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No man on earth, 1t is safe to say
ever selected such shirt as our friend
had on that day.
It had a background of plain white
but the plainness ended there.
Large stripes of vivid pink, alter
mating with black bars, were superim-
posed on the white, SO that the effect
was of little ladders leaned against a
manly chest.
One expected momentarily to see elves
or gnomes dart out from his vest
pockets and start racing up the lad
ders.
In such a strange event-although
perhaps not much more startling than
that shirt-our friends merry eyes
would be the goal
X X X X
Visions Of historic shirts were brought
up by the sight of that shirt on an in
nocent man.
His wife bought 1t.
Whenever you see startling shirt.
whether due to color, design or what
not, upon the manly frame Of con-
sentative man, know instantly that
his wife bought it.
You could no more get such a man
to buy such a gay affair than you
could induce him to array himself in
underwear of giddy hues.
Wives purchase Christmas neck
ties' only once a year, of course, but
their liking for striking shirts extends
over the entire 365 days.
So shirt merchants slip 1t over on
Santa Claus.
One of history's famous shirts was
the creation purchased by AleXanore
Dumas in his old age.
He did 1t of his own free will.
It was in the latter days. when the
fame of the author of 1.-THE Three
Musketeers" had suffered something of
decline.
Men had begun to think, alas, that
they had been led astray into undue
praise by the novelty and force Of such
productions as 1.-THE Count OF Monte
Cristo."
Could this gigantic force, known as
Alexandra Dumas, who poured out a
ceaseless stream of writing, be one of
the immortals?
Did he not, after all. they kept ask
ing themselves, produce too much?
Dumas. however, didn't care.
Although funds were not so plentiful
with him as in those palmy days when
he purchased and furnished his villa,
called Monte Cristo. after his great
success, he still had enough left to buy
a shirt.
So when the opportunity to call on
an old friend presented itself, he jumped
at 1t. only to discover that he hadn't a
clean shirt left to his name.
Just why shirts are cleft to a name"
is something probably no one knows to-
day any more than Alexandra did.
The elderly Dumas, however, had
enough money to buy new shirt, so
he sent a servant out to procure one.
In those days, evidently, one didn't
have to have any money to have a
servant.
X \ X
The little shop around the corner, on
the Rue Something Other, had an
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

i obliging proprietress who expressed de-
light to be able to serve the illustrous
M. Dumas.
She rummaged through her shelves
hopefully.
ALAS. alas" she said finally, with
the addition of a few Mon Dieus," in
the way the French have, IT have but
one left, monsieur!"
Now since history affords no other
such example Of an atrocious shirt, MOI
,, have haberdashers ever dared since to
produce its like, let us describe 1t al
length.
We have no way Of knowing JUS
what its length was-history Is not pre-.
else on that point-but its color anC
pattern are matters of record.
The background of this ferociou.
shirt was yellow
On it little pink devils were pitch.
forking lost Souls-also of pink-inte
small round pools of vivid red,
Picture that grand shirt, measures,
A background of yellow.
On that background Swarrns Of small
pink devils, armed with pink pitch.
forks.
Each pink pitchfork impaling a vivie
pink soul.
Each pure pink soul taking header
for neat round pool of red.
X X X
When Alexandra Dumas saw thi.
shirt, he uttered Just two words:
Mon Dieu!" he said.
He surveyed 1t from every angle, bu
no matter what angle he looked at i
from, there were Just as many pinl
| devils and red pools, and just as much
saffron visible
Il must wear 1t. however" he con.
| Guided. II must wear 1t because have
nothing else"
With the aid of his trembling do.
nestle the grand old man was arrayer
in the worlds worst shirt, and so went
forth CALAMITY to call upon his beauti.
full mademoiselle.
In comparison with the famous shir
of M. Dumas, pere, everything since
seems mild.
Although 1t has been long time
since pink devils on yellow made 6
fashionable pattern, some of our mildel
traceries of today sometimes strike
shrinking males as hectic.
Let it be asserted that men, left tt
their own devices, would invariably ar.
ray themselves in spotless white broad.
cloth and so make an end of It,
Wives everywhere. however, insist or
selecting their husbands shirts, otter
with calamitous results, as witness
those pink ladders heretofore in.
Stanced
Surely law might be enacted to ad-
vantage prohibiting haberdaShers from
selling shirts to any one but the wear.
ers thereof. Or 1t might be made q
felony for any woman to commit hab.
erdashery.
Thus the masculine world would be
forever spared the humiliation of pink
shirts, with or without devils, anc
might In time cease to be harassed by
visions Of gnomes and elves darling
out Of their vest pockets to climb long
pink ladders with black rungs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14
CanaGla's Big Four
Listed by Banker
From the Spokane Spokesman Review.

