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bridge, smoke cigarettes, swim, drive
through the countryside in automobiles
before their minds and hearts have any
thing to work on.
Those who are of the opposite tenn
permanent are never understood by these
their friends and acquaintance. 'You
must get out more" they declare, In
their most patronizing tones
Get out where? ALI this roaring
around gets one nowhere, unless one is
precisely Of the temperament to profit
by such restlessness. The whole point
is that the other type of person has
more in himself, and therefore is more
in himself.
The envy which he excites follows the
efforts of others to drag him down.
whether or not, to their own personal
level, and his invariable refusal to be
so manipulated.
He resembles the cat. This animal
mas never been as popular as the dog
because it will not fawn as a dog will,
and will not give up its personal habits
for any man.
Fido win give up his warm cushion
to join his two-legged friend in the cold
able by the fireSide, will scarcely deign
to look askance when invited to 60 out.
y \; Y X
To have enemies, or those who dislike
one,.is to be sure that one has personal
qualities which excite envy, and that
this envy is the most inplacable of all,
as the wise, clear seeing Schopenhauer
said.
This envy is also the most carefully
diSSembled. It is manifested, If one Is
engaged In artistic endeavor. in the
well known "damning with faint
praise" The varieties Of this are well
known. Under the guise of great in
terest ones friends want to make help
full suggestions" This would be all
right, If such suggestions" did not in
variably contain subtle indirect knocks
at ones own little suggestions as pro-
duced.
"why don't you do so-and-so?" is the
standard formula. This excellent sem
tence is highly recommended to all
those who want to do any extra hot
job OF damning with faint praise. The
praise here is very faint, indeed. but
enough to still all opposition. If he
resents it, he plays directly into your
hands. The very form of the question
implies that although former production
has perhaps some merit, 1t might be
improved immensely by doing what this
helpful one is about to suggest.
The joke OF 1t is that his suggestions
are all based on what he would do If he
were in your position He could not do
as you are doing, therefore he wcuad do
as he could do-and what an ass you
are for not following such an excellent
model!
X \ X X
Therefore we see, as Schopenhauer so
well knew, that the man with a great
deal In himself, even though others will
not admit it, lies under the universal
danger of being both misunderstood
and disliked.
The less dependent he Is on outside
shows, the more likely others are to re-
sent him. The less standardized he Is.
the more others are likely to find him
uncomfortable to be with.
The tragedy Of such q man Is that he
shall come to the end Of his DAYS with
out being able to show any one except
himself that he was different for q
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Hoover Between Bites.

Indications bearing every evidence OF
authenticity are oozing out of Miami to
the effect that President-elect Hoover
will not announce his cabinet until
noon of March 5. The first to know OF
it, we hear, win be the United States
Senate, to which the names will be
transmitted for confirmation.
Such decision, even though 1t
strains national curiosity to the break
ing point. would be rooted deep in
precedent. It accords with Mr.. Hoover's
penchant for orderly procedure. The
orgy Of cabinet guessing is not likely to
subside in the meantime, but it is daily
becoming palmer that the country win
probably have to wait another four and
q half weeks for the real thing.
Every imaginable consideration justi-
fies the President-elect's. wisdom in
keeping his admiring fellow citizens on
the anxious seat. 1t is reported that he
amuses himself by card-indexing the
names Of all the cabinet "eligibles" Sc
lected for him by kindly outsiders, in
Guiding, no doubt, some of the "eligi-
bles" themselves. MIR. Hoover, after all,
has but ten loaves to distribute among
all these fishes. In their number are
many entitled to command his respect.
But an incoming Presidents task In
choosing cabinet is subject, in . way,
to that system Of checks and balances
provided by our constitutional system.
He has to match this consideration
against that; to weigh. first of all, his
personal predictions for man on
merit against that mans geographical
or political background: to give due
heed to party claims; to gauge the
sectional effect OF giving particular
portfolio TO q resident OF . certain
region, and then, when the pattern is
made up, to view II as whole and
convince himself that 1t constitutes q
sound composite.
Pitiless publicity is not conducive to
the accomplishment Of such duty.
Fishing is. That Is exactly why Her
bert Hoover is invoking the spirit OF
Izaak Walton during these weeks be-
fore the White House closes In upon
him. It Is a long time between bites Of
the amberjack, the barracuda and the
sailfish. They are not wasted moments
for a man who believes, as the Presi-
dent-elect does, that fishing excels all
other pastimes as an opportunity for
thinking things through.
The Hoover cabinet. when finally
fashioned and ready for the country's
cynosure, is altogether likely to be nota-
BILE as product conspicucusly thought
out and thought through before offered
for national inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Merger Entangled Again.

