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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Talents of George Harvey
Praised by Many Admirers

Brilliant talents are credited to
George B. NJ. Harvey. who died recently
in New Hampshire. His relations with
Presidents Wilson and Harding are
especially interesting to the public.
which recalls the influence he exerted
when each of those men was elevated 10
the highest rank. Some question his
right to the title of President
maker" and some regret that. because
Of the exercise of unusual ability in
writing of sharply critical character.
he rejected those lines of constructive
work which would have brought SUI
preme success.
Whatever the cause in which he en-
listed his journalistic and forensic pow
erS," says the New York Sun, The
brought 1t strength and gave 1t gallant
service. To an unusual personal charm
which made men like him he added
shrewd practical Judgment and gift
for enthusiasm" The Rutland Herald
of his native State describes him as
"a first-claSs publicist" and one who lin
the last decade or two of his life was
active in national politics and interna-
ional diplomacy"
He made war relentlesSly upon the
objects Of his disfavor. such as Bryan,
Roosevelt. Wilson and Others" records
the Montgomery Advertiser, "but he
was honest and forthright--and bril-
liantly entertaining at all times" The
Detroit Free Press states that 'he
pricked bubbles, methodically. ruthlessly
and conclusively": that ''he was a
potent, outstanding member of the
forces of common-Sense Americanism."
Powerful as q molder of public opin-
ion," according To the Flint Daily
Journal. his field was publishing. and
there he did his greatest work From
the ranks OF Americas famous publiciSts
passes brilliant figure" The st. Louis
Times agrees that "he was a publieiSt
of genuine cminence and possessed
vision in political fields denied TO most
men" The New Orleans Tribune pays
the tribute: HE played large part In
the official. political and literary chron-
icle OF his time He had the rare gift
Of personality, as well as ability"
'The public will miss a trenchant
pen and virile. unfettered politician
who loved nothing better than the task
OF stirring the animals up" believes
the Jersey City Journal, while the Louis
Vile Times offers the estimate, AS
writer he was prngent, rough. persist
ent. tremendously energetic, bright and
highly productive, when driven by per-
sonal feeling" The Manchester Union
comments: Col, Harvey enjoyed con-
troversy He loved good fight, He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
A Fine Theory Gone.

In exploding the popular theory that
persons falling from great heights
lose consciousness before striking the
ground, the Army Air Corps parachute
experts have added 10 scientific knowl-
edge and have demonstrated something
that. previously, could not be proved
one way or the other Before develop
ment Of the parachute, those falling
from great heights were absolutely ST.
lent on the subject Of losing conscious
nesg before striking the ground No
person could be made 10 talk about il
afterWard But some one started the
story that such persons went 10 sleep
before they struck the ground and Sc
interesting was the theory that It was
generally accepted The Air Corps
went about the thing by demonstrating
that the maximum speed attained by
man falling through the air is lia
mikes an hour, and that al such speed
parachute Jumper atill has enough
sense N pull the cord and open the
parachute.
a fine theory has, therefore, beer
exploded. But what Of IL? As far al
the ma iority Of men are concerned
the majority being composed Of non
parachute Jumpers the theory coulc
SIS well have remained intact n might
have been better. In fact. II IL had not
been touched As ii Is. the man whc
slips on preeipice or falls from 4
stefpIe Is denied the modicum Of com
fort contained IN the thought. We'll
this is certainly unfortunate. but u
might be worse III go 10 sleep before
/ strike the ground, 50 1t really won
hurt ] always did like 10 go TO sleep
anyhow. N.Y. How hard tile vino
blowsl I'm going faster than y hgs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