From the Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Sir Frederick Williams Taylor, head
of the Bank of Montreal, sets down Can
ada's big four resources as wheat, tour
list traffic, mines and pulp and paper
It is surprising that he computes
the incomes from tourist traffic as Sec
ond only to that flowing into the Do
minion from wheat.
The wheat crop he values at $685.
600 1000, tourist traffic at $500, 900,
mines at SPAS, 100000 and pulp and
paper at $22O,000,00O. In the light OF
these figures, it is not surprising that
our Canadian neighbors-like communi-
ties on this side of the border-have a
glad hand for the tourist. provided
that he comes In his automobile or
rides the cushions instead of the brake
beams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Some day Kenworthy will be the eighth
Baron Strabolgi, title in the British
peerage dating back to the fourteenth
century. He is now a Labor member
Of Parliament. Educated for the Royal
Navy, Kenworthy saw active service
with the British fleet throughout the
World War and wound up as assistant
chief of staff at Gibraltar. Like Rep
resentative Britten, Comdr Kenworthy
Is an amateur boxer of no mean skill.
Perhaps they'll decide. sooner or later,
to settle the question of Anglo Ameri-
can naval parity with eight-ounce mitts.
X X = X
Senator Frank L. Greene, Republican
of Vermont, who Is back on his job after
a slight collapse on the Senate floor
the other day, will embark upon his
second term on March 4. Vermont
Republicans paid Greene handsome
tribute last year by renominating him
without opposition in the senatorial
primary-the second time that has hap
pened to the Green Mountain states
man. Although Senator Greene has
never been himself since a prohibition
agents stray bullet struck him In Wash
ington on February IS. 1924. he attends
fully and regularly to his official duties
on Capitol Hill. A couple of years ago,
when senatorial colleagues proposed a
Treasury grant to reimburse Greene for
the heavy hospital expenses to which
he had been put after the shooting
ARRAY he declined to accept the money,
though the Vermonter is very far from
being a rich man.
X X X X
One of Herbert Hoover's bosom friends
will be a president before he is. DR..
Vernon L. Kellogg. permanent sec
rotary of the National Research Council,
is about to be elected president of what
is sometimes called Washington's acad-
envy of the immortals-the Cosmos Club.
It would be hard to think of any one
closer to Hoover than Kellogg, whose
affiliations with the President-elect be.
gan with their mutual interest in STAN
ford University and were cemented by
their Joint activities in Belgian relief
during the war. During the past seven
years DR.. Kellogg, zoologist by pro-
fession, has often made his home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover in Washington.
(Copyright. 1920 49,.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Rocket Planes.
The daily grind leaves fault to find
With this. our earthly sphere.
But when the facts I call to mind,
I'm rather glad I'm here.
The glittering star seen from afar,
I'd fain be drawing near
Then Wisdom says, stay where you
are.
Be thankful you are here.
The snowdakes hy. The birds draw
nigh; ''-'
And so, for grief or cheer;
Why should we wander through the
sky?
We've got 'em both right here.
I yearn for no great suns aglow
Out in the heavens clear.
I'd rather play the games know
And win or lose, right here.
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Causes of Influenza
Discussed by Layman