Senator Blaine of Wisconsin has tied
the merger agreement into Gordian
knot, and In the interest Of the public
he should use the Alexandrian method
OF untangling It and have the prudent
investment theory. which he espouses,
considered as separate and distinct
from the movement for unified opera
ton of the traction systems. After
prolonged investigation by the Senate's
own expert, DR.. Maltbie, form of
merger agreement has been drawn
which Is acceptable to Washington and
which will In all probability receive the
Endorsement Of the stockholders In the
bus and street car companies. Ener-
getically pushed, the chances are that
this merger agreement could be brought
before House and Senate In the four
weeks remaining of the present session
and approved. thus opening the way for
the merger operation 50 long sought.
Senator Blaine wishes to incorporate
In the merger resolution the adoption
by the Public Utilities Commission Of
the so-called prudent investment theory
IN making its valuations of public util-
ities. This system has been used by
the United States Interstate Commerce
Commission In Its railroad valuation.
ii takes into account actual investment
plus capital additions and betterments,
as opposed to the reproduction cost
method The principle is now being
tested In the courts, and its continue
ton depends upon the outcome Of the
C'Fallon case, now before the United
States Supreme Court.
The merits or dement's Of the prudent
investment theory are not at issue, as
far as Senator Blaine's proposal Is con-
cerned. The point Is that If Congress
decides on formula for appraising the
value of public utilities in the District,
that formula should be made an amend
ment to the public utilities act and
should not be tackled on to the pending
merger resolution. As Senator vanden-
berg pointed out. experts on valuation
have been debating for twenty years On
correct procedure In valuation cases.
What hope is there for Congress to set
dc the matter In the four weeks re-
manning Of the session. especially when
The issue Is entirely local, has no po-
Htical significance and Is wrapped up
IN case now before the United States
Supreme Court?
Senator Blaine Is to be commended
Sor his insistent desire that the whole
complicated method OF valuation for
public utilities In the District be In
some manner clarified by Congress. But
4 seems futile to attempt such clarifica-
ticn by combining it with the merger
agreement. And should the O'Fallon
cass be decided against the Interstate
Commerce Commission there would be
confusion worse confounded with regard
70 the local merger project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

SOS gallons Of gasoline while on
the. 150-hour-and-40-minute endurance
fight.
@. How many maps are In the Ii
brary of Congress?-A. v.
A. A grand total Of contents In the
division of maps Is 1881 .226. OF this,
343 duplicate map sheets and 1882 at
lases, books. pamphlets and so forth.
Views and manuscript maps make Up
the balance.
@. What town was the first to bear
the name Of ''Washington"?--B. N.
A. Washington. N. c.; Washington,
Ga, and Washington, N. H., all claim
the distinction.
O. Is the coffin Of Mohammed SUD-
posed to be suspended in mid-air?-M
| T. M.
A. The story that the comm of
Mohammed rests somewhere between
heaven and earth, suspended in the air,
was invented by his enemies to bring
ridicule on the prophet and his religion.
In reality he was buried in the mosque
in which he had held religious services
for so many years and Medina has ever
since been honored because it contains
the tomb Of the prophet.
@. What is the usual length of freight
haul Of the orange crop?-R. N.
A. Long hauls are the rule rather
than the exception. Approximately So
per cent Of the oranges shipped are
hauled from 1000 to $500 miles: about
"a per cent travel from 1000 to 1000
miles, and 8 per cent less than 1000
miles.
@. Which Is the largest county In
4 England?--L. L.
| A. Yorkshire Is the largest, with an
area of 6,066 square miles. This Is more
than twice the size Of Lincolnshire, the
next largest county.
@. What is the greatest height one
valve pump will pull water straight
up?-L. @.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that in theory pump will lift water
about 80 feet, but this Is seldom attained
in practice. About IS feet is the best
that can be expected ordinarily.
@. How many acres are there In the
grounds Of the United States capitol?-
| j. l.. w.
A. The Capitol grounds cover between
So and so acres, and the Capitol building
itself occupies site Of 3l2 acres.
@. How long has pawnbrokins ex-
iSted?-T. p.
A. It Is much older than banking.
The Chinese, Greeks and Hebrews Dor
rowed on pledges in ancient times.
@. Is the Department Of Agriculture
helping Porto Ricans to put their crops
in order following the hurricane?-C. r..
A. Congress designated q commits
sion, composed of the secretaries Of the
Treasury, War and Agriculture. to adj
minister relief A Representatives has
been sent to the island to aid In the
rehabilitation of agricultural pursuits
and viii have $4,000, 900 at his disposal
to lend as 1t Is needed.
@. When John Marshall was ap-
pointed Chief Justice Of the United
States who took his place as Secretary
of State?-p. E.
A. Marshall's nomination was con-
firmed by the Senate January a., 1901.
This left but few weeks Of President
Adams term. The President asked
Marshall to continue to attend to the
duties of Secretary Of State, which he
did until Adams went out Of office. He
drew but one salary for this period Of
double duty, taking the pay Of the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court.
O. In names such IS Roderick Dhu,
what does "Dhu" mean?-D. p.
A. "Dhu" means "black"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
The Census.

