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that the Capitol guides continue to work
on fee basis for taking American citt-
gems through their own Capitol. Sight
seeing companies that bring tourists to
the Capitol have a formal arrangement
with the guides and pay them regularly
for eScorting visitors through the
building, and Of course the tourists pay
the bill. Groups Of visitors must tip the
guides for services that should be Offer
ed freely and gladly by Uncle Sam.
The tipping EVIL" in hotels and Pull
mans is roundly and holly denounced
by the public at large, but the Capitol
guides, wearing uniforms that proclaim
them oficial servants of Uncle Sam.
continue To demand and to receive fees
for their services. In effect the fee is a
tip as It Is pocketed by the guides.
Such condition is highly undigni-
fed and totally out Of keeping with the
type of service rendered. The Federal
Government should be proud to show
citizens the Capitol or any other Of
their property in Washington. To ac-
oept fee In the firm Of q tip for the
service is rather small for Uncle Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
Traffic Justice.

Judge Mattingly is to be commended
for his sound conception Of trafic JUS
tice. Yesterday he announced in court
that violatorS Of the major regulation
need expect no leniency from him and
thereupon proceeded to impose stiff
penalties upon those who appeared be-
fore him. One man charged with OBJ
tanning a permit by Misrepresentation
after his original permit had been re-
voked drew a thousand dollar fine with
an alternative of three hundred and
sixty days in Jail, while speeders and
reckless drivers were forced to dig deep
into their pockets to avoid spending
time behind the bars.
There Is a vast difference between a
major and a minor trafic of1ense. The
former involves possible injury or death
or property damage, while the latter,
such as parking overtime, involves
nothing more than lack Of thought for
the rights of others. Unfortunately,
however, this difference Is seldom ap-
preciated, and the motorist who runs
past q street car which is discharging
passengers receives the same fine as
the man who had been detained at q
business appointment and been unable
to repark his car before he had exceed
ed the limit.
II is particularly refreshing to note,
therefore, that this difference Is recog-
nized by Judge Mattingly. Driving
while under the influence Of liquor, leav-
ing the scene of a collision without
making identity known. driving after a
permit has been revoked because Of con-
viction on a serious trafic offense, reck-
less driving and host Of others are vio-
lations of the regulations that should be
treated sternly by the courts. Speed
ing is mot necessarily major ofense.
Conditions of weather, trafAc, Car and
driver should all be taken into account
In determining justice for this type OF
motorist. There can be no universal
yardstick for measuring violations OF
this nature.
washington's trafic campaign has
proved a signal success and credit mus
he given equally to the Trafhc Depart
ment, the police and 10 the courts
Unquestionably the exceptional activity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

Of the total cost of the Monument was
raised by popular subscription.
O.. Are graves dug as deep in the
country as in the city?-T. c. D.
A. Graves In cities are USUALLY 8
feet below the surface and In the coun-
try they are never more than 4 feet.
Q. Which Is the best substance TO
take the vibration out Of automobiles
felt, rubber or leather?-H. D. ".
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that rubber will absorb more Of the
vibration than either felt or leather.
}. : :. i How is a parrot taught to talk
A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
says no hard and fast rule can be laid
down for teaching bird to talk This
Is entirely a matter Of patience and
perseverance in dealing With the bird.
At first. the bird should be kept In
room by itself and the cage covered
bird except in repeating simple phrases
over and over again. Only one phrase
should be used in single day in the
early training. Gradually work u until
several phrases are repeated over and
over to the bird each day. Put a
cover over the cage when the parrot
begins TO squawk. This is said 70 break
IL OF lnlS DdO naOlJ.
o. What did people do before knives
were supplied at the dining tablet
A. D. S.
A. Knives were not placed on the
table until about the close of the
fifteenth century and each person car
ried knife With him wherever the
exigencies Of dining required other in
str,Imente than his fingers.
O. How high is the waterfall at
Sutherland, New Zealand:-G. A.
A. The height Of these falls Is ,so4
feet.
Q. Who said IN our century science
Is the soul Of the prosperity Of the
nations and the living source OF al
progress"?-A. 3.
A. This quotation Is accredited TO
Pastsur.
Q. Should food be covered that IL
kept IN an electric refrlgera'or?-
L. NJ. T,
A. It is no more necessary than In
any other type Of icebox. II Is better
to cover Ash and punsent eheeses Hot
things should be covered when put In
TO cool,
O. Are cotton bolls always vhite?-
W z. r.
A. In this country only white cotton
is raised but In Central and South
America there is a species Of brown
cotton raised. the boil Of which varies
from a muddy yellow 10 dark cocoa
brown. It is used by the native women
in weaving shawls and blankets.
