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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
An Esoteric Hypothesis
of Jonah and the Whale
10 the Editor of The star:

To the Editor Of The star:
The news item in your publication of
August g. giving the issue taken by Dr..
q. S. Miller, curator of mammals at the
National Museum, with the alleged
scientific facts" adduced by Rev. AM
prose j. Wilson In the Princeton Uni
versity Theological Review to prove the
possibility of Jonah having been swal-
lowed by a whale. is most interest
ing. third point of view may be OBJ
tanned from ancient records cited by H.
P. Blatvatsky. page 258. Isis Unveiled, -"
which reads as follows
Big Fish Is Cetus. the Latinized form
OF Keto, and Keto is Dagon, Poseidon.
the female gender of it being Keton
Atar-gatis, the Syrian goddess. and
Venus of Askalon. The figure of Der
heto was generally represented on the
prov of the ships. Jonah 1.-THE Greek
iona. or dove sacred to Venus) fed to
JANA. where the god Dagon. the man.
hsh, was worshiped and dared not 60
to Nineveh, where the dove was revered.
Hence, some commentators believe that
when Jonah was thrown overheard and
was swallowed by fish, we must I'M
derstand he was picked up by one of
THESE vessels, on the prov of which was
the figure of Keto. The kabalists have
another legend that Jonah was a run
away priest from the Temple of The God
dcSS. where the dove was Worshiued
and desired to abolish idolatry and in
stitute monotheiStic worship: that.
caught near Jaffa. he was held prisoner
by the devotees of Dagon in one of the
prison cells Of the temple, and that 1t
is the strange form OF the cell which
gave rise to the allegory In the middle
OF the interior of the temple OF Dagon
stands an immense idol, the upper por-
tion OF whose body is human. and the
lower flshlike. Between the belly and
the tail Is an aperture which can De
closed like the door of closet The
tablet showing a drawing of this was
found IN an excavation a few miles from
Jaffa"
Considering the extraordinary tend
ency OF Oriental nations for puns and
allegorles is 1t not barely possible that
the big fish" by which Jonah was swal-
lowed was simply the cell within the
oeily OF DagonP B, X. POVELSEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

How about this mystery OF never
seeing people again in great city,
A face is glimpsed on the street, the
countenance OF one OF these persons
who belongs to one. but never again
shall 1t be seen,
If the person should migrate to far
country nc or sh" particularly she)
could be no better lost
Take the case Of John, the counter
man.
A countorman, as most persons know,
is the white-coatcd individual who
stands behind the counter in a res
taurant.
Generally he is a gay young blade
who believes that he must mix wit with
the foodstuffS he serves,
His idea of humor OF course, is
strictly his own.
John. on the other hand, was pleas
ant but solemn.
He had reached white hair and dis
erection long ago Perhaps he had come
down in fhe world. We do not know.
What every one did know. however.
was that II was pleasure to have him
hand one ham sandwich and coffee
Here you are, my boy, he would
say And let it be whispered that the
soothing administration OF a l0-Cent tip
had mysterious effect upon one s
check. Somehow the amount which one
was required to pay for the foodstuf1s
received dwindled
Just how this pleasing, yet neverthe-
less absurd. mathematical Juggling hap
pened, it is not for any one at this far
time to guess. AS far as known. no
gentleman customer ever questioned it,
And then one day John, the pleasant
NEel& =
that he had been placed in another po-
sition in his institution. but we never
heard his CHEEKY voice again. or knew
the wrolesomenCsS Of that kindly smile
They said his feet had hurt him. and
SO he had been taken Oft them and de-
posted gently into a big chair. where
he Gid various duties. He still worked.
inourers were told, a hundred feet
away
No doubt if one had persisted In
pushing through yonder door and had
gone down a narrow corridor and come
out in the clearing he would have seen
John busy at his new tasks.
He did exist Occasionally one of us
saw him on the street, so that there
could be no doubt OF his existence.
But in so far as his old stamping ground
was concerned he had vanished from
the haunts of men.
Sometimes the same phenomena eX-
list in relation to a wight one does not
like Despite the pleadings OF religion
every one knows some one he does not
like.
l. may not amount to open enmity.
The fellow is not worth it!
Why should one get wrinkles, as the
chorus girl said, over any one who does
not bring pleasaA relations?
There are women for instance tand
this Is something else that every one
knows, who make us as child again,
PLAYING with other children IN wide
field OF flowers. as that stern, humorous
sage. Ralph Waldo Emerson, so sue
cinctly said.
This being so. why should one-oh.
any ne!-waste his precious time on
ugly ladies, or ~Ty ladies. or down
right mean tempered ladies?
Let him choose sweet, gentle ladies,
and be happy.
Sometimes it happens that one of
E1ese persons one does not like moves
sray. or gets fired, or just quits, or
something or other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Question on Heroism
ELECTS Observations