suit that the House has lost lot of
members whose places will be hard To
| fill Martin Madden of Illinois, Tom
Butler Of Pennsylvania and Jim CALI
van have been taken by death--able
veterans all. Tom Blanton of Texas
becomes a lame duck by reason of
trying and failing TO land a Senate
seat. The same is true OF Finis Gar
rett of Tennessee, beloved and respected
| on both sides of the aisle. Tom Con-
nally another Texan. who talked less
but with greater effect than his col
| league Blanion. now moves up to the
Senate seat of Mayfield. Jim Begg of
/ Ohio aspiring TO a governorShip. re-
linquishes his seat in Congress. Martin
Dayey. who claimed to be the greatest
letter writer with the largest CORE
spondence a Representative has ever
had. will hereafter pay postage on his
letters-~something he can we'll afford
to do. as he has acquired n fortune
as a tree surgeon Davey is the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nominee in Ohio,
The most picturesque stump speaker
the campaign has produced to date is
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. former Gov
ernor of Wyoming. who is on the firing
line for Gov. Smith Mrs, Ross is first
Of all an effective and appealing woman
speaker In addition, she Is most
pronounced Prohibitionist, whose zeal
for the eighteenth amendment and all
its works is surpassed by no one. Be-
sides this, she Is Protestant and stress
es that fact In all her speeches. Mrs.
Ross is now "a ce-chairman of the
Democratic national committee. but she
Is spending little time at a desk in
headquarters and much time on the
public platform. When she discusses
the wet and dry issue, she places her
implicit trust" III Gov. Smiths pledge
of a real enforcement of the law. Tam
many Hall, she says. was 'once obIec-
tionable, but that is all changed now"
And ON the religious question she urges
as Protestant the election Of Cath
Ollie as President Ito quell for all time
the ever ~smoldering question" of re-
ligious prejudice. All in all, Mrs. Ross
appears to be one of the Democratic
aces on the stump,
u u
Employees Of the Department OF
Commerce need have no fear that how
ever great the preSSurW of public bust
ness they VIII ever be called on to do
extra work on Sunday during the in
cumbency Of the new Secretary OF Com
merce, William r. Whiting. Mr., Whit
ing is. with other things. rigid Sab
batarian. As IA paper mill owner he
has always insisted that his mills close
down at midnight on Saturday. though
in other paper mills which ordinarily
operate on n 24~houF schedule, & days
n week, 1t Is the custom TO operate
until Z O'Clock Sunday morning, before
closing for 24-hour lay-off. And 1t
Is only within the past few years that
MIR. Whiting would consent to make
any railroad Journey on Sunday He
broke this lifelong rule III returning
from u national convention He broke
1t "a second time when he left his
Massachusetts, home last Sunday night
to arrive in Washington Monday morn
Ing.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

The Government today paid out
Sl56 000, 900 for ordinary war expenses.
making 1t the largest single DAYS ex-
penditure for these purposes In the
Nations history. Noyon. the
German stronghold at the apex of the
Disc Canal din Nord has been captured
by the French under Gen, Humbert
after heavy lighting French attack
was triple-stroke affair, and in addt-
ton to Noyon they force the crossing
OF the Cise at Morltncourt and capture
Beaurains and QueSnoy Wood. north of
Noyon. Accompanied by a fleet
OF tanks and covered by heavy artil-
lery barrage, Americans and French
swept forward early today against the
German lines and drove them out OF
Juvigny Our men crushed machine
gun nests as they swept through cross
tire, and the enemy. under Won
Schwerin, is desperately trying to hold
his key position north of scissors.
British capture Bapaume and
close In on Peronne. From the hills
north OF the Scarpe. beyond Arras.
right away down the line across the
old Somme battlefield by Gtnchy and
Guillemont and Morval, the Germans
are retreating and their men are try.
Ing to get away behind their rear
guards before they are caught and
killed. German machine gum
ners and rear guard lines resist fierce
~ In order TO gain time for an orderly
retreat and To permit the removal of
huge stores, Z Three hundred
and forty-seyeH on today's casualty
hat 70 Of WHICH ~ killed IN action, J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

