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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

them with admiration has even deeper
wells Of courageous resentment in his
heart.
It takes courage to be q "resenter,"
one who resents. The primary work Of
the born resenter Is to dislike instinc-
to wonder about it because of its very
popularity. No dyed-in- the-wool re-
senter can get farther in his self-ap-
pointed task until he has taken these
primary, fundamental courses.
So much is easy to the man Of whom
we speak. He deserves no commenda-
ton for disliking the common. for TAX
ing umbrage easily at the crude, the
Least Of ali does he pride himself
on it.
He knows that all this is simply
the A B c Of good resentment The
main resentments Of his life, as 1t were,
are to come when he champions the
cause of the downtrodden, speaks out
against injustice, or cheers those beaten
down by the scorn Of the Babbittry.
Courage!
This Is the great quality Of mind,
soul and body which the amateur re-
build In him II God has not given 1t
to him in the beginning.
Time may or may not achieve this
glorious result; he, least OF all, places
any too much reliance in 1t.
Courage is q sublime thing, most
often only a kind Of animal courage,
but glorious even then.
The courage which led but one
human being to fly across the Atlantic
by himself had its reward.
Like the song of Longfellows poem,
L. nf iNA
fiected itself in millions of hearts
around the world. There is literally
no telling how many people were made
better by a brave deed In which they
had no active part.
Staid, citybound men and women,
fretted with the peaceful restrictions
of civilized urban living. felt their
hearts beat faster. and something
strange creep into their minds.
It was courage. Of course.
And courage, after all, is the secret.
II there is any secret, Of the man born
to resentment.
His chief pique in life Is against
doing as every one else does.
He cherishes the wholesome ambi-
ton of being unique.
To live, to him, is to be himself.
As soon as he finds out that Q
million men read a magazine he be-
comes suspicious Of 1t.
He wants to be the discoverer, the
lone appreciation of something good.
He likes to see merit n people
every one else is lambasting; that
Is why he selects for heroes those
who have dared nightly, right or
wrong.
Above all he resents being told that
he is reaching out" because he feels
that he sees clearly enough that he
is a traitor to the best in him when
he does anything but reach within.
Inside his own mind and heart, he
knows, are all those facts, hopes,
aspirations, even events-for such a
man makes events-which are to be
his true treasure.
What he needs besides Is courage,
the divine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

without his transfer, glad to escape
without further offense. Or, o bold
citizen. he may see his opportunity and
grab his transfer IS the conductor
hands them out just before the car
stops ut Wisconsin avenue.
But If the Public Utilities Commits
sion wants uniformity and standard
ization Of service in Washington let it
look into this matter. II the custom is
to be continued. the conductors should
be asked either to explain the matter
in English or to present to the applying
passenger a written notice explaining
the intricacies Of the transfer system at
this particular point.
"Youllgetemwhenyergitofl" is not
sufflcient. The only apt reply to that
statement is, boo! Youllgetemwhen
yergitoffyerself!"
Nice passengers do not talk that way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

agents of the law before O coroner's
inquest can be instituted. The coroner
and his Jury with the coroner himself,
as medical man. acting Is Judge Of the
causes of death in cases Of possible
homicide. have become mere recorders
Of this evidence.
It has often been urged that the
coroner's jury system is outdated and
useless, that the police should report
their findings Of fact direct to the grand
jury, with statement by medical au-
thority as to the cause Of death in the
case of possible staying. This conten-
ton is borne out by the fact that in re-
peated instances the grand jury has
ignored the findings of the coroner's
jury. 1t has in the present case ignored
the verdict of suicide and returned an
indictment charging murder.
There should be a definitely estab-
lished means Of determining and re-
cording the cause Of death in a case Of
sudden loss of life. But the process of
sitting evidence, to ascertain probable
guilt, to the point of justifying formal
accusation and eventual trial, should no
longer be confused and complicated by
the use Of the long-since antiquated
mode of GROWERS quest" Or. If that
mode is continued, it should be i'm
proved by the adoption of a procedure
that assures exhaustive examination of
the facts.
Out Of this wretched affair that has
been marked by demoralizing mis-
management should come an improve
ment of procedure for the safeguarding
Of the community from crime and from
that which is even worse than crime
itself, the concealment of crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Capitals Degree of Wetness
Subject of National Interest

