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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
The Gambling Evil.

In pursuance of new policy de-
signed to suppress gambling In the Dis
trict OF Columbia. special squad OF
police has been organized, with orders
to raid establishments where public
gaming tables" have been set up and
to take offenders to court Yesterday
two raids were made and six men were
arrested as principals. and fifty-three
witnesses were taken into custody.
Other raids. 1t Is promised. will nc
made in relentless pursuit of the
gambling fraternity in an effort to
clean up the city The results OF these
police moves will be watched with in
terest. Heretofore only a few OF tn.
cases taken to court have resulted ~
conviction and penalties. AS rule tho
cases have been postponed and delayed
so long that convictions have been rare
witnesses have passed beyond the ju-
riSdiction and the proof of guilt, when
finally adduced. has been inadequate
Yet there has been no question of the
fact that these defendants have been
engaged in maintaining games Of
chance of various kinds. taking large
sums from people eager to make money
without working for 1t.
Some Of the places where public
gambling has been conducted have been
raided several times Shortly after
each raid these establishments have
been rcopcned. sometimes in the cuse
Of innocent business. behind which
poolrooms have been run. They arc
we'll known to everybody. There is NJ
real camouflage of their character. and
how they are able to persist is a mys-
terry
The pooiroom at which bets on horse
races are taken Is menace to the
community Worse even than the pool
room is tha handbook. by means ~
which bets are taken at distance from
the establishment itself The handbook
workers, who are actually commission
agents for the poolroom. go from Of
flee to office and building to building
peddling their odds collecting in the
aggregate many thousands Of dollars
daily and paying out only fraction OF
their takings to occasional winners
Many a family is deprived Of sustaining
funds in consequence OF this pernicious
practice.
1t may be impossible to eradicate the
gambling habit. but 1t is surely possible
to impose such penalties upon the pro.
fessional exploters Of 1t that they will
abate their activities. With co-opera-
ton between courts and police. with
prompt trials. with convictions upon
presentation of proof and with the i'm
position OF maximum penalties. this
business of taking money out OF the
pockets OF the wage earncrs OF WASH
ington should he very greatly lcsscnec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Jennings Laudcd for Helping
Place Base Ball on HIGH Plane

two later In Brooklyn. and then as indi-
vidual managers won Is pennants IN the
two big leagues. Not the least factor In
making the Orioles the greatest Of ball
teams was Hughcy Jennings. He had
All arm that seemed to send the ball
To first on rebound He had a brain
that worked both on and Oft the field.
And he had the courage 10 meet any
situation. Clean liver and clear thinker
Hughev jennings helped 10 make the
game that mace him"
when man sets out for iegtti-
mate goal and reaches IT," declares the
Toledo Blade, his life is a success.
Statesmen make no greater impression
on the public mind than do great ball
players who possess manhood. Hughey
Jennings unqucstionably was one of
the outstanding men of the popular
sport" The Manchester Union states
THE stars OF season or two are nu-
nicro,ls. the bricf-tcnure sensations NJ
the diamond can be reckoned by the
score, but the men who take high
place and hold II constantly for years
ARE BY no means frequently encounter"
ed Jennings certainly was Of these
elect"
lie belongs IN the same DOCK WIN
Jenny Lind. with Steve Brodte. with
Babe Ruth and the long roll OF iaunty
figures who have achieved meteoric
md shortcut fame In our siperlative-
seeking civilization" says the Grand
Rapids Press. while the Regina. Sask
Leader. offers the tribute Jennings
was about the 'papriest' manager ever
unloosed on ball park. And. greatest
~ all his qualifications and attributes
he was honest, lie PLAYED the game
both on and of the tieid, His death
represents the severing of link with =
generation Of great base ball history"
The Williamsport sun points out that
n WAS Jennings who FIRST brought the
science Of coaching base runners To r
noint where the man outside the base
line performed an important part H.
the winning or losing of ball game -
THE drnll witty fellow Of profession.
nj base ball" concludes the Providence
Bulletin. "has given place In more
n'irposeful athlete, n man OF eonspic-
uois excellence IN some branch Of the
game. Now that the game has
entered tho ranks of big b,lsiness. this
IL a natural tendency There are trnf
nj thousands who regret II They
can't quite define what thu change Is
They know that II has come Hurley
jennings souattina In the coachers' box
wildly nhuoktng up grass AND tossing
Il into the air. or shouting his famous
'E."ah' h@st epilomises the game that
Is passing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Two Great French Flyers.

