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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Why is 1t so difficult to select meal

Why is 1t so dif1icult to select a meal
from a menu?
When a man faces list of foodstuf1s
neatly printed on fancy card, what
wit he has seems to desert him.
He who the moment before was IN
full possession Of his faculties suddenly
finds himself entirely at sea.
The words begin to swim before ms
eyes. he feels entirely groggy and gropes
for mental support.
Usually he finds 1t in the name oil
some perfectly familiar food. to which
his eyes cling as If safety were to be
found only there.
More often than not this lifebuoF
food. as it might be termed, is precisely
the thing he does not want to order.
Picture this unhappy individual, as
he looks menacingly at the long lls'
Of meats. vegetables, salads. drinks
breads, desserts, etc.
Out Of so many. one might think, ne
would have no difficulty at all in Sc
lecting just what he wants.
No doubt the menu builders had that
helpful thought IN mind.
Il will put it all down here" they must
have said. so that even TOOL couio
ma SOHel1lIlS ie WhHtcu.
y
The fool. holding the card with q
complete air of indifference, as II wna'
he chose made not the slightest oil
of difference to him. becomes more
panicky as the seconds ny by.
Perhaps II the waiter would go away
he might be able to make fair selec-
ton. But the waiter will not go away
He--or she-seems 10 know that to
stand solcmnly at attention will make
the poor fool even more foolish.
Sometimes 1t would seem that walters
were put into the world to do every
thing but wait--they make the GUS
toners wait, true enough--and. above
all. they make customers nervous.
Shrinking persons may think. on
hand. that this nervousness Is due to
inexperience. Those who eat daily in
swell restaurants and hotels, they
think, never feel the slightest bit nerv-
Gus. in the face of a fancy menu and
fairy waitress.
Let 1t be said at once that expert
ence has nothing to do with it, just
what factors have to do with 1t will
appear in due time. For the present
1t must be admitted that old-stasers as
well as the inexperienced feel fear in
the presence of menu.
Perhaps 1t is not so much fear as
trepidation. There is an agitation, a
trembling, which takes possession OF
the menu holder. the food list scanner
This seizure begins the moment the
waitress places the card before the
would-be consumer We say would-be
for until the attack passes, that is all
he can be called.
When the card is on the table, the
furry begins. II one had any reason
able idea Of what he wanted to eat 1--WE
minutes previously. 1t is all scared out
Of him now.
He is that most curious creature, an
animal on the defensive.
Whereas shortly before he knew he
wanted baked beans and potato salad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
An Automobile Pioneer Passes On

The death Of David Buick, founder of
the automobile company bearing his
name, at the age of seventy-two, penni-
less, forlorn and practically unfriended,
proves again that mere inventive genius
does not surely find the road to wealth
One of the pioneers of the automobile
andustry and bearer of the name that is
written In metal on the radiators of
more than two million cars, David
Bucks demise was as tragic as was the
latter part OF his life. Unable to afford
even telephone and holding the posi-
ton Of information man" in a trade
school solely through his inventive
knowledge, Buick, whose fingers were
always brushed aside just as they
touched gold, passed on to a better
world.
: In 1903 he was member of a pros
porous plumbing supply company in De-
centrated in the application of gaso-
line motors to carriages as means of
power. Determined TO work out his
theories for the manufacture of the
"horseless carriage" Buick sold his in
terests in the plumbing factory and be-
gan active experiments in a barn in the
rear OF his home. As soon as his con-
traption was completed he advertised
for new capital and triumphantly Sc
cured it when he drove his car dis
tanCe Of sixty miles, from Detroit &c
Flint This should have marked the be-
ginning Of a steady upward climb fol
the man whose genius created one OF
the first automobiles, but dissension In
the new company soon forced Its
founder to realize that with mind in
tent solely on machinery he was unable
to accept business cares as well, and
from that time on, when he left the
company in 1909, he steadily retro
graded TO the point where death over
took him.
II seems pity that David Buick
could not have become affiliated in thu
/, early days with some person whorcoule
at1aye supplemented his mechanical mins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Consistency of Justice,

