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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Courtesy of Maryland
Officer Gains Tribute
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor of The Star:
have just read the editorial in your
valued issue of the I'd instant per-
tanning to the order of Maj Pratt re-
garding courtesy of the local police.
can hardly believe that the extreme
courtesy which was recently shown me
and party of friends by a member of
the Maryland State Police could have
been motivated by any order which he
had received from his superiors, be-
cause his generous and unSelfish act
was obviously above and beyond any of
his regular duties of patrolling the
highways of our neighboring State. =
Near Muirkirk, Md, on the Baltimore
boulevard, the brakes of the machine
In which was riding became heated and
caused such a drag on the wheels that
further progress seemed impossible I'M
less the services of mechanic could be
obtained. Needless to saw, the discovery
of q mechanic was our first thought
and after a short walk we met this most
accommodating officer. Instead OF
directing us to regu!cr repairman, he
asked what the difficulty was and, upon
learning that he could probably correct
the trouble, started Immediately on his
motor cycle toward the disabled car.
When one of my companions and ar
rived later afoot. this fine officer was
already under the machine, making the
necessary repairs, and before long we
were again on our way.
1t will be readily perceived that this
officer was q gentleman in every sense
of the word, and one whose courtesy
and kindness was inherent and natural,
needing no artificial or extraneous in
centive to do a good turn. To me this
was an extreme case of generosity be-
yond the scope of his employment; a
fine exemplification of the Golden Rule.
If this be an example of the general
policy of the Maryland State Police, they
centainly need no other rules of cour-
teSy to govern them in the discharge of
their duties. CHAS. r. STERNE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
''ROads for Everybody -
Saws States Governor
From the Tulsa Daily World.

From the Tulsa Daily World.
Gov. Fisher of Pennsylvania an
nounces that the State has practically
reached the point of making good the
back roads" of the State. An enor-
nous construction program has been In
progress and most of the major high
ways are complete. Many of the road
enthusiasts want to quit now and they
suggest letting up in raising road money.
The governor says there must be road
building for the folks up the creek, and
that 1t would be cowardly to quit now.
This is something all road building
States should keep in mind. The COM
pletion of major roads should be hur-
ried SO that the back districts can be
Systematically connected with them.
That is the real mission Of State road
systemS-to get everybody within reach
of good road.
Apparently road programs are beset
at every step. We have in this State
an element which wants to slight the
six major highways for underlined roads
in all sections. We have another elc-
ment which WILL just as soon as the
major lines are built, want to quit. as
some Pennsylvanians want to do. There
is no end of this road huilding-for a
generation or so, at leaSt-and stacking
on the program is cheating the people
who pay the first heavy costs and the
people who must, in the future, pay the
costs. Neither the cities nor the back
districts are entitled to monopoly of
roads; the roads are for everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

try was its sympathy with oppressed
peoples and their champions"
+ X X X
There never has been any reason.
in the opinion of the Milwaukee Jour-
nal, why the Karolyis should not enter
this country. Keeping them out
as menaces to our institutions was ridic-
ulouS." The Chattanooga News feels
that there is no reason for being
frightened at these liberal visitors" and
points out that under the old ruling
which was followed in the Karolyi case
in 1925 the State Department might
have refused a visa for Prime Minister
Macdonald recently The Cleveland
News AYERS that the treatment of this
not very important subject" should be
made mot OILY broadminded, but fear
less" and that "the harm was not so
much that the prospective visitors were
denied the privilege as that the United
States was made the object of laughter
at home and abroad"
We know little about Count Karolyi
and his IDEAS" remarks the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader, "but we are most as
suredly certain that nothing he can do
or say here will cause any special dam
age to the American Government. I'm
sound theories about government will
have little influence. This country is
firmly established and it is little short
or ridiculous to display any fear over
contamination through a visit from a
hungarian Socialist. If we can't with
stand such a barrage, we have little to
lose. The kalamazoo Gazette draws
the conclusion that evidently Mr.. Slim
son has creditable sense of propor-
ton and does not feel that American
institutions are SO feeble that they can
be toppled over by the visit of a Hun
garian nobieman and his WIFE,"
X X X
Exclusion from the United States on
the ground of opinion should be mar
roWly limited" contends the Rochester
Times Union, advising that ''the system
OF entirely arbitrary decisions as to the
right OF this or that person to enter the
country is one that lends itself to grave
abuse" The Little Rock Arkansas Dem
ocrat adds that Secretary Stimson OBJ
viously Is the type of American who be-
l1eves that the people are blessed with
at least tiny bit of sense
"A victory for common sense over a
political hobgoblin that never really ex-
listed" is hailed by the Columbus Ohio
State Journal. though it states as to the
law: THE United States is entirely
within its rights in declining to offer a
haven to anarchists and others of ex-
tremely radical political views who not
only are not in sympathy with its form
OF government, but who would even 90
so far as to seek its overthrow. But to
apply that principle to those who hold
views that may vary from the orthodox
and yet are not 'subversive is to go to
the extreme"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Urges Aid in Efforts
To Kill Tariff Section