While American eyes have been fixed
upon the flights around Central and
South America and through tie West
Indies of the Lone Eagle" who few
months ago startled and thrilled tho
world by his solo flight across the At
lantic. two French aviators have been
winging their way northward in con-
tinuation of a much longer and in SOME
respects more hazardous air journey
Yesterday they arrived In Washington.
flying here from Montgomery. Ala.
without stop. and they were received
with acclaim. greeted by the Ambas-
sador from their country and accorded
honors due to their extraordinary
achievement
Dieueonne Costes and Joseph Lebrix
took off from lie Bourget Field. Paris, on
the 10th of last October, flying first 10
st. Louis, Senegal 2.7o0-mile hop
On the l4th they set out for South
America. making the first nonstop
fight across the South Atlantic. a dis
lance Of 1000 miles. They landed a;
Natal. Brazil. on the 18th of October
and the next day few l,4oo miles to
Rio de Janeiro. Though this was their
specific objective. they then decided On
an air tour Of South America. visiting
every republic, and they have since
made landings at Buenos Aires. Monte
video. Asuncion. Santiago. La paz. Lima,
Guayaquil. Colon. Caracas, Barranquil-
Ia, Guatemala and Mexico City. At
New Orleans. their first North American
stop. they computed that they had
flown 35.li5 kilometers in 202 flying
hours. In all that time the only in
Jury received was slight damage TO
their propeller at Natal
The plane in which Costes and Le-
brix are flying is called the Nungessei-
Coli. in honor OF the two Frenchmer
who cssaycd the westward flight to
America over the North Atlantic last
Spring and were lost. It had seen Sc
we're service before the present Amer!-
can fight was undertaken. In this
plane Costes and Lebrix have. 1t is
computed. flown more than $4,000
miles. or almost three times the cir
conference Of the earth.
Washington is proud to be host today
to these gallant Frenchmen who. with
out much ado. have demonstrated their
capacity for ong-sustained flights over
dangerous seas and rough lands. II IS
appropriate that they should make this
city stopping point not merely IS on
OF the capitals of the Western Henri
sphere, but as the official home Of Lind
bergh. They have been trail blazers
as he has been. They have flown over
uncharted courses. They have proved
new possibilities for airplane commun.-
cation and have greatly aroused the
interest OF people OF South and Central
America In aviation. Whether they
will essay to fly their plane back 10
France. thus completing the circuit. Is
not determined. but II they do they will
have the sincere prayers OF the Amer
.can people for their success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

It may not avail her anything In point
of professional work. But It shows that
some American girls. at least. are intent
upon other things than jazz and good
times" The chances are that Miss
Schwinghammer is headed for a suc-
cessful career. The qualities that are
demanded in straight nail driving are
those that make for achievement in
other lines. Miss Schwinghammcr ought
to be able to change her name when
ever she feels so inclined. for such an
accomplished Young woman should not
lack for s,,itors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Frederic J. Haskin is employed by
this paper TO handle inquiries OF our
readers, and you are invited TO call
upon him as freely and as often as
you please. Ask anything that is a
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reau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
Washington, d. G.
@. Who holds the record for mara
thon racing In consecutive hours Of
running?-M. T.
A. Charles C. Pyle says that there Is
no really exact record of the holder Of
the marathon In consecutive hours Of
running. There have been about six
with "a hours OF sleep. but 1t has always
been disputed.
O. What is meant by the phrase "un-
married widow" In the bill introduced TO
permit Gold Star Mothers TO make a
trip to France?--J. l..
A. It means a woman who has been
widowed and who has not made sec
ond marriage since.
Q. Why is 1t colder at the South Pole
| than 1t Is at the North Pole?-R. J. E.
| A. This has been explained by the
| fact that the South Pole Is believed to
| lie In the middle OF large continent
I and also at a higher elevation than the
| North Geographical Pole This would
account for lower temperature.
@. Are there more deaths from acct.
| dents in America than there are In Eng.
land?--T. L.
| A. The death rate here from acct
dents is more than twice as large. The
extensive use Of the automobile in this
| country accounts TO a great extent fol
the difference.
@. Are fried foods less digestible
| than boiled foods?-N 8.
A. Experiments just completed in
! the home economics department OF the
| University of Chicago show that fried
foods move Just as rapidly through the
stomach as boiled foods, and cause no
blocking Of the gastric secretions. as
has been claimed.
| @. Who are the worlds greatest
thinkers. according TO modern histori-
ans?-T. w. d.
| A. DR.. VIII Durant named Con-
! fucius. Plato. Aristotle. Thomas Aqui-
mas. Copernicius. Francis Bacon. Isaac
| Newton, Voltaire, Emmanuel Kant and
Darwin as the worlds 10 greatest
thinkers
@ What Is chorus consisting OF
seven voices called?-C. NJ
A. It may be called septet.
@. What Is the shortest railroad in
the United States? M. p
| A. The shortest railroad reported to
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
i Is that of the Durham Union Station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Prepare Now for 1885,