Magistrate Ewald has again been as
signed to Traffic Court in New York
City and the days Of gloom for the mo-
torist are begun. Magistrate Ewald APP
parently does not care much for those
unhappy drivers who violate the traffic
regulations and his appearance on the
bench strikes terror into their souls be-
cause from past experience they have
found that, like the losing poker player
who gets hoarseness in the throat from
saying That's good" the judge Is court
ing the same atfiiction by repeating. "A
day in Jail" SO all the gladneSs dis
appears from even the petty violator's
heart when he hears the ominous words
Magistrate Ewald is on the bench"
Take yesterday. for instance: Three
days and a twenty ive-dollar fine for
defective brakes; two days at the Tombs
A-E =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
The Hoover Oil Policy.

President Hoover'S FIRST proclamation
of administration policy comprehends
an issue that has been much-and dis
agreeably--in the public attention for
the past seven years. 1t deals with oil.
But it is blast OF refreshing air which
the new Chief Engineer OF the Repub-
lie let's into that hitherto nauseous sit
uat:on.
The President announces. with the
full prestige of his personal authority,
that there will be complete conserva-
ton of Government oils during this
administration" To assure such con-
serystion, there will henceforward be no
leases Of public oil lands to private in
terests under any circumstances what
ever, unless specifically ordered by Con-
gress.
On wide-open Capitol Hill in flu
ture, in other words, and not in the
seuuestered chambers Of cabinet ON
GERS. the legitimacy or illegitimacy OF
transferring the Nations petroliferous
domains will have to be discussed and
determined, If at ALL The little black
bag" system of disposing of Govern
ment oil lands is over. Sic transit
gloria of Teapot Dome and all allied
and associated gratis and grabs!
Apart from these broader and highly
gratifying aspects of President Hoover's
oil-conservation program, it has i'm
lnense practical Importance. Mr.. Hoo
yer aims to stop not only Illicit exploit
tation of Government petroleum de-
posts, but to arrest, in so far as official
powers permit, the reckless and cumu-
lative exhaustion of the Nations oil
resources.
These are by no means bottomless
well. They are so far from being end
less that many geological authorities
foresee the time when the United
States, despite the "gushers" of Okla
hon1a, Texas and California, will be
heavily dependent on foreign oil sup
plies. The profligate use of petroleum
by-products by the American automo-
tive world is mainly responsible for that
prospect
The immediate effect of President
Hoover's manifesto will be the stoppage
of approximately six thousand permits
TO drill for oil in public lands. About
that number of permits hitherto has
been issued annually. Usually, II oil is
located. Government lease ensues.
That system is now to be abolished.
Uncle Sans oil for Uncle Sam" is the
Hoover policy. At present about one
tenth of all the oil produced in the
United States is Withdrawn from Gov
eminent owned and controlled lands
It is a characteristic engineering ges-
ture, this maiden major move of the
Hooverian era. 1t is practical idealism.
1t Is practical because it aims at con-
serving the commodity which is coming to
be the main motive power of our mod
ern existence. Nowadays, while there is
oil, there is hope. 1t is idealistic, because
President Hoover signals to all whom it
may concern that, during the next four
years at least, one of the peoples most
priceless national possessions will be
maintained exclusively in trust for them,
to have and to hold.
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THIS AND THAT
by CHARLES T.. TRACEHELL.

