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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Thus the very point in its favor, that
! it was typical. idiomatic English, strong
| forCible, consistent with the genius OF
| the tongue. was accepted as being
against such usage.
| Prof. Smith. to show how consonant
| it is with English speech rhythmS, the
vigor and conciseneSs it adds when
| skillfully used to our phrastng, gives
the following list Of what he terms
good English sentences:
| Houses are built to live in and not
| to look on" (Bacon).
Revenge is kind of wild justice
which the more a mans nature runs tc
! the more ought law to weed it out
| (Bacon).
| odd and uncommon characters are
/ the game that I look for and most de-
/ light in" (Addison).
TT (the sundiaD was the measure
appropriate for sweet plants and flowers
| to spring by, for the birds to apportior
| their silvery warblings by, for focks tc
pasture and to be led to fold by
| CLambD.
was this the face-manly, sober, in
| telligent--which I had so often de-
spised. made mocks at, made merry
WITH" Gamb).
The sun has no purposes OF ours &c
light us to. Why should we get up?'
! lamb.
Let us rewrite few of these SEN
/ fences to suit the grammar teacneI
| Even the idea is ludicrouS-to reWrlte
| Bacon, Addison, Lamb, is like trying te
! gid the lily. But let us try.
Bacon will shine anew with Houses
are built in which to live and not at
which to look" 1T is to be noted that
we no longer look "on' a house, but
at" it,
Addison becomes precisely as follows:
odd and uncommon characters are
the game for which look and in which
1 most delight"
Why go farther?
Addison knew exactly what he was
doing when he wrote odd and uncom-
mon characters are the game that
look for and most delight in"
The reader who does not instantly
feel the fresh vigor of Addison's render
ing and who still prefers the other may
know by this preference that he Is
grammarian at heart.
Grammarians have their place. Lei
no one get the idea that we think other
wise. without their misunderstanding
no doubt English would be less pure
than at present. They are the awful
guardians which say Thou shalt not
when we cry unthinkingly He don't
and II said to she," etc.
Yet it must be confessed that, like
all those who take such interest il
others, their prohibitions at times be-
come boresome.
1t is a delight to discover that otter
/ enough they obey the letter of the law
but not its spirit. With Prof. Smith!
aid, we have shown one such case
There are many more.
If any reader will secure for himself
copy of the first number Of the Amer
lean Speech Magazine, issued at Balti'
more about four years ago eve are
sorry we have lost our copy, he viii
find in it a much longer list of SEN
fences similar to those given by the
author of Trivia"
| In the list he will find instance after
instance of the use of propositions al
the end of sentences, many of then
written by no less an authority anc
| fine pure writer than the late woodrow
| Wilson.
| Such usage was a favorite with him
! indeed. 1t is with any one, we believe
who will think honestly about the mat
ter and write and talk as the genius OF
the language demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