O. What pensions are given 70
Spanish American War veterans
M z. T
A. According To the general pension
law persons who served in the Span
ish-American War may be entitled TO 3
pension for disability. The rates range
from IS TO 500 a month. Persons may
be entitled to receive pension from
s12 to $40 month on account of age.
q. How old is the city of Charleston,
S. C?-J. ?. P.
A. In 1852 the French set Up post
at Port Royal. s. G. In 1870 the pro-
prietory government was originated and
soon a settlement was made at Port
Royal in 1870. In 1871 the name Of
Port Royal was changed to Charles
Town This name was changed to
Charleston in l7is.
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The first great menace to the Gov
eminent came In the form of a Whisky
Rebellion" in Pennsylvania, TO subdue
which President Washington did not
hesitate to send an army across the
State lines.
On the other hand. history records
that North Carolina, In the early days,
coined whisky into money, as Virginia
did tobacco. The obvious comment is
that North Carolina is not the only
region. which has made money out of
whisky, but at all events the Tarheel
state will not indorsc, today, the policy
Of notification, even under States right.
There are some things that even States
can live down. though we all may be
ready to try anything once"
.lCopyTiSht, 1929, By Paul " coltins)
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Value of Stop Signs
Very Often Nullified

To the Editor Of The star:
Your editorial entitled. MARYLAND
Stop Sign" might have served its pur-
pose better If 1t had gone further and
quoted the penalty for violating the Law
requiring complete and full stop at
complied with the practice can be
great source OF danger, and it is very
necessary for an automobiles approach
ing an interesting roadway or street
to be prepared for most anything that
might happen. Otherwise the driver
may find himself in an accident, or over
bank or in hospital with broken
bones and a wrecked car, while the one
causing all the trouble gets away with
no injuries or damages.
There are a number of motorists who
will not obey the trafic regulations and
act In a manner as If the laws were
made for every one else 10 obey but
themselves. If they cause any trouble
on the road the other fellow is always
the cause OF the trouble.
Your paper could be a great factor
in the saving of lives and needless suf-
fering and loss of property If it would
endeavor to impress upon the motorist
that these signs were erected for their
safety and every motorist should feel
that 1t is his duty to obey them. At
the same time it is the duty of the
motorist approaching interesting roads
to be on the alert for anything. regard
less OF the speed permitted by the laws
of the State.
The fact that one is permitted to
drive car up to 40 miles an hour, and
still be within the law, affords little
comfort or satisfaction when one is
lying In hospital suffering great pain,
and possibly the loss of a member of the
AZ Of
ing within the law and the other driver
obeying no law.
The safety Of the driving public. or
motorist. depends largely upon his own
actions, not upon regulations.
Only last week was in position
TO see one of these stop signs placed at
an interesting street and l counted
Is cars pass the sign. Two cars came to
a complete stop and waited until they
could safely enter upon the highway
Three cars only slowed down slightly.
the others paid no attention to the sign
whatever, so you see what the risk will
be for the fast-driving motorist if he
is going to depend very much on the
stop sign"
1t is practically impossible to arrest
the violators of these stop sign regu-
lations. as it would be necessary to place
an of1cer at each sign and the purpose
OF tnese signs Is only going to be eff
fectlve when the motorist feels that his
SAFETY depends upon careful observance
OF them. ! think a few words In your
paper will do more real good than giving
the motorist the idea that he can drive
40 miles an hour with safety. depend
ing on the stop sign to keep him out of
the hospital or cemetery.
H. J. MOFFAT,
Justice of the Peace.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

lion" srinned pretty, gentle Mrs. Dore-
mouse.
Sergius Dolinski was a saturnine man
who had been told by his doctor that he
was carrying too much weight.
Reduce" his physician had ordered.
So Mr. Dolinskl became a patron Of
the penny weighing machines. He stood
on them at all hours, in drug stores,
restaurants, etc.
Sometimes he read the writing on
the back, other times he simply threw
tfe card away without looking at the
fortune"
One day, however, when he was in q
terrible humor, feeling quite i'll, indeed.
and at war with himself as we'll as with
the world, Dolinski stepped onto the
platform of his favorite machine.
He had more confidence in this one
than In most of them. He believed its
scale to tell the truth at all times. He
so far trusted this machine that often
he read the fortune" too. as a sort
Of compliment to the weighty Industry.
He read: You have cheerful dis
position which radistes happiness and
good fellowship wherever you 60"
Sergius Dolinski frowned, growled
nightly. threw his card far from him.
The wrong boy had got on the scale
that time.
Mike Handesty came along with his
Jaw stuck out and his fists ready to
sr1ite any one who 50 much as looked
at him in the wrong way.
Mike was interested in weight, too.
