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Police recommendations.

It will doubtless surprise many WASH
ingtonians to learn from the annual
report of Maj Hessc. superintendent OF
police, that although the patrol force
consists of 1,348 men. there are actu-
ally on duty at one time no more than
213 men in an area of approximately
seventy square miles. This is IN part
owing to the three-platoon system,
under which the members OF the force
remain on active duty only eight hours
at a stretch. In other part it Is due
to the large number Of men on special
detail. Furthermore, much time must
be spent by policemen at court, in pre-
senting cases for trial and IN testifying.
The major and superintendent urges
that the force be increased to 1900,
which would add $50 men to the active
patrol duty.
The spreading out Of 2l3 men over
an area of seventy square miles is Civ
ing too thin protection. To cover the
ground the ~'licemen must work long
beats. They cannot completely COM
pass the ground of their assignments
Patrolling in such circumstances be-
comes more or less perfunctory. The
malefactor, bent upon the commission
of crime, is enabled to time his &C.
tivity with confidence that he will not
be disturbed This is true even in the
business section, where the patrol Is
in shorter beats, with a larger assign
ment Of men. The numerous store rob-
berries that have been committed in
this city during the past few years
have been possible chiefly because Of
the thinness of the protection afforded
by the police force, stretched as it has
had to be over a wider area than
safety requires.
In connection with his recommended
ton for larger force Maj. Hesse urges
an increase in the maximum pay for
policemen. Recent happenings have d.
rected attention to the fact that an
unusually large number Of policemen
have fallen from the high standard
Of behavior that Is required by the
public security. Whether this seeming
generalization has been due to the
difficulty of getting men of the proper
character to become members of the
force on account of the rates of COM
pensation is not determined. Present
efforts to restore discipline and to Sc
cure dependable performance may dis
close whether the rate of pay is in
adequate. The main question is really
not only of compensation, but of ade-
duacy of the force. Yet. however large
in numbers, police force that is not
efficient in personnel and at all times
trustworthy is not safeguard, but may
actually be menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska
has announced that he intends to fight
the battles of the progressive Senators
who are up for reelection, irrespective
Of party Affiliations. For the present, at
least, he will take no stand on the
presidential tickets. OF the seven men,
bers of the Senate now seeking to sue
coed themselves whom Senator Norris
lists as progreSsiyes, two are Democrats
Wheeler of Montana and Dill of Wash
ington: four are Republicans, Frazier Of
North Dakota, Howell Of Nebraska, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, and johnson Of
California. and one is Farmer-Labor
party man, Shipstead of Minnesota.
With the exception Of La Toilette and
Shipstead all these Senators have
aligned themselves with their respective
party national tickets.
Indeed, the progressive Republicans
generally, except for La Toilette, who
has said nothing. and his colleague,
Senator Blaine. who has practically an
nounced for Smith, and Senator Norris,
have come out for Hoover and are work.
ing for his election and against the
election of Gov. Smith. Both the North
Dakota Senators, supporters of the late
Senator La Toilette in 1924, have an
nounced themselves for Hoover and will
campaign for him. Senator Hiram
johnson, Theodore Roosevelts running
mate in 1912, has buried the Ratchet
! and is supporting the Hoover Curtis
ticket. Senator Howell. colleague of
Senator Norris, is out for Hoover, and
so is Senator Borah of Idaho. Senator
Borah is one of the principal speakers
in the Republican list of spellbinders
this year. He has taken more interest
in the present presidential campaign
than in any other for years. Senator
Brookhart Of Iowa, who has led the
farm forces in that State for years, is
campaigning with vigor for Hoover.
The fact of the matter is that Mr..
Hoover has all Of the Republican pro-
gressive leaders of the West, with few
exceptions, lined up for him. Norris and
La Toilette, it is true, have withheld
their support so far. But it is significant
that they have not gone over to Smith
either. Senator Blaine, having declared
publicly that no Republican in Wiscon-
sin need feel called upon to vote for the
Republican national ticket this year
may find in the future that some other
Republican leader in the Badger State
nay suggest that there Is no call fer ths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