To the Editor of The Star:
I am astonished that there has not
been more recognition of the efforts
that have been initiated by the Mer-
chants Association to bring about the
defeat of section 526 of the tariff bill,
which seeks to bar the importation into
this country of goods of foreign manu-
facture bearing trade marks owned by
American citizens.
. This legislation was sponsored by
the American Federation of Labor, but
1 believe the federation must have acted
hastily and without any careful con-
sideration of the subject. The enact
ment of this section would be disastrous
to American business. 1t would AFFECT
not only a large group of importers,
but would also operate to reduce the
amount of manufacturing In many
lines of industry.
Apparently the only way that is open
to defeat the proposal is by action be-
fore the Senate-Hou conference COM
mittee after the Senate has completed
its consideration of the bill.
I am writing a letter to my Senators
and Congressman on the subject ana
would suggest that business men gen.
orally throughout the United states
ought to take similar action.
HENRY F.. SAMSTAG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

tional holiday proclaimed by the Pres
ident and reproclaimed by the gov
ernor of each State.
Q. How salt is the Gulf of Mex
ico?-F. L. S.
A. The salinity of the Gulf of
Mexico is high, due to the high tenn
perature and excessive evaporation. 1t
is estimated to be approximately 500
that is, each 1000 grams Of sea water
contains 36.5 grams of dissolved solids.
@. Please name some seaside re-
sorts near London.-M. N.
A. The principal seashore resorts in
the vicinity of London, England, are:
Southend, Ramsgate, st. Leonards,
Margate. Folkestone. Eastbourne, Broad
Stairs, Hastings and Worthing.
@. What city in Brazil is noted for
its healing springs?-M. S. S.
A. The City of Pocos de Caldas,
in the State of Minas, Brazil, has at
| tracted visitors from all countries on
account of its therapeutic springs. 1t
| is planned to make It one of the lead
ing spring resorts in the world.
Q. Who wrote the hymn, "Abide
| With Me"?-N. N.
A. Rev. Henry F. Lyle (1793-1s47),
an English curate, in broken health,
had been ordered to take trip to a
more southern climate. After his final
communion service he dragged himself
| to his room, and before leaving gave
to a relative a copy of the words
Abide with me, Fast falls the even
| tide" which he had written, recording
his own feelings during the twilight
of that Sabbath day. Soon afterward,
while on this journey, he died at Nice,
France.
@. Does a desSertspoon hold twice as
much as a teaspoon?-M. E. N.
! A. 1t will hold 11a times as much.
A teaspoon holds 60 drops; a dessert
| spoon, 80 drops, and a tablespoon, $50
drops.
@. Was Frances E. Willard the first
| president of the w. c. T. U.?-E. S. c.
| A. Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer was the
| first president of the national society.
Miss Frances E. Willard succeeded her
in 1879. She held the position until
her death, in 1898.
@. How much do the benefactions Of
the wealthy amount to in q year,
H. H
A. In 1928 the donations and be-
quests of wealthy Americans were esti-
mated at $2,330, 100000.
@. What physical law proves that
| perpetual motion is imposSible?-M. S.
| A. The law Of the conservation of
| energy, than which no law of mechanics
! is more firmly established, is an abso-
| lutte barrier to all schemes for obtaining
! by mechanical means what is called
| perpetual motion, or a machine which
will do an amount of work greater than
| the equivalent of the energy, whether
| Of heat, of chemical combination, Of
/ electricity, or mechanical energy, that
| is put into it. Such a result would be
/ the creation of an additional store of
energy in the universe, which Is not
| possible by any human agency.
@. Who is the Oldest judge on the
| United States Supreme Court bench,
| and who is the youngest?-J. w.
| A. The Oldest judge on the Supreme
| Court bench is Oliver Wendell Holmes,
who was born in 1841, making him SO
| years old. The youngest on the bench
is Harlan Fiske Stone, born in 1872;
age, 81 years.
@. What proportion of the land of
| Denmark is in farms?-P. S.
! A. Denmark is land of small farms.
About 80 per cent of the soil is pro-
| ductive and 40 per cent of the whole
| is arabic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
A Revolt at Last.