An amateur pugilist In a small way,
h, was too heavy for his division In
the boxing world. He must take of 10
pounds shortly or be denied entrance in
the amateur mill at the club
So Mike patronized the weighing
machines around town. It became a
habit with him. sort Of game in which
he did not always win by any means.
Sometimes the machines showed a gain,
whereupon he cursed aloud and gave
1t as his opinion that Che things we're
frauds.
Handesty, like many a hero, came
from poor but honest parents. He
never read books. knew no music but
few popular tunes. and had never
seen any place but his native town.
He was = two-fsted hard-boiled
bozo interested some 90 per cent in him.
self, with per cent of interest left
over for the rest Of the world and its
concerns.
Mike stepped gayly onto the platform
OF the weight machine, dropped in q
cent. and watched for the card 10 slide
out
When II did he retoiced to see he
had lost pounds This put him in
such a good humor that he turned the
card over. There he read:
You are fond Of travel are lover
Of music and art with profound, frank
spirituality underneath all"
Mike Handesty had the grace to grin
as he let the bit of cardboard fiutter
to the floor.
If he had known about Mrs. Dore-
mouse, who had weighed on the same
scale in the morning. and about Sergius
Dolinski, who passed that way in the
afternoon, he would have laughed aloud.
II Mrs. Doremouse who was said to
have countenance as impassive as q
stone lion, could have seen Mike or
Sergius she would have been laughing
yet.
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Appeals to Motorists
To Protect Animals
To the Editor Of Tn. star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The full Summer tide is upon us
welcome vacation time II IS also 9
time for many kindnesses toward our
human brothers who cannot afford
Change from the daily grind, and for
our animal friends and helpers. Our
own rest time will bring us more bless
ingS If we spare a bit of our vacation
savings for some OF these. That bit
may help bestow JOY and health upon
some little child or weary mother at
one of the Summer outing camps of
the several charities and missions Of
the city; it may go toward a well
earned rest in green meadows for an
overworked horse of some poor man
"a kindness TO him also), or help rescue
from prolonged suffering ill-trested
homeless, deserted. lost large and small
animals through the Humane Society
and the Animal Rescue League.
And just single plea. Won't auto
drivers when they accidentally hit ar
animal. seek earnestly by inquiry of
witnesses or nearby householders 70
ascertain the possible owner of the
victim and offer to render aid? Last
Fall our dear 10-yesr-old pet cat. Dicky.
was found after several hours anxious
where he had crept away to die. A
beautiful happy creature at the dawn
Of day; at dusk. cold, limp. covered
with the dirt of the street, almost
breathing his last. which occurred short
~ afterward. The veterinarian ex-
animation pronounced him crushed over
the back by being run over, and there
fore fatal from the first. but our poor
pet might have been spared those hours
Of pain, cold and seeming desertion.
when few inquiries might have been
fruitful as,
many in the neighborhood. but not
word came to us. ana We mourn still
his tragic end. Summer activities.
crowding the streets. bring increasing
difficulties in driving. but won't our
motoring friends do their best when
such tragedies occur? II one strikes
a car or person he must stop: why not
for poor animal victim Also consider
the many little children who almost
grleve their hearts out when their pets
fail 10 return home
VIRGINIA w. SARGENT.
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The Capitol Guides.

1t is Of minor importance whether
the drivers of sightseeing buses stand
on the steps Of the Capitol or lounge in
the rotunda while their passengers are
being shown the sights by the Capitol
guides. One brave driver made himself
the subject for test case and the Po-
lice Court exonerated him of the charge
of disorderly conduct, preferred against
him for his failure to remove his person
from the rotunda as ordered. But the
Capitol authorities will either md an
old law to cover the case or obtain
new one. and 1t is to be taken for
granted that whatever the decision re-
garding ethical conduct for bus drivers,
the Nation will survive.
OF more Importance than the problem
Of the bus drivers, however, Is the fact
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This Is q special department devoted
TO the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
ton In Washington to serve you in any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
your address clearly and inclose 2 cents
In coin or stamps for reply. Send To
The Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Haskln, director, Washington D. c.
@. When does the Summer School
for Secretaries of Chambers Of Com
nlerce and Trade Associations open?--
P. G.
A. This annual conference will be
held at Northwestern University from
August 4 to II: The subjects dealt
with will be: Marketing and distri-
ment, principles Of economics, present.
day economic problems, industrial de-
velopment Of the United States. bust
ness and government, effective speak
ing, psychology, sociology. public finance
and taxation and effective expression in
print.
O. What does the Sullivan postage
stamp commemorate R. S. r.
A. It marks the 150th anniversary If
the Sullivan expedition In New York
during the Revolutionary War. This
special 2-cent stamp bears a portrait Of
Maj. Gen. Sullivan.