A census Of the population of the
United States Is q big job. job that
Eill cost, including the census Of agri-
culture. irrigation. drainage, distribu-
tion and mines. $4o,ooo,ooo in round
figures. Within short time the Sen
ate win be called upon to consider this
Dill. already passed by the House.
One OF the questions which remain
70 be determined is the date of the
enumeration. The House bill calls for
. census taking May /, 1880. The Sen
ste committee on commerce, which has
reported the bill to the Senate with
amendments, proposes that the census
shall be taken November /, 1929. The
change In the date was made by the
Senate committee after earnest request
by the Departments Of Agriculture and
Commerce that the earlier date be Sc
lected. 1t has been pointed out by
Secretary Jardine Of the Department of
Agriculture that the period between
Christmas and April is the time when
the farmers of the country are on the
move. It is said that fourteen per cent
OF all the farmers OF the country change
to new farms during that period, and
that forty-two per cent Of the tenant
farmers make such moves. Under
such circumstances it is not difficult to
understand the problem that would con-
front the census takers, especially when
It comes to obtaining data on the oper.
alton Of the farms, II the census were
taken on date when so many of the
farmers Of the country had changed te
new farms.
The census bill includes q new sub.
sect-that of distribution. 1t has beer
placed in the bill on the recommends.
tion of President-elect Hoover. who
while Secretary Of Commerce. wrote I.
Chairman Fem of the House commit
tee on census, declaring that such I
census would be of great value. HI
pointed out that little Is known Of dis
tribution of commodities In this coun
try; that attention has been given prin
cipally TO production and stocks of com
inodities. In the opinion of the mex
President, business generally would b
aided by statistical information, accu
rate and In detail, Of distribution o
commodities.
Supporters Of the plan to take tn
census May !, 1890. believe that tn
weather on that date, particularly Il
Northern parts OF the United States
would make the work less arduous tina,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
self-Supporting Students.

A new angle from which to study the
idiosyncrasies OF the much abused and
much debated younger generation OF
college men and women Is presented by
the United States Bureau Of Education
in recently completed survey OF the
number of college students working
their way through college. In the one
thousand and sixty-eight institutions Of
higher learning listed in the Educational
Directory for 1928, with enrollments
totaling eight hundred and seventy
eight thousand men and women students,
about half Of the men and quarter Of
the women are found to be contributing
to their support in college by working
part-time and about fifth of the men
and more than a tenth of the women
are entirely self-supporting.
The survey indicates that more young
men and women than ever before are
so determined to win college education
that they are willing to work for it.
Not all Of the college students Of the
day, at least. spend their time In raccoon
skin coats making daily experiments
concerning the use Of alcohol as fuel
for collegiate fivvers. Students helping
themselves are earning something like
thirty-three million dollars annually
and this money probably represents
more hard-earned cash, well spent, than
any other thirty-three million dollars
found anywhere else in the world.
The majority OF self-help students are
found in the co-educational institutions
because Of the favorable conditions
existing in this type Of college. Ont
hundred and six Of them are publicly
owned and controlled, and the tuition
fees are uniformly low. Again many oa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

Washington has always been noted
for its courtesy to strangers and II asked
that any girl coming alone into our
city would have received kindly advice,
even had she erred--that such hap
pening as you printed on Sunday was
well nigh impossible.
] would have said that. Now. am
hoping that there may be some expla-
nations, enabling me still to believe
Washington o safe haven for all who
seek safety. I love Washington. My
father was born here. My grandfather,
Roger Chew Weightman, was one Of its
FIRST mayors. Yes, love 1t. and love
It's good name. sss.
LOUISA s. WEIGHTMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

BY going to the coal fields, the Prince
of Wales indicates a willingness to
approach certain problems by method
Of investigation at close range. Various
Senator's should approve his attitude In
this respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Senate's Executive Sessions
Draw Fire i'm West Controversy

