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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
as compared with asa per cent last

as compared with asa per cent last
year.
Seventeen of the Glass roads oper-
ated at O loss during the first half OF
this year, but 1874 were operated at q
profit. OF those operating at loss SIX
were in the East, two IN the South and
nine In the West.
The record made this year by the
railroads is made notwithstanding the
increased use Of automobile trucks. 1t
indicates that there is room for both
railroads and motor trucks; that the
increases in population and business
make possible the use of both railroads
ana trucks probably and with greater
service 10 the people.
But II the railroads have been able
to compete, and more than compete.
with the freight-carrying motor vehi-
Giles, they have lost ground in the mat
ter of passenger transportation. due to
the privately owned motor cars rather
than to bus lines. 1t Is reported. Pas
senger miles. the railroad of1lcials say,
show a per cent reduction from last
year, and last year there was S per
cent reduction from 1927. The indica-
tions are that the railroads are still
going down in the matter of passenger
transportation. Nevertheless, passenger
transportation is yielding to the railroads
more than $1,000, Oo0.0 900 a year in gross
revenue. The railroads have undertaken
to offset passenger losses by establishing
motor bus routes of their own. But
these bus lines have not yet done much
to recoup for the roads their loss of
passenger traffic.
Not only are the railroads carrying
more freight of all kinds and handling
a vast number of passengers. but they
are doing so more economically. Delays
have been eliminated and equipment
improved. The improvement in equip
ment has been instrumental in wiping
out delays in transportation, which are
always costly.
The pictures painted by the cold fig
ures produced by the railroad executives
are encouraging. The prediction Is VEN
tured In railroad quarters that the last
half of the present year will be as pro-
ductive of freight business almost as
was the first half. The sun. 1t appears.
still shines on America and American
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22

Pennies have o remarkable way of
getting together and growing into
nickels and dimes. This feat is readily
demonstratable by computing the num-
Der of pennies that the street railway
corporations would save the individual
from handling in the course Of a week.
The individual who rides to and from
work each day on the car, preferring to
pay the cash fare instead Of buying
tokens, now pays 90 cents week. The
number of additional pesky pennies that
the company would relieve him OF in the
course of a week: IL the ten-cent fare
became effective, would be "a. With
"a pennies the passenger, under the
present rate of fare, could pay for three
car rides. Under the new rate proposed,
he could pay two car fares, and have
four measly pennies left over. These
he could probably get rid of somehow.
In the course of a year the street
car companies would relieve the CASH
paying passenger of the inconvenience
of handling about 1,248 pennies. pro-
vidcd the passenger rides to and from
work six days week for fifty-two weeks
in the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
Adequate Markings
Big Aid to Ayiators
From the Worcester Daily Telegram.

From the worcester Daily Telegram.
The Commerce Departments COM
plant that flyers have difficulty in
identifying cities and locating airports
and landing fields on account Of made
quate markings should spur munich
palities TO make the desired improve.
ments without delay. It may not be
easy to devise planes which can always
take of and land with ease and safety.
1t may sometimes be impossible to pro-
vide perfectly satisfactory landing fields
IN or near the municipalities, but there
are no insuperable obstacles regarding
the markers. A community which can
afford to have an airport or landing
f1eld can afford to have markers OF the
kind recommended by the departments
officials.
In the days of horse drawn vehicles
guide posts along the highways were not
az numerous or rs fun Of Information
as they are now. Signs identifying
communities were not as conspicuous.
either. The motorist, as his car COW
cred more and more miles with less and
less need OF stopping. wanted to be able
TO nnd his way about the land without
hating and making INQUIRIES. He
wanted to know what town he was
passing through. but didn't want to halt
80 the signs increased in number and
size
With the airplane. however, 1t is more
than matter of convenience The mo-
torist merely suffers a slight delay when
ne stops TO identify town or to OBJ
tain directions to another place. The
flyer, at the present development of his
machine. cannot come down anywhere
ne happens to be and proceed on his
way again without danger. The more
information he can receive from signs
and markers on the ground the less
risk Will he be required to take per trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
Actual Business.

