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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
TO Pick G.. o. P. Chairman.

The Republican national commit
tee is to meet in Washington, Septem-
Der 8, to pick a chairman to succeed
DR.. Hubert Work. The call for the
meeting has been issued by DR.. Work
in Denver. It happens that the COM
mittee will be called upon not only to
elect new chairman, but to elect a
new vice chairman to fill a vacancy
created by the resignation of Mrs. Al
vim T. Hert Of Kentucky. Mrs. Hert
has represented the women of the G..
o. p, particularly as vice chairman, and
1t Is expected that woman will be
chosen to succeed her. The gossip has
it that the new vice chairman will be
the Republican national committee
woman from Pennsylvania, Mrs. Wor-
Ellington Scranton of Scranton. Mrs.
Scranton, her colleagues on the COM
mittee and Republican leaders gen
orally say, is well qualified to fill the
post for which she is named and to be
the generalissimo of the Republican
party in SO far as the women are con-
cerned. She will, however, have a rec
ord to live up to, set by Mrs. Hert, who
has been particularly ef1cient in the
administration of her province in Re-
publican campaigns.
Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee, a
former Assistant Secretary of Commerce
while President Hoover was the head of
that department. is generally consid-
cred in the lead for the Craftsmanship
of the national committee, this not
withstanding the fact that it has been
said at the White House that the Presi-
dent has five men seriously under con-
sideration for the post Of national
chairman. The Presidents wishes In
the matter of picking a national chair
man doubtless will be observed by the
committee, switch does the actual elect
ing Of O chairman. It is particularly
proper that this should be the case.
For 1t does not require any great po-
litical acumen to look ahead to 1882
and visualize President Hoover as the
choice of his party for President in
that year. Under such circumstances,
1t Is to be expected that the man now
chosen to lead the national committee
will continue through the 1882 cam
paign and direct the Republicans In the
contest for President.
Clearly 1t is to the advantage OF the
Republican party to have at the head
of its high command in the 1892 cam
paign q man who has had two or three
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

share Of the work, receiving a certain
rate of pay. The products of the farm
were sold. A school was maintained for
the children. A. number of prominent
people were in the scheme, among them
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles A. Dana,
John S. Dwight, George P. Bradford,
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Amos B. Alcott,
Theodore Parker. George w. Curtis and
Margaret Fuller. After time. how
ever, enthusiasm Waned. and as a re-
suit of financial loss the scheme was
dissolved in 1847.
@. Is castor oil used as a lubricant
for automobiles?-V. B.
A. Castor oil is very fine lubricant,
and is used extensively in racing auto
mobiles. 1t Is also often used in new
cars TO break them IN.
@. How much wood -four is used IN
the United States?-K. (. 3.
A. The demand for wood -four has
increased remarkably in the last two
or three years. In 1927 approximately
1000 tons were consumed, while the
estimated consumption for 1928 was
$4,000 or 10000 tons.
@. What is meant by common Law in
this country?-A. r.
A. The term common law" usually
is applied to judicial decisions which
form the law until statutes are passed
by the Federal or State government.
@. Who won the national anthem
competition?-T K. K.
A. The judges are still working on
the manuscripts, and decision has not
been reached.
@. What is meant by a reflector type
Of telescope?-I. L. R.
A. There are two classes of telescopes
-refracting and rejecting. Refracting
telescopes transmit the rays through a
| combination Of lenses, called the object
glass: while the reflectors bring them
to a focus by reflection from a concave
mirror. In the axis of the telescope is
small mirror having It's focus COIN
cident with that of the large reflector
and transmitting the light received from
the latter back through a hole in the
center Of the large mirror to the eve
piece beyond.
O. Why do actors and actresses 50
often use other names professionally
w. B.
A. 1t Is extremely important that
they use names that are interesting,
easily remembered and not common
place. Therefore, they often adopt
names which they think will find favor
WIFI CAlC puDllI.
@. When will the junior base ball
world series be played, and will it be
broadcast?-D. S.
A. The Junior world series will ba
played at Louisville September 4, S and
6. The games will be broadcast on a.
nationwide hook-up of the National
Broadcasting Co. by Graham McNamee.
Games will start at o'clock, central
standard time.
@. Did superstition in America ORIG
mate with the Southern Negro?-J. x
A. Superstition in America did not
originate with the Southern Negro. The
Indians had folklore of their own. while
the colonists brought their superstitions
with them from their homes In Europe,
where many of the beliefs and customs
can be traced back to antiqui@ {.
Q. Why were Baltimore ori6Yes ga
called?-B. L.
A. They were named by Linnaeus I'M
honor Of Lord Baltimore, whose color9
were black and orange.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Gentle Art Of Taking.
There's gentle art in taking
And 1t is not hard to learn;
1t consists in gayly making
A pretense, at every turn.
You strive with zeal untiring
For q superficial lot,
To convince q world admiring
You are something you are not.
When the lass fakes a complexion,
It will come out In the wash,
And man of fine infection
May forget and say, BY gosh!"
Both are better for life's labors
When their follies they resign,
For the really worthwhile neighborS
Are the truly genuine.
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Violent Deaths.