now he finds his ideas torn to pieces
and thrown to the winds.
Baked beans fly away in the face of
chicken a la king, potato salad sour
ries to cover when confronted with raw
ishing dishes with French names.
In the first place, there is a plethora,
and mankind was never intended by
the divine destiny to face a super
abundance of anything.
Mankind was intended to earn his
bread in the sweat of his brow. Maybe
any rate, mentally--over selecting a
meal.
He shall not get off SO easily! Is
this all he has to do, to make Sc
lection between one food and another
and to announce it plainly. so that
the waiting ears may duly register the
choice?
An, he shall not get off so easily!
So confusion descends upon him.
Oh, II she would only 60 away, and
let fellow make his selection In
peace!
She does not go away
There she stands, the very embodi-
ment Of quiet effrontery. Surely she
ID tduSHIIiE up IICL NC
mure attitude merely conceals a SUI
preme contempt for every consumer.
Then there Is the sight of the other
fellow sufferers. Surely they are in no
trouble over the menu. See how light
ly they point out their chose, with
lowering forefinger!
One hears them saying deity Bring
mo this, and that, and the other
Hurry up, hurry up. hurry up!
While all the others are making their
selections, apparently without fear or
favor. one must speed up. in the face OF
this quiet Young lady who stands there
respectfully enough, but who will surely
be thinking Well. for Heavens sake,
doesn't he know what he wants?"
The sad truth is that now he has no
idea IN the world what he wants.
~ X
What he wants. above everything
else. is to select anything
in order to be in the swim.
Chicken and beef go rushing through
his head, but arc outdiStanced at once
by veal outlet, which swims in vigor-
ously.
An awful second thought comes: Veal
outlet costs more! Chicken is less, but
beef is less. Back the thought goes to
veal
Then the eye drops to confused
melee of pickles. chow-chow, relish
rolls. toast, ham sandwich. coffee, tea.
cocoa, rice pudding, chicken gumbo
soup. ETC., etc.
One is reminded, foolishly enough, of
the old rhyme:
water, water everywhere,
But not drop to drink"
The minutes are passing. 1t was an
hour ago, at least. that the card was
placed there: the waitress is glued to
the floor; the awful silence must be
broken at any cost.
Impressiyely coughing, the customer
looks up:
Gimme ham sandwich and cup
OF coffee" he says, with vast relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.

diateIy by the Swiss watchnakers
Formerly diamonds and sapphires were
used entirely: rubies> much later, which
have not proved so satisfactory.
@. Was serfdom practice of ancient
Greece and Rome?-P. B. X.
A. Forms Of serfdom existed III
ancient Greece and Rome. PARTICULARLY
i'm the latter empire. The condition
of the coloni was developed as tfle re-
suit of historic necessity by the wOAk-
ing Of economic and social agencies IN
the first centuries of the Roman Empire
and was made the subject OF regular
legislation in the fourth and fifth CEN
turtles. In the enactments OF Justinian
two classes of coloni are distinguished.
the adscripticii. representing moro
complete state Of serfdom. and the free
, co,oni, with property of their own.
Serfdom became the prevailing condi-
ton for the lower orders during the
Middle Ages in Europe.
@. What is Hoot Gibson's first
name?-N B.
A. His first name is Edward.
@. When was Oliver Wendell Holmes
appointed to the Supreme Court
bench?-E. R. M.
| A. He was appointed associate Jus
tice of the United States Supreme
Court by President Roosevelt, Deem
Der T. 1902.
! @. How large was the Ferris Wheel
| at the Chicago Fair?-F. G. d.
| A. The Ferris Wheel at the Column
! bian Exposition had diameter Of $50
! feet and swung on axles which rested
on towers 1875 feet high. The total
weight was 1900 tons. There were
! 36 carriages with a seating capacity OF
40 passengers each.
@. How many men are in the Navy
| noW?--J. B.
A. The personnel of the United
! States Navy at the present time is
$4,000. The Navy has taken in its full
quota.
| @. How may water spots be removed
! from furniture?-C. E. D.
| A. Rub with moist cloth on which
few drops of household ammonia have
| been placed Polish with soft cloth.
A gentle rubbing with a damp cloth
! dipped in powdered punlice stone Will
also remove such spot.
@. Which is the Oldest house In Alex
andria, Va.?-B. B.
| A. The Ramsay house. occupied in
Washington's day by his friend and dis
tant relative, William Ramsay, is the
oldest.
@. How much do microphones cost?
p. B.
A. The prices vary. Some can be
bought for SIS each. while the con-
denser microphone costs $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