O. How many people in the United
States have defective Speech?-S. T,
A. It Is estimated that at least l.
600 900 persons have some form Of
speech disorder, and Of these apprNzS-
mstely 100000 are school children who
stammer or stutter.
g. What was the year Of the big
frost, which damaged crops so much?-
c. F. W
A. It occurred June S, 1859.
@. Can the radio be used IN detecting
ol?--L. J. G.
A. The Loomis Radio College says
that radio waves. using reflected sound
waves as recorded on a seismograph
are used quite successfully In locating
oil, or rather the salt domeS under
which oil Is generally found. Dynamite
the sound waves.
O Who are the presidents Of the
National Benefit Life Insurance Co. and
Of the Victory Life Insurance Co, two
life insurance companies owned and
manged by colored people7-M. D.
A. r. H. Rutherford Is the president
D
manager of the National Benefit and
Anthony Overton Is president Of the
Victory Life Insurance Co. These men
are among the leaders Of the Negro
race in business enterprises.
Q. What Is the name of the big
tree in Mexico7-W. A. P.
A. The United States Forest Service
SAYS that the famous cypress Santa
Maria del Tule. in Southern Mexico,
is among the largest and oldest Of trees
in the world It is particularly large
in diameter. but not in height. II is
| $50 feet tall and 80 feet in diameter.
Q. Why Is a monkey-wreneh 50
! called?-J. S. p.
A. It. was named for it's inventor,
whose name was Monckey.
@. Who financed the Washington
| Monument?-J. j. j.
A. The Washington Monument So
ciety was founded in 1888. In 1854
| the funds were exhausted when the
shaft was only 154 feet high. In 1878
! building was resumed largely through
the appropriations provided by Con-
gresS. Three hundred thousand dollars
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on the part Of the police has promoted
care In driving, but this factor alone
Is not responsible for the unusual record
of the National Capital, which has had
no trafic casualties during the past
three weeks. Probably there are al
most as many unavoidable fatalities as
there are those that could have been
avoided and luck has played large
part in the enviable record which has
Just been set up. OF course the ideal
condition for any city would be the
absence of all accidents. but the most
that can be hoped for is the elimination
of those that could have been avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18

Mrs. Myrtle Doremouse was as mild
and gentle q young woman as ever
walked In woven leather shoes from
abroad.
She had a good word for everybody,
like the young woman whom Jane Aus
ten named after herself in Pride and
Prejudice"
Mrs. Doremouse. however. was strictly
up-to-date, without any pre-Victortan
sentiments TO hamper her style.
Her hair was bobbed, her clothes
were Of the sports variety although she
played neither tennis nor golf and her
visible epidermis quite tanned.
In addition to these signs Of the
modern woman, Mrs. Doremouse was
slim and growing simmer every day.
Once she might have been described
In the vernacular Of past day as
high, wide and handsome" but phrases,
as well as human beings. have gone In
for reduction on a generous scale.
In 1893 1t took all Of "There1l Be a
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
to express what q young man or
woman Of 1929 means with one word,
"Whoopee."
Mrs. Doremouse managed 10 reduce
the essential portions of her anatomy
without harming either her health or
her immortal soul.
Nor did her exquisite sense Of humor
suffer the slightest eclipse. This was
manifest every time she got upon one
of these weighing machines into which
one drops a penny and gets a printed
card in return.
On one side the slip shows the
weight-of- the moment on the other a
neatly printed fortune" based upon
the universal desire OF human nature to
be "soft-soaped"
No matter how much she weighed.
Mrs. Doremouse managed 10 get smile
out Of those cards. They cheered her
upon the rainiest days. and when the
sun was shining they made her posi-
lively laugh aloud.
often she laughed 80 loudly that
some young man without discretion
imagined that the pretty young woman
by the scales WAS attempting to at
tract his attention.
Young men are 80 eager 10 believe
that young women are attempting to
attract their attention that they see
seduction even on a weighing machine.
One day Mrs. Doremouse put in her
pCliuN hIiu kOi Oub n thAlLig cdNhsAoNb OA J
card. showing that she not only had
not gained during the past week, but
had lost a pound and three-quarters.
THIS was highly satisfactory. She
turned the card over at once. convinced
that her fortune" would be Of like
nature.
Here is what that mild, gentle, smil-
ing Mrs Doremouse read:
You can, when you desire, he to
every outward expression as impaSsive
as stone Ion
A large grin began to well up some :
where inside our heroine. Just where
smiles originate it is difiicult TO say.
Some believe they have their birth In
the mind. others In the heart. still
others in the esophagus.
Mrs. DoremouSes grin began to well
up from somewhere or other and finally
broke into sparkles in her eyes. into
ripples on her lips.
Imagine me as impressive as a stone