The amount of business transacted
and the prosperity of the country are
measured in various ways. The political
party out Of power Is usually inclined to
deny there Is any prosperity. But there
is one yardstick that indicates real BUSH
ness or lack Of business-the Transport
tation Of freight by the railroads of the
country.
The first six months of this year, rail-
road of1lcials announce, has shown a
tremendous amount Of freight carried
by Glass railroads Of the country.
Indeed, If the volume Of freight trans
portation continues during the last half
Of 1929 on similar scale, this will be
the greatest year of them all in railroad
transportation. This means trade and
commerce, production and manufacture
ing on huge scale. It means actual
business, not merely transactions on
paper. s
The railroads reaped the benefit Of
this huge business as well as the pro-
ducers and consumers. They had the
largest net operating income for any
similar period in their history. This
net operating income was $563,347, 13s,
as compared to .525 for the first
six months of 1928. The gross operat-
ing income reached the tremendous to-
tai Of s3,063, 123,sso. Another siz
months Of similar operation. the rail-
roads will have return Of 5.SA per
cent on the roads property investment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
New Airplane Motor
Seen in Near Future

From the st. Louis Post-Dispateh.
Although recent tests, notably that
of the st. Louis Robin, have shown
that the modern airplane engine is
capable Of meeting virtually any de-
mand that may be made upon 1t, in
vestigators are going ahead with efforts
to develop q new type. which will be
even more ef6cient. Henry Ford even
goes so far as to say: There is no such
thing In existence as an airplare
engine. What we can airplane engines
are really automobile engines In all
their fundamental principles" He says
the goals In engine design are: slow
speed for safer landings, reliability,
perfect balance to prevent vibration
and strain, and use of cheaper fuel.
The airplafe Of the future may leave
trail Of smoke In its wake, II late
experiments with Diesel engines lead to
marketable product: A plane equip
ped with such an engine was flown $50
miles at q speed Of 100 miles an hour,
using ordinary furnace Oil for fuel.
which cost $4.6s, as compared with
$26.85 for the equivalent In gasoline.
Other authorities consider the Diesel
type wastefui and too heavy In its pres
.ent development "A modification OF che
turbine would be the ideal power plant,
according to Charles L. Lawrence,
president of the Wright Corporation.
Meanwhile, the present radial type
Of internal combustion engine, air
cooled, Is hanging UP enviable records
for itself. II is one Of the raarvels of
the now great airplane industry that
IL L. never satisfied with success but
pushes On toward DerSecttosas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22