To the Editor of The star:
Kindly allow me a few words in re-
gard to your recently printed editorial
concerning heroiSm.
| think most OF us have a fairly clear
Idea As 10 what constitutes a hero, Ger
talnly the term is no reSpecfer of per-
sons. A blackheart can be a hero as
well as Itndbergh Heroes are found
among robbers as we'll as among law
abiding citizens. Our prisons will at
test To this
have in mind convict at one of
our larger prisons. He had made plans
TO escape AS he was realizing these
plans he saw the infant daughter of
the warden toddle onto track in the
prison yard in the path of an engine.
Hidden by the engine. he could easily
escape. The child meant nothing To
him. lie hated the warden But with
out hesitation he rushed forward and
rescued the babe Was this convict a
hero?
Nor does the transatlantic aviator
necessarily embark upon a flight To At
tain personal glory II is, / think. a
we'll established fact that, had he so de-
sired, Byrd could have prevented Lind
bergh from making his epochal flight to
Paris With his influence he could have
DttH tlS llISt 10 cross. instead. the
young naval officer who dlved into an
icy sea 10 rescue a member of his crew
offered the intrepid aviator his superior
knowledge of instruments and aided
him in his hazardous undertaking Did
he follow this course To attain personal
glory? Did he cross the North Pole for
the sake OF personal glory? Is that his
purpose now in leaving for the Antarc-
ticp
scientist is not convinced of the
correctness of his theory when he in
oculateS himself with death-deallug
germs. Many perish In this manner
not through any urge to enter the halls
of Valhalla, but for much nobler
motive.
History records many heroes, many
remain unknown, some try 10 attain
that designation through dare-d
foolhardy acts. seemingly not realizing
that hero Is not a daredevil although
daredevil may, at times, be hero
Thus we come once again To the CUES
ton at issue What, after ALL is heroa
w CLAY GLASCOCK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
setting up a harmful reaction within the

setting up harmful reaction within the
nervous organism.
with all the advances Of science max
Ing for rapid transit and for instan-
famous communication and the trans
mission of intelligence and means OF en-
tertainment over immense distances,
there has been little gain toward silent
service. Indeed most Of these so-called
advances have been productive rather
than preventive Of noise. The present
day street car is far more rackety than
was the old horse drawn vehicle, even
with the CHATTER of hoofs upon the cob
blcd pave. And as for that latest device,
the radio, to many 1t is banc rather
than blessing, a nuisance that cannot
be ahated save by the always doubtful
means OF formal complaint and police
intervention New laws are needed to
protect the lovers of quiet from the
nerve -shatterinG emanations from the
instruments of radio addicts who lack
discrimination and consideration for
their fellow beings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
A Vicious Tail Swing.