Democrat, with the conviction that
here, 1t seems, Is a chance for both
Senator Howell and Mr.. Hoover" That
paper feels that apparently Mr.. Hoo
yer has lost patience with solonS who
make blanket charges recklessly." The
Spokane Spokesman Review suggests:
THE amusing and gratifying thing
about wet propaganda is that 1t recoils
on the interests that are firing it. To
show that the eighteenth amendment
and the enforcement laws are failures
they overdo their allegations and there
by start in motion forces for more Wig
orous enforcement That happened
with rum running in the coastal areas,
with the Illicit trafflc along the Cana
dian border and elsewhere, and better
law enforcement followed. Now Wash
ington is to get q cleaning"
1.-The country believes Washington is
conspicuously wet in the judgment Of
the Baltimore Sun, the Rock Island
Argus and the Salt Lake Deseret News.
The Sun and the Argus doubt that
the Senator should be expected to
furnish the evidence which has been
requested. The New Orleans Times
Picayune concludes that maybe he has
these facts at hand but cannot d.
vulge them without involving personal
friends"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Sinclair Denies Plea
Was Based on Health

To the Editor Of rhe Star:
An article published in q recent issue
Of your newspaper states That petitlon
made by me for communication Of SEN
tence was based upon the condition OF
my health. This is an error. I QUO
not apply for executive clemency on
the ground of Ill health.
The principal ground Of my applica-
ton was that was imprisoned for
doing something that had not nereto-
fore been prohibited either by statute
or rule of the courts and had been the
regular practice of the United States
Department of Justice. Observation OF
after / engaged in 1t.
No member of the jury was APP
preached by operatives In my employ.
nor were they even conscious that they
were being observed. They SO" testined:
There was no sinister purpose In what
I did and no such finding was MADE
either by the lower court or the SUI
prerne Court. which reviewed the facts.
II. r. SINCLAIR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

son, Marjorie Relyea. Agnes Wayburn
and Daisy Greene.
g g. When did Jacob stainer make his
A. There. are no actual data as to the
frst violin made by Jacobus Stainer,
who was born in 1921 and died In 1893
In an insane asylum. He was appren-
ticed to q maker of stringed instru-
ments and Is estimated to have produc.
ed vtolins OF his own about 164l. Later
he studied at Cremona, where he dis
covered Italian methods OF violin manu-
facture and became q master in the art.
He was German, born in the Tyrol
q. What Is the name of the valley
In washington where so many daffodils
are grown?-A. K.
A: There are many daffodils grown
in the Puyallup Valley.
@. How far does the earth travel
each day on its journey around the
sumo. M.
A. The earth travels 5s4, eoo.ooo
miles on Its annual trip around the
sun and this is approximately 1901 ,6o4
miles per day.
@. What kind of prison is the one
at Camp Sherman?-K. D.
a, FTbOn AuLllOIlLleS say LQdL the
Government now maintains q Federal
reformatory on the Camp Sherman
site. The prisoners are considered
among the best young fellows that are
unfortunate enough to be In prison.
The young men sent TO this reforma-
tory are those who have short SEN
fences and are first offenders. They
come from Leavenworth and Atlanta
prisons.
Q. Where is the oldest microscope in
existence?-J. E.
A. Undoubtedly the oldest microscope
on record Is plano-convex lens of
quartz found by A. H. Layard amid the
ruins of Nineveh. It is now in the
British Museum and Is S centimeters
in thickness, 3.5 centimeters In diameter
and its focal length is 1917 centimeters.
@. How long has Switzerland had It's
present constitution? What Is the
population?-A. j. Y.
A. The constitution now In force be.
came effective May 40, 1874 The esti-
mated population Of Switzerland in 1928
was 3,9e7,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
There Will Be No War
OF determination