Since the failure Of the Geneva con-
ference there have been repeated asser-
lions that this breakdown will mark the
last effort TO agree on limiting arma-
ments; that having had taste of what
It meant at Washington in 1922. the ma
tons OF the world are straining at the
leash to anticipate the expiration Of
the Washington treaty in 1896, in order
70 begin competitive building again. Re-
plying yesterday in the House Of Com
mons to a reiterated charge by RAM
say Macdonald that failure at Geneva
was due to lack Of preparation b. the
foreign ONCE, Sir Austen Chamberlain
made this statement:
His majestys government regrets, as
I believe the Government OF the United
states regrets, the failure OF our honest
limitation OF naval armament which
was begun at Washington. / do not
think, and 90 not believe any other
government thinks, We should be well
advised to take up that subject again
ut the present moment But hope We
who were there represented. and other
governments interested. but not par
Elephants in that conference, may learn
from that failure and when the time
comes TO RENEW the Washington con-
vention may profit by the lessons Of the
past, so that we may succeed then
where last year We failed.
Sir Austen speaks with authority.
and he probably expresses the senti-
nent Of the people Of Great Britain. II
. the sentiment that should prevail
everywhere. The failure at Geneva
failure to be criticized justly on the
ground that 1t was due to technicali-
ttes--cannot be allowed TO build up
cynical attitude as regards the future
when the time for that extension ar
Yives. Our naval program. the second
largest In the history OF the country.
has, unfortunately. contributed to such
IN attitude. But in large measure this
il due to misunderstanding Had the
Geneva conference been successful our
naval program would have been almost
% large as the one which has been rec
commended after the failure at Geneva.
Our program is not competitive. It is
designed. first, to replace obsolete ves-
sells: secondly. moderately TO enlarge
the Navy. It anticipates nothing as re-
cards the probable fate Of the WASH
tngton treaty when its provisions ex-
pire.
But what Is the real lesson learned
q Geneva, which Sir Austen hopes will
serve 70 make more successful future at
tempts 10 limit armament? II is les
son that has nothing TO do with SIX or
eight inch guns. eight thousand or ten
thousand ton cruisers. The lesson is
that failure 10 agree, as demonstrated
Of Geneva. 10 q dangerous thing indeed.
u b almost as dangerous as the COM
petition In naval building which led to
the conference. Better no conference at
all than one which fails. All of the
nice words IN the world take on hoi-
low sound when they attempt TO explain
away failure. Sir Austen Is correct In
his belief that the time is no; ripe for
smother attempt But there are some
good. long years before 1885 Prepara-
tons for that date might well begin
nov. with the thought uppermost in
oil minds that. regardless Of everything
else. there mus. not be another Geneva
failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
SHOOTING STARS.
by PHiLANDKR JOHNSON.
Our Candidate.

Our Candidate.
He's ever good and wise and kind.
He loves his felloWman.
II would be very hard to find
A higher moral plan
Than his, who Journeys on his way
LIES deeper truths 10 state.
Who lis our hero? Need we say
He Is our candidatel
Think OF the virtues we admire.
He has them. every one.
Think OF the vices we desire
TO Danish. These he'll shun.
80 with halo DER his brow,
lie walks among the great.
He may prove mortal~~b,it just now
He is our candidatei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

rtnm tbs ttles Observer hispetrh
u h pfonohed by Senator La Toilette
that The Senate declare II To he the
hanAe IT that Indy that the precedent
established by Washington aud nther
Presidents IN retiring from the ptesi"
dental ONCE after their seeond term
has heonme part of our republican
system ~ government, aud that any
departure from this time -honored cts
tom would he unwise, ,mpattiotic and
trausht With peril 10 our Tree ins'itu'
tiuns"
The resolution need not he eritioiaed
II IL merely "a political aesture, means
nothing and auonmplishea nothing
This senaie miaht espress itself In
tbs terms of The resolution, but al.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Many comparatively trivial issues
have been introduced into public dis
cusxson The fossilized scheme Of day
itght-saying" may claim It's place in the
sSg0men. along With bootiegging and
violent domestic ,ncompatibilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Delicate Ground.

II hope you viii be able 10 show
those college men that you are familiar
with the classics"
Il have my doubts" answered Sena-
TOR Sorghum Those NEUROLOGICAL per-
sons were terrible liberal IN their ideas
They seem 10 have had no respect for
dry laws and 10 be almost entirely In
favor OF companionate marriages"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

One blizzard per Winter would seem
a fair enough allotment. The average
has never remained SO low. February
and March will continue 70 remain UNI
der suspicion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

"Old-time oratory" Is not In great de-
mand at present; yet the statesman who
would pause To quote a bit of Shake
speare amid the epithets might afford
wholesome relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

One OF the arduous tasks OF candi-
date Is the autographing OF photographs
70 be distributed among loyal admirers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Nobody really approves OF capital
punishment Nobody has found bet
ter means OF retarding the moron I'M
pulse TO crime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
lmp0rtnnt Cheer.