authorities regard the word Ito" as
being so much a part of the ininitive
that it should not be separated from
The word which is introduced by it.
@. When were the first and last
half dimes mace?-O. p.
A. They were first coined in 1794.
The last issue of such pieces was in
1873.
@. Please name some celebrated phi
losophers of ancient Greece. P.
A. The earliest philosopher on rec
ord among the Greeks was Thales.
other celebrated philosophers of this
school include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,
Anaximander and Heraclitus.
@. When was the last issue Of the
Stars and Stripes published in France?
H. w. L.
A. The last issue published in France
was dated June 13, 1919.
@. Which of the Canadian provinces
are called the Prairie Provinces?-N. d.
A. Prairie Provinces is the name APP
pied 20 the three Canadian provinces
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and AL
berta.
@. What is the annual loss in iron
and steel caused by rust?-P. N.
A. Corosion, the most common man.
Hesitation of which is rust, destroys
some 81 100000 tons OF iron and steel
Il year.
@. How tall are gorillas when stand
ing up and What do they weigh?-C. S.
| A. Male gorillas usually exceed feet
in height when standing upright. The
female is smaller, measuring about 4l2
feet The weight of a gorilla varies
according to the different localities. A
fair average, however. is 200 pounds.
@. Please give the first 10 wedding
anniverSaries-C. NJ. A.
| A. First. paper; second, calico; third,
muslin; fourth. silk; fifth, wood: sixth,
iron: seventh, copper; eighth, bronze;
ninth, pottery: tenth, tin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Possible Parole for Young Fiends

According to statement just is
sued by the chairman of the Illinois
State Board of Pardons and Paroles,
an error in the "mittimus" under
which Richard Loeb and Nathan
Leopold, jr., were sent to the Joliet
Penitentiary for life Imprisonment
makes these two youths eligible for
parole in six more years. The crimes
for which these two were tried and
convicted and given life sentences four
years ago profoundly shocked the coun-
try They had kidnapped a little boy
and had tortured him to death. They
had no defense. They were found
guilty of both kidnapping and murder
and the only question was whether
they would be sentenced to death OF
to life Imprisonment. The presiding
judge, in consideration of their youth
gave them the latter sentence and
was himself subjected to severe criti-
csm. It was Immediately felt that
the wealth of the families of these two
lads would eventually effect their re-
lease on parole. Since their incarcera-
ton at Joliet they have made records
as we'll behaved prisoners. although
Leopold is believed to have been the
"brains" OF a prison outbreak a few
months ago which cost several lives
and has resulted in the execution Of
three convicts.
In passing sentence upon these two
yout.Is the court recommended thai
neither should be granted a parole, nj
Jnattss how long they might serve. Ye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Portuguese Law Compels
Shoes for Everybody