To the Editor of The Star:
A layman who makes no pretenSions
to medical knowledge may be per-
mitted to speak his mind concerning
the existing epidemic of influenza and
allied diseases, now taking such toll
of humanity in many places.
Let us look to possible causes, and
in that way hunt up measures OF pre-
vention and cure. 1t seems true that
any mode of living that lowers resist
ance to disease will bring trouble. The
germs of many diseases are floating IN
the air. Millions of people are exposed
to germs of tuberculosis, pneumonia,
etc. and it has always been so, but
infection did not take place because the
system of the individual exposed could
throw it off; there was no congenlal
soil in which 1t could take root ana
thrive. 1t also seems true that with
Increasing creature comforts, such as
warm COR, rather, overheated) houses,
heavier clothing in Winter, eating more
food than Is necessary to maintain life
and health, lack of brisk exercise and
other factors of our later civilization,
there has been lowering OF resistance
to cold and damp weather. Few would
like to go back to the old system of
open fireplaces, etc, but 1t looks as
though we had better general health
when such heating was in vogue. and
when we. had to work harder for
existence.
A man Of my acquaintance has not
worn an overcoat, even in the severest
Winter weather, for more than twenty
five years past, and during that time
has not been sick a day with colds or
kindred troubles. He would not recom-
mend that for everybody. but it looks
like the average person wears too much
clothing and does not walk enough.
Hot-water heat automobiles. heavy
over and under clothing, rich food,
lack of physical labor-these things go
along with epidemics of respiratory
troubles. Excuses In tobacco and
stimulants are increasing, and, with
them, mortality from heart and brain
diseases. These facts, although they
may be only coincidental, are 1ndis-
putabIe. They at least furnish reason
for thought and possibly for investiga-
ton by competent authorities.
1850. LINDSAY s. PERKINS.
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Commercial Aviation
Hailed as Dependable
To the Editor of The Star:

In view of the constructive editorial
policy of The Star toward civil aviation,
| the following facts, which few people
appreciate, may be of interest:
Commercial aviation has become de-
! pendable and Is rapidly becoming as
much a part Of any firms selling and
| distribution system as rail or steamer
| transportation. In the year just closed
planes flew 100000 miles in civil
| by the air mail, which completed "a
per cent of all the mileage scheduled
| for it by the Post Office Department.
The balance of the flying was done in
commercial pursuits, which show the
usefulness of the plane. including
aerial photography. busting of crops,
forest patrol work, scientific studies,
aerial advertising. geographical study.
Spotting schools of fish, observing trafic
congestion, searching for lost persons,
surveying, map-making, representation
of properties, engineering surveys, carry
Ing supplies to inaccessible regions, first
aid TO devastated cities and in many
other ways.
During the year the established re-
SponSible aviation companies improved
their equipment and many Of them ex-
banded their transportation facilities,
and the notable development in 1929
Will De the rapid extension OF strictly
air passenger lines, including two trans
continental air lines. together with the
linking up of strategically located cities
with passenger service.
AS the American people as a whole
are opposed to Federal subsidies to b,isi-
ness, they will be interested to know
that this expansion is being done with
American capital and without any Fed
eral aid. contrasted with subsidies which
run from to 70 per cent Of gross
revenue In European nations.
The air transport system has become
so extensive that passenger. mail and
express planes operating on daily sched-
ules now stop at 108 cities in So States
and they are operating with regularity
and dependability comparable with train
schedules.
HAROLD CRARY,
Manager American Air Transport
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