To the Editor OF The Star:
Nothing perhaps reveals the true
Arab psychology so Enthusiastically as Mr..
Sakran's criticisms of my observations
massacre of Jews by Arabs in Palestine.
He charges me with being blinded to
the rights of others by my extreme
Zionism," which is palpably untrue. I
voiced my horror and indignation over
the atrocities committed by savages on
defenseleSs people purely as an Ameri-
can anxious for the lives Of our ma
tionals there and for the honor of my
country, which has sponsored the Bal
four declaration. If my sympathies are
with Zionism, it Is precisely because I
Christian and the Jew in the Holy
Land. While Zionism proclaims the
doctrine of historical rights, 1t recognizes
the rights Of others on the same
grounds.
England's promise to free the Arabs
from the Turk was faithfully kept in
the creation of an Arabian empire, with
three Arabian potentates in the Hejez,
Iraq and Transjordania. Palestine was
never included in the Arabian territory,
but was given over to be homeland
for the Jews, under q British mandate.
Surely, the Jews have right to ex-
pect, and to demand, that the pledge
made to them by the civilized nations
be carried out without regard to the
savage yell Of some frenzied tribesmen
in Palestine.
As to Mr. Sakran's unwarranted
statement that 1.-The present conflict is
entirely due to the arrogance of some
of the more ardent supporters Of the
Jewish national home idea," / can do
no better than quote Mr.. Winston
Churchills recent definition of Great
Britain's obligations in Palestine: 1.-The
rights and claims Of the Arabs to an
equal citizenship. to an equally care
also sacred. Why should these oe
thought to be incompatible with the
building up of a Jewish national home?
Here, out Of the blistering desert,
patience, industry and civilized intel
ligence have created green, smiling
fields and vineyards and delicious shady
groves, the home of thriving, happy,
simple communities, who even If there
had been no Balfour declaration would
deserve the strong protection and the
sympathies of free and enlightened peo-
pie in every quarter of the GLOBE"
There will be no war of extermina-
ton between the two peoples" The
attention Of the whole world has been
directed to Palestine and to the saw
agery Of some Of its natives, and the
civilized world Is determined that the
Wandering Jew shall at last have found
q haven OF rest in the land of mis-
fathers. He has been dealt with most
cruelty by those to whom he has given
most. He Is entitled to q full and fair
chance, and all the great powers have
accepted q common responsibility in his
behalf. CHARLES w. PAFFiOW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
"Youllgetemwhenyergitoffw

Hardened old veterans Of many
street car ride to Georgetown and
points north on the Rockville line of
the washington Railway 81 Electric
Co. long since have become acquainted
with and reconciled to q quaint custom
that as far as is known, applies to that
line alone.
Transfers from the Georgetown car
10 the Wisconsin avenue cars at
Thirty-second and P streets are issued
% the passengers prepare to leave the
street car and not, as in other in
stances, when the passenger pays his
fare.
The hardened old veterans proceed
through the transfer ritual without a
false step. Experience is the best
teacher and they know the ropes. alt
the case of the tenderfoot, venturing for
the first time upon new ground, is diff
5erent and sometimes downright pitiful.
He pay his fare on the Georgetown
ear and asks for transfer.
"Youllgetemwhenyergitoff!" barks the
conductor.
"Sir?" asks the passenger.
"Youllgetemwhenyergitoff!" repeats
the conductor, leveling at the passenger
one of those cold and penetrating
stares that serve at once as a rebuke.
O warning and an ultimatum.
The passenger takes his seat. the
hardened old veterans throwing in his
direction those tolerant and amused
chances that veterans always throw at
novices, the passenger wondering what
unwritten rule Of ethics and good con-
Duct he has violated. The chances are
that hs win &link az the strest car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