labels bearing the name and address
of the sender and q statement which
reads. May be opened for postal in
spection." If the label is not printed,
the package takes letter postage.
@. Are the black bear and cinnamon
bear of the same family. ].
A. The black bear and the cinnamon
bear are two color phases in the same
species.
O. How old is the hymn heard every
Sunday night over the radio called
Now the Day Is Owe" ?-M. w. F.
A. This hymn first appeared in 1861
in Hymns Ancient and Modern" It
was written by the Rev. Sabine Barring
Gould for the children Of the Sunday
school at St. Johns, Horbury Bridge.
Yorkshire England, and was then
known as The Evening Hymn for
Missions" Rev. Sabine Baring-Gou,d
was born in 1884 and died in 1924
O. What time was meant by zero
hour" PM. K.
A. The zero hour during the war was
the hour at which some special move
ment, such as an attack or assault, was
to be commenced. The exact time Of
such an attack was kept secret at head
quarters so that no information should
leak out, and in the meanwhile was re-
ferred to as zero"
@. How old is the city of Urn S.
A. Excavations now being made in
Palestine are revealing the city of Ur,
mentioned in the Book of Genesis,
showing it TO have f1Ourished at least
| $500 BIC. A great treasure house and
palaces have been discovered, also sky
scrapers, much delicate and flne 1eWelry
and paintings and sculpture, showing
! - oil "a .
vent Of Christ.
@. How many people understand tbs
Einstein theory?-K. V.
| A. Prof Einstein published his theory
| first in 1905. It was revived during the
period l916-20. It is said that only
about IL or IS persons in the world are
able to follow Einstein's reasoning.
O. How many Chinese students are
there in the United StateS?--P. c.
A. The Chinese legation says that at
present in the United States there are
/ 326 Chinese students under the direct
| jurisdiction of the Chinese Mission. It
was unable to say how many other stu
dents from China are now matriculat-
ing in America.
@. When was 1.-THE Great Divide"
| A. Albany, N. Y, September 10, 1908.
Henry Miller played the leading male
role and Margaret Anglin the Leading
| feminine role.
@. Was the printer of THE Wicked
Bible" punished in any way?-W. C.
| A. According to DR.. Rosenbach. only
| four copies of THE Wicked Bible"
printed in 1881, escaped the public exc
cutioner. The printer was fined $500
| by Archbishop Laud.
@. What causes acute INDIGESTION
| L. H. G.
A Acute indigestion is caused by
eating decomposed canned food or
| tainted meats, food that is hard to di-
gest, eating too rapidly and not chew
| ing the food properly, or excessive in
diligence in spirituous liquors. Swallow
| ing liquids which are either too hot or
| too cold and overeating also cause the
| trouble. Persons most liable to acute
! indigestion are those who live in bad
hygienic surroundings, those who are in
rundown condition, those who are
| subject to govt or rheumatism, or those
who have chronic indigestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

ton, its place in the national life, the
hearts and minds of its makers, the
whole panorama Of our history, in fact
these are the echoes which remain. The
contest is over, but the good goes on.
The contest is something more than
a gala night for champion orators, as
fine as that is. and as fine as they are;
it is something more than a contest; it
is a national event.
The force which Randolph Leigh, its
originator, let loose in this country six
years ago works night and day for bet
ter citizenship, better living, in a better,
happier United States. With the aid
Of the children of America he has
created something genuinely great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON

ForgetfuI of the Present.
There's a Fish in the Stream
And a Bird in the Tree
Who we never should dream
Could so powerful be.
Yet, from Figures so Vast
And from Laws so severe,
We are turning at last
With a conscience quite clear.
Where the water so bright
Calls us back to the day
When the saurians took flight
In a wonderful way.
OF old stories we'll dream,
While rejoicing to see
The Fish in the Stream
And the Bird in the Tree.
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Nav Have to Make Good.

From the New London Day.
There's probably something more
than mere sentiment now back of what
undoubtedly is song out in an Iowa
university-"I'd Die for Dear Old Des
Moines." If they do much more rioting
some of the students may have to make
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

The japanese, once formidably ex-
elusive, now have most hospitable well
come for all foreigners. Nations, as
they seek to become acquainted, work
for better understanding that means
world peace.
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New Record.

Another Big Record is set, so they say;
Our feelings grow just bit solemn.
On an airstip the Bride and the Groom
sail away
And beat the Society Column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

kidnapping conspiracies" usually
sound like the mental product that
might have succeeded in selling pretty
good stuff to the magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29
Canadian Newspapers
Hit Wheat Tariff Bill
From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Americas sharpest critics among the
Canadian newspapers have trained their
guns on the tariff bill. The most caus-
tic commentator of them all. the To-
ronto Mail and Empire, complains that
at the present rate of AZ cents bushel
the wheat duty already pretty well bars
Canada'S wheat from the consumptive
demand of the United States" and that
if the President wishes he may raise the
rate so per cent under the new bill.
What is the Mail and Empire kicking
about? On Monday May wheat was
selling at $11314 at Winnipeg and
S1.043s at Minneapolis spread OF
more than cents in Winnipeg's ia
vor. If a Accent tariff already keeps
Canada's wheat off the American mar
ket and if prices there are higher than
ours anyhow, what is it to Canada how
high the American wheat tariff goes?
If any one has a complaint coming, 1t is
the American wheat grover, not the
Canadian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