The mills of the political gods grind
sometimes as slowly as the mills of the
gods of ancient Greece and Rome were
reputed to do. But they do grind.
Witness the recent elections in Indiana,
when the Democrats, aided it is well
understood by thousands of Republican
and independent voters, gave the Re
publican organization in Indianapolis
and several other Indiana municipalities
drubbing that has been due it for q
long time. Political scandals In the
Hoosier State, involving high Repub-
lican Government officials and State
leaders, during the last few years, have
shocked not only the people Of Indiana,
but the country at large. The revela-
tons Of political corruption in Indiana
came into the spotlight a few years ago
when Stephenson, who had been Ku
Klux Khan leader in Indiana, was jailed
for the murder Of young woman. He
is still in jail. Stephenson. it developed,
had engaged in the political game
deeply. Charges of corrupt political deals
followed. Former Gov. Ed Jackson, a
Republican, was indicted. Mayor Du-
vail of Indianapolis was convicted.
George v. Coffin, Republican county
chairman in indianapolis, was another
against whom charges of corruption
were laid.
Despite the scandals, efforts to throw
OF the old machine control in Indiana
have been largely futile until last Tues
day. A year ago Indiana, because OF
the aroused feeling of the voters against
the Republican machine, might have
put Democratic governor in Office hao
it not been for the issues thrown into
the situation by the national campaign
1t was quite obvious to the Democratic
leaders in the State that the nomina-
ton of former Gov. Alfred E. Smith Of
New York, both before and after the
nomination of Gov. Smith, would not
sit we'll with the Hoosier voters. The
dry sentiment In the State is very strong
Further, the underlying reasons why j
was possible to bring the membership
of the Ku Klux Khan in Indiana to thu
reported 400, 900 mark in the heyday o
that organizations strength there mad
sure strong campaign against Smith
The election in indianapolis Tuesda
was for a mayor. although the city
largely because of the scandals involV
ing its Republican officials, had oh
tanned legislation to change its form
of administration and adopt the cit
management plan. This, however, di
not suit the old organizations idea!
CONN finally brought about test {
the constitutionality of the city mar
agement system in the Supreme couI
of Indiana. The court decided advcrsel
10 the city management and an eclectic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
The Tardieu Government.

Frances latest government, the labo-
riously constructed Tardieu cabinet
made its bow in the Chamber OF
Deputies yesterday. Before today is
over, the prospect is that it will ask
and receive its initial vote of confidence
on the specific reform" program which
M. Tardieu has submitted. Barring
contingencies that are unforeseen, but
which have habit of bobbing up sud-
denly to plague even the newest French
governments, the moderate cabinet OF
the Right and Center should command
q majority of more than fifty and pos
sibly one hundred, with which to sally
forth on q career bound to be tempestu-
Gus and precarious from the outset.
Evidently the Tardieu ministry Is to
come under fire first on its declared In
ternational policy, and M. BRAND, who
retains the foreign secretaryship in the
reconstructed government, is singled out
for attack. M. Franklin Bouillon, the
leader of the small group which seeded
from the radical Socialist party in 1928,
enlivened yesterdays proceedings with
an onslaught against M. BRAND. The
latter's scheme of Cancellation, espe-
cially respecting Germany, was violently
assailed as ''too liberal" and as one
(which is always giving and never get
ting"
The temperamental Franklin Bouil-
lon, whose name discloses trace of
American ancestry, evidently essays to
emulate the tactics of Philip Snowden
ut The Hague reparations conference.
The British chancellor of the eXchequer
won that tournament by promu, eating
and sticking to the doctrine Framklin-
Bouillon now enunciates on behalf Of
France, in the hope of undoing BRAND.
His jealous patriotism would not be
open to question except for his own
gnawing ambition to evict BRAND and
become French premier-foreign secre-
tary himself.
In the midst of the peace policy now
being so energetically promoted by
President Hoover and Prime Minister
Macdonald, NJ Tardieu's plans for Eu-
ropean and world amity evoke an agree
able echo In the United States. Peace
abroad through constantly developed
accords and the assurance of security,
pending institution of general arbitra-
ton and disarmament" is the summary
of the Tardieu governments position.
The American position itself could not
be more succinctly summarized. French
politicians who would substitute for it
a less pacific program are not in step
with the march the rest of the world
is ardently attempting to organize and
keep going.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Still Hopeful.
In days gone by we used to view
The dear old chimney place anew,
And smile through Autumn'S chill
because
We'd soon be greeting Santa Claus.
With i'll news rising everywhere
And little to relieve the care,
What shall we do, except to pause
And simply wait for Santa Claus!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
A Mechanical Pilot.