What do you need to know? Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles you? Is there
something. you want to know without
delay? Submit your question to Fred
eric J. Haskin, director Of our Washing
to help you. Address your inquiry to
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin. director. Washing
ton, D. c., and inclose 2 cents In coin
or stamps for return postage.
Q. Why Is 1t that robins 10 not sing
In the Fall?-A. A. r.
A. The singing Of robins Is connected
with the breeding season and ceases
when this season Is over. This Is gen.
orally long before Fall.
@. What was the washington Benev-
olent Society?-M. B.
A. The Washington Benevolent So
ciety was q fraternal organization for
the benefit Of the members Of the Revo-
lutionary War. There were branches In
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont.
@. Is jadeite as valuable as jade?-
A. 1t is not possible to estimate the
value of jade or jadeite. True jade Is
tCky AA6khy "a AACu dkiu J0tGAuC - sA1C
more valuable variety Of jade.
@. How is compressed yeast nader
r. M.
A. Commercial yeast, also called COM
pressed yeast. which is bought in small
tinfoil packages at the grocery, is made
by putting a culture Of the yeast plant
in beds of ground, moist cereal, usually
corn, though sometimes barley and
wheat are used. The plant grows very
rapidly in a warm temperature. After
it reaches O certain growth 1t is skim
med of and washed to remove any par
ticles of the grain, after which it is
compressed into blocks and cut into
squares. A little tapioca is added for
stiffening. Today black strap molasses
is used instead of grain. since 1t can be
purchased cheaper and has proved more
economical, due to elimination Of waste.
Q. Who were the members of the
original "Floradora" Sextet?-G. A. C.
A. The girls who sang "Tell Me,
Pretty Maiden" in "Floradora" and
took the town by storm at the Casino
Theater in 1900 we're: Vaughn Tex
Smith, Margaret Walker, Marie L. VIII
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

One business man was speaking TO
another.
He was congratulating his friend on
reaching out" In his work.
The other seemed somewhat doubtful
Of the compliment implied.
Reaching out" he unused. Reaching
QUITO become like everybody else"
II knew that what said would prove
q boomerang" replied the first business
man, with kindly sorrow.
His friend always had perplexed him.
The cuss was chronically opposed to
things. Every one knows some one like
that.
If you complimented him on reaching
out, he turned it the other way. II you
ed the fact that he lacked the courage
to launch out.
1t will not do for an outsider to say
which of the two general types these
two men belonged to, but 1t may be
stated, in Q perfectly theoretical man
ner. that they did so represent hui
mainly.
TWO of the many scores of divisions
into which the tribes Of mankind may
be divided, not in regard to races, but
simply as men among men, are those
representing those who resent similar
ity and those who welcome 1t.
Sinclair Lewis best novel-at least,
so many think-showed the perfect
type of the modern American who has
gone in heavily for standardized men,
homes, thoughts, ideals.
The name Rabbit" has become q
wordy symbol for the type. 1t took"
better than any similar name given to
the reading public in this generation.
There is perhaps no one of the mental
NJ NIB h0r
some idea of what Rabbit" is. And
We may say in passing. that when an
author has succeeded in putting such
a stamp on the minds of an entire peo-
pie he has done very well.
The opposite of Rabbit is such q
man as presented above, who resents be-
ing told that he is reaching out"
whatever that means: he feels that
what so pleaSeS another is to him
simply becoming like everybody else.
1t Is common to call such q person
an "individualist," as II every blessed
person alive were not an individualist
Perhaps q coined word, such as re-
senter," or one who resents, would
strike nearer home.
Much has been said against the
glorious quality OF resentment Those
who accept life as 1t is, without resent
ment are to be congratulated they re-
ceive their reward in this world. in the
form Of peace. contentment and happi-
ness.
Surely those are beautiful words.
standing for beautiful things. Con-
tentment Is q continual feast" some
wise man said.
n
Yet he who resents, because 1t is
natural for him to dislike. to suffer
heart-burning, to take umbrage, gets q
certain zest out of life which no placid
character can know or understand.
Nor does such O man necessarily have
to be like those favored ones who hap
pen to possess the ability Of focusing
public attention. These simply stand
on a pinnacle, often created by them
selves, where they shine forth before
men; often the man who stares up at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Right and Wrong.
Even when you have met defeat.
When all the strife is done,
The battle brought joy complete,
Although it was not won.
When have felt ambition climb
And cause a losing fight,
I'm kind o. thankful for the time
When mebbe I was right.
And when the lazy mood draws nigh
And evening serves to show
The splendors Of the Western sky
While twilight landscapes glow,
Then conquering fancy seems sublime,
Though facts are not so strong:
I'm kind o. thankful for the time
When mebbe was wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Hereafter it might be wise whenever
diplomats are to confer to have all
questions Of social precedence disposed
Of at a preliminary meeting. 1t is
rather we'll understood that, while often
source Of misunderstanding, BAN
quet has very little genuine influence
compared to a breakfast of bacon and
eggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