A native Washlngtonian, Fl. K, agrees
with the letter quoted in this column
last week, and signed p M L.. in which
exception was taken to the use Of I'm
dividual'' for person"
I'm this regard" he continues, II hate
to hear the name of GearShift being
used in otherwise fine articles. | like
the names Sam Jones, Bill Brown and
Timothy Hay. two lof which you have
used But please leave out Gearshift,
wouldn't want to meet the fellow on
account of his nams
Then again. bring a bold AL Smith
r instead Of always using we when
YOU know it's your own opinion anC
other people know lit is not we think
but I think Bring a bold / think
into your articles sometime.
"Lindbergh had more right to use we
and people like him for his modeSty
but YOU can even dictate your column
to stenographer; therefore, your we
means T. Yours for the column, etc.
u X X X
Here are two we'll defined kicks.
one against the use of Henry Gear
shift" for a characters name, and the
other against the use of the editorial
I'VE" instead of the plain. honest Il" In
column Of this nature
We "a will take up consideration
of the last protest first. The compare
tive merits of I'VE" and II" constitute
a problem which probably no reader
can comprehend quite as well as the
writer. since he has tried both pro-
nouns and has been criticized TOR the
use of both
This experience, one must admit, puts
lis tme) in a comparatively good posi-
ton to write about ,the matter. This we
~ shall proceed to do in a perfectly
serious vein. We IN might make a JOKE
out of it. but actually it is not O. Joke
Those who read this column when II
was begun more than four years ago
NAV recall that in those days, just
when AL Smith was coming to be men
toned in national politics, the writer
here always used Il ave,
Who has a better right TO use Il
than one who writes under his own
name?
This being a combined book-and-
human mature column, it Is ana mas
been consistently a personal matter pc
tween the writer and reader.
Such an attitude of mind calls Tor
plain speaking and. honest reading In
the daily working out Of the former
necessity, WE AAI lbAtilNl Vac"
stumbling block was just one small WORD
of one letter..
It is one thing to be honest, and
bring bold AL Smith T." into a coll
umn. and quite another to read 1t day
after day.
That was where the trouble lay.
X n
Only one who has written such a
column as this can comprehend the
tremendous urge To use IT," and he
alone can understand the heroic ma
ture of refraining from its use.
The pitfall was land Isl that OF over
use. We ID were (was) led to the
abandonment of its use by two persons.
one whose criticism we ID valued, and
another who also wrote a column.
The latter used Il" me" and
mine" TO such an extent that it bored
us (me) simply as a reader. He over
did it by million personal pronouns,
or at least so it seemed
One might think it easy enough,
when writing, to use only one or two
of these bold pronouns in 1000 or so
words. but the sad fact is that neccs-
sity seems to call for more than one
or two.
The other person referred to let 1t
be known to us (pe) that his honest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
New YORK and Chicago at War.

Civic pride has led to some vigorous
contests between American communi-
ties ia the past, but FOR some years
these interUrban conflicts haze been
considerably abaud Each big town
has been content ~ grow and expand
and develop and enrich itself without
boagtful comparison with others, Ther.
has been population enough for all, IN
some cases TOO much population Eut
lately signs have appeared Of z rather
sharp rivalry between New York and
Chicago naulfsstng itself mainly IN
terms u criticism rather than Of self
appraisal Since The M,dWestern me-
trop0ils acquired the dubious dist!yc-
ton Of being q center of crime and cor
ruptlon New York. which, long suffered
under that same accus&tion, has been
adopting an attitude Of conmlseration
that mas been RrieyousiY hard for Chi
cago 70 endure.
Just now there Is o definite contest
between the two cities. Each wants IL
s.olc a big world fair" in 1882, IN rec
agnit.on q the centenary Of the bi.th
q George Washington. Each is making
plans for the festival The Chicago or
qanizers recently offered a prize foi
3 poster boosting that cltys plan for q
fair. The New YORK World promptly
responded with cartoon which brought
into prominence the criminal popnia'
ton Of Chicago The Chicago News re-
. soined with z query regarding the
Worlds estimate Of the significance 81
aus cETtaon as expressive of the attitude
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