In its swing to the northward and
out to sea the storm which last week
swept across the State of Florida has
Just crossed this part OF the country
and has given it a conception of the
fury with which the Southern area was
| dashed by the elements The local dis
turbance has been described as the
"tail-end" of the hurricane. The swish
of that caudal appendage was severe
enough to satisfy all craving for ex-
element and peril although it did not
inflict any very great damage
An exceptionally heavy rainfall mark
ed the Florida storm, some fifteen
inches Of water falling in the interior
OF the State during period Of forty
eight hours. In its manifestation in
this region the same characteristic of
precipitation was evident. though in
less degree Within twenty-four hours,
according TO official measurement. six
and third inches of rain fell, con-
shutting a record for all time. This
rain croked sewers. flooded streams.
filed cellars. swept away bridges. COW
cred roads and in some cases under
mined them and caused their surfaces
to crumble and sink.
Those who were compelled to go
forth during the prevalence of this
storm were in some peril though for
tunately no lives were lost Several
to the breaking of bridges and the
flooding of roads Due to the fact that
rain began to fall heavily on Saturday
comparatively few week end tours were
started and the heaviest part of the
storm found the roads comparatively
empty of traffic. Probably more Wash
ingtonians stayed at home all day yes
terday than in many years.
Fears regarding the Potomac River,
which IN this immediate vicinity re-
ceived an immense volume OF water. are
not likely to be confirmed. as ii would
appear that the greatest deluge oc-
CURED in the southern part of the wa
tershed. and there is no present sign
Of menacing rise in the upper
reaches of the valley. The smaller
streams of this area have fallen almost
as quickly as they rose, leaving some
destruction but nothing very serious
Some damage has been done to the
small crops of the adjacent States.
Taking everything into consideration
the visitation has been of slight sever
ity. though while 1t lasted it was spec
5acular and somewhat disturbing. Had
the winds been high there would have
been costly destruction of property
Evidently the force of the storm had
been materially dissipated in its swing
northeastward and for this Washing
ton and the surrounding communities
are deeply grateful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

Then the happy thing Is that one
never sees them again.
You might think that surely one
might meet them again, at theater,
or on the street. or at the ball game,
but surely one never does.
Occasionally some one speaks their
name. but If one is halfway lucky he
n~ycr is forced to view their face again
And this is we'll
X
B9yhood friends have a mysterious
way of disappearing in the same Curl
Gus manner.
Both of YOU have lived in the same
city since childhood but after high
school days you parted, perhaps to GO
10 college
Both of YOU come back to town. but
one Of you might as we'll live in Lon
don. for YOU never sec each other again
Some way life has not eventuated in
exactly the same direction
He never shows up at your club, and
YOU never visit his.
At first YOU kept wondering If you
would not meet him at last some day
when YOU both would look curiously at
each other. for a second, and then rush
forward with outstretch>d hands.
Years went by, knocking this eXpec-
tation out of you.
Now YOU know that never the twain
shall meet, as the poet said. The feel
ING that the old friend may pop ur
suddenly. at the most unexpected time
no longer occupies your thoughts.
If YOU should meet--but the thing Is
impossible-you would simply look the
other way.
And there is the unknown sweet
heart.
she crossed your path, do YOU re-
member. wears and years ago, before
YOU became a happily married gentle
man?
she was getting on a street car, o:
maybe lust walking along the street.
Your eyes met.
For that brief, electric instant you
two understood each other.
1t was not. YOU swore then 'and
recall now. unless time has done UNI
usually severe things to you) it was
not Just the ordinary play of eyes upon
eyes
Something deeper was at work, In
that particular brief, electric moment
when you two met.
YOU may nave EOllC w wv INN''it VA
hating. wondering
And then she was gone.
After that. YOU may recall. you never
passed that corner without wondering
If YOU should see her again
II was a corner like all corners, but
it had become. if not exactly halloWed
then different
Once you thought you saw her in a
crowd. but by the time you got TO the
place she had vanished again
For months. even years, let 1t b
whispered. you carried a picture In
YOUR minds eye, or in your heart, If
that suits YOU better.
Gradually the face faded away. AS
YOU realized the awful immensely of a
great city The two Of you no doubt
had passed and repassed, but you might
as we'll have moved to Paris and she
10 the South Sea Isles
You we're lost to each other in the
ccaseless crowds And remorselesS
time makes you forget the sweetheart
YOU never knew except upon some spe-
cial occasion when. for a brief second
YOU stop. AS now to bcstow upon the
memory of her sweet face thought
like vinlets blooming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Noise, Nuisances and Nerves.