From the New York Times
In recent months governments all
over the world seem to be taking a
lively interest in what their people must
wear. South American Indians have
been ordered by law to modernlze their
dress. In the Near East those who
cling to national costumes nave been
legiSlated into European clothes. Now
the Portuguese Republic has passed a
law, effective october /, requiring every
citizen to wear shoes.
Dispatches do not state whether there
are hygienic reasons for this ruling. as
in the South, where hookWorm attacks
the Soles of the feet, or as in South
America, where the deadly jigger makes
its onslaughts under the toenails AT
all events, 1t Is anticipated that there
will be considerable objection to the
new law. Fishmongers and peddlers,
long accustomed to parading the streets
barefooted, will not easily be forced into
shoes. Many others will resent this
encroachment upon the freedom Of
their feet.
Strategy should easily overcome OBJ
jections. A quantity of broken glass
and sharp-ponted tacks, judiciously
scattered through the streets, ought to
prove a strong argument against bare
feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is a special department, devoted
solely to the handling of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the serv-
ices of an extensive organization II
Washington to serve you in any ca
pacity that relates to information. This
service is free. Failure to make use OF
It deprives you of benefits to which you
are entitled. Your obligation is only 2
cerAs in coin or stamps, incloSed with
your inquiry for direct reply. Address
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin director, Washing
ton, D. G.
Q. How many negro delegates were
there to the Democratic convention at
HouSton?-J. g. A.
A. There were no negro delegates.
O. Should an icebox be kept full OF
ice or replenished when the ice is al
most gone?-A. c. v.
A. Allowing the ice to get low Il
the box causes a fluctuat!ng tcmpera-
ture and wastes ice. A refrigerator
should never be permitted to become
higher in temperature than SIS degrees.
From As to so degrees is the proper
temperature to maintain.
O. When was the first successful air
flight made to HaWaii?-L. S.
A. The first successful flight to Ha-
wall was made June % and %. 1927,
by Lieuts. Lester j. Maitland and AL
bert F. Hegenberger of the Army Air
Corps.
@. How many people in America
have savings accounts?-N. S.
A. The American Bankers Associa-
ton has made the statement that in
1918 there were 100000 savings ac-
counts. and the number is now more
than 40,000,000.
@. What is a split infinitive?-L
c. H.
A. A split infinitive is one the in
tegral parts of which have been sepa-
rated by the introduction of an adverb
For examnle tn heartily laugh MANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

the same type as the decisions of the
commission, some of which have been
the suppression Of certain stations that
lnterchanged abuse, ana of another
whose owner used it for TRADES and
for compaign propaganda. The COM
mission should be advised of further
nuisances on the air of which it NAV
not have heard" concludes the indie
pendent
Postponement of the new arrange
ment from the 1st of October to No
vember IL is mentioned by the Lansing
state Journal, with the suggestion that
perhaps the thought was that, with
election out OF the way, people would
be in a more equable frame of mind to
give heed" That paper says that "the
public will doubtless be inclined to think
fairly of any sincere attempt to better
the situation aud will give the new ar
rangement lair trial"
THE impression is that We ought to
give the new regulations a fair trial.
adds the Lowell Evening Leader. and
the Chattanooga Times emphasizes the
fact that while the commission has
issued an order cutting the number of
broadcasting stations. it would seem
that this action may not necessarily
spell the doom OF the small or local
oedCIoH. lie tlnc may come, continues
the Leader, when almost every COM
munity desiring one may be able to
boast small station for neighborhood
broadcasting. Such stations would not,
as matter of course, put the towns
having them on the map. so to speak,
put they would nevertheless serve a
certain more or less useful purpose"
THE situation, with many more sta
tons demanding space on the air than
can be accommodated, has seemed to
demand maximum of public service"
declares the Indianapolis News. THAT
IS the yardstick by which the Radio
Commission measures most requests,
and the station serving everybody with
in hearing Of its programs has a bet
ter chance to remain in operation than
one operated for private or selfish
purpose"
TOO many stations have been OH the
air" in the Judgment of the Columbus
Ohio State Journal, with little or
nothing substantial to offer, and in
certain instances there has been too
much interference with really good
programs by inferior stations. If the
new regulations will remedy this situa-
ton. the purpose of the law will be
served and the great army of radio
fans will ne everlastingly grateful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

fine colors, the book gives lovely per-
speCtive of soft suffusions, the thing
that James Huneker and somebody else
have designated as "the pathos of dis
lance" On some particular day or
hour. and no other, when the spirit is
opened out toward the near past, take
up "Quiet Cities" to meet your mood
more than half way. A beautiful ex-
perience. lathe: than a mere reading,
VIII rev I'd YOU. -----A-.--aaMxAMzA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Markings.
He couldn't make pair of shoes.
He couldn't make a kettle.
He couldn't make a thing we use
In leather or in metal.
He could not make an aeroplane.
He could not make a flivver.
He could not start railway train,
Or steamboat on the river.
Yet Something each of US must Make
His efforts he'll redouble.
We cry, "Desist. for PHYS Sake,
For all you Make is TROUBLED"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
Not Altogether UnseIfish,