While the appointment by President
Coolidge Of Roy o. West as Secretary of
the Interior has long been discussed,
as it relates to public policy in dealing
with power questions, the chief reaction
to final confirmation in the Senate
centers around the executive session of
that body with its assumption OF
secrecy. Threats Of punishment for
public disclosure of the votes of indi-
vidual Senators are warmly debated
One notable result Is q tendency to
question the policy of permitting men,
bers of Congress to vote secretly in de-
Gliding important issues.
THE use of the executive session to
protect Senators from responsibility to
their constituents must be held by most
critics to be undemocratic II not per-
nicious," affrms the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle independently. The Providence
Bulletin independently quotes Senators
Dill and Norris as maintaining the
right Of the public to know, and con-
tinues: "Ameni It certainly has the
right. More power to Senator Dill and
to Senator Norris, though that power
make the one even more incoherent In
his enthusiasm and provoke the other
to even more extravagant periods than
the ones he employed on Wednesday "
\ y + +
"The alleged secrecy Of executive ses-
sions Is nothing less than farce, but
Senators will probably never consent
to give 1t up" says the Charleston Eve
ming Post independent Democratic)
while the Portland Oregon Journal Tin
to expel from the Senate the man who
made the vote public. But is it the
men who want public business trans
acted in the light Of day who should
be expelled from the Senate, II some
body Is to be expelled? Or should II
be those gentlemen who want to
transact the public business In secret
and behind closed doors?"
'This incident should cause the SEN
ate to rid itself of executive sessions
for voting purposes" insists the
Birmingham News (Democratic), while
the Milwaukee Journal Independently
contends that 'the Senate adds to its
disregard of public opinion the quality
Of cowardice." The Sioux City Tribune
independently holds that ''the practice
Is in conflict with fundamental prin-
ciples in public affairs" The Salina
Journal independently, conceding that
personalities" and "rumors" in con-
IlCCbAOAk WAtA4 appointments S1kOuAQ IlOl
be printed" yet believes that "the final
vote is a different matter" and that
Senators should stand or fall on their
VOTE"
y II y \
Protesting against the issue raised
against Mr.. West. the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin independent Republican,
states that "the pot has been boiled
overtime on this ad-interim appoint
ment, which will be matter of history
six weeks from now" and that "the So
called charges against Mr.. West con-
tanned nothing rejecting upon his in
tegrity and not anything that might be
reasonably construed as indicating any
likelihood Of favoritism on his part to
power interests" In an estimate Of the
appointee, the Bulletin adds: "Mr. West
Is q Chicagoan Of high reputation. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

A battleship is expensive. So are
seats on the Stock Exchange. A battle
ships cost might be regarded as insur-
ance on some very important values
which might be threatened through
unforeseen causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

King George Of England made a fine
recovery, with which the encouragement
Of warmly sympathetic public may
have had something to do. A feeling Of
human Fellowship Is help In keeping q
man mt for q struggle with Illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

The question for while was what
Trotsky would do with Russia. The
usual course in the biography of a
dictator asserts itself and the question
now is what Russia is going to do with
TrotSky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

A patron may sometimes forget the
professional attitude Of paImist and
drifting back to youthful sentiment
imagine that she Is only making an
excuse for holding hands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

Book purchasers are not necessarily
discriminating. Einstein viii sell many
thousands OF copies Of book which not
more than twenty persons In the entire
world are expected to understand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

When President Coolidge writes his
book. the public may hope to learn
about some Of the things concerning
which he has maintained so interesting
silence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PHMANDER JOHNSON.

inequality Of Force.
A peaceful man disdained fight.
A gunman. very impolite,
Remarked, That's perfectly all right
I'm just as peaceahle as you,
Provided I can carry through
The hold-up I'VE set out to do.
Hand forth the purse and jewels fair
You carry unprotected there:
I'll guarantee them better care"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

President-elect Hoover Is hard at
work on his message. Only an unpatriotic
fish would nibble inopportunely and
possibly interrupt . good idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

Estimated cost Of prohibition enforce
ment serves only to remind skeptics that
there are some things money cannot
buy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01

The most encouraging thing that a
battleship has done recently was to
figure with influence In q goodwill tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-01
Investigate What? The Others

From the Daily Arsus-Leader.
Probably South Dakota should have
two legislatures, one to make laws and
one to make Investigations
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A Few Answers Desired.
''What is your opinion Of this grave
question:"
$50 far as am concerned" answered
Senator Sorghum, ut seems superduous.
For the present we already have on
hand more questions than we can an
swer for years."
Jud Tunkins says music Is q beautiful
accomplishment, but the hardest Of all
instruments to play successfully Is the
cash register.
Confirmed Gloom.
Old Mister Grounding, all prepared To
run;
Peekin' round the corner for glimmer
of the sun!
Like some folks that worry, even when
the skies are gay,
II you should see your shadow, you
would turn and run away.
Intuitive Wisdom.
"Your boy Josh seems to think he
knew more than the professor"
"He did," answered Farmer Corn
tossel. Josh was too bashful to fiirt
The professor got sued for breach oil
promise"
ITO the man who thinks always OF
himself" said Eli Ho, the sage of China.
town, comes disappointment because
the world seems to show him so little
worth thinking about"
| Assertion of Power.
II rule the EARTH" man said one day
And gave his head naughty toss.
A Flu Germ came along that way
And said, Nov tell me who Is Boss? p
Everybody makes mistakes" sait
Uncle Eben, "but tain no sense to b,
like factory tryin' to increase d
trouble output"