washington's homicide statistics are
far from complimentary. Last year.
according to the tabulation of the New
York Department of Health, the Ma
tional Capital ranked fifth among the
nineteen leading cities of the United
States in her percentage of violent
deaths.
This table shows rate Of 1899 homi-
cides per 100000 of the population conf
pared with 668 for New York, some
times pointed out as horrible example
of lawlessness. Cincinnati ranked first
with a rate of 1889; Detroit third with
1897, and Chicago third with 1877
other cities in order were: Cleveland,
1925; Washington, 1859; Pittsburgh,
s.65; Baltimore, 9O3, and Philadelphia,
s.S2.
The underlying causes for so wide
difference are difficult to determine
Pure accident hardly will account for
the fact that human life is nearly twice
"a secure In Philadelphia as in Detroit
Neither can an explanation be based
very satisfactorily on differences In the
racial makeup of the population or
eficiency in the administration OF JUS
tice.
The National Capital also ranked ffth
in her percentage of suicides. These
were arranged in the following order:
San Francisco, 1927 per 100000; Seat
tie, 5000; Los Angeles, 1888; Minneap-
olis, 2o.62; Washington, 2029; Ney
York, 1855. This Summer the city
seems to have had an epidemic Of sell
killings. Here again the differences
hardly can be attributed entirely to ac-
cident. But any attempt to determine
the cause is likely to go far astray.
Both suicides and murders do moi
appear, on the whole, to be based on
economic conditions. 1t would be difh-
sxit to find any c7rrelations hetNeen the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Running of radio sets at maximum
volume at late hours, in sheer indiher-
ence to the welfare of neighbors, be-
speaks the "show-off" spirit which is
so rampant in America today.
We are SO conscious of ourselves, In
every walk of life. that we do nothing
/ for itself, or for ourself, but largely to
impress some one else.
This Self-conScious attitude perme-
stes all society. If we have a war we
begin to think at once of writing war
song" instead of letting the song come
naturally in the course of events.
| II novel comes out 1t Is at once ap-
| praised by hundreds of appraisers who
search frantically to determine If this Is
the long-expccted great American
novel,"
Heroes find themselves surrounded
upon their return by thousands who
put their pictures into history instantly
! In so small q field as that of radio
reception It seems impossible for many
set owners to secure pleasure from their
outfits unless they gain sort of spuri-
GUS renown for themselves.
&%
They want everybody In the neigh
borhood to know, to realize, to compre-
|
been able to purchase a new set.
The purchase Is nothing unless half
q hundred persons, only a few Of whom
they know, are aware of it.
| Even II they do not realize conscious
ly that they pine for such vicarious ON
nipresence in the minds Of their neigh
bors, they are at 1t just the same es-
pecially after normal persons have
turned their sets off and called 1t quits
for the night.
When all the other sets are of, then
is the appointed time for the ring
| tailed owner of a new set to turn his
own outfit up as high as it will 90 and
| let it roar into the Silly night.
| The night is Silly no longer. The
| good old days of peace and quiet are
gone, shattered by the combined efforts
OF science, music and the lack of con-
stderatton Of one man.
One In neighborhood Is enough. 1t
Is much to the credit of most neighbors,
in any neighborhood, that they realize
that a modern radio set is a liability as
well as an asset.
| The abuse of the radio set comes in
marathon running, great volume, or
both. The man who operates his set 18
hours a day, without pause, Is q great
| nuisance IN the land
If he keeps the set turned down,
however. he is not the public nuisance
| of the man who turns his set on louder
as the night grows old. This is a varied
world and there are all sorts of per-
sons in it. doing all sorts of jobs for
their living.
Men and women who work all day
long and who prefer to live according
to century-tested plans want to go TO
sleep without being forced to listen to
| music punctured by the tireless voice
of the announcer
| They have a suspicion that the bad
neighbor who stays up all night listen
ing to the roar Of his loudspeaker does
not do enough work during the day to
make him honestly tired What Jack
needs is less radio and more work. Then
he would give half thought to other
| people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07
A 0ne.Man Team.