]. Z +. How J! Is mental age 's''fm'nso'-
A. Mental age is most accurately
based upon the individual Terman-
Binet test of intelligence. A child Is
said to have mental age OF 10 years.
for example. when he passes the tests
on the Terman-Binet scale which. 1t
has been found are passed by major
ity of normal 10-year-old children. Ter
man defines mental age as follows: by
a given mental age we mean tnat
degree of general mental ability as Is
possessed by the average child OF cor
responding chronological age"
@. How warm must the water be for
coral reefs to form?-L. G.
A. The reef-building corals are the
Madrepora and Moeandrina, the latter
dome-shaped and massive. They are
confined to waters in which through
the coolest Winter months the tempera-
ture does not fall below 90 degrees
Fahrenheit, though usually the water Is
warmer than this. Coral reefs are
abundant in the West Indies and occur
on the coast Of Brazil.
@. What are the Cirque Ports?-
J. n. P.
A. The Cinque Ports were original
| " five seaport towns on the coast OF
Kent and Sussex, England, called In
early times 1.-The five most important
Ravens in the Kingdom" They were
enfranchised by Edward the Confessor.
| William the Conqueror subsequently
granted them the privilege of an almost
| independent state, under command OF
a warden, with court at Dover Castle.
The five ports were Sandwich. Dover,
Hythe. Romney and Hastings. VIM
chelsea and Rye were added later. UP
to the reign Of Henry VII their chief
function was the supply OF the coun-
| try's naval contingent. Dating from
| the revolution of 1858 their privileges
were gradually abolished, the Lord
Warden's jurisdiction ceasing in 1855.
O. In the last so years, has the
death rate increased or decreased?-
TIP.
A. Despite the additional hazards Of
| automobile, airplane and other ma.
! chimes. the death rate in the United
States has decreased from 1873 to 1l.6
per thousand persons.
@. Is helium used more In the
United States or abroad?-J. d. l..
A. Helium Is used in all United
States ships. Hydrogen is used IN most
foreign airships.
@. Who are the nurses chosen to Be
in attendance upon King George?-
M. w.
A. They are Nurse Purdie (English),
Nurse Black Irish), Nurse Davies
| (Welsh), Nurse Gordon (Scotch).
specialist in dietetics. Nurse Rose Sim
mons, is also in attendance.
@. How should Holsters be shipped?
w. F. E.
A. HOLSTERS should be shipped pack
| ed in wet seaweed or in ice. HOLSTERS
have been sent across the country by
the seaweed method. and were kept
| alive we'll over week. In packing
| Holsters they should be kept wet and
provided with plenty Of air.
O. Who wrote the comedy, "Our
American Cousin"?-C. F.
A. Tom Taylor was the author.
@. When was Mammoth Cave dis
covered?-L. r. S.
A. It was discovered in 1909 by .
hunter named Hutchins. The Mani
moth Cave is but one Of an extensive
system Of caves occurring over an area
of not less than 5000 square miles In
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

Paris no longer dictates fashions for
America. This fact has commercial as
well as smart significance. In the
course Of time Europe may reverse the
old custom and come to the U. 8. A.
for the latest examples of elegance in
attire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

The supremacy Of the Rockefeller
name Is frankly disputed by Col. Stew
art Of Indiana. The division Of Stand
ard Oil interests into separate COM
panies. though at first regarded as a
sort of subterfuge, has made a differ
ence, after all.
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His Speed Was Fatal.

From Kansas City Journal-Post.
The California foot ball player who
made a phenomenal run with a ball
in the wrong direction Is being praised
for his speed. Many men in larger
affairs have won the same kind Of fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

Investigation of the Rothstein killing
Is based on a principle of fair play,
Even gunner and professional gamblers,
though commanding no great sympathy,
must be restrained from killing one an
other
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We Understood They Did.

From the Tulsa Daily World.
Alabama research scientists are max
Ing sugar from peanut shells. But We
are going to save up our establishments
for the day when they begin making
breakfast cereals from old uaattreSsaA
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Consolidated Authority

Consolidated Authority.
When Mergers have worked out a plan
Too strong to fear some jealous pang,
Each wishes he could be the man
To own and run the whole shebang.
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Member Of the Associated Press.