Song birds cease their music me
When the Winter skies are gray
Whistle down the railway line
Sings OF sunkhine far away,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

After so much homicide excitement. a
bribery case begins TO look like COM
parativeIy innocent matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Jud Tunkins says mere pretense OF
knowledge leads 10 grave danger at
having responsibility forced on an UNI
prepared person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
The HefOiue.

The tisf0iHe.
The heroine ~ gester year
Wss gentle and slbdued
Che often paused to shed tear
When all The world proved rude,
IN melancholy once she nat
WIN h eonsiiinpiiye cough.
To-Day khe gsia herself q cat
And bumps lie villain IN
"A l9sfet." ssid unels Eben. has IL
make - many apologies snd espisns
lions that he would hsYe found resulal
wofk easier"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Shows The Years.

From the Tpranta Daily stN,
Sometimes an auto aaesnt laok It's
age. but generally II loaka twice H.
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Point Of Luminosity.

What Is Lie object In making "A gas
station 10 brilliantly conspicuous"
ITS a signal Of hope" answered Mr.
Chuggins. 1T holds ont encouragement
tor the fiivvefist same III A lighthouse
does for a storm TOSSED mariner"
He who coQetE power" said III Hh,
The sage u Chinatown. "fInds that The
siirest way IN attain IL IL 10 know
when IN obey"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
THE WORLD ALMANAC
Handy Reference Book and Annua Is Ont

r Is Out The World Almanac for 1925 has been issued, edited for the sixth
 year by Robert Hunt Lyman. It is handy and convenient. full of facts and figures. yet concise. The Almanac has always been an outstanding reference book for
 politics. Election returns of the past.
 and election issue of the future will
 be found in it's pages. The record for the great air flights of 1927-Lindbergh's Cham berlin's, Byrd's, Block and Schlee's-
 are there; also the great floods and
 a day-by-day jotting down of all
 other important happenings. The Government figures, rosters
 and articles have been revised by Government officials. and the com- pact information about the States
 of the Union and about the foreig, countries has been brought up to date.
 1 As for sports. here are the out
 standing records of year remark
 able in baseball football. tennis.
 golf. swimming-in all branches, 1T, ! fact
 1 The World Almanac is published 1 by The New York World. l ------------ l Forty eight friendship dolls." one i for each state. are to be sent to America by Japanese school chill
 dren.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
HAS OWN THEORY
 0N OCEAN TIDES
). B. Norton of PllinYlle Con- tradicI Accepted Explanation

The accepted theory that the tides of the oceans are caused by the at- traction of the moon is denied by David B. Norton of Plainville. who las hypothesis of his own to ac- count for the tidal movements. Mir. Norton, who has studied cosnlogony for many years. claims that various facts ill connection with the tides disprove their lunar origin, and he asserts that they are caused by the falling of the earth towards the sun and' moon and fts recession from them. MT. Norton sets forth his theory as follows:
 Why do astronomers who write of the tides, represent the tides as being under the moon, and on the opposite side of the earth from the moon. when they know perfectly well that there is no tide under the moon, and no tide on the opposite side of the earth from the moon :? The truth is that .4e moon is about eight hours pa:, the meridian when the crest of the tide arrives at any port. It is a fact that there is a de- precision in the waters of the oceans under. the moon, and also depres- sion in the waters Of the oceans on the opposite side of the earth from the moon. It IS true that there are two tides; but these tides are about 70 degree from the moon, one pre- ceding 1t, and the other following it.
 ."Newton's theory of the tides. when tested by the facts is about as much sof g. failure as any theory could be. The sun attracts the earth about iS0 times as much as the moon attracts it, and if the tides in oceans were raised by gravitational force the tides raised by the sun would be much greater than the tides raised by the moon. Newton tries to get around this difficulty by claiming that the gravitationaf force of the sun is diminished b, the inverse cube of the distance when acting to cause q tide, instead of by the inverse square of the dis tance, as when acting upon the earth to hold it in it's orbit. This is plainly subtarfuge designed to mislead those not confident of their mathematical ability; because how can the gravitational force of the sun act upon the earth, diminished by the, universe square of the dis tance to hold 1t in it's orbit, but at the same time be diminished by the universe cube of the distance when acting upon the waters of the oceans to raise a tide? This is ab- surd, and it seems to the writer that it is almost to absurd to take notice of.
 Newton mathematically demon- strated the existence of the force of gravitation; but ne assumed num- ber of things that were not true,