Not Altogether Unselfish.
What are your ideals in politics?"
Il always hope the best man will
win" answered Senator Sorghum. IN
cidentally I may mention that in con-
tests reaching through a long period
Of years have invariably proved my
self the best man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Suggestions that he might utilize his
popularity in politics appear to have
prompted Lindbergh to tune up the
sky craft and keep as far from earth
as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Eminent motor authorities are arrayed
in opposition in national affairs and as
yet have no time to contribute real
genius toward solution of the great
American parking problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Campaign speakers risk a certain
degree of unpopularity as their duties
compel them at times to interfere with
our favorite radio announcers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

None of the amplifiers is affording
much encouragement to the idea that
this is whispering campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

The Antarctic region is useful in
enabling the world to think of new
perils and forget the disappontments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Evidence Of Prestige.
My Radio! My Radio!
A Statesman's pull I Look Up.
And first of all ask to know
How generous is your Hook Up?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

The full dinner pail is not so crowded
that it has not room in its corners for
a little campaign literature.
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Jud Tunkins says literature is get
ting rough. What was once called
bon mot" is now referred to as wise
crack"
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Futile Advic,

Futile Advice.
If You were I and were You.
We'd tell each other what to do,
And then in disappointment sigh,
The same as just plain You and I.
Using Discretion.
my father promised me a gold
watch" said Mr.. Dustin Stax, IF ]
would not smoke until was twenty-one
years old"
did you hold him to the bar
gain?"
mo. The matter was dropped
Father went into the tobacco trade
and I was proving bad advertise.
ment for the business"
I'VE have few real friends" sale
Hi Ho, the sage OF Chinatown. But
on the other hand, most of our enemie:
are only imaginary"
Unrelated Sound.
did not hear the speech, because
The tumult was cratic,
And much of what we deemed applause
Proved just a bit of static.
"De only man dat finds ezackly whut
he Is lookin' fob in dis life," said Uncle
Eben. lis de man dat is lookin' fol-
tyouhls." 4.-.--..
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

Congress awoke at last to the immi-
nent need of stringent efforts to erad-
icate the borer. The -million-d dollar
appropriation was made in January,
1927, but then it was found that it was
too late to accomplish its main purpose
in inducing farmers to clean UP their
cornfleldS and destroy all stalks and
stubble, for many had already sowed
Winter wheat upon the stubble, and
they refused to destroy the next years
wheat in order to clear. up last years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Rogers Has His First Rehearsal
Humorist Also Finds He Is Back Among
Exciting Events as He Lands In New
York While the Campaign Is
Developing Speed.
Developing Speed.

and stayed at 1t all Summer. That
was at the greatest Vaudeville theatre
of that and all time. That was Ham
mersteins. I stayed on the roof one
whole summer.
We played on the roof at nights and
down stairs at Matinee. We have never
produced another Snowman like Wine
Hammerstein, and the old man hlmselI
was living in those days and with what
that theatre made he was able 10 IN
dulge in presenting Opera.
used a horse on the stage then and
had a Cowboy ride him across at run
and made catches on him as ne run py:
I had Sheriff Buck Mckee with me- L
wish knew where Buck was. He was
on a ranch in California some place the
last I heard of him. Everybody IN
vaudeville new Buck and Teddy, the
pony. / did that type of act for over
three years, during which time went
to Europe twice, played at the Winter
! garden, Berlin, in 1907.
But wait, am getting old and start
ing to reminence. I will be telling you
how much better the performers were
in those days than they are today II
keep on. But 1 must get back to my
knitting, and rehersing. Think OF II
though! TWenty-three years on the
stage and never rehersed before!
Well, let's cut out all this Old Time
Hooey, and get down to present-day
scandal I am paid to tell the truth
about the Politicians and not to drag
in old times and tell what we used to
do. Lets get back to the Comedy.
Raskob just come back from the West
and says, "Al has the solid South, the
Mushy East, the cracked North, and
has fighting chance in the Cuckoo
West" Senator Moses says that Smith
won't carry his Brown Derby, that
Hoover has the whole thing sowed up
and that the only reason they are going
through with the election is just be-
cause they have the ballots printed
and its kind holiday anyway.
Now that is the way those Birds rave
on from day to day. You would think
that everybody in America had gone
to them and placed bond and a
guarantee the very way that they were
going to vote. Did you ever see such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23