and therefore ready to go a-tramping
anv dav. well set up. no more than nor
NAL in price and Offering the widest pos
sible choice of subject-these little lie
braries are doing everything conceivable
to welcome the wide world into the sur
passing joys of reading the best Of good
books. I wonder II we say THANK you"
often enough for this clear opportunity
and privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

A really good lobbyist, in the days
when lobbying was a fine art, made 1t
a matter of pride to avoid suspicion of
Interior motive. The present propa-
gandist fiaunts himself in pride OF
authorship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

The elephant and donkey are still
talked about. The camel gains in pro-
hibition significance as the animal
which disdains the farmers hay and
only plenty of water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Diplomatic occasions are being con-
sidered apart from the rather strong
tendency to regard them only as social
functions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

In spite Of motors, King George
holds to the idea that the time -honored
horse is the proper means of carrying
King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

In addition to the confident belief
that valuable understandings will be
promoted by the Macdonald visit, there
Is the agreeable assurance that "a
pleasant time will be had by all"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Florida appears confident that the
hurricane will not cause anything like
the confusion which realtors brought
about some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

It has been shown by Robert Vance
that a clever detective may sometimes
break out Of the story books and figure
in real life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Political economists continue to write,
but grand juries in strike regions go
on attracting most Of the attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

A plain policeman in this city has
managed to surpass all the novelists
in making a murder mystery interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Like other men in his position, Presi-
dent Hoover finds himself a victim OF
too much liberality in volunteer advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

AS ship expert, Shearer is re-
garded as having tried to steer q con-
ference into O storm at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

ovations could not be more enthu-
siastic If Ramsay Macdonald were a
nonstop aviator instead Of diplomat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
The Excuse of the Future.

From the OAKLAND tribune.
Forgot my parachute" may take Its
place alongside of Didn't kv,rv it was
loaded" one Of these days.
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Victim of Misrepresentation.

Victim of Misrepresentation.
do you admire the saxophone?"
IT have nothing against it," said Miss
Cayenne, "as I see it picturesquely
shown in q music store window. But I
think some Of those who try to play
1t misrepresent it sadly"
"No riches" said Hi Ho. the sage Of
Chinatown, ARE great enough to pre-
vent their owner from continuing the
struggle for more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Spectacular Destruction.
In modern mechanism lies
Such peril now and then,
A genius seems a man who tries
To crack up fellow men.

when you's talkin' bout election"
said Uncle Eben, "a tip on a politician
sounds jes' as confident as a tip on
race boss and aim no mo- reliable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Lands.

LANDS.
We journey into distant SHOWS
To find new lands, mid chill distress,
Although we cannot govern those
Which now securely we possess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Jud Tunkins says he wonders
whether a political salary really pays a
man for the hard work he has to do,
shakin' hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Sunnortinr the Home.

SUppUTGIIk tHU EhUIHes
"It is evidently your ambition to keep
running for Office"
"A man must think of his family"
said Senator Sorghum. Its more than
an ambition. It's a business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

WASH T N q T o N. D. c.
October /, 1929