A large number of persons remem-
Der a time when dollar wheat" APP
pealed to the farmer as the high SYM
boil of prosperity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Lindbergh has shown wonderful tex
ecutive ability" Very few bridegrooms
succeed in managing the wedding in
precisely their own way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Automobiles from all parts Of the
country park in Washington, D. c. The
Capital City of the greatest Nation is
commanding the studious attention it
deserves.
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Motorists Not Included.

From the Ottawa, Canada, Journal.
The pedestrian is to blame fol Il
thc accidents" says the presidcu
meter company. And horse dram We
hiclcs, we suppose, are responsible 10
the other hall "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

The stock ticker is fine contributor
of paper tape confetti for a holiday.
But it may prove grim reminder in
actual business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Resourceful diplomacy succeeds in re-
ducing any reference to debt" as po-
lite formality.
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Even the New York Stock Exchange
responds to the modern trading tend
ency and has its occasional bargain
days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Wall Street is held responsible for
bulls" and lambs" with no prospect
Of farm relief whatever.
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the roll was called he voted for it. Nor
is he likely to change his attitude now
in regard to that issue. II is quite
clear that if Senator Schall is to have
opposition from Walter Newton in the
senatorial primaries next year he will
make the most of The debentura fight
in the State. Mr.. Newton is strongly
allied with the President against
dsbepture,
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Bathing Girls.

Old Neptune has a notion
That he scarce knows what to do.
He used to boss the Ocean:
Now, he's running a Revue.
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An executive session is hampered by
the fact that the practical statesman
prefers publicity to secrecy.
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Natural Habitat.

Gould you be comfortable in Con-
gress during warm weather."
whatever the climate may be-" said
Senator Sorghum, I'D be more COM
Portable in Congress than out of it."
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the Society Column.

Safety first" said Uncle Eben, lis a
GOOD motto. But it ain no 'scuse fob
interducin' loaded dice in crap game. "
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"a joss" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, speaks no sound. 1t is
partly because of his silence that we at
tribute to him great wisdom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

The Governor Stays Green.
I'm the Toledo Blade.
Michigan wants a state bird that
viii stay all. Winter. Doubtless it is OF
little use to suggest the lailbird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

Jud Tunkins says hard work is easy
to get away with if it doesn't lead to
jealousies that create hard feelings.
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@. When was 1.-The Great Divide"
first produced, and where?-L. A. T.
A. Albany, N. Y, September 10, 1908.
Henry Miller played the leading male
role and Margaret Anglin the Leading
feminine role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

@. Was the printer Of 1.-THE Wicked
Bible" punished in any way?-W. C.
A. According to DR.. RoSenbach. only
four copies of THE Wicked Bible"
printed in 1881, escaped the public exc
cutioner The printer was fined $500
by Archbishop Laud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

o. How many Chinese students are
there in the United States?--P. c.
A. The Chinese legation says that at
present in the United States there are
326 Chinese students under the direct
Jurisdiction of the Chinese Mission. It
was unable to say how many other stu
dents from China are now matriculat-
ing in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

@. How many people understand tbs
Einstein theory?-K. V.
A. Prof Einstein published his theory
first in 1905. 1t was revived during the
period 1860. It is said that only
about IL or IS persons in the world are
able to follow Einstein's reasoning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-29

@. Who wrote "Sheridan's Ride"?-
S. NJ. 0.
A. It was written by Thomas Bu-
chanan Read.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Exhibit