Did you ever write letter to Frederic
J. Haskin? You can ask him any ques-
ton OF fact and get the answer in
personal letter. Here is great edu-
cational idea introduced into the lives
OF the most intelligent people in the
world--American newspaper readers. 1t
is a part of that best purpose OF
newspaper-service. There is no charge
except cents in coin or stamps for
return postage. Address Frederick j.
Haskin director The Evening Star In
formation Bureau, Washington, ID. c.
@. Please give list of DIX stations.
C. M.
A. There Is no such list. DIX is
term used simply to designate distant
stations. A man is said to be ID King"
when he is trying to get distant sta
tons late at night when the nearer
stations are off.
@. What is the size Of our detached
territories as compared to given Amer
lean States?--J. H.
A. The area of Alaska, Hawii, the
Philippines, Porto Rico. the Canal
Zone. Virgin Islands. Guam American
Samoa, Wake and Midway Islands is
equal to that of seven American States
as follows: Washington Oregon, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Ari-
IONA.
@. Should hot water be used in
washing a refrigerator?--M. p. p
A. Tcpid water in which baking soda
has been dissolved in the proportion
of teaspoonful to one-half gallon OF
water, has been found to be the best
agent
@. Why is the air around large
waterfalls charged with electricity?
M. F.. S.
A. Where drops Of water are broken
into spray there is a separation of pos
tive from negative electricity. The
water retains the former and the ada
cent air acquires the latter.
@. Please describe the Durer medal.
"A. N
A. A medal has been struck by the
Bavarian State Mint at Munich in
commemoration of the 400th anniver-
sary of the birth of the German master.
Albert Durer The Germanic Museum
in Nurnberg will distribute these coins
in the size Of ,hve-mark piece. silver
and gold The diverse shows the head
of Durer. with suitable inscriptions, and
the reverse, the coat of arms of Durer
and Nurnberg.
O. What Is the diameter of Arcturus
and of Antares?--A. w. A.
A. The diameter of Antares is esti-
mated to be about 200000.000 miles,
and of Arcturus about 10000, 900 miles.
O. What symphony did Beethoven
dedicate to Napoleon?-T. N.
A. Beethoven originally inscribed his
third symphony to Napoleon. The COM
poser regarded Napoleon as the cham
pion of human rights. History records
that when Napoleon became Emperor
Beethoven tore the title page from his
manuscript and threw it to the ground.
@. How many islands are there in
Lake Winnepesaukee?- r. H.
A. This New Hampshire lake con-
tains more than 1000 islands.
O. How many sight-saving classes
are needed in the United States to pro-
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trying to pass O green light Wonder
what Aunt Jane will say when she
hears about this. y And about
that time he hit the ground, pleasantly
expecting, all the time. that he was
about to so to sleep before experience
ing the nerve-racking jar Of sudden
stop.
AS 1t is, the person who falls from a
precipice or a steeple will spend the
time In descent worrying over what is
going to happen when he strikes the
ground, The Army Air Corps should
have thought this over carefully before
making public its findings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

vide special facilities for children with
defective vision?-B. 0. G..
A. The National Society for the
Prevention of Blindness says that at
least 5000 classes are needed.
o. When was the Johnstown food?
R. w NJ
A. The Johnstown flood took place
on the both of May. 1889. and was
caused by the bursting Of reservoir
about twelve miles east of the city.
O. What body Of water is known as
the tideless sea?--R. II.
A. This term n frequently applied
to the Mediterranean Sea, which has
but a few inches of tide.
@. Did Andrew Carnegie leave S10.-
000.0 in his will to create a better
understanding between the United
States and England?-S. E. D.
A. He did not. but in 1910 he con-
tributed a peace fund Of that amount
to promote better understanding be-
tween the nations Of the world.
@. Has anything been invented for
extracting air from water?-J. M.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
by the simple expedient of boiling,
especially boiling under vacuum.
| @ Which country has produced the
most Silver?--E. d.
| A. In the last 500 years Mexico had
| produced more silver than any other
country in the world.
| Q. Which are the Romance Ian
guages?-N. E. f.
! A. The Romance Languages are the
| languages sprung from Latin and bear
| ing its impress strongly in vocabulary
and grammar. It is usual to speak Of
seven or eight Romance languages,
even though such a division is not al
ways scientifically accurate. These are
Rumanian, Romansh (Rhetian, Ladin).
Italian. French, Provencal. Spanish and
Portuguese, to which may be added
Catalan: Franco-Proyencal, Sandman
and Dalinatian.
@. At what angle are the blades of
an electric fan set into the fan?-D.
w. p
| A. The Bureau of Standards says
| that the blade angle at the hub varies
within rather wide limits. In a series
Iof measurements it was found to be
| l4otI IL w OU AcBICCoy uCPCLAuAAS VII
/ the make of the fan.
| @. What is the purpose Of the Cor
gas Memorial Institute?-W. q. G.
| A. This institute is planned with
| the hope that it will be a fitting
memorial to one of the greatest sani-
tarians the world has known, Gen. Will
/ liam c. Gorgas. Its name, Gorgas
Memorial Institute of Tropical and Pre-
| ventive Medicine. explains its purpose.
The institute, which will be on the
| Isthmus of Panama, will make extern
sive laboratory studies of tropical dis
eases.
@. When does the fiscal year end?
| A. A fiscal year is the time between
one annual time OF settlement of bal
ancing Of accounts and another IN
less otherwise specified the fiscal year
| regularly ends on December 81. The
United States Governments fiscal year
ends June 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Swift Justice in Traffic Court,

