick Campbell. who was killed il
| 1900 in the Boer War.
Q. Why were front wheels Of wagon
made smaller than the back wheels?-
| E. N.
A. The development of the practic
Of making the front wheels of coacl
or wagon smaller than the rear wheel
Is due to the fact that a wagon s
constructed is easier to steer or guide
Such wagon will turn corners mucl
more readily that If all the wheels Or
of equal size.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

This is a special department devoted
to the handling OF inquiries. You nave
at YOUR disposal an extensive organiza-
tion in Washington to serve you In any
capacity that relates to Information:
Write your question, your name ana
your address clearly and inciose cents
in coin or stamps for reply Send TO
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin. director. Washing
ton. d. c.
@. Are the funds needed for the re-
conditioning of Old Ironsides now III
hand?-E. G.
A. Two-thirds of the necessary funds
have been collected. II Is costing about
twice as much to rebuild Old 1ronSides
as 1t did to build it originally.
@. How old is the President Of Ar
gentina ?-S. E. N.
A. Argentina has recently inaugu-
rated Hippolito Irigoyen as President.
| He is so years of age and is serving his
second term. He is unique among pres
idential candidates in never having
made a public speech In his own be-
| half.
@. When did the schism among the
QuakerS take place.. w.
A. The separation or schism among
the Ouakers occurred in 1929 and
was due to several causes. The imne-
diate occasion was the preaching and
teaching of Elias Hicks, who promul-
gated doctrines closely approaching the
| Unitarian views. More than one-ha1f
of the Friends of the Middle States fol-
! lowed Hicks. The two divisions were
called the ORTHODOX" and the
/ "Hicksite."
O. What is meant by horse lati-
| tude?-F. j.
A. Horse latitude" is the name given
to the belt of calr1s in the North At
lantic Ocean between the region OF
westerly winds of the higher latitudeS
and the region of trade winds Of the
Torrid Zone. Authorities differ In re-
gard to the origin of the name, some
claiming that it was derived from the
! fact that vessels with cargo of horses
/ we're often so delayed on account of the
cans that the animals perished from
! lack Of water.
/ Q. What dc the names "Pagliacci'
/ and "Punchinello' mean?--L. w. *.
A. The name "Pagliacci' means the
"strolling players" "Punchinello" is
| synonymous with clown" "Punch"-ot
Punch and Judy" fan1e-is an ab-
breviation of the name "Punchinello."
Q. Is there any place on earth where
there is no twilight?-R. c.
A. The Weather Bureau says that twi.
light occurs in all portions of the world
1t is Of shorter duration in the tropical
regions than in other parts.
@. What are the bills signed by
members of club for refreshments anC
various services called?-W. A.
! A. They are usually called "chits.
Sometimes they are referred to al
| checks" or vouchers
@. What was the purchase price o.
| the Ansidei Madonna when acquired bI
the British government?-W. r.
. A. This was purchased In 1885 To-
1000.
! @. How many Democratic President
have there been since the Civil War;
L. J. G.
A. The two Democratic President
since the Civil War have been Grove
Evening star., 1928-11-16

This National Capital is entitled to
feel encouraged by the election to the
presidency Of a man who has been
many years resident instead of being
acquainted only occasionally with the
inside appearance of the railway sta
ton
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Saws Taxpayers Pay

Cadets Trip tn Foot Ball OameS
Declared Pleasure Jaunis.
To the Editor of The star
was amused under your caption,
Answers to Questions, IN iast nlsnt ; ;
star to read what Mr., Haskin. had 10
saw to the question as to who pald
the M cadets way when they attend foot
bali bal games away from the academy.
These The trips, Of course. are purely
pleasure trips and could in no way be
considered essential to the training o.
tbs cadets Mr.. Haskin answered that
the United States Military ACADEMY
paid the expenses. Why not admit
that we. the taxpayers, pay these un-
necessary expenditures? Time was
when you might have fooled some OF
the people by such an answer as Mr
Haskin's. but you can't fool the genera
tion of today.
HULDAH w. RANDELL.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

All the active political contestants
admit the need Of repose. Thomas
Edison is the one prominent parsonage
who honestly insists that he can go on
indefinitely doing without sleep.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

Tns associated Press -&cIlsively entltieo
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in tins paper and also the ,ocai news
nuhIiShed herein All rights of publication OF
snecial dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Only a Handful.

Prom the Kalamazoo Gazette.
With the election over, all citizens
who regret the discontinusnce of politi-
cal speeches over the radio may hold
convention in some centrally located
telephone booth.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

A vessel engaged in ocean travel
should not be allowed to depart from
port without a careful inspection of
crew and cargo by an efficiency expert.
Evening star., 1928-11-16
Not Even Speedomclcr.

From the Hamilton Spectator.
The British aviator who flew at the
rate of 80 miles per hour said he was
travelling so fast he could see nothing.
And he didn't have any signboards TO
block his view. either.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

professional race track tout goes
through the crowd and whispers tip
on every entry. A few political fore
casters pursue pretty much the same
method.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

While it may be quiet inaugura-
ton" in Washington, D. c., the prelim-
inaries in South America will undoubt-
edly be very jubilant.
Evening star., 1928-11-16

The farmer receives an immense
amount Of sympathy. None Of it, how
ever, is in form to be utilized at the
bank as collateral