to figure out some tactful way for Will
and me to vamoose and leave Wells and
Madge alone. I felt that things had
reached the pass where that was all
that was necessary. And then didn't
Will insist on playing five hundred?
Madge agreed, too; she seemed to have
no idea of the momentousneSS OF the
hour.
Wells was so disappointed at having
to play cards with Will and me he posi-
lively sulked all evening, was actually
almost rude Not that minded that
I knew too we'll what was back of it.
Tomorrow night! I thought trium-
phantly. Not once during the evening
did the famous saying, Strike while the
iron is hot" occur to me in warning.
never even stopped to think that 1t
might rain Sunday.
It did. When we woke up it was
pouring At 10 o'clock Father Horton
telephoned He was laid up with rheu-
matism in his feet, he said, and man
to see the Simmons place was to be in
town. There was nothing for it; Will
would have to go in that afternoon.
All the afternoon it poured. At first
thought I'd take nap and leave
afraid to. For mood of perverse black
mischief seemed to have come over
Madge. She seemed determined at this,
practically the moment of triumph, to
ruin everything for herself. She started
to argue with Wells about religion, of
all things. She and Will really like to
argue, and neither of them ever gets
mad, but to argue with Wells! A girl
with any sense could tell that Wells is
the kind of man who can't bear to
have anybody disagree with him. I
could see how this was affecting him,
and, by almost Superhuman effort of
tact, I managed to steer Madge off. And
not 10 minutes later, when I happened
to have left them alone few minutes,
I came back to hear Madge saying
scornfully, what great statesman ever
said that?" Merciful powers! She was
off on politics
narrowly averted catastrophe again,
but I was worried. There seemed to
be something about being cooped like
this that made Madge rambunctious.
There was no hope of its clearing off
by evening, anyway, so I decided to call
up Will and tell him we'd be ready
to come home if he'd just drive out
after U.S. Madge seemed more tract
able some way in MontroSe.
But nature, which had been playing
along with me in honeysuckles and
moonlight, had apparently turned
against me. Though we hadn't even
noticed any lightning, the telephone
was out of killer, completely dead I
couldn't get Will; there was nothing
to do but to stay right there and wait
for him to come.
The afternoon dragged along, with
me hurting my tact into one breach
after another, and Madge seeming more
perversely determined to kill her own
chances with every slow, rainy hour.
1t had turned cold, along with the
rain. and barely kept Madge from
putting on a disreputable old sweater
of Wills over my very becoming blue
pique. Seven, and still Will hadn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
The Cement Gun.

THERE is a cement gun which Is
L used to apply mortar co5~,ing to
structural steel work. A mixture of dry
sand and cement is shot from a nozzle
by compressed air A second hose de-
liverS to the same nozzle a supply of
water under pressure, and the mixture
Of sand, cement, and water is shot out
with velocity Of about three hundred
and fifty feet per second. The nozzle Is
arranged to produce thorough wetting
OF the material AS the mixture strikes
the surface to be covered the coarse
sand grains rebound until the fine
cement mortar. which adheres imme-
diately, has formed a plastic base, in
which the coarse particles become en-
bedded A covering of any required
thickness is then rapidly built up.
One OF these guns was used on the
Panama Canal to cover the sides of the
Culebra cut with cement to prevent the
unstable earth from sliding into the
Canal.