! this little motion picture of everyday
| life have O right TO think that they may
| not be vacationists, after all, but that
| the woman Is accompanying the young
man to the station to see him Oh to
college.
Two Of the family, however, remain
to be considered, and the pair uncon-
sciously uphold the vacation theory.
The amount OF luggage they carry. too,
The older of the two girls is perhaps
l6 years old, a TALL tanned miss, with
pretty, light brown hair and aloof blue
gray eyes.
If there is any curiosity in her make
up, she does not show 1t, but sits star
ing stolidly ahead OF her, as II no other
passengers existed.
Not 80, however, is young sister.
Little sister is perhaps IL or IL years
old, large for her age. dressed in a
combination of colors which would
shout "Gypsy!" If they did not become
her so well.
The young lady has q fashionable
"suntan" without being tanned. Her
skin is naturally of tan hue, which,
with her dark brown hair and blue eyes,
permit her to get away" with bright
colors. just as the Gypsies do.
She has on light tan shoes, socks of
gray, with vivid red border; dress of
mixed yellow, red and blue dots. bright
red choker, brilliant red small hat,
blazer coat Of bright blue and cream
stripes.
she carries pocketbook Of alternate
red and gray diamonds. AS Is the fash
ion with such young misses. her legs
are bare, and she unconsciously permits
a generous length CT them to show
above her knees.
Her face is pretty, without being too
pretty, characterized by solemnity
unusual In one so young. Her eyes are
almond shaped and are possessed of q
sideways upward motion sometimes as
ISOLATED with the old-fashioned art If
Irritation.
She sits listening to the man and
woman talk, taking no part in the con-
versation, never cracking q smile, open
ing her mouth only once to say that
alongside is a car from Southern
State, evidently the home" Of the
family.
Having called attention to the car,
she relapses into silence again, favor
ing other passengers with one OF those
inquirng, interested looks. after which
she peers out of the window even more
stolidly than before.
What is there about this little sister
which attracts? Why, it is Romance
calling! Some women are blessed, or
cursed. as the case may turn out TO be.
with Romance. just as some are en-
dowed with beauty, ability or luck.
This pretty. solemn child, daughter
Of the Old South, is born to Romance
as the sparks fly upward from her side
glancing eyes. She has that physical
perfection about her which will cause
men to read into her those spiritual
qualities which she may or may not
have. II she has them, well enough:
II she has not, she can fool them all by
remaining solemn. giving them tip
tilted look now and then to keep their
imagination at bright point.
One could not say that such women
are blessed above their quieter sisters
but certainly their lives will be inter-
esting and they will win where they
have not deserved to, and perhaps suf-
fer in the same way. They are of the
tribe of Cleopatra, Francesca, and espe-
cially of Adah Menken, beloved Of
Swinburne and Alexandra Dumas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Families going to Union Station in
bus or street car exercise q fascination
on other passengers.
The chances are that they are going
on vacation, and all the world loves q
vacationist.
In the first place, 1t is fashionable to
take a vacati ton. Even those who only
get week or two talk about their holi-
day as IL 1t we're the most important
period in the world.
In the second place, 1t is healthful to
take q vacation. The annual rest from
the daily labors enables a man and his
family to take their minds off them
selves, 1t puts them In touch with sea
or mountain air, and It gives them a
complete change of environment.
All these matters, as any physician
will tell you, are of Importance to the
public and personal health. So when
we see family going away upon vaca-
ton, we instantly get small reminder
both of health and fashion.
Today the health aspects Of holi-
day are more visible than at any other
time in the history Of the world, since
healthful coat Of tan.
Here In the bus Is a typical Wash
ington family bound for the depot. Is
1t proper to call Union Station the de-
word, probably more in vogue in small
towns and places than in q great city.
Where you goin', Bill?" says one
resident to another.
oh I'm eoin' down to the depot to
see the train come In" replies the
second.
Here in the National Capital It is
customary to speak Of the Union
Station as such. AS we recall 1t, the
old Pennsylvania station often was
called the depot.
on the bus bound for the station
today sits our typical Washington
family One may be in some doubt as
to the exact relationship of the various
members. but that Is always the case
when one attempts to size up
strangers.
There Is an older woman of about
As years, neatly dressed, whose keen
dark eyes look out inquiringly at the
world over q somewhat thin-lipped
mouth.
Those determined lips bespeak con-
fidence. yet they are not indicative OF
meanness, as thin lips sometimes are.
One may venture this without proof,
for a rather merry twinkle in the lady's
eyes gives away the fact that she has
sense Of humor. and good humOr and
meanness seldom go together.
II
She and the young man are the
noisiest of the four. although none Of
them honestly could be called noisy.
The young fellow speaks with a decided
accent. He has a particularly sharp,
sl1rewd eye. and q kind of bouncing
way of speaking. AS he talks, his gilt
tering eyes roam at random.
With some. people this roaming eye
is a token OF "show-off" spirit, but
with the young man in question 1t only
bespeaks a watchful interest in the
world at large. He undoubtedly has
the possibilities Of making large sums
Of money, or of becoming an investiga-
tor or inventor of merit.
He speaks quickly. repeating the
same words over again and again. as
1T Think Think think" etc. His
grammatical constructions are cul-
tured, although he seems to have diff
ficulty in arriving at the exact words.
The conversation of the two deals
largely with university and collegiate
life, so that interested spectators Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Failure to post proper notice TO guests
concerning the safekeeping OF jewelry
cost the Fillmore $4,000 IL paid to a
woman whose jewels were stolen by an
employe OF the hotel A placard worded
In the Office and public rooms of the
hotel would have limited the Biltmore's
liability to $3.50.
Mrs. Regina ". g. Millhiser, o tran
sient guest at the hotel, handed jewelry
valued at $4,000 to q clerk to put in
one Of the deposit boxes. She did not
tell him the value of the package. When
she called for It pieces worth $4,000
were missing; the clerk was convicted
OF theft. The Court Of Appeals held
that the hotel would have been liable
only to the extent of $3.50 except for
its neglect to include in its signs the
wording Of the law fixing the limit.
1t Is misleading and unfair, the opin-
Ion said, to require a guest TO deposit
valuables In the hotel safe and in case
Of loss to permit the hotel to assert q
limitation of which the guest had no
notice. When the notice contains the
section Of the statute the guest is noti-
ned Of the facts concerning the limited
liability and acts with knowledge. The
liability OF hotel which obeys the
letter Of the law is limited unless the
guest gives notice Of a value greater
than the limit and enters into an agree
nent In writing with the owner or the
manager. Since the Biltmore theft &C.
CURED the Legislature has increased the
liability TO $500.
A different section Of the business law
was construed three years ago in the
suit against Benjamin G. Riley, pro-
prtetor of Arrowhead Inn. It was then
held that a coat check room liability
was limited to S75 unless special agree
checked. The limit for personal prop
erty stolen from a room occupied bv
the guest Is $500 unless the loss Is due
to the fault or negligence OF the hotel
keeper. In the Riley case Judge Car
dozo sid that negligence could be In
ferred from the delivery Of the coat and
the failure to return it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
The Pesky Penny.