Aviation has taken another gigantic
stride forward Without manual con-
troll three-motored plane has flown
more than three hundred and fifty
miles, holding its course and carrying
its human cargo over rough spots Of
the air with more smoothness than II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Although an advocate of peace at the
outset of his career, Mussolini is now a
believer in military methods when
deemed necessary. His career in this
respect duplicates that of many his
toric dictator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

The Socialist candidate for mayor OF
New York is genial philosopher. AL
though he did not get as many votes
as he needed, he is happy to have re-
ceived so many more than he expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Unfailing Devotion.

Unfailing Devotion.
The gay book agent comes along
And sings a most delightful song.
And If to meet him I should fail,
He drops kind missives in the mail.
Some day, when old companions 60,
One surely will be left, I know.
The gay book agent. till the end,
I'm sure will be a faithful friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

There ought to be one business in par
ticular whose property will increase.
The wear and tear on stock tickers has
been such that their manufacturers
should expect a rushing business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Fitting Right Into Family.

From the Chicago Post.
It didn't take Johns wife long to be-
come a fuII-f1edged member of the
Coolidge family; she's already writing
for the magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

No longer an assemblage of dull sta
tistics, the tariff has asserted itself as
one Of the most exciting of serial stories
with plot and counterpart as well as
eloquent heroism in evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Little credit is due the man who
boasts of having kept out of the stock
market If his only reason for doing so
was the fact that he never had the
spare change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Well, That's Different.

From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
Mr.. Grundy would not permit Sena-
tors from the less wealthy States to
vote on the tariff. Would he agree, in
return, that the tariff should not APP
ply to those States?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Mayor James Walker once made a
successful venture as balladist. Pos
sibly the admiration he commands is
due. in part, to the fact that he knew
when to quit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Steam Heat for the Zoo.

From the Lansing State Journal
A number of animals Of the Detroit
Zoo are to be steam-heated this Win
ter, but as yet no refrigeration system
has been proposed for the polar bears
in Summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
No Profits. No Crime.

From the San Hernardino SUN.
How to stop crime? Well, people
stopped making huggies when advancing
civilization made 1t Improbable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Peasants and Pheasants.

From the Daily Argus-Leader tsioux Falls).
Being a peasant in Russia doesn't APP
rear to be much healthier than being
a pheasant in South Dakota,
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"Mercifully," Indeed!

From the Los Angeles Times.
A man doesn't always reap what he
Sows. Mr.. Edison invented the phono-
graph, and he's mercifully deaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

At all events, Hiram Johnson was re-
lieved of any social controversy con-
corning the seating at the White House
table.
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And Baby Needs Shoes.

From the GAINESVILLE Daily Gazette.
This stock market panic will reduce
the surplus In the babies banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
We Always Thought So.

Srom the Charleston Daily Mail
professor of physiology" an
nounces that the EFFICIENCY of an air.
plane pilot depends upon perfect thy
roid condition" Who'll deny the asser-
ton?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Banker Collects in Advance.

From the Detroit News.
Mr.. Waggoner, the Robin Hood of
Telluride, has been sentenced to Is
years at ssS,sss year, collected in ad-
vance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Jud Tunkins says the trouble with a
dumb man is that he keeps continually
tryin' something new in hopes that
mebbe he'll succeed in dom something
smart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Princesses Still Available.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
Princes do still manage to find prir-
cesses In Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Only One Exception.

From the Charlotte IN. c) News.
We are living in an age of speed
indeed. There is nothing slow any
more anywhere except pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Bigger and Better Athletics.
From the Terre Haute Star.
What American universities need Is
a standardized wage scale for star half
backs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Expression Needless.
do you ever use epithetS?"
Don't have to-" answered Senator
Sorghum, There is only one colleague
I thoroughly dislike and he knows ex-
actly what I think of him without my
saying it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

Making the Best of the Situation.
So many people go to jail
Equipped to entertain quite well,
There should be many a gay refrain,
And many story good to tell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
That's Expecting Too Much

From the Duluth Herald
No peSsimist win ever be quite con-
tent until he sees an optimist try to
lump through solid brick wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

"He who can be silent concerning his
own adversities," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, may have the satisfaction
of comforting others who cannot con-
ceal their sorrows"
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All He Got.
where has zeb been?"
"Huntin'."
"What did he get2"
"Docked a days pay"
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de mo- you talk" said Uncle
Eben, "de mo- liable you is to find out
how much mo- wasteful conversation
kin be dan regular work"
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@. Does a desSertspoon hold twice as
much as a teaspoon?-M. E. N.
A. 1t will hold ~ times as much.
A teaspoon holds go drops; dessert
spoon, 80 drops, and tablespoon, $50
drops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08

O. Was Frances E. Willard the first
president of the W. c. T. U.?-E. S. c.
A. Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer was the
first president of the national society.
Miss Frances E. Willard succeeded her
in 1879. She held the position until
her death, in 1898,