A sad case Of nerves brought to the
breaking point comes to light in the
suicide Of young woman in this city
who shortly before her self-infiicted
death complained Of the noise OF type
writers in the room where she was &C
cupied II is evident that she could not
stand the incessant clatter. There are
many people who are similarly afflicted
but who fortunately do not succumb TO
the strain Of sound Modern life is
full Of noise. There are noises OF traf-
nc. Of trade. Of construction. and, as in
this case. even of correspondence. There
are day noises and night noises. In the
latter category are the sounds Of
radio which fiji the Air IN otherwise
peaceful neighborhoods with a caco-
phony that makes sleep impossible
Some people are indifferent 10 noises,
but the ma jority suffer from them. They
may not be wholly conscious Of tho
strain. but they are nevertheless affect
ed by din and rattle. crash and clatter
The nervous system is deranged by the
vibrations that assail the ears Resist
ance is lessened and undoubtedly large
part of the so-called nervous troubles
With which modern man Is afflicted is
due 10 these sounds Of civilization"
One often hears it said Il do not
mind the noises ] have become accus-
TONED 10 them and do not notice them
This is only partially true. II is true that
the ear rendered less sensitive by abuse
does not register IN terms Of conscious
appreciation of all the vibrations thai
, enter It. But the constant hsmmering oi
| sound upon the delicate tympannm y
nevertheless Making a record there anc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Bold Forgeries.

One Of the larger New York banks
n lust reported q series Of iorgerles
totauns si04 900 which were worked
upon it during the month Of july bg
an expert operator. This loss falls
upon q bonding corporation which Is
row working with the police u ind
che forser The scheme of the carln9
crock was based upon accurate knowi~
edst Of the present practices OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

President Coolidge gives evidence that
he is in no special hurry 70 return to
washington. Latest reports from Cedar
Island Lodge. on the Brule River In
wisconsin. mention the middle of Sep
tember as the probable date of de-
parture 1t Is suggested also that he
might then spend a week or so at the
old homestead at Plymouth. VT. and
perhaps stop over at Northampton,
Mass. before setting up housekeeping
once again at 1000 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. At any rate. Mr. Coolidge this
Summer. for the first time since ne
became President, is enjoying a real
respite from the cares and responsible
titles of his office, and for the first time
also Is of the front pages OF the metro
pohtan newspapers. Palo Alto. Calf,
rather than Superior. Wis. has been
the mecca of the message bringers.
Small matters sometimes start large
controversies. and at the moment The
publicity department of the Republican
national committee is busy answering
innumerable inquiries as to the au-
thenticity of pictures Of the Hoover
birthplace at West Branch, Iowa. One
photograph widely distributed shows
porch III front. Another photograph
useo TO illustrate several life stories of
the Republican nominee depicts small
one-story building. hardly more than q
cabin The fact Is that when MIR
Hoover was ushered into the world 81
years age the Hoover homestead COM
priSed simply the one-Story. two-room
huilding--a real Abe Lincoln setting
Years later q two-Story house was
erected with the original birthplace
Joined on as an ell, So III sense. both
pictures are correct The Hoover
publiCistS are perpleXed as 10 which
photograph conveys the most potent
appeal
Reports from abroad to the effect
that the alleged poor showing OF the
American athletes I'm the Olympic
games at Amsterdam was due To too
much rich food consumed on the yoy-
age across the Atlantic have been neatly
turned to account by the Shipping
Board TO advertise the fine cuisine AFT
forded to passengers on the United
chartered the United States Lines
steamship Roosevelt for their trans
atlantic trip First of all. however. IL
Is denied the American team made a
poOr showing Gen Douglas Mac
Arthur, president Of the American
Olympic committee, cables that they
have achieved a brilliant success" Then
1t Is pointed out that the athletes were
served specially prepared menu, but
that the other guests on the Roosevelt
were served the same fare always Serv-
ed 20 passengers. and concludes The
standard OF living on American ships in
very high, much higher than on COM
pettng lines PERHAPS, This Is not mat
ter Of reproach but one Of qualification"
A perfect illustration OF the fitility of
press ACCENTED political prophecies was
afforded recently when on the same
day and at the same hour Republican
headquarters here and Democratic
headquarters issued interviews on the
political outlook In Massachusetts
couched In almost identical language
setting forth Numerically onnoSite con-
illusions, Representative Ireadway, dean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