The answers to questions printed
here each day are specimens picked
from the mass of inquiries handled Dy
our great Information Bureau main
tanned In Washington. d. G. This
valuable service is for the free use of
the public. Ask any question OF fact
that YOU may want to know and you
will get an immediate reply. Write
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The Evening Star, Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. G.
@. Has the tax on liquor increased
in England since the warp. Z.
A. The tax on spirits diquors) In
England is 725.6d per gallon as COM
pared with 1850 before the war.
@. How should the players progress
at auction bridge?-A. o. D.
A. According to the new rules Tor
progressive auction, the winners at the
head table remain. the losers moving
TO the bottom table. At all tables ex-
cept the head table. the losers remain,
the winners moving up. The two new
arrivals at each table draw cards. and
he who draws higher has choice of
seats and cards and is the first dealer.
The other arrival sits at his left. The
two who remained at the table draw
cards and the higher is the partner OF
the dealer.
@. What color was Wild Bill Hickok' S
hair?--C. S.
A. The physical appearance OF this
gunman is described as follows: He
wore a broad brimmed sombrero hat
and a profusion Of light brown hair
hanging down his shoulders. nearer
view betrayed the fact that he also
wore a carefully cultivated mustache OF
a still lighter shade"
O. Why is the article Of food com
posed of two slices Of bread with a
filling between them called sand
which"?-E. F.
A. The sandwich owes its origin to
Lord Sandwich of England. He in
vented the particular combination OF
food that now bears his name. He
lived in the seventeenth century.
O. Did George Washington know
anything about travel by ARR. d.
A. When the aeronaut Blanchard
made the first balloon ascension in
America at Philadelphia on January g.
! 1893, President Washington went to the
field early to witness the imitation OF
the balloon and to give the aviator a
| passport.
| @. How long have jewels been used
| in watch movements?-R. j. L.
| A. The use of the jewel bearings fol
watch pivots was introduced by Nicholas
Fair about the middle of the eighteenth
/ century. Five was the first number
used. This was adopted almost imme-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

with a thorough understanding Of BUSH
ness methods. Blessed in one way.
Buick was cursed in another because
his lack of acumen prevented him from
selling the riches dangling so tempt
ingly before his eyes. 1t is weakness
of the human race that seldom is the
mind created with outstanding charac-
teristics in diversified fields. Some per-
sons excel in more than one, but they
are singularly fortunate. David Buick
was not one Of these and that Is why
his later life and his passing are
fraught with tragedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

effort to put through State dry en-
forcement law. The vets in the COM
mittee considering the dry bills voted
to fix the penalties against those deal
ing in beverages having more than a
per cent alcoholic content, instead OF
one half OF per cent. the limit set in
the Volstead act.
4 n
Wisconsin Is one Of those States
which will have greater representation
in the next Republican national conven-
ton than 1t had in the Kansas City
convention. In the recent presidential
election. the Badger State cast its cleo
toral vote for the Republican nominee.
Four years earlier 1t gave its vote 10
the late Senator Robert M. La Toilette.
against former President Coolidge. and
by that action lost three delegates at
large. which under the rules OF the Re-
publican national convention are ac-
corded to any State which casts its
electoral vote for the Republican nomi-
nee. Wisconsin will have seven dele
gates at large In the next convention,
lust as Illinois. New York, Texas and
Virginia win shave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Wicked bootleggers, in addition to the
hardships they have already caused,
are liable to burden the patient public
with the maintenance of an increased
number Of jails. To this there will be
no objection II the offenders who used
to be regarded as alcoholic victims can
remain free from censure and ALLOW
Justice in imposing fines ito collect at
the source
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

The electric Bucephalus which once
served Calvin Coolidge for exercise he's
been lost sight Of. The mechanical
equine should interest the Prince OF
Wales as a gallant steed who never
threw his rider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
But Cash Abuse Hurts.