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20 the use for republication Of all Gews dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
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published herein. All rights OF publication OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

The call Of the microphone Is still
sent out for AL Smith. The governor
has radio personality" which the pub
lie is not willing to lose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

No insidious methods are practiced by
the "fiu" germ. Every cough or sneeze
he compels Is danger signal.
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An opportunity Is given by the KEEL
logg peace pact to substitute the promise
for the threat In international affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

"You has to recognize luck" said
Uncle Eben. Even de sure-thing. per-
son dat stacks de cards has to be lucky
not to get caught
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Contradictions.

Debates in Congress bring us woe.
Our doubts we cannot smother
As arguing statesmen fail to show
Belief in one another.
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Refueling on Hiphwavs,

From the Los Angeles Evening Express.
Now they are refueling planes while
speeding through the air. Let us hope
the motor speed maniacs will not de-
mand the same convenience on the
highwAyA observation-disclosures .---.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

It would seem only reasonable to insist
that various insinuations be quieted by
insisting that all prohibition agents be
strict total abstainers
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Philadelphia. used tear gas to quer q
convict mutiny. A little weeping may
be beneficial, even when not occasioned
by sincere renorse.
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Presenting a Choice.

TTESCuEIUB d VUU1CEs
"You made some energetic speeches
over the radio"
Campaign manager got behind me-"
said Senator Sorghum, told me could
take my choice between going on the
air, or getting the air."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

There Is no danger in witchcraft, ex-
cepting the very serious peril that may
arise from fanatical credulity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

Jud Tunkins says many boys think
they know more than their parents,
and mebbe' sometimes they do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

More Than Records Smashed.
From the Asheville Times.
The stock market for 1928 smashed
all records and not few bank &C
counts.
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But Jails Are Not Congested.

From the San Bernardino Daily Sun.
They are arresting slow drivers in
New York, but as yet the jails are not
overcrowded with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

Recognizing a Stork.
From the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
"How do you recognize a stork?"
writes an inquiring subscriber. Why,
by the size Of his bill.
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Helping the Undertaken.
From the Oklahoma City DaAly oklahoman-
The hand that wabbles the steering
wheel Is the hand that boosts business
for the undertaken
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Equal Opportunity to Lose.

Equal Opportunity to Lose.
IT thought you rather liked Mr..
Crasher. You know he believes in
equality for women"
Eyes," said Miss Cayenne. HE goes
too far In that idea to suit me. When
he took me to the opera he insisted on
matching coins to determine which Of
US was to pay for the fckets and the
supper afterward."
If you ten only what you know to
be absolutely true" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, "you will mediate
for six months before speaking five
minutes"
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company


Business once:
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England.
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In the opinion of the Charleston
Evening Post 1.-The Republicans could as
well have had 10 or IA or % millions
II SO much had been necessary to carry
the election for them. They had only
in. AS matter Of fact, there was
doubtless expended In their behalf al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

@. Who wrote the comedy, "Our
American Cousin"?-C. F.
A. Tom Taylor was the author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

@. Is helium used more In the
United States or abroad?-J. D. l..
A. Helium Is used in all United
States ships. Hydrogen Is used IN most
foreign airshipS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14

@. When was Mammoth Cave dis
covered?-L. r. S.
A. It was discovered In 1909 by
hunter named Hutchins. The Man,
moth Cave is but one of an extensive
system of caves occurring over an area
of not less than 5000 square miles In
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-04

American Flint Glass Workers Union
meeting on the second floor escaped
injury when the blast rocked the two
story frame structure. Ten were pre-.
cipitated into the basement.
Police expressed the belief that the
explosion was caused by black powder
bomb and began an intensive investi-
CATION Of the wrecked structure in an
effort to determine this.
Alvin Barrett, president Of the union,
declared he knew of no labor troubles