! of the Bay state Republicans in the
( House. observed extraordinary enthuSi-
! asm for Hoover in his home State. alb
Solute harmony in Republican ranks.
and ''conServatively" predicted a Re-
publican ma jority of not less than $780,
000 Gen. Edward L, Logan of Boston.
prominent Bay state Democrat. doomed
for gubernatorial honorS. observed ex-
ceptional enthusiasm for Gov. Smith,
unexampled harmony in Democratic
ranks an extraordinary deSertion Of
their party by Republicans, and predict
ed that Smith and Senator David I.
Walsh would sweep the state.
Federal employees may make cash
donations 70 the party war chests and
may cast their ballots on election Gay
but that ia the full extent Of their po-
liticai activity If they obey the explicit
and voluminouS instructions Just is
sued by the Civil Service Commission.
II is an impressive list Of Don Is"
which they are offered, No campaign
buttons in their coat lapels and no po
litical Stickers on their automobiles
They must not organize or officer po
litical clubs, write political opinions FOR
print, make political speeches or pro-
mote political meetings, or take any
election-day job as checker or watcher
ut the polls Restrictions against po-
litical activity impose no hardShipS,"
declares the commission They leave
employees free 10 vote and think as they
please"
John Garner of Texas. good old
Jack" beloved of friend and foe alike.
with record of IS years Of service in
the House of Representatives Of The
fifteenth district OF Texas. is the next
minority leader. and. II there be an
Overturn and the Democrats obtain
control the next Speaker. The only
doubt on that score rests with Garner
himself 1t has been suggested thai
20 assume the duties OF minority leader
might involve his surrender OF his place
as ranking Democrat on the House
ways and means committee. In which
event he might decline the new honor
and keep his present important Dos.
The Democrats lost their present lead
or. FiniS J, Garrett OF Tennessee. wheu
The latter elected to enter the Sens-
torial primaries against senator Me
Keliar OF Tennessee only 70 NEE, d..
feat Edward W Puu Of North Carr
lima Is the only member on the psnio-
cratic side who has been In Congress
longer than Garner Pou has served
IA terms,
=
The stamp collectors Of the country
are paying Washington their annual
visit this week for the thirty-Ecurth
annual convention of the Society Of
Philatelic Americans. The Stamp-col-
Letting hobby claims added deyoteeS
with each passing year, The Post Of
nee Department has been obliged 20 eS-
tahliSh = special division 10 handle eN- .
cluSively the sale of stampS-~-not for
postage. but for the postage stamp al
buns nj collectors Perfectly eenteged
specimens az each new issue. with the
plate number In the margin attached
and new issues hearins cancellation
date of the day strSt issued are some N
the fne points which the collector
seeks when he writes to washington 20
put In his advance order An auction
sale ut rare stamps Ia one Of the prin-
eipal features Of the annual convention
OF the phllAtelists,
tcopyrieAA le3a1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Rescue League Does
Not Preserve Animals
10 the Editor OF The star

TO The EnItUr OF TIE stun
A letter In The Star under the head
ing. Opportunities To Aid Unfortunate
Animals" speaks of the Animal Rescue
League as an ideal place to send home
less cats and dogs BY the tone Of the
letter the writer seems To be under the
delsi0n that animals are cared for NJ
this league. whereas. on the contrary,
they are put ~ death,
~ M. g. MORRIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Washington d. C, is a recognized
point of interest for Summer visitors.
In order TO make the motorist feel that
ne is not severed from rural experiences
the city streets are equipped with
''Detour" signs as never before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

The hope that poverty will be ban
lshcd from the Nation may be realized
If every individual can command the
industry and good Judgment that
enabled Herbert Hoover to attain
affluenCc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

1t is Herbert Hoover's fortune to be
able to speak of economic conditions
with the confidence of one who has Tor
years MADE their study part Of his
regular office duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

The city purchaser is demanding
some kind Of farm relief that will do
away with the necessity of paying
large price for small loaf of bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

With the Ford fortune on one side
and that of Raskob on the other, the
mere detail Of money may be forgotten
temporarily. while the ethical economic
and strategic points receive full atten-
+fn,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

The old-time prohibition party would
have been a powerful factor in affairs
II 1T could have commanded all the
cheers nov in evidence for a dry plank
In platform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

A parody might suggest itself to
Mayor Walker for the benefit OF Gov.
Smith putting to voters the question,
will you love me in November as you
did In June?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Reminders are considered due that
certain polite distinctions must be
drawn between a raid and a rough
house.