From the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat.
Empires eager for early Spring prac-
tice at being hated might try daily
workouts at racing their cars through
the red-light signal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Speed at Daytona Beach.
When the motor car wizards went by
on a spin,
They scared us until we were BREATH
less.
Not counting the peril, they set out to
win
A fame that's assuredly deathless.
A streak and a fiuttering shadow goes
past,
A marvellous thrill bestowing.
Yet, what's the advantage OF going so
fast
That no one can tell where you're
goinSl :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Solicitude is shown concerning the
embalmer's art in preserving the fea-
lures Of Lenin. Trotsky at least has
the privilege Of showing his public how
he actually looks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

When Jack Dempsey promotes fight
he implies confidence in his personal
ability to knock out any referee who
gives a wrong decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Police Officer Burlinsame finds him.
self indicated as one of the time hon
ored victims of Cupid engaged in con-
Quoting a confidence game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

A rough theatrical show Is often a
comparative relief from some Of the
rough books that are published as seri-
Gus literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Terrific experience would enable
Mobile to write best seller" II he
were inclined that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
We've Seen His Tyne.

From the Akron Beacon journal.
II his wife takes in washing and he
knows how things should be run in
Washington, he belongs TO the 'intelli-
gent minority"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Regular Is Right.

From the Louisville Times.
The man who leads q regular life Is
the fellow who sends you the notices
of life insurance premiums being due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
MICROTORIAL


where Is BucephaIuS!
The Dogs and the Cats and Rebecca.
the Coon,
From the White House have all had
to range,
And We ind that with them we must
MIS- all too soon
That Electrical Equine so strange.
Bucephalus possibly still fingers near,
Where electric lamps brighten the
ways.
That he's loose in the wire grass maybe
well hear,
In kilowatt pastures to Craze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Long since Elihu Root appeared to
outgrow local politics and be in training
as figure in world politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
He Must BE Cullible.

From the Oakland Tribune.
The Governor of Florida, out to stop
gambling. may have believed the rumor
that some one bet ii the recent fight
at Miami, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

New usage has made the observa tons
at q White House breakfast more i'm
portant than after-dinner speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Revolution in Mexico proceeds large
ly on the theory that history repeats
stself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Serious Mexican observation is be-
ginning to regard a so-called revolu-
ZIONIST as a bandit In disguise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Slang in Olficialdom.
OF variations speech Is full.
Our slang we draw upon.
First, some policeman is q bull
And then he Is A. con"

When a friend goes fishin'," said
Uncle Eben, you wonder whether he's
gineter git Ash or whether q Ash is
gineter git his reputation foh truth an
veracity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Little Way Back.
A lay Of the life that Is merry resounds
From the highway where cars speed
along;
A lay which in quick pulsing rhythm
abounds,
While hearts beat 30 gayly and strong.
And yet, as in quest Of new pleasure
we roam,
And Of bliss by Contentment bestowed.
A picture we draw, In our minds, of a
home
Just little way back from the road.
Effulgently sparkle the lamps far away,
And loud is the motor mans horn:
/ Yet. lacking the beauty OF new dawning
day
And the sweetness of bird song at
morn.
A vision of loneliness gently commands
The hope Of blissful abode.
Where the blossoms and birds rule the
cool, shady lands,
| Ouct q iAtIlC bHy VAIN AbOtn Vic LOaQ
Good Resolutions.
do you think We should hold cleo
,, tons so often?"
"Assuredly," declared Senator Sor-
ghum. I'VE need good resolutions.
Every now and then the Fourth Of
March becomes a slorifed New Year
day"
Jud Tunkins says he has never lost
friend. The friend he thought he lost
was no friend in the first place.
Fast Going.
why did you refuse to marry our
friend, the aviator?''
You may possibly keep track of a
husband" said Miss Cayenne, when he
has to stay in the vicinity of the home
town. But what chance have you when
he's liable In q few hours to turn up in
st. Louis or San Francisco?"
Men easily reform their intentions"
said Hi Ho, the sage OF Chinatown, but
not so easily their conduct"
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