It is distinctly gratifying to the peo-
pie of Washington that the fragrant Of
tenders against the traffic laws are be-
ing dealt with promptly and vigorously
when they reach the Traffic Court. In
the past there has apparently been some
misunderstanding on the part of the
police and courts as to the difference
between a traffic violation which in
volved possible damage to property or
loss of human life and that which in
volved neither of these factors, Also,
due to the excessively crowded condi-
ton of the courts, trials were frequent
~ SO delayed that conviction was diff
ficult Now. however, Westinghouse
are witnessing swift, sure, stern and
exact justice being administered daily.
The National Capital this Summer
has seemed to become the mecca for
the hit-and-runner and the drunken
and reckless driver Pedestrians have
been knocked to the street by operators
who have neither care nor responsible
ity. parked cars have been run into and
damaged, and in one case motoriSt
on a drunken rampage attempted TO
drive along the footpath of one Of
Washington's parks. The police have
done efficient work in apprehending
these violators of the law. and from the
sentences imposed recently in court 1t
looks as if the ideal condition had been
attained, close cooperation between the
guardians of the law and the dispensers
Of justice.
Now that the major violators Of tho
regulations are being taught that WASH
ington is an unhealthy place for them
to operate. the courts might well 60 a
step further and treat with the severity
that they deserve the seemingly trivial
violations of the regulations. many Of
which. however, have dangerous poten-
tialities. It appears absurd, for in
stance, TO fine a motorist five dollars
for parking overtime and the same
amount for running past red light. II
likewise seems a trif1e unfair to charge
the same price for running without a
tail light and running past a stop sign
Yet there have been many cases when
the same penalty has been exacted for
these distinctly different kinds OF in
fractions Of the rules The parked car
can certainly do no damage. unless. Of
course, it is placed next to fire plug
or obstructs an alley, but the car
driven through red light may easily
be the means of death or injury. Sim
ilarly, the car without tail light for a
short period until the owner discovers
II cannot be compared to the car which
dashes across an arteriai highway
when it is expected to stop.
1t is patent that there is difference
and driving in Washington will become
much safer when the police and courts
recognize this difference, 1t is hoped
therefore. that along with the courts
conmendahle attitude toward the hit
and-runner and the drunken driver
will come the realization that perhaps
these major violations are bred from
what have been looked upon in the past
as minor ofenses against the regula-
tons. and that the time has arrived TO
diferentiate sharply as TO the merits or
dement's Of given case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

While Tunney may be willing to talk
about Shakespeare, his fellow dinner
guests are said to prefer a demonstra-
ton OF how he puts a pugilistic
antagonist to sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

Canada and the u. S. A. are on the
friendliest of terms. But for some
mysterious reason citizens from this
side of the border do most OF the
visiting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
patches credited to It or rNt otherwise cred
ffed ~ This paper and also the local ews
xUh}}Sneo herein All riEhtS Of publication al
krecisi 6iSpHtcNes herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Qualified.

Prom the New York Evening Post,
The Turk Is now described as the
most henpecked Of husbands Thus his
claim 10 being fully civilized is estab-
lished beyond question,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

BY this time President Coolidge must
have grown tired of fish. His large
catches should provide for a liberal
distribution to the neighbors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
Straw Votes Suggestive.

From the Flint Daily journal
With all the advance polls being
taken on the coming election, lot OF
candidates are taking their medicine
through a sllay. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

The arrival of Labor day will be the
signal for statesmen to give up thought
OF vacation, and settle down to real
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

What are your ideas about prohibit
tion?"
"As an issue" replied Senator sor-
ghum, Il like 1t better than the tariff
You can make big speech on It's moral
aspects without bothering TO learn a lot
OF complicated statistics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29

An energetic thinker Is often COM
PEELED to admit the difficulty of select
ing party that agrees with him in all
respects.