Mrs. Richard Yates and Mrs.
Theodore Tiller have arranged a
joint art exhibit to be held at
the latter's home 34O9 Mount
Pleasant ST., on Saturday. April
6, from 4 to 6 o'clock. The exhi-
bition viii be under the auspices
of the District branch of the
League of American Pen Women,
which has been sponsoring sinni-
lar shows of the work of its
members through the winter. An
invitation Is extended to all
league members. Mrs. Tiller will
show landscapes and other paint
ings and some fine hand decorated
china. while Mrs. Yates exhibit
will include makeup boxes, pic
ture frames. cigarette boxes, ETC.,
decorated in a new and very ef.
fective fashion.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
For vice President

The Vice President and his
brother.in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward E. Cam, will be the
guests In whose honor Mrs. Karl
Klemm will entertain at a reCep-
ton on Tuesday evening, April 2,
in the Chinese Room of f>the May.
flower. An artist from the Nero.
politan Opera Company will come
from New York to give a program
during the evening.
The Italian ambassador, Mobile
Giacomo de %Martino. is spending
a few days at the Ritz.Carlton
Hotel in Atlantic City.
y X \
At Home
Nine. Claudel, wife Of the
French Ambassador, will be at
home on Friday afternoon from
4:S0 to $50 o'clock.
The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik will be hosts to
a company of 80 at dinner this
evening.
The First Secretary OF the Peru"
Wan embassy, Or. Santiago F.
Bedoya, has returned to the Ward
Man Park Hotel after passing a
week in New York.
Nine. Bedoya, who Is the guest of
Miss Priscilla Ball In Boston, will
return Thursday.
Il &A
Mrs. J. Harry Covington enter
tanned at luncheon today in her
home on Wyoming Avenue.
NNk
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Arthur
L. Willard will entertain at dinner
this evening in their quarters at
the Navy Yard.
X \
Mrs. Rose Gouveneur Hoes has
gone to Atlantic City where she
is recuperating from recent
illness,
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

nothing. And nothing has been
stated officially, except that it is
expected that Mr.. MacCracken
will retire to private life. How
ever, Washington is nothing II not
hopeful. And, with his wedding
to Miss Anne Morrow in the
offing, 1t seems not impossible that
the most famous flier of the age
might be in a receptive mood for
such post.
Old Favorite
The new Assistant Secretary of
I War Patrick j. Hurley, is no
stranger to Us here and, moreover,
he married q Washington girl,
Miss Ruth Wilson, daughter of
Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson.
Her father was once superintend.
ent of the Naval Academy and
had a long period Of duty in Wash
ington, at which time Miss Wilson
made her debut here.
The announcement Of any pro.
posed changes in the diplomatic
corps-and it is runored that both
the former Vice President and the
former Secretary Of War are to
have ambassadors posts-is wait
ing upon the arrival of the new
Secretary OF State, Henry l.. Slim
son. the last Of this month. But
Reuben j. Clark, jr., has handed
in his resignation as Undersecre-
tary of State. At the moment
William r. Castle, jr., one Of the
assistant secretaries, is being men.
toned for the place-and the Cas-.
ties are old favorites in Washing.
ton.
Departing
Mr.. Clark is staying on until
Mr.. Stimscn's arrival, but will re.
turn in April to his home in Salt
Lake City. Mrs. Clark will 60 to
California to visit relatives. One
of their daughters, Mrs. Mervin
Bennion. who has been with the
Clarks most Of the winter, is
about to become more or less
permanent Washingtonian as her
husband, Commander Bennon. has
been ordered to duty here for
thrse-year period beginning June I.
Although Col. Charles Burton
Robbins only came to Washington
as Assistant Secretary of War last
summer. he and his winsome
daughtersfmade many friends who
regret their going back to Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Miss Anna Rob.
bins and Miss Julia Robbins had
a unique position in that they
made a double debut last winter
and also were their fathers of.
ficial hostesses.
The loss of Assistant Attorney
General William j. Donovan is
disappointing to his friends and
Mrs. Donovan's, especially since
this group had been counting on
seeing Mr.. Donovan in the role
Of Attorney General. However.
there's no accounting for the
vagaries of politics.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
TEA TODAYFOR
CANCELLATION
GROUP
General and Mrs. Mccoy
Entertain at Famous
Establishment