AL Of aviation America and probably
a large part Of layman America have,
f1guratively, turned their attention to
the Severn River, at Annapolis, and
are watching with interest the second
attempt of Lieut.. Afford williams, crack
Navy racing pilot, to get his tiny sea-
plane in condition to enter the blue
Cup race, to be held in England on
September 6 and 7. For to Williams
alone will go the credit and the honor
II the United States Is represented in
the forthcoming races. Following its
defeat at Norfolk in 1926 the Navy
withdrew from competition, despite pleas
that this country should by all means
match men and machines against the
best that Italy, England and France
could offer. Williams, who has attained
an international reputation for his
prowess with the sensitive speed ships,
was not discouraged by the Govern
ment's refusal to participate. He i'm
mediately organized his own company
and in 1927 flashed over the Hudson in
his specially constructed plane at better
than three hundred miles an hour,
Pontoon trouble developed, however, and
although the Navy Department offered
the cruiser Trenton to carry him and
his ship to Italy, where the races were
held, 1t could not be corrected in time.
The Schneider Cup was not in compe-
tition in 1928
For this years event williams has
built an entirely new ship and the tests
now being conducted at Annapolis will
determine whether he will seek to wrest
the speed crown Of three hundred and
eighteen miles an hour from italy. With
only twenty-six and a half feet wing
spread, Williams Mercury racer is DOW
cred with twenty-four cylinder, eleven
hundred-horsepower motor and a speed
of nearly four hundred miles an hour
is predicted for it. If the tests on the
Severn do not develop speed substan-
tally in excess of the present record
the Navy pilot will not take it to Eng
land next month.
There is good deal of romance in
Williams attempt to have the United
States represented in an international
event of this character. Navy flyers
were keenly disappointed when the
United States withdrew from COMPETE
ton, although flying in ships with
landing speeds up to one hundred and
twenty miles an hour requires skill and
courage of the highest order. Williams
not only possesses these attributes but
determination that the speed mark
shall not remain forever with. other
nations. While the Navy, under its new
policy, has given its crack aviator its
best cooperation and assistance, the
governments Of other nations have
spent thousands and thousands of dol
lars in preparing men and machines
for this classic of the air. It can be
seen therefore that Williams, backed
by only small group of men who are
imbued with his enthusiasm and with
only the more or less passive support
Of the Government, Is facing ire
mendous odds. If he enters and makes
a good showing or wins, it will be strictly
a one-man triumph. That is why
America is waiting in suspense for news
from the Severn River, at Annapolis.
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@. Where is the largest stadium for
outdoor eventS?-A. L.
A. The stadium, Soldier Field, at Chi
cago, Is said to be the largest outdoor
arena in the world.
O. What color is the uniform Of the
Royal Mounted Police?-B. P.
A. The dress uniform of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police Is scarlet
jacket with blue gorget patch, blue
breeches and yellow stripes. The patrol
uniform is brown. For service in places
where the temperature is unusually high
the uniform is white drill with blue
facings.
@. What Is the total membership of
the American Federation of Labor
H. z. T.
A. In the American Federation of
Labor there are lot national and inter-
national unions, representing 29,l28 To-
cal unions. departments, 40 State
branches. 1872 city centrals, with total
Of 2,896,063 members.
@. What is meant by the sheet
test. for jelly?-E. S. T.
A. To make the sheet test" take up
small amount, of Juice in a spoon,
allow it to drop from the side, and when
the drops flow together and form a
sheet or film from the spoon the Jelly is
done.
@. How many entrances are there to
Yellowstone National Park?-E. M. S.
A. There are five entrances to the
Yellowstone National Park-on the
north through Gardiner, on the north
east through Cooke City, east through
Cody. south through Moran and west
through West Yellowstone.
@. What Is q sun dial called which
has several faces?-M. B. G.
A. 1t Is called facet-headed dial.
@. When was aloha De" written?-
d. S.
"A. september q, 1879. marks Inc nj
tenth anniversary of the composition
of the famous Hawaiian melody. It was
written by the late Queen Liliuokalani.
@. How can wallpaper be cleaned?-
B. S.
A. Take loaf Of bread and after
removing the crust soak it in cloudy
household ammonia. 1t must be so wet
that it can be worked with the hands
into ball. Rub the paper lightly with
it, and as the ball becomes soiled on
the outside knead it until clean sur
face is exposed. This will remove the
dirt and smoke and fres11en the paper.
@. Please give some information
about the Brook Farm experiment.
M B.
A. The Brook Farm was a commu-
nifty organized in 1841 near Roxbury.
Mass. by George Ripley and his wife.
An association was formed with a few
stockholders, and a farm of 200 acres
purchased. The object was to promote
the benefits of society according to the
principle of cooperation. The life led
was very simple. and every one had a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Ocean liners are showing an incli-
nation for speed contests. The pas
sensers on the expensive boats usually
have leisure enough at their disposal
to make the slight saving Of time not
worth the possible risk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