OF all the arguments SO far advanced
for higher street car fares, the conten-
ton that the proposed ten-cent cash
fare would prove a public benefit be-
cause it eliminates the Inconvenience
Of handling pennies is easily the most
astounding.
What part Of the street car riding
public of washington has petitioned for
the abolition of the annoying penny
In street car fares? How many street
car riders have roundly berated the
conductor who hands out two pennies In
change for dinner What is there now
to prevent the passenger who detests
pennies from dropping dime In the
fare box and sneaking quietly into the
car, chuckling In glee over having
tricked the company into accepting his
pennies? why not abandon the pesky
Kenny altogether as public nuisance?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
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 services
Of an extensive organization In Wash
ington to serve you In any capacity that
relates to information. This service is
free. Failure TO make use of 1t deprives
you Of dement's to which you are en-
titled. Your obligation is only cents
in coin or stamps inclosed with your
Evening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. G.
Q. Is william Gillette still livingP-
A. He Is living and will return to the
stage in the Fall TO make q farewell
tour in one of his most notable sue
cesses. Sherlock Holmes. Mr.. Gillette,
who was "a years old on July "a. has
not appeared on the stage since starred
in THE Dream Maker" play Of his
authorship.
@. Is 1t true that Indian head pennies
will be redeemed at the Chicago World
Fair In 1888 at more than their face
Values. K.
A. The organization In charge Of ar
rangements says that it has no knowl-
edge Of such a plan. It has been url-
able to learn how this runnor was
started.
@. Hasn't Yellowstone National Park
an entrance known as Gallatin Gate
way?-N. n. r.
A. This new route was opened to the
public August ]. 1926. 1t enters the
park at the northwest corner.
q. What is the dope made Of which
is used on airplane wings?-R. v. w.
A. Nitrate dope which Is used on
airplane wings Is q solution OF cellulose
acetate or cellulose nitrate together
with SUFFICIENT hexilizer to give smooth
Homogeneous flexible film which when
applied to airplane fabric produces a
tautness and increased strength OF
fabric.
@. Do we live much faster than
people Of former generations?-S. D.
A. DR.. Eli Moschowitz, an eminent
New York scientist, writing in the
Journal of the American Medical Asso-
citation, declares that most Of us live
two lives now as compared with those
OF an earlier generation. "A man who
attains the age Of so today" he says.
were formerly reckoned; and Judging by
the deluge Of inventions aimed at even
swtfter methods Of accomplishment. the
prospect Of the individual of the future
is that he will be an old man in expert
ence before his adolescence has begun"
@. What is the origin of the word
"gazette"?-R. T. g.
A. In the pamphlet called "Pro-
ductivity of Labor In Newspaper Print
ing" published by the Department Of
Labor 1t Is stated that the word
gazette" arose from the cost, one ga
zetta. Of the Notizi Scritte. newspaper
issued by the Venetian government in
1866.
@. Is billiards a popular game with
the French and English?-S. M.
A. It is said that the Frenchman
prefers carom billiards. the Britisher
his pocket billiards. or smoker, but the
American generally prefers pool.
q. When was the United States
Steel Corporation incorporated?-H. T.
A. It was incorporated under the laws
of the State Of New Jersey. the
original certificate Of incorporation
having been filed at Trenton February
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-22
Reserve Board Credit Policy
Subject of National Debate

able to see the futility of its policy"
declares the st. Paul Pioneer Press,
the public Is not so blind. With only
half q crop Of grain and interest
charges going steadily upward, the
Northwest Is in no mood to continue
carrying the heavy end Of the money
log. It Is time for the board to find
a new policy that will reduce interest
rates In country that has the greatest
wealth and nearly all the gold Of the
world
AS to the effect on the market. the
Waterloo Tribune, the Sprir gield. Mo,
Leader, and the Saginaw Daily News
emphasize the point that intrinsic
values Of stocks are not affected by
fluctuations In the stock market. The
Kansas City Journal-Post suggests that
the incident should not have come es
surprise. The scenes on the stock
market" states that paper, were I'M
usual only in that they were easily
practicable. The determination to de-
fate the market, not merely because Of
the unreasonably soaring prices. but
because the credit facilities Of the
country have been deranged by the
rush to get high call money rates, has
been evident for some time"
The boards opposition to the abb
sorption Of so much credit In specula-
ton" AYERS the Detroit News, has
been made very clear for months.
Barring disclosure Of facts not now
apparent. the present action approaches
test of whether regulation of the
American speculation madness Is pos
sible at all by Government agencies"
The Asheville Times sees In the develop
ments IAN interesting experiment in
the control of credit" The South Bend
Tribune is convinced that tine great
majority Of Americans do not interpret
the boards interference as unjustifably
dictatorial" The Buffalo Evening
News says that "a depression resulting
from an insufficient supply Of money
to move crops would be much more
serious than any curtailment in the
activities Of stock markets"
The New York Evening Post fir1ds
satisfaction In the thought that the
board apparently took to heart the
fact that cit has been reproached for
many months because of its policy OF
giving out In advance hints and even
threats of probable action" and calls
its action "a swift surprise" The Post
also welcomes the substitution of Ger
tainty for uncertainty" The Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin contends that
the board dealt with O delicate, dif1i-
cult and generally unprecedented situa-
ton with an eye single to the main
tenance Of financial stability"