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Frank r.
Mccoy are entertaining at tea this
afternoon from to o'clock, at
171s II ST., in compliment to mem.
bers Of the commission Of inquiry
and conciliation Of Bolivia and
Paraguay, now meeting in Wash
ington. General Mccoy is the
United States delegate to the con-
ference.
Presiding at the tea table will be
Mrs. Kellogg, wife of the acting
Secretary of State; Mrs. Charles p.
Summerall, wife Of the chief of
staff, U. s. A.; Mrs. Francis White.
Mrs, Dana Munro and Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe.
General and Mrs. Mccoy will
only be in Washington temporarily
and so they are making their head
quarters at the celebrated one
time bachelor establishment, 1718
III st., which had its beginning 20
or more years ago, with General
Mccoy az charter member.
i +
Senator and Mrs. Walter Edge,
jr., are in New York and they are
staying at the Ambassador Hotel.
~ II
Mrs. Philip Coffin has gone to
Aiken, s. c., and Is staying at
the Wilcox. Mrs. Coffin is q
daughter of Mrs. George Won L.
Meyer, widow of the former Sec
retary OF the Navy.
n y
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark,
whose marriage took place last
week, were entertained at a sur.
prise party on Sunday evening
given In the home of Mrs. Janof,
1905 Harvard st. Mrs. Clark
was formerly Mrs. Rosie Perl
man. The guests on Sunday
numbered about 7a.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Allan Hoover Chooses
A Business Career;
Course at HarUGrd

Allan Hoover, younger SON of
the President and Mrs. Hoover,
has decided to follow in the foot
steps of his brother. Herbert
Hoover, jr., and make his career
in the field Of business admins
tration.
Allan will graduate in June from
Leland stanford University, Palo
Alto. Calf, after which he plans
to come East and take a course
at the Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration in Cam
bridge, Mass.
His brother took a course there
after completing his academic
work at the California institu-
ton. And then was an instructor
in, the Harvard school for a year
or two. Now he is serving with
the Western Airways Express,
with headquarters in Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
I. Benefit

Lady Isabella Howard and Nine.
Claudel head the list of patron.
esses for the concert to be given
in the home of Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock on April for the bene.
fit OF general hospital and small
orphan asylum for Russian refu.
gees in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Other patronesses are Nine. Ra.
def, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Mrs. Claude Swanson.
Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson, Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Mrs. Charles p. Sum.
neral, Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant,
Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Princess
Cantacuzene, Mrs. Dimock, Mrs.
Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock, Mrs. Robert Whit
ney Imbrie, Mrs. George T. Marye,
Miss Janet Richards, Mrs. Walter
r. Tuckerman ana Mrs. Francis
White.
Paul Daguerrean, French pianist;
Maxim Karolick, tenor. and Nine.
Maria Zalipsky, accompanist, will
give the program. Nine. Zalipsky
was formerly with the Imperial
Opera Company o. Moscow.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
ENVOY
FETES CHIEF
JUSTICE
Luncheon at Embassy To
day for Distinguished
Guests

The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard entertained
at luncheon today at the embassy
in honor Of the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Taft. Other guests were the
Brazilian ambassador, 8. Gurgel do
Amaral, the Secretary Of the
Treasury, Andrcw w. Mellon;
Senator William u. Borah, the
minister OF Rumania, Mr.. Cretzi.
ano, with his daughter, Mile.
Jeanne Cretziano; Prince and Prin-
cess Sturdza, Sir Thomas Bailey
and his sister. Miss Bailey; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank II. Simonds, Miss
Mabel Boardmal, Miss Mary Pat
ten, Mrs. Tracy Dows, Miss Gltha
Stourton and Charles Henry But
Ter.
Sir Thomas Bailey and his sis
ter, nephew and niece Of Sir Esme
Howard, are guests at the EN-.
bassy, where they are spending
several weeks.