One way TO discourage the stow
away is to compel him to remain out
Of observation, even after landing. The
failure of hoped-for notoriety is a
deterrent to future escapades of the same
nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

A shifting tariff is necessary for
purposes of experiment to avoid some
fortuitous industrial beneficiary from
an enjoyment of advantage that lasts
too long.
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As q leader Of modern thought
Thomas Edison avoids writing essays
which might involve complications of
thought. His QUESTIONABLE system has
advantages. Instead Of trying to an
swer abstr1lse questions. he asks them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

In success or defeat, a great political
leader can always be sure of his ability
to produce BEST seller" that will In
sure against any pecuniary annoyances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Both the Bolshevists and the Chinese
desire peace. This Is a situation not
unusual when there is a debate on
hand as to which side shall make con-
cessions.
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Hay Pitcher a Genius.

From the Trenton Evening Times.
Americas genius probably was pitch
ing hay on some hinterland farm all
the time that Mr.. Edison's quiz was be-
ing conducted.
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The able facility with which she
writes might easily tempt Mrs. Willie
brandt to wish she had been content
with literature instead of taking up the
law
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Celebrating in Time,

From the Illinois State Journal.
Owing to the instability of aviation
records, ST. Louis lost no time beginning
its celebration Of the Robins achieve
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Active and alert, Lindbergh is to be
pardoned If he does not always look
his best when being photographed
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These Refuelers Again.

From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
Before long the airnnen won't call it
much of q refueling test If they come
down in less than six mouths.
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Why Should He?

From the Canton Daily News.
AS q general rule, when they start
going over the books of q missing cash.
Ter they find he didn't miss much.
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Needed in Census.

From the Flint Daily Journal.
At any rate, the flyers are down so
they can be counted In the 1890 census.
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Politics and Weather.

From the Lincoln state Journal.
Wisconsin is hot and dry, but not po-
litically.
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Street Wear Where?

From the Richmond News Leader.
1t is safe to say that Comdr. Byrd
and his men in the Antarctic have not
adopted paiamas for street wear.
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Essentially Of Words.

Essentially Of Words.
Have you ever felt that you had
talked too much?"
Frequently" answered Senator
Sorghum. But what is a man going to
do2 You can't remain in reposeful
silence. Yoa've got to say something In
order to let the folks know you are
alive"
Jud Tunkins says If he Is let In for
only five working days a week, there
will simply have to be more circuses.
why Walk?
The automobiles that go travelling fast
Are hauling 50 many, we wonder at last
With benevolent purpose of making
more talk,
Whence come all these folk 50 coura-
geous who walk?
Longing for New Heights.
II wish, Henrietta" said Mr.. Meek
ton, that were an aviator"
and why?"
III could get you a couple OF thou
sand feet In the air with no one to
depend on but me for getting back to
earth, I'd feel for once like the real
boss of the family"
"He who seeks to help his fellow
men," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, must have q care lest he be
suspected of trying to dominate them.
Letting It Go at the Hop-OR.
There once was sagacious frog
Who said. I'm up to date!
I'm going to hop off this bog
But I won't aviate."
"a mule kicks bad enough wifi two
hind feet" said Uncle Eben, but fob
expert foot work, watch centipede.
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Why Walk?
Longing for New Heights.

"He who seeks to help his fellow
men," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, must have q care lest he be
suspected of trying to dominate them -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

"a mule kicks bad enough wifi two
hind feet" said Uncle Eben, but fob
expert foot work, watch a centipede. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-07

Jud Tunkins says If he Is let In for
only five working days a week. there
